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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-26

FI6SlQ6nL SOnlSk6I OF LUe NnlL6
SoX and President Weeghman of the
Whales Cancelled the games their
teams had scheduled yesterday on
the South and North sides, respec-
lively, because of Eastland disaster.
e Heath Byford won the Illinois
state tennis championship by defeat
ing Ralph Burdick in the finals, 81,
6-1, 81. Byford played remark
able tennis in the first two sets, his
shots at the back lines being hard and
accurate.
Prominent promoters and boxers of
Chicago are planning a monsterbene-
fit for Eastland sufferers if Mayor
Thompson gives his sanction.
Charlie White, Johnny Coulon, Fred
die Gilmore, Johnny Richie and 9TH
er local top-notcheTs have agreed to
donate their services in response to a
request from Harry James, promoter
and manager.
Mike Gibbons has responded to a
wire by saying he will come to Chi
cago at any time to take part in the
benefit. If the mayor agrees it will
be held at Dexter Park pavilion.
Joe Bertrand, the Little Demon"
champion bantamweight of the
nineties, was among the victims on
the EastIand. He is survived by a |
widow and son who live at 291O
Broadway. !
w. A. Leuders of Chicago, holder of |
the amateur motorcycle champion |
ship for 15 miles, was killed in race !
at Sacramento, Cal. |
Many local amateur and seni-pro
ball teams cancelled their games yes
terday because of the Eastland dis
aster.
Ad WoIgast left Chicago today for
Oshkosh, Wis, where he is to meet
Bob Yeager in a ten-rOund go the
night of August g.
Kansas City won a double-header
1 i s--L- - L I
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-26
RESULTS YESTERDAY

National League.-Philadelphia 4,
Cincinnati 2.
American League. - st. Louis 9,
Boston 8; St Louis 1, Boston 1;
Cleveland 3, Philadelphia /; Cleve-
land 8, Philadelphia 4; Washington.
3, Detroit 2.
Federal Leagues-Pittsburgh 4, st.
Louis /; Kansas City 3, Buffalo 2;
Kansas City 5, Buffalo 4.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-26
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
National League

w. L. Pct. WI. Pct.
Phila. ..48 SO 81 N.York 40 Al .494
Br'klyn Al 80 .547IBoston AZ A .488
Chicago 43 az 500 St.Louis 43 Al .478
Pittsb'h AZ 40 .494I Cincin'ti 35 48 1922
American League
w. L, Pct. w. L. Pct.
Boston Sc 81 .644I N.YOrk AZ A .488
Chicago So SO 629IStLouis IS So 1893
Detroit "a "a .614I CIevePd "a "a 1886
Wash'n A A 5O0EPhila. 80 So .341
Federal League
w. L. Pct. w. L. Pct.
Chicago so 81 .575INeWark A 43 sos
K.City 80 81 .575IBrook'n Al so .451
StLoUis 48 40 .545 Buffalo Al So .436
Pittsb'h 48 80 .541 Bait. ...S2 So .376
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-16

felt confident that II would only be
question OF time before I would con-
meet him UT with the case and get
him right at that But to find him
was the next move in the case. for
Billy was a great traveller and I was
certain he would remain under cover
for some time TO come.
returned TO New York and roamed
the streets looking for Billy day and
night. had asked that he be picked
up by the police In the event OF their
running into him. but / didn't look
for a great deal Of help from that
source. After roaming around for
about two weeks without seeing. or
even hearing OF Coleman I met one
Of his old pals coming mp Eighth
avenue. ] figured that this man would
ultimately get In touch with Billy. SO
I determined TO keep him in sight
Swallowed him all night following him
from haunt 10 haunt. The next morn
] ing when he retired TO a roomins
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-16

