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CUBS LICK BRAVES

BOSTON. May 2O.-Chicago improved
its hold on second place against the
Boston assault to-day by a score of
! 10 .. Hughes Srruci; out eleven Chi
uudOnc when tn" cubs scored three
runs in the seventh on Ximmcrman's
double. pass. a single by Williams
and Magce's muff OF kniscly's long
iiy. phclau fcldcd spcctacularlv and
accomplished ''vcst-pock-
81, catch in loft neld. Scnr.-
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Petersburg ...........o o o o 90
Rocky Mount :...o o %
summary: Stolen bases-Busch. Long
Sacrifice hts-Daubert. Doyle. Two-base
itsIb"novan' Ryan. Double p!ays-.Agnew
p!tcher--By Rice. tParmalec): by league
l. tBarnctD Struck out-Ey Rice. (: by
league. l.. Bases on bHllE-OH Rice 3: of
league =. Time OF game. . hours. Umpire,
kossbaCk. Attendance 1850.
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BlSONS PUNCHED HITS
Especial to The Times-Dispatch

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Ht tFAisO, ~ y, May 20 Bumching
hits in the third inning, the Bisous
to-day took the first game of the series
with Jersey City. to l. In the third
inning the Bisons got to Thompson
for five hits The visitors saved them.
selves from shutout in the fourth
when Bucs singled. took third on
Barry's hit ANA scored on Wrights
iiy. The
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MONTREAL.

Summary; Sacrifice hits-RusScll.
HnwIcy. TNO-bnsr hitS-TatcS, .IOr-
DIM. stolen bnSe-Pick. Double
pinys-PicIS 10 Arn.on 10 Jordan;
IIn,,lcy Ia purtrll To FLYNN. Tits
nH NcErHyncr. In = Is; Off Dowd.
In ~. struck Out-by Russell.
:: by MrGrnyncr. I. BnscS ON balls
-un Russcll. =; or McGrayncr. .;
on Dowd. =. Hit by pitchcr-by
McGrnHncr iDrcckcnrihEc). Time,
l 40. mpirc>, Harrison and David
son.
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Smiling. Talks to Crimson.

CAMBRIDGE. MASS, May 2O.---Gco
T.. Stallings, manager of the world
champion Boston Nationals tonight
gave the Harvard baseball squad in
struction on Inside baseball" He is
said TO have consented to act as a sort
OF advisory coach to the team.
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REDS CLOUT ALEXANDER
HARD AND DEFEAT PILLS
League Leaders Arc Swampcd by
Heavy Hitting Of Cincinnati
BatSmcn.
BAD JUDGMENT BEAT BROOKLYN
Schultz Tries for Wrong Man on Easy
Out. and Game Is Lost-Cubs
Tighten Hold OH Second Place.
Pirates Fall on Poll Pcrritt

PHILADELPHIA. May 20.-Cincin-
natl hit the delivery of Alexander hard
to-day and philadelphia was defeated,
q to >. Both OF the home teams tall
lies were made on homc-run drives
by Becker and Cravath In tho fourth
inning. With the exception of this
inning, Dale was very effective. Stock
had his ankle injured sliding into the
hrst base bag and Byrne took his
place. Score:
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Detroit Cuist Rents Cochran

DETROIT, May 20-Clarence Jack
son, OF Detroit, defeated Welkcr Coch-
ran, OF Chicago, 80 to "a, in the first
block OF their 200-point, three -cush-
ion Billiards match here to-day. John
son had q high run Of 3.
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Penn nacke1ers len. MICHIGAN

PHILADELPHIA. May 20.--Universi-
ty OF Pennsylvania defeated the Uni
vcrsity Of Michigan. at tennis here to-
day. six matches to none. Four matches
in singles and two In doubles were
played
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The race In the jefferson Ward
League Is similar to the one in the
Ath!ctlc League, though IL does seem
mn teams are more evenly match cd
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STANDING OF CLUB.

