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J'nr thla section?Rain tonight: loinorrow^ fair, littlq ,cll*nw -jfitT; temperature, i;| 'h ;;$t | . ? - ' - ai ?isaj?u0f? *}? Aju:0' ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY,.DECEMBER 11.191S PRICE, ONE CENT. ESTABLISHED 1784. ij<0}dost Daily Newspaper in the 'Ui^ted and' JBeaf Advert is-? :T;T' 'i <r ?? ; ing Mtdium hi Northern Virginia.: : : ??'I : VOT, OXXYTV? No. 293 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF ? < ! 4 Miss Bertha Goldsworthy, of Phte nixM Ariz., is visiting her uncle, Mr. R, W. Goldsworthy, Roseir.ont. Miaster Herbert Suble'tt, who ha? been critically ill at the home of his parents, 428 Norch Fayette street. convalescent. Mrs. John Duncan of North Brad dock, is spending' the winter with Mrs. T. McGcwan, in South Royal \ street Osceola Tribe of Red Men will hold its annual meeting- tonight in the Pythian Temple when officers will be, clected for the year. Mrs. Walter U. Vamev, who nas been ill for the past month in a Balti ' more hospital has lecovered and re turned to her home in Del Ray Alex , . . anuria county. I The funeral of Wallace Brown, col I orjd, for the past ten years janitor | at the Elks' Club, will take place at' | 2 o'cioii: tomorrow afterroon fr:m i Ebenezer Baptist Church. The War f Camp Community Club of which he \ was janitor, will be closed during the ? funeral. -g It? LIEBKNECHT'S PLANS London, Tec ll.?"If Frederick. Elert remains another wcr1: as Ger man chancellor, the ex-Kai?<?-* can re tvrn safely," charged Dr Carl Lieb lcr>echt, leader of the German extrem ists, in a speech at Berlin, accordinp to an Amsetrdam dispatch' to the Daily Express today. "We have great plans which wil" culminate in the hanging cf Eberi and the five members of his govern mcnt," Liebknecht was quoted further a? saying Berlin, via Amsterdam, Dec. 11.? Chancellor Ebert has decided to forir a socialist army to offset the force' of the Sparticus group. Berne, Dec. 1.?The situat: .fi ii Berlin is growing worse, according to a Wolff Bureau dispatch from that city today. Workmen are collecting machine iruns and munitions in the suburbs. Tiiv? military commandant is concern lrsrt?ng troop.-. i>ut they are nor per r*itf.cd in the street because of ihc df>ng;r cf causing a conflict. A workmen's and soldiers' com mittoe demanded the arrest of Ivar1 Liebknecht and "Rosa Luxemburg radical leaders. ELSIE FERGUSON TONIGHT Elsie Ferguson the beautiful anu popular star in Artcraft pictures, will be attraction at the Rich' mond tnnipht, when her latest star ring veh.^e, ?'I'r.ner the Greenwood Tree," will be presented. This is a charming picture, the stcry dealing with the adventure of ? jaded English society girl of vast wealth who deserts her high social ci'-cles to take up the simple life of a gypsy ir. a forest. All goes well un til a voung man appears and then we'!, i* woiil'' be unfair to you to re veal what happens after that. A two-reel Paramount-Flagg com edy wil' also be shown. AMERICANS IN COBLENZ Sentries Guard Three Bridget* Over Rhine and Soldiers Occupy Barracks. Coblenz. Dec. 11.?Coblenz is under the complete military control of the Americans, wiitih the municipal au thorities co-operating. At the Coblenz end of the three! bridges across the Rhine American st-rttries were posted yesterday. The American forces took charge cf the barracks and other buildings evacuated by the German troops. The American forces Comprised the Stcond Battal'ion of the Thirty-ninth Infantry, which arrived here yester day afternoon in answer to a request from the German authorities. The re ception of the American's was most "friendly. The Americans marched direct from the train whibh brought them from Treves tl the various arsenals, bar racks ani storehouses where they es tablished guards. The last German troops left Cob Unz Sunday morning. There was m trouble of an?"fcmd and none is ex pectcd. Some 'citizens' of- Coblenz sail tKv felt better now that the Ameri c.ins had arrived. Dr. Roy V. Sandtdge Addresses Joint i Session of City Council on Work Ac r complisheri During Past 5 Months ?