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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
OPPOSING ARMIES
I SUFFER FEARFUL
| LOSSES OF LIFE
Countryside Fairly Reeking
With Blood of Slain and
Wounded.
NEITHER SlDE.GAiNs
DECIDED ADVANTAGE
Most Desperate Fighting Results
When Cavalry and Infan-
try Clash.
BRITISH FLEET w1THDRAWs
Expected to Render Untenable, How
ever, Occupation of Coast
Towns by Germans.
Efforts Centred on
North Sea Coast

A LII Efforts of the allied nrmies
and the Germans ure centred
along the North Sea const, where,
In shat section included between,
Nfcuport and Dfxmude. the battle
has been ringing incessnptly for seg-,
erS: Gays pnst. The latest oficlaI
adHfccs from Paris report violent
bombnrdment of NicuPort by Ger
man gums, but, so far ns the public
knows, neither side has gaincdl nny
definite success. t5
British officials declare the situa-
tion Ii satisfactory, and that, while
the lighting Ii severe md continu-
ous, the allies are gnipinE ground
eNd many prisoners have been taken.
German general hendau.rter. nd
NIT Sae positions by The allies be-
tween Nicuport and Dixmudc are
being obstfnately defended, but TINT
Z In tho exchange Of heavy artillery
FIRE bctweeni the British feet J. and
the 1Gernin1 Bunncrs, three warships
S were hit: On Sunday the ships, nts.
cprdfnH to the German report, drew
out far, on shore. I;
heaFrench steamer Adnira, Gnn-
teaunte has been aided to the list
OF vesscls blown mp by mines In the
waters on the French and nclRInn
canst: More thnn n score OF persous
were drowned, the others being
rescued By 'cross-chnnnel steamer.
The Russian omcinl report de-,
xcribes a great battle In progress
nlong a front of mere than sixty
miles In Poland. extending from
Rawa 60 the River Iljanka, in which
the Russians are declared to be win
ming victorieH. The same report
snys that the resistance of the Aus.
trinns In Galicia Ia weakening.
The people of belgium nre In dire
straits. many millions Of them fnc-
ing starvation. The American min
later to belgium says there is less
thnn two weeks supply of food
In the cities, while In the country
districts the situation In worse. The
American relief committee In Lon
don has been forced to delay until
Wednesday It's fxst shipment OF food
to Belgium, tho British Board OF
Trade not having granted the nee,
essary license In time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
AEROPLANEs DESTROYED
French Arc Successful In Attacks on
German Aircraft,

LONDON, October e6.-Accordine 10
the Paris correspondent of the Express
five German aeroplanes were destroyed
by the French on Saturday. Two
Taubes were brought down at Rheims
by a single French aviator. he says
who succeeded in getting to n higher
altitude than the Germans, and then
fired on them with a revolver. Two
other German birds" were hit by the
guns of Mecharicourt fort, near Mont
Didier fifth German airman was
wounded by rifle shot at Gravelincs,
a seaport twelve miles northeast of
Calais
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
Announced in Washington.

WASHINGTON. October 26.-Rcopen-
ing of the Tuckerton. n. j. wireless
station was announced to-day by the
Navy Department. Messages will be
accepted for Continental Europe and
the British Isles subject to neutrality
restrictions formerly imposed The
station was closed several weeks by
an accident to equipment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
FAMINE MENACES
. NEARLY 100000
. PEOPLE IN BELGIUM
Inhabitants of Stricken Ma
ton Must Receive Immedi-
ate Help From Outside.
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS
SUPPLY OF FOOD REMAlNc
Conditions in Country Districts
Even Worse Than
in Cities.
REPORT OF BRAND wHITLoCK
Everybody Appears DisIeartened by
Great Privntions Being
Suffered.
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS
SUPPLY OF FOOD REMAlNS
REPORT OF BRAND wHITLock
Everybody Appears DisIeartened by
Great Privntions Being
Suffered.

