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Evening journal., 1915-12-07
By Bill McCoWan

Mat Donahue's brilliant work in the
Chesrook- -Brownson game has the
Fireside League fans talking. Some
say Mat is the best football player
in the State; some say he is a wonder,
while the contraries say he is good
punter and fine hurler Of the forward
pass. In our opinion. this nifty
quarterback has the biggest toe in
Delaware, perhaps not in size. but in
productive powers. He uses his head
well, carries the ball in good shape,
is a clean cut tackler. and ranks sec
ond to Imp Ryan, the forward pass
king of the town.
Donahue's punting and drop kicking
has by far surpassed the historic
feats of Charlie Beattie, the old Lin
coin star. And that's going some.
Brownson fought hard, only to lose,
but she died game.
Dayton, the husky Chesrook line
man, deserves a great deal Of credit
for the showing OF the black and
white. This fellow made holes big
enough to drive a trolley car through.
He also played a spectacular defen-
sive game, often downing backfield
men before they hit the line
II was Jimmy Taylor's first appear
ance in two years. and it might be
said the pluck Christiana lad looked
like a college embreyo. dolled up in
his Brownson uniform. More so
particularly when he was plowing
through the Chesrook line.
That boy Ferguson looks like a real
find. II was his hard line plunging
that took Brownson goalward. He is
a brother of Herb Ferguson, the Pio-
neer backstop.
Hap McGonigle looked like Mahan
when he tore through the gold and
blues line for the only six pointer
Of the day. Hapihas the makngs OF
a star. and should bear watching next
season.
The defense of the Chesrook ends,
| Frank Kerrigan and Benchy Foulke.
has not been equaled for a long time
at Union street grounds.
Jimmy Jackson. the man who gave
Wilmington its first pennant winning
ball club. has signed with the Wichita
team Of the Western League for next
season Jimmy piloted the Topeka
club last season and brought the
team home in third place. The first
Evening journal., 1915-12-07
G. o. p. LEAGUE.

Fifth Ward defeated Twelfth Ward
five straight games in the G. o. p.
Quot League last night and moved up
two positions in the league standing
The score:
Fifth Ward. ..... 2l 21 21 p 21-5
Twelfth ward. II 10 10 10 10
Players-Fifth: Charles Sheppard,
captain; w. Springer, J. Griffith and
Smiley King. Twelfth A. n. Williams.
captain: p. Wilkinson. c. Schofield
and Robert Jamison. Referee-G. w.
Hobbs. Scorer-Nevin Clowney.
Schedule for Tonight.
FiOhth We Tenth
Evening journal., 1915-12-07
UNITED BOAT CLUB LECTURE.

Doctor Street will open the United
Boat Clubs lecture series in the law
Offices of Horace G. Eastburn, Ford
Building, on Thursday night. Doctor
Streets subject will be Navigation. A"
Evening journal., 1915-12-07

est grappler developed in America
during the last five years. He has de-
feated every mat artist he has met in
the past year, and his hackers believe
he can take the crown away from
Gotch. Il is more than likely that
the pair will meet in February. Ex-
perts say Gotch at his best would
more than have his hands full with
Stecher How he will fare with the
Nebraskan after being out OF compe-
tition for over a year car only be
answered after the mill.
Evening journal., 1915-12-07
B Is nght

Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
Is baumgardner, now playing With
the pills. the same one who played
with the Browns2 r. not are they re-
lated,
lated.
Evening journal., 1915-12-07

Our old fayorite, Tany Marhefka.
finished the 1915 season with a .254
batting average for the Syracuse team
Of the New York State League.
Evening journal., 1915-12-07
A. O. U. w. BOWLING.

On the Workmen Alleys last night
the Vulcan team Of Marshallton de-
feated Fidelity Lodge in three
straight games. The score:
EfdaIffr
Evening journal., 1915-12-07
Sporting Topics
and Comment of
Local Interest

player whom Jimmy handed a con-
tract was Dutch Shollenberger, who
held down the backstop job at Front
and Union two seasons.
Evening journal., 1915-12-07

Kid Finney is at it again. The local
tar baby has been matched to meet
Preston Brown at the Broadway Club
of Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1915-12-07
HERCULFS-duPONT rFtcI-r

IN Hercules-duPont Rowling
League match last night the dupont
No team defeated Hercules ia. y H.
three straight games. The score.
dunorf =.
Evening journal., 1915-12-07
p. b. & W. GUN GLIB SHOOTING.

