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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13

New York, July Officials of the
Arena A. C.. held dong conference
with Battling Kunz. lightweight
champion of the state land his newly
appointed manager, jock Dempsey in
this city yesterday afternoon IN an
effort to match him with Chic Brown,
the local lightweight, in a bout planned
for the latter part of this month or
early in August. The parties failed to
come to an agreement, however, in
asmuch as Kunz demanded more
money for his services than the club
felt inclined to offer.
The ARENA A. C., it is understood,
has already offered to give SO per
cent of the gross receipts to Brown
and Kuntz but the latter, as cham
pion, demands IS per cent, which
would leave but Is per cent. for Brown
who is recognized as the greater
drawing card of the two. The Arena
officials finally set 80 per cent. as the
best they could offer Kunz with the
understanding that the bout would. be
one of 20 rounds to a referees de-
cision.
Kunz, however, absolutely refused
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
YANKS MAY GET
SHAKE up TO Enc
PRESENT SLUMP

Chicago, July H. Pants Row
lands. White Sex were just about to
give up the pennant ghost when Wild
Bill Donovan's Yankees visited Co
misiey Park yesterday afternoon and
stiffened their backbones. New York
very obligingly dropped both ends of
a doublE -header to thh wavering,
paIe-hosed crew, the double-barreleds
gift elevating the Windy City. boys
once more well above the world
champion Red Sox, who suffered
shut out at the hands of the Tigers.
Chicago won the first game in the
tenth inning by to 1, and by grace
Of an eight-inning rally that Melted
four counts, took the second by
score of 5 to 3.
1t is expected that something re-
sembling the Black Tom explosion
will hit the yoddhng Yankees when
the owners arrive for a conferences.
with the widest manager in the big.
show The Yankees have gone from
bad to worse with such perseverance,
and consistency that a blind man
shouldebe able to discover a niger
in the wood pile.
/ No club IN the game has been bet
ter treated than the New York
Americans, and none has shown so
little appreciation of the fact. "A
general housekeeping would not
astonish those who have the ear c4
the throne.
IA year ago. with the regulars Of
the team all in the hospitals, the
Yankee pitchers allowed fewer earn
ed runs than any corps in the john
son circuit. For weeks this year
thew kent I'D last seasons pace,
while, the cast behind couldn't hit
the size of a boys collars OF late.
the club has begun to show some
signs Of batting life. But now the
pitchers have gone bad.
George Moeridge pitched psetty
good ball in the first game, but he
was up against Eddie Cicotte. who
can make the Yankees play dead no
matter how he may be feeling. Mog-
ridge carried Cfcotte into overtime
and lost out in the tenth when
scratch hit got away from Pipp.
But there was no excuse for Bob
Shawkey in the second game The
Yankees tore into Jim Scott and
knocked him out of the box In the
first inning, scoring three runs. Dam
forth then came in and the Yankees
knocked of work for the day It
seems that any one who can throw
with the left hand has New Yorx's
number these days. But meanwhile
Shawkey, who had been travelling
the winning path, finally decided to
get careless in the eighth Before he
knew it he was out of the game.
Nick Cullop failed to stem the tide
Allan Russell was called upon too.
late.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
Cutting the Corners
held to triple by faster fielding.

The scrappy Worcester club will
come to Newf1eld park tomorrow af-
ternoon to clash with Bridgeport.
The last time Worcester was here
Gus Gardella and Manager Mckinley
started a yd1ng riot. Only one game
will be played tomorrow. instead OF
two as originally announced. Wor-
cester will also be here Sunday. Gin
gras is likely to pitch tomorrow.
Hank Bracket, the fleet Bridge
port left fielder, made a play in the
fourth that saved the day for the
Americans. burning was on second
to left Bracket made perfect
throw home and burning was just
nipped at the plate.
Harry Lord. the former Red Sox
ing good ball for Portland at third
He got a triple and a pass yesterday.
Hank Gewdy, the Braves catcher
who quit the club to join the Ohio
National Guard, has been made a
sergeant. He will be an orderly on
the staff of Gen. Speaks so he will
have plenty Of time to read the box
scores.
Fred Ostergren, the old Holy Cross
baseball and football star. is making
the trip with the Portland ball club.
Ostergren played with Lawrence last
summer but says he is through with
professional ball. He is High school
teacher and expects to join the fac
ulty of a school in this state where
he will coach the boys in athletics
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
CUBS CHARGED PHILIES
WITH SIGNAL TIPPING

There is an. interesting little argu-
Inent going on behind the scenes in
the National League. Some time ago
Manager Mitchell of the Cubs is said
to have told a story concerning the
Phillies. According to this story the
latter team when on it's home grounds,
is employing signal tipping methods.
Some quote Mitchell as saying that
Chief Bender, behind partition in
centre field. has been spotting the
catcher's signals with the aid of a
field glass and has been tipping off
the Philadelphia batsmen by moving
letter or number in the fence A
great many people regard the yarn
as just loose talk but there are others
who want the matter investigated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
PANIC BREAKS UP
LEONARD VS.. BURNS
BOUT IN ARvERNE

