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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-13
FAVORITES LOSE
 MATCHES IN LOCAL TENNIS TOURNEY
.FAVOR|TES BEATEN IN TENNIS TOURNEY Blake and Steinmehl Elim- mated in Boys Cham
 pionship Tourney

Part of the first round of the tennis tournament for the championship Of Bir- mingham for boys Is years of age or over was successfully carried out yes terday afternoon after the muddy courts made play in the morning impossible. Eight matches weer played. the majority of them proving to be interesting affairs. The matches were he'd on the B. \. (. courts at Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street
 The biggest surprise of the day cana
 when Moses Jacobs handed the noted"
 orton Blake a stunning defeat. Jacobs played remarkable game throughout and
 deserved to win. He played an extra
 steady game, and returned practically
 every one of the young phenoms hard
 drives. Another surprise was recorded
 when Harry Campbell defeated Harry Steinmehl after three exciting sets. Stein
 mehl was away off form and practically
 beat himself, although Campbell played
 a great game.
 The Simpson-Spottvoo match was a.
 hard fought affair. and both players ex-
 hihited flashes of rare form. Simpson es-
 pecially showed good form, and it is like " that ne VIII prove 10 De a nara man to beat. William Robertson, picked to win the tournament. did not have much
 trouble in handling Edwin Berk. winning out in two straight sets. Jimmie Lay, l the midget of the tourney, handled his older opponent. John BromberG, in fine | style and won out Phillip Cook also made
 a good impression rpon the spectators. Cook easily dispose1 of his opponent, Henry chenoweth.
 The results of yesterdays matches arc
 as follows; Simpson defeated Spottwood Gel, 7-5: Robertson defeated Berlk 6-2, Ga: Cook defeated Cheneweth 6, 6-2: Lay de- feated Bronibery 6-i. Gel; Harrison de-
 feated Jackson, 6-3, 6. Campbell defeated Steinmeh 6. 2-6, 7-5i Jacobs defeated Blake 6-2 6-4; Foster defeated Isowrey 6-1, 6-3; Mccoy defeated Black 6. 6-3. The following matches are scheduled for this morning: l.. Wyipan vs. NJ. McCul- tough. II, Campbell vs. r Cook; l.. Hand- ley vs. H. Parker; D. Davis vs. F. Fer
 guson; R. Mccoy vs. NJ. Jacobs: ]. Vail vs. T. Hall; D. l.. Smith vs w. T. Smith; Nj. Graves vs Y. Jasfee. ]. Townsend vs.
 r. Frost; winner of Davls- Ferguson match to play w. Robertson; winner of Town send-Trost match ,o play s. Simpson (both In afternoon. commencing at 1:3o. Today's play will start at o'clock
 sharp. The first boys that come will be flowed to play off their match A large crowd witnessed the matches yesterday afternoon and even a larger gallery Is ex- pected this morning when some of tho hest matches of the tourney will take
 place. All visitors will be welcomed. F. l. E.
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 If their antics against the Pelcans yes terday afternoon Is a criterion of the playing ability of Manager Molesworth's pennant hopefuls, 1t Is going to take few extra hours of beauty sleep, a dose or two of vitalitis or some other remedy likely to induce tendency to wakeful- ness to keep the Barons in the first di- vision. Tn the heart rending affair of yesterday extreme sleeplness vas the order of the day and dumb work on the part of the Baron runners and coaches nipped their rare opportunities to score. Incidentally the Pelicans won the contest and Buck Weaver administered an over dose of calsomine to the falterng title holders. The final score was to O.
 During the afternoon but two local runners advanced as far as the third cushion and on one of these occa asions an unexcelled exhibition of ivory judgment killed an excellent opportunity to tie up the score. It happened in the seventh inning when with the Pels leading by a score of I to O, Lindsay was given life at first on Edmondson's error. Clark, next up, crashed drive to center which Hendrix nailed for a beautiful catch. El- lam then came through with a single through short sending Lindsay to third With first and third occupied and but one down the faithful came to life for the first time during the afternoon and began pulling for a score. Hale, attempt ing to squeeze missed a bunt but Lind Say scrambled back to third. Weaver on the next ball pitched out and Lindsay dashed for home. Higgins took the wide throw whipped it to third retiring Lind say and Thomas threw to Knaupp who Ia of ircf cbo pleting a double play. And the Barons only hope for tieng the count went glim- mering.
 More Dumb Work
 Another piece of dumb path work was negotiated in the ninth and checked a threatened rally. Wallace batting for Magee singled to open the round. and promptly dozed off the cushion while Weaver retired him with a throw to Ed
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OARSMEN GATHER
 IN SPRINGFIELD

