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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-02

Word vas received from Wou,rs
las, night that Hiram ] Brewer. sea.
rotary Of the Federal League was 9.
ing % jump right into organized base
ball as club owner According q 4
well defined rumor Hiram is gong 3
purchase the franchise Of RE Wofc,s
Ter club Of the New England LesI.s
Brewer disappeared from h.s hir-n
st the Federal League Offices the oi.F
day. and when be returned SURROUNDS;
himself with an eir OF mystery. ~
now il comes out,
He has been 'n conference Nth Pal
McHale. president Of the WoresH
club. and sll details have oeen a.
ranged. Brewer viii put up his ro'F
as soon as the leases for The grol'i
arc signed. There are three es'iw
which own the ball park az Worce''''
and a separate lease must be slgrS
with them all. Two have been 'ig.a
and the other will be signed IN e''
or two.
Brewer has said that he will NAT
John Camel his manager. and the Z,
NOR had II that Dick Carroll WOW
mitch and act in an advisory eapss..
Brewer is home to-day. but VIII 1--WE
10 Worcester next week and osFgslh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-02

Holke. the frs. bssemsn o. k'.. ..,
ter: Erickson. pitcher, Of Eoena.
Whiteman. outfelder. Of M o,. !.
Nash jnfelder. o. Montreal; Flss, j
fielder. Of Richmond; Luque' pi'enss'rr,
Toronto; McCarty, inneldef' ST. 49,,
Longe. a catcher, Of Buffalo, eo,nE e..
the list Of the men who followed ~
eel into the Federal League
There are three things whies
vent J. Franklin Baker from pg
Win tho Yankees. To bseh Va =,
Mack wants TOO much money 'oI
reIcase: second. Baker wants 700 -. =,
for signing. and. finally; ne .s's ...a
much salary. But aside r,o"
minor difficulties all is well
John Foster and John HeysH s,,.'.
vorling overtime on ne S a.: 4
League banquet which VII, 0e "
the Waldorf on February y
Tho ry..erv Of whether or 70, y 4.
,;ia Powscb has been signed o., % =
q C's .nts Is not yet cleared Up gO,5l =
Poster saws that 10 contract ySGnf
pouscb has been received. ri Is
quoted As saving that the q t.. -
hem closed and also mat y Or Pf
been closed. The same NOUS
Powers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-02

The Detroi, Tigers have purcha'n
Erickson. formerly Of Rochester y,
Jumped to the Feds last fall %iia .o..
Camel. When Erickson. along -
seven other players, deserted ne I.
ternational League last fall tae si;'
owners decided that they would :
blacklisted for life. linen -.
agreed that all would be well u ~
Federal League sold them. 10 n'.
league clubs. But sober after'ho.l
Is sometimes best After exsi1'- 80
the contracts the players signed " y,
the outlaws il was decided ths' y. !.
Feds could sell them any place ~
felt like and that no protest "0''' "
made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-02

Ovcrcoats at revised prices
too.
The Keota news., 1916-12-29
Whieh7

Which7
Els your wife sound sleeper9"
do you refer to intensity or au-
dibility?"
The Keota news., 1916-12-29
FOREIGN.

The small Russian steamer ekil'es
has been sunk by striking mine neu
Abo. Finland.
The new Almanach de Gotha's hst
NJ nobility fallen in the war incluoes
25s counts, SGT barons and 1,4Se 100
ser nobility
Announcement OF the new board -
axriculture's intention to guarantee .
fixed price for wheat was MADE IN tns
House of Commons in London.
American schooner William Mason
hound from Perth-Ampoy for Var
mouth, N. S., has been lost with al
hands. according to a report received
at Halifax, N. S.
Death OF Prince Guido Henckel Won
Donnersmark, the second richest man
in Germany, at the age Of &c, was an
rounced by the official press bureau al
Berlin
The House of Commons at London
passed a resolution presented by the
government that an additional mum.
Der of land forces not exceeding l.
600 900, shall be maintained at home
and abroad"
Three German army officers, q cap
tain and two lieutenants who escaped
from a Siberian prison camp have
been killed in Mongolia by Russian
soldiers. according to the Chinese for
eien office at Picking
The Argentine steamer Curumalan.
which sailed from Cardiff, Wales, on
Sept. 81, with a cargo of coal has not
arrived at Buenos Aires, and 1t IL
feared she has been sunk. She car
ried a crew OF Twenty-Five.
The report from Berlin that the
Kaiser may soon invite the American
ambassador, James w. Gerard, to
headquarters for q discussion Of posi-.
BILE mediation by the United States.
aroused much comment in diplomatic
circles at The Hague.
The Keota news., 1916-12-29
SPORT.

