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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-15
DissvowaI Requested


DisavowaI Requested
In view of the evidence, the United
States wants a disavowal of the act
and this was made clear to Count Won
Bernstorff Arbitration cannot be an
issue for consideration until the atti-
tude Of the German government to-
ward the act itself is placed on rec
ord Later the American government
NAV take under consideration a pro-
posal to arbitrate. not the principle,
hut what indemnity should be paid for
lives lost.
Hope for Friendly Adjustment
Tension was lessened today and
State department and German quarters
Of friendly adjustment than there
had been in several days.
The evidence which has been submit
ted by the United States is regarded here
as proving conclusively that until she
submerged TO launch the torpedo agairs
the Arabic, the German submarine wal
concealed behind the sinking British
steamer Dunsley and could not have beer
seen by the captain of the Arabic. Fur
therrore, II is shown that the Arabic
was struck in such a way that the sub
marine must have been at right angler
from her when the torpedo was fired in
stead of in a position to make ran1r1inl
by the liner a possibility
Tar Nave 9oy RepIx
Ambassador Won Bernstorft is under
stood 10 have scrutinized this evidence
carefully and TO have made certain sug
gestions to his foreign Office. II prob
ably will be 10 days before a reply cal
be received If a disavowal of the sub
marine commanders act is made. Off
Gals here feel that questions Of indemni
~ then can be left to arbitratal tribunals
Should German fail to satisfy thu
American demand for disavowal, indica
tons tonight were that the washington
government would follow its original pur
pose TO sever diplomatic relations.
While waiting for the next word from
Berlin, Secretary Lansing expects TO TAX
few days vacation. He probably will
leave after the Pan-American conferenc
on the Mexican situation Saturday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-15

Boston, Sept 14.-Forecast for Bus-
ton and vicinity: Fair and continued
warm Wednesday and probably Thurs
day; moderate south winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-15
THE WEATHER
FAIR

| Weather forecast for northern New
England: Fair Wednesday; warmer
in Maine Thursday partly cloudy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-15

ass;otore The commission has met
gu conferred with only such bankers
. a's ALLY IN their sympathies
w 'oanec,lons No, banking house
w even The remotest connection
~ German financial interests has
=" oiaaen 70 send its representatives
" gatherings al which scores o.
:" York and out ot-town tinanciers
'''S ne! the members of the commits
'" ana discussed the possible terms
ne proposed loan. Some Of the
yes; financial institutions in the
~'eu States including the big bank
: MOUSE Of Kuhn Leeb & Co. which
S'oAo II New York only 10 J. ?.
'sah & Co.. have thus been ex-
''sa oy his policy Apparently il
oeeA taken for granted that it
NC Dc useless 70 ask fnanciers with
~ ,-'"h sympa;hies 10 contribute their
s.s'S toward the proposed loan
!, ''@ policy however. was disavow-
a. .a'e To-Day by Bash 3. Blackett.
,s'4ry Of the commission.
H.. h.a'kett SAID he did not know
''ao arranged that none Of the
|n~ ..'eFs OF the firms should meet the
|ss ,'--tsSloh in fact he did not know
Ilc,a,. IS moi TO meet the commits
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'' Loeb { Co. Nav Enter

-oeo & Co. May Enter
s,,; a,ores looking to the possible
]. ,o .pa'ioh OF Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. in
BIZ 'oaA while not made today. were
sm " De IL the making. James ].
~, ~ railroad builder and financier
| ~, ~ Northwest who has champion
,,t ,as cause Of the commission and
sus,ion with ). P Morgan on the
s.ss.a 'on, left Mr. Morgan's office this
r. ~ 10Y the Office of Kuhn. Loeb
ssn NJ, ana there sat down for q %
car ~ = talk with his old-t,me friend.
NJ b. :. schits, member of the firm.
ss.s al II discussed the loan with Mr..
a. ;. though neither wnu,s state
esu,s' ls meeting the subjecr Of the
Is ssna From another source. it
ealt n ~, that Kuhn. Loeb & Co.
astor 1s :. look unkindly upon an in
r.. ~ 10 Join hands, in this instance
''''sd on Page 12-column 81
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Fair and warmer Wednesday
with Thursday cloudy.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
THREE LEADERS WIN
FINALS ON FRONTIER
Washington Is the Only First
Division Team to Meet De.
feat.

