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Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23
ARMY OF VILLA AT
TORREON MENACED
His Forces Are Threatened by
Enemy from the South
and West.
oBREGoN's TROOPS ADVANCE
Osak SSSs's,s

EI, PASO, July 22.-General Vii
los main army at Torreon again Is
threatened, this time from two Sides
~ reports reaching Carranza agents
here are true. Advance guards OF
Obregon's army have engaged VII
las outposts at La Colorado, Haca-
tecas. sixty-five miles north OF "a
catecas on the railway, and about
twice that distance south of Tor
reon.
Jacinto Trevino also is reported to
bave moved westward from Monterey
to San Pedro, De Las Colonias' about
fifty miles northeast of Torreon, where
skirnishing Is reported TO have taken
place.
Expects to ReOccupy Capital
WASHINGTON, July 22.-Charies A.
Douglas, General Carranza's American
counsel, cabled the CarranEa agency
here today that before General Gonzales
evacuated Mexico City he had distributed
TO the poor 1000, 900 pesos-enough TO alc
| 40 600 families, and had brought into thS
capital sixty carloads of food stuffs ano
established 40 distributing depots.
! state Department dispatches from Vers
Cruz say Carranza authorities there pre-
dict they will reoccupy Mexico City
within a week. They explain they we're
Obliged to evacuate to prevent raiders
! from the north cutting communication
at ometusco," about half way to Pa
chuca
Mr.. Douglas II leaving Vera Cruz TO-
night and expects to be In Washington
July 90 He has asked for an appoint
ment 10 discuss the situation with secre
tary Lansing.
CarranEistas Take santa CruH.
! NOGALES, Ariz., July 22.-Five hundred
Carranza troops captured Santa Cruz TO-
day according to reports reaching here
Santa Cruz is q few miles southeast OF
NoEales, Sonora, where Governor jose
Maytorena, the villa leader, expects tC
make his last stand. The Carranza force
is said 10 have captured a cannon, which
It Is said, was turned on the fleeing Villt
soldiers, two of who were killed.
ALLEGED LOOters Executed.
DOUGLAS. Ariz.. July 2.-General
ELIAS CANES, CdrrAuLa CoIIlHlaiiuoi III D'
nora, confirmed today previous reports
that his soldiers had executed betweeI
fifty and sixty Villa troops caught loot
ing stores and residences at Cananeas
Gales also said that his advance guar
was within twelve miles Of Nogales
where Governor Maytorena has concen
trated all available Villa forces.
Will Evacuate NacO.
NACO, Ariz.. July 22.-lf authorities a
Washington wait few days there vii
be no need of protesting against tn
military occupation of Naco, Mex, &C
cording to Carranza officials, who sa'
that Just as soon as a civil government
organized the troops will be Withdrawn.
The Carranza men declared today, how
ever, that the agreement made with Gen
eral Scott was violated by Maytoreni
within two weeks after the town hai
been evacuated by Carranza troops fl
conformity with the promise given Gen
eral Scott.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23
Bertsche Continues
Story Of Bribery Of
Chicago Policemen

CHICAGO, July 22.-Christian p.
Bertsche, self-confessed "fixer I'm the pro-
lection OF criminals by bribing the police.
resumed the witness stand today in the
trial OF former Detective Sergeants VIII
liam f. Egan and Walter O'Brien and
was subjected to further cross-examina-
ton by counsel for the defendants.
Bertsche admitted he hoped TO secure inn
munity by his revelations Of corrupt deal
ings with the police 1t was brought out
that Bertsche's saloon cashed checks for
policemena and other city employees ag-
gregsting S25.O0O a month.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23
Russians Set Fire
to City and HarbOr
Works at Windau

BERLIN. June 22.-(Via London)-Be-
fore evacuating Windau the Russians
applied tho torch 20 the city and the
harbor works. according 10 advices re-
ceived at Libau. Tho greater part of
the city is said 20 have been destroyed,
The Russian troops also are reported TO
have fired villages and farm houses in
other parts OF courland. IN accordance
with the provisions OF a recently pub
lished army order.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23
HEYN BREAKS HIS
SHOULDER In RELAY
Rider Bearing Message Out of
Omaha Goes in Ditch When His
Light Goes Out.
UNCONSCIOUS HALF AN HOUR

