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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
SUDDEN FLUSHES FATAL.

Pittsburgh, April 1S.-Death was
the penalty Frank Lasurari paid for
holding two straight fushes inside
Of half an hour in poker game.
Sunday evening. Vincent Drago, is un-
der arrest, accused of stabbing the
other man to death.
Lasurari added nothing to his popu-
larity when he won jackpot with
his first straight flush in game par
ticipated in by five players. When he
sprung another, a little later, Drago
gave vent to his feelings. In the in
terchange that followed suspicion
was cast on the genuineness of Las
urari's remarkable luck.
Both men drew knives. Watched by
the other players, they fought des.
perately. Drago's blade found the
other mans heart, while ne, with
four big cuts on his right arm, wa:
taken to the Allegheny General Hos
pital by his companions, and after
his wounds had been dressed he wa:
lodged in the Allegheny police sta
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
BOY KILLED IN COLLISION.
Youthful Motorcyclist Rides Directly
Into Automobile.

Philadelphia, April 1S. - Losing
control of his motorcycle while rid
ing on Spring Garden street near
Marshall, Sunday, William katz, IA
years old, crashed into an automo-
bile driven by Salnu& Laveson, Six
tn street near cambridge, and was
instantly killed when his head crash
ed against the hood of the auto
According to District Detectives
Kearse and Titus, young Katz was
riding west on Spring Garden street
but for some reason was on the wrong
side of the thoroughfare. Laveson
who was going in an opposite direc'
tion, seeing the approach of the motor
cyclist, blew the horn of the auto sew
eral times. and vas dumbfoundec
when he saw the boy ride directly If
the path of the car. 1t is believed
katz became confused when he saw
the auto approach and lost contro
of his machine when he heard tht
horn. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
STORM IN MARYLAND
Decorations at Cristield Torn TO
Shreds-CrOps Injured.

Crisfeld, Md. April lS.--.A furious
storm swept over this section of SOM
erset county yesterday afternoon Hail
stones covered the ground. Many
windows were broken
One of the worst features Of the
storm was the blowing away and
tearing into shreds the flags and
bunting with which the city had been
decorated for the coming Of the State
council Of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics. which opened
its annual session here today.
At Westover the damage was great
The farmers in that section had be-
gun putting their land in order for
the early crops, and in some cases
early vegetables were well through
the ground. Where the men were
blowing yesterday morning the fields
are completely covered with water,
and it is said that it will be some
again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
PURSUIT is CHECKED
Nothing Definite Learned Concerning
Finding of Villas Body.

Ell Paso,, April lS.-The Villa hunt
today is a secondary matter. Concen-
tration of troops to prevent renewal
of attacks such as that at Parral and
the guarding of lines of communities
ton is now the main thing.
Brigadier Gen. Pershing is under
stood to haNesmade report to that
effect to Major Gen. Funston.
The question whether the body,
presum=slyssbeins :aken into, Chi
huahua City, is that Of Villa is still
holding attention, but the safety OF
the American expedition, following
the Parral incident and the withdrawal
request from Gen. Carranza is up
permost in the minds of army chiefs
along the border.
While the failure of the Mexicans
to produce the body for Identification
by Americans has increased skcptic-
ism, the delay may be due to natur-
al causes, such as slow means oi
transportation. 1t is also pointed out
that the Carranza officials may them
selves be victims of hoax.
Reports from Pershing's head
quarters say that Maj. Frank Tomp-
kins received written threat from
Gen. Lozano, commander of the Car
rama garrison at Parral, that the
American troops would be attacked
if they advanced to the city. Accord
ing to the same officers, the fight at
Parral was the result of treachery,
Major Tompkins' men being ambush
ed by soldiers of the Parral garrison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
Launch Powerful Infantry.
Attacks Against French
Position
CONTEST FOR VERDUN
Teutons Continue TO Shell Hill No.
3O4 and Second Line of Dcfenses
in Locality.
in Locality,

