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The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27
AUsTRIANs WITHDRAWING.

BERLIN July 27It officially announced today that the in northeastern Gacia withdrawing before vastly superior Russians The pressure maintained y the Savs reported and too heavy for the forces of Austrians in that vicinity to withstand.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27
GERMAN SUBMARINES ACTIVE.

LONDON, July 27.-German submarines yesterday de- soyed four Norwegian lumber chooners in the North sea- In every case the of the vessel was saved.
 According reports received here the vessels were stop pd by the submarines and the forced to take to small boats after which the schooners sunk by shell fire
The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27
BRITISH LOSSES HEAVY.

LONDON, July 27-The official casualty lists issued by the war department today show HOO officers killed, 28OO wounded and 500 missing since the present great of ensve along began To july the total casualties of officers the began 10000 officers killed 1000 wounded and 2, 400 missing.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27
RUSSIANS REPORT MANY PRISONERS

PETROGRAD July 27-The Russian army is still pursu- ing the retreang Turks in the Caucasus On Tuesday is ported the captured 5000 Teuons five guns and twenty two machine guns on the Volhynia front
The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27
WILL
 NOT SAIL FOR
 ANOTHER WEEK

BALTIMORE, July 27.-Although the German submarine has her clearance papers and is ready to sa Consul Ludez today announced that she will not get away for week.
 No explanation is offered for the unexpected delay but believed she awaiting the arrival of the submarine Bremen from Germany before starting her retur nvoyage.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27
GERMANS MAKE AIRsHIP RAID.

BERLIN July 27-German naval alrships Tuesday night bombared Russian and British submare base Marie ham, damage inflicted has been learned but returning avator report several hits by the bomb 0f which it is asserted started the ammunition depot
The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27

Many a matrimonial failure Is due to the mistaken idea that two can live as cheaply as one.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27
BRITISH MAKE DENIAL.

WASHINGTON July 27.-In communication to the state today the British denied that British yesterday had entered the Virginia reported by the battleship Louisiana.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27

Few men can stand prosperity, if it comes in lump.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27

old papers for sale at the Times office.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27
U. s. SHIPS WATCHING ALLIES

NORFOLK July 2-The U S. cruiser North Carolina and torpedo boat destoyes today patrong outside the the allies cruisers awaiting the appearance of the Deutschland.
 proposed that the hostile warshps shall not be allowed the Deutschland until after she has passed the three mile limit when the interest of the United States will cease
The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27

BEAUFORT, N. O., July 27-Two warships belonglng to allies patrong off the coast here and supposed that they after the German submarines Deutschland and Bremen
The Cordova daily times., 1916-07-27

Today's news in the Times today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18

every play attempted by the suhstt-
tutes.
Watch Captain Young.
Captain Cy Young, whose punting
has been one OF the big features of
the Generals battles this season, is
in fine form and he is expected 10 DO
his best booting of the year against
the Pennsyivan4ans. Tackles john
son and Ignico, whose iine-plunging
was almost directly responsible for
the eight touchdowns registered by
the Lexingtonians against Bucknell
last Saturday afternoon. are also In
good condition. while Grille, the best
piunging back on the team, who has
been out of the lineup because of
injuries sustained. will be seen In the
game against the Red and Black ag-
gregation. Turner Bethel. the former
John Marshall High School lad. who
has been playing spectacular game
on end for the Lexington eleven. is
still suffering with charley horse
but he will doubtless get back into
harness
Coach Elcock has given his boys
several lectures recently on going Into
the anne over confident. for ii was
largely due to this that the Generals
suffered q defeat at the hands of the
Army eleven at West Point early In
in hts power to guard against the
players acquiring too much conf
dence.
With two exceptions, the Washing
ton and jefferson team is In great
shape for the encounter this after
noon. All OF the linemen will be seen
in their regular places and all OF
them are said te he about as At as
the proven bial fiddle, The Washing
ton and Jefferson hackf3eld, however,
Is not in TIE best of shape. The two
regular halfhacks will not be in the
lineup, while Gurley and Crawford
will take their places. However. these
two men have been in almost every
game played this season and they Are
reported to be Just about as good as
the regular men. Stohbs. the spec
tacular quarterback. and McCreight,
the stellar fullback who is considered
one Of the best line plungers in the
country. will be In their regular places
behind the line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
PRINCETON IS FAVORITE
OVER SONS OF OLD ELI