Speed demons, carrying the motor
cycle message from President Wilson
to the president OF the Panama ex-
position, arrived at Columbus at
5:42 this morning, just four hours
after they had left Omaha, and after
they had had some narrowing ex-
periences. They we're scheduled to
make the run in three hours.
The ride from Omaha to Columbus was
full of thrills Hugo Heyn with the mes
suge was making good time and was
leading his companion, John Stehle and
Lloyd Jensen, by about forty-five min
utes between North Bend and Schuyler.
when his lights went out and he was
thrown into ditch with a broken collar
bone and a sprained ankle.
Heyn lay unconscious for forty-five
minutes, or until Stehle, who had had
chain trouble, came up. Heyn was at
that time just pulling himself out OF the
ditch and he was able to mount hie
machine and proceed, 90 that he might
carry the message the entire relay
Heyn says that he does not know Just
how long he remained In the ditch, az 1t
was dark when he was thrown and the
sun was shining when no came to. On
his return 10 Omaha he said that he was
confident that II he had not met with
the accident he would have made CO.
lumbus in two and one-h8lf hours, or half
an hour better than the schedule. He
had mace sixty-five miles without mis-
hap. going most OF the distance at fifty
miles an hour.
Walks Three Miles.
! KEARNEY, Neb., July 22.-(Specia
| Telegram)--F. r. Goodwin, transcont-
mental relay rider, making the relay from
Columbus 20 Kearney arrived here al
9:2 O'Clock, nine hours behind schedule.
MIR. Goodwin reported that he rode ten
miles on the railroad track, walked three
miles and had one bad fall. The other
| two riders were put out of the running
outside of Columbus when they sustained
blowouts, the packages being turned over
to Rider Goodwin. The three riders left
Kearney Immediately for North Platte
but will undoubtedly be delayed because
OF the heavy rains at Lexington last
night.
Reach North Platte.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. July n.-Thc
motorcycle relay carrying President WI
sons message to the president Of the
Panama-Pacific exposition at San Fran
cisco, arrived here at 12:4S .. m The
message was delivered by a fresh rider
who left Immediately for the next relay
at Big Springs.
Owing TO bad roads along the origina
route. the course was changed from here
going by way of Big Springs and Chap
pell. Neb.. TO Kearney. wyo. The relay
passed through here about twelve hour
behind schedule. owing to bad road
east of Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23
Premier BOtha'
is Given Ovation

CAPEToWN. Union of South Africa,
Via London 2:Ss p. M.-Premier Botha ar
rived here today from the campaign which
ended on July with the surrender Of
German southwest Africa. The premier
was cheered wherever he appeared. Busi-
ness was suspended. The city was dec
GRATED and the people thronged the
streets. On the arrival OF Premier Botha
at the government house. lo,Oo school
children sang the national anthem.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23
GideOns Gathering
for Convention

trains today brought Gideons from all
sections OF the country 10 attend the six
teenth annual convention Of that nTgan-
izstion, which was formally opeped With
a meeting OF It's national cabinet. Two
cities are contestants Cor the 1915 con-
vention. Huntington. w. Va, nnd Chat
anoOga, Tenn
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23
PROMINENT RAPID CITY
WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY Y

RAPID CITY. S. D.. July 22.-(special) }
Sudden death came 10 Mrs Charles
d. Matteson. one OF this city's best
known women. She was stricken with
apoplexy at noon and three hours later
passed away without regaining con
sciousness. With her husband she has
resided here since the early eighties. and
was identified with church and social
affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23

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the State department today that the
Belgian consul had left Warsaw and
that the American consulate had
taken charge of the affairs of Bel
GUM and Serbia.
LONDON, July 22.-while prayers
for victory were being said today
throughout Russia. the ATstrians and
the Germans continued their drive
at Warsaw from the north, the west
and the south. Meanwhile they we're
reaching further north towards Riga,
on the Baltic, from which their ad-
vance guard is not more than twenty
miles distant.
The tone of dispatches from Petro-
grad bespeaks plainly that the coun-
try is aware of the graveness OF the
military situation, involving not only
The fate of the Polish capital but the
Integrity of the Russian army in Po-
land, the northern and southern sec
tions of which might be cut in twain
by a decisive defeat along the Lub-
lin-Chelm railway. II is along this
sector that the Russians are now
fighting most desperately, for this
railway is the sole great artery OF
communication of Poland with south,
ern Russia, sweeping away from
Lublin, and Chelm towards Odessa
Having several times been reported
within five miles of the railroad and
now. according to Austrian claims
having pierced the Russian front
this section OF the Teutonlc forces
should be within rifle shot OF the
railway. but no claim has been mad,
of having seized It.
Northwest OF Luhlin however, the
Teutonic forces have pushal forward tf
the bridEehead positions south OF Ivan
gorod and thence northward Around tn,
circle which IS tightening on Warsaw
they have made steady progress. thougl
meeting with serious opposition alons
the Narew river. northwest of the capi
tai
CourIHnd Laid Waste.
Elsewhere, generally speaking, the Rus
SLAMS are falling back employing tn,
tactics with which they harassed Ma
poleon in 1879 That IL, they are no
only burning all bridges ana destroying
roads, but are laying waste the country
side with fire and dynamite, removing
such provisions as they can, destroyin,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23
The Weather

