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The Washington times., 1914-06-12
Ladies' Day" at Game.

Sunday will be ladies day at the
ational Theater, where the ball game
tween the Nationals 'and the Maps
.. Cleveland will be reproduced on the
-oke Electrascore. On that day ladies
.ccompsnied by escorts will be admit
Ad to the theater free The manage
nent has decided to hold a ladies
ay'' in order to stimulate interest
g rlonz the feminine fans of Washing
'on. special leased wire from the
all field in Cleveland will be utilized
p receiving reports from the scene of
~ Ne contest
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
DICK SPRANSY COMING
TOHELP LOCAL, CREWS

was picked as one OF the charmed
sweeps artists to hold up Cornell 5
water reputation.
Space forbids detailed accounting Of
his success, from college year to col
lege year, on the water. But they are
all repetitions of a story of the sur
vival of the fittest. To get into any OF
these college boats one has to be a
man. an athlete, and an oarsman, ana
TO stay in them throughout the various
classes one has to remain all OF those
things.
His last year at Cornell finds Spransy
stroking the varsity eight, which has
already felt the pulse OF Harvard. only
to find it skipping beats. and he will be
seen In the same position when the in
tercollegiate regatta is staged on the
famous Poughkeepsie course the latter
part of this month.
Following the Hudson river event.
Spransy is coming to Washington to
visit with his parents. in r street. and
it Is during his sojourn here that he
will be a familiar figure following and
directing the work OF the young Po-
impart some of that Courtney knowledge
lead any promising Potomac material
toward Ithaca, y. Y.
In recounting the Harvard-Cornell
races of last month, Or. Walter Peet-
that famous chronicler of boating
events, has the following to say about
Spransy, in the World:
''As soon as the two crews settled
down to the real clockiEg IL was Har-
ward 81 ard 3 with Cornell only p, as
at ithaca last SATURDAY. And in the
same way Spransy. Cornell's stroke, be-
gan to wear Harvard down. Although
a big man-lS5 pounds-he is 4 wonder
full stroke. At the half mile Cornell had
gained half of the forward deck. Here
Harvard spurted, but her men were
clipping the stroke and rushing the slide
perc eptibl?. while the Cornell men were
moving astern most carefully on their
seats, and the boat was slipping along
beautifully between strokes.
"A quarter Of a mile from the finish
Cornell had II by three-quarters of
length and seeme1 10 be rowing easily,
while Harvard was making spurt after
spurt. S2ransy very wisely did not put
on n final raise Of The stroke as he did
at Ithaca. 1t would have been danger
Gus in the rough water. He was con-
tent with drawing away with extra
rover, ut the Same consistently low
stroke of thirty-tTo.''
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
Ugh SCORES MARK
INITIAL TOURNEY
alter R. Tuckerman First Alb
SoIute Champion Ever De-
CIared for District.
IS TOTAL FOR COURSE s22
:. Lee Harlan Get Good Start,
But Drops Back on Return
Stretch.
; TOTAL FOR COURSE 322

G lining for himself the title Of Dis
ict OF Columbia golf champion, Wal
r R. Tuckerman. of the Chevy Chase
uS, made a sensational finish in the
ST day of the association tournament
Going over the thirty-six holes in 80.
Is the first time that an unquestioned
lehOlder has ever been established
nong the local stick w1elders, events
the past having been club events,
Id not calculated TO establish beyond
lestion the absolute champion.
ckerman's card, as well as the other
En ones turned in, go TO establish the
itial success of the newly organized
iztrict of Columbia Association, which
romposed of the Washington, Ban
y burn, Chevy Chase, and Columbia
u :, and a better event with probably
Tluch larger entry list is anticipated
u the next championship tournament
N ounced by, that association.
y. Lee L. Harlan. Columbia, had
ou pointed out as the probable win
= Of the title. following his record on
. first day, together with the high
ak OF George p. James, Columbia.
o ban dropped back of Tuckerman on
{ home stretch yesterday. tucker
a rs score for yesterday was $50.
r ch coupled with his mark os 172
he opening day. gives him a record
r the tourney of 322. Harban's two
"0r6s for the two days are I66 and
George p. James. OF Columbia. lead
n the first half of the play, tied with
S. Reyburn and Sam Dalzell. OF
.Cvy Chase, for third honors. Each
led $50. James, who averaged 80
The opening half. required but two
re in the third eighteen holes. An
IN the last time around would have
[ him on par with Tuckerman. But
was unequal to the task. He weak
FL from the outset of the last eight
n holes, his AZ for the trip out and
coming in putting him cut Of the
ming.
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
HONUS WAGNER GIVES
FISHING EXHIBITION
Pirates Great Veteran Short
stop Shows Bostonians How
to Get EN-.

