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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
CZAR HOLDS ADVANTAGE
Second stage Of Fighting In East
Greatly Fnvors Russia.
Special cobie Despa,ch 10 rut srs.

Special '6ble DeSpdich 10 IHE sun
1.oNDoV. oct. 2G.-Exactly one norm
Of operations in the eastern theatre Of
war has decided the second stage Of
the conflict between tho armies of Rus
Austria. From every point ~ view the
advantage is definitely with Russia. as
was the case in the determination Of
the first stage.
For comprehension OF the second
stage. which eliminated IN tho defelt
Of the German armies advancing on
Warsaw aad tho River Nistula and
their rapid Withdrawal 1t is necessary
to review briefly tlc main operations
OF the first stage the campaigns IN
East PRUSSIA and in Galicia.
Early In August thn RUSSIAN armies
mohilizcd aud advancing with amazing
speed struck ~ East Prussia. aiming
for the fortress Of Hucuigshcrg and the
DantziE Thorn line. Smuliaucousl y
Russian armlcs advanced ON Lenders,
the capital Of Galicia. No ittcmpt was
made 10y Russia to develop "a central
offensive from Warsaw toward upper
Siles.d.
TIL" purpose " the drive at East
Prussia was TO clear the Russian right
flank from dangers OF turning muv'-
ment and 60 strike terror into the
hearts OF tho Germans in the north.
thereby achieving a distinct moral adj
vantage and compelling Germany to de-
tach troops from belgium and France.
The invasion Of GalCia was designe
to safeguard tho Russian left flank and
TO crush Austrias military power. a
necessary accomplishment to serious
aIinrk ArnLnef Germany.
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Reading dispatches which reflect the
official views In Paris, in London. in Ber-
lin. II is plain, has been patent for ten
days. that the operations along the
Franco Belgian frontier already described
as the battle OF Flanders are In the WIDER
sense critical, destined to exercise de-
cisive influence upon the progress OF the
great war.
Yet the examination Of the map the
study Of the possible consequences OF CON
siderable victory on either part, reVea'
nothing which might warrant any such
view from the purely military side.
Thus. II the German advance continues
IL may concclvably Isolate Dunkirk and
Calais. force the French left back until
It becomes the mere continuation OF the
front OF the Aisne. But such reverse
however disappointing, would nave
purely limited effect upon allied fortunes
II tho allies are able to maintain such
steady and desperate resistance on the
long front from the Disc 10 Belgium u
is unlikely that they could he driven when
they have concentrated on shorter iron'
where they have been able to prepare thelr
line during recent weeks.
Nor does inc mere IpHTt0oiVli W ~
Channel ports by the Germans seem &c
carry with It any decisive advantage
British apprehension would doubtless
mount with German progress on the coast
British cities might conceivably have &c
meet Zeppelin raids. But until ailieo
forces in the west are crushed and the
british fleet disposed Of II Is outside OF
the question to speculate on the invasion
OF England.
on the other hand, oven II the allies
should press their operations successfully
and drive the Germans from the west
there is every present prospect That no"
that Antwerp has fallen and Ghent beer
occupied the Germans would be able tt
maintain themselves In "A defensive posi-
ton on the Scheldt from Antwerp tc
Valeucennes quT>e as successfully as they
have along tho Aisne.
The truth seems TO he that the thinf
that is vital about the Flanders contes
is the moral rather than the military
element and that is far more vital tC
the Germans than the allies. In word
: there are on all sides unm stakable indi'
cations that German military effort II
, approaching it's maximum, must in Z
relatively short time assert anew I'M
moral superioritv seized NJ the outset Of
face serious cons luences.
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Russian Army EnvcioDed.

