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Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30
"CYCLONE" THOMPSON
WHIPS GUNNER SMITH

Chicago, H.. Sept. 30.-Gunboar
Smith, white champion of the world.
Listen to Cyclone Johnny Thompson
battle-scared ring veteran, and he viii
impart the information that he, tie
sycamore Cyclone" is the title-holder
according 10 dope" Johnny says g
decisively defeated Smith in a six,
round bout held in Pittsburgh Monday
night.
The news was kept secret, Thomp-
son asserts, by Jim Buckley, Smiths
manager, who feared that it wouIl
hurt the house at the Smith-Levinsky
bout scheduled for New York.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30
MICHIGAN OPENS SEASON
WITH DE PAUW ~" TODAY

Ann Arbor. Mich. Sept. 30.-Yost
will send practically a second string
back field into the opening game OF
the season this afternoon on Ferry
field. when DePauw university's elev-
en- from Greencastle, Ind, comes to
Ann Arbor TO combat the Wolverines
in the initial clash of the 1914 season.
SpIawn and Gait are the two veter-
ans who Will be out OF the lineup. Bas-
tian and either Cattlet or Meaw TAX
ing their places.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30
Runners Called Out.

Urbana, Ill. Sept 3O.-Coach Harry
Gill of the ulInoies conference cham
pionship track squad returned from an
outing in Canada yesterday, and called
out his cross-country runners. Manson,
conference two-mile champion; Lap
ping. of the two-mile champion relay
SQUAD; Billman, Wray. Burgon, Wright,
Minnis, Huntington and Stirton are
leading candidates. Last year the Illi-
uois distance men finished second, but
expect TO cop first honors this fall.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30
aishon and Walsh Drew.

Chicago. ILL.,, Sept 30-Joe Bishop OF
Whiting and Jimmy Walsh, former
English bantam-weight champion.
fought 10 rounds TO draw at Tolles-
ton. near Hammond. Ind. last night. In
tn, fifth Bishop fioored Walsh, but the
latter got up undamaged. Johnny
CIabby drew with Dan McNolan in the
curtain--eiser and Jack Murphy OF Chi
ca2o went six tame rounds with Dick
Brown OF South Chicago in the semi
XinGup.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30
AL Stars to Play.

Honolulu, T. H, Sept. 3O.-Arrange-
ments have been completed for a SER
les of baseball games to be played here
in December between an All-American
and All-NatioRal league team, accord
ing to advices received here.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.


Boston. 3: Chicago. 2
New York, .: Pittsburgh. .
No others scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland. 10; Chicago. 4.
ST. Louis. 3; Detroit, l.
Others not scheduled.
FEDERAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn. 4; Chicago Z (eight in
uings; called).
Baltimore. s.; St Louis, I.
Pittsburgh, 3 indianapolis. o.
Buffalo. ia Kansas City. so (sec-
ond game eight innings; darknessJ.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30

winning a fourth successive pennant
when Pittsburgh defeated the Nc
Graws. 8 to 2. Harrion held the local
batters safe in the pinches, while
Pittsburgh hit the ball opportunely.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30

to I, in the course of which they
hammered Finneran harder than he
has been hit before this season. The
score:
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30
ArboreaI Advantage.

SteIIa-You can tell a trees age >
its rings. BelIa-No wonder; II doesn't
have 10 give any of them back.-NoW
York Sun.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30
pUBVES WIN LAST
On THREE SWATS
Cheney Holds National Cham
pions to Few Hits but
Walks Eleven.
NAPLESS MAPS BEAT Sox
v... Suffer Further Humiliation
INK cuit East With Victory
over Brooklyn.

