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DUNDEES $4,000
OFFER TO WELSH

New York, Dec .14-''Scotty'' Mon
teith, who guides the destiny Of, John
ny Dundee, boxer. also fighter, wishes
to be of material assistance to Freddie
Welsh, the lightweight champion.
Scotty has jllst arrived in New York
'f1've been after Welsh with Dun
dee, for several months he chirpeo,
land could never get any satisfaction
In fact, my overtures were received
so coIdly that gave up the idea Now
that no club seems to want White as
Welsh's opponent, I can clear the at
mosphere easily and quickly. Ny PRO
position is simple. If Welsh viii fight
Dundee twenty rounds with the title
at stake Will guarantee the cham
pion- st5sO0O.
"There are no ifs or ands connected
with this offer. All Welsh, through
his manager, Harry Pollok, has to
say is that he's willing to give john
nv the chance. Then the fight VIII
be as good as settled. The weight
question is satisfactory, so there can
be no arguing on that end. All /
want is to get Johnny the opportunity,
for 1 believe heNhas a chance Of beat
ing Welsh oyer the route
Judging from the Icy treatment
handed out by the clubs since Welsh
signed to fight White there is a pos
sibility that Dundee may get the
chance he's after. From Spectacular
standard DundeeR battle would be
to a tussle with White, for
the little Italian scrapper keeps fight
ing every second.
He would be suffering under a big
handicap, however, for his normal
weight, ringside, is around 1S1
while WeIsh's is around 1S7.
However, it's an opening for a scrap
with the title at stake, and needless
to add Welsh is anxious to get going
in a few big matches for he's eager to
quit the ring.
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Thinks Snodgrass Is
Bound to Have Good \
Season With Boston

New York, Dec. 1A-Owner Gaffney
of the Braves is looking for a great
season from Fred Snodgrass next
year. It think Fred is a great player,
who got off bad last season, and
never quite got started, though he did
fine work with u.s. 1 expect to see
him playing. one of the best outfie1ds
in the league next season.
Jim says that Mayor Curley Of Bos-
ton has entirely forgiven Snow" for
thumbing Boston citizens in F'enway
Park on Labor Day, 1914.
Catcher Bert Whaling and outfield-
er Herbie Moran, who have been sent
to the Vernon Coast League club in
part payment for outfielder Wilholt, a
coast gem, object to going to Venice,
and Gaffney lis trying to place them
elsewhere.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14
MAY TAKE WORCESTER.

One of the compromises suggested
as a way out of the New England
baseball mudd1e came to light during,
the meeting of the international
league magnates in New York yester-
day The international has already.
applied for Hartford and Springfield
although it was realized that there
was no chance Of getting these cities
without consent of the Eastern asso-
citation.
President Barrow of the Interna-
tiona1 now suggests that his league
will drop all claim to Hartford and
Springfield if allowed to take Worces-
ter. This arrangement may go through
as the New England Nleague has not
paid protection money for 1915 and
anybody can take the territory.
Another point in the InternationaPs
favor is that Worcester owes money.
to last seasons players. Richmonds
Va, has decided to stay in the Inter-,
national so with the addition of Wor-
cester to replace Harrisburg, Pa. the
circuit would be complete.
Marty McHale, the former Boston
Red Sox pitcher, is singing in a Bos-
ton vaudeville theatre this week. If
he can't sing any better than he
pitches Caruso will never get jealous,
When Jimmy Kelly entered the ring
at the Casino last night and the fans
saw the gunboats that held down his
feet they roared with gIee.. ''Where.d
you get them sleds pa inquired one gall
leryite. Another rooter brought down
the house when he yelled, 'tOh. you
diving Venus.'>~
The Gibbons-Ahearn bout which was
postponed last week because of Glib
bons illness. will tbe run on January
in st. Paul, Mimi, according to pres
emit plans. A victory for Gibbons is
very important to him, for Mike is 28
years old and canhot be expected to
improve now. Les Darcy, the Austria
liam champion may challenge the
winner.
AAs soon as the American league
magnates assembled in Chicago, a
story was started that the Chicago
White sox We're after Infelder Fritz
NGaiseI of the. New York Americans.
Col. Jacob Ruppert-of the Yankees an
nounced that he would trade Maisel
for Collins. and that took the heart out
OF another winter yarn.
Writers in Cincinnati, who WELD the
heaviest hammers in the country, have
started drive to get rid of Manager
Charley Herzog. They had him safely
deposited in the ash can until Owner
Hermann announced in New York
yesterday that Herzog will remain as
manager of the Reds.
Eddie Mahan of Harvard was re-
sponsible~ for Shelton of Cornell being
chosen for end on Camps A1I-Anderi-
can team. Shelton was one of the few
wing men who srneared Mahan during
the season! The former Harvard cap
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SLUCGINC DON'T ALWAYS
BECOME LEADERS OF LEAGUE
Walloping- Alone Will Not Win remnants, Figures
Show-Other Sport Notes

