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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24

Russian runing? What chance would
he have had even had he escaped, in
a country where his uniform would
spell death for him? Wisely enough
he crawled back into his box car pris-
on and grinned his thanks as he took
the first pull at the cigarette that
had cost him a bruised shin. The
sentry could not smoke, being on
duty, but he grinned his thanks as
he tucked his cigarette into his hat.
| slept on the straw in the box car
the first night in my sleeping bag
The Italian and the Swiss did not
want the window of our compartment
opened and the only way to get fresh
air was to take to the open car. The
italian, who is an officer in the Ital-
ian navy, explained to me that "fresh
air at sea was dry and healthful but
on land he could not endure it be-
cause it was too damp" The second
night | slept on a flat car because
there were twelve men in the box
car who insisted on keeping the door
closed At last l got enough fresh
air, even though | had to dig myself
out of drift of black cinders in the
morning. In thirty-six hours we had
gone about sixty miles and Colonel
JOHN, our escort, decided to take to
the high roads with the -busses.
While the busses were being unload
ed we took breakfast. Then a Red
Cross doctor, who was friend of
the military doctor who had our re-
spective healths in charge, showed US
through a well appointed hospital
train which was standing in the
yards. would just as leave have
been i'll in that train as in hospi-
tai except, of course, for the rattle
of the cars.
"Come with me-" said the Red
Cross doctor, after we had done the
train. There's train coming in
soon with cholera suspect on it and
you can see him."
The train was already in the sta
ton. In the last compartment of the
last car, we saw soldier leaning,
sickly, against the wall A stretcher
was laid out on the platform, the
doctor opened the compartment door
and the soldier, obeying orders, stag
gered to the doorway and down the
two car steps and sank onto the
stretcher with a sigh of relief He
looked unspeakably i'll and weak. A
doctor wearing long white robe and
white mask covered the sick SOL
dier with a sheet. Other men in white
robes slammed the car door closed
and man with brush and paste
like bill poster deftly slapped a red
sign over the car door, sealing it..
The sign bore the word Cholera" +"
The car would be Immediately fumi-
gated under the excellent precaution-
ary system of the Hungarian
army and it would not be used again
until it was clear of all possible con-
tagion.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
RFCAPTURf
VILLAGE OF G|V[NCHY

PARIS, Dec. 23.-This afternoons
official statement reports general
progress on the front. 1t says the
village of Givenchy, each of Bethune,
was recaptured and the British and
French made material advance in the
region of Bixschoote. Its outline of
the situation in the east front con-
firms the repulse Of the Germans
along the Niedenburg- -Lautenburg
line.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
unitei Press.

Unite Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 49,
Chief Of Police Reynolds this after
noon asserted that Hans Helm alias
Hans Helle, who is said to have con-
fessed participation in the conspiracy
to plant bombs on the merchant ships
of allied nations leaving New York,
has made disclosures involving per-
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
Germans Claim
RepuIse of Allies

United Press.
BERLIN (Wireless to London)
Dec. 23.-The official statement
says the allies were repuIsed in
their attack in Belgium and the
position the British took near
Rickebcrg has been recaptured.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
French Rally to the Colors.

A wave of patriotism is sweeping
France as the result of the govern
ment's statement yesterday that the
chamber of de,nties would fight to a
finish. Minister of Justice BRAND
introduced into the chamber of depu-
ties today bill making trade with
Austrian or German subjects an Of
Tense punishable by imprisonment or
fine.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
NOTED
WRITER
|SD[AD

United Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Alfred
Henry Lewis, age 81, a newspaper
and short story writer, died at his
home this morning from complies
tion of diseases. He was i'll for three
months.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
BLEASE
PARDONS
C0NVICTS

United Press
CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. %.
Governor Cole Blease, as a
Christmas present. parOled six
teen convicts today. He may par
don others.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
TO JOIN
ENGLAND
IN WAR

United Press.
LISBON, Dec. 23.--Thc Portu-
gese chamber today voted favor
ing preparations for Portugal
joining England in the war. The
vote followed the colonial sccre-
tary's announcement Of another
German attack on Angola, a Por-
tugese colony.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
Colorado Man on
Commerce Commission
United prass.

United Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 23.-
President Wilson today renommated
Henry Hall, Of Colorado Springs, in
terstate commerce commissioner, for
the seven-year term.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
Russians Steadily Advancing.