BRUSSELS. October &c fvia London.
4:G5 Il. M).-Faminc mcnaces nearly
100000 persons in Belgium unless they
secure i'pmediate help from the outside
brand Whitlock. American minister. as
serts that less than two weeks food
supply remains in cities. while con-
ilis reports from Namur. Louvain and
LieGe say affairs in these cities are
worse than in Brussels
Nearly half the people who have re-
manned I'm Belgium are wandering help
!essly from town to town, seeking
shelter with friends and relatives.
Malines, which formerly had $4,000 in
habitants. has but few undamaged
houses standing. The same situation
exists at Namur and Louvaip
BelEians OF all classes appear dis
heartencd. Old women and cripples
may be seen sitting near their shattered
homes in Malines rodding mutely at
dows and tottering walls
Similar conditions arc found in small
villages between Antwerp and Erus-
sells. Few stores are open. Villages
that stood near contested forts literally
were razed; many inha abitants remain
living In rudely-constructed sheds or
tents. In Brussels, the streets are
filled with German soldiers and marines.
Automobiles of the officers dash In all
directions.
BY an official order there. have been
posted throughout the country names
or Belsians and Britishers sentenced to
Imprisonment for insults offered to Ger
man soldiers. Others are warned 10
obey military orders, and arc advised
that the Germans have no intention OF
seizing noncombatants Tho Germans
pay for everything obtained in stores
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
FOUR STEAMERS CAPTURED
Swedish Ships With Wood Cnrgoes for
Great Britain Taken by Germans

LONDON. October 26.-German war
ships yesterday stopped and captured
four Swedish steamers In the timber
trade. bound for British ports. The
German naval commander stated that
Germany considers that all wood car
goes bound for Great Britain are con-
traband.
A dispatch from Helsingborg, sweden,
announces that ono Norwegian and six
swedish steamers have been seized and
detained off Falsterbo. small seaport
Of Sweden on the Baltic Sea.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
REDOUBLEs EFFORTS
TO PROCURE. EtrSnS

WASHINGTON, October 2e-Reports
to the Belgian legation of conditions
among Inhabitants of the captured
country have prompted the Belgian
minister. Mr.. Havenith. to rcdouble his
efforts to procure funds for the relief
OF his destitute people
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
WIRELESS STATION REoPENs
Navy Department VIII Continue Strict
Censorship mt Tuckcrton.

NEW YORK, october o6.-1t was an
nounced Tonight that the Tuckerton.
y. j. wireless station, burned out sew
eral weeks ago, has been repaired The
Navy Department will continue strict
censorship over messages handled
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
RECOVERY is DOUBTFUL
Prince Oscar. Kaiser's Son, In Serious
Condition.

Especial Cable to The Tines Dispatch.
CoPENH AGIGN. October 2G.-Metlicnl
authorities state the recovery OF Prince
Oscar, the kaiser's son, is doubtful.
He Is suffering from partial rayalysis
of the vaGus nerve, the most widely
distributed nerve OF the brain.
His condition is said to have been
brought about by shock, Turcos having
killed all tho officers OF his staff.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
First SNOWFALL Of senson

GRAFTON. w. VA, October oG.--A
thirty-degree dropNn Temperature here
snow fall of the season. The fall was
heavy and continued for several hours.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
CATHOLICS IN UPRISING
IN CENTRAL MEXICO

Ell PASO. TEXAS, October 26.-
Americans and MeXicans arriving here
to-day from Guadalajara brought news
Oh uprisinss of Catholic sympathizcrs
In Central Mexico against the Constltu-
tionalist program
Carranza soldiers at Union de Tula.
Jalisco, were attacked by the populace,
1t was said, after the troops had en-
tered the cathedral and confiscated
church property. The trouble has
spread To number of towns near
Guada lajara. Priests arc said to have
directed some of the uprisings.
American troops at Mmbrcs west Of
Columbus, New Mexico, conhscated n
carload OF ammunition to-day on the
ground that 1: was not PASSED through
a regular port Of entry. These NUM-
tions 1t was learned, were being sent
10 arm an expedition in Northwestern
Chihuahua and Sonora, which was to
have been Independent of either the
villa or Carranza factions
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
CARRANzA WILL RETIRE
If CONVENTION WISHES
Delegates at AguascaIientes May Re-
consider Recent Refusal to Ac-
cept His Resignation.
HE NAMES TWO CONDITIONS
No Report Received of Days DELHI
erations, When Question of Success
sion Was to Be Considered Re
porte of Distu: Dances Unconfirmed.