New York. Dec. 14-That heavy hit
ting alone will not win baseball pen
nants is demonstrated by a comparison
of the. records of the winning club in
Is of the leading leagues of the coun-
try. In only two cases did the team
League. Leading Club
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14
SPORT TALK = Rze SzF

tain found little difncu1ty in eluding
most of the opposing ends.
University of Pittsburgh rooters.
who have been claiming the football
title, can take pleasure in Walter
Camps statement that in the hpa1
game of the season Pittsburgh vas
playing better ball than Cornell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14
AUSTRALIAN. INVENTS
! SCORING SYSTEM FOR
COUNTING FIGHT BLOWS

New York, Dec. 14.-W. r. Corbett,
the greatest of the Australian boxing
authorities, has a plan, Of keeping tabs
on the blows struck during glove
contest with a view of awarding the
bout to the man who makes the high
est score. He suggests the following
count:
Jab. one point; uppercut, two points;
body punches two points; knock
downs, two points. with an additional
point for, every second elapsed before
the prostrat boxer regains his feets
making opponent miss swing, one
point; when opponent clfnches, one
point; and aggressiveness one point a
round. Instead of having the referee
keep track of the points, let an official
scorer at the ringside keep tab, and
post the result after every round to
enable the spectators to keep track Of
how things are going. At the end the
last score can be read off as easily as
the result of a cricket match.
= IhGt7 little scheme might go in Aus
tralia, where the men box with moro
or less elaboration, Bill, but here.
where some of our best put on third
speed at times, there would be a jolly
mixing of the count We can see what
a, fine task the official punch scorer
would have had at the Dillon Perky
Flynn bout. with Porky working in
close, blocking and countering In
amazing fashion. It will be a long
time before it is tried out here.
XMAS RoPING AND wBEAT1zs o.
LAUREL
JOHN RECK & SON
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which led in batting also capture the
pennant. The average position of the
heaviest hitting club in each league
at the end of the season was third
and the average batting strength
.273. The list follows:
Finished Bat. Az
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14
SENIORS DANCE.

Despite storm conditions the senior
commercial class of the Bridgeport
High school held a largely attended
dance at Seaside Institute last night.
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USE LYFORD BROTHERS RUv
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14

When a man gives his wife a deed
Of his real estate, 1T may not be so
much the desire to give her Christ
mas present, as to get his property
XMAS ROPTNG AND wREA1Hs OF
LAUREL
JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14

Farmer Want Ads. one Cent a WORD
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IEarnler want Ads. one 90 3 VI
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14

XMAS ROPING AND WREATIEs Oh
LAUREL
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14

Eddie Mahan of Harvard was re-
sponsible~ for Shelton of Cornell being
chosen for end on Camps A1I-Anderi-
can team. Shelton was one of the few
wing men who smeared Nah an during
the season. The former Harvard cap
The Washington herald., 1915-05-13
INVASION OF ITALY WAS
CHECKED BY VICTORY
French Defeat of Germans at Marine
Stopped Teutons from March
Toward Rome,

Paris. May l2.-Joan Carrere the
Temps special correspondent at Rome,
sends the following to his paper
1t Is well-known fact in well-in.
formed Italian quarters that Germany
intention was to invade Italy last Au-
gust after the victories Of Charleroi and
Mons. This would certainly have been
done if France had not won the victory
of the Marine
AT that time German opinion was
aroused against Italy and even the king 5
encourage We're called traitors. Threaten
ing letters were sent to prominent ItaI-
ians to the effect that Italy would be
chastised by Germany and Austria as
soon as France was definitely crushed.
The Germans. who then thought they
would soon be masters of Paris and the
north of France. intended to capture Mi
Ian and then cross the Alps and attack
France from the south. After Joffre' 5
victory at the Marine. German diplomacy.
which until then had been characterized
by anger and menaces, assumed a coax
ing tone
The Washington herald., 1915-05-13
SAYS WOMAN'S BALLOT
Will PURIFY POLITICS
National Enfranchisement of Womer
Urged as Solution by Frank
P. Walsh.

