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also defeated Jimmy Duffy, the Lock
port wonder, at Providence. and got a
draw with him at Buffalo.
"sllent John" hummeIl.

Silent John Hummell, long one
OF the nainstays of the infield OF the
Brooklyn Superbas, was born in
bloomsbury. Pa, 80 years ago, tomor.
row. Hummell has played about
every inield and outtield position dur
ing his diamond career. although most
at home at the second bag He was
a member of the Bloomsbury State
Normal school nina in 1903. when he
attracted the attention of the man.
agement of the Wilmington Del.)
club of the Tri-State league. The
latter was then a fourishing outlaw
circuit, and Silent John" stayed with
it couple of seasons. He broke into
organized ball ten years ago with the
Hoiyoko tMass.) club. Before the
season closed he was grabbed off by
Brooklyn, and began his long service
with the Dodgers.
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putes. He popularized boxing in Ba-
varia and in the German army, and
himself took part in many fierce
bouts, both with officers and priyates.
Prince George is probably the only
member of royal family who boasts
of cualifower ear. ga
When his contract with the navy
expired, about three years ago, Robi-
deau decided to abandon his ambition
to become an admiral and took up
his residence in Philadelphia, from
which city he issued challenges TO
fight any man of his weight. In octo-
Der, 1912, he fought Gilbert Gallant
in Fall River, and held the French
Canadian to draw in dozen rounds.
He then fought Willie Houck in the
Quaker City, and little later knock
ed out the veteran Grover Hayes In
the third round. In 1913 Robidean
fought Young Shugrue, Johnny Lore
and other boys, and lsnockedi out Jack
Read, the Australian lightweight,
Early last year the sailor was out
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Ohio University 90 o / q 0 OF
w. v. u. ... 90 0 0 0 %
Two base hit--Bash
Three base hit--Morrow
Sacrifice hits-C. NJ. Potts, Leather
wood.
Stolen hases-C. NJ. Potts 4, McCon
nell. Simon, Bachman.
Double plays-Barron to Simon to
Smith: Schaffer to Finsterwald to
Fuller.
Left on bases-ohio University s.;
w. V. L. s.
First on balls-OT Hendrickson .;
off Barron ..
Struck out-By Barron 10; by Hen
Erickson 10.
Passed ball-Fidler
Umpires-Wilson and Jones.
Time-2:00.
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Early Rounds for Jack.

NJ Mcdaniel further says, regard
ing Johnson's condition:
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The Eiahtina Prince.

Prince Leopold of Bavarias fight
ing. son. Prince George. is not only
soldier of distinction, hut. for sew
eral years he was the middleweight
and heavyweight pugilistic champion
OF the German army. Prince George
was born 35 years ago today, April
3, 1880, and as youth he manifested
a preference for the fists. rather than
the sword, as q means of settling dis
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BOSTON. April ST Smoky Joe"
Wood can come back" this season.
Boston fans believe there will be
world series decided right here in the
Hub. The local fans, "concede" the
National League pennant to the
Braves again. and practically admit"
that the Red Sox, reinforced with
Smoky Joe" in his old time form. can
seize the American League flag. Wood
had poor seasonlast year. making
five starts and doing little credit 10
himself. His arm was in bad condi-
ton.
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VARSITY DEFEATED
IN OPENING GAME
University Of Ohio Wins By
4 to 3 Score-W.. Va.
Boys Play Well.

MoRGANTowN. w. Va, April a.
West Virginia University yesterday
lost the opening game of the baseball
season when Ohio won out by score
OF to 3.
The day was cold and ray, which
kept down the attendance but despite
the weather. the game was exciting
from start IL. fnish The score:
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West, virginian Want Ads VIII rent
your rooms quickly. Try one today.
Cost is small-only 1 cent q word.
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believe I am through as a player.
am slowing up. Last year I barely
pulled through the summer. This
year will not play unless I am forced
into the game through the lack of
a capable second baseman. This is
the swan song OF Miller James Hug
gins. National League star for IL
years, manager of the st. Louis Car
dinals since the spring of 1913. and
the man who carried that team from
the lowest position in the league to
third place and made 1t a pennant
contender in 1914. He confessed to
being 35 years old.
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Baseball Briefs

AS a result of his showing to date.
Clark Griffith believes no has a real
pitching find in Booth Hopper. He
says he will. carry Hopper into the
regular season. Despite cold
weather the Nationals practice twice
daily in Washington.
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The Detroit Tigers can have Bagby.
New Orleans pitcher, If they want
him, Cleveland will not interfere.
Birmingham figured today he had
without reaching out for the Pelican
moundsman. Il -
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Bowling
SPRING LEAGUE.