BOSTON. June I2.-Honus Wagner.
heavy hitting batsman OF the Pitts
burgh baseball team. demonstrated his
ability as fisherman today. and also
showed the natives that there are fish
in the Charles river basin by catching
string of eight or ten pickereI. The
fishing season opened at the basin two
weeks ago. but anglers have been 50
unsuccessful hitherto that they had con-
cluded there were no fish to be caught
The total catch on the first Cay was
two eels
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
Banquet to Inaugurate
Georgetown Graduation

The celebration OF the is5th com
mencement Of Georgetown University
will begin tomorrow night and continue
until the graduation exercises on Tues
day. Archbishop Bonzano, apostolic
delegate. will sing pontifcal high mass
at Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown
Sunday morning. The baccaiaureate
sermon will be preached by the Rev. j.
NJ. Prcndergast, s. J.. OF Brooklyn
The program for the anniversary cele-
bration will include an informal dinner
to be given SATURDAY. night to the
alumni by tho Rev. 4. J. Donlon. presi-
dent of the university. a reception by
the far ulty in the library Sunday even
ing, athletic events, a general parade.
q dance, smoker. and finally the COM
Tencep1ent eNercises on Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
JUDGE CARPENTER
OVERRULES OUTLAWS
ederaI League Demurred in
Case of Damage Suit
Brought by PhiIIies.

CHICAGO, June l2-Federal Judge
srpenter today overruled the demur-
of the Federal Baseball League TO
rs suit for Sz5,e00 damages brought by
,e Philadelphia National League club
cause of the desertion of Doolan
atom. Knabe and Brennan to the new
Eanization.
The defendants were given sixty days
which TO answer the suit and a
7lilar time was allowed them in the
junction proceedings brought by the
7iladelphia Nationals to restrain the
aderal League from taking any more
AYERS from them.
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
HARVARD'S VARSITY
PRACTICES IN DARK
Coxswain Loses Flags and
Steers by Lights of Mill, But
Time Is Not Announced.

RED TOP, Conn, June 12.-Har-
wards varsity eight had another time
trial after sundown last evening. The
unofficial time was 22 minutes and 80
seconds. The official time, IL taken IN
the darkness, was not given out at Fed
Top. The Henley eight led the var
sity. boat by two lengths at the two
mile flag At that point freshmen
started even with the Henley crew,
which was finishing, and continued in
the lead of the varsity for mile,
when they weakened, and were only a
quarter OF length ahead at the four
mile finish, the varsity actually beat
ing them one and three-quarter boat
lengths on the last two-mile brush.
IL was so dark the flags along the
courpc could not be seen and the coz
swains had to get their straightaway
bearings from the bright lights in the
paper mill at Montville.
NEW LONDON. June 1i.-Coach
Nickalls OF Yale had his crews paddle
down To the two and half mile flag
the return megaphoned to both cox
swains to speed up for quarter Of q
mile a, a thirty -four stroke.
\ truce has been agreed upon ver-
bally between Yale and Harvard man
ayers to have no more raids on each
others camp. Yale stole the Harvard
freshren's banner, SO honors were
even. The oarsmen were losing sleep
shifting guards and II was interfering
with the training.
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
West vs.. East.

DO better ball players com. from
the West or the East" asks PiccadilIy.
Take your own pick from those born,
reared. and awarded spiked shoes In
the two sections:
East - Catcher. Schang: pitchers,
Mathewson, Plank, Caldwell: infield,
Mc1nnis, Collins, Barry, Baker; outfield,
Oldring. Burns. Murphy.
west-Catcher, Myers; pitchers, John
son, Scott. Wood: infield. Chase, Doy1e,
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
Praises This Remedy
for Lung Trouble

