Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-10

companied by japanese military at.
tache has left Petrograd on his way
to Toxic to" deliver an autograph let
ter from the car to the Japanese en-
peror, inviting the mikado to dispatch
troops and fleet to take part in
the European battles by land and sea.
Mary Johnson, Ii, shot while in her
home in Capitol Heights, Nd, Satur-
day night, died last night. The bull
let accidentally fired from Christ
mas rifle given her brother, entered
her forehead and passed through her
brain. 1t is presumed the girl was
playing with the rifle when it was
accidentally discharged.
A decree signed by the Duke Of
Geona as lieutenant, general of King
Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, orders
that a census of all grain be taken
not later than January 81, 1t is pro-
videI that any person failing to an
nouncc the quantity Of grain he pos.
sesses or makes any false statement
is. punished by years Imprisonment
and $1,000 fine
Mrs. Christians Mavas, wife Of 4
tcamster, killed herself and her five
children; ranging in age from 2 to T
by turning on the gas Saturday night,
in her home in Chicago She left this'
fragment of writing: "You made my
life miserable. You never gave me
any money" Her husband says she
was suffering from mental troubles.
The Germans according to their
statement have inflicted a serious de-
feat on the French in the Vosges.
They have rctakcn the last of the
trenches Of the Hartmanns-Weiler-
kopf region which the French OIL Dc
ccrnbcr 81 swept into and captured
with great losses. Twenty officers, H.
083 chasscurs and Is machine guns
fell into the hands Of the Germans
with the. rcconquered position. The
French admit their defeat in com
munication.
The. investigation by both Federal
and Mahoning county Ohio, authori.
ties into mob violence at the plant
Of the Youngstown Steel and Tube
Company last Friday, when two per-
sons were killed, many wounded and
100000 worth of property Destroy
ed, took new turn last night when
two Austrians made confessions ir
which they said they were sent to
Youngstown from New York to start
the strike 50 as to prevent the manu-
facturc of war munitions for the al
lies.
Three men were killed yesterday in
d pistol battle between 4 group OF
citizens and a robbcr band, in the
mountains Of Harlan county. Tho
dead arc Wesley Blair, wealthy
resident Of Harlan county; Henry
Blair, brother. and Henry Weary, d
negro member nf the bandit gang.
-Four bandits tried to hold up the
Blairs at the point Of pistols OH a
lonely mountain road. The Blairs i'm
mcdiately opened fire on the bandits:
killing Weary. In the ensuing battles
two Of the gang were. captured.
SIX. Of The eleven defendants III
the New Haven directors trial were
acquitted yesterday in New York, The
i1ry disagreed as TO the other five,
including William Rockefeller. The
mon acquitted were: G. Newton Bar
ncy; Robert w. TAFT, James S, Hem
ingway, A. Hcaton' Robertson, Fredc.
rick +. Brewster and Henry i. Nc
llarg. The ones against whom the
indictments Stand are; William Rock;
fsllsw. Charls5 T.. g.oelssr, Chasles
I:sPratt! Lewis Gasss edYaId. and
E4rara .. Robbins. e
That : sgeHtalaaFsaalt may psYTs
as deadly as. . bullet Of kiafs MFas..
or that continued mental assaults
IT smaller degree may as certainly
bring death. as slowsdYsiHg Py poiseRn,
was .Aie verdict rendered by . cere:
Aors jury in: 1eea!iffasso, atlsa4ay
,aAteets! ,azsaglt with hIs,,wte, the
ss SIS si|stE ,.5'|s |szsa iSzs
Stichs.T Mrs Stieha twas taken; ito q
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