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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19
'F|NAL MATCHES ON
I'm M.G.A. TOURNEY
Games at South Side Park
Today for Champion
,. ship. Ia

r rheff final matches in the local z. NJ.
] q. A. tennis tournament are on this
AFTERNOON at South Side Park and NIL
Eler and Raymond are %contesting for
| the singles championship while helnt'
! zalman and Miller against Clark anu
/ He'll win fight for the honors In oou'
! bles. ,.,, -
ta.30andmore spectators than any day
heretoforefwere present in the gallery.
/ The remarkably good exhibition OF
/ tennis yesterday in the two semi'lihal
matches IN which the teams mat play
/ today won, Is thought to be RESPONSE.
| BILE for the large crowd That turned
+, out .this; afternoon.
The weather yesterday afternoon
was almost ideal for the games ana
| some portions of the matches we're OF
+ the most brilliant brand OF tennis ina
! mas eyerSb been seen on local courts.
The scores yesterday In the semi
( final doubles were as follows:
! Heintzelman and Miller defeated
Rock and Riggs, 8-6, "a.
Clark and Bell defeated F. Raymond
! and i. Raymond, 6.S. "a.
| This last match was rather a sur
prise to many OF the local tennis fol
fioWerssw who had picked Frank and Paul
| Raymond as the strongest of the dou-
,bles teams.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19
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IS Mlf[B alhaNay "a

ARTHUR WILSON, CHICAGO CUBS.
THE long distance from the home
plate to the backstop In Pittsburgh
used to be a terrible strain or Larry
Mclean. in the hot weather. Every
time a wild pitch or passed ball got by
him Larry would cuss outthe man who
laid out the Pirate plant.
"one night Barney Dreyfuss was
seated on the veranoa Of the hotel
where the Giants were stopping. Lar
ry had chased eight balls that after.
noon. He approached Dreyfuss and
tapped him on the shoulder.
Barney" he said. you've got a
great ball park but it's lacking in one
detail. You should have taxicab ser
vice at the home plate for catchers to
help them chase wild pitches and
passed balls!'"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19
WILLIAMS, JOHNSTON AND Nc
LoUeHLIN ARE PICKED TO
BATTLE FOR TITLE.
10y HAROLD JOHNSON,

W eSbilNSStNt
Can the Comet comeback?
Tennis deyotees are p%ondering ..is
question on the eve Of the all.comers'
championship at Forest Hills, N. ",
starting August 2S.
With William M. Johnston. present
title-holder, and two former champs
Maurice E. Mclaughlin ald Richard
Norris Williams, in fine physical trim
students Of the courts game are stump.
ed in their efforts to predict the 1916
national master Of play.
Wherever the net game thrtyes
the impression prevails that a
three.cornered battle royal Is Ger.
tain to follow in the big tourney
which will bring together all the
leading racquet weilders In the
United States. Maybe the aggres
sive Karl Behr or the sensational
George Church may core through
other enthusiasts argue.
In graphing the dope on McLough.
lin the wiseacres are stymied by a
clossal If. The Comet, IF IN SHAPE,
they contend, will give both Johnston
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19
SUNDAY GAME AT BAXTER.

The Annabelle baseball team Will
travel down the river tomo.rowt to
play the Baxter team on the Baxter
grounds. Both Of these teams have
good fast players, the Annabelle boys
having obtained Scharadin, the former
coach of the Fairnont High school,
to play with them at Baxter tomorrow
afternoon. The game is called for
three o'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19

DICK DuootPH. BOSTON BRAVES.
81 was thinking the other day when
Bob Emslie "a rendered a reception
in Brooklyn in recognition OF his hay.
ing served rs years Is umpire. what
wonderful eyesight he must possess.
Emslie sure is a wonder but I don't
think he has much on George Jones.
Jr., gentleman OF color, who checks
hats in the big dining room OF a hotel
at Saratoga, New York.
Sometimes George will have 200
hats in the racks at once. All straw
hats look more or less alike yet George
never has booted one in handing out
the headgear to its owner. HsGcalls
them right SO often that he ought TO
make an ideal umpire"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19
Grafton B. & 0. Plays
M. M. Com. Today

The strong Grafton Baltimore and
Ohio team will be here this afternoon
to play the Fairmont, Mining Machine
Company. The Mining Machine boys
have been practicing diligently to be
In shape for the game as they realize
the Grafton boys have a good, strong
team that Is hard to defeat.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19
SPORT NOTES

