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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-23
CIV the Associated Press,

(By the Associated Presss.
Desperate fighting continues In
the mountains between the Playe
and the Brenta valleys. The Ital-
ians. battling fiercely. are appar-
emily holding their own against
the superior Austro German
forces. On None Fontana the
Italians. after inflicting heavy
losses ON the enemy retired from
advanced elements.
Strong efforts on the Asiago pla-
team west of Brenta, were re-
pulsed by the italians.
Austro German chances OF
breaking through to the plains be-
hind the Piaye. General Maurice
OF the British staff believes, are
diminishing hourly.
The situation is improving, but
Venice is not yet safe. The Ital-
ians have brought up big guns and
much needed ammunition and sup
plies, while British and French
reinforeements will soon be at the
front of the Italians.
Italian Headquarters In Northern
Italy Thursday, Nov. %. (By the AS
sociated Press Heavy fighting con-
tinues on the northern line. centering
along the low mountains above Monte
Grappa. These successive mountains
are proving to be the same kind OF
natural barrier to the enemy's swift
advance that the successive rivers in
..--aeod tafora the D;ova WOO rooohad
Before the enemy looms snow capped
Grappa, held by the Italians. which
would be a really formidable obstruc-
ton should the lower ranges be taken
Feel Security In Name.
The name of this mountain inspires
feeling Of security among the peo-
pie, as it is taken from the local dia-
leet, it's meaning being saw" The
crest looks like saw with teeth
turned to the sky. 1t is toward this
natural mountain barrier that the
present mountain fighting is gradually
developing.
Guglielmo Ferrero, the distinguished
Italian historian, declares that this
mountain barrier is Italy's creates
SttLl iLt ntAAA4 liza Aos
brought defeat To invading armies.
The fighting today between th'
Piave and Brenta rivers. while heavy
brought no material change in th'
positions of the opposing forces.
Berlin's Favorable Report.
Berlin, Nov. %. (via London).- -
Fighting is progressing favorably 70
the Austro-Germans on the Italian
mountains between the Brenta ant
Piave rivers. says the official state
ment issued today by the German gen
eral staff
Italians Retake Positions.
Rome, Nov Throughout yester
day the Teutons attacked the Italial
| positions between the Brenta an
Piave rivers. Several positions wer
[ lost more than once, the official state
ment says, but all were retaken,
1 Towards evening the last Italia
/ counter attacks definitely stopped til
Austro-Germans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-23
IT ally CLINCS
FAST;BAT tie
STILL RAGING
French and British Forces
Believed Near Front
at Last.

Rome, Nov. ga
great encircling attack
was attempted yesterday
by the Austro-German
forces against Monte Me-
letta but the Italians held
all the positions, it was an
nounced today by the war
Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-23
GUN FOR GUN
IS u. S. RULE
IN WAR ZONE
Americans Hunt for leu
tons Across No Mans
Land Nightly.

With the American army in
France, Thursday, Nov. 222.-(By
the Associated Press. The en-
envy artillery firing Is more active
along the American sector. Shells
in more than normal number are
falling ON the rear areas. No new
casualties have resulted.
In reprisai for the Smelling of
the town In which the American
headquarters Is located, during
which shell fell on an American
regimentaI headquarters, Amer
lean sent an equal number Of
shells into the corresponding town
behind the German lines the next
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-23

Patroling operations continue with
nightly excursions to the vicinity OF
the German wire defenses, but the
Americans have failed to encounter
any Germans and no further casual
ties have been reported.
Discuss Trench Experience.
The officers who have served Their
turn in the trenches with the battal
ions already relieved have held Z
meeting with the commander of tht
first contingent and discussed their ex
periences. All agreed that actual train
ing in the trenches under fire is tht
ideal method OF acquainting officer!
and soldiers with fighting methods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-23
PEACE NOTES
|. ON Way; is
RUSS RUMOR
Text of Armistice Offer is
in Hands of Allied
Officials.

Stockholm, Nov. 23.-According
to the Tidningen, Russian diplo-
mat left Stockholm yesterday for
Petr0grad with orders to hand to
the Russian revolutionary govern
ment proposals for peace by the
central powers.
Petrograd. Thursday, Nov. %
The note OF Leon Trotzky, the
Boisheriki foreign minister. to the
allied embassies conveying the
announcement of the proposal for
IN armistice reached the embas-
sizes last night. The text follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-23

Continued on Page Twenty-one.)
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Loew's Columbia.

