Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-10
NEWS OF THE DAY

NEWS OF TIL r. Jrts
The entire Turkish army in Pales-
tine is retrcating toward the north.
British airplanes are following rp|
the retiring Turks and bombing
them. Forty Turkish guns were cap
tured, says the British official state
mcnt. announcing the Ottoman re-
treat. British and French naval
forces arc cooperating against tie
Turkish communication along the
Mediterranean coast.
Governor Bilbo was badly burned
here yesterday at Popularvillc, Miss,
when he attempted to light cigar
while holding gasoline tube. Ills
nephew, George Bilbo, was also burn
ed. probably fatally, by a gasoline OK
plosion yesterday when he struck
match to see how much of the fluid
was required in his automobile tank.
While the three days see-saw OF
the wet and dry returns in the prohl-
bition election in Ohio has been at
standstill for SO hours, the issue was
still in doubt last night, although the
vets arc leading by an indicating.
majority OF 1,lO2.
The Brazilian government has Is
sued a decree ordering the closing OF
the port Of RIO de Janeiro. Two
Portuguese journalists, after having
published violent articles against Ar
gentina, have received orders to leave
Brazil Immediately.
Fifty members Of the crew OF the
American steamer Rochester have
bccn landed at Irish ports. The cap
tain was severely injured. The
Rochester was attacked by three sub
marines.
One woman lost her life and sew
cral other persons were injured last
right in a fire that destroyed the up
per floor of the Clinton apartment
Ihousc, seven-story structure, OF
Philadelphia. The woman killed was
;, Miss Kate G.. Ref, Of Danvillc, Pa.
| The apartment house was tcnanted
by number Of prominent families.
The fire was spectacular and there
were q number OF thrilling reScucs.
The origin Of the fire is not known.
but the authorities arc investigating
ia report OF, ineendiarism.
The German military authorities
continue the practice of putting into
the army persons living in Germany
who have LOST their original citizen
ship without acquiring German M
/ tionality., A new order says that
former nationals of foreign states, IN
GLIDING former Americans, will not be
employed with the front line. troops,
! but must serve in the armies Of occu-
/ patton or elsewhere behind the front.
| This applies to Geiman-Amelicans
who returned to Germany to live after
being naturalized in the United States,
! The children of such parents are
liable to service in the trenches in
! case they have not completed the nee
essary steps to obtain American citi-
zenship
Twenty members Of the I W. W.
were taken from the police last
night by band of masked men drcs-
sed in black robes, who took them to
the Usage, Okla, hills, applied the
lash, coat of tar and feathers and
warned them to quit the country.
Last night placards were placed con-
epicuously throughout Tulsa bearing
the warning: 4. w. VS.. don't let
the sun 60 down on you in Tulsa. Z"
They were signed, "The Vigilance
Committee.
W. P. Beard, editor of the Scimi
ter, published at Abbeville, S. c., was
yesterday found guilty in the Federal
court here on two charges. one of
publishing false reports and state
ments with intent to interfere with
military and naval forces, and an
other Of attempting to cause mutiny
and disloyalty. The indictment
agains Beard was based on an edi-
torial in his paper under the
caption. "The Great Fizz-
ler," in which he was said to have re-
ferred to the war with Germany as
the "most ridiculous episode in his !
tory"
At the end of the second day fol-
lowing the prohibition election in