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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05
Troops. of Crown Prince
Fight Tenaciously, But
Yield
LOSE PART OF FLEURY
Contest on West Front Becomes More
Fierce Daily, Entailing Great Loss
to Both Sides

London, Aug. 5,-The main Ger
man second line system on front o
1000 yards north of Pozieres, on tn
Somme front has been captured b.
the British, it was officially announc
ed by the war office this afternoon.
A bombardment of the mcst VIC
lent character is taking place over the
entire sector of Thiaumont ane
Fletlry. The battle lasted from 8
o'clock last night until this morning
the Germans making unsuccessful eff
forts, the statement adds, to drive the
French from Thiaumont work, which
was gained, lost and mostly regained
yesterday.
London, Aug. 5.-Verdun almest
quiescent during the Anglo-French
offensive in the Somme region, has
again become the storm center on the
western battle front. The French
forces have taken the offensive on
the right bank of the Meuse, and now
hold the Thiaumont work and the
greater part of the village of Fleury,
according to Paris.
The Thiaumont work, already the
scene of many desperate combats,
was twice in French hands during
twelve. hours yesterday. The forces:
of the German Crown Prince fought
tenaciously, driving the French from
the work once, but losing it again.
German counterattacks were of no
avail, says Paris, and the work re-
maped in the possession Of the
French.
Fleury, which changed hands on
Thursday, after the French had sue
ceeded in taking it, is again almost
entirely occupied by the French.
Fierce fighting continues in and
around the village.
Paris, Aug. 5.-Attacking stimuli
taneously from the northwest and
from the southeast, French troops
Thursday stormed the village of
Eleury, three miles. north of lVerdun,
and captured several hundred Ger
mans. :
In the evening. however, the Ger
mans launched furious counterat-
tack and~after several violent at
tempts. succeeded in getting foot
ing in the southern part Of the village
The French continue to hold the
northern sect1o nof the place, and
heavy fighting is still in progress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05
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RUSSIAN ARMY /.
THROWN BACK
Slav Troops Forced to
Evacuate Village Of !:
Miryankaia
KILL 5000 RUSSIANS
KILL 5000 RUSSIANS
Turkish Report Tells of Repulses of
Muscovite Troops Operating in
Armenia

Petrograd, Aug. 5-Under the pres
sure of repeated German counter-at
tacks against the village of Rudka
Miryanzkaia, on the Stavok, 19 mile:
from Kovel, the Russians have eva
cuated the village and retired sew
eral hundred yards to the east, say:
the official statement given out by
the War Office.
The news of the loss of the vii.
lage was made public a few hours
after the War Department had an.
nounced it's capture. The Teutons evi-
IDENTIFY launched counter-attack be-
fore the Russians had time to con-
solidate and fortify the ground won.
South of Brody, the statement adds
General Sakharoff's troops have cap
tured 1900 prisoners.
Berlin, Aug. 5-Austro- German
troops have regained all the terri
tory which they had lost in the region
of udka-Mirynskaia, to the east Of
Kovel, according to the German off,
cial statement issued by the Ger
man Army headquarters.
The Teutons also gained ground in
the Carpathian Mountains in the re-
gion of Kopilas.
Constantinople, Aug. 5.-Repulse
for the Russians in Armenia and
fur BRITISH 1orces-on Tne SINAI PENN
sula are chronicled in an official state.
ment given out by the Turkish Wan
Office. The announcement says that
in five days battle in the Agnott
sector, Armenia, the Russians lost
more than 5000 men killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05
carmen VOTE TO
START STRIKE
Rioting and Violence Mark
First Day of The
Walkout
THOUSANDS ARE OUT
Employees Make Public Their De-
mands-"Strike! Strike" Uttered
By Crowd
By Crowd