$20,592.01 Expended. A comprehensive report outlining the work previous to his coming here, -./as read by Dr. Roy P. Sandidge United States Public Service, who is now health offic.r of the city, before u joint r.ession of the city council last night. Dr. SamPrige recently succeed ed Dr. W. L. Wood in th'is city. The report embraced the work for l!ie past nve month?, from about July 15 to December i. It was about the middle vt July that the typhoid epi demic broke out in this city. Dr. Sand idge also gave yn accounting of the funds spent to December 1. Hvs report showed that the total spent during that period was $20, 592.01 of which- amount $11,272.50 was spent by '.he city; $6,021.88 by the United States Public Health Ser v.ce and $2,697 63 by the Red Cross making $3,319.51 spent here by the lost named two agencies. Of the money expended by the city rhe sum of $7,000 went for the in jtallattSon of sanitary privies, and Dr. iandidge urged that city counlcil take ;teps to collect this money from thi property owners. Dr. Suid'idge in his report said h relieved that the United States Pub ic Health Service and Red Cross wil' .'cntinue their work here- and it wil: o dem?.?rip:trated that the health de larlme -.t is the most valuable depari nent in the city. Review of Work Done. A review of work done follows: 45 orivey boxes installed at a cost r. ibout $15 each or $7,000; wash sta ir>n erased at foot of Wolfe strec it cost of $350; water supply invest! iited r.ij.l water company instaile. .hiorine j?Iant; foftration plant now ii :ourse of construction; typhoid feve. :a?es investigated in county, and al lumps and public wells inspected. Food inspection?This is one of th-i ii'osrt important phases; proper screcn ?n? and protection against flies; 4' string f laces inspected and total o: ^,337 insoections made of these place? Dairie.i?Inspection of these place: vas mad.; by Dr. J. J. Garvoy, depulv ^ea'lith officer twice a month; the -tandard of milk has been material!*, mproved; the first report showed r :ood deal of mi!k was watered an. .he butter fat in the milk now is great ly increased. Red Cross nurses?There are three I of these nurses here; 1,19.3 visits were rr.ade to iamiiiss having infectiou- J diseases; clinies opened; 5,000 inccu-1 l>Jted against typhoid; <50 against! smallpox; 759 homes visited were disease existed. During; the 5 month* they did cplendrl work handling in fluenza <:ases. A temporary hospita1 was opevu'd and at times became ne cessary t.-> take charge and bury bodies ~>f victims of the malady. Laboratory?A laboratory was open id here where physicians may have diagnosis made free. A review of tht work done since November 7 was given. Sewers?89 notices were served o* oroperty owners not connected with sewers and 35 were connected; 7" persons having sewer connections per mit waste water to run into the street. Property owners have given close co operation in this work. Garbage?Because of removal of hogs from south'; rn part of the city fhis proposition is a difficult one. Abattoir?No meats are now of fered for sale unless inspected. This work will be continued ^ater and Milk Supply Wiater -'upply?During the next six months a survey of the water shed vrill be made and all nuisances found will be abated; daily analysis of the waiter wiU be made and the speedv construction of filtration plant will be urged. Milk supply?This will be inspected as heretofore, and he recommended thalt the analysis be published ones a month. He also suggested pasteuriza tion: Sewer ?'isposa.'