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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-25

Pristina.
London, Nov 25, t12;32 p. m)--Al-
though the - text Of the Greek gov
ernmeut's reply 10 the collective note
presented by the entente powers has
not been made public in England, there
is every indication that the British
government is satisfied with the posi-
ton taken at Athens. The assurances
given BY Greece differ in marked de-
gree from the previous expressions of
benevolent neutrality. They are Meth
er vague nor evasive but promise ex-
pllcjtlv that no military measures will
be taken against the Serbian, French
or British troops ina case they retreat
to Greek territory.
Whether this guarantee Of safety to
The allied troops will carry Greece to
the extent Of opposing with her army
any LiaEznan- forces. which might st.
tempt to pursue the allies across the
Greek border. probably will not be as
eertained undl full details are re-
eeiyed in regard to the assurances
given by Greece. From the optimistic
tone OF Athens dispatches to London,
however, it may he inferred Greece
has yielded on every essential point
raised by the allies. The Greek stu
alton therefore is regarded as having
been cleared finally.
Military events in the Balkans APP
pear to he marching swiftly TO a con
cluslon disastrous 10 Serbia. The ap-
pFoaches to the historic battlefield Of
Kossoro plain which were expected
10 form a strong defensive line are SER
ionsly delayed
In the ensuing battle the Serbians
are reported to have been unable to
Withstand the shock Of the attack, and
they are now said to be in retreat
toward the Albanian border Since the
fall Of Pristina and AIitroyitza the keys
10 the Serbian defensive position, final
Serbian retreat has been regarded as
Inevitable
Serbs Holding Pass.
In the absence Of late information
pass It may be assumed the Serbians
are sui holding this position. In the
south, where the allied troops are OPP
Grating the situation is unchanged.
within twenty miles Of Bagdad, the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-25
Greece Has Met Require
ment Exacted by Entente
Powers Says Athens.
GUARANTEES ARE GIVEN
According to Dispatch Els
sentials Asked of Govern
ment Are Granted,

Berlin, Nov. %, Via London,
$500 q, m.l-Large numbers of
Serbians we're captured by the
Anslro-German forces at Nitro
vita and Pristina, the occupation
Of which was announced yester-
day. The war office today an
bounced the capture Of 10000 Serb.
laas NJ Niiroyitza and 1900 at
PristinA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-25

There have been reports that the adj
lance upon Monastir was delayed after
-Ae capture Of Priiet by the Bulgars
. await the arrival OF German troops
as Il was feared the occupation by Bull
sarlans Of town so near the Greek
'oFner might cause unrest in Greece.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-25

Associated Press
Leased Wire Report
The Washington times., 1915-07-23
All Russia 70 praying for vtc-
tory, but Cincinnati fans have
graduated from that university
years ago.

Pitcher James claim to fame is
that the longest home run In the his
tory OF baseball was made of his
delivery.
The Washington times., 1915-07-23
N0CHALLENGES TO Be
HEARD At ARDMORE.
Manager laFontaine Will Elm.
mate Cross.Fire Of Defies
Inside Ring.

One other distinctive change in the
management Of the Ardmore Club pro-
grams In the future will be the elmina-
tion Of persistent challenges hurled de-
fiantly across the roped arena by frantic
boxers who come for the purpose only
Of "challenging the winner" Manager
James LaFontaine will be present at all
Of the matches and will consider pri-
vately anl defis which are to be made.
but he will not permit his patrons to
be bored with ceaseless amount OF
chatter back and forth between boxers
who think they are world beaters.
So, when Tommy Lowe and Willie
Houck. the Philadelphia lightweight
crawl into the ring next Tuesday night.
all OF the usual hub-bub will be absent.
and the spectators are the ones who
will benefit. as they usually do not care
Also Manager I.aFontaine 10 seeking to
improve the car service from Ardmore
to Washington following the matches:
In the past there has been little diff
Ardmore on the way out. but an un-
comfortable jam has often resulted be-
cause of the lack of sufficient cars
LaFontaine will endeavor to remedy this
cars leaving Ardmore following the
In all probability Young Thomas will
be seen mixing 1t up with some fast boy
Of his weight in the semi-windup. La
Fontaine wants to give Thomas q
chance to establish himself more firmly
in the hearts of the Ardmore following.
and II a good mate for him can be
obtained. he will be one Of the prin-
cipals in the semi windup. Four pre-:
limtnaries are book. Joe Blackburn and
Bull Mitchell the two Center Market
night hends. will furnish the curtain
raiser and the bugs will do well to get
to Ardmore in time to see these boys
put on the gloves, There Is more or
less feeling among these lads as to
which is the superior fighter of Center
Market. and their presence In the ring
has served as no little boost for this
next bill. There are many who will
boys, II for nothing else.
will go four rounds at 1O5 pounds. Ed
die Lewis and Paul Day are to go In at
1913, and Sailor Jacob and Jack White
will weigh in at l66 pounds These last
two matches will also be for four
pounds.
So far as actual boxing Is concerned,
Kid williams finished his training yes
terday for the fifteen-round champion
ship setto with Jimmy Taylor, of New
York. which Is down for a decision to-
morrow afternoon at Terrapin Park.
Baltimore.
The bantamweight champion has done
more strenuous boxing for this bout
than for a long while, as he proposes
not to take any chances with the chal-
lenger from New York
The Washington times., 1915-07-23
Frazee Is Indignant
Over Quitting Yarn
Says Story of Johnson-WiIlard Alleged Fake Is Un-
founded Lie-Champion Willing and Anxious
to Meet Black Again. .,

