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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22
STRUGGLE ON RIVER A|SNE DRIFTS INTO
 AN ARTILLERY DUEL
Attacks and Counter At tacks in Nature of SOrties. Result Depends on Out
 flanking Movements

London, September 21 (Midnight. Because one of their number was re- fused entrance at the front door of the official press bureau and was told to go to the back, the newspaper men on duty there went on strike tonight. committee was told by the officer in charge that the order that news paper men must use the back door was irrevocable.
 london. September 2I.-(7,55 n. m, The unparalleled struggle on the Btvcr Atsnc. which commented about a week ago Saturday. has developed into siege operations. The two armies, strongly entrenched, are carrying on nm artii- iery duel. while the Infantry make nt- tacks and counter attacks which are in the nature of s0rties from a be- sieKed fortress.
 Occasionally one or the other gains a little ground. but it is so little that the or take up positions in new entrench- ments immediately behind those from which they are driven
 It Is now becoming the conviction of military men that nothing but outfian<ing movements can have any serious effect on either army. The Germans. according to their own official report. have been strongly reinforced both on their light. where General Von kluclS is making such stubborn stand in almost impregnable positions on the hills north of the Aisne. and in the center, where the Germans are making almost superhuman efforts to re- capture Rheims. It is probably the de- sire to recapture this town at all costs. because of its importance as the key to sContinued on Page Eightl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22

James Weatherly and the bond issue scored a landslide.
 Harry Jones, who contested MT. Weatherly's desire to sit again as a commissioner of the city of Birmingham, suffered a terrible defeat. He carried but one box-and that a minor one. The bond issue carried every precinct in the greater city. Only ITS votes were cast against it.
 The total vote cast for commis-' sioner was TIP. Of that number Mir. Weatherly received 526l. Mir. Jones received 245l. Mir. Weatherly's ma jority was 2Sl0. It is to be seen that his majority was greater than Mir. Jones total vote.
 The vote cast for and against the bond issue totaled 7051. The bond issue won by net majority of 5495. It is to be noted that the total vote cast in the erace for commissioner ex- ceeded the total vote cast for and against the bond issue. This was last night discussed as a significant fea- ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22
DEMAND MONEY ELENT DIRECT ID
 AMERICAN FARMER
Farmers Union Serves No tice on Congress Change of Plan Is Required.
 Many Share Opinion

Washington, September. 21.-(Spe- the House banking and currency committee the Fnrmers' union of America today served on Congress unauaIified and emphatic notice that it would demand and insist on legis- Iation to provide that the treasury should lend money direct tO the farm CTS on agricultural products as collst- eraI, Primarily the farmers demanded such loans for the immediate relief of tha cotton and tobacco planters. Be- yond this they wanted the institution of mn agricultural banking system for the agrIcuItural interests in the fu- turc.
 The present banking system of the country the farmers assert. was strictly and specifically a "commercial system, and they declared they would not be satisfied until an agricultural system had been established, also as in effect in Europe As spokesman for the farm CTS union. H. s. Mobley of Arkansas presented scores of telegrams and let ters from banks and bankers, cotton fac tors and cotton brokers to prove his assertion that the cotton planters had not received the slightest help through the Aldrich- vreeland act, or through the emergency currency issued to the banks by the treasury.
 Unable to Get Money
 Hundreds of cotton planters. he said, had stored and insured their cotton, and then had offered. the warehouse receipts as collateral for loans, but had not been able to obtain money for the reason that the banks would make only short time loans, while the planters would need the money for long terms.
 Europe has separated it's agricultural banking system from it's commercial sys- tenn. and that Is what the United States must do'' said Mobley.
 Furthef than this, he warned the mem
 <Csntinsed sn Page Tws.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22
AUSTR|ANS SUFFER
 COMPLETE DEFEAT

Paris, September 22-t3:35 a. m)-A Havas dispatch from Nish. servia. says:
 After several days of battle near Kroupani, 10 miles from the Bosnian bor- der. in which 25o,Oo6 Austrians were en- gagged. the Austrians suffered complete defeat and are flying in panic from the banks of the River Drina.
 "The Servians, who called back their advancing toward Svornik.
 'On the River Save an Austrian de- tachment tried to capture the town of Shabatz. 10 miles west of Belgrade. but was thrown back with great losses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22

part today in the battle of the enormous hosts fighting along the Aisne. the Disc and Wavre. The most remarkable point about the encounters is that the troops scarcely see each other before they ac- tually come hand to hand.
 Recklessness displayed at the beginning of the hostilities, with the resultant car mage through the machine guns has al- most disappeared and every movement of the attacking and defending troops is carried out with the utmost caution un- til the moment of actual contact
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22
Totals
The Bond Issue
Statement of Candidates

