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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
BASEBALL REVIEW


United Press staff Correspondent
NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE driving
hover OF the worlds champion Red
sox in the American League is be-
ginning to tell. The effect OF we'll
balanced organization, with every cog
working In its place. has carried the
Boston aspirants into first place In
the Johnson circuit. and, by virtue OF
a double win yesterday over the White
SoX, they now hold the lead by the
comfortable margin OF three and one
half games. Chicago has two more
games scheduled in the Hub city one
this afternoon and the other tomor-
row. II the Red Sox can batter
through the White Hose defense with
one more victory they will be in a
fair way to a safe hold on the top.
Tuesday the Red Sox started on
their way TO a good hold by waliop-
ing Washington, / to 0. when Babe
Ruth downed Walter Johnson In a
pitching duel. Yesterday Cleveland,
, the second place club. helped things
along by dropping a pastime to the
Yankees. Cleveland must meet New
York again today. and with the re-
turn OF several stars 10 the game. Bill
Donovans club probably may prove
an effective barrier to Lee Fohl's PEN
nant chasers.
In the National League Brooklyn
opens a series today with Pittsburgh,
and then will move on to Chicago, Gin
cinnati and St. Louis. turning back
east to meet Philadelphia. Then the
Dodgers will come home for a short
series with the Giants, going from
here TO Boston.
II Brooklyn's entry can maintain
the record OF winning a majority OF
It's games against Western clubs, II
should return In first place.
The Braves have been strengthen
ed by the return of Johnny Evers &
, the game. and with the Trojan bacl
in the harness The Boston club vii
: give stiff opposition. Stallings' GREY
! Is lighting hard for another pennani
The Phillies have started again. wifi
, the return to form OF Erskine Mayer
and with Rixey and Demarec readl
! to help Alexander.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
AUTO BUSINESS IN
EAST IS Reported
GOOD BY Dealers

The Eastern States are more pros
porous than ever aud are going TO
buy more automobiles than during
any previous season"
This is a brief summary OF trade
conditions as they appeared to X. j.
Horwitz., general manager Of the En-
pire Automobile Company. after an
extended tour in which business was
combined with pleasure.
Every Empire distributor and dealer
whom / visited simply confirmed the
opinion ! formed as to the splendid
trade outlook. The fall demand for
cars will be tremendous, believe.
Needless 10 say. am more than
pleased to know that we have a strong
and efficient dealer organization 10
look after our interests in the terri
tory. for Il is evident also that a
larger proportion OF the demand will
be for cars such as we are producing
high powered. four cylinder and
light six-cylinder types.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17

Answers to queries.-No. Eddie
Plank who is now pitching for ST.
Louis is not the son OF Eddie Plank
who pitched for the Athletics in the
dark ages.
II isn't the altitude Of Colorado that
worries Freddie Welsh. He's chiefly
concerned about the altitude Of the
purse.
National League umpires have COM
planned to President Tener that the
Boston players are still using the
hidden bawl trick from the bench.
Yes. Molla Bjudrstedt possesses a
weakness in playing doubles. It's her
partner.
From Cambridge. Mass. frankie
Dunn sends Pioneer S. o. s. While
the Blue Legs were walloping the
Dunnites last Saturday. Frankie and
Frank Glenn were helping Stanton
win game. The two Franks drew
four hits. That's not saying much
for the pitcher.
The fifteen round championship
mill between Johnny Kilbane anc
George CLANCY at Cedar Point, Cleve
land, on labor Day. will be staged AZ
scheduled. This was the information
received today from Sheriff Bill
Lundy in whose hands Governor VII
lis placed final decision regarding the
status of the bout.
I'm a dyed-in-the-wool fight fan.
said Sheriff Lundy. and we're go
ing to have that battle. There's moth
ing illegal about IL"
CLANCY and his manager, Ben Blet
ger. we're due at Cleveland today from
| Baltimore Kilhane does not plan L
start strenuous workouts until mex
week.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
PORT PENN PUFFS