Many people are led to believe that
lung trouble is unconquerable. This 3
not the case as many have been re-
stored to health by Eckrian's AItera-
tive. Investigate this:
Bowling Green. KY. r. No. l.
"Gentlemen-In 1903 had a severe cough
for six months tried all the medicines that
my doctors recommended. but no results came
for the better. I had night sweats. and
would cough and spit until I got so weak
could hardly do anything. But, at last
James Deering. Of Glasgow Junction, insisted
that try your medicine. In one week there
was quite improvement in my condition
and after had taken several bottles 1 felt as
well as ever In my life. firmly believe Eek
mans Alternative will relieve any case OF
lung trouble II taken before the last stage"
abbreviated
(Afndavio. A. c. BETTERSwORTH
Eckman's Alternative is most effica-
cious In bronchial cstarrh and severe
throat and lung affections and upbuild-
ing the system. Contains no harmful,
or habit-forming drugs. Accept no
substitutes. Sold by O'DonneIrs Drug
Stores and leading druggists. Write
Eckman Laboratory. Philadelphia, Pa,
for booklet of recoveries.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
Van Sickle Will Umpire.

CHICAGO. June 12.-Fresident Gil
77ore, of the Federal League. today an
ounced the appointment of c. 2. Van
~icile as umpire, succeeding Steve
zane. who was Internationally re-
eased. Van Sickle was given a tryout
n the game here yesterday.
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
Travis Lowers Own Mark.

PHILADELPHIA. June 1s--Runniny
down twenty-foot putt on the eight
eenth green for card Of "a on the
PhilmoBt Country Club course Walter
]. Travis broke his own record OF rs.
which has stood for two years. and set
q new amateur mark for the course.
The Washington times., 1914-06-12

II England had followed past dope
closely she would never have con-
sented to any postponement on account
Of Captain Cheape's e|e being closed.
The same thing happened to Sherwood
Nottingham Magee back in April and
he tore down couple of fences the
same afternoon.
With one orb tightly closed the
process Of focusing is simpler. There's
no chance of having the vision crossed
or tangled up.
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
Quite Different.

Old King Cole may have been a jolly
old soul. but in his day the militants
were not batting $40. swinging on the
first one and then crossing in with
the hit and run.
It's easy enough to be pleasant
When existence is minus a flaw,
But the king worth while
Is the one who can smile
When a militant swings on his Jaw.
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
LIVE SPORTS ,,s;. Edited a,,,s,,., By

poned. there is stin chance that this
color war may be settled by mediation
Some one should tip of Colonel Bryan
70 the situation. 'Or has the colonel
an, arsnful already?
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
international League.

Baltimore. S: Newark, 5.
Toronto. l.; Montreal. 3.
Providence. 10: Jersey City, Z.
Rochester, .: Buffalo. y.
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
Which Is The Answer.

They say that Herzog's clubs a joke,
His pitching staff Is lame;
His people cannot bat or field
But they're up there Just the same.
His optfeld Is a sin:
His club. in fact, Is slow and weak
All 1t can do Is win.
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
A Note of Cheer.

Golfers inclined to be erratic should
take on renewed cheer. The incon-
sistent record has been now estab-
lished forever-if not longer.
In a big team match tournament
IN California recently one golfer went
out In 81 and came back in 50. To
,rlay the first nine holes in "a and then
finish with a 81 leaves practically
nothing else of moment to be said.
He probably said something that last
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
Walter R. Tucker1an Leads All Golfers for District Title IL
Bush, shafer; outficld, Crawford. Speak
er, Lewis.

The East has the call on native born
infielders by a big margin with Baker
Foster. Maisei. Herzog. Barry. wag-
ner. McIpnis. Collins and several others.
This West has the pitching edge with
johnson, Wood. Scott. Tesreau, Mar
guard, Benz. Russell, etc.
IN outfielders We have hazy hunch
that the South can at least stagger
along with Cobb. Speaker, jackson. and
Milan
The Washington times., 1914-06-12

How have the Reds managed to
Merely by playing a little baseball and
playing 1t most of the time. We have
quite number Of ball clubs scattered
around here and there. but only a
few Of them play very much baseball
When a club does there Is no alb
normal opposition around
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
Bingles And
Bunts
D. CnaArrF nm MGR
By GRANTLAND RICE.

The committee of the Interna-
tional Athletic Federation has been
attempting to answer this puzzling
query: "What is an amateur"
It's a pipe, Watson. a veritable
pipe. An amateur is one who can
get by with it.
Another Definition.
Or, again, an amateur is one who
doesn't make more than q decent
living out of his chosen sport-ex-
cept in a few scattered cases where
he is able to put,by few sesterces
for a shoWery afternoon.
The Washington times., 1914-06-12

The first conflict having been post
The Washington times., 1914-06-12
Isn't It, Indeed?

