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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-08

LAON-A town of northern France,
81 miles northeast of Paris, with a
population of about 1900 II is sit
uated on an isolated ridge which rises
some $50 feet above the surrounding
plain and the little river of ArI N.
From the railway station a straight
staircase of several hundred steps
leads to the gate of the town. ana all
the roads connecting Laon with the
surrounding districts are cut i'm zig
Gags on the steep slopes. Laon forms,
with La Fere and Reims, triangle of
important fortresses. It's Notifications
consist of an inner line of works on
the eminence of Laon itself. and two
groups OF detached forts, one some
two and a half miles southeast about
the village of Bruyeres, the other
about three miles west of southwest,
near Laniscourt In 1914 Napoleon
tried in vain to dislodge Butcher from
Laon. In 1870 an engineer blew up
the powder magazine of the citadel as
the German troops were entering the
town.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-08

THORN-A fortress town OF West
Prussia, on the Vistula, II miles from
the Russian frontier. It's position COM
makes it point of strategic import
ance; it was strongly fortified i'm 1918,
and i'm 1878 was converted into a fort
ress Of the first class. The defensive
works consist of circle of 10 outlying
forts, about two and half miles from
the center Of town. Its population is
close to $4,000. Thorn carries on ali
active trade in grain, timber VIM,
groceries and minerals 1t is famous
for its Pfefferkucken, a kind of gin
gerbread.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-08

DANZIG-A strong maritime fort
ress and seaport, the capital of West
Prussia, on the western bank of the
Vistula, 253 miles northeast of Bec-
lin by rail- It's population is close 20
10000. The strong Notifications,
which with ramparts, bastions and
watered bitches, formerly entirely sur
rounded the city, were removed on the
north nd west Sides On 1866. The
remainder Of the massive defenses re-
main, with 20 bastions. In the hands
of the military authorities, the ma
chinery for flooding the surrounding
country on the eastern side have bee I
moderniZed. The western side Is de-
Tended by a Gordon of forts browning
the hills. There are large establish
ments for the manufacture Of arms
and artillery. Vessels OF the largest
size are built i'm the Danzig ship
yards The city suffered severely
through various wars in the 18th and
18th centuries. In 1907 il was cap
tured by the French, and Napoleon
declared it a free town. 1t was given
back to Prussia in 1914.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-08

II IT. requires 100 trains 10 transport
one German army corps Of $4,000 sol
dicrs, how many trains will be needed
10 carry the widows and orphans by
the war?
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-08

RETHEIs-A town of northern
France, 81 miles southwest Of Mezicres
by rail and % miles northwest Of
Reims, on the right bank of the Aisne
and the Ardennes Canal. Wool spin
ming. the weaving OF light wooden fab
RIGS, and the manufacture of farm i'm
plements are the principal industries
The town is of Roman origin. Its pop
ulation liz approximately 5000.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05
REPORT ZIMM ERMAN
TRADED TO GIANTS

New York, June 5.-Some one in
this town is always trying to pull of
a Joke on the Cubs. They no sooner
reached the metropolis from Pitts
burgh yesterday morning than yarn
was circulated that Heine Zimmerman
was to be traded to the Giants. Just
where the story emanated no one
seems TO know.
The report caused Zimmerman, who
is stopping with the club instead OF ut
his home. TO become excited for a few
moments and he strove 10 ascertain
the source of the story. He was paci-
fed later, however, by President
Thomas and Manager O'Day. who IN
formed him not to pay any attention
TO such reports. as they are started
with the plan in mind to injure the
club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05
Grimes and Daily in Finals.

Chicago. Ill. June 6--Charles F.
Grimes, holder of the western inter
collegiate golf title, and Raymond ].
DAILY are the flnalists In the University
OF Chicago championship. each scor-
ing victories In the preliminary match
rounds which were completed yester-
day at the Jackson Park public links.
The title battle will be played over
the big South Side course tomorrow.
Grimes earned his way into the cham
pfonShip TIT by eliminating William E.
Wiley In the semi finals yesterday, 8
and 4 The slim Maroon star had an
excellent card OF "a and made the turn
up on Wiley DAILY defeated Joshua
stevenson IN a close match, and ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05
STORM IN THREE
EYE BLOWS OVER
Boyle Fined $50 and Keeps
Danville Team-No Ac-
ton on Charges.

