Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-18

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der Company for manufacture inte
gun-cotton. No one was killed.
The pinch of war has caused Italy
to put an embargo on the export Of
macaroni, one Of her chief food pro-
ducts. A cablegram from the Ameri
can Consul General az Genoa, telling
of the embargo, said it would remain
in force for an indefinite period.
With the arrival Of Russians ir
France there are now soldiers of IL
different countries on the west front
They are: English, 1rishmen, Scotch.
men, Welshmen, French, Belgians
Russians, Hindoos, Canadians, Aus
tralians, New ,Zealanders, Algerians
and Germans.
The new offensive movement OF
the Austrians on the Italian front is
continuing successfully and num-
Der of other positions have been cap
tured, an official statement from
Vienna says, More than 5000 men,
Is cannon and II machine guns have
been taken.
The flood control bill authorizing
the expediture of $45,eG0,00O within
five years for raising the levees of
the Lower Mississippi, and $5,6OO,O0O
for the improvement of the Sacre-
mento River was passed by the House
yesterday by a rising vote of $50 to
So.
The Methodist General Conference
in Saratoga, N. Y, spent yesterday
balloting without avail for bishops
of the church. Seven are to be chosen
but when the result of the fourth bal
lot was announced at 10 o'clock last
night none of the so or more candi-
dates had secured the necessary two
thirds vote.
William Jennings Bryan is not go
ing to the Democratic National Con-
vention as an alternate delegate from
Nebraska, according 70 an announce
ment made by him. Neither is Charles
W.. Bryan, defeated candidate for the
Democratic Gubernatorial nomlna-
ton in Nebraska, planning to run in
dependently.
Sir Roger Easement and Daniel
Bailey have been committed for for
NAL trial on charges of high treason
Both Sir Roger and his soldier con-
federate will now go on trial for their
lives in the High Court of Justice.
If convicted, they probably will be
sentenced to death. Easement re-
ceiving the privilege of his rank of
being hanged with silken cord.
A dispatch from Great Yarmouth
says the Dutch steamer Patavier v,
1900 tons, has been blown up in the
North Sea, Four members of the crew
were lost. The American embassy in
London has been informed that Luigi
Martini Mancini, an American citi-
zen, was drowned. Two other Amcri-
can citizens who were on board the
steamship were saved.
The 5-ycar program adopted last
year, calling for 100000 new mem
bcrs, $2,OO0,000 endowment for re-
tired pastors and missionaries. &c.
100000 for educational work and 81
900 American missionaries, has made
marked progress during the last few
month, according to reports submit
ted to the Northern Baptist conven-
ton in Minneapolis, Mnn., by the
general committee in charge of the
program yesterday. The reports SHOW
ed 10G,79l accessions to the church,
an increase of 21.763 or Is per cent,
above the previous year.
President Wilson has replied to
Pope Benedict's recent message ex-
pressing the hope vnat the United
States would not be drawn into the
European conflict as result Of the
submarin issue with Germany. The
reply is understood to gratefully ac-
knowledge the Pope's interest on be-
half of peaceful solution of the con,
trovcrsy and to add that the United
States has done and will do every
thing, consistent with the honor anc
integrity of the country to maintain
peace
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