New York, Aug. 5. = Incipien
roiting and hundreds of acts of petty
violence marked the opening today
of the latest development in the big
gest street car strike in the history
of Americas greatest city.
Afr the first few riotous gather
ings of strikers were disbursed b,
the police, however, New York wait.
ed to see how tight the tie-up would
be.
Two and half million passengers
ride on the lines daily. Nearly 1000
motormen and conductors out of q
total of nearly $4,000 have struck.
New York, Aug. 5-A car strike
intended to paralyze all surface lines
in the borough Of Manhattan was
ordered last night.
1t went into operation Immediately
Every surface line, except the Sec
ond Avenue system, was tried up.
AFTER midnight the employees of
the New York and Queens County
Railway held a meeting with the in
tention of crippling by a strike or
der all the lines in Queens borough.
The $500 employees of the new
York Railway Company resolved on
the strike order at meeing in Ly-
ceum Hall at 9:3Q o'clock night.
rHp meeting followed a 1Tes::-y z.,----
pense. An ultimatum has been de-
livered to Frank Headley, general
manager of the New York Railways
Company. He had been given until
3 o'clock to reply. After the time had
expired he sent letter, conciliatory
in tone, but flatly refusing to deal
with his employees as members of a
union.
The demands made in the letter
were:
/. The right to organize without
interference from the company.
2. The privilege of meeting officers
of the company for arbitration of all
differences.
3. New rate of wages for three
sets Of employees, (a) motormen and
conductors of electric cars, 80 cents
an hour for the first year and 333
cents thereafter; (b) motormen and
conductors of storage battery cars,
% cents the first year and 80 cents
thereafter; (c) drivers and conductors
of horse cars, % cents for the first
year and % cents thereafter.
His letter was submitted to the
meeting, and Joseph Collins, one of
the general organizers and chairman
of the gathering asked the $500 men
"What is your pleasure, gentlemen %
"Strike! Strike! Strike!" came
came from all the men. assembled
there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Fire has been started in one of
the four furnaces of the Old Dom
inion Glass Corporation plant yester-
day and employment to 125 men and
boys will be given about the middle
of August, because of operations to
be resumed now. 1t is expected that
the three remaining furnaces will be
fired ea.ii.. next month.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Following a cloud-burst at Roanoke
yesterday afternoon the principal
business streets, were under three
feet of water, stores were flooded
and Easements were turned into lakes.
Fifteen hundred telephones We're put
out Of commission, street-car traffic
was demoralized, macadam streets
were washed away and considerable
damage was done to small trees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

A deed has been placed on record
in the Office of the clerk of courts
transferring house and lot on the
north side of Queen street between
Columbus and Alfred from L. Grif-
fin Brooks and Minnie E. Brooks, to
the Southern Aid Society, Inc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

A number of handsome prizes and
premiums are being listed for the
Fauquier County Agricultural So
ciety fair which will be held in Sept
ember| on. the. fair grounds at Mar
shall, September 81 and %. One of
the most beautiful awards to be made
will be a huge silver cup for! the
best ten ears of corns, which is Of
fered by prominent seed company
Of Richmond. A number of cash
awards will be made also.
Close on the heels of the Orange
County horseshow held for two days
last week came the big horseshow Of
Albemarle county, an annual insti-
tuition in the history of Oranges
neighboring county, held at Chariot,
tesville, Wednesday and. Thursday
of this week, which was attended by
huge delegations of farmers and resi-
dents of Orange county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Just arrived a fresh supply of
Crabs CLANS, and Oysters. Call OF
Telephone and orders will be given
prompt attention. Ramell Cafe S.
Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05
PAY A VISIT

To CATIONS ice cream parlors after
the show or excursion. 1t will add
to your enjoyment. Cool, clean, sani-
tary. 1913 South Royal, and 32l Prince
Streets 178-6t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

The committee on military relief
of the Alexandria chapter of the Red
Cross will solicit on Monday next
for supplies to be sent to the Alex
andria Light Infantry. 1t is hoped
the public will respond generously.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Nine ships sunk, two captured and
taken into a German port, and one
grounded composed yesterdays list
of lost vessels, given out by Lloyds.
Of the ships sunk seven were British,
one Italian and one Japanese.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Isban Hess, 76 years old, collector
of internal revenue under President
Cleveland and senator from Albany,
N Y, District for two years, was
gored to death by bull Thursday in
the barnyard of his large farm at
South Durham, Green county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Tags are being sold today by the
local troop of Boy Scouts for the
benefit of their fund for furnishing
a room in Ann Lee Memorial Home
for the Aged, at the corner of Cam
eron and Fairfax streets to be known
as the "Scouts' room."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