Apparently the storm in the Three
Eye league has blown over and moth.
ing is to be done about the charges OF
President Jimmy Boyle of Danville
that some of the clubs, notably Dav-
export and Decatur, are away over the
salary limit. Boyle's protest is Joined
in by the weaker clubs, while Presi-
dent Tearney plainly takes the side of
the accused teams, though promising
an investigation. Tearney announces
a fine of $50 for Danville for refusing
TO play at Springfield Wednesday.
Davenport and Decatur are offering
a double-barreled defense. They deny
that they are over the salary limit, and
further assert that there isn't any sal
airy limit. anyhow. The Three-Eye is
class B league and they say if an ap-
peal is taken to the national board
that body will rule that any team in
the circuit has a right to run salaries
up to $4,000 a month and to carry as
man vas 16 men. There is no agree
ment, they say, as to keeping the sal
aries down and at the same time they
deny that they are carrying expensive
teams.
What are you going to do about
p" is the attitude they take and If it
is left to Tearney it is quite evident
nothing will be done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05

Some of the members of the present
team did not make It until nearly
the last minute. One or two were
doubtful regarding the trip, because
they did not believe they could OBJ
tain leave of absence from the army
or from business affairs.
1.-The men are not very heavy" it
was suggested. do you think they
are strong enough to cope success
fully in the scrimmages for the ball
with the American players?"
"A light team is better on a fast
field" replied Lord Wimborne. "a
heavy team has a greater advantage
on deep turf. 1 think the team last
year was too heavy. For that reason
we selected lighter men this year"
How will the men line up?" he
was asked.
1--WE have not selected the team
yet, but the four will be made up of
the five men-Tomkinson, Cheape,
Barrit, Trail and Lockett. That is
the team. 1 cannot say who viii be,
the substitute"
This English team, when compared
with the teams that came here in
1911-1913, seem very frail and too
light by many pounds to Withstand
repeated onslaughts from the Amer
lean players. On the basis that La
Montague, Captain Waterbury, D.
Milburn and l. Waterbury Will make
up the American team, the cup defend
ers will have a big advantage in
weight. The light weight of the
however, will be in their
favor in the races for the ball, as the
English ponies will not be as heavily
as the American ponies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05
LAKE A RETREAT
FOR WILD DUCKS
Conservationists Plan to Make
Use of the Big Pool Above
Keokuk DAM.

