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The Washington times., 1915-04-23
Supreme Court of United States
Called Upon to Decide Mo-
mentous Question to Sport
ing World.
ConstitutionaIity Of Act of Con.
gress Will Be Tested BY
Owners of Films of Johnson
Willard Bout.

The Supreme Court of the United
States will be called upon to decide
whether moving pictures of the Will
lard-Johnson fight can be shown in
this country. Charles A. Towne, of
New York, representing the owners
of the pictures taken of the cham
pionship bout at Havana has OBJ
tained the promise of John w. Davis,
Solicitor General of the Department
of Justice, to cooperate in securing.
an early hearing of the case.
Mr.. Towne explained that it is the
intention of the film owners to test
the constitutionality of the act of
Congress, approved July Fl, 1912,
forbidding the importation into the
United States and the inter-
State transportation of films and
other pictorial representations of
prize fights. The New York lawyer
will contend that Congress exceeded
it's authority in passing the law.
The parties / represent said Mr..
Towne, "maintain that they have a
perfect right under the Constitution
to exhibit prize fight pictures in this
country. They have no intention of
selling or disposing of the pictures to
other concerns. but intend to remain
in possession of them and to be the
sole exhibitors Of them in the United
States. Therefore | cannot see where
interstate commerce is in any way
involved in the project. The regula-
ton of exhibitions of this character Is
a matter for police determination by
the cities and States of the Union"
The Washington times., 1915-04-23
"PIeaSureS of Hone"

If any man or woman in Washing
ton or its envir"ns has lost poise and
vitality through overindulgence in
the cup that cheers or by a myriad
other little indiscretions let that per-
son not despair OF hope nor humor
the thought that help is lost. Kin-Po
is a never-failing friend whom you
hour of the day Dr night If, there
fore, you desire to be placed in
condition and position where nature
can assert herself and you can rise
Kin-Po. 100 l. Street N. w. Phone
Main 375s. Privacy strictly observed.
Literature free on request.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-04-23
MINCE PIE
"LITTLE OF EVERYTHING"
By BUGS" BAER.
Catcher SEVERED should have real
lied that it is too early in the sea-
son to take chance with his head
against the grandstand.
Naval experts fear our battle
ships are too big to go through
the Panama canal. Why not try
II first with Jess Willard?

Judging from the size the Federal League
attendance is being built by Mr.. Ford
Mr.. Brtckley, OF Harudrd. is much
handicapped at the plate bv being forced
to use bat Instead of his Toe.
The Washington times., 1915-04-23
Muff Loses
Game for Athletics

BOSTON, April 23.-Poor baseball, was
played by the Red Sox and Athletics
in the opening game OF the local Ameri-
can League season here. The Red SoX
Won IN tho ninth. : to 6. when Murphy
muffed a pop f1y. allowing two Boston
ians to scamper over the plate. There
were two out at the time. The high
wind bothered Murphy. Score by in
nings: r. II. L.
Athletics .......... O04 oil Oo0-6 IS 6
Red Sox ............ ol0 100 122-7 Q
Batteries Wyckoff and McNey:
Choro and Cady
The Washington times., 1915-04-23
Home Run Baker Is In
ShQdOV of Blacklist

Connie Mack disposed of seven OF his
recruits Wednesday.
Shortstop Crane goes to the Richmond
lnternationals. Infielder BostiCk to the
Newark lnternationals, Pitcher Gardi-
ner to Newport News. and Outtielder
Sherman to the Jersey city Intcrnn-
ticnals. Pitchers Noltz, Hamilton. and
Reed were Internationally released
OF the other recruits. Mack still re-
tains Pitchers Harper and W. Davis and
Infielder Mcconnell. Mack may make
a further cut on May |. as he declares
he will carry no more than twenty-five
men this year.
The Washington times., 1915-04-23
Jackson Fails to Come
Through in a Pinch

CLEVELAND. April 23.-The Tigers
retained undsputed possession of first
place when they humblcd Cleveland, )
to 3. Joe Jacksons inability ia hit
in a pinch proved costly to tn" locals.
Dubuc forcing him to offer infield roll
crs on two occasions when hit meant
a run, The score: r. II. f.
Tigers . 900 400 NOl-o 9 0
Maps ......... oOe O03 O0o--3 2
Batteries-DubuC and Baker: Mitchell
and O'Neill
The Washington times., 1915-04-23
Gibbons Disgruntled;
Bout May Be Off

