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The Washington times., 1914-02-16

over my plans for 1914 with the Phila-
de phia management and announced my
terms. / have. not heard whether they
have been accepted. The Federals look
like good thing and IL players like
Joe Tinker, Mordecai Brown and Otto
Knabe have lined up with the new or
ganizat on. they certainly must have
been given better contracts than they
ever held with clubs In the National
League"
Doolan intimated that he might cast
his lot with the Baltimore club, of
which Knabc. his old teammate on the
Phil!ies. IS manager. in the event he
jumps President Bakers club. Mike Is
resident Of Philadelphia and prefers
to remain in the East should be accept
terms with Gilmore's league.
The Washington times., 1914-02-16
Ebbets Wants Money.

II Joe Tinker fails TO report u the
Brooklyn National League club. it is
the National League direc-
tors will be asked to order the Gin
cinuau Reds TO return TO the Brooklyn
club the 81, 600 paid for Tinker's release.
The Brooklyn club has paid 5000 10
Hermann for flick ESan's release AMI
has received si2,JJG from the Reds for
YinRling and Moran. 80 that Ebbcts,
NcKeeyer & Co. are $500 in the holo.
The Washington times., 1914-02-16
RUMOR SAYS FEDS
MAKE iris OFFER
Red Sox Star 0utfieIder Ap-
preached by Outlaws While
in Europe.

BOSTON, Feb. LIT was reported
here today that the Federals have
approached Iris Speaker. Red Sox
slugger, while he was in Europe with
the world tourists. and made the out
fielder a tempting offer.
Another baseball rumor was that
Captain Eweeney. of the Braves. was
sold to the Philadelphia Nationals to
play second base in the place of Otto
Kuabe
The Washington times., 1914-02-16

One "t the results of the present
squabble between Ban johnson and
Charles Murphy, oN,r t',r right of the
latter to remain within the fold of
orga nizeG baseball. Will be the estab-
Iishment Ut the Jwn' rShip OF the Cubs.
For years there las teen n ,,ersist-
ent belief among many baseball men
that Murray had Jnly Il tiihIlIr place.
end the real own"- of The bah clro
was q: RI. Taft br' thcr Of ;hc for
mer President UO@ever. when Johnny
Evers opened up and Iold his story
to the nCw>nap-::ren, following his
unexpected d"th:oacmrnt. Il" vent
into consId' GA Bile detail to p.Ove that
Murphy controlled tie Gu b:;' financial
arrangement and that he alu .e was
responsible FOR every IN ,v-mcnt OF
any sort in the ranks. He SAWS that
TO all inttnta and i:'rpo8es Nurpry is
pre- sidcnt. owner and hoard Il dircc-
tors.
holders, incluuinS Taft. but Murphy
nulds Il block e sufficient size TO haze
his " ord 60.
While there ARE man! followers OF
baseball who 10 not a'r!a!s SUPPORT
Ban Johnson, tho president Of The
American L,.,:;Uc - Likely 10 find
that he is soiidlv Lacl cd ~ MS de
terminate n |" rid baseball oI .Iu'pny
and men of t..lt tyI.".
Johnson is one Of our best little talk
crs at times, but in such situation
as the preS' nj n" is likely t. weigh
his words, so when he Says that ne will
have Murphy impcached he probably
nnCws OF what h" speaks.
Johnson holds the whip handle in
hasenah now. fic looms up by far
the lrrgest "X"c'ItI:e n baseball. and
now that he has his own leag1Ie :thso-
lut.ly in his haHG ne apparently does
not intend that the game as whole
shall be nterirrCu with 10y such Iruu-
blcsnm" individuals as Charles Webb
Murphy.
Clark Griffith Intends to lead the
vholc delegation rt Washington PLAY
"TS who ar" winIern& here to the Cos
mos ThcHtcr this cV"r'u: to So" Nirk
Alir0"k i'm action. AItr"ck and his
some local stun since they arrived her"
Saturday. and think they Will u" ;,bIo
to put over several real hits on their
fellow-workers ot tho diamond.
The first Natiou'tl To get down to
real preparation win be Chick Gandil.
The day after tomorrow the big first
baseman will leave for Chicago. where
he meets George Mcbride The pair
will travel to West laden and put in
two weeks at the indiana resort in
order to take am kinks out they may
find In their systems They will he
back in Washington in time to join the
main body of Nationals that moves
on to Charlottesville the first week in
March.
Youthful Nationals xilI he dropping
into Washington this week, and one
The Washington times., 1914-02-16
BLUSHING YOUTH WILL
MARK PITCHERS WITH
GRIFF'S 1914 OUTFIT.
With Groom Gone, Walter Johnson Will Be Only One With Ex-
tended Experience in Big Show-0Id Fox Prefers Ray
Morgan to Johnny Evers at Second Base.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