All Of the first division clubs with the
exception OF Washington won their
Sabbath contests throughout the West.
where the Eastern clubs completed
their final invason Of the frontier.
The Red Sox made it three out Of
four In the series with the Indians in =
pitching duel between Leonard and
Klepfer. The lone run Of the game re.
suited when Speaker scratched an in
field single and was forced at second
by Hoblitzell. Lewis then walked and
Gardner hit to Wamby, who tossed to
Chapman for q force out. In his
anxiety to complete a double play
Chapman threw wild to first. Hoblitzell
scoring.
The White sox shut the Athletics out,
winning 8 TO 0. Five hits and a pass
In the third inning gave the Chicago
team five runs. Philadelphia only made
three hits off Scott. and only one man
got to second base. The game was play
ed in one hour and eight minutes, said
to be new American League record.
The Yankees lost to the Tigers. to 1.
The New Workers. played a ragged game.
but 1t was weak pitching that beat
them. Shawkev was knocked out Of the
box In the second. After the Tigers got
through feasting on the one-time Mack
mans curves Jennings clan had made
enough runs to win, SO Colo came to the
rescue too late.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
LARGE FIELD TEES OFF
IN QUALIFICATIONS
Final Round for Elimination
Starts in Amateur Golf
Tournament.

DETROIT. Mich. Aug. 3o.-More golf
in a single day than a national anna
teur golf tournament ever saw before
Is scheduled for today at the Country
Club course. The final qualifying round
Of thirty-six holes started this morning
with seventy-three players parucipat-
ing. The number originally eligible for
this second round was sixty-four. but
the others were let in because SO many
were tied at S5 Saturday.
OF the seventy three. but thirty-two
can survive for the match play which
starts tomorrow; and any ties that may
tangle the qualifications tonight must
be played off at once. The low score
medal will be awarded on the results
Of todays play.
Despite high. cold wind that is
sweeping the course today. sensational
golf IL expected.
The American Golfer Cup was won
by Tom and Sheriff. Sherman. Of Utica.
n. Y. yesterday. when c. E. Van
Fleck. jr.. and Max Marston. Of the
Baltusrol Club. were defeated in the
play-off Of the tie. The Shermans will
hold the cup for one year.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Tennis Championships
Threatened BY Drizzle
Early Morning Rounds in United States National AS
ISOLATION Set Back by Slow Rain-Opening
Days Schedule Announced

match Ward Dawson. Of San Francisco.
will play John c. Mckay, and on the
twenty other courts there will be q
host of other good matches.
Alrick II. Mann. jr.. former New Eng
land champion, and Douglas 8. Wat
ters, Of New Orleans. ranked No. 1
among the Southern players were sched-
ulc to play on the main court at IL
o'clock.
Maurice E. Mclaughlin was to meet
Ernest Fritz Kuhn. German player.
in the first afternoon match on the
main court at 2:l5, while at the same
time. on the grandstand court. Charles
NJ. Bull. jr.. of the Crescent Athletic
Club, and Lyle f. Mahan. Of the West
On the side courts. in the early after
noon session. there will probably. be
some Of the best competition of the day.
DR.. William Rosenbaum will battle
with Robert lie Roy: Fred Inman. for
mer New York State champion. will be
Pittsburgh player; II. w: Foster. the
young West Chester schoolbov. will
meet Craig Biddle. of Philadelphia
Arthur 3. Craigin, Seventh Regiment
crack. will oppose Charles l.. Johnston,
jr.. former New England intercollegiate
champion, and Edward II. Whitney,
former Harvard captain. viii hook up
sey City schoolboy.
The late afternoon session will bring
together Frederick B. Alexander. former
Davis Cup player. and Nathaniel w.
Niles. the Longwood Cricket Club star
on the championship court at s:l5:
against Niles. his old teammate in many
championships. Harold H. Hackett. will
take on William M. Johnston. Of San
Francisco.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30

