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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
CAR HITS AUTO; FIVE HURT
Wife of Driver is in Critical Con-
ditiOn

Huntington, w. Va, June Give
members of the family of John T.
Hinton. Jr., were injured, one proba-
bly, fatally, yesterday when the Hinton
automobile was struck by an inter.
urban car in the western section OF
the city. Mrs. Hinton is in the hos
pital and physicians say she will die.
Others injured were: John I. Hin
ton, two Hinton children and Miss
Edna Murphy, domestic.
The two children were hurled %
feet and were bruised and cut. Mrs.
Hinton was rendered unconscious and
physician say she has concussion of
the brain. Her husband received four
broken ribs and a deep cash on the
head. Miss Murphy's left leg was
broken.
Mr.. Hinton was driving the car and
says he did not see the street car
until his machine was struck. The
family lived at Paris, KY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Justice Hughes Boom Continues t'
Grow Overshadowing all Others

Chicago. June 6-Practically all
the delegates to the Republican Con-
vention, are here. Stragglers from
one or two states are coming in, but
the Republican Convention is in Chlea-
90 unoficially selecting its candidate.
The indications are that the proceed
ings in the Coliseum on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and perhaps Satur-
day will be mere formal ratlflcat'oTn'
of what the delegates have already
decided upon. As they congregate In
the hotel lobbies or at their respec-
tive headquarters they find the sentl-
ment for Justice Hughes overpower-
ing all other booms.
The opposition to Justice Hughes
which early yesterday morning was
strengthened by the announcement
from Washington that Mr. saHughes
had again refused to define his posi-
tion, was dismayed when it was learn
ed that Mr.. Hitchcock, who is in
charge of the Hughes movement, had
stated that there was no doubt OF
Mr.. Hughes position. Mr.. Hitch
cock, it is affirmed. stated that when
Governor Whitman, of New York
places the name of Justice Hughes in
nomination before the convention he
will tell the Republicans in the con.
vention just what Mr.. Hughes stand
for and will define his position on al
the important issue now confronting
the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
STRIKE AUSFRlANs
Make Sudden Offensive Over 30G-
Mile Line and Take $4,000
Prisoners

Petrograd. June 6--In a sudden
smashing offensive over a Ii ne OF
more than 300 miles, the Russian army
has taken $1,000 prisoner and has
powerful blow to the
Austro- -Hungarians.
Supported by their heaviest artll-
lery. the Cars forces were launched
at the Austrian line from Pripet
River to the Roumanian border. The
first assaults were made on Sunday
after tremendous battle. Many Aus
trian positions were shattered, and
the fighting has developed into 2
general action which is hailed as the
opening of the long awaited drive.
The Russian commanders, it Is De-
llevcd, took advantage of the gaps
created in the Austrian ranks by the
heavy drafts sent to the Italian front.
The announcement Of the success won
came as distinct surprise 70 the
capital. where it has aroused intense
enthusiasm.
Vienna. June 6--Austrian head
quarters announced last night that a
great. battle is in progress on the
Russian front. The Gar army is de-
livering particularly heavy attacks
ketween the Pruth and the River
Styr, in the Pripet marsh region, and
in the Tarnopol section west of the
Strypa, in Galicia.
Official statements admit the Aus
trian line neap Tarnopol has been
pierced. but assert the positions tenn
porarly lost have been recaptured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
BRITAIN LOST 33s OFFICERS
Warships Hindenburg and Lutzow Ad-
ded to German Losses By London

London. June 6-British officers of
the fleet which participated in the
Iutland battle, who have returned
here. identified two of the big Ger
man warships sunk as the Hlndenburs
and the LutZow.
The Admiralty has made public an
additional list of casualties among
petty officers and men in the naval
battle off Jutland as reported from
ships other than those sunk. The
list shows 116 killed and 233 wound
Ell.
4 total of 333 officers were killed in
the Jutland battle, according to list
issued by the Admiralty. This list
shows that practically all the ofiic-
GERS of the cruiser Queen Mary, In
vincible, Indefatigable, Defense and
Black Prince, and from the destroy
crs Tipperary. Turbulent, Fortune
Ardent, Nomad, NeSter anu ohdrh
persisted. All the officers except one
from the cruiser Warrior were saved
and all the officers from the Destroyer
Sparrow Hawk. On the other ships
% officers were killed and % wound
ed.
The British destroyer Acasta, which
the Germans claimed to have sunk, has
arrived at a northeast coast port un-
der tow fanother destroyer. The
shell which put her out of action. af-
ter she had been in the thick Of the
fight for 40 minutes, exploded in the
engine room, killing five men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
BRYAN MAY SPEAK.
Speculation as to Whether He Will
Address Democratic Convention.

