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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
Bio Four Circuit.

Steed is welding the stick with vim
now. In the second game with Monte
yuma Tuesday he secured the only two
hits given to Cordele's credit, one a
two-bagger.
Henderson also swung the stick with
telling effect Tuesday against Monte
yuma. He had two hits to his credit
in the first game.
Cordcle's six errors in the first game
and three in the last in the doubiehead-
or Tuesday were doubtless much III
favor of Montezuma in the way Of max
ing runs.
Montezuma comes to Cordele for a
series OF three games Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, July IS, l., Is. A
good bunch Of rooters will give the
locals some encouragement to win.
y = y y
Cordele has given Clifton the pink
slip, and has taken N Bondurant in
his stead to hold down the job of right
field.
Let Us hopel
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12

Petrngrad says the Russians have
crossed the Stokhod at Pgli. Looks
bad.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12

In thrilling ninth inning rally, DaW-
son broke the percentage tie with Fitz-
gerald Tuesday afternoon by winning
5 to 4. Dawson outplayed and outhlt
the visitors who had several chances
to win the game but luck broke against
them. Sosbees fielding and hitting
again featured Lariscy and Monohan
worked for Fitzgerald, while VIM and
Harper was the battery for Dawson,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
Second Game.

Score by innings: H. H. u,
Mcntezun1a 40! 90 ks 6 0
Cordele - 100 90 OIL 2 3
Batteries: Lowery and MORRISON;
Vaughan and Nunnally. Umpire Daw-
son.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12

Score by innings: i. Il. ~.
Montezuma TIT. Oh 1G1 1913 10 /
Cordele coo 600 1912 6
Batteries: Hunt and Morrison; VIII
son and Nunnerly. Umpire, Dawson,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
lIIIIIIIIIII
Baseball News ].
IuUITIIINVUINNIINNNNIIIN Observation-Disclosures

Montszuma took both games OF the
Joubjnheader yesterday by the score
Of 6 to 2 and 5 to /. The second game
was called at the end Of the seventh
inning by agreement.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12

Here the hustle for business of the city In
heir various lines business
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09

idea will prevail to relieve a crowded
condition, as Il will be their plan to
not overlook the comfort Of their Gus.
toners.
In leasing the other half OF the
lRohde building this firm will acquire
10000 square feet OF floor space. and
with the ideas OF n modern store
which Mr.. Wilson possesses. Bryan
will no doubt be In the lead In this
part OF Texas with a department
store. The partition wall which has
been In this building will be torn out
and the entire building thrown to.
gether. The front will be changed en-.
tireiy and made new. with white mar.
bic tiling and plate glass. The store
will be a regular city store" and one
that everybody will be proud to show
In Bryan.
The Eagle is eiated over being able
10 make this announcement. as Mr..
Wilson is a selfmade man and has
stuck 10 Bryan from start TO finish.
lie IL loader In all public enterprises
and has mover lost an opportunity TO
help In making Bryan a bigger and
better town.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
DEPARTMENT STORE
HAS BEEN PLANNED
cam B. Wilson & Co. Get Lease on
Entire Rohde Building and
VIII Enlarge.