The national reimbursement of WON
en- was offered cure for election
evils by Frank p. Walsh, chairman OF
the Industrial Relations Committee, ir
addressing the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage at its annual banquet
at Rauschers last night.
Il believe woman sufrrag e is bound to
come, said Chairman Walsh. because
it is part of the great Democratic for
ward movement.
Maj. Raymond W. Pullman. chief of
police, also expressed the belief that
women are bound to win voice in their
government.
The banquet was followed by the pre-
scntation of In Defense of a Mother,
written by Miss Hazel MackaYe. and
depicting an incident in the life of Susan
l.. Anthony. mother of the cause" The
cast included Miss Cornelia Grams, Miss
Elsie Hill. Helena Hill Weed Mrs. Jessie
HARDY Stubbs. George Latimer. Miss
Alice Driscoll. and Howard Treat.
Keeping the women Of the South dis
"ntranchiScd * creating a iterate COL
oyCd population and iliterate white
people. because nf existing child labor
laws which har coIurcd children from the
factories, but take in the white youth.
Mrs. Helena Hill Weed told suffragists
at Rauschers yesterday afternoon. when
Il District branch of the National Con-
aressunal Union for Woman Suffrag &c
was organized.
The Record of the SIxty-third Con-
gress on Woman suffrage WAS the sub
jt..t OF an address by Miss Lucy Burns:
Mrs. Nina +. .Allondor spoke on The
TWO Federal Suffrage Amendments" and
Pans for the Future" was an address
b. Miss Elise Hill.
Following the adoption of constitu-
ton. the following We're elected officers
Mrs. Nina Allendcr, chairman; Mrs. Har-
N"y Wiley. vice chairman; Mrs. Ran
doph X Forrest. treasurer. and Mrs.
Robert Baker. secretary.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-13

that could do it. He said. however
that he would not stand with the part,
while it was dominated by Barnes: tina
there was not room In theparty fol
him and Barnes at the same time"
The purpose Of the Hutchinson testi
mony was to prove the Barnes conten
ton That the attack made in tn Colo
nel's statement was personal rather
than political thus tending to show NAL
ice.
But few more Barnes witnesses re-
main to be examined. The plaintiff,
who doubtless will take the stand to-
morrow. was not in court this after
noon.
Col. Roosevelt smiled cynically while
Wollman was disputing Loeb and de-
lishtedly while the other witnesses were
testifying.
He was particularly pleased when Sem
ator Brown was under examination for
the purpose of proving that the Colonel
had been a boss himself.
Did Mr.. Roosevelt have anything to
do with the nomination of Hughes?"
asked WINS of Brown.
He controlled it by giving an order
IN the form of a request"
Whereupon. the Colonel. who has been
trying for some time to prove that he
was the best friend Hughes ever had,
chuckled aloud.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-13
By HERBERT TEMPLE,

London. May 12.-"Murder. lust, and
pilIage prevailed over many parts of Bel.
GUM on a scale unparalleled in any war
between civilized nations during the pas,
three centuries" declared the British
government commission. headed by Wis.
count Bryce. former British Ambassador
to the United States, in "a report on al
legged German atrocities in Belgium" pre-
scented to Premier Asquith. 1t was made
public today.
Presenting its data in a coldly judicial
way, the commission finds the German
army guilty of a series Of most shocking
crimes against men. women. and chill,
dren that human brutality can devise.
Drunkenness Chiefly Blamed.
Drunkenness is chiefly blamed, but in
some cases wanton destruction of human
life and ruination of property were car
ried out on systematic lines with the
sanction OF the higher officials of the
German army, it is charged. These
crimes, the commissioners declare. were
a part Of a system of general terroriza-
ton.
Associated with Viscount Bryce on the
commission were the Right Hon. Sir
Sir Edward Clarke. X. c.; Sir Kenelm
f. Digby. A. II. L.. vice chancellor of
the Sheffield University, and Harold Cox.
A considerable number of the mass of
reports from Belgium and France. pre-
scented to the commissioners by Pre-
mier Asquith on December II. We're
found to be authentic. Testimony was
taken in every form. From Belgian,
French, and British soldiers: from Bel
sian refugees: from captive Germans;
from victims of outrages. and from trav-
elers.
In its aim to be fair. however. the
commissioners noted that German SOL
diers were executed upon some occa-
sions by their own officers when found
guilty Of attacking women.
Extracts from the report follow:
Deba uchery and Massacre.
Entries in German diary show
that on August 10 the German soldiers
gave themselves up to debauchery in the
The Washington herald., 1915-05-13
FROHMAN'S BODY WILL
BE BROUGHT TO u. S.
Embassy at London Denies 1t Lay on
Floor of Cunard Offices for
Four DAYS.

