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Evening star., 1914-09-30

with painfully moving people and here
tonight, are many thousands of them
herded on straw in the Palais de
Fetes."
Germans Offer Agreement.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
Company from Amsterdam states that
a telegram from Brussels, reaching
Amsterdam by way of Berlin, says:
I'm the battle around Malines the
German artillery was instructed not
to lombard the town in order to spare
the cathedral. The Belgians them
selves threw heavy shells into the
town from Fort Woellhein.
THE commander of the German troops
around Antwerp announces his readi-
ness to make the following agreement
with the Belgian government and the
American and Spanish ministers:
IF the Belgian military authorities
will agree not to use the monuments
of the city and particularly the steeples
of the churches for military purposes,
the Germans will spare these monu-
ments so far as possible while using
the high explosive power of modern
Shells"
Evening star., 1914-09-30
Civilians Greatest Sufferers.

1T is remarkable that in spite of the
vigor of the military operations the
greater proportion both of killed and
wounded are civilians. The Germans
undoubtedly have tried to strike ter
ror to the hearts of the people Of Ant
werp in order that their determina-
tion to hold out to the end might be
shattered, but the firm resolve of King
Albert to resist all German offers has
endeared him to the hearts of his peo-
pie, and they are content to follow his
lead. This was shown when his ma
jesty refused even to receive the last
German deputation."
Mr. Hawkin added that the Antwerp
hospitals were full, and the fact that
the Germans, with the occupation of
Brussels, had annexed the Belgian Red
Cross organization, including its funds,
left its Red Cross branches in great
difficulty. Consequently, the Belgian
government gladly accepted the pro-
posal that convalescent wounded SOL
'diers who. owing to the nature of their
injuries, would be unable to rejoin the
colors, should be brought to England.
Evening star., 1914-09-30

1000, making heavy drain on the gar
rison. But the usefulness Of these ex-
petitions cannot be exaggerated. The
German outposts are reported as al
most terrorized. not a. night passing
without some Of them being picked on
or some Of their supply trains being
blown up. All these incidents tend to
upset the carefully planned arrange
ments of the German army. The Bel
gians at Antwerp have been nicknamed
the black rats on account of their de-
structive nocturnal activities
Evening star., 1914-09-30
To Attend Spiritualist Convention.

Rev George w. Hates. secretary OF
the National Spiritualists' Association
and Mrs. Kates, pastor of the First
SpirituaIist Church of Washington
plan to leave for Boston, Mass. Thurs
day to attend the national Spiritualist
convention. to be held in that city Oc-
tober to 10.
Evening star., 1914-09-30
Arthur Thompson Suffers Injury.

Arthur Thompson, 1897 E street
southeast, lost the ends Of two fingers
of his left hand yesterday afternoon
while at work at a paper cutter in the
bureau Of engraving and printing. His
injury was dressed at Emergency Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1914-09-30
PERMANENT PEACE
HOPE OF BR|TONS
Officials Take Courage From
President Wilson's Statement
Regarding 0yertures.
BELIEVE U. S. WILL AID
IN CLOSING PRESENT WAR
State Department Officials Think
England Would Avoid RESPONSE
bility for Declining Proposals.

LONDON, September S0.-Since Pres
ident Wilson made his statement that
peace overtures were premature at
the time, English officials have felt re-
assured, and they now express conf
dence that the United States will, al
the proper time, exert it's good Offices
to bring the war to close under con-
oitions insuring permanent peace in
EUROPE.
High officials today expressed conf
dence that the United States, after the
continental combatants had become
somewhat exhausted by the struggle,
would exert a powerful influence for
peace and make it possible to negoti-
ate treaty which would require Eu-
ropean nations to submit their future
differences to the United States for
arbitration, thus making a recurrence
of the war impossible.
Evening star., 1914-09-30
ANTWERP TROOPS
REPU[SE GERMANS,
IS BELGIAN CLAIM
CONTINUED from First Page.)

for Ghent. Today as far as the eye
could see the broad highway teemed
with painfully moving people and here
tonight, are many thousands of them
herded on straw in the Palais de
Evening star., 1914-09-30

William H. Howard of Secretary.
Nd, died at the Cambridge Hospital
from the effects of a wound received
in a fight with George Perry Collins.
Howard was about fifty years old.
Evening star., 1914-09-30

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Syringe is a necessity every
woman should have. It's ab-
solutely essential to health.
Guaranteed in every respect.
$500 value,
Evening star., 1914-09-30
Fear Outbreak in Brussels.
Germans Offer Agreement.

