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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04
Kind Treatment Awarded to Cop.
tives in Confinement. Says
Newspaper Woman
SOLDIERS MIGHT HAVE
BEEN CAST AT KRUPPS
Iron Discipline and Lack of Ini.
tiative Characterize Captured
Fighters
By MARY BoYLE o'RElLLY.

FORTRESS OF BLAYE. South
France. Nov. 4.--"Thousands Of Ger
man soldiers are now prisoners In
Southern France. Not one has at
tempted escape"
His excellency. Mons. Millerand.
minister Of war Of the French re-
public, made the statement with q
tolerant smile as he handed me q
pass to the Fortress OF Blaye, Frances
most noted military prison.
you who have been member OF
the board Of prison managers Of Mas
sachusetts, Mademoiselle. understand
prison discipline. Will you visit the
military prisons, observe conditions.
criticize deficiencies" asked Mons.
Paul Mattey, chief of the department
of military Justice. France would
deal fairly with her prisoners OF
war" he added.
AZ the Great French Prison.
Morton and passes soon carried me
the 3s miles from Bordeaux to the
prison fortress OF Blaye. Maj. Concel,
commander OF the huge keep, greeted
me at the portcullis, gray head stur-
Oily erect, broad chest half covered
with medals won In Frances foreign
campaigns. Behind him, framed in
the fifteenth century gateway, alert
chasseurs paced on sentry duty, red
soldier caps clinging nonchalantly to
thin dark heads. French blue over
coats buttoned back to show the re-
publican culotte rouge, red trousers.
And all about swarmed Boches
prisoners In greeny-gray uniforms,
brutal-browed, sullen and suspicious.
At sigth OF an officer lounging groups
made front with automatic precision.
They might have been cast at
Krupp's," commented the commander.
This war OF wars finds me at the
back of the front studying the type
evolved by Prussia's 40 years of
armed diplomacy.
"The German people are by nature
kindly, Industrious, with mental pro
cesses distinctly slow. Kaiserism
has drilled them into driven beasts,
characterless, with sensibilities blunt.
ed, finished DULLES. Good fellowship
IL scientifically squeezed out OF them,
real patriotism strangled, to make
them mechanical contraptions trained
to kill. Prussia has prostituted pro-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04

Walter McCredie, manager Of the
Portland club In the Pacific Coast
baseball league, won three champion
ships this year.
This may appear bit odd. but 1t Is
true, nevertheless. In the first place
McCredie won the 1914 pennant. In
the second place he established him
self as q champion pennant winner,
securing i've fags In ten years. Last.
ly, he Ii the only manager In the
business who ever secured four PEN
nants In Ave years. There are your
three championships In nutshell.
Portland won the gonfalon In 1906,
1910, 1911, 1919 and 1914. The next
best showing made by the Ottumua
club In the Central association. which
COPIED the four rags" In a decade.
These records established Portland
40 the best team I'M the minors. The
Ducks as they are Familiarity call.
ed. are supposed to be nothing more
than farm" for the Cleveland Amer
leans. but this year they are far and
away better team than the Cleve-
land OUTFIT In series between Cleve-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04

HE DETROIT TIMES has been designated
as the official paper of the City Of De-
troit. On its pages every Wednesday
will be found in detail the proceedings
of the city government You, as
stakeholder in the great corporation
Of Detroit, owe it to yourself to keep
posted on the manner in which your
affairs are administered. It makes
you q better citizen and makes your
city better city. There is much Of
human political interest in the story of
the city's government.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04

