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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18

EVELETH, Mimi, Sept 17-The
forty-fourth anniversary Of the COM
pletion of Italian unity and the aboli-
ton of the temporal power Of the
pope in Italy will. be celebrated by
the Italians of the Mesaba range in
the city auditorium here next Sunday
afternoon. This is the great patriotic
day among the. Italians the world
over, and means to them what the
Fourth OF July does to Americans. .
Much interest in being manifested
by local Italians and a large atten-
dance is anticipated The four soci-
cites of Eveleth, Marche Umbria, Vic
;oria, Emanuelle 3 and Societa Oper-
ala, will participate. They will form
IN parade, and headed by the Eveleth
city band, march to the auditorium.
The Italian consul of Duluth, Sig.
Attilio Castigliano, will be represent
I'd by Sig. r. M. Bocchardi, who will
deliver an address in the native Ian
guage. D. e. Collins, one of Hib-
Ding's we'll known attorneys, will de-
liver the address in English. Other
orief addresses will be given in Eng
.ish and Italian by Revs. Gaetano
Aizzi, Nicola Santella and w. J. Bell.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
GOOD TIMES FOR
HORSE BREEDERS
Importations Will Practically
Cease, Declare Advisors of
Iowa Farmers.

DES MONIES, Sept. 17.-That the
European war is benefiting Iowa
people seems certain. James Pierce
of the Homestead is advising farmers
to make the most of the situation, es-
pecially as it relates to cattle and
horses and to be prepared to take ad-
vantage of rising prices.
1t is stated that an order has been
placed at Kansas City for 10000 to
$4,000 horses for the British army use
This is not confirmed, but it is known
that at the time of the Boer wal
Great Britain bought 100000 horses
and mules in Kansas City. 1t would
not be surprising if some purchases
were made now. At any rate, the
Canadian provinces will be stripped
of their horses and the Canadians vii
soon be coming to the states for ami
mails.
The importation of pure-bred horses
has been increasing rapidly in recent
years. In Iowa the importers have
been bringing in hundreds of Per
cheron horses each year. Of late thu
Belgian horses have been coming t
the front as rivaling the Perchero1
in popularity. Not so many Shire!
and Clydes and Suffolks have beer
coming over.
But now, with the war on, and ever,
horse, no matter what his value O.
price may be, is seized by the govern
ments of Europe for use in the armies
all imports are stopped. Not onl,
that, but it is certain that for man,
years there will be no more Percheron
or Belgians to be had~for bringing t.
the United States except at prohibit
i've prices. It would not be at all sur
prising if, after the war, the European
countries would place restrictions o.
the sale of their horses that woul
prevent all export
Naturally, with this situation a
hand the farmers who own registere
purebred animals will do we'll to civ
their attention to the breeding of the1
to supply the inevitable demand.
| Peter Hopley, who was at the stat
fair, said: eve will not get anv NOR
Belgians in the next ten or fiftee
years. The Germans are down to Bor
logne and all the Boulognais horse
are gone. We will not be able to %
any more horses from France in tb
next decade, if we ever do again. I'll
/ world must now look to the Unite
States for its purebred horse suppl,
Our opportunity was never better"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
It Was a Record.

The Sunday Journal, in its story of
he Hamline automobile races, said:
'Disbrow won the 10-mile Class E
event in what was announced to be
}:06:15. While it was not announced
IS broken record, the mark for that
distance on circular dirt track is
':17:02, the property of Disbrow,
having been set up on the Cleveland
track in 1912"
Yesterday, James R. Hickey, SUI
oerintendent of the speed contests
ooked up the timing, found it to be
correct, and awarded Disbrow the de-
erred laurel for the broken mark
Mr.. Hickey explains that the over
sight or failure to announce the rec
ord was due to the rush and hurry Of
he officials in handling the races and
putting through the heavy card. The
aces, by the way, were, under Hic-
Keys efficient administration, the best
conducted Of any such events Staged
previously on the Mainline track.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
IS FAV0RITE
OVER 'W0LGAST
Milwaukee Fans Fear Former
Champion Will Get Hurt
Again.

