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which Judge knocked down and his
toss to Johnson barely beat iris.
Milan scored the Nationals first run
in the sixth, making the circuit on
gift, Wamby's tumble Of Rondeau's
front of him, Judge following with
double.
This boy Judge paved the way for
the Nationals two runs in the eighth.
with two down, when he duplicated his
drive poorly and it counted for two
bases, Judge scoring. Then Ainsmith
hit hot bounder toward short, Shanks
used his head and stopped in front of
Wamby just long enough for him to
lose his bearings and the ball got past
him for double. Howard ringing in.
Johnson really outpitched Coveleskie
and deserved to win. Score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-22
Empires Defeat Marines.

INDIAN HEAD. Nd. May 22.-In the
best game seen at Indian Head for some
years the Empire Athletic Club Of Wash
ington defeated the local Marine team
in thirteen innings, to l. Hamel, pitch
ing for Empire, was never In danger,
keeping the Marines nine hits widely
scattered. He also struck out twelve and
passed but two. Jones. the Marine pitch
er, struck out fourteen and allowed but
five hits. He passed six men, however,
and it was base on balls followed by
sacrifice and single. which caused his
downfall in the thirteenth.
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MILAN NOW LEADING
Heads Batters of Nationals
With Percentage of 1861.

CLYDE Milan is once more back III the
lead OF the batters of the Nationals, the
popular center fielder having jumped
from S37 to .3sl during the past week
ard wrested the leadership from How
ard Shanks who slipped back from MS
exalted position. Henri Rondeau simply
outdid himself making the lafSes'
gain of the week. going up from .2ee
to oSe Joe Judge was right oehiao
him going up from 40 10 PA. another
hic advance. other members of the Ma
tionals who increased their batting
figures are: Morgan. from PSI to Isl
Henry, from 26l TO 81: Mcbride, from
.24s 1925. and Foster from 10 10
90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-22
Phils in the Ninth.

CHICAGO. May 22.-Lavender weak
ened in the ninth inning and Philadelphia
drove him from the mound and won the
first game of the series here yesterday, 4
to .. Cravath opened the ninth with a
homer over the right field wall and Whit
ted tripled. Mcconnell replaced Lavender
and the visitors played bunting game on
Mcconnell and won. Score:
Philadelphia ~..... O O A.
Chicago -........o o o 0 0 L.
Two-base hits-kiIlifer, Niehof. BErre Rnd
Mulligan. Tfree-base hit--Whiteed. Home runs
-Cravath and Zimmerman. Stolen hases-Nie
hof and DugeF. Double plays-MuIligan to
Zcider to Safer: Zimmerman to Safer; Stock In
Niehoff to J.uderus. First base on balls-On
Rixey !; Oft Lavender. 4; off Mcconnell, l.
Struck out-Br Lavender, 5: by Rixey. 3: by
Bender, 1: by Mcconnell, /. Umpres-Messrs.
KLEIN and Enslie.
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ARGYLES SPEEDING UP.
Win Six Out of Seven Tennis
Matches From Post Office Team.

The tennis team from the Argyle
Club defeated the racqueters from the
Post ONCE Department yesterday on
the formers courts at 18th and Emer-
son streets. taking six of the seven
doubles matches played. Summaries:
Thurtell- Robb. Argyle. defeated Hoffman Neil
son, Post ONCE. 60. 60; Carr-Spence, Argyle,
Pierce-West, Argyle. defeated Hilarities Geh-
man.. Post Once, 81. G.s:. shannon-slater.
Argyle, defeated Hortdnhl- Fuller, Post Office
90 6-1; Green-Amstead, Argyle, defeated
Woskon- Ryan. Post Office, e.. Ga: Kelley
Gable, Post Office, defeated Chamberlain.Kimon
Argyle, So. 6-S: McCurdy Henderson, Argyle
defeated McCutcheon- Faustman. Post ONCE,
8-6, 6-3.
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INTERESTING TENNIS GAMES,
Annual Closed Tourney at Washing
ton Country Club Is Opened.

With a large and interested gallery
watching the players the annual closed
tennis tournament of the Washington
Golf and Country Club was begun Sat
urday afternoon. The courts were in
perfect condition, having been pointed
for this event for some time. Four
matches were played in mems singles
in the first round. The other divisions
Of play will be begun next week. Sum-
mares:
Herrick defeated Gould, 80, S-6, 6-1;
defeated Belts. 60, 8-3; Day defeated Dan
iels, 11-9, 81.
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TYLER in Fine Fettle.