One feature of the Washington ball club that attract at
tenion the road during the long days the slush
youthfuness the
Should Groom persist and instead seek Federal
BERTH Walter Johnson will the pitcher extended
Johnson his twenyfh of the
whom the pitching will be selected about
The the twers follow: Enge Jim Shaw, 49,
Gaa. Jack Bentley Boehlng, 81
Carl Cahon.- 49, Harry Harper 49, Paul Mus %; Mumod 2o
Schwartz 49, and D. C. Williams,
This Nationals will the with
the staf, showing
than of the contemporary of the rival teams.
The Washington times., 1914-02-16
JAKE STAHL DENIES
FEDS WILL GET HIM
Former Red Sox Chieftain Says
He Has Retired From Dia-
m0nd for All Time.

CHICAGO, Feb. l5.-Gariand Jake
Stahl. former pilot of the Bosom Red
Sox today fatty denied that he mad re-
ceivcd an offer to manage a Federal
club TO be placed in Brooklyn next sea-
son. He further stated that he would
not consider an offer to manage that
or any other team.
You can say for me, that / haze re-
tired from baseball said Stall today
THAT means that l am through. | am
not going TO attempt am, come blck."
The Washington times., 1914-02-16
Scorns Murphy's Orders.

ASHEVlLLE, y. c.. Feb. 16.-Pitcher
Eub Perdue left for Hot Springs. Ark.
today. despite orders from C. w. Muir
rhy OF the Cups tn Join that club at
Tampa, Fla. Per6ue is one of the
players mentioned in the trade for
EYers that was nuliifieG by the Ma
tional League.
The Washington times., 1914-02-16

Youthful Nationals Xill he dropping
into Washington this week, and one
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
RUSSIANS CLAIM
FURTHER SUCCESSES

PETROGRAD. Nov. 29.-The follow
ing communication was issued from gem
ernl headquarters today.
Between the NiStuia and the Warta
the enemy continues 20 maintain the 10
sition fortified by him at Strykow
Lgierz Szadek and Zdunska VIOLA tEus-
sian Poland. The fighting has been
very stubborn In the regions Of StrykoW'
and ZgierEz. We captured at these polnts
cannon. rapid firers and several hum
dred Prisoners
our troops have taken part In an
ensagement on a front comprising Glow
no. hielawy and Sohota. Along the left
bank OF the Nistuia the Germans carried
out "a counter-attack.
According 10 prisoners the German
losses were enormous. many hattalions :
losing al Of their officers and the COM
panies being reduced 10 from SO to 30
men.
"On the Czenstochowa -Cracow front
there have been no important engage
ments. The Austrian army which de-
Tended the approaches east of Cracow on
ahc Schrcniava and Rahn. were defeated
November -. being driven back to the
region ~ tho fortress
In the Carpathians on November q.
We took a. many a. 200 Austrains. Th-
troops 81 the enemy have retired pre-
cipitately from iiukowiua. We have
occupied Czernowitz
Tn the region ~ the Mnzurtan lakes
least irussial and the Amgerap rivers
our troops have thrown back the Ger
mans in several district from their for.
titled position.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
ORGANIZATION Is
VERY EFFICIENT
RockEFELLER FOUNDATION RE-
cEiVES MOST FAVORABLE
REPORT FROM BELGIUM
Many More Relief Vessels Scheduled
To Sail Within the Next Few
Weeks-Tons Of Supplies.