There was great satisfaction in the therly camp when 1t became a known fact that the commissioner had been re- elected MT Weatherly regards the vote of yesterday as vote cast in the i'm terest of good government. He said last night:
 'I thank my friends and supporters
 throughout Greater Birmingham for
 their support of the cause of good
 government 1 promise to put forth
 every effort in my power to maintain
 that cause in the futurc.''
 MT. Jones issued short card in which he conceded the victory ~ MT. Weatherly congratulated him. and urged him inn mediately to put into effect the desire of the people. that is. the issuance of bonds With which to obtain waterworks plant. He said:
 ''rhe returns show the election of
 Mir Weatherly as city commissioner.
 and congratulate him upon the re- suit.
 Having the best interests of the
 city at heart I sincerely hope that he may have a successful administration and take prompt action to carry out his prediction statements and prom ises
 "The people have spoken ~i2.. ur-
 eauivocal terms in favor of the bynd s' | issue and they have right to expect that the DOnuS VIII De promptly SOl0 and the procedes be immediately made available for the construction of . municipal plant" Statement by Leaders
 Joe Johnston. who managed the success full Weatherly campaign, but who, as result of his own desire. received little notoriety was much elated when seen at a late hour last night
 'It has been hard fight he safd
 "T was always confident that we would
 win. The magnitude of the victory.
 I canddly admit. Is a surprise.
 thought that Mir. Weathsrlv's majority
 would be about 2oo0. The vote indi-
 cates that the people are with Mir
 Weatherly In his efforts to 'uplift' and
 do for the people of Birmingham what
 has never before been done for them.
 His efforts in regard to the water
 situation were given a most emphatic
 vote of approval Sydney J. Bowie. who led the unop- posed fight for the bond Issue. was de- lcontiaued on Page Twel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22

The Germans have suffered most in these engagements, for the French troops from Africa and the British infantry are adopts with the bayonet and they wait in the trenches until their adversaries are so close that quick dash brings them together
 General Joffre is enjoying robust health. The country behind the French army is being rapidly repopulated. Herds of cat tie and sheep mingled with supply trains along the roads leading to the north. They are being driven homeward by peas- ant women and old men and boys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22
Germany Denies Peace
 Negotiations Are On Foot
Ambassador Von Bernstorff Informed Reports of Peace Movement Are False Rumor That Ger mans Will Evacuate Brussels Also Denied by Official German Paper

'The news, evidently originating from Paris and Antwerp. that Field Ma shs,l Von Dergoltz issued a proclamation that Germany intended to evacuate Bi1iss,ls and that they had offered separate peace to Belgium, is an invention.
 Likewise there Is no truth in tile u- nor that peace negotiations are gons l at Washington. All these inventions re- gently have been denied by the@ North German Review, the official organ of the German goyernnent.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22

The Turcos are adding daily to their record of daring achievements. Late last night in costly bayonet encounter they broke through the German lines without firing more than few shots and recap tured and brought back four field guns the French troops had abandoned the previous day. They seemed to disdain the mrlrderous rifle and machine gun fire poured into them. refusing to listen to the officers who tried to keep them under cover.
 Cold steel again played a considerable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22

New York, September 21.-The German are going forward at Washington ac- cording to a wireless message which Count Won Bernstorff, German ambassa- dor to the United States, tonight said he had received from Berlin by way of Say vile l.. l. The message which the am bassador said could be put down as an official statement coming from him, fol- lows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22

The British detachment which left Tien- Tsin to cooperate with the Japanese at Kiauchau sailed nominally for Wei-iIai- Wei. shan Tung, but it IS believed that the men would land at Laoshan Bay, thereby avoiding violation of China $ neutrality
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22
MAJORITY IS 2S1O:
 BOND ISSUE IS OVER WHELMING
Small Vote Cast But Weath- serly's Majority Proves
 Greater Than Jones' Total
 Vote in Greater City
VOTE IN FAVOR OF BOND ISSUE WAS
 ABOUT S5 PER CENT

Jones Congratulates Winner and Says People Now Have Right to Expect Prompt Sale of Bonds for Building New Water Plant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22
WESTERN WING
 OF GERMAN LINE
 IS THRUST BACK
Kaisers Army Has Retreated. .xSS$, en Miles In AS Hours Before Alliess%sA Advance, Says French Report-Progre Is Made Between Rheims and Argonne.