cents for pocket money. All aro froo
TO write home e. often as they choose
and to rscsivs any number q home
French Doctors saved An shs GER
man WOUNDED.
DR.. Marlier. IN surgical cap and
coat. led Us through the emergency
hospital. Hastily arranged In q nf-
teenth century bastion, the ancient
halls, connected by quaint little cor
ridors, were clean and sweet as new
paint could make them.
"Of 1000 prisoners brought here ON
Sept. IL. $50 were wounded. We op-
Grated on all within "a hours-with-
out losing case" Professional pride
rang In the physicians voice. Fifty
PROSTATE enemies smiled their sat
isfaction. Each lay between sheets
upon an iron camp bed under a
French army blanket.
Beyond the foot OF 20 beds hung 20
cavalry boots weighted with sand.
Unseen cords extended under the bed
ding. These men have fractured
legs" explained the doctor. The
weight now will prevent limping Ia
A French zouave. his brown face
quite sober, sat By q bedside strok-
ing an "enemy's' arm which throbbed
with fever.
ME, was drunk again. con.
fessed the culprit. 1.-THE cure sent
me here for q penalty"
Nearly five medical assistants were
cutting lead sheets into economical
splints.
Here we have q new thing,y boast
ed one enthusiast -- .-...-
The envelope Of the new bullet 10
magnetic. Therefore Il may be ex-
tracted from 3 depth Of ak inches
by this electric magnet"
Wound Healed, Hut Forests Who
He %.
In the next ward csy little chas-
seur footed an imaginary fling in Q
Highlander's kilt Half the buttons
on his coat showed symbols Of Brit
ish army corps exchanges with com
rades In recent battles. Thirty badly
wounded men applauded the Inn
promptu entertainment. One, appar-
emily unhurt, sat DULY aloof. Poor
lad said the doctor. pitingly. "we
have done what we could. His head
wound Is healed. But he has forgot
ten who he is"
One patient, mummified In elabor-
ate splints, told the story OF his
prison ward In French. "As for me
i am an Alsatian, born since 10.
Shrapnel smashed my thigh. After
i woke the German Red Cross found
me. Thigh bones take three months
to knit. he ID done for az soldier.
said the bearers. Therefore they
abandoned me to the French. You
can count IS bad fractures in this
hospital alone. When we came here
dozens were grooming with wounds.
hundreds hoarse with bronchitis,
some sick with efiteric fever. The
trenches are awful"
Els there enteric fever in the Ger
man 'trenches?"
The Alsatian's lean face grew
scornful. "Enteric---and worse" he
said grimly. The next ward In filed
with Lorraines. all wounded In the
left hand OF arni--they did II them
selves. Beyond that are hundred
Poles.
Polish Prisoners Refuse 70 Talk
German.
"Since the czar gave Poland home
rule they have begged q prison apart.
They are Germans no longer. Being
Poles they refuse TO speak German
or to understand German. between
German Poland on the east. German.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04

HE DETROIT TIMES-Is paper every
member Of your family can read with
satisfaction and assurance of avoid
ing the suggestive and salacious. Every
department of the days news-city,
state and nation--is covered compe-
tently and thoroughly in picture and
story. The news service of The Times
is acknowledged to be the most thor
ough, comprehensive and reliable in
the afternoon field. You'll get it all in
The Times and get it all clean.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04
HAS SIX CHURCHES,
ONLY ONE MINISTE

VEvAY, Ind. Nov. 4.--Although y
way has six churches. only one OF d
six employs minister. and that v
for half time only. within the r.
few weeks four ministers have rec1@
ed their charges for unexplained 81
sons and the congregations have =
nounced that the vacancies will MOI \
filed this year. =. '<
As one wag sums up the situate
"Vevay has no saloons. SO there q
inclination to get drunk. II Has 4
preachers, so II Is not necessafy % 4
to church, and there are no factori1
so work 10 a thing OF the past. WI
more could we ask for?'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04

THE DETROIT TIMES--On It's front page,
every day, carries the cartoons of Tom
May, acknowledged one of the leaders
of the art in the newspaper world,
while oscar and Adolph" and tho
"Outbursts of Everett True" furnish
plenty of fun for young and Old. Most
people like The Times and believe in it
when they come to know 1t. We want
you to become reader and help IN
our fight for round $4,000 daily
circulation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04

Del Howard, of the San Fran
cisco Seals. was telling of a young
fellow who was tried by his team
during the season.
Cobb had nothing on him for
speed said Del. enthusiastically.
He sure could cover those bases.
One day over In Oakland he hit
ball to the fence for q home run
and he went around the bags SO
fast he was the hrst fellow to meet
himself at the home plate and
shake hands
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04