Those Detroit conveyances at ss45
would be a handy thing around the
house II BABY wasn't forever putting
them, into his mouth.
Speaking Of strikes reminds us that
the best kind are those you make on a
bowling alley.
It's getting so nowadays when a
gent is spoken Of In six figures o
can't tell whether 1t refers to his
bank-roll or his last score at golf,
Ping Bodie threatens to return to
the major leagues. II Ping comes back
bean ball users will have to waste n
occasionally.
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Monongah, were calling on friends
here Thursday evening. y


here Thursday evening. =
Lewis McIntire went to Clarksburg
on Wednesday for a visit with his
daughter. Mrs. DR.. George L. Howe1l.
Monard Glover and Jimmie Davis
were In town on Thursday calling on
their Democratic friends.
Misses Ruby and Gladys Martin, OF
Oakland, Md, arrived here on Friday
morning for a visit with relatives and
friends.
Surveyors will begin work on Mon.
day morning in laying off the w. E.
Shaver farm in town lots. AS but lit
tie building ground remains in the
town tL:re should be but little diIfi.
Guilty In disposing Of the lots in this
new addition since the location Is con.
%venient.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19

this season has been up to his
standard Of 1915.
Williams, champion of 1914, who
learned his tennis in England, ia one
player without a weak stroke. No one
can approach his back court attack
and his service goes over with a siz.
cling display Of pep. His second ball
Is always as speedy as his first.
However, Williams with all his play.
ing skill Is cratic, a weakness that
makes his supporters hesitate about
picking him as the next title holder.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19

Today's Schedule.
sChicagosa at New YSrk.
s st. Louis at Washington.
& Detroit at Philadelphia.
Will Cleveland at Boston.
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IAN ERIcAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdav's Results,

+ New York 4, Cleveland 8 (thirteen
innings); Chic go II, Boston 6; st.
Louis Philadelphia 3 eleven in.
Iings); Washington 2, Detroit /.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19
Baseball in Nutshell
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
XesterdaY,s Results.

I Broollyn,6, Pittsburgh 0; New York
kS, ChicasoJ1; Chicago 5, New York s;
I ST. Louis a, Boston 2 (ten innings);
| Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 0.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19

and Williams a tough battle. This
anxiety about the Californian's condi-
ton dates back to last year in the H.
nails for the national title when young
Johnston outlasted tn, c dueror Of
Wilding who finished the match on
sheer pluck.
Mclaughlin simply burned himself
up the previous year in defense Of the
Davis cup.
Johnston stands a great chance
OF pulling through with another
victory. This slim, boyish looking
Californian has a wonderful as.
sortment of strokes, particularly
a forearm drive and half volley,
knows how to play his opponent
and never is flustered. His game
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19

will have to order their golf botled
and expressed from home.
Speaking OF names there's Rowdy
Eiliott's. After looking him over the
Cubs dubbed him Bunny. He Is al.
most as ferocious as a rabbit.
We can't imagine why Stuffy Nc.
lnnis should fe dissatisfied with his
job. He has a swell chance to get
into another worlds series II he sticks
around 10 years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19

Several Of Il best southern states
will go dry in November. Which re-
minds us a lot of northern tourists
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19
CLUBS
LSTANDTNl

Today's Schedule.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh t2).
NewGYork at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Boston at st. Louis.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-15
Entire Austrian Force Bur-
led in the Wreckage,
Says Official Report.
AIRCRAFT'S BOMBS
KILL TWO IN PADUA
Increased Artillery Activity Pre-.
walls Along the Entire
Fighting Front.

Rome, July 14.-Reviewing the fght-
ing on the Austrian front the Italian
War Office said to-day:
an the Camerica Valley there was
increased activity OF the enemy's ar
tillery against our positions in the
Tonale and on the Adamello. In the
region Of the Adige Valley our artillery
obtained hits on the enemy's batteries
on the slopes Of Biasena and also on
columns of troops and transport on
the march. A counter attack OF the
enemy on Monte Maio was beaten of.
"On the Settle Comuni plateau heavy
fighting continues. In the Tofana re-
gion the enemy's positions on Castei-
letto summit, east Of the Col del bois
peak, commanded the road OF the Doio-
mites. On the night Of July IL we ex-
ploded a powerful mine. which Bile"
them up entirely and gave US possession
Of them. The entire Austrian force
which occupied the summit was buried
in the wreckage. On the following
night the enemy attempted to regain
his lost position, which we fortined
strongly in the meantime, but the az
tack broke down completely and the
enemy lost heavily.
"On the remainder Of the front TO
the sea the artillery was active.
Last night hostile aircraft dropped
bombs on Padua. The damage was
slight. Two persons were killed and a
few were wounded"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-15
Red Fire Marks British
NightGainS Along S0mme
E1,r.s from Cantured German Trenches Signal Victory
to Headquarters Far in Rear-Never
Hush in Big Guns Roar
ines were to be seen going into posi-