East Prussia. terrified the peasants
alarmed Berlin. occupied important
towns and seemed about To- astonish the
world hut Germany. in the full tide Of
power. met the situation brilliantly.
One of tho ahlost of her strate gisis.
Gen Won Hnienhurg was sent to the
East prussian field Utilizing the re-
markahlc system Of railways Germany
sent army corps to East Prussia.
Won lliudcAhurg by daring strategy
enveloped n great Russian army under
Gen. Rcnncnkampf in the marshy re-
gion Of the MaZur Lakes and won eariv
in September the deceive victory Of
TanneuborE. which follow,a n victory
at Allcnstein. The Russiarb 1T
heavily, a total perhaps Of 10000 mon.
and only escaped humiliation by \
rapid withdrawal to the River Niemeo.
The Germans pressed their advantage
and by September % had reached the
Niemen and were launching n terrific
effort TO cross that stream They were
defeated solidlv and began retreatlng
on September %.
Rear guard actions continued until
October I. when the Russians made
their victory decisive by crushing tho
German right wing IN tho forests of
AuEustowo. Every German column
fed toward tho East Prussian frontier
reached II after great losses, and
settled down on n defensive line we'll
within the frontier. But the campaign
in East Prussia was decided In fact
on September % NJ the Nfomen. The
net result was that the Russians were
back In territory from which they had
been driven hy Won Hindcnhurg, were
again Safeguarding their right nank
and weakening German military power
in the western theatre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10

Despite Gallaudet's victory over the
Fort Myer team in basket ball yester-
day by rs to IL, Coach Haas was not
satisfied with the offense of his quint.
He says the Kendall Greeners must
show better form when they play Cath
Ollie University Saturday night if they
want to win, and that the majority of
the points scored We're the result of
weakness on the part of the soldiers
rather than any cohesive offense shown
by the collegians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10
MAY RETURN MARQUARD.
Magnate Ward Tells of His Dealings
With Erratic SouthpaW.

NEW YORK, December 1O-Presi-
dent Robert B. Ward of the Brooklyn
FederaIs made public yesterday a let
ter which he has written to President
Hampstead of the Giants relative to
the signing of Rube Marquard. The
executive of the Tip Tops has prom
ised to relinQuish claim to the south
paw provided the New York club can
prove to his satisfaction that the
Giants hold Marquard's signed contract
For the seasons of 1915 and 1916. He
goes even further than this and ex-
presses a Willingness to consider with
Marquard a cancellation of the con-
tract he entered into for $500 prize
money.
In his letter Mr.. Ward reviews the
conditions under which Vanguard was
signed, the story coinciding in detail
with that announced publicly at the
time.
However, Mr.. Ward does not overlook
an occasion to question the honesty of
the Giants in retaining Player William
Ritter. minor that the Federals tried
to entice away and did succeed in sign
ing despite this boys fathers wishes
His purpose. Mr.. Ward assures. Is to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10
BY h. c. BYRD.

Georgetown's basket ball team is not
likely to be as strong this season as in
recent years. The Hilltoppers lack the
material out of which to build as
formidable a combination as they have
turned out for the last three winters,
and. to make the problem even more
difficult, Sam Foley, star guard, will
leave school after the holidays.
After the holidays. there will be only
two men from the team Of last season
on the squad-Capt. Kelley, guard. and
Tormey, center. Curry. Dim, Flanagan.
Corcoran and Connolly are the new
men who are being depended upon to
fill vacancies, and it is questionable
If these measures up to the standard
of those lost With the exception of
Corcoran, all are light and do not ap-
pear to be exceptionally fast. Dim
comes to Georgetown with the reputa-
ton of having been one of the best
scholastic forwards in the New Eng
land states while member of'the Will
iston Academy quint. and. owing to a
lack of condition. probably did not do
himself justice last night
The loss of Sam Foley will be almost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10

There are 41,064 miles of electric
railway track in the United States.
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GRIFFITH EXPECTS
TO KEEP JOHNSON
Thinks Pitcher Will Report
When Contract Is Proved
to Be Binding.
GAVE MITCHELL AWAY
TO AVOID SALARY CUT
Sees Better Chance for Nationals
Now That Mack's Team
Is Weakened.
BY ]. ED .GR1LLo.