?Recommended ar extension of sewer system of city, an<; he added a malarial survey of the cit> so?n wij1. be made. An inspection .of school children i1 n>*w being mad^ by the Red Cross. Dr. Sarididge set forth that the ga (Continued on page two) Fifty Members of J. It. N. C'urlin M ? morial Earaca Class Enjoy Sixth Annual Banquet?Speeches Made Officers Installed. ?The sixth annual banquet of the J. ji. N. Cui-tin Memorial Barava Bibjo Class of the Fi.-st Baptist Churfh was heid last niccht in the Young Pop ple's building and attended by fifty member?s of that class. Invocation was otl'sred by Rev. Dr. E. B. Jackson, ::a:*tor a." that church. During :he evening speeches were made by the following: N. L. William son, te-jfcher; San-.uel W. Pifet^, U. S Ciarke, Melvin P Pitts, E. C. Nichols 1 J. R. Schafe, V. H. Peele, C. C. Jones G. T. T72nary, F. C. Glasgow. Following the bancmet the newlj sleeted officers of the class were in stalled by Rev. Dr. Jackson. They .?re as follows: N. L. Williamson, teacher; Rev. Dr. E. B. Jackson, assistant teacher; A. S Mank:n, president; J. R. Schafe vice president; C. C. Jones, secre tary; Frank Feavson, assistant sec ?vtary; T . C. Glasgow, treasurer. MOTHER ASKS ?10,000 Mrs. Margaret H. B<>wen Files Dam age Suit Against Southern Railway Company Damages of 5:10,000 against thi Southern Railway Company are claim ;r by Mrs. Margaret L. Bowen, ad :ninistratrix of the estate-of Walter F '?owen, in a suit filed yesterday in th< District of Columbia Supreme Court It is ^ated that Walter Bowen, : railroad j.osita'l clerk, received injur:? ?vhile riding in a mail car of ch Scuthern Railway en April 27, .vhen his train collided and struck I freiprht train near a place known a: Fabers- \elson County, Va., On Apri "< last Bowen die:i, and it is alleged b} ':is mother, who brings the suit, thn ? is death was the result of his in juries received in the accident. Mr? Bowen states that following the ac ;i.-ient he.' son had to remain over light in an unh?.ued car. 2-1-INCH RIFLES Hen. Cue, Coast Artillery. Forecast1 'itins Girater Than "Big Berthas" Ordnancc development during tV ivar has brought cannon makers t> '.he point; where the 24-inch rifle ?.< easily practicably, Maj. Ger.. F. W. l-oe, chief of coast artillery, said yes erday in his annual report. The no ivinal range of jrun of this sizt vould be 40 mile5, the report says at 'ionuer ranges for special types pre possible if desired." The i-rr.it has not yet been ap roached in the size of tractor-drawr artillery, declares Gen. Coe. intimat njr that a successor to the Ger mm 'Bijr Berthas" is to be expected. "In the case of harbor defense?' the report declares, "the existir.p nrmament lacks in power when judg ed by larest standards. In order t* provide for the unhampered move ments of our own fleets in leaving important harbors, it will undoubted iy be necessary in many cases to sup pler^ent the existing defenses with rhe highest power largest calibre guns, placed as far to the front ?>< possible. I.ecourse will consequently be had to fixed emplacement^." ANOTHER RAID Seventy-Five Persons Arrested on "Whisky Special" Last Evening. Lulled by inactivity of the pei:c fcr several days seventy-five person? risked a ride on r:.\? "whisky sptrjial" las?: evening: abi'tic ? oY'or!: and ended their journe.: in the hands of the Washington pi ?n. A truck load of whisky was als ; take 1 just three mile? outside th? ri?.y limits. Sixty of the sc cu y-.'ivo allcpp.l bootleggers were tskc-n t "? No. !) pre i-?et for examination. M*'st of th^ .?arsons carried fro v. two to ten quarts of liquor. The second half of the bootlegger raid was rtaped at police headquar i/is in the Pis: ict Buildirg. rlerc ?;fteen persons _ with nii;ety-ihre,.