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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-08-27

sion In his eyes which told the prob.
lem had worked itself out.
In the wireless room he wrote out
his message, waiting idly While he
watched the operator adjust his he'll
met and send the message hurting
back to Manila He wondered at the
indifference of the wireless Tnshn to the
import of the message.
Not the aid. General Love sold me
papers"
The operator turned indiffereAtly.
"SignatureT' he queried
The international spy shook his head,
smiling at the expression of interest
kindled in the young mans eyes He
must for once do work of the most diff
ticuIt sort and do 1t himself instead Of
trusting it to subordinate. 70 do
this he must ingrutiate himself with
this man.
That accusatory message Rust not
be answered. Undoubtedly Upon its
receipt at Manila an investigation
would be started which would open
with finding the source Of the original
Charge. To 0bviate this the wireless
must be put out of order. must be
wrecked SO thoroughly it would be Inn
possible to repair it until the Empress
was out of the zone of communication.
1t was matter of hours before he
got his opportunity. the operator ieav-
ing his board and going to the saloon.
Hugo Loubeque wasted not second.
The sound of the mans boots had not
ceased to sound before the box lay
open before the spy His hands mov.d
like lightning, carrying out the plan
he had conceived as the SAFEST and
most effective from the Instructions OF
the operator In and out his fingers
moved. looseniag a screw here a wire
there.
Continued on Page Severn
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of relief he stared at the sealed packet
he had just seen the army officer re-
ceive and place there. The butler
thrust it into his pocket. drawing out
a package of bank notes and putting
it in the tiny vault where the papers
had been. The door closed softly, the
knobs whirring under the mans touch.
Again he waited, listening, listening.
The vibration of the dancers feet con-
tinued for a second, the strains Of mu
sic died. With the noiseless glide Of
panther the butler slipped across the
floor and closed the door behind him.
Not one motion had been wasted
For months he had served in his me-
NAL capacity for this one opportunity.
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ward the deck nose-on, righted itself
and glided to perfect landing.
Lucille separated herself quickly
from the passengers. She was begin
ming to think again, to realize what
task lay before her The orders and
papers of her father were upon the
boat, but who carried them she did
not know. OF all these hundreds any
one might be the thief. Harley inter
rupted her mood of black depression,
taking her hand and wishing her luck.
Everything is arranged with the
captain" he reported. And. Miss
Love-" he added earnestly. II don't
know what there is to be done, but
you cannot help succeeding when you
start with such spirit
The encouragement filmed her eyes,
binding out the sight of the aviator
as be started his engine once more
and. with one short glide, rose toward
the element he loved. Her slender fig
ure Strengthened as she turned from
the rail, her head uplifted itself cour-
ageouslv, almost defiantly.
The sound Of her own name, repeat
ed twice in a hoarse whisper of in
credulity, brought her out of her abb
stractiOn. She looked wOnderingly at
the man who had called her by name,
amazed at the emotions twitching his
powerful face.
Hugo LOubeque mastered himself
with an effort He had never seen the
generals daughter before, this girl
with the face and form Of her mother,
and this apparent resurrection Of what
had been living memory so long had
stunned him out Of his usual compos-
use.
IL beg your pardon" he murmured
as she passed him. Il thought l rec
ognized''- He stopped abruptly, amaz-
ed at the expression of delight and
craft and joy and guile which mingled
on her face as she stopped and stared
into his face, and in the clash of eyes
the man knew that this slip of girl
recognized him for her enemy.
Lucille stared after his retreating
figure, her lips parted. her eyes twin
stars for the hope chat had been kin
died there.
1.-THE voice on the telephone" she
whispered over and over to herself.
The international spy paced up and
down the door of his suit, for the first
time in years prey to emotions that
threatened to overwhelm him.
The message in his eyes had been
clear This girl knew that the papers
his underling had stolen from the gen.
erals safe were in his possession. She