B DETROIT TIMES--Now in its 18th
year-has. since its inception, main
tanned an absolutely independent, fear
less editorial policy. In all the big is
sues at stake It has conscientiously and
persistently endeavored to conserve
the best interests of the people. It
has established a reputation for being
reliable friend and dependable foe.
absolutely free Of any capitalistic con-
The Times always has been and. always
Will be able to tell 1.-THE truth, no mat
ter whom 1t helps or hurts"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04

lied Alsace- Lorraine on tho west, q
cialists In every army corps
. shrewd smile completed the se9
tence.
In France, German prisoners a
ceive daily; Bread, ID. 8 or: Go6
quality. well made: meat. 1 ID. fred
reasonably tender; vegetables, n
fresh, or Oh. dried: rice. ~
white beans, OF. !; coffee, IL Ih.: Sd
ar. ] 1-s OF. or IS srammes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04
Polish Prisoners Refuse 70 Talk

'since the car gave Poland home
rule they have begged q prison apart.
They are Germans no longer. Being
Poles they refuse TO speak German
or to understand German between
German Poland on the east. German.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04

A notice in Glasgow once winGG
bears the Information that "BusIno
Is as usual during alteration Or q
map"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-04

could be made than Walter McCredie.
A man who has gathered in three
championships In one year ought not
be I, oling his time away In an outfit
like the Pacific Coast league.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
Forward Pass H. Declares Coach of Champion Auburn
DONAHUE SAYS LET FOOTBALL RULES ALONE

every six or seven years.
1t is very probable that Yale miss
ed beautiful chance for a touch
down in the third period Of the Yale
Harvard game last fall. In the be
ginning of this period Yale started
the running game like a whirlwind.
and had Harvard up in the air. The
team gave a splendid exhibition of
what the offense may do under the
present rules in an advance of some
thing like 90 yards, but when they
approached Harvard's goal line the
old idea cropped out that there was
no way of scoring unless by drop
kick.
No idea of risking a forward pass
or using the last down in a running
attack for possible touchdown. Not
only that, but as the team had the
ball to one side of the field, all the
downs were used with the idea of
getting into position for that kick.
This was exactly what Harvard ex-
pected and played accordingly. 1t
looked like a splendid opportunity
not taken advantage of.
TAKE, for instance, two other very
l. successful teams, Michigan and
Carlisle, and it is in this respect that
they differ from Yale or Harvard.
Neither of these teams used the ac-
tual forward pass so much, but used
ii more as threat to give their run
ming game chance, and they were
always after touchdowns. II kick
| formation was used. it was more apt
to be a fake. 1t seems to me tina
these teams used the forward pass in
its true proportion to the modern
game. With a strong punch to their
attack, the forward pass was always
held as a threat to give this punch ii
chance to be effective.
Teams like Pennsylvania that used
the open attack entirely-forward
passes, double passes, delayed passes
were not very successful against a
wide awake and we'll coached defense.
Even at that, such a game is more at
tractive than one made up entirely OF
punting with the hope that somebody
VIII make an error and give some
specialist who may not have many
Of the qualities that make the game
attractive a chance to boot it over the
bar and win the game
IN the South, unhampered by tradt-
ton of any kind, all sorts Of foot
ball was seen, and perhaps the most
interesting game in the country, as
well. Limitations of material has q
decided influence on the kind Of game
played in most Southern colleges.
Kicking did not play any very impor-
tant part, but almost everything else
did.
Some teams used the open running
game entirely, and as a result ran
themselves out in the last part of the
game, while others mixed it more or
less. But the main point is that the
South is well satisfied with the pres
ent game and with it's possibilities
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
Bv w. S. Farnsworth.

ttECS long alley that mas no ASH
| can"
And the Federal League had
better think over the above adage
and weigh it thoroughly.
Connected very prominently with
the American League is a pompous
gentleman possessed with a think
tank that is crowded with good COM
mon sense, a man who has yet to bow
before anyone in baseball, d man
who has never run second to any
body since he was crowned presi-
dent.
Yes, the Federal League had better
figure that their good ship has not yet
struck a Johnson squall.
But they're going TO. And when
they do-well, yours truly will send
in his entire stack on B. Byron.
lave you noticed that so far the
l. Federal League has kept hands
off the American League talent pref
ty much?
They have and are still humping
National League rosters with threat
ening slashes.
And why?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
Charley Frank Has
Soft Job as Scout