The r., b G. W. Gun Club. held its
weekly shoot at their traps on Satur-
day. William Appleton was high
gun, With 81 out Of rs. The scores.
~ H. Appleton. n........... 67x75
A Warrington ............ 43
u. T. Cornog .............. 36x50
Evening journal., 1915-12-07

HUMBOLDT. Ia. Dec. 4. - Frank
Gotch the worlds champion wrestler,
who a year ago announced his retire
ment from the sport. will appear on
the mat shortly TO defend his title. AS
a starter Gotch viii take on number
of the lesser lights 60 ge. his hand in
o. the wrestling game again and then
tackle the stars. Promoters IN sew
eral cities have offered a big purse for
bout between Joe Stecher and the
champion. Stecher, who halls from
Dodge, Neb., IS considered the great
Evening journal., 1915-12-07

Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL.
In two-handed pinochle game A
has two Jacks of diamonds and king
and queen of spades. He melds twen-
~ spades. then draws a card. which
Is another queen Of spades. He then
melds double pinochle, which is 300.
= says he cannot meld double pinochle
because he had melded twenty spades
J.
Evening journal., 1915-12-07

Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
% In a game OF poker an hands
are dealt out While drawing cards
the dealer deals the opener OF the pot
nix cards. SAYS the hand Is dead. NJ
says 1t is a misdel Who is right? (2)
How would you settle IL if the opener
had four cards?
% Hand dead II opened looked ai
cards. He should protect his hand. (2)
Hand dead.
Evening journal., 1915-12-07
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL.

Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL.
Can you tell me the shortest time a
major league game was played in?
NJ.
GIANTS and Pills played eight and n
nail Innings In sS minutes ON October
= 1913, but II was an exhibition game
and not regular contest.
Evening journal., 1915-12-07
What Do You Want
10 Know About Sport

Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL.
In nve-handed game of euchre
calling on the ace A makes hearts
trump. Must he hold a heart or can
he throw It away on some other trick
he cannot take?
JOHN.
lie csn- shrow It on if he has no
irnmps.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL
Ol VIII you kindly state who the
highest salaried pitcher is IN base
ball? (2l Docs Christy Matthewson
intend to remain in baseball? O..
(D Don't know. CD He'll remain
as long as he Is able TO pitch.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL
A. B and G are playing auction
pinochle. A has the bid. with hearts
trumps. He leads jack of hearts. D
plays ten Of hearts and c also plays
ten Of hearts. The trick is taken in
and turned over. 3 then plays a spade
and G discovers he has the ace of
hearts in his hand and should have
beaten B's ten on the last trick. Can
G turn over the last trick and change
his ten for the ace or is It a reneg and
must he pay? p.
keneg. Must pay.
Evening journal., 1915-12-07

Donahue's punting and drop kicking
has by far surpassed the historic
feats of Charlie Beattie, the old Lin
coin star. And that's going some.
Evening journal., 1915-12-07

The defense of the Chesrook ends,
Frank Kerrigan and Benchy Foulke,
has not been equaled for a long time
at Union street grounds.
Evening journal., 1915-12-07

Brownson fought hard, only to lose,
but she died game.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
OFFICIALS THINK
GERMANY SOLVENT
U. S. Treasury Experts Say Ber-
lin Is Far from End of
Financial Rope.

Washington, Aug. 24.-Ihat Ger
many is far from the end of her finan-
cial rope, and that no loan which she
would make at the present time would
exhaust her financial resources, is the
view taken by Treasury Department
experts regarding the reports published
of her grave financial condition.
A day of reckoning probably is com
ing at the end of the war, it is pointed
out, but in the meantime, except IN
paying for imports, she will have no
great trouble, certainly no more than
the United States did in the Civil War,
when it took s728 of greenbacks to pay
for 500 in gold. ..
AT the present time Germany is liv-
ing on an inflated currency, SAID
member of the Federal Reserve BOARD,
according TO reports received by US
That is a bad and unhealthy condition,
but it does not by any means indicate
that there is a crisis near IL Is con-
dition which plays havoc with the men
whose estates consist of money that is
owed to them, and on the other hand II
is intensely pleasing to those VINO owe
debts and can scrape together enough
of the inflated currency TO pay them.
$50 far there has been no repetition
of the old times in the Confederacy
when il took a market basket full of
money 10 buy a market basket full OF
food. One reason is that the German
government has been regulating prices,
as we'll as everything else. Moreover,
the imitation has not yet gone to any
thing like that exetent. That inhatlon
is serious, however, is shown by the
continued dropping of the exchange.
Germany, unless she pays for her I'M
ports in gold or foreign securities, VIII
lose tremendously by having TO pay
this exchange rate. That does not
mean that she would be very rapidly
denuded of her gold, however, for. II
she is importing products it is quite
likely that she is also exporting some
of hers, and there is a possibility that
these are balancing each other. In
that way she can live 'on herself, so
to speak, as did the Southern Confed-
eracy, for a long time.
when the end OF the war comes, OF
course, the terrible exchange rate
which will be maintained against her
until she gets her financial affairs IN
better shape will force her TO set about
redeeming the food of paper money
which has been issued. Then again,
with the change in value of the paper
mark would come another readJust-
ment by which many persons would
become poorer and others richer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
AUSTRIAN GUNS
WIN CARSO DUEL
Drive Foe from Trenches
Occupied on Heights
at MOnfalCOne.

