Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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The Rev. Henry H Hail, pastor OF
the First Baptist Church in Wells,
Me-, was arraigned before Judge
Bourne yesterday, charged with the
murder of his wife, Minnie Stevens
Hall, on June 10. Hall was held for
a hearing in ten days. 1t wss said
at the time Of Mrs. Halls death that
she fell from bridge while walking
with her hus band. Further investi-
cation led to the arrest of Hall on
charge of murder. Hall is believed
to have come from Princeton, n. }.
The Navy Department announced
Yesterday that the captain of an
American steamer had reported that
his vessel rsmmed and probably sunk
a submarine about $50 p. M, on Au-
gust II near Winter Quarter Shoals,
off the northern Virginia coast. The
captain stated the submarine was
struck on her port row, bringing her
alongside. The submarine crew hail
ed in strong German accents saying
they were friends, the captain said,
but he replied they were no friends
of his and kept on his course. The
steamer is now in port with badly
damaged bow and quantity Of
water in her hold. The captain
thinks he sank the submarine.
Six thousand persons were killed
or injured in an explosion at the
Krupp works in June, according to
letters taken from German prisoners
captured on the Picardy front.
Enrico Caruso, the noted Metro
politan Opera Company tenor, was
married last night in New York. The
bride was Miss Dorothy Park Benja-
min. patent lawyer and naval and
electrical expert of New York.
Newspapers Of Oporto, Portugal,
report that an unidentified steamer
southbound from Bordeaux sunk a
submarine near the Spanish coast.
There are no details of the incident.
A 40O-foot enemy submarine was
sunk off the Atlantic coast by the
gun crew of British tanker, accord
ING to an officer of the tanker now at
Atlantic port. The tale of the battle
between the tanker and the U-boat
was old by John Crosby, chief mate
o. the former, from his bed in q hos
p!tal where he is being treated for
shock.
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee decided yesterday that the
boys of IS and 10 should be spared
from the draft until after all those
in the older classes have been called
irto service. The committee adopt
ed by the vote of nine to seven an
amendment to the man-power bill
prohibiting the War Department
from calling any of the registrants
urdcr 90 years of age until every
available man above that age has
been taken. This bill in this form
and with one or two other minor
amendments will be reported to the
House by the committee today.
Complete returns from number
of central and southern cities and
scattered and incomplete figures
from small towns and precincts
throughout Mississippi, at 10 O'CLOCK;
last night, showed Congressman B.
P. Harrison. of Gulfport, running far
ahead Of Senator James X. Vardman,
of Jackson, and former Governor Z.
+. Noel, Of Lexington, in the scna-
torial primaries.
The Italian submarine F-7, COM
manded by Captain Flanzola, in a
daring exploit has sunk big Aus
trian steamer, the Admiralty an
nounces. The submarine penetrated
the mine zore in the Gulf of Quarno-
TO where she sent the Austrian yes
sci to the bottom with torpedo,
then returning safely to her base.