NEW YORK. Nov 29.-The Rocke-
fcllcr Foundation in a statement Is
sued tonight says Il has received from
lie War relief commission which has
already reached Rotterdam. a very
favorable report on the efficiency Of
the organization for the distribution
Of food and clothing for the needy
Belgians
Wickline Rose. chairman OF the
Foundation commission. reports that
the need of additional supplies Is stiil
most urgent and that contributions OF
10000 tons In addition TO the car
goes already assured must be shipped
during December
Arrangements have been made. the
Foundation states. for the tran eporta-
tion OF 25.OOO.000 pounds Of food TO
reach the suffering Belrians before
the first OF the year
The American commission for re-
lief in Belgium has also arranged for
the dcspatchlng Of several steamers
with relief carrOes The first early
shipment viii be- on the steamer Bas-
tican which sails from Philadelphia
on December carrying n cargo Of
= 1000 bushels Of wheat valued az
about 100000 other ships listed
for early sailing include the Hannah
from New York the John Hardie and
the Lynorta from Baltimore and the
kentirern from New York. Ships
from San Francisco and PUGET Sound
carrying pacinc coast donations are
also 90 leave aoon ueaming through
the Panama canal
The commission today received r
cablegram from ~ g. Hoover chair
man ~ the commission in London.
emphasixing tho fact that ungrounu
wheat and corn sent into Belgium
could b. rround there as there arr
nour mills In several Belgian ccntcrs
IN fun working order. adordinE TIM
mediate employment to Beigians
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
RUSSIANS THROW ARMY
OYER The CARPATHIAES

LEMBERG. Galicia. via Petrorrad
and London Nov. ~. 25 D. m.-The
tufrians appear 90 have accomplished
the difficult feat OF throwing an army
through the Carpathian mountains
southwest Of LENDERS. Fighting In
the Carpathians has been most ferocI-
ous. being carried on under extraordi.
nary difficulties which were increased
by the severe cold. the bitter winds
and occasional snow storms. Reports
received here say that I'm their opera.
tiOus against the Austrians the Rus.
SLAMS have won important successes
during hghtinE for tho last two days
Austrian officers who have been
captured say that they never consid.
cred the possibility that the Carpath.
ians would BE- crossed a. this time Of
the year with such a degree of sue.
cess as the Russians are reported 10
have attained The assertion is
made BY Russian officers that the
Austrians are not In position 70 de-.
fond Gailcia Tho army which cross
"a the mountains. they say. found a
distracted population suffering from
hunger and privauon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
Kaiser Joins Ge@. Won Hindenburu In Russia
GERMAN ARMY CUT into THREE
PARTS BY VICTORIOUS RUSSIANS

-Areew
has beer ut in Hreepa " ~ ~ NN'"~'
sou
o
Saus but stubcrni sian adance - ~ ~ " VI"
from fifty ymnes II
of attw ntmnesa
Is acting entirely on from nohers ~
Of but
beer ntre yhutrted
ncenerh line NN cut
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
YOUNG MAN BEATEN TO DEATH
BY TWO OF HIS YOUNG CHUMS
SHOCKING CRIME COMMITTED AT
PoLKAooT, o, YESTERDAY
AssAILANTs ARRESTED.
Victim Was Lured From Church Soc.
isI and Beaten With Steel
knuekies.

Special Dispatch 20 the IntelHgencer
HUNTINGTON. W. Va. Nov. 29.-
During a church social at Polkadot.
Ohio near here today. Lawrence Wat
son. seventeen years old. was called
from the meeting house and beaten
TO death by two eighteen year old
comrades. who. the authorities say.
are Bray Dillon and Ezra knight. OF
Millersport. Ohio. Both boys are IN.
der arrest. The three. apparently the
best Of friends, had gone 10 the
church social together. being accom-
panied by some young girl friends.
and a quarrel occurred ~ the affair.
knight and Dillon leaving later.
Dillon used the name of a girl a. a
DreteHt 20 lure Watson from the build
ing the authorities say.
Both attacked Watson. using steel
knuckles. Ills cries brought n hun.
dred people from the church but not
until his skull had been crushed In
several places. The arsailanta fed.
but were captured late tonight
Mystery surrounds the attack and
the assailants refuse 20 talk. Watson
ls tho son ~ Scott Watson. a prOmi.
nent farmer of Eastern Lawrence
county. while the other boys come II
families long well known IN this sec.
lion. Because Of the prominence Of
the parties the affair has caused q
sensation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
NEELY TO NAME
POSTMASTERS
WILL MEET BUSINESS MEN HERE
TO-DAY AND WIRE HIS SElEc-
TiON TO WASHINGTON.
He VIII Also Flll the Manninston
once by Holding Similar
Conference This
Morning.
Special Dispatch to The Inteilisencer.

