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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
PROGRESS OF THE GREAT WAR.

fhOGRESS Ok The GREAT WAX.
The vast armies of Germany and
Austria Hungary on the one hand and
of France and England on the other
have been for the past ten days
Waging a stubborn battle along line
extending nearly a hundred miles
through northeastern France and
western Germany, following the
course of the river Aisne for con-
siderable part of the distance. There
has been little appreciate advantage
gained by either side in this gigan-
tic and prolonged struggle, so far as
can be judged from the meagre and
conflicting reports reaching the out
side world from the theatre of war.
The allies seem to be endeavoring to
execute a movement for turning and
enveioping the. right wing of the
German battle lire, and growing con-
fidence in the ultimate success of
this maneuver is expressed in the
dispatches from London and Paris.
Berlin adYices, on the other hand,
represent the situation as satisfactory
and favorable to Germany, and like
contradictions continue to character
lie the war reports from Vienna and
Petrogra1
There can be little room to doubt.
though, that Russia is making steady
progress against the combined Aus
trian and German forces in Galicia,
and that the Austrians have suffered
several severe defeats in the recent
fighting, not only with the Russians,
but the Servians and Montenegrins
as well.
In northeastern Prussia the Ger
mans checked the Russian advance
and compelled the invading army to
retire considerable distance, but the
Russians appear to be resuming the
offensive in that territory and driv-
ing a wedge across the German
frontier in the direction of Berlin.
Several small naval engagements
have taken place in the past two
weeks between single vessels of the
warning nations, one resulting in the
disabling OF British cruiser by a
German vessel of the same class, and
another in the sinking of a German
armed merchantmen by a British
cruiser.
The only important naval fight, |
however, occurred in the North Sea
asst Tuesday morning. when three
British cruisers were sunk by torpe- !
Toes fired from German submarines
Or by one submarine, the Germans
lain. The cruisers were named |
Gressy, Aboukir and Hogue. and were
lister vessels. being of $4,000 tons
and carrying crews of |
rs men each. Only about 100 men
Fere rescued, hence the number lost
5 thought to have been approximate
Y 1900.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
Interesting Theatrical Event

The interesting four-act drama
THE Heart of Hero will be Dre,
sented at the Grand Theatre Tuesday
night, Oct. 8, for the benefit of the
fund to repair the Catholic church
organ A cast of talented amateurs
VIII take part in the production. all
Of whom have had previous stage ex-
perIence and may be counted upon to
give smost capable and artistic Dor
trayal Of their respective roles. The
performance should be fully as mer-
ltorlous as many given in the local
playhouse by professional companies
and as the object is a most worthy
one, it is hoped everybody will at
tend the entertainment and help
make it a success.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
Better Babies-Mrs. Henry Es-

bGGlSI bdDiSS-MFS. f1euIy ES-
neault, Lauderdale.
Races-John F. Truxil1o.
The racing program will consist of
one running and two harness races
daily, and as the handsome purse of
sl00 will be hung up for each event,
it is certain some speedy animals
will be entered in the various classes
and that the sport will be of a high
standard
There will be numerous side at
fractions and amusement features,
and no one who visits the fair can
fail to find something that will in
terest, Instruct or entertain him
every moment of the day. Restau-
rants and refreshment stands on the
grounds will provide for the fortifi-
cation of the inner man. Gambling
Of any kind, and the sale or use of
any spurious, vinous or malt liquors
is absolutely forbidden. Ice water
will be free.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
Successful FiIibuster in the Senate.

A number of United States sena-
tors, mostly Republicans, conducted
successful filibuster against the riv-
ers and harhors bill, which proposed
appropriations aggregating $53,000,0 900
for various works of public improve
ment throughout the country, and
the measure was trimmed so as to
provide lump sum of S20,0o0,000 to
be expended under the direction of
the United States engineers. The
bill has gone to the house for concur
renee, and while there is a strong
sentiment against the inadequacy of
the measure as emasculated, ma
jority will probably vote to approve
The senate's action rather than risk
a failure to make any provision for
rivers and harbors at this session.
Senator 7. E. Burton of Ohio led
the senate filibuster.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

