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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
DAMAGE TO GERMAN CROPS.
Farms Under Water; Bridges WASH
ed Away by Floods.
Genet cry.

The Hague, Jan. 24.-HeaVy dam
are IS being caused throughout Ger
MANY bv floods. Advices from Berlin
Yesterday said that a tremendous
fall of snow has been succeeded Dy
warm weather and rain ana that
MANY streams are out Of their banks
Hundreds of acres Of farm lands are
under water, bridges have been
washed away and scores of industries
have been compelled to shut Gown
Railway traff: is paralyzed and taie'
graph and telephone services are GRIP
pied.
The greatest damage to the muni'
tions industry has occurred IN Sns
Rhine Valley, where thousands OF sol
diers are employed in clearing aw''
the wreckage and sa!vaging prop
ertv floating in the water.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
Organize Thrift Club.

Charlottesville, Jan. 24.-Dr. ]. }
Lewis, professor Of Biology at The
University of Virginia, has organized
: Thrift Club Of students which
rta-ted with thirty members and has
haen growing daily. The proposed plan
= that each member shall buy a
,wenty-tive cent thrift stamp weekly
nn+;, a thrift card is filled. The rul-
Eing of the club is that money spent
,nnst he that which would otherwise
L, for pleasure-no "home money
NAV be employed for this use. The
e,nb WIS purely voluntary,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
VIRGINIA ROAD CONGRESS.
Fifth Annual Session to be Held -
Richmond Jan. 2Sth TO 3otn.
promptness

Fifth Annual ScSSiWt " ~
Richmond Jan. 2Sth TO 3Otn.
The Fifth Annual Virginia Road
Congress will meet in Richmond On
January 2S, %, and 80, 19l8-and tie
VIRGINIA Farmers Institute on the
30th and S1st, and on February Isl
the inauguration Of Hon Westmore-
and Davis as Governor OF Virginia
will make it a Farmers Week indeed
The meetings will be held in the audi
torium of Mnrphy's Hote! and Will DC
under the direction OF the Rural ROAD
Improvement League, which serves
as the clearing house" for the va
rious road organizations Distributed
over the State; and all road assoeia'
tions in Virginia or those in any man
mar interested in Virginia country
roads or highway routes are lnvltes
to participate in the meetings WIZ
the assurance that all their ideas iol
road Improvement will receive eoua
consideration. Prominent speaker
and road authorities will address sa'
meetings on various phases OF roa'
improvements, and everything will p'
done to make the event grand sue
cess. The public is invited to atteni
and participate in all discussions Q :,
! road subjects. Every feature OF ger
| tine roads for the people OF Vlrginl'
| will be discussed and provision mad
for their Improvement, and the puo
IL Of every portion Of the State Q
Virginia are invited to part'clpat'
and to offer their suggestions Tor &c
complishing these objects.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
BOND ISSUE PROPOSED.
House Indorses Amendment to Con-
stitution by Vote Of 80 10 5.

4 resolution to amend the State
Constitution so that Virginia may IS
sue bonds for road construction a"d
reconstruction was indorsed by the
House of Delegates Tuesday by a
vote. so to 5. Major James y. Stunhs
being it's most vigorous opponent BE-
cause he believed such an amsnd-
mcnt might cause the public debt TO
assume che proportions of the carpsS-
Dagger period. The resolution was
presented IS supplement to the
series Of bills aimed at creating me
State highway system as recoEa-
menied by the legislative commission
appointed to formulate plans for suca
system.
The primary object of the resoiu-
tion is to place the State in position
tc accept Federal aid under the posi-
road act appropriating several milliol
dollars for road construction WIN
State appropriations of equa'
amounts In its original form IT pro-
v;de6 that the money derived from
ea1o of State bonds could be used fof
road maintenance as well as for con-
struction. Considerable oppos :tion de'
veloped to it in that form, however
tn. maintenance clause was del"ted
:, meet the approval Of the minority
Il was contended, ANYWAY, that the
Stat. will derive sufficient from au
tomoble taxes to care for mainten
ance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
T. r. PREPARING FOR 1890,

Former President In Washington
Making Drive For G. O. +. Aomli'a'
ton.
Theodore Roosevelt is in Washing
ton PLAYING the boldcst game OF 'fa;-
tical politics the country mas VIZ
messed since his followers IN Cni-
camo year ago tried second time TO
scuttle the Republican party
Thirty-six hours of typical Roose-
welt maneuvering has revealed the IL
+arestine fact that he is making a
Hindenburg drive for the Republican
Presidential nomination in 1920, VITA
the hopeful feeling that such a nom
;nasion will be tartamount 70 ~
election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
HUN SUBMARINES.
Nine Undersea Boats Said to have
Yeen Sighted of Coast OF Brazil.