> f(varts were br.o..srht. Tli-'y had been taken ?rom th; "bootlegger special' at Fifteenth y/j.H streets norfhev' They war." charged with vidlatiftv the i1 - ? * j ' ^ | zr.ne law by bringing: whiskey into the District, which is within five miles of a cantonmpnt. Diamonds Valued at $1,400 Belonging (n E. E. Hunter of Washington Lost on Electric Train Recovered by Rudolph L. Xorris. Rudolph L. Morris, of 30S South St. Asaph street Monday afternoo;. foimd a package of diamonds value:! at $1,400 on a" southbound, electric train which left Washington at 3 o'clock. Mr. Norris after findir. c the packi ,:e called to a passeneer letrain'r.g tbirking- it was his pack age and receiving a negative reply he held the package and upon opening I it discovered it contained several noncl rings r ?'! diamond scarf pi's He pi.-kad tfi> the paper the next day and s;v.v where a package simil u to the one found by him had been lost jy E. E. Hunger, of stand 601 Cento: Market, Washington. Today Mr. Hunter ua~ presented with the los liamonds by Mr. Norris, who wa.-: suitably rewarded by Mr. Hunter .vho was more than pleased to recover he missing gems. Mr Norris was formerly a member! )f the p ! ?.e force of this city, and I s now e.vinioyed at the Washington Navy Yard. FLEET TO MEET PRESIDENT Vice-Admiral Hz*nry Wilson Has Been Placed in Charge of Port Ar rangements. Washington, Dec. 1!.?Admir*;l Sims, commander-in-chief of all American naval forces in Europe, will personally command the fleet of nine ?utsJ-iFh'ipj- and thirty destroy e:*s which is to meet President Wilson's j hip at tea and escort it to Bresf.. Secretary Danfrte announced to-day j hat Admiral Sirr.s's flagship will he lie Wyovn:ng. Upon 1 he join'ng of these ships wif-h he Perruylvani \ and the accompany ng dstroyers, the"entire naval esort ti Bres; i.nd all ships accompanying ;he President will he under the com mand of .Admiral Mayo, conimandor r-chief of the Atlantic fleet, whe.-? lag flies from The Pennsylvania. Vice-Admiral Henry B. Wilson will .><? in charge of the harbor and port m-anffemen'ts for the reception of '?he ^resident. The Georpre Washington, lying the President's flap as supreme ??.?mmarv'ti of the United States Navy .vill enter pert through a channel | narked by vessels of Vice-Admi-.il Wilson's command. DANES ASK SCHLESWIG 'Vants Vole of People Taken to De termine If Germany Shall Cede Territory Back. Washington, ? Dec. 11.?The Danish .Government has decided to ask th-r ?oace congress to return North Sch eswig, ,-tolen by Bismarck in 18<i4 c- Denmark. This statement comes >Oin the Danish Legation. There has been much discussion of no Schleswig-Holestein question in his country and in Denmark before :nd sinoo the armistice with Ger many wa< signed. but Denmark, bc r?g a neutral country- felt that it was not in a position to make d; ' ands >,f Germariv at the neace table. Now, however, the Danish Govern ment ha? been actuated to its dc ?Mon by r. request of the voters of x?:.rth Schleswig?or Slesvig. as th ? i'anes spell it?thai their rights and !e-ire be lec-ognized by the peace ccn "crence. THE BEAST OF BERLIN" No production in the wide work', including any and every big one tha: the people have seen in the past ten years set red-blooded Americans so wild with excitement as does "The Kaisfr, the Boas: of Berlin,*' to bj sr?e-i at the Grand neat re tonight. W.v York went mad over it, ami vhen fhis great metropolis iocs wild it will permeate the rest of the coun try iike wild fire. In this picture ym v.