The ehree-masted schooner Francis
e. lsaggets vent to pieces in a
storm sixty miles from the mouth
OF che Columbia river, Sept. Is, and
only ewo of the Is or so persons
aboard che vessel were rescued.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2e, 1914

Fair Play 20 Fair Visitors" is TO
De- Donaldsonville's motto during the
fair, Oct. to II, and no gouslhg'
Tlim- Planning or holding-up OF the
stranger within our gates is to De
tolerated.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
Send in Your Entries Earlv,

You are requested to send in to
the South Louisiana Fair Association
list of your entries as soon as pos
slble. This will not only be a favor
to the secretary manager but it will
also go far toward securing you
choice space at the big fair. Oct. 8,
10, II and L.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

q statewide election TO determine
whether Virginia should remain Wet
or move over into the dry column
was held Sept. %, and resulted IN
a victory for the prohibition1sts, VINO
carried the state by upwards Of 81
900 majority.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

Massachusetts held primary for
The nomination Of political candidates
last Tuesday. The candidates of the
three parties for governor mad no
opposition. They are present Gov
ernor David |. Walsh, Democrat; for
mer Congressman Samuel w. Nc
Call, Republican, and Joseph Walker,
Progressive.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

T.assen peak in California enjoyed
it's gor4y-eighth eruption this week,
and The demonstration was accom-
panied by earth shocks that slightly
rocked houses nine miles away from
Che volcano.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

DR.. 4. A. ForsFthe, the militant
mayor of Monroe, is critically i'll. He
has been in poor health for a year,
and his condition Sbecame suddenly
worse last Friday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

Lionel Adams, the noted New Or
Qeans criminal lawyer, died at his
home in that city Sunday, Sept. Is,
aged 81 years and months. He had
been in bad health for year, hav-
ing suffered no less than four ap-
oplectic strokes during that period.
A widow, two daughters and two sons
survive him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

II you make your money here
spend it here. It is neither good
business policy nor ordinary justice
to your felIoW-toWnsmen to send
away from home, never to return,
money that III drawn from local COM
mercia1 channels and that should be
kept in circulation here to build up
home institutions and encourage home
ENTERPRISES.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

The people Of Monroe were holding
UP pretty well under the business de-
preston and tight times brought on
by the European war, but they are
likely to go all to pieces now that
the Barnum & Bailey circus has
changed its route and cancelled it's
Monroe date There must be some
limit to human endurance.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

Gov. Hall has issued a proclama-
ton designating Friday, Oct. 8, as
state fire prevention day.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

Policemen Dennis Egan and Geo.
Gleason were shot last Saturday by
Giuseppe Licati, an Italian who was
beating his wife and raising a dis
turbance in a lodging house at GIG
Ursuline street, New Orleans. Off
Ger Egan died on Monday, but his
fellow officer was only Slightly
wounded. The Italian is in prison.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

Mrs. James Fortier returned Sun
day from New Orleans, where for the
past several weeks she has been a
patient in the Touro Infirmary. Her
multitude of friends are glad to know
she is steadily recuperating from the
surgical operation performed upon
her at that institution. and cherish
the hope that she will soon be re-
stored to her former good health.
For the time being Mrs. Fortier is
the guest Of her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Truxillo.
at their home in A Bend.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

close of business on sept. - -
RESOURCES sa,.
Demand loans --------------------. GIG ge
Loans secured by mortgages ------s-s ,545 y Is
Other loans and discounts -.s-z 49, 40 @
Other bonds, stocks, securities. etess+s Ngss
Overdrafts, secured and unseeufsa a. $50 O
Banking house, furniture and f1t1issss 45 So d
Due from banks and bankers ---=--s--z-ee hog rs
Checks and other cash items ----s----- sl1f Il
Silver, nickel and copper COIN 80 u n
National bank notes and ali ISSUES - III 6tss q
s.. Government -------------+1T- s-4-----ea
ss8aag7ss {
LIABILITIES as0tail q
Capital stock paid in---- $50 SOC Y
sur plus
Undivided profits, less expenses ets .fBs g e
taxes paid ------------ Tee 2as ss
Individual savings deposits a17 55 4
Individual deposits subject 70 e llssseed
Certificates of deposit for borrow 1a.ggt Z
money io.eee g
-. 90 - sssaas
Total .-aonstals-
state of Louisiana. Parish OF a 49, /. RAM.
John S. Thibaut Vice President, az ~ The abese
J, Melancon Assistant Gashief. ~ sI1e abgFs#
named bank do soIemnly swear VIZ W. skrreeIefss
statement is true to the best Oh ~
and belief ,.tore me this ~ -
day OF Sept, 1914. II. ~ Notary PnitEsss
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