WASHINGTON. October 26.-Indica
tions that General Carranza had agreed
to retire in Difference to wishes Of :he
AGuascalientes convention. were con.
tained in official dispa tches to the State
Department tonight.
General Obregon and the committee
which went to Mexico City to inter
view the first chief. returned highly
optimistic" according to official reports
1T generally Is understood that Car
ranza informed the committee he would
not submit his resignation a second
time. leaving 1t to the convention to re-
consider. II II chose. the action taken
at the recent Mexico City convention.
the minutes OF which were formally
ratified by the Aguascalientes assembly.
with the arrival of twenty-eight
Eapata delegates, the convention was
expected to-day to formally consider
tho question of a successor to Car
ranza. No report had been received
late tonight of the result of to-day's
deliberations.
EXPECT CONVENTION
TO MEET CONDITIONS
officials OF the Washington govern 5.
ment did not doubt that the two con-
ditions which Carranza was repor,ed
10 have stipulated as necessary before
he would retire-namely, that the ten
ure of the provisional government be
brief, and that he be permitted to be
candidate-would be met by the con
vention.
While no confirmation has been re-
ceived of alleged disturbances in Mex
leo City. official advices told of a gen
eral order, issued by Carranza, depos
ing many of the comma nders who were
VIVA adherenfs at the convention.
similarly. decree was issued by Car
ranza informing all chiefs throughout
the republic that he was still FIRST chief.
ana to obey only orders from him. in
stead of the convention.
The War Department received to.do,.
IRON Colonel Hatfield. in command of
the American troops on the Arizona
border. message saying Governor
Ma"torena, of Sonora. was Slowly and
reluctantly. and the Yaqui Indians we're
deflantly. leaving Naco''
The Mexican Red Papers" are the
latest addition to the publications OF
diplomacy. While not bearing the Of
hciai stamp of any of the Mexican fac
tions. the little volume, which made it's
appearance to-day. purports to con-
tain official correspondence between
Carranza. Villa. Zapata. VillareaI and
others, Being an alleged expose of the
great Cientifco conspiracy to eliminate e
Don Nenustiano Carranza"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-27
CHARLES CITY SOCIETY
is AROUSED OVEN CASE

Charles City society was aroused
over the case and IT has been the chief
topic of conversation for months on ac-
count of the prominence of the princi-
l.als.
Mr.. Harrison. the plaintiff, is n de-
scendant of the family which has pro-
duced two Presidents OF the United
States william Henry Harrison and
Continued on Fifth II -Page1 .
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27
CHAMPION LOSES
TO YOUNG BOXER
Charlie White Has Best of
10-Round Battle With
Willie Richie.

Milwaukee, May 27.-Charlie White,
a 23-year-old Chicagoan. outfought
and outboxed Willie Richie, the light
weight champion, in a viciously fought
10-round contest here last night.
The Chicagoan was credited by
newspaper critics with having the bet
ter of six of the 10 rounds, two We're
declared even and the Californian was
given the second and third rounds
Under the Wisconsin law no decision
could be given by the referee.
White took the lead In the first
round and had the San Francisco boy
backing away from a volley of left
hand punches to the head. Ritchies
right eye was closed early in the con-
test and when the lightweight cham
pion left the ring he was a sorry look
ing title holder
Richie bled profusely from the nose
and mouth as a result of Whites dam
aging left hooks. The Chicagoan
fought the cleaner battle. He seemed
to have better Judgment of distance
and scored repeatedly with left hooks
to the head.
The lightweight champion used a
right swing to the head as his most
damaging blow.
There was not knockdown during
the 10 rounds, but White staggered the
champion in the first with right and
left punches to the Jaw.
Each man made 1876 pounds the stip-
ulated weight. at o'clock, easily.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27
BOISE GUN CLUB :
Wins A TROPHY
Makes Best Score in Com
petitive Shoot Of Five
Northwestern States. ~

