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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-25

Paris, Aug. 25, lis a. m.-The
military situation was discussed al
a special meeting of the cabinet al
Elysee palace last night, presided
over by President Poincare. The de.
alterations lasted over three hours
Paris, Aug. 25.-The French wal
Office issued the following announce
ment last night:
THE French and English, the
plan of attack having failed owing
to unforeseen difficulties, have retir-
ed on the covering positions.
'At Mouse the English army on
the left was attacked by the Ger
mans but behaved admirably, hold
ing it's ground with traditional
steadfastness.
"The French assumed the often
sive with two army corps. An Afri-
can brigade in the front line, car
ried away by their eagerness, were
received by murderous fire. They
did not give an inch, but counter
attacked by the Prussian guard,
they were obliged to retire, only
however, after infiicting enormous
losses. The Prussian guard espec"
tally suffered heavily.
OTHER OBLIGED TO FALL BACK.
East of the Meuse our troops
advanced across an extremely diff
ficult country and made vigorous
attack when they emerged from the
woods, but were obliged to fall back
after a stiff fight south of the river
Semois.
ION order of General Joffre, our
troops and the British troops with
drew to the covering positions.
Our troops are intact; our cav
airy has in no way suffered and our
artillery has affirmed it's superiority.
Our officers and soldiers are in
the best of condition, morally and
physically.
LAS a result of orders which have
been issued, the aspect of the strug-
gle will change for few days. The
French army will remain for time
on the defensive, but at the right
moment, to be decided upon by the
commander in chief, it will resume
a vigorous offensive.
ADMITS LOSSES ARE HEAVY.
"Our losses are heavy; it would
be premature to enumerate them. 1t
would be equally so to enumerate
those of the Germans, who suffered
so heavily that they were obliged
to abandon their counter attacks
and establish themselves in fresh
positions in Lorraine.
1--WE delivered four attacks Sun
day from our positions north OF
Nancy, inflicting very heavy loss on
the enemy.
"In regard to the general stu
alton we have the full use of our
railroads and retain command OF
the seas. Our operations have en-
abled the Russians to come into &C
tion and penetrate the heart of west
Prussia.
1T is to be regretted that often
sive operations planned failed to-
achieve their purpose as result of
difficulties impossible to foresee. 1t
would have shortened the war, but
our defenses remain intact in the
presence of an already weakened
enemy.
Every Frenchman will deplore
the temporary abandonment of por-
lions of Alsace and Lorraine which
we had occupied, and certain parts
of the national territory will suffer
from events of which they will be
the theater.
CAVALRY OVER BORDER.
1.-THE ordeal is inevitable, but
temporary. Thus detachments OF
Evening star., 1914-11-14
Indicate ale Victory Over Princeton Sports
BAKER SAYS STORY
OF PF1ILLIES' SALE IS ABSURD
Ridicules Report That He Is About to Sell
His Interests IN National League
Club to Wards

every player who quit me viii remain
out of the major leagues If | have M
way. ! didn't lose anybody worth wnr
rvinS over, il is true: but that is not
me point player who would jump .
contract would throw a ball game, ia
my opinion.
number of my associates Of tho
National League who have suffered far
more heavily than myself are of thu
sSne opinion. ! have talked with thei.
ara without exception they are dead
SET upon making an example of the iu
iaithful am satisfied that most of tla
National League club owners are
through forever with their inr rates
Mr. Hanney. one of the MANY mag
mates TO find his club sold over his
head over night is planning sereneiv
FOR another world championship for the
city of culture. Tentative arranreme mt :
have been made for the use OF F'enwsv
Park in 1915, though the owner of tho
world champions hopes TO have a mod
ern plant of his own within the near
future
at the annual meeting of the National l
League Mr.. Gaffney will indorse TIL
proposal OF "A more limited roster tu
the major leagues Because of Fedcr, :
League opposition the former limit ~ Z
allowed to lapse. This added to ~.
financial burdens of the National an
American leagues last season.
Evening star., 1914-11-14
IF yANKS ARE SOLD,
NEW WORKERS TO BUY
Little Chance of Federals Getting
Hold of American League
Club It Is Said.

