Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-25
NEWS OF THE DAY

Polish troops are reported to have
captured Lemberg, the capital OF ia
Elicia, and it's environs.
Eleven German torpedo boats ana
mine layers that were left in the
Antwerp harbor have been informed
in Dutch port.
A plan 10 swamp Spain with Boil
sicvist acitators has been nlpped IN
the bud by Spanish authorities, ac-
cordirg to Madrid advices. Many
Bolshcvist agents have been arrest
cd at Barcelona, Madrid, Cordova,
caaiz, and other Spanish cities.
The German frontier was crossed
at several places yesterday by
American Signal Corps units and
ambulance workers. Short trips
were made into Rhenish Prussia,
where the inhabitants are reported
To have shown the Americans every
consideration.
The Turkish government, accord
mo to a Berlin dispatch, has formally
demanded from the German revolu-
tionary government the return OF
ralaat Pasha and several Turkish
generals who fed to Germany.
Turkey proposes to punish Talaat
Pasha and the generals for the Ar
n.enian atrocities.
One million two hundred thousand
soldiers out Of the service by New
Years Day is the estimate Of army
officers who are in touch with the
mastering out processes. IN round
numbers it is calculated that $4,000
day will be the figure from De-
cember l until January l and that
after the latter day the rate Will
probably be about 5000 day.
Evidence has been discovered CT 4
German plan to destroy the Palais
de Justice in Brussels, according to
Gisoatch from the Belgian capital.
Four internal machines provided with
wicks were found in close proximity
to large quantity of g-npcwder
and ammunition. 1t is supposed
that the plan was laid in preparation
for forced evacuation of the city
before the signing of the arlnistice.
With the return to Washington
today Of Secretary Of State Lansing,
il is expected that steps will be taken
tc announce the personnel of the
Uigited States delegation to the Peace
Congress. There is reason to believe
that the names will be made public
before Wednesday. The best opin-
ion in Washington names the follow
ing men in the order of their proba-
bility of selection: Secretary Lam
sing, Col. E. NJ. House, Elihu Root.
Justice Brandeis, Bernard Baruch,
Senator Phelan, of California, and
William Jennings Bryan.
A million letters from "olr boys"
overseas that will gladden. the
hearts of the folks back home"
reached America yesterday on the
French liner Rochambeau. The
thousands of bags containing the
mail were rushed to the New York
postofice and the delivery of what
is believed to be the Thanksgiving
correspondence of the American EX-
peditionary Forces was started at
orce. There is something for some
body in every State-and something
for somebody in almost every town
in the big pouches.
Overnight advices on the economic
and military situation in Russia have
encouraged United States officials to
believe that the American and allied
forces operating toward Moscow as
common meeting place are not en-
Gangered by the apparent military
domination of the Bolshev:st Red
Gralds. In the minds of many in
Washington the terrible excuses of
The armed mobs Of Petro grad in the
past week are the last flames from
the confagratioE which burst forth
when the Bolsaevisrs realized that
the German CASE was lost, and that
awakened to the true conditions un-
der which Russia withdrew from the
great war. ~w 81 aE&