ST. LOUIS, May 22.-Tyler held ST.
Louis 70 two hits yesterday and scored
two men with a double in the fifth inning,
Boston winning the first game of the
series. . TO 0. Score:
Boston .....t.-... O 0 . 0 q %
St. Louis ........ 0 Q 0 90
Tnobase hit-Tylar. Three base hit-Marap-
vile. Stolen baee--konetchy. Double plays
Maraprille TO Evers to Konetchy f2l. First base
on balls-of Tyler. /: off Ames. .. Struck out
BY Tyler .; by Ames 10. Umpires-Messrs.
Rigler and Harrison.
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All Ways is a racing pigeon which is
as fond of his owner as of his loft, for
in three years Mr.. Dusterhof has raced
him from three different lofts. and
every year has won distinction. As a
youngster he won q prize from Con-
cord. N. C. Last year 1t won second
honors from Deshler, Ohio. 4e0 miles
from Washington, and this year was
also the owners first arrival from Con-
nellsville, Pa.
Besides winning first diploma. Mr.
Dusterhoff also wins first sectional
prize. Mr.. Heathcote winning the other
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johnson Weakens in Eighth.

Up to the eighth inning Johnson
looked like million dollars. Except
for the fifth round he had the Indians
looking like sick pappooses. In the
eighth Howard was hit, and after
Wamby famed, Morgan booted O'Neilrs
bounder. Then Bobby Roth, batting for
Coveleskie hammered Walters first Of
fering into the crowd in right for a
double Johnson got Graney on strikes.
but Turner cracked out a single to
right, scoring ONeill and Roth. Speak
er slammed one along the first base line
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MAKES FAST TINE.
Racing Pigeon Flies From Ohio il
Five Hours,

flew its third race over the west course
yesterday, 100 pigeons from thirteen
lofts being liberated by e. F. King. at
o'clock. at Cameron. Ohio. The
weather conditions were clear. with
northeast wind, and the first arrival
was All Ways. belonging to Mr.. Duster-
hoff. at 1 81 o'clock.
The entry and average speed per
minute of the first return to each loft
was as follows:
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'Batted for Coveleskie in the eighth.
Cleveland. 49,. o Q Q Q Q Q 9 5 oy
Runs-Milan Jodgc, shanxs, johnson. Bow
ard. O'Seil and Roth. Errors-MorEan, wambs-
ganss. Two-bsse hits-Smith. covcieskie.
shanks. Roth. Judge t2,. Ainsmith and John
son. Stolen base-G.ndil. Sacrifice hits-Mor-
WambsSanss to Howard to Candid. Left on
bases-Cleveland. 5: Washington. Q. First base
base b.lis-On Co~eleskie, 8. Hits-on
Coreleskie. Z in eight innings; OH Baeby. in
inning. Hit by pitcher-By johnson, I
Howard: Struck out-By Coveleskie. 3: by
Johnson. g. Umpires-Messrs. O'Loughlin and
Chill. Time Of game hours.
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theater there which can accommodate

theater there which can accommodate
that many.
fighting for the pennant. the amateurs
are not drawing the crowds they did
last season, while it is possible that the
present owners of the club will make
money on their investment the very
first year of their regime.
Shanks was very much in evidence
with the bat again yesterday, getting
two clean hits. one of which was a dou-
BILE. With Shanks keeping up the pres
ent pace at the bat he should be Of the
greatest help to the Grinmen.
time in the history of the team. its
outfleld compares favorably with those
of its rivals in the matter of hitting
strength. In the past the team has
never been well balanced in this re
spect and as a result 1t has found 1t
hard matter 10 be we'll up in the race.
The following representatives OF the
Chicago papers are travelling with the
White Sox: Harry Nelly, Chicago
American; Fl. Irving Vaughn, Chicago
Daily News; James Crusinberry, Chi
cago Tribune, and Billy Birch, Chicago
Herald.
Manager Clarence Rowland Of the
White Sox expects his ball team 10 DO
much better from this time on.
I'VE have been going satisfactorily,
but the luck has been against u.s. Row
land said today. Our hitting has been
hard. but we have been hitting them
right at some one in nearly every
game and this has been great handi-
cap Our pitchers are going good now
and ought to win lot of games.
We are by no means out of the
running, and I will be in the hunt be-
fore very long. We are sure to be up
in the race by the time the warm
weather sets in.
Manager Griffth was a bit incensed
with the treatment his team received
on the Cleveland grounds yesterday.
THE spectators came prepared with
lot of light paper, which they tore
into bits and sent out into the field
during the eighth inning. when stiff
day upon his return to this city.
1T was as if snowstorm was raging
and it made it next to impossible to
see the ball. 1t was because of this
that the Indians made the three runs
which tied the score I never saw
such a mess and had We lost I would
have entered protest.
The members of my team deserve a
lot of credit for the brilliant way III
which they rallied in that game. John
son should have had a shut-out. He
was brilliant. 7 have a game team
which will fight to the limit and I am
proud of it. Joe Judge seems to have
reached his batting standard: both of
the drives he made yesterday hit the
top of the screen in right field and
came near going over the wall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-22