A handsome silver trophy cup comes
to Boise gunner as the result of the
competitive shoot between clubs in five
northwestern states and won by the
Boise Gun club. A perfect score made
by the Boise shots in the final contest
of the shoot won them the cup. The
match was played off by telegraph,
taking place Feb. /, March Is, March
20 and April IL. Boise and Salt Lake
were found to be tied as the result of
the contests on the date and 1t was
necessary to shoot off the tie.
Salt Lake ran UP a. total of 1913 points
out of possible 125 in the final match,
but that score was not good enous
the Boise team coming through win
the possible, each member of the team
representing this city cracking %
birds. The final scores of the two
teams:
Boise-wade 25, Reason %, Seckel
25, Grice 25, Gray 20.
Salt Lake-Young Is. Mills Is, Din
wildly %, Moffet "a, Riley "a.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27

Capital News want ads reach all tho
people seven days a waal<-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27
Around the Circuit.
+ T. + /. i. + i. i. i. i. !

Yesterdays results-Butte 7, Boise
6; Helena 10, Murray IL; Salt Lake l.,
Ogden o.
Today's pool to win-Boise, Salt Lake
and Murray.
Had the Irrigators won yesterday
they would have a lead today on MUIR
ray. but both clubs lost and they are
still tied for second place.
Jensen and Halla divided pitching
honors in the Butte opening, both al
lowing II hits. Two frames of three
each gave the Ducks the matinee.
Salt Lake Is doing what Boise fans
hope they will continue to do-take
Ogden down the line and lower their
lead in first place.
Bausser is still there with the stick.
He led the home club yesterday in the
hitting department with three safe
clouts out of four times up.
Hippo" Huelsman, Salt Lake field
captain, still leads the Union associa-
tion in batting. Including the series
last week he has batting average
of .427.
Salt Lake and Ogden have four bat
tiers sticking over 900 up to date, Boise
has three. Murray and Helena two and
Butte one.
Thomas, Bauer and Blausser are the
three heavy hitters for Boise, Thomas
with 1856, Bauer with 1893 and Blausser
with 1927.
Up to date Boise stands fifth in the
tAam batting averages, according to the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27
GAMES TONIGHT IN
TWILIGHT LEAGUES

Twilight league ball will be the pro-
gram for fans tonight for both the
City and the Church leagues feature
fast games. The Carlson-Lusk and the
Murpheys are expected to go tonight
and the Up. o. AS are confident OF
pulling the game and slipping the short
end TO the weed rollers. Whether they
do or not there Is going to be a real
fight on for the game and it will be
worth taking in. The anti listers and
Home Rulers will use Pomerene on
the mound. The Andys will use Smith.
The game will be called at g. 80 at the
City league park.
In the Church league the Immanuels
and First Methodists, tied up for first
place In the percentage column, will
meet at the Boise barracks grounds to-
night. The game will be called at 6:15.
-
Capital News want ads reach all the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27
CORNELL CREW DEFEATS
HARVARD OARSMEN

Cambridge, Mass, May q. - Oars
men of Cornell rowing their second in
tercollegiate race In four days, swept
the Charles river last night in the an
nual regatta with the Harvard crew.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27

were over a mile and seven eighths
course, were: Varsity-Cornell, min
utes 3S S-5 seconds; Harvard, 8 min
utes AZ 3-5 seconds. Freshmen-Cor-
nell, minutes Sc seconds; Harvard,
10 minutes 1 second
The Cornell men finished the varsity
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27
Wellesley crew on Lake Waban.

The Cornell varsity led the Harvard
shell over the line by slightly more
than one length; the freshmen ended
their race with an advantage over the
Harvard youngsters of about two
lengths.
The official time for the races, which
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27

contest a tired lot, but able 30 sit up
and cheer. The Harvard men seemed
more fatigued, several were exhausted
and one. Charles E. Schall of New Lon
don, Conn, collapsed and had to have
medical attention. Captain Reynolds
of Harvard had to lie on the floor of
the launch during the return up river.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27

Salt Lake and Ogden have four bat
tiers sticking over 300 up to date, Boise
has three. Murray and Helena two and
Butte one.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27

Had the Irrigators won yesterday
they would have lead today on MUIR
ray. but both clubs lost and they are
still tied for second place.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27
0U|hET DEFEATS
THE TITLE HOLDER
American Open Golf Cham
pion Wins Round in ANA
teur Championship.