Geraldine Farrar. pictured in her lat
est flm spectacle, THE Woman God
Forgot" will be seen at Loew's Column
bia today and until Thursday. Those
who saw this picture at recent pri-
vats showing declared it even more
elaborate than Joan the Woman"
Jeanne Macpherson. who wrote the
story of Joan the Woman" also is the
the author of THE Woman God For
got" Her theme is a princess who
sells her country for the man she loves.
The whole story Is taken from a chap
ter in the early history of America,
telling how the Spanish invaded Mexico
and of their conquest of Montezuma.
A young Spaniard of the story was
played by Wallace Reid. The produc-
tion Is declared one of the most elabo-
rate and beautiful ever made by Cecil
Il. De Mile. The reproduction of the
famous Aztec pyramid of Teocalli is
said to be the largest setting ever built
for a photo drama More than thou
sand men took part in the thrilling bat
tie scenes. In the picture cast are Ray
mond Hatton, Hobart Bosworth, Walter
Long. Charles b. Rogers and olga Gray.
The Hearst-Pathe News and other short
reel subjects will be shown. Beginning
Thursday and for the last half of the
week Vivian Martin will be pictured
Evening star., 1917-10-21

At Crandalrs Knickerbocker today
and tomorrow Ethel Barrymore will be
pictured in THE Lifted veil," a photo
play story. as Clorinda Gildersleeve, a
woman who has sinned against society.
She wanders idly into a church, is i'm
pressed by the sermon of a young cler-
gtyman. which seems directed espe-
cially to her alone. She asks him for
advice and he tells her to aid others.
She adopts a young girl, and in work
ing for the latter's reformation and
happiness achieves her own. Tuesday
and Wednesday Maxine Elliott will be
the picture star in Fighting Odds"
Thursday and Friday, Olga Petroya in
The Silence Sellers" and Saturday.
Beverly Bayne and Francis Bushman in
Their Compact"
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Strand.

James Oliver Curwood's story of the
northland. Her Fighting Chance" will
be the headline attraction today, to-
morrow and Tuesday at Moore's Strand
Theater. with Jane Grey pictured at the
head of the cast. In the very opening
scene the killing of Breault. the carrier
Evening star., 1917-10-21

Of his majesty's mail. In a pistol duel
with a mysterious somebody, whose
identity is not revealed to the audience,
gives a punch to the picture and fur
nishes suspense which holds to the final
curtain. Breault has been disappointed
in love and the marriage Of his dance
hall favorite to Jan Thoreau had led
to a quarrel which was witnessed by
many and was known to the members
Of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
- 0Nonfinned on Seventh Pagal
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Photoplay Features
Crandall,s Knickerbocker.

in her latest photoplay. THE Troubl
Buster"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
WILL AVENGE OUTRAGES DR.. MCKIN Wants WAR
Former Rector of Christ Church
Makes Stirring Appeal in Church
of Epiphany in Washington.

In stirring address on the great
war, the Rev DR.. Randolph H. Nc
Kim last night at the church of the
Epiphany, in Washington, urged
America to aid in the overthrow of
| Prussianism. Among other things
lie said:
A powerful and unscrupulous foe
beyond the seas is levying war upon
the United States, sinking our ships,
! numbering our citizens without
mercy, forbidding our merchantmen
the freedom of the seas and secretly
plotting an alliance with Mexico and
Japan against our national integ-
rity.
"Let me say, then, as plainly and
as strongly as l can, speaking as a
minister Of Christ, speaking as a
messenger of God, speaking with
solemn sense of the obligations of
my sacred office, speaking in the
sanctuary of Christ and with full
sense of my accountability for every
word | utter in this holy place, that
it is the high and sacred duty of the
American people to take up the gage
of battle which Germany has thrown
down to us, and to prosecute the war
against her with all our energy and
with every resource at our command
not hesitatingly, not half heart
edly-but with all our hearts and
with every pound of energy we pos
sess
81 tell you, my friends, our liber-
ties are involved in the issue of this
struggle; our freedom as nation,
our existence as democratic repre-
sentative government. If Germany
triumphs, woe to American independ-
ence, woe to American ideals, woe
to American peace and happiness.
But | take high ground. call
upon America to recognize the S o
S call of our brothers in France and
England and Russia and Italy, to
save them from the peril Of Prussia
nism, to take our stand at their side
in the defense of liberty and civil
zatior and humanity, not for any
thing that we can gain, not even
to protect anything that We might
lose, but for the love of those great
principles which we have received as
heritage from our fathers, and
which it is our solemn and sacred
duty to defend, if need be, with the
last drop of our blood"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
Mystery of U-Boats.