Ad W0lgast announced that he had
booked four fights for next month. be-
ginning with a fifteen-round match in
Kansas City. Mo-. New Year day with
Otto Wallace.
The st. Louis Cardinals were almost
sold once again. Russell H. Gardner
millionaire manufacturer of st. Louis,
offered Mrs. Helen Britton, owner of
the club. $4,000.
That Joe Tinker, deposed manager
of the Cubs. will purchase the Colum.
bus, Ohio. American Association Club
soon was the confident belief of his
closest friends at Chicago.
Premier Brands proposal to sup
press the manufacture and sale Of
spirits in France, which is generally
approved by the public. is being
fought by the powerful liquor trade
interests.
The Colorado trotter, A. R. G.,
brought $1,000. the top price, in the
sale OF trotters and PAGERS at the
Union stockyards in Chicago. e. B.
Brown Of Denver bought A. r. G., aft
er spirited bidding.
Billy Anderson. q cowboy who
weighs 204 pounds and puts every
ounce of 1t into his business arm
when he takes a poke at anybody, is
Jack Kanner's pick for the heavy
weight honors in the d. A. C. tourney
in Denve-
The Keota news., 1916-12-29
WESTERN

The federal reserve bank Of Chicago
declared . dividend Of 6 per cent.
Charles e. Hughes carried Oregon
by . plurality Of 1914 over President
Wilson.
Fifteen Kansas convicts At Lansing
were free to go to their homes Fri
day to spend the holidays.
President Wilson's plurality in
Texas at the November election was
22o.s6o. according 10 the official
count.
John Soudas. proprietor of . cigar
store, accused Of the murder Of Mrs.
Blanche Coleman in a hotel June 16,
was convicted at Seattle. Wash.
Three enginemen were injured and
one may die rs the result of q wreck
Of two freight trains at the Burling-
ton-Union Pacific crossing near Yutan,
Eeb.
Christmas bonuses amounting to
$3.60O.00O were announced in Chicago
by the Western Electric ComRny, the
Crane Company and Andrews & Co.
At Chicago. Notwithstanding almost
The Keota news., 1916-12-29

panicky selling and 7 cents break In
wheat prices Thursday. the market
made a greater rebound and closed
strong, with substantial net gains.
By order of Mayor MacVicar the po-
lice ut Des Moines. la. seized car
load OF coal in the yards OF the Chi
caso & Northwestern railroad. The
mayor announced that the coal was to
be delivered to the poor
The Keota news., 1916-12-29
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST IMPoR TANT
CURRENT ToPIc0.
Western Newspaper Union News sssvses-
ABOUT THE WAR.

PetroErad admits the retirement OF
Russian forces In the Dobrudja region
A spirited engagement has been
fought in Galicia and Berlin reports
the breaking Of the Russian line.
Berlin records attacks favorable to
Turks and Bulgarians In the Struma
region Of the Macedonian front.
Berlin announces the capture Of 900
Russians in that section and declares
the Teuton advance is continuing.
Ell Artsh. an Egyptian town on the
frontier of Palestine. has been cap
tured by the British after q siege OF
two years.
Hundreds Of Bulgarians were
drowned when Russian regiment
drove Q detachment OF the enemy into
Lake lbolata.
British troops penetrated advanced
German positions north Of Arras. Sub
sequently they were elected by q Ger
man counter attack
Several attacks by Russian troops
on the German lines along the front
I'D vOIuyuIA 0uu AdA lACS AOASA "SsS
repulsed, the war office announced At
Berlin.
Increased artillery activity Is re-
ported along the Somme and on the
east bank of the Mouse In the Verdun
region. tho scene of the latest French
advance.
Gen. Joffre handed over the COM
mand Of the French armies OF the
north and northeast to Gen. Robert
George Neville. recently appointed
communicative chief.
French forces have taken . total
Of 1887 German prisoners on the
Verdun front since Dec. Is. according
to the announcement made by the
French war office.
A. report received at Ell Paso. Tex.
and said to have come from Chihua-
hua City, stated that Villa and his
forces attacked Torreon and the bat
tie was q violent and bloody one.
The Keota news., 1916-12-29
WASHINGTON.

