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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
THE NEW TENNIS CHAMPION.
r. Norris Williams Learned the Game
While in Europe.

r. Norris Williams I'd, the new Amer
lean singles tennis champion, whose sem
sationaI defeat of Maurice f. McLough-
lin at the national tournament at New
port furnished one of the most startling
upsets of the present sports season, has
had a most meteorie rise in the court
game. Born at Geneva, Switzerland, on
Jan. %, 1891, of American parents he
is yet to celebrate his oath birthday.
Williams spent his boyhood in Europe
and began to play tennis when be was
IL years old under the tuition OF pro
fessonal coaches. At 20 he had won
several foreign championships and was
noted as a player OF much promise.
In the spring of 1912 he sailed for
the United States for the purpose of
entering Harvard university. In COM
pany with his father, Williams boarded
the Titanic and when the steamer sank.
following the collision with an iceberg,
his father was drowned and the son had
narrow escape from the same fate
When Williams started to play during
the season of 1912 it was seen that he
was a player OF unusual calibre and he
at once became the sensation of the year.
He was defeated but three times, two
of the defeats being administered by
Mclaughlin and at the end of the sea
son Williams was ranked second among
American players. In 1913 be won sew
eral sectional titles, was a member OF
the winning Davis cup team and runner
up to Mclaughlin at Newport. This
season his work has been equally bril-
liant, although both Wilding and Brookes
defeated him in the Davis cup matches
at Forest Hills.
Williams chief fault in tennis is his
erratie game. When he is at the top OF
his form he is the equal of any player
in the world, but these exhibitions have
been as rule but flashes. Until he
Mclaughlin he never gave a
sustained exhibition of his full ability
with the racquet extending beyond one
set Against Mclaughlin he showed a
game which for steadiness and plane
surpassed anything Williams has here
tofore developed, although it was evi'
dent that the Californian was not quite
the Mclaughlin of the Davis cup
If Williams can hold the level
he reached in winning the national cham
he will prove partner equal
in ability to Mclaughlin in the next
quest for the Davis cup and the worlds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
HOUSE HAS REVENUE BILL.
Administration Leaders Assure Prompt
Passage.

Washington, Sept. l2.-Introduction
in the House yesterday of the war rev
enue bill marks the completion OF
another legislative step looking TO bring
ing into the nations treasury Sl07 ,000.-
900 of revenue. Representative Under
wood as chairman of the House ways
and means committee which framed the
bill, had the measure ready for introduce
ton when the House met. It was
planned TO refer the bill to the entire
ways and means committee on Monday
and to call it up for debate early next
week. The bill goes before the House
with the approval OF President Wilson,
his advisors and administration leaders
in Congress. This, il is believed, assures
its early passage. Democratic leaders
in the Senate continued their conferences
with Republican senator's with view to
cutting down the appropriations carried
in the river and harbor bill from $50, 000,-
200 to approximately S300O00OO. This
step Is being taken as q further means
of affording relief from war conditions
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
ALLIES WILL NOT
CONSIDER ANY
MEDIATION NOW
Either Germany or They Must BIZ
Crushed, Said a Diplomat
Yesterday.

Washington, D. c., Sept. England
France and Russia will listen TO abso.
lutely no plan of mediation at this time
it was stated upon high authority at the
embassies of the allies yesterday. III.
Their Germany or the allies must BE-
crushed, it was declared.
One diplomat, whose name cannot be
used, because of the ban placed upon
diplomatic discussion by the state dc.
partment, declared the international war
now was like a street fight. Suppose
were walking along the street and some
one knocked me down, then just as
got up to thrash him, someone else would
step in and say: Here, this fights all
over,'" said the diplomat.
80 far" he added, my government
has given me no hints or suggestions
that mediation is probable"
Rumors of peace, another official de-
clared, were called balloons" by diplo-
mats. at has been my experience" he
declared, that always there is this dis.
cussion during wars. Someone sends up
peace balloon, then all the nations
get out their telescopes to see which way
the wind is blowing. II they each think
they can get good terms by mediating,
they win accept suggestions of an out
slider and discuss arbitration"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
If You Have Daughter, Prepare for
This Kind of Caller.