NEW YORK. July 23.-The charge
made by Horatio Bottomley. editor Of
John Bull the outspoken English pc
riodical. that Jack johnson had cabled
here for money due under agreement to
Law down to Jess Willard brought a Wig
orous denial yesterday from H. II.
Frazee. the man who backed Jack Cur
ley in the great fstic venture. When
shown the John Bull story. printed ex-
clusivelv here in the Sum- Frazee said:
why. it's the most absurd thing that
ever got into print. II ever a champion
ship contest was dead on the level that
was. How could johnson have tossed 1t
of before the eyes of 80 many promi-
nent sporting writer's?
ITO say that johnson has wired for
his lay-down money is a lie of the worst
kind. OF my own knowledge he has
sent US two cables. one asking us to
hurry up his end Of the Canadian pic
ture returns and the other was his offer
to fight Willard again for a purse of
$25,OoO. l got Jess Willard on the long
distance phone Immediately and asked
him II he was willing to fight johnson
again: 49,. .,.. .o.. o,uo ,.ov
his answer over the wire. Get him
at any price. Mr.. Frazee. Don't let
that purse stand In the way. I'll fight
him for nothing. I've drawn the color
line. but never for Johnson. l want
to prove every day in the week that,
there was no question Of fluke In my
win over him. Make the date four
weeks from the time we sign and I'll
be ready
That's what Willard thinks of John
son. I'm SO sure that Jess can and
will stop johnson in seven or eight
rounds that l cabled Johnson: Put
UP your money and the fight is on
That's the last we've heard of him.
! wrote to Eddie Well, our representa-
tive who was sent to London with the
pictures. and told him to see of he could
get Johnson to put UP even $4,000 1t
would be easy mony. We haven't heard
from him on the subject.
IF the Sun cares to send cable to
London right now saying that Willard
will fight johnson for $4,000. winner
take all. we will stand by the offer. But
II must be winner take all. No splitting
OF a purse with Johnson. His only aim
is to get a division of a purse with Jess.
He'd sell his ears for money. But to say
that johnson laid down or has wired
for Law down money, is a rank injustice
TO this fine big white boy. who went to
Cuba and wiped johnson off the map
when he didn't know whether or not
he'd get a straw hat for his work.
johnson never wrote any such cable
grams as John Bull purports to re-
produce. why. he'd be insane to do
anything OF the kind. He owns an in
The Washington times., 1915-07-23
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.

Tomorrow's Games.
Brooklyn at St. Louis.
baltimore at Chicago.
Buffalo at Kansas City.
Newark at Pittsburgh.
Today's Games.
Newark at Pittsburgh.
Baltimore AT Chicago.
Brooklyn at St. Louis
Buffalo at Kansas City.
Yesterdays Results.
Pittsburgh, g. Newark, l.
Chicago L. Baltimore. !.
Buffalo, 5: Kansas city. l.
Brooklyn, 4; st. Louis. 0.
The Washington times., 1915-07-23
WITH
MORCANTON TEAM
s. 80
Former Athletic Third Baseman
Is to Receive Salary Of $50
Per Day.