Well, Middletown. what have you
got to say about the game last Sat
urday afternoon. when the locals had
a batting average increase party2
Everybody got a hit, some got two.
some three and White was SO strong
at the bat that he gathered in FIVE
safeties. the locals in all collecting
twenty-five hits.
It's the same old story, the locals
cannot be stopped They ere natural
hitters and that's all there is to II. II
didn't matter much who pitched. for
the ball went merrily about the lot
just the same.
Strange, too, isn't 70? Aad Park is
the only team that has defeated the
locals this season. Boys, but wasn't
the revenge sweet We sure did apply
the skids 70 the visitors and Il seemed
for time that there would never be
an end to the hitting.
Maybe that man Hoover isn't tear
Ing the old hnrsehide this season A
batting average OF .467 is something
scarce these days, but down here Il
is little bit better than the average
/ for Hickman Is hitting az a .442 clip
and White is riding back OF him to
the tune Of .42S.
Well. Odessa and Middletown are
not saying much these days Manager
McMunn is still trying to land game
but II seems to be hopeless PROPOSE
ton and all this despite the strenu-
GUS efforts Of the locals to get the two
teams together.
or the sixteen men who have played
this season. all but two are hitting
over 1873 and that Is goin' some. The
team average is .37S and that is NOR,
than many teams can boast Of Som'
teams even haven't men who have Z
batting average this good.
Jordan played some game at The
initial sack. handling the old pill II
fine style. just the same as he did IL
games OF yore and this in spite OF tbs
tacb that ne hasn't played IN gam
for many days.
Dyer had the visitors az his mercy
they being unable TO do anything will
his delivery. He allowed but MIN
hits and these we're scattered all owe
the lot. scarce as grass on the loca
inheld.
Maybe "Bub" Yearsley isn't som
, cleanup hitter. Just ask the visitors
They know. Out OF five trips to tn
, pan he smashed out four safeties. An
"Buh" Is some pitcher. too. We ca
boast OF him as much as Middleton
can boast Of their Finn. How Is
e Finn never tackles Odessa? Hay
S they got your goat?
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
MEnnING AT sr. IOHN,s.

Miss Pauline Frederick McCorkin-
dale. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam ]. McCorkindale, and William
Bradford will be married at st.
Johns Episcopal Chunch on Satur-
day night The bride will be attend
ed by Miss Ethel Macklem. and after
the ceremony there will be small
reception for the members of the two
families at the home of the groom's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Brad
ford, at Ellersly, Edgemoor.
The groom will be attended by his
brother. Sidney Bradford. as best man
and by his two brothers, Thomas G
and Robert p. Bradford. as ushers
in company with William ]. McCork-
indale Jr., and T. Coleman Johnson.
The Rev. Alban Richey. d. D.. rec
tor OF the church, will perform the
ceremony. and c. William X. Brad
ford will be the organist.
The bride and the groom will take
a wedding trip and will be at home
after November / at No. 2206 Var
Buren, street
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
Horse Shoe of Fire Threatens
Germans in Somme Campaign

were approaching them until | found
myself treading their levelled bricks.
At the entrance of the former site
of Becquincourt. there remains stand
ing in the road corner, a slender
wooden cross, bearing an eighteen
inch miniature statue Of Christ A
yard away. a she'll had moved down
a giant fifty-year-old tree, also car
rying away one arm Of the cross. But
the figure OF Christ remains perfectly
untouched, pathetically viewing the
empty space that was formerly Bee
ouincourt II is the only thing left
standing in the entire village.
A few minutes after passing this
spot. shells coming from the German
batteries at Soyecourt, six miles
away. began bursting near as though
angrily determined not to leave stand
ing above ground a single remnant
of the entire village. The intensity
of the German bombardment forced
our retirement from the Dompierre
plateau BY a circuitous tour we ar
rived at a position dominating the
I Somme, facing the point where the
French and German lines crossed the
river before the beginning of the
French offensive July 1.
From this vantage point, every step
of the French advance was visible
from Moulin Farm, which was the
first point attack. through the VII
lage Of Curlu, Monacu farm, and the
village Of Hem. and finally TO the
region Of Clery. AT this point, a
desperate struggle which followed
the previous days capture of Ger
man third line positions. was still
/ progressing. This new position also
brought us into closer contact with
the French artillery lines.
The artillery duel gradually grew
lin intensity toward the close of the
day until the hail Of shells flying
over from the batteries in the hills
and valleys in the rear fairly made
lone's head swim with its intensity
Directly in the valley before us
i could trace with the naked eye an
other long line OF French batteries
Ian fully in action. while from other
quarters could be detected the fire
of still other lines Of batteries. II
, was only upon realization that the
French were firing not by guns moi
by batteries. hut by whole successive
lines of artillery. many Of them ex-
tending miles in length, that I was
able to grasp the extent Of French
preparedness in heavy artillery for
this advance on the Somme
T From time to time this unceasinl
} artillery roar was intensified by angry
spurts and sputters Of machine gur
b fire, either as the French repulseC
German counter-attacks before Clerl
or as French gunners voluntarily
gave vent 10 a few volleys as a warn
ling to the Germans of the inadvisa
= bility OF leaving their trenches.
/ Towards shutdown. the German mr.
dwindled, their shells no longer fall.
= ing on the hills opposite. The Frencl
p fire likewise lessened, giving the i'm
e ! preston that the days struggle ha
4 ended with the French still holdin
. their recently conquered position
{. between Hardecourt and Buscoui
4 and before Clery. an impression whic
v the evening official communicate
e confirmed.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17