Vienna, Aug. PA victory for the
Austrian artillery at Monfalcone, on the
Carso plateau, is reported in the Off
cial statement issued by the War Office
tonight.
The enemy's guns were silenced at
the mouth Of the Sdobba and an Ital-
ian battery was destroyed. Before the
Austrian gunfre the invaders, who had
gained footing on the heights of
Monfalcone, evacuated their trenches.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The statement follows:
On the southern wing of the coast
al district front our heavy artillery
silenced hostile guns at the mouth
of the Sdobba. An Italian coast
battery near Golavetto was destroyed.
The enemy's infantry, which had
gained footing on the heights of
Monfalcone, opposite our positions,
hurriedly evacuated its trenches be-
fore our gunfire.
East OF Polazzo our troops bloodily
repulsed two weak attacks near San
Martiao and three attacks which were
carried close to our battle front. An
evening attack by strong enemy
forces against the Tolmino bridge
head also failed. In the fortified
district Of Flitsch and Raibl enemy
infantry is approaching closer to our
lines at some points.
Our fortifcations on the high pla-
teaus of Lavaronne and Folgaria
were heavily bombarded yesterda.y !.
Enemy artillery opened fire against
our positions on the Stilfser ridge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
HOLD-UP OF LOAN
CAUSESLAPSE OF
WAR CONTRACTS
Fear Allies Cannot Go On
Buying Unless They
Guarantee Payments.
$3O,OOO,OOO ORDER
WILL NOT BE FILLED
Five British Financiers Coming
Here to Arrange Credit
to Meet Bills.

According TO information obtained
yesterday from trustworthy sources,
American manufacturers who have con-
tracted to ship immense supplies OF
war munitions abroad are beginning to
feel the effect of the delay in the for
mutation of plans to relieve the for
eign exchange situation. One of the I'M
mediate results of the temporary sus-
pension of negotiations for a big loan
to Great Britain, estimated as high as
100000, 900, has been the expiration IN
several important instances OF options
on big contracts.
The companies who were given these
options have not exercised them, 1t was
said, through fear that the Allies can
not go on at the present rate OF buy
ing unless they are willing to agree
with American bankers on plan that
will guarantee future payments to the
shippers. One of the companies re-
ported to have voluntarily allowed an
important option on war contract 70
lapse is the American Can Company.
The amount of the order is understood
to have been s30,000000.
The seriousness of widespread
policy of cancellations of war orders or
allowing options TO lapse Is round IN
the statement that the amount of bust
ness approved by J. P. Morgan & Co.,
as commercial agents for Great Brit
ain, has been in the neighborhood Of
500, 100000 a month.
Five British fnanciers, and not
three, as originally reported. probably
will represent Great Britain in arrang-
ing a foreign credit here to meet bills
for munitions and other supplies due
American exporters, according to ad-
vices said to have been received yes
terday by New York fnanciers from
London.
1t was considered possible that this
deputation of five would discuss the
issuance of joint credit loan to Great
Britain, France and Russia, but bank
ers here declined TO discuss this eventu-
atty until after the arrival of the Lon
don financiers in New York. 1t is be-
leved that the deputation will sail on
the American Line steamer st. Paul,
due to depart to-day from Liverpool,
but this is not definitely known.
Although the personnel of the depu-
tation was understood TO be known to
local bankers, none cared to discuss it.
1t is believed that Sir Edward Holden
and Sir Felix Schuster, named in the
original report from London. would
represent the joint stock banks of Lon.
don, and that third representative Of
these banks would accompany them.
The other two members, it is said, will
represent the British Treasury Depart
ment.
No marked developments or changes
in the foreign exchange situation are
anticipated until after their arrival.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
u. S. Will Insist CargOeS
to Neutrals Be Assumed
Innocent.
SEIZURE OF EXCESS
GOODS HELD UNFAIR
Will Also Bring Protest-Ger-
many Limits Manufacture of
Cotton, Seeing Long War.
From the Tribune Bureau.