A rumor has been current for the
past several days that Bryan was to
have a modern department store be.
fore the spring OF 1917. The Eagle
reporter started this morning with n
determination OF locating same aud
had not gone far until he was able TO
ascertain facts regarding same. II
was found that Sam b. Wilson 4 Co.
had leased the building formerly oc.
c1pied by the Bryan Dry Goods Com.
pany or the other half OF the Rohde
building which they now occupy. On
entering this popular establishment
Mr.. Wilson was founl brsily ENGAGED
with his customers and when ap-
preached on the subJeo. he said
Yes. we have leased The other half
OF ibis building and cn the rirst Of
ne-' January our plar Is To opea a
modern department store. We have
long realized that Bryan needs this
kind OF store. and we have felt that
II was up to us. but have been forced
to await the opportunity TO secure the
space for the location"
In further conversation Mr.. Wilson
stated that they would install new dc.
partments and modern systems
throughout compatible with such q
store, and open at the beginning sew.
eral new departments. namely. a juve.
nile department. novelty and notion
departments, mems furnishings and
tailored suits for men and youths.
This department viii be made espc.
cially strong and attractive. The on.
tire mezzanine floor will be devoted
to their ready to wear ladies' and
children's furnishings. drapcries and
art goods and millinery department.
Two broad stairways VIII enter the
mezzanine floor. thereby avoiding a
busy day congestion. There viii also
be spacious rsst rooms maintained
on this floor. On the main floor the
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. Jim Dunn OF Hearne. who has
been visiting relatives In Bryan, went
TO Benchley this afternoon. where she
will visit. l
Mrs. Lou Robinson has returned
from Hampstead. where she has been
visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. y. Atkinson and
daughter Miss Selma. Of lola were
visitors today In the city.
Dolph Sheffield. W. c. Rogers.
Frank Reddin and VIII Barron of
lola were among the visitors noted
today In the city.
s. p. Bell OF zulch was n business
visitor In the city today and was q
pleasant caller at The Eagle office.
Misses Berdie and Bessie Risinser
OF Steep Hollow were shopping in
She city today.
Mrs. II. II. Mcdowell OF Bryan Ia
visiting Mrs. Clay Youngkin.-IIearne
Democrat
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Poverty have
returned TO their home In Bryan after
a visit with the parents OF Mrs. Pow.
erly.-Hearne Democrat.
Misses olecia Crowell and Mary
Guyton Of Galveston have arrived to
enter villa Maria Academy. They are
spending the weekend with Miss
Katy Daily.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
SURF A GREAT PLAYGROUND.

M. E. Wallace. former newspaper
man and now in business at Bryan,
Texas. thinks Galveston's surf pro-
lvides the finest playground in the
world. Accompanied by Mrs. Wallace
he mas come here to spend several
days. and is warm in his praise Of the
resort features Of the city. He be-
lieves that health and surf bahing are
synonymous.
The crops in the Bryan section are
the best in years. says Mr.. Wallace
Galveston News.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
A ssNslsLE HORSE.

A horse belonging to the Texas
Bakery became frightened this morn
ing out on 9th street and ran away
heading into Main street going south
and turned east on 25th street, going
back to the Bakery. The horse was
badly frightened but held his head
through all the scare. Main street
was crowded with traffic and he dod.
ged about 25 vehicles OF various
kinds and never got a scratch. The
wagon was not hurt except the back
door being split when he crossed the
I. 4 O. N. track.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
TRAINS ARE DELAYED.

Mail and express from the North
yesterday were not in evidence In
Bryan The I. & @. N. Southbound
train telescoped freight train early
yesterday morning and was delayed
several hours. The Northbound H.
&. T. c. train No. Is was derailed
about seven miles north of the c.ly
and the Southbound train was detour.
ed from Hearne to Hampstead and
did not pass through this city at all.
The passengers. mail and express A.
rived In the city last night At 1870
over this road. Considerable incon-
venience was experienced in the city
with the grocers who receive daily
shipments Of bread from North. Mall
from the North was not received here
until this morning. There were three
people killed In the I. 4 @. N. wreck
but no one was hurt In the derail-
ment Of the II. q T. c. train.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
STORM REPORTED IN BOTTOM.

II was reported In the city today
that a rather severe storm prevailed
In the lower Brazos Bottom late yes
terday afternoon. An estimate Of the
damage could not be ascertained. but
4; is understood that lots Of cotton
was blown out and that a heavy rain
did considerable damage to the sam.
pie OF the staple.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09

London, Sept. 9.-Renewing their
assaults on the somme front last
night the French captured small
wooded area, according to the Paris
announcement.
German and Turkish troops are
fighting stubbornIy with the Russians
near HaIlcz, caIicia, but all cou5ter
attacks by the Teutons were repuIsed,
Petrograd announces. The statement
adds that In the carpathians, south Of
Baranoff. the Russians storned Sc
ries Of heights and took 500 prisoners
and captured a mountain battery Of
several cannon.
Paris says after q violent engage
rent on the Macedonian 'front.' the
servIans captured = height Yves. Of
Lake ostrovo.
Forces Of the Central powers In the
carpathians. northwest Of kapuI,
yielded before the pressure Of the
Russians. says the official report Of
the German general staff.
Petrosrad reports that Russian tor.
pedo boats bombarded the Rumanlan
port Of BaItIik, on the Black Sea. oe.
evpied by the BuIsarians. and sank
twenty-one barses loaded with bread.
The British captured German
trenches In High wood. on the somme
front. last night after q sharp fight.
says the British official announce.
ment
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
n. Y. INDUSTRIES
MAY HAVE TIE Up

New York, Sept. 9.-Union labor
leaders of National and state prom
inence were called into New York's
transit situation today with the an
nouncement by the local strike lead
ers that within "a hours a conference
would be held the outcome OF which
might mean a 24-hour tie up OF all
the city's industries.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
Revolutionary Plot Unearthed.