Springfield. Mass, August 12.-One hun dred of the fastest oarsmen in this coun- try and Canada arrived here today for the forty-third national regatta of the Amateur Association of the United States. Fourteen events will be rowed on the Connecticut river four miles below the city during the next two days
 The struggle for the championship in single sculls on the final day. when Rob- ert c. Dibble of the Don Rowing club of Toronto will defend his title, and the performances of the Dutch oarsmen who have come east, 90 strcng, in the hope of sweeping the river, will be of special in- terest.
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mondson.. Coyle drew a walk, but Coombs and Lindsay were easy outs
 The Pels found Robertson for one run ir the fourth inning. Reilly opened with walk. Thomas hit safely sending the Pel shortstop to third. Edmondson forced Thomas, but Pezold sent one through Clark and Reilly scored.
 Two more were registered in the eighth after the Barons had thrown away their opportunity to tie the score. With two down Hendrix shot single to left, and took second when Coombs fell over the ball. Reilly sent clean single to center and Hendrix counted. Thomas registered his fourth straight hit for the day and Reilly counted with the third and last run.
 Featuring the game in addition to the pitching of Weaver was the brilliant fielding of Lindsay and Hendrix. Lind say robbed Reilly of a sure single in the sixth when he went clear over third for sharp grounder and made a perfect throw to first.
 Bagby and Black probably will be the opposing moundsmen for the game this afternoon.
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will be taught by a woman. Yes, 1 think all women ought to vote, because my mother says there are lots of lit- tie boys like me who have to work all day in a dark factory without enough to eat. I don't believe my mother would let them make little boys work so hard # she could vote. When I am a man l Will make them let mother vote"
 The suffragists feel that they have made a happy choice in Alfred. There are few things about a ball game that Alfred doesn't know. and he Is incon- sistently enthusiastic for both the home and visiting teams. Owing to su- perior lung rower, it is feared that un- 1ess the small mascot can be induced to put on the soft pedal he will walk off with the prize offered by the suf- frasists for the most enthusiastic root CT for the Barons on suffrage day.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Chifeds Hold Top

Newark, N J., August 12.-Leslie Mann's batting kept Newark from talk ing first place in the Federal standing today. In the seventh his single tied the score and in the ninth he tripled and counted on a squeeze play when Hanford. batting for Hauser. bunted safely. Hauser played his first game for the Whales at shortstop and seemed to have lost none of his old skill. Score: R.H. E. Chicago ..... 900 900 101-2 ' 0 Newark ..... 100 900 000-1 3
 Batteries: Mcconnell and Fischer; Moseley and Rariden.
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BARONS DOZE ON PATHS WHILE
 PELICANS PUT OVER VICTORY
ALFRED TURNER. SUFFRAGIST MASCOT, IS
 SOME BASEBALL FAN
Four Year Old Mixes Sufragsm and Baseball With veous Eclat-He Will Be Much in Evidence at Rick
 wood Field on Suffrage Day

Little Alfred Turner. the 4-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. Oscar Turner. who has been chosen by Birmingham suf- fragists to lend his aid to the home team on suffrage day at Redwood is all ardent advocate of votes for omen"
 Alfred figures that since his mother is the one who keeps him straight she ought to have a voice in big things.
 "Yes," said Master Turner. when in- terviewed on the most popular subject of the day. q want my mother ald my nurse both to vote. My daddy is all right. but mother knows more than he does. My mother looks after me now. she is the one who sees that l have pure milk and food. When I am older she will send me to school and
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Change Cotton Futures Law

Washington, August 12-The Secretary of Agriculture has amended the regula- tons of the cotton futures law so as to make Galveston, beginning August 16, ons of the bona fidc spot markets, whose quo- tations shall be used in determining com- mercial differences between grades of cot ton delivered on future contracts.
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Schooner Damaged

Boston. August 12.-'The schooner Fran conia of Harrington, Me, with a 2o-foot hole in her side. was lowed into port to- day by the steamer Onondaga, which ran her down off Chatham last night dur ing a thick fog. No one was injured. The Franconia was bound from Windsor, N E, to New York and the Onondaga was coming up the coast from Savannah.
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Brookfeds Take Series

Brooklyn, August 12-Brooklyn made 1t two out of three from Kan sas City today by 3-to-2, 12-inning victory. Brooklyn tied the score in the sixth by scoring two runs. The win ming run was scored with two out in tho twelfth on Fred Smiths triple to left field fence and George Andersons single. Score: R.H. E. Kansas City 100 01O 900 00o-2 II 1 Brooklyn ... .000 002 900 001--3 9 2
 Batteries: Main and Easterly: Marion and Land
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Games Today
IT'S UP TO PERUVIAN