Americans who arrived today from
Brussels say most of their countrymen
are now leaving that city, fearing out
breaks. owing to the strong feeling
among the population against the Ger
mans
AS an evidence of this attitude among
the Brussels people it is cited that aft
er Burgomaster Max was arrested nu-
merous placards were posted warning
the Germans that if the burgomaster
were injured the people of Brussels
had petrol, vitriol and butchers knives
and would use them.
While the German troops were TAX
ing a party of captured Belgian SOL
diers through the city Sunday the
crowd became so threatening that in
the confusion two of the Prisoners es-
capped. The Germans promptly arrested
six civilians to take their places, it is
said.
The Client correspondent of the Daily
Evening star., 1914-09-30
London Dispatch Interpreted.

State Department officials believe
that the dispatch from London stating
that Great Britain will be glad at the
proper moment to accept the good Of
flee of the United States in an effort
to restore peace in Europe indicates
desire on the part of the British Of
ficials to be relieved from RESPONSE
bility for declining to entertain peace
proposals.
British officials. it is believed. realize
the sincerity and good intent of the
many appeals made direct to President
Wilson from various sources through
out the United States, and are reluct-
ant to occupy the position of having
thwarted such efforts.
At the same time, while officials
here believe the British government is
quite willing to have it unofficially
known that at the proper time it will
welcome peace overtures. they think
that time, indicated recently by Sir
Edward Grey. will not arrive until
the conflict has been so decisively set
tied that there is no longer a possi-
b1llty OF the same issues arising again.
Regarded as Encouraging.
In diplomatic quarters the attitude of
London officials as outlined in today's
dispatch was regarded as giving a
much more encouraging outlook for the
ultimate accomplishment of peace. It
is pointed out that even though Presi-
dent Wilson's tender of mediation is
not pressed at the present moment, yet
1t stands open as a convenient means
Of approaching the subject and pro-
vides the means for continuous in
formal discussion OK peace prospects,
out of which sooner or later may come
some definite and tangible proposal.
1t is felt that the first prerequisite is
to have England, France and Russia,
the nations which have signed an
agreement binding themselves not to
make peace separately, consider among
themselves some basis for treating with
the other powers with which they are
at war.
Probable outgrowth Of Treaties.
The suggestion from London of a
treaty requiring European nations to
submit their mutual differences to the
arbitration of the United States is
thought to be an outgrowth of Secre-
tary Bryan's peace treaties recently
signed with England, France and many
other countries. The essential features
of these treaties is in requiring a
years time for the discussion of a dis
pute before resort to war.
In some diplomatic quarters the view
prevails that this principle may ulti-
mately be extended as between Euro
pean powers, SO that the initiative of
the United States would thus serve to
bring together many nations, including
those now at war, in a comprehensive
plan to avert a precipitate recourse to
war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
BOXING NOTES

It seems peculiar that the British fighter does not take more to the Am erican style of boxing knowing that it is more successful than the old I'm gIish style of straight lead and get away, Most of the American fighters going oyer to England seem to have 1t on the other fellows, simply through their infighting. They may be outbox- ed for a while, but when they get to close quarters, they invariably win out
 The French boxers are practically new at the game, but they have been taught more Of the American style and have pFofited by it. The result is that some of the French boxers, even when inferior to the British. have won contests simply by their infighting-
 It is about time that the Br1tishers go wise to the fact that tntig ghtfng Is great factor in modern boxing and when they do this, the American will not be so successful on the other side
 It was Carpenters s infighttng that
 enabled him to make, such a good showing recently with Joe Jeannette. though the sBrenchman at times over did it. Such fighters as Billy Papke and Frankie Klaus won practically all their contests on the other side by their close work in the clinches. Joe Borre1l, the Philadelphia middleWe1ght
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
BILL HOLDEN ALMOST
 WENT BACK ID MINORS