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 17.-Ad VOL
CAST will not go into the fight with
Joe Mandot Friday night as a Mil
waukee favorite, for odds are being
offered here on the Southerner follow
ing the offering of 2 to l in his home
city on Mandot.
Wolgast has been unfortunate in hi
late fight here, breaking rib or {:
hand every time he fought, until his
habitual hackers are chary about put
ting their money on him, despite tn:
fact in his workouts he is showing ir
championship form.
From present prospects this will be
another busy as we'll as profitable sea
son for the Cadillac wild cat" He
has four contests in this part Of tbs
country that will net him 10000, anc
then following a rest in California HI
, will meet Rivers, Murphy and Ritchit
in the order named, an offer Of $4,000
having been made him for three ap
pearances in San Francisco provided
he does not lose any tits in this par
of the country.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
X RAYS ON BATTLEFIELD
PROVE BIG SURGERY AID

PARIS, Sept. 1.-THE services of
photography in surgery in the field
was shown by photographed proofs
made by Charles Valiant Of the Lari-
ooisiere hospital and submitted yes
;erday to the Academy Of Science.
The proofs, which were remarkably
clear, were obtained by an extra rapid
process in from two to six seconds for
wound in the hand, from eight to
ten seconds for wounds in the elbow
Or leg, fifteen seconds for wounds in
the shoulder or knee, and twenty to
twenty-five seconds for wounds in the
thigh, or thorax. The photograph can
be taken on gelatin paper and a proof
made from it so that the location of
a bullet may be had Immediately.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
" SPORT GOSSIP ID S
(Bv ]. H. Ritchie)

Mike Collins, master of the Hud.
son coliseum, announced yesterday
that the next fitting Of the knights
will be on Oct. 9, and that as head
liners he will present, that sterling
yeoman, Alonzo Palzer, and the Nigh.
ty windmill, Fred Fulton.
This pair fought at Hudson in May
and the laurels of war rested upon the
tawny thatch of Mr.. Palzer by reason
Of a well-directed thrust to the mid
riff of the Minneapolis mauler. They
fought four rounds as heavyweights
never fought before. It was a mas
todonic muss; battle of the behe-
moths; a primal reversion to the days
when Alb grabbed the nearby sapling
and wandered forth to do battle with
the dinosauri who were trespassing
On the green corn in his primitive
clearing. The stage shook, the build
ing swayed on it's foundations and,
when Fulton fell from the count, the
Iull funk on the boards gave forth
he impression to the county that New
Richmond had been hit by another cy-
clone.
Fulton has never been satisfied.
Palzer has been none too keen for a
renewal of hostilities. Yesterday
they agreed to terms and will battle
again. If it is anything like the first
light, it will be what is vulgarly al
uded to as hum-dinger.
Fulton left for a two weeks outing
n Montana yesterday. He will re-
urn to the city to complete his train
,ng about Oct. /. Promoter Collins
announced by long-distance phone
rom Duluth that he intends to cut
out the curtain raiser and, instead of
>hree preliminaries of varying rounds,
will put on three star bouts, each of
ten rounds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
BADGER KICKERS OUT.

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE
opening practice of the 1914 football
season of the University Of Wisconsin
was held yesterday afternoon, under
direction Of Captain Keller. Kicking
the ball, drop-kicking, place-kicking
and punting was the feature of the
days practice, with some running of
signal practice for few minutes with
the few men who are expected to re-
port The coaches cannot, under con-
ference rules, appear on the field or
even be at Camp Randall during the
practice. Head Coach Juneau has not
yet reached Madison, and is not ex-
pected until Wednesday or Thursday.
< Assistants Wilson and Jones are not
: expected before Thursday.
+: In spite of the heavy rains of Mon
day the practice field was in good
!: shape for use. All three gridirons at
!, Camp Randall are in excellent shape
= as the result of carefully laid drain.
age systems under the fields.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
ALTMAN GOES TO LINCOLN.