Capetown, Sept. "Details of an
attempt to foment another rebellion
against the British in South Africa
was disclosed at the trial of two men,
Vandermer and Schonken. charged
with high treason. They are alleged
to have approached a number Of
prominent Beers including General
DeWet, whom they told large stores
OF rifles were available ana that GER
tain Boer generals were willing to
lead the revolt. The hearing was NOT
concluded.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
FoUsr MURDER CASE.

Sherman. Texas, Sept. 9.-The case
of Mrs. Annie Foust. which is being
tried here for murder in connection
with the killing Of Rev. H. NJ. eagle,
"a Baptist minister. on February 7th
last. was given over to the jury today
at noon. Thsa arguments were com
'pleted this morning.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
ALL WAR MOVEMENTS
FAV0R|B[ET D ALLIES

French Made Small Gains on the Somme Front.
Germans and Turks Fight Stubbornly Against
Russians, But All ATTACKS RepuIsed- d-Teu.
tonic Forces Had to Yield Before Russian
Pressure in the Carpathians This Was Con.
ceded by the German Official Staff -Serbians
Win on Macedonian Front-Russian Torpedo
Boats Bombard Rumanian Port Held by Bull.
garians and Sink Twenty.one Barges Loaded
With Bread. =. ~s 7%Sz, -wrs.Aa
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
FREIGHT RATES
ORDERED REDUCED
fBy Associated Press. ,

Washington, Sept. s.-Reductions
before February lst Of freight rates
brom MemphiE St Louis and Kausn
City to Shreveport and Alexandria.
La. and points in Southern Arkansas
and Louisiana have been ordered by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to remain In force two years.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
MINE SUPT. KILLED
$4,000 IS SECURED
(By Associated Press)

St. Clairsville. Ohio, Sept 9.-Auto-
mobile bandits this morning held up
and murdered Lee Rankin. superin-
tendent OF the Florence mine of the
'Youghiogheny Coal Company. while
on his way to pay the miners their
wages. The bandits made good their
escape and carried $4,000 booty with
them.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
SON WORKING To
SAVE HIS FATHER
(By associated rrsss)

Chicago. H., Sept. denomination
of the death sentence Of George
Krupa was asked on the grounds that
the trial is said to have established q
record in Illinois Jurisprudence, con-
suming only one day. Krupa's IL
year-oId son appeared before the gov
ernor at Springfield. No decision has
been announced yet.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
Russian General Escaped

Petrograd. Sept. General Korni
loft, formerly commander of a Rus
sian division. who was captured by
the Austrians in Galicia last year
escaped from prison camp in Aus
tria and has arrived in Bucharest az
ter walking at night and hiding in
day for a month. II is announced by
a semi-official news agency.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
Reid Bros.
PRESIDENT SPEAKS
TO SUFFRAe|SIS
(By Associated Press)

Atlantic City. Sept. 9.-The dele
gates to the National American Wo-
man Suffrage convention were espe-
'cially pleased at President Wilson's
statement that he had come to Allan
tic City to flight with somebody"
This statement the suffragettes free
'ly interpreted as meaning that he had
enrolled himself in their cause.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
PRESIDENT At HIS
SUMMER CAPITOL

Long Branch. n. j.. Sept. s.-Pres.
Wilson arrived at the summer capital
after an uneventful motor trip from
Atlantic City. Small crowd greeted
him on his arrival.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09

cents: cotton seed sold for $4,000.
On the same date last year cotton
sold on the streets Of Bryan for ~
cents. and cotton seed for for $4,000
There had been $3.50 bales OF cotton
received in Bryan on the same data
last year.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09

A judicious silence is always better
than truth spoken without charity
De Sales.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
COTTON RECEIPTS.