-ill see imitators of Ambassafioi Gerard, 'General Pershincr, and manj of the great men connect"i with tht ?irl-.l \ ; v. This tyr.it.?. \V? 11 ia-r. H'-.hetr/ Uern, is pictured in his. inn nature. .'Just to think that he causec in. two years 22.000,000 people to bt kilted,' maimed or made prisoners. Matinee at 2 o'clock tamorrov:. Judge Barley Asks Governor to Des ignate Another Judge to Sit at Trial of Oehlert, Charged With Kil ling Linwood Kidwell. Dates for tr?3 trials of three per sons charged with murder have been' [ fixed by Judge L. C. Barley in the Corporation Court. The firsi ease to be tried is that of William Quill, colored, charged with fatally stabbing Abbie Butler, color ed, which occurred August 7. This trial is fixed for Dememher 30. The next case on the docket is thnt o: John Griffin, colored, charged with shooting and killing Roy Johnson, colored, which occurred November 21. Jlis :ase is fixed for trial January 2. The last murder trial is fixed for January 13 and that is the case of William II. Oehlert charged with j shooting and killing Linwood Kid well which took place November 12. In thrs case Judge Barley has re quested Gov. Dan's to designate some ether judge to sit at the trial. WOUNDED IN FRANCE Private Charles H. Allen Severely Hurt October 9?Mother Notified Private Charles H. Allen, twenty I years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. ! H. Allen, of fiO.'J South Lee street, j was severely wounded in action in j France October P. according to word I 'usf- received by his mother. Mr-*. | Susan Allen. She was notified through [ the adjutant general's oRicc. Private Allen was a member of '.he Alexandria Light Infantry and went from here to Anniston, Ah*.., wit1' t!*at company and subsequently wn.: r:mt overseas. XONI NFL AM.VIABLE L AS \cv; Fuel Will Eliminate Hazard of Fire And Explosion, Says Navy Department. ? Washington. Dec. 11.?Di.v-ivory of an ir.ert, noninfiamma'v* r:?.r? de signed for use in balloon*, dirisibU's and other lighter tha^i air wa? revealed by the Navy T???|n vnnm* today in. a statement exn'fjning ex-; pendiiu'^s now beiv-g mado faintly! with thr army fcr its prod ;f.' r. Th? J department said the use cf this new J element, officially termed "arson."! will eliminate the hazard of fire and ! explosion tha: always h ;= a<-c.?m- j paried balloon operation- where hv-; drogen has been used f?#r in Hat ion { purpose?. The ir.i* from which "ai-T'i:" is ob | iained cotr.es from wells a!" p-'troiin. Texas. th? statement said, and a ten inch pipe line *o cost SI ,0-"'"'.000, :s heir.tr laid for a distance of r.inetv four miles from 'he weP.s t*j n'ant at North Fort Worth, wher? the gns will be compr ??:?*? into cylinders f r shipment to ball, i n fields. MARSHALL IX CHAIR Summary of Discussions Sent by Wireless to President The fii'Kt of the cabinet meetings scheduled during the President's ab sence was held at the White House yesterday afternoon. Vi'ce President Marshall presiding It was the last n<eeting which Mr. McAdoo will it tend, a-^ his successor as Secretary cf the treasury Carter Glass, will be sworn in before the next me?f Jig. It was indicated that for the most part the discussions of the meeting had to do with routine matters, but ?? .-iimmary of the questions taken i:p will be wirelessed by Secretary Tumul ty to President Wilson. Officials point ed out th.H". should questions of import !io raised by Cabinet meetings it would bi1 possible for the questions to Lir passed upon by President Wilson ]>y mea.?J of wireless. Vice President Marshall stated that J u the suggestion of the President {'.he Cabinet will hold its regular j meetings during vhe coming six weeks. j;.t least, except for the period around i the holidays. I TALKS ON CITY MANAGEMENT j Members of the Chamber of Con jmerce Moi day night heard an intereSt ! inc.. talk delivered by R., Stuart .Kpyer-. former manager of city o: Free'dricfcburg. which city has made marked progress under "a city man ager. Attending the meeting were 2 'number of members of city council. WOULD LEA?E HOLLAND Former Kaiser Will Not Talk if he is to Become a Defendant I.'efcre an International Council?Amevongen's j Position. , t Berlin, Dec. 11.?A Rotterdam siis pnt-'/o to the Berliner Tagebia:i says ths farmer Kaiser is willing to lecve ?!'