A steady Russian advance north
of the Vistula river threatets the
German advance. The enenyfis re-
firing on line from NiedeDtfug to
Lautenburg, cndeavoring to Protect
the east Prussian railroads. The Rus
slams are swinging south towards
Thorn, forcing the Germans tb rein
force there. 1t has been announced
that Russian torpedo boats boFnbard-
ed the Khopaos region, rakipg vii
lagos where the Turkish trodps arc
quartered.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
BIG GUNS
RUSHED TO
WARSAW
United Press.

United Press.
2 LONDON. -. 2S.-Three German
42-centls "a guns were sent froin
Belgium N5~Thorn to be hurried
across PolafA for the bombardment
of Warsaw, according to Amsterdam
dispatches.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
TRfATfNfD
AGAINST GERMAN RULE.

United Press.
LONDON, Dec. 23.--It is reported
that revolutionary movement
against the German element Of the
Turkish government threatened Con-
stantinople. 1t is understood that
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24

Investigation disclosed the fact that
the gangs activities centered here.
The bombs were equipped with mech
anism to explode after the ships were
out at sea. Reynolds said the disclo-
sure twill startle the country"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24

Talaat Bey, war and finance minis
ter, is leading tho movement, Un-
rest followed the departure of Envsr
Basha, the strongest pro-GsrnAan II
the Turkish sovsrnnasnt, for ~ Csn-
vasus front.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
GERMANS
RETREAT
Germans Killed
While Attempting to
Ford River /
United Press.

United Press.
PETRoGRAD, Dec. 2s.-DetYls Of
the fighting along the Bzura river
have been received. The Germahs adj
vancing against Warsaw sfarted
across the river. The Russians re-
served fire until the enemy Was in
midstream and then they killea two
thousand Germans before the ress fled
precipitately.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-24
GERMAN SPY IS
CAUGHT IN u. S.
Many Persons Of International Prominence are
Said to be Implicated in Conspiracy to Wreck
Allies Ships Sailing from U. S. Ports

sons of international prominence.
New Orleans Headquarters for the
ConsDirators
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
BOXING NOTES.

While Willie Ritchie and Charley White. are arguing about the Amer1- can lightweight cham pionship, a new conner has appeared upon the scene in the person of Harry Stone, the pro- tegee of Jimmy Johnston, of New York. Jimmy sets up the claim that since Ritchie lost his title to Freddie Welsh, stone is the real lightweight champion of America and also the weIteFweight champion of the wor1o. Jimmy says that before Stone went to Australia he. whipped Jack Britton, Young Shugrue, Abe Attell, Young Ahearn, Joe Thomas, Frankie Rus sell and others, and that after he ar rived in Australia he, defeated Matt Wells and Ray Bronson, who held the lightweight title of America This may sound we'll and there is no doubt that Stone is great little fighter and near the championship class, but it must also Joe remembered that since Harry returned from Australia he has been defeated by Jerry Delaney in London and he also lost to Herb Nc Coy in Australia; besides being held to a draw by Johnny Summers. Be- fore Stone can get into the lightweight championship list he will have to de- feat both Charley White and Willie Ritchie. The fact is, Ritchie is really the American lightweight champion and before Charley White can claim
 
 Ritchie, Of course, the california boy lost to Freddie Welsh in a, battle for the worlds championship, but he still retains the title of Arnerica!-It It is like ly that Charlie whiteeand Ritchie will
 be brought together in a, twenty-round battle some time during the coming season but there is also a, chance that they will first meet in a ten-round go.
 White, in his battle with Joe Azevedo at San Francisco last week, displayed ] lack the hitting ability he showed in
 fought in Milwaukee last spring.
 White gave Azeyedo a beating and
 had him in such a, bad way in the
 8th round that the referee stopped
 the contest to avoid a knockout. How
 ever, White is credited with a knock
 out just the same. In this contest
 the Chicago boy injured both his
 hands according to reports If this
 is true, it means that Charlie will have
 to be very careful of his money earn
 CTS in the future.
 l. It is evident that the plans of the famous colored quartette of fight
 CTS Johnson, McVea, Langford and Jean nette-went astray owing to the | breaking out of the European war.
 These four boxers had planned a l tournament between themselves, and | McVey had travelled all the way from | Australia-14,00O ni1es-to get into 1 the big money, only to find that he had landed at a very bad time. A letter from the other side tells of the l doings of the quartette.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
GREAT NINTH
 INNING RALLY
 BEATS. PONIES
Ry wagner.)