J. Bruce kremer, secretary or the
Democratic National Committee. an
nounced this afternoon that business
reasons would prevent his being a
candidate for reelection. No names
have been suggested for Mr.. krem-
er's successor.
Several committeeman have made
inquiry as to what part. if any, Will
liam J. Bryan will play in the COM
ing convention. 1t was officially stat
ed that inasmuch as Mr.. Bryan was
not elected as delegate nor as an
alternate he could only speak to the
convention with unanimous consent
of the 1904 delegates. Under con-
vention rules Mr.. Bryai "an obtain
a proxy only by the withdrawal OF "a
delegate and his alternate.
Thursday will be general speech
making day and the committeeman
here now say that Mr.. Bryan will
probably he asked to speak on DEM
ocracy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
KILLED IN AUTOS PLUNGE.
Owners Guest Pinned Under Car as
II Rolls Down Embankment.

Pittsburgh, June 5.-John M. lr
win, aged As, a business man OF
Brookline, was kille> almost instant
ly. and Edward ]. House, a real es-
tate dealer. of Beechwood boulevard
was injured seriously, yesterday even
ine, when the automobile in which
they were taking a pleasure trip
along the Ohio River, dashed over
an embankment in Coraopolis
Heights.
House, owner of the; car, was driv-
ing. He lost control on steep hill,
and the machine, veering from the
road crashed over the hillside, car
rying both men with it.
AS the large touring car rolled ov-
er the embankment, Irwin was hurl-
ed out and pinned beneath the body
of the car. He was dead when picked
up by spectators. House had manag-
ed to crawl, from beneath the steer
ing gear, suffering injuries about
the body. The automobile was part
" demolished against the trunk of
q large tree.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

question of law, and fact involved
in such controversies and the deter
minatfon of the form of judgment,
with the implication that the defeated
commonwealth would in good faith
accept and abide by the Judgment
so rendered and voluntarily provide
for its satisfaction, and does not
make such judgment compulsory but
only persuasive where they are for
money, without collateral security
because they are not enforceable by
execution against public property or
by mandamus infringing the taxing
power of the states reserved by the
constitution.
This last contention is regarded as
a direct challenge to the power OF
the Supreme Court to enforce its de-
cree against West Virginia, and it
involves an interesting question as
to whether the Supreme Court can
enforce a pecuniary judgment against
one state in favor of another.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
British. Ship Hampshire
Torpedoed on Coast of
Scotland
HIS STAFF PERISHES
More Gloom Cast Over London as
News of Second Naval Mishap
Reaches English Capital

London, June 6.-Lord Kitchen
er, with his entire staff, was lost
when the British cruiser Hampshire
was torpedoed in the waters north
of Scotland.
The announcement Of the loss of
Kitchener and his staff was officially
made by the admiralty today.
The admiraltys statement lndlcat-
ed that the Hampshire was torpedoed
off the Orkney Islands.
The admiralty stated that there is
little hope than any of the members
of Kitchener's staff survived. 1t was
accented as fact that Kitchener
himself was drowned.
The Hampshire was British
cruiser of the Argyll type. Her COM
plement was $50 officers and men.
She was $50 feet long and displaced
1O.a5O tons. Her armament was four
7.5-lnch guns, SIN o-lnch guns "'to
two torpedo tubes.
The news Of England's greatest
personal loss since the war, Whlrh
has stunned London, already hard
cned to shocks, was issued i'll tie
following formal bulletin:
"The admiralty reports with deep
regret that the ship Hampshire, with
Lord Kitchener and his staff on board
was sunk last night about 8 O'CLOCK
off the Orkney Islands by mine or
y torpedo.
Four boats were seen by observers
on the shore to leave the ship.
Heavy seas and destroyers at once
proceeded to the scene
The whole shore has been searched
from seaward, but it is greatly feared
that there is little hope for any sur
vivors. No report has yea been re-
ccivcd from the search party on shore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
Attacks on Vaux Causes
Most Terrible Slaughter
of War
LIQUID FIRE FAILS
Proves TO be Useless to Burn Way
into Fort in Hand-to-Hand Fight
ing Under its Walls