New York, April 2.-The mystery
of the eighteen submarines re-
ported captured by an American
warship in an anonymous cable
message from Panama, said to have
been seen by passengers on the
steamship Advance off Waiting Is
land has been cleared by the Rev.
Thomas Fl. Candor, of the Presby-
terian board of foreign missions, a
passenger on the steamship Car
rillo, from Panama.
The clergyman said the reported
U-boats were merely a procession
of harmless naval targets in tow Of
seven warships, each warship hav-
ing lines attached to two or, three
targets.
The Carrillo, bound for New
York, passed the captured subma-
rines" off San Salvador, about the
time that the Advance, steaming
southwark, did likewise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
THREEfIRESLAST night
One at Midnight, Another at Two
And the Third at Five O'clock
This Morning-Fire Horse Killed

The fire department was called
out by three alarms last night. The
first one, at five minutes after mid
night, caused a loss of $500 or more
to Thomas C. Violette, at Braddock,
by the burning of two buildings, a
poultry house and tool house.
The relief hook and ladder truck
and the chemical engine responded
but the engine was unable to reach
the hydrant on account Of getting
stuck in the mud. The firemen were
obliged to carry hose for some dis
tance in order to make use of it.
The second alarm was rung in at
2:21 a. m., when flames were dis
covered in frame house on north
Columbus street between Queen and
Cameron, occupied by colored
people. Another small frame house
also caught fire here.
Horse Killed.
In going to that fire, "Pete," a
big handsome sorrel horse in the
team which was pulling the Colum-
bia steam fire engine, collided with
tree at the corner of King and
North Columbus street and was in
jured so badly that he had to be.
shot by Officer Garvey.
Henry S. PoSey, who was in
charge of the team,was thrown from
his seat but fortunately not injured.
He said the horse slipped in making
the turn and in the effort to keep
his feet struck the tree. "Pete,"
was a favorite among the members
of the fire company who sincerely
regret his untimely DEATH
Third Fire.
The third alarm was sent in at
5:52 a. M, taking the firemen to
another frame dwelling on Wolfe
street, between Henry and Patrick
streets. The flames were extin-
guished with the aid of the railway
employees. The house was occupied
by a colored family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
French Senate Demands That Au-
thors of Devastation in Northern
France be Punished.

| Paris, April 2-The Senate showed
it's wrath Saturday at the devasta-
tions in Northern France by voting a
resolution denouncing to the civilized
world acts of the Germans and de-
manding that the authors be punished
and resolving to continue the war
until German Imperialism and mill
tarism are definitely crushed.
The resolution was prepared by
Senator Henri Cheron member of
the Committee on war damages that
visited the evacuated region in the
Somme after the recent retreat.
Senator Cheron said that Germany
as a signatory of The Hague conven-
tions gave a guarantee against the
abuse of person or property. This had
been treated as a simple scrap Of
paper, he said, and it would be nee
essary to go back ages to find such
acts of savagery and devastation as
the committee found in Northern
France.
"We visited a number Of cities and
about so villages" said Senator Cher
on. everywhere it is pillage and
systematic devastation. In a cemetery
we found a statue of peace. 1t is true
that in the same cemetery comb was
violated, coffin opened and emptled
of its remains and filled with filth.
"At Chauny the Germans destroyed
everything by fire and explosion.
There remained nothing of this city,
except suburb. In this suburb the
Germans concentrated the inhabl-
tants of a certain number OF locall-
ties and then bombarded the su-
burb, making a number of victims
For these crimes here must be triple
nunishment, that of international
law. penal law and victory of clviIl-
zation.
mo one today would think Of maxi
ing peace with such criminals; any
transaction would be treason. Inc
hatred against Germany today is the
most holy of duties"
Minister Viviani, in the name OF
the Government, associated himseil
with the conclusions Of Senator Cnef-
i,on, saying:
"Thefts, incendiarisms and as
sassinations constitute no' only at
tacks on international honor, but
.re crimes of common law, which
must be the object of enforcement
They are dervide from the mediocre
!.nsvchology of the Germans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
MEETING OF ALDERMEN