Boston. sept. 2o.-Boston took the
.e,sr rame and the entire series from
-. cubs yesterday by the score OF
The score.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30

Two base hits-Egan. Weaver.Four-
nier. Demmitt. Three base hits-ROth.
Breton. Struck out-By Faber, Dbl
niger, Hagerman; by Jasper. Hager-
nan; y Dillinger. Weaver; by Hager-
-an' Jasper, Blackburne, J. Collins.
A0th ,. Weaver. Mayer. Breton. Bases
% oalls-OR DilIinger. ]. of Hager-
nan o. of Faber J.: of Jasper, i.
Dolo-e play - Wamb bsganss TO Chap
Azn TO Johnston. Hits-On WOIfgang.
N one inning. OF FaJer. 4 in two
"a one-third innings; OF Jasper, 4 IN
-'lf and two-thirds innings; of Dill
niger, in three innings. :. OF Hager-
1--n' IN six innings. Hit by pitcher
by D!tnger, Schalk. wild pitch
-@sper- Passed balls-Mills 2. Left
~ oases-CleveiaUd. .; Chicago. II.
; --e-z-l2. Cmpires - Hidsbrand
and D.reen
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30

,-+fcaro 100000 OC-2
BOSTON ..-..........OOOO 2GOO1-3
Two base hit-WLitted. Three base
hits-Zimmerman, Bues- Struck out
By Hughes. Leach ., Cheney 3. Fish
q. Schultz, Zimmerman; by Cheney.
Hughes =, Gilbert. Whaling. Smith.
Schmidt. Moran. Evers. Bases on
5all-Of Cheney, /; off Hughes, 2.
HI: by pitcher-By Cheney, Maran-
vile. Wild pitch-Hughes- Passed
balIs-Archer ,. Left on bases-Chi-
cago. 2; Boston, II. Time-2:10. I'm
pirs@O'Connor and Byron.
sox Lose TO Cleveland.
CleveIand, Sept. 3O.-Even the Amer
lean league tail-enders are Furnishing
The White Sox now. II was humili
ting 70 the Sox. but they had 20 take
defeat at the hands Of Birmingham 5
trailers yesterday, even with Jackson
md Lajoie warming the bench. The
final zco-e v-as 10 IN / The score.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30
linz Near Pennant.

brooklyn. Sept. 3O.-Before making
-ylhg dash out of the city the Chi
ls iolnd time yesterday 20 give the
''OoAieas z beating by the score Of
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30
Pirates Route Giants.

New York. Sept. 80. - New York,
three times champions OF the National
league. today lost its last chance OF
Rock Island Argus., 1914-09-30

Total .....2 80 q
sOue out when winning run was
Evening star., 1914-11-25
COMING BY PARCEL POST,
Material for Thanksgiving Dinners
Being Delivered by P. O. Trucks.

Seven post Office trucks and wagons
were kept busy all day today and prob
ably will be until 10 o'clock tonight
delivering perishable matter from the
farms for Thanksgiving dinners in this
city. The influx began yesterday noon,
and the deliveries continued late last
night.
Washington commission houses were
large patronizers of the parcel post for
this class of products, and as they are
closed at night their deliveries were
made at daybreak this morning.
The consignments for the commission
houses consisted mostly of rabbits and
dressed poultry. These were kept over
night, together with late shipments Oh
poultry, butter and meat for 1nd1V1d-
uals, in the large ice box that has been
erected in the parcel post division OF
the city post office. This refrigerator
has a capacity of 500 cubic feet.
In addition to the daylight trip to
the comission houses this morning, five
large automobile trucks and the two
extra wagons are working to clean up
the parcels which continue to come in
La heavy stream with every incoming
train.
The normal perishable parcel post busi-
ness embraces between 220 and 230 par
cells every day except Saturdays, when
it runs considerably more than 800 par
GELS. The daily average of poultry
receipts is so: of eggs. 220 packages /;
fruit. 80. and mixed farm products. such
as meats. hampers Of vegetables. poultry.
perishable articles by parcel post, direct
from the farms, today, it is declared.
will far exceed anything in the history
of the office.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
ACCUSE TURKS OF PLOT.
Canadian Police Say They Planned
fo Assassinate Gen Huphes

