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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
Three Steamers Destroyed.

London. Dec. s.-Lloyd's shipping
agency announces that the Belgian
steamer Keller and the Norwegian
steamer Meteor have bss;; reported
sunk and their crews landed.
The Belgian steamer Keller, of 1850
tons gross, was last reported as leaving
Newcastle, N. b.. on Nov. II. for
Queenstown. The Belgian steamer
Keller is not listed In available records.
The Meteor of 4.211 tons gross. was
last reported leaving Fhiiadeiphia OH
Nov. "a. for London.
The Anchor line steamship Caledonia,
Of 9.223 tons gross, Is believed to have
been sunk. says an announcement made
today at Lloyd's shipping agency.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
s Nineteen Norwegian Ships Sunk.

London, Dec. S.--A Reuter- dispatch
from Christiania says it is announced
by the Norwegian ministry of COM
merce that in November, nineteen Nor
wegian vessels with total tonnage Of
32.993 were lost
The sinking Of the Greek steamship
Ipiros. 1854 tons gross. by German
submar' ne. is reported in Reuter- dis
patch from Las Palmas, Canary Ia
lands.
Reuters correspondent at Stavanger.
Norway, says the Norwegian steamship
Stettin. 412 tons gross, has been sunk
by a German submarine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
T.i"qraphie Nsws'
submarine Question Again Acute.
Roumanians Trying to Reach Refuge.
French Bat<leship Lost With All on
Board.
High Wages Prevents Army Enlist
ments.
Quarter Million Fire in Cedar Rapids.
Closing Testimony in Jones Case.
PAGES TWO, THREE AND FOUR.
Iowa News:
Suffragists Plan Food Boycotts.
Coal May Go Still Higher.
School Heads Meet.
Iowa School Survey Scored.
Risk Rating Bureau Inspected.
Farm News and Notes.
PAGE FIVE.
General News:
Germany to Extend U-Boat Warfare.
Miscellaneous Mat rs.
PAe.so Z.
What Some 2 Agents Did.
Make tbr,S%
A Goos. nder Good Law.
A OK Advisory Board and tha
anu lOWd cpliloH.
Pan 5 SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN
ELEVEN.
City News:
over $4,000 Raised For Hospital.
More Than Half Of Amount Sub.
scribed.
Boys of City to Give Dinner For Poor
Ford Candidate League Presidency.
Shrners Visit City
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and Generai:
Wheat Again Hit by Selling Rush.
Corn Gives Way With Wheat.
s Cattle Steady. --.vE-
Slump in Hog Prices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
ACCEPTS LONDON pAsToRATE.
Or. Joseph Fort Newton, Of Cedar
4: Rapids, Again Changes Mind.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 9.-Dr. Joseph
Fort Newton Of this city, today an
nounced that he hap decided to acceps
the call Of the City Temple, London, to
become pastor Of that church.
DR., Newton spent last summer In
England but or his return from Eng
land announced that he did not care to
leave the United States. Late this fall
Dr. Newton received a second offer
and decided to reconsider.
Dr. Newton came to Cedar Rapids
IN 1908. The City Temple, London, OF
which DR.. Newton will become pastor.
is, the largest nonconformist church in
the British empire, but DR.. Newton's
compeA sation, It is said, will be less in
London than 1t was here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
WILSON AMONG SPEAKERS.

Presidsnt on Program at Conferences
on Social Insurance.
Washington. Dec. S.President Will
son will be a speaker tonight before
the conference on social insurance in
session here. Secretary Redfield will
preside and other scheduled speakers
are Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation Of Labor. and
George Pope, president Of the National
Association Of 53ss3fianufactarers. IS s II II The
conference today discussed old age
and, mothers pensions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
CHURCH RULES LIFTED.

Roman Catholics Exempted From c ls-
tomary Abstinence Today.
y y, New York Dec Sowing to the
fact that today is holy day of obliga-
ton, the feast Of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Roman Catholics thruout the
world are exempted from observing the
rules OF the church requiring abstinapce
from meat on Friday. Up to about Ave
years ago holy days falling on Fridays
carried NO exemptions, but the reigning
pope. at that time Plus x, issued q
decree authorizing the use Of meats on
Fridays. which fell on holy days. The
present pope has not changed the
ruling. sysy ,s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
Democratic Financial statement.