Keokuk, Ia, June 5.-Since the con-
servation movement has reached the
| wild duclA in his native haunts, this
| city promises to add a few millions
| of ducks to its show features. The
| idea is to make the lake above the
Keokuk dam specially attractive to the
| ducks.
The water-power installed here in
the Mississippi river conserves many
| million tons of coal every year; con.
serves the fruit crop along the shores
of its like; conserves navigation to
the extent of over so miles of deep
water navigation and millions of dol
lars to the war department; is con-
serving many square miles OF low land
always overlooked during high water
stages-and now the society attending
to the conservation of game birds is
planning to utilize it for the special
good of the wild ducks.
Congress has already made 1t un.
lawful to shoot ducks on the upper
Mississippi river at any time. Game
wardens enforce the law strictly. Hunt
ers who formerly dined on mallards
row watch immense fiocks of ducks
while the double barreled shotgun
gathers dust in the attic.
Prominent members OF the society
which accomplished all this have pass
ed along the shores of the lake aboge
the Keokuk dam. 1t is a lake of
hundred square miles area. The duck
conservationists quickly saw its capa-
bilities as a summer resort for wild
ducks. For one thing it would save
the ducks Journey of several hundred
miles to their present feeding grounds
in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The plan now under way is to sow
wild rice and other duck food in all
the shallow waters along the shores
of the lake in the Mississippi here. The
lake shore generally shelves off quick
ly into deep water, but there are sew
eral thousand scattered acres avail
able for duck pastures. II the United
States, or the states OF Iowa and ILL
nois, will sow this acreage to wild rice,
it is believed that the lake Will be
fairly alive with wild ducks during the
springs and summers. Local hunters
object to the plan. They do not want
to be tantalized by a million wild
ducks in sight from a BLUM with the
shotgun in the attic. a
The United States government has
given a good deal Of attention to utn-
izing the lake created above the big
Keokuk dam. Some millions of young
bass have been placed there under es-
pecially favorable conditions. Recent
official reports say Illinois is already
the second state In the union in the
value of its fishing industry. and 1t Is
believed that the lake created by the
Keokuk dam will greatly increase its
output of fish, Iowa also will benefit
in this respect. sc
The lake which covers with many
feet of water the formerly impossible
Des Moines rapids in the Mississippi
has its surface kept nearly at a con
slant height, lessening flood variations
and making easy the construction OF
terminal docks for its cities which for
merly was almost impossible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05
FEDS Are AFTER
FRED BLANDINC
Nap First Jumped From Cleve-
land to Kansas City and
Then Back Again.

Chicago, Ill, June 5.-Enter Fred
Blanding, basebalPs newest ''star" in
the game as it is played in the Legal
league. Sticking to the theory that
turn about is fair play" the Federals
yesterday turned their batteries on or
ganized baseball in general, and Bland
ing in particular, petitioning Superior
Judge Foell to issue temporary in
junction to restrain the Cleveland
pitcher from playing with the Maps.
The court set Monday morning as
the time for hearing arguments, and
Blanding was served With subpoena
before he left the Chicago Beach hotel
for Comiskey park, where he twirled
yesterday afternoon. losing to the Sox
Federal league officials decided upon
this step following the decision oil
Judge FoeIl. who Wednesday issued a
permanent injunction restraining
Pitcher George (Chief) Johnson, who
jumped Cincinnati contract TO sign
with the Kansas City Feds. from play
ing with the latter organization. Bland
ing's case is different in that the pale
face HEAVIER hoped from Cleveland 10
Kansas City. then hoped right back
again.
The bin sets forth that on Jan. "a
OF this year the Kansas City club CON.
tracted with Handing TO pitch for
them for three years at an annual
salary of $5.s33. 1t is asserted in thu
bill that the Packers paid Biandins
81. 500 in advance. which he accepted
II is further alleged that when he was
ordered to report for practice in April
he failed to do so,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05

William DemetraI, "The Greek De
mon," one of the best grapplers in the
country, is still in the city and looking
for a match. Demetral stated to the
sporting editor of The Argus this
morning that he would like to meet
Jess Westergaard, heavyweight wrest-
Ter of Des Moines, in a finish or handi-
cap match in this city. Challenges
have been mailed Westergaard through
the Des Moines papers to that effect.
He will let Westergaard name his own
terms, and although he prefers to
schedule the match in this city, he is
willing to meet him any place. II
Westergaard will not accept the offer,
Demetral will challenge any wrestler
in the world to a finish match, best
two out of three falls, catch as catch
can.
The demon is still anxious to ar
range a handicap match here in a
short time, and promises to throw
three men in one hour or five men in
rs minutes, regardless of their size,
weight or reputation.
Demetral prefers the best wrestlers
in this vicinity and anyone who wants
TO meet him in this handicap match
is urged to correspond with the
sporting editor of The Argus. Any
match that could be arranged with
Demetral as a headliner should prove
a drawing card.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05
100000 Offer for Johnson