London. June 6-Torrential rains
ycsterdar brought to temporary halt
the German attack against Fort NauN
ontwork CT the Verdun stronghold
against which the Germans have been
hammering with doggeG determi1a-
ticn for the last few days. Although
the big "',s continue their terrible
exchange OF shells, no infantry ac-
tions were fought during the day
according TO the French official state
ment received last night.
The British and Germans were re-
pci led to be fighting hard in the re-
cion of Ypres, where last Saturday
the British in hand-to-hand encounters
and with the aid Of bombs recaptIr-
eL most of the trenches the Germans
haG previously taken from them IN
sector from the ypres-Camines Canal
to Hooge Point. In the fact of 'e-
peated attacks the British have been
Unable to retain the bulk of the re-
captured ground, but are still tight
ing strenuously to keep what they
have and to recapture what they have
lost.
In their repeated attacks on Fort
Vaux, the Paris report says, the Ger
mans are hurting forward their IN
fantry in masses so compact that the
first ranks are obliged to advance to
certain death. The assaulting column
Gebouch from the village of Dam
loup below the fort and separated
from it by ravine which they are
obliged to cross to attain the slopes
rear the fort. For three days this
spot has been the scene of carnage
which has saturated the ground with
blood.
One German column advanced no
farther than the bottom of the ravlnc
The front ranks, pushed on by those
behind, fell as fast as they reached
the dead line swept by the French
ouickfrers. As they toppled over
others came on to take their places
and fall in turn.
French officers who have returned
III L
from the Verdun front, although
hardened to the worst sights OF war,
declare the butchery there surpasses
imagination.
According to the Berlin official re-
port yesterday repeated attacks by
masses of French infantry against
German positions on the 'Nerdun front
east of the Meuse broke down with
heavy losses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
DEATH OF THOS. l.. FlNkS

Thomas Luther Finks, a well known
locomotive engineer, employed by the
Southern Railway Co. died at his
home. 1905 King street, last night
after long illness. He is survived
by his wife, son and a daughter,
and two brothers, w. l.. Finks and
Lee S. F'inks. He was member OF
Alexandria, Washington Lodge of Ma
sons, Potomac Lodge Of Odd Fellows,
and the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
SECOND DYING IN TRAGEDY
Father of Woman Shot By Admirer
Not Expected to Live

Allentown, Pa. June 5-William n.
Mullane, shot Saturday by Lewis B.
.dosher, of Jacksonville, Fla, after
the latter had attempted to murder
Mullane's daughter, Mrs. Clinton R.
Schultz, and had himself taken a
fatal dose of poison, is sinking in AL
lentown Hospital and Chief Surgeon
Schaeffer stated that there is very
little hope.
Mrs. Schultz is improving steadily
and her recovery is looked for.
The body Of Mosher, who ended his
life with dose of cyanide of potas-
SUM, was claimed by relatives at Ca
nandaigua, N. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
WILL OF R. D. BRUMBACK.

The will of R. D. sBrumback, was
probated in the circuit court in vaca-
ton yesterday. F.. G. Brumback, of
Luray,: Va, was named as executor,
and is left $1,000 to be invested and
the proceeds used for the education
of Benton Brumback, a nephew of
the deceased. Five hundred is left to
his mother and the remainder Of the
estate is to be divided among his
brothers and sisters. ". G. Foster.
Robert H. Cox and D. c. Grayson
were named as appraisers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
WOMEN TO FORM PARTY
Threaten Democrats and G. O. r.
With Balance of Power