The Germans have launched a
powerful infantry attack against the
French positions extending from the
River Meuse to Douaumont, and
ggain they have been swept back eX-
cept where they obtained footing
in small portion of the chauffeur
wood. by the guns Of the French
The Germans have kept up their
heavy sheling Of hill No. 3O4, north
west of Vertlun, and the second line
of the French in this region, probably
with the intention of again throwing
their infantry forward in an endea-
vor to capture these important points
keys to the Verdun position on
the west.
Elsewhere on the lines held by the
French there have been only bonn
bardments and mining engagements.
Numerous German antiaircraft have
bombardcl French aircraft.
On the British front in Belgium
and France, the heavy bomhardments
by the British and Germans continue
unabated The artillery activity in
the sector between St. Eloi and the
Ypres-C Confines canal has been es-
pecially marked.
The Germans have poured shells on
the Russian position along the Dvina
River at the lkskull bridgehead. and
about Dvinsk and vigorous arti
lery duels have been in progress in
the lake. region south of Dyinsk.
In Galicia along the Stripa River
the TeutoEs have made several at
tempts against Russian trenches,
but all of them were repulSed. accord
ing to Petrograd.
The big guns on both sides are in
action, along most of the .AuStro Ital
ian front. In the Surgana valley. the
Austrians delivered attacks against
the italians from the Larganza tor
rent to Mont. Colo, but they were
everywhere rcpulsed.
In Asiatic Turkey the Russians on
the Black Sea coast have captured
the town Of Surmeneh. and pushed
forther eastward against the retreat
ing Turks to Arsene kelesSi, less
than twelve miles from the important
fortified town of TrebiZond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
WILSON'S NOTE TO GERMANY
Said to be Virtually an Ultimatum or
the Submarine Issue

Washington, April l8-Presiden'
Wilson's note to Germany, which Is
virtually an ultimatum on the sub
marine issue, is completed and ready
to be cabled.
The fact that it will not be sent
until after the President has con-
ferred with Senator Stone, char
man of the Foreign Relation Commit
tee, this morning clearly indicates
its serious tenor.
1t serves notice on German that
compliance with the Presidents i'm
piled demands are essential for the
maintenance of friendly relations be
tween the two governments.
No secret is made Of the fact that
the note is a decisive step by the
United States, which may mean the
severance of dipomatic relations with
Germany inside Of two weeks. 1t is
fully realized that it may even lead
to war.
But the President is said to be de-
termined to obtain recognition of the
rights Of humanity on the high seas
at whatever cost. He gives Germany
one last chance to realize this. Up
on Germany's reply to the note will
depend the whole issue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
WILL FORCE ;NEUTRALs
Germany Will Resort to Drastic
Means to Accomplish Purpose

Paris, April ;lGChancellor vor
Bethmann-H Hollweig's Reichstag ad
dress, combined with recent events
shows Enthusiastically that Germany
has definitely adopted the policy o.
forcing the neutral nations to de
clare finally for or against her.
Germany must have wheat, rub
Der, copper. petrol and cotton. She
must have ports as bases for hcl
sea operations and coast line ant
territories which her staff consider in
dispensable.
If the neutrals do not allow her tc
obtain there things peacefully she
will seize them just as she invaded
Belgium. She is now putting heavy
strain on Swiss neutrality by delib-
erately dropping bombs in Swiss ter
ritory. In order to be able to vio-
late Dutch neutrality she accuses Eng
land of planning to land troops in
Holland.
Neutral newspapers are still food
ed with German offers to buy leather,
copper, cotton, rubber and petrol and
trade with Germany's continental neu.
tral neighbor has reached abnorma!
proportions.
Secret contraband tarffic is also be-
ing carried OH through the mails.
But Germany is no longer satisfied
with the attempt to supply her needs
by these occult ways. She intends
to force the neutrals either openly
to help her or to suffer invasion
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
HANGED IN PUBLIC SQUARE.
Mob Takes Prisoner From Cell While
Church Bells Are Ringing