Emnitt Key Perryman will be called on this afternoon to check the onrushing Pelicans. Manager Molesworth announced last night that the elongated hurler was fast getting into the tip-top form which made him a winner with Atlanta. If anyone can stop the Pels. it's Perryman. believes Moley. Moley also thinks the Barons are due for some victories. We looked bad yesterday" he smiled, but don't ever think we are not coming around. Just watch Perryman to- day"
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Mamaux Defeats Giants

Pittsburg, August 12.-Mamaux shut out New York today, Pittsburg winning to 0. He allowed the visitors only three hits and one base on balls and drove in two runs himself. one by a sacrifice fly and another by a single. Score: R.HE E. New York .............. GOO GOO O00-0 0 flttSDuT8 ................ OlV ViV " V
 Batteries: Tesreau, Mathewson, Ritter and Meyers; Mamaux and Gibson.
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LOOKOUTS DEFEAT
 SLUMPING VOLS

Chattanooga, August 12.-Chatta- nooga punched hits with some slow fielding by Nashville in the sixth and seventh innings and won an easy vic. tory today by to l. Cunningham had the visitors shut out until the ninth when a single and double scored their
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Cubs Down Cards

St. Louis. August 12.-Chicago today took a see-saw contest from St. Louis in the thirteenth inning. 6 to 3.
 St. Louis scored in the first innning. The visitors forged ahead in the eighth on Schulte's homer to the right field bleachers and Bescher later repeated Schulte's performance. tying the score for St. Louis, but a series of singles in the thirteenth brought in Murray, Fisher and Schulte with the winning runs. Score: RIDE. Chicago .......... GOO GOO 120 000 3-6 9 i st. Louis ...... 100 100 010 GOO 0-3 13 o
 Batteries: Vaughn, Humphres and Ar cher; Sallee, Griner, Robinson and Sny- der.
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MEMPHIS WINS TWO
 FROM TRAVELLERS

Little Rock, August 12.-Memphis de- feated Little Rock in a double header, to and to here today The visitors hitting throughout was superior to that of Little Rock and coupled with errors in both games by the locals, gave Memphis in double bill.
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Wins Polo Match

Narragansett Pier. F. l.. August 12 The Philadelphia Country club won the Atlantic polo cup by defeating the Aiken Red Birds today II goals to z. Philadelphia allowed three-goal han dicap.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Houston: Houston !. Ft. Worth 0, At Beaumont: Beaumont l. Waco ]. At San Antonio: Sen Antonio 1, Shre. B. port d0 innings).
 At Galveston: Galveston 3. Dallas 2.
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American Association

At Indianapolis: Indianapolis 12. Mil waukee 12. (Ten innings, darkness) At Louisville: Louisville g st. Paul II.
 No others scheduled.
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International League

At Providence: Providence 6-s. Har- rlsburg 0-1.
 At Jersey City: Jersey City II, Rich- mond O.
 At Rochester: Rochester Buffalo, rain.
 Aa Toronto: Toronto Montreal, rain.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Roth, Baker, Ciuthers, Gibson. Three-base hits, Eibel, Hemingway. Stolen bases McDermott, Allison, Downey, Gibson. Sacrifice hits, Bushelman, Stewart. Sacrifice fly, Dow ney. Hits apportioned, off East with no runs in 8 innings; Powell with 3 runs in 2-3 inning Bushelman hits with runs In innings. Struck out, by East g. by Merritt 3, Bushelman ?. Powell l. Fincher l. Bases on balls. off East ?, Bushelman 2, Powell 3, Fincher ?. Wild pitches. Powell 3. Passed ball Andreen. Left on bases, Memphis 10, Little Rock G. Time, 2:10. Empires, Bernhard and Breitenstein.
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Two-base Hit--Knaupp.
 Double Plays-Ellam to Coyle; Higgins to Thomas: Knaupp to Edmondson. Sacrifice Hit-Hale.
 Base on Balls-Robertson 2. Weaver B. Left on Bases-Birmingham 5, New Or leans 4.
 Hit by Pitched Balls-Weaver (Coyle). Struck Out-Weaver 2, Robertson ?. Time of Game-1:30. Umpires-Rudderham and O'Toole.
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Indians Win