had provided a tempting menu and
a dinner party was given on the spaci-
Gus lawn last night.
The color scheme Of the decorations
was yellow and white Asters and
Golden Glow were the table decor
atoms Following the dinner dane
ing was enjoyed until a late hour,
music being furnished by Telio's or
chestra, Of Philadelphia.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. w +. Langshaw, Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison Worth. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
NJ. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Mil
Ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rothwell, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Russell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. A. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Winward, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
ard Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. william
n. Sewer, the Misses Mary Robinson,
Reba Bennett, Irene Gardner, May
Fern Langshaw, Marion Thompson,
Leona Sewer and Messrs. Robert and
w. E. Langshaw. Jr., Thomas Win
ward, c. c. Maloney and Charles
Brown.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
GERARD Attacked
IN German PRESS
over Censorship

CONTINUED From First Page)
badly mutilated many Of their dis
patches and that a large percentage
of their mail stories failed to reach
America at all.
In transmitting the report to the
State Department, Ambassador Gerard
is reported to have sent along a con-
fidential note, recommending that no
action be taken by the American gov
eminent unless Germany removed
the censorship on news sent to Amer
lea. How this alleged confidential
note became public property is not
known, but the contents of the mes
sage soon became known in news
paper circles.
'The American government and its
organs already have endured many
brutal English arrangements said
the Morgen Post Even Americans
reproach their officials. They have
degraded themselves by giving up
their neutrality and honor as accom-
plices Of England, so il is presum-
able that they will also endure this
infringement and the attitude of their
ambassador. whereby the British in
fringement is supported.
I'VE doubt whether the German
foreign Office will be satisfied with
Gerard's conduct. We hope the Coy
eminent will find means to correct
his strange attitude. The German
censorship does not concern him and
he has no right to criticize measures
necessary for the safety of German
interests
The Cologne Gazette editorial was
in similar vein.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
NAB CObORED MAN IN
SUMMIT CAMP TENT
Charles Jones Fled Before
Shots of Constable Who
Sought Him
IN WEST CHESTER JAIL
CHARGED WITH FRAUD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
BRANDYWINE SUMMIT CAMP,
Aug. 17.-Considerable excitement
was created at camp last night when
Charles Jones, colored. who worked
for Thomas w Johnson, of Johnson's
Corner, was arrested on the camp
grounds. He is accused Of fraud.
Jones arrest was more or less
spectacular, several pistol shots hav-
ing been fired by the constable at
Johnson's Corner, where he was first
apprehended and where he is alleged
to have resisted the officer and
escaped. Cutting across the fields he
came directly to the camp grounds,
where he took refuge in a cottage He
was arrested by the constable who
had followed him within a short time
after his arrival on the grounds.
The Negro is from Chester county,
Pa, and as he has been working for
the Johnson's for a few months only,
he is not very well known in this
section Following his arrest he was
taken in an automobile by the con-
stable to the Jail at West Chester.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17

strike is over walking will continue to
be a pastime only for the pallbearer.
A dozen passes would only mar
baseball game whereas they would
put a crap game out of commission.
Jim Bagby. the Cleveland pitcher.
is normal in one respect at least. His
great ambition is TO defeat Walter
Johnsonl
.
People who ride a high horse .
usually are bothered by the al
titude!
- .
with the exception of Jimmy Archer
about all that remains of the famous
old Cub machine is one nut, Heine
Zim.
Fighters no longer need en-
durance. It's the spectators
who need It now.
:
Ban Johnson has put the bee OF
band concerts in American League
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
McKINsEY.TYsON
FAMILY REUNION.