 Ball players are just like everybody else. One day they mount to the diz- zy heights of fame and the next day they founder around in the mire of s1oppiness. Yesterday was one of those banner occasions for Pep Senno. There have been times when it seemed as if the brunette from Buffalo, N. Y., couldn't do anything butt take his three swings and retire But yester- day he just naturally outdid himself. He peeled three singles off Justins delivery one of the blows sending in the. tieiRg run in the ninth. Senno >aSso displayed lots of vim around sec ond base, where he subbed tor Bus ter Bowman
 The fact that Bridgeport made a rousing ninth inning rally and beat Springfield. to 8, shows that Hal Jus- tin no longer has the Bolts beaten as soon as he warns up. The little fling CT did have the locals well tanned un- til the ninth, but they got him finally.
 Dick Tuckey was larruped hard in the fourth and fifth and 1t appeared as if he were in for g. beating. He steadied in the final stanzas, though, and had the Ponies eating out of his hand. They got eight hits, including a long triple by Hammond. Lefty Gervais, who was rornping in the out field, helped himself to a couple of singles. BouItes and Stow fe1ded su- perbly. f
 The crdwd started to leave in the ninth when Springfield led by to 2, but there was 8, cheer when Ham Smond booted HalIman's grounder. BouItes sacrificed and then SenRo burned one past third, Hallman SCOT ing the tieing run amid much ac- claim. On the hit and run sTierney singled to left and<when Cabrera jug gled Crooks grounder the bases were choked. Tuckey had two strikes dbe- fore he finally bounded a sacrifice fly to Keegan, on which Senno came over with the winning count. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
THIRTY YALE PLAYERS TO l
 GET EARLY FOOTBALL DRILL
Price Of Tickets To Big Games May Be Increased To S2.50 In Com
 ing Season

there with the exception of the liar yard match that closes the 1914 season Nov 21 The Brown game Mo- vember 2, will be the last on Yale field, unless it is decided another year to order some of the scheduled match es on the old gridiron. which is not likely &iss:1 1i
 A part of the stand will be devoted to standing room. There will be seats for about 60,Ooo and standing room for some 120O0 more bringing the total capacity of the Bowl to about F, GOO people This will be about double the number that has been assembled at former Ya1e-Harvard football games.
 The price Of tickets for the game this fall has not been announced and there has been talk of an advance, although not a large one. Purchasers Of a $10O bond, which the Yale au- thorities are issuing for the construc- ton of the Bowl, have the privilege Of buying two tickets at $2.50 each for Is years for the big games played in the structure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
CUSS WORDS ] WIN BATTLES
 FOR STALLINCS

The4efficacys of prayer is a byword. but itsshas remained for George, Stall
 ings to show that profanity is not without it's uses. The leader of the Boston Braves has driven his men from dead last to a contending posi- ton for the pennant by the sheer force of his invectives
 E John J. McGraw can use language upon occasion and Connie Mack, all though very sparing in his criticism, can say things which hit the mark and cut in doing so, but these men, leaders as they are of two great schools of baseball, make it an almost invaria ble rule not to criticize a play CT while a game is in progress
 stalhngs. on the other hand, is a perfect demon while a close battle 5iS being fought. He is known as one of the hardest taskmasters in base r ball, yet he is not unpopular among his men, for he plays no favor1tes. and will call down planet of the first magnitude with Just as much fervor as he will use in addressing one of his minor stars.
 The Braves have a certain secret pride in the linguistic prowess of their leader, and one player was heard to boast that during a certain series in which the Braves played very badly Sta1ling swore steadily for four days
 and never repeated a single phrase This ability may be laid partly to the 1 fact that he is always in training, for he spends the winters on his planta- ton in Georgia and keeps in trim by talking to the mules.
 Particular outbursts of the man ager are treasured for singular poig- nancy, but perhaps Ray Demmitt, once of the Yankees and now of the 1 White. Sox, drew the most eloquent tribute which Stallings has ever paid to a player.
 It was the last inning of a game
 up on the old hill top grounds of the New York Yankees and the home team needed one run to tie. Two men had been retired, but there was a
 runner on third when it came time for Demmitt to bat. The player ap-
 preached Sta1Hngs and asked: Well MT. Stallings, shall I hit g. long fly i and sacrifice him in 2'', The reply ot | Sta1lings is remembered, but it will
 not be set down here. Demmitt di6
 not bat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17