Bill Holden, the 1918e1Jew London star had a marrow escape from be- ing sent to the minors by the New York Americans. Here is the way Joe Villa. tells 1t in the New York Evening Sun:T
 "A week ago Bill Holden the Van kees' centre fielder. ran the bases so poorly in a game with theS Wash ingtons that it looked as if he had earned a place on the bench. He read in the papers next day that Chance had decided to supplant him with HartzeIl and. he began to pre- pare for the news that he would be sent back to the minors. But when the time came to begin the battle with the Athletics last Thursday Holden was thunderstrucI when he was told by Chance to go to his ola position.
 ssI've changed my mind about you, Holden said Chance, sSand I'm going to have you on the team Just keep on trying to do your level best and you'n soon know how to run the bases
 Holden has been playing with new life ever, since and there tS reason to believe that he will remain the regu- lar centre fielder, at least for some time to come. The conf dence reposed in him by the Yankee manager has made Ia new man of him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
CUL l0P DE MAPS
 GOES 10 LIBERALS

 < Confirmation of the. report that Nick Cullop, the pitcher released by the Cleveland Americans to the C1eve- land American association club, had signed a. two-year contract with the Kansas City Federals. was given at Kansas City yesterday afternoon by c. c. Madison. president of the Kansas City Federal club. .tCu1lop,'' said Madison, refused to ga to- the CIeU6- land American associat1aA fsana ana considered that his release to that team by the Cleveland American league club ended his contract with the Americana. can make no an nouncement as to his saIary.''
 The Cleveland club officials said last night that they will take no court steps in the Cullop case until after a decision is rendered at Chicago Tues day in the case of Pitcher Johnson, who jumped the Cincinnati Nationals to the Kansas City Federals.
 The cases are similar, Cu1lop having signed 8 contract with the Cleveland club that contained a 1o-days' release clause said to be the same as that in Jof1nson's contract. Any step the Cleveland club will finally take will be in keeping with the dictates of the national baseball commission.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
WELSH NO NEARER
 GETTING CONTEST
 WITH WILLIE RIICHlE

.l =
 whether Freddie Welsh entianced his chance of meeting Willie Ritphie by his perforrnanee with Leach Cross seems to be decidedly doubtful. Ins all praba bi1ity he did not From all accounts the bout was unsatisfactory from the spectators point of view
 The whole trouble with Welsh is that he fails to- interest the ripgsid-= CTS despite his Remarkable skin. AL though practicafly unb beatab1e he has mo Following. This circumstance makes it easy for Ritchie to avoid him. although in all other respects vFelsh is the only logical opponent for the champion.
 So far as Cross is concerned the bout was a Waterloo for him. Beaten i'm turn by Rivers, Ritcl1ie, Shugrue, and Welsh, the dentist can no longer bs considered one of the top notch CTS Cross can still go along boxing fen round bouts with second raters, lsut his day as 8 contender for the title is done
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
BRIDGEPORT
 DEFEATED BY
 PONIES AGAIN
(springf1eld Repulblican. )

< .f :.
 The Ponies not only trimmed Bridge port in their league opening at League park yesterday afternoon, but looked surprisingly good all during the pro-a cess The score was to 3. Man ager Hami1ton's party had the visitors pocketed on all occasions from the very outset, and the visitors played sparkling ball, too. They were not easy to overcome, for they kept right with the game. all the time and were always trying. Burch was more cum ming thani.the opposing attack though and he was given an encouragfng of fense that placed him in a prosperous way. at the very start. Tuckey was hit hard by Springfield.
 For an opening, the game was a. .corker- Play was fast and spirited, clean and Interesting and the suspense continued right through until the last play. Springfield secured a fairly good lead in the first half of the bout, but thatN did not necessarily insure it the victory. Bridgeport was always at it and in order to maintain a reasonable and safe margin, the Ponies had to keep plugging.
 Senno was a real sticker, 1arruping the ball for a. three -bagger and a. two bagger. Senno also shaped up well in left field. Billy Hal1man was the only Bridgeporter who could work Burch for pass and three times he was suc-s cessful. Burch was effective at> all stages. allowing seven hits and struck out eight.
 Hallman set Bridgeport going in the second with a jolt down the first base. line for two bases, scoring. after the slim; McClintock had famed, on Sen nos three-bagger s to remote center. Things looked rather glun with only one man out, but Burch wiped the Q- ducing Crook to ground out.
 A whole lot of a fuss with small re- suits blew up in Bridgeport,s sixth. Bou1tes, after hitting safely. was forc-s ed by Mu1vey, who was quickly pro noted to second on 8 ba1k. Hallman drew pass and McC7intock was safe on Young's pebble. filling the bases. Burch got after Senno and struck him out. Then he went after Carduff and heaved that victim into perdftion. The seventh brought Springfield it's last run. Burch opened up with a. crash ing belt to right center Hammond sacrificed, strange to say, after Jones had flied out, and Tierney came through with two-bagger that drop ped awkwardly in front of the hard trying Mu1yey. Burch scored on the swat and the scoreboard looked more attractive than ever. That was Spring fields farewell splash, with a similar put more eAtenSlVe parting salute to come from Manager Bou1tes' boys. This arrived in the eighth and was in troduced by Mulvey's roaring three bagger to distant right center. Hall man walked. McC1intock grounded to Cabrera, who started a rundown play that was finished by Burch at the plate on Mulvey, the mapeuvers 1eav- ing second and third base in the hands of the dislfked. Senno ripped into left
 field with double, sending both men in, but was forced to remain at sec- ond, where he saw Carduff victimized on strikes and Crook on a grounder. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
ROBERTSON WILL TRY FOR PLACE IN
 GIANT OUT FIELD