Bombay, Fla. April 17LJust be-
fore the church bells rang for service
here Sunday morning a mob storm
ed the Jail, toos John Dukes from his
cell. carried him to the public square,
hanged him to tree, and then rid
died his body with bullets. The body
remained hanging for several hours
before it was cut down.
Dukes was placed in Jail Saturday
night for killing A. Walker. Dukes
and Walker were neighbors and pro.
minent. They had quarreled some
days ago about business matter. On
Saturday they met on the highway
and resumed the quarrel, Dukes final
ly shooting and killing Walker.
Dukes was hurried here to Jail,
where it was thought he would be
safe. About 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, however the mob formed smashed
the Jail doors, bound the jailer and
secured Dukes:
Sheriff Farmer was notified by tele-
phone that the mob was in action
and, with Deputy Sheriff
started in an automobile for the Jail.
The sheriff while going at high speed
lost control of the automobile, which
turned completely over. The sheriff
left leg was broken and he was other
wise injured. Deputy Sheriff Ha-
rold's right arm was broken in two
places.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
DOROTHY ARNOLD CASE
Convict in Rhode Island State
Prison Says He Helped to
Bury Young Woman

Providence, R. l., April lS-Edward
C. Glenorris, serving time at the
Rhode Island State prison, has made
a voluntary confession in which he
asserts that with the assistance of
Little Louisa Benoit, gangster
by the name of Deponce, and rich
young fellow" who was a devil among
the ladies at the cabarets, he help
ed bury Dorothy Arnold in the cell
lar of q West Point residence in
1911.
This confession was made two
weeks ago, but it was repeated this
afternoon, following a denial in the
morning. Glenol1is was sentenced
for attempting to eXtort money from
Rev. A. NJ. Aucock, of All Saints
Church, in 1915, following his ar
rival from New York. He had threat,
ened to blow up the church by the
use of bomb, and was trapped b!
a decoy letter.
A short time ago he expressed hi:
religion and two weeks ago sent fol
Chaplain John E. Blake, saying hi
had something on his mind. Blak'
called in Warden Davis, to whom h.
confessed, repeating the confession
again this afternoon. Warden DaYi!
being present at the time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
KILLED IN COLLISION
Five Victims of Accident on New Hav-
EN- Railroad Last Night.

New Haven. Conn, April lS.- AT
least five persons were killed, some
of them burned beyond recognition.
and 80 persons were injured in the
collision between the Gilt Edge Ex-
press of the New Haven railroad,
and local train at Bradford Station,
six miles east of Westerly, R. l., last
night
| These revised figures were announc-
! ed at the New Haven offices here to-
day.
Bradford, R. l., April 18-Fifteen
or more persons were reported to
| have been crushed or burned to death
| in a collision of trains on the New
York, New Haven and Hartford
| Railroad here last night. The accident
| occurred at 1870 o'clock, and four
hours later wrecking and hospital
crews had recovered four bodies.
The dead were in the rear car of Il
| four-coach local train bound from
Boston to New London, and which
had stopped at the local station. when
it was run down by the Gilt Edge
express bound from Boston for New
York
This coach was telescoped, set
afre and burned, The car ahead also
took fire. and the flames communicate
ing to the passenger station and
freight house destroyed both build
ings. a hospital train came here from
New London, and Medical Examiner
M. II. Scanlon, of Westerly, took
charge Of the search for tile dead and
care of the injured.
| Among those believed to have heen
burned to death were Miss Janet
Clark, daughter of William Clark
president of the Westerly mill Of the
American Thread Company, and vii,
| liam Barber. also 0: Westerly.
Great confusion followed the COLI,
sion and it was long before definite
idea Of the extent of the disaster could
be had. AS the flames of the burn,
ing cars and buildings died out the
train yard was left in darkness ano
those who went tc the aid of the IL
jured worked under great difficulties
Estimates of the dead varied widely
and in the absence Of positive of.
fetal statement the number could
not be determined at midnight. Al
that hour the ruins of the burned
cars were still so hot that they coulc
not be thoroughly searched. -Four
bodies were early removed and ;
count of those who received emer
gency medical treatment showed that
35 who escaped death were injured
Several of these would die. it wa:
thought.
I New York, April 1s.-Vice PresI
dent Whaley, of the New Haven Rail
road, declared shortly before midnigh
that reports to the effect that 30 o.
more persons had been burned !!
death in the wreck at Bradford. R. |
were without foundation.
"We are absolutely positive" h
added, "that not more than three per
sons were killed if that many"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
High Tribunal Orders An
other Hearing Before
'Full Bench"
AWAITING DECISION
Case Under Louisville Order, But Ap.
plies to Richmond and Other Vir.
ginia Cities.

