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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-25
Date Not Set For Coronation

Vienna, via London, November "a
At a meeting this afternoon of the
ministerial council which Emperor
Charles will attend, proclamation re-
lating to the change in the sovereign
head of the government will be made
public.
The heads Of the Austrian and the
Hungarian governments will formally
resign today as is always the case on
the death of a ruler The action how
ever, will be a mere matter of form,
as the new Emperor will Immediately
reappoint the ministers.
Friendly governments were formally
notified today of the death of Francis
Joseph.
So far II is not known when the cor
onation Of the King of Hungary will
take place though Budapest will be the
scene of that event
Today all the newspapers in the
monarchy appeared with mourning
borders. All Of them contained the
warmest words of appreciation of the
qualities OF the dead monarch.
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1000 WORDS IN ANNUAL MESSAGE
OF PRESIDENT

Washington, November Is - Presi-
dent Wilson's annual message to Con-
gress, now in the printers hands, con-
tains about 1000 words and is among
the shortest documents of its kind on
record. 1t points out that the reports
OF the several government Depart
ments will be made before Congress
separately and that, therefore, their
details are not discussed.
The President emphasizes the UNI
completed legislation on railroads sug-
gested by him at the last session to
meet the threatened strike as the most
pressing problem facing Congress. He
then goes on to a general discussion
Of other domestic problems.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-25
HAPPY FAMILY
Is Emperor, Empress and Children
New Ruler Of AustrO- Hungary
and Wife Lovers Long Before
Marriage.

Vienna, November 90 (via London
November 23)-With the advent of the
new Empress, Zita, curiosity naturally
will be aroused as to her personality
and accomplishments. From her early
days she has been studious and is an
accomplished musician and well
versed in literature, history and philo-
sophy. She also, is fond of society
and is graceful dancer.
Empress Zita was born in the Ita!.
ian province of Lucca May 8, 1892, the
daughter of Duke Robert and Duchess
Marie Antonnette, of Parma. She is OF
Bourbon descent, but rapidly became
Viennese owing to the fact that life in
the capitol on the Danube interests her
exceedingly.
Princess Zita made the acquaint-
ance of Archduke Charles Francis at
FrenZenbad, Bohemia, in the spring OF
1909 while the guest of the Arch
duchess Marie Annuziata, her cousin.
Later Princess Zita and Archduke
Charles Francis met at balls and other
such festivities at the Hofberg place
and occasionally at the hunting lodge
of the Archduchess Marie Therese.
On the occasion of a court ball early
in 1911 Archduke Charles Francis is
reported to have declared his love for
the Princess. Another version of this
story, however, is that the Archduke,
having his attention drawn to the par
ticular graceful dancer, said:
IL have liked her for a long time. +"
On June ID, 1911, the engagements of
the Princess and the Archduke was
announced and October 81, of the
same year, they married. Neither
expected that ultimately they would
ascend to the the Austro-Hungarian
throne. Their first child was born
November 20, 1912. and was named
Francis Joseph Otto. He is now the
apparent heir to the Austrian throne
The Emperor Francis Joseph was
very fond of this boy.
The. other children of the couple
are the Archduchess Adelaide, born
January 3, 1914; Archduke Robert
Charles Louis, born February 8. 1915,
and Archduke Felix Frederick August
born May 81, 1916.
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Ammunition Limited

Juarez, Mexico, November 23-Car-
ranza's officers here are optimistic re-
garding the outcome of the battle al
Chihuahua City. The only cause OF
worry to them is the fact that General
Trevino's ammunition supply for small
arms and machine guns is limited
However, the supply Of artillery shells
is ample, IT is said here, to keep the
bandits away from the city Efforts
are being made to obtain rife and ma
chine ammunition to be sent to Gen.
Trevino.
All Of the available ammunition has
been sent from here and 1t is reported
that a request has been made TO the
american officials to permit ammuni-
tion to be sent through the Ell Paso-
Juarez port for General Trevino's
forces.
Through an error I'm the message
early in the day General Francisco
Murguia, was located at Mapula,
twelve miles south of chihuahua City;
and the hopes of Carranza officers for
an early reinforcement OF the garrison
there, were raised. Later. however. II
was found the message referred 10
Villa instead of Murgia, who was
said to be at sonta Rosalia. some
distance further south.
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VILLA DEFEATED
AZ Chihuahua by Gen. TrevlnO-Dead
and Dying Are Left on Ground Fol.
lowing 7-HOur Battle 10 Cap
ture Mexican City - De
FactO Soldiers Pursu-
Ing Bandits.