The loss of a pocketbook contain
ing $50.35 is reported by Edward Ro-
driguez, Of the ice factory's staff Of
employees. Mr.. Rodriguez is not
overburdened with the goods of this
world in the shape of material
wealth, and the loss of such a stable
sum is matter of large concern to
him. He hopes that anyone who
may happen to find the pocketbook
will return it to him, and says the
owners identity may readily be de-
termined from numerous lodge and
other receipts which are contained
in the wallet.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

The Burnside and Donaldsonville
Packet Company's trim little pas3en-
ger steamer Virgie was inspected
Tuesday by United States Inspectors
Mcbride and Miller, and on Wednes-
day the same company's staunch fer
ryboat Ruth was given the ''once
over by the same officials. Both
vessels Were found to be up to re-
quirements in every respect and re-
ceived the official O. K. for the en-
suing year. While the Virgie was
undergoing inspection the Ruth made
trip to Burnside in her place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

Grand Theatre, Monday, Oct. S.
The Heart of a Hero"
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Send in your list Of fair entries
NOW.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
QUARTERLY sTATEMEN .
OF THE
Bank of Ascenslon
OF DonaldsonviIIe, La.

Report furnished to the State EXAMINE Y. ghe
Banks by the Bank of Ascension as .a III -
close Of business on Sept. U, -.
Evening star., 1914-11-08
CONDEMNS WOODEN. STANDS.
Building Commissioner Orders
Changes at Fenway Park, Boston.

Special Dispatch to The Star. ....
BOSTON. Mass. November food
en- bieachers at Fenway Park, the
home of the Boston American team
and those at the Harvard Stadium
have been condemned by Building
Commissioner O'Hearn. They are call
ed by him a menace to life and limb
and he fears a serious accident if they
are allowed to remain much longer. No
license will be issued to the owners
Of Fenway Park until the bleachers
are replaced by metal or concrete
structures. The stands at the stadium
will be allowed to remain in place
through the foot ball season, which
ends there with the Brown game next
Saturday.
The wooden stands at the National
League grounds on Columbus avenue
will not be placed under the ban, as
they were constructed prior to the en-
actment Of the 1907 statute. under
which the building commissioner. is
conducting his crusade against unsafe
structures.
Evening star., 1914-11-08
LOCAL CHESS|STS
EXCEL IN ONE WAY
Washington's Correspondence
Players Second to Those
of No Other City.
BECKNER TAKES EVENT
IN ILLINOIS TOURNEY
Two District Men Are in Second and
Third Places, Though.

