Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-04

A. Grande, Peter Apostolic and A.
Argoni were killed by the explosion
of dynamite bomb thrown through
the window of the Apostolic home, at
Sacramento, CAL, last night. The
dynamiting was the result of fcud
among garbage men.
The State Department was officially
advised yesterday that the French
government in response to represen-
tations made by the United States,
had ordered the immediate release Of
Germans recently removed from Am
erican ships on the high seas by the
French cruiser Descartes.
A report is current in Paris that
King Frederick August, of Saxony,
is considering the idea of adicating in
favor Of his eldest son, Prince George.
owing to the growing discomfort of
the population which on several oc-
casions has taken the form Of hostile
demonstrations against the king
Under instructions from Gen. Sar-
rail, Anglo-French troops ut Saoni-
Iii have arrested $50 German, Aus
trian, Turkish and Bulgarian civil
ians, despite the Priest Of the Greek
government: against the seizure of
consuls of the central empires. The
Greek government has sent note Of
protest to the entente powers.
Announcement is made by the Jill
Shimpo, Of Tokyo. that squadron of
japanese warships will sail for the
Suez Canal. presumably to protect
japanese shipping. The reported
decision of the Japanese government
to send squadron to the Suez Canal
follows the sinking of two japanese
steamships in the Mediterranean.
The kaiser, at the request Of Pope
Benedict, has ordered Gen. Won Bis
sing, military governor of Belgium.
to allow Cardinal MERCER to 20 to
Rome. The Pope is said to wish to
confer with the cardinal concerning
the fate Of the Belgian population.
Germany guarantees that she will
allow Cardinal MERCER to return to
Belgium.
F. Montgomery, William Goudy and
Otto Walker, motorcycle racers, were
victims of smash-up yesterday at
Bakerficld, Cal, that cost the lives
of the first two, while Walker was
seriously hurt. One of the riders
lost control Of his machine on curve
The other two, following closely, COL
lided with him and all plunged into
a fence.
Two men were killed in a terrific
explosion aboard the oil tanker After
at New York yesterday. Two 9th
ers are dying in a Brooklyn Hospi-
tai. Nine arc missing, 1t is be-
licvcd they arc dead. buried in the
heart Of the wrecked ship. Fire
Marshal Thomas 1rophy says the
Aztec was jtow up by an in
ccndiary.
The jewels Of the Maharaj ah Of Kas
urthala, valued at $4,0OG,0O0 were
lost aboard the steamer Persia. The
member Of the maharajah's suite
were aboard the ship, but the mahar-
ajuh himself intended to join them at
Port Said. Survivors Of the Per-
STA saw American Consul McNecly
struggle for few moments in the
water and then go down. says a
news agency dispatch from Cairo.
The owners Of the Persia admit that
she was armed.
Travellers arriving at Geneva, from
Germany reiterate reports that En-
peror William, of Germany, is ser
iously i'll. They say it is common
report in Berlin that the specialists
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over the nature of his malady, but
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