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. Designed
10 the best contract possessed by any
scout in baseball, Chollv Frank
should worry for the next two years.
He is no longer connected with the
New Orleans club, having been Off
cially severed Thursday
All the worries Of gathering a
team, negotiating with other clubs
and haggling with players over terms,
advancing them money. dickerlng
with the big league clubs for stars
late in the spring-all these worries
have been erased from Franks pro-
gram for the next year at least
In May Frank will stick around
New Orleans until The Cleveland cluh
orders him somewhere else. He will
be busy about half the time from
May until September. Al tho rest
of the year he will fish and hunt
and draw the 81 500 per year just the
same.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12

out the forward pass or potential
forward pass, the defense used would
be different and would make scoring
much more difficult than 1t is now,
Every defense is obliged to make
provision against a possible forward
pass by the offense and thus give the
running game a better chance. Ger
tain players on the defense must be
kept back to guard against forward
passes, else they can be worked even
by a team that is only mediocre in
the execution of them.N Thus, while
the actual forward pass may be ef-
fective in only rare instances, the
possible forward pass is always there
and is of great assistance to any Of
tense Without it, the defense would
be too strong and we would have to
go to tinSering all over again.
On the other hand, no one wants to
see a game made up entirely Of for
ward passes. 1t would never suit an
American audience, and we already
have a basketball game. The main
attraCtiveness of the forward pass
under present conditions is its unex-
pectedness and the fact that the
weaker team always has a chance to
spring something. For this, and rea-
sons already stated, the forward pass
y
of football.
w HAT the present game of foot
w ball needs more than anything
else is to be let alone and given a
chance to develop without continual
doctoring. We want a players game
and not rule makers game. Give
the game a chance and after two or
three years experience. If there is
anything wrong, we can probably get
something like a unanimity Of opin-
ion as to the remedy.
1t is claimed in the East that the
defense is too strong and that they
can't get touchdowns; that il is prac-
tically impossible to gain the neces-
sary distance inside the opponents
25-yard line against any kind of de-
Tense. The trouble is not with the
game, but with the teams They
don't try for touchdowns, but are
obsessed with the idea that when in
your opponents territory the only
possible way to score is by field
goal.
1t has always been an established
precedent at Harvard that on the
last down within striking distance of
the goal, no matter what distance
to gain, there is one thing, and only
one thing, to do, and that is drop
kick
With Brickley at the propelling
end, this system is working well, but
Brickley is a ''rara avis"
The Harvard system is probably
the most thorough in the country,
and the players are not overreached
as they have been at Yale, but the
Yale Harvard games would be far
more attractive nowadays if there
was touchdown oftener than once
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12

Because they know that Ban John
son is the biggest man in baseball
and a bad one to cross"
Johnson never overlooks an oppor-
tunty to get something on some
body. He always has an ace in the
hole.
AND no one knows it better than
the writer
| n 1903 the Giants and Cubs played
off that famous game at the Polo
Grounds in New York that won the
pennant for the clan of Frank
Chance. There was an attempt to
bride the umpires.
Through luck | got a big exclusive
scoop on the bride story for Hearst's
New York Evening Journal.
Two days later Ban Johnson drop
ped in from Chicago, accompanied
by Charley Comiskey, president of
the White Sox
He called me up on the phone, ask
ing me If | would drop around to
the Walcott Hotel in West Goth street.
| was ushered up to Bans room
and to my surprise found waiting
for me, not only Johnson, but, Frank
Farrell, owner of the Yankees; Co
miskey and Robert McRoy, then Sec
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
Zimmerman Leaves
To Hold Conference
With Joe Tinker

NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-Ned Han
Ions secret visit to New York Tues
day may be explained in the depart
ure of Heine Zimmerman for Chi
cago last night. The Bronx hero and
clouting third sacker of the Cubs an
nounced to friends yesterday that he
was on the eve of a joy ride TO the
Windy City to discuss matters of
business with parties so anxious to
get into touch with him that they
had guaranteed all expenses of the
junket.
These friends of Zimmerman-who
would not in any way commit him
self-were sure that Heine had a
date with Joe Tinker manager of the
temperamental Jimmie" absolutely
refused to meet Murphy on the lat-
ter's return from Europe about a
month ago. Cheerful Charlie made
every effort to get in touch with his
erratic athlete with the purpose Of
signing him.
Zimmerman's departure for Chi
oago strengthens the report from
that city that Joe Tinker had as
sured the Federal League al least
ten Of the Cubs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
Second Championship Battle With AID Wogas Finally Closed
WILLIE RITCHIE'S OWN STORY OF HIS CAREER


the ring with me. But l was up
against x in trying to figure out a
plan to swing the deal. l knew that
Coffroth would not talk business with
Nolan, and l could not very well
throw my manager down.
THAD a long talk with Nolan, and he
was strong for taking on some
body else here, or else for going East
and hooking up in the short round
bouts. But l could not see this at
all, for l had just returned from there
and did not want to break away with
a chance to win the championship.
Billy" | said, 'Ill go and see Coff-
roth myself and see what / can do in
the way of making this match. But
you will still be my manager. All l
want to do is to talk with Coffroth.
You can do the rest"
Very well, Willie" replied my man
ager. You go and take a chance.
But / advise you to be careful. Get
what you can; but l suppose that you
will have to allow the champion 20
take everything"
l dropped in on Coffroth the follow
Ing afternoon, and, strange to relate,
we had everything fixed UP in half al
hour. Neither Wolgast nor Tom Jones,
his manager, was present. But they
did not have to be on the job tof
Coffroth had already agreed to their
terms.
l knew that Wolgast was to get the
first $4,000 which came into the
house. | realized that he was the
champion, the big drawing card, and
realized that / would have to gamble
for my end Of 1t.
The promoter first tried to get me
to accept a fiat cash guarantee, but |
could not see this; so we got together
after a while and fixed things up on
sort of sliding scale.
T THINK that will prove a pretty
good drawing card. Mr.. Coffroth,"
l said. They will all want to see me
beaten, and they will give up their
money. Just give me chance, and
see if l don't make good"
But you must remember. Willie,
that Wolgast is the champion, and
that | will have to give him practi
cally everything" replied Coffroth
You ought to consider yourself lucky
to get a chance to fight for the title"
There was no way for me TO beat
this argument. | agreed with Coffroth
that Wolgast was the big card, but,
still. / was just vain and proud
enough to believe that l would be the
best opponent Coffroth could get for
him, from a purely financial stand
point.
After a long argument, Coffro III
agreed to give me 30 per cent Of the
receipts ranging from $4,000 to $40
600 after Wolgast had been paid. OF
course. it was understood that the
champion was to get the first $4,000
that came into the box office.
That looked fair enough to me, and
I accepted. Then Coffroth said ther
he would give me 40 per cent Of the
receipts ranging from the 500, 000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
Big Money Induced
Otto Knabe to Jump

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 10-"The
Baltimore stockholders treated me
very literally and I can't lose out"
said F. Otto Knabe on his return
from Baltimore, where he signed a
contract TO manage the Federal
League baseball team there. Il have
half my money now" he added.
Signing with the Federals was
simply a matter of business. Any
other man in organized baseball, /
think, if placed in similar situation,
would do exactly az l have done
better my financial condition.
"The Federals offered me far more
than organized baseball ever had
done and more than | expected ii ever
would do, so l took what | consid-
cred the best opportunity to make
terms with Baltimore"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
Packey and Gibbons
Agree on Weight
For New York Bout

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.--Packey Nc
Farland and Mike Gibbons have been
matched. Managers Thirty and Reddy
got together here to-day and closed
final details The signing of the arti-
Giles will follow as soon as Match
maker Billy Gibson, of the Garden
A. c., of New York, can forward them
on to Thirty. The battlers have agreed
to do 14J pounds at 4 o'clock the aft
ernoon of the fight Several hours
Of wrangling over the weight fol-
lowed the proposal to fight before the
l45-pound figure was reached. The
date Of the match has as yet not been
set, but 1t will be staged early in
February. The boxers are to get 50
per cent of the gate.
Forfeits of $1,000 each are to be
posted when the articles are signed
1t is believed that $4,000 gate will
greet the welterweights.