Brig. Gen. George A. Woodward. U
S A.. retired. died aged 81.
The President and Mrs. Wilson,
members OF the cabinet and nearly all
of the Latin-American diplomatic rep
resentatives attended Pan-American
ball at the Pan-American Union build
ing by the Southern Society Of Wash
ington.
Announcement was made at the
State Department that Great Britain
had furnished complete information
showing that the British horse ship
a German submarine with the loss OF
six Americans. was not at the time
and had not been before in British
public service. either by charter or
reputation.
France, as well as Great Britain
has instructed her naval commanders
to give unhindered passage through
the blockade lines to Count Tarnow.
ski, the newly appointed ambassador
to the United States. from Austria
Hungary.
The first 100 national banks Of the
country In size. formerly congested In
a few financial centers, but now scat
tered among thirty-three cities in
twenty-five states, increased their re-
sources between the bank calls OF
Sept. IL and Nov. II by $550.000. 900,
or about 9 per cent.
Congress adjourned on the 22nd for
the Christmas holidays to reconvene
Jan. 2. In the three weeks OF the SIS.
sion, the House passed five govern
ment supply measures-the urgent de
ficiency. legislative. Indian. District OF
Columbia. and diplomatic and consu-
lar appropriation bills-more than
ever were passed before in the brief
period preceding holiday recess.
Commander Ralph Earle, was ap.
pointed chief Of the navy's bureau of
ordnance. with rank of rear admiral.
The nomination was confirmed by the
Senate.
Marion Harland (Mrs. Edward Pay
son Terhune) celebrated her eighty
fifth birth anniversary at her home in
New York by working. She is the
author OF more than forty books.
The Keota news., 1916-12-29
GENE RAJ.

The Standard OIL Company an
nounced an advance Of 1c in refined
oil in cases for export.
At Wichita. Kan. five bodies were
taken from the ruins. and three per.
sons are in critical condition as q
result of an early morning fire which
destroyed the Kansas Masonic Home
entailing q money loss estimated ut
$25O,OOO.
Charles H. Sheriff., former minister
to Argentina and organizer of the
great preparedness parade In New
York. has refused to accept $100.o0
bequeathed to him by his mother-in.
law, Mrs. Sarah Barker Gibbs, who
died last May and left an estate worth
$SS5,940.
The sale at foreclosure of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and of the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain 4 Southern railroads was or.
dered by Judge Hook in the United
States District Court at st. Louis. The
minimum price for the Missouri Pa
cific was fixed at $16.150,000 and for
the Iron Mountain at $23.o0o.o00.
Gen. p. Elias Gales announced at
Douglas. Ariz., that he had petitioned
Venustiano Carranza, first chief Of
the constitutionalist party. to decree
the establishment of q free zone twelve
miles wide along the entire northern
border OF Mexico. to facilitate com
merce between the border sections Of
Mexico and the United States.
The will of Mrs. Clara L. Ricciardi,
formerly Clara de Riauet. princess Dc
Chimay. formerly Clara L. Ward, and
q petition for letters testamentary
were filed in the Probate Court in Chi
cago by John w. Gary. The petition
rs.cites that the estate IL worth ap-
proximately $1,124.935.Se in personal
property and $4,000 in real estate.
practically all of which is left to
Giuseppe Ricciardi. who IL in Italy.
Marie de Chimay. = daughter, and
Joseph de Chimay. . son. who resides
in Paris. Mrs. Clara L. Blakeslee Of
Chicago, . cousin. 10 given q bsquest
II $4,000.
The Keota news., 1916-12-29
s,s ss:s: ~ .. ZfzZzSZ;<
In Use for Over % Years.
Children Cry for Fetcher's Castoria
She Needed Aid.

She Needed Aid.
"See that man over there? He is
q bombastic mutt, windjammer nom
entity, false alarm, and an encum-
brance of the earth"
"Would you mind writing all that
down for me-"
"Why in the world"
Hes my husband, and should
like to use it on him some time"
The Keota news., 1916-12-29
Speaking Of Women.

