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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
GERMANY EXPLAINS SINKING
OF MARINA; WAS MISTAKEN
FOR TRANSPORT is CLAIMED

Washington, Dec. 1.-The German submarine
mander who sunk the British horseship Marina with the
loss of Americans has reported to Berlin that he took
the vessel for transport Germany has asked the United
States for information of the status of the ship and is
ready to offer amends if the Marina is entitled to immu
nifty.
Ambassador Won Bernstorff conferred with Secretary
Lansing the Marina today. Germany asked for
any information in the United States possession that will
lead to settlement.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
PRESIDENT INVITES
BRYAN TO LUNCHEON

Washington. Dec. President Will
son today invited William ]. Bryan
to take luncheon with him Dec. at
the White House. Invitations were
also sent out by the president for a
dinner Dec. 7. at the White House in
honor Of Vance C. Mccormick, chair
man Of the Democratic national COM
mittee.
The dinner will be in the nature of
a celebration of the Democratic VIC
tory at the last election.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
AMBASSADOR FROM
CHILE rs APPOINTED

Washington. Dec. DIR. Aldunate
Bascunan, Chilean minister to Italy.
has been appointed ambassador to the
United States, to succeed Eduard
Swarz Mujica. who resigned recently to
retire to private life. Mr.. Bascunan is
now on his way to the United States.
Enrique Cuevas. formerly counselor
of the Chilean embassy here, and now
subsecretary of foreign affairs, has
been appointed Chilean minister to
Mexico.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
SOLVE CAR PROBLEM
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Announces New
Adjustment Of Demurrage
Charges and Issues Orders
to Railroads.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Formal an
nouncement Of a new adjustment of
demurrage rates designed to release
freight carrying cars more promptly
from the hands of shippers and to
lem was made today by the interstate
commerce commission.
The commission directed the rail-
roads to cancel all demurrage sched-
ules and authorizes the filing of new
schedules.
Railroads were ordered to make
a change in the present form of
weather rule or average agree
ment, to provide for two days
of free time, exclusive of Sun
days or legal holidays. and for
certain rates of demurrage after
the expiration of the free time.
TAKES EFFECT AT ONCE.
The order, to become effective i'm
mediately, directs lines in sections
where there is an excess of such
equipment to return at junction points
until further notice specified percent
ages of box cars in excess OF the num-
ber received by them.
This action follows a series OF con-
ferences between the committee, rep
resentatives of the interstate COM
merce commission and representatives
of shippers, which already resulted In
orders by the committee designed to
facilitate the return of all classes Of
rolling stock to their owners, and in
the approval by the commission OF q
temporary scale of increased denur-
rage rates.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
SERIOUS WRECK ON
AUSTRIAN RAILROAD

Amsterdam, Dec. IA train travel
ing between Vienna and Budapest.
with a number of personages who at
tended the funeral of Emperor Fran
els Joseph on board. collided with an
other train and several cars of both
trains were shattered. 1t is said num-
erous passengers were killed or in
jured.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
EIGHT HOUR DAY rs
ASSURED TO MINERS

Melbourne. Australia, Dec. 1.-Un-
der the agreement which ended the
coal miners strike the miners are as
sured an eight-hour day and the abo-
lition of double shifts. The owners
are compensated by an increase in
selling prices. Federal authorities
will remain in control of distribution
until the coal output becomes nor
NAL.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
BELGIANS LOOK TO
UNITED STATES AS
THEIR ONLY HOPE

Washington, Dec. lover
100000 BeIgians have been de-
ported from Belgium by Ger
man military authorities, ao-
cording to information present
d to the state department. by
Minister Havenith. The depor-
tations, tho minister said, are
continuing at the rate Of 5000
week.
The United States minister is
said to being looked to by the
BeIgans for amelioration of the
situation. No further action by
this government is suggested,
however.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
PARALYSIS GERM IS
ISOLATED; VACCINE
BEING PERFECTED