LONDON, Ontario, November 25.-The
local police claim that by the arrest of
three Turks last Thursday night they
frustrated an attempt to assassinate
Maj. Gen. Sam Hughes. minister of
militia and defense. The authorities
say that letters found in the posses
sion of the prisoners and interpreted
by government secret service men in
dicated clearly that an attempt was to
have been made on the life of Gen.
Hughes upon bis arrival in this city
today.
One of the letters. the police assert,
bears a Detroit postmark on the en-
velope. and urges the Turks to do
their duty" and not to be afraid of
meeting the man they had been in
structed to kill" The same letter con-
tanned information about man. re-
ferred to as zone of Canada's biggest
military men," who was coming to this
city.
Details of the plot charged by the
police were first obtained, they assert,
in Detroit. ...
Evening star., 1914-11-25
.SERV|A CLAIMS VICTORY
Nish Reports the Rout, With Heavy
Losses, of Austrian
Invaders.

PARIS. November 25, 1:16 pm.-A
Servian victory in the fighting with the
Austrian invaders is reported in a dis
patch today to the Havas Agency from
Nish. 1t is said that the Austrian col
umns which the night of November %
crossed the Kolubara river, in north
western Servia, were put to rout by the
Servians, with large losses.
The battle continues, it is said, on a
line from Lazarevatz to Mienitza, where
the attacks of the Servians caused the
Austrians to fall back.
The Austrians are said to have lost 500
prisoners and three machine guns
Evening star., 1914-11-25
MEDAL FOR NINE. P01NCARE.
Wife of French President Rewarded
for Services as Nurse.

BORDEAUX. November "a, via Paris,
November 25.-The Bar Association has
presented to Nine. Poincare, wife of the
President of France. specially de-
signed medal as a mark of admiration
at the example she set by working as
nurse in a hospital organized by the
association. Nine. Poincare. who early
in the war completed a course in nurs-
ing which qualified her for duty in the
Red Cross. volunteered her services as
soon as she arrived in Bordeaux, when
the seat of government was moved to
this city from Paris. The address ac-
companying the presentation says:
1--WE all remember with sincere emo
tion the kind, unassuming nurse who
took up her humble duties early each
morning. and whose perseverance,
brought each day to our dear wounded
most attentive care and deeply appre-
ciated encouragement
Evening star., 1914-11-25
Zapata Now Occupies
City of Mexico, With
Villa Forces Approaching

Gen. Blanco left Mexico City at 3
IN. yesterday and the forces of Zapata
Immediately took possession of the
city, according to dispatches to the
State Department filed at noon yester-
day. They made no mention Of any
disturbances in the capital M to that
hour.
Blanco. after repeated assurances to
the diplomatic corps that he would
not evacuate the city, withdrew.
Blanco took away with him all roll
ing stock that could bs used in trans
porting troops Most of the wires con-
Meeting the capital with the outside
world have been cut.
Other advices from credible sources
in Mexico today caused doubt as to
what conditions actually exist in the
Mexican capital These dispatches in
dicate that there was some looting by
the forces of Gen. Blanco as they were
leaving Mexico City and that the Zap
alta forces were in the outskirts of the
city and had not entered
Villa Forces Near City.
Gen. Villas troops are reported few
miles north of Mexico City and Of
ficials here think a joint occupation
OF the capital with the Zapata forces is
likely, as there is complete under
standing between the two factions.
The forces of Villa. according to Of
fetal kilograms. are closing in on Tam
pico from San Luis Potosi and already
have reached the oil fields in the vicin-
ity of Tampico. The Villa advance
guard has given assurances that the
foreign oil interests will be protected.
Recent reports from State Depart
ment agents who have been in touch
with Zapata led officials here to be-
lieve the southern chief would main
tain order in the city.
While officials express confidence that
foreigners will not be disturbed in any
event. they manifest considerable anx-
iety over the situation
Rafael Zuberan Capmany, conf
Dental agent of Gen. Carranza here, In
a formal statement issued, praises
President Wilson for ordering the
evacuation of Vera Cruz.
Advices from American Consul Silli-
man. filed there Monday afternoon, ar
rived late last night, and only report
ed the interruption of communication
between the capital and Vera Cruz an6
lilo.
Llorente Gives Views.
ON behalf of Provisional Presiden,
Gutierrez and the Aguascalientes con-
vention, Enrique c. Llorente today ex-
pressed satisfaction at the evacuation
Of Vera Cruz. Mr.. Llorente, designated
as the Washington representative Of
(Continued on Second Page)
Evening star., 1914-11-25
RUSSIAN LINE IS HOLDING FAST.
SAYS REPORT FROM PETROGRAD
Germans Said to Have Been Heavily
Reinforced and Apparently Have
Halted Retreat.