NEW YORK, November 14.-In the
event of a change in the ownership of
the New York American League base
ball club, it is learned, the property
will go to New York men and not to
any Federal leaguers or investors out
|side of this city.
The Yankees got a severe blow in the
secret draft, for they did not draw a
single player The club has no newly
purchased players of any particular
significance, and none from the draft,
with no manager. no training camp de-
cided upon and no base ball park of it's
own.
1t was announced only recently by an
official of the New York club that the
American League club had no lease on
the Polo Grounds for next year. There
is simply verbal understanding, the
same as was in vogue during the past
two seasons, by which the club is al
lowed to use the Brush stadium simply
through the courtesy of President Harry
n. Hampstead. Both the National and
American leagues passed resolutions
against the two leagues using the same
park, and these resolutions have not
been rescinded. In the event of a new
ownership it Is understood that the
club will go into the hands of men who
will have the confidence and approval
of the New York National League club,
and arrangements will be made to
again use the Polo Grounds until the
club finds new park of it's own.
Evening star., 1914-11-14
MRS. BARLOW VICTOR
OVER MRS. STOCKTON
Wins Golf Final at Lakewood by 5
Up and 3, After Being
Dormie Z.

LAKEWOOD. n. j., November a.
Mrs Ronald fl. Barlow of Philadelphia
won the women's invitation tourna-
ment of the Country Club of Lakewood
yesterday, when she defeated Mrs. II.
r. Stockton of Plainfieid by up and 3
to play in the eighteen-hole final round.
In so doing Mrs. Barlow played the best
round of the tourney, for with the bye
holes played out her score was 40.
42-S1. Mrs. Stockton could do no bet
ter than 50.
The high wind, which made good golf
difficult on the first two days of the
tourney, was in evidence again yester-
day, but Mrs Barlow at least seemed
unaffected by it. She began the match
with a victory on the first hole, and
by the time the turn was reached she
was up. A perfect 3 on each of the
two short water. holes, the tenth and
eleventh, made her dormie :. and the
match seemed as good as over.
With defeat q certainty Mrs. Stock
ton braced, and. playing excellent golf,
won the next three holes. The rally
ended on the fifteenth, however, which
Mrs. Barlow won, 4 to ., and ended the
match.
In the final of the second eight. Mrs.
L. F. F. Wanner, Essex county, beat
Mrs. w. /. Seaman. Richmond county.
by up and 2 to play, and the third
Englewood who defeated Mrs. J. Eber-
hard Faber, Richmond county, by up
and to play. a kickers' handicap p
played yesterday afternoon resulted in
a victory for Mrs. c. f. Uebelacker,
HackenSaCk
Evening star., 1914-11-14
BY H. c. BYRD.