ST. Paul, Dec. 1.-The germ believed
to be the causative agent of infantile
paralysis has been isolated at the
Mayo clinic in Rochester, Mimi. by DR..
E. C. Rosenow and his associates. ac-
cording to the St. Paul dispatch.
ut Is no secret" said the dispatch,
that since the isolation of the germ
many experiments looking to perfec-
tion of vaccine or serum for its pre-
vention have been made at Rochester.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
CONTINUE TESTS ON
INFECTED CATTLE TO
DIAGNOSE DISEASE

Kansas City, Dec. TESTS were
continued here today in the effort of
federal and state authorities to ascer-
tain whether the infection discovered
in cattle at the Kansas City stock
yards is foot and mouth disease or a
mild epidemic. The veterinarians an
nounced themselves as almost persuad-
ed that the infection Is not foot and
mouth disease.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
RUMANIA WHEAT STOCK.

Rome. Dec. IA report issued by
the International Institute Of Agricul-
ture estimates Rumania's total wheat
stock at 109.000.000 bushels. of which
30,000.000 bushels represent last years
surplus. The estimate of this years
harvest ending July 81 for rye, barley,
oats and corn is 14s.oo0.OOo bushels.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
GERMAN CONSUL IN
SYRIA rs DEPORTED

Athens, Dec. 1.-The entente allied
authorities have deported from Syria
to Malta aboard warship, G. Dali
leggio. the German consul. and Suluey-
man Bey. the Turkish consu lat Syria
The families of the consuls also were
deported.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
BANK PRESIDENT IS
CONVICTED BY JURY
OF MURDER CHARGE

Waco, Tex, Dec. 1T. r. Watson,
a bank president, was today found
guilty of murder and sentenced to %
years imprisonment by the jury
which heard the case. He was charg-
ed with killing John s. Patterson. state
banking commissioner.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
UTAH ELECTION FIGURES.

Salt Lake, Dec. Final election re-
turns as announced yesterday by the
state canvassing board show that
President Wilson carried every county
in Utah, and the Democratic state
ticket carried almost every county.
The final figures give. for president:
Wilson. S4.o25; Hughes, 54,13S. Will
sons plurality, 1882.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
ARMED BANDITS DRIVE OFF.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-Armed BAN
dts who leaped from an automobile
and attempted to hold up the passen-
gers on a Powell street car here last
night. were driven off by Motorman
William P. Hunt, who was shot in the
groin.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
FORMER GOVERNOR MARRIED.

Reno. New, Dec. Former Gov
ernor Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada and
Mrs Daisy MacKeigan of Los Angeles,
Cal, were married at Carson yester-
day afternoon by Chief Justice F. p.
Norcross of the state supreme court.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
ACQUITTED
BY GEORGIA JURY

Augusta, Ca. Dec. Thomas e.
Watson. author and editor. was ac-
quilted today by a jury in federal
court of the charge of sending OBJ
scene matter throught the mails.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01

Berlin, Dec. 1.-Kaiser Williams
candidate for the throne of Poland is
Prince Leopold of Bavaria. Leopold
is very close to the German ruler and
the latter's ideas would probably pre-
vail in every instance should the
prince be named for the place.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-01
SLINGSBY CASE is
GIVEN HEARING IN
HOUSE OF LORDS
Question Of the Legitimacy
of Child Born in San Fran
cisco to Be Finally De-
cided.

London, Dec. 1.-The appeal Of the
celebrated Slingsby legitimacy case
from the Judgment of the court Of ap-
peals came up for hearing before the
house Of lords today. The case has
been before the public for several
years and has attracted an equal
amount of attention on both sides Of
the Atlantic.
The point at issue Is whether an in
FAINT born in San Francisco and de-
clared to be the lawful son of Charles
r. Slingsby and his wife Dorothy Is
the rightful successor to the ancient
and valuable Slingsby estate in York
shire.
RULING WAS REVERSED.
A California court ruled the child
was the legitimate heir and the Eng
lish court upheld that decision. The
court Of appeals, however. reversed
this ruling in a decision handed down
some months ago. 1t sustained the
contention of Charles Slingsby's
brothers, who introduced evidence to
show that Teddy Slingsby was not the
child of Charles and Dorothy Slingsby,
but was obtained by them after an
had been inserted in
San Francisco newspaper for q new
born male infant.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-29
LEVINSKY DEFEATS
 DRlSCOLL EASILY

