Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-22
NEWS OF THE DAY

! night provisional prices for bltuml-
nous coal at the mine. While It IS
stated that the prices arc rot only
fair and just, but liberal as we'll" 1t
was declared by men in close touch
with the coal situation that the
| figures would prove severe blow to
/ the producers. The prices are fixed
by States and range in price from -
| to 1925 for run of mine and SID
to $3.50 for prepared sizes to Sl.1o
to So for slack of screenings.
The Imperial japanese Mission OF
friendship to the United States ar
rived in Washington at noon today.
With full military ceremony they
were received at the Union Station
by Secretary of State Lansing and
his staff. and after short street
parade they will be ensconsed in the
palatial Washington home of Mr..
Perry Belmont, Of New York.
! T. C. Ashcroft, mayor of Mem
/ phis, who faced an custer suit Thurs
day, resigned yesterday afternoon.
Harry H. Littey was elected as his
successor by the city commission. W.
II. Hayes, chief Of police, also facing
trial, resigned with the mayor. James
P. Quinlan was elected his successor.
The bill charged the mayor with fail
ing to enforce the prohibition laws
and with tolerating vice and crime.
A survey of the nations food and
feed supply has been ordered by
President Wilson. The survey to be
conducted at once by the Department
of Agriculture contemplates thor
ough canvass of stocks on farms, in
factories, storage house and shops,
and in the hands of consumers.
The sitting Of the state conference
August 25-27, to consider the polit-
zeal situation and plans for the new
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national government of Russia, VIII
be held in the great state theater IN
Moscow. The public will not be adj
mitted, but places have been reserved
for the members of the diplomatic
corps. Premier Kerensky, who will
preside, will at the opening of the
session or August % read q statement
on the political situation and the
economic lie af tie country. The
second day viii be devoted to speeches
by Representatives Of the various po-
litical groups. Fifteen hundred in
vitations have been issued.
The statement that King George
has conferred the order Of Knight
Grand Gross Of the Bath on James
w. Gerard, former American Am
bassador to Germany. appeared IN
London yesterday for the first time
in an unofficial announcement IN the
Daily Mail, which says the decora-
ton was given Mr.. Gerard III rcchg-
milton OF his unceasirg ard courage
Gus efforts 70 amcliorate the lot Of
British prisoners III Germany.
Surrounding house at Puritan,
Pa. where it vas suspected a Black
Hand organization which has ter
rori.cd residents Of Fayette county
for mary months resided, county de-
tcctivcs and four State troopers, with
drawn revolvers. forced an entrance,
arrested six men, all foreigners, and
confscated 80 sticks of dynamite,
100 dynamite caps and dozsn re-
volvers. The arrests followed the
execution Of demand for Sl,20O
made upon Frank Julian. coal and
coke operator Of Puritan.
Two men of Company l., OF the
Ninth regiment, were struck by
lightning and PROBABLY fatally IN
;urcd late yesterday at Framing
ham. Mass. Six other men were
struck and badly hurt. The l..
Company men, named Clark ard Sui
livsr. both came from Na.ick.
BY TIE narrow majority Of 5000
lin vote representing nearly 100000
workers yesterday, tic British labor
conference decided to stand by It's
plan of sending delegates TO the m
ternational socialist conference at
Stockholm. The vote was attenied
BY a turbulent scene. Part OF the
delegates sang socialist song, ana
Others. the patriotic Keep the Home
Fires Burning
Tons IF burma beans containing
stryc'aire shipped to dealers In Mon
tana have been destroyed by the State
board of 'leAltl1. Federal authorities
believe German agents arc respon-
sible.
A gcncral strike Of 5000 machin-