J. Franklin (Iorne-Run) Baker, for
merly with the Philadelphia Athletics,
has signed a contract with Morganton,
in the Western North Carolina League.
for the balance OF the season. accord
ing to message from Asheville.
Bakers salary with the Morganton
team will be $50 a day. The league is a
semi-pro organization. and the paid ad-
mission to a game averages little more
than Bakers salary per day.
The Morganton club is backed by A.
NJ. Kistler, a wealthy manufacturer,
nothing for expenses IL his team wins
The league plays n split season, and
Morganton Is going after the second
half pennant. 1t is signing the cream
Of playing talent from the South At
lantic League. which has just closed.
The Washington times., 1915-07-23

terest In the moving pictures. and they
are doing big business in England.
Johnson has sense enough to know
that any such action would be a con-
!ess,on OF wrongdoing and would kill
the pictures In England. II he has told
tnem that he faxed or allowed that i'm
preston TO gain ground, then he has
aohe II with view to re-esta blishing
ninsel1 In the eyes of the boxing public.
out you take my word for II, he has
not sent any such wires to America.
Johnson cant whip Willard What
10 more. no man in the world has even
an OUTSIDE chance with Willard. Coffey
is a big, strong fellow and would at
tract crowd. but as a tight II would
be farce. Jess would stop him inside
OF ten rounds sure. You know you're
dealing with changed man in Willard.
hes champion now. and a wonder
fully improved fighter. They'll never
get him for years to come. I doubt IL
he'll stay in the ring long. think that
as soon as he has enough money to live
In comfort for the rest of his days he
Will retire for good. As for this talk
or fake. 1t is the usual cry that follows
IN the wake OF championship bout for
the heavyweight title. They said the
sullivan and Corbett bout was a fake.
simmons at Carson, and the Johnson
Jeffries fight at Reno was said to be a
fake. l lost half million dollars when
Jefries went down to defeat. had
him booked for the greatest tour around
the world that champion ever made
The whole thing sickens me. I'll never
be connected with another champion
ship fight, with it's talk Of fake and
fraud. Money isn't that hard to mi ke."
The Washington times., 1915-07-23
One of the Horrors of Peace.

Reading from left to right, the maEnates
pictured above are Aetoinaeto DINA etoinaet DIN
spleeklvowbrzzzzxzxzzp.
The Washington times., 1915-07-23
BAKER WILL GO TO|
HIGHEST BIDDER AT
THIS SEASONS END
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

chase Of players. The best way to show
this to the fans Of the Capital will be
for the club to make a real effort to
obtain Baker. 1t win be poor cor sola,
other club and is instrumental in land
ing q pennant in his first year or So
No excuse will then be taken.
Manager Griffith has been Informed
IS. c. team. for whom he was seeking,
has been sold to the New York Yanltees.
Save for the draft. i Is unlikely that
many players will be bought BY the
mere Eamble. There is no telling how
many q club will get. nor which minor
leas>ers will be eligible for the draft
With the exception of the Minneapolis
on getting promising minor leayuers
'ns0nSn nSmsss ses of" of tie Nationals. while not
exactly dissatisfied, would hail with Joy
traded to some other club In the league.
none wishes to join. This applies
strongest to two pitchers and catcher:
They have declared themselves and it
may be possible for Manager Griffith to
these players to scenes where they will
be more contented.
The rumors Of a possible trade involv-
ing the Cleveland and Washington
satisfaction Of Ray Chapman and Joe
Jackson. Both these stars want to get
away from Cleveland and It Is sad that
Chapman has made inquiries Of Charlie
Somers, seeking to be traded. Joe
jackson has been dissa tisfied for three
years with his Cleveland birth and
would welcome a transfer to any other
club in the league. except st. Louis.
Right now Griffith is seeking infielders
for trial before the end Of the season and
ha Ia rvt II ~ tho utpoa n hic hunt
It is expected that both Men and Con-
molly will be sent to Minneapolis, II
suitable newcomers are discovered by
Scout Kahoe, now searching the bushes.
The Washington times., 1915-07-23