In the September American Magazine
man who has been married 25 years
writes "A Husbands Story" in which
he reveals the experiences he and hIs
wife had in rearing their children. He
had daughter named Betty, and in tho
following extract from his article he de.
scribes call he received at his office one
day-the same kind of call that the
fathers of daughters throughout the
world may just as well be prepared to
receive at one time or another:
"The day before Christmas tall, nice
looking chap with clear gray eyes and
confident smile appeared at my Office
and asked if he could have a few mo
ments' private conversation with me
He was Tom and he calmly informed
me he wanted my consent to marry
Betty-right away. / felt rather sorry
for Tom, and spoke kindly to him as r
told him he would have to ask her motl
er. He said he guessed he would go out
and get her mothers consent and that
he would see me at supper.
u had serious doubts, and expected
an explosion in the family when Tom
approached my wife on the subject.
confess to waiting over one train that
afternoon in order not to be present du.
ing the interview, and hoped that the
worst would be over before ! reached
home. When / got there Tom was
snowballing with John and Rob in the
front yard and my wife and Betty, their
arms around each other, were laughing
at them from window. Tom SHE'D
a SNOWFALL at me when approached,
and then came rushing to help me with
my Christmas packages. He gripped
my hand hard, and said, It's all right,
Dad And the way he said it made me
believe that it was. When we wenr
into the house he kissed my wife and
then kissed Betty, and my wife seemed
as pleased as Betty was, and not nearly
so embarrassed.
1--WE were informed that Betty and
Tom had decided to get married in June,
and Betty and her mother agreed that it
was not worth while for her to return
to college, and that it would be better
for them to take their European trip
at once and buy the trousseau while
a broad.
"They went; and that was the end OF
our planning for Betty. And, do you
believe it or not, a year or two later my
wife convinced herself that il all had
happened just as she had planned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
Decentralization Begins in
the Retreat of the
Germans
GERMANS ARE
LOSING MORALE
British Official Report lndi-
Gates Enemy's Right Wing
Becoming Demoralized

London, Sept l2.-The war Office de-
clared yesterday afternoon for the FIRST
time that the Germans in France are
showing signs of Generalization. As a
result the British are reported as taking
many prisoners, who have been unable
to keep up with the main line OF re-
treat and who are found hiding IN the
woods and along the river banks. The
text of the announcement, as made pub
lie at $3.50 o'clock, was as follows:
"The German retreat is general and
continuous. The British French columns
are pursuing vigorously. The enemy IS
retreating rapidly east of Coissons and
there are evidences of disorder.
considerable bodies of the enemy are
being found hiding in the woods, where
they have taken refuge when they found
it impossible to keep up with the mail
line of the retreat. They are surrender
ing on sight. !,
"The fact that these troops are found
in the abandoned positions and the ritiing
of villages and evidences of drunkenness
point to Generalization in the ranks OF
the routed enemy. The pursuit will be
continued"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
TRADE BILL TO WILSON.
1t Needs Only the Presidents Signature
Clayton Bill Is in Conference.

Washington, Sept. l2,--0nly the sig
nature of President Wilson was neces.
sary yesterday to make the trade com
mission bill. law. Final action ON the
measure was taken in Congress late
Thursday when the House adopted the
conference report on it, 1t had previous
ly been approved by the Senate. The
bill was sent over to be reprinted and
was on its way to the White House yes
terday.
The Clayton antitrust bill is now be-
fore the conference committee which
yesterday was endeavoring to harmonic
the differences of the two houses. The
president is said to hope to be able to
sign both the trade commission and
the Clayton bills at the same time, thus
completing the administrations pro-
gram of antitrust legislation.
The commission which would be pro-
vided under the trade bill will not be
nominated until December, the president
has announced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
TURKEYS STAND
MOST OMNIBUS
Washington Alarmed by Abrogation of
Alien Privileges-May Mean
Religious War.