once has 1t been held in check.
Against such teams as Colgate and
Washington and Jefferson the Blue
scored with a vim. Brown stopped
the procession. But there Is quite a
possibility that. tired with the con-
tinued strains OF successive trying
contests, the team was Off It's stride.
II either Of the two elevens spring
a favorable surprise in tomorrow's
game. Yale Is the more likely to do 30.
The Tigers have been consistent In
their play all along. and nothinRgfhat
they have uncovered would Indicate
that Coach Rush had tho possibilities
for q development of something extra
In this. the last game Of tho season.
Reports sent tonight from the two
camps Indicate that both squads feel
that much Is to be desired In the
matter of physical condition Yale
feels the loss Of at least three men
who were counted strongly on out
lining the Blues prospects starting
the season in Sheldon. Bingham and
Gait. Sheldon has been out for some
time, but the others have been inca
pacitated only recently. Princeton
likewise complains OF the loss Of mora
than one good dependable man. II
Is quito certain that Dave Tibbott will
not start the game and II used at all,
will 90 In only to try for q goal at
a critical time. Eberstadt. whose
work In putting up Interference 10 al
good and. possibly better than any
other man on the squad, 10 iust re-
covering from injuries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
BY INNS BROWN.

New York. Nov. l7.-Primed and
set for their forty-second gridiron
clash, the Princeton Tigers are enjoy
ing a slight edge over the Yale Bull
Dogs In the preference OF the public
tonight. Those who express opinions
as to the probable outcome In terms
of wagering are willing to lay 10
against on the Jersey Jungaleers.
However, football form Is a tickle
proposition. and you need run no fur
Their away from tho matter at hand
than take a glance at the Yale Prince
ton game Of last season. when the
Bull Dog entered the fray begging for
support on the long end Of to /
quotations. only to win by score Of
IL tot.
This much looks certain. The IT.
gers have a thoroughly established
and often tested defense that means
trouble for any who tackle 1t. Also
the Tigers are well equipped In the
kicking end of the game. provided
Tibbott proves available for pinch
kicking. briggs can do the punting
in highly efficient manner.
But the Tigers have failed to show
any strong effective rushing ability.
Very fair at end running and tncklinR
smashes. they have In all. to date.
failed to exhibit any real drive into
the lead. Their passing has been fair
but nothing exceptional.
Yale. on the other hand. has dis
played quite Z varied offence and only
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
HARVARD TEAM READY
FOR BROWN CONTtT

Cambridge. Mass. Nov. t7.-Ten ~
the eleven Brown players who played
In the 81 to victory over Yale last
Saturday, will face the Harvard SUBJ
stitute eleven In the stadium tomor@
row The one absentee is Jemaii, i
veteran halfback, who has been res
placed by Conroy. out OF play sino4s
the Rutgers game. The only changss
in Harvard's lineup as 1t has praO.S
ticed this week Is that Lowell has r6.s
placed Hartley at left tackle. S
Brown has an opportunity to clinch
the championship of the East tomor-3
row and in the event of a victory. On
effort Will probably be made to book
a game with Pittsburg IL the lattet
college desires to challenge Brownso
right to the title.
Coach Reggie Bown doesn't believe
that Brown will bother the HarvaF64
subs, He says the Bruins have N
ordinary eleven. He finds fault with
both their close defense and points
out the periis in their loose offenna
FUN bling. he declares, Is their prtn.g
cipal weakness.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
CAROLINA Hopes TO
SURPRISE VIRGINIA
Tarheefs VIII Hold Practice Sessions
BEHIND Closed Gates Untii They
Leave Fer Richmond

