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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-02
HEADS OF ALL NATIONS IN
THE WAR ARE AT THE FRONT
KING OF ENGLAND. PRESI-
DENT OF FRANCE AND KING
OF BELGIUM WITH TROOPS
News From the Battle Is Scarce
and the Claims Are
Conflicting.

LONDoN. Dec. I. 10 d. m.-The
na'ue IN northern Poland. concernine
me progress OF which there has been
so much mystery. is now being fourht
Out under the eyes OF the Cerw.r
emperor on the one side ana ar.
RUSSIAN emperor on the other rho.
Two monarchs left for the front fod.v
SO mat virtually the heads OF ALI the
nations at war are with their troor-s
Inc King OF England is I'm France.
the King OF Belgium. as usual A.
spending all his time with his SOL
aiers. while . President Poincare OF
france started today for another visit
10 the northern battlefield.
Oncial news from Poland Continues
70 oe scanty and, with both head
quarters claiming successes A. 4. a..
possible 10 say how the hat,ie A. .-
ing. or its intensity. however. there
can be no doubt.
The Germans. when they started
Tor warsaw. dashed full tilt into n
mass or Russian troops and forced
tnelr way so Tar In that the Russians
closed on them. This was taken in
fetrograd TO mean that some of the
German divisions had been cut OF and
that their surrender or humiliation
was inevitable.
Broke Through Lines.
IL appears, however. that, lighting
Tor their very lives. and in the knowI.
edge that great defeat would end
the German offensive and compel
them TO fall back on their own from.
tlers, the German troops succeeded In
breaking through the Russian lines
at one place and at another in hold
ing their entrenchments against ali
the Russian attacks Their TANKS
are stu being harassed by the Cos.
SACKS. but seemingly the Russians are
not now in position TO gain the
sweeping victory they had antici-
pated.
The losses. with the desperate fight.
ing that has been going on for a fort.
night must necessarily be very heavy
on both sides.
Against the Austro-German forces
tconttnusd on Page Eight.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-02

WARRINGTON, nee. I--rorscastt
west virrfnfa-Ciouay wednesday
and Thursday.
OHIO ana western Psnnayivaufa-
Cloudy ana somewhat cooisF Wefnss
dayi Thursday fair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-02
OLDEST ODD rnEEow DEAD.

I.ENlNfTuN Ky rec b.. WuUsu,
I EwwaI Hl. anid fo he ere oldest Dfl
yellow ll the world died here farlrhf
ic Joined uc order ln fs19.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-02
NEELY OUTDOES EVEN NEELY
1851 KILLED In
MINES LAST YEAR
AND 100000 INJURED Is STATE.
mENT ISSUED BY BUREAU
OF MINES.
Director Holmes Declares II 10 Dis
credit to Both the Industry
and the Country.

WASHINGTON. Dec. IA casualty
list OF American mines and quarries,
issued today by the bureau OF mines.
showed 1851 men killed last year, and
estimated the injured at not less than
100000. This was a death rate of 3.49
In every 1000 OF the LOAF .O1O men en-
ployed in the industries.
Such a death rate. DR.. Joseph A.
Holmes. director of the bureau. de-
elared was excessive and unnecessary
and discredit to the industry and the
country"
We stand aghast at the slaughter
IN Europe as reports reach us con-
cernlng the terrible war that is rag
ing. said DIR. Holmes. "and we pride
ourselves on our freedom from war
through the adaptation of higher
Ideals and standards. Yet to me this
report on the death in one year OF
1901 men engaged in a peaceful in.
dustry Is quite as discreditable. And
when we consider that this record is
being repeated year after year. the
very thought of II becomes appalling.
In the last three years. as far back
as the records Of the bureau covering
certain branches of the industry 60,
the mines and Quarries of the United
states have swallowed up 1O.4s7 hu-
man lives and have incapacitated tenn
porarily probably a quarter of a mil
lion men.
Half Could Be Saved.
Il believe / am conservative when
! say that half Of the 1851 men killed
IN the year 1913 might have been
saved, and three fourths OF the 1OO.-
600 men injured in the same year
might have escaped injury had all the
various agencies involved. the opera
tors. the miners and the state and
national government have done their
duty in the matter. For the bureau
OF mines, as representing the federal
government | can say that. owing to
lack of adequate funds. this bureau
has fallen short of doing its full part
in this great safety movement: and
therefore hesitate TO criticise the
SEEMING shortcomings OF any other
agency.
1T is not to the credit OF the United
States that the very European coun-
tries embroiled in the greatest con-
niet OF the ages kill in their mining
industries but one half or even one
third OF the number Of men we kill"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-02
LLOYD GEORGE
In STATEMENT
CLEARS UP ERRONEOUS IMPRes.
SION ON AMERICAN IN
oEBTEDNESS
Attributed to Him by Newspaper Men
Sending Out Only Part Of
What He Actually
Said.