CHICAGO, April 23.-The much herald
ed Gibbons Mcfarland bout is off until
the stock yards fighter does some chas
ing after the St. Paul wrath. Mike is
on his way to St Paul today, badly dis
gruntlcd.
conference was scheduled for a
downtown hotel last night when it was
expected the match would be Slinched.
Packey failed to show.
The Washington times., 1915-04-23

Pitcher Grover knight. released by the
Reds. had a chance to sign with New
Orleans. but does not care to play in
the South.
The Washington times., 1915-04-23


declaring he has the best slow ball in
captivity.
James j. Callahan, vice president Of
the Chicago white SoX, is father to
newborn son, who has been named Dan
iel Hardy Callahan, after his maternal
grandfather.
Rumor has it that Manager Jennings.
of the Detroit Tigers, will take on Bill
Sweeney, recently released by the Bos-
ton Red Sox. Detrot's infield must look
worse even than pcssimistc reporters
have described 1t.
For the first time since 1910 the st.
Louis Browns will be garbed in colors
indicative of their name. The uniforms
will be trimmed in dark brown with
brown hose and white buttons.
The Detroit Club. uneasy about its
pitchers. has made an offer to New Or
leans for Jim Bagby. pitcher Smthson.
Shor;stop Fuller and cash have been
rendered in exchange, it Is said.
49,
Here's a queer thing about Davis, the
rookie twirler from Virginia, who has
been showing so we'll with. the Athletics.
left handed. Now he is right-handed
pitcher
Manager Stallings modestly declared
at "a Macon barbecue that he would
make no pennant prediction for the
worlds champions. but that the Braves
would never be beaten without a cCn'
test this season.
Lee Meadows, the Cardinals young
pitcher. who has attracted attention be-
cause he wears speCtacles while pitching
was botany professor at the horneI
he decides to quit baseball, his o.d place
is open to him.
The Washington times., 1915-04-23
Baseball Results.

Catholic University, .; Harvard. i 90
Auburn. :; Florida 2.
North Carolina, S: Navy. 2.
Virginia, l; Georgia. O.
Mercer, !; Vanderbilt. O.
St Albans. 4; A. \. p. 3.
Business, S: G. L. Preps.. 5.
The Washington times., 1915-04-23

Looks like the Philly Nationals were
going to break the nonstop record made
by RoXey Roach when he left the Amer
League a few seasons ago
Instead of throwing the ball in
from the outfield, Mahan, of Har-
ward, saves lot of time by rushing
it in.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-05
FIGHTING IN SCORE OF
OTHER REGIONS

