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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
AUSTRALASIANS
DEFAULT SINGLES
Captain Brookes and A. F. Wildlng
Play Just Enough Games to
Gain Challenge Round,
DAY Is TOO sULTRY FOR TENNIS
Neither Will Give Any Reason for
Not Engaging in the Seized
uled Contests.
FINAL SCORE is THREE TO TWO
Doust and Dunlop Give Series OF
Exhibition Games.
POOR EXHIBITION OF THE GAME
official Defaults Entered for the
Leading Players from AntipOdes
and Result So Announced
by the Referee.
FINAL SCORE is THREE TO TW
Doust and Dunlop Give Series Of
Exhibition Games,
POOR EXHIBITION OF THE GAME

BOSTON, Aug. S--Having gained the
right to meet America next week In the
challenge round for the Davis cup, the
Australian team defaulted the two singles
matches. which were to have been played
with the team from the British today
This left the final score between the
countries TO in favor OF the cup as
pirants from the antipodes.
Tho defaults were those Of Norman "a
Brookes to A. f. Lowe, and a T. WIN
ing TO ]. c. Parke. The other two menu
hers of the Australian team, 3 n. DousI
and w. Dunlop, played exhibition games
with Lowe and Parke for the beneht oil
the crowd. but the day was far too sultry
for fast tennis
Lowe won the first set of his match
with Doust. Ga. and had dropped the
second. as, when, with the games -
all in the thirty set, the Australian team
threw down his racquet and declared
that he had enough,
Then Parke and Dunlop took the court
nut neither felt like tennis. Parke WIN
,ing about as he pleased, 80, TO, 90
, Under the conditions governing the cup
suhstitutions may be made In case 9
PLAYER is incapacitated through illness
accident or other unavoidable cause
Captain Brookes gave none of these rea'
sons for withdrawing. himself and Wild
ing so both were officially defaulted by
Referee Presbrey, with the approval
however. of Brookes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
CrOss-Country Golf
Competition Begun
for All Local Men

cross-country golf competition has
been started by the Omaha Printing
company for all golfers in the city, no
matter whether they are affiliated with
any club or not. The course IL from
the first tee at the Field club to the
eighteenth hole at the Happy Hollow
club, roll-top desk will be given as a
prize to the winner of the competition
Play started Immediately and COM
petitors may play any time up to and
including September 10. Golfers enter
ing the play must register with Mr.
Clark at the Field club or Mr.. Johns.
ton at the Happy Hollow, and report
scores to Mr.. Johnston upon completing
the course, Players must go in pairs
and each will verify the others score.
Rules have been provided and must
be followed upon penalty Of strokes
The players are also responsible for
damage created to passing property
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Hawkeye Foot Ball
Coach Offers Cup
for Best New Play

IOWA CITY. Ia, Aug. s,-(Special.)1
Candidates for the Iowa football team THU
fall will have u chance TO devise thet
own plays with the approval OF Coacl
lIawley the University OF Iowa associa
tom the alumni organization here. hal
this week sent out letters to every know
candidate for the team this fall offerini
a handsome silver loving cup to the mai
dcvising the best play between this TIM
and the end OF August
any man eligible for the team this fal
may enter the competition for the cup
The only conditions are that the plS
must be an original one, that every man
part in II must be carefully worked %
and that II be submitted before the fin
Of September, Each man Is allowed I
submit as many plays as he likes, az
the coaches hope IN this way to get som
valuable ideas at least
The committee which will decide thu
matter will he composed OF Coach Haw
ley and Assistant Coaches Kent AMI
Adams. They will meet before the open
ing of the season to determine the win
ner. and the loving cup will be presented
to him forthwith
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
DULUTH 0ARSMEN
MAINTAIN TITLE
Zenith City Boat Club Defeats
Argonauts of Toronto by Half
Length,
FEATURE RACE OF REGATTA
Mile and Quarter Straight Away
Coorse on Schoylkill
River.
FORTY. SECOND ANNUAL RUN
Time of Event is Six Twenty-Seven
and Two Fifths
NEW YORK FINISHES THIRD
No Time Taken when DoIuth
Wins the intermediate Four
Dared Race because of
Foul.
FORTY. SECOND ANNUAL RUl
Time of Event is Six Twenty-Seven
and Two Fifths
NEW YORK FINISHES THRU

PHILADELPHIA, aug. S.-The Duluth
Boat club. champion senior eight-oared
she'll retained its title today by defeat.
ing the Argonauts OF Toronto by half a
length in 6:279S In the feature race Of
the forty-second annual regatta Of the
National Association of Amateur Ooars-
men, rowed over the mile and a quar-.
ter straight away course ON the schuy
Kill river.
The New York Athletic club. and
Western Rowing CLUB crew of st. Louis
were outclasscd In this race after halt
mile. New York finished third, one.
fourth length ahead Of Western, hut fouI
lengths back of Duluth and Argonauts
Duluth also won the intermediate four.
oarded race from the Argonauts by three
lengths No time was taken because OF
II foul at the quarter mile mark between
Argunauts and Duluth. q re-start being
necessary.
ScunnE Champion Robert Dibble OF
Toronto again won the championship
beating Kelly of Philadelphia by hall
length.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
NEWMAN GROVE WINS TWO
GAMES AND LOSES ONE

NEWMAN GROVE, Neb.. Aug, S.-(Spe-
cial. FRIDAYS game with Albion was a
battle royal and was won by the home
team in the last half Of the ninth by a
score Of 4 10 3. In the ninth Hinman led
off with a safety, Thomassen was safe
on an error dnd both scored on hits by
Lehr and Otis. The pitching OF both
Ulrich and Mckay was good and the
play was fast throughout. The hitting
OF Thomassen was fine, he getting two
three-base hits. Score: R.H. f.
n wman Grove.."...0 002O0 O02-4 Q
Albion ...........,...,.O o o 0 0 0 C-3 2
batteries: Albion Mckay and Krouse;
Newman Grove, Ulrich and Human.
Three games were played during the
carnival and drew good crowds. Peters
burg defeated Newman Grove Wednes-
day, II TO 8. Thursday Newman Grove
won from Lindsay, 9 to l.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
CHAPMAN LEARNS HOW
TO SWIM IN ONE LESSON

Traffic officer Chapman, who directs
the ways and means of vehicles and
pedestrians at Sixteenth and Howard
streets, put in an active hour Saturday
morning during his off hours learning to
project his form through the waters OF
the Young Mems Christian association
pool. Chapman received lessons on the
art OF swimming for an hour from Gilroy
Z. Wendall. formerly swimming instructor
at the Carter Lake club, and al the end
Of that hour Wendall had taught Chap
man to swim the length Of the pool, some
sixty feet distance.
Wendall leaves for Chicago Sunday
evening to take up his new duties as
swimming instructor at the Central
Young Mems Christian association Mon
day morning
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
NEW BOWLING ALLEYS TO
OPEN UP NEXT MONTH

a new bowling alley, with eleven OF
the best constructed alleys possible Il
build, will be open, about September 16
in the basement of the building on thu
southwest corner Of Eighteenth anS
Farnam streets. w. l.. Sohoenman viii
manage the alleys, aud he hopes I,
have one Of the best equipped and mos
up-to-date bowling alleys in the coun
try. Several leagues will probably roI
on the new alleys this winter,
The bowlers will play another bal
game Sunday morning at Thirty-firs
and Ames avenue, The battle last Sun
day resulted in a victory for the singh
men. Il to II, after all eleven-inninI
struggle. A meeting will be held thiI
evening at the association alleys to ar
range lineups.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Indiants and the
Terrapins Split Bill

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. s.-Indiah-
apolis split a double header with Baltl-
more today. which opened the eastern
road trip. The locals won the first game,
4 to / in the fifth inning, when they
made two hits count three runs. Falken-
berg had a bad day and the second game
was easy for Baltimore. 8 to 0. Score,
first game X II: h.
Baltimore 30 0 0 0 0 / 0 0 OIL 3 /
Indianapolis 0 / 0 0 0 o - 8 o
Batteries: Quinn and Jacklitsch; BIZ
lard and Rariden.
Score, second game: =
Baltimore Gee. 2 o 0 1 0 O1-9 II 2
Indianapolis 0 0 o 0 o o 90 2
Batteries: Coney and RUSSELL. Falken-
berg, McConnaughey, Wood, Rariden'
Texter and Warren.
ST. LOUIS Aug. S.-St. Louis scored
heavily in the third and defeated Pits
burgh to 2 Score: R.H. T..
Pittsburgh 2 0 o o o 0 % 8 :
st Louis zee. 0 ] O-6 10 y
Batteries: Camnitz, Walker and Kerr;
Brown and Simon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
MICHIGAN FOOT BALL SQUAD
TO HAVE FALL TRAINING

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Aug. 8-Coacl
Yost has invited forty candidates for tn
University of Michigan foot bali team u
report at Ferry field on September Z 10
four weeks preliminary fall training.
Yost must prepare for Harvard's vet
eran team with only four of his last year,
regulars available.
The 1914 Michigan schedule follows:
October 3-Case at Ann Arbor.
October l0-Vanderbilt at Ann Arhor.
October l7-Michigan Agricultural q
Lansing.
October 24-Syracuse at Syracuse.
October 31-Harvard at Cambridge.
November 7-Pennsylvania at Ann A
Dor
November 14-CorneH at Ann Arbor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
PIRATES TRIM PHILLTES
Mcouillan and Mayer Weaken After
Hurting Wonderful Ball.
GO FINE FOR SIX INNINGS
In First Five Innings Both Teams
Are Retired In Order-Score
of Contest in Four to
Three.

PHILADELPHIA Aug. S.-Both Me-
Qulllan and Mayors weakened after pitch-
ing wonderful ball for six innings today
and Pittsburgh won, Z to 3. In the first
five Innings. both teams We're retired in
order the only man to reach first base
being Becker. who singled in the first
and was caught trying to steal second
In the seevnth Pittsburgh scored four
runs on two errors by Luderus and one
by Mayer, eve passes, two singles and u
steal by aCrey. This proved enough to
offset rallies by the home team. Score:
R.H T..
Pittsburgh ........ OOOOOO4OO-I 0
Philadelphia ..,..,.. o 5000 2O1-3 9
Batteries Pittsburgh, McQuilip. Hur-
phia, Mayer, Lineup and Kinfer, Burns
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Bill Bailey Jumps to
Baltimore Federals

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Aug. s.-Bin Bal
ley, a pitcher OF the Providence Inter
national league team. went over TO the
Baltimore Federal league club today.
Bailey has played here two seasons. He
was formerly with the Detroit and the
ST. Louis American league teams.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
ARMSTRONG AND HoERR
WIN DOUBLES H0N0Rs

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Aug. s,-Playin
fast tennis. spectacular at times. ]. !
Armstrong. st. Paul, and Roland HoerI
st. Louis, won the doubles championship
in the Missouri valley tennis tourney her
today by defeating Dix Teachenor AM
John $. Cannon, both of Kansas City, b
straight sets, 60, rs. 6-1.
Armstrong and Cannon will play for TIN
singles championship Monday afternoon
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
BRAVES TIE SCORE IN
Ninth: WIN IN TENTH

BOSTON, Aug S.-Boston tied the score
in the ninth with three runs and beat
Cincinnati in the tenth, TO 3 on two
singles, a sacrifice and an infield out.
Meanwhile drove In the winning run.
Score: R.HE.
Boston 20 o o o OO3 Ia 6 8
Cincinnati 2 - 0 o o 0 0-3 2
Batteries Rudolph. Strand and Gowdy;
Cheiner and Clark.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Take First of
Series from Giants

NEW YORK. Aug. s.-st. Louis took the
first game of the series from New York.
8 to 2 The visitors hit Vanguard hard
in the first inning, scoring all their runs
on two singles, double and pass Score:
RH.E
st. Louis I'D 0 0 0 o o 0 0 % 8 3
New York 80 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 10 l
Batteries: Sallee. Perritt and Snyder;
Marquard, Demaree and Mclean.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
SUPERIOR EDGES OYER YORK
Both Sides Find it Necessary to
Change Pitchers Often.
DAY DIsAGREEABLE FOR PLAY
skyOck and Harris Unable 90 Hold
own Against ArtIey and Errett,
Contest Ending SIX to

SUPERIOR, Neb., Aug. S.-(Specal Tel
egram. york and Superior both had to
change pitchers and both sides seemed to
hit the pitchers. Heat and dust made 1t
bad for many fast plays. This is the last
series except one of six games to finish
the season. The score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
nruning HAS Ensy WIN.

BRUNING, Neb., Aug. ESPECIALLY
The Mayer Bros. ball team of Lincoln me
decisive defeat here yesterday. Tn
score was II to 6, At no time during tn
battle was the home team in danger
Score,
Mayer Bros. 40 0 o o 0 o o.
Batteries: Luby and Durham; Miller AMI
Bodousek. Struck out: By Luby, 81 b
Miller TO- Hits: Off Luby. 8; off MilleE
l6 Home runs: w. Durham and Meade
Time l:55. Umpire: Brown.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Referee stopa Rout.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Aug. 7.-Referee
and Joe Azevedo OF Sacramento In the
eighteenth round and awarded the de-
cision to the Chicago lightweight, Azeyedo
knockout
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
DOUBLE-HEADER
Chicago Wins First Game and Loses
Second.
FINAL SCORE THREE TO ONE
White sOx Bunch HITS tn sixth
Inning of First Contest and
Take Safe Lead, which
They Hold.

CHICAGO, Aug S-Chicago won tho
first game, 4 to g. and lost the second,
] to 3. today.
Chicago punched hits in the sixth in
ming of the first contest and took a safe
lead. after which Benz replaced Scott
and held Washington safe.
In the second game Russell had one had
inning the third, when base on balls.
a triple and two singles gave Washington
the game. Shaw was wild, but effective.
Score, first game: R.H.E.
Washington ........ Of 90 ] 90 0-3 8
Chicago ............. OlOO % 49, .
Batteries. Washington Engel. Harper
and Henry; Chicago, Benz, Scott and
SChaik
Score, second game: R.H. r.
Washington ,....... o 1000 OO-3 l
Chicago ............. 5000 100000 |
Batteries; Washington, shaw and VIII
liams; Chicago WOlfgang and Schalk
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Pawnees' Hitting
Defeats Kearney

COLUMBUS, Neb., Aug. s.-(special
TelegramD--A home run by Deal tea 'ne
score in the last half of the NINTH walN
by Dygert and Haggerty putting the Dan
over the fence, scoring Dygert' won the
game for the Pawnees after the Naps
had held the lead all the way through
The features OF the game was heaNy
hitting by the Pawnees, knocking the
ball out of the lot twice. Kearney also
secured one home run. Score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
lacking Your Judgment Pays If Your Judgment Good Enough
MORGAN HAS BETTER OF IT
Comes Out Ahead in Pitchers Battle
with Dessau.
WINS BY FOUR TO ONE
score Only Run I'm sixth
Inning on a Home Run Knock
by ShortstOp McGaf-
figRn.

DENVER. Aug. s.-Morgan had the
better of a pitchers battle with Dessau.
and Denver won the second game Of the
series, to /. The visitors scored their
only run in the sixth on a home run by
McGaffigan. Score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Red SOx Trim the
Detroit Tiger Club

DETROIT. Aug. s.-Errors by Crsw-
ford, Bush and Heilman gave Boston
three Of their five runs today while Cavet
was being hit hard enough to lose the
game even with good support. The final
score was Boston 5. Detroit 2 Pitcher
Dauss Of the Tigers, who was spiked in
the heel a few days ago, has developed
blood poisoning and will be out of the
game indefinitely. Score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09

Stolen bases: Faye McGafflgan. Three
base hits; Spnhr. Collins. Butcher Home
ritice hits: McGaffiGan, Cassidy, Fisher.
Struck out: BY DCssau. .. by Morgan 3.
Bases on balls: OFF Dessau, 4; off Nor
gan. 3. Passed ball: BlackburH Hit by
pitched ball: McGaffigan. Double play.
Morgan to Faye to Fisher Time: l:5l
Empires: Fyfe and Cullen
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
KaWs Bat Wichita
Hurlers Hard and Win

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. S.-Topeka batters
hit Slagle and Lambert hard and won
easily. u to 4. Whelan's wild throw on a
possible double play, followed by Tyde-
mans home run inside the fence in the
NINTH saved the visitors a shutout. Score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Mackmen Take Game
From the CleVelands

CLEVELAND. Aug. S.-By displaying
the most brilliant fielding witnessed here
this year, Philadelphia defeated Cleve-
land to 4, this afternoon. Shawkey
was more effective than Hagerman and
had better control Twenty-Five of the
Athletics reached first base but sharp
fielding by Cleveland held the score
down. Score:
RH.E.
Cleveland ........,..2OO0OO 2OO-4 s 0
PhilaC elphia ...,.....0 200 3 O 2 0 O-5 IA o
hagerman, CollamOre and Egan; Shaw
key and Lapp.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
boone Proves worth.

There is no longer any doubt as TO the
ability OF Lutte Boone TO win a regular
position on Chances team. The youngster
Is improving so rapidly that Chance pre-
diets he will soon rank with Eddie Coll
Inns as a second baseman. AS lead-off
man Boone Is Maisers superior for the
season that he knows how TO bunt
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
COLUMBUS.


rDygert out on infield fly, and one out
when winning run was scored.
"Ran for Plympton In ninth.
CoIumbIs ........ 0 0 o 0 3 2--6
stolen bases: Woodruff, Wright, Ron
dcaI, Adams, Haggerty. Sacrifice fhes'
Drumm Pratt Two-base hits: Pratt,
Haigh Three-base ht' Haggerty. Home
runs: Sohemen Deal. Base hits: OFT
Plympton, 49, off zonderman, in five
and one-third innings; off Corey. 0 IN
three and two-thlrds innings Struck out
BY Plympton. 4, by Zonderman, q; by
Corey, 4. Bases on halls: Off Plymp-
ton, 3; off Zonderman. 3; off Corey, o.
Haigh Hit by pitched ball: BY Plymp-
ton DygerD Time: 2O5. Umpire:
Black.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
ST. JOSEPH.

hits; Lafferty, Callahan, Rritton. stolen
bases; Fox, g: Watson, Schang, Britton,
Cooney, Callahan ~. Left on bases:
Sioux city, 8; ST. Joseph. s. Sacrifice
hit: Clarke Sacrifice flies: r. Watson,
Smith, Kane. Hits; Off White, 5 in
balls Off White, 4; off Doyle, 2; off
Latferty, 4, Struck out: BY Lafferty /.
Time: l55 Umpires: McCafferty and
CASTOR.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Rankin johnson
HurlS Tinx to Win

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-Rankin Johnson.
making his debut as a Federal Lacquer,
beat Brooklyn for Chicago in the first
base of a double header today, 2 to /.
In the second game Prendergast was also
in form and the locals won, to L
Score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Totals
DIES MONIES.

base hits: Hunter (2), Hahn, Krug,
Kruger, Schliebner, Thomson. Stolen
bases: Thomas, Krug. Sacrifice hit
Garret. Sacrifice fly: Thomas Hits: OFF
four innings. Left on bases: Omaha, 4;
Des MOines. T. Struck out: BY Garret,
I; by Lakaff. ]; by Duffy. G. Bases on
balls. Off GaTret, 3; off Lakaff. 9 Wild
pitches; Carrot, Duffy. Hit by pitched
ball; By Lakaff, Thomas. Time; 1855
CmpiTe: Barr
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Josies Take Sioux
City Team Into Camp

ST. JOSEPH, Aug. S--st. Joseph hit
White hard today and piled up a big
lead while Lafferty was holding the WISH
tors to check. Score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09

Breton looks like a mighty good ball
player at third for the White SoX, and he
Is apt to develop into hitter of more
that ordinary ability
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Brooklyn Beats Cubs
With Pfeffer Pitching

BROOKLYN, Aug s-Brooklyn, with
pfeffer pitching, beat Chicago today. 8
to 1. II was Pfeffer's sixth straight VIC
tory Vaughn was wild and got poor
support.
Brooklyn today sold Third Baseman ].
Carlisle Smith TO the Boston Nationals.
Score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Chase, Hildebrand.

stolen DaSes: ltldeDrand, landreth,
Monroe. Sacrifice hits: Murphy, Theis-
sing, Errett, Bases on balls: OFF Sky
out: BY SkyoCk, g.: by Harris 8; by Art.
ley. /; by Errett, 9 Double plays Bern
sen to Haley HldebIand to Brown TO
Gray. Passed ball: Greene Umpire
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Lohert 10 Jump.

President Gilmore is authority for the
statement that Hans Lobert OF the
Phillies will play third base for Baltimore
Federals next year
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-09
Totals. .............3S (
Slated for Lambert i'm ninth.
IRAN for Graham in ninth.

ran LOT GTandm III ninth.
Topeka .............0 4 0 ID
Home runs: baltimore Tydeman
Three-base hits: Kperner, Tallion Tyde-
man. Two-base hits: Whelan, Rapps (2l.
o'Rourke 10 Fitzsinmons TO Henry''
Nicholson TO Henry. Stolen bases: For
sythe. Whelan, Keerner, Durham. Hits:
OFF Slagle, in three innings; off Lam
bert, In five innings. Bases on balls:
Off Grover, 4; off Slagle, i; off Lambert,
2. Struck out: By Grover, 3; by Lambert,
l, Umpire: Stockdale.
Evening star., 1914-04-16

account of these operations in front of
Washington. together with his reasons for
the DELAY in the attack. reasons with
which many have agreed and many have
disagreed but which seemed good and
sufficient to him
Il rode ahead Of the infantry he
writes .and arrived at Fort Stevens on
the 7th street pike short time after
noon. when | discovered that the WORKS
were hut feebly manned. But We saw
cloud of dust in the rear Of the WORKS
toward Washington, and soon column
of the enemy filed into them on the right
and left and skirmishers We're thrown OUT
in front while an artillery fire was opsncd
on US from a number of batteries inns
defeated our hope of getting possession
Of the works by surprise. and II became
necessary TO reconnoiJre-
We could not move to the rIsht or lett
without its being discovered from signal
station on top of the Soldiers Home anu
the enemy would have been able to move
in his works to meet US. ndef tne CT
cumstanceS to have rushed my men
blindly against the fortiticatlons "ould
have been worse than folly. II we had
any friends in Washington, none OF them
came out to give us Information. and this
satisfied me that the place was not uhde-
ded
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Attack Deferred Until Daylight.

After consultation with his officers aii
assault at daylight of the 18th was pian-
ned. unless information received before
that time should show an attack nm
practicable. In the morning the WORKS
were lined with troops and there was
nothing to do but withdraw.
Taking Grants statements OF the
troops which had arrived from his army
saws Early they alone We're suff1clent
to hold the works against my troops-ae
least until others could arrive Some OIL
the northern papers have stated that be-
tween Saturday and Monday | could nave
entered the city. but on Saturday ! was
fighting at Monocacy, thirty-fve miles
away. and did not arrive in front OF
the Notifications until after noon Monday
and with exhausted troops.
when it is recognized that the Poto-
mac is "a wide river and navlgable 10
Washington for the largest vessels.
glance at the map will cause the nteih-
gent reader to wonder not why | failed
to take Washington. but why | had the
audacity to approach it as l did with
small force.
Evening star., 1914-04-16

hitching post in more suitable location.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Ruth Bohrer of Fair
fax, Va, and Welby De Butts. son of the
late John p. De Butts. living near Up
perVille. The ceremony was performed
in Fairfax last Saturday afternoon. Rev
Frank ID. Page of the Episcopal Church
officiating. The young couple came to
LeesburS Saturday morning to be mar
Evening star., 1914-04-16

day a resolution recently adopted for the
establishment of public hitching post
in the grounds surrounding the town hall
was revoked. The decision was the re-
suit of a petition presented to the mayor
and council Tuesday night by the resi-
dents and property owners in the vicin-
ity of the hall. Arrangements Will be
made for procuring grounds for the
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Two Die as Tug Is Submerged.

NEW YORK. April 16.-The submersion
of the steel tugboat Aries by being drag
ged under by the barge she was towing
caused the death by drowning of two of
her crew YESTERDAY. There were nine
persons on the tug. Seven were rescued
by an oyster dredge.