New Haven, Aug.zs.17.---In, just two weeks the first Yale football players will be called together. The call has just been issued by Frank Hinkey, who will begin his career as head coach at Yale.
 He has requested about thirty of the players to meet him in Madison. They will wor11 in an athletic field there and will be Quartered at the aannuonnassett house. Two weeks later the entire squad of about sixty players will report at Yale field for the fall practice, which will continue till Yale opens the season by meeting Maine, Saturday, September 26, no Wednesday game having been sched- uled for this season.
 In this city plans for the reception of the athletes are in lively progress both on historic Yale field and in the new Bowl, which is nearing compile tion.. kNearly all the daily drill. of, the kfckers will be held on the old grid iron and all the games will be played
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
BRAVES DASH FOR FLAG HAS
 FANS CASTING

If the Boston Braves win the pen- nant this season they will pull a. stunt that has never been equ4lled in the annals of baseball. To be a hopeless tailender on July 4, TO points, behind their nearest rival and 2S1 points be- hind first place, and to come through and cop will stand as the greatest rec ord ever achieved by any ball club.
 McGraw still figures. that the Braves are going at an unnatural gait and they will blow. He also expects the Giants to recover their old winning stride as soon as they see that they have a regular rival, who means to take that worlds series money away from them.
 sta1lings. has a good reply. to that argument. He says the worst is over, and that was arousing enough interest and ambition in a tailender to get 1t to shuffle. out of the. cellar. He says after =4sis team has gone this far they have no intention of cracking and their impetus will ust keep sending them along.
 StaIlings does not think he is over working his pitchers by sending his three sta1wartsARu Rudolph, James and TyIe-to the post twice a. week Amy healthy pitcher should be able to pitch eighteen innings a week without hurt ing himself. -ss
 The Gotham boys have been going at .5OO speed now Tor several months, | and there does not, seem to be any reason to expect them to do much better. Mathewson has been really their only pitching star all season, and he has lost four out of his last five games. Tesreau has won many games, | but his work has been uncertain, and he has frequently fbeen taken out of l the box with his team ahead. when he seemed to have completely lost his control. Tesreau has never been the same since 1912.
 Marauard seems to have lost most 1 of his strength, while Demaree, whom | McGraw never considered a great l pitcher, is finding a lot of trouble in getting by with his dinky delivery. As to poor Fromme,5 he makes the fans g1soan whenever he steps into the box 1 Meyers, Doyle, fN1erk1e and Murray
 were formerly the big guns of the club, but they have all fallen off
 The Chief is still up high in the
 records his figures being 293, but he i is not hitting in the pinches, and his catching and throwing have been poor Doyle occasionally wins a game with 2 | homer, but he is no longer the feared
 slugger of old. and has topp1ed tc
 -251; Merk1e has slumped to .241, and l Murray is down to .212
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
FIELDER JONES TO
 MANAGE ST. LOUIS
 FEDERAL LEAGUERS

Chicago, Aug. 17-Fie1der Jones. who gained baseball fame by his sue cessful management of the "Hitless Wonders of the Chicago Americans, has been signed as manager of the St. Louis Federal League team, and will take charge next Friday.
 Announcement of this latest coup of the new league was made last night by President James A Gilmore. He said that Jones resigned as president of the Northwestern League at Port land, Ore, and would start for St. Louis to relieve Miner Brown of his managerial duties.
 Gilmore said that Brown would re- main with the club as a player.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
Rv waaner.l

