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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
LOVER MURDERS WOMAN
Turns Weapon on Self. But Failing
Uses Butcher Knife and May
Succumb to Wound

Philadelphia, Dec. 6.-ln tTt OIL
Jealous rage Frank Hanes, Al years
.Jd. shat and instantly killed Mrs.
George Hartley, 40 years old, in the
rear va.d at. her home, Sixth and
Market streets, West Palmyra, last
night. Falling to kill himself with the
same Gun he cut his throat with a
butchers knife and is in critical
condition in Cooper Hospital, Cam
den.
From what the police can gather
Haines, divorced man, had been pay
ing attention to Mrs. Hartley, whose
husband is we'll along in years. She
had weacled of him and decided to cast
hun off. He brooded over the situa-
tlon and arming himself withia double
barreled shotgun lay in wait for hel
scme time after supper. As the wo-
man emerged from the house the man
let drive and she fell with scarcely 9
moan, the charge tearing great gap
in her cnest.
Haines, whose home is square
away from the Hartley,s' house, ran to
a field and fired the remaining charge
trto his cwn body. 1t made bad
wound in his night shoulder. Finding
that it was not likely to prove fata
hc ran t. the home Of an uncle near
ty. grabbed up large butchers
kGife and fed. He was pursued BY
Chief of Police Beck and number Of
citizens, but Wien they came upor
him, Haires had slashed his throa
and was fast bleeding to death. H,
was hurried to the hospital in an au
tomobile and the surgeons are en-
deavoring to save him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.

War Savings Stamps purchased at
S4.2S during December will pay the
investor over per cent interest,
which is the highest rate of interest
received on any security yet issued
BY our Government, making them the
most attractive investment to The
4rlublic today" They mature in four
Sears, or January |, 1923. and give
18th the large, as we'll as the small
:lfAsestor; an opportunity not. only 'tc
help their; government, but to inves,
their nignsy,in safety on an unusuall!
attractive basis. !
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
APPEAL OF RED CROSS
This Organization Has 500 Comfort
Kits to Make-Women Interested
Are Urged to Call at S06 Prin e
Street Next Week And Help.

The local chapter of the Red Cros:
has been requested to send TO head
quarters, by December 81, if possible
500 comfort kits. These kits are tc
be used by the men who are II :e,
main oversee; ms winter.
The fore"n;r;r number represents
part of an order for ';;5,00J comfort
kits whi"n mus. be 'ipl.., 'abroa!
carly in TIC New Year. The material
for these kits has been furnished
without cos: to the local chapter.
This chapter mas merely been ask
ed TO provide the work. All women
are urged II come to the Red Gross
rooms SOC Prirce street Tuesdr.
Wednesday, Thursday or Fr!!a'
morning 1: next week and help.
Those Interested in thu local chap
Ter of this organization say: "ThiS
work can easily be done at home IN
spare moments. We should no: let
interest in the Red Cross work Ii"
hecau=e the Armist!ce has been sieH-
81.
"0uv men will be overseas a io':G
time "a come and must be kept pro-
r;dcd with the necessary comfor :.
We MIST not fail in orr duty to them
raw !"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
HU,Ss SOUGHT. CONTROL
i'eru-Chile Dispute Recalls German
Activities in the Falkland Is
lands


Buenos Aires, Dec. 6.--Difficulties
yatween Peru and Chile over the
,orthern provinces Of the latter coun-
rv. whore the worlds greatest nitrate
eposits are found, recall the efforts
/ Germany to prevent Chilian nit
.ates going to British munitions
,lants at the beginning of the war.
It was this effort that brought the
laval battle in me Falkland Islands.
Sailing vessels, Until after the war
egan. were the principal nitrate car
.ers and taking the long route
round Cape Honn, passed through
ne Falklands defeated German plans.
18th which Admiral Sturdee made for
re Farkiards defeated German plans.
he British were there one day ahead
the Germans and the German
ouadron was defeated and the AL
les left in control of the commerce
nitraSes.
The Fllklands have long been un-
er the British flag, but Argentina
ever formally relinquished claim tc
nem anil appoints a governor fol
hem. Germany ir 1912 was ready tt
ack Argentina in forcibly, asserting
.cr claim to the islands, through
.rhich most commerce between tht
."cst coast of South America and Eu
cpe passed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
Old BOREAS AWAKENS
ierce Nor'westar Causes Some Dam
age in the City--South Gable EN-,
of Colonial Apartment House Blowr
In.

