Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-21
NEWS OF THE DAY

DatcheS-IrUu LHat CITY laLe IdsE night,
lauds the Apstro-Hungarian peace
proposition and adds: Germany is
ready 10 participate in The proposed
exchange Of ideas." ~
Wholesale arrests Of Americans are
being made by order of Bolshcvist
government.
Prince Eric, duke of Vestmanland,
Youngest son of King Gustaf, died
Yesterday in Stockholm of pneumonia,
which developed from Spanish-influ-
enza. The prince was % years old.
Bv unanimdus vote the House yes
terday passed the $4,000 100000 reve-
me bill. the greatest tax measure in
history. The roll call showed $50
members voting for the bill and not
one against 1t.
President Wilson yesterday pro-
claimed Saturday, October Y, the
42Gth anniversary OF the discovery OF
America, as Liberty Day, and called
mon all citizens to celebrate it to
stimulate a generous response TO the
fourth liberty loan. Every city, town
and countryside is asked by the Presi-
dent 10 arrange commemorative adj
dresses, pageants, harvest home fes-
tivals or other demonstrations, and
no directs that all Federal employees
whose services can be spared be given
holiday.
From the American front came this
story yesterday. General Pershmg
was visiting the wounded at Red
Cross Hospital No. 5 when a contest
was going on for a name for the
hospital paper. Some one mentioned
the contest to Pershing. Heaven,
hell or Hoboken," said the American
peneralissimo without a moments
hesitation. He got the prlze-lO
francs. Smilingly he pocketed it,
and smilingly went away amid great
cheers.
Bon,bardment of Metz by one or
more American long range guns IS
admitted in an official note appearing
in the Metz newspapers. The note
endeavors to calm the civilian popu-
lation, saying the bombardment had
been expected and did not represent a
real menace, being merely a natural
consequence Of the st. Mihiel battle.
The Smelling, the note says, will end
when the "battlc comes to q stand
still"
The period Of voluntary enlistment
in Ireland has been extended IRON
October / to October Is, when Par,
lament reconvenes, the official press
bureau announces. The statement
added that if the voluntary system
by that time proves failure the gov
eminent may take steps toward con-
scription.
Archbishop John Ireland, If st.
Paul diocese of tha Roman Catholic
Church, seriously i'll, still. was in a
very grave condition last night, his
physicians announced. Rev. Thomas
WEIGH, secretary Ito the archbishop,
said it was doubted il he would live
rs hours.
One hundred thousand selective SER
vice registrants have changed from
non productive occupations since the
PRONUNCIATION of the work-or-fight
regulations, Provost Marshal General
Crowder Thursday announced. The
figures were obtained from local draft
boards, the Federal employment SER
vice, the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton and retail merchants associa-
tons.
A violent storm has been shaking
the Portuguese Capital for some
hours. Many houses have been wreck:
ed and several sections have been in
undated. A number of persons are
reported drowned.
A British armed boarding steamer
was. torpedoed and sunk on Septem-
Der II, the admiralty reported late
yesterday. Eight officers and fifty men
are missing.
a German prisoner captured in
Lorraine recently suggested to his
captors that they send note from
German soldiers, by airplane or other
wise, explaining that the report that
Americans kill German prisoners is
untrue. He said that many Germans
were sick of fighting and would sur
render if they were assured that
Ameicans do not kill their prisoners,
as the Germans have been led to be-
lieve by their officers.
Captured German orders prove con-
that the German official .
ronSt that tbn