not understand why Bill Donovan does
not make a regular place in the out
field for Paddy Baumann. 1t is almost
certain that the sturdy substitute would
outhit either Gilhooley or High.
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LIEB'S BIRD A WINNER.
Captures Pigeon Race From Am
herst, Va, in Fast Time.

In the second race Of the season of the
Kendall Green Pigeon Club, from Am
herst, Va. distance of $50 miles. H.
Lieb again won, his bird making LOSS
yards minute The birds were liberated
by G. W. Dearborn at 6:15 am. The
weather was clear and the wind SOUTH
east The owners and average speed per
minute Of their birds follow:
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SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

TODAY. TOMORROW.
Boston at ST. Louis. Boston at ST. Louis.
New York ut Cincin Il. New York at Cincip ii.
Phila. at Chicago. Phila. at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Pittsb'Sh. Brooklyn at Pittsb'Sh.
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The two games lost to the Giant.
have just about settled Joe Tinker or
bit of shifting in his infield. Joe
played the first game, but used Multi
gan at short in the second. announcing
that he is through as a player after the
game.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Indianapolis. 4; Toledo. /.
Columbus. 2; Louisville, 5.
Minneapolis at st. Paul-Rsin.
Milwaukee at Kansas Clty-Rain.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
sOUTHERN AssoCIATION,

New Orleans, 5; Memphis. 4.
Little Rock at Mobile. postponed, rain.
Only games scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington, 4: Cleveland, ).
NO others scheduled
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Phiis deiphia. 4: Chicago. ..
New York. II; Cincinnati, /.
boston, .; st. Louis, 0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-22

The trip to Cleveland yesterday was
one of the most profitable ever made
by ball club. All records for crowds
were broken in the Ohio metropolis, and
the receipts exceeded anything ever
recorded at the Cleveland park.
Cleveland was not a good town last
season because of the weakness Of the
team. Most of those interested in base
ball patroniZed the amateur games
there, and as many as 10000 spectators
have seen the amateurs play on Sun
days, there being a natural amphi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-31
Repulse of Russians, Ru-
manians, British and
French Claimed
DECREASES
ON THE SOMME FRONT
Similar Conditions Also Prevail Before
Verdun 10000 Rumanians Made
Prisoners in Three Weeks = Portu-
gese-Win in East Africa.

\. heavy attack made yesterday by Rus
sian forces in Nolhynia resulted in the
capture of Austro-German first line
trenches west of Lutsk, the Russian war
office announced today Counter attacks
We're repulsed by the Russians
On the Somme front in northern France
the intense activity of the past few days
has diminished until now only artillery
fighting is reported in that area. Similar
conditions prevail before Verdun
Attempts of the French and British near
La Maisonette to advance yesterday were
defeated by the Germans, the German war
office announced
In Macedonia further progress for the
French and Serbians west of Lake Presba
is reported by Paris The Bulgarians an
nounced an entente defeat in attacks in
the Cerna region and the driving back OF
the Serbians near Monte.
Efforts of the Rumanians to capture posi-
tions along the Pennsylvania frontier yes
terday were without success, the German
war office announced today Since Oct II
the Austrians and Germans have captured
more than 10000 Rumanians
Russian troops yesterday attacked the
German line near krashin, but met witt
a sanguinary repulse, according to today
German army headquarters announcement
Engagements in the Berestechk region OF
the Lemburg front in Galica and aloni
the upper Styr resulted favorably TO tn,
Germans. Portuguese troops in German
East Africa have defeated the Germal
forces and captured Necala, says today
Portuguese war office announcement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-31
GREEK SURRENDER
TO BULGARS PROVED
The Former Premier Admits That Fort
Rupel Was Given Up by Cab
inet's Order.