"WOmen are certainly peculiar" re-
marked the homegrown philosopher.
"What seems to be ailing You now?'
queried his one-man audience.
II was thinking of the difference In
the way they treat a husband after his
return from two weeks business trip
midnight" replied the philosophical OBJ
server.
The Keota news., 1916-12-29
Her Failing.
NoGeS t0e00Do0U vo6S0Sy 0Sn

Her Failing.
First Modern Girl can't quite
make up my mind about Dollie.
There's something queer about her.
Second Modern Girl-lM tell you
what it is-she has an effeminate
streak.-Life.
The Keota news., 1916-12-29

The Ouinine That Does NOT Affect TIE He'd
Heeauss Of it, tonic and laxative s1eek IAxastye
6fo0o QuininO can ~ takon b. AAyo0o without
oa1sins nervonsnsss or RINGING II tAc 5saA; T1ss2
20 only one sBronpo Quinin0" y. ". 63OvD0
oigna$1lO 10 On each box. -.
The Keota news., 1916-12-29

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle o.
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that 1t
The Keota news., 1916-12-29
HEAL YOUR SKIN TROUBLES
With cutIeura, the Quick, SURE end
Easy Way. Trial Freo

Battle with Cuticura Soap. dry and
apply the Ointment. They stop itch
ing instantly. clear away pimples,
blackheads, redness and roughnees. ~
move dandruft and scalp irritation.
heal red, rough and sore hands -
we'll ~ most baby skin troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. I,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Keota news., 1916-12-29

All She Wanted to Know.
did he make his money honestly?"
"Dear me, didn't think to ask him
that"
"No?"
mo. An was particular about was
knowing that he had it,
Smile on wash day. That's when you ~
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes winter than
snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-18

CHILDREN MUST HAVE HEALTH
CERTIFICATES TO ENTER S. c

Ticket Agent j. G. Stephens. for the
Atlantic Coast Line, yesterday re-
ceived orders not to sell tickets to
children under sixteen years of age
either en-route through the state Of
South Carolina or to points within
the state who have not proper health
certificates to the effect that they are
not infected with Infantile paralysis.
The order sent from Superintendent
o. T. Warlng, Of Waycross, also in
structed the ticket agent to inform peo-
pie wishing to buy transportation to
Cuba that before allowed TO go free
in Cuba that they would have to sub
nit 10 quarantine Of five days at their
own expense This order also affects
children under sixteen years of age
and is given for the purpose OF keep
ing Cuba free from infantile paraly-
sis
The order received yesterday by
Ticket Agent J. G. Stephens from
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-18

for the past few years he has been
serving in the navy against the Turks
and Bulgarians. He was three months
and a half making the trip, having
been detained in France for forty
days.
Little John" left Brunswick in 1912
when his country called him. He i'm
mediately joined the navy where he
served until leaving for America. He
was wounded once in the right leg and
was laid up in the hospital for time.
For his work in the navy he was
awarded two medals, one for fighting
against the Turks and one for fighting
against the Bulgarians.
When Portoulas left Brunswick in
1912 he was running a grocery store
and was familiarly known by hundreds
as Little John. He stated that he
was anxious to return to Brunswick
and will be here in the future either
with the grocery store or with the
restaurant
Brunswick is the place for me. Tell
my friends am glad to be back and
mighty glad to see them"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-18

Superintendent o. r Waring follows:
Mr.. 7. G. White advises that he has
received notice from the state of South
Carolina that effective at once no
ticket or pass shall be accepted for
transportation of any child through or
within the State of South Carolina,
under the age Of sixteen years unless a
certificate signed by local board Of
health, where one exists, or where no
such existg by family or reputable ply
sician residing in locality, that the
child has been in good health and is
not from an infected district. this GER.
tificate to be dated and to show name
and address of child, signed by health
officers as above. Instruct all agents
at once to require certificate before
selling tickets to children, also instruct
conductors with reference to this or
der"
A similar order also was sent re.
garding the action taken in Cuba.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-18
LITTLE JOHN BACK FROM WAR:
MUSTACHE HIDES HIS IDENTITY

John p. Portoulas, Familiarity known
by Brunswick people as Little john"
was on the streets of the city yester.
day for the first time since 1912 when
he left this country to fight for
Greece.
Il spoke to my old friends yester-
day" said little John last night in
talking to The News reporter, "and
they seemed not to recognize me. Just
tell them that its the same Little
John even though the mustache |
am wearing now does change my looks
little bit. | just wanted to tell my
friends have returned and am glad TO
be back TO Brunswick"
AS he finished the Creeks face
beemed with SMILES as he asked,
How much is the bill?" Nothing at
ar The News reporter replied, I'VE
VIII tell that its Little John with the
mustaehe so they will recognize you
without charging you anything"
Portoulas arrived in Brunswick
Wednesday night at $40 O'Clock fresh
from his home country, Greece, where
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-18

ence of the railroad managers on arbi-
tration and their opposition to an
eight-hour day and in the demand of
the employees for extra pay of time
and half for overtime. Whether the two
sides will give in on these points con-
stituted the chief danger in the situa-
tion last night, although administra-
tiOn officials said the negotiations
would be continued until a peaceful
solution was found
The general committee of the en-
ployees. including $40 representatives
of the trainmen and enginemen on the
225 railroad systems of the country,
arrived here last night.
The general committee has plenary
powers to accept or reject any sugges.
tions.
At 9 o'clock this afternoon the
president met the entire general
committee in the west room of the
White House and lay before them his
plans. He accompanied it with a
statement appealing to their patriot
ism and urging a compromise in the
interests of the nation.
The president completed his plan
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-18

NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-Authorized
by their union to call strike on all
surface lines of the New York Rail-
ways Company committee of union
employees of the Railways Company
today held conference with the
general manager, Frank Hedley, to
demand settlement of grievances
which have developed since the re-
cent street car strike.
Two thousand employees of the New
York Railways Company voted last
night to quit if their grievances were
not adjusted. Before going one
strike. however, they voted to call up
On Mayor Mitchell and the chairman
of the down state public service COM
mission to use their influence to i'm
duce the officials of the company to
put into effect agreements which were
made as a result of the strike early
this month
Members of the street car mems
union have voted to sustain the COM
mittee in conference with Mr.. He'd
ley today in insisting upon recogni-
ton of the union, reinstatement of
union men discharged, it is alleged,
because of their union activities, and
for the right to meet officials of the
company to request higher wages and
better working conditions.
Although the action of the union ap-
peared to be ominous for a strike it
was pointed out that the chief difficult
ty had been eliminated when the Of
ficials of tht Railways Co. agreed to
meet the committee and consider their
grievances.
William B. Fitzgerald, general or
GAMER of the Amalgamated Associa-
tiOn of Street and Electric Railway
Employees, said that if the union calls
strike on the surface car lines the
men employed on the elevated and
subway routes in Manhattan will also
be called out
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-18
MOODMEN SPEND
DELIGHTFUL DAY
HUNDREDS COME TO CITY AND GO
TO ST. SiMONS FOR BIG
PICNIC.

Hundreds of Woodmen from Hazel
hurst and other towns came to Bruns-
wick yesterday and joined with the
local Woodmen all going over to St
Simons for a picnic and big day of
outing. The crowd on the island was
the largest of the season, two boats
being required to carry over the peo.
pie.
During the day on st. Simons some
athletic events were INDUCED in The
visitors enjoyed the day in the surf and
enjoying the ocean breeze.
The beats returned to the city yas-
terday afternoon. All of the visitors
were highly pleased with the trip and
the entertainment furnished them by
the Woodmen Of Brunswick. Most of
the out-of-town people caught the
night trains for their homes.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-18
4 BROTHERHOOUS
APPEAR WILLING To
ARB|TRATE MAT TER
Action of President Taken To
Mean Refusal of His
BIG CONFERENCE ON TO-DAY
Railroads Absolutely Refuse to
Accept Eight Hour Plan Of
tered by President Wilson,
But Say They Are Willing to
Arbitrate Differences Before
Tribunal.
BIG CONFERENCE ON TO-DAY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17-President
Wilson today asked the presidents of
the principal railroads of the United
States to come to Washington imme-
diately to confer with him, regarding
the threatened strike.
This request is taken to mean that
the railroad managers committee, now
in Washington has refused finally to
concede an eight-hour day. which the
president proposed, and that the pres
ident desired to put it up to the rail
road heads.
1t was understood that today's sit
uation is the railroads flatly refuse to
concede the eight-hour day but are
willing to arbitrate that and all other
questions before any tribunal the pres
ident or the men may choose. The
employees are willing to arbitrate
some questions under certain condi-
tions but are unwilling to arbtrate
others
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-18
DEMOCRATS ARE
MUCH PERTURBED
LEST THEIR LEGISLATIVE
PROGRAM BE DISTURBED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17-Senate
Democrats were worried today lest
their legislative program be disrupted
and adjournment postponed indefinite
ly by insistence of Senator Owen,
Democrat, that his corrupt practice
bill be taken up this session, and the
consequent refusal of Republicans to
assent to an early vote n the shipping
bill unless Democrats promise unanim-
ously to postpone action on the Owen
bill until the December session
The administration program did not
include Senator Owens measure, and
he announced he would call it up be-
fore adjournment and demand vote
The Republicans are strongly op.
posed to action on 1t at this session.