For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair; warmer
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23

l. 4. WELSH. T Z IO5ssi sEfi1SssslSG; Foreeasier.
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Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23
RUSSIAN FORCES
IN POLAND ARE
IN CRAVE DANGER
Teutonic Drive Along Lublin-Chelm
Railroad May Cut the Cars
Great Armies in Poland
in Twain.
COUNTRY IS GREATLY ALARMED
Warsaw is Mensced by Three Great
Attacks from North, West
and South.
ALL coURLAND IS LAID WASTE

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The
American consul at Warsaw cabled
the State department today that the
Belgian consul had left Warsaw and
that the American consulate had
taken charge OF the affairs of Bel
gium and Serbia.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23
CourIand LnId waste.

Continued ON Page Two, Column Two.5
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Heports From stntiOna at r. M.
Station and State Temp. High Rain
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Temperature and precipitation depar-
lures from the normal:
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Deficiency since March l........ .S5 inch
Deficiency for cor period, 1914. 81 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1913. 2.64 inches
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CONTINUED on Page Two. Column One,
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Total deficiency since
Normal precipitation
Deficiency for the ds
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
RICHARDSON HIGH IN
The PITTSBURGH SHOOT

PITTSBURGH, Pa, june 1.-THE
second days shoot of the Heron Gun
Club produced as fine shooting as Tues
day when the Pennsylvania cham
pion, Charlie Newcomb of Philadelphia,
cleaned up with l72 out of l75 birds.
Among the amateurs, A. b. Richard
son, state champion of Delaware, was
high man today with a score of l72 out
of l75. He tied for first place with the
professional, II. ID. Welles. W. d. Oar
ton, of Portland, Me, another profes-
sional, had III. while William Behm
last years Pennsylvania champion, had
a mark of l69
Newcomb did not do so well today
and had to be content with score OF
l66. In two of the rounds he did not
miss a bird, hut in the first he missed
one and two in the second, which seem
ed to put him off his stride, and he also
lost one ont of twenty in the last five
rounds. w. NJ. Foord, last years State
champion of Delaware, got l66, the same
as Newcomh. Ohio's highest man was
c. D. Coburn, of Mechanicshwg, with
l67. New Nork's shooter, f. S. Wright
came across with l67 safe shots.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
SPECIAL PRIZES FOR
NEMOURS members

Members of the Nemours Trapshoot-
ing Club are contesting for three special
prizes this month with the result that
more interest is being taken in the
weekly shoots than at any time in the
history of the club.
These events are;
Event I'D. r. Rutter loving cup.
Event 2-Lemon fork, hammered sill
yer handle
Event 3-Silver bon bon spoon.
Events 4 and 5-These two events
will be practice events and no trophies
will be- awarded on them.
Each regular shooting day there will
be five events of five targets each and a
member to be eligible to win the prizes
must shoot in all FIVE events
Handicaps will be allotted as usual
and divided into nve equal parts for the
five bird events
In case ties develop in Event /, they
will be decided on the scores made in
Event .. that is. the scores made in
Event , will count as the shoot off foI
those who have tied in Event ! as well
as COUNTING ANi NHN ~ Tvs AA tNoN event
The same rule will apply IN Eevnts
and 3.
Each shooter will have a chance tC
shoot for all three trophies. but nc
shooter will be eligible to win NOR,
than one of the trophies. In the fina
shoot If a shooter has chance for al
three trophies, should she lose out in the
first one She still has a chance for tro
ply No. >. and should she lose out II
the second, she has chance for th'
third. so it will pay each shooter to dc
her best A chance for three is better
than a chance for one.
A winner of the trophies each weel
during June will compete in a contest
for final ownership on a handicap basis
on the first regular shoot in July.
In addition to the above events, th'
regular spoon shoots viii be held dur
ing June and the spoons awarded under
tho same condition as they have beer
heretofore.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
BALL GAME on
EXCURSION PROGRAM