! Clark Griffiths claim that Walter
Johnson will be pitching for the Ma
tionals next spring is based on his be-
lief that johnson was lured into believ-
ing his contract with the Washington
club is not binding.
when Walter learns that the courts
will stop him from pitching anywhere
into the fold.' said Griffith this morn
ing. Il am confident that Walter is
honest. He has been told by some of
the Federal League lawyers that the
hold him here, and he has taken a
chance. l don't believe that he has
his salary guaranteed. and when he
finds he cannot play with the Feds he
will report here to live up to his agree,
ment. That is going to be what will
happen. 1 am convinced that if Walter
knew that his contract with us Is bind
ing he would live up to it."
Griffith is a believer in good treat
ment for ball players who are fair in
their dealings. That is why he gave
Mike Mitchell to the New York club.
Il could have sold Mike to some minor
send him there meant to cut his salary
in half, and he is too good fellow
to deserve such treatment" said Crit
fifth LAS matters now stand the New
York club will take over his contract
with us and ] am sure he will play
good ball for that team for couple of
years at least
Mitchell has been an ideal ball play
err, He is clean cut in all his dealings,
always has been loyal and for that rea-
son deserves every consideration"
Griffith does not expect to land sea-
soned pitcher as a result of his visit to
the meeting in New York. He admits
that he approached the New York Off
Gals with reference to considering a
proposition for Ray Caldwell, but that
he was informed that Caldwell already
had promised to report to the club in
the spring. CaldwelIs contract is just
the same as Johnson's and he will live
up to it. Naturally the New York club
does not want to part with him II he
will report to 1t. and there was no
chance for Griffith to land the Yankee
star He felt out other clubs about
getting a pitcher, but there was moth
ing doing.
The Nationals manager contends
that his teams chances next season
will be better than ever before, but he
goes on the theory that Walter John
that the only reason he did not win
pennants in 1912 and 1913 was because
his team could not beat the Athletics
but he sees hopes of that now that
Mack has rid his team of Collins, Plank
and Bender.
IF we have Walter back with us, and
am sure that we will, we'u have
next season than ever before" said
Griffith. The Athletics were the only
team that stopped us every year dur
ing the past three and Mack will not
have that kind of a team next season.
that gives US chance, for l expect
to be whole lot stronger in the next
campaign than l was in the last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10


Under the present control the Yam
KEGS have been failure. There has
been much lacking in conducting the
clubs affairs, while the absence of
ready money also was handicap. With
anything like respectable team in New
York the American League will prosper
there Then too, the sale of Collins to
Chicago is going to make Chicago even d
better money producer than ever be-
fore, and the Sox, though they were
not prominent last season, outdreW all
the other clubs in the league.
Nor is it assured that the base ball
public Of Philadelphia will resent the
changing OF That team Folks over
in Quaker iowa 1Is>ssubtedly are tired
of seeing the Athletics win, and with
Mack at the helm trying to rebuild a
strong team the fans are apt to give
his team better support than they did
in the days when pennants were won
with alarming regularity.
Rube Marquard has been returned to
the Giants The Wards. owners of the
Brookfeds, upon learning that the Rube
had misrepresented facts to them no
tilted President Hampstead that they
did not want the cratic pitcher and
would return him to the Giants.
Just what McGraw will do with the
big left-hander remains to be seen, but
the chances are he will figure in some
| sort of Il trade. The RUDE might be
able to prove of value to some other
| team. but SO far as the Giants are con-
| cerned he is about through
According to Ban Johnson it was the
original plan of the American League
| to place Eddie Collins at the head of
| the New York team, but unforeseen
conditions arose which made his sale
| to the Chicago club necessary. The
story of Collins being intended to man
age the Yankees was printed in these
| columns during the world. series. and
| the deal would have gone through. but
| for a sudden change of conditions a
: few days ago, which brought about the
| sale of Collins to Comiskey.
That a franchise in New York is a
most valuable proposition is indi-
Gated by the enormous price Frank
{ Farrell is asking for his New York
holdings, which consist principally Of
| his American League franchise. The
New York club has no playing field or
plant, and barring a few players. the
! entire outfit would not bring much if
| put under the hammer. Yet a half
| million dollars is asked by the present
| owners and they will come pretty near
to getting that price.
But if winning team can be in
| stalled even that figure will be rea-
sonable, for a successful club in New
| York can clean up half a million dol
lars in a couple of years.
| Comiskey probably is making a wise
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crossed, and finally obtained a good
enough lead almost to insure it the
contest before the end of the first half.
Mount ST. Joseph's squirt at the start
was not of the kind to last, as its goals
were hardly the result Of well exc
cuted plays.
Georgetown's team lacked the CO.
hesiveness it will get later in the year.
The passing was fair, though the ham
ding of the ball was only mediocre.
AS a whole, the game was not of a very
high standard. an almost continuous
succession of fouls marring it con-
siderably, and the general play show
ing a lack of real practice on the part
of both quintA
Letters were awarded to the Central
High School foot ball team last night.
Capt c. Richards, Capt.-elect Ochstadt,
j. Richards, Elliott, Macdonald. Bel
cher, Writ, White, Atherton, Saxon.
Roberts, Hill, Mckinney, Stokes, Hol
lingsworth, Wilkerson and Manager
Stokes.
Brief addresses were made by Princf-
pal Wilson and Coach Thomas.
Twenty-Five men are to compete in
the fve-mile run to be held by the Car
members of the Baltimore Cross Coun
try Club have sent in their entry
blanks, and one ruined from that city
will compete unattached. These are the
Carroll Institute men who will take
part: Williams, Dillon, Dougherty, Dor
mar, Schmidt. Bloomer, Adams, Covert
and Healy. The Baltimore men are
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GU. BASKET BALL MATERIAL
NOT UP TO USUAL STANDARD