Paris September 2 11e m) official
  ar the Argonne"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22
War Bulletins

London, September 21(10:45 )-The German Emperor has taken his quarters in Luxemberg according Paris dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company Thousands troops stationed around the legation where he resides guard against possible raids by French avaors squadron aeroplanes is in constant readiness to beat off attacks
 GERMAN ATTACKS REFUSED London, September 21(756 -The official press bu reau announced at 5:45 this afternoon
 Since the last report received from General French further attacks have been made successfully pulsed"
 ENGLISH CRUISER DISABLED Gibralter September 21(Via London, 8:05 D. m)-It is officially announced from Zanzibar that the British gasu which recently attacked and disabled by the cruiser Koenigsberg, has been beached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22

Japanese destroyers shelled the Ger
 man barracks on the coast IA miles north of Tsngtau. Bombs dropped from hy- droplanes today damaged neither the town nor it's defenders because the con stant firing of the garrison kept tho air ships about 2O00 yards above the town"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22
Jdpdnese Shell German
 Barracks Near Tsinetau
Bombs Dropped by Hydroplanes Do Little Dam- age to Garrison-Movement of British Troops May Mean Chinese Neutrality Again Will Be Violated

Pekng September o. (221 m. Correspondence from Tsinotau dated September Is. says:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-05
Eight Entries Mark Junior
Special Eight-0ared Race
Next Friday.
By KIRK c. MILLER.

Three Washington crews will race in
four events at Philadelphia next Fri
day. according to the present plans OF
the Analostan and Potomac clubs, and
to the entries as sent to the National
Association OF Amateur Oarsmen. I'M
der whose auspices the National Re
gatta is to be run over the Schuylkill.
The Potomacs have a senior four for both
the national and international four-oared
shell events, and an eight, which will
be seen in both the Junior special and
intermediate eight-oared races. The one
eight being carried to Philadelphia by
the Analos' ans is to be seen in the
junior special and intermediate.
In all OF the events in which the
Washingtonians are to compete. the
stiffest sort of competition is expected
and the crews here have been trained
accordingly. Watermen OF the highest
type from the United States and Can
ada are pitted against the Capitalians
in these four competitions; in the IN
termediate eight-oared race particularly
this is true. there being eight entries.
Here Is a detailed list OF the crews
against which the Potomacs and Ana
lostans will compete, together with the
position of the local entries in the
races:
JUNIOR EIGHT-OARED SHELLS
ESPECIAL RACE).
Analostan Boat Club, Washington.
Monrrcse Boat Club: Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Barge Club. Philadelphia.
Grand Rapids Yacht and Canoe Club,
Grand Rapids. Mich.
Potomac Boat Club, Washington.
Detroit Boat Club, Detroit, Mich.
SENIOR FOUR-OARED SHELLS.
University Barge Club. Philadelphia.
Potomac Boat Club, Washington.
Western Rowing Club. st. Louis.
Duluth Boat Club, Duluth, Mimi.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-05
RACE IS EVEN IN
CENTRAL LEAGUE
KeniIWorth and Emerald Both
Have Records of One Game
Won and One Lost.