that they swing with the motion OF
the car. In some instances the ambu-
lances can be loaded from the side as
we'll as the rear. For the woundeS
who are able to sit up the ordinary
touring car or the omnibus are used
and thousands OF these may be seen
engaged IN their work Of mercy. The
requirements Of motor ambulances
near the front are almost limitless.
for the wounded men must first be
sent TO the laid post" where medical
attention Is first given to them, after
which they are carried by the bearer
section OF the field ambulance to the
advance dressing stations, whence aft
er treatment they are taken by the
military ambulance wagons 70 meet
conveyances from the clearing hos
pital which Is usually situated some
where near a railroad.
Another duty put upon the motor
ambulance drivers Is that OF patrolling
districts after battle. Of hnding out
whether any wounded have been
taken 10 peasants houses or whether
men killed in battle have been buried
by civilians. This work leads the We
hicle over fields instead Of roads and
the machine must be one OF extraor-
binary power. A large number OF
mechanics are required 10 keep the
auto anbulances in order.
The hauling Of artillery by motors
is an entirely new phase Of motor
work and In many instances a steam
tractor or small traction engine has
hoor need while with the big guns
the ordinary traction engine serves II;
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-16

in my mind all the crooks who would
have been likely 10 pull such a trick
had they been near. There we're many
fully capable Of doing the job. but
nearly all we're eliminated because OF
first one and then another reason.
Indentihes My Suspect.
I went to call on the young woman
who had seen the. stranger and Of
course took my little gallery" the
"hasty pulling bag" some Of the
"Pinlys" called H. She had dwelt on
the fact that this stranger. while a
bit nervous and fidgetty. impressed her
as being the soul OF good humor be-
cause Of his pleasant. laughing eyes"
That settled It. I knew the man she
meant and upon opening the book
pointed TO the face OF Billy Coleman
and asked: Ever see that face be-
fore?"
why that's the man I saw" she
exclaimed.
Then went to see the young man
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-16
inside Story Of How the Famous Clark Diamonds
We're Recovered After Billy Coleman, Motor
ious ThefHad Stolen Them and Then Buried
Them On the Lonely Shores Of Lake.

heard struggle, or any unusual noises
I'm the building although the floor
about the shattered jewel casket was
despatched with blood. At first
glance one would naturally suppose
that the thief had been interrupted
I'm his work Of extracting the gems
and fight followed, or else there had
been more than one person concerned
in the Job and the thieves had fallen
out and battled over the division OF
the spoils. Either theory seemed
plausible. yet neither seemed 10 take
us very far in our deliberations and
deductions.
Footprints Point To Womon.
Another pulling feature Of the
ciews we picked up in the cellar was
the frequent appearance Of a wom-
ans footprints They were well de-
fined and seemed to encircle the spot
where the casket lay. That led TO
the supposition that a woman was
concerned in the Job in, which event
IL might bear out the theory OF the
clerks and members OF the Clark fam
lily that It had been an inside job and
someone in the Clark household had
directed the footsteps Of the real thief
to the big vault and the strong box
within
Naturally every clerk In the estates
Offices. as well as all the servants in
the Clark home were grilled. Not one
was overlooked. but there wasn't "a
single lead from that source that even
looked promising. The all important
point TO establish was the presence in
Cooperstown that day Of any SUSPECT
GUS looking person or persons, or Of
any stranger that might have been
noticed IN the vicinity Of the office.
That meant many persons we're to be
Intercepted and, strange TO say. I
found two such persons in far distant
points IN the village who we're able
TO shed a little light on the subject
A woman told me she had been pass
ing the estates office shortly after
the noon hour and her attention was
attracted by an old man who was
lounging near a fruit stand across the
street. She gave a very good descrip-
ton Of the man, adding that he
crossed over from the fruit stand
corner to that Of the Clark Office just
as she was about to board a car. In
another part Of the village found a
young man who said he too had seen
an old man standing near the fruit
stand and later cross to the Clark
office side Of the street. His descrip-
ton OF the stranger Tailed exactly
with that given by the woman This
was at least promising and I valued
It more highly than anything else ]
/ had gathered In Cooperstown.
The Pinkertons. in those days, laid
much store by their Rogue's Gallery
They had photographs OF all tn.
cleverest crooks in the country an,
these were duly classified. When
detective went out on a bank job h
was given book containing likenesse
Of the country's most noted banl
snealSs and yeggmen. Prior to<locat
ing the young man and woman VIII
had seen the stranger had run owe
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-16

who said he had seen a man near
the office. I handed him the book and
asked him 10 pick out any likeness
in the book that resembled the per-
son he had seen. without the least
hesitation he picked out the same face
the young woman had done. That's
the man." he said. Il don't know
what he was doing here. but he was
on that corner all right and I'd stake
my life on II. A man can't forget
that face. He was too good natured
looking"
|. Now to find Billy Coleman. OF
course, I had nothing on him. None
had seen him In the Office and none
had seen him emerge from 81. II
doesn't always follow that a countr,
magistrate will hold a man for tn,
grand jury simply on the charge tina
he was In the vicinity Of a burglar,
when It was committed. There WASH
a particle of doubt In my mind whai
Billy was doing in the vicinity and ]
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-16

Allies we're half frozen in their open
cars.
Supply And Ambulance Cars.
The class Of vehicle used at present
for the work Of carrying food to the
troops Of the Allies in the field are
the three-ton petrol lorries capable OF
covering eighty OF ninety miles per
day and In case OF necessity making
twenty miles an hour. They are need
ed for carrying men. food. ammuni-
ton and all sorts Of supplies A large
number OF iorries were Communicated
from commercial firms in England at
the beginning of the war. and in
dozens Of cases the men who drove
them I'm times OF peace are guiding
them IN war.
Next to the importance Of supply
wagons comes the motor ambulance
something suitable for carrying men
lying in a recumbent position without
much jolting. Here again. Germany
was prepared. for she had several hun
dred splendid ambulance bodies fitted
on big cars. The heavier ones run on
solid rubber tires and the lighter ones
on twin pneumatics. The body con-
eiHt> VI ciAlpies STOUT Wooueh frame
work reinforced by angle irons held
BY bolts through the wooden mem
bers. screws being likely to work loose.
over the framework is stretched a
cover of waterproof canvas, while the
front and hack OF the vehicle are
covered with curtains Of a similar ma
terisl capable OF being easily drawn
aside or raised. The stretchers are in
tiers-some rigid and others hxed so
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-16

showed that ne was worried When
I knew Billy was safely housed IN his
home I returned 70 the spot where he
had been digging. McDonais and
Wade. two Pinkerton men accompany
ing me.
We Find The Jewels.
After digging for few moments
we at last struck our lead. There
eighteen inches below the surface In
a fruit Jar, wrapped In the thinest OF
white rubber. were the Clark Jewels
almost intact. excepting few loose
stones which Billy evidently had re-
moved and realized on for running
expenses We removed the gems from
the jar and wrote Billy a note. signed
by each of-us telling him we had the
jewels and would be around to see him
at the earliest opportunity. we then
reburied tho jar and left things as
we had found them In that vicinity.
We lost no time in going to a near
by room and checking up the loot we
had found. According to the list given
us by Mrs. CLARK only a few pieces
were missing and we felt sure we
would ultimately recover them. From
there we went 10 Bllly's home and
arrested him. II he was shocked OF
surprised he cleverly concealed Il, foI
he greeted us in the most nonchalAn
manner saying. Hello George,
thought you would pay me a call
sooner or later. what'il you have Z
drink"
In searching Biliy's home we fount
all the loose pieces Of iewelry. on,
] a
the lining Of one OF his neckties BILL
was Just as good a hider az he wa
a thief but we went over that IA
with a fine tooth comb and nothins
got away from u.s.
How Billy Got The Jewels.
when Billy saw the gems we ha,
taken from the fruit jar he made
clean breast OF everything. He sale
he was In Cooperstown simply to 10.
cate some easy crib 20 crack. Wher
he entered the clark Office he though
II was bank Finding no clerks n
and the safe door ajar he said h.
couldn't resist the temptation 10 ca
plore little. The inner safe looked
promising and az that wasn't locked
either he opened II and found tn,
jewel casket. This he took TO the eel
lar and opened Il with the Ratchet h.
found there asked him about IN,
blood which he explained by sayini
that when he opened the casket an
saw the fortune IN gems that had fai
len into his possession he became 81
! excited that Il brought on a hemor
! rhage OF the nose. He said his ciothe
were so blood stained that he was q
: mortal fear Of being arrested on ths
account, but fortunately he had wor
I black suit Of clothes and the stain
p didn't show up as plainly az the
4 might have under other circumstances
9 We'll, old Billy was convicted
r course. But think my mention
e Biliy's evening spent IN an Episcop
10 church appealed so strongly 20 Bisl
h op Potter that he pleaded in his b
l. half and Billy got of with a seve
l. year stretch. He was such an o
~ offender that he could have been Sc
70 fenced az habitual criminal
TO which event he could have been p
se away for life. But Biily's kindly Al
& smiling eyes appealed strongly 70 q
"a village folks and 7 rather think tn
" were all sorry 10 see him convicted.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-16