George Clark, 13 years old, was
killed, and his brother, Carl Clark.
was seriously injured yesterday at
Honaker, when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck by
a passenger train on street-level
crossing and Knocked against tele-
phone pole.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

The government wharf at Fort
Wool, Hampton Roads, was badly
damaged early yesterday morning
by fire, and would have been Destroy
ed completely, but for the assistance
of river craft.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

President Wilson left Washington
last night on the naval yacht May.
flower for a weekend cruise down
the Potomac river and Chesapeake
Bay. 1t was expected that the May
flower would go as far as Old Point
returning to Washington Monday
morning. The President took with
him Mrs. Wilson and his steno-
grapher. During the cruise ne will
work on his speech accepting the
Democratic nomination. He has al
most completed it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05
LOCAL BREVITIEs

EVELYN Brawner has sold to VIM.
". Turner a house and lot on the
southeast corne rof Wilkes and AL
fred streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Pedro Soils, Villa leader captur-
ed recently by Carranza troops, was
put to death in the Chihuahua peni-
tentiary Thursday night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

George Munday, a young man, was
yesterday fined S25 by Mayor Wood
ing in Danville, after he had been
tried on charge of assaulting his
sister-in-law. Miss Ssllie Tate. The
evidence disclosed the fact that Mum
day returned to his home Thursday
in a semi-intoxicated condition and
that he gave some whisky to a two
year-old baby.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05
NEWS OF THE DAY

Constantinople and the suburbs OF
Kartal and Penbik recently were
bombarded by submarine from the
Sea of Marmora.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Riding his bicycle on an errand for
his mother, William Harrison Spig-
null, 8 years old, had his life crush
ed out by car of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company short
ly before noon yesterday on Mount
Pleasant street, between Park road
and Lamont street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05
VIRGINIA NEWS y

Doc Belcher, farmer Of Vashti,
near Danville, was killed by rattle
snake one day this week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Capt. /. F. Justis, of Hopkins,
caught nine-foot shark Wednesday
in his haul seine in Hunting creek,
Accomac county. G.. j. Barnes, a
merchant of this town. said he saw a
man-eater Tuesday in the same wa.
ter which looked to be 9 or 10 feet
long. He was in a small rowboat and
said he got within 10 feet of the
monster. Three or four sharks have
been reported within the last week
in Hunting creek. But little at
90. ~ ~ ->,,.f. 4:--=t
is crowded at almost all hours with
bathers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Ralph Mulford and A. H. Patter-
son, automobile drivers, narrowly es-
lcaped plunge of 1000 feet from
Pixies Peake yesterday when the
right front wheel of their car flew
off while they were making trial
"trip over the course of next weeks
races. The car was making Is miles
an hour, it was said, when the acci,
dent happened, but did not leave the
course after@ plowing along severa
hundred feet and crashing into s
boulder. Mulford and his companion
escaped with slight injuries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

The membership of the Knights
of Columbus, on June 80 was $685.
135, an increase of 21,5l7 over the
preceding year, according to the an
nual report Tuesday before the an
nual convention in Davenport, Iowa
The report shows assets for the or
der totaling nearly s7,OoO,OOO, which
is an increase of more than sS00,000.
Total collections during the year just
ending were S2,119,433' and death
benefits paid out were sS59;406, the
report fsaid. - The total insurance in
force was given as s123,000,0o0.
Ferty-two new councils were insti-
tuted during the year and 2,340 men,
bers died.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