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Newark ut Rochester.
Jersey City at Buffalo.
Providence mt Toronto
RICHMOND Mt Mont rcoI
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
YANKEES BEAT BROWNS

ST LOUIS. May 20.-New York made
seven hits of three pitcncrs to-day
and defeated ST Louis. to - Three
runs in the first inning gave tho Wis
itors lead that ST. Louis could not
overcome. SCur".
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In Anderson. Highland Park has ono
OF the cleverest third baseman in tho
city, ana he. with Mac Burton. tho
merry lite catcher. form as peppcry n
pair as one would care TO find.
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HARDWOOD Bates. an old star, is in
charge OF the destires OF the First Ma
tiohai Bank nine. The Bankers have
they do-watCh out
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Pitt~l,i'rrl,.


'iiattcd Tor Nutter IN nir;h.
score by innings II
rittshuErh ............l 0 q ? o o.
Sew York ........-....n q q o.
summary: Runs--Cnr"y, Johnston BAIRD.
H'nchmnn. Ni"N, Gerber Doyle. Schupp.
Two base hi-s- Hinchman Schupp Doyl.
Stolen hascs--iaivi. Johnston Gerber
carey t2j. Earned -Ilttshurgh : New
York. l. Sacrifice ry--WhEncr Double
Tluvs--FictChcr to BrnIu"rd C2J. Icf, on
hoscs--N"w York. :; Pittsburgh. q First
hns" on crrorf-Ncw York Eas"s on balls
OF Perritt. j; OF Schupp, 6: OF Ritter
nr Adams. . lIits--pG Fcrritt { Ia Ia
Innings: "n Schupp. In bra innings: on
ritter. In innings. llt by pitchcr-Hy
rcrri;t tcarcyl. struck out-By rcrritt
J: 10y schupp. .; by Ritter. !; by Adarns. j.
tmpircs--'!uiE!cy and Ehson Time az
game. l:iS
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Pittsburgh AT New York.
1t. Louis at Brooklyn.
Chicago nt Boston.
Cincinnati at PhilaueIphin
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Summary: Runs-TeaGuc. Damrau (o)
Hurley Fish. Two base hit--TcaGuc. Home
runs--IIurley, league. Stolen bases--SeiE lie
90. bunting. Smith. Walters, Damrau. Bases
on balls-on Voltz. {: off Welcher. 9 Left
Struck out-By Voltz. Q: by Welcher. 9
Time OF game. 1850. Umpire. Callum. Al
tendance, 900.
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Highland Park. which Is enthusiast
ticaliy supporting it's fast team In the
Federation League will! turn out en-
the Blues Tomorrow In tho earlier
part of the season tho suburhanites
wa!loped tho soldiers unmcrcifully, but
the latter have strengthened consid-
era bly, and a fierce struggle will doubt
less cnsue
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The Signal Corps and tho Garvs arc
showing up mighty we'll in the Military
League. The Blues squad is the ONLY
one which has not captured game
but it expects to take brace shortly
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The lIowitzers have almost as good
n team In tho Military League as they
nave In the Federation League They
going strong
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iahan. Zimmerman Enzrnann. Stolen bases
-Ncnsor. Move. Double play-EnZmann to
Move 70 Kraft. Empires. Brown and Mul.
len. Time OF game. :55
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Is0StnI.
{ liic:,.o
Totals Ia s - y . Totals ~ I. -
Rnftel fnr Hrasnn INN N scN.n.M