was his enemy, determined to go APP
palling lengths to thwart him, just as
be must forget the instructive love he
had felt for her, this girl who came
from the sky and stirred up visions Of
days when he had known such thing
as happiness. He settled himself In
a chair. closing his eyes while he re-
arranged all he knew Of the generals
household. Undoubtedly the generals
aid, with whom she was in love, had
been charged with the theft
His somber eyes glowed at the com
pleteness Of the havoc he had wrought
Not alone lad General Love been
struck, but his entire household
1t was an hour before Loubeque rose
and moved toward the door. an express
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the orders and papers. General Love
suddenly rose, the chair scraping rasp-
ingly upon the tense silence.
Lieutenant Gibson" he began, his
voice rivaIing the sound of the scrap
ing chair. Lucille mentioned a mo-
ment ago that you had suddenly ac-
CURED sufficient money to justify an
immediate marriage"
Eyes. sir. A legacy
General Love snorted his disbelief.
Leaving the combination of this
safe, with secrets which are invaluable
to the United States. with secrets that
would be of untold value to the enc
mics of the United States. With secrets
that might mean the sacrifice Of not
territory. but countless lives-does that
not strike you as strange. not 10 say
suspicious, that such precious thing
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For months to come he would continue
to serve in order that no suspicion
might rest upon him.
Ten minutes later Thompson, alias
Tommy the Dude, alias "Chi'' Tom
and wanted for just such jobs in many
police departments Of the world. glid-
ed out the rear of the house, Scurrying
across the moon splashed parade
ground and losing himself in devious
windings among the officers homes
upon the military reservation. Slip
ping down narrow side street. lined
with disreputable houses that leaned
at drunken angles toward one another,
the filthy windows winking blearily to
their neighbors, he paused before the
largest of these places. His hand
reached toward the bell pull From
some distant part of the house came
back an echo. Slowly, very slowly,
the door swung open, swallowing up
the figure of the thief butler. And
made their plans.
General Sumpter Love, u. S. A.,
smiled tolerantly to himself as he over
heard the low voices of his aid and
Lucille coming from the little coy cor
ner in which the young lieutenant had
hidden his sweetheart away from the
avid dancers who would have taken
her away from him. Then he sighed
heavily as he realized he stood on the
threshold of another change; that the
courtship of his aid had finally been
successful and another household
would soon be occupied in Officers
row, leaving him alone in this great
house.
way, wondered If he could gladly give
his daughter to another man and be
happy watching that other remold her
world. And the time was so short
That very boat in the harbor now
might bear the senate's confirmation
Of young Gibson's promotion to the
rank and pay of captain. The two
men had. agreed that the marriage
should wait on that, and the general
had to admit that the aid had lived up
to his word. But, then, Gibson always
did that.
Again the general shook his shout
ders, striding briskly to his private Of
fee. Only in work could he get relief
from these fits of depression. And
there was always work to be done, for
the little brown people loved their
fighting. were never satisfied with
peace and quiet He pressed the an
nunciator on his desk, CURLY command
ing the soldier who responded to send
Lieutenant Gibson to him.
General Love permitted a smile to
play about the corners of his stern
mouth as the rustic of woman's skirt
reached his ears simultaneously with
the click of his aids boots. Came a
brief whispered conversation outside
the door, then the aid stood upon the
threshold at attention. Lucille hiding
behind him in an attitude of mock
timidity The old man bit his mus
tache viciously, then smiled broadly.
WELL" he demanded, fumbling
among the papers that Uttered his
desk. what have you got to say for
yourself. young woman?"
Lucille slipped across the floor. twin
ing a pair of white arms about her ia
theirs neck. the soft velvet of her
cheek smoothing his brown. leathery
one 1t was the way she had coaxed
him when a child. the way she had
| never outgrown or known to fail.
"Its about Dicks promotion, dad"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-24
" & ] ELEVEN WILL
 PLAY TWICE THIS WEEK