SPRING LEAGUE.
In game of duckpins in the Spring
league the BARRIERS won two games
from the Monongah No. team. Mills
and Whipple were the best bowlers of
tho n1otcb The scores.
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THE WAR SITUATION

Petoorad May foovvno official cation "n the khortDamon
  the enemy v W. wv
  urksn oea were ouno on the battlefield the central sector of the battle line "At Diman o defeated -
  communication:
 
   d.ya wa, successfully completed last night ne Zonnebeke
  of harhearted Nprss 1t off" tsaid: We continued Belgium in the "in
 
  ead rom he |. "A
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WILSON REFUSES
 TO MAKE PUBLIC
 AMMONS' LETTERS

Washington, May 4.--President Will son today declined To furnish fhe fed eral industrial relations commission with copies of correspondence between himself and Governor Ammons of Col orado, which had been requested by Basil M Manly, representing the com mission. ito complete it's record" of it's investigation into the Colorado coa, strike.
 Chairman Walsh of the commission. in statement Issued recently, claimed that representative of John D. Rock efeller Jr, had presented a letter to be sent by Governor Ammons to the Presi- dent on the strike situation Governor Ammons later denied that Mir Rock e1eller or his representatives had any thing to do with proposing any of his communications. In transmitting the refusal to the commission Secretary Tumulty merely stated the President did not deem it advisable to give pub licity to the letters
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Houses Communicated at
 Eski-Shehir for Govern
 pent Use in Emergency. sA> ee Already Occupied
FEAR BULGARIANS WILL AID ALLIES IN
 TAKING THE CAPITAL
Still Believe the Dardanelles
 Are Impregnable = First
 BOmbardment Complete Success for Defenders

London, May 5.-(3:45 a. m.)-A Daily Chronicle correspondent in dispatch from Constantinople by way of Bucharest describes visit he paid to Eski-Shehir, Asia Minor, which Turkey is preparing to use as new capital if Constantinople falls.
 "Esl<i-Shehir, the correspondent says. ''is so miles from the Bosphorus on the Anatolian railway It occupies an ex- celent strategical position The gov ernment has communicated 200 houses for officials.
 The Turks have no fear that the allies attempt against the Dardanelles will force the abandonment of Constan- tinople. What they fear is a Bulgarian sweep southward The Dardaneles have been so strengthened that experts be- lieve it would take an allied military force of at least 30o,0o0 men to carve it's way to Constantinople.
 "Of the campaign in the Caucasus the correspondent says:
 The operations are at standstill owing to the typhus fever. which kills 150 daily. The staff is now considering the withdrawal of the army to E,izerum to await the Russian advance through the infected region.''
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COMMISSIONERS
 FOR INTERN ATIONAL
 PEACE SELECTED
Bryan Announces Machinery for Working of Recently Promulgated Peace Plan Will Be in
 Shape Soon

Washington. May 4.--Commissioners for the United States and several other great powers under the international peace treaties recently negotiated have been selected and soon will be an nounced. Secretary Bryan said today It is understood that both France and Great Britain will be on forthcominG list of nations with whom the peace plan machinery has been perfected.
 Under the treaties each power names ne of it's own citizens and citizen of some third country as its commis' sion.
 Germany has indorsed the Bryan peace plan In principle, but the SOC retary said today that discussicn of the completion of the agreement with that country had not been continued since the outbreak of the European war.
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MRS. BAILEY WAS
 KILLED IN DAYLIGHT
 CLAIMS PROSECUTOR
Taking of Testimony in Second Trial of Mrs. Florence Carman for Murder Begins-Ncw Evi-
 dence Is Expected