ATHENS. via London, Oct 3l.-The
Patris, which supports the provisional
government set up by former Premier
Ncnizelos, publishes several documents
which it characterizes as revelations re-
garding the attitude OF the Greek govern
ment at the time of the Bulgarian and
German occupation of northeastern Greece.
Included in the documents is the text of
messages sent by the minister OF war, the
newspaper says. ordering surrender to the
Germans and Bulgarians Of Fort Rupel,
near Demir-Hlssar. Former Premier
Skoulouds, who was then at the head Of
the government, said:
Resistance by Greece to the Germans
and Bugarians at that moment would have
been ridiculous. As long as the govern
ment had decided t. remain neutral all
we could do was to obtain written guaran-
tees for the return Of the forts and their
contents to Greece, for the safeguarding
of private property, etc. BY giving up
Fort Rupel without resistance, we oil
tanned such guarantees If the Central
Empires have not kept the terms of the
written guarantees il is not the fault of
the Greek government What more could
we have gained by resisting
The Italian minister to Greece, in an
audience with King Constantine, has cx-
planned that the Italian occupation Of
northern Epirus does not change the stua-
tion there as affecting the status OF Epi-
rus He said Italian troops had replaced
the Greek soldiers in Epirus in order to
protect the left wing of the entente army.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-31
HEARD WEBSTER ON
STRATTON MOUNTAIN
Elisha Hyde Torrey, Able Son of STRAIT
ton, Dies in New York-Father
Kept Torrey Tavern.

Elisha Hyde Torrey, professor of
L;.tin, Greek and mathematics. son of
Luther and Eunice (Hyde) Torrey, was
born in Stratton July 4, 1880, and died
in New York city Sunday, Oct. 8,
1916, having been confined to his bed
for seven years with paralysis. Mr..
Torrey married Margaret Gallagher of
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, in 1866 They had
10 children.
He was descended from James Tor
rey, whose family came to this coun-
try in 1888 and settled in Scituate,
Mass. The burial took place in st. Mi
chael's Episcopal cemetery, New York
city Rev. G. n Deyo offieiated at the
funeral services.
Mr.. Torrey prepared for college at
Leland & Gray seminary, Townshend,
and Burr & Burton seminary, Maaches-
ter, where he afterwards taught class
in Latin. He graduated from Middle
bury college i'll the class of 1855 and
1856 and taught school in East Dorset
and Poughkeepsie, n. Y, in Warning Is
Military academy, of which he was
vice principal from 1866 to 1869. He
was then principal of public school No.
20, North Albany, n. Y, for 12 wears
until 1881, when he went to New
York city, where he prepared many pu-
pills for Yale and Harvard universities.
He taught in Pittston, Pa, and Riv-
erhead, Long Island, Thompson S busi
ness college, New York city. In 1886
he passed the state examination for n
teacher S certificate at the age Of Sc
His later years were confined to
preparing pupils who were backward in
their examinations. His mind was 4
stOrehouse for historical facts and on
international affairs. He was consid
cred an expert in games such as chess
and checkers and was said to be one
of the strongest men who ever came
down the mountain, His friends viii
miss him as he was good-natured
whole souled man, hail fellow, vel
met, the last of a long-lived family.
He loved to tell OF having heard Dan
lei Webster make his famous speech OF
Stratton mountain He was about II
years old at that time and his father
Luther Torrey, kept the tavern a
which Webster STAYED all night
The old Torrey place has a log cab
ing built on it now in memory of tn,
| old days, where the descendants of tn
old folks have reunion yearly, a,
many as can get together.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-31
FIFTY PERISHED
WHEN STEAMER SANK
Greek Passenger Craft Was Torpedocd
at Night Without Warming
from Submarine.

PARIS, Oct. 3l-A Havas despatch
from Athens quotes the captain OF the
Greek steamship Angheliki as saying he
was torpedoed without notice by a Ger
man Submarine at night. The despatch
describes the vessel as Il passenger steamer.
1t states that she began to sink but was
kept atloat some time with the aid of pas
sengers who manned the pumps There
was frightlul panic and many threw
themselves overheard and were drowned.
the despatch continues. The steamer
karistos took off the surviving passengers
and part of the crew. Fifty persons, pos
sibly more lost their lives"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-31
MOTOR CAR PINNED
MAN AGAINST WALL
Mark Sibley Injured in the Fourth Se-
rious Automobile Accident in
Bellows Falls.