In a score of regions there has
been fighting which would have held
worldwide attention were it not for
the mighty battle lines in France and
Poland.
SerVia's own war was a greater trial
to her than either of the two proceed
ing Balkan struggles. Assisted by
Montenegro, the little Slavic nation
twice threw the hosts of Franz Josef
beyond her borders and inflicted
losses of about $4,000 men, but she
suffered severely herself.
The Austrians invaded Serbia in
great force about August Is and pene-
trated to the Jadar river, where
great fve-day battle ended in the
rout of the Teutons.
The Austrians returned soon in
stronger force than ever. They
reached Valjevo, where on November
II the Serbians met a defeat.
With their supply of artillery am
munition exhausted, the Serbians now
had to retreat. The Austrians, be-
lieving them crushed. withdrew six
army corps for re-enforcements
against the victorious Russians in Ca
licia
Shells and English tars with naval
guns reached the Serbians, and on
December 5 they turned or the Aus
trians and cut them to pieces.
The entry of Turkey into the war
was marked by brave, but foolhardy
attempt to invade Egypt Great Brit
aims Indian and colonial troops threw
the invaders back with heavy losses
British and Japanese troops invest
ed the fortified German port of Using
tau, China, and after a siege of a few
weeks the defenders gave up the hope
less struggle.
A section Of the Boer population Of
South Africa revolted. The revolt
was put down by a Boer Premier
Botha. He then invaded German
Southwest Africa, and after a long
campaign in the waterless deserts
captured the greatly outnumbered
Germans July 81.
After taking three-quarters of year
to arm herself to the teeth, Italy at
| tackled Austria this spring. The effect
of the entry of Italy upon the arena
has not yet been marked.
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the north, thinking to take the pursu-
ing Russians il flank with the south
ern section. But the Austrians were
too slow to carry out the field mar
shal's plans and the Russians, slip
ping into a gap in the lines between
the Germans and their allies, slaugh-
tered the latter. The result was the
high tide Of Russian invasion. The
Austrians withdrew over the Carpa-
thians again, leaving Przemysl to be
besieged a second time. The Ger
mans withdrew to Silesia and the Rus
slams, following closely, were able
for a brief moment to raid this rich
province at Pleschen. At the same
time they entered East Prussia
again.
But again the German strategic
railways proved their undoing. Hin
denburg concentrated at Thorn and
drove into the right flank of the Rus
sian main forces, throwing them back
on LODI.
He advanced too far, however, and
when he had the Russian forces near
ly surrounded, he suddenly found Rus
slams in his own rear. In this ex
tremity. the Russians say, he tele-
gTaphed for re-enforcements.
But before the re-enforcements
sent from Flanders arrived the Ger
mans had managed at frightful cost
to hack their way to safety. This was
the bloody battle of Lodz.
Wins Second Victory.
With stronger German forces oppos-
ing them the Russians withdrew to
the line of Bzura, Rawa and Nfda
rivers. At the same time the Aus
TRANS, attempting to debouch from
the Carpathian passes. were driven
back everywhere, leaving $4,000 pris
oners.
With January Hindenburg made a
third desperate attack on Warsaw
For ten days, both night and day, the
Germans came on. Then, having lost
probably $4,000 men and the Russians
nearly as many, they gave it UP.
Unable to reach Warsaw, Hindenburg
concentrated twice Siever's force In
East Prussia, and won his second
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-05