Washington, Aug. 24.-The United
States will vigorously oppose seizures
of cotton under the new British order
declaring it absolute contraband I'M
less the British authorities are able to
produce proof that the carSoes are des-
tined for their enemies. This was Off
cially announced at the State Depart
ment to-day, and will be embodied in
the Forthcoming note to Great Britain.
The British government stated that
the burden of proof would rest on the
shippers, who would be constrained to
show that the cotton was actually des-
tined for neutral consumption. This is
the same rule as was applied under the
Orders in Council, against which the
State Department made stiff protest.
The attitude of the American gov
eminent is that goods consigned to a
neutral port must be assumed to be OF
innocent destination unless proved
otherwise. Great Britain's attitude is
that il is practically impossible to pro-
duce such proof, and that the assumD-
ton must be made that il is intended
for the enemy unless there is proof to
the contrary.
The determination of the British gov
eminent to seize all cargoes in excess
of the normal consumption of the neu-
trail country to which the consignment
is made will also call forth protest
1t is held by the State Department that
each case must be judged on its own
merits, and not in relation to the total
shipments for the season. 1t is main
tanned that no shipper can be held re-
sponsible for the actions of other ship
pers.
Normal Consumption Allowed.
Reinsurance to cotton shippers that
their cargoes for neutrals will not be
confiscated if they come within the
normal consumption was given in a
statement issued to-day at the British
Embassy.
The German government. as pre-
cautionary measure, has limited the
manufacture of cotton goods to safe
guard the supply for the army and
navy. in spite of the large supplies Of
cotton said TO be on hand in the en-
pire. The measure is one of partial
restriction" and calls for prohibition
in the manufacture of certain dispen-
sable "peace articles" but even this
measure of restriction becomes mop
erative when the public welfare or
maintenance of economic life is con-
cerned."
These facts are contained in the
weekly report on general conditions in
Germany during the war published by
the American Association Of Commerce
and Trade. of Berlin. member of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States. which has just reached Wash
ington. The association prints the fol-
lowing:
The German cotton industry, con-
trary to others. has been. since the
outbreak of the war. in the fortunate
position of not being obliged to re-
strict its production to any considers-
bic extent. caused by the cessation Of
cotton imports. because stored supplies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
BRITISH BANKERS
IN RANK AND FILE
New Tommies from Sundry
Walks of Life-All Find Their
Talents Useful.

British Army Headquarters in
France. Aug II correspondence OF Inc
Associated Press I'VE are in sight
of the trenches at last" said private
in what is known as the Stock EX-
change Battalion of regiment OF the
new British army ITS been long
pull in hard market. But we never
missed getting our shilling day ana
our wives have got their separation
allowances regularly"
Privates in the Stock Exchange BAT
talon have. names well known IN the
world of finance. Some of them nave
subscribed fortunes to the latest war
loan.
"At home have three bathrooms in
nv house and sixteen bedrooms SAID
one. Here | am glad to take my turn
with the wash basin. AS for sleeplne
on strs,. in a barn, it is paradise after
a hard march"
"What interests u.s." said divi-
sional staff officer. "is not that they
are Stock Exchange men, but are
they good soldiers"
MANY speak German as result OF
international financial relations
at would be odd" said one. "if
should be shooting at Kaufman. who
is on the Berlin exchange. We went to
school together in Germany"
Not all in the Stock Exchange Bat
talon are affluent, but all were recruit
ed from the Stock Exchange district
Marching dust-laden along a road in
France, clerk and broke are elbow to
elbow, and the observer cannot tell one
from the other.
There is another battalion composed
of artists. architects. musicians and
men of kindred callings. Many officers
have been promoted from the ranks in
the Artists Rifles and the Stock Ex-
change Battalion. Then there are bat
talions of miners, sportsmen, factory
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
Refuse to Rediscount Pa
per Based on Shipments
of Munitions.
IMPORTS DOMINANT
IN TRADE FINANCED
Reserve Board Denies Attitude
of Member Directories
Is INSPIRED"
tFrom The Tribune Buresu.l