Though Washington has always been
one of the leading chess centers OF this
country. with percentage OF hrst-
class players far OUT of proportion to
its population, its particular excellence
is in the field OF correspondence play.
where the local experts yield preced-
ence 10 those of no other city in Ameri-
ca. +. r. Walker. W. r. Pratt. c. II.
Stephenson and A. Ii. Leathernan, to
mention only few of our "by mail''
masters. have for years been consist
ent prize winners in nationwide cor
respondence tournaments. and in the
leading correspondence events now un-
der way it is pleasure to announce
that Washington representatives are.
as usual, in the forefront of the battle.
The second tournament of the Illinois
State Correspondence Association has
been finished. SO far rs regards the
leading prize winners. j. T. Beckner
of Kentucky Won first place. with
.MeSsrs. Woodbury. of fNirGindia, Leather
man Of Washington and Pratt OF Wash
ington tied for second third and fourth
places. This was a large tournament.
containing many of the best corre-
spondence players of the country. and
Mr. Reckner is to be congratulated on
his wonderful score, he lost only
one game in the final round.
The final round of the crack invita-
ton tourney of the National Core
under way with the following eleven
players: William y. Woodbury.. Roa
roke. Va: Dean Woleben. Evanston.
Ill: X. T. Brigham, Oneonta, n. Y: A.
II. Beckman, Philadelphia; =. H. Norris.
Hoopestown. I'LL; Rev. August W. F.
kollman. Daykin, Neb.; James Nc
Clure, Nashville, Tenn: Edgar Odson.
Faribault, Mimi: f. w. Gruer. AlDu
auerque, y. NJ: f. Fl. Seamon. II Paso.
Tex, and William Pratt OF this city
The winner of this tourney will -.
ceive S10o. a fine cup and the title %
championship of the association. Soc
ond ard third prizes are $50 and So.
respectively. Mr.. Woleben. Hho i5l>
managed the tourney with great Ski :.
expects to see it finished by July L..
1915.
y. T. Whitaker of this city gave al
other of his famous Simultaneous e.
hibitions during the past week. pis y
team from the Philadelphia Hish
School Chess League. the local cham
pion scored 2S1. points in two hours
and fourteen minutes.
= X x *
Through n mistake in the score the
game published in this column last
Sunday from the Interior A griculture
match should have been credited to Mr..
Walker instead OF to Mr.. Knapp.
= x
The following game is from the an
nual tournament of the Brooklyn Chess
Club-a fine piece of amateur chess:
Evening star., 1914-11-08
FORD DISCOVERS EMERY BALL
WHICH EDDIE COLLINS FINDS
Athletic Second Baseman Notices Illegal De-
livery When Batting Against Keating,
and Umpire Connolly Investigates.

dent. and he w"'.t along smoothly.
ritchers are always experimenting
with some new style Of delivery. that
will make it the mere difficult for bats
men to hit. The spitball is one Of the
new w-fangled deliveries that was never
legfslated against. Ever since it was
discovered. 1t has been a much dis
cussed style of pitching. 1t caused such
decline in hitting for time. that 1t
was freely predicted it would be legis-
lated out of the game. 1t was even
declared insanitary by medical authori-
ties. Batsmen who suffered a severe
shrinkage in their batting averages
said even worse things about the moist
delivery
The use of rosin carried in the hip
pocket has been for many years a prac-
tice resorted to by pitchers. BY plac-
ing rosin on the hand. pitcher is en-
ab!ed to get a much better grip on the
oali, and in the use of a curve is able
to produce much better break. This
practice also has been much discussed,
but nothing has been done relative to
its abolition.
Ford Makes the Discovery.
To Russell Ford belongs the credit
Of discovering the emery ball He
first hit upon the secret. and in 1910
through the use of the emery ball
he was the talk Of the American
League circuit. He was credited with
having spitball that he could break
any way he desired. Ford worked
cieverly: He had the emery paper
attached to piece .of string, which
was fastened to the inside of his
undershfrt. He had hole in the CEN
ter of his glove. At the end of each
inning he would slip the emery paper
under the tight-fitting undershirt.
while at the start of each inning he
would allow it to drop into the palm
OF the glove. which had been removed.
Eddie Foster. Ed Sweeney and Earl
gardner were roommates of Ford at
New York Ford let them in on the
secret; Sweeney, did not divulge 1t
until Ford jumped to the outlaws, then
he put some of the New York pitchers
wise, among them Keating. 1t is said
that Earl Gardner put Fred Falken-
berg wise to the stunt when the two
were members of the Toledo team.
lean Association and his big league
come back are credite1 to the use of
the emery ball. 1t will be remembered
f'alkenberg won ten straight after
being brought back to Cleveland from
Toledo.
The emery paper was used by many
pitchers in both major leagues, as
well as minors, last year. Critics
wondered what action would be taken
by MIR. johnson. His attitude in the
matter was characteristic of the stand
he always takes for fair play. 1t is
cinch that the emery ball will cease
to be a popular style OF delivery with
American League pitchers. While the
average pitcher likes to be able to
throw 4 style of ball that is hard to
hit, he will hardly continue to dish up
delivery that Is liable to cost him
800 for so doing and a thirty-day
suspension.
Copyright. 1914. by W. G. Evans.)
Evening star., 1914-11-08
Princeton Heights Jrs. Win, 6 to O.