 Washington. Pa, Nov. 24 This will be the busiest week of the season for the Washington and Jefferson football team and will end the greatest cam paign the locals have ever enjoyed on the gridiron.
 The arrangements of a. game with Rutgers at the Polo Grounds in New York next Saturday, as a post-season struggle means an undertaking that is calculated to test the strength and endurance Of the FoIweII machine to the limit Bucknen is to be played on Thanksgiving Day.
 Washington and Jefelson's team will be forced to take a train less than two hours after the conclusion of the Buekne4l struggle and start for New York in order to get a full day in the metropolis.
 a vehicle for the first appearance of a Washington and Jefferson eleven in New york, and this was the principal reason for staging it. F01we1 says he looks for a hard game, but that if his men play the same kind of ball they did against Yale he has no fear as to the outcome '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-24
CHARLEY MITCHELL, FORMER STAR OF ENGLISH
 RING, IS 5s ToDAY

This is the fifty-third birthday of MT. Charles Watson Mitchell the weII-known author. What is he doing on the sporting page? We'll. this Charles Watson Mitchell we-aIl are a-speaking of is no other than Charley Mitchell, the greatest heavyweight England has turned out in the last thirty years3perhaps the best fight ing man who learned his trade in England since the days of Jem Mace It is true that Ruby Robert was of English birth, but he debutted into the ring in New Zealand, and he has always been considered a pugflistic product of the antipodeS.
 Mitchell was an Englishman only by birth, for his father and mother were Irish. And he wasn't really a he tipped the beam at only a few pounds over the rniddleweight limit. If he had had a little more meat on his bones he would certainly have been a world-beater, for he had ev- erything else a star ring man needs courage, skill, generaIship. lightning speed, durability, intelligence and cleverness. Despite his lack of beef, he was just good enough to fight John l.. Sullivan to a draW-the only man who ever did that in a long battle un- til lawn tackled Corbett.
 A year or so ago Mitchell followed the example of that doughty Dane, MT Oscar Matthew Battling Nelson, and branched out into authorship. Taking his pen in hand. h@ wrote the true story of his life, and 1t made
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-24
WHY YALE WASN'T
 ALLOWED SAFETY
 AGAINST CRIMSON

Tn view of the claim that Yale should have been allowed two points for a safety when Mahan of Harvard, fell on the ball back of h. 8 own goal line. We quote from Spalddng's Official Football Guide for 19f4, Rule vU, Sec tion 15, Page 1O8, Paragraphs 2 and 3:
 tIt is a, touchback when a. player on defense permits ball, kicked by an opponent, to strike a15s person and then roll across his goal line and he or any player of his side then falls on 1t back of the line.
 'eIt is not a torchoack if such play CT jugg1es the Ball SO that he in any way forces 1t over Uhe line, and he or any player of his side then falls on it.
 The referee decided that Mahan did not in any way force the bah over the line. He decided that the first para graph quoted above applied to the playa Therefore, Yale went scoreIess insteads of being given two points for a safety.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-24
Brooklyn
ARD TO
 LOSE MANY
 FOOT BALL MEN

Cambridge. Mass. Nov. 24.-Wfth a few exceptions all Of the Harvard footban players who participated in the Yaze game Saturday returned to college yesterday, most of them going down to the field. not to play any football but to get the belongings they left in their lockers. There were no serious injuries in the game, Pen neck hurting his knees but not the knee that had kept him out Of the game much Of the faI1 Hardwick vkasejbnek ekeTed up md Logan who re- xsesved two severe blows on the head, was hzst . 1ttle shaa<v.
 The team, however, will. lose most of the veterans 5Fllen graduation time ssfs,xr1tSs fr4 sssh.s spring. Hagrvsrd played tyEentx-ffve nnen against Tale ana or these ffteen will be graduated ID 44916. Tshe three regulars who VIII be on hand next fall are han, who lnroDably will be the captain, and Par szr,a,- the lefs tackle, and Wallace. the 1ee Francka HardWicks Trump u H. ssasrad Pennock are all members of the seratoa- class.
 or the fourteen subsidiaries used in The game six are seniors these being :z.F sssxfl,ar head and Smith. end rushers; Tin ernan. and Swigert qaarte back or I sf1le tan players who will return all ex- ! zzsssss4 f. ezoezf sIlze U E;e end hzrve only s<,l5., more year ts, 7lays Coolidge being fIne only repx ent tive of. the class or 2 | 9t7 on me aassfty team Those who zegrii1 return are. besides the regulars agres14v mentioned, Soucys R. Curtis. fVzatson. BiEeIov, King and Mc4Sdn- ysfS,sl< There is not much material S.nrnt1lsr from this years freshman y5e,e-1 bat the coaches expect to have sesta1nan. the Varsity tackle two years AAs@sret- f1a 1sne to play with arson
 Tn a few days the Harvard alumni S1vi1I have asbanquet to lsbrate the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-24