Chapel Hill. Nov. 17.--work from 3
o'clock until 1t Is too dark to dis
tinguish the ball Is the program on
Emerson Field While no especial
anxiety is being entertained for the
aggregation that represents Furman
College in the game to be played here
next Saturday, the coaches, neyerthe-
less desire 10 have their charges In
more machine-like array than was
the case in the Davidson encounter
The Davidson game threw scare in
TO the entire squad and 1t Is believed
that much positive good will result
from this shake-up.
Secret practice was once more in
stituted yesterday afternoon. to last
until the Virginia game. Plays are
being daily released that are planned
TO throw a surprise into the Old Do
m!nions While nothing novel will
be cut loose against the South Caro-
linians Saturday. 1t Is still expected
that perfection of team play and of
fundamentals will be required of the
men. This will be the last chance
individuals Will have to demonstrate
their merits. and much keen rivalry
will doubtless be exhibited in this last
encounter before the big GAME
Much dependence Is being placed by
the coaches this year In the drop
kicking ability of Tandy. The big
center has been putting them over in
practice with uncanny precision. In
the only two times he has been called
upon this year to put over a drop-kick
In a regular game. he has come across
with the goods. 1t Is believed that
by Thanksgiving he will have attained
perfection sufficient to be OF ma
terial assistance In the offensive de-
partment.
Several of the men are slightly
bruised up as a result of the strenuous
fray of last week. but no one is seri-
ously injured, While hard scrimmag-
ing still holds sway, the greatest pos
sible care is being taken to avoid
serious injury to one Of the regulars.
After the Furman game absolutely no
risks with the regulars Will be taken.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
Iheaters
LYMAN Fl. HOwE'S TRAVEL
FESTIVAL PLEASES ALL

No. you can't afford to miss 1t.
lyman II. Howe's miracle OF travel In
pictures, with scores of other things
thrown in, Is back at the Academy of
Music. From the opening scene to the
close there is not a dull minute. In
struction Is so blended with entertain
ment that knowledge Is Just naturally
absorbed.
We ride the surf. travel in the land
OF the midnight sun, visit Spain, and
learn soldering at West Point all
without moving out OF our seats.
There isn't anything too god to say
about Howe. He delivers the goods.
Matinee and night performances gives
you chance to share the pleasure with
the Riddles"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18

on her last resources to win frUUs
the Spiders, when they battle on Cary
Field.
Burford Out of Game.
With the exception of Robinson at
tackle in the place of Burford tho
same lineup that started last SAT-
urday will go on the field agafnstR
Richmond. Burford was called hom4
on account Of sickness in the family
and Will not be able 10 get back for
the game. Close and Reid, who were
ccnsured by the faculty for podfs
scholarship. have been put on proba-s
ton for time and viii be allowed
to continue their relations with the
team. on condition of Improvement tHs
their work. The absence Of these staFU
from the lineup would demoralize tk1a
work Of the team beyond estimationsS
Close is one of the best punters III
the association. while Reid is tackle
far above the average ~
AS stimulus for tomorrow's game.
athletic rallies have been held each
day this week. either on the field III
the afternoon or at night in the cot
Iege chapel. The yells are characters
lied with that volume and spirit which
pervade the Indian camp prior to An
contests with the Richmond contine
gent. z~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
REASON FOR COAL
SHORTAGE EXPLAINED

Roanoke, Va. Nov. 17.-One of the
officials OF the Norfolk and Western
Railway. at the general offices here,
in announcing the lifting of the en-
barge on coal against the Illinois Cen
trail Railway. which had been placed,
he said, because the latter had CON
fiscated several hundred OF the Nor
folk and Westerns cars and sent them
to their Mines" said that the present
coal shortage IL due to three things:
F'irst-The shortage OF labor in the
mines. which hindered the supply dur
ing August and September.
Second-The shortage of car car
riers, which further decreased the
coal supply.
Third-The determination Of NUM-
lions factories and other manufac-
turers to get coal at any price.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18

With both eleven awaiting the flip of the coin everything
readiness for the big game this afternoon Broad Street
Park when Washington and Lee of Lexington Va and Wash
ngon and jefferson, of Washington Pa will stage their first
annual combat This the feature attraction of the
South the largest Saturday crowds in the history
of the popular fall pasme is expected to be hand when
hostie begin promptly at $50 O'Clock this afternoon The
gates will thrown open the public at 80 o'clock There
are still number of grandstand left while enthusiasts
will experience little trouble in procuring general admission
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
BIJOU ATTRACTION
IS WE'LL WORTH WHILE,

with two performances today, .'rhe
Little Girl God Forgot" will bid fare
wen to Richmond after having enter
tanned hundreds OF pleased visitors.
1t teaches the lesson Of optimism and
teaches 1t In a Wholesome. pleasing
fashion without blush or 4 EARRING
note to mar. 1t IL decidedly worth
while and the company presenting the
romance--the word idyl suggests IT.
self--is vastly capable
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
METHODISTs DISAPPROvE
OF INAUGURAL BALL,

st. Louis, Nov. 17.-Fearing that
tho Presidents wife will revive the
Inaugural Ball next March the Con-
ference Of Union Methodist Ministers
OF st. Louis formally resolved to ask
President Wilson not to authorize the
ball. Tho petition. Is now being pre-
pared.
The resolution asks the President
mot to reverse himself in q matter
which Christian people approve"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
Cridiron Battles
Scheduled Today