Washington, Sept. l2.--From the point
of view of the United States the actor
of Turkey in announcing 5he ahrogatiof
of all the agreements giving the powers
special privileges in the Ottoman EN-
pire is regarded as one of the most omi-
nous events of the upheaval in En'
rope.
Theoretically the United States loses
only certain special rights for its citl.
zens and their properties in Turkey; but
practically it is considered that the
Turkish action renders unsafe every
American citizen and every piece OF
American property within the limits OF
the Ottoman empire. There is little
doubt that the state department will
very soon announce to all Americans in
Turkey the change in their status to
take effect Oct. /, accompanying the an
nouncement that they will remain in
Turkey at their own risk
In many quarters here yesterday the
action of Turkey was regarded as the
preliminary to the outbreak OF great
Mohammedan war upon all Christians
wherever the two religions are in con
tact. The feeling exists that the great
outburst which has been feared by all
Europe for century is near at hand.
Evidences are abundant of the prepare
tions made by the Turkish government
for such a movement, and its POSSIBLE
tiles are such as to cause concern in
Washington quite as grave as that felt
in European capitals.
Since the Balkan wars the Turks have
been leading in a great Mohammadan
propaganda directed against all alien re.
ligions and influences. For months be-
fore the outbreak of the present war
the advices received at the state depart
ment showed the unstable equilibrium
existing throughout the Turkish empire
owing to the popular agitations against
Christians and all things alien. Moham-
medans have been besought to cease all
intercourse with Christians and riots
have occurred in many cities, one grow
ing out of the fact that the announce.
ments on a moving picture film were
printed in the English language.
1t is believed Turkey now feels that
the moment has come for the climax
of this anti Christian movement she has
been fostering among all Mohammedans
within the range of her influence. The
throwing off by the government of the
alien bonds put upon Turkey by the
powers is, it is believed, to be pointed
to by Turkey as the final step for Mo-
hammedan freedom worthy of the sup
port of all the faithful wherever they
may be.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
PAGEANT IN BALTIMORE.
History of 100 Years of Progress Was
Shown

Baltimore, Md, Sept. l2.-The artistic
event of the "Star Spangled Banner
celebration was the historical pageant
Thursday night. For weeks, recognized
artists and sculptors of the city had
been at work on the floats. The pageant
was divided into two sections, the first
representing the historical events of 1914
in IA floats. The second division showed
100 years of progress" in a series of
ten floats.
Among the memorials unveiled Thurs
day We're tablets on Lexington street,
west of Charles street, to marked Crook
ed Lane, the last remaining link in
the old national highway between North
and South in Revolutionary times.
New York, Sept. l2.--The Old Guard,
headed by former mayor, Colonel Ar
dolph L. Kline, left here so strong for
Baltimore yesterday, where they were
to take part in the "Star Spangled Ban
ner" celebration. They were to march
in the parade and expected to leave Bal
timore for home at midnight tonight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
BURSTING SHRAPNEL
STRUCK KAISER'S SON
Prince Joachim Was Wounded in .
Battle With the
French.

Amsterdam, Sept. l2.-Prince Joachim
of Prussia, youngest son of the kaiser,
has been wounded in the fighting in
France.
Official dispatches from Berlin state
that the young prince, while acting as
ordnance officer, was struck in the thigh
by five bullets from a bursting shrapnel
The dispatches did not state where the
engagement took place. The prince is
now in an army hospital near the scene
of the engagement. 1t was said that the
bullets did not penetrate to the bone.
Prince Joachim is a lieutenant in the
First Regiment of the Guards. He was
born at Berlin on Dec. IL, 1890. Although
all of the kaiser's sons have been in
active service during the war, Prince
Joachim is the only one who has been
wounded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
"FALsE" SAYS ROOSEVELT.
lie Denies Report That He Said He Was
Ready to Help End War

Oyster BAY, n. Y, Sept. l2.-"This
country Is in a state of profound peace
and I am confident il viii remain that
way.r That was Colonel Roosevelt's com
ment on the war situation on his return
from his campaigning trip in New
Orleans He had been reported as say
ing al New Orleans that he believed the
time had come when the nations in
volved could settle their differences hon
orably and that be was ready to serve on
a commission with that end IN view.
"Such interviews" said the colonel with
vigor. ARE absolutely false. The subject
Of a commission was not called 70 my at
tention while I was sway and ] men
toned il 20 no one The statement that
have such an invitation was an alb
solute untruth. ] did not give an inter
view 20 any reporter about the war The
publication Of such fakcs, u Seems 20 ne,
j. malicious. and think the newspapers
are unjust which print them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
TRADITION AGAINST
REMNANT FOR McGRAW
Three Is Maximum Number of Flags
Ever Won in Succession by Club
in Either National or American
League

