Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-11
NEWS OF The DAE.

Albert Lindsay, aged II, was drown
ed Thursday in New River, near Al
lisonia. He was crossing the river
when he fell from his canoe and
was drowned before assistance could
reach him.
Three persons were killed yester-
day when a New Haven passenger
train struck the automobile Of G..
w. Anderson, near Sunbury, Mass,
The dead are Anderson's son Edward,
his daughter Edith and his sister,
Miss Caroline W. Anderson.
A big electric sign on the roof of
= Broadway, New York, theater ef-
fectively concealed the aerials of a
powerful wireless plant operated
in the interest Of Germany, and
secret service agents who discovered
the hidden instruments have placed
three men under arrest.
The commission which is clabora-
ting a law regulating the convening
Of the Russian constituent assem-
blv has fixed IS years as the mini
mum age for a voter. It is argued
shat Youths of 18 are fighting in de-
Tense Of their country and are en-
titled to political rights.
Fire" commanded the captain
of 4 group Of boys, playing sol
der" on the estate Of Robert Grain,
Washington lawyer, at In Plata,
Nd. yesterday afternoon, and sec
ond later - year-old Charles Schultz,
son of a La Plata farmer, fell with
wound in his stomach.
Authorities of School district No.
IS. which is four miles north OF
Emporia, Kans., met recently and
decided to ask their Representative
for any government literature avail
able in Washington which might
contain expert advice bearing upon
such n situation rs that in this dis
t:.ct, where in nine years no girl
babies have been horn.
Twenty eight men entomhed IT. the
Speculation Mine, near Butte.
Montana. since the fire Fri
lav night were brought to the
surface alive yesterday afternoon.
OF the 2S rescued men. one was so
far gone that resuscitation was i'm
possible. The finding of the men
alive stimulated efforts of the res
cue teams. and there is strong hope
that others may be found alive.
Waves Of American soldiers will
60 to the western battle front 20 join
Gen. Pcrshing's advance division and
from indications in diplomatic cir
lies tie waves vii! he numerous and
9uick in succession. twas predicted
yesterday that the number Of Amer
lean soldiers who will see service in
France will be greater than had
been supposed, although the number
are kept secret by the War Depart
mcnt. 49,.
a british admiralty official state
mcnt issued last night reads: The
vice admiral at Dover reports that
the latest reconnaissance of Ostcnd
shows that all large shipping has
been removed from that harbor
which presents a deserted appear
ance." The removal Of shipping
from Ostend is probably a result Of
the recent British bombardment Of
tila5 Iort and fear that another OPP
Grafton of 4 similar character MIGHT
he carried out.
Hayden Evans Morgan. Of Scran-
ton. Pa, the man who refused to reg
lister last Tuesday on the plea that
he "was in Gods service and would
have to wait until he received a
manifestation of Gods pleasure in the
matter, appeared At the United
States Marshal office today and
said he was ready to register, that
God had appeared to him in dream
last night and directed him to place
himself at the service Of his coun-
try.
a dispatch from Pittsburgh, Pa,
says two persons arc thought to
have been drowned, 4 score were in
jured and more than thirty others
were rescued from probable drowning
yesterday afternoon in nocker's Hol-
low, Braddock, following cloud
burst which wrought havoc in the
Monongahcla valley. A dozen
dwelling houses were washed away
in Docker's Hollow, three other resi-
dences were destroyed, and half of