Vale is adjudged the favorte in TO-
day's game with Princeton by every
northern foot ball expert ana authority
There is hardly a man who dares say
,he Tigers will do more than make
good showing against the strongest
combination the Dark Blue has had In
wears. 1t is claimed that Princeton s
team was so weak extensively against
Harvard that ii has not had nearly
enough time since in which to prepare
to score touchdowns against the Ehs'
Princeton's defense, though ragged at
times against the Crimson. is said TO
be potentially strong and capable
1t seems to be the offenSe of the
Princeton eleven that is coming in for
the greatest share of criticism in the
compariso between the Yale and Tiger
teams. Princeton, prior to the contest
with Harvard. had not developed Of
fensive play of sufficient caliber to ac-
complish much, even against the small
er elevens. according to reports, and 1t
Is not felt that it could bring to a
fine point of effectiveness any plays or
series of plays that would be likely to
make a decided impression against the
defense of Yale in the short time allow
ed for real work between the two big
cOnHlcIS-
& At least one northern writer, a man
whose predictions this year have been
remarkably true, gives it as his opin-
ion that Yale will win by d good mar
gin, because he does not think that
Princeton has an offense that will
prove in anywise effective. This, COM
bined with the fact that Yale will con-
siderably outweigh the Princeton team,
renders a prediction that the Tigers
will be able TO make much of an Of
fensve showing decidedly improbable.
The Dark Blue team is heavier by sew
en- pounds to the man than that of the
Tigers. and without a fast, open style
Of offensive play it is held that the lat
ter cannot make much headway against
the Yale forwards.
All of which probably is true, con-
sidered from a scientific foot ball
standpoint. but one cannot help but
feel that Princeton is going to do bet
ter work than is generally anticipated.
1t has a splendid aggregation of play
ers. according to the coaches them
selves, and even in a single week such
combination of men can find them
selves, if conditions are favorable to an
extent not appreciated by those unfa-
miliar with the fine spirit Princeton
men have always displayed in every
branch of sport.
Here are the results of all the games
that have been played between Prince
ton and Yale teams, the first taking
place in 1888:
Evening star., 1914-11-14
IRWIN CALLS ON EDDIE PLANK
Scout and Southpaw Both Are Mum
After Talk of Hours.

GETTYSBURG. Pa. November IA
Following persistent rumors which
have been afioat this week concerning
Eddie Plank's likely connection with
the New York Americans next year the
visit to Gettysburg yesterday of Arthur
Irwin, scout for that team, is re-
garded AS particularly significant. al
though the result of the conference was
kept deep secret.
Irwin visited Plank at his home on
the farm, short distance from town,
where he was closeted with the great
left-hander for several hours, finally
returning to town and leaving on the
first train out. He would give out no
statement before his departure, evil
IDENTIFY Wishing Plank to make known
whatever he desired
When Plank was seen regarding r.
wins visit he said: II can't tell you a
word. Some time before spring / will
have something to say, and then my
Gettysburg friends will know my
plans"
Evening star., 1914-11-14
GOLFING HINTS.
BY .STRAiGHT DRIVE"

OUT OF BUNK effec-
tive shot TO have at your COM
mand is what we will call the
sliced niblick shot. Where the
ball lies close up to edge OF a
bunker. and it is next to inpos-
Sible to play straight toward the
pin 4 violently sliced attempt
will frequently get the desired
rise and clearance.
BY aiming well to the left an
allowance for the slice is had
and the ball given 4 chance to
clear the bank and go joyfully on
its way toward the hole. AS the
club comes down with the in
ward drag across the ball it is
amazing how simple it seems to
impart the upN ard flight.
ON the other hand. when q ball
lies close 20 edge of y trap with
the bank directly back of it, the
same type of sliced stroke Will
often get it safely out when no
other would. 1t is an easy stroke
to learn with a little practice and
once mastered will enable the
player to make occasional sur
prising recoveries.
Evening star., 1914-11-14

the general policy of the high schools
not to have contests of that character
and under present conditions those in
charge of athletics at Tech probably
will not give their consent, which
would be needed. And then, even though
a fairly capable team could be gotten
together to play against Tech, the
game probably would fall through on
the very thing for which it was staged
financial returns. A contest Of that
character is seldom popular, and in any
game in which schoolboys are pitted
against older and more mature fellows
there is much greater chance Of in
jury than when they are in competi-
ton with fellows of their own class.
And, besides, it would rebound none
to the credit of Tech if it should win,
and certainly would cause its cham
plonship luster to dim somewhat should
it be defeated
Evening star., 1914-11-14
PEACE NEAR, SAYS HERMANN.
Meeting in Cincinnati Next Week to
Decide It, He Declares.

