Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-22

or more with a membership OF ap-
proximately 100000, according, to
testimony in Federal court at Enid,
0klan in the trial of eleven alleged
draft irisisters from Pottawatomie and
Cleveland counties. !.
Civil war faces Germany, according
to a. manifesto freely circulated IN
the FatherIand, the Socialist organ
"Vorwaerts" reveals Citizens
says the manifesto, 1.-THE Fatheriani
is in peril. 1t is in worse peril IMAM
years ago. Today the enemy IS III
our midst and he is at work. Com
menting on the manifesto. Vor"aerts
says: "Very well, let them have ciV'l
war. But the Reichstag must see 10
it that nothing shall interfere WIN
the peoples defense against the cl'i'
war agitators." :,
Opening an elevator door to can
down to one of his fellow operators
to "come up and get me-" rather ina"
ring the bell, resulted in plunge ~
his death by James A. Shore, aged
IS, of 934 |, street northwest, Wash
ington, at the Harrington Hotel "S'
night. 1t is not known what STORY
he fell from. Shore, who had oeeh
| employed at the hotel only four days
i is said to have been subject TO IT'S,
Yesterday afternoon he also opened
a door and called down insteal OF rang
inc the bell. A maid warned hlm'
hut he laughed at her.
Shortly after the Argentine mouse
of representatives had convened yes
terday to continue the discussion Oh
the international situation a message
was received by the speaker from
President Irroygen requesting tna'
action be postponed until today. The
foreign minister will take part in the
debate. Diplomatic rupture WITH
Germany is imminent. 1t is consider
ed practically certain that the mouse
will take the same action rs did the
senate. Public pressure upon tne
government t, break with Germany Is
becoming stronger hourly.
Manifestly anxious to make 1t clear
TO the world that Sweden does mol
quietly submit to being classed as
| Germany's catspaw, Admiral Lind
man. the foreign minister, this week
stated publicly that Sweden informed
the Berlin government several days
400 that German officials had VERY
; seriously abused the confidence OF
Sweden 1t was the first intlma'
con that representations deserving
the characterization strong nave
actually been made to Germany.
Aroused by the seriousness OF the
shipyards strikes on the Pacific Coast
and other labor troubles which nave
retarded government war work Pres
ident Wilson Thursday named
commission, the members OF "hiet
will act as his personal representa-
Lives to visit all localities where
there have been strikes or frictior
and attempt to adjust the difficult
ties.
Joel II. Cutchins, one of the most
widely known citizens of Roanoke
was stricken with apopleXy while
seated at the breakfast table thurs
llav morning and died later. Mayor
Cutchin was the storm center Of
several bitter political fights in the
wears he served Roanoke, and through
I finally defeated by the good govern
ment league, he remained wide
popularity. He was rcnomlnated IN
the recent primary for another term
as trial Justice.
Mayor Thompson, OF Chieago'
has issued proclamation in con-
nection with the departure of Sc
lected recruits from Chicago to the
Rockford cantonment, in the course
of which he said that sit is the duty
of all patriotic citizens to stand by
our country in times OF. controversy
with any other country and to sho"
in an unmistakable way that the
American people stand behind the
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