trio current. which can easily be APP
piled to a searchlisht on a car" The
big searchlght lie carried on an IN
derframe which is let down when
needed. Hard rubber tires are used
on these military searchlight motors.
One OF the newest British armored
cars carries two machine guns pro-
iecting from It's roof. The driver gets
his view Of the road through Sits in
front and in the side doors. The line
Of the car consists OF a series Of curves
which are preferred TO nat surfaces In
order to increase 70 a maximum the
possibility Of DETECTING any bullets
which might strike the vehicle Even
the radiator and tires are armored
All sorts Of wheels are used on the
war motors from the regulation pneu-
matte tire 20 the caterpillar" shod rim
which facilitates the military tractors
and big lorries IN going over rough
ground. The light armored. fast tour
ing cars are convenient for the ON
GERS: the car used by the German
Crown Prince being one Of the high
power racing type.
For carrying dispatches the motor
cycle is In service, and this is one OF
the most dangerous departments Of
the army. These men are usually
skilled mechanics who at times must
assist in repair work op the automo-
biles. but their chief assignment is to
carry dispatches end do scout duty.
Hundreds OF them have been killed,
and one military expert declares that
the average life OF a motorcycle scou
after he reaches the front Is three
weeks TO a month.
Even the flying corps need auto
mobiles 20 carry the spare parts OF
their machines and TO act IS frst aid
IN repairing aircraft. The auto loaded
with aeropiane wings presents queei
sight as It goes through the countr,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-16

NEM robberies are OF almost daily
A. occurrence. In fact N II wasn't
WN for the puhlic's interest in such
IN matters many of our best known
actresses would find that. even with
The services Of a hard working and
resourceful press agent. It would be
much harder TO get their names on
the first pages Of the yellow journals.
But when a real and genuine gem
theft has been perpetrated. and the
victim is a woman whose name oc-
oupies an exalted place in the society
columns of the most dignified Of our
newspapers. Il is a different matter
and one that creates world wide in
terest. I am referring now to the
theft Of $1,000 in gems from Mrs
r Ambrose Clark. whose husband. a
noted sportsman, was a stepson Of
the late Bishop Potter. OF New York
That robbery viii go down in his
tory as one Of the cleverest and at
the same time one OF the easiest ever
pulled on IN the New York zone.
The Clarks are an enormously
wealthy family with an immense
estate in the neighborhood Of Coop
erstown, New York, VIM. A. Clark.
head Of the family was one Of the men
who financed and introduced the sew
Ing machine into American homes and
IN consequence rolled up a colossal
fortune through this effort.
The estate is such a large one that
In order TO look after its manifold
details a large corps Of clerks is kept
constantly at work. To have this
work carried on without interruption
the heirs erected a beautiful building
in Cooperstown. which any stranger
might readily mistake for a thriving
and up-to-date bank. IL was just
such an error that accounted for the
theft Of young Mrs. Clark's gems.
safeguarded Her Gems.
This young matron had come to the
country estate for a visit and fearing
10 trust her wealth Of Jewels I'm a
country home sent them TO the offices
of the estate In Cooperstown that
they might be locked in the big vault
and there kept until she had occa-
sion to wear them. The gems we're
kept in a big jewel casket and this
in turn locked in a safe within the
big vault Supposedly they were Just
as safe there as though they were
reposing IN the strong box at the safe
deposit company IN New York City.
The robbery occurred at a time
when I was with the Pinkerton
Agency. We were notified Of the rob-
oery the day IT occurred and was
sent 10 Cooperstown at once 10 take
charge Of the investigation that was
-. 7 90
when the clerks employed by the
estate had left the building for theii
luncheon. the Waterman supposedly
being left on the Job. somebody had
slipped into the building. gone straight
70 the vault opened the smaller safe
within and then took the jewel caske
10 the cellar where with a Ratchet h'
had broken II open, extracted tbs
gems. and decamped. The puzzlinl
feature Of the case was that none had
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-16