CINCINNATI, November IA con-
tinuation of the meeting between Chair
man August Hermann of the national
commission and President Weeghman
of the Chicago Federal League club
will be held in this city next week, at
which time the proposed peace pact be-
tween the Yarring factions in base ball
will be decided one way or the other.
This was the declaration last night of
Hermann upon his return from the
meeting with the Federal League OFF,
cials in Chicago.
The negotiations for base ball
peace" Hermann said. have progress
ed satisfactorily, but are not yet COM
pleted. Neither will they be set over
until December l. as supposed by many
people. Next week. and right here in
Cincinnati, will see conclusion one
way or the other. but with the chances
favoring peace and future prosperity"
Evening star., 1914-11-14

Just what is going to happen to some
Of the players who jumped to the Feds
since the last season closed will be
interesting to note in the event that
will happen to Ed Konetchy, who. al
the close of the season. jumped the
Pirates? If the Feds are absorbed, as
is the plan, Konetchy will find himself
in an awful jam. To begin with he
will remain the property of the Pitts
burgh club, and it can do with him as
it sees At. Dreyfuss is sure not to re-
tain him for his team because he has
shown his disloyalty.
The chances are that none of the
owners in the American and National
Leagues will stand by idly, acquiescine
the same time trying to reimburse
themselves for the players they have
lost to the invaders: Pittsburgh has
lost Konetchy. PLAYER for whom
S17,500 was refused The Pirates alSe
lost Hendrix, a pitcher, who would
have brought at least $4,000 in the
open market The Philadelphia Ma
tionals have lost most of the team
while the St. Louis Cardinals also have
been hard hit. 1t is not going to be
of peace with the jumping players to
be considered.
The passing of the three veteran
pitchers from the Athletics naturally
makes first string twirlers of Bush.
Shawkey, Pennock. Wyckoff and Bress-
ler. There is a whole lot of. ability
among these youngsters and If they
should come through Mack will have
by far the best pitching staff he has
had in years. The Athletics new staff
is the youngest in the league. Bob
Shawkey, the old man OF the bunch.
will not be twenty four years old until
next month. Neither Pennock. Bush
nor Bressler are old enough to vote.
Bush will betwentv- on the 21ta
of this month and Pennock viii reach
his majority next February. Wyckoff
will be twenty-five in February. Yet all
of these pitchers have had experience
of more than one full season. except
ing Bressler, who came into the fold
last year. They are by no means green
horns and are apt to prove most for
midable next season.
Evening star., 1914-11-14
VALE is PICKED AS PROBABLE
VICTOR OVER PRINCETON TODAY
Tigers, However, Are Likely to Make Better
Showing Than Is Anticipated-Central
Held to Tie by Western
IMPORTANT FOOT BALL CONTESTS
SCHEDULED TO BE PLAYED TODAY

Lehigh vs.. villanOva, at South
Bethlehem.
Lafayette W.. Albright, at Easton.
Gettysburg VS.. Bucknell. AT Har-
risi,urE.
Franklin and Marshall VS.. Ursinus,
at COIIegcvflle.
Clemson VS.. Virginia Military In
Stitute. at Richmond.
Northwestern University vs.. Puf-
due, at Evanston.
Ohio State University vs.. Oberlin,
at Columbus.
North Carolina University VS..
Wake Forest. at Raleigh.
University of Pittsburgh VS.. Car
necie Tech. at Pittsburgh.
University of Washington VIZ. Uni
versify of Oregon. at Seattle.
Wesleyan W.. Trinity. Mt Middle
town.
Washington and Lee VS.. West Vfr-
Ginfa niversity, Mt Charles
Town.
Washington aud Jefferson VS.. West
Virginia Wesleyan, at Wheeling.
GEORGETOWN Props VS.. LOyola, at
baltimore.
Evening star., 1914-11-14