Washington, D. c., April Is. Tho
Supreme Court yesterday caused wide.
spread surprise when it announced
that the case involving the Louisville
segregation ordinance argued last
Friday, had been set for reargument
"before the full bench.
The action, rarely taken by the
court either means that the jurists
regard it as of such importance that
it should be reviewed again, or that
the court is evenly divided on the de-
cision and must await the appointment
of a successor to the late Justice
Lamar, before a majority opinion
is handed down.
The Louisville ordinance. drawn
along the lines of the segregation
measures of Richmond, Baltimore,
Atlanta and St. Louis, has been at
tackled as violation of both the spirit
and the letter of the fourteenth
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton. And the decision which will be
rendered is expected to support or
invalidate the segregation ordinances
of the various cities which have
sought to bar the negro from certain
residential sections.
1t was exected that the Supreme
Court would act quickly on the ap-
peal following the final argument. and
when that body announced today that
it was deemed expedient to order a
reargument before full court all in:
1terests were taken by surprise.
St. Louis, April Reinforcement
of the negro segregation ordinance
of St. Louis was enjoincd by the
Federal District Court here yester-
day.
The injunction was granted by Dis
trict Judge Dyer, who said he made
the order temporary only because the
Federal court now IS considering a
segregation case from Louisville,
KY, Otherwise, he said, he would
have granted a permanent injunction.
One section of the segregation or
dinance prohibits whites or blacks
from living in block in which Is
per cent of the houses arc Occupied
by persons of the opposite race An
other makes similar restrictions, but
the percentage is 100, instead of Is.
In announcing his decision, Judge
Dyer said:
"The negro is entitled to the same
consideration and the same rights as
is white man. The negro doesn't
want social equality. He wants the
same rights before the law as the
white man, and he should have them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

the opinion that Germany has not
acted in. good faith in carrying out
the assurances already given, 1t is
difficult to see how we can accept 1u-
iture assurances as being given ipsgood
faith. go
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
AUCTION SALES TOMORROW

Samuel II. Lunt. auctioneer, will
offer at public sale tomorrow at noon,
in front OF: the Royal street entrance
to. the City Hail.; a lot of ground with
improvements on the south side Of
Queen street, near st. Asaph.
r. D. Woolf, auctioneer, will sell
at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon
in front. of the premises.%a lot: OF
ground with improvements in .Jeffer-
SON district, Alexandria county. I.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
STATE OFFICIALS.
ANuoUSTER LAW
p --a
Attorney General is Asked
by Many to Construe
Provisions
COURTS MUST DECIDE
Supreme Tribunal Will Declare What
is Work of Necessity" as to Sun
day Laws.