New York, June 5.-To sign or not
to sign Brooklyn Fed contract for
500. 600 in return for three years
pitching seryice-thats the question
now racking the brain OF Walter John
son, monarch of the slab. The Wash
ington star received this offer, 1t Is
said. during a conference with R. B.
Ward. owner of the Brcokfeds. and
Manager Bill Bradley. Earlier In the
evening Walter talked contract with
Manager Griffith of the Senators. and
the latter offered him substantial
salary increase TO sign . five-year con-
tract. Leaving Griflth's apartment.
johnson entered an auto with Manager
bradley and Jim Delehanty. Brook
fed infieider. and was presented to
Owner Ward. The latter offered $685.
600 per year for three years work and
an additional $a5 600 TO land Walters
signature. Griffith asserts his mound
marvel ia bound by contract he can
not break.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

- InDNfs
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, 2; Cleveland, o.
No other games, rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
No games, rain.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Kansas City, 8; Chicago, 4.
st. Louis, 6; Indianapolis, z.
No other games, rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, s.; Indianapolis, 6.
Minneapolis, 2; Milwaukee, 6.
No other games, rain.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Bloomington, s: Peoria, 6.
Quincy. z; Decatur, 2.
Davenport. 8; Dubuque. 2.
Springfield, Z; DanviIle, 6 (12 inn
lngs).
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Marshalltown, 10; Ottumwa, 4.
Waterloo. 1; Muscatine, 1 (elever
dsrkness).
Cedar Rapids, 6; Keokuk, L
Clinton. 3; Burlington, 1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05
Q 0-z5zz~-55S . :

New York. June 5.-"We are hope
full of winning, but we do not anticipate
victory. It will depend on the ponies.
England sent over the best team that
was available
In these words Lord Wimborne,
who has brought over the English
team challenging for the information
al polo trophy, gave his views on the
chances OF a victory in the coming
struggle for the blue ribbon event of
the polo field
IN addition 10 the members of the
English team-Lockett, Cheape, Bar
rett, TOmkinson and Traili-Lord
Wimborne brought with him the
Duke of Penaranda.
The Duke, a Spaniard, accompanied
the team TO play in the practice games
before the matches and TO act as an
adviser He is considered the best
player in Spain. In the early spring
practice games in Madrid, King AL
fonso. the Duke OF Aosta and the Duke
of Penaranda were on the four that
opposed the English team as origin
ally selected.
We gathered the best players
that could spare the time to make the
trip" continued his Iordship. I'VE
have many excellent polo players in
England, but a great number cannot
give the time TO practice for the games
and then make the journey to the
United States. 1t would be a different
matter If the games were played in
England. There a team could be made
up entirely of our very best players.
'I think the team as it now stands
is quite the equal of the 1913 four.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05

Stolen bases - Graham, Rowan
Wheeler. Two base hits - Lamline,
French, Becker. Struck out-By Lam
line, ~; by French, 3. Bases on balls
or Lamline, 8; off Wells, 8. Time
1:40. Umpire-Knapp.
Springfield Wins In 18th.
Springfield, Ill, June 5.-The Watch
makers won in the 18th inning. to
6, on a hit by Baxter and a stolen base
and Wakefield's single. The score:
Springf'd 0OO31O01-7 IS 5
Danville O20OO11110O O-6 10 2
Batteries Miller and JAG
obs; Filler. SeIby and Erloff
Champs Beat Decatur.
Quincy .....O2O 0O311"-7 IL 2
Decatur 100000 6 5
Batteries-Kaiser, Rock and Obj
en-, Tretter and Sneider.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05

Two base hits-Zwilli:-g. Perring.
Home run-Chadbourn. Struck out
BY Fisk, 1; by Stone. 3; by LANCE. L.
Bases on balls-Oh Sherman. 2. Dou-
BILE plays-Easterly to Kenworthy;
Perring to Kenworthy to Stovall. Hits
on Fisk, in 6 2-3 innings; on
LANCE, 1 In l inning. Hit by pitcher
By Stone, Stanley. 2. Left on bases
Chicago, 8; Kansas City. 5. Time
2:15. Umpires-Anderson and Man
nassau
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05
MAPS ARE
BANKED BY SOX
Jimmie Scott in Real Form
Holds Cleveland to One
Measly Bingle.
cHIfEDS LOSE TO PACKERS
T,,k.rites Swat Pill for II SafetIes
While Kansas City Gets but
Rookie on Mound.