mighty interesting reading. Charley certainly lived some in the first forty annums of his existence If was Ifv- Ing too rapidly, and vvettiny his sVllis- tie with too much or tic hard stuff that made him such an easy victim for Jim Corbett in the last battle oe E kAditchell's ring career twenty years ago. The JacksonviIIe scrap was a case of good, fast, clever, vyeIl-tra.fIl- ed big man against a good, clever, fast little man weakened by dissipation. Charley was lucky to last nearly three rounds before Corbett landed The soporific punch.
 Charles was one Of a very few men who were not afraid of John l.. Suilf- van The believing gIanx was lls6s IIys able to turn the blood Of his oppo- nents to water just by glaring them out of countenance. but when he frst faced the agile BritfsheT. in Madison Square Garden In 1888 he soon dis coveredf that Mitchell wasn't '5skeer- sed.s ID Ethe second round CharIev Drought down the house by 1loo4fns Slllly. That rookus lasted only three rounds, and John got the decision. and Mitchell believed that he had the Bostonian's number, and challensed him to a finish light. They met at ChantiIFy. in France. in 1888, and bat tied thlrty-nine rounds to a draw
 Mitchell first got into the limelight back in 1881s when he fought Caryas- doff, 8 Belgian giant Who called him self champion of the continent of Europe, at Antwerp. Charley was then little more than a lightweight, and the Belgian weighed nearly 25O pounds, but Mitchell gave him a sound whipping in sixteen minutes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-24
YANKEES TO BE
 STRENGTHENED FOR SEASON OF 1915

NO matter who is chosen to direct the desdnies of the New York High- flanders next season. regardless of whether Jack Dunn. Roger Peckn- pagh or Ira Thomas be selected to fill the shoes that did not fit Frank Chance last season, 1t has been pretty definitely decided that for 1915 the New York American league club will be a much stronger outfit that it was during the season Just finished, and for the first time In many years will have reason to be regarded as a real contender for the American league championship.
 It may have been noticed that in all the trades and r1nors of trades between major league clubs the High flanders have been seemingly neglect ed This may be due in part to the fact that the magnates have been busiIy engaged in trying to arrange baseball and the Federals; but it may be that this seeming neglect has been altogether intentional.
 At any rate, the probability is that by the time the National league mag mates gather at New York for theiT annual meeting some big deal by which the Hdg9landers will be iua- nounced.
 All signs point to this. For one thing, the intense interest that Presi- dent Ban Johnson is taking in this clubs affairs and his eagerness to buy sout Jim Deveryss holdings and put another owner in charge shows pretty plainly that it is to be the policy o1 the American 1eague to put in New York a. club that will be able to dis pufe with the Giants the popular pat rouage at the Polo Grounds. Ban Johnson believes that the time has arrived for a move of this kind, and 4ven if the chances of one or two .other clubs may be di1nmed. he be- sIieves that the whole American league svVdn be benefited by increased strength sin the New York American team
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-24

 would be considered but discussion in local baseball circles today contained a report that President Ban Johnson, of the American League will be in New York on that day and will ask the National League to take I'D, pub lfshed statements that Charles P. Taft, owner of the Chicago National League club sttll owns the Philadelphia club Chicago and Phi1adeIphia. baseball writers declare Charles Murphy is active in the councils of the Philadel- phia. and Chicago clubs and it is said that Ban Johnson's purpose Is to bring about the elimination of Murphy from the major league baseball.
 The fact that Internatfonal League s annual meeting will be held hers Oh December 2 is regarded as an indica- ton that the minor league presidents will meet the National Ieaguers in in formal conferences looking toward arrangement Of the international playing circuit to oppose the Federal league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-24
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST
 PITCHER OF PlTTSBURGHS

Pittsburgh. Pa. Nov. Albert l. Alanaaux. a pitcher on the Pittsburgh National League club is now out on ball. following his arrest upon var rant charging him with having threat- ened his father'se life. Bail was fur Fnished by Mannaa1x's grandfather, A l.. Mamaux, Sr., who sides with tbe grandson and incidentally. hds daugh- ter-in-1aW against his own son, John e. AHamaux, by whom the warrant was issued.
 The trouble between father and his pitcher son dates back to the time Mrs. Aida Mauaaux the bows mother, is alleged to have caught tlle father in d New York hotel with. a dashdng De troit widow, horse whipping thesf flasher. Following that episode J G. Mama aux sued his wife for a divorce on a charge of cruelty. A1bert L. Mamaux, the pitcher, is siding with his mother in the controversy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-24
BROOKLYN FEDERALS GET LEE
 MACEE FROM ST. LOUIS TEAM
Outlaws Are Also Trying to Land
 Shafer for Third Base