impossible to make up. Certainly there
is no guard at Georgetown anywhere
near capable of filing his shoes. For
the last three years Foley has been one
of the greatest guards in the south
having had few equals and possibly no
superiors. Once or twice Foley has
slumped in his playing, but in the ma
jority of cases, especially in the bis
games, his work has been as brilliant
as that of any guard developed in this
section in a mighty long while.
Foley has been taking postgraduate
work in the Georgetown Law School
this fall. but will discontinue that in
order to spend year as clerk in
law Office in New York that he may be
eligible for the bar of that city.
Georgetown athletics will lose one of
the hardest workers and one of the
most efficient players they have had
in long while in Foley, who has
proved popular with his fellows and is
one of the most capable men in foot
ball and basket ball the school has had
in years. A lack of weight probab bly,
prevented. him being one of the few
really great foot ball players the south
has turned out.
1t looked for while last night as if
Georgetown were going to have hard
time winning from Mount st. Joseph, but
it got going better as the contest pro-
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move in not turning the management
of the White Sox over to Collins. With
Collins on the team it will be the first
chance Jim Callahan has ever had to
show whether he is a capable manager.
1t is all we'll and good to talk about
successful managers, but none OF them
successful unless he has ball
team which can deliver. Callahan has
not had such team since he took
charge in Chicago, but the acquisition
of Collins is sure to raise the standard
of the Sox to such an extent that 1t
can be figured having a chance for
the flag, and Callahan is deserving of
an opportunity to be in charge of
formidable team. If he fails Collins
may be entitled to a chance.
J larity has been due to the fact that he
! has ever been loyal to the Giants.
Mathewson has passed through two base
| ball wars. during which he 10 doubt has
been tempted to jump, yet he has stood
| firm and remained loyal to his club.
During the American League war
| Matty signed an American League con-
! tract. but he changed his mind before
| reporting time came and stayed with
! the Giants. The Feds would have con-
sidered it a ten-strike to take Marty
| from the Giants, but they We're unable
! to lure him away from New York.
though it is a fact that Mathewson, I'M
doubleday one of the greatest pitchers
| never been as high-salaried man as
many of the big stars of the game.
Malcolm McLean\of the Chicago Even
ing Post insists that Clyde Milan will
| follow Walter Johnson to the Federals
| In the following article he tells the
story:
Zone day last summer the writer came
across with an article stating that Wal
: ter johnson of the Senators either had
signed an agreement to join the Federal
League or that he intended to jump later.
; We also stated that Ainsmith, his catch
| er. and Clyde Milan. his roommate and
the star outfielder, probably would 60
with him.
This information was obtained from
source that could not well be over
| looked. The person making the state
ment generally has the goods
! Walter Johnson has jumped. but Milan
and Ainsmith are still with the Wash
: ington club, but reports have been float
j ing around that they are considering
| leap to the Feds"
Mr.. Mclean would have no trouble
in learning that neither Of the two; PLAY
ers mentioned has any intentions of
taking the leap he refers to. Milan is
under three-year contract and Ainsmith
Is signed Tor next season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10