PETRoGRAD, November 25 via London 145 pm.-The Rus
defense against left holding according
trustworthy information reaching Petograd this morning Further
the Russians assuming the offensive the German right
The German Wieun Warta has been
checked after fighting
The Germans receiving
tween the Vistula and the Warta
Evening star., 1914-11-25
British Army Pay Increased.

LONDON, November 25.-New rates
Of pay for army officers. showing in
creases of from 10 to 25 per cent, are
announced in an army order. The new
daily rate for captain is raised from
$3 to $3.50 and for a lieutenant from
81 to $3.50. These increases also are
augmented by various special allowances
Evening star., 1914-11-25
Forbidden to Leave Turkey.

PARIS. November 25.-Telegraphing
from Athens. the correspondent of the
Havas Agency says the Turkish gov
ernment has forbidden all subjects of
the triple entente powers. with the
exception of women and children under
eighteen years Of age. to leave Otto
man territory,
Evening star., 1914-11-25
German Aviators Reported Captured.

PETROGRAD, November "a, via Lon
don, November 25.-A German aero
plane with two aviators has been cap
tured by Cossacks twenty-four miles
from Plock, Russian Poland. The air
Plock.
Evening star., 1914-11-25

Victory Hangs in Balance.
LONDON, November 25, p.m.-In the
eastern theater of the war the situa-
ton as regards the Russian and Ger
man armies in Poland remains 4 little
obscure.
The Germans, on the one hand, are
not denying that the advance of Gen.
Won Hindenburg has been checked,
while the Russian war Office, on the
other hand, although not issuing an
extended statement, claims a decisive
victory.
Left Desolate by Invaders.
The German attempt to turn the
Russian flank at Wielun pass was eX-
pected and checked" says the Times
Petrograd correspondent. "The difficul<
ties of the Russian operations in Po-
land were enormously aggravated by
the havoc the Germans wrought during
their retreat from Warsaw.
"A Russky Slovo correspondent who
visited the scene says it is difficult to
find a solitary foot of undamaged rail-
road roadbed for hundreds of versts.
The scene, he declares, suggests the
visitation Of a tremendous typhoon or
earthquake. The devastation of the
country runs from Warsaw to near
Kutno, where the destruction becomes
less complete.
The commencement of the lombard
ment of the Cracow forts bears out the
official Russian reports that the Rus
SLAMS are approaching the fortress
from the three directions, namely, Mie-
chow, Woinicz and New Sandeo."
Week of Hard Fighting.
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Morning Post says that the Russian
success in Poland as announced in
official dispatches was preceded by a
week of hard fighting with varied sue
cess and reverses.
In the neighborhood of Brzeziny the
actually succeeded in temporarily
breaking through the Russian defense
and getting to the rear of the Russian
positions, says the correspondent 1t
appears, however, that the Germans did
not fully realize their chances and the
Russians countered by piercing the
German lines at another point, COM
pelling the Germans to withdraw, with
the loss of a whole battery of heavy
artillery and two regiments of pris-
oners.
The failure of this most determined
attack which was almost 4 success dis
heartened the Germans, continues the
correspondent, and when the ordinary
hammer and tongs fighting was re-
sumed the Russians convinced the
enemy in couple of days that the time
had come to retire, and the Germans
are now in retreat. Large bodies of
reinforcements are moving up on the
German right rear from the neighbor-
hood of Wielun.
Evening star., 1914-11-25