Washington. Dec. THE final re-
port OF the democratic COMMITTEES on
it's expenditures and receipts shows
total receipts OF $1,s03,34s, and total
disbursements Of sI6S4,580. In addi-
tion there are: Ascertained liabilities,
seI005; claims subject to audit. $685.
470, and loans to be repaid. $4,000.
The report was submitted by Treas
urer Wilbur w. Marsh, The largest
contributor was Cleveland II. Dodge.
president Wilson contributed k2.500
OF. the contributions 4so,175 were In
sums less than 800. AZ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
con,tantine AGAIN lII.

Paris, Dec. s.-The health of King
Constantine is again causing anxiety,
according to news from German
sources, says a Zurich dispatch to the
-Matin. The old wound in the kings
side continues to suppurate, the dis
patch says, and has kept constantly
open. The kings condition is said to
be yery weak
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
INFLUX or AsIATlcs.
caminstti, In Annual Report, Warns
or Menace From the Orient.

\ washington, Dec. 8. Warning
against a threatened migration Of the
populations Of western Asia to the
United States Is contained In the an
nual report Of Commissioner General
Anthony Caminetti, Of the immigration
service. The war and conditions i'm
mediately after it's close Will stay the
stream for time, but steps to head It
Off must be taken before transportation
interests begin to Gun the field for their
business, the report declares.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
COAL SPECULATORS
FACE PROSECUTION
Federal investigation of High Living
Cost Reaches stage Whsrs Officials
I Consider Form Of Prosecution =
House Postpones Legislation.

washineton. Dec. s.-Federal investi-
4, 49,, -. I. ,;,,,,o +oao y
90 ''oa - .As 4 ~ 3. ss
reached stage Wnere ofIlciais turi'eu
their attention to the form which
prosecution. if undertaken. should as
s
p'
Tne subject dnder immeolate conslo-
GRAFTON was said to be the method OF
proceeding against coal speculators
whose activities are believed to have
contributed largely to the recent ad-
vance. 4,
United States Attorney Anderson, in
charge Of the investigation. called on
the president today. The president i,
continuing his study ef preliminary re-
fporfs vith-a view To- later forming rec
eornmS SaiA4ttons III ScunxresS This situa-
tion Wa discussed today at the meet
linz. of the col binet i y3 ~ s.
sMf.s Knder1BoA continuing his con
ference with department heads, has es-
tablished headquarters here and called
into conference Oliver Pasen, indict-
ment expert OF the department Of JUS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
s.v Women Failed to Vote.

n WashingtOn, Dec. 8.-The Ma
5tloral Association Opposed to Wo-
mans Suffrage held a business ses-
sion today. Reports were presented
from suffrage states tending to show
that only a small proportion Of women
went to the polls IN the recent general
election and that In few cases dio they
,hare poticeable effect on political
conditions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
M.d;.on sou.r. Garden Sold.

New York. Dec. Madison Square
Garden. New York's famous amuse-
me1,t amphItheater, was purchased to-
day Tor $4,000, 600 In foreclosure sale
by the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, which was the only bidder. !'!s e
company was the plaintif. in the fore
closure proceedings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
NEWS OF THE DAY
T.-R. BULLETIN


Sun rises Dec. . at 7:1a: Nsets at 1888
Iowa---Eair tonight, with colder In
east and central and warmer In north
western portion; Saturday and Sunday
fair with rising temperature.
Range OF temperature at MarshalI-
town. Thursday. 81 and "a; Wednes-
day, 81 and 20; Dec I. 1915, SO and a2.
AT Z this morning. "a; yesterday. 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
Disprevss Talk 81 German Weakness

spisprovss Talk Of German Weakness.
Berlin, Dec. s. The socialist news
paper vorwaerts In ah editorial on the
capture OF Bucharest expresses the
view that the chief Significance of the
v.ctpry Hes, inItiie disproOf it furnishes
of the entente assertions that Chancel-
slor von Hbthmann Hollweg's expressed
WiiiinsIis5s peace is q let ted
zbv Germany.s weakness. The news
4 per argues that the present moment
IA n ~ suited for further efforts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
conore..man rribbIe Dead.

Washington, Dec. S.--Representative
ss,ss.,,e. j. Tsihhle. democrat. of Athens.
Ga. died here early today as the result
OF q. stroke of apoplexy, suffered threa
days ago. He, was serving mis- tiIiTl
term In congress ~ 81 4 Z Il, ~ 4.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
,pes Moines Merchant Suicide.