French were obliged to fall back rap
idly to the line of the River Marine.
On the left the French had with
drawn to below Paris and the western
most German army. under Won Kluck,
followed.
The garrison of Paris was put in
thousands of motor cars and hurled on
Won Klucks flank. The latter was not
taken entirely unawares and met the
attack strongly, but at the same time
the army of General Foch attacked the
German army on Won Kluck's left and
drove 1t back.
Driven Back From Paris.
The Germans had begun the battle
with five armies in line. The with
drawal of the two farthest west now
caused the retreat of the third, fourth
and fifth in that order, each in turn
finding it's flank exposed by the with
drawal of the troops on its right At
the same time the movement on the
east end of the German line was &C
CELEBRATED by strong attack from the
French fortified zone of Verdun
The German retreat was as orderly
as that of the French and English had
been. The invaders took up an ad-
mirable defensive position. 1t ran
Just north of the Aisne river, on a
series of bluffs, then just north of
Chalons and through the wooded,
rough regions of the Argonne and the
Woevre, Joining hands here with the
troops besieging Verdun. The allies
have tried this line in vain ever since.
Both combatants now tried to turn
the west flank. Enormous bodies of
cavalry On the part of the French
Flanders On the part of the French
there was largely the desire to link up
with the Belgians, now being attacked
in Antwerp. The mighty siege guns
Of the Germans made short work Of
the Belgian seaport, however, and it
fell on October g. The remnants of
the Belgian army retreated along the
sea coast and the Germans in a final
rush reached Ostend October 15).
Line Extended to the Sea.
The battle line of the Aisne was now
extended TO the sea, the Germans hold
ing the important French city of Lille
while the allies kept Ypres in Belgium
and. partly by flooding the lowlands,
held the position of the User river and
canal
From October i6 to November 10
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Flanders. Whether these should be
accounted successes for the allies is
doubtful. The British suffered enor-
bungled affairs to the extent of she'll
ing their own men who had taken Ger
man trenches. In other cases they
left gallant little parties lodged in
enemy's trenches without supports to
be annihilated.
The next development was the I'M
expected use of poisonous gas fumes
by the Germans in attacks just north
of Ypres. With this novel weapon
they succeeded in taking several small
villages and more than compromising
for the British gains south of Ypres.
The losses of the French, Canadians
and British were severe, but they sue
ceeded in stemming the German on
slaught effectively a few miles back
from their former position
Begin Series of Attacks.
The German line makes a salient at
scissors, though not such a pro-
nounced one as at St. Mihiel The
French now began a series of at
tacks on the upper side of this salient,
to the north of Arras. Expending hun
dreds of thousands of shells, they time
and again blasted away the barbed
wire entanglements and concrete
trenches, held by Crown Prince Rup-
precht of Bavaria's men, and then
charged across the desolate ground for
slight gains.
The fighting centered about the SUI
gar refinery of Souchez and the great
German work called the Labyrinth
Fighting went on in cellars and tun-
nels below the earth and the casual
ties were heavy. The French bent the
German line and captured the LADY
rinth, but whether the gains justified
their sacrifice in human life is ques-
tionable.
In July, Grown Prince Frederick
Williams army attacked in the Ar
come forest, west of Verdun, and
succeeded in gaining several hundred
yards Of shattered woodland and cap
turing several thousand Frenchmen.
There were rumors that the Ger
mans were Reinforcing for another
great drive toward Calais or Paris.
but the Teutonic campaign in the
West continued to wait upon the
crushing of the much weaker enemy
IN Poland.
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was fought the desperate first battle
Of Ypres, when the Germans suffered
enormous losses IL attempts to break
through the line in Flanders and reach
Calais. They succeeded n pushing
back the allies only little and the
invasion of Silesia by the Cossacks
finally induced them to desist and
send re-enforcements TO Russia
The Germans in September had per
formed the feat Of pushing q salient
into the French line south OF Verdun,
which terminated Oh the west bank Of
the Meuse river at St. Mihiel; while
the French had taken the offensive
with some success in Champagne at
about the same time.
For the most part throughout the
winter the fighting consisted of regu-
lar siege warfare, with heavy artillery
combats and mine and counter-mine.
The flooding of the River Aisne
from winter SHOWS gave the Germans
a chance TO entrap the French troops
on the north side of that river in the
vicinity Of Scissors for considerable
distance and kill or capture most of
them {. anuary IA.
Take Offensive in Spring.
With the spring, the French and
English attempted to take the offensive
at several points. Always preparing
the way with tens or hundreds Of thou
Stands Of shells, they tried joint after
joint of the German armor.
In the Vosges the dominating height
of Hartmannsweilerkopf was taken
and retaken several times in sanguin-
airy charges and finally remained in the
hands of the French.
The salient of St Mihiel was also
subjected to tremendous French pres
sure on both legs" The French sue
ceeded in gaining little ground but
the Germans, despite the apparent
weakness of the sharp wedge they had
driven into the French line, could not
be disIodged and later succeeded in re-
gaining some of the territory they had
lost.
The British also reported victories"
at Neuve Chapelle and Hill No. so, in
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France by the amazing German rush
through Belgium, Nicholas attacked
sooner than he otherwise would have
done. AS a result, he met two disas-
tiers.
He sent General Samsonof into
East Prussia from the south and
General Rennenkampf into East Prus-
STA from the east, the latter whining
the first large engagement Of the war
in the East at Gumbinen.
At this moment the Germans, be-
lieving that the French were well in
hand and about to be surrounded on
their eastern frontier, quickly with
drew 100000 men from France and
hurled them by rail into East Prus-
STA, where they fell upon Samsonoff
with crushing force in the great Ger
man victory of Tannenberg aug. 28).
Meanwhile, the Austrians, leaving
only a few troops in Galicia to hold
back the Russians advancing from
Tarnopol on the line of the Gnila-Lip0,
struck the Russians en- masse at Kra--
nix and routed them to Lublin.
Most Bloody Drive of War.
With two armies in difficulty, the
grand duke decided to abandon one
to its fate and save the other. He
threw re-enforcements into Lublin
and ordered the line of the Gnila-
Lipa river be forced at any cost. In
one of the most bloody drives of the
war the Russians advanced into east
ern Galicia and occupied Lemberg.
The Russians then advanced to
Rawa Ruska and took the Austrian
armies in Poland in the rear, cutting
them up frightfully.
Meanwhile Won Hindenburg had
completed his victory over Samsonoff
by turning on Rennenkampf and clear
ing East Prussia of MuscoYites. But
though Rennenkampf had been de-
feated and Samsonoff almost ami
Inflated, the Germans.
The Russians were now as far west
as Tarnow il Galicia, while their
Cossacks were able to make raids into
Hungary farther south. Hindenburg
concentrated a great force suddenly
in SiIesia and began q drive from the
west against Warsaw and Ivan
gorod. The Siberian corps arrived
in the nick of time TO save Warsaw
from the enemy.
High Tide of Russian Invasion.
Hindenburg then drew off the north
ern section of his army in Poland to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-05
COUNTED PROFIT AND LOSS
Country Storekeeper Well Advised In
Disseminating Business for That
Day, at Least.