Each club with a record Of one game
won and one lost, the KenilwCrth and
Emerald teams of the Central League
are putting up an interesting little bat
tie for the supreme honors OF the anna
teur season in that circuit. Both clubs
are anxious to get into that post-season
contest. and the remainder OF the week
Is bound to see some lively tilts be-
tween them for the title in that wheel.
They play every day this week. there
by completing the series Of five games
laid out for them.
Ken:lworth took yesterdays game b.
S to 4. Runs were sent over by both
teams in the first inning, and the game
balanced backward and forward
until the eighth when Kenilworth took
four-run lead in the ninth. Timely hits
and errors by Emerald are responsible
for the advantage gained by the sub
urbanites. Mike" Mora. gave a great
exhibition OF batting and fielding
In the East Washington Sunday
School League. Keller and NiGth went
eight innings to a sjX-all score. Keller
went into the fifth inning with a four
run disadvantage. and before the third
out was made, had tied the score.
Keller evened the count again in the
eighth by sending over a pair of TALES.
The game will be played over again.
Immanuel's hopes of winning the
Northwest Sunday School League PEN
nant were given a shock yesterday
when Whitney Avenue won their game.
10 to g.
The chances OF the losers are still
good, as they meet Brightwood on
Thursday, and the latter has yet to
meet Whitney Avenue On Friday. At
present Emmanuel has won Is and lost
3. with Brightwood's standing, Is and
;. Whitney Avenue is out of the run
ming for the fleS.
1t is evident BriShtwood must de-
feat both Emmanuel and Whitney Ave
nue. to win the title.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-05
HTTERY LEADS ALL
LEAGUES TW|RLERS
Crack Minor Show Finger Wins
Seventeen and Loses But
. Six Contests Thus Far.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, August 5.-Paui
D. Fittery. pitcher for the Evansville
Central League club, leads the league
in the percentage Of games won. He Is
lust above Peter Fahrer, who has been
bought by Cincinnati from the Dayton
club.
Ffttery is a stockily built chap, IN
married and twenty-three years old. He
is a Ieft-hander. He was farmed out
nv Birmingham, Of the Southern
League. to Evansville in 1913, and was
one of ten pitchers who reported TO
birmingham last spring. With Evans
VILE in 1913 Fittery broke even on games
won and lost. despite the eacI that
Evansville was a hopeless taileEder all
season.
Fittery impressed President Stalhcfcr,
of the Evansville club, in 1913, and the
local club went after Fittery strong
early this season and finally purchased
him outright from Birmingham.
FIttery now has record OF seventeen
games won and six lost for the present
secutive wins in which time only four
runs were scored Of his delivery. He
is lightning fast in fielding his position
and hits harder than the average in
fielder. He has smoke and puzzlins
curves. Last year he had a habit of
weakening In the seventh inning. This
year he has never Wobbled and has q
2-to-1 ten-iHhing win over the DAYTON
league leaders to his credit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-05
ONE-YEAR RULE IS
GREATLY MODIFIED
Georgia and Vanderbilt Expect
ed to Return-May Play
Teams Out of S. |. A. A.

Now that the Southern intercollegiate
Athletic Association has modified the
one-year residence rule so that 4 fresh
man may play against a team not be-
longing TO the association, Georgia Tech
and Vanderbilt may return to the S. I.
A. A. When the rule was enforced more
than year ago. those colleges with
drew from the association so that the
first year men might have a chance to
play. some OF the strongest material on
both of these teams being freshmen.
At the meeting OF the S. !. A. a. in
Atlanta. Ga. last Thursday the one
year rule was denaturized to the extent
mentioned and a broader field of en-
deavor Is thereby opened up to teams
belonging to the body. 4 change was
also made in the rule having reference
TO the playing OF outside teams.
This change provides that any asso-
citation member may play team OF
another section, without hindrance or
limitation. regardless OF the eligibility
requirements OF the latter. But IL the
non-association team is resident or
association territory. II must observe
association eligibility rules, and must
furthermore file with the vice presi-
dent of the district eligibility reports
on the members of its team. and these
must be approved by the above officer.
rms is a rather radical chance from
the present rule, which forbids the play
ing of team out of the association at
ALL
Following were the colleges repre-
scented and their representatives:
Auburn. NJ. J. Donahue and Thomas
Bragg; Clemson. w. NJ. riggs: uniVer-
slty of Florida. II. w. COX: University
OF Chattanooga, ]. 5. Fletcher: univer,
sitv of Georgia. S. V. Sanford Howard
College. B. l.. NoOjin Kentucky state
University. President II. +; Barker:
Louisiana State University. Thomas w
Atkinson: Mercer. w. f. Godfrey; MIS-
sissppi A. and NJ. w. +. chadwick
Sewanee, r. ]. Raymond; university or
Tennessee. A. f. Buchanan; Iuiane
University, d. S. H. Anderson; van
derbilt. c. 8. Brown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-05
Dodgers Win Close
Game From Cardinals