Williams. Schmidt. Smith McI.arry Two
hase hits-Eran. Fisher. Zimmerman co.
Smith. Three base h!t--Willians Stolen
hasc--McIarry. Sacrifice hit--S.u!,h. Double
pl@ys--Phclan TO Zimmerman ." SAFER:
Gnwdy to Maranvill" Loft on basos-
Chicago. = BOSTON. :. First base on err
rors-ChicaGo. !; Boston. :. Bases on balls
~ Hughes. II; by Pierce, Wild pitch
iiuchcs. umpires, Byron ana orih. Time
Of game, 9:O2.
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MINOR LEAGUES


south tt!nntic Tongue.
~ Columbia Columbia, /. Jackson
It Charleston Charleston. ?. Al
Al Augusta Augusta. .: Macon. .
,ll%hi innings. called on account OF
At Savnnrah.- Savannah. 2: Colum-
his eleven innings.
TcNus Icnguc.
At Houston Houston. >; Shreveport
~. Galveston Galveston. s; For,
At Beaumon,--n Beaumont. 2; Dallas
~ san Antonio--San Antonio, 3;
Waco, b. Thirteen innings).
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summary Runs-B. Stewart. Mcmahon
%. Thrasher (?D. Foiles Homo run
Thrashcr. TUo-ba hit-B Stewart. Sac
ridce hits-B. Stewart Cleveland. Struck
out-By Humphreys. S: by Ehrd l. Bases
on bals-By Efrd. l. Left bascs-Nor-
folk. 4 Suffolk. ?. Ump!res. MCGOWAN and
Hussey. Time OF game. l:27 Attendance.
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'HattcU tOr THOMPSON IN scVcnth.
7judEc out; hit by buttcd ball.
Score 10y innings: r.
Buffalo ............... 3 O o -
Jersey y.............. % O - o o o o-l
Summary: RUus-Ciiih"olcy go, Jameson.
Casey. Bues. iiits-D;t Thompson. & Bases
on hailS-cW Thompson. /. Struck out-By
Thompson, 10y Wiltsc. /. Two-basc hits
JAMESON. Casey. TrueStalc. Sacrifice hit
heating. Sacrifice iiy--Wright. Stolen
h9so-tiiihool"y. Double plays-Keatiuc to
MtCarty To Judge. Jameson to Casey. HIT
hy tchcr-Vrucstu!c Wild pitch--'rhomp-
son 90. Passed huli-Ycllc. tmpires, Hart
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BASEBALL RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

GAMES YESTERDAY.
RICHMOND, :: Montreal, 1.
Toronto. IB; Providence, 5.
Newark, .: Rochester. 8.
Buffalo. 4; Jersey City, 1.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE.

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY
Newark at 81. Louis
brooklyn nj Chicago.
baltimore nj Pittsburgh
i;uffulo mt Kansas CITY
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
GAMES YESTERDAY.
Norfo1k. q; suffolk, q.
Portsmouth, :; Newport News o.
Petersburg. o; Rocky Mount, o tnine in
nings. dnrkncss). ~ "
STANDING OF CLUBS
w: l.. ret w. l.. Pet.
pctershmrG u 10 .3ai Portsmouth II Ii 800
Rocky Mt. IL II 800 Norfolk ii II I'm
\. News. IL II 800 Suffolk ..IO ii .4T0
Norfolk at suffolk
Petersburg nj Rocky Mount.
Newport News ut Port smouth
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

GAMES YESTERDAY.
Pittsburgh. 6: New York, g.
ST.. Louis. 3; Brooklyn, 1.
Chicago, 4; Boston. 9.
Cincinnati. q; Philadelphia, g.
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SVoro hN INNINGS. v
New York ............3 q o q q q 81
81. Louis. ............. u IL 0 q q %
summary. Runs-Icckinpaurh high
Cook iH-tHall. Scveroid. I.avan Tyco-hasn
Mis-iigh, Pratt, Warhop Howard stolen
buses MHisel ~, high Earned ruus-Om
N'lmnu. .. of f"rryman !. of WARRIOR ?
l"f' on hasos-New York : 81 Louis 10
i'rst has" ON "rrors--Ncw YORK fiasca
~ h+i'S--l'n i'ciryma of James. ! , off
WARRIOR 3 hi's-On Wcunan. in III
nihES OF lerryman in innings: of
WARRIOR Walsh Csl' Struck Gu,Gisv Wei,
uon. 81 10y rcrryman. e. hy WARRIOR. :.
lmr'r"s, conhoiy and chill Time OF
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

:. WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
New York at St Louis.
Washington mt Cleveland.
Philadelphia mt Detroit
Boston mt Chicago
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TURKISH

Constantinople. via London, Dec. p
is--ffeitvwt,1r -vsssrI,-i communication con-
corning the lighting on the Galipoli pc
ninsula was issued today:
"Dardanelles front: ON the night OF
Friday our artillery forced a torpedo
boat, which had bombarded the landing
place at Ari Rurnu. to withdraw. Neai
Seddul Bahr the enemy fired a consid-
cradle number of bombs and aerial tor
pedoes, Our artillery destroyed enemy
bomb mortars and caused important dam
age in the first and second line enemy
trenches.
IAN enemy cruiser which had repeated
" bombarded Altchetepc. and its sur
roundinCs was hit four times. Our bat
teries in the Narrows effectively bonn
barded the landing places of the Sellu
Rahr troops, the concentration places
near Morto Liman, enemy trenches ne7i
Kerevesdere reserves west of fcski His
sarik and a howitzer battery. CAUSING
visible damage, and sank two armored
boats.
"Near Morto Liman Saturday one OF
our water planes made successful recon.
noiterne FIGHTS over Tencdos. the Isle
of Navro and enemy positions rear Sed-
dul Bahr and hit with a bomb a torpe-
do boat south of Seddul Bahr."
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AUSTRIAN SITUATION COMPLICATED BY new SUBMARINE ACTS
REPORTS
FRENCH

Paris. Dec 27.-The following Off
cial communication was issued by the
war office tonight:
In Belgium a fire carried out on
the enemy positions between the Great
Dune and the sea gave good results.
Parapets were destroyed in several
places and Il plockhouse on the first
German line was blown up.
AT Artois last evening we exploded
a mine northwest of hill 40. The enc
my was prevented by US from occupy
ing the crater
Between the Siomme and the Disc
our artillery dispersed an enemy detach-
ment northeast of Chilli. Between
Somme and Rheims our batteries dam
aged German fortified work, north
of Moussy.
In Champagne near hill 1893, after a
bombardment the enemy directed
against our lines an attack which was
easily repulsed
IN the NcSgeS north of the Lnge
our artillery succeeded in destroying
battery easement and machine gun
shaltcrs. We also destroyed shelters
at Schartmele.
The Belgian communication reads:
"A violent artillery action has occurred
all along the whole Belgian front. We
effectively shelled various German bat
teries in the outskirts of Schoor and
Noumen. The enemy infantry who had
collected in the trenches We're dispersed
by our fire near Noumen and the Fer
ryman'S house.
Army of the East: The situation on
our front is without change.
ENpeditionary corps Of the Darda-
nellcs:
'Outside Of the usual cannonading
there was no event of Importance in
the course of the last two days to re-
port
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AUSTRIAN

Vienna, Via London, Dec. 27.-The
following official communication was
issued today:
Russian theatre: The situation is
unchanged.
italian theatre: The activity of the
italian artillery against the southern
Tyrolean front was much more Wig
orous yesterday. In the fighting on the
eastern heights of the Etsch valley.
south of Rovereto, the enemy lost 200
men killed or wounded. On the Isonzo
front. there has been isolated gun fir
ing.
Southeastern war theatre: There
have been no important events Fifty
four hundred small arms have been
counted among the booty captured in
Bjelopolje."
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CONSUL CABLES
NO WARNING WAS
GIVEN THE LINER

Washington, Dec. 27.-American Con-
sui Bristow, at Port Said. cabled today
that no warning was given the Japan
csc liner Yasaka Maru before she was
torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterra
mean by a submarine Of unestablisised
nationality. The liner, he added. made
no attempt to escape.
Nationality Unknown
The consurs despatch, which came
in response to Secretary Lansing's call
for reports on the disaster. was the
first official information on the incident
which probably will be the subject Of
further diplomatic correspondence with
the Teutonic powers. Todays report
CONTINUED on PAGE 5coIumn y
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BRITISH REPORT
THE DEFEAT OF
MAIN ARAB ARMY