DETROIT. Mich. July G.-"Frank
Baker will 70 to the highest bidder.
He will not be peddled around. He Ia
absolutely done as member OF The
Athletics. and will be placed on the
auction block. probably at the conclu-
sion of the present season. 1t 10 un-
likely that he will be sold before this
campaign ends. but should be disposed
Of before the teams 80 South next
spring"
This IL what Connie Mack. the lean
leader Of the Philadelphia club. says
about his rebellious third baseman.
From these words one can see what
chance the Washington club has Of
obtaining the slugger who might come
close to bringing the pennant to the
Capital were he a member Of the Ma
tionals. When it is further stated that
Connie Mack has turned down an offer
of 100000 for Baker, provided he Joins
a club now. one may imagine how much
he will cost his purchaser. Whether
this offer came from Charlie Comtskey
is not known. but 1t sounds like him.
: Manager Griffith refuses to talk about
Bakers possible purchase by the WASH
ington club. The Old Fox Is on record
ee9f a hS tyse %n S sfss sksT pd
to report to Connie Mack Griffith did
not hesitate to score him numerically.
calling him an migrate. How he can
FORGET those words and seek to obtain
Baker is hard to understand. though the
presence Of the Slugger might we'll
make the Griffmen dangerous contenders
for final honors.
Making a pennant winner Of the Ma
tioals Is going to prove a difficult task.
and personal feelings should be buried.
II Baker Ia to go to the highest bidder.
as Connie Mack states. the Washington
club should take part In the bidding.
Manager Griffith insists that his club
has all the money 1t needs for the pur-
The Washington times., 1915-07-23
League Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.

Tomorrow's Games.
Washington at Detroit {? games).
New York at Chicago.
Boston at ST. Louis.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Today's Games.
Washington al Detroit.
Boston at St. Louis.
New York at Chicago
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
e games).
Yesterdays Results.
Chicago, 3: New York. l.
Chicago. 4: New York. I.
Boston, = St. Louis, 3.
Athletic-Cleveland, rain.
Washington Detroit, rain.
The Washington times., 1915-07-23
Western League.

Lincoln. 4: Omaha l.
Des Moines. IL: Wichita, g.
Topeka. 3; ST. Joseph T.
sioux City-Denver POSTPONED, failed 10 ar.
rive). N w oi :
The Washington times., 1915-07-23
RA6D
RUUNPH
"The team will
get home from
its vacation on
Tuesday,"

And don't overlook the fact that there Is a
Won Hindenburg on the plebe's baseball team
at Annapolis.
After three or four years OF big league
experience, there isn't much chance Of
Joe En0el getting beat out for u place
on the Minneapolis bench.
ALTHOUGH THE RUSSIAN ARMY
WAS ARMED WITH BROOMSTICKS,
THEY DIDN'T GET ANY SWEEPING
VICTORIES.
The Washington times., 1915-07-23
MINCE PIE
LITTLE OF EVERYTHING"
By BUGS" BAER.

SPENDTHRIFT CHARLEY MUIR
PLY ANNOUNCES HE INTENDS TO
BUILD AN EXPENSIVE AND IA
LATIAL TRACK FOR MOTORBOATS
IN LAKE MICHIGAN.
The Washington times., 1915-07-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.

Tomorrow Games.
Pittsburgh at New YORK.
Chicago at Boston.
ST. Louis at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Today's Games.
Pittsburgh at New York
Chicago at Boston.
ct. Louis At Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Yesterdays Results.
Cincinnati. s; Phillies. !.
Phillies. 3; Cincinnati. l.
Brooklyn, I: St. Louis. o.
St. Louis II: Brooklyn. !.
Boston. 4: Chicago. g.
Pittsburgh New York-Rain
Virginia League.
Rocky Mount. G: Portsmouth, g.
Suffolk. !: Petersburg. o.
Norfolk. !: Newport News, o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-18
National Strike, Threat
of MaChiniSts' Leader

"You may call it German influence or
not" were the last words of j. j. KEEP
pier. of the international Association
Of Machinists, last night, "but the next
move will be a national machinists'
strike" Keppler left this city for
Washington, where he said he would
appear before the executive board of
the international association. He had
been forced into this, he declared, by
tho stand of the National Metal Trades
Association in refusing the machinists'
demands and in bringing pressure to
bear on many firms to prevent eight
hour agreements.
at is trying to give the impression
that its members control all munitions
and arms contracts, but il will soon
find out that the firms making agree
ments with machinists are the ones
that will get the contracts from j. p.
Morgan e. Co. The association is en-
Ceavoring to intimidate the manufact-
uyors, but we are making Roadway with
oar work
In the city quiet marked the day at
the plants where strikes are in prog
ress. The break in the strikers
forces at the Garvin Machine Com
pany. Varick and Spring Streets, con-
tinued; twenty-siX men returned to
work.
Machinists at the New York Navy
Yard announced yesterday that each
man would contribute so cents week
to assist workers in obtaining an eight
hour day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-18
UNION GIRLS SCARED
BY NEWPORT FRILLS
Leaders Fear Plea Will Not Be
Made-WOrkerS "Ain't Used
TO Society"