Des Moines, Dee. 8.--James NJ. Mar
Gus. So, proprietor of a furniture store
here shot himself thru the head early
today, dying instantly. His body was
found in back room OF his store. Do
nestle troubles, according to the police,
caused the suicide.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
BanfieId Destroys Italian Airshi,

Berlin, Dec. S.-The bringing down
CT an Italian aeroplane by Lieutenant
Banfeld, the noted Austrian aviator. in
an engagement over the Carso plateau,
on Dec. 3. lis announced in an Austro-
Hungarian admiralty statement re-
ceived today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08

fer peace as the Teutonic conquests of
Germany make further entente talk
about Germany's weakness ridiculous.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
Would Afford Strong De
fensive Line Easily Suscep-
tible to Reinf0rcements.
IFUTONIC ARMIES
TAKE 5000 PRISONERS
Rstrsatins Forcss Not Expected to
Make Stand uAtil Buzsu ls Reached
\ line Sought Virtually Closes Meek
sof provines of Meldavia and Easily
Accessible to Russian Troops-eul-
aars Fail to Check Serb Advance.

The rounding up Of Roumania is
being continued by the Teutonic
i forces The latest statement by
the German war office announces
the capture Of 5000 additional pri-
soners.
Seemingly the Roumanians and
6ueh Russian troops as were aiding
them are still on the retreat north
east and military commentators for
the most part do not expect a stand
to be made by the Roumanians be-
fore the line OF the Buzeu river is
reached.
This line virtually closes the
neck o. the province Of Moldavia,
running eastward from the Hun
garian frontier to Galata, on the
lower Danube, near the Bessarabian
border. It is regarded as q strong
defensive line and one easily sus-
j ceptible to reinforcements from
Russian sources.
On the Franco-Belgian front the
only operation OF note has been In
the verdun region where, yester-
day, the Germans claimed the cap-
ture OF the summit Of hill S04. To-
day Paris announces that the Ger
mans have been driven from q
section OF the trenches on the east
ern slope Of hill No. 3o4, which they
had occupied"
Il. In Macedonia the Bulgsriaps are
violently oontestins the efforts Of
the Serbians to make further ad-
vance east Of Monastir.
The French navy has lost q
hattleship. the 12,750-ton Suffren.
which lef port on Nov. a for
L,Orient, . French naval station In
BRITTANY, and has not since been
heard frhm. She is considered by
tlie French admiralty to have been
slnSt with all ION board. Her. usual
comraenneut Nas TAO men. 4-y ~ &.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
PROHIBITION BILL DEsAvED.

Senate Considers Measure to Prohibit
Sale of Liquor in National Capital.
Washington, Dec. 8. Prohibition
Legislation was forced into a point OF
vantage today when the senate, on
motion OF Senator Sheppard. OF Texas,
began consideration OF the bill to pre-
vent the manufacture and sale Of
LIQUOR in the national capital
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
Battle Raqinq h carpa thians.

/Petrograd. Dec. S.--The Russians
have taken the offensive in the wooded
Carpathian district and a battle is in
progress there, the war Office an
nounces today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08

Berlin, by Wireless to SAXx1ue, UeE.
4. -R0umanian troops retreating from
the .Pfedeal- and Altschanz passes were
cut on sby Teutonic forces and most Of
them have been captured. In western
RoumAnia the pursuit is continued by
Austro -Slerman troops.
Attacks made by Russian troops yes
terday in the, LudOya region. in the
Carpathians. and in the TTotus valley.
on the northern Roumanian front, were
repnlsed with heavy losses, the war Of
/ fee announces.
Russians made an attack yesterday
on the northern part of the Russo Ca
lieian line. but failed to gain ground, it
Is, officially announced.
An attack was made by French
troops yesterday on the verdun front
I in an effort to recapture trenches
taken by the Germans on hill 304. The
failure Of this attack Is announced to-.
day in the official communication from
army headquarters.
serbians Rspulss reutonie Attacks.
dIiS, LEN, 6s--A4SdVy u6AtlAS 10 IA
progress on the Macedonian front.
Three successive counter attacks on
the Serbians have been made by Ger
man and Bulgarian troops in the re-
gion Of the Stravina. but all were rec
pulsed.
Germans Would Justify Deportation.
Berlin, via London. Dec. S.-The Ger
man government issued statement.
( : tod & - - in explanation and justification:
sof the transfer Of Belgian laborers. to
u Germany. It says the measure Is by ne
means a hardship for the laborers.@
Giving chiefly to the British embargo
against Belgium's overseas trade,
which before the war supported large
! part OF the industrial population, large
number OF Belgian workers are Idle,
8 the statement says. and conditions are
growing worse.
Many families have become objects
Of public charity. This state of things
/ IS not due, as asserted in Belgium, to
German requisition Of raw material,
II n explained, for these requisitions
1 gocurred ~ q rule only where factories
sWere3unable to continue operations.
OF 1900, 900 employees engaged in,
Belgian industries before the war. sos. -
900 Including, $4,000 women. are now
wholly without work and 10000, in
cluding 5000 wsmen, are partly With
out work, making total Of $4,000
X persons dependent on public aid. In
1 additi0n to these there are $4,000
wives and $4,000 children Of men
without work, so that i,o60,000 persons,
n or ni1e NTH Of the total Belgian popu-
latiop, require assistance.
More than 800, 600, 600 francs already
i have been spent in supporting these
persons and 20.0O0,000 francs monthly
VII sbe required hence forth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
HAWAII SHOWS DIG GAVIN.
increase os 45 "a In Population !
Past Six Years.