LONDON. Dec. 1. s:33 D. m.-As n
result OF reports made by American
correspondents of London newspapers
tnat the statement OF David I.lovd
george, chancellor OF the excheouer
10 the effect that the United States
owed Great Britain about 1 900 600 900
pounds about $1,000 900 .OOOl had
caused surprise in the United States
Mr.. Lloyd George today gave the As,
sociated Press the following state
ment:
Judging from the comments which
nave appeared in the American press
on the chancellor of the excheouer's
statement on Friday last in the house
OF commons with regard to exchange
between this country and the United
states OF America. this appears to
nave been incompletely reported in
America Mr.. Lloyd Georges actual
words as reported in the Official re-
port were:
The Real Statement.
America, suppose. owes us
near! thousand million pounds in
nxed and floating capital. but We
could not buy. IL was impossible to
do any business. Why? The ex.
changes had been broken down. This
paper machine had crurabIed and
somehow got out of order, and the
result was that no business was pos
sible.
rms statement seems to have
reached the United States in the form
that America owed the United King.
Com a thousand million pounds, with
out any explanatory words that this
sum was owed in fixed and floating
capital These words. of course. make
II quite clear that Mr.. Lloyd Georges
statement referred TO the total OF
British invested capital IN America
and in no way to Americas indebted
ness in respect Of the current balance
OF trade between the two countries.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-02
INABILITY TO GET
REVENUE STAMPS
CAUSE THOUSANDS THROUGH.
OUT THE COUNTRY TO BE-
COME ALARMED
And Caused Frantic Calls BY collee.
tors For Stamps-osborn Relieves
Embarrassing Situation.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Thousands
OF persons in many cities who spent
hours today rushing the offices OF in
ternal revenue collectors. alarmed
over the inability to Obtain revenue
stamps to comply with the war reve-
nue. tax law. were needlessly fright
ened over what might happen II they
were not on the minute with their
stamping. The internal revenue
bureau today sent kilograms to col
lectors making Il plain that the gov
ernment has no intention Of prosecut-
Ing anybody subject to the tax who
shows that he is willing and ready to
buy stamps and pay.
Frantic calls from collectors. telling
Of besieging crowds demanding stamps
resulted In a telegram tonight signed
By Commissioner Osborn and sent to
all collectors TO clear up the difficulty.
II said:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-02
Special Instructions.

Date all special tax returns Novem.
Der 30 until you are able to handle
applications PROMPTLY unless you have
Information that no effort was made TO
ME same prior TO that date. NJ una
bic TO supply demands for documentary
stamps for bills Of ladinE. permit ship
menta 70 20 forward. have record kept
and ahiN or cancel stamps when re-
ceived Notify railroads"
BY this notice the commissioner q
Office expected to relieve a situation
which promised 10 become embarras-
sing 20 thousands OF individuals. and
might have resulted In much confusion
TO the railroads and shippers Of tho
country
Officials here explained today that
everything possible had been done
here TO got ready TO enforce the law.
The bureau Of engraving and printing
has worked night and day since the
law was passed. turning out the new
revenue stamps. and they have been
shipped away from Washington many
tons at a time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15
BAN JOHNSON SAYS
MURPHY|sM MUST GO
(contintsed From Preceding Page.)