TO an aeropiane station. sometimes fol
lowed by a lorry fitted up as worl
shop. other autos are used for carry
ing wireless teiesraphy and field tells
phone equipment. They are also mad
10 serve for field kitchens, and re
Gently a motor car chapel has beer
fitted up for the Ninth Army Corp
OF Germany. More than i've thou
sand members Of this corps wer
wounded and carried back to Cologne
Archbishop Mgr. Won Hartmann. whi
resides In that city. decided that ar
automobile chapel was needed in or
der that he might go from place q
place and minister TO the wounded
So the automobile chapel was bull
through his efforts by popular sub
scription and Is a unique contribution
70 those elements which soften anc
sweeten the terrorS Of war and Is IL
every way characteristic OF Colognt
and its glorious ecclesiastical mem.
cries.
SO the work of the automobile &
war goes on. keeping pace with thu
work OF the aeroplane and dirigible
and playing It's part In this terrinl
conflict. Its adaptation seems TO hav'
no limit for near the front one ma,
see It in many forms; great number
of huge lorries. ambulance cars. am
munition cars, motors carrying dis
membered aeroplanes and their store
with mechanicians hanging to tn
sides like flies, soap kitchens. work
shops. spiendidiy equipped cars carry
ing officers, fortresses on wheels read
to deal out death on the shortest nc
tice. big cars with wire cutters In fror
for the purpose Of tearing dow
barbed wire entangisments. and mins
ling with these are the motorcycle
darting here and there between Il
big tractors hauling the guns. Tru
the meter Is an asset IN 1irns Of vs.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-16
How Motor Driven Machines Have Made Possible
the Greatest War In History In the Air, On
the Earth and Under the Water.
Copyright 1915. by The international Syndicate

somehow things went wrong and a
number Of the machines we're ditched.
Two firms OF lorry manufacturers
were represented and It seems that
the officers could not come to an
agreement as to which was the best
machine, with the result that only
small orders we're given to each firm.
Again in 1909 trials for military trans
ports were held at Aldershot and
large premiums were offered TO deal
ers who would turn their attention TO
this class of machine. The tests were
made on snow-covered ground and
were not satisfactory, for two or three
OF the machines were unable TO get
through the slipping snow. Two years
later different kind OF wheel was
tried and the military lorry was de-
clared a success.
France was In the midst OF auto
mobile tests for military tractors when
the war broke out, and some OF the
machines which took part in the trials
are now doing service as ammunition
carriers.
Germany Prepared.
Germany began her military auto
mopne tests IN A'Vo anu Cohbnucu
them year after year until her service
in this line is well nigh perfect. In
1912 the trials were made over the
mountain roads of Germany, a dis
lance OF sixty miles per day being
covered by four ton lorries drawing
additional two-ton trailers. The great
est attention was paid to brakes which
even on the trailers could be worked
from the driving seat Of the lorry.
Germany went even farther in her
trials in preparing for winter by ft-
ting her motor cars with coverings and
enclosed drivers seat, with the result
that all during the cold weather the
German automobile drivers with the
army sat in comparative comfort,