Mineola, N. Y. May 4-Taking of testimony in the case of Mrs. Floreno e Conklin Carman. on trial for the sec ond time charged with having slain Mrs Louise D. Bailey in the office of Mrs. Carman's husband, Dr. Edwin Car man, on June 30, last. began today in the supreme court here. The jury disagreed at the first trial
 It was late in the afternoon when the jury was completed and Attorney Lewis J. Smith made his opening ad- dress to the jurors.
 During Smiths brief address Mrs. Carman sat unmoved except to give a start when he said "and we will show that Mrs. Butler was killed in day light"
 This was an allusion to new evil cence Smith has indicated his jnten- ticn to present and which is to be furnished by detectives employed by the dead woman husband
 We will show that a woman fired the shot through the window O. pr. Carman's office," said Smith, "and we will show that that woman was. Mrs. Carman and her motive was Jealousy and suspicion of her husband. Dr. Car man"
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Claim Success

Kilid Bahr. Dardanelles, March. 2s-(Cor- respondence of the Associated Press)-On the shores of the Dardaneles the claim is being made today that the allies bonn bardment, which ended March 1s resulted in complete victory for the straits de- fen5ers
 This conclusion is reached by com parison of the losses. The allies are known to have lost three battIeships, the Bouvet, the Irresistible and the Ocean and possibly the Gaulois, which, it is said here, had to be beached at Tenedos One destroyer and one torpedo boat also went down, as well as a mine sweeper The destruction of these vessels was &C., companied by loss of life believed to have been not less than 12OO The num- Der of wounded Is said to be high.
 Here Is the damage done by the fire of the allies along the shores of the straits In the towns of Kiid Bahr and Tschanak Kalessi buildings valued at $50,000 were destroyed by shell fire. The damage done to Turkish artillery may be summed up as follows:
 One piece of small calibre and short range severely damaged in the carriage: one piece of small calibre, short range and somewhat old manufacture, lightly damaged in the carriage; one piece of large calibre, comparatively long range and modern origin, lightly damaged, but repaired; another piece lost It's ammuni- ton hoist, which has been replaced: an- other piece lost a part of it's platform and still another had its turrets indented. The loss in personnel was 23 killed and about 60 wounded
 To these losses may be added the little damage that was done to the coast de- fense works themselves.
 How many guns the Turks employed against the ships of the allies on March IS cannot be revealed. The Associated Press correspondent knows, however, that the number was small compared with the armament employed by the allies
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FRANK ID. SAFFORD
 CASE IS CLOSED

New York, May with conflict in testimony between opposing witnesses, in which James W. Osborne and Rae Tan ger led state and defense closed their cases today in the trial of Frank D. Stafford on the indictment charging him with perjury. Both sides summed up and the court will deliver it's charge to- morrow.
 James W. Osborne told of the missing Oliver and described him. Miss Tanzer again identified James w. Osborne as her suitor. Contradicting her testimony, the state called three witnesses who tes- tified that James w. Osborne was in Providence. R. l., on days last fall which Miss Tanxer swore she spent with Oliver Osborne here.
 The charge against Stafford is that he perjured himself in identifying James w, Osborne as the man who registered with Miss Tanzer at a Plainfield, N. T.. hotel under the name of Oliver osborue.
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S1O,5OO,OOO DAILY
 IS WHAT THE WAR IS COSTING ENGLAND
David Lloyd-George Gives the British Public Insight Into Enormous Cost of
 European Conflict

London. May 4.-te.sO D. mJ-Dsvid LIoyd-George, chancellor of the ex- chequer. today gave the British public further insight into what the war k costing the nation.
 The expenditure now, Mir. Lloyd George said. was sIO.bOO,O0O daily aud he added that if the war continued for n year Great Britain's bill would be upward of s5,0OO. 100000. The debt of the country. according to Mir. Lloyd George. already hnd been almost dou- bled and stood we'll over the &1,0OO,- 100000 mark.
 The chancellor declined to predict the length of the war. He introduced no mea sures calling for new taxes. although he hnted that such a step likely would have to be taken. There was little dis cussion of the budget itself and the usual income tax resolutions were passed before the house adjourned.
 MT. Lloyd-G George said he was able to report that the revenue of the country had exceeded the estimates and that the sur tax and income taxpayers were sending in their money with unusual celerity.
 During the evening Austen Chamberlir mentioned the proposals for increasing thu taxes on beer. wine and spirits, which thu unionists and natiOnalists and several lib eral members declared their intention tt oppose. MT. Lloyd-George announced tha he intended to confer with brewers an, d3stillers and also that he was open ts consider their proposals. He added, how ever that he would ask that the govern ment be given power to control the sale o (Continued ea Page Sevsn)
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ITALY'S ATTITUDE
 CAUSES COMMENT
 IN BERLIN PAPERS
Situation Generally Regarded as Critical, But Germans Fail to See Why War Is Imminent With
 Former Ally

Berlin. May 4.--tNia London. D. IT.. } The newspapers of Berlin. which have
 been leaving the Italian situation se-
 verely alone, today comment on the
 Rome report that the ministerial coun- oil felt it necessary that no member
 of the government should leave Home The kreuz Zeitung says:
 The announcement at first makes an alarming impression and as a fact tho situation is critical On the other side 1t is to be considered that the Gar ibaldi celebration will be held. with i.
 presumably prointervention addres <,N' D'Annunzio and that the deei- ~ ,
 the council will keep the .S.oo from attending it." 0
 Count Ernest von Re Q s.n the Tages zeitung declares t. .he Geci-
 sion of the leading 1taliah statesmen
 Is of secondary interest, the main thing
 being that Germany and Austria Hun gary can await the decisions of their former allies. Italy and .Roumania, with confidence The article concludes:
 However, the Garibaldi celebration Will show whether the King and the government will attend or not and whether the misled people of Italy and Roumania will trample on every con sideration of statesmanship and mili- tary expediency. We and our Austria
 Hungarian allies leave it to our fo-- mer allies to enter the ranks of our opponents and attack us They do ii at their own reckoning and danger. The Tageblatt says the announce
 ment that no member of the govern
 ment is to leave Rome may be taken In different ways. 1t seems to speak
 for the importance of the political sit
 uation, as to which there Is no doubt but 1t may also mean that the Italian government prefers not to send any
 mem Der to the Garibaldi celebration
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TRAWLER SUNK
 OFF ABERDEEN

Aberdeen, Scotland, May 4-s:80 p. m.) doed and sunk by submarine 50 miles off Aberdeen. The crew was lande1 here
 The rescued men say they were given 15 minutes to leave their vessel. but subsequently were permitted to return to her and procure provisions
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PEkING PREP ARES
 TO MEET ATTACK

Picking, May 5.Mllitary preparations are being made for the defense of Pe- king.
 According to Chinese officials. whose statements have been corroborated in other circles, the government Is making no preparations elsewhere than at the cap-' ital for defense, considering that the Chi nese will be unable to oppose the Japa- nese should they attack.
 If issasserted in high quarters that ioo. 000 troops have been concentrated in the environs of Picking, but with sufficient ammunition for only brief resistance.
 Special police and military precautions have been taken throughout the city. espe- cially around the winter palace. where President Yuan Shi Kai resides Officials declare they are suspicious that the Jap- anese may attempt repetition of the Korean coup detat
 The Japanese legation, il Is said. notified the Japanese yesterday to prepare to leave Peklng IL is said many women and chill dren are getting ready to depart. Many Japanese men probably will take refuge in
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It's nationality was Nor is there pos tive information available to show whether the Gu,flight flew the Ansr- ican flag at the time or what colors were shown by the two British patrol boats, said to have accompanied her.
 To enable the German government 10 present any information it may have Secretary Bryan explained that an inquiry had been directed to Am bassador Gerard This, he said, should not be construed as implying that the United States assumed that German submarine had attacked the Gulfiight.
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Washington, May 4.-Three changes Tn the lines of federal reserve districts as they were drawn by the reserve bank or ganization committee more than year ago were approved today by the federal reserve board It adopted a resolution shifting banks in northern New Jersey from the Philadelphia to the New York district, banks in Tyler and wetzel coun- ties. West Virginia, from the Richmond to the Cleveland district and banks in south ern Oklahoma from the Dallas to the Kansas City district
 Action upon the petition of Baltimore to ba made the reserve city of the nth dis
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TODAY's AGE-HERALD

1-Russians avenge recent defeat.
 Turks prepare new capital.
 America watching developments iT
 far east.
 Wilson discusses Gulflight incident 2-Use cotton goods in spite of war. 3-Cordova greets first steamboat. 4-Editorial comment. 5-Matthews must give up job.
 Passenger men to aid city get tour
 ists.
 Walton admitted to bail.
 Railway surgeons here today. 6-Society. 7-Consress to meet in Selma next year 6-Sports. s--Jitney operators argue at length 1a-bou5is suicide at wslllhston.
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NEW TYPHUS CASE
 REACHES NEW YORK

New York, May 4.-The second case O. typhus to reach this port within a week was found today aboard the Cunard liner Carpathia on her arrival from Mediterranean ports. The vics i'm, steerage passenger, was removed to the Swmburne Island hospital Sev- enty-five other steerage passengers were taken to Hoffman Island
 The Carpahtia had aboard s31 pas sengers of whom 439 were in the steer age and after she was fumigated she proceeded to her dock
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THREE CHANGES IN LINES OF
 RESERVE DISTRICTS MADE
Bank Reorganization Committee Makes Several Shifts In Cities Baltimore Complaint Postponed For Future
 Action-Cleveland Banks Capital Increased

trct in place of Richmond and of Pitts burg to be given the reserve bank now located in Cleveland. was postponed for future consideration.
 By the change approved the Cleveland banks capital of sl2007,ss+ will be in- creased about ssi 900, while the Richmond bank, with s6. 3Os 301. will lose that amount. The Kansas City bank, with s5,55o,ol5 cap tai will get about $S73 600 more. and the Dallas bank. with S.540.0so. will lose that much. that action on the other petitions was de- ferred that 1t may secure light on how the new clearing system and the extent of state bank admissions to the system nay |operatA
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LOTHIAN HERO TO
 GET MONEY FOR
 HIS EDUCATION

Dothan. May 4-(Speciai. )-In addition to receiving bronze hero medal for bravery displayed in rescuing Benjamin Grant. Jr., from suffocation in a S5-foot 13-inch bored, terra cotta lined well on the morning of March 26 1912, Henry T. Mat thews. 12-year-old youth of this city, has been notified by the Carnegie hero com mission that he has been awarded a sum not exceeding 5000 with which to com plete his education. He will have 10 years in which to take advantage of the offer The money will only be paid him al needed after the commission has approved definitely outlined plan of his educa- tion.
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ENTIRE SUPPLIES OF MEAT REQUISITIONED
 BY GREAT BRITAIN
Australian and New Zealand Meat Supplies Needed for Army, Says Runciman in Announce
 ing Action

London. May 4-0:4O p. m.)-Walter Runciman, president of the board oi trade announced in the House of Com mons this evening that the British gov ernment had requisitioned the entire supplies of meat from Australia and New Zealand.
 The supplies that were not needed for the army. MT. Runciman added. would be marketed for the benefit of the civil population, in order to prevent such in- crease in price as would arise from a shortage of suppliess."
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SUBMARINE SUNK IN
 ENGAGEMENT WITH
 A GERMAN AIRSHIP
Several Bombs Dropped During Bat
 tle-Airship Bombarded by Guns of Submarines, But Escape Unhurt

Berlin, May 4.-tVia London, May 5, 12sO4 a. m.)--The following official communication was issued tonight;
 "on May German naval afrshfp had an engagement with several Brit fsh submarines in the North sea. Sew eral bombs were dropped from the atr- shtp. one of them hitting and sinkin Y one of the subma rfnes.
 'The airship was bombarded by the guns of the submarines without being hit. It returned safely.-
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Boy Found Drowned

Hamilton. May 4.-(Special)-A teie4 phone message was received here yes terday advising that the 15-year-old son of John Pope, a farmer living 10 miles west of Hamilton, was found drowned in Sipsey creek. near the Mississippi line yesterday. He left home with a gun Saturday and when he failed to return Sunday, search was made for him and his body found in the creek. It is SUD- posed that he went in swimming and possibly took the cramps, causing his death
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Messages from American Consul Stephens at Plymouth and Consul Gen eral Skinner at London added little to earlier information. Both were iiu- structed today to get complete state- ments from the ships crew and to gather such technical evidence as could be obtained by an examin ation of the vessel
 Officials want to establish be-
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ENGLISH BELIEVE GERMAN SUCCESS
 IS PURELY LOCAL
British Evacuate Villages in Belgium to Readjust Lines = Germans Claim
 Further Gains in West
sO.OoO RUSSIANS
 TAKEN PRISONERS

Vienna, Austria, May 4.-(Via London. SIS D. m)--Thirty thou sand Russian soldiers. 9 cannon and 64 machine guns were captured in the battle of West Galicia, ac- cording to an official statement given out in Vienna this afternoon.