. Jlnnd. f.ondcn, Dec. 11.?"If ther1 h a i possibility of ivy becoming: a uefend l ant, 1 prefer to defer saying ar.y j :Jvng until then," the former Kaiser I stavJ. through Count Von Bertir.ck, in response to a query bv the Express correspondent at" Amercnge'n as to his part in.the war. "hecondly, I have no desire to com promise in any way any member of t:ie (icrman government existing at the outbreak of the war." PRESIDENT DECLINES Says Germany Must Repent and At?ne for Her Crimes , Paris, Dec. 11.?According to a wireless dispatch frcm the U. S. .S. George Washington, says Mavcel Hu ii:\ in the Echo He Paris. President Wilson hits been informed that Pre mier Ebert and Foreign Secretary Haasr. of the Berlin wiycnnient. r.r.d Premier Eiirer, ->? Bavaria were about to make an effort to set him to visit Germany. The President is quoted as having: made '.hi* -oply. "Only by lcn?r years of repentance can Germany atone for nor crimes an 1 show sincerity. No fir AracrU c rouhi think of visitinv Germany c.'i'i.'s forced to d<? =o by -t t'\ of ficial obligations. '"hat is to say. 1 define a a.l v -.'Ut to consider any s^i v-in of .he k\id." SHOOTS WIFE; WOULD DIE I ( Walter I' Apson Despondent Over III Health And Death of Children Baltimore Do:, il.? Despondent over his health and the recent death or' three children from influenza, Walter F. Apson. 27 years old- 2027 F'eet street yesterday morning fired ;wo pist il shot- at his wife, Dora Ai>:-on, ird attempted to take his own l'fe. The t.uliets 'jntered Mrs. Apson's ! :.cl: ar.d arm. She was taken to St. nil's Hospit-il and is expected to (cover. Apson also left the house but ?..as later apprehended by the police. i a iirarintr before Magistrate <Jerecht in the Eastern Police Stii iion. A:\-rn said that should his wife iie he w^ted to die also. He said he invc:i his wife, l>ut that he recently ? ad i>ee-i ill and had visited many physicians. All had told him there t-.a> no cure for his ailment. He was hfld in .>.".000 bail for a further hear ing December 17. .Apson. it was said, walked in the ! ire-hen ; l out 11 o'clock and without vnmin/ to his wife shot her while r.he was preparing dinner. DANTE FOR ORCHESTRA A dar.ee wall 1-e iriven at the War Camp Community Club on Friday i !q:ht fo'- the benefit of the Fifth Iv-jn merct er.-hestra. Th? committee is ( -rrpose ! of Mr-s Mary Hazard, Miss Euthn Frareturn and Miss Bertha ?Shu'.ar. It is announced that the yovn.e: l.-dics hcldir.s: invitations to the Sat urday evening: dance- may secure, t.ckets at the ,-iub or at Orb son'a ? !ru?r store. ROYAL ARCANl'M SELECTS OFFICTkS TO SERVE FOR YEAH Following the transaction of rou t no business hut ryarht Alexandria Councrl No '527, Royal Arcanum elect ed these officers to serve for the en suing year: Os-ar Pierjioim. rcp~e ?entative to grand council; AMn Powell. ;.lternat? representative tn "rand council; vV. II. Thorpe, resrent;^ lames Bnyne- vice rejrent; Alvin Powell. .<rator; James E. Alexander, rcretary: J. If. Mansfield, collector; Jeovpre Uhler, treasurer; C. T. Hell muth. j.'uifJe; James R. Mansfield, haplain; R. A. Wilkeron, sewtry; V,'. W. McCaffrey, warden; J. O. '."'cckey, .lames G. Graham,'' .James R. 'Tnnsfifld. trustees.. The newly elected officers will be yjstrailed at the first meeting in Jan -iary by -iamrs Liaync- deputy .