Princeton Heights. jr.. won a hard
fought game yesterday, playing the
Petworth jr., foot ball team, at Pet
worth Circle. Arthur Knapp and Karl
sonnemann were the stars of the game,
Kpapp making the only touchdown
and Sonnemann gained much ground for
the winners making center rushes
The winning team: Joseph Langford
left end; William Buddecke. right
pnard:; Perry Knapp. left guard: Sam
nei wade, right tackle: Earl McPhilany,
left tackle; Robert Winkler, center:
Arthur Knapp. quarterback; Hugh Pos
tails. right half-back; John Moony, left
half back and Karl Sonnemann, full
back.
Evening star., 1914-11-08
WELTERs WORKING HARD.
McGuire and Gardner Primed fol
Ardmore Bout.

Both .'Shanky" Gardner and Soldier"
Mcclure, who are matched for twenty
round bout at the Ardmore Club, We'd
nesday night, are working hard in
their training, and are reported in good
condition.
It has been some time since the club
has staged welterWelght bout, and
as this match will be for the. cham
pionship of the south a good fight
is looked for.
Evening star., 1914-11-08
Inquisitive Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Will you please answer the following
in your Sunday pink sheet:
l. Did Eddie Collins ever sign a con-
tract with any team in the National or
American leagues other than the Ath-
letics?
?. Did he ever play with any ma jor
league team other than the Athletics,
either under his own Or an assumed
name? q. H. SIMMONS
1. No. .. He played under the name
of Sullivan with the Athletics in the
fall of 1906.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly give in your. next Sundays $
pink sheet the addresses of Joe Engel
and Chick Gand;l. -,.--'-
Very respectfully. T. II.
Joe Engel, 1895 Z street northwest; /;
Chick GandS. 331G New Hampshire
avenue northwest.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please give date of game between
Chicago and New York in which MerkIe
failed to touch second How was de-
cision rendered: OLD SPORT.
September %. 1909. Bridewell made
a clean single to center field, which
scored the winning run, but Merkle,
who was op first. did not touch second,
and the ball was thrown there, forcing
Merkle and the run did not count, the
game ending in tie. 1t was later
played Off and Chicago won the game,
which gave the Cubs the pennant
Sporting Editor Star: ....
To decide bet. will you publish in
Sundays pink sheet an answer to the
following question:
After the Boston Braves beat the
New York Giants and then started on
their final western trip of 1914, what
team or city did they next play in?
SUBSCRIBER.
Pittsburgh, August II. 1s, 10, 81.
Evening star., 1914-11-08
PETRoFF DEFENSE.


tal P-Bi Is customary ~ th's 1rncture
,o) Capture Of the knisht would entail loss o.
the queen FOR three pieces. follows: IL. ok
BxPrh. IS. KtxB QxQ. 10 RxH QxoP and Black
would rav" two rawns in add ton.
rj Initiating som" of t'c Ii e'y play In which
both of these experts seem to reyel.
Id Ey exchanging queens he would regain lbs
pawn, but tie state champion plays for bigger
game.
Ic) \ ..b.t of Morpl,r." White cannot tate
because Of R-Ksch. followed by R-Rs mate.
Black. however. is prepared and gives as good
ne tak"s.
If, Forcing uncommonly pretty draw IN
brilliant fashion
(gi With the black king at his B5. t1e saae
mate as before was thr0atened. in nieer
wer,. taken. If now 10. laNQ H-kSrh. 4G. k-R:
R-Rsch Il. K-Kt3 R-ktSch. ~. E-R3 Il
Rsch. ~. Q-R2 ITO AVOID draw RxQch. followed
by BxIi. winning. Altogether charming endins.
The following clever game Is from the
first round o. the National Correspond
ence Chess Association. the finals Of
which are now under way. The closing
position is worthyof particular study Tie
threat tened mate is a problem such as
usually occurs in actual play: