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Evening journal., 1914-09-12
Kinq Albert Leads Belgians
Against Kaiser's Armies

were drowned, so fast was the onrush
of the water. The dyke gates have
now been locked and the German
guns will be recovered by the Bel
gians.
There has been serious fighting in
the vicinity of Grembergen and Ter
monde At the latter place, the Ger
mans we're defeated with very heavy
losses. Before they retired they pill
laged the houses and then burned
the city. Only about 400 houses re-
main standing. In addition, the town
burgomaster and many of the lead
ing citizens we're taken prisoners and
sent to Germany.
The provinces OF Antwerp and
Limbourg are now reported entirely
clear of the enemy. II is reported
here that strong British detachments
have moved eastward from Ostend
and have attacked the Germans NOV
ing south to the aid of the German
right wing, which is in serious diff
ficulties to the north of Paris.
Evening journal., 1914-09-12
Cars Guns Rip Austrian
Lines on GaIician Border

ern Prussia at this time
The Russian plan of campaign, from
the outset has been planned with the
complete crushing of the Austrian Of
Tense in mind. After Austria is
crushed and the effectiveness OF its
fighting line ended. then the main
Russian army will move against Ber-
lin. But at no time will it move
through East Prussia. The campaign
in that section will be more in the
nature of a defensive than offensive
one It is not even certain that any
determined effort is to be made to take
Koenigsberg which is now being be
sieged and bombarded in a desultory
manner.
A strong force. however, will be
maintained in this section. prepared
to check any attempt at an invasion
in force by the Germans sent from
the East
Evening journal., 1914-09-12

"The Fra" a magazine published by
Elbert Hubbard, in its September issue
contains an article on ''The Gentle Art
oi Defamation which exposes and
skaters recent attack on the e. J..
dupont de Nemours Powder Company.
'Ihe Fra's" article says;
Gilbert Hubbard, in September Fra.)
The modern gentleman adventurer
is literary man.
His blunderbus is a typewriter.
King Of the kind is Norman Hap
good.
This energetic man raised Golfers
Weekly to the nth power By dyna-
hitting certain things-soine of which
certainly needed shooting up.
But Norman Hapgood having reach
ed the point of diminishing returns,
and tasted blood, goes into the en-
ploy of McClure's and assumes the
editorship of Harpers Weekly.
For several years Harper's Weekly
had been running on momentum. Vir-
tue had gone out of it,
Everybody's Magazine had made an
international success by publishing
the NOilitoolou Ol ludl great anu
good man, Colonel Tom Lawson.
And so Norman Hapgood takes the
cue. quick as a Nipponese in imitation
and seeks to send thrill of life along
the keel of the moribund Harper's
which had gone to seed on a culture.
( bed of culture
Coarse and Grass are the rawlings Of
the jaundiced journals. Loud anC
blatant are the tones of the dema
gogue. Cheap and patent are thu
mouthings of the side-show spielei
and the political spellbinder
. But Norman Hapgood is different
In him there is a vein of humanisn
and a recurring desire to be honest
At the same time he must have
readers.
Just here let me digress long enougl
TO insert a passage from Buckles His
tory of Civilization. Says Buckle
There is no instance on recor'
of an ignorant man who, having goo
intentions. and power to enfOrc
them, has not done far more evil thai
good. And whenever the intention
Evening journal., 1914-09-12
court Wants COUPLE
TO live HAPPILY

Francis c. Hetzler. in City Court
today. was charged by his wife, Pau
line V. Hetzler, with non-support.
Mrs. Hetzler testified that Hetzler
was in the habit of coming home
late at night, and Of neglecting to
support her. Mrs. Hetzler said her
husband had left her twice in the
last three weeks without money.
Hetzler testified that he earns $13
week. He then related his family
troubles. He said his wife had credit
at her mothr's store.
Judge Churchman remarked that
the young couple seemed to have only
slight troubles. and he saw no rea-
son why they should not compromise
A temporary order of So a week was
made on Hetzler. Agent Stout will
attempt to AFFECT a reconciliation be-
tween the pair
Evening journal., 1914-09-12
Wholesale PORK
Price Goes UP 81
Home Dressed Product Now
Sells at $40 a
Thousand
SUGAR HOLDS
AT OLD PRICES

Wholesale price of pork went up 81
in Wilmington this morning and the
western product is selling at Sl7 while
the home meat is costing butchers $40 a
hundred. Lamb quotations also were
slightly stronger when the market open
cd, the price being Sl4 and SIS per hun
drcd. Beef prices remain the same,
prime beef costing Sl4.5O hundred and
seconds Sll.50. The butter and egg
market is stationary, S3 l3 cents being
the whosesalers' price on the former and
80 cents a dozen ON the latter Western
packers are asking sl2 and $3.50 for
lard.
Although the wholesale price OF sugar
has jumped from s7.3O to $40, retail
ers have not advanced their quotations
and the white staple still is selling at $
cents a pound How long this market
will last is unknown, and merchants
assert they have no way of getting ac-
curate information concerning the fu-
ture.
No changes are noted in flour, which
continues 10 retail at IS per barrel.
Evening journal., 1914-09-12
TODAY'S war STORY
BY Holm FDWIN NFVIN.

BY JOHN EDWIN NEVIN.
ENGLAND.-It is officially an
nOunced that the British pursuit
Of the retreating German right
wing continues and that the Ger
mans, badly exhausted, are losing
2 many men captured, as well as
. guns and munitions OF war. First
Lord of the Admiralty Winston
. Churchill declares England will
= maintain at least 100000 men
in the field and that there can
De no peace until Germany IS
completely crushed.
FRANCE.-The Germans are
o still being forced back all along
o the line. The French have cap
tUred enormous quantities of sup
. plies and taken thousands of
e prisoners. All Of the artillery of
a single army corps has been
captured.
BELGIUM.-king Albert has
gone to the front In command Of
the Belgian forces which have as
sumed the offensive against the
Germans In Northern Belgium.
Ghent has been reOccupied by the
Belgians and the German troops
which were threatening Ant
werp, have retired to the south.
RUSSIA.-It is announced that
= the Austrian army of General
Dankl has been cut OF by the
Russians, who are continuing
their successes in Galicia, hav-
ing assumed the offensive again
with a largely increased army.
The Austrlans are reported to
= have suffered further heavy
. losses Of both man and war ma
terials.
= GERMANY-The official war
. Office announcement declares that
the Germans have assumed the
offensive in East Prussia and that
the Russians are being driven
back with heavy losses. 1t Is
stated that force has been sent
to raise the siege on kOenigsberg
by the Russians.
SERYIA AND MONTENEGRO
Seryian troops have crossed the
Danube near Belgrade to CO.
operate with the SerVian forces
that occupied Semlin. The COM
bined SerVian- MOntenegrin armies
are reported closing in on Sera-
jeYO. capital Of Bosnia.
GREECE.-RepOrts from Rome
say that Greece has given Eng
land a naval base within striking
distance of the Turkish naval
base and that the British Mediter-
ranean fleet is near there, ready,
> II Turkey enteres the war, TO
crush the Turkish navy.
Evening journal., 1914-09-12

plans and there is a growing feeling tlHt'
the Germans may attack from some un-
expected quarter. But it Is also eertain
that the French are prepared for this
and with the fighting in progress 80 ".
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1914-09-12

French soldiers have proved them
selves good marksmon and daring
fighters in the recent prolonged bat
ties in France when the allies began
turning back the German advance
near Paris. This picture was taken
at Compiegne. France, while the Ger
mans were driving the allies back
upon the Paris Notifications. II shows
detachment of the rear guard ready
TO deliver a broadside at the advanc-
ing Germans.
Evening journal., 1914-09-12
THIS WEDDING SURPRISES.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
LEWES, Del, Sept. 12.-Miss
Louisa S. Marshall and James T.
Massey gave their friends in Lewes
a surprise Thursday night when they
were married by the Rev. G. H. Will
liams. The engagement of the young
couple had been known for some
time. but it was thought that their
wedding day was set for November.
Mr.. Massey is the son of s. j. Massey,
of Berlin. Nd, and is employed as
an engineer on the NJ. d. & v. rail-
road. Miss Marshall is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Marshall,
of this town. Following a short we'd
ding trip the young couple will live
in Lewes.
Evening journal., 1914-09-12
GEESE SAVE STRAWBERRIES

SELBYVILLE, Del. Sept. H.
Crab grass in strawberry patches
can be eradicated by turning a flock
OF geese into the beds. The geese do
not injure the plants, for some un-
known reason. but do eat every spear
Of grass or weed that appears and
keep the fields as clean as a board.
Evening journal., 1914-09-12
NAVAL BASE FOR BRITISH NEAR TURKEY.

BY The United Press.
ROME, Sept ia--Aecordng to the rriSuna. II Turkey
goes aid Of Austria, England is ready
strength The Greek government
the Tribuna says given England permission to establish
naval base the Island Of Lsmnos which IS only forty
miles the the DardaneIos The British
Mediterranean feet Is reported aresdy IN hat neshsor-
hood snd i Turkey enters 0s ash, wm Srosasiy stras
fnnnedisseiy.
Evening journal., 1914-09-12
BY The Uitned Press.

PETROGRAD. Sept. 12.-That the
Russian field forces have again gained
notable successes over the Austrians
and Germans alongsthe Russian Po-
land Galician frontiers was announc-
ed at the War Office today. In addi-
ton it is declared the driving move
ment of the Russians against the Aus
trian main army has resulted in the
complete cutting off of the Austrians'
left wing, commanded by General
Dankl and that its capture or utter
destruction is now considered ceI-
tain.
The War Office also confirms the
reported capture of Tomaszow where
General Won Auffenberg's troops we're
reported strongly entrenched. II is
stated unofficially. but from reli-
able source, that there will be no at
tempt at a general advance into East
Evening journal., 1914-09-12

u is reported that General Won
Moltke and members of the German
general staff have been at the actual
front on the German centre and left.
If this is true, there is no doubt that
they have been inspecting the ground
with view of changing their present
Evening journal., 1914-09-12
FLASHES FROM THE WAR
cossACKs cUr up HUNelRIlys.

IVSNAIH0 IUI U H0N0IEIN017
By The United Press.
PErRocRAD sept ia-l stated at the war once
today that In the last engagement the vicinity eorodek
only thirty survived out Of nine Hungarian regiments
which were BY three cossack regiments The Rus
sian general advance continues FstrogoH Tesnsochon
having been occupied It stated that Russian armies
now being aligned for movement sganst Bresau
Evening journal., 1914-09-12
nr The United Press.

De AhC thANSN A'NS9-
ANTWERP. Sept liking Albert
has gone to the front to direct the
Belgian troops who are assuming the
offensive all along the line. The Ger
mans have been compelled to aban-
don all of their efforts to besiege this
city. The opening of the dykes and
the flooding of the lowlands was
complete surprise to the Germans.
They fled, abandoning their artillery,
which was completely mired. Al
many points the gunners slashed the
traces of their horses and used them
TO escape, leaving guns, ammunition
wagons and transport of all sorts be-
Evening journal., 1914-09-12
SUN AND TIDES.

SUN AND TIDES.
Sun rose .......... 5.37 A. NJ.
sun sets ........... 6.l6P. NJ.
Mouth of Christiana.
High water 49,. 4.44A.M. 5.2l P. NJ.
Low water -. lilo Al l2l0 A. Nj.
Reedy Island, high and low water
one hour earlier.
Evening journal., 1914-09-12
WEATHER

Partly cloudy and contiB-
ued cool tonight Sunday
probably fair with rising
temperature.
Evening journal., 1914-09-12

AT EVENING JOURNAL OFFICE
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29

Although the Tigers took the final
game Of the series. the Grifmen did
some great work In the field. Shaw was
lucky that he was not scored on in the
early innings.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
LOCAL CHESSMEN TO
PLAY BY TELEGRAPH
Capital City Chess and Checker Club
to Meet Brooklyn Outfit Over
Wires Tomorrow.

Local chess players are lining up for
what promises to be the biggest local
chess event for many years-the match
by telegraph between the Capital City
Chess and Checker Club, of this city.
and the Brooklyn Chess Club. A special
wire. leased from the Postal Telegraph
Company, will be run into each club.
with a telegraph operator stationed at
the club rooms.
William T. Ryan. president Of the Met
ropolitan Chess League Of New York.
has been selected as referee. to whom an
disputed questions will be submitted In
addition each club will have a repre-
sentative stationed at its opponents club
rooms to receive and deliver plays, etc.
Play win begin at the quarters Of the
Capital City Chess Club. Thirteenth
street and New York avenue northwest.
third floor. Mutual Fire Insurance Build
ing. at 10 a. m. and continue to p. m.
with q recess until p. m. Then from
2 p. m.l until midnight, with an ad-
journment from to p. m. Al midnight
all unfinished games will be adjudicated
by the referee. Visitors and chess play
ers desiring to witness the match will
be welcomed at the club rooms.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29

Two GAMES in
BOSTON TODAY
Walter Johnson and Joe
Engel Booked to Face
the Red Sox.
GRIFFITH IS CONFIDENT
Old Fox Says Nationals viii Return
Home in First Place Other
Gossip.
GRIFFITH IS CONFIDENT
BY CHARLES ". SWAN.

Walter johnson and Joe Engel are
slated to work against the Boston Red
sox in the double bill today. leaving Joe
Boehling and Doc Ayres to step on the
mound In the two games tomorrow. II
any of these siabmen falter Jack Bent
ley. Harry Harper or Jim Shaw will be
rushed into the breach
Wen come back in FIRST place II we
have any kind of luck" remarked Grin
just before boarding the Federal Express
for Boston yesterday AFTERNOON. IF none
of my boys Ii injured. and the pitchers
work In fair form. I look for another
grand sweep of the West The Western
clubs did not look very impressive against
US. and as we always play our best ball
on the road. they had better look out"
Griff ID not the only member Of the
team that is confident Of returning home
in first place. as every member Of the
squad was cheerful and happy last night.
What does one defeat count. when we
are going to sail through the other clubs
in record time" remarked George Nc
Bride
Although the Tigers took the final
game Of the series. the Griffmen did
Suite kTcdt WoIh III TIC uCio 0Aa" was
lucky that he was not scored on in the
early innings.
Jennings seemed to have his Tigers
playing q different style Of ball In the
first few innings from that displayed by
his team In the previous games. Every
man that got on the base path in the
first inning who had a chance to steal
tried to go down but Henry's true pegs
killed them OF.
That double killing perpetrated by the
Griffmen in the second was a thriller.
Crawford had trippled and was on third.
Burns had been passed. and when Mo-
riarty hit to Mcbride, the captain Of the
crew made a hne stop and pegged to
Morgan. 1t took a quick throw to get
Moriarty. and GandH made a swell catch
Of bad hop.
George Dauss had the Grifmen where
he wanted them In yesterdays game.
and from the first inning. when two clean
singles were made. until he let down
when his team had given him a lead. the
Grifmen made but two hits. Many of
the Griffmen were popping up. as the
number OF foul flies caught by the Tiger
fielders will show.
One OF the grandstand spectators re-
ceived a painful injury in the eighth
when Stanage was hitting. A foul ball
hit the top of the stand back of the
box and struck the fan in the right eye.
breaking his eyegiass-
When Dauss hit Shsnks in the wrist
1t was thought that he had been seriously
injured. but after several minutes wait
he ambIed down to first. On the first
pitched ball he attempted to steal Sec
ond. and in, going into the bag. acci-
dentally spiked DOME Bush. The little
Detroiter continued in the game and
reached first every time he faced the
pitcher.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
SPECIAL PRIZES ARE
AWARDED TO WINNERS
Peabody and Enworth Juniors Re
cipieats of Trophies in The
Herald Contest.

The Peabody Juniors and the Linworth
Juniors walked of with the special prizes
offered last week to the two teams doing
the best work in The Herald's Uniform
Contest
Nothing can more forcibly illustrate
what hustling can do. and at the same
time impress upon the leaders the pos
sibilfty Of some big surprises at the
finish.
Both clubs deserve a great deal of
credit for their work last week. The
Peabodys turned in the greatest number
of subscriptions. while the Linworths col
lected the most coupons. Both of these
teams are setting a hot pace, and will be
heard from at the finish.
The Trinity A. c., of Georgetown, is
another team that is doing mighty good
work. Capt A c. Smith has got his
boys hustling and promises TO make a
strong finish.
All captains should bear in mind that
the contest closes a week from next
Saturday, and that the last vote coupon
appears next Sunday. Remember that
each new three-month subscription to The
Sunday Herald counts 400 votes
Two catcher's masks will be awarded
this week to each of the two teams turn
ing in the most subscriptions. The votes
counts in the contest in the regular way
the special prizes being for work done this
week.
Get busy and win one of the special
prizes.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
AMATEUR BASEBALL.
YEsTERpAY.s RESULTS

Departmental League -roston,ce. I; Commission
ers, ;. - - -.
Central League-spsrtans. 6; Psintss.
Railroad Y. NJ C. A. -League-Camen. 9; South.
em, - - 80.
Rosedale Junior Leasue-rvining. Z: Esex, o.
E. W. 8. S. Leame-St. Agnes. 9; Ninth. 2
n w. s. s. Lesgne-Mt Pleasant. g.: St.. Paul O.
Potomac Leagne-oxon. Hin. O.; Congress Heishta
L 90 -
colorsd Depsrtment.l Leasue-Assiea .; war and
Mary, Z.
Marquette Lsasue. Chenydale. .; St. Martins. s.
z Treasury Leagne-Interstste, .; Eay. 8
Rosedale reasue-holy Name 2: Iroquois
T0DAY's GAMES.
Departmental League-Wr vs. Agriculture.
Central Leasue--Wase1ly Va Sherwood
Railroad Y. NJ @. A. League-Open date.
= W. s. 8. Leasue-Uritsd Brethren va Re
formation.
n. W. s. s. League -Innsnuei vs.. whitney.
Potomac League-SteeI Hlsnt Va G. H. i.
Marquette League -rnnsIlytown ys. ST. stsphczs.
p0prry Leagne~Iiik1y y. <Fsderzls;
.sl.lp Ls.spe- -coamtlas "a Ifujanz.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29

Runs-chapin t,l. Claude Cg. Garvey. Shoemaker
te. Meade. Giovannetti. Howell. Earned runs
St. Agnes, !; Ninth. /. First base BY errurs-St
AGNES. l: Ninth, J. Left bases-St Agnes q:
Ninth. J. First base on balls--Of Meade 4: Of
Won Herbulss. 2 Innings pitched-By McNaught
l; by Won Herbules. G. Hits made-Of McNaught,
); on Won Herbules, 6. Struck out-By Meade. 2:
by McNaurht, /: by Won Hsrbules. T. Three-bass
hits-Chapin, Shoemaker (2l. Two-base hits
Meade. Howell. Sacrifice hits-Thompson. Meade
Stolen base--Chapin, Claude Shoemaker, Harris.
Double play-Garvey to Shields to Hayes Umpire
Mr. Fsnshav. Time Of game-l hour and . min
utes
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
WIZARDS ISSUE Def.

The Wizard A. c. would like to arrange
games with any eighteen-year-old team
in and around the District. The lineup
Is as follows: S. Coleman. right field;
H. Heely left field; M. Ball. shortstop;
c. Lincoln, first base; r. Lincoln, CEN
ter field; F. Benney. third base; B. Nc
Mahon, second base; E. Haines. catcher;
B. Taverner. pitcher. and L. Williamson.
utility. Address all communications to
B. Taverner. manager Of Wizards, 1856
Seventh street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
Social to m. washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Baltimore. May 2S.-The Pittsburgh
rebels celebrated their first visit to the
Eastern territory by taking the first
game of the series from the Terrapins,
5 to 2. Camnitz pitched a strong game,
allowing but six hits, none of which was
for more than one bag. Kid Conley was
touched up for ten hits. Score:
RH Z
Pittsburgh. ........ lose0 o Is 10
Baltimore. oooo o o.
Battsries-Camnitz and Berry; Conley. Yount and
Jacklitsch. Umpires-Aessrs> Brennan and Nc
Cormick. .'-ff'sr-s.-..
Special to The Washington Herald.
Buffalo, May 2S-The Buffalo Feds.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29

Extra Session
Game to Cubs
Cardinals Lose Hard fought
Game IN Sixteenth
Frame.
SAFER SCORES WINNER

Special to The waahinsfon Herald.
/, Chicago, May 3.-The Cubs and Cardi-
mails put up sixtesn-innins nsht today.
the former winning. 1 10 = In the final
inning. Perritt pitching. Safer was hit
by pitched ball Phelan sacrifced him
to second, and he took third on Schultz: !:
infield ont. Sweeney beat out . single,
and Safer scored the winning run.
Cheney and Robinson struggled along
on even terms for thirteen innings. when
Pierce and Perrftt sat In. ST. Louis
scored q run In their half Of the thir-
teenth. but Zimmerman. batting for
Cheney, tripled in the Cubs half. and
tied the count for the second time. Score:
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
wATERBURYs INJURY SLIGHT.

Special to The Washington Herald
New York. May 8.-Chairman II. b.
Herbert. of the Polo Association, this
Afternoon announced that the reports Of
the injury of Larry Waterbury. one Of
the members of the American champion
team, had been exaggerated and that
Waterbury had so far recovered that ne
win be back at practice tomorrow and
certainly would be In shape for the In
ternational matches next month
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
TO TACKLE CARDINALS.
he Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Alexandria, Va, May S.-The fast
United States Marine Corps baseball
team from the Washington Barracks will
play the Cardinal Athletics Club nine in
the Alexandria Baseball park, North Al
fred street. Sunday at 2:3o p. m The
battery for the Cardinals will probably
be Roy Ittner and Watt Allensworth.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29

Rms-Fieldins Fenwick. Humphries. Gsrripn
Roys.on Cs1. Browning ~. Earned uns-Baptist 4
Fist base BY enou-Bsptist. S; Methodist. l. Lei,
on tases-Baptst. 2; Methodist. L First base OF
balls-on Humphries. 1; OF Gibson. >. Struck out
BY Hunphries, Q; BY Gibson, I. Two-base hit
Browning Stolen bases-Bmden. Price. Fenvick
Garrison swift. Drummer. Gibson. Royston ca
Browning tn.. Double pasy-Bean tunaasistedl
Hit By pitcher-By Humphries. /. Umrire-Mr
Won Hefbufis
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29

Runs-McLaushlin c0. Dolsn %. PoR, Walsh.
Walters. Smith. OConnor Earned uns-St
Johns q; Trinity. /. first base by erTors-st
Johns. >; Trinity. / Left on bases-S,. Johns. .;
Trinity q First base balls-0n Riordan. l.;
on Jenkens. 2 Innings pitched-By Riordan. s.;
BY Lynch, T. Hits made-0h Riordan. none: o6
Lynch. G. Struck out-By Riordan. S: By Lynch. s;
by yenkens. ). Three-base hit-Mack.. Stolen
bases-Mack D. Dolsn tg. Double plays-Mc-
Loughlin to Polk to Mack: Doan to McLoughlan.
Wild pitch-Riordan. Umpire-Mr. Shehan. Time
Of gAme-l hour and 50 minutes.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
KEARNs KNOCKED OUT.

NSpecial to The Washington Herald.
New York. May S.-Al Reich knocked
out Soldier Kearns In the seventh round
tonight at the Stadium A. c.. with &
right-hand punch on the back of tht
neck. Kearns substituted for Sailor
Fritts, who reported Ill and made goot
fight of 1t up to the sixth round. He
had Reich groggy in the second round
but failed to follow up the advantage.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
Pittsburg Feds Down
TerrdpinS in Opener

with Ford in the box. outplayed the
Brookfeds today and won easily, to 2.
seaton started for the visitors. but was
Wild Peters taking his place in the
sixth
Shaw poled a long hit into the bleachers
for the Tip-tops' first run in the second.
Score:
RH.E
Brooklyn-.-..-...-..- o1leoo0o II
unalo-.------.------. lo3o 3oo1-7 u
batterles-Seaton. Peters and Land: Forbes and
Blair. Cmpires-Messrs Goeckel and Kane
south Africa yearly imports 10000
worth Of playing cards from the United
States.