Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-16

boys mouth and threatened to Kill
him if he did not remain quiee'
Celia Levine, a pretty girl OF nine
wears, unquestionably was the per-
son sought by the murderer. she
usually slept with her youngest
brother, but Saturday night went
70 the home of her uncle to visit
over Sunday.
John King, rs years old, and his
son, Lloyd King, q, both OF west
York. Pa, were struck by lightning
and instantly killed Saturday night
while fishing along the Big Cone
WACO, near Creaders Mill, 10 miles
from Hanover. There were SIX
men in the party, who drove from
York in an automobile for days
outing. They were preparing to
| 90 home, when severe thunder
storm broke. Father and son
sought shelter under a tree which
was hit by bolt from the sky, and
one body fell across the other. A
second son and the other men wit
messed the tragedy from the oppo-
site side of the creek.
The State Department announced
last night that the squadron com
manded by Admiral William B.
Caperton, now in South Atlantic
waters, would pay visit of cour-
tesy at Buenos Aires. The visit is
made in response to the urgent re-
quest of the Argentine government
The ships have visited several
South American ports and received
riotous welcomes. The State De-
partment is informed that Buenos
Aires is planning to Guido the other
cities.
William Lyons, % years old, q
prominent young clubman, was shot
!, and instantly killed yesterday in
the Hussars Club in Savannah, Ga.
bv Charles o. S. Mallard, superin-
tendent of the club. Lyons and
Mallard had spent the night TO-
gether, returning co Savannah yes
terday. Both were intoxicated
Following a dispute, Mallard shot
lLyons in the stomach with an army
pistol.
N. V. Nekrasoff, Russia minister
of ways and means communications
has notified all militia chiefs at the
! various railway stations that in
formation has been received from
the staff that the Germans have
sent agents to assassinate govern
ment officials, with particular III,
tentions against \. F. kerensky
the war minister, and urging every
precaution.
An official statement from the
British Foreign Office recently IN
| formed the British public that
TWENTY-FIVE countries had severed
diplomatic relations with Germany
"Of these" the statement added
thirteen are at war with Germany
and may be considered in alliance
for that purpose" The list of the
| twenty two is as follows: Russia
France. Belgium. Great !. Britain
Serbia; Montenegro, China, Brazil
Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mica
ragua, Japan, Portugal, Italy, Ru.
mania, United States, Cuba, >Pana.
ma, Liberia, Haiti, San Domingo
The Norwegian-American Line
steamship Kristianiafjord, with l.
200 persons on board was wrecked
Saturday on the rocky coast of New
Foundland, eight miles off Cape
Race. BY magnificent feat Of sea
manship, all the passengers-91t
persons bound from New York fol
IA Norwegian port-were landed
safely at Portugal Cove, not fan
from the point at which the big
! liner went ashore while cropping
her way across the banks of New
Foundand in fog complicated by
driving rain.
German propaganda in the United
States, as represented by the l. w
W., will be throttled Immediately
through a plan put into effect to-
day. Attorney General Gregory will
be requested by Congress to assem-.
BILE at once United States grand jur-
les in every locality where the &C
tivities of the l. w. w. have been
apparent, place a United States
Judge in charge and indict and try