Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-10
NEWS OF THE DAY


zsst"Hang the Kaiser!" is the cry o.
virtually all women candidates for
the British Parliament in the present
election campaign.
R. L. Ramsdell, vice president OF
the United Cigar Stores, was ar
raigned in the police court of New
York yesterday on complaint charg-
ing he said: "Wilson, hope he
browns" The case was postponed
until Friday to give Ramsdells at
torneys time to prepare their case.
Formal notice has been given the
American government Of the purpose
of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
formerly held by the Austro-Hunga-.
rian government to unite with the
Kingdom of Serbia in single Jugo-
slavic state, and to insist upon the
evacuation Jugoslav territory now
occupied by Italy.
That King George will visit Amer
lea as a return courtesy for President
Wilson'S visit to England, is rot re-
garded as likely. 1t is pointed out
that the Presidents coming is not
a personal visit to the King, but a
ra c. his itinerary in attending the
peace conference as result CT
which diplomatic custom will not re-
ouire that the visit be returned:
Mass meetings held yesterday IN
johannesburg. Durham and NasSel
Bay adopted resolutions opposi e the
return to Germany of her former
African colonies and insisting upon
the repatriation of all German clt'-
zens now in the Cape Town terri
tory. Similar action was taken b
meetings in Kimberley, Port Elizabeth,
East London, Port Shepstone. Cape
Town, and in other large centers.
Some of the documents relating to
the origin Of the war found in the ar
chives in Berlin contain marginal
notes in the former kaiser's own
handwriting, according to advlces
received yesterday through official
channels. These documents, the adj
vices said, are to be published, as
was announced by the Bavarian pre-
mier F"
The water situation in Cumberland,
Nd, has become so serious that the
mayor and city council passed an or
dinance yesterday fixing a fine of
from $40 to $50 on persons guilty of
wasting water from leaking Or defec-
tive faucets, improper flush contrivan-
ices and other means. Persons US
ing city water to wash automobiles or
for sprinkling lawns are liable to a
fine Of from 81 to 500.
Decided Improvement in internal
conditions in China is noted in the
latest diplomatic advices received
1t was learned yesterday that evil
dence of an earnest desire for recon-
Citation between the north and south
factions has been reported, and, that
a tentative program Of consolidation
is under consideration. The plan in
cludes the selection of a vice presi-
dent from south China, the present
chief executive at Picking remaining
in office, and the naming of cabinet
representative of both sections.
The people in the liberated regions
Of Northern France and Belgium ur
gently need American help, the re-
suits of Investigations by the French
press show. The population lacks
food and clothing. Pneumonia and
tuberculosis are rampant. E'During
the past thirty-two days my wife
and l have eaten nothing but beet
SOUP" man from Lille told Wis
ting Paris deputy. The conserva-
tive newspaper the Paris Figaro
says: physically our liberated pop
ulations suffer today almost as bitter
" as before their liberation
Chairman Hurley, CT the United
States Shipping Board, has smoothed
out any hitch over ships that may
have existed between this country
and Great Britain. This fassprance9
was contained: in @cablegram re
ceived from Mr.. Hurley by the board.
After conference with Gen. Pershing.