GRAND FORKS, N. D., Sept. IT,
John Altman, left fielder of the Grand
Forks Northern league club during
the season just recently ended, and
who was sold to the Chicago White
Sox, has been released by President
Comiskey of the Sox to the Lincoln
club of the Western league.
Altman has been with the Sox SQUAD
since August Is, and was shipped tt
the Western league because of hi!
lack Of experience. He saw two years
service in Grand Forks, previous K
which he was with the Winnipeg Ma
rooms for a portion of season.
Altman, in the Northern, was F.;
300 hitter and good fielder.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
SUES FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.

SUES FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.
MANKAT0, Mimi, Sept. 17.-Miss
Olga Wrucke of Good Thunder has
started an action in district court
against William Pomeranke of the
same village to recover $4,000 dam
ages for an alleged breach of promise
to marry. Both are well-known resi-
dents Of the village. The plaintiff
says their engagement dates from
Jan. e., 1907, and that she expected
the defendant to keep his promise
until April 20 last, since which time
he has avoided her and refuses to
carry out the alleged promise. She
is also informed that he is about to
marry another young woman. The
defendant, in his answer, holds that
the cause Of action, if the plaintiff
ever had any, is barred by the statute
of limitations.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
WILLARD TO TAKE.
THESPlAN TOUR
Jess's Backers to Make Posi-
BILE Match With Johnson
Their Excuse.

CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-General New
York fight promoters have posted
$4,000 with Bob Vernon in New York
as guarantee Of their good faith for
a bout between Jack Johnson and
Jesse Willard. This money is part of
$4,000 they will give the negro for
a fight with Willard.
Tom Jones, who went to New York
to sell his contract with Willard for
$4,000 is one of the parties to the
agreement, having been taken into
the company at the last moment. The
advent of Jones into the scheme made
it possible to announce the facts.
johnson will not take chance of
coming back to this country unless
assured of new trial here for his re-
cent trouble.
If this is not promised him, Ameri-
can fans will have to rest content with
seeing Willard in a vaudeville act, in
which he will be billed as the next
heavyweight champion Of the world.
His prospective fight with the negro
will be used as drawing card at the
box office, while the fight itself will be
held in Australia or some foreign port.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
Wanted Them to Race.

The only bad feature of the auto
aces of Saturday was the failure of
0isbrow to complete his entry and
lrive against Oldfeld in the final of
he fve-mile free-for-all. Disbrow
Won the first heat and Oldfeld won
the second. The third heat would have
brought these speed merchants to-
gether, but after Oldfield's machine
vas at the wire Disbrow announced
hat he had "broken his engine"
1t is to be regretted that these chaps
lid not have a tilt, as the people
wanted to see them pitted against
each other and the entries led them
20 believe that they would clash some
lime during the afternoon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
ANDY TURNS ANGEL;
BACKS PEACE SHOW

NEW YRK, Sept. 17-Andrew
Carnegie, in an effort to spread the
idea of worldwide peace, is to furnish
the money to produce symbolic spec
tacle to be called "The Prince of
Peace" according to announcement
by well-known producer of this city
This producer said he has complet-
ed the plans for the production at Mr.
Carnegie's direction, and that the
drama will be staged at an early date
at New York. Mr.. Carnegie is on his
way to America and when he arrives
the final plans for the production will
be announced.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
VETERAN GAMBLER is DEAD,

CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-Curtis A.
Gum, one Of the last of the old school
gamblers, died yesterday at his home
here. He was II years old. Gum be-
gan taking chances at the tracks soon
after his arrival in Chicago in 1866
and won and lost hundreds of thou
lands of dollars. He quit stalking his
money on horses about five years age
and turned to Wall street. His friends
estimate his estate at 100000, but
his widow said he lost heavily ir
speculation. On several occasions hi
went to London to play in bridge
whist matches and his friends assert
the stakes at times amounted to $1OO,
900.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
The False Notes.

One begins to shy off a bit on the
Cardinals pennant chances for 1914
when he picks up the venerable St.
Louis Globe-Democrat and finds it's
leading baseball experts talking about
"our prospects for next year." That
next year stuff in any sheet is always
a sure indication that the old team
has "blowed.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
Stoyall a Fighter.