^randf '?ejent. ? . ? a h'tfi : i Rep. Campbell of Kansas Addresws Members of Visco Club on Exten sion of Ameriom Merchant Marine \ * ?Members Discuss Plans fur Club. Forty members of the Visco Club,' Alexandria's newest social organiza' tion, had a beet steal; dinner 1-ist night;,a!; their Club Rooms on King Street. The Visco Club is an organization recently formed of executives and .of ficials of the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation. At last night's beef steak dinner, at which all the diners were suitably garbed in butcher's aprons, Congressman Philip P. Campbell of Kansas, made an inspiring address in Er.vor ot' the maintenance and exten sion of the merican Merchant Marine. Many times dut i-iir the talk he brought the diners to their feet cheering and otherwise signifying theiir approval of his remarks. The (tinner was followed by a smoker, during which mu.-ic was fur nished by singers from Camp Hum phreys. Among these was the Metro politan tenor, Frmk Mellor, who came in for rwnds of applause. Last night's meeting was one of the most sucessful the dub has held Pfans were discussed for the erection of a Clubhouse, so that Alexandria may hava an up-to-date clubhouse. LATE BISHOP IT\STO>. Brief Memorial Service Conducted in Richmond by Bishops Gibson, Brown .And Tucker. The body of Hi. Rev. .lames Ho wen Funsten, P; I).. Bishop of Idaho, reached this city .Monday morning, and was carried to St. James Episco pal Church, where a shoit service was held. The funeral service t<ok place in Boise, Idaho, last Wednesday in St. Michael's Catehdral. Out of re spect to Bishop Funsten the banks of Boise were Closed foi the day and the street eats of the cii> stopped running while the funeral service was in progress. The interment or Bishop Funst r took place in Hollywood Cemetery. Bishop Robert A. fBishop Wilham Cabell Brown, Bishop Bev erly D. Tucker, aiv! Doan Chamber lain, of St. MarvY. Cathedral,- at Boise, officiated at the memorial ser vice at St. Jumps am! accompanied the body to Hollywood. The hono rary and active pallbearers consisted of the clergy of Richmond and some of the old friend* of Bishon Fan^ton in this city. The wife and daughter and three sons of Bishop Funston were preser.* at the service here. The three voum* men are all in service. A fourth so:? is in France with the American ex peditionary forces. RAVAGES OF THE FLl' ? More Than {*0 >.?-w rt.scs IJepfrt d a! U".< io.\<\ Roanoke. Va.. !>???. IT.?More than, ninety new cases inMf.'i.za were reported to heaith aarhoriih. s here, yesterday bringing the total since1 December 1 to mere rhan .00. T!ie city council has is.?ued an appeal t > the public to <!e.sist from gathering in public places and t'? mite in fur'nt ing the epidemic. If there is no im provement in the situation within the next "8 hours it is expected that all public gatherings will he prohibited. To add t'> the seriousness of the situation there is not a n ?'e availa ble "for sendees in the "ntire city. Health authorities sav a cal' for nurses may he font to Washington within the next few hours. At Catawba Sanatorium, a State institution f<>r tuberculosis patients near here, the epidemic ha-: broken out. There' are about 200 patients at the institution. Three cases of influ enza are reported. CORP. A NOERSON WOI NDF.l) IN ACTION NOVEMBER 1. ?!rs. Stella M. Af'ievson, of 21L Iv)ith Payne .street. h;is ju.st received ?. letter from .?er husband, Co?/. iU.'. er J. Anderson, of Convwiy I>, Sl^ih infantry, A. E. I*. in which ho ??*cs that he is no / in the hos pital . in France suffering from a wound in the left sh'ouMcr received .November 4. * ? ? ' : . ; " Norfolk and Rfver Oj-^trs. Jacob BrIU, foot of Kinp street. 203-3t.