Special Dispatch TO The Intelligencer.
FAIRMONT. W. VA. Nov. 29.-To-
morrow Congressman NJ. NJ. Neely will
settle the vexatious questions of who
will be postmaster in Wheeling and
Warrington. During the day Con-
gressman Nicely will visit both cities.
In each he will hear suggestions OF
the patrons OF the office and before he
leaves will wire the department at
Washington his recommendations for
the appointments. When questioned
tonight, Major Nicely said: Both these
cases are open. From what ] learn
from the patrons OF the office tomor-
row I will be able TO make my selec-
tions. In each city I will hear the
business men and others and before
return to Fairmont Monday night the
recommendations will have been
made"
Major Neely and his secretary
Charles Lively will leave this city
Monday morning at s o'clock going 10
Warrington to hold his conference
there.
AS the train leaves that city for
Wheeling at IL o'clock Major Neely
will have wired his recommendation
to Washington before that hour
reaching Wheeling early in the after
noon. Congressman Nicely will meet
with patrons OF the Wheeling Office
at o'clock at the Windsor hotel.
Before leaving at six o'clock he will
have wired his wishes regarding the
office there TO the department in
Washington.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
COMMISSION NAMED TO :,
SETTLE COLORADO STRIKE.
PRESIDENT NAMES MEN IN
LINE WITH HIS SUG-
GESTED AGREEMENT
In Statement President Expresses
Hope That Parties May Make
Use of Commission.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2s.-Presi-
dent Wilson tonight announced the
appointment of Seth Low. OF New
York. Charles W. Mills. OF PhiladeI-
phia. and Patrick Gilday. of Clear
neld. Pa. as commission through
which future difference between op-
orators and miners involved in the
present Colorado coal strike may be
settled.
The commission. officials explain
ed. was not appointed to deal with
the existing differences which have
caused rioting and bloodshed in Colo
rado. Hywel Davies and w. r. Fair
ley. the conciliators who have been
attempting to settle the strike for
several months will continue in their
efforts TO have the operators and min
ers agree on settlement OF the pres
ent strike
In the statement announcing the
appointment OF the commission the
President expressed the very earn
est and sincere hope that the parties
may see IL not merely TO their own
best interests, but also a duty when
they owe TO the communities they
serve and to the nation itself, to make
use % the insJlImentality OF peace
and render strikes OF the kind which
has threatened the order and pros
perity OF the great state Of Colorado
thing OF the past
Commission Was Contemplated.
The appointment OF such a commits
sion was contemplated in the plan
Tor temporary settlement OF the strike
which the president proposed several
months ago and which was accented
By the miners but rejected by the
operators. One OF the chief objec-
tons OF the operators. 10 the plan
was the naming OF the commission.
The president announced in his
statement that the commission will
place themselves at the service alike
of the miners and the operators OF the
fCouttnu~d an PnU. rtu.a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
CANNUCKS ARE
GIVEN SCARE
GOVERNMENT SEARCHING FOR
SECRET STORE OF ARMS
AND AMMUNITION.
On the Isle Of Orleans in the ST.
Lawrence - Found Concrete
Base For Big Siege Guns.

OTTAWA. Ont. Nov PA secret
store OF arms and ammunition is be
ing searched for on the Isle Of OR.
leans I'm the ST. Lawrence river just
on Quebec. A concrete base upon
which a siege gun could be mounted
already has been found there.
A German two years ago. bought a
tract OF land on the Isle of Orleans
and established there a plant for the
manufacture OF concrete blocks. IL is
upon this property that the concrete
foundation has been found. II com.
mands the defenses OF Quebec and of
the ST. Lawrence channel. Last sum.
mer moving picture company. the
leading men. of which were German.
spent the summer on the Isle OF Or.
leans producing the battle of the
Plains OF Abraham and making films
OF II. They employed several hund.
red young men OF the vicinity, uni
formed them and provided them with
arms which they borrowed from local
military authorities.
The firearms which they borrowed
were returned TO the authorities, but
IL has been reported that they took
advantage OF the opportunity to land
guns and secrete them in pits which
were carefully covered.
The Canadian. militia authorities
have regarded Information they have
received as serious enough TO warrant
an Investigation. The concrete foun-
dation has been destroyed and excava-
tions have been made I'm a search for
buried guns. So far none has been
found.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
NEUTRALCOUNTRIES
FAVOR MOVEMENT
ron WITHDRAWN or BELLraER.
ENT WARsHIPS PROM
THEIR WATERS.
Especially Dutch and soandinavtana
Who Have Suffered Most From
ImDedsd Commerce.