Sing a song of poloists. dashing on
the fly:
Captain Cheape attempts to stop
wallop with his eye;
When the scrimmage finished he
couldn't lamp a thing
Isn't that a pretty line to cable to the
king?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-06
HUNGARY INVADED
FOR GOOD REASON
RUSSIANS HAVE DUAL PURPOSE
in SENDING ARMY INTO THE
FERTILE PLAINS.

Rome, Oct. 5.-News from Russian
headquarters says that the invasion OF
Hungary through the, Carpathians mas
two objects. The first is to insure the
left flank of the Russian army operat-
ing against Przemysl and along the
San river, and second, to open a new
field of action in the vast Hungarian
nlains. where it can tighten the popu-
iation. disturb the drilling of Hun
garian reservists and recruits and cut
the railway communications, besides
feeding an important portion of the
army from the resources of the
country.
It is recalled that during the Rus
sian Turkish war of 1877 an expedition
commanded by General Gourko and
mostly composed of cavalry, did the
same thing crossing the Balkan noun
tains and entering eastern ROumania.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-06
AMERICAN JEWS TO
AID THOSE ABROAD

New York, Oct. 5.-The American
Jewish committee in statement is
sued today stated that preparatory
conference to meet here would soon
be called of representatives of inn
portant Jewish organizations through
out the country to consider relief
measures for the Jews who are in
distress in Europe
The statement says that while 1t is
premature to consider what relief
measures should be adopted. informa.
ton is being gathered in Europe OF
the extent Of the distress among Jews
and urges that organizations through-
out the country should hold them.
selves in readiness to cooperate ir
the work to be mapped out at the con-
ference here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-06
7DO German Officers Perform
Daring Feat Cutting Railroad

!. Berlin, Oct 5.-The daring deed of
two Germ IN officers attached tc The
oath Pionsers resu]tei in the de-
struction CT "a railroad LIVE upon which
the French we're transporting ammunl-
tion and reiuforcemen.s greatly need
ed by them to resist the Germans.
Details of this occurrence have just
been made public here.
The two officers penetrated the
French lines by swimming across the
Meuse and making their way through
swamps and over canals. They passed
the French outposts and bivouacks
and finally reached the railroad en-
bankment which they blew up with
dynamite After this they cut an
underground telegraph wire and then
returned in safety OF their own lines.
The following details are given by a
lieutenant who was one of the pa-ti-
cipants in the daring enterprise:
'The night of the wind
was blowing hurricane. Part of the
ground was familiar to us, particular
" the near side of the Meuse, and the
location of some Of the French out
posts, but nothing was known of the
other side of the river except the loca-
ton of the railroad that had been
marked for destruction. The first
part Of the journey was comparatively
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-06
.!!eE ..!!:!;:! !!!!;:I y! NO0NS TO
'lIolsIH alelS
. SHOW s! u PRODUCTS
Manufacturers Begin Dis
play of Their Wares in
Business District
MADE-IN-O -OTTUMWA
GOODS EXHIBITED
Variety Of Things Turned
Out in Local Plants
May Be Seen

me first day of Home producfn
week IN Ottumwa found MANY oe
the store windows decked out In dis
m pays that are both pretty and UNIQUE.
me articles made in the shops. fac
tories and various kinds of local in.
dustrles are being exhibited in a novel,
anu attractive manner in the stores of
tho business district.
The oddity of the displays when the
location of the exhibit is considered
aads novelty to the Home Products
week idea and cause many to pause
IN their walks through the business
dlstr1ct to view the things being
SHOWN. Candies are shown in n dry
gooos store, cigars in a clothing store.
irult IN ladies' furnishings house.
ETC., ana all Of them beautiful show
windows
Some Of the heavier products ano
shown in the streets and ali of the ax.
h1bitors, with the execution Of tbosa
who have completed their displav arc
Dusy today executing some fanciful de-
sign for best showing of the nrodnct
OF their respective manufacturing
plants.
Live Stock Show.
" AAAc lH6 mauuIaClufUrCA Are nlQCs
lng their exhibits in the store windows
and the streets of the down town dis
tr1st the Wapello county live stock
show Is a very busy organization. for
IN Darner barn, where this big exposi-
ton OF animals is to take place, is
Ike bee hive In activity.
All day long the workers have been
busy arranging the exhibit pens and
with the placing Of the live stocN
which has been brought III by the
owners. The interior of the big barn
has been almost completely trans.
formed. The stalls and pens have
been overhauled, ready for the placing
OF the stock exhibits. The entrances
and the spaces both between and
alongside of the pens have been taste
fully decorated with big clusters OF
autumn flowers and shrubs. Golden
rod, asters, gentians together with
sumach and oak leaves have zee
worked into many beautiful designs
and these are all intermingled with
great festoons of the national colors.
The management Of the live stock
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-06
YANKEES SLOW TO
LEAVE GERMANY

