Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-29
NEWS OF THE DAY


Not single Prince or Princelet
is now left in power anywhere IN
Germany according to dispatch
from Zurich.
The German government Will, 1t Is
said, invite President Wilson to visic
Germany. while he is in Euorpe, says
the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger.
semi-oficial information from Rome
is to the effect that Ttaly's indemnity
claim against Austria-Hungary IS
approximately s2O,OoO,c00,O0O.
One more great, popular loan
campaign in the spring and fortnight
" certificate issues of from $780,
in Chicago that the farmer is receiv-
Immediately for S600,oO0,OOO were
announced yesterday by Secretary
McAdoo in a circular letter to bank
ers throughout the country.
A Rome dispatch says the Vatican
4 has announced that Cardinals Glib
bons and Manciri have asked Presl-
dent Wilson to use his influence to-
ward permitting the Pope to have
representative at the peace confer
ence. with a view to securing ar adj
iustment of the Roman question.
The abdication of the Grand Ouch
ess Of Luxembourg is expected short
". The Luxembourg chamber of dep
II uties is to decide whether the grand
duchy is to become republic or
whether it. shall be merged with Bel
GUM. The latter course is said to be
generally favored by the people of
Luxembourg.
Governor Stephens. of California.
Yesterday committed to life imprison-
ment the sentence of Thomas j..
Mooney, under death sentence for
participation in the Preparedness
& Day bomb explosion in San Francisco.
1t is understood the governors ac-
ton was based on the request of
President Wilson not to allow
Mooney to hang. He was to hang at
sunrise Friday, December IS.
In well-informed quarters in Lon
don it is believed unlikely that peace
will be signed before April. Premier
Lloyd George will go to Paris early
in December, simultaneously with
President Wilson's arrival there. It
is believed the preliminary conferen-
ces will last until Christmas. The
conference proper is expected to be-
gin early in January and the general
belief is it will require at least three
months.
It is said that all German soldiers
with the exceptions of the classes of
1898 and 1899, are being' discharged
+ as rapidly as possible, according to
reports reaching the American Third
army. These two classes will be held
I in service until Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg sees fit to discharge
them. The schedule of rehabilitation
in Germany is beinlg carried out as
rapidly as the troops reach their
various headquarters.
President Wilson was yesterday
presented with a gold medal by the
Independent Order of B'nai Birth for
having, declared DR.. Adolph krause,
of Chicago, who made the presenta-
ticn. Contributed most during the
year to the welfare of the Jewish
people and humanity" Dr. Krause,
president of the order, paid glowing
tribute to the President, DR.. Henry
Morgenthau, former Ambassador to
Turkey, was present and participated
4 in the ceremony"
"What should prove to be SEN
sational statement may be published
in the early days of next month
& showing the approximate amount of
valuables and gold which Germans
have looted from banks, churches and
buildings, public and private, in
Russia. The Russian gold reserve,
which is in bullion and currency. was
recently moved to Germany in ac-
cordance with the bargain between
Y the ex-kaiser's government and the
Bolsheviki."