stitutes work of necessity"
This is the burden of letter after
letter of inquiry that has been re-
ceived by Acknowledgement Pollard
since the passage of the custer" law
which goes into effect on June 18.
This statute holds over the heads
of police officials and other local OF
/ State officers who fail to prosecute
! infractions of the law, the threat OF
expulsion from office. 1t is law which
is at the same time inclusive and
drastic and officers the State ovel
are frankly worried.
Section &79a of the Code provides
that if any person be found on the
Sabbath Day laboring at any trade
or calling. or employing his appren-
tices or servants in labor or other
business Except in household or
other work Of necessity or charity
he shall forfeit S5 for each otfense.
Every day of such unlawful labor
is to constitute distinct offense.
Upon the final construction that
will be given by the courts to the
term work of necessity" depends in
large measure the scope of the ous-
ter law.
In an effort to prepare for the day
when the custer law goes into effect
police officials all over the State have
applied TO the Attorney-General fol
his opinion as to what the Code means
by work of necessity"
To all nquirers the Attorney-Gen-
eral makes the same answer. In view
of the reasonable assumption that the
law will ultimately be referred for
Interpretation to the Supreme Court
of Appeals, where, as Attorney-Gen.
eral, it will be his duty to defend it..
it would be improper for him to un-
dertake to define the scope of the law
at this time. This, substantially, is
the reply that has been made to tn,
numerous inquiries that Mr.. Pol
lard has received.
In the matter of the delivery of ice
cream on Sunday, special provision
was made by the last General AS
sembly. It enacted law declaring
the delivery Of ice cream on Sunday
when such ice cream has been manu-
tured on some day other than the
6 bbath, "work of necessity" The
bill was introduced by Delegate Ber-
ryman Green, of Danville, who made
touching plea for the enactment Of
law which will enable his city to
have ice cream with its Sunday din
ner-a delicacy which "blue-stocking'
reformers were undertaking to drive
from DanviIe's Sabbath table.
The bill was opposed by Delegate
Jones, of South Richmond, who OBJ
jected that it tended to invade the
sanctity of the Sabbath. This led
Delegate Leedy, of Page, to challenge
the South Richmond lawmaker to
the satisfaction Of the House that the
! Sabbath of his Technology was the
only true Sabbath. The challenge was
not accepted.
In most of the larger cities of the
State public opinion has sanctioned
the keeping open of soda-water and
cigar stands on Sunday. This is no.
tably true in Richmond and Norfolk
where the authorities, have permitted
this kind of business to continue or
Sunday unmolested. Whether the
same policy will be pursued after the
custer law goes into effect is being
seriously questioned.
rrpYc, IN ElIREAS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
FIRES IN FAIRFAX.

The residence Of Mrs. ]. w
O'Meara, several miles below this
cityl near the Mount Vernon Rail
way, was destroyed by fire last Sun
day: night.
1t was reported in this city this
afternoon that an extensive fire. was
raging at Linconia, Fairfax County.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

A small frame house, unoccupied,
on the north bank of the old Alexan
dria Canal was found to be burning
today shortly after noon. The auto
engine rushed to the scene. but the
infammable nature fthe house and
the stiff northwest wind rendered it
difficult to subdue the flames, and
the house was practically destroyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK

The George town University seis.
mograph registered severe cath:
quake 4.20o miles distant from ll:os
to 1880 last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18
LOCAL BREVITIES

The Willard w. C. T. u. will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
in Trinity NJ. F.. Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

An important business meeting OF
the board of police commissioners
will be held in the station house to-
morrow night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

Martha Washington Candies: Fresh
every day, at P O. Goeksy's 525 King.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

Holy week services tonight at the
Methodist Protestant Church, at
o'clock. Subject, 1.-THE Weakness OF
Judas Iscariot."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

Martha Washington Chapter, No.
AZ, Order Of the Eastern Star, will
meet tonight in Masonic Temple at
s o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

Thirty young men are taking the
examinations for entrance to Anna.
polls at the Alexandria City Post Of
fee. The examinations will last for
three days, and those who pass will
be permitted to enter the Academy
in June.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

Oysters in !AllcStyles At The Ram.
mel Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

Services in commemoration of the
Feast of the Passover were held last
night in the Jewish Synagogue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

NORFOLK OYSTERS a SPECIALITY
STEAMED OYSTERS AT JACOB
BRlLL'S FOOT OF KING STREET.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

Oysters in all styles at the Ramnlel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

The April term of the circuit court
of Alexandria county Judge ]. B. T.
Thornton, presiding, convened yes
terday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-18

Fair tonight, and Wednesday:
moderate temperature; mode
rate westerly winds.
High tide 1853 a, m. and s:2d
p. m.
Sun rose .5:rs.' Sun sets 6:44.