Special Gable TO The Washington Herald.
London, May 1.-THE United States
Embassy announced today that the
body of Charles Frohman. who lost
his life on the Lusitania, Will be
shipped to New York on Saturday.
The Embassy denied reports that
Frohman's body had been left lying
uncoffined four days upon the floor
of the Cunard offices in Queenstown.
United States Consul Frost telegraph
ed that the body was placed in a cas-
ket as soon as one could be secured
for it.
Neither pains nor expense will be
spared in caring in a fitting way for
the bodies of Americans" ii was said.
Haddon Chambers. the author. and
W. Lestcock, British legal representa-
tive of the Frohman theatrical inter-
ests, left for Queenstown today to
arrange for the removal of the body
to Liverpool.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-13
Murder, Lust, Pillage,
Prevailed in Belgium
Vscount Bryce and Other British Commissioners Say Ger
man Army Was Guilty of Crimes Too
Brutal to Designate

streets of Liege and ~ the following
night a massacre took place.
I'm Malines many bodies were seen.
One witness saw a German soldier cut
off a woman's breast after he had muir
dered her and saw many other bodies
of dead women in the streets.
I'm Sempst the corpse of man with
his legs cut off. who was partly bound.
was seen by witness. who also saw
a girl Of II dressed only in chemise
and in great distress. She alleged that
she and other girls had been dragged
Into a field. stripped naked. and vio-
lated, and that some Of them had been
killed with a bayonet.
AT Haecht several children had been
murdered, one of or years
old being found nailed to a door of a
crime which seems almost incredible.
In the garden of this house was the
body of a girl who had been shot in
the forehead.
AT Eppeghem the dead body Of a
child Of was seen pinned to the
ground with 4 lance.
People Taken to LOuvnin.
THE massacre at Louvain was not
confined to it's citizens. Large crowds
of people were taken into Louvain
from surrounding districts"
In describing the massacre in the Mouse
and Sambre valleys. in which 400 persons
are alleged to have been killed. the re-
port says that "a few days later the
Germans celebrated 'Fete Nocturne' in
the square of Andenne. Hot wine looted
in the town. was drunk. and captive wom-
en- we're compelled to sing Deutschland
lumber allies"
As to the murder and arson orders
from oferial quarters. the report says:
We are driven to the conclusion that
the marrying Of the villages. the burning
Of large part OF Louvain, the massacres
there. the marching out of prisoners. and
the transport to Cologne TALL done with
out inquiry as to whether the particular
persons seized or killed had committed
any wrongful acb, were due to calcu-
lated policy. carried out scientifically and
deliberately. not merely with the sane
ton. but under the direction of higher
military authorities. and were not due to
any provocation or resistance by the
civilian population of Belgium
The Washington herald., 1915-05-13
DERNBERG LOQUACIOUS,
STATES GERMAN COUNT
Utterances Give Impression that the
Kaiser Seeks Proposals of Peace.
Which Is Stoutly Denied.
BY FREDERICK WERNEI

n.
Berlin, May l2.-Dr. Bernhard Dern-
berg. former minister OF colonies, who is
now in the United States, is severely
criticised for his loquacity in the fol-
lowing communication to the Deutsche
Tagezeitung from Count Revent Low:
DIR. Dernberg's utterances give the i'm
preston that Germany is disposed IL
consider proposals for the ending of the
war. 1t is a matter of grave Importance
that influential Germans. favored with
close relations with the government.
snoulo speak publicly of peace condi-
tons. Discussions of any kind regarding
the end Of the war are strictly prohibited
in Germany. and if DR.. Dernberg gives
utterance to remarks Of senseless
utopian kind. harmful to Germany's po-
sition. we think the time has come to
impose silence on him..
The Washington herald., 1915-05-13
HILL EAST Of YPRES
TAKEN BY GERMANS
Berlin Also Says Russian Battalion
Annihilated- Undecided Battle
Raging at Szawlo.

