Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-01-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mrs. Clara Hanson, 80, shot and
killed her FIVE children at their
home in Sherman, near Sioux Falls,
S. Oak. and fred a bullet into her
owr head in an attempt at suicide.
THE German army, including sick
and wounded, now numbers approx
n,acely 100000" War Minister
Renhatdt declared in an interview in
Berlin yesterday.
Three men were killed and one SER
icusiy injured at Katy Lake, near
Rockwell, Texas. yesterday afternoon,
when their automobile was struck by
a train I'll grade crossing.
The mutilated body OF Rosa Lux
ernDurg, who was lynched by mob
in the streets of Berlin a week ago,
has been found in the Landwshr Ca
nal. according to Berlin dispatch.
Already the Spartacans are planning
> monster demonstration to coincide
with the funeral Of their woman lead
en-
The entire Bclsherist army on the
Nara front, numbering 10000. has
ioired The Esthonians, according to
dispatches from Helsingfors. A dis
patch from. Copenhagen quoting ad-
vices from Eelsingfors said the Boil
shevik army IS evacuating Petrograd
and that War Minister Trotsky had
moved his Headquarters 20 Mini"
Ncvgcrod.
Tc solve the problem Of yncn1ploy-
ed soldiers the War Department has
ordered that no nan be discharged
from the army against his desire
until such tire rs he can obtain en-
plcymcnt in civil life. 1t was an
nourccd yesterday that orders had
been tclegraphod to all department.
ard division commanders at Secre-
tar, Bakers direction to retain al
men who desire to remain tcmrorar-
ily in The service, without prejudice
to their subsequent discharge to take
employment.
The Irish unjonists alliance, al a
meeting Yesterday ii Dublin. over
wholningly defeated motion pro-
posing that should any scheme for
the future government of Ireland in
we've the exclusion Of any part Of the
country only those members of the
alliance representing the included
areas should be competent to decide
the actions of the alliance. Lord Mid
3'cton's supporters favored the plan.
Lori Middleton resigned from the
Of the alliance as result
Of the defeat. The Carscnises defeat
Ell the motion.
The bil! apprcpriating Sl00,00O,o00
l." furnish food supplies to starving
!, :pal.tiors &c Europe. was passed
hr The Senate late yesterday, 80 70
l@. Thirty-four Democrats and
-iuctaen Republicans voted for it, and
three Democrats and fifteen Repuh!-
csns against il. Mcssrs. Martin and
Swanson voted with the majority
the Eli has passed the House and
as soon as it has been signed by
Speaker ClarI; and Vice P"esiden.
Marshall, It will be dispatched to the
President n Paris icr his signature.
American and English mining men
a The Santa Sula}ia, fifteen miles
southeast Of Ch;hrahGa City. were
warned to keen clear Of Mexican
politics, under the penalty Of attack
h. Tranciso villa. when his head
quarters band raidcd that town We'd
rcsday, according to adrices received
a. Il Pasa. Villa made no demands
fer money or food upon the foreign
m;nin" concerns but took supplies
IN town. A telegram from W. J.
Deav;tt, manager Of the American
Smcltin- and Eefnin@ Ccmnany's
PLANT there. said foreigners we're
safe and the n..ncs operating. One
i 1crican mining operator says that
Villa goes when and where he picascs