New York. Feb. 29-Batt1ing Le- whisky, the Connections heavyweight, so far outclassed Jack Driscon of Brooklyn in three rounds of their scheduled 1O-round bout at the Long Acre Athletic Association on Grand street last night that the Brooklynite would not answer the bell for the fourth session. Wild Bill Kenny of the Bronx was originally scheduled to oppose Levinsky, but reported an in jured hand, received while training for the contest, and Drisco11 was sub stituted on short notice. Without the necessary training for the bout Dris- coils efforts to land on the elusive Le- whisky were woefu11y feeble.
 iDriscoH, although possessed of con- siderable ring experience, appeared like a novice before the fast moving Levinsky, and the latter landed at will. The Brooklyn boxer, on the other hands hardly landed one clean, well directed blow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-29
YANKS' PITCHERS
 CUT LOOSE WITH
 PLENTY OF STUFF

Macon, Ga. Feb. 29.-The insidiOus curve and the impetus splitter made their bow for 1916 at the Fair Grounds Ball Park here yesterday when Bill Donovan suggested to his pitchers that the time had arrived when they might properly begin to 'tshow something
 Seventeen of the eighteen available twirlers responded to the invitation Slim Caldwell. Half the pitching corps passed in review before Dono- van during the morning session and the other half during the afternoon practice.
 Donovan paid especial attention to control or it's lack and was agreeabIy surprised at the deftness with which offerings over the plate. He was par ticularly pleased over the showing made by Slim Love, whose reputation for wildness was second to none until the manager saw him cutting the plate time, and again today with a. nicely hopping fast ball or a, sharp breaking curve
 Allen Russell had a side arm spit ter which looked as though it might puzzle many a batter, and Shocker also employed a damp delivery with telling effect.
  afternoon workout, though it threat ened repeatedly, but a cold wind blew up, which impelled Donovan to call it a, day almost half an hour earlier than usual. Whether by intent or otherwise it happened that most of the brighter prospects had been saved for the post luncheon workout Dan ripple led the list, being followed in order by George Mogrtdge, Cy Pieh, Nick CuI1on, Ray Heating, Mickey Finn, Bill Piercy and Tom BIodgett. All except Mogridge worked at top speed.
 Nick CulIop cut loose on about third delivery, showing a curve so deceptive that scarcely a ball was hit out of the fnfieId while he was on the mound. Cy Pieh~ had probably the sharpest breaking curve of the lot and Piercy more smoke than most
 In response to Manager DOnovan's wire of inquiry, J. Franklin Baker has notified that Yankee field Mar shall that he will report for practice on Monday next.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-29
GIANT CHAMPION WILLARD
 MEETS TINY CHAMPION ERTLE
Contrast In Two Boxers Amazes Crowd That Watches
 Jess Train

New York. Feb. 29.LThe largest champion boxer in world, Jess Will lard,- heavyweight, and the smallest, Johnny Ert1e, bantamweight, rSlets in the ring at the Pioneer A. c. yester- day. They shook hands, Ert1e, who is feet 10 inches small, looked like a Lilfputian as he stood before Will lard, who is 6 feet : inches tail. There is also quite 2 Difference in their weights. ErtIe weighs 114 pounds and Willard tips the scales at t262 pounds. There is big difference in the reaches of the two champions,
 yillard's being 84 inches and Ert1e's s 63. Ertle couldn't go up to shake hands with WiIuard, so Jess came down and shook hands with I1rtIe.
 Willard put in busy day and started early yesterday morning with a long 1aunt through Central Bark. The biting cold air and the strong wind were just to the big fellows lik- ing and when he got back to his hotel in Eighty-hrslt street near the park he was perspiring.
 The crowd at the Pioneer A. c. yesterday was larger than on the opening day and Willard wen through his usual routine of training stunts. The crowd app1auded the speed Will lard showed in shadow boxing and in his bouts with Temple and Mono han. One of Willard's stretching ex-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-29
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1eO4-Young Corbett defeated Dave Sullivan in Il rounds at San Francisco. That was the beginning of the end of Dave's ring career. He fought Charlie Neary in Milwaukee and Kid Herman in Hot Springs after that, but was defeated in both affairs, and retired from the profession in which he had long been a leading light Both Sullivan and Young Corbett were ex-featherweight cham pions who had graduated into the lightweight division. Dave wore the featherweight crown for a brief period in 1898 and Young Corbett annexed the honor by whipping Terry McGov- ern a few years later. DaVe's most famous battles were with Oscar Gard ner and Kid Broad. He was knock ed out by Oscar in New York in 1899 but whipped Gardner in Louisville the following year. In 1901 Dave fought three battles with Kid Broad, the first in Louisville going to a 25- round draw, the second in the same city being a victory for Broad, while the third at Fort Erie was a 20-round draw. Dave Sullivan was born in Ireland, and was brother of Spike Sullivan, also a famous battler in his day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-29
KENNY ABANDONS
 NEW YORK GO TO
 KEEP LOCAL DATE