Chicago. IL, June BACKED by a
vouderfuIly steady defense, Jim Scott,
possessing the best kind OF curve and
fast ball. beat the down-at-the-heel
Naus yesterday at Comiskey's park
and turned the trick so decisively that
univ two hostiles reached first base il
nine iuniugs-One on z hit and the
other on a pass. The White SOx
COPIED the game. TO 0. II lightning
tine. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05
| UMPIRE ATTACKED
IN DUBUQUE GAME
Blue Sox Win When Hustlers
Juggle Ball for Four
Misplays.
HITS KNAPP WITH CHAIR
Umpire Makes Questionable Decision
Which Anglers Fars-sprins-
field and Quincy Win.
HITS KNAPP WITH CHAIR

Dubuque, Iowa, June g. - Lamline
was IN great form, striking out IL, but
errors caused the defeat Of Dubuque
by Davenport yesterday, to 2. Fol-
lowing the game an unknown man in
the grand stand hurled a box chair at
Umpire Knapp. The umpire received
bad cut on the head. The assailant
escaped. Knapp made a questionable
decision which prevented Dubuque
from tying the score. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05
Boston pamseis Victorious.

Philadelphia. june 5,-Nfss Marion
Fenno and Miss Eleanor Sears OF Bos-
ton defeated the Misses Myers. Phfla-
defphta. e-S. 81. in the semi final round
OF the championship doubles In the
Pennsylvanfa and eastern states ten
mis- tournament yesterday IN Merton.
Rain fell during the afternoon and the
other matches were postponed until
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05

The Panama canal IS lighted along
its entire length with electricity, for
lighthouses, buoys, etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05
chifeds Lose Final.

Kansas City. No, June expert.
nenting with q rookie hurler cost
tJoe Tinker and his Chicago Federals
the final Of the series with the local
Feds yesterday. Daniel Sherman of
Bridgeport, Conn, was the lad on
whom Tinker pinned his faith, but so
early was his blowAp that a pair of
passes and Stanley's error in the first
round gave the home boys a two-run
lead Later they added three more.
helped by a boot by jim Block, the
count winding up 20 T. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05

AL the news all the time The Argus.
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05

Struck out-By Scott (Hartford 2.
Leibald. Graley, Jackson. Lelivelt) !;
By Banding (Blackbourne.) Time
1:23 Umpires-Egan and Evans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-05

'Bstted for O'Nen in ninth. xBatted
for Banding in ninth.
Score by innings:
Chicago --------.---2 D D o o -
Cleveland .......OOO0 OOOOO-0
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
Automobile News
RECoRp BREAKrNG MoNrH

May has been record 4breaking month with us," said A. G. Seiberling. general manager of the Haynes Auto mobile company. First, in the num- Der of visitors we had at the factory, due to the Speedway Race. second in the number of dealers secured -espe- cially in Arizona, Idaho,4 Oregon, Mon tana, Washington and Utah. and third, in the, number of cars shipped, which exceeds by a large percentage our records for May shipments in prev ious5 years.
 Although the Haynes has years ago established reputation in the west ern states for easy riding qualities, hill climbing ability. and sturdiness of construction, 1t is due to our increased production this season that we are able to ship so many of our cars west.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11

If the -Poppets Valve Engine you are now driving will not pick up instantly, just like ali electric motor, without choking or pounding, engage clutch without jerk, and feed oil under pressure in right amount necessary
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
GREAT CANADIAN

AUTO HIGHWAY There is perhaps no better example of the remarkable progress being made by Canada. in providing trans- portation facilities throughout the length and breadth of the dominion than the construction of an automobile highway from ocean to ocean, which is nearing completion
 A9few years ago no one would have thought of motoring through Canada. from ocean to ocean as among the possibilities of the near future, but