Those baseball fans and prophets whc
base their forecasts on the records Of
past years in big league ball point out
that all traditions and figures are
against tile New York Giants winning
the 1914 pennant in the National league
Under Manager John j. McGraw the
New w club has won three pennants
in a row tfhis is the maximum number
of flags eSer captured in succession BY
any club in either the National OF
American league and those who pin their
faith to big league history claim that
the New York Giants will not prove the
exception to be the rule of three.
Their contention appears to be borne
out by the records for since 1876 no club
has won more than three pennants in a
row. The Chicago club under Capt. An
son won the championship in is80-1-2.
Boston broke the string in 1884 and not
until 1891 did the Boston club under
Frank Selee start a triple win which
carried them through 1892 and 1893.
Baltimore followed, winning in ls94-5-6
under Ned Haulon. In 1910 Pittsburg
started a pennant chase which won three
flags in row. New York stopped the
Pirates by winning in 1904 ond the next
three pennants to be captured in sue
cession went to the Chicago club under
Frank GRANGE in l9067-s. Beginning in
1911 the New York club has won three
straight championships in the National
league only to lose the worlds series
each autumn TO the American league
representatives.
But one triple win is found In the
American league records which 90 back
to 1000. In l907-s-a the Detroit Tigers
under Hughey Jennings won the junior
league banner but in each year was de-
feated in the worlds series by the Ma
tional league contender. The fans who
believe in tradition point to the failure
of Arson, Selee, Chance, Hanlon and
Jennings and the baseball machines they
built up to win four straight pennants
and predict that McGrsw and his Giants
will fail likewise.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
2662 AMERICANS ARRIVE.
Come Into New Ork from Europe on the
Creole, the Celtic, the Ausonia.

New York, Sept. l2-Five trans
atlantic liners bringing Americans home
from Europe landed 1862 passengers in
New York yesterday. Among the arriy-
ais was the Southern Pacific liner,
Creole, chartered by the government for
the relief Of Americans in England,
which arrived here with l62 persons
aboard. Other incoming vessels were
the Celtic, which reached quarantine
from Liverpool late last night, but did
not dock until yesterday, witE 1901 pas
engers; the Cuuard liner Ausonia from
Glasgow, with 30s passengers; the ltal-
ian steamer San Giorgio from Naples,
with LOG passengers. and the French
liner Flandre from Havre, with % pas
sengsrs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
FOOTBALL WARRIORS
BEING Modified
The elimination Of Fight VIII Come
When Yale and Harvard Clash in
"Bowl' at New Haven on
November 81.