The Business High basket ball team
defeated the Fairmonts, a team made
up of Technical High School students,
by score that proved the decided SUI
periority of the StenographerS, 81 to
IA. The Fairmonts were outclasSed by
a more smoothly working five. Guilt
gan threw four goals for Business, Ray
Wise six and Joe and Buck Wise seven
each. Eisemann led the Fairmonts
with four goals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10
GIVEN OUTRIGHT RELEASE.
Jack Coombs, Veteran Hurler, Gets
Notice From Athletics.

PHILADELPHIA, December 10-Jack
Coombs. The Philadelphia American
League pitcher. was given an uncon-
ditional release by the Athletic club
yesterday. Coombs was injured while
pitching in a world series game against
the New York Giants in 1911, and since
then he has done but very little work
ON the mound.
Recently Manager Mack asked waivers
on Coombs, Plank and Bender The
latter two pitchers have signed Federal
League contracts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10

advance the cause of honest base ball.
The Ritter case, which furnishes no
parallel whatever because the young
player was technically under contract
to the Giants when the Brooklyn Fed
erals interfered, is to be pressed no
further by the president of the Tip
Tops than the alleged false affidavit of
RUDE Marquard.
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fifth Gives Reason for Belief That Johnson Will Pitch for National
Heinie Wagner Plans Comeback.

BOSTON. December 10.-Heine wag-
ner. Red SoN shortstop. will endeavor 10
come back next spring. He already
has made arrangements TO go to Hot
Springs early in February and boil out
his arm. Wagner developed water on
the elbow last spring and was unable
to play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10
6)ERT[NENT @l1l1ENT
Yss'Happenip$$S1
By 7. ED GRILLO.

the efforts change the ownership of the New York Aeri
club Johnson
will the of
1915.
Under management and ownership the Yankees
be much better drawing card than before Under
possible that better ball will be supplied and
that after all will do bring about improved conditions than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10
Meanwhile Is Hurt.

LEWISTON, Me-, December 10-Rab-
bit Meanwhile. crack shortstop of the
world champion Boston Braves, sprain-
ed his right leg during a vaudeville
sketch at q local theater yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10

! Geiger. Yingling, Snyder, Conrad
Younger and Rumsbough of the Cross
Country Club, and Kelley. who will
compete unattached. Entries for the
event closed this morning.
The/course. will be from the Carroll
Institute to the Zoo and return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10

by" Dickson, assistant foot ball
coach at Pennsylvania during the past
season. will be in direct charge of the
squad next fall, according to reports
sent out in the press dispatches today.
Dickson was at Bucknell before going
to Penn last year. and while at that in
stitution had considerable success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-10

Walter johnson, Rankin johnson,
Chief Johnson-the Federal League
seems bent on cornering the johnson
market
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COMBAT AT coMPEIGNE
Story of the Battle as Related by a
Wounded British Soldier

Especial Despatch by l. ~. Sd
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hands. The infantry and cavalry
supporting the guns didn't wait for
the onslaughter of our men, but ran
like mad, pursued by our cavalry
and CALLED by heavy fire from our
infantry and artillery, which quickly
found the range.
I'VE heard later that the Germans
were in very great force, and had at
tackled in the hope of driving US
back and so uncovering the French
1eft, but they got more than they
bargained for. Their losses were
terrible in what little of the fight
we saw and when our men captured
the guns there was hardly German
left alive or unwounded. Altogether
the fight lasted about seven hours,
and when it was over our cavalry
scouts reported that the enemy were
in retreat. .
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New York Uses Much Water.

In the whole world there are only
about 100000 people. An inch OF
rain on our watershed normally would
give two gallons of water for every
man. woman and child on the surface
of the earth. Put It another way. II
every man, woman and child on the
face of the earth should walk up to
to the lakes, reservoirs, etc., which
hold New York city's water supply.
and each pour in two gallons of water,
it would not be enough to last that
city ten days,