New York. August 12.-Cleveland evened the series with New York today, winning to 4. Warhop was hit freely and Shaw key showed some improvement over his recent work. Donovan In the last two innings struck out three men Score:
 R. H E. Cleveland ............... 102 210 000-6 1s ? New York .............. GOO 900 1S0-4 10 2 Batteries. Walker, Hartsad and Egan; Warhop, Shawkey, Donovan and Alexan- der.
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LOSE
 TO MOBILE GULLS

Atlanta, August 12.-Mobiic easily de- feated Atlanta here today. the visitors punching Il hits with three errors for six runs, while Hogg held the local bats snnrplass Srnrn.
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PENNoClx RELEAsED

Boston. August 12.-Herbert Pen mock, Boston American pitcher, was released today to the Provi- dence International club. He had not pitched a full game since Bos- ton bought him two months ago.
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Exhibition Game
Tourney Pnstnoned

Chicago, August 12A high wind caused postponement of today's round of the National Archery tournament.
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Summary Stolen bases, Stark, Dodge. Sacrifice hits. Elberfeld. Cum ninghsm. Stark Two base hits, Kitch- ems, Elberfeld, Baker. Three base hit, Harris. Struck out, Cunningham 6. Bases on balls. Berger 3. Cunningham l. Time, 1:4o. Empires. Williams and kerin.
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Summary: Two-base hits, McDermott, Eibel, Cruthers, Stewart, Schlei. Three base hits. Baker, Hemingway. Stolen bases, Stewart, Jantzen, Eibel, McDer- mott, Starr. Sacrifice hits. Murray, Kee- ley. Cruthers. Hits apportioned, off Kee- ley with { runs, in 51-3 innings. Struck out, by Keely 2, Merritt l. Bases on balls, off Couchman 2. Keeley 1; Merritt 1. Left on bases. Memphis g.. Little Rock 8. Time. 1: :32. Empires, Breitenstein and Bernhard.
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Town Creek Wins

Town Creek, August 12.-Town Creek shut out Leighton today. to 0, in a seven-inning game, called on account of rain. The feature of the game was the pitching of Gibson. Score. R H E. Leighton ............... GOO GOO % ? Town Creek ....... 200 200 1--5 s 8
 Batteries: Fuller and Aycock Gibson and Scott
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North Carolina League

At Greensboro: Greensboro 9, Raleigh Q. At Charlotte: Charlotte 16, Asheville q. At Durham: Durham 4 Winston-Sa- 1om
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Shoers Win

The Guarantee Shoe company gained a notch in the Commercial league race when they defeated the Harris Transfer team in a doble bill.
 The heavy stick work was too much for the Transfer men, both games being
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ROBERTSON UNABLE
 TO STEM THE TIDE
Hurls Excellent Game for the Barons, But Is Helpless With No Offen- siye Supp0rt-Lindsay and Hendryx Star
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING

Results Yesterday New Orleans 3. Birmingham O. Chattanooga 5, Nashville l. Mobile 6, Atlanta 0. Memphis 9-5, Little Rock A.
 Games Today New Orleans at Birmingham. Memphis at Little Rock. Nashville at Chattanooga. Mobile at Atlanta.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Foster in Form

Boston. August 12.-Foster shut out St. Louis for the second time in the six game series today, the Red Sox scoring four runs. He also was factor in the locals offense. his two doubles figur- ing in three runs Score: R.H E
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Slit for Couchman in seventh.
 **Hit for Starr in seventh.
 Score by innings: Memphis .................. 900 302 O. Little Rock ..............30 300 100 O..
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otdlS ss..-...s-.. oi *Hit for s. Perry in ninth.
Evening star., 1915-12-05

THE swarthy fellow who looks like pirate had carried
off the heroine on his yacht. When she discovered
where she was she promptly jumped overheard. Her
captor was about to Jump after her, when he de-
layed thus by the hero The dark speck the lower left
hand is the heroine reading and watching
the struggle CThe Diamond from the Sky American
Film Company
Evening star., 1915-12-05

ALL heroes in \
addition to
having long, curl
ing eye-lashes.
should be able to
skin the cat, turn a
cart-wheel. and d;
other useful tricks
This heroine had bei
ilnmured within a darI
mousey house for {
The hero rescued h
swinging upside
from the house nj
and catching h,
she jumped. CT
Coin" Universal Fl
Evening star., 1915-12-05

THE freckled thing in
the corner of the shelf
is not a rug; it's a real
live puma. The heroine
found, when the villain
locked her in the old log
cabin, that there were
two pumas. or puma,
or whatever you may
call them, already there.
But. just in the
nick of time, the
hero arrives. Incl
dentally, if he lets I
the gun 60 off and
shoots that puma, (
he'll lose his job. x
{" The Jungle ~
Queen" Universal h
Film Company III
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-21
BELGIAN ROYAL
PAIR NEAR DEATH