BELLOWS FALLS, Oct 81 = The
fourth serious automobile accident within
four days occurred here about 23O yester-
day afternoon when an automobile driven
by d. H. Cushion, manager OF local
hotel, struck Mark Sibley, fireman at a
local paper mill, fracturing his leg in two
places below the knee
Sibey, who came here a week ago Sun
day from Barre was standing, looking III
Fenton & Hennessey's window in the
square. The automobile got beyond the
control Of Mr. Cushion and, jumping the
curbstone, pinned the victim of the acci-
dent against the building and driving his
body through large plate glass window.
Sibley's left leg was fractured and his
right hand cut by the glass. The machine
was not damaged
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-31
HOLBROOK BUILDING
FINE CATTLE BARN
Concrete Floors and Plastered Walls,
with Cork Brick for Cows to Stand
on-Capacity 100 Cows.

Work is well underway on an i'm
mense modern cattle barn on the Scott
farm, owned by Frederick Holbrook
and managed by f. c. Tenney This
barn when completed will be 300 feet
long, 36 feet wide with stanchions for
100 cows, so OF each side. There will
be three big silos, 30 by so feet each,
two Of which have been completed.
The barn will be of wood with concrete
floor, 7lastered walls and with cork
brick for the cows to stand on. The
foundation of concrete is about COM
pleted and workmen are pushing the
woodwork along as rapidly as possible
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-31
HALLS JAIL BED WITH JOY.
Hcbo, Arrested For Burglary, Thinks
Only of Sleep.

ST JOHNSBURY, Oct. 81 +" Hur-
rah IN going to have a Sleep said
one of the three hoboes arrested for
break as he was locked in his cell in
Caledonia county Jail here yesterday.
William Burke, claiming Bridgeport,
Conn, as home, and Joseph Brown and
Peter Roskes, purporting to come from
Denver, Col, 20 and 2l, were arrested
in the freight yards at Woodsville, n.
H., yesterday morning for breaking in
to G. w. Wallace s general store in
East Ryegate. They wanted a smoke
they said broke in and when helping
themselves to cigars and cigarettes
stepped on a burglar alarm.
They are held for the December
term on bail of 1000 each. 1t is
thought that their arrest will throw
light on the number of postoffice and
station breaks in this section.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-31
BUSY DAY AHEAD
FOR JUDGE BARBER
Variety of Cases Set for Next Monday
Besides Drawing of Two Juries
and Trip to Dummerston.

Monday promises to be busy day in
the municipal court if all of the cases set
for trial are tried that day.
At O'Clock the civil suit of Charles
Miner against L. c. Smith, the Brattle-
boro Trust Co, trustee, is set for trial.
This is a suit to recover $40, alleged to be
for the plaintiff and Gibson & Daley for
the defendant
The civil case of Archie T. Perham to
recover s. alleged to be due for board
from Harold Boyd is set for trial at 10
O'Clock The defendant in a reply to the
charge claims that the plaintiff accepted
S. in payment of the claim in full W. d.
Smith is attorney for the plaintiff and
Chase & Chase for the defendant.
At 1890 there will be the drawing of a
jury to hear the case of the village OF
Westminster against d. p Wright This
is suit brought to recover S7.20 alleged
to be due for taxes in 1911 and 1912. The
defendant claims that the property as
scssed was not in the village limits in
those years Gibson & Daley appear for
the plaintiff and A. F. Sehwenk for the
defendant.
Half an houf later Jury IS scheduled TO
be drawn to hear the case Of H. G. Baxter
& Bro. of Brunswick, Me, against F. w
F. Dyer of Putney. This is a suit to re-
cover $3.50 alleged to be due for goods
furnished Gibson & Daley appear FOR the
plaintiff company and r. G. Bacon for the
defendant.
At D. m. the court is scheduled to GO
to Dummerston to hear the suit of c. s
& E. J. Wilkins brought to recover for
goods furnished P. D'Agostino, now OF
Connecticut About 800 is involved
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-31
In Odd Fellows Temple

Rehclrsas of nitiatory degree team to-
night at O'Clock
"Wednesday evening, Nov. !, at 7.45-Re-
hcar,al OF the Patriurchal degree
The members of Wantastiquet lodge
nrc requested to meet at Odd Fellows
temple Wednesday, Nov. /, at 1.3O p. m,
to attend the funeral of our late broth
or, Jonathan G. Howe, p. G. Bring
badges and white gloves Per order of
the Noble Grand. n. J. Curricr, secrc-
tary.
Thursday evening, Nov. ,, at 7.3O-Reg-
ular meeting of Oasis Encampmcnt. Pa.
ttiarchal degree will be conferred