Boston, May 1LDave Robertson is another strong candidate for an out! field position on the Giants team, who will report to Manager McGraw in Cincinnati on the Giants first trip to that city. The New Workers are scheduled to play in Cincinnati, May IT. IS. 19 and 20.
 Robertson was not expected to join the club until some time in June, af- ter he had graduated from the college he attends in North Carolina. Mo- Graw was much disappointed oyer the delay and asked Davy to try his ut most to report earlier.
 Robertson was a left handed pitch CT of great promise when McGraw ob- tained him from the Carolina league three years ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
GREAT SPUR BY DETROIT IS
 BIC SURPISE

The mad rush of the Detroit Tigers is one of the mysteries Of the new season. On paper the Royal Benga1s do not look much stronger this year than they did last, but Jennings seems to have instil1ed the old cham pionship spirit into his followers. The Tigers are also making their great squirt with Ty Cobb batting around 225 Sam Crawford, however, is beat ing the daylight out of the pill, and has an average twice as big as Tvs, WahoQ Sam $ trip around the globe seems to have helped him more than it did Iris Speaker.
 The Chicago White Sox's splurge did not last as. long as did their mad spring dash in 1912 Ca1lahan's boys won five straight, and seven of their first Seight games. However, by drop ping their last six games the White Sox are not feeling so cocky as they did a. week ago. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
Today in Pugilistic Annals.

19os-Jim Barry knocked out Jim Stewart in fourth round at New York. Barry and Stewart were then promis- ing white hopes,'' and Barry looked very much like the smakings'' of great fighting man. Jim was born in Minnesota. and was a chef in a north ern lumber camp before he took to the fighting game. In fact, it was the lickings he administered to those who criticised his cooking that started him on the road to ring fame. Barry fought Sam Langford numerous times, and made the star baby'' extend him self to the limit. He twice defeated Gunfboat Smith, and knocked out such good men as Kid Cutler, Tony Ross, Larry Temple, Hank Griffin and Mar tin Burns, but was defeated by Lang ford, Al Kaufman, Porky Flynn and others.
 1911-Sammy Ke1lar defeated Young O'Leary in 10 rounds at New York.
 1911-Bob Moba and Jack Dillon fought 10 round draw at Indianapolis.
 1913-Arthur Pe1ky knocked out An dy Morris in eighth round at Cal- gary, Alta
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
BILL MAGUIRE's, MEN :
 @ es TU PLAY NDIANS-

On Saturday afternoon Bill Ma guire's White Sox team will play the strong aggregation representing Court Konckapotanaugh of the. local Red Men at 2:30 at the South End mud flats The Red Men have an excep- tionally fast team and the Sox will have to carry an extra heavy war club to down their opponents. The Soxs' new natty uniforms arrived to- day and will be worn in Saturday s game. The Soxs' line up will be as follows: OfLoughEn, tDutchy'' Rich ards. Red Callahan, Dunan, Ger Der, Ike Sheenan, Henry Morgan, Earl McDaniels, Chris O,Brien, Joe Wells. Bill Bagan CCapt.), Leopold and Reck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
HOWE BAKER CLINCHES JOB
 WITH THE EVANSVILLE CLUB
Team Of Local Bowlers Taking Part
 In Tournament At Worcester