By reason of his defeat at the hands of New Haven last week. Martin Walsh of the Bridgeport club, lost his title as leading pitcher of the Eastern association. Osborne with 9 record of 1 games won and three lost is ahead. Walsh has won IA and lost three- Powers of New London is third with d5 won and five lost The other Bridgeport pitchers are not very high on the list. Tuckey has won 1S and lost 10. Genvais has captured nine and dropped 10. Blossom Blum has won the same number but has drop ped 1s.
 President O'Rourke denied this morning the story that any favoritism had been shown New Britain when 1t was allowed to post $1,250 cash in- stead of a $2,00O surety company bond The president said the league directors voted that either arrange ment would be satisfactory. The trou- bles of the New Britain club were dis cussed at the Saturday night meeting in New Haven and it was votedAto give Owner Scinski an extension until Tuesday. Mayor Quig1ey of New the business men there subscribe enough to keep the club in New Brit ain The league directors are willing to subscribe $500 to this fund.
 Benny Kauff has Is bats since he became a sluggers in the Federal league Theformer Bridgeporter a1- ways had g. fancy for picking up a large assortment of sticks. He stole home with the winning run in the game with Buffalo last Saturday.
 Umpire Knowlton has been released by Pres dent O'Rourlxe and Con Daily from the International league has has been signed. Knowlton was in bad all over the circuit.
 Pitcher Henry, the former Brown university fIinger. has 4been sent back to Pittsburgh by Hartford.
 The first arranged for tonight in London between tGunboat'' Smith, the American heavyweight pugilist and 1 Young Ahearn, of New York, has | been postponed until August 24 owing to the illness of Ahearn.
 The New Haven club has exercised it's option on Catcher Jack Nag1e farmed to Reading. Pa, and Out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
WALSH LOSES TITLE OF
 LEADING PITCHER IN EASTERN
Gunboat Smith Youn9 Ahearn Bout In London, Scheduled For To-
 night, Postponed

fielder Schuyler, who was sent to Brunswick, Ga, this season. Nagle has been going well in the Tri-State league.
 It Is said that Manager McGraw of the Giants received a severe srebuke from President Tener of the National league last week for writing an article in a New York paper in which the Ma tional ,umpires were roasted. McGraw has been very quiet on the field ever since.
 The Bridgeport club will be on the road until Friday when New Britain appears at New1e1d., Waterbury comes Saturday.
 AS the critics feared, Williams was unable to beat Brookes in Saturday 8 matches and the Australian invaders captured the Davis cup. There was considerable satisfaction for the big crowd of American enthusiasts gather ed at Forest Hills. L.. l., to see the events when Maurice E. Mclaughlin defeated Wilding in the second match This gives the Californian victories over both Brooaxes and Wilding and stamps him as. the greatest player in the world. The invaders acknowledge that Mclaughlin is the peer of them all at present.
 Battling Levansky, who is training at Capt. Bonds in Stratford, has two bouts in New York this week. He meets Sailor Fred Fritts tomorrow night andGDn "Wednesday clashes with Barley Madden. Ievinsky is anxious to get match with Gunboat Smith. - Manager Chance of the New York Americans admits Pitcher Caldwell has jumped to the Buffalo Federa1s. He says the cratic twirler had a contract from which the ten day clause was eliminated sol that Caldwell can be restrained from playing with the out laws.
 A story from Chicago tells about a golfer who drove 8 ball up a, tree where the sphere became imbedded in a big apple. The player climbed the tree took a, shot at the apple and the ball rolled free. The player finally man aged to haIve the hole. Manager Bou1tes was given hand by the fans at Newfleld yesterday when l he made a good stop of Cabrera s I grounder in the first inning of the game with Springfield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
BROOKES AND WELDING s~ WILL PROBABLY RETIRE
 ON PRESENT LAURELS

Now that Norman F. Brookes and Anthony F. Wflding have taken back the Davis Cup to Australia by virtue of their victory over the best America put forth. the thought comes that this is probably the last stand of the great Australasians in the battle for the in- ternationaI trophy.
 Brookes, still a wizard of strokee. and court tactics. loses his strensytl4 and speed after hard session on the courts, and in 1915 this will be even more pronounced.
 Wl1ding. too, although a massive athlete, and sinewed like an OK, seems to be slipping backward, and has n ot at any lime since his appearance fn this country shown the form that for s1nerIy won him the cham pionsl1ip of all the world.
 He, too. will probably be content now to step down with -Brookes, his captain, and let younger men take up the burden of defendingS the trophy they fought so hard and so gaIlantly. to take back to the other side of the world.
 As for Maurice B. McLoughlin. His peer does not exist today, and it is to ] him Americans must look to bring back the bowl Dwight H. Davis put inS competition fourteen years ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
Bridgeport

TWO base hits, Stankard, Pratt. Three base hit, Hammond, Sacrifice hits, Keegan, Stankard, BouItes Stolen bases, Senno. Crook. Left on bases, Springfield 6, Bridgeport 6. First base on balls. off Justin 8, off Tuckey l. Struck out, by Justin 2, by Tuckey 1. Time 1:40. Umpire Crishaln.