Upper Board Assemblies at Noon and
Concurs in Action of Common
Council on $4,000 Loan.
There was called meeting of the
Board of Aldermen at II o'clock to-
day for the purpose of considering a
resolution received; from the Com
mon Council last Tuesday night auth
orizing the finance committee to bor-
row $4,000 under certain conditions.
Under the law, the resolution was
laid over.
The board was in session but few
minutes. AS soon as it was caiied to
order the resolution was read, and
upon motion of Mr.. Ballenger the
action of the Common Council was
concurred in by unanimous vote.
No. other business came before the
board. -:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
CREMATED IN OWN HOME.
Miner Had Driven Family Ava!
Night Before.

Miner Had Driven Family Away
Night Before.
Cumberland, Md, April 2.-Will-
lam Delaney, miner, 32 years old
was cremated yesterday morning
when his: home at Eckhart was
burned.
Delaney had driven his family
consisting of his wife and four chill
dren, out of the house Saturday, ac-
cording to Mrs. Delaney, who
sought refuge in the home of her
sister, Mrs. George Ryan, half q
mile distant. After his family left
Delaney went to Cumberland, where
he spent an hour. Returning tc
Clarvsville, he was refused liquor
his wife having notified the saloon
keeper not to sell to him. He ther
went to Frostburg, where, it is un'
derstood, he procured a supply o
whisky.
He was heard by neighbors en-
tering his home about 2 o'clock yes
terday morning. Two hours late,
his home, a wo-story frame struc
ture, was discovered in flames A
daylight search was instituted TO
Delaney and his torso was found IL
the ruins. The head, both legs an
one arm We're burned off. Three S
bills in his pocket were not ever
charred.
Coroner Joseph B. Finan made a
investigation and reached the con
clusion that Delaney lighted a Gig
arctic in bed and went to sleep, tn
cigarette starting the fire
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
"OLD GLORY" TO THE BREEZE

Sar-Spangled Banner Now Float
ing in Every Section of the, City
of Alexandria.
American Flags, in all sizes and
qualities, are being rapidly multi
piled in our old city. They are
waving in every section, as well as
in the suburbs.
r. L Payne, President of the
Alexandria Fertilizers and Chemical
Company, today at twelve o'clock
unfurled to the breeze upon that
plant large American flag. 1t
was hailed with great enthusiasm
by many operatives at the works,
as well as by the employees at the
city gas works and others in the
vicinity. Julian Y. Williams deliv-
cred brief but appropriate speech
on the occasion.
Alexandria Lodge of Elks has
raised handsome American flag
upon their lodge building on Prince
street, near Royal.
Examinations for school teachers
are announced to be held in this
city on April i2th, 18th and 18th
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
The Sequel to TIE Diamond From
The Sky.

From all points of view THE pc
uuel to The Diamond from the SKY
at the Richmond tonight is striking
production. The drama OF the dla-
mond, which is a gem OF meteoric
origin. whence its original title, The
Diamond from the Sky" is imbued
from its beginnings with the myster-
ious elements that might well be
expected to characterize it.
In the drama of "The Diamond
from the Sky" men fought and loved
and died because of the diamonds
baleful influence over them, while in
'The Sequel" there are train wrecks
fatal encounters, plots, counterplots
leaps over precipices and lightning
strokes with amazing Photographic
effects, to add conviction to the grip
ping tale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
SPRING EXAMINATIONS.

The State Board of Education has
fixed upon April y, II, and IA, as
the days upon which the spring ex-
animation of teachers will take
place. All teachers will take notice
and act accordingly.
Applicants are expected to fur
nish their own pens and ink.
w. H. SWEENEY,
Superintendent of Public Schools,
Alexandria, Va. e. o. d. 79-td.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
G. c. WEDDERBURN DEAD
Former Well-known Resident of
Alexandria Passed Away in Bal
timore Last Saturday.