Washington and Lee VS.. Wash
ington and jefferson. at Rich
mond.
Virginia VS.. Virginia Military
Institute, Charlottesville.
Virginia Polytechnic va. Roam
oke College. Roanoke,
Richmond College VIZ. William
and Mary, Williamsburg.
Hampden-Sidncy vs. George
Washington, Washington.
Georgetown vs, A. & NJ, WASH
ington.
Vanderbilt vs.. Auburn, Birm-
inghana.
Princeton vs.. Yale. Princeton.
Harvard VS.. Brown, Cambridge.
Army vs.. Springfield, West
Point.
Navy VS.. Villa Nova, Annapolis.
Penn. State vs.. Lafayette, at
State College.
Dartmouth va West Virginia,
Hanover.
Wofford vs. Wake Forest, Wake
Forest.
Carolina VS.. FurInan, Chapel
Hill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
soldier Eleven Ready.

West Point. n. Y. Nov. 17.--An the
available varsity men will start against
Springfield tomorrow. The Y. NJ c. A,
coIleeians arrived here today at noon
and took workout this afternoon.
They looked speedy. The Cadets drilled
for an hour on signals and did some
light kicking and passing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
Indians Are Ready.


Williamsburg, Va. Nov 17.-wtlliam
and Mary concluded their program of
preparation for Richmond College with
a light workout this Afternoon. In
spired by their victory over Randolph
Macon last Saturday the Indian team
put In a strenuous week of practice
with a spirit of confidence and de-
termination that will figure largely
In tomorrow's battle on Cary Field.
At last the coaches have worked OFF
the rough edges and the Indians are
working like a well-oiled machine.
This was particularly noticeable in
their last game and for the past week
in practice. With teamwork, beef and
determination. the Indians are hop
ing to give Coach Dobson's outfit one
of the hardest games OF the season.
History of the lndian-Spider game at
Williamsburg is encouraging to local
sridiren enthusiasts. On several oc-
casions the Richmond elevens have
gone home with anything but their
hopes fulfilled and not living up to
predictions. It's foregone conclusion
that William and Mary makes cali
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18

Accompanied BY several members OF
the student body. Coach Frank Dob
son and his Richmond College Spiders
will leave Richmond this morning for
Williamsburg. where they will make
an effort to vanquiHh the William and
Mary Indians this afternoon for the
second time this season
Undaunted by their defeat last Sat
urday afternoon at the hands Of the
Hampden Sidney Tigers. the Spiders
Will go into the contest this afternoon
with blood in their eyes. 1t has been
stated this week that the Indians are
/ laying for the Richmond College
sridironsts. and the wil1iamsburgers
are prepared to put up the fight Of
their lives for the honors today. Since
their victory last Saturday in Ashland
over the Randolph Macon Yellow
Jackets, the Indians believe they have
good chance of handing the West
hampton collegians n drubbing when
they get them in their own back
yard.
1t will be remembered that the
Spiders met with little opposition at
the hands of the william sburgers In
the recent game at Broad Street Park,
piling up almost fifty points on the
are not anticipating any walkover to-
day for the Indians have been steadily
improving. The team started the sea-
son with n lot of green material on
hand. but they have been rapidly fla
mtifarlzing themselves with the fine
points of the game and are now pre-
pared to fight. Coach Dobson says
that he expects one of the hardest
combats of the season
VIII start Regular Line-Vp
The Spiders will doubtless start off
this afternoon with their regular
lineup on the field. While Wicker
Is stiil nursing a bad knee It liz be-
lleved that he has recovered suffl-
GENTLY TO get back into the fray Pitt
viii be seen in quarterback: Wicker
and Kuyk In the haifback positions
and Miller in tullback. . All of the
other men will also be seen in their
regular positions.
The Spider team has been displaying
fine form in the workouts this week,
and Coach Dobson believes that they
will be in the pink OF condition when
they go UP against the Indians this
afternoon.
In previous years the Spider Spe-
cial" has been run TO williamsburg.
but owing to the fact that special
I train was run to Farmville last Sat
urday, II will be dispensed with this
year. However. several of the Rich
mond College students will accom- :
pany the team to williamsburg Many
William and Mary graduates. who
live in Richmond. will also leave this
morning for williamsburg In order to
be present when hostlities start.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
VIRGINIA EXPECTING
TO WIN FROM CADETS
With Eleven Displaying Much Better
Form, Coach Evans Is Looking
For n Victory.
V. VI. L. is ALSO CONFIDENT
Coach Gorton Declares That With
Even Break of Luck His Proteges
Will Capture Game from Orange
and Blue.