washington, Dec. S.-lHawaH has
Lnow population Of 27s.633. an in
crease Of 45,714 over 1910, according to
estimates given today in the, annual re !
Iport OF Governor Pinkham. The great
est increase was among the Japanese,
who added 1926 to their number.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
GEERS REALIZES
LIES AMBITION
Veteran Dirt Track Pilot Drives Ma
pOIeOn Direct in First Heat in
1884 at Columbus.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 17.-Free-for-
all pacing of the Columbus grand cir
cult meeting yesterday produced the
fastest racing time of the year. In the
first heat Napoleon Direct won in
1894 with Peter Stevens, the second
horse, doing his mile in 200 fat 1t
was the first time in a driving career
of As years that Edward Geers ever
rode mile in better than two minutes.
In the next heat the pace was slow
er through the first half, and Napol-
con Direct was four lengths back at
the far turn. He closed with rush
and finished a head in front of Single
G. Separate timing caught Napoleon
Direct the last half in 0:5612.
In a time trial Directum l. became
the worlds champion PAGER for one
and one-sixteenth miles. The old rec
ord was 2:14A made in 1904 by Ceery
Lass. Off to a slow start, Directum I.
did the distance in 2:09A. The last
mile was paced in 2:00A.
Miss Harris NJ, the champion A.
year-old pacing mare, failed in an eff
fort to lower her mark of 2:0114. She
was tired when the final quarter was
started and finished the mile in 2:O2
Napoleon Direct was one of three
winning faVorites. In the 2:09 pace.
second choice, Beth Clark, won tn =
first two heats. Thereafter Baby
Bertha, highest in public favor, was
in command and took the next three
heats. The Emo. as expected, won the
Ell trot in straight heats. In the first
one he was but a head in front of Nc
Closkey and cut his record to 206A
in keeping clear of the field the sec
ond mile.
Earl Don, Valentines first winner of
the meeting, captured all three heats
of the DevereuX stake, for which Bris-
&C of the Murphy stable was favored
Earl Don equaled his record, 2:06A
in the first heat and was not so hard
pressed in either of the next two.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
DOUBLE BARRELED
DEFEAT TORTOISE
Boston Celebrates Flag Raising Be-
fore Home Crowd of $4,000, Then
Licks SOx in Two Games.

Boston, Aug. 17.-Twenty-fve thous-
and people saw Boston raise the 1915
worlds championship pennant yester-
day. What followed the ceremony
made it look as if there will be a new
flag there next year again, as the
Red Sox took a mortgage on the flu
ture by defeating the White Sox in
two games. One was a daylight game,
which wound up in the 10th inning
when Fred McMullin made a wild
throw to first. The second, which went
five and a half innings, was a shady
affair, the contest starting shortly be-
fore shutdown and winding up when it
was too dark to distinguish the play
erS. Scores:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
NEW YORK YANKEES
RECALL 13 PLAYERS

New York, Aug 1.-THE New York
American league club last night an
nounced that the following players,
who had been let out on optional
agreements, had been recalled:
From Baltimore, Pitcher Triple and
Outfielder HartZeH; from Columbus,
Pitchers Biologist and Vance; from
Newark. Infielder Cable and Pitcher
Enwright; from Richmond. Pitchers
Ross and Heating and Outfielder Hen
dirk; from Salt Lake, Pitcher Piercy;
from Toledo, Catcher Sweeney; from
Toronto, Pitchers Markie and Brady.
Pitcher Enwright of Newark is the
only one of these players who VIII re-
port To stha=clnb this yeaE-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
TO PLAY FINALS IN
NET DOUBLES TODAY

