Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.


double drive against Amiens and
Paris, and estimates that 1872 enemy
divisions are massing for the final eff
fort to gain a decision. Mr.. Whitney
has just returned to Paris from an
inspection of the entire British front
and learns that the Germans have
created many new artillery ammuni-
ton dumps, aerodromes and field hos
pitfalls. He describes the enemy's pre-
parations as 'feverish." Mr.. Whitney
declares that the thrust may come at
any hour. He adds that the allies
are we'll prepared and that "the Boche
will never win"
Confidential reports received at the
State Department yesterday show the
German kaiser has already taken
steps to prevent collapse Of his arm
les such as resulted in the Austrian
uebacle on the Italian front. The Ger
man people are being told not to ex-
pect the campaign plans OF 1918 to
end the war. Vague promises of vic
tory in 1919 are being held out by the
inspired press. The threatened with
d-awal of Austria as the chief ally
of Germany is shown to be source
of great concern at Berlin. The hur-
ried departure of Gen. Won Ludendorff
from the western front for Vienna is
to prevent desperate peace drive by
the dual monarchy.
That many government employees
will resign if the Borland amendment,
providing an eight-hour day for all
Federal workers who are to share III
the $40 pay increase effective July l.,
becomes a law was the prediction last
night of H. L. McLarin president of
the National Federation of Federal
Employees. Serious interference with
the governments war work, he said,
would result from the enactment of
the amendment, which was adopted
yesterday by the Senate and House
conferees. Mr. McLarin declared the
clerks are willing to do overtime work
now when the war needs require it
and the Borland amendment is I'M
necessary.
An absolute split n the admins
tration on the prohibition question was
evident yesterday. Although Post
master General Burleson, Chairman
Edward n. Hurley, of the Shipping
Board, and cambridge Colby, men,
Der of the board, all pleaded with the
Senate Agricultural Committee not to
report the Jones bone-dry amendment
favorably, Secretary Daniels insisted
that prohibition was the only proper
solution of the liquor question.
A dispatch from San Salvador says
great damage has been caused in
Zacatecoluca and San Vicente by a
tempest of unprecedented severity.
Many houses were RACED and large
area of the country at the foot of
San Vicente volcano was devastated
by an avalanche of volucanic mud
from the slopes of the mountain.
Many bodies o.. the people caught
in the inundaticn aad been swept
down the Lempa River.
OF six great cruiser type subma-
rines, built by Germany. four have
been destroyed by the allies, accord
ing to information which has come to
the Navy Department Details con-
corning the manner in which the craft
were sent to the bottom were not dis
closed. Department officials were
plainly pleased, however. It is I'M
Ierstood that American destroyers
were responsible III part for the
achievement.
Senator Sutherland of West Vir-
ginia (Republican), is entitled to his
seat in the United States Senate, the
Senate privileges and elections COM
mittee decided yesterday, in dimiss-
ing the election contest brought a
year ago by former Senator Chiffon
(Democrat). Mr. Chiffon several
months ago virtually agreed to aban-
don his contest for Senator
Sutherland's seat, based on charges
that excessive amount of money had
been spent in the election and that
irregularities had occurred in tabulat-
ing the returns. The committee also
discussed Senator LaFollette's st.
Paul speech, but deferred further con-
sideration until next Friday.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
last night called on the governors OF
all the states for the mobilization be-
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