signed as manager for term OF five
years. but when lie summoned his
f'rlder" had been placed In the
contract IT was there all the time,
hut Evers did not know IL. At least,
that's what was advised by Barney
osffslaIs. 4TssEIs ana ''ner N'a0na' league
We certainty don't believe In deal
ing with ball players In any such
manner. In our league we don't have
10 trick managers or rSayers, and l
don't Think the gentlemen of tho Ma
tlonsl league Will stand for IL. either.
Evers wns sent all around the
country signing ball players that
Murphy could not iiavo signed lIe
was sent south to make the final
training. camp prepaia Tons. To re-
lease him as manager only four or
five days prior to the departure of
tho club for training quarters seemed
absolutely cruel and unust. | cer-
tainly wosikdnt stand for any such
tactics in the American league.
Federals a Blessing.
Informed Governor Tcner and
other National league OFFICIALS while
I WAS In New York that our or
ganization couldn't continDe. on pres
cnt terms with theirs In the future
unless conditions were changed In
Chicago.
Furthermore, think this Federal
league proposition Is n blessing in dis
Eukfst lVI RStiltlIbtir Stlb
when the Federal agitation first
started that welcomed the war II
such II was 10 he. | said at that
tiple that II would rid organized base
baal of its undesira Bile features. ] re-
peat that statement.
/ am clothed with absolute power
by the American league TO remove
any club owner who is regarded as
n dcvriment to the organizta ton. The
heads OF the National league should
have the same power. At, my meet
ing r New York with Tener. Herr
mann Baker. Dreyfus ard three or
four others | told them ahat IL tho
National lea e,lc could not control this
disoordant element here N Chicago
that tbe American lea que. would no
longer be able to doset9il with their
organization. I told them 5hat Tener
and Hermann should have the power
that l have-to remove any club
owner who was menace 10 the
game. There will be no backward
step on the part of the American
league. We are prepared 10 90 10
any length 10 get rid of this infiu-
ence In Chicago.
President Johnson was asked about the
.eport published a few days ago TO the
,ffec; that the National organization
would probably be revised. He refused
o dwell on that subject. bun when pinned
Town for an answer said:
I'VE viii do aImoss anything under
he present conditions. We Will stop at
Charles weeghman announced that
he Chicago F'ederals would leave FOR
lie Shreveport training camp March s.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15
BROOKLYN INVASION
MARCHING ONWARD

NEW YORK. Feb, 1i-With the Fed
eral league circuit practically settled so
that organized baseball knows what IT
has TO contend wiSl, and Johnny lsvers
signed with the Boston Nationals for four
years at $4,000 4 scar and a big bonus.
the ranks or the baseball men who have
been here for nearly a week began to
OF the American. league; Joe Tinker,
Charles Weeshman and w II, Walker OF
the Federals, have already LETT and 9TH
ers planned 10 go during the day.
President James a. Gilmore OF the
Federal league was in consultation again
today with the hackers Of the new club
i'll Brooklyn, Robert w. Ward. Walter
Ward and John M. Ward The latter is
the time famous shortstop He Will
be the secretary and business manager
of the new Brooklyn Federal club, and
Robert B. w Ward will be the clubs
president.
The new Brooklyn club will play at
Washington park, the old home OF the
Superbas. New stands will be erected TO
seat $4,000 persons, and contractors have
promised to have them ready in six
weeks
President Charles Ebbetts of the Brook
lyn Nationals does not appear perturbed
al the Federal invasion.
Let them come in" he said when he
heard the news. have no fence around
Brooklyn, but III give them good
fight"
The makeup OF the Federal league, as
announced here. Is: Brooklyn, Pttsburg.
Buffalo and Baltimore In the east. and
Chicago. St Louis Kansas City and In
dianapolis In the west. The schedule
meeting of the Federal league will be
held in Baltimore the second week in
March
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15
MAT. AND RING CLUB
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL
Wrestling and Boxing Arouse
Enthusiasm ON the
West Side.