German submarines were, slgh5eo
of Cane Frio. Brazil, by the captain
If a Norwegian steamer, it IS report
ed. The underscs fleet was seen iase
IN December, according to the report
No confirmation has been received.
It is reported that q German under.
sea boat has been seen in the Gun Oh
Mexico.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
HOLDS TIE WHIP HAND
Austria Hungary in 6 New Position
For The First Time Since The

For The First Time Since Tht
World War Began.
Amsterdam, Jan. 24.-For the frs
time in the war Austria Hungary
holds the whip hand over Germany
Overnight almost the dual monarchy
has passed from the passive role OF
4 subsidiary factor in the Kaiser :
Mittel-Europa scheme to the part OF
a threatening, dominating and dicta5'
ing member Of that firm"
Herein lies the transce,dant signi,i
.ance Of the news that came through
during the last t7nenty-four hours
from the two Teutonic capitals. Aus
tria -Hungary's peace clamoring mas
ses, it was learned, have quictec
down only upon one condition, name.
IL, that their rulers now and ilnme-
diately force breakdown Of the Ger
nan annexationists and make peace.
with Russia as beginning, but pref
erably general peace.
This weapon Count Czernin began
TO flourish yesterday. With it nc
means TO force the German Junke-.
ist backdown and then peace VIII
Russia without annexation. Failing
in that he will have the alternative
Of making @ separate peace with Rus
ia as the only avenue Of escape from
an .Austro- Hungarian intcrna! back.
down.
Count Won Hertling, the German
chancellor, and DR.. Won kuehlmaEn
foreign minister, are scheduled 20
speak today on peace in the Reich
stag. AIT the same time Count Ger
min is expected 70 speak at Vienna.
Already the rumbling of ssorln
in Austria from the result at Brest
T.itovsk is being heard.
Bernc adv;ces tell how mobs pa
rading the streets during the recenl
strikes cried:
Long live Trotzky!'
"Give us peace!"
Many Of the riots were led by wo-
men, these dispatches say.
London. Jan. 24.--rhe peace aSita
ton in Austria Hungary is receiving
a greet deal of-;S5tenIion in Germany
The socialist newspaper Vorwacrrs
of Berlin, emphatically declares tn!
solidarity Of the German proletana
with Austrian labor i'll the peace
struggle, and maintains that event:
in the dual monarchy must have
dcen reaction in Germany.
"We have been walking on the edg'
of L precipice in the last few days,
it says, and goes on to demand tna
the German government rcsolutei.
take its place by the side OF its Aus
trian ally.
"As the fruit Of pan-German propa-
eanda." 1t continues. "wc are lnenae-
ed not only with the wrecking OF the
neace negotiations with Russia, but
also with complete political ISOLATION
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
WOMEN FINED $50 EACH
Negro, Who Wanted to Shoot Up
Neighborhood With Double-Bar-
relied Gun, Assessed 500.