The wind blew strong from tn.
northwest this morning, and some OF
he heavier blasts caused apprehcn
ion. Twigs> and small branches OF
rees were whirled through the air
nd at times it was impossible to wall
gainst the gale. Clouds Of dust wcr,
ent through the streets. and heav,
ca prevailed on the river.
While the gale was at its heigh'
he south gable end of the Colonia!
Apartment House, on the east side 81
'airfax street, between Cameron
md Queen, was blown in, and ths
in roof Of the rear portion of the
building torn up. This portion of thC
Colonial was being used as dormi
:cry, and the demolition Of the walls
exposed the bedroom furniture. This
part of the building was occupied
oy Sergeant Scott and family. Al.
hough portion Of the bricks and
Mortar fell inside the room. neithe,
member of the Sergeant family i:
injured by the collapse.
While the wind was blowing great
guns" the whistle Of the motor fri
engine was heard, causing no little
anxiety, as it was realized thar 4 fir
while he wind was blowing so fierce
Y was something to be dreaded. The
alarm, however. was caused by burn
ng grass in the vicinity of the Tn
on passenger depot and no damage
resulted.
Teh alarm this afternoon wa
caused by fire on lot on uppe
King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
FLORIDA GETS AIR BOOZE
Amended Liquor Bill to Provide Con-
tiscatiOn of Machines.

UScdllOn Ul .NlCIuleS-
Pensacola, Fla. Dec 6.-Airplanes
have been added to the means by
which liquor may not be brought into
lie State of Florida.
Tie bill to which Senator John
Stokes gave his name and which ne
rrides himself on having made "the
most drastic antiliquor law evci
famed in the history of the world
has been amended to include
machines travelling through the air
among those vehicles which may be
flrei.ed and dispose most Of fo! raid
ing bcotlcgging.
Hundreds of aviators fly regularly
from half dozen places in Florida
to New Orleans or to coast points
where Illicit stills are in operation.
Gov. Sidney Cats had been told tina.
Liquor was broight back on their
planes by these men, and that some
u them who had fatal Crashes" had
been drinking before they went on
their last fights. These rumors, of
whose truth no positive proof seems
% have been had, became so perss-
t:nt that the Governor urged the
f"amers e. the Prohibition bill TO cX-
tend its provisions accordingly.
Flights to Florida have been made
from Philadelphia, some of them in as
little as rine hours. Newspaper dis
cyssions cf these trips and of the pos
sible use of airaanes, when private
ownership is again permitted. were
also factors in bringing about the
rew pre- vision of the Stokes bill.
There are rumors that hootleggers
would establish airplanes liveries
which would carry the thirsty to place:
IN the Everglades where they might
rink as they pleased without fear
81 dctectIHn. These also had weigh
Florida bootleSgers are resource
fll enough already to make these
plans credible. Automobiles carr,
Booze into the State in their gasolin,
tanks. The tanks are divided so tha
one side carries the "gas jag" AM
the other carries Gag gas" Room
n hotels are rented at rates $50
night soaletimes) that include tn
oooze to be found in the bureau
:rawers. All the other devices of dr.
States are being used, and the pos
sibility OF employing airplanes :
hring in liquor doesn't offend ary
tody's reason.
The Stakes Bill, makes it illegal t
drink liquor anywhere in the Stat,
l.: provides for the confscation c
every article CT personal proper-s
used in the transportatio of lquc
into the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
shot MAY PROVE fatal
John Mitchell Colored. Wounded by
Charles Whora, Colored-Aassall-
ant Escapes Following ARRAY
Staged at Fertilizer Plant.