The present generation is scarcely
aware that at one time our one-dollar
and two-dollar bills were marked with
Roman instead of Arabic numerals.
Therefore, when the youth left tempo
rarily in charge of the general store in
a small country town was approached
by stranger and asked for change for
an eleven-dollar bill, he looked curl
ously at the greenback, but courteous
ly acceded to the request. The owner
of the store sauntered in some time
later.
well, Sam, any business?"
"Nothin' 'cept changin' a 1even-dol.
lar bill fer drummer" the boy an
swered unconcernedly.
The storekeeper started for the cash
drawer, looked long and sorrowfully
at the old two-dollar bill, then saio
sadly:
put up the shutters, Sam. We've
done enough business for one day!"-
Golfers Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-05


May Sherman submarine sinks the
Lusitania, more than 1,150 lost. Rus
slams in full retreat from Carpa-
thians.
May 9-Germans capture Libau Baltic
port.
May 12-French capture Ceremony,
north of Arras, at great cost.
May 14-American first submarine note
made public.
May 24-ItaIy declares war on Aus
May 26-ItaIians invade Austria.
May 29-Italians take Grodno. Russians
check Germans at Sienawa.
May 31-Firs@ GeI.nan note on subma-
rine reaches Washington. ZeppeIins
drop bombs In London.
june 3-Przemysl falls to AustrO-Ger-
June 1O-Germans capture stanisIau.
June 11-SecOnd u. s. submarine note
to Germany made public. Italians
June 12-ItRlians take Gradisca.
June 19-Austro-Germans occupy Tor
nogFod.
June 22-French take MetzeraL
June 23-French announce occupation
OF the "Labyrinth," north of Arras.
June 24-Austro-Germans capture Lem
berg.
June 2S-Austrians cross the Dniester
at HaIicz.
June 29-HaIicz falls.
July 2-Russians defeat German at
tempt to land at Windau.
July 3-RussO-German naval battle of
Cortland.
July italians take ToImino.
July 5-Berlin announces gains in the
ArgOnne forest.
July 16-Germans take Przasnysz, so
miles north of Warsaw.
July 19-Germans advance at many
points I'm Russia, taking Wtndau. Tu-
kun, Blonde and Grobec.
July 2O-Russians report sinking of SO
Turkish sailing vessels. German
guns reach outer forts of Warsaw
and damage the LubIin-ChOIm rail-
way.
July 21-Third U. S. submarine note
goes to Germany.
July 22-Turxfsh- German expedition
landed in TripoH.
July 24-Germau take two forts near
Warsaw.
July 26-Russians repuIse Austrians in
Galicia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-05
FIRST YEAR OF WAR
IN The EAST

The first twelvemonth OF fighting
between the Russians on one side and
the Ausrians and Germans on
the other is a story OF great changes
OF fortune, both combatants being re
peatedly driven back only to show
the greatest rcsiliency in defeat and
soon TO resume the offensive in a most
surprising manner
The end OF the year, however, finds
the pendulum swinging strongly
against the ear He may recover
and take again the roads to Cracow,
Vienna and Berlin, but just at pres
ent he is on the whole in worse plight
than in any hour since the war
started.
Russia's losses in the first year of
the war are not approached by those
OF any nation in any war of history.
According to reliable estimates, she
has had between $500 600 and 400O,-
900 men killed, injured and captured.
Despite these horrible gaps made in
her ranks, she still has millions in
the field, and her great reservoir of
personnel does not show signs of ex-
haustion. 1t is not men she lacks, but
guns, shells and brains.
Slow to Mobilize.
On August L, 1914, Germany de-
clared war on Russia. Almost imme-
diately the Germans crossed the from
tier at Thorn and the Austrians south
Of Lublin. They were practically IN
opposed because of the slowness of
mobilization in Russia The Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch was
forced to gather his main armies well
to the rear Of the line of great fort
resses running through Koyno, Grod-
no. Ossowetz, Novo Georgievsk, War
saw and Ivangorod.
On account of his desire to do all
he could to relieve the French, who
were being driven from northern