Manager Hank O'Day of the Cubs
wants the world to know that he will
not be deposed, and that he is planning
to run the West Side machine neAt
season and in 1916
Fielder Jones is said to have an
preached no less than twenty-fiv.
American League players with Federal
League offers. Jones is therefore sign
ing men for other clubs besides the St
Louis Feds.
Red Mckee. Detroit Tiger backston
was operated upon in Detroit last weel.
Tor an abdominal injury, the result OF
being hit with ball thrown by Del
Gainor during practice in Boston last
season.
In New York it Is believed that Pitch
er Ray Caldwell has not yet signe,,
with the Buffalo Federal club. and that
he Will return to the New yorks 80
that Manager Chance is out, if his $40,
hne is returned to him
According to a Baltimore dispatch.
DICK Naliin VIII be on Ban Johns on's
staif OF umplreS next season Nallin
has worked in minor Leagues for uuito
Il 1ew years, and is ripe for "A fling In
the majors. During the OFF season he
manages theater in Canada
Regarding report from San Fran
cisco that Ping Bodie had signed with
the Buffalo Federal League club, Man.
ager Callahan said: IF Bodie has taken
this step it is news to me. Ping has
signed a one-year contract with tho
White Sox. and We have not tried to
send him to a minor league club 1t
sounds like Il dream to me-
Bill Steen. demon spitball artist of the
Maps, is inclined to grieve beca use the
base ball season closed too early Bill
asserts his arm WAS just getting in
shape when the campaign ended. Steen
bankers for the opportunity to play
third base. And, by the way, Bill is a
better third baseman than lot Of
youths who tear into the majors la
beled third sackers.
The famed Walter Johnson won the
base ball championship of Oklahoma
for Minco. October 25, when his team
defeated Geary, to 0. This was the
deciding game of the series. Johnson
was too much for the Geary batters,
although he did not seem to exert HIM
self Runners reached third base Z" ice
with one out, and then the big pitcher
famed the next two batters on each
occasion A crowd of 1000 fans wit
messed the game. and Johnson received
$3.50 for pitching.
Heinie Wagner. the veteran shortstop
of the Boston Red Sox, will make an
effort in the comeback line next sea
SON He has decided to go to Hot
Springs, Ark, early in February to try
to get his arm loosened enough to per-
init him to assume utility and pinch
hitting roles. Wagner was unable to
play at all last season. although he re-
ceived a salary OF 5000. He developed
water on the elbow as the result of an
injury sustained in sliding in one OF
the late games of 1913. A year rest
seems greatly to have benefited Wag-
ner'S arm.
A thing that is beginning to puZzIe
the fans of New York is what the New
Yorks are going to do for new talehl
next season. SO far not an announce
ment has been made of the purchase
Of a new player Nothing has come
up in the draft even. Evidently NJ,
Farrell has decided to buiid MP 10y t'e
v.a, of trades. and this should 2iNr ..h
added interest to the coming WINCH
meeting.
Evening star., 1914-11-14
WELSH AND MCFARLAND.
"Packey' and Champion Practically
Matched for New York Bout.

CHICAGO, November IA ten-round
match between Packey Mcfarland and
Freddie Welsh, to be held at New York,
probably in January. was practically
agreed upon here yesterday.
The weights mentioned were 1856
pounds for Mcfarland and 135 for the
champion. Welsh thought the challen-
ger should make 135, but it is believed
he will not insist on this point.
Mcfarland and Welsh have engaged
in three bouts, resulting in two draws
and one decision for Mcfarland.
Evening star., 1914-11-14
SETTLES FIFTY CASES.
National Association Untangles
Many Minor League Puzzles.

