Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-24

sure all nations the right to shape
their own affairs and to secure a
peace guaranteeing against new at
tacks." Baron Beyens, replying TO
the Russian foreign minister. wrote:
Belgium, the victim of most
odious aggression and struggling for
existence, greets with joy the assur-
ance Russia gives through you that
she will pursue this war until the
establishment of a peace guarantee
ing against new attacks"
After discussion for nearly fort
niyhr the House fiall; disposed OF
the. much criticised S1,sOO,oOO,ooo:
war revenue bill late yesterday al
ternoon. The Senate will now take
up the bill and, it is said, slash it to
pieces. It may be cut to S45o,OoO,-
600.
Martial law ms .uecn declared IN
Lisbon, Portugal, as the result OF
food riots there. One hundred per-
sons are declared to have been killed
in the fighting on the streets.
The Rev. Edward V. Murphy, as
sistant pastor at st. Augustine's
Roman Catholic Church, at Bridge
port, Conn, was instantly killed yes
terday and the Rev. Matthew Pen
kovski, pastor of st. Georges Lithu-
anian Church, also Of Bridgeport,
was probably fatally injured when
the automobile in which they were
riding turned turtle near Thompson
vile.
In a riot at baseball game at
Whitehall, Ky. two women, Maggie
Minter and Pearl Hidner, We're shot
and instantly killed, while Stone Che
nault, a man. and Rose Minter are
MORALLY hurt. Fully a score of
others were shot. More than 100
shots were fired. Wounded Of both
sexes fell in every direction as the
crowd attending the game fled. Sew
eral arrests were made.
Gen. Joffre and ex-Premier Wv
iani, who headed the French mission
to the United States, have arrived
safely at Brest upon their return.
Only few officials knew that for
mer Premier Niviani, of France. and
Gen. Joffre sailed from New York
on May Is. The party sailed on the
same ship which had brought them
to the United States and which was
conveyed by a man Of war. The Sc
crecy attending the departure Of the
French mission was maintained to
prevent the Frenchmen's plans from
failing into the hands Of German
spies, and to keep the ENJOYS ship
from being endangered by German
submarines.
Passports will be refused Ameri-
cans attempting to attend the Inter
national Socialist Conference at
Stockholm, the State Department an
nounced Yesterday. "The United
States will issue no passports to
persons intending to take part in
the conference" said Secretary Ian
sing. "and our representatives abroad
have been so notified" Explaining
the departments decision. the Secre-
tary added: "The general policy of
the United States for more than a
century has been that private indi-
viduals should not take part in any
matter pertaining to international
questions in which this country is
involved 1t has been more than a
policy-almost doctrine"
Extracts from the eloquent plea of
Brazil's president to the Congress
that the nation desert the paths of
neutrality and join actively in the
war of democracy by the side of the
United States reached the State De-
partment yesterday. II submit the
case to the judgment of the national
Congress- he said, Convinced that
if, perchance, any resolution is adopt
ed it will strengthen more than be-
fore the happy understanding which
exists between Brazil and the United
States"
The total number of German losses
up to the end of April is estimated
at 4,245,S00. These figures were
compiled yesterday from the various
lists issued in Berlin. Nearly 1900
900 Germans have been killed in bat
tie. The balance represent men lost
as prisoners or wounded.
Norfolk detectives and several pa
trolmen hunting for whisky illegally