Paris, Dec 20.-Details Of the mar.
row escape from death recently Of the
king and queen of Belgium when Ger.
man aviators threw bombs upon the
fishing village where the royal couple
now reside, are printed today by the
Petit Journal
The king and queen were coming
out OF church from mass with the
rest Of the congregation, says the
papers correspondent, when six Ger.
man aeroplanes appeared, flying low.
Apparently they were coming from
Ostend. The king at once told the
people to scatter and take shelter but
the aeroplanes approached so rapidly
that few had time to comply with his
instructions before the machines were
over the village. Two bombs fell a
few yards from the king and queen
but they were not hit by the flying
fragments. The correspondent con
tinues:
"This is the fifth air raid which has
been absolutely unjustified, since the
village is unfortifled and Is inhabited
only by fishermen, What makes 1t
worse is that the aeroplanes came
from the section Of the German front
commanded by the prince OF Wurtem
berg, first cousin Of the Belgian
queen"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-21
TEST FOR CROOKS
BEING TRIED OUT

Berkeley, Cal. Dec. 2o.-A system
of psychological tests for criminals,
recently inaugurated by the Berkeley
police department under the super
vision Of experts of the University Of
California, has proved SO successful
that 1t is being employed in various
other cities OF the country. Word has
been received. Chief of Police August
Vollmer announced today, that the
New York department is preparing
to make use Of the system, which re-
Gently was put into effect at Chicago
and Seattle. Wash.
Henry Goddard of the vineland in
stitute of New Jersey was the inspira-
tion Of the Berkeley experiment which
has yielded interesting light on the
causes underlying criminality. The
system, according to Chief vollmer
has been Of special value in Juvenile
cases.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-21
BIG FIRE At BURLINGTON
Tama Building in the Heart Of BusI-
ness District Damaged 100000
by Flames.

Burlington, Dec. 20.-A fire that
originated in the rear Of Suffers and
Ludman's drug store, caused damage
amounting to about 100000 to the
Tama building, a five story business
and office structure in the heart OF the
down town section.
The fire worked it's way to the top
floor through an elevator shaft and
the entire fifth story Is wreck. The
fire started at $3.50 o'clock and was
not subdued until o'clock this morn.
ing. L. B. Ringold's clothing stock is
ruined by water as also is the stock
Of Kaut and Kriechbaum, tin and hard.
ware. The Office effects of two score
professional men and others with of.
fees in the building were damaged by
fire and water.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-21
RECORD PAYROOLS
AT STEEL PLANTS

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 20.-Payrolls
in Industrial plants in the Turtle
creek and Monongahela river valleys
this week will he the largest In the
history Of the companies, according to
conservative estimates. Because Of
the great activity in various lines Of
the steel industry, employees in the
plants, which include many of the
largest in the Pittsburgh district will
receive more than s3,000,000, 1t Is es-
timated. Approximately 10000 men
are employed in the valleys and ev-
cry factory has been working to caDac-
.ity, with many working overtime.
War munitions are being manufactur-
ed at large number OF the plants.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-21
AMERICAN JOINS
LEGION OF HONOR

Paris, Dec. 20. - Russell Greeley Of
Boston, director of the American Dis
tributing service Of Paris, who recent
ly was injured in the motor car acci-
dent in which DR.. G. R. Cross Of Brook
line. Mass. was killed, and who is now
convalescent, was formally presented
yesterday with the decoration Of the
cross Of the Legion Of Honor The
emblem was pinned on his breast by
Justin Godart, undersecretary of state
for sanitary service. In a little speech
M. Godart. in the name of the French
government, thanked Mr.. Greely for
the noble humanitarian work which he
and a goodly number OF his fellow
countrymen have done since the be
ginning Of the war.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-21
PASSENGER TRAINS meet
Erroneous Order by Switchtender Re-
suits In Head-on Collision at
Rock Island.

Rock Island, Ill, Dec. 20.-Passenger
trains on the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul and Chicago, Burlington
Quincy collided head-on in the local
yards at z o'clock this morning, due
to an erroneous order by the switch
tender. The Milwaukee train, which
was out of Chicago, was going thirty
miles an hour, the Burlington train
was moving slowly. The Burlington
train was bound from st. Paul to st.
Louis. The Milwaukee locomotive
was almost demolished by the heavier
Burlington engine. The crew Of the
Milwaukee engine had miraculous
escape from death. They were PIN
toned in the cab and had to be taken
out through the windows. Passengers
were badly shaken up, but none was
seriously injured.