Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-12
NEWS OF THE DAY

Fear that airplanes would be used
as a means of conveying liquor into
the State when Ohio goes dry, in
sspired the legislative advisers Of the
Anti-Saloon League to provide
against transport of liquor by ar
plane. The recommendation will be
matle by the general assembly.
sfMsthy didn't you run when she at
ttasimfp5ted to beat you?" asked Judge
David Brothers, of Chicago, Of Frank
j. Hess, who said his wife had beaten
him once week for thirty years.
81 did run, your honor, but she IS
1 very athletic and caught me-" The
divorce was granted.
Congress yesterday was asked for
I sis,0OO,O CO to pay for Uncle Sans
decern;aI count of noses. which the
Cersus Bureau expects to begin IN
1920. The last census cost approx
mately S16,OOO,OOO and took about
three years. The new census is eX-
peeted to take as long and cost more.
Both branches CT Congress are
I now considering ways and means of
syerting serious condition Of un-
employment, which, it is feared in
some quarters, will result from the
rapid rehabilitation of the army
and navy and the millions of civilian
war workers.
The 100000 navy men designated
for discharge should be out of the
service by the end of the year, ac-
cording to the hope Secretary Dan
iels. expressed yesterday. Seventy
four Thousand more should be out by
July l next, he said, leaving an en-
listed strength of 100000.
German military evacuation Of Fin
land is almost completed, Stockholm
advices yesterday announced. Five
German steamers have arrived at
Helsingfors from Petrograd to carry
home the remaining Teuton forces, it
was stated. A Saxon regiment at
Helsingfors and regiment of Uh-
lans at Viborg embarked a few DAYS
ago according to the advices.
Fire fremen and water tender
were killed and thirty-one other
members Of the crew of the U. S. S.
Brooklyn were injured in an explos-
ion on the berth deck and in the
btlnkers Of gases from coal dust
aaaile che ship was being coaled
shortly after midday, December 8,
ancording to a report made public by
Hse Navy Department. It is believed
that the Brooklyn is in Far Eastern
waters, her last location having
been given as Vladivostok, Siberia
Sharp attacks on the delinquency
of She War Department in paying off
soldiers were voiced on the floor Of
the House yesterday. Representative
James R. Mann, of Illinois, Republi-
can floor leader, read telegram
vigorously protesting against the
failure of the army authorities to
provide properly for the comfort of
several hundred wounded men re-
Gently returned to this country. The
telegram came from a hospital in
West Baden, Ind, to which these
men had been sent from the port of
debarkation.
Through general order of the
Secretary of War made public yes
terday, President Wilson on behalf
of the nation, expressed his appreci-
alton for the service of officers and
men who were withheld from duty
overseas. AS compliment of the
statement a revision in the army
regulations was published which per-
.mits each officer, field clerk or en-
listed man to wear silver chevron
for eash six months he has served
during the war outside the theater
of operations. It will not be worn
by those required to wear the geld
or blue chevron.
Emerging from maelstrom Of
flying chunks of steel last evening at
5 o'clock at the Potomac Electric
Company power house at Fourteenth
and B streets northwest, Washing
ton, thirty electricians gave fervent