Versailles, France, May 27.-Francis
Ouimet, American open champion, de-
feated Charles Hope, title holder, by
up In the third round Of the French
amateur golf championship. Jerome
D. Travers, American amateur cham
pion, defeated Frederick Herreshoff of
New York by up to play.
Henry j. Topping OF Greenwich,
Conn, won from j. r. Leblan of Ollie
by 1 UP in the third round. Eric APP
policy of Sydney, n. S. W., defeated w
Bowers, American member of the La
boulie club, by up,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27
Summary.


Two-base hits-Moorehead, McMur-
do, Willard. Jensen. Three base hits
MeMurdo, Blausser, Bauer. Sacrifice
fly-Adams, Blausser. Struck out-by
Halla 8, by Jensen 4. Bases on balls
off Halla 2. off Jensen 2. Wild pitch
Jensen. Hit by pitched ball-Marshall
Passed ball-Willard. Stolen bases
McClelland. Left on bases-Butte 8,
Boise 8. Time-1:50 Umpire-New-
house.
Butte, May 27.--Boise dropped the
opening game here with Butte yester-
day by a score of 7 to 6. Manager Jen-
sen for the Irrigators and Halla for
Butte divided honors on the mound,
both allowing II hits. 1t was In the
first and third frames when the Ducks
found Jensen for enough hits to give
them three runs in each, that cinched
the matinee for them Boise pulled up
to this lead but the Ducks took another
In the sixth and sailed the game the
first seen in Butte since the Union as
ISOLATION opened.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-27
Salt Lake statistician. He gives the
averages by teams up to and including
La st Maeks series as follows:

F. c. Farr, H. l.. Olive and Robert
H. Kipp of Spokane have purchased
the Spokane franchise and club in the
Northwestern league for $4,000. The
deal was turned with the Spokane &
Inland Empire company. former own
ers of the club.
Manager McGinnity of the Tacoma
club in the Northwestern league has
been suspended because of trouble he
had with Umpire Shuster. McGinnity
is now on scouting trip in the Tri-
State and may visit the Union asso-
citation territory.
Harry Changnon, infelder with the
Murray club, has returned to his home
in Idaho Falls, where he will rest while
his eye improves. Blankenship expects
to carry Slater. the ex-Boise player
Cliff has released Pitcher Manning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-01

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
The fellow most addicted to wasting
time Is he whose time Is not his own.
The girl who ID known as . peach
il apt to have :. heart Of the free stone
variety.
An optimist is man who could lose
both legs and feel that he has no kick
coming.
No. Maude, dear. It doesn't take a
baggage smasher to handle an ele-
plants trunk
Experience IL the best teacher. 20 it
IL quite natural that she should be the
most expensive
Don't trust the man who is 30 alb
sent-minded that he wants to collect
the same bill twice.
The hero wouldn't be 90 flattered to
have dogs named after him II he could
see some of the dogs
well, q man can only die once, -
remarked the philosopher. Yes.
worse luck" retorted the undertaken.
Muggfns: 81 wonder why women
are 30 tA1kative,'' Buggins: IT sup
pose because they tell all they know
Muggtns: Huh! Some women could
tell all they know and not be very
laxative"
Cynicus: II always feel sorry for a
fellow who is getting married" Silli-
Gus: IL don't know why you should. IS
Cynicus: II suppose It's because he
hasn't sense enough to feel sorry for
himself"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-01

the bitter-sweet have taken on their
oranse-like hue. The goldenrod II
coming rapidly into fts own. And the
wild snap-dragon has showed its blue
head majestically above the tops OF the
prairie hay, Nature. in the wild and
rough, IL never so beautiful here
abouts as in the fall. And 1t would do
countless people. cityans especially.
worlds o. good IL they would only get
out and commune with it. The pun
gent. spicy smell of the walnut trees
and its effect on jaded olfactory nerves
IL of itself alone worth more than the
price of admission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-01

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