Worcester, Mass, last night to take part in the tournament there today. Those who made the trip were Dewey, Fitzgerald, Mol1inelli, D. Musante. Ter Till and Lewis.
 Georgetown beat Holy Cross by 3 to 1 in a we'll played ball game at Worcester yesterday. Kelley pitched for Georgetown and McManus for Holy Cross.
 Springfield will sell shortstop Young ito Albany of theNew York State league. Jack Reyes the old time Bridgeport player who has been trying for place in the Springfield outheld, has been released. He will be re- placed by Gene Good, secured from Syracuse of the New York State league.
 The Federal league attendance in Kansas City dropped to 800 yesterday. The, outlaws will probably realize be- fore the season is over that baseball isn't gold mine for everybody.
 Iris Speaker the Boston Red Sox star, paid a compliment to Ray Fisher in New Y York yesterday. He declared the former Hartford boxman showed a lot Of ability when he led the New York Americans to shutout over the Red Sox Tuesday.
 The New York State league season opened yesterday and the feature was a no hit game twir1ed by Higgins of Binghanton against Utica.
 Tommy Downey got one hit, stole a base and accepted nine chances yes terday at St. Louis when the St. Louis Feds beat Buffalo by 3 to 2. The Fed erals are getting good support in St. Louis because the outlaws are making a better showing than the Americans or Nationals.
 Benny Kauff came through with "a single in three times up at Indiana polls yesterday where the home club beat Pittsburgh.
 Dan Senno, the heavy hitting Bridgeport outfie1der, is sure to be a sfavorite with the fans if he continues his clubbing. His record of a double and triple yesterday looked promising. Senno lives in Buffalo, N Y, but has been playing in the Central association for three years. He led that organiza- ton in batting for two years but sIumped last season. His fast fielding yesterday was praised by Springfield writers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
JEFF TESREAU TO BE ARRESTED IN
 SUIT BY WOMAN

charles Monroe Tesreau. otherwise known as Jeff, the New York Giant pitcher. filed notice of appearance ir the office of the County Clerk yester- day. This means that Tcsreau will fight the suit Brought against him bg Miss Clara Young for $zB, 900 for trffling with the young Wonarss sf .fections
 An order for the arrest of the big pitcher, it was said yesterday, will be applied for by friends Of the young
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
lBy Wagn1,er.l

Howie Baker of this city has clinch- ed his place with Evansville. Ind, of the Central league by good work in the opening week of the league sea- son. Baker was contesting with Groh from the Tri-State league for third base but after Baker showed his wares, Groh was turned loose. Baker has not been murdering the ball but has. done about as well as the other members of his club. Tn the first three games he made two hits. f-zsssfs ssss
 The work of the Bridgeport base bah club in the first two games. has con vinced the fans that some changes will be needed in the lineup. Unless Car diff shows greater ability at second he will be replaced and Manager Boultes may also go after a first class pitcher. Of the new men the playing of Senno and MoC1intock. secured from Montreal, has been very pleasing to Manager Bou1tes. Bridgeport ap- pears in Springfield again today and tomorrow goes to New Britain. ; John H. Farrell, chairman of the board of arbitration of the National Baseball Association, today made pub lie a decision awarding Charles Van Horn to Pittsfeld, Mass. He reported to Pittsfeld this season but jumped to a club in Kentucky.
 Jim Mu1vey, who didn't do much to the ball at Newf1eld park Wednesday. contributed triple in Springfield yes- terday. The Bridgeport speed mer- chant also won applause in the open ing inning when he made a perfect throw to the plate, mailing Cabrera who tried to score from second on a single.
 George Crook caught we'll for Bridgeport, He managed to connect with Burch for one hit
 Ira Ha11man had perfect batting average. The veteran outfelder got a two sbagger and three passes.
 The next home game will be on Sun day when the New Britain team, un- der the leadership of George Browne the old time Giant, will appear at Newheld park Pete Wilson. Paddy Green, Harry Moves and other well known players are with New Britain
 Springfield has Harmed Catcher Dick o'connor- to Fall River of the Colonial league. [ A team of local bowIers left for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-01
CAMP DEFEATS
 FOX OF ENGLAND

Eddie Canpi, the bantam weight champion of California, defeated Young Fox of England in a ten-round bout. which went the limit, at the Stadium A C., New York, last night.
 Campi earned the honors in every session by a large margin Neither lad scored 9. knockdown but at the huish Fox's lips were cut and his right eye slightly damaged.