Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-22
NEWS OF THE DAY

Mexico VIII SeNei iei"sioi'2
Germany within a very few days It
the present plan OF the vast major
ity Of senator's m~atcrializes. ihat
ir viii materialize is not doubted III
any quarter. Public opinion through
out Mexico has taken a sharp ana
decided turn i'm favor OF the ailieS
within the last few weeks, ana nj"
new sentiment is growing stronger
daily. III
Fire started in the army base hos
pital, at Camp Dcvems, Aver Mass
early Yesterday. jcopardizihg The
lives Of 300 soldier patients. by
rronn, action and military efficiency
an th,. narl Of the recruits, patients
in the several structures forming the
mn4ical and surgical sections o. the
national army camp were saved.
Tic flames were cxtinguishcd before
they could reach to the main hosp!taI
hn;ll;nps. The origin Of the fire
viii be Investigated.
William II. Watson, 80, Of Craig
No after seriously wonndmg ms
mother in law. Mrs. Mary +. Buck
l.y. 70 years old, yesterday morning.
shot and killed himself. Watson
c.,,o to Townsend in an effort to
adjust divorce proceedings against
him bv his wife, but failing. because
of Mrs. WatsGn's determination 70
seek 4 separation, turned Il .~3S-callber
automatic revolver on her mother
and himself.
Weighing POP pounds ali with a
Firth Of ~ "a inches. former lfcSi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt received
representatives and posed
for camera men and moving picture
photographers yesterday afternoon at
q health farm ut Stamford, Conn.
The former president will return %
Oyster Bay today, The sight Of n
-
Of his eyes was destroyed while
boxing several years ago.
Jeremiah Rowe, lS. hoilcrmakcr Tor
27 years ri the Frick works, Hagcrs-
town. Nd, was killed Saturday night
when struck by 4 Western Maryland
Railway passenger train ut Waynes-
boro, both legs being cut off and
his skull fractured. His wife ana
nine children survive. His death is
the third by violence in his family.
He daughter, Hazel, was killed at
Mount Airy while coasting. and his
brother in law. John Wade. was
killed by a train.
The RoumaniMn city of Galatz on
he left bank Of the Danube. has just
cen rakcd by one Of the most afro
cious hombarlmcnts Ct the war. The
most powerful German long-rangc
guns sent into the city 4 murderouS
hail OF shells. directing their main
attack against the Red Gross nos
nital known as "Notrc Dame" In
this hospital were ut the time OF the
homharumcnt $50 wounded, 30 nurses,
y number of nuns and several priests.
Forty-two shells hit the hospital IN
flicting considerable damage to the
chapel, in which the wounded are
CHARTERED. The noamanian govern
7 mcnt promptly addressed az energetic
protest to al neutral and allied
governments against this violation Of
humanitarian principles.
Stage coa-hes may again be seen
running between towns in Switzcr-
lnad. Owing to the aver decreasing
amount of coal arriving from Ger
many the Swiss government has
been forced to suppress half the
number Of passenger trains m Swii-
zcrland hcginniGg today, while those
trains in service will not be heated.
The Geneva Tribune learns that the
entire suspension of passenger ser
vice is being seriously discussed.
Americans and wealthy Swiss are
leaving their villas for hotels while
nearly half the population of Swift
&crland is being aided BY the govern
ment which k selling food ut cost