| relied Gun, Assessed $40.
"A negress named Lizzie Lee, whs
! claimed to be from Richmond, toio
the police last night that she mad beel
robDed of Sl5 and q gold ring III q
house in the Petersburg nelgnbcr-
hood conducted by two negresses
Martha Myers and Abbie Butter. Slit
| alleged that young white man anu
negro man took her money an.
ring, the white man pointing a pistol
at her. Serg. Wilkinson and Officers
Nevetc and Roland who made the ar
rest brought three pints OF WHISKY
from the house having found the
same in q bureau drawer. The propr,e-
tresses Of the house alleged that tie
Lee woman brought the liquor Vita
her. The latter denied this charge.
Neither the ring nor money could b
found, and it was a case OF one per
sons word against four. 1t was ap-
parent to the court, however, that the
Myers and Butler women were con
ducting a house Of evil resort, a@u
this was proven by the young whirs
man and members Of the police force
They were fined $50 each and TN
white and colore3 man S5 each, for
disorderly conduct.
George Jones. colorcd. went on tbs
war path on north St. Asaph street
early last night. He procured CouDie
barrelied gun and approaching hais
dozen or mere white men who u.
employed at the shipyard, and AFTER
exhausting his stock OF cuss words
at them, said he was ready to hiil
every man in the bunch, pointing tee
gun at them in the meantime. Sar-
peant Wilkinson and Officer Roian>
appeared at an opportune time anu
after disal1ning Jones took him n
custody. He was brought before the
Police Court This morning wnen n:
denied the charge urged against il!m
although the men who were IN the
group positively identified him. lie
was fined $50.
= William, GIL, colorcd. cf, Kari. y
c., came here yesterday IN search o
his wife ard child. lie told the po.
'ice his wife had dac1mped from Ear
and was living with q man in It's
city. The police located the woman
aud she was brought before the 20
ice Court this morning. She W.
.iven her choice to return to North
Cerolina, OF serve term of ninety
days in jail tor lascivio;s conduct
the child in the meantime to be turned
over TO it's father She at first object
81 to returning to the place from
which she came. but finally concludes
20 go back with her husband.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
NU7INY IN 4 GARRISON
Soldiers in vienna Refuse % Fire
Upon Mobs That Were DestroslrE
Property.

Property.
Geneva, Ian ga Inutiny mas
broken olt in the Vienna garrison.
and soldiers refused TO fire Oh rnobs
that were destroying property, ac-
.ording to information from the froa-
;ier today.
1t was estimated that ntlneroua
food shops were pilaged and that
anarchists were openly defying the
authorities.
PetroGral, Jan. 2+;.-A wireless
message received b. the Bolshsv,ki
.oday announced revolution n
Vienna.
1t declared that the revolntiondsts
nave named provisional cabinet.
The ministry of foreign affairs
made the message public.
Washington, Jan. 24.-Dspatelies
FOR the past week have reported great
;ocial and economic unrest in the dual
umpire. The people we're reported IN
.ensed at the nlihtar!st, prcan1exa'
ionist attitude Of Tcutorlic peace Ge,
eoatcs at Brest-Lfovsk. They were
represented as crying cut Tor peace
% end q war-weariness constantly IN
,reasing and manifest through o gen
raj strike throughout the dual mon
,rchy.
About ten days ago Swiss repoc<
carried run,ors of 4 general strike
movement gaining headway IN I'm.
,ercr karl's nation. apparently rna'
.tarted in Huneary--which has a.
WAYS been restive under Austrian
domination. and whose people hTH
.acially related to the Russians.
Budapest vas the scene OF = s'HFs'
her Of demonstrations tor peace;
newspapers there openly denounsea
German Junker leaders as e:tdanGer
'ng all hopes Of peace with EasslA
through their insistmlce on annefa'
tionist aims.
Vienna apparently Joined ;asxt u
the general unress. a number
.t,.iEcs weIe reported nearly & "s;s':
a,,,. Foo! demonstrations folloTSe&--
III. General strike movement spreaG
.qpidly throughout the nation has;
ria Immediately clapped on riglo
.ansorshin. Her frontiers we're order
4 closed. But even through th's
ell Occasional reports shted I'M"
Sw:tzerland indicating almost com
,lete paralysis q industry, N Au
,tria-H Hungary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
ACCUSES BALTIMORE MAYOR,
MejIen Asks Legislature TO lnyestl'
o.te Alleged Waste Of Fumes.

Annapolis, Md, JAN, 24-Mr. Nei-
Ian Of Baltimore, went after Mfly|f
Preston hammer and tongs in the
bouse yesterday afternoon, and a
;oint resolution he offered Tor an M
vestipa+ion of Baltimore city COVER
ment was sent to committee a1oer
= had failed Of Immediate considera'
tion by vote Of 54 to 80.
In his resolution Mr.. Mellen charg'
al that the mayor had wasted ths
city funds in giving dinners and cil'
tertainments, and that the city sol''
c,tor had not fully explained his ex-
nenditures.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
WAR CABINET BILL KILLED.