spondent. describing the capture of
Germans in the fighting near the river
Bzura, says:
Three German regiments were
caught with their.back to the river and
suffered heavily from the Russian ar
tillery, while the Russian infantry was
creeping ever nearer Their only way
of escape was across the river, but this
attempt was frustrated by the Russian
cavalry Seeing their position was
hopeless. the whole force. amounting to
two and one-half regiments, surren-
dered.'
German Report Denied.
PETROGRAD, November 25-An Off
cial communication issued hero says:
ITO what extent German official state
ments can be trusted is shown by the
following very short Prussian commu-
nication dated November 20:
1.-The Russian on the east of the lake
region made themselves masters of a
field work fitted with guns but not gar
rsoned.'
This statement refers to a redoubt
near the village of Przykop, which, on
the night of November II, a company
of the Siberian regiment, under COM
mand of Capt. Ossihoff, stormed and
occupied.
trated on the dedoubt violent fire
from large-caliber howitzers and kept
up the attack on it for four hours In
an effort to retake it.
During this attack the German COL
umns were compelled to advance over
small isthmus between the Lakes
Voneff (south and Bonvelno and the
Lake Levantin. After the battle this
isthmus. which is about 400 feet long.
was piled. up with the bodies of Ger
mans killed during the attack.
After fierce fighting the redoubt re-
manned in our possession"
Evening star., 1914-11-25
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

Reports from Russian sources
during the last two days of an
imposing victory in the war with
Austria and Germany are at vari-
, ance with an official statement to-
day from Berlin. While the Ger
man military authorities stated
previously that the advance to-
ward Warsaw had been checked
by the arrival of Russian REIN
forcements, there was no indica-
ton in today's statement that any
decisive results had been attained
by either of the opposing forces.
Today's official communications
from Paris, Berlin and London
concerning the situation in Bel
gium and France gave partial
confirmation of private reports
that the Germans were beginning
another great effort to smash
through their way to the English
channel. Both the British and
French statements mention fight
ing along the line south of Ypres,
Belgium.
The German official communi-
cation stated that, aside from
some progress made near Arras,
the situation in the west was un-
changed.
According to advices from
Nish, the Austrians have met
with a defeat in their invasion of
Servia. Austrian forces in the
northwestern part of the country
are reported to have been re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
Portugal's decision to send
military forces to the aid of the
allies, when, in the opinion of the
executive, such action is neces-
sary, has been received with en-
thusiasm throughout the country.
There were~no indications, how
ever, when this move would be
made.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
Sack Gun and Ammunition
Plants and Rob Pawn
shops and Stores.
BRAZILIAN LEGATION
4 ARMS CIVIL POSSE
Constitutionalists Out of Capital En-
gagged in Battle With Zapata,
Near Tacubaya.

