Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-01-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

ing the status OF the former German
emperor, according to q dispatch to
the Telegram of Amsterdam from
The Hague.
British :abof yesterday as resolved
to tight for league of nations. AT
meeting CT the labor party in. Albert
Hall, 5000 dlegates. passed, by prac-
tically unanimous vote, a resolution
congratulating President Wilson's eff
forts for The league, and demanding
that British delegates to the Peace
conference make establishment of the
League one Of their foremost points.
Demonstrations III favor Of league
'pd5ff' Nations will be held in all parts of
'!Bsitain," declared Arthur Henderson,
celebrated labor leader, III his address
10 the mass meeting. "The recent cleo
ton was a practical endorsement of
the league"
Capt Peter B. Kyne, the author, ar
rived at New York yesterday from
France, aid with him came a little
French lad. stowaway, whom Kyne
declared he intended to adopt. The
hoy was found concealed in bass
drum afteg me ship had put to sea.
Investigation revealed that he had
fed, after his father had been murd-
cred by Germans and his mother car
RED away by them. kyne, thereupon
took the youngster under his wing.
Capt. Kyne was cover there" with
the California troops.
President Wilson, Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Clemcnceau have
agreed on Grafton of new German
confederation under Bavaria's direc-
tion," according TO an announcement
made BY President Masaryk, of the
Czecho-Slovaks Prague dispatch re-
ported yesterday. Massaryk was said
to have satcl that this scheme includ-
ed destruction of Prussian supremacy,
separating ne provinces Of Posen, ST.
!csia and the Rhine, destruction of
Hungarian supremacy By separation
Of all lands in which the Hungarian
tongue is rot spoken, and establish
ment of Danube Czecho- Slovak con-
federation, including German Austria.
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Field Marshal Won Hindenburg anil
General Groener, Ludendorff's success
scr, are expected to be deposed, ac-
cording to Zurich dispatch. Both
are said t. iavc declined to recognize
and take orders from the Berlin So
Wet.
Herbert e Hoover henceforth will
be officially what he has been unoffic-
tally for many months: The worlds
food controller and director of relief
for The suffering eople in all the libc-
rated regions neutral as well as en-
envy.
All save 200 Of the seriously wound
ed men aboard the stranded trans !.
port Northo:l Pacific ashore at Fire
Island, had been safely removed last
nigat when renewed turbulence Of the
sea caused those in charge of there's
cue wo-l, to postpone further activi-
ties until daylight.
DestructioQ Of the capital ships sur
rendered by the Germans has been
Formally recommended by Rear Ad-
m;ral Hugh RcGman, who command,
cd the American squadron operating
with the British grand fleet, he told
The House Naval Affairs Committee
yesterday. IN bis opinion they should
he taken TO sen and sunk in 200Nfath-s
oms Of wator where they could never
be raised OF salvaged. The reasons
for this commentator are purely
economical, ne said. The allies have
no need for them that would warrant
the expense Of maintenance and up
keep, ard il Germany should build a
new navy, b. the time it assumed
dangerous proportions these present
ships w2u!;! be obsolete.
sWhg5 is happening now is that the
soul 81 onc rcoplc is crying TO the soul
Of anotaer. ard no people in the world
with whose sediments am acquaint-
ed viii BE satisfied with bargaining
sentiment" said President Wilson in
m address to delegation Of Italian
journalists at the Quirinal in Rome
yesterday afternoon. Il am not fool
is hcnougf to suppose" said Mr.. Will
sen, chat our decisions will be easy
to arrive at, bit the principles upon
which they arc 70 be arrived at ought
to be indisputable." The speech was
delivered al reception of represen-
tatives of TIE Italian press.
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