FOREST HILLS, L. l., Aug. 30-A
slow drizzle which began yesterday af-
ternoon and continued through the night
greeted the 12s players here for the
opening rounds Of the thirty-fifth
annual championship matches Of the
United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton. The early morning sets had to be
postponed and there Is some question
as to whether the tournament will be
started at all today.
A field Of 12s players, with the lead
ing experts about evenly divided be-
tween the upper and lower halves, are
here to take the courts in relays during
the day. and by nightfall the sixty-four
survivors should be aligned for a series
OF matches which are expected to con-
tInue until the early part Of next week,
for which the. semi-final and final
rounds are scheduled.
The national championship Is held by
r. Norris Williams. I'd. of Philadelphia.
The gTandstand courts will be given
over to eastern players, as a rule, dur
ing the first session Of the tournament.
Two matches at q time will be held on
the courts surrounded by the same
structures which held spectators at the
Davis cup international matches a year
ago.
AT a meeting Of the officials in the
Vanderbilt Hotel, where the players and
committee have made their .headquar-
ters. tho opening days playing sched-
matches to be put on the main courts
Cedric A. Major, former Cornell play
err and holder Of the Connecticut State
championship. and Bernard c. Law. of
Princeton. simultaneously with this
The Washington times., 1915-08-30

peril to his mistress took some
Come. them" said he, Eat least
there ths,r, is Is no chance for him to escape
"Bu., excelisney." he .adsd a. they
forward. look! What Is thatf'
She followed his gesture. and
ssDs in out whsS sssv tho ,os
selves. Ahead, coming at reckless
speed down the face Of the steep
grade. rode 2 man whose going wss
rscklessiy as showed disregard Of his
own life and that OF his mount a.
"Hs is going to be killsdr. cried
erick-how has he come heref"
Roleau suppressed an exclamation.
| by the short road across the bond
bow how ala he hSppem to think Of TT
did not draw rein. but spurrsi furi-
ously on down the slope--ssemed rid.
ing to his death.
su' s.,s Snse ssssn. %cr. Proved it:
head on toward the train. paused On
the cut Just above it-spurrsd for
ward recklessly. and pulling his stag
gering horse together leaped boldly
out dhu toTWdIu-tnoBo VINO looked
through the window could not tell
with what result.
Now" said Roleau, I'VE have a
dead man for sure. Dead or alive.
there are two men on tho train with
whom we must account. There will
sure"
Kitty Grey turned a pale face to.
ward him. He took his chance like
man." said she. Il hope-oh,
(To Be Continued Next Sundsy.)
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Team Rule for Amateurs Likely Next YearSmokng Is Under Cc
THE ROKEN DIN
By EMERSON HOUGH

