Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-15
NEWS OF THE DAY

vent street accidents in Washington
another pedestrian was killed Thurs
day. The latest victim is Williai
Nell, colorcd, who was knicked dow
and killed ut Monticello avenue AM
Neal street, Yesterday afternoon =,
IA delivery auto driven by William
| r. Bird. Bird put. the boy in hi
machine and hurried him to Cacualt.
Hospital, but the child was pronoun
ced dead upon arrival.
4 Dr.. Harry J. Haiscldcn mus
find legal justification for his actioi
in prescribing drugs for Paul Hoo
zima, a deformcd child Of Chicago
kat eventually will cause its dealt
or face the grand jury if the chill
dies. This is the declaration o'
Coroner Peter Hoffman.
The State Department considers
that practical acquicsccncc by China
to the principles laid down in the
| exchange of notes between Secretary
! Of State Lansing and Viscount 1sh!'
is contained in the text of China
rotc made public yesterday. While
the declaration of the principle that
China will be bound only by her own
treaties is recognized, State Depart
! mcnt officials were careful not 10
allow the note to b. characterized -
i %protcst.
The Washington Chamber o. Com
mcrcc will foster u movement Of DIS
trict residents u demonstrate TO the
next session Of Congress their desire
to be accorded the right TO vote. The
main feature will nc Il huge parade.
President Wilson is expected to is
SIZE a proclamation soon requiring
alien enemies within The United
States to register as a step toward
Riding ,hc countries Of spies and
sabotage.
Dorothy, the 2-ycar-ol,i child Of
Mrs. George Alderman. of Clifton
\. j.. WAS shot and killed while III
her mothers arm Thursday. y
stray bullc;. fired ~ 4 policeman u.
u Fleeing fugitive is believed t. hay"
caused The child death. The po-
iccman wa RE" tfan 100 yar!
from the mrthc" ard chi'd when he
fired. He a:i.,.i;'cd jiling III" shot.
but no formal rh;:"Gc wil! b" PFC
erred until u Thor .t.rG invcstiga ton
has been ma;c.
The MaxmaIists will not h" rccu:,-
nizcd by tic allies, according to the
accredited representatives, o. liuSSh"
IL London, Paris aud Rome. Thrsc
assurances wen" received nj the Rus
sian Embassy Der" Thursday from
the Russian ambassadors in En-.
land. France an! Italy. praisin% Am
lasSalor 4akhmctcff for his Stard
in refusing 10 recognize any govern
,nrnt other than the kcrcnsky pro,
visional rule. They say this repre-
..crLs the real sentiment Of Russia as
we'll as Or the allied countries in
which they are serving. He d"cIalcj
;haa their overthrow was imminent
an1 predicted the countcrrcvnIution,
which actually was going on at that
timc. +" pu. kcrcnsky again at the
cad "r The government.
That Joseph Goicw>ki, a saloon
keeper Of Curtis Bay, a suburb Of
Baltimore, whose dead body was
;'ound shot through the heart in his
SALOON late Tuesday ni%hL, wa. murd-
cred by mcn who knew he wa< work.
nw with tb" United States secret
service IN connection with III" inycs
iiwntiun or the fire which destroyed
Baltimore ard Ohio Railroad piers q"
Locust. Point recently was the belief
expressed ~ the authorities ycStcr-
day. Thi; theory was strengthened
by the fact that the cash register was
not mucs!"d and that Il Iar~" sam
of money was found on the hodE.
Two men are under arrest. Gojzcwskl
"aS Il prominent Lithuanian.
4 dispatch says y German submit