John Mitchell, colored, employed al
he plant of the Alexandria Fertilizer
md Chemical Company was shot ana
.robably fatally wounded at the
:ompany's plant shortly after . :
o'clock ,his morning by colored en-
:iove sand by the police to be named
-harles Whora, alias Thomas Hughes'
Mitchell was shot in the stomach
nd his condition is reported to De
critical. He was taken to the Alex
ndria Hospita, and operated on D!
1rs. Delarey and klipstein.
Following the shooting Whora fed
nd had rot been unprecedented at
.;te hour this afternoon. The police
,owever, made a wide search for the
fugitive.
The police learned, it is stated, that
iitchell first drew pistol and fre'
Whora, and hen Whora fired on
i Mitchell. Bad feeling it is report
] existed between the men.
Whora had been employed az tna
,,ant only about a month. He IS a
on resident of the city.
Following the shooting Whora dis
.;rded his hat for cap and hastily
,ft the scene.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
THREE DAYS MARCH TO, RHINE.

With TIE Americans in Prussia,
Zee. 6.-The left wing of the Second
division is within three days march of
The Rhin?: The whole front to be oc-
aapied by the americans along the
historic river,is expected: to be reach
I'd by December is.
i, a eotps9df expert. engineers. left
yesterday. for .Goblenz to determine
.she exact area of the bridgehead, to
he held By the Americans and to ar
/. range for taking over the. railways
Telephones and telegraphs.- .I,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
l.o556,55 ARMENIANS SLAIN
Turkish Statistics Show l,396,350
Deported.

Saloniki, Dec. en-. Khanzadlan
an Armenian leader and former Off
Ger OF high rank in the Turkish navy
on his arrival here Wednesday de-
clared that German and Turkish sta
tistics which he saw in CONSTANT
noplc in 1916 showed that l,396,ooO
Armcnians had been deported and
that of that number 1.o56,55O had
been massacred. Thanking the Greek
Government for it's symathy with the
cause of the Armenians, he said the
Greeks and Armenians shnuld COM
bine their efforts against Turkish op-
preston.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
THREE MURDER CASES.
GRAND JURY MONDAY

The following grand jury has been
summoned to meet at II o'clock Mon
Jay in the corporation court. Judge L
c Barley presiding, when three mur'
eler cases. .willi be. presented Urbar
s: Lambert. John D: Natter ,Iosept
C. aGatas, John NJ. Reed, George H
Robinson, R.: H. c.: Beverley, A. ]
P6hl, Thomas l.. Carter.5Lprenzo VOL
ford, ]. frank Myers. C. S. Baden
Ger and LlewellyH Dyson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
EXCITEMENT At A BALL
lHi;,,aas5 - ~ y :.
Gathering at colored Odd Fellows
Hall Last Night Results in Consid-
erable Disorder-Negro Soldier
Draws Automatic Pistol.