Berlin, May Il Wireless via London)-
Today's headquarters report says:
In the west: Enemy aviators dropped
bombs yesterday on the Belgian town of
Bruges without doing any damage from
a military point Of view. To the east
or ipres we took an important hill.
Dunkirk was bombard by our artillery.
East Of Dixmude We shot down an Eng
hSh, flying machine.
The trenches taken by the French
curing the last few days between Ca
rency Melville. and the north Of Arras
are still in their possession. All other
attempts of the enemy yesterday to break
through our lines were in vain. Their
attacks were chiefly directed against our
positions east and southeast Of Vermelles
in the Lorette hills. and at the villages
or Ablain and Carency. as we'll as against
our positions east and southeast of Arras
Other advances broke down with very
heavy losses to the enemy
An attempt by our opponents to take
Hartmannsweiler-K opf again failed. 1t
is true that after strong artillery prep
arations French Alpine chasseurs pene-
trated the blockhouse situated on the
top of the hill, but they were Immediately
thrown out.
I'm the east: A still undecided battle
is raging at SZawlo, on the Bzura. A
Russian battalion attempted to cross the
river and was annihilated.
In the southeastern theater our pur-
suit between the Carpathians and the
Nistula is still in full swing. Further
heavy damage has been inflicted upon
the enemy along the entire front. One
battalion of the Fourth Foot Guards
Regiment alone took fourteen officers, in
Guiding colonel and 900 men. prisoners.
Four cannon. one machine gun. a COM
panX of horses. and a baggage column
also were captured.
Allied troops have crossed the San
between Sanok and Dynow. Further
northwest they have reached the region
of Rzcezovandelec. The troops fighting
in the Carpathians on both sides OF the
Stryj have driven the Russians out of
their positions
The Washington herald., 1915-05-13
ALLIES GAINING
INDARDANELLES
Driving Turks Toward Sea
Between Madytos and City
of Callipoi.
HARD FIGHTING AHEAD
High French Authority Believes As
sailants Will Have Entered Con-
stantinople in Months Time.
Especial to The Washington Herald anc
London Daily Telegraph)

Especial to The Washington Herald and
London Daily Telegraph.)
Mitylene, May 1e-Considerable prog
ress has been made by the allies since
q week ago, when they had advanced
four miles up the Gallipoli peninsula.
The position three days ago was that
the Turks were fighting desperately to
prevent their being pushed into the sea
between Madytos and the town Of GAL
lipoli. The allied troops from Sedul
Bahr, Gaba Tepe. and the Gulf Of Saros
were converging on them. assisted by the
fire Of the ships on both sides.
From. the Gulf Of Saros the Queen
Elizabeth and other warships were con-
centrating q heavy fire on Plaiar and the
north end Of the Bulair lines to prevent
the Turks from crossing to Gallipoli to
join the forces near the town. Gallipoli
was In flames as a result of the bonn
bardment Of the fleet.
Turks Strengthen Forts.
1t is evident that hard fighting must
be expected between Madytos and CALI
poll. as the Turks have greatly strength
ened the Notifications since the first at
tack on the Dardanelles. They have lines
of trenches about thirty meters apart
and artillery on the surrounding hills.
high French authority considers that
In a months time the Bulair lines will
have been forced and Constantinople en-
tered.
When the British. advancing from the
neighborhood of Yeni Kei. and the French
from Gaba Tepe. were conyerging on the
Turks, the latter hoisted white flag,
shouting in English and French:
We are friends. Don't fire.
The British and French ceased firing.
only to be met at close quarters with
hail of shrapnel Very fierce fighting fol-
lowed. and both sides suffered heavy
losses.
The Turks are now being driven toward
the sea. Turkish prisoners state that
they would have retreated. but the Ger
mans behind them, with revolvers shot
them il they attempted to do So They
express the belief that 1t is impossible
for their German masters to withstand
the allies advance.