Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-25
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VIRGINIA NEWS
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Henry White, who was accidentally
shot by his brother, Charles, Mon
day, died at the Mary Washington
Hospital, Fredericksburg, FRIDAY
night from the effects of the wounds,
Capt. Thomas Boiling Byrd, son
Of United States District Attorney
Byrd, who has been with the Thir-
tieth division since it's formation at
Camp Sewer, has been promoted to
the rank CT major.
All points along the south Allan
tic coast from Cape Henry to Savar-
>nah were warned by the weather BIZ:
.tau Yesterday Of northeast storm
CT the Georgia coast which was
moving in a northerly direction and
apparehtIy increasing in intensity.
James Asilby, aged 65, superir-
tendent Of schools of Stafford a1i
King George counties, died SATURDAY
at the Mary Washington Hospital,
Fredericksburg, where he had been
receiving treatment. Mr.. Ashb"
was a vcstryman of cid histor;:
Aqua Church in Stafford.
While Mrs. L. L. Harrison, mother
of Amaynard C Harrison, was max
ing a purchase last week in hanvlile
IN clothing store Of Christina:
presents for her three sons ii
France, he was reached by lcng-dis :
lance telephone BY he husband frc,1
Eufin, n c., and told the sad new
that her son. Amaynard, bad fallen
victim to the deadly aim Of tn
Hun gins on October 10. The
mcther, on receipt Of this. immediate
ly tainted, and had to be taken t" = :
physicians cl!ice.
Preparations have about beer cor
pIctcd to care for $4,000 rcguar
from Hcbcken, n. j., who arc schei- (
ulcd to begin arriving at Camp L. I.
tadsr~ Approximately 2,GG0 m'H .
from the central officers trai?m:
school at Carp Lee were ';:tcHrs' :
cut CT the service YESTERDAY, All
left Cor thefi Anr.c7. A. = iatc !. -: :
Saturday ri-ht :7cc:,i' train - !
Camp. cai.'.inm about 1907 rcc. f,
Graduates from t:,a central ci!ic"r''
training schcol who hav. been "arS-
tered out OF service viii have their :
certificates of proficiency mailed &c .
them on November so. !:
American cxpeditionary forces ;,
abroad had less than fifty men blind
cd as a result CT the war, according :
to Dr.. J. T. Henae-icksor, o. Pi2c- ::
bus, who returned to bis home in :
Newport News last week from Wash :
ington, where he conferred with the :.
surgeon general Of the army relative !,
to the disr sition ard care Of blind .
ed soldiers. According to "oficial =
figures, Dr.. Hndrickson SAL :"
twenty-five blind soldiers have been .
sent home ard eight more still aTc )
in France awaiting their turn to be :,
sent back. This total is said to he
remarkably lew fer this class Of '
wounded. conidering the total num- =
Der of casualties. :
Flying ct height .: : T." f.:
over selfridga field near Mt Glenn .
ems, Mich, Saturday, two alrnlanes >
collided and became locked together. {
The machines went into tail spin /;
but Cadet Braddcs Chewing. Of c
Roanoke, the pilot of the larger and
more powerful plane, gained coHtEo. !,
CT his machine and with the two
still clngirg together, manneHer2d ,
them in sfIcE way as TO break the !;
heck OF he landing. The four az
Eaters .cc2;vtG only minor Injuries.
Two fremen were painfully injured
Saturday night when the America
Thcater, a negro playhouse, On Ha"-
rison street, Petersburg. was d.
stroycd by fire. There were about
200 persons. in the building. All
made their escape uniniurcd. An
adioining lodging hose also was de-
stroycd. The less is estimated 1t
S!5,gDO, partly covered " lnsur-
;;nc".