Draws Automatic Pistol.
There was ball last night at tn
cnlored Odd Fellows Hall on Colum
! bus street, near Wolfe As is general
v the case, the affair would not hav,
5een considered success had tran
guilty prevailed in the presence o
rerpsicilore. Several Of the attendants
nen and women. were soon engaged
II a nlixup, and Officers Walkei
Campbell and John Kerns repaired
to the scene, Edgar Thorp, a negro
soldier, had produced an automati;
aistol and was about to discharge !,
into a bevy of men and women when
officer Ferns knocked it from hlS
,and. The officer picked up the weapor
md took charge Of Thorp, but sev:
sral other negro soldiers appeared an
escued their companion. \ member.
+ the military police appeared at TIN
uncture, and the pistol-toter was re
,aptured and conducted to the sta
s.on house. He was arraigned befor'
he Police Court this morning whe'
.e denied ownership of the pistol
Ie was fined $50. After having beer
1cked up a few minutes he state
hat he had S44 and if released woul
soon return with the other Sc. He pait
yer the money and was allowed t
leave.
A negro boy and two young negr
pomen We're next made to face +
ourt. The boy was charged wit
carrying 4 pistol ana the women witt
ighting ir front of the hall. Th,
:arkey denied having a pistol in hi
possession. although one witncs:
'ated that he preuuced something ar
nenlbers of the crowd warned him nc
c snoot. He and the two women We
ned $5 each FOR disorderly conduct.
Rows at negro balls and on excur-
..ons are generally regarded as Il
me qua non of such pastimes. Pee
'e residing near colored Odd Fellows
Iall are always apprchensive when il
known a ball is to be given.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
KILLED IN EXPLOSION
thirty Injured During Series Of Blasts
at Du POnt Plant.

at Du POnt Plant.
Pompton Lakes. n. J.,. Dec. g.
Twelve men were killed in a series
If explosions that demolished one
building Of the Du .Pont powder
plant here and rocked the country.
side yesterday.
More than thirty me" were in
jured, many seriously. Four explo-
sions occurred in rapid, succession in
the capital room of the plant where
fifty men were employed.
The coMcussion Of the explosions
was felt for several miles and men,
women and children fccked to the
,cene of the disaster The work Of
,escue and search for bodies WAS
tarted at once under the direction
# Company officials. A fire started
the wrcckagc and was quickly ex-
tinguished
Eight bodies have been recovered.
all horribly mangled. 1t is believed
that many of the injured will die.
Owing to the calls Of the war there
is only one physician in the COM
munity and it was necessary to move
most of the injured to the Haskell
Hospital ard the Paterson Genera!
Hospital after rendering first aid
iWreck1ge OF the building was
thrown several hundred yards BY the
force Of the succeeding explosions
Parts of bodiesn We're found plort
than 100 yards lssEg fzsF'n TBS scene Of tbs
disaster, the worst III, the history .ot
he local plant. : ,., >
Friction is believed by company
j. officials to have caused the first ex
plosion and the heayr toll css dcat.
!. and destruction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
ALLIES DEMAND MILLIONS:
TO PAY FOR OCCUPATION

London, Dec. 6.-The French arm
istice commission has dispatched a
note to Berlin demanding payment
of occupation expenses incurred by
the allied armies to date, a, Centra'
News dispatch from Amsterdam sta
ted today.
The expenses are said to include
$13,5OO000 on behalf of the Ameri
can army, and S1O,OOO,O0O provision
ally on behalf of the British. Of tht
latter amount s5O0.O0O will be leviec
On Durea and the remainder on Co
logne.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
POPE CALLS FOR PRAYERS
10 Addresses Letter to Catholics
Tnrourhout The World.

Rome, Wednesday, Dec. 6.-Pope
iencdic. las addressed an encyc!lcal
.tter to the Catholic episcopate
throughout the whole world, exhort-
10 them to offer universal public
,ravers so that Providence may guide
he members OF the approaching
Peace Conference and give the world
>eace founded or true principles of
2kri stiaa justice and love amcng men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
WANT RETRENCHMENT
Senators Borah and Martin Show
Plans TO Decrease Expenditure