Charlottesville, Va. Nov. 17.--Wlth
the Virginia team displaying better
form than at any previous time this
season. the Orange and Blue forces
are looking for a victory over Vir-
ginia Military Institute Saturday at
ternoon. However. they are not an
ticipating an easy time for they be-
lieve that it will be one of the warm
est battles waged on Lambeth Field
this fall
The Virginians will be In much bet
ter shape than they were when they
went up against the South Carolina
Gamecocks here. Five men were out
of the game because of injuries. while
all save one Will be found in the line
up today.
Ward, who has been playing a star
game at tackle, and who has been out
Of the lineup for two weeks because
OF an injury received. will be back
in harness. as will Jim White. Oar
win and Darlington. Wagenknight.
the regular quarterback. is still on
the injured list and Coach Evans has
definitely announced that he will not
be sent back into the lineup until
the game in Richmond with North
Carolina Thanksgiving Day. He Is a
great little quarterback and his loss
has been missed, but Coach Evans be-
lieves that he will be of more service
to the eleven in the Carolina game
than against Virginia Military Insti-
tute.
Team Displaying Ginger.
The eleven this week has been dis
playing an unusual amount of pep
aud ctnUar and thew haya
more life than at any previous time
this season. The team has been play
ing for the past three days like a
well-oiled machine. The coaching
squad was augmented this week by
the arrival of speed" Elliot. former
end on the University of Virginia
eleven. and who coached the team in
1912. He has been devoting his at
tention to the ends this week. Evans
has been looking after the line, while
Assistant Coach Nerf has been work
ing on the backheld. Elliot Is very
favorably impressed with the work OF
GOODWIN at end; and It has been
stated that he will start this after
noon against the Cadets. He tackles
hard and low and few runs have been
made around this end this week by
the scrubs.
Hard Game Expected.
The Orange and Blue eleven is not
Understanding the strength OF the
Virginia Cadets and Coach Evans de-
clares that he is looking for a hard
battle from start to finish. However.
he is anticipating victory for his
proteges.
The Cadets have been making a
great showing on the gridiron this
fall. and the way they trampled over
Clemson last Saturday thoroughly
demonstrated that, they have team
to be feared. The Cadets are said TO
have one of the speediest backfields
in number OF years
Coach Gorton, of v. NJ l.. declares
that his men are in the best of shape
for the game and that he is looking
for a victory for his charges. He says
with an even break in luck tho Lex
ingtonians will emerge triumphant
over the Charlottesville gridironists.
The probable line-ups OF the two
teams follow:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
How They Will Lineup Today

Game called at 2:30 o'clock. Officials: Fred R. Gill
lender, Pennsylvania referee Fred W. Murphy, Brown,
umpire H. G. McGrath Boston College, head inesman;
A. M Langford, Trinity field judge. Time of periods
Fifteen minutes each
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
n Are Pinned For Game Here College Leaves To Battle Indian
ELEVENS READY FOR
COMBAT HERE TODAY
IN BROAD STREET PARK

Encounter To Be Staged Here BY Washington and Lee and
Washington and Jefferson Outfits Expected To Be
Feature Attraction of the Season-Game Is Ex-
pected To Be One of Closest Played In
Richmond This Year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
RICHMOND COLLEGE
TO BATTLE INDIANS .
IN SECOND CONTEST
Spiders Will Leave Richmond This Morning Williamsburg
Where They Hope to Hand William and Mary College
Another neutrality-suspicious. Have Been Displaying
Better Form and Believe They
Will Take Game
Burford Out of Game.

Il on her last resources to win frO2s
: the Spiders, when they battle on Cary
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18

Washington and Jefferson.