ROME Nov 20. s:25 p. ui.-Tho propo-
sition Of the South American republics
FOR the Withdrawal Of bsiligcrcnt war
ships from their waters In order or re-
move impediments to commerce has
been received with sympathy hy the
neutral countries. especially the Scamdi-
uagian and Dutch kingdoms. which have
suffered most from the present Euro
uenu war.
Hope d. expressed that the United
states will head this movement and that
~ may lead % the enactment 81 a. neu
intcrunNOnU law which will prevent
hflltunrenfa causing losses TO neutral
ships
NJ is argued that even though bai-
urerent relmhursea generously Tor nf-
uurHirufcd goods such rrifu hurHrrnfuf Il
docs not compensate for n general fuaa
o. trade. Injuries 20 manufacturer and
Tor the stupunEo n Industries
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
DUTCH REFUSE AID IN
CARING FOR BELGIANS

TfIE HAGUE. VIA London. Nov 20
go .. m--The Dutch E0vcrument has
rafrnrrirnfly declined All overs ~ nn-
tneini AID for nelrian refugees in Hot
land ufirh we're recently uuunirlHliV nf -
Tered bv an Amerir1u charity.
~ the million fielrlrn rrfuraea Who
red into Holland ~ the beginning ~ the
uar 400. 900 rennllnHa ones remain.
Winter o. auuruarhlnT Hud these re-
fureTH are nov being Gathered together
In specially Cuuafrucfof camps T0r
lhfa purpose a special budget ~ about
q 500 900 har been rnaaed - cover the
srnrrrsa urfu Innmnrf After that =
furfher credit ~ o. 900 900 vii b. rlNrn
n affffirn % fhn refugees fhafe are
ffr0f ItfiFfan noidlrrn uh0 crossed into
HOLLAND and were fnfrrnrf Tnr rra
uen~r frr fhrir ulalnfrrnrrr will o. paid
- Ia HaiElan eof aruuGuL
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR
The WOUNDED IN VIENNA

WASHINGTON. ID. C. Nov. 29.-How
Thanksgiving day was celebrated In
Vienna was described in a dispatch re-
ceived to-day by the Austro-Hungarian
embassy here. The message said.
Despite the bad weather and ohsti-
nate resistance OF the enemy. our Of
fcnstve In Servia continues. Nine thou
sand Scrvtans have been made prison
ers. In the northern war theatre there
IL nothing remarkable To report.
Thanksgiving day in Vienna was not
celebrated with the usual solemnities
but on the initiative and under the care
OF Mrs. Penfield. the wife OF the Amer
lean ambassador. dinners were pr pared
at the embassy and distributed among
1.6s0 AustrO-Iiungarian and 26O Rus
sian wounded in the hospitals"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
DESPERATE AND
HE WILL ADVISE GENERALS
LATEST REPORTS SAY ADvAN
TAGE Is WITH THE RUS
SIAN ARMY
Russians Claim Successes Against
Austrians and Turks-Quiet
in the West.

LONDON. Nov. -. 9:55 D. M
While deprecating the exaggerated re-
ports OF Russian successes in the bat
tie In northen Poland. where the Ger
man emperor has Joined Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg TO offer HIS afi-
vice and to encourage his troops. the
latest available official reports from
Russian headquarters state the advan-
tage- In the fighting still lies with the
Russian army. II is also officially
said that enormous losses have been
innicted on the Germans. but no men
ton Is made OF the capture of Ger
man divisions which has been so
freely claimed by the Petrograd cor
respondents OF London and Paris
papers.
Opposed to this is the German oil.
cial report. which says that the Rus.
sian attacks have been repulsed and
that the German counter attacks have
been successful
Some days must elapse before this
battle. which promises to prove the
most decisive OF the war, is concluded.
So far. all that is definitely known is
that the German advance has been
brought TO standstill. Some of the
German troops have been partly or
wholly surrounded. but they are still
fighting stubbornly to break their way
through the Russian lines. apparently
TO the northward. where they hope to
joint reinforcements sent from Thorn.
Claim Decisive Successes.
In the battle before Cracow the Rus
SLAMS do claim decisive successes
During the last week they took 80. 900
Austrian and German prisoners in this
region. This victory Is taken in Petro-
grad to mean that Cracow will not bar
the Russian advance in Silesia from
the south. but that. with the Aus
trian army beaten. IL will be neces-
sary only to mask the fortress
The Russians likewise announce
success ON the Austrian side OF the
ICarpathians and against the Turks I'm
the Caucasus. although in both re-
gions the worst OF weather has pre-
vailed
In the western arena the Germans,
although making an occasional infan-
Try attack. seem at present content TO
lombard the allied positions but with
somewhat lighter guns than they have
been using. This may mean either
that they are sending troops and ar
tillery to the east to use against the
Russians or that they are preparing a
new attack against the allies.
That the enterprise that failed in
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