Republicans Go on Record Against
Chamberlain Measure.
Action last night by the Repuoil'
can House caucus is believed to nave
so.lod the fate Of the Chamberlain
war cabinet bill.
Refusing to go on record in D.
half Of the measure, the Repuoii-
o,rs adonted instead proposal call
ing, in effect, for q ministry OF mum =,
+;ons Senator Chamberlains trlencs
had dcpended upon the support OF thc
Republicans. :
The proposed department would oe
presided over by an aDpointee OF 'aE
President. confirmed by the senae
The resolution was adopted oS :
vote Of Is to 19.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
Annual Meeting.
nenditure:

The regular annual meehng Of tne
-.ockh holders If the Fidelity Storage
Company will be held at its ONCE
100 south Fairfax street. Alexandra
Virginia, Wednesday, February Is
-n>s. ct 8 o'clock.
s0-1et. P. g. smyth, Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
Alexandria City and Suburbs

Potomac lodge OF Odd Fellows VII
confer the second degree a& its meet
ing tomorrow evening.
The Scottish Rite bodies conferred
the tenth and fifteenth degrees at
called meeting held in the Masoni
Temple last night.
Prayer meeting service will h
held at the Anne Lee Memorial Home
for the aged tomorrow afternoon 81
o'clock.
Mrs. A. j. Ross OF 211 North Pat
rick street left today for Richmond
where she has gone TO attend the
tate G. a. l. convention.
The Nav officers Of Fitzgerald
Council, Knights Of Columbus, were
installed last night by District De
putty K. A. Murphy OF Richmond. Tbs
exercises were held in st. Mary's
nall and smoker was enjoyed after
the installation ceremonies.
A complimentary dance has peen
arranged by the Refreshment corp:
of the Red Cross to be given on Sat
arday night at the Elks' auditoriua
N this city for the members OF the
I'D Engineers who arc at Camp Bel
voir.
The wedding ceremony Of Miss Lii
lian T. Callahan and Mr.. j. Lawrence
Perry was performed yesterday a1
he home Of the brides cousin, Mrs.
r. F. Downham. I29 north Washing
ton street, instead Of at the resi-
dence Of MIR. Z. e. Downham, rs Ire
Gazette was incorrectly Informed
James T. Smith, jr., died at his
home, 1l01 Duke street. this city, TINS
morning. He was about 32 years OF
oea and leaves s. wife and two call
Iron. The deceased was the soE Of
James r. Smith, . former sergean
Of the Alexandria police folce. rune
III arrangements have not yet been
made.
1t a recent meeting of The AleXhi'
ar;a Chapter of the Red Cross the
following auxiliaries we're reported as
having been organized: Grace Churca
auxiliary, with Mrs. W. Courtney
Lynch, chairman Southern Metho-
list church auxiliary, Mrs. c. II
soetbers. chairman. At tho same
meeting it was decided to request the
,v,,crs Of automobiles to Vountees
to bring supplies from the Red CrnSs
Supply Depot, 63s D. street. ~ "
1;,sh;npton. to the Red Cross rooms
r. Alexandria, and also to take th'
;:nished articles from the Alexanorla
,.,,arter to Washington. All who VIII
kindly volunteer to assist IN 'n:s ,|
-,, ore asked to communicate Win
Mr. r. D. Cation, Red Cross rooms
third floor corner Of King and fiF'
.a-nota Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
Masonic Notice.

There will be a called conlmunlca-
ton Of Andrew Jackson Lodge M.
100 a. F. and A. NJ, on Friday,
January 25. 1918, at 2.30 p. m, to at
tend the funeral Of Brother Harry
4 Downham. Members of Alexandria
Washington Lodge and all Masons in
good standing are cordially invited.
r. S. Lucket5,
Worshipful Master.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24