Following ars-xne cotton receipts
in Bryan up TO noon today:
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
Iron Ring Seems To Be Closing Around Germany
YOU CAN PHONE US

any order for groceries at any time and we'll thai
you get what you order at the best prices and delivered
with extreme CELEBRITY We have undoubtedly the choicest
line of canned goods including pickles and preserves that
canning and preserving factories produce Have you tried
any?
Reid Bros.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02
MORE TROOPS ARE
SENT TO BORDER
Guardsmen of Ohio, Kentucky
and Vermont Receive Orders.
WILL JOIN GENERAL FUNSTON
Department Order Calls For 10000
Men To Join Funston's Command
AS Rapidly AS Transportation
Can Be Supplied.

WashinGton.-Some 1900 men of
Ohio, Vermont and Kentucky National
Guard regiments still held in State
mobilization camps, were directed by
the War Department to proceed to the
Mexican border. The department re-
voke6 suspension of an order for their
movement issued two weeks ago. All
the regiments will go forward to Join
General Funston's command as rap
idly as transportation can be supplied.
There remain approximately $1,000
guardsmen, scattered through many
States who are not affected by this
order. They also were under orders
for the border two weeks ago, but the
suspension so far has not been revoked
for them.
The original order sending south
ward all troops called into the federal
service was issued by the War Depart
ment in order that the divisional units
along the international line might be
filed up and also that those regiments
which were not ready to go in the first
rush might share in the training as
soon as they could be fully equipped.
When the railway strike situation be-
came threatening, General Funston
recommended that the whole move
ment be held up
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02
SIX zEPPEL|NS
OVER LONDON
German Naval DirigibIes BOm-
bard Coasts of England.
EIGHT PERSONS KILLED
Most Explosives Fell Into Sea, Says
Londonderry Good Effects
Everywhere, Berlin
Asserts.

London.-Eight persons were killed
and So injured in the latest Zeppelin
raid, it was announced officially. One
hundred bombs are known to have
been dropped. One Zeppelin reached
the outskirts of London.
The statement is as follows:
Five or six enemy airships raided
the east and southeast coasts of Eng
land. Two or three raiders came in
over the eastern counties and dropped
over 80 bombs without causing any
casualties or damage. Another raider
attempted to approach seaport town,
but, being heavily fired on by anti-air-
craft guns, was driven off to the east
ward after dropping 10 bombs in the
sea without reaching their objective.
Another airship which visited the
southeast coast also came under a
heavy fire from anti-aircraft defenses
and was compelled to unload her cargo
of bombs in the sea without doing any
damage to life or property.
Reached London Outskirts.
Another raider succeeded in reach
ing the outskirts of London, where ex-
plosive and incendiary bombs we're
dropped, and 1t is regretted that casu-
alties occurred among the civilian
population as follows:
KILLED three men, three women, two
children.
Injured seriously three men, four
women.
injured slightly four men, seven
women, three children.
"In addition one soldier was serious
ly and IA slightly injured by broken
glass.
"An electric power station was
slightly damaged and engineering
works were somewhat damaged by fire.
Several small fires occurred, all of
which were promptly extinguished by
the London fire brigade, several per-
sons being rescued from positions of
danger by f1remen.
Fire was opened on this airship,
which Immediately altered its course.
Some OF our airmen went up in pursuit
and one airman succeeded in firing at
the raider at close range"
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02
WHEN THEY DECLARED WAR.

July %, 1S14-Austria declared
war or Serbia.
August Germany declared war
on Russia.
August 3-Germany declared war
on France.
August 4-Germany declared war
on Belgium.
August 4-England declared war
on Germany.
August 6-Austria declared war on
Russia.
August 7-Montenegro declared
war on Austria.
August 10-France declared war
on Austria.
August 12-Montenegro declared
war on Germany.
August 12-England declared war
on Austria.
August 23-Japan declared war on
Germany.
August 25-Austria declared war
on Japan.
November 5-England declared
war on Turkey.
May %, 1915-Italy declared war
on Austria.
June 3-San Marino declared war
on Austria.
August 21-Italy declared war on
Turkey.
October 15-Servia declared war
on Bulgaria
October 15-19-England, France,
Italy and Russia declared war
on Bulgaria.
March g, 1916-Germany declared
war on Portugal.
August 27-Italy declared war on
Germany.
August 27-Roumania declared
war on Austria.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02
j. 5. CRUISER
DRIVEN ON ROCKS
Hurled Ashore in the Outer Har.
Dor of San Domingo.
A SCORE OF CREW LOST
Swept To Death Returning To Ship In
Motorboat-A!I On Board Expect
cd To Be SaVed-Gunboat
Castine Escapes.