Members of the McKinsey and Ty-
son families of Maryland and Della
ware are holding their fifth annual
reunion at Brandywine Springs Park
today. An oldfashioned basket pic
mic was enjoyed at noon. Greetings
were exchanged and the gathering to-
gether of the McKinsey and Tyson
descendants was made a sociable oc-
casion. Addresses were delivered and
a program of entertainment was pre-
scented.
Those who are in attendance are
descendants of Benjamin McKinsey,
Jacob McKinsey. Tobias McKinsey,
Anna McKinsey Biddle. Lydia McKin-
sey Jones. likewise the offspring Of
Samuel Tyson, Maria Tyson McKinsey.
Elizabeth Tyson Nields, sons and
daughters of william Tyson, of Cecil
county, Nd, and also the representa-
tives of Eliza Jane Tyson Black, Will
liam Tyson, Beulah Ann Tyson, Pier
son. Prudence Tyson Curry, son and
daughters of Matthias Tyson, also of
Cecil county, Md, and descendants Of
Beulah Tyson Carey, sister Of Will
liam and Matthias Tyson.
The reunion officers are:
President, Charles Henry Tyson;
vice-presidents. william H. MacKen-
zie. Chester, Pa; Mrs. Margaret Ann
Alexander, Chesapeake City, Md;
George Addison McKinsey. Oxford,
Pa; Mrs. Elizabeth Adam. Sarasota,
Fla; Mrs. Frances Emily Bratton,
Elkton. Md: oliver Evans Tyson,
Philadelphia, Pa; Harry Kerr, Bryn
Mawr, Pa; William Tyson, Singerly,
Md; Mrs. Sidney Martin, Chester,
Pa. Miss Jennie Black. Baltimore;
Henry NJ. Pierson, North East, Nd;
secretary. Fred E. McKinsey; execu-
tive committee. Miss Jaca Vanetta
Mackenzie, Chester, Pa; Mrs. Mary
TAYLOR. Philadelphia; James Edward
Stroup, wilmington; Mrs. Annie b.
Tippett. Wilmington, and Mrs. jean
Meta George, Wilmington.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
BY HENRY WOOD

United Press STAFF Correspondent.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES ON
THE SOMA1E, Aug. ia thirty-mile
horseshoe of solid artillery fire, one
of the most terrific shell hastings in
the history of the world. is drawing
line of flame along the Somme bat
tie front.
The artillerying reached its great
est intensity as l arrived at the high
est point on Dompierre Plateau,
southwest Of Peronne. The day before
the French had captured third line
positions from Hardecourt to Bus
court. At the precise moment of my
arrival. the French were employing
all their great artillery strength to
protect their newly-acquired posi-
tions. The Germans were Smelling
even more desperately in an effort
to dislodge the French and launched
counter attacks The stupendousness
OF this great artillery struggle was
indescribable. The curving line Of
fire extended from the French posi-
tions before Clery. north OF the
Somme, to St. Quentin, thence south
to the region of Peronne and south
west to Barleux. Estrees and Soye-
court Shells of all calibres. both
shrapnel and high explosive. burst at
every instant at every point along the
entire front with a rapidity which de-
fed counting. For one lone interval,
| by a seemingly miraculous interven-
ton. was able TO count off fifteen
seconds when not a single she'll ex-
ploded. Immediately thereafter the
fire was resumed with redoubled in
tensity.
Equally impressive as this thirty
mile unbroken semi-circle Of artillery
FIRE. was the thirE-mile horseshoe OF
French observation sausage balloons
overhanging at a great height the en-
tire battle front. Their wireless in
struments we're directing the French
fire.
At the same time innumerahlt
laeroplanes darted in and out amons
the sausages. crossing and re-cross-
ing the German lines every minute
From time to time as a daring aviator
flew over the German positions, hal
dozen white puffs would appear
with startling distinctiveness sill
houetted against the clear blue sky
showing where the German anti-air
craft gunners had sought to encircl'
the aeroplane with shrapnel
Yet despite this great activity o
Frances air forces, not a single Ger
man aeroplane appeared either fo
the purpose Of chasing back thu
French. attacking the French sau
sages or for accommodating. Like
wise not a single German sausage wa
visible to Offset the unbroken thirty
mile semi-circle of twenty-six Frcncl
Sausaees, which | was able to count
, Nothing could give more vivid i'm
preston of the French's undisputel
mastery and superiority in the air.
Pushing ahead from Dompierrei in
to the she'll zone, our party progress
ed toward Biaches. barely a mil
from Peronne and the most advance
French position. We passed the VII
lagos Of Becquincourt, Herbecour
Assevillors and Flaucourt.' all {
which were so completely levelled
s sh,Sl fire that was unaware W
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
RETrRN FROM REuNION

Lewis L. Chamberlain, of this city,
and his brother. James o. Chamber
lain. OF Milford Del. have returned
from TRIP to Goshen, Ind. where
they visited their sister, Mrs. B. II
Rockwell Lewis visited his sister
twelve years ago, but James had not
seen her for as years.
Lewis Chamberlain is a commercial
traveller for Holstein Harvey James
o. Chamberlain is engaged in the hotel
business in Milford.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17