The committee of working girls who
we're to have pleaded their cause be-
fore the wealthy women of Newport
at a meeting tomorrow afternoon at
the Gardner Hotel, jamestown, called
by the Congressional Union to present
the case Of the garment workers. have,
in the vernaculsr of their labor union
leaders. got cold feet and probably
will not appear.
When the Ladies Tailors and Dress
makers Union decided to call a strike
of the 10000 employees of the 900 dress
making and tailoring shops of New
York. they appealed to the wealthy
women who patronize these shops. A
letter was sent out. stating that the
average wage of the girls who work on
the gowns that are sold for from 500
to s 900 is sig a week, and that many
of them are only paid 81 and Sc a week.
The girls work ffty-four hours week.
The strike is TO begin about Septem-
Der 20, but in the meantime it Is hoped
TO arouse the sympathy of the wealthy
women, and the union leaders thought
the girls could best plead their own
cause. Earnest efforts, however. have
failed to induce any of them to go TO
the Newport meeting.
you see" said one strike leader
those girls. they amt used TO high
society. and they got cold feet"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-18
NOT THE RIPPER,
DECLARES GILDEA
Detective Convinced Man Held
in Baltimore Is GuiltleSS of
COhn Murder.

Acting Captain Gildea returned from
Baltimore yesterday convinced that
Edgar Jones had nothing to do with the
ripper murders, and so reported to In
spector Cray. Jones and his COM
panion, Grace Elliott, who brought the
accusation against him, are still held
at Baltimore on the charge on which
they were arrested, but no further in
vestigation will be made by the New
York police.
The woman was sincere in her charge
that Jones had killed Leonore Cohn
and Charlie Murray, Gildea said, but
his inquiries have shown that she was
mistaken.
II was on April that she noticed
the blood stains on Jones's clothing,
and it was her impression that the
Cohn girl had been killed on the pre-
ceding day. In reality her death oc-
Cured some time before.
Jones gave full account Of his
movements on that day 10 Acting Cap
tain Gildea. He was then employed at
the Mills Training School and went to
work at Z O'Clock in the evening, he
said. 1t was found that this was true.
The Cohn girl was killed at 7:40. Gill
dea gota complete account Of the mans
movements. Everything that Jones told
the detective was corrobOrated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-18

got his money from his father !, 4
his desire that his will bequsai.
same to the relatives on his tsn1
side and not on his mothers sac.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-18
International Association
Leaders Direct Move for
Better Conditions.
WANT EIGHT HOURS
AND MORE WAGES
President Tells of Demand for
Organizers, with Nearly
100 in Field.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE Execu-
tive Board of the international Asso-
citation of Machinists decided to day
to begin Immediately a general move
ment for improved working conditions.
1t was agreed that the first step would
be directed against munition plants
and other large establishments profit
ing from the demand for war supplies.
W. II. Johnston, president of the
international union. said IL was not
the policy of the board to bring about
general strike, but TO deal with the
situation as conditions exist locally.
A demand will be made for an eight
hour working day and for increased
wages in all cases where the men are
paid below the standard scale.
Authorization for the employment
Of additional organizers was made.
Mr.. Johnston said the demand for or
ganizers to start unions among the
machinists had exceeded the supply
and that fifteen or twenty additional
men soon would take the field. There
will then be force of approximately
100 actively engaged in organization
work.
Eve intend to devote our energies
at first to those industries that are
unusually busy because Of war con-
tracts" Mr.. Johnston explained. 1.-THE
railroad situation also has been con-
sdered. but we do not believe the time
is opportune for a movement in that
direction. Manufacturers of war ma
terials are now doing a Furnishing
business, and they are best able to
meet our demands"
Despite concessions made by the mu-
milton plants at Bridgeport, Conn,
there is still dissatisfaction among the
employees, according to Mr.. Johnston.
The employers consented to fifty
hour week and the employees demand a
further concession to forty-eight hours.
"Unless this is done" he said. ait is
more than likely that further trouble
will arise there"
Reports of dissatisfaction among
in Ohio, Pennsylvania and
the New England states have reached
labor officials here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-18

asserted that Miss Culver was a COM
petent trained nurse. This is contrary
to the allegation of Gulick, who charges
that only through the influence of DR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-18

Steel has she been engaged at several
hotels. The lawyer said Miss Culver
had received nothing for her services.
Fox contended that since Rutherford