London. Dec. 27.-S.lo p. M.-The
main Arab force which had been OPP
Grating near Materuph was attacked
on Christmas day and dispersed by
the British. who suffered small losses,
it was officially announced tonight.
The official statement says:
with reference to the Turkish OH
cial communique Of the 9th the war
office states that from the 14th to the
cath there was no fighting between our
troops and the Arabs on the western
frontier of Egypt
ON the 18th. the principal Arao
force. which was located some eight
miles from Nemersa Matru (Materuph)
was attacked and dispersed WIN
trihing loss to our troops
The foregoing evidently alludes to the
Turkish statement received today from
Constantinople hy way of Berlin, as sent
nv wireless. bore the Constantlnopie
date of Dec. &c
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ITALIAN

Robe, Via London, Dec 27.-The
Italian official statement issued today
reads as follows:
In the Guidicaria valley. our artil-
lery opened fire on positions in the
neighborhood of Cologne on which
enemy batteries had been reported.
and by we'll directed fire caused sew
eral heavy explosions and an outburst
of flames.
The activity Of small detachments
of our troops in the valleys of the Rio
Cameras and Maggie Torrent led to
successful encounters with the enemy
in which we took some prisoners.
ION the Carso the enemy's attempt
during the night to attack our posi-
tons on Monte Seibusi was promptly
stopped by the fire of our troops"
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Berlin. Dec. 2I-By Wireless to
NayElile.-Scnussi tribesmen advance
ne along the Egyptian coast. near the
HIlpolitanian border, have driven the
British out of Materuph to which they
'etlred late in November after a strong
tr1b force had compelled their retreat
:"m Sollum, according to a Turkish
official report received here today from
COnStantinorle.
The Statement
The statement which was dated Dec.
% was as follows:
Several attachments of Senussis
continued successfully attacks against
the British in Egypt. They have clear
ed the SiWah district completely of
British. tThe SiWah district is an
oasis in the Libyan desert, about 20
miles wide ana a mile long. some 800
miles southwest of Alexandria.)
"One detachment advancing along
the coast attacked the town of Mate
ruph, 30 kilometers tabout $50 mileS)
east of SoIum. In the engagement the
British commander and SEQ soldiers
We're killed and the rest fed eastward.
The Mohammedens took. near Sol
lum and Nateruph from the British
two field cannon and large quantities
of artillery, ammunition and 10 auto
mobiles of which three We're armored.
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FOR 20O0-T0N
SUBMARINES
IN u. s. NAVY
Effort to Be Made to Sc
cure Adoption ofHuge
Sea-Going Type over
Propos e d 400 Ton
Craft

H.- .gtun. Dec. 21.-Sea- going sub
arn'- of 2nao tons Displacement prob
in s.uu viii be sought for the Ameri-
.4 ..alN a~ a result of lessons learned
t t.YN department. experts from the
..YopeaI war and recent maneuvers of
Pc Atlantic fleet. 1t is possible. it
was Teamed tonight that the first five
-4tmaIluvs included in tn" administra-
IONS ayc-year building program Will
apHg,ach TINS size. although the csti-
mates admitted We're based on boats
1t The 1900 ton class
Another View
In contrast to this Development of a
iyp~ ~ giant submersible. naval Off
Gers ar" Inclined to believe that the
So-Callci coast defense boats will be
standardized At about 400 tons displace-
myn' The name should be. it is as
serted harhor defense rather than
strat,d that the sphere of action of
these boats is limited to 100 miles or
less off shore. Twenty-Five smaller
submarines are included in the admin
iStIatiou program for this year. at an
estimated cost of between 100000 and
$06.00u each. The estimate would pro-
vide Ton vessels of 500 to ZOO tons dis
place ment. Increasing the size of the
aett Of submarines. and decrease the
number OF the smaller boats could be
accomplished. it was pointed out with
out altering the total expenditures pro-
posed
Virtually all sea-going flag officers
and the commissioned personnel, gen
orally of the submarine tiotillas are
said 10 favor building larger craft for
sea work. Some officers. it is said, be
ieve smaller submarines should be
abandoned entirely, but others believe
has been shown that there are two
distinct fields Of activity for subma-
Fines which should be recognized. In
shallow waters off the coast ii is con-
tended. the big boats would be almost
useless because Of their draft.
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WATER BLOWN OUT
OF THE H ARBOR
AT NEW BEDFORD