Washington, Aug. 24.-Not one dol
lar of loans on war exports has been
advanced by the Federal Reserve
banks, it was disclosed at the Treas.
ury Department to-day. These banks
from the figures available at the de-
partment, are refusing to rediscoun'
paper based on exports Of arms and
munitions of war as consistently as
if imperative orders had been given
by the Federal Reserve Board.
That such orders had been issued
was positively denied by high Off
cial of the board, who remarked that
the only explanation would be that
the directors of the Reserve banks
had in the case of each bank decided
that they would not make loans on
so-called "war exports"
Financing of Imports Leads.
It was pointed out at the depart
ment to-day that the amount Of re-
discounts for last week totalled SAL
100000. OF this s12,73l,000 was the
rediscounting of acceptances. Sixty
per cent of this, or nearly SS,OOO,OOO,
was the. financing of imports, while
only "a per cent, or S4,i28,54O, was
for exports.
The loans on imports which were
rediscounted by the Federal Reserve
banks were TO the loans on exports
as sixty is TO thirty-four. Yet dur
ing the same week the exports
amounted to s50,S23, 1886. against i'm
ports of s32,19S,560, almost reversing
this ratio.
OF the s4,42s,540 actually advanced
in rediscounting acceptances for ex-
ports, 50 per cent was loaned on cot
ton, and none Of the remaining Is per
cent was loaned on the class Of ex-
ports which is piling up the totals OF
exports supplies for the armies of the
belligerents.
One of the great benefits which
was expected to result from the pres,
ent reserve system, it was remarked
tonight by observers OF this condl-
ton, was that its facilities for financ-
ing international shipments would be
of incalculable benefit TO the business
interests of the country IN ehcouias
ing international trade, and particu-
larly exports.
Peace Council Protested.
When Representative Fowler and
his friends of the so-called Labor's
Peace Council protested to the Re-
serve Board recently against the
financing of war exports, and par
ticularly against the issuance OF re-
serve notes to take up acceptances
for such exports, he got little salts
faction. The board took the view that
it could not thus control the ultimate
use of money issued by it in strict
compliance with the terms Of the law
any more than the mint could specify
that particular coins should not be
used for the purchase of liquor IN an
illegal manner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-25
NO COTTON CRISIS
SEEN BY BANKERS
S30,000,000 Federal Reserve
Fund Not Needed, Say Elk.
perts in This City.

Both bankers and cotton brokers
when Intercepted yesterday as TO the
action of the government in sending
out S30,000.000 through the Federal
Reserve banks to be deposited through
out the South, in order to alleviate a
crisis in the cotton market, said,
There is no crisis"
In one Of the most influential in
stitutions which handles each year a
large percentage of the business OF
financing the movement of cotton, the
attitude expressed was "conservatively
optimistic" There is no surprise con-
nected with England's declaration that
cotton is TO be considered contrabard.
j. was explained. "In the financial and
in the cotton world such a move has
been expected for nearly a year. Con-
traband cotton will take care of itself.
We must simply sit tight and forget to
worry. The banks have plenty of funds
and are willing always TO lend them
on good collateral. Cotton Is one OF
the best"
Another banker expressed his con-
viction that England would take up
that part of the crop which might be
left over, and thus, despite the loss
of the foreign purchasers. Germany
and Austria, stabilize the crop.
This country" said he, lis richer
to-day than it ever was. Not only do
believe that England will take up
the residue of the crop, but there Will
be an increased demand in domestic
markets for cotton. The action OF the
government in this regard is rather
amusing. when we remember that last
wear only about $4,000 of the $780,
100000 pool gotten together by the
Northern banks in an attempt TO help
the South move its crop, was used
A somewhat different point of view
was taken by an Alabama banker who
is in the city on business. lie had
nothing but praise for Secretary Nc
Adoo, stating that it showed the WILL
jneness of the government to help the
aericulturist and adding that he hoped
the planters would make use OF real
opportunity. The shortsightedness OF
the planters in not availing themselves
of the money might. said he. MAKE
them lose money by putting too much
cotton on the market. T.
Among members of the Cotton tx
chance and cotton brokers, the action
gf the government was thought TO be
void of effect on the market. one
banker. considered an expert on spot,
cotton. said: 1.-THE law of supply ana
demand is all that will fix the price
and nothing the government nor poll
ticians can do will make that law any
less memorable. IL is the unknown
things that make a market and l am
inclined TO be bullish. because the PAD
things about the crop are known. Cot
ton will take care of itself.