Chicago. June 6-The convention
of the Congressional Union for Wo'
man Suffrage, pledged to work 1or
the Susan b. Anthony suffrage
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
tion began yesterday morning in the
Blackstone Theatre. Its avowed puf-
nose is to form woman's party, a
task to which women from the Il
"enfranchised" states will apply
themselves.
Today the National American Wo'
man Suffrage Association, a fedora
tion of state suffrage associations by
states, began a two day session at
the Princess Theatre.
The National Association has pre-
pared a plank calling for equal sui
frage, which will be presented to the
Republican convention tomorrow, at
the close of the suffrage parade, with
the request that it be placed IN the
party's platform.
According to suffrage leaders, the
women hold the balance Of power, for
the states in which they are allowed
to vote cast one fifth of electoral vote
md one-third of the votes neces-
sary to elect President. Their
strength, they declare, will be swung
TO the party favoring suffrage and de-
claring for it.
Miss Younger delivered the key
note speech, urging the women to
stand for equal suffrage and that
alone in this campaign.
"With the formation of the Wo-
mans Party" Miss Younger said, "a
new force marches on the political
field; a new cry rings out in the ma
tional campaign. For the first time
in q Presidential election the voting
women are factor to be reckoned
with.
"The Woman's Party has no candi-
dates and but one plank, The enfran-
chisement of the women of America
through Federal amendment. There
is no higher services for which we
can use our>votes. !"
Miss Burns laid blame for the de-
feat of the national suffrage consti-
tutional amendment on the Democra-
tic party.
4, "If as great percentage of Demo
Gratis as of Republicans mad voted for
suffrage, two-thirds majority for it
in the House would have been secur-
ed !" she said. "But more than two
thirds of the Democrats voted against
suffrage reducing the vote to such a
point that the amendment could not
have secured a two-thirds, even If
every member of the other parties had
been present and voting yes.
Mrs. Blatch carried "the appeal OF
the East to the West.
"The women Of the Western states,
she said "are divided into political
parties and it needs but fraction of
these women of any one party to
force that party to accept its respon-
sibility in Congress toward the wo-
man suffrage amendment, or to face
defeat. lA fraction of the women who
are active in the Republican or Demo
cratic parties, by making it known
that they place above party allie
glance their devotion to the disfran.
chised women of :this country, car
achieve the acceptance of, their poll
tical views" !:
Mrs. Mackrille discussed Party
Government and Responsibility"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

The deadlock over the so-called
scarlet fever epidemic continues un-
changed. The doctors are as far apart
as ever on the fever that has affect
cd the 43 people Of the city; the
health board stands pat on their de-
termination to keep the schools and
theatres closed; the health officer
laws all the blame on the committee
and declares that the matter is out
of his hands; Mayor Fisher is still IN
vestigating; the school board says that
the action of the health committee
was not warranted by the facts and
i'll advised and begs to be permitted
to. reopen the schools; the petition OF
the Alexandria Amusement Co. lays
unheeded; the Retail Merchants AS
sociation met and decided to do moth
ing; the storekeepers still are howl
ing about the loss of business: school
children are gathering on the vacant
lots and the river side and playing
together, despite the efforts of the
authorities to keep them apart; and
the war goes merrily along.
If the situation was not so serious
to some people and was not costing
:, cool thousand dollars day Ii loss
of business to Alexandria, it would be
laughable-a regular comedy Of er-
rors. AS one resident of the city stat
ed this morning "This could not hap
zen in any place in the world except
Alexandria.
While this may not be strictly true
it is hard to conceive that the people
of any community would stand for an
illegal and illadvised, damming OF the
streams of commerce, a closing OF
the public schools at the most, I'M
portant period of the school year, and
the blasting of the city's reputation
all over the entire country, by COM
mittee of laymen not empowered by
law. right or justice to take any such
action and in the face Of the definite
denial by the City Health Officer and
the President of: the State Board Of
Health that there was any just rea-
son for their action.
1t is hard to say what the health
committee will do today. The school
trustees sent them q communication
this morning, copy of which will be
found in the proceedings OF the
school board. They may meet and
taken some action or they may no7
1t is understood that they held star
chamber session last night, but moth
ing was given out for publication.
What the theatre people will. do is
also problematical. By night time
they may decide to open their tnPa
Tres and have tie matter, tested ou'
in the police court tomorrow morning
or they may get out an injunction
against the authorities to prevent
them from interfering with the open
ing of the theatres.
The Retail Merchants met last nigh
and decided to take no action unit
the health committee had met ant
considered the protest of the Alex
andria Amusement Co.
There were two new cases of III
fever reported to the Health Offic'
today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