OMAHA, Neb., November 1.-THE ma
tional board of arbitration of the Ma
tional Association of Professional Base
Ball Clubs held two sessions yesterday,
at which there We're decided more than
fifty minor cases of complaints which
had been previously presented to the
board. These decisions will be given
out later by the board.
The case involving the makeup of
the Northern League was again taken
up, but the board did MOI reach q final
decision on the matter. Secretary Far
rell, however, stated that the action of
the board would soon be made public.
Evening star., 1914-11-14

Catholic University vs.. Dfckinson'
at Carlisle.
GalIaudet VS.. Pennsylvania Mill
tnry College. at Chester
Yale vs.. Princeton, at Princeton.
Cornell VS.. Michigan. mt Ann Ar
hOr.
Chicago vs.. Illinois, at trbana.
Harvard VS.. Brown. Mt Cambridge.
Dartmouth vs. Pennsylvania. Mt
Philadelphia.
Amherst vs.. Williams, mt Amherst.
SYRACUSE VS.. Colgate, at Syracuse.
virginia vs.. SwarthmOre, at
SwarthmOrc.
Carlisle vs.. Notre Dame. at Chi
cagO.
Nebraska vs.. Kansas. at Lincoln.
Army vs.. Maine. at West Point.
Navy W.. Colby. at Annapolis.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute vs..
North Carolina 4. and W., af RO-
nnOi<e.
Fordham VS.. University of YER
mont, at New York.
Haverford vs.. Johns Hopkins. at
baltimore.
Evening star., 1914-11-14
6ERTINENr @nMENH
N zSssHappenin$$S1Sportd IS
By 7. ED GRILLO.

Conflicting reports the in base ball
decidedly The facts however undoubtedly
are that absolutely nothing been decided upon That
which will make Weghnan of Chicago
of Brooklyn league club assured But
bring this about and until these deals made
tlerep he
Evening star., 1914-11-14
STAR WORK DONE
IN TWO LEAGUES
National Capital and Arcade
Organizations Stage Bril-
liant Games.
IN. C. A. AND BRUNSWICKS
ROLL SETS OF OVER 1000
High Marks Are Obtained by Teams
and Players-0ther
Results.

Star work by the Y. NJ c. A. and
Brunswick teams featured the play in
the bowling leagues last night. Both
quints rolled sets of more than 1900,
the association five winning three
games from the Nationals in the Ar
cade circuit. and the Brunswicks TAX
ing two from the team of that name
in the National Capital organization.
The Brunswicks got an exceptionally
high game, too, as did the Nationals
in the National Capital League and
the Y NJ. c. A. The best mark was
that of the Brunswicks, 592. while the
Nationals got $50 and the Y. NJ. c. A.
571. The set registered by the Y. NJ.
c. A. netted 1924, and that of the
Brunswicks 1927.
Robinette and Watson of the Bruns-
wicks led in the match in the National
Capital circuit The former got a set
of $50 and the latter a total of 3o1.
Robinette knocked down 130 pins in his
first game, 104 in his second and then
obtained a mark of 125 in his last.
Watson's scores were 1Ss. 40 and 1os.
Y. M. c. A. Players Lead.
For the Y. NJ. c. A. quint Earl Eiker,
John Eiker and Roy Whitford did some
splendid work John Eiker's set was
the highest made by player in any
organization. He whaled into the pins
for counts of 1870 i'll each of his first
two contests, and in his third got l04,
the contests giving him a set of 36i.
Earl Eiker rolled for los, 112 and 10.
making a total of $50. Whitford's
marks were 122, IA and 1o1.
The Jeds continued to win in the Dis
trict League, getting two games from
the Goodfellows. Both teams rolled a
high game, the Jeds getting a mark of
55l in their first, and the Goodfellows
$50 in their second. Wright, with set
Of 343. led the players of the two clubs.
For his total he scored units of ia.
1O7 and 1872.
The scores follow:
Evening star., 1914-11-14
sCHAEF sHIvERs.

CHICAGO, November liter
many Schaefer, greatest practical
joker In base ball. shivered until
his teeth chartered recently when
guests of Charley Comiskey at
Camp Jerome, WIS.,, played 4 joke
ON him. Schaef turned in early
one night. The gang discovered
him and carried Schaef, cot and
all, out of doors, where he was
exposed to the cold while the
jOkefs delivered OratiOns over
him. Schaef showed he IL . good
sport by xrinning all the while.