The Salt Lake high school wrestling
md boxing club has been organized ane
shs shsud Sr sshSs tere sre
than seyenty.fiye boys in. the CLUB. ano
when active work Is started Il is eS-
pected that many more VIII JOIN; os,.
Robert Jesscn has been elected presi-
dent, Martin Mnlvcy Is vlce president.
and George McCarty has oeen CHOSEN
manager Tho executive gominlttee NH NH
freshman class. John Hold en-. represent-- :
Ing the sophomores. Leonard Mannan OF
the juniors, and Neils Bolin OF the senior
class Coach Henry Richardson Will be
the chairman Of the executive committee.
The executive committee Will meet
again this week and draft the constitu,-
ton and bylaws of the new club which
a club meeting later
Active work will start tomorrow after
noon. when mats will be. laid IN the Sym. S1l.
nasiunn for the wrsstlers. and boys VINO
are eager to become stars In the ring
viii also work out in tho gymnasium. AZ
present the basketball squad Is using tne
srdson told the boys that they could
have the entire use OF tire gymnasium
after that hour While the basketball
teams are praoficing the wrestleIs srnnlT am, snd
other gymnasium conveniences fnere
are many exercises and punching psg
holder on the floor. while on the running
bells ard Indian clubs are also part
of the gymnasium apparatus.
There is much good material Tor a
championship wrestling and boxing team
at the west side and the prospects for
several cfampionshps at the high school
are bright. Many boys will begin to trainl
for the coming amateur wrestling and
boxing tourna ment, and ir Is prohaDle
that a team VIII he chosen from neu-
hers of the club 10 represent the high
school In past years. boys from the
high school have entered the tournament
mi seyeraI have won InterrnouIltai In
championships.
Virgil Mcfiann and Adlai McCabe, stu
dents OF the Salt Lake high school sew
eral years ago. both won championships
ris won wrestling championship in his
divisIon. and Nephi Edhoim won the
light liea vyweight boxing championship.
Robert Jessen president OF the club.
is ono OF the best wrestlers in the state
and IL is proha ble that he will enter the
coming tournament,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15
Other Fast Bouts.

One other bout in which the
figure they have an ace In u
that between Joe Pelcher and I"
Pelcller is touted as the classiei
weight that ever struck Ogden
figured a cinch in the junction
local fans who saw Eph come
corner last Monday night and
Cuddy, the champion OF Suga'
whirlwind style, declare that Il
out and keeps the air as full of
he did on that occasion the e
will be lucky II he is able TO pr|
self and at the same time
enough TO get In an occasional
Grant Evans, who looks like
Ing niddleweight, will. on 0gd
be pitted against a novice Ia "a
jeff Marker, local boy. ~
never boxed before a Salt IA
but he has shown considerdl
In the gymnasium.
Tom Crawford, who has n
with the fans in both of his bo
the club. will meet RED" AndFe
den, who, while not seasons
tlst, has had several bouts q
put up a good contest.
The curtain raiser will
Dutch" Jameson. a favorite
local fans. and Charles Dyer
These boys are heavy lightVe
will no doubt whet the fanS
for what Is to follow
The bouts will start at S:S0.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15
Yale Hopes to Wipe Out For
mer Defeats; Harvard
Not Worrying.
Below, left to

T j GIANNIN1, former coach OF
~ the New York Athletic club
A oarsmen and track athletes, has
joined the Yale triumvirate of
rowing experts. With Guy Nickalls
the English amateur 0arsman, he hopes
TO turn out squad at New Haven
which will wipe out the stain Of past
defeats by Harvard
At Cambridge Jim Wray, who has
turned out many successful Crimson
crews in recent years, hopes to repeat
again this year, and has wealth OF
promising material. Harvard has de,
feated Yale in every race since 1908.
Pennsylvania crews, under the tute-
lage of Ellis Ward, brought no palms
of victory to the Quaker institution
but Vivian Nickalls, the English coach
is expected to do better Nickalls
rowed in the famous Oxford crews of
1891. 1892 and 1898, when they beat
Cambridge. He also won the diamond
sculls at Henley in 1891, and holds
other amateur records.
DR.. Speath, who between rowing
seasons doubles rs an instructor at
Princeton, hopes to repeat his victory
won over Harvard and PENNSYLVANIA.
Harry Vial, the young coach at the
University of Wisconsin, has fine lot
of youngsters in his care, and will un.
doubtedly make good showing with
them at Poughkeepsie next June.
AS usual Charles ("'Pa'D Courtney.
is keeping silent up at Ithaca. Court.
ncy has been coaching Cornell crews
since 1888, and has turned out some
record smashers. The four-milc eight.
cared crew record. as well as the two
mile four cared and two-milc freshmen
eight records arc held by Cornell crews.
Of the last fourteen regattas at
Poughkeepsie, Cornell has won ten, be-
ing beaten once by Pennsylvania and
three times by Syracuse.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15
FIGHTING BOB REFUSES
TO ADMIT HE'S THROUGH
Former Heavyweight Champion, Knocked Out by
Courts Shows He Is Still Fighter;
Has High Hopes of Son.