FL Paso, Texas, November 90
Francisco villa withdrew his surviving
forces in defeat from Chihuahua City
at 6:15 o'clock tonight after a battle
OF seven hours, during which he made
fruitless attempts to carry General
Trevino's protecting works by assault
according to reports from Juarez.
This report was received from Chi
huahua by Carranza officials in Juarez
tonight, who added that government
troops we're actively pursuing the re-
treating bandits. The telegraph oper-
ator I'm Chihuahua said that the firing
could still be heard clearly but was
becoming more distant.
General Trevino commanding the
Carranza forces was wounded IN the
early afternoon while personally di-
recting the fighting, General Francisco
Gonzales announced in Juarez tonight
after receiving a message from Chi
huahua City. General Trevino had q
scalp wound on the right side of his
head dressed at the military hospital
and with a bandage around his head
returned to his post at field head
quarters and continued the direction
of the Carranza forces on the frinc
line.
At 10 o'clock tonight the military
authorities in Chihuahua City tele-
graphed General Gonzales in Juarez
that General Carlos Ozuna in COM
mand of the Carranza cavalry was
the villa bandits south in the
direction of Mapula and the cavalry
column was reported to be 10 miles
south of Santa Rosa.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-25
FROM COAST TO COAST
A Remarkable Chain of Home Testi.
mony. And Maysville Adds Its
Voice to the Grand Chorus of
Local Praise.

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sOLDIERE FAMILY sTARvEs

Fremont, Ohio. November 2S-Mrs
Tom jenkins. wife of a private in X.
Company Sixth Regiment. now at the
border. has made appeal for aid for
herself and three little children. Safe
ty Director Moore, who investigated
the case. says the family is on the
verge OF starvation.
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PRINCESS TO START LOBBY TO
NAME BATTLESHIP HAWAII

San Francisco, November 22-Prin-
cess Kawananahoa, of Hawaii, left
here today for Washington to start a
lobby, perhaps the only one at the
next session of Congress to be headed
by Princess. The purpose of the lob
by is to have one of the new battle
ships named Hawaii" The islanders
the Princess explained, would not be
satisfied with a cruiser, as has been
suggested.
OF all colors red is the most conspic-
GUS at distance.
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The body has about Ave hundred
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MEXICAN FACTS AND GRINGo PROBLEMS