,,nes were to be seen going into posi-.
tion. a..
AZ the moment the assault started II
seemed there was no interval IN the
thunder as the guns moved their cur
tain of bursting shells forward In 'front.'
of the first wave of advancing infantry
IN the direction of Longuevsl a Dig
fire was seen. 1t was the village or .
storehouse burning. Then signal
rocket marked the position gained IN
the attack. Commanders in the rear
answered with other signals, wniie
what had been the German stronghoIds
half an hour or an hour before were
burning red patches. spread with the
sharks of Roman candles to show those
in the rear how much had been won.
AT dawn the first British aeroplane
came humming from its aerodrome tow
ard the German lines, and the sausage
observation balloons rose together INTO
tho air From where the guns were
flashing rose the white slashes OF the
Old German trenches. The ribbons
were roads and the dark masses De-
came Mametz and other famous woods
now denuded Of limbs by the shell hre'
View Through the Smoke.
While the smoke barrages from the
british lines were carried by favorable
w;rds and the bursting shells maze
other points Of the line indistinct, the
ridge of Longueval, where the british
bnrTowed forward against commanding
nositions and a stubborn, cunning and
brsve foe. was seen distinctly 70 De
in their possession.
More lines of troops were moving
through the German shell hre to the
sunnort of those which had gained the
summit and were looking downhiil 20
where the German guns were hidden.
Rehind them all was the organization
which had plotted the action OF the
army. and back Of it battalions await
ing orders. -...; s.;e
an his horse after a sleepless night di-
rectlnp the columns of caissons. hurry
ing up ammunition to the greedy guns
called out: ~.
"Mind your wheel horse! Now all TO-
pether. like taught you to do; j.,
The wheels, with their padded ana
noiselcss axles, went up the emoank-
ment with every rider urging MS
straining mount.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-15
Poincare Says Allies Rely
on Resources, Not PO-
sition of Trenches.
FRANCE DEMANDS
LOST PROVINCES
Will Also Insist on Guarantees
Against Future Attacks on
independence.

Paris. July 14.-"The Central En-
pires can be under no illusion as to the
possibility of reducing the Allies to a
confession OF defeat" said President
Poincare in an address to-day, and oil
winning from their WEAKNESS peace
which for Prussian militarism would
be only a stratagem for hiding prepara-
tions for fresh aggression.
"They know well that the seas are
closed to them, that they have lost
their colonies; and they know equally
we'll that the Allies rely less on the
geographical positions OF their
trenches than on the condition Of their
troops and their reserves, their ca,
pacity for resistance and offensive. ana
the moral temperament OF their peoples
and their armies.
ave are fghtinp not for honor
alone, but for honor and life: To be
or not to be-that is the painful prob
lem imposed on the conscience OF the
great European nations.
1--WE are seeking entire restitution
Of our invaded provinces and those
seized forty-six years ago, Tor repara'
ton for the violation Of rights at the
expense of France and her allies, and
for the guarantees necessary for de-
fnitive safeguard of our national inde-
pendence."
President Poincafe's address was de-
livered in connection with the celebra-
tion Of the French national holiday
The President bestowed decorations on
the families Of soldiers who have
fallen at the front. He said the holi'
day this year was the occasion of an
expression OF the nations gratitude to
it's sons who had died TO save 1t. Turn
ing toward the families OF the dead
soldiers, he said:
"To you ladies, especially | address
the deep and respectful thanks Of the
country. You have shown what fire
of moral exaltation burns within you
You have proved once again that you
are the sure guardians OF our tradl
tions and the inspirers OF our great
national virtues"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-15
Germans Hold Lines
Near Fort SOuville