| Cne DaTHyaTu VI HIS idlSC lain a
South Durham, Green county.
Riding his bicycle on an errand fol-
his mother, William Harrison Spig-
null, 8 years old, had his life crush
ed out by a car Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company short
ly before noon yesterday on Mount
Pleasant street, between Park road
and Lamont street.
BY vote Of 1913 to 122 the Georgia
house passed measure commonly
known as the "Tom Watson bill I"
1t requires an investigation of all con-
vents monasteries, hospitals and sim
liar institutions by the grand juries
at each term of court.
The 1883 labor unions in Canada
have contributed 1872 recruits and
4S9 reservists to the overseas force,
The war has affected trades unions
returns for 1915, which show a loss of
120 local branches and 22,S20 men,
bers. At the end OF the year the to-
tai numerical strength of organized
labor was ,343, in 1914 it was 166,-
1853.
It is said that -Austria.and- cAr--
many, since, June a, have lost on the
eastern and western fronts, not in
cluding the Italian front, $4,000 Of
ficers and men in prisoners, and 370,-
900 in killed and wounded, repre-
senting permanent loss of 100000.
In addition, they are said to have
lost 600 guns and 1,500 machine guns.
The German estimate of the British
and French losses on the Somme is
declared to be gross exaggeration.
A dispatch from Winnipeg says
estimates there indicate that a ter
rife hailstorm which swept north
ern Saskatchewan Thursday night
caused millions of dollars damage.
At Rosthern, one of the greatest sec
tions for wheat-growing in the world,
the crop was destroyed. At Balcarres
every window in the town facing the
west was smashed by the hail stones.
Railroads report that windows Of
passenger trains were smashed.
Thousands of acres were levelled.
Capt. Frederick Hinch, who went
on board the tug Thos. F. Tim
mons, from Baltimore to the open sea
with the German submarine Deutsch-
land and was the last man to wave
farewell to Capt. Paul Koenig, is
back in the monumental city. "There
is nothing which I can add to what
II said in Norfolk" said Capt.
Finch. "The Deutschland is new in
the open sea, bound home. There is
no doubt about that. When / last
saw her, she was two miles beyond
Cape Henry"
Ezra Craft, % years old, noun
taineer from Eastern Kentucky, has
been convicted at Wise, of hav-
ing murdered James F. Roberts, a
popular Bristol young man. AL
though Craft shot Roberts apparent
ly when the latter was unarmed, fol-
lowing dispute over Crafts claim
for services as a miner, the jury re-
commended mercy, and the court, in
stead of sentencing him to DEATH
gave him life sentence in the State
Prison.
i Heavy damage is reported through
out the neighborhood of Cumberland
Md, from the storms of Thursday
|. night, which swept over a wide area
The rain was accompanied by hail
The streets of Cumberland were in
, undated. Two storms swept down thu
South Branch valley. Wind and lightn
Fling destroyed many trees, barns ant
: fences Corn was riddled by the hal
!, and the hay crop was damaged. Peacl
trees in many of the large orchard
were ruined.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Started on an errand Friday to
Il nearby store. Curtis Boy, the Z
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c..
Boy, was found dead on the sidewalk
in front of his home in Bristol a few
minutes later. His neck was broken,
but his body showed no marks of vio-
lence aside from a cut under the chin
A live electric wire hung from a
tree near his body, but there was no
outward indication that he had been
electrocuted. 1t is believed the boy
tripped and broke his neck in the fall
to the pavement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Former Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie NJ. Shaw, Of Iowa, arrived
yesterday at Fredericksburg and was
the guest over night of William w.
Butzner, of Republican candidate for
Congress. They went TO Colonial
Beach yesterday, where both spoke
ut political meeting in which a
joint discussion took place with Mr..
Shaw and Mr.. Butzner, represent
ing the Republicans, and T. j..
Downing, Of Lancaster county, and
C. C.. Baker, of Wcstmoreland county,
representing the Democrats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

BY a vote Of 1913 to 122 the Georgia
house passed a measure commonly
known as the "Tom Watson bill "
1t requires an investigation of all con-
vents monasteries, hospitals and sim
liar institutions by the grand juries
at each term of court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Bishop W. A. Gambler, chairman
of a General Conference Committee
of the Southern Methodist Church,
has announced that a $250,OO0 church
will be erected in Washington as the
gift of the General Conference to the
national capital. The edifice will be
located at Massachusetts, avenue and
K street northwest, facing Mount
Vernon Square. The contract has just
been let to the Boyle-Robertson Com
pany.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

DEvILED & HARD SHELL CRABS
Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05
VIRGINIA NEWS NOTES
Picked Up In Alexandria and Sur
rounding Counties.

