Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-17
NEWS OF THE Day

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A few days after the fall of Riga
when Russia was in the throes CT
the crisis brought about by the loss
of that port and the Korniloff revolt
!, Premier Kerensky took few hours
"off" to get married. The BRIDE Is
Mile. Timmet, an actress OF the Alex
andre Theatre. This is kerensky,
second matrimonial venture.
President Wilson returned to
Washington yesterday evening by
train He left the Mayflower in
New York. The President was re-
ported to have been anxious to make
the return trip aboard the May
flower. despite the submarine rumor
but urgent business required ms
presence here early in the morning
and he decided not to risk the delays
Of a trip up the often foggy Potomac
last night.
Smith Strader, Of Union district
in Clarksburg, w. Va, has two hearts
each beating independently of the
other. This was the discovery of Dr
Mansell Hoff. who examined Stradel
for the national draft army. Stradel
saws that he has never been ncon'
vcnienced by his two hearts.
After a series of efforts to pro
vide a committee on war eSpendi'
lures to work with the admin.stra'
ton, House Republicans have aban'
doned the plan. Whether it will be
taken up again minority leaders re-
fuse to say.
The Argentine government mas
withdrawn permission granted TO
German wireless commpany to at
tempt to receive wireless messages
from the German station at Nauen
Target practice by an American pa
troll boat led to the report that
Submarine was Smelling a ship OIL
Nantucket" according to indications
contained in Navy Department DIS
patches yesterday.
The War Department has round use
for the conscientious DIRECTORS caught
in the draft. They will be the army,s
gravediggers. They will be attached
to the armies in the field. but VII
take no part in the actual fighting
Twenty four thousand members OF
the San Francisco Iron Trades Coun'
ell, employed mainly on governments
shipbuilding contracts it was announ'
ced last night, will strike today Ion
an increase in wages. The men de,
mand a minimum wage of So day
an advance of 80 per cent.
A submarine attack on an Amer
lean steamship, ome OF the largest
liners in transatlantic service, was
reported by several of the 100 passen
gers, which included United States
army officers, on the vessels arrival
at an Atlantic port. The mechanism
of torpedo fired by U-boat went
wrong just before the missile seemed
about to hit the ship. The torpedo
leaped into the air, was deilecte!
from it scourse and passed to the
stern of the steamship. The attack
took place two days after the liner
had left European port.
Claire Hunt, son Of p. l.. Hunt, the
wealthy operator, died yesterday in
the hospital at Washington, Pa, from
suffering undergone for three days
while he was sick and alone in his
fathers mansion, unable to secure
help. His father and mother went
away Tuesday, dismissing the serv-
ants temporarily, and leaving young
Hunt to sleep in the house. Tuesday
night he became i'll and unable to
leave his bed. and without food or
water, lay until late Friday night be-
fore he was able to crawl to win
dow and attract neighbours atten-
ton.
Travellers from Berlin state that
Germany is preparing to follow the
Russian lead in organizing regiments
Of women, who will be available later
to send to the front if necessary. The