Wild Burt Kenny kept his word with the management of the Clover A. c. a1id did not go on with Battling Levinslzy at the Long Acre A. c. in New York last night. He had a match scheduled with the Stratford boxer but the Clover boys told Kenny that if he fought Levinsky last night they would. not use him on their card here. They did not think it fair to the local fans to have the same pair meet a week before.
 When this was explained to Kenny he agreed to call off his bout arranged for last night and a, Brooklyn boxer named Drisco11 was substituted. Both Levinslzy and Kenny claim they will be in great shape for their battle here and the Clover A. c. expects that the Park theatre will be crowded on the night of March ', when the show is to be held. The Levinsky-Kenny bout will be a 10-round affair.
 The semi-fna1 will have Pud Pal
 ner of this city and Battling Kunz of South Norwalk as principals. Al KetcheI of this city and Chic Brown of New Haven will ming1e in a ten- round go. There will be six-round opener which will be announced to- morrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-29

ercises p1eases the crowd more than any other. He lies on the floor and raises his feet and body in the air until he rests upon his shoulders and the back of his neck. He stretches his legs up and down in the air twen- ty times. Another favorite exercise for reducing his waist line is taken with the medicine ball. Monohan throws the twelve pound ball hard against Wil1ard's stomach.
 FLA. Wenck of the Boxing Com mission attended yesterdays exhih1- ton and was pleased with Willard g agility and fine condition. The com mission has put it's official stamp on the bout and yesterday announced that. the promoters had compiled with every requirement. of the State law. Promoter Tex Rickard has gone even beyond this and has consenteds to de- posit all the money involved in the bout in bank at the commissions order.
 We are perfectly satisfied,'' said Chairman Wenck yesterday, "that everything connected with this bout is above board and the promoters have done everything in their power to assure us that they are acting in the best of faith. If the bout should not come up to expectations of the public, it will not be the fault of any one connected with the management of this contest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-29
COACH NlCKALLS
 SAYS YALE CREW
 PROSPECTS BRIGHT

New Haven, Feb. 29.-Guy Nickal1s, Ya1e's crew coach, who has just ar rived from a three months vacation in Europe, took charge yesterday Of the development of Yale crews, and after looking over the men stated that he believed he had enough good mate rial at hand out of which to build a, winning varsity crew. As soon as he gets the men started in their prelinf- mary training he intends to look over the Housatonic course on which Yale is to practice this spring, and on his verdict will probably depend the loca- tion of Yale crew quarters in the flu ture
 In discussing Yale's prospects in crew for 1916 Coach NickalIs said '"The squad consists of excellent ma terial, so that there is no reason why we should not turn out another cham pionShip crew. It is true that seven rowed at New London in June are year, while four members of Yale s championship eight were lost by grad uation. Nevertheless the squad on the whole looks like one from which a winning crew can be developed.
 ''The chances are that we will be able to get out on the ha.rbor within a week. We hope to break up the ice at once so that the crews will be able to start real practice soon.
 ssTo my mind the Housatonic course offers tremendous possibilities The chief advantage of it is that the crews will be able to row in calm water no matter how hard or in what direction the wind is b1owing.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-29
DRJMMIE OUTPOINTS
 COOGAN IN ELM CITY