No smile of Christian charity IL
lumines the rugged countenance OF
George Stovall as he writes in the
current number of a baseball period
ical outlining his reasons for desert
ing organized baseball. Stovall shows
that he cherishes deep-seated grudge
against the organized branch of the
game and that he is taking keen de-
light in nursing it. "Organized base
ball never did anything for me that
feel grateful for and will go just as
far out of my way to repay an in
jury as l will favor" he writes, and
then proceeds to recount the various
wallops he has dealt 0. B. Accord
ing to George, the Federals have a
goodly supply of shot left in their
lockers and the war is far from over.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
Mattern Will Go East

Joe Mattern, right half of the Co.
oher teams of last year, has return
I'd to Minneapolis after spending
about seven months on the Pacific
;oast. Joseph has gained about 20
pounds weight, looks as husky as a
gladiator and is contempla ting @enter-
ny an Eastern school this fall where
lie may play a litteTo6tbaA asswell
IS inhale his share 7ofettAe- stored Aeri-
age of the ages, culbsea4Ayy. speaking.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
A. O. u. w. 'MeetTonioht

Virginia Lodge A. O. u. W. No: 224'
viii have regular meeting this even
ing ct Lyric hall in the Lyric theatre
building, the first since its oreaniza-
ton 4 short time ago
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18

Houses for rent are located at. diff.
ferent parts Of the city. Use Enter.
prise want ads to fluid them. ::
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-18
Might Be Late for Dinner

Might Be Late for Dinner.
"This is no place for two little in
nocent American boys," Thompson re-
marked, shouldering his camera. "And
besides, if we don't hurry we won't
get back to town in time for dinner"
The Belgians. bumped their heads
very hard indeed for the Germans had
in action upward Of $4,000 men. The
casualties have not been announced.
AS l have since learned, we happened
to be in the very hottest part of the
line.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-03

contemplate the investment of Ant werp. An extensive movement of Grman troops is rportd from Brus- sls toward Lierre, northwest of Ma lines. Columns of Germans also have been encountered west of Brussels, proceeding toward Termonde and St. Nicholas.
 From Antwerp came a dispatch that the civil authorities have petitnoed the government to increase the garri- son, fearing plan by the Germans to lombard the city.
 The fourth daily aeroplane bont. bardment of Paris occurred today. A German dropped four bombs, one of which struck house and set 1t atire. So far as known there were no casualties. Soldiers fired at the aeraplcne with rifles and cannon but the airman escaped.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-03

that Koenigsburg was invested, and declared that the Russians invading East Prussia were checked before they got halfway to Koenigsburg.
 Because of the activity of the Rus sians in East Prussia the Germans have bee nforced to abandon their proposed attask on the French for tress at Belfort, according to a dis patch from Basic, Switzerland, via Rome.
 The 150,C0 Germans who, with sev- eral huge Krupp siege guns, crossed the line to advance on Belfort, have suddenly been withdrawn from AL sace to take the place of the German troops withdrawn from northern Lor- raine to oppose the Russians in the east.
 French Can Re.Occupy Alsace. By this movement of the Germans, the French are now in position to re- occupy Alsace if they, can spare the men for it. There are today only some 10000 reservists in the prov ince.
 A dispatch from Paris stated that fourteen German officers have been captured and sent Rheims. Dispatches from Ostend today wert
 believed to indicate that the Germans
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-03
B. B. MAGNATES
 SURE OF PROFITS
Close Race in National Turns Deficit into Balance.
 Different in American.