BROOKLYN. Aug. 5.-MiIler Hug
gins Cardinals lost a close game to the
Dodgers at Ebbets field yesterday aft
ernoon by a score of to O. The game
proved a duel between SaIlee and
Pfeffer. who served them up for the
Dodgers, and the scales balanced slight
ly in favor of the last named mounds
man. For eight innings neither side
was able to make the circuit, but in the
ninth Sallee weakened a bit. and the
Dodgers. quick to take advantage of
their opportunity. showed the winning
run across the plate.
Magee was the particular star of the
day at bat. He had three hits to his
credit out of four tries. which was
almost half of the number Pfeffer al
Iotted the visitors. A rather notable
feature of the game was the hitting of
both pitchers Each was credited with
a pair Of singles.
The Dodgers gathered nine hits off
SalIee's delivery and the Cardinals fell
short of this number by two. Pfeffer
had the better of the strikeouts by a
good margin, as he famed eight men
during the nine innings. while Sallee
succeeded in puzzling only half that
many.
The score: r. II. Z.
Dodgers ............. 900 900 001-l 8
Cardinals ............ 900 900 600
Batteries-Pfeffer and Mccarthy; Sal
lee and Snyder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-05
YANKS ARE CLIMBING
AND PUT UP EXCELLENT
BALL AGAINST FOEMEN
Frank Chances Team Plays COG Baseball Since July and Has
Steadily Mounted Upward Outlook for Next Year Is
For Even Hotter American League Race.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Have you kept your eyes these
days on the performance of the New
York Yankees? Hove you noticed
the fire work being turned out by
The team that month ago looked
Ike the biggest joke extant-outside
Of the Cleveland Naplanders? Well
If you haven't, you've missed one Of
the best things this season in the
American League, that's all.
Sure, most of US are watching the
Grifmen and their battles against
the Mackmen and Rcd Sox, but that
should not interfere with your keep
ing side glance on the Yankees.
Don't forget that Frank Chance is
/, a regular manager. Don't forget that
he doesn't stand for loafing on the
field and that he is always trying to
win the game before him.
When the present season got under
way. most of New York thought the
Yankees would soon be out in front. New
Workers generally imagine their teams
TO be of championship caliber in the
winter and spring. But when the other
outfits got down to business, it was
seen that the Yankees were a bunch
of dead ones. Then Frank Chance be-
gan tearing his lineup to pieces. As
q ersult, he now has a pretty fair ag-
gregation at work for him.
Harry Williams has given way to
Charlie Mullen at first base. Roy
Hartzell and Red" Truesdale have
been supplanted by Daniel Boone at
second. Leslie Nunamaker has been
added to the catching staff Holden and
Jimmy Walsh have disappeared from
the outfield to make room for Birdie"
Cree and Pete Daley. And each change
has been for the better.
The coming Of Cree from Baltimore
seemed to add life and pep to the
Chance organization Almost as II on
signal the others began hitting the pill.
good. Indeed, Chance has one of the
best pitching STATS in major league
baseball. bar none.
The Yankees were considered soft
picking by the Western clubs until the
Tigers landed there on their second
swing around the Eastern half Of the
wheel Then the Polo Ground boys
walked up and simply smashed those
Tigers to smithereens. Ha, ha! Loud
was the laugh heard in. all the land
On July the Yankees had won twen-
ty-three and lost forty-two games. hay-
ing a percentage Of .354. On August 4.
just one month later, the Yankees mad
won forty-three and lost fifty-five. In
that month they had won twenty and
dropped thirteen games. Their winning
percentage during that month was COS,
which is good enough for any team in
baseball
building a pennant winner" said
Frank Chance to the writer on his last
visit to the Capital. ''is not a matter
Of a few weeks, or even OF few
months It's a matter of years. If I
live and am allowed to remain at the
head of the Yankees, I'll have them up
in front, fighting for the pennant. But
all / expect to do this year is to make
a decent showing.
when I took charge Of the New York
club, I was surprised 10 find that so
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-05
George Stallings' Team
Will Use FenWay Park

BOSTON. Aug. 5.-Not since the
American League came to town, back In
1891, have the two big organizations
been so friendly as they are now. This
is proved by the readiness with which
President ]. J. Lannin. of the Red SoN.
has agreed to allow Jim Gaffney's Ma
tlonal Leaguers to use Fenway Park.
the magnificent plant of the Red Sox.
for all Saturday and holiday games for
the remainder of the season.
Go ahead" wired Lannin to Carney.
"Roston needs two pennants. Let's go
after them"