Lake Forest III, Aug. 1.-THE
hnals in the national preliminary ten
mis- doubles to decide the team which
Is 10 do battle with the national cham
pions, William NJ Johnston and Clar-
ence J. Griffin of San Francisco, in the
annual championship tournament at
New York, Aug. IS. is expected this
afternoon to prove the greatest draw
ing card Of the present tennis meet at
Onwentsia club
The contestants Will be the eastern
team of George NJ Church and VIII
liam f. Davis and the Pacific cnast
team or Maurice E Mclaughlin and
Ward Dawson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
CUBS BREAK. LOSING
STREAK; BEAT REDS

Cincinnati, Aug. 17.-Claudfus Slip
perry Elm Hendrix assumed charge of
the pilot-house in the final game with
the Reds here yesterday afternoon and
steered the Bruins ship safely out of
the reefs of defeat upon which they
previously had pounded eight success
stve times. The score was 5 TO 0,
which is indicative of the manner in
which Hendrix performed.
The victory yesterday gave the Cubs
the unique distinction OF having won
the first and last games on the road
trip But three others were annexed
by the Tlnx- Score:
Chicago --.-.--0 00O1 1905 l
Cincinnati 80 0 o o 10000 3
Batteries - Hendrix and Elliott;
Schulz, KnetYer and Wingo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
FAST EVENTS MARK
BURLINGTON RACES

Burlington, Iowa, Aug 17.-Fast
racing marked the second day of the
Great Western race meet here Ben
Earl, although pressed hard by Lillian
T. in the ZIP pace, was victorious in
straight heats, making the first in
2:06l4
Four heats were necessary to decide
the 2:11 trot, second in importance 60
the 2:12 pace, but nearly as fast Miss
Densmore won two heats and the larc-
est share of the money and III the sec
ond heat broke the track record here
as we'll as the Iowa mark on a half
mile track. trotting the heat in 2:O91t
DIR. Buckley won two heats OF the 2:19
trot and the other went to Graham
Bellini. Two good running races were
staged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
GRAHAM DEFEATS
QUINCY IN WELL
PLAYED CONTEST
Speed Boys Gather Seven Hits, Buto.
Keeps Them Well Scattered and
Nary a Run Results.
BUNCH sAFETIEs OPP HEHy
Glass Is Wild, But Davenport Is Ina.
BILE ID Hit in Pinches and Loses
Boomers Take Game in Ninth
BY HECK.

1t was considerable game OF han
that the Moline Plow Boys got ont ~
their systems yesterday afternoon and
it was with deal of satisfaction tba.
the audience saw the home gang pen.
per the pill at times when a little ner-
per was needed. No less gratifying n
those faithful bugs was TO see IA
Oscar Graham pull his famous for
stuff on the dazzling Gems. Oscar had
his underhand, cFoss-fire and other do.
ceivers breaking in fine shape and a.
ter the fifth inning nothing that looked
like a hit came off the bats OF the
Quincy athletes. Up to the sixth thew
got seven blows, but two of them were
quasi The old boy was steady all the
way and he allowed only one base on
balls in the nine innings. He was IN
one tight place. That was in the fourth
round, when his foes punched two hits
After Red Lynch had spoiled one hit BY
a sensational one-hand catch of Stutz's
fly, Trainer singled, and so did Foley
But Oscar struck out Turner and Kuhn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
PLAYER INJURIES
ANkLE;BUT WINS
X. Norris Williams Takes Hard Fought
Match From San Francisco Champ
at Eastern Meet.

Newport, r. l.. Aug. II. - Roland
Roberts. champion tennis player of
San Francisco, nearly wrested victory
from the national champion of two
years ago, Richard Norris Williams IL,
on the Cacino courts yesterday. 1t
was the first big thrill that the invita-
ton tournament had produced and
knowledge that a supreme contest was
in progress drew a big gallery. Will
liams won only after five sets, the
score being Sc, 6-1, IS, As, IS,
because he had the greater endurance.
In the ninth game Williams fell fiat
on the court in attempting to stop one
of Roberts passing strokes and
sprained his ankle, but the injury did
not prevent his closing out the set and
match in the next three games.
Eight players now remain in the
singles. In the upper half of the draw
there are Waston M. Washburn. Will
liam NJ Johnston, Harold Throckmor-
ton and Nathaniel ". Niles. The lower
half consists of l. Kumagae, Douglas
Waters, Clarence ]. Griffin and Rich
ard Norris Williams II. Harold
Throckmorton defeated H. Mikami of
Japan by the score of 6-1. GO, Sc,
6-3.
The second of the oriental pair, 1.
Kumagae. met with better success. He
tested skill against Harry c. Johnson
of Boston and won in straight sets. 1t
was a contest of net play against base
line and the Japanese forced his way
through despite his acknowledged
weakness in meeting a sharp game at
the barrier.
coTrrfeSi with the only run for the