London, Oct 5.-Julius Lay, the Am.
erican consul general at Berlin, has ad.
vised the United States embassy at
London that he finds difficulty in per.
suading Americans that 1t Is advisable
to leave Germany as they prefer to re.
main.
About ten Americans on an average
arrange daily now through the Ameri-
can relief committee to leave Berlin.
The Lordon committee has eacn uay
only about twenty applicants for as
sistance. Most Of these are from Ger
many.
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Continued on page 81

easy. Going forward quietly we soon
came to the canal on the left bank of
the Meuse which was closely guarded.
Finally we arrived at bridge. Here
we killed the French guard, making no
noise about it, After this We descend
ed into bog along the river and 60
ing further we crossed several canals
by swimming. Our teeth chattering
with the cold, we finally reached the
banks Of the Meuse, which was hero
about SIS yards wide. We laid aside
our sabres and tried to swim across
first, but the current was too strong.
We then divested ourselves of our
shoes and all other weights that would
retard us in swimming, keeping with
us virtually nothing more than the
explosives In this shape we man
aged to swim the river. On the other
side another difficulty awaited us.
There was a swamp at this point and
we could find no place to land. We
floated down stream until finally we
were fortunate enough to get foot.
ing. Then we climbed out.
"We ploughed ahead in mud often
above our knees exercising the great
est caution. 1t was the hardest kind
of going. Finally we reached the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-06
'AUsTR|AN5 CLAIM
sERBSARE BEATEN
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM VIENNA
DESCRIBES DEFEAT OF THE
BALKAN ALLIES.

London, Oct. 5.-A correspondent of
Reuters Telegram Co. at Amsterdam
transmits the following official report
from Vienna signed by Field Marshal
Potiorek:
THE Servian and Montenegrin
forces invading East Bosnia have COM
PEELED us to detach mobile forces to
this region, which is far from the
arena of the principal decision. The
first action started in East Bosnia al
ready has come to successful termi-
nation. Two Montenegrin brigades
after two days of severe fighting were
completely defeated and repulsed.
They now are in a panicky retreat
across the border and they must leave
behind them their transport together
with considerable quantity of sup
plies. These forces had previously
looted Bosnia.
In the action undertaken in the
northern part of the country, half a
battalion of Austrian troops captured
full battalion of Servians.
SefpSi make claims.
Paris, Oct. 5.-A Havas agency dis
patch from Nish brings the following
statement from the Servian war office:
"Servian troops in Bosnia have ap-
preached the Notifications protecting
Sarajevo, the capital The Austrians
who occupy the heights on the right
bank Of the Drina are suffering lack
of provisions.
con October 2 near K1enak on the
Save, the Austrians attacked their
own troops"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-06
Government is Not Worried
OperButtle NOlD O17i1 Mexico

terest today further reports from the
peace conference at Aguas Calientes.
Little attention Is being paid to the
fighting around Naco between Cover
nor Maytorena and General Hill.
Battle Goes On. =.
Naco, Sonora, Oct. 5.-Pot shooting
by both sides opened the third day OF
the battle of Naco today. Governor
Maytorena's troops so far have made
no progress. General Hill, commanding
the CarTanza garrison, reported his
losses up to daylight today as six kill
ed and eight wounded.
Hills scouts reported today that
Governor Maytorena was disposing his
troops in manner indicating an in
tention to attack the town in front.
This would materially increase the
danger to life on the American side of
the line.
The attackers have displayed bad
Workmanship. One Of Maytorena's
gun crews fired shrapnel shell today
but it burst within Maytorena's own
lines. Officers of the American border
patrol report Hills machine gun fire
as effective.
Private Wilson of Troop G., Tenth
u. S. cavalry, who was wounded by a
stray Mexican bullet yesterday, was
taken to Fort Huachuca today His
wound is said to be slight.
Mexican agents on this side of the
line reported today that J. E. A. Camp
bell, one of General Hills officers,
made a sortie last night with small
detachment and captured twenty-five
of Maytorena's Yaqui Indians. All the
Indians were shot.