George q. Wedderburn, whose
serious illness was noted lin the
Gazette last week, died on Saturda,
| in Baltimore.
The funeral will take place from
Henry w. jenkins & Sons Cos.
Funeral Parlors, Orchard and Nc.
Culloh streets, Baltimore tomorrow
morning; thence to st. Mary's Cath
olic Church, Govanstown, Md, for
mass at $3.50 a. m. The interment
will be private.
George Chase Wedderburn was II
his 18TH year. The deceased was IN
Alexandria during the last week OF
December in attendance upon the
funeral of his brother, A. j.
Wedderburn, who died December
"a. He then bore evidence of being
a physical wreck, as he was en-
deavoring to convalesce from a seri-
Gus illness.
Mr.. WeddeIburn was son OF
the late Doctor A. j. Wedderburn,
and Sarah E. Wedderburn, His
father was a native of this city,
although he spent most of his life
in New Orleans, he being one OF
the most prominent physicians of
that city. His remains are inferred
in the family. lot in Alexandria.
George C. Wedderburn was for
many years a prominent figure IN
Alexandria. He was entering man
hood while the war between the
states was about to be precipltated,
and was one of the first southern
ers who wore a gray uniform in the
city Of Washington. He spent much
of his time in the Gazette office and
often contributed articles 10 its
columns. He left here when the fed
eral troops captured the city In 1861,
and did not return until about 1866,
for about a year he was identified
with Richmond papers.
He soon became an active and en-
terprising business man, and was
always in the front rank OF any
movement having for its object the
expansion of AleXandria's CONNER
cial Importance. He was associated
with the late Philip B. Hooe, and
the firm of Hooe & Wedderburn was
well-known throughout this section
of the country. They were agents
of the New York Steamship Com
pany and also the steamers running
on the river route.
Later Mr.. Wedderburn became
identified with newspapers in Wash
ington, but for many years ne haa
resided in Baltimore where ne held
a position in the health department.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
Special Notice

Virginia Consistory No. 2, NJ. R.
S. will hold called meetings on the
following dates, April 3rd and 4th,
1917, at 1880 p. M, in the Masonic
Temple. AT the meeting of April 3rd
the 31st degree will be conferred and
at the April I4th, meeting the 32nd,
degree. All members and visiting
Masters are cordially invited to DE
present.
FRANK w. LATHAM, 80 degree. :.
79-3t. Registrar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
Fight in Capitol.

Pacifsm led to war in the corrl-
dors of the Senate end of the Capt.
tol TODAY. Senator Henry Cabot
Iodge knocked Alexander Bann-
wart of Boston, pacifst, down
after an exchange of epithets, and
there was a lively battle of fists
which finally terminated in Bann-
wart getting sound beating at the
hand, of David B. Herman, West
ern Union messenger boy, OF TINS
city. '.s.-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
CLARK CHOSEN LEADER.

Placed in Nomination for Speaker
ship by Republican Member OF
House.
Champ Clark, of Missouri, was
elected Speaker of the House at
lao o'clock this afternoon by vote
If 217 for Clark, 2O5 for James K
Mann . for Lenroot, and 2 for Gil
lett.
AS result of this action, Presi-
dent Wilson may go before Con-
gress this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
Notice
Alexandria Lodge B. P. o. Elks,

Alexandria Lodge B. P. o. ,Elks,
April 2, 1917.
A special meeting of Alexandria
Lodge No. 75S will be held tonight
MONDAY April 2, 1912 All brothers
are urgently requested to attend
Meeting is called by direction OF the
Grand Exalted Ruler, of the order.
George w. Bontz, ir. Exalted Ruler
Walter NJ. Donnelly, Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02

Levi S. Dove, carpenter, died
today at his home, 42s south Lee ST.,
at an advanced age. He is survived by
two daughters. The uneral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02

MONEY TO LOAN-On first mort
gage in Alexandria and Rosemont.
Apply to Howard W. Smith, lot
north Fairfax: street. 1-l2-H
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02

Miss Mamie White, Of Waynes-
boro. is the guest of Miss Inez Giles,
in The Fairfax, and will also visit
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Kent White, at their
home at Braddock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02

Fine Salt Water Oysters, 40c Ut.
Solid measure,-Cherry Stone Clans
]. BRILL, No. 2 King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02
WE SPECIALIZE

Printing of the Highest Quality.
Commercial Press,
H. w. Wade,
Printers -. Phone 60. -. Publishers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02

There was a total attendance OF
5O6 at the First Baptist Church Sab
bath School yesterday morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02

The Woman's Auxiliary to r. E.
Lee Camp, U. C. ", will meet to-
morrow evening at 1880 o'clock, in
Confederate Veterans Building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02

Mr.. George Bryan Pitts, of Wash
ington, who has spent the past few
months in New York and Philadel-
phia, was the guest of friends in
this city yesterday.