st. Stephens Lutheran Church gave
its annual excursion to Augustine
Beach Tuesday, and fair sized crowd
enjoyed the festivities of the day.
Sports of every description we're in
dulged in, chief emong them being
a baseball game between st. Stephen s
Brotherhood and the Augustine A. A.,
the former team winning by the score
of to O. Films pitching. as we'll
as the all around playing of Novel;
Scott, Kempski and Hirzel and
Gabriels star catch featured.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Augustine .....~0 0 0 0 0 0 90
st. Stephens. .5 0 0 1 0 0 0-6
Three-base hits-Nowell. Two-base
hits-Gahriel Double play Stewart
Chichoes and Johnson; Hirzel. unas-
sisted. Struck out-By Flynn, 9;
b. Johnson. Z. Bases on balls-On
Flynn, 2; off Johnson, 4. Umpire, Ed
die Schell.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
S c R A P S

KANSAS CITY. Mo. June 17.--A
Reich, one OF the East's prize entries
in the heavyweight Derby, climbed
back into the lis" class here last
night when he dropped Al Norton, the
Pacific Coast heavyweight for the
count in the second round Of a sched-
Lied ten round fray.
Reich started after his man from
the gong. tearing in viciously. Nor
ton was backing away and covering
up before two minutes of the first
round had elapsed. Clever work and
ability 10 take punishment kept the
coast man on his feet and he wealth
sred the storm
Reich came out Of his corner at the
start of the second round and leap
ed half way across the ring after his
man. A terrific right smash 10 the
Jaw had Norton practically out on
his feet: his knees sagged forward,
then another right flush on the jaw,
straightened him up and landed him
on his back with a thud.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
COvELESKIE 4 COMEBACK.

One of the most remarkable come
backs in baseball is Harry Coveleskie,
the lefthanded pitcher of the Detroit
club. Coveleskie was considered out
Of major league baseball when five
or six years ago he was sent to the
Southern League. For time his work
there was only mediocre. and those
who we're responsible for his going
there felt satisfied that no mistake
had been made.
But Coveleskie continued to inn
prove and finally became star in
that company and Detroit drafted
him. He now is one of the best pitch.
ers in the league and is very likely tC
make better record this year thar
he did last season.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
Doyle Gels Closer TO the
MerkIe "Bonehead" Division

harder puncher ami able to take
more punishment than the big Irish
hst'. or. In his clash with Hymn
CoAey gave indics ioos Of having Il
"glass" jaw. When Flynn caught him
with a swing Coffey zig-zagged around
and appeared considerably dazed.
Flynn's poor judgment of distance is
all that saved Coffey from a knockout.
Flynn's swings were wild. Had lie
been able to connect a second time
Coffey would likely have gone down
for Keeps.
Willard would be a twenty to one
shot from Coffey. But the promoters
have to ea,-as co the managers
ans the public will undoubtedly flock
to the bout by the thousands.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
MRS. taylor IN
THE SENIIFINAL
Wilmington Player Elimi-
mates Mrs. Smith From
State Championship
RAIN DELAYS
TENNIS MATCHES

