Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Seven hundred and twenty-nine
persons were killed and 1,I54 were
injured in aerial attacks by allied
forces on German territory UP to
November 6, 1885, according to ofiic-
ial figures made public in Berlin.
Another attempt has been made
against the life of Ni!;olai Leaine, the
Russian Bolshevik premier at Mos
COW. Shots were fred at Leninc,
but he was not injured. His chauf-
feur was wounded.
Army aviators returning TO Boil
ing field, D. c., from The, acrona1t
cal exposition in New York report
that plans arc rapidly being per-
fected for aerial passenger service
between New York and Washington
ard Los Angeles. The service from
coast to coast vii! be started in Au-
gust, according to Wesley y. Hill, Of
Phoenix, Ariz.
Eitel Friedrich, second son OF the
former German emperor, has COM
ncnced divorce proceedings against
i1is wife, charging infdeliiy before
The war. says the Kle:nc Journal Of
Berlin. When the former prince at
tempted to begin proceedings before
The war his father vetoed the PLAY,
the newspaper adds. Eitel Friedrich
was married in 1906 TO Grand Ouch
css Sophie Charlotte Of Oldcnburg.
Unless the producers and fish mcr-
chants grant the demands Of the fish
ermen's union Of the Atlantic, it was
indicated yesterday in Boston strike
may be called in the New England
fisheries industry within a week.
The employers refused to grant the
wage increase demanded BY the fish
crmen ana it is alleged that they
also refuse to arb!trate TIE question
involved. Tic fishermen arc willing
to have their demands submitted to
arbitration.
Four mon were arrested yesterday
In New Yort, and charged with burg
lazy IL ccnnrcGion win the robbery
CT $2G 432 last Thursday from a sale
in the vault Of me Cosmopolitan
Bank. The men arrested include
Samuel Smith, tn, $237.50 ".cta,
paying teller Of zhe bank; Samuel
Levitt. saloon keeper: Abraham Lea
Wit. shipping clerk, and Frank RaT-
rolds, former cmploye q the bank
More than $4,000 or tie stolen
n;oncy has been recovered, it is sta
ted
Should the proposed league Gf ma
tons fail. the United states is pre-
pared styai@htwag 10 commission
fleets of li@hter-than-air machines
that will dominate the air. The new
tvpes CT diri@iblqs Will be able 70 at
tel: any ship approachiNg An1eri-
co.'s coas. lines and viii constitute
the most powerful naval auxiliary
man ever has devised. The u.agni-
tude CT strength Of the new Weapon
&c warfare was revealed ycz tcHday
TX the Navy Department
Union printers will be foand back
inc the American flag when any "no
bee. no work and Mooney strikes
arc undertaken, according to 7. c.
Roberts, formerly president Of Co
lrinbia Typographical Union, 4 spec
ial agent Of the Department Of La
bor, who spoke before meeting yes
r.r,lay. Roberts declared that from
what he could Learn the nIn:bcr o
men who will participate in sucl
strikes is being magaiicd, and tina
i IS evidently being fostcred BY tn
brewery interests. 10 jnhGentla
labor organizations arc taking ar:
snecial interest in the matter, iron
what he undcrsto TODD, said Roberts.
! Attacks from three different angie
on the constitutionality Of the PFC
h;bit;cn amendment and other ant
, I;ouor legislation, including the emeI
; eency "dry" clause Of the agricultI
) rsl bill adopted last~Novenber, Al
!. heinz planned, with Washington
the base Of operations. Anforret
.nnnt WAS made Yesterday that heac