About $4,000 visitors are in at
tendance today at the annual Fish
er's Hill reunion of Confederate Vet
erans which will be held at Fishers
Hill in Shenandoah county, tonor-
row, August 5, under the direction of
Slower Camp of Confederate Vet
erans of Strasburg, Shenandoah
county. President Wilson, who was
invited naal:a tho -nr;nninnl- ndd,.Aas-
will be unable to be present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Contributions are being received
for the improvement of the road
known as the Chapawamsic Swamp
road, under the auspices of the Dis
trict of Columbia Club of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association and cash
funds are taking a notable rise. DR..
H. p. Hutchinson, of Herndon, Fair
fax county, was among the weeks
donors to the fund, for which are be-
ing received by the D. Of G.. Club of
the A. A. A.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

At one o'clock today the Prince
William County Dairymen's Asso-
citation met on the farm of j.
N. Cline, near Manassas large
number of members of the associa-
ton being in attendance. J. B.
McNulty, of Washington, will be the
chief speaker of the day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

Anti-typhoid vaccination is popu-
lar in Richmond. The rush for the
preventive vaccine is keeping the of
iiccrs at health department headquar-
ters busy. The health officers are
greatly encouraged by the fact that
no new case of typhoid was reported
i'm the last two days. The situation
is well in hand and fears of spread
of the disease are allayed. The per-
centage Of deaths from typhoid this
summer has been small, indicating
that the malady is of mild type.
The German submarine Deutsch-
land is well out in the Atlantic,
speeding for: home wfth her precious
cargo of gold and nickel and rub
Der. She submerged Wednesday
night while still mile within the
three-mile limit, and far under the
waves, and sped beneath the belt
of allied cruisers which was drawn
tight off the capes to cut off her es.
cape. 1t is believed that she is no"
we'll beyond the cruisers belt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-05

The 1883 labor unions in Canada
have contributed 1872 recruits and
439 reservists to the overseas force,
The war has affected trades unions
returns for 1915, which show a loss of
12O local branches and 22,S20 men,
bers. At the end OF the year the to-
tai numerical strength of organized
labor was 143,343, in 1914 it was 1885,
1863.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-27
SPECIAL TOURS
FROM MAINLAND
I0sTART soon
Oceanic Steamship Company
Announces Plan of Running
Three Excursions Here

D. II. Gilmore, passenger agent for
the Oceanic Steamship Company here,
announced today that that company
will run a number of tours to the
Hawaiian Islands, the first one to
arrive here June 10. These tours are
to be especially attractive. The price
will be 1925. which will include the
trip over and back from San Fran
cisco. rooms at the Moana Hotel at
Waikiki during tourists stay in Hon
olulu, automobile trips about the city
and around the island OF Oahu, a trip
to Hawaii, where they will be taken
about that island and up to the vol
CAR0 Of Kilauea in automobiles and
iaen bAA to Honolulu. wh<fe taS
Heople viii be.free to enjoy tAetnsel' es
90 each desires until their return TO
San Francisco. on July 4, az.
WI, Ramage, passenger agent for
the Oceanic line at San Francisco, is
on his way to Honolulu on the So
noma arriving Monday morning to
gather data for this tour. 2, t..z. ..
ssfhee will sesthree tours in all. the
second arriving here July. 10 and the
third July 81. 49, .ErE. ,-.s,..- -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-27
VACANCIES ARE FILLED
~ BY NEW APPOINTMENTS

=. @ pf-FTT- l5afs - - :,
Through orders issued today at Ma
tional Guard headquarters, Wilbur c,
Woodward and Fred Ohrt become lieu
tenants in the lst Separate. Company.
Engineers, n. G. Il, Woodward be
comes. first lieutenant BY the orders,
Ohrt, 2pd lieutenant. H. ..ss .s..r.e~.
This appointment fills vacancies
which baye existed in the. staff of the
company, since Lieut.. A. c. Wheeler,
was attached to the End Infantry at
Hilo and Lieut., G.. X. Larrison took
up the, work Of recruiting q c, A. G..
eomAany ,z-szgEsss..
orders were also issued today for
the appointment Of lst Sergt. George
K, Moore to second lieutenant. Com
Innyt list Infantry list Lieut.. I+u-
Tier a. X, Evans As made. captain, 1st
frf2huy. and Ind Lieut.. Edward ~
Chung becomes. first lieutenant. =