Church League managers are urged 20
have the names of their players in this
Office before o'clock tomorrow after-
noon.
Yesterdays hero; Harry Hooper. who
scored the winning run in Yesterdays
sixteen inning game between the Red
SoX and White SoN. lie walked, stole
second and scored when AlcMullin threw
wild on Borry's grounder.
For the two games in Boston, Joe
jackson amassed grand batting aver
age OF 500, picking of five hits out Of
ten efforts.
Heinie Zimmerman is In midseason
FORM He was chased for talking back
when called out on an attempted steal
of home.
Jay Gould, Cleveland's diminutive
pitcher. presented the Yanks with their
victory. He passed two men and al
lowed two hits in the opening round.
This, coupled with an error, allowed five
runs.
Klepfer held the Yanks safely after
he assembled the mound, but his team
mates couldn't deliver.
Allen Russell pitching for the Yam
KEGS, showed the benefit Of his brief big
league experience In the first inning
Speaker doubled off Russell and after
that the Young nitcher distinguished
the innings by issuing bases on balls
Eastern tennis stars had better do
their twinkling before the Comet
arrives"
Now that Now York's Street car
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
YANKEES RECALL PLAYERS.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE New
York Yankees have announced the re-
call of Che following players. released
to the minor league clubs under op-
tional agreements: Triple and Hart.
zell, with Baltimore; Blodgett and
Vance. with Columbus; Cable and En-
right, with Newark; Hendrix, Ross
and Heating. with Richmond; Piercy
with Salt Lake City, and Markle and
Brady, with Toronto. The players
will report next year.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17

The Rev ]. Howard Gray, pastor of
EpwOrth NJ. E. Church, and Mrs. Gray
will return on Saturday from Ocean
Grove, n. j., where they have been
for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold I. Short are
in the Catskill Mountains. They will
return in about two weeks.
John Donovan and family, accom-
panied by Mrs. Jennie Slater and
Edwin Gilbert. are spending the
month-end at Atlantic City.
o
Miss Nellie zapf, of No. 500 Bayard
avenue, has returned home after a
weeks visit with Mrs. Ernest Green
field, Of Berlin, Nd.
William Heatrcoate and family left
today on an automobile trip through
the state. They will be gone a week.
Judge and Mrs. William Prickett
and Miss Florence Prickett sailed
from Baltimore yesterday for Boston
en- route for Pemaquid. Me, where
they will stay until the first Of Sep
TENDER.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Parsons. OF
Clear View Farm. near Marshallton
entertained the Wideawakes and the
Liberty Bell Bird Club at their resi-.
dence on Monday evening
-
49,. A. -.~o,4 ,,,,,.. t,,,,.;-t.
now passing through Wilmington arr
Mr.. and Mrs Powell Clayton, u. S
A. and Commander and Mrs. C. S
Hussey, both of Washington, D. C.
Miss Mildred Simpson. Miss Mar
ion Belts. and Miss Louise Jenckes
Of Reading, Pa, returned yesterday
from a two weeks house party giver
by the Rev. and Mrs. George Henri,
Dole for their son. Thomas Dole, a
Wayne, Maine. where trey have
summer cottage.
Miss Mary O'Donnell. comptroller
of the Hotel dupont, left yesterda,
for a three weeks trip to New York
as the guest Of her uncle, Charlie
T. Strawbridge and wife, at their cot
tage, Echo Villa.
o.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest S. Merricl
went to Asbury Park. N. j.. yesterda,
TO spend ten days.
-
James l. Boyce. of this city. is
member of the Philadelphia Battal
ion of the Navy League of the Unite
States which left Philadelphia Tues
day aboard the battleship Rhode is
land for training cruise which vii
last until September -.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
TO SELL REHoBoTH COTTAGE.

L. Irving Handy. as executor OF
the estate of William M. Bell. Of
Smyrna, will sell at public sale at
Rehoboth at 3 o'clock on Saturday
afternoon the cottage Of the late Mr..
Bell with three adjoining lots on the
north side of Maryland avenue, near
the surf II is one Of the best cot
tages and locations in Rehoboth.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-17
rARMERS on PICNIC.

About 200 persons are enjoying
themselves at C. P. Dickey's grove,
at Stanton. on the annual picnic of
Diamond State Grange. Field sports
are the main attraction of the day.
The prizes offered for the winners. of
the various events are being keenly
contested for.