New York, September l2.-Anothe
set of mobilizing orders are being ISSUED
to-day for the football coach is ready
for the initial manoeuyres OF the grid
iron campaign. In all parts of the coun
try the turf is being lined with lont
white marks; tackling dummies erected
and padded uniforms taken from gymna
SUM lockers and storcrooms. Soon vet
eran and novice will trot out upon the
practice field and the football coach will
come into his own once again,
! That he is an important factor IN the
popular college sport is shown by the
fact that more than seventy per cent
of the schools and colleges supporting
football teams employ one or more
coaches in the individual and collective
development of the players. In a ma
jority of cases the coach is former
player who gained fame as a gridiron
star at either the college where he now
coaches or at some rival university.
Players from institutions that have been
represented for a pc. iod OF some years
by winning elevens are most frequently
in demand since the belief prevails that
as coach they will incorporate the same
system and methods in their charges.
At the present time there are more
than five hundred former players acting
as coaches for schools and college teams.
Eliminating from this list all but the
more prominent institutions of the
country an analysis shows that players
from Yale and Pennsylvania are most
popular as coaches. These two uniyer-
sites are tied with fifteen each. Dart
mouth, Michigan, Princeton, Wisconsin
and Chicago follow in the order named
and these are closely Piessed for honors
by Lafayette, Syracuse, Notre Dame,
Vanderbilt, Williams, Ohio, Penn State
and Minnesota. At the foot of the list
viii be the coaching ranks. In this con-
nection the peculiar coincident is shown
of HARVARD with a winning eleven for
the past few years at the very foot of
the tabulation.
Despite the fact that Yale and Har.
ward are widely separated so far as de-
veloping coaches for other colleges is
concerned the football follower antici-
pated a great battle between the coach
ing stats OF these two universities dur
ing the present season which will Gull
inmate in the contest at New Haven on
November 81, when the teams meet in
the new Yale bowl. In some respects
the head coaches OF both Harvard and
Yale are alike. Both are men of few
words. When Frank Hinkey was
playing end at Yale he was known as
the silent captain" Percy d. Haugh-
ton who has held the coaching reins at
Harvard for the past few years is almost
as clary of speech. Both, however, know
fothall from every angle. They are hard
drivers as they were players and do not
fear to reprimand candidates for
breaches of playing or training rules.
Their charges know that every man will
get fair chance to make the teaSl and
the final selection made on merit alone.
On football tactics, however, Hinkey
and Haughton differ widely but these
teams late in November win know and
play football of the highest caIibre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
GENERAL PROTEST
AGAINST MILEAGE
RATE RAISE
Interstate Commerce Commission Moved
to Make Investigation 1t Probably
Intended Anyway.

Washington, Sept. l2.-The first gen
eral protest against the proposed in
creased price of mileage tickets in east
ern territory was made yesterday to the
interstate commerce commission. While
the protest puts the new tariffs before
the commission on the question of sus.
pension, yet it was said that the com
mission probably would initiate its own
inquiry into their reasonableness. They
We're filed to take effect Oct. /, and
would make approximately an in
crease of 1919 per cent in the price OF
mileage books on practically all the
large eastern roads and their subsid-
iaries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
PURE BLOOD MAKES
HEALTHY PEOPLE

Hoods Sarsaparilla removes scrofula
sores boils and other eruptions, because
it drives out of the blood the humors
that cause them. Eruptions cannot be
successfully treated with external appli-
cations, because these cannot purify the
blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes rich, red
blood, perfects the digestion, and builds
up the whole system. Insist on having
Hoods. Get it now.--Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
FOR TRADE WITH ITALY.
Opportunities Now That German Manu-
facturers Are Cut Off.

Rome, Sept. l2.-The opportunities
for American and British trade in Italy
have been called to the attention of their
through their ability to manufacture
what the Italians most needed, have been
paramount. Now, however, they are un-
able 10 supply anything owing to the
Gripping of their industries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Games

At NOTWITHSTANDING 4,
New York .. Batteries-Shaw
and Ainsmith; McHale and Sween.
ey.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 3,
Boston s lgsips called at end Of
eight innings. Batteries-Pen-
mock and I.app; Wood and Thorn
as.
At Chicago-Detroit 5, Chicago
3. Batteries and Stan
age; Scott and Sehalk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
The Necessity of Life

insurance is so obvious that a man
should not have 20 ask himself "Shall
take it?" but Can I get it and how
shall have the proceeds payablei' As
a suggestion, We offer our monthly in
come policy. National Life ms. Co. Of
Vt. lAiutuall s. 5. Ballard. general
agent. Lawrence building, Montpelier
~
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Games

At New York-New York ,.
Brooklyn 0. Batteries-Msthew-
son and Mclean; Schmutz and
Mccarthy.
At Boston-Boston 6. Philadel-
phia 5. Batteries and
Gowdy; Rixey and Burns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-12
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Rochester, N. H., Man Stepped in Front
Of a Street Car.

Rochester, y H.. Sept. l2--Leon Le-
dourneaux. son 81 Councilman Joseph
Jsdournesux. was instantly killed late
Thursday night. when he stepped from
one street car into the path Of another.
IL was necessary to use jacks to extri-
cate the body.