self III the years that have fled. Bob
senior s, boast that the name Of BOZ
FitzsmmoBs will live in pugilism may
not be an empty one.
Fitzsimmons, in his time, was SO wei
versed in both pugilistic dynamics and
Vulnerable points that he might have
studied anatomy as well as sledge
swinging.
Picture Tells Story.
Tho latest photograph of Bob, show
ing his son left hook or uppercut with
the chin as its objective point, is high
ly interesting
The look on Fitz s face recalls the
look / have seen on it in real fights
There is nothing of gloating or saw.
agery Ill his expression as he surveys
his own fist nesting beneath the boy Is
chin. 1t suggests the way doctor
looks when noting the effects Of an
anaesthetic on patient.
There never was man following the
fighting. game who had a greater va
riety of knockout punches than Fitz
simmons, or who could gauge the effects
of blow as well. The writer had this
impressed upon his mind many times
but never SO forcibly as at the Peter
Maher- Fitzsimmons bout in the gravel
beds on the Mexican aide of the Rio
Grande
Wait for Chance.
I can see Fitz, backing away from
Peters onslaught, apparently founder
ing, but watching, lynx-eyed. for the
desired opening. 1t presented itself
and Fits right arm and glove shot
upward as rigid as an iron bolt
IT was one of Fitz's pet assaults-ar
inside cross-and when knuckles
cluckod against the jaw Peter fell or
his launches, quivering like man with
ague.
F'itzsimmons was walking to his cor
ner before Peter had quite reached the
floor, His, seconds waved him back
thinking that Peter might arise, bu,
shaking his head to his excited henth
men. He had put the right degree OF
power into the delivery; he had placed
the blow just where he wanted, and he
was thoroughly satisfied that Peter wa.
through for the day.
"I've set about teaching the
youngstcr some of the tricks I picked
up,' said Bob recently. when discuss
ing the possibilities of his son making
his mark Ms fighter.
Well. if Bob goes ahead with tho
good work and the son proves an apt
pupil the veteran s prophecy that Bob
heavyweight in the history of the
game NAV be verified.
Considering that Fitz is so en-
thusiastic about the boy 3 prospects. the
wonder is that he does not forsake his
own plans for a resumption Of fighting
and devote himself exclusively to his
lad
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15
Rivalry Is Keen.

The local boys have the sar,.
against the Ogdenites and are
harder for these bouts than ave
In their lives. and their slogan
must beat Ogden" AS q rule
boys are a little envious of one
and are not disposed 10 teach oa
what they know. as The boys \,
been boxing regularly are a lIfi|
that some OF the Youngsters yl
along and take their place In the
OF the fans. but in this case &
forgotten all that and the old.
are doing all they eau to teach tn
sters on Mondays card all they n
tho fine points of the game.
| Danny O'Brlcn. undoubtedIy oY
classiest boys who has ever apu
the short round game In thir
working out daily in preparatior
Terror" O Brien spent quite 4
tcrday working out With seyey!|
| youngsters.
The Ogden fans are pinning n
on the Terror g" punch TO win
in his bout with O'Brien. THE
has sleep producer in either HI
that ne VII wade right In and
| O'Brien can give him In order fo
| punch over himself. Nethercott1
the advantage OF couple of IN
| weight over O. Brien. but this
will probably be Offset by O'Bric
| erness and ring seneralslip.
| The Salt LakeTs took very
| O'Brien in his only bout hero an
doubt bet the junction city sro
standstill OH his chances.
| The bout between Red New
| den, who will meet Mack" Me-
! this city, is sure 10 he humine
! Ogden boys specially reoueS<
| Newey he sent against McAlliato
| are somewhat sore over the d
Billy Furnis by Mc.AlIister aud
Ing for revenge and they ara.
that Newey Will be able 10 aveilI<
J defeat n