London. July 14.--East OF the Meuse
the lighting for possession OF the Ner-
dun defences is continuing. French at
tacks near Fort Souville and the Lau-
fee works were repulsed, according 10
the official statement issued IN beriln
to-day. A French aviator shelled Null
helm, on the Rhine, in reprisal for the
German bombardment of Luneville.
Tn. French statement says:
"North Of the Aisne. in the region
south Of Nille-au-Bois and on the Nau-
clere plateau. two attempts by the Ger,
mans 10 make attacks were arrested
promptly by the fire Of our machine
guns. NJ.
(Verdun 'front.' the artillery. hghting
was very active in the Souvllle sector.
Patrol engagements occurred IN Che-
nois Wood.
ain reprisal for the bombardment by
the enemy Of the open town of Lune.
Vile on the night of June "a. one OF
Our aviators. flying at an altitude OF
about l.500 feet, dropped several shells
of large calibre on the town of MuI-
helm. on the right bank of the River
Rhine"
The German communication reads:
"East of the Meuse, French attempts
at reconouest failed. Near the fortress
of Souville our curtain of fire impeded
the attack. Near the Laufee works the
attack was fatty repulsed.
HOn the rest of the front numerous
enemy patrols or stronger reconnoi'
tring attachments were repulsed. Ger
man patrols brought in prisoners from
Oulches. Beaune and from a point west
of Markirch."
New-York tribune., 1916-07-15
PATIENT CHANGES HIS
NAME BETWEEN SWOONS
First Says He Is Marquis-Then
Denies and Recants.

An unconscious man in natty green
checked suit was picked up yesterday
afternoon at 233d Street and River.
dale Avenue and taken 70 Fordhsm
Hospital as victim OF the heat.
There he said he was the Marquis De
Lare and added that two men who had
taken him for an automobile ride had
robbed him and thrown him out. II
was found he was suffering from
strangulation and a possible fracture
Of the skull.
After q period of unconsciousneU
he came TO long enough to declare he
was no marquis nor was his name Dc
Lare. Then he swooned. An hour
later he had recovered sufficiently to
write his name and address. He wrote:
Marquis de Lare, Hotel Knicker-
booker" At the hotel L was said no
one of that name was staying there.
The physicians say their mysterious
patient will be about again in few
days.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-15
British War Office Tells
How Gains Were Made
Yesterday.
BELGIANS IN HEAVY
ARTILLERY BATTLE
Berlin Government Makes No
Admission of Loss of
Positions.

London, Jniy 1.-THE official
statement of the British Var once
tonight said:
at is now possible to give further
details of the action begun at day
break this morning. Having driven
the enemy back, step by step, to his
second system Of defence, the period
from July IL TO July II was mainly
spent by our troops in bombardins
formidable enemy positions and In
making other necessary preparations
for further advance.
"This morning, after an intense
bombardment, the assault was launch
ed at 1925 a. m. The enemy wa
driven from his trenches on the whole
front of attack and many prisoners
fell into our hands.
"Fierce fighting continued all day,
as result of which we have steadily
increased our gains and are now IN
possession of the enemy's second posi-
tion from Bezentin-lePetit to Tongue
val. both villages inclusive, and the
whole of the Trones Wood.
an the Trones Wood We released
a party OF the Royal West Kent reg
ment who, separated from our own
troops in the recent fighting, and sur
rounded by Germans, had held out II
the northern end of the wood for for
ty-eight hours.
1.-TWO determined counter-attscks on
our new positions were completely
crushed by our fire. Later in tha
day, after a fierce counter attack. the
Germans succeeded in recapturing the
village of Bazentin-le-P but were
at once driven out again by our in
fantry. The whole village is once
more in our hands.
An earlier statement reads
This morning at dawn we attacked
the enemy's second system of defences.
Our troops have broken into hostile,
positions on front of four miles and
have captured several strongly defend
ed localities. Heavy fighting continues.
Paris, July 1L.-To-nights French
statement follows:
The day passed relatively calmly on
the whole French front.
Paris, July N.-The Belgian state
ment is as foIlOWS;
Artillery duels continue at different
points on the front. particularly in the
region of Steenstraete. At this point
the struggle reached a point of the
greatest intensity during the after
noon.
Berlin, Julg 14.-The tert Of TO-
days official statement foltows:
On both sides OF the Somme new and
violent combsts are in progress. The
British early in the morning attacked
in the sector of Mametz Wood and
Longueval. and they made -opeated ef-
forts in Trones Woods, where yester-
day evening the British already were
sensibly hit by the rapid advance OF
our reserves.
After the first attempts of the enemy
had been beaten back, the British en-
gagged in few attacks.
The French, after numerous failures
in the last few days, met with another
setback yesterday, when they attacked
without success in the vicinity OF Bar
leux and to the west of Estrees
Neither the French nor their black
friends gained one yard of terrain.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-15
Way Cleared for Several
Days Discussion on
Building Plans.
NORRIS EXPECTED
TO LEAD OPPOSITION
Weeks Condemns Additional
Yards at Tremendous Ex.
pense for All Time.