Another heavy downpour yesterday
tnterfered considerably with the wo-
mems Delaware State lawn tennis
championship at the Wilmington
Country Club yesterday Only three
matches were played in the singles,
but after the storm had cleared on
and the courts had been given time to
dry. good progress was made in the
doubles. Mrs. j. s. Taylor. of this city.
advanced to the semihnal round Of
the singles by defeating Mrs. II. II.
smith. of the Philadelphia Cricket
Club. her victory being obtained much
more easily than had been expected
So. ell In the third round Mrs. Gil
bert Harvey proved too strong for
Miss Helen Alexander, winning IN
straight sets, 6-1. 7-5, while Miss Mar
ion Creswell eliminated Miss X. Brin-
ton, 6-1, 6-l.
With scarcely an exception, the
matches in the doubles were decidedly
one-sided. none of them requiring
more than two sets. About the best
exhibition resulted from the meeting
of Miss Gertrude Hollis and Miss
Anna Pa 1erson and Miss Helen Alex
ander and Mrs. II. II. Smith. The lat
ter pair won, but their opponents cap
tured four games in each set Sum-
maries
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES.
Third Round
Mrs. Gilbert Harvey, Philadelphia
Country Club, defeated Miss Helen AL
exander, Philadelphia Cricket Club
6-1. 7-5.
Miss Marion Cresweil, Philadelphia
Cricket Club, defeated Miss X. Brin'
ton, Overlook. 6-l, 6-1.
Fourth Round.
Mrs. ]. S. Taylor, Wilmington, de
feated Mrs. II. II. Smith, Philadelphia
Cricket Club, GO, 6-1.
CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES.
First Round.
Mrs. Isaac Schlichter and Mis-
Clara T. Chase won from Mrs. j. VIII
hanson and Miss NJ. Houston by de
fault.
Miss Marion Creswell and Mrs.
TAYLOR defeated Miss r. duPor
and Mrs. Macmillan Hopes, g.
go.
Miss Edith Runk and Miss Evely
Runk won from Miss Dorothy Dissto
and Miss Z. NJ. Fox by default
Mrs. Gilbert Harvey and Mis-
Phyllis Walsh defeated Miss NJ. Bigg
and Miss NJ. Miller. 60, 60.
Miss NJ Monroe and Mrs. r. du
Pont defeated Mrs. A. LaMotte AM
Miss B DUPONT. 6-2, 6-3.
Miss Agnes Kennedy and Miss I
Hensel defeated Mrs w. Johnston an
Miss L. Nowland, GO, 6-1.
Mrs. G. ID. Dixon and Mrs. Georg
Tyler defeated Miss e. Stewart an
Miss NJ. Coates, 6-t. 60.
Miss Helen Alexander and Mrs. +
H. Smith defeated Miss G. Hollis an
Miss A Patterson. GA. Cd.
CONSOLATION SINGLES.
First Round.
Miss B. dupont won from Mrs.
Kolff by default
Miss NJ. Coates defeated Miss
Barton, Ga, OF.
Second Round.
Miss NJ Williams defeated Miss
DUPONT, Ga, 6-3.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
Artillery League Standing.
JOE MOOD OUT OF GAME.

BOSTON Mass, June lit was
learned today that Joe Wood, once
premier twirler in the American
League, hero Of the worlds series
with the Giants. and the mainstay of
the Red Sox pitching staff. would be
out Of the game for several weeks
with a sore arm. Wood has been
troubled with a bad arm for the last
two seasons.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
PRACTICE GAME FOR ELsMERE.

The Elsmere Church League team
will practice on Friday night at Els
mere. The following players are re-
quested 10 be present at 6.45 o'clock:
Stewart. Johnstone, 6. Smith, Price.
c. Smith, Bergen, Alexander. ~
gaw. Toey. Cantwell and Prettyman.
All Elsmere players will report at
215 o'clock on Saturday for the
game with Central.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
WHO WANTS CLAYTON GAMF7

The Clayton Chicks have organized.
under the management of Garrett
Jones. and would like to arrange
games with any 1918 year old team
in Delaware. bearing own expenses.
Address Herbert Purse, Clayton, Del.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
HIGH.ALrMNI CAME POSTPnNEn

Owing to the non-apDearance of
several OF the Alumni players who
have not returned from college on
their summer vacations as yet the
Wilmington High School-Alumni
game. scheduled yesterday. had TO be
postponed.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
FIsHING TRIP DOwN THE BAY.

william j. McCorkindale will take
party OF friends on a fishing trip
down the Delaware Bay on Satur-
'day afternoon on his yacht Ilse III.
Commodore McCorkindale expects to
cast anchor on Saturday night off
Bowers Beach.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
Austin Best Individual Hitter
Newark Best Hitting DeI-Mar Team

Austin
of
topnotche
behind
having TO
L ~ lAL - IN
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League.

Pittsburgh. 2: Phillies. 1.
Boston. 4; Chicago. 3.
St. Louis. 4, Brooklyn. 3.
New York. 5; Cincinnati. 3. (12
innings.)
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
Seth COMPANY HOLDS Tor.

DELAWARE CITY. Del. June IT,
The S6th Company defeated the 18TH
Company yesterday afternoon. 6 to o.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
S6th Co. ......O.O4 4OO1O1 O-6
l12th Co. ......O OOOOO 90
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
american Leagne.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.
American League.

Chicago at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland al New York.
ST. Louis az Boston.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
Big League Baseball At a Glance
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
American League.

Athletics. 3; Detroit. 2.
Boston. 4; Cleveland. B.
Washington. s.; Chicago. 2.
New York-St. Louis, rain.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
RUNS FOR THE WEEK

Scores made by teams of three
leagues from Thursday, June 10, to
Wednesday, June 16, inclusive:
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
National League.
SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAY.
National League.

Phillies at Cincinnati.
New York az Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn al Chicago.
Boston at ST. Louis.
Evening journal., 1915-06-17
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Federal League.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

Kansas City at Baltimore.
81. Louis at Newark.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Buffalo.