Gypsy Smith, Jr., the evangelist
who has been engaged to conduct the
city wide evangelistic campaign to be
held here in September came here last
night and met the committees in
charge of the meetings in Christ
Church Parish Hall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

DIED-On Monday morning, June
5. 1916, at his residence, BIZ
Princess street, after a long illness
HOWARD REDICKS, aged Il
years. The funeral will take place
tomorrow wednesday, afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
DEATH NOTICE

HAROLD T. NORRIS, husband Of
Mamie Norris, died at his home 5l9
Queen Street, Monday morning. His
funeral will take place Wednesday
morning from St. Mary's Church At
. o'clock. Funeral private.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

TIE Willard w. c. T. n. viii or
serve "Flower Day" tomorrow and all
ladies are requested to meet tomor-
row at 1920 o'clock at 7I3 Cameron
Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

Funeral services for Miss Sally
Thompson Humphreys, who died yes
terday at her home near Franconia,
Fairfax county, will take place to-
morrow morning. at II o'clock from
Mount Olivel Chapel and will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. S. A. Wallis, D.
D., of the Theological Seminary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

A charter has been granted the
Leadbeater Drug Corporation of this
city by the state corporation COM
mission. The maximum capital is
$4,000 and the minimum $500. The
officers are E. S. Leadbeater, presi-
dent, and John Leadbeater, secre-
trary-treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
YUAN SHI KAI DEAD. al

Washington. June 6.-The Stata
today received official
notification that Yuan Shi Kali
President of China, is dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
LOCAL BREVITIES

Frederick P. Russell an attorney
of this city, was admitted to prac-
tice before the Supreme Court Of
the United States yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

The funeral of Mrs. Jane E. Ro-
rick, who died in Washington, Sat
urday, was held this afternoon from
Wheatey's undertaking chapel. Bur-
ial was in Bethel Cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06
DEADLOCK ! over
fever SCARE IS
UNCHANGED
~, ~
Health Committee Stands
Pat While Doctors
Still Disagree
SCHOOL BOARD ACTS
Legal Action will Probably be Taken
by Theatre Managers Tonight
Unless Health Board
Changes Views
SCHOOL BOARD ACTS
WILL REOPEN TONIGHT

The management of the Rich
mond and Surprise Theatres
and the Opera House an
nounced this afternoon that
those places of amusement
would be opened tonight
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-06

Partly cloudy today, probably \
followed by showers tonight.
Tomorrow showers, moderate.
variable winds, becoming east \
erly. h,
Sun rose 4.42; setsI:31.
High tide 11.42 a. m.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Mrs. "A. %. Gwin. H II. Jacobs. Mrs.
G. s. Pond,
FLAGS MUST FLY
ON IOWA BUILDINGS
Adjutant General Logan Sends Letter
to Officials Not to Disobey
State Law.

DES MONIES, June 30-Flags
should float from every public build
ing in Iowa every secular day, being
put up in the morning and taken
down each evening. This is the Iowa
law and it has been shamelessly over
looked, in the opinion OF Adjutane
General Guy M. Logan.
There has been some dispute as to
whether or not there was law on
the statute books with reference to
raising the flag over public buildings.
A man wrote to General Logan from
county seat town, saying q new
court house had been built there and
no flag staff provided. He wanted to
know what the Iowa law was with
reference to this. General Logan
took the matter up with G. A. Rob
bins, assistant attorney general, and
Attorney Robbins pointed out the fol-
lowing law:
THAT it shall be the duty Of the
custodians of all public buildings OF
the state OF Iowa to raise over sucn
buildings the flag OF the United States
of America, upon each secular day
when weather conditions are favor
able, and 1t shall be the duty OF any
board Of public officers charged with
the duty Of providing for the supplies
of any public building to provide in
connection with other supplies for
any such building OF the state OF
Iowa suitable flag for the purposes
herein provided"