New Bedford. Mass. Dec. 27.-The
water was literally blown out of the
New Bedford harbor at the height of
the northwest gale which swept down
the river along this city. The tide was
the lowest in the history of the set
Element. The wind blew the water so
far out of the river that the power
plants of the Union Street Railway
Co. and the New Bedford Gas & Edi-
son Light Co. had to shut down for a
time, not being able to get any water
from the river for their condensing
pipes
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BRITISH

London, Dec. 27.--A British Official
statement issued tonight reads
THE enemy this morning sprung a
mine opposite our line southeast Of
Hohenzollern redoubt. We have con-
solidated the edge of the crater.
Our artillery bombarded the hostile
trenches south Of the Lille-Armen-
there's railway with good effect. The
enemy replied vigorously. but caused
little damage.
Elsewhere there is normal artillery
activity only to report
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Washington Dec 27-The sinking Of the Japanese steam
ship Yazaka Maru will be made the subject of diplomatic
goations by the United Statas if is established that
American citizen board when described in official adj
today submarine of unknown nationality orpedoed the
vessel without warning This became known tonight after the
department had officially announced that had record
Of American passport having been granted to w. j. Leigh
disaster called consular and
press dispatches American citizen.
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London, Dec. 27.-1.J1 p. MA Brit
ish Indian army corps has left France
for another field of operations it was
officially announced tonight
Thanked by Prince
AT the parade of the Indian army
lowing message from their King and
Emperor was delivered TO the men by
the Prince of Wales:
More than a year ago / summoned
YOU from India to fight for the safety
Of my empire and the honor of my
pledged word on the battlcheldS of
Belgium and France. The confidence
which | then expressed in your sense
of duty. Your courage and your chiv-
airy, you since have nobly justified.
Il now require your services in an
other field OF action. but before YOU
leave France ! send my dear. gallant
son, the Prince Of Wales, who has
shared with my armies the dangers
and hardshps Of the campaign, to
thank you in my name for your ser
vices and to express to you my salts
faction
British Indian comrades-in-arms,
yours has been fellowship in tolls, hard
ships, courage and endurance. often
against great odds. in deeds nobly done
in days of ever-memorable conflict. In
the warfare waged under new condi-
tons. and in peculiarly trying circum-
stances. you have worthily upheld the
honor of the great traditions of my
army in India.
II have followed your fortunes with
the deepest interest and watched your
gallant actions with pride and satisfac-
ton and | mourn with you the loss of
many gallant officers and men Let it
be your consolation as their pride that
they freely gave their lives in a just
ca,ise for the honor Of their sovereign
and the safety of my empire. They
died gallant soldiers and I shall ever
hold their sacrifice in grateful remem-
brance.
You leave France with just pride
in honorable deeds already achieved,
and with my assured confidence that
your proved valor and experience will
contribute to further victories in the
new fields of action to which You go.
Il pray God to bless and guide YOU
and bring you back safely when final
victory is won each to his own home,
there to be welcomed with honor among
his own people
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
Paris Report

Paris. Dec. 27.-The French steamer
Vile De La Ciotat with passengers on
board was torpedoed without warning
and sunk in the Mediterranean by a sub
marine on Dec. 81 the ministry Of ma
rine announced today. Most of the pas
sengers and members of the crew have
been rescued.
The Vile De La Ciotat was return
ing from the Far East and was due to
arrive at Marselles today.
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