,enators Borah and Martin Show
Plans to Decrease Expenditure
Demands for retrenchment in gov
:rnment expenditures were voiced
again yesterday in the Senate. Sen
,tor Boral. in bringing up the sub
Iect, said that :'in the first month Of
~etrenchmcnt. November, expenditures
reached tie highest point since the
var started"
Democ ratic Leader Martin assured
he Senate that he believed the coun-
.ry was being brought to bankruptcy
md that he had repeatedly urged viz
tl:ally all department heads to cui
down expenses. Secretary Baker had
written MIN, he said, that with the
possible exception of Columbus, GA.
II cantorment work had stopped.
Senator Martin added that he die
rot believe cent should be spent a
Columbus, and that ne proIestet
against the expenditure of S2,O00,00t
for an artillery training camp in th'
mountains of North Carolina.
Senator Kenyon urged the advisa
5ility of calling into conference til
.|reads of the various. departments an
|ascertainirg from them how the ey
renditures are being reduced Sena
TOR Martin said be was in ,constsn
I touch wI7h Chairman sheriey,: Of tn
Housesarpropriations committee, wi,
lad instituted such an intestigatio,
, Charles Chaplin in sShould,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
RICHMOND THEATRE

Charlie Chaplin will be seen at the
Richmond Theatre tonight in his Sec
ond million dollar picture, shoulder
Ans. which is described as "a
muddy tragedy of trench life" This
picture comes to the Richmond teora
beng shown in Washington. If you
want 10 enjoy good laugh don't Miss
it.
The extra added attraction will bs
Fanny Ward in reissue of The
Cheat"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
DEATHS DUE TO SUBMARINES

Fifteen thousand men lost their
lives during the war due to sunnna-
zine .nd mire warfare: Sir Eric Ged-
Gcs. first lord of the British Admir-
atty. announces. Altogether 2,475
merchantmen and $40 fs.,ing VESSELS
"a total of 3,145 craft--wena sunk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
SOME FINANClER
Forces Fiancee 10 Sign Over Her
Bank Account to His Credit

Detroit. Dec. 6.-Nick Zaris was
,,rasted IN a downtown bank yester-
iay on he Plea Of Mrs. Anna Boueln.
The woman told the police zar1s
had forced her under threat of death
- accompany him to the bank. and
..ere sign over her bank account to
IS credit. She wrote note 10 the
teller asking him to notify the police.
Zaris told the police he and the wo-
man wcr, to De married, and he
wished tf?eir accounts consolidated. He
: held on charge of grand larceny.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
RAID ON BOOTLEGGERS
Ten Thousand Quarts of Liquor Seiz-
ed BY Washington Policemen Last
Nieht-One Thousand Dollars Bail
Demanded of .arprehended Partiess

Ten thousand quart of bootleg
liquor an! 26O Washingtonians wh'
- ought !: into The city last nigh
we're taken into custody by the po
,;cc in tnc of the most general ant
effective raids ever staged.
!. From carly IN the afternoon unit
after midnight a steady stream o:
,atrol wagons brought contiscatee
suitcases. valises and other parcels
"a the precinct stations throughout
Washington and TO down town head
Quarters.
All the cases were treated alike,
the apprehendcd parties being re-
leased upon $1,000 bail.
Maj. Raymond Pullman, superInten-
dent of police, personally visited the
three principal points which, were
la atroled for incoming trains and au-
tcmcbiles carrying the prohibited
wares.
The frs. general raid was made at
Grion Station when the. afternoon
tain from Baltimore pulled in. ST.
mu!.aneously raids were made at Fiji
teenth ard II streets northeast and
6: the Lcng Bridge, at the foot OF
street southeast.
Liquor for Christmas stocks ac-
counted for the large quantities
brought il, by individuals in many
cases.
Those cn the Baltimore and An
napolis cars AMI the Union Station
tain were tcppel off that they were
going 10 be arrested when they ar
rived in Washington and upwards Of
7 hundre dropped off" it is said.
Numerous parcel; of liquor were
ecklessly thrown into the Eastern
branch it is declared by onlookers.
Throughout the evening Police
was crowded with beth
men and women WIN were apprehecd
a by the details of policemen which
surrounded every popular entrance
rrGm Baltimore.
Mai. Tuilman explained that the
raids werc made on the strength of
rlesidcnr Wilson's proclamation madH
,:,rly in the yea, clause y and l3 OF
which barred entrance of all .lguo'
ITO Washington within five miles O.
ertain military zones established.
If the District courts sustain the
3olice authorities in these raids it will
.ran that Washington viii be bone
Try.
AS Washington has military or
raval camps or stations in every sec
on of the city The five-n!le zones
,,rotect iii but two remote parts for
rohibition,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
INITIATES FORTY THREE.