First Chief Caranza aided in revolution by
that made rim such has dcreed that Americans owning
Mexico must operate them by February a. 1917 they will
confscaed by him.
In the face of this decree First Chief demands the
withdrawal of the living American troops
Mexico
First Chief Carranza delivered months the
the 10 United States troopers killed Crrza while obeyng
orders OF their officers and and their Government
First Chief Carranza last January the bodies of
American miners who had entered Mexico prior he
massacre with assurances of State Department they
SAFE and when massaced they carried the passports
officers of First Chief Carranza
According to this latest decree of First Chief
cans must operate their mines February 1917 or they will be
taken from them by him.
President Wilson's warning United citizens to keep ou
OF Mexico still stands We doubt the United
Oh state VIII assure Americans Mexico of safety
We doubt it did give them assurance they would
be safer than the loyal Americans Santa Ysab
We doubt if the President of the United ordered them
that they would be safer than troopers shot
down at Carriza who there doing duty by orders
may be BEST under existing circumstances to withdraw the
troops from Mexico.
they might njure of the murderers their comrades
they might be called upon protect themselves
They are safer far up north of the Rio Grande
The question Why they
Enquirer.
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e. Paso, Texas, November 23-Gen-
eral Trevino repulsed a fourth mass
attack by Villa forces late today, the
bandits being driven from their tenn
porary entrenchment with heavy losses
O.. was announced i'm Juarez tonight
The de facto troops are now pursuing
the bandits toward the south, the same
report from Chihuahua City stated
Villa left his dead and wounded on
the plains outside of the city to the
south
At IL o'clock this morning (moun-
tain time) the high-crowned hats Of
the bandits were seen to the south.
along the Mexican Central main line,
according to these messages. The bat
tie was opened a few minutes later
with a salvo from cannon on Santa
Rosa Hill they KEEP to the state cap
itol. The first and Second-line trench
es, protected by barbed wire entangle-
ments, took up the fighting and by
noon general engagement was in pro-
gress along the entire southern line,
which continued through the early af-
ternoon.
At that time the booming of large
caliber guns on Santa Rosa Hill and
other artillery stationed along the
first-line trenches was so deafening
that it was almost impossible to hear
the click of the telegraph instruments
the military operator in chihuahua
City told the operator in Puarez. At
O'Clock the battle was still raging, the
apparent advantage being with the
Government forces.
Villa is reported by General Con
zales to have at least $500 men, prac-
tically all of whom are armed and
mounted. He is also believed to have
machine guns, but no heavy artillery.
For this reason the twenty or more
field guns of General Trevino's COM
mand were able to take the advancing
lines of Villa bandits. the message
from the state capitol stated.
The field was covered with dead and
dying men, one message stated.
A sortie by Carranza cavalry, sup
ported by artillery, resulted in the
capture of many Villa prisoners, who
were without ammunition and had
gone since morning without food or
water. another message said.
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10 Iaggart has discovered that the life of appointed
OF Few days and filed with dapponmen has decided
against contest Sensible action Trbune
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The Paterson On J News makes pathetic appeal for the
poor Office boy who worked vigorously overtime Kindly
indicate the locality of the victim dear negbbor doesn live
in the Middle West, anyway
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It'll astonishing what large number people want four years
more Of wishy-washy wabbling
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

the trenches In Europe--guess they'd
be willing to take chance behind the
plate" chimed In Dineen.
Then the subject turned to the ques-
ton Of brass bands playing In baseball
parks Of the American league.
II want you umpires to stop bands
from footing while the teams IRE play
Ing" said President johnson. LET
them blow away all they want to be-
tween innings, but the lid Is on music
after the game Is resumed. Fans come
out to see high.class baseball and don't
want to be disturbed by u medley of
discords. They can go to the amuse-
ment parks and hear good music for n
dime"
There Is one form Of music President
Johnson and the umpires Of his circuit
will not attempt to stop, and that is
whistling on the part of ball players
Ray Schalk is probably the ablest war.
bier in the Major leagues and whistles
constantly in the heat Of u spirited bat
tie.
II Is one of Schall:'s methods Of gin.
gering up and encouraging the pitcher
with whom he Is working.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
DAVIS SWIPED FIRST
Peculiar Stunt, Puzzling to Many,
Actually Pulled of.
Players and Fans Amazed When Cap.
tain started From Second 70 First.
Nothing 20 Stop Player Run.
ming Backward.

Harry Davis. the famous old star Of
the Athletics, and in his time one Of
the best first basement in the business,
was born in Philadelphia forty.three
years ago. The veteran has many
claims to remembrance, one Of which
is that he Is the only man who ever
stole first. That peculiar incident has
puzzled many fans, but 1t was actually
pulled of. It was In the old days
when Dave Fultz, now president Of
the Baseball Players fraternity. was
playing in the outer garden for the
Mack bunch. In this particular con.
Test Davis was perched or first and
Fultz was on third. Harry stole sec.
ond in the hope that the throw would
give Fultz chance to race home. The
pellet was sent to the catcher in time
to head of Fultz, who barely managed
to get buck to third, but Davis made
second. Captain Harry wanted that
run, and he was bound to have It, SO
when the next bail was pitched he
chased back to first, stealing that bag
to the amazement Of players and fans.
OF course big howl went up. but the
umpire could find nothing In the rules
to prohibit player from running
backward II he wanted to. Having
swiped the initial bag. Harry then
took another opportunity to try to
steal second. and while the throw was
made In an eudeavor to head him of
Tultx chased home with the coveted
run.
Davis commenced his big.lengue en-.
reer 20 years ago, In 1896. when he
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