his back, the driver .obeyed his or
passing train. drew alongside just close
enough for one desperate leap. His
passenger took It. An instant later he
was alone They. too. were In the train |!
A for Count Frederick, he pounded
along hopeiessly distanced In this
race. He saw what had occurred, but
could do no more than accept the
facts az they were. He was clear in
his own mind that the coin was in the
On. the train and that Roleau and
Kitty were using their most desperate
own possession. In either case he him
self would be out Of the accounting. un-
less by some means or other he could
ceme upon the scene before the party
had arrived At 0rahoften. It was steam
Eut Count Frederick himself was
no irresolute soul. and, moreover. he
S,S anew ~ ~, MI, country well enough. He Hs
through the town, across the country.
taking the arc Of tho great semicircie
which he know the train must make
where tho line curved around the north
plains. He rode as neS er had he ridden
before. even in his widest days Of
youth.
There wa ga tunnel ahead. as he well
knew, and near to it. close under the
Taking tunnel and grade together, II
would be necessary for the train ma.
terially to Stacked Its speed. There wa.
one chance-3ust one faint. desperate
more como into the running in thi.
| strange chase OF the coin.
On the train Bartel, the kings coin ir
MIS- own possession. sat well enough
place him in safety-and knew tina,
more than safety would await his ar
rival IN Grahoffen with the coin. Per
haps Cortislaw would reward him ir
his superior, Count sachio. Surely
there would be promotion for him. pay
OF material sort As he reflected cheer.
| fully to himself that he was beyont
stopping him nov.-he Congratulated
himself that ne had not intrusted hi,
own fortunes to any private means o.
locomotion. but had taken the public
train-and taken It alone.
He had not seen the desperate mean.
| employed by Kitty and Roleau to boart
! the same train-did not know that ever
| as he sat comfortably smoking ant
future. these two pursuers were but &
| coach or 80 in the rear, making plan,
| Of their own.
Remain, excellency," said Roleau a
length. let me 90 forward alone-h,
| may be hard to handle. for surely HI
| will not give up what he has excep
with stiff resistance"
II shall 60 also" said Kitty stoutly
II must see how II goes on-no one car
| tell what next may happen to the COLI
Il must be there to see It all. Never
theless. l thank you for your chivalry
Roleau-you bring to mind the men o
my own country"
| A flush Of pleasure came to the
face of the honest fellow at words o.
praise whose like he had never hearc
In all his life. He resolved but tn,
more fervently that any who offere.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
EACH LEAGUE HAS
; CLUBS IN HUNT
Teams Turn Into Final Lap
Of Race for 1915 Pen.
nants.
By GEORE H. HOLMES.

NEW YORK. Aug S0-For the first
time in years the baEeball season slips
over the line into the home stretch to-
morrow with three clubs In each league
still In the pennant hunt. And for the
first time this season all the National
League clubs excepting the Phillies'
Dodgers and Braves, can be counted
out, barring miracles.
C'onslstent baseball by the Red Sox
and Phils has come to the aid OF q be-
wildered fandom and clarified the stu
ations. The Rostonese have won eight
Of their last ten games. and the Quai.
ertown crew has won four OF their last
seven. Only the st. Louis Cardinals have
equaled the Quakers. ana tneyre 30 IA! iaI
spurt can carry them into the flight
The much predicted and long looked
for crack Of the Phillies under tine the
the only cs4ck has been that Of Gsboy
Cravath's HudGeon. pounding out hom-
ers. The Red Sox are floating alons
on an even keel, safe with q good iead.
and every INDICATION opptaSes pH,SSss ee
barring. Of course. accidents;
Both Carrigan and Moran have forti-
fed themselves for this September
grind and they're going into into 1t rsstsS wisS
lC6R IN the mole. DOIu ho oso "s~A
their star twirlers-Wood and Alexan-
der-to the very limit safety has al
lowed for the last two weeks. Carrtgan
has even sent Wood home to rest up.
in expectation Of stony September
hike. That both have managed to In.
crease their leads without their full
force augurs we'll for their September
chances.
Despite the Phils' apparent edge. how
ever. there Is O strong leaning toward
the Braves throughout the East. Re-
cent dispatches. saying that Bill James
may work through the home stretch.
has strengthened this leaning, and the
fact that the Braves always fight better
with their backs to the wall isn't over
looked. Boston. Brooklyn. and Phila-
delphia all have q heavy road schedule
ahead. and the Braves have proved the
best road aggregation of the bunch this
season. II the Braves see the pennant
and its accompanying financial melon
slipping away from them through the
haze OF these coming September days
they may, get up yet and kick dust In
somebody's face.
So far three National League man.
sEers have declared themselvek a IS pick
inS the I'hils to win the pennant. Here
Is what they say:
Fred Clarke-The Phillies Will In by
half dozen games.
Charles Herzog-The Phillies W not
only get the pennant, but Al, .ande,
will land the worl, 8 series for them.
Miller Huggins-l don't see .low Pa,
Moran can lose.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
CONTINUED From Yesterday

