Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

and highest cabinet officer AleXsh-
der Konowaloff, is in Washington on
a secret mission to the President.
Because he could not stop smoking
cigarettes, Charles M. Byers, miner
walked out to the county cemetery ar
fired a bullet through his brain. BURY
me in here" instructed note found
IN his clothing. ~ have tried again
and again to stop smoking cigarettes.
cannot do it." Byers was so years
old and lived at Redding, Ga.
Thanks in part to Germany's action
in sending her U-boats to this side OF
the Atlantic, the total strentn in per
sonnet of the American navy mas
reached the unprecedented number OF
45O .O93 officers and men. Announce
ment of this fact was made last nigil;
bv Secretary of the Navy Daniels
who gave out the above figures for
the various branches of the naval SER
vice.
The so-called Notifications bill, re-
ported to the House Saturday, appro-
priating s5,435 ,O96,224 for ordnance
and ammunition, reveals more ABOUT
this nations war program and prepa-
rations than any similar measure
since the outbreak of hostilities. II
is now almost a daily occurrence fer
the cables to bring announcements
from high government officials II
England, France and Italy of the
great strength the United States IS
exerting in the war, and of her am
bilious plans to crush the imperialistic
aims of the military autocracy or
Germany.
A pro- German revolt is threatened
in one section Of the Austrian En-
nire. Sentiment in Tyrol, the noun
famous Austrian province adjoining
switzerland on the east, is strong Tor
! closer union with the Hohenzollern
Empire and consequent weakening
# the ties that bind the dual Austro'
Hungarian monarchy together. Sew
,ral districts in Tyrol were taken un-
Ter control of the German food min
stry, so far as supplying the people
with food is concerned, about five
weeks ago. The present demand IS
for further extension of this change,
50 that German civil law and state IN
situations may take the place Of Aus
;rian.
Belgium men and boys have lately
shown a unique interest in athletics
particularly the pole vault and high
lump. At the same time the German
invaders in Belgium have raised the
electrically charged wire fence around
Belgium from height of about four
feet to a new height of nine feet.
These two items of news are closely
related. When the Belgian youths
had perfected their training III the
high jump, they had taken to making
their way to the frontier and jumping
over the electric wires at some poorly
guarded point. The new 9-foot
fence prevents this method of escape
to Holland, and refugees are again
forced to resort to the difficult eXpe-
dent of wriggling through the wires
at spots where the sentries are few.
American forces, cooperating with
the British and French, are nibblins
at the lines of the enemy on the West
ern front, seeking information as to
the time and direction of the mex:
great German drive. From informa-
ton already obtained, and from the
indications that the Austrian drive on
the Italian lines has proved abortlve,
the expectation is that Hindenburg
will make new move this week,
either in the direction of Paris or
with the Channel ports as his main
objective. All along the line from
Nieuport to Lorraine, official advlces
show, the allied armies are carrying
out nightly multiple raids for the cap
ture of prisoners. Such counter raids
as have been thus far by the Germans,
army officers here declare, are to 10
cate the sore spots in the line of the
defenders.
1t was impossible to obtain roast
beef sandwich yesterday in any Of the
hotels, restaurants, lunchrooms ana
dairy lunches Of Washington. Inc
now regulation issued by the food ad-
ministration went into effect, and the
eating places Of Washington are al
herring strictly to it. Beef or beef
products hereafter will be served only
on the following days: Roast beet
may be served only during the nooa
meal Monday. Steaks cannot be ser