"The heat wave and the hot race
have combined to make things lively
In the American league-the lot Of an
arbitrator In that circuit isn't u soft
one this year. We fail to notice any
fowery beds Of ease."-Bill Deneen,
veteran umpire.
The pitching In the American league
Is good In spots, this veteran says, and
the hurlers IRE beginning to warm to
their tasks. He has been through the
mill and knows whereof he speaks.
Dineen helped win u worlds flag for
Boston In 1903.
In n tanning bee Dineen and Con.
molly admitted they expected lots Of
trouble from scrappy ball players, but
both were glad they had man with an
iron will back Of their decisions.
"Say, I'd rather be In Mexico than
be out here umpiring game Of base-
ball In the American league this year,
said fan.
"There are worse posts than that OF
an arbitrator" replied Connolly. zone
doesn't have to look fur to see them,
either"
"Yes, and there are the fellows In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

lied that they would have to get out
and hustle or they would be cut even
more than they expect. As u result,
they IRE making plays and taking des-
perate chances which were unknown
In the Inst two seasons.
There is no question about the hust-
ling Of the players this season. They
are working harder than ever, realiz.
ing that their new contracts will be
based entirely upon what they show
this season and not on past reputation,
ns was the case when the Feds were
In the field. Perhaps many fans have
noticed how much faster the games
IRE this year,
Almost every club in two major
leagues has been handicapped by In
jurles to star players, with the Ath.
letlcs, Yankees and Indians the chief
sufferers. One list places the mum.
Der Of crippled players Mt 81, but this
includes many Of the usual ailments,
such Us sore arms and lame shoulders,
which IRE In no way due to the re-
vival Of the fighting spirit Of the play.
ers. $685.. l..-..r
Nineteen members Of the Athletics
and Yankees have been out Of the
game. each for week or longer, and
six broken bones are included In the
list Of Injuries. Other players who
have sustained broken bones are LO'
bert OF the Giants, broken leg; Chap
man OF Cleveland, broken leg; Adams
Of the PhillIes, broken finger; Cady
Of Boston, broken finger; Magee Of
Boston, broken wrist; Fletcher Of the
Giants, broken finger. and Archer OF
the Cubs, broken finger.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
DIAMOND
NOTES

Ray Caldwell's work has shown Q
big Improvement Of late.
The Central league is In the best
financial condition 1t has ever been In.
Pitcher Barnes of the Braves has
as much speed as Alexander or Wal.
ter johnson.
Joe Judge. first baseman Of Wash.
ingtOn, may never be able to play
baseball again.
Ray Schalk, star catcher of the
White SOx, still Outclasses all Of the
big league backstops.
Luther Cook. the former New York
outfelder, has been benched by the
Oakland club for poor hitting.
Next to Grover Cleveland Alexander,
Ed Pfeffer Of the Robins has no equal
In President Tener's circuit just now.
Del Howard, former manager Of the
San Francisco club. Is In with Orvie
Overall on the purchase Of the Oak.
land club.
In spite of the fact that Title Walk.
per Is hitting and fielding well, 1t Is
impossible for the Boston fans to for
get iris Speaker.
Comiskey paid $1,000 for Eddie
Murphy to Mack and $4,000 for Memo
LeibOld to the Clevelands. Both are
bench warmers now.
Colonel Ebbets declares that II Rube
Marquard can hold his own In future
the pennant chance Of the Brooklyn
team will be increased 25 per cent.
John McGraw, the Giants boss, en-
pl0ys an effective though heartlesi
method to make his FASTENERS behave
He threatens to trade 'em to ut. Louis
John McGraw says he has put OveI
some very important deals In his life
but he never put one over that meant
as much for him as the one he JUS
made FOR HerxOg.'
With no many Of our very best toss
| ,ers drawing suspensions for rough
stuff during the cool days 1t Is to b
hoped that the hot weather will Ia!
! of for the remainder Of the season.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
sPEEDIER THAN AMOS RUsIE
Hugh Jennings Pays Unusual Tribute
70 Walter johnson, Star Of the
Washington Team.