Another car stood, as yet unoccu-
pied. and toward this now started
tr. three per;opsnCouns I 1,s;. FREDERICK; Kitty
being foremost in the mind Of each Of
these three. But Kitty Gray, rejoiced
at hnding her servant once more at
her side--for now Roleau had has
tened forward-was Of no mind to
plans. Even as the agent of Count
Sachio sprang into the car. they
rushed swiftly to that approached by
Count Frederick, and with more force
than politeness pushed that gentle
ment to the driver Of the car that he
was off at speed within tho next mo-
ment. ...'..
Quick. Roleauw called Kitty Gray.
Make him drive--that man 10 Bartel.
bound for the train-he has the coin.
am sure. and he means'to take II to
the kingdom Of Grahoffen. Once
there. IT Is lost to Us. Quick. he must
not beat us to the train!"
So rapidly had these events occurre 4
haarnt thas she 'cssee,y :semsa had o.t tim: for
that Roleau once more should be at
her side as they sped forward. They
both now had dismissed from their
thoughts the thief who had trans-
ferred the stolen coin; From the un-
thieves to royal hands--this was to
be the course of the Gretzhoffen coin
today.
I'm two hours. or three at most
II that man cstchea the train-the
coin will be In Cortislaw's hands. and
out of our reach forever. Drive. Ro-
leau--make him driver
Therefore. what Count Frederick
left alone in the street, was forced TO
SEQ was the .spectacle of those two
hurrying vehicles leaving him to his
hurriedly. for some means Of Iocomo :.
tion OF hts own. and his gaze fell
upon q horse standing at the curb.
In default OF better means. he sprang
to tho saddle. and himself was of In
Bartel. the Gretzhoffen agent was
in no mood to delay. He urged his
own car hard. and FASTENED toward
the station OF the little railway
Knew. led to Grahofien % around 'tse the
northern extremity Of the neutral
"trip. close in under the shoulders Of
the little mountains.
There stood in the station now, at
tached to the fuming engine. a mixed
train. partly made Of coaches, partly
Of fats. apparently ready to depart.
Bartel approached the guard rapidly.
What he said no one heard. but an
instant later the guard had received
ferred It to The station agent. and
himself was blowing the .signal for
the starting Of the train-psrhaps
some minutes before the regular
hedule time. All we'll. what might
not one do for these OF the nobility
The moxor which bore Kitty and
Roleau whirled into the station an
instant too late. or 80 It seemed.
The race seemed lost. and recovery OF
1t beyond hope.
Quick. Roleau. close to the tracks,
they are not out Of the switch yards
YETI
With Roleau's revolver muzxle a
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Thirteen Events For
Canoes in Regatta

A regatta for canoeists Of the Poto-
mac camps between Chain and Aqueduct
bridges will be held by the Washington
Canoe Club Labor Day. thirteen events
being on the program. Six Of these will
be run off in the morning. starting at
1880. and the others In the afternoon.
starting at $50.
Entries close with Robert D. Bur-
bank at Sum Kamp. on Thursday, Sep
tember 2. Only bona fide members Of
the camps are eligible to compete Fol-
lowing is the program: 1880 a. M
Singles. tug Of war, gunwalss doubles
race. 2:3O D. m.-Doubles. chariot race,
tall end. upset and rescue, picnic race,
camp fours and fitting contest.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Sherman Tourney Will
Run Three Week Nights

Tuesday. Thursday. and Saturday
have been named as rolling nights in
the Individual duckpin tournament at
the new Royal alleys. entries for which
close September /.
1t was the original intention Of the
MANAGEMENT to have the bowlers COM
pete only on Saturday night. but a re.
quest from the entrants brought about
the change.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Rube Marquard Plays
Role of Giant Scout