| Corporal J. ]. Mitchell has return
! I'd TO Admission, Alabama, after spend
Zig q weak here with his parents, M
and Mrs. J. ". Mitchell, 126 Nortl
Henry street
Mr.. Louis DeNIoll entertained hi;
Sunday school class Of the Methods
Protestant church on Tuesday even
inr at his home in the Berkeley
apartments.
The alarm of fire early last nigh
vas caused by . slight blaze in the
building occupied by the Alexandra
Coffee Company, On the north sid,
IF Prince street, near Fairfax. The
ire, which was caused by peanut
roaster, was soon extinguished, and
:he damage was slight.
Mrs. Aluba HanralaE, who had
been in declining health for sonls
time. died at her home, 305 Wilkes
street, at 5:45 o'clock yesterday even
ing. She was in the list year of her
ape. Mrs. Hanrahan was the widow
If Patrick Hamahan, and daughter
# the late William u. snd Elizanc:n
Ann Herbert. She is survived by one
son. RAYMOND L. Hanrahan.
Mr.. Newell S. Grecnaway, OF this
,iiy. and Miss Caroline Z. Cobey, Of
Vienna. Va. were united in marriage
ghis afternoon ut O'clock in ST
Paul's Episcopal church, Rock Creek
parish, Washington, D. c., by the
Rev. Harry S. Cobey, brother OF the
ride. The wedding march was play
ed by Mrs. George F. Warhcld, OF
his city. The bride was attired IN q
larl, blue travelling suit, with hat &c
notcb and had as her maid OF hone:
her cousin, Miss Clara Speake, OF
Washington. The bride is daughter
,f Mr.. and Mrs. William Winter
z,E,ev. Of Vienna. Mr.. and MIS-
Greenaway left for g Southern trlp'
following the ceremony,
The funeral of George W. Jones
ohio died suddenly while sitting IN
. chair 81 his home, $50 north Payne
s,raet on Tuesday, was held this Al
.prnoon 1T 4 o'clock from Whcaticy $
coannl the Rev. DR.. f. 3 jackson,
nastor Of the First Baptist churcH,
oaic;o.;nr The deceased mad been
rasnected resident of Alexandria ioc
MANY wears and for the past quar-
.er Of a century had been engag2c
in the contracting business as Gag
,anter and builder. He was also en-
ragged in the grocery, wood ana CO"
hnsiness at the corner Of Payne anc
p,,;rcsss streets. He was slXty-s'i
rrors old and besides his wife IS
survived by his son, George W. Jones.
~ slrs. ". A. Golden, and Misses
Alma, Unica, Evelyn and Louise
Tones The interment was in Bethel
cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24

ferrcd stock.
\ class in elementary hygiene ane
nome nursing is being formed undeI
,he auspices OF the Alexandria Chap
ter Of the Red Cross. Only limited
number can be taugft IN q csass
Those who are interested in The
course Of study and wish to join The
olaae are requested To communicate
as carly as possible with Mrs. G. :
Kl;nstein. chairman Of the nursing
section Of the Chapter, GOT Prince
street. They are also requested Il
,+odo in their communications whether
shey prefer to take the course N TIE
afternoon or evening.
The Cameron Club IS indeed for
,nrate in being able TO announce
hat on Friday night, February 1lrsG,
- o'cloel, at the Young Peoples
Building, Nh. Robert S. Barrett VIII
rive, under the auspices OF the cl''o,
an illustrated lecture on South Amor
~ The views to be show.., many Of
them eolored. were taken by Mr. Bar
rett during his travels Of one and a
half years on the southern continent
and represent the many places ne
visited in connection with the actIri-
lies of great interest to our govern
,oe,rt, This address, by request was
prepared by Mr.. Barrett TO DC ae-
livored in Now York city, but owing
70 his hurried return to South Amer
20 hv order of the government, Alex
andria will be the only place Wnese
Lh;a lecture viii be eivcst
Dcr,Ytv collector ]. Fred Birre'l.
assisted by Deputy Collector Geo. X
pickett. will be at the Revenue Office
in the postofice building in this city,
from nov until February 10th m
elusive, for the purpose pf assisting
tax u:.yers who have received the
necessary forms in making out their
income returns. NO forms have been
received by AR Birrell as yet ouI
they are expected daily and rs soon
as they arrive the public will be
notified. Collector John IL. Hart de-
sires that all rende rtheir returns
promptly and enclose their tax, as
he government needs the money now
Everyone is requested to show the!-
patriotism by complying promptly
with the request. The ministers Of
the various churches are requested
% urge upon their congregations ehe
imnortance Of this matter, ana II is
hoped the banks will assist their de-
nositors in making their returns with
nromptness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
COAL MINE EXPLOSION.
One Hundred Men Entombcd by q
Eyplosion Last Night.

Halifax, N. S, Jan. 24.-An explo'
sion early last night in the Allen shaft
of the Arcadia Coal Companys col
lier;cs at Stellarton, n. S., entor1h-
ID 100 miners. Seven have been res
cued alive. Men with the Draegc:
nrotection went down to continue IN:
rescue work, but after three hours
none Of them had returned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-24
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