MEXICO CITY, November q delay
ed).-Serious disorder occurred in the
capital tonight when d mob gathered
in front of the national palace. Later II
marched to stores where arms and am
Inunition were kept, battered down the
doors and sacked the places OF their
contents. There was much shooting.
but thus far according to reports, the
casualties are few.
The police were powerless, as the few
who remained to guard the city were
stripped of their arms by the mob.
Later in the evening the mob, which
had been constantly growing. broke up
into smaller bodies and the looting of
pawnshops and other establishments in
various sections of the city was be-
gun.
The trouble began at o'clock in the
evening and at late hour still con-
tinued. All street car traffic was stop
ped except the Red Gross service, which
was taking care of the dead and
wounded brought in from the fighting
around Tacubaya.
At o'clock bodies of civilians and
former federal soldiers were formed.
They paraded the principal streets and
marched to police headquarters and the
Brazilian legation, where they were
armed.
IL Is HOpeu lHdt tHlS IoTCe eNeutudily
Hill be able to control the situation.
Vera Cruz Expects Carranza.
Tenustiano Carranza is expected to ar
rive today, or tomorrow at the latest
An official from Mexico City. whose
duty it Is to look after the official resi-
dence in the capital, has arrived here
to make preparations for the coming
of his chief. From this seaside capi-
tai Gen. CarranZa will direct his cam
paign against Cen Villa
Gen. Candido Aguilar. who took over
Vera Cruz when the American iorces
withdrew Monday, has increased his
occupying virtually the same line OF
outposts as did the Americans. The
cable lines to Mexico City were re-
stored yesterday afternoon
There has been no disorder OF any
consequence since the Americans evac-
uated. The order which Gen. Aguilar
issued directing the citizens to turn In
all arms has brought back to police
headquarters huge stack OF p,stols
and guns of every description, almost
all of which were given up under SINH
lar circumstances when the American
forces occupied the city.
Assured of Protection.
w. W. Canada. the American consul
general, yesterday conferred with Gen.
Asuilar and at that time the general
assured Mr.. Canada that he would CO.
operate in the maintenance OF friendly
relations between the Mexican people
and the United States government by
seeing to il that Americans were given
full protection.
Saloonkeepers have been given per-
mission to reopen their places OF busl-
ness today, the only restriction being
that drinks must not be sold to men
who are already intoxicated. AS
matter of fact, many saloons reopened
last night under special permission. but
there was little drinking. The streets
were flledAoith happy crowds, made up
Of men, women and boys. mostly from
the laboring element, through which
wandered numbers of Gen. Aguilar's
soldiers. many of whom were armed
and burdened with ammunition.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
Keeping His Plans Secret.

The latest intelligence indicates, the
correspondent concludes, that Grand
Duke Nicholas. commander-in-c chief of
the Russian forces, is entirely satisfied
with the situation along the whole Rus
sian front. Such news as is given out
from the neighborhood of Cracow
seems to be about a week old. The
grand dukes plan probably is n good
deal more advanced than the public
has been allowed to know.
The Daily Nails Petrograd corre-
Evening star., 1914-11-25
Chorus Sings Hymns.

The employees of the big print shop
gathered on the marble stairway and
listened to the address. which they
heartily applauded.
In connection with the program a
chorus of forty-two voices sang sew
eral hymns as follows: "Ye Shall Dwell
in the Land" Let Us Have Peace"
Sing Unto the Lord" Praise God
From Whom All Blessings Flow" and
the "Recessional."
The chorus was under the direction
of Benjamin A. Lineback, with Mrs.
Delphine w. Brown as accompanist.
The members of the chorus were:
Misses Kate NJ. Ellis, l.. Ransdell. NJ.
Walsh. NJ. F. koester. E. C. Morell. NJ.
Geisenderfer, F. l.. Miller, Bessie Sweet,
NJ. Z. Regan, E. Donneberg, K. Sweeny,
Emma Green, c. E. Loomis, N. Ruck-
daschel, G. Prender. Mrs. j. L. Thorn
ton. Mrs c. B. Hollinger, Mrs. E. e.
Perry and J. r. Purvis, F. Morrison, j.
l.. Holland. c. w. Bridwell, l.. B. Fete.
IC. C. Covert, James NJ. Montgomery, E.
A. Lang. J. II. Ingram, C. ]. Brantley.
IC. r. Sullivan. H. ]. Redfield. Cyrus
Cook, c. w. Ruhl, L. c. johnson. NJ.
Fitzgerald, NJ. P. Connolly, N. P. Meyer.
w. K. Martin. George R. Merriam. C.
H. Roeder, w. ]. Gould, o. B. Bellinger
and F. w. Kern.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
Thanksgiving Edition

The regular edition
of The Star will be
issued tomorrow at l
o'clock and delivered
at once throughout the
city.
Classified ADVERTISE
ments must be in The
Star office by 1890
am. to insure insertion
in Thursdays Star.
Evening star., 1914-11-25
Students Thanksgiving Holiday.

A Thanksgiving season recess Of four
days has been granted the students in
the various departments of the George
Washington University. The students
temporarily will cease their studies to-
night and will not resume them until
Monday,