HAGERSTOWN. Md, Aug. 3o.-Rube
Marauard. who was here today confer
ring with President Charles w. Boyer.
Of the Blue Ridge Baseball League.
stated he was still the property of the
Nationals. and had not been sent to
Toronto. as reported. but was scouting
tor McGraw until his twirling arm
returns. 1t Is said Marquard was sent
here by McGraw to look over the Hag-
erstown and Frederick players with the
view Of drafting.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Champions to Play
Braddock SUNDAY

In the final game of a series to de-
eide the independent championship Of
the northeast, the Lincoln A. c.. was
defeated by 4 to 2. by the Rex. A. c.
Doc" Hartley. Of the Machinists.
twirled for the Rex club and easily
outpitched Bischon. who opposed him.
Stevens hitting and the generally good
defensive game revealed by Rex fea
tured. Next Sunday Rex plays the
Braddocks at Rotary Park.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Clarendon Wins Two,

Clarendons baseball team won two
games yesterday. The Shamrocks. of
Washington. We're defeated by 8 to q
when Boswell completely puzzled them
with his curves. The Eagles. Of Alex
andria. were humbled by to in the
final game. despite the good pitching
Of White.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Clarendon to Play
Garrison All-StarS

The Clarendon A. c. will play a
double-header with the Garrison All
Stars at Clarendon on Labor Day.
Members of the Clarendons include
Hendrickson, Cation. Davidson. Phillips.
Drukemiller. Stewart. Johnson. Won
Herbules. Boswell King. Murphy, How
ard, Pee, Hager. and Limerick
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Stadium Ready,

ITHACA. Aug. 3o.-When the Cornell
football team opens its season next
month the new gridiron on Schoelkopf
Field will be used for the first time
The completion of the new stadium in
sures. the permanent transfer of foot
ball activities to the hill. Men are en-
gagged now in rolling the gridiron, pre-
pairing to erect the goal posts and
mark out the field.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Pitt About Ready.

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 80. - The Uni
versity of Pittsburgh football squad will
start training at Camp Hamilton.
Windsor, Pa. September s. About forty
men will be taken to camp at the start
although this number will be weeded
down to about thirty as the work pro-
crosses and the coaches are able to
sort out the good from the bad.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
CaVanaugh Calls.

HANOVER, N. H.. Aug. S0-Coach
Cavanaugh. Of the Dartmouth football
team has sent out call for all candi-
dates to report back to Hanover next
Thursday for practice.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Among the Minors
Western League.

Western League.
Lincoln, 3; Omaha, 8 (ir1t game).
Omaha, .: Lincoln, 2 (second garne).
Wichita, .; St.. Joseph. (nrst game,.
Wichita, IL: St. Joseph, 5 tsecond game).
Des Noines, I: Topeka. o (second camel.
Denver. IL: Sioux City, 8 tnrst game).
Denver, 6; Sioux City, s (second kame).
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Internationa! League.

Rochester a, Jersey City Orain).
Tagonto at Rochester (rain).
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Pacific Coast LeaRue.

Salt Lake. D; Oakland. I (ffrst game).
Salt Lake, ,; Oakland, l (second game),
San Francisco, s; Vernon, s (nrst Raane9.
Vernon. s: San Francisco. 2 (second camel.
Portland, .: Los Angeles, o (first ssme).
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Texas League

Texas League.
San Antonio. 3: Houston, l.
Dallas, 2; Waco. tirst game).
Waco, I; Dallas, 2 Osecond gane)
Fort Worth, 2; Shreveport, I (nrvt Eame)
Fort Worth, II; Shreveport, I (sscond
game).
The Washington times., 1915-08-30
Southern League,

Southern League.
Birmingham. .; Memphis. /.
Little Rock. 8; New Orleans. : (hrst gme).
Little Rock. s: New Orleans. ) (second
camel
Mobile, .; Chattanooga. l.
The Washington times., 1915-08-30

(To Be Continued Next Sunday.)