Holds Class Observation-Disclosures
bv 200 Observation-Disclosures by
Visitors and Others Following Work
More tnan 200 members of the or
der last l;ght attended the class mi
t;ation conducted by Alexandria Coun-
ell No. 5, Order of Fraternal Amerll-
cans, at Odd Fellows Hall in North
Columbus street. The degrees of the
order were conferred on class OF
eorty-three candidates by picked
team from Washington.
Following the degree work the visi:.
tors from Washington, Richmond and
Fairfax and other places were wei:
ccn1ed by James r. Mansfield, state
secretary, who presided and introduce
I'd the speaker.
National officers attending included
Tohn H. Noyes and G. B. Webb.
John II. Trimyer, this city, state
treasurer, delivered an address on th'
interest O: the Virginia cottage to b.
erected for the orphanage of this or
:anization.
Following his address consider
.ale sum was donated to the pro
iect.
Others who delivered addresses in.
luded T. T.. Skinner. Morris Peabody !
!. w. M,Gill, John Simpson and other: !
rom Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-06
THE DAY OF RECKONING.
Armed Domination of Any One Ma
ton Must Cease-Peace Must be
Based Oil Juslice-Men Guilty Of
High h-Handed Crimes to Suffer.

There is every indication that in
his utterances in France the Presi-
dent will make plain his proposition
that all come to the peace table pre-
pared to make sacrifices for lasting
peace and that armed domination by
any one nation shall cease.
London, Dec. 6.-Sir Auckland Ged-
des, President of the Local Govern
ment Board and Minister of National
Service, in q public address. said that
the line of policy advocated by the
Coalition Government was peace
which, so far as the enemy powers
were concerned, should ne based on
stern justice, ard. so far rs these
men who planned and started the war
were concerned, should be founded OF
Justice of the nature neted in the
highest courts Of the land. Such man
as the former German Emperor, En-
yer Pasha and the former rulers Of
Bulgaria and Austria would be placed
on trial, and if found guilty their
lives would be forfeit.
"Men guilty Of unSpeakable atroci-
ties apon our prisoners and upon the
civilian inhabitants of the invaded
lands" he continued. must stand
trial, and if they are condemned
must suffer death"
1t had to be proved how Far the
commanders Of submarines acted I'M
der orders, which they had to carry
out under pain Of death. or how far
they acted on their voliti2n, lie oo!nt
ed out. but if the atrocities at 2eo
we're committed or the v",iticn of in
dividual commanders. he declared,
they. too. mast suffer the extreme
penalty.
"Today is th" day of reckoning for
our enemics,' said the Minister.
"and they will have to paw to the u
ternost farthing what il is possible
to bring out Of them"
London, Dec. 6.-The British naval
authorities have decided that it will
he unnecessary 10 demand the re-
turn of Hclgcland to Great Britain
from Germany. Winston Spencer
Churchill, the Minister of Munitions.
announced in a speech at Dundee
Wednesday night.
Mr.. Churchill also said 1.-The = Coy.
,rnnient had decided upon re nation
alization of the railways.
"We enter the Peace Conference.
said Mr.. Churchill during the course
of his address. with the absolute
that no limitation
shall be imposed nn orr ri&nI 70
maintain our naval defense. We do
not intend. no mater what argu-
ments and appeals are addressed to
us, to lend ourselves IN. any way to
any lettering restrictions WHICH will
prevent the British Navy mairtaining
it's we'll tried and wei! deserved So
premacy."