Manager Jennings Of the Detroit IT..
gers recently paid IN unusual tribute
to the pitching Of Walter johnson.
The Detroit manager, unlike most Of
the stars Of the old school, believes
that the Washington twirler has bet.
ter fast ball than Amos Rusie of the
New York Giants had In his prime.
II never batted against Johnson, but
I have batted against lusie," said
Jennings. II used to let myself get hit
by Rusie's fast one. do not believe,
however, that I would take chance
on showing my body into JOhnson's
shoot. hardly believe that Johnson
throws a speedier ball than Rusie, but
he sends up u heavier ball. 1t hurts
more"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
MEYERS MAKES A HIT
Not Only Has Chief improved In Dat.
cling, but Work Behind Dat Has
Been Rsvslatlen-rlmsiy hlts
Have Helped Win Danes.

Chief Meyers has come into his own.
Discarded by John Mc0raw as
through" looked upon by Polo
Grounds fans as a once great catcher
who had slipped back UNNECESSARILY.
the chief has accomplished q wonder.
full comeback and Is an idol In Brook
Ign.
Il IL an admitted fact that q player,
grown stale, will often stage q start
ling change in form when he dOns the
uniform Of another team, and this Is
exactly what has happened in the case
Of John Tories Meyers, the college.
bred abOrigine.
The chief has had a rather pic
turesque career. A graduate Of Dart.
mouth, he took three-year POSTCARD.
uate course in baseball In the minor
leagues and came to the Giants from
st. Paul In 1908, costing the club &c..
600. At Marlin in the spring Of 1909
he Jumped into the limelight as a
long. distance hitter and was received
BY the New York fans with open
arms. Personality, q quality In which
30 many players IRE lacking. stuck out
all over the chief, and for six years
he was one Of the most popular play.
ers who ever wore O Giant uniform.
It was last year that Meyers gave
the first indication that he was slip.
ping, and there were few regrets on
the part Of the fans when the Indian
was sent to Brooklyn and Bill Rariden
was signed to take his place. In no
games Inst year he hit the ball for an
average Of exactly .232, and It mp.
peared that he was about ripe for the
minors.
Then came the transformation, not
only In his batting. but In his catch.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

More star ball players have been in
jured this year than In any previous
season in a decade and the fans
throughout the country IRE mystifled.
They cannot understand why these ac-
cidents to stars should occur so regu-
larry. The answer Is that baseball Is
u different game this season. For sew.
eral years the players have been reap
ing harvest. The natural advance
ment Of the game and the increase Of
the profits Of the magnates caused the
salaries Of players to mount rapidly,
and then came the war between or.
ganized ball and the Feds.
The players took advantage Of the
conditions and held the mngnntes up
for salaries all out Of proportion to
their value, with the result that the
majority Of the clubs lost money In
1914 and 1915. There was nothing
left for organized ball to do but make
peace with the Federal league, aud
the retrenchmcnt policy was adopted
by the magnates. Almost every star
player of the two Major leagues was
tied up to two or three-year contracts,
the majority Of which expire ut the
close Of the present season, ind the
players now are hustling. In recent
years the players refused to take any
unnecessary chances. They were con-
tent to draw their salaries and pre-
ferred to take no chances on injuries,
realizing that u serious accident would
hurt their earning capacity.
When the magnates announced that
there would be general cut In sal.
aries after the long term, wartime con-
tracts had expired, the players real.