Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-06
NEWS OF THE DAY

Dispatches late Yesterday shol
THAT there is general belief in IN
neutral countries tl:st the Kaiser ma
abdicated. No official confirmation
gas cbtainable.
A demonstration was held befor
the Bismarck Monument in BerliI
en- Sunday in favor of continuing tn
war and resolution was passed pro
testing against the acceptance Ct
,humiliating peace, according to Co
penhagen dispatch.
: Four persons were killed yestcr.
day at Bcuna Brook, n J.. N ar
Explosion which demolished part Ct
The plan. c. the Meta! Disinta&rat;n',
Company, & ct..cnrn making alumi-
num- alloys.
FiEty-fvc German airplanes were
drought down by the British Moniay.
Field Marshal Haig announces. The
British lest thirtE-nine machines.
| Forty-sevcn tens of bcn:bs were drop
ped by British machines on various
targets.
Spanish Influenza has wiped out the
entire family Of seven of Mr.. and
Mrs. john I;nza. near Stringtowr,
W. Va. Following the deaths Of two
sons within four days, father, mothe"
and two other boys Died en- the s@rn
Gay. Nett day the baby, last of tho
family, died.
Twelve hundred Italian officers and
1900 men, having orerpowerel their
guard in the prison rs camp three
miles frcm Vienna. have left thu
camp, and are marching in the dlrcc-
ton Of Horn, IS miles northwest Of
the capital, according to dispatch
from Vienna
More than 100000 Austrian prison
ers, booty valued at several billions
Of dollars, and mere than 100000
horses are in the hands # the ltal-
ians. according to dispatches received
il Washington yesterday at the ltai-
ian embassy. The tot2! represents
the Italian a>:.3;,''s bag before the
arnlstice ten w,at ;ato erect.
Levi Brov.n, q. SOP Of Mrs. Mar
Gavet Brown. died carly yesterday a.
Lanacon;2c. Md. Of oncumonia. He
left three weeks ago with draftces for
Fort Washington. hu: was sent homo
because & physical disability He is
tie third hrother &c die within thrca
weeks. Private William Ercwn, del
in France ard Ralph Brown al his
home.
Berlin dispatches continue t. !::..1
at an approaching braak between ba
var;a ard Prussia. The Franl:furtcr
Zcitany says the President Of the
Bavarian council has arrived at her-
lin to confer with The German leaders
concerning the results of the A2str;an
a,:nlis,ice as affecting Bavaria. which
would - the first corn.ry TO stuff"
from an allied invasion through Aus
tria : The Frankfort paac" adds thu.
military measures, already have br"2
taken.
4 SnGw storrl was encountered ~
an altitude Of 1000 feet yesterday
1r Ed. Gardner. pilot in the air mail
service between Washington and New
York. Leaving New York in cc'd
rain Gardner later &c" forty minutes
through snow Sc thick that h" was un-
able to sec the wings OF his pianc.
Extensive preparations have been
maIc By The air mail service to equip
,,lanes for Writer flights. Heating
devices have been installed in each
plane.
Emperor Charles found The c2ndi-
lions of the aralistice oir2rcd BY II"
Allies 50 harsh ard considered them
50 dishonorab,c that he you'd not
sign them, says Vienna dispatch to
The Berlin Tasabiatt. the Emperor
declared he ne longer wished 20 eEor-
else his authority as supreme com
mandcs CT The Army. The conditions
we're finally signed by Field Marsha!
Arz Won Strarsscnhgrg, the chief Of
staff. Tie dispatch denies rum2rs
@hat Emperor Charles had abdicatcel
| and vas leaving Tor Switzerland.
! G9rmanys supply of fuel oil and
gasoIino is cut off BY the Austrian
armiStice according to Information
in the hands of the Fuel .Administra-
sicn. The German supply has bean
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