Washington. - Rear-Admiral Pond
at Santo Domingo City, cabled the
Navy Department that the armored
cruiser Memphis, swept upon the rocks
by a heavy sea in the harbor there,
would be total loss, and although it
was expected all on board would be
saved, 20 men returning to the ship
from shore leave in a motorboat had
been drowned. The AdmiraPs dis
patch follows:
Memphis driven ashore by heavy
sea, San Domingo City, west of Light
house, at 4.90 P. M. She is lying close
under bluff Heavy sea came up sud
denly and ship was unable to get up
steam in time to save herself. Twenty
men of liberty party drawned on way
back to ship. Castine (gunboat) drag
ged close in, but did not strike and got
out to sea. No other casualty known.
Memphis will be total loss"
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02
Band Concert Under Difficulties.

The opinion of the court in the case
of Max Siegel and Walter w. Ritter
against the Board of Election Super
visors of Howard County was handed
down at Ellicott City by Justice Bra
shears and Forsythe. The case was
one which involved the construction of
the law passed by the last legislature
submitting the question Of prohibition
to the registered and qualified voters
of Ellicott City, which came up before
the court on demurrer to the bill of
complaint of the plaintiffs which was
fled by the supervisors. The court in
It's decree ordered that the demurrer
be sustained and that the bill be dis
missed.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02
flagship OF Cruiser Force.

The United States cruiser Memphis
formerly was the armored cruiser Ten
nessee Her name was changed May
25 last. Recently she has been doing
duty in San Domingo waters in con-
nection with the revolution.
The Memphis is of 14,500 tons and
has horsepower of $4,000. Her COM
plement is $50 men. She is the flag
ship of the cruiser force Of the United
States Atlantic feet.
The Memphis was launched in 1904
at the Cramp Shipbuilding Company
plant in Philadelphia. She had speed
of over % knots an hour. She is
armed with four 10-inch, sixteen g.
inch, twenty-four 3-inch and four g.
FOUNDER guns and carries four torpedo
tubes. She was 502 feet long on the
water line, rs feet beam and has a
maximum draft of 261z feet.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02
All Returned. Saws Berlin.

Berlin.-The city and southwestern
district of London were bombarded by
German airships, an official statement
issued by the War Office says. Bat
teries at Harwich and Folkstone also
were attacked, says the statement.
which adds that everywhere very
good effects were observed"
The statement reads:
"All the airships, both going and re-
turning, were heavily but unsuccess-
fully shelled by numerous guarding
forces. During their attack they were
fired on by anti-aircraft batteries. All
have returned"
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02
SWIMMING RECORD LOWERED.

Girl Crosses Golden Gate In 81 Minutes
35 as Seconds.
San Francisco.-Miss' Babe" Wright,
a San Francisco girl, swan across the
Golden Gate in 81 minutes 35 As Sec
onds, setting an official Pacific Athletic
Association record for women for the
event. The best previous record was
by Miss Nell Schmidt, of Alameda, who
made it in 44.11.1 several years ago.
This race was the first across the
Golden Gate for women ever sane
toned by the association
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02

London. - Almost simultaneously
with the news that ROumania had de-
clared war on Austria-Hungary and
that Berlin had followed with decla-
cation of war on Roumania came an
official statement from Vienna that the
first clash between troops of Rou-
mania and the Central Powers occur
red in southeastern and eastern from
tier mountain passes of Hungary. The
Roumanian attacks are described as
"treacherous. Roumanian prisoners
were taken.
Advance guards came into contact
at Rothenthurm Pass, Is miles south
of Hermannstadt, Transylvania, and in
the passes south of Kronstadt (Brasso),
the statement adds.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02
FAY ESCAPES PRISON.

German Army Officer Was Convicted
OF conspiring To Destroy Vessels.
Atlanta.-Robert Fay, said to have
been a former German army officer,
convicted Of conspiracy against the
United States in connection with
munitions plots in New York, escaped
from the Federal prison here with VIII.
liam Knobloch, another prisoner.