Washington. July 1.-The sensn
today disposed Of all the less I'm.
portant sections Of the Naval bill and
cleared the way for debate tomorrow
on the enormously increased building
programme recommended By the Naval
Committee.
Several days Of discussion are q.
pected on the building section, which
provides for eight capital ships in 1917
instead OF the five authorized BY n.
House, and contemplstes completion
Of the navy general boards fve-year
programme within the next three
years.
So tina. the building debate might
begin as soon as the Senate meets 10.
morrow, the committee amendment
tmbodying it was read before adjourn
ment tonight. Senator Norris, who is
expected TO lead the fight against it
was on his feet ready TO begin his o..
tack when leaders reached an agree
me.t TO postpone discussion.
Virtually all the committee amend.
r,erts considered to-day were adopted
without objection. One OF them re-
stores a provision, stricken out through
an error in the committee, for the ex-
pcnditure of Sl,000,000 in equipping the
Philadelphia navy yard Tor the con-
struction Of capital ships.
Another instructs the Secretaries OF
War and Navy to recommend plans for
improving harbors and connecting
channels generally along the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts and the Gulf OF
Mexico.
The equipment Of five additional
navy yards for the construction OF
capital ships will saddle a tremendous
maintenance expense on the Treasury
for the remainder of the life Of the
Republic, Senator Weeks Of Massaehu-
setts charged in the Senate to.dsy In
attacking an Appropriation OF @o,ooo,-
900 for this purpose.
within Ave minutes" said Senator
Weeks, "the Senate has voted authority
to the Secretary of the Navy 70 COM
msndeer private plants in the event
of an emergency. Now il will vote, IL
it passes this amendment, TO put prl-
vate shipbuilding yards out Of bust
ness. so that there will be no plants
for the Secretary to commander.
"We have now two navy yards where
we can build capital ships-New York
and Mare Island. To equip five more
for that work will be q waste OF the
governments money. We will be in
a position Of spending rs per cent as
much on the maintenance Of navy yards
as We do for the navy itself"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-15
ORPET CASE GOES
TO JURY TO-DAY
Effort to Close Last Night Baked
by Judge.

waukegan, H., July IA request
Of David II. Joslyn that he be allowed
to continue his argument FOR one
hour and finish the case OF the state
against william H. Orpet, accused OF
poisoning Marion Lambert, was not
granted this evening. Judge Donnelly
said he had not been well for several
days and would adjourn at > o'clock
which he did.
Attorney Joslyn followed James H.
fence. who finished his presentation
for the University Of Wisconsin stu
dent shortly after the beginning Of the
afternoon session. Mr.. Joslyn re-
viewed the evidence from the stand
point of the prosecution. contending
that the preponderance thereof shovel
the student had given poison to the
high school girl.
1t is expected the case will be given
to the jury by noon tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-15
ST. SWITHIN PLAYS
FORECASTER TODAY
Eight Frustrated by Heat Yester'
dav-One Man Takes Poison.

To-day is 81. Swithins Day. The
saint was probably well known IN ms
own generation. The only thing most
people remember about him now Is
that il II rains on his day, IL Will con-
tinue TO do so for forty days.
The weather man has not committed
himself for that long in advance. ne
is merely willing to say that IL Will
be cloudy to-day.
Yesterday brought a greatly lowered
temperature, and no deaths from heat
against ten on Thursday. Eight per-
sons were prostrated yesterday, two
were drowned while cooling on ana
one man was so affected by the wsa-
ther that he took poison.
Robert Dunn, Of 529 Newark ave
nue.. Jersey City, walked into the OAK
land Avenue police station and IN,
formed the desk sergeant that he had
taken a large dose Of mercury in tablet
form. The police sent him TO the City
Hospital. Physicians there said ne
would probably recover: They beiieVeo
the heat responsible for his act: =,
Andrew Guilicuno. eleven. Of IL
Seventh Street, Long Island City, was
drowned at Sixth Street and the East
River. Thomas Rankin, ten. OF los
West l02d Street, was drowned IN the
North River at the foot OF west
Ninety-eighth Street.