New York, Sept. 2.-The closeness of the National league race means that the magnates who faced huge losses about July 1, either will make money this year or do no worse than break even. The Braves along about Independence Day looked sure to lose about 50,0O0 during the season. Tneir marvellous squirt has made them the greatest drawing card in. the game, and even if they don't win the peii- nant they ought to finish the season something like $150,000 to the good.
 The Cardinals playing the best and most consistent game of baseball that has been exhibited by any of St. Louis team for years will make money this year. They have drawn big crowds at home and big crowds abroad. Even the Cubs, who got away to a miserable start both financially and in team standing will finish the season with a profit unless they should go to pieces very suddenly.
 The Giants, of course, will finish wit ha big profit. They have drawn comparatively large crowds all year on the road and the crowds at their home games, especially with some close rival as the opposing team, have nearly always packed the immense Brush statium.
 The Pirate, Dodgers and Philies will not make money but they aren't going ot lose very much. Most like ly they will break even. A month ago they looked like big losers, but the fact that four teams are punched for the whirl into the home stretcl means that each will draw crowds 10 the parks, no matter where they ale playing.
 During the series in the West the Cubs and Cardinals drew big crowds even when the Dodgers and Phillies constituted the enemy, the share of the receipts that the wishing teams got for the games ran far into the five figures.
 The pirates are not drawing well at home, except when the Braves ani Giants are the attraction, but they ought to make up any deficit on their last swing around the east when the battle with the Giants and Bostonese in these Cities.
 The Reds for the first time in many years, may break ahead of the game. They made money up to July I ne- cause they were in the fight almost up to that time. For the next six weeks they lost, but the games with the Braves and Giants in Cincinnati helped to swell tine income figures. Another windfall awaits them when they make their last tour of the East
 The situation is different in the American league. Outside of the Athletic only one or two clubs Will make money and even their profits will be small. The Athletics will be lucky clearing $35,000 this season despite the great showing they have
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-03
George Rogers Says to Plant All Cotton and Buy
 Feed Means Suicide.
URGES COOPERATION
President of Arkansas Banker, .tdyo. cateS Heroic Measures, If Neces. sary, to Procure Reduction
 of Cotton Acreage,

Little Rock, Sept. 2-One of the results of recent conferences at Washington and elsewhere on the cotton situation brought about by the European war is a concerted move ment 10 bring about reduction ill the cotton acreage of tle South next season.
 George w. Rogers cashier of the Bank of Commerce., who was a co1l- spicuous figure in the conferences has just issued an address to the farmers, merchants, and bankers, iii which he comes to the following con- clusions:
 The signs of the times are plain 1t will be suicide to go ahead and plant cotton as has been done in the years gone by, and expect the plan ter to be able to buy his feed stuffs The time has come when our cotton country must feed itself or go hungry
 Tt Is only fifty years since we had what we called great war in this country but in point of number of men engaged it was nothing com pared to the present war. At tha. time, wheat jumped from 6S cents per bushel to S3.S5. Will history re- peat itself? Are you willing to take the chances of going hungry? Nov is the time you must decide. The banker, the merchant and the farmer must co-operate. They must work to- gether for the common good of all; each owes a duty not only to himself but to his neighbor.
 ."lf the farmer is so foolish as to say he is going to raise nothing bu, cotton now, that he has raised it al his life, that it is all he knows: and as everybody else is going to curtai the crop, therefore he will raise q large crop and get a good price fol It the merchant owes a duty to tn. community in which lls lives not to extend that man l cent of credit ano II the merchant is so short-sghted as to go ahead and extend the cred anyway, the bank owes a duty to tn, community and itself to decline botf merchant and farmer credit.
 This is the only way and Only plan of salvation for our country.
 we are witnessing the greates war the world has ever known. Times will be hard Every one will be re quired to make sacrifices, but. if wt are big enough and brave enough fCl each one to go ahead and do his full duty in the matter-work, and work hard-out for himself and extend heil to the less fortunate of his neighbors we will come out better, bigger anC stronger than ever."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-03

made.
 Almost month ago it looked cer. tain that the Athletics would win tEe pennant. They overshadowed evcty other team in the league and few fans went Out to the games in which they participated. They wanted to see a contest and with the Athletics on oae side it lest the semblance of a con test-just became a slaughter.
 With the Athletics holding such a commanding lead the fans in other cities felt the home team hal nC chance for the honors. And when tae fans feel that way the turnstiles don't whiz like they do in the days when the home team has a fighting chance for the bunting