5 HSew York, Nov. 24:-Jphn M. Ward, business manager of the Brooklyn Federal league club. admitted yester- day that the Wards had engaged Lee Magee of the St Louis Cardinals. Magee shas been flirting with the Feds, for some times but deferred making the lamp until he was cer- zrl that aIl the peace negotia tions we're om When he 9was certain that there was no hope for anal ga mat ton. he went over to the fEsed g. and was assigned to the BroolzIyn club Afr. Ward said yesterday that it was more than likely that the fast outhelder would be made manager, to succeed Bfn Bradley, who resi- igned at the end of the last season.
 Magee is considered one Of the fast- est oatdeIders in the older league, and after going around the world on the G1ants-Whites Sox tour. there was wild scramble for his services. 0n aSc- count Of his dealings with the sF'eH1s' last season, AGagee was rebuked by the Britons, who own the St. Louis club, and also by Miller Huggins. the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-24
SHUCRUE AND MACK THRILL
 BOXING FANS
CBy Wagner.1

GESy wagner -
 Judging by the amount of punish ment Frankie Mack took from Joe |Shugra1e last night. thee. Boston boy would rather be rich than happy He must have felt like a Belgian refugee when he was led from the ring at the arnory after the 18th round. What ever money Mack got he certainly earned.
 lShugrue is regarded as one of the best boxers of his weight in the coun- try. He has just returned from AUS tralias and has recently been matched to meet Freddy welsh. After a few rounds had passed Mack probably wished Shugriie had stayed in Aus tralia To the little Boston boy the air seemed to be filled with gloves. Life to him was just one Jolt after an other.
 shugrlle is, without doubt, the most satisfactory boxer who ever appeared in this city Instead of staItng around as most head1iners do in minor bouts, he waded right in and gave the peo- pie the best he had. And he gave Mack the worst he had. Throw two willing boxers into the ring and there is bound to be an evening of joy.
 For that reason the fans knew when Shugrue and Mack rushed at each other in the opening session that many punches were about to change hands. In the beginning of the fray Mack assumed the aggressive He landed frequerrtly on Shugrue but the taps did no damage
 All this time ShugrIe was studying his opponent and when the observa- tions were over he began to tap Mack the way a, cooper goes around a bar rel He landed so many body blows that Mackss carcass was soon a. mass of red welts. He also poked his left among Mack,s features causing the Boston boy to lose considerable red fluid.
 After the tenth round Mack weak ened considerably and he was almost out in the 11th when he stopped one other in the stomach. shugrue failed to follow up his advantage, however and Mack managed to stay through the round.
 bout. He just stayed. Sometimes he ran around the ring and often he clasped his arms aroNnd Shugrlle's s waist But you couldn't blame him. It's a wonder he didn't jump through the ropes and sprint down Main street
 Teddy Hubbs and Red Allen cIashed for ten rounds and the result was draw In the early part of the fight it looked. as if Allen would finish his man. He had a, longer reach than freddy and akso packed a harder wal Top but he was not so accurate in hitting.
 Hubbs must be given credit for making a strong finish. He weathered a, number of assaults in the early stages and by superior skill managed to even up whatever advantage Allen had gained. It was a lively and i'm. teresting match.
 Tn the preliminary, bout Battling Kuntz of South Norwalk knocked out Young Brown of this city in the first round The crowd had hardly identi- fled the boys when the fight was over Brown left his jaw exposed to a swing and it was good night and good bye for him
 There was good sized crowd pres- ent but the promoters lost about $500. The reason was that they gave Shu- grue a guarantee of $1.00o. If all the boxers had been on a percentage basis the show would have been financial sI1cceSS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-24
PENN SIUDEATS SHOW
 LOYALTY TO ELEvl

PhiladeIphfa Nov. 24.--The bi ggest football demonstratio in the history of the University of PennsyIyania ac- com panied the final Scrimnage prac- tise of the quaker eleven yesterday on Franklin Field.
 Nearly i've thousand students and many graduates attended the practise. The students were dismissed from their classes at o'clock and. headed by the university band of fifty pieces marched to the field. sang songs and cheered every player and coach.
 The practise was one of the snap piest of thea year. The. varsity man aged to win from the scrubs, who were reinforced by, Chester Minds, quarterback of last years team.