New Haven, Feb. 29.-Pete Hartley was unable to appear on the program offered by the Annex boxing c1ut at the Casino last night, on account of a bad cut over his eye sustained in his last fight but Leo Flynn was on hand with a sl.bstitute in the person of one Mel Coogan of New York and he and DruInnie put up fair exhibition af- ter the first four rounds during which they showed desire to clinch frequent ly and do most of their fighting on the inside. DrunlInie won.
 The serni-hna1 was a disgrace to the prize ring and more exhibitions like it will soon bring an end to fighting in New Haven. Nfsto went into the ring against Chic Brown and hardly struck a, fair blow. Dave Fitzgerald warned him on three occasions and after the boys had been in the ring about 90 seconds he ruled Nisto out on the foruth foul 'bIoR- of the session, giving the decision to Brown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-29
BILLIARD STARS TO SHOW SKILL AT
 :. BRIDGEPORT CLUB


 The event of the year in. Connecti- cut billiard circles is scheduled for to- night at the Bridgeport club where Mons Firnin Cassi gnol and Master Walter Cochran will play exhibition games of balk-nne billiards. Mons. Casagnol is the European billiard champion who is soon to play Willie Hoppe for the worlds cl1ampi onship. Master Cochran is> known as the Boy Wonder of the Vest He has al- ready defeated most of the stars of America.
 The exhibitions here are destined to disclose a skill far beyond or dinary and for the accommodation of their friends the big billiard room of the Bridgeport club has been transformed into a veritable amphi theatre with a series of sectional cir GUS seats enclosing the tables. There will be two sessi ons, sch edu1ed for today at 3 o'clock and o'clock in the evening"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-29
WILL ASK COURT
 TO MAKE RULING
 ON MIXED BOUTS

New York, Feb. 2s-Behind the suspension by the state athletic com mission yesterday of the American Sporting club of this city, and its manager. Patrick Dounelly, there is believed to exist a movement to test the commissions rule which prohibits so called mixed bouts between white men and negroes. Donmel1y had an nounced that his club would stage g. bout tonight between Bob Deveradx, white, and Chicago Jack, negro. The commission is said to anticipate the
 nandamus proceedings that will be brought against it to determine the legality of it's rulings. It was stat ed that the susp pensions were made at the suggestion of Commissions Frank Dwyer. of Albany.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-29
Military Romance
 Elaborately Staged
 For Cecil Spooner

With rnerrinent ap1euty and much nnelodranlatic incident "A Child of the Regiment g was given its premier performance in this city last evening CTS of Miss Cecil Spooner and her company. The comedy-drana. is set in the wilds of South Dakota, most of the action occurring, at Fort Look out One of the most attractive scenes is laid in a snow covered ral- vine at night, in the heart of a bliz- gard.
 there is much laughter One of the supreme hits of. the play is the sOng which Miss Spooner sings at the end of the first act in which she is assist ed in the marching by the soldiers of the play. As encores, she played might, leading them, under and over tables, on top of safes and through a dozen other queer poses
 As '"TlHe Little Major Miss Spoon CT is vivacity itself, as bright and charming and adorable as such a little sfchiqd of the regiment could be. Miss BeuIah Monroe wins credit for her portrayal of the dramatic char acter of Alice Meredith and Miss Edna. May Spooner gives further exemplift- cation of her clever acting, in the part of Della Atkins, her friend. Miss Retta Villers receives many laughs for her impersonation of the fat, stupid but good natured "Sue" West. PeH Trenton is manly and heroic as the young gambler, who loves much and gives much. MT. Trenton's work in the part is worthy of high praise. The hard part of Col. Meredith is well act ed by Clyde Armstrong, while Fred erick Clayton as Lieut.. Richard Tut tie, J. Lewis Ungerer as John West InNl den, receive well mer1ted applause for their efforts in their respective parts No doubt the funniest char acter in the play is that of the Eng fish officer, played by Philip Leigh who succeeds in keeping the hOuss in laughter practically every moment that he is on the stage. W5Iliau1 Randolph is Sergeant Berton and Darre1 Vinton and George Kelly ara privates of the Fifth Cavalry.