New York, July 13-Benny Leon
ard and frankie Burns did not face
each other in the ring at the Arverne'
s. G. at Far Rockaway last night.
Shortly before the bout and dur
in a wrestling match between Young
Mondy and Charley West there was
a wild stampede among the specta-
tors caused by a racket made by
hundreds of boys who were perched
on the roof to peek through the sky
light.
The boys began to scatter when
they were caught in a thunder storm
and the noise they made in esca ping
from the roof caused some one
among the spectators to cry -tFirev'
No one seemed to know where the
noise was coming from, but in an in
slant there was a mad stampede for
the exits.
The crowd seemed to be on it's feet
at once and rushed in every direction,
smashing chairs, railing and every
thing that impeded their way
Some beat on the windows to break
way to the outside. Women were
trampled on and several tainted
Many rushed for the centre of the
building to seek safety at the middle
Of the ring. Several calmer than the
rest, yelled FOR order and after a time
order was restored.
Section 'B'' in the building was so
badly rushed that the flooring gave
way and sank six or seven inches. To
make matters worse, water had pour
ed through two broken drainage
pipes and in a few minutes the place
was a sea of water
The poIice thereuDou or5oro5 +1,a
owner to clear the building At this
time the semi-windup was on. WILL
lam MatthewsoH, secretary of the
Boxing Commission, said that the
bout was licensed to go on and the
fighters appeared, but the police
again appeared on the stand and
cleared the building
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13

with the rules a we'll contested game
of Gaelic football Is very interesting.
The action is both fast and open and
one play follows another rapidly. The
course OF the ball can he followed at
AL times and 1t is seldom even mo-
montarfly hidden from view. The
ball is in motion all the time, gener-
ally being advanced up and down the
field in a series Of rapid runs, kicks
and passes which hold the attention
of those on the side lines throughout
the play. The contest will be played
under the latest revised rules Of the
schedule for the remainder of the
season.,
sarshefd vsGaelfcs, Bridget. Gaelics.
SECOND SERIES.
July a.
Hartford VS.. Sarsf1eld, N. Hav. Sars.
Emmets VS.. Caches, Brfdgpt. Gaeaics
July %.
Emmets vsMitchell, ~. Hav. Gaelics
Gae1ics vs. Hartford. Hartfd. Hartf' d
Aug. s.
Sarsdfeld VS.. Ehmmets OBJ B'p't. Ents
Hartford VS.. Mitchells, N. H. Mitch
Aug. II.
mitchell VS.. Caches, Bridgpit. GeeIcs
Sarsfield VS.. Emmets CNID NH. Sars
Aug. 49,
Hartford VS.. Ednmets cB) Bp't. Dnts
Mitchell VS.. Sarsfield, NJ Has. Sars
Aug. g.
Hartford VS.. Esmmets M.H) H't'fd
Gaelics VS.. Sa,rsfeld, N. Hav. Sars
Sept. g.
N. H. Emmets VS.. Caches, B'p't. Goe
B'p't. Emn1ets VS.. Mitihell, N. H. Nit
Sept. II.
Ernmets VS.. Emmets, Bip't Emmets
LEAGUE STANDING.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13

! The Newark Bears have shown
time and again that they deserve the
high place they hold in the Interna-
tional league. The Orioles are right
on their heels, however, and there
may be some Interesting doings be-
tween the two clubs. And don't for
get Toronto. Despite the fact that
this team is lower down the ladder,
there are those who predict an elev-
enth hour revival that will make the
others tremble in their boots
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
Local Gaelic Players
To Tackle Sarsfield
Team Here on Sunday

AT Seaside park next Sunday the
Gaelic football fans will have the
opportunity Of seeing the Sarsfeld
club of New Haven clash with the
Bridgeport Gaelics A good contest
is expected on account of the Caches
being the league leaders and the New
Haven boys close contenders.
To a spectator who is acquainted
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
Lafayettes Win Firas
In Playground Leagne

its Baseball league today with a rotlss 3
ing victory for the Lafayette ball
tossers who played West End play
ground. When the final man was re-
tired in the ninth inning the score to-
tailed 1913. The features of the gam6w
was the pitching of Snyder and there
all around playing OF Ricio. McCuep
and Slade of the winning team. sgas
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
BRIDGEPORT


zone out when winning run was
scored.
*Krichell batted for Lennon In
the fifth.
Portland ....2 OF o o 0 0 o O o-s
Bridgeport 20 o o 0 2 o o L o IL
Two base hits, burning, Bracket,
Egan, Deininger. Three base hit,
Lord. Home run, Brewer. Stolen
bases, Sweat, Deininger, Lear Sac
riflce f1its, Martin, Piest. Sacrifice flies,
Brewer. Burns, DeiniRger. Double
plays, Sweat to Tamnn to Brewer;
Priest to Martin to Grimes. Left on
bases. Portland S; Bridgeport 9, First
base on errors, Bridgeport 4. Bases
on balls, off burning. 8; Off House Il:
of Lennon 2. Hits and earned runs
off House. hits 6, runs in innings
,(none out In third; off Lennon, hits
8, raIns 1 in 3 innings; off Sherman,
hits 2, runs 0 In 5 innings. Struck
out, by burning 4 by Lennon /; by
Sherman l.. Wild pitch Lennon. UNI
pire. Connolly. Time. 2 hours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13

Bubscrip tions to Russia's liberty
loan reached o. total of 2,e02, 900, 900
Fubles, about s1.33s,s8S,200.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13

In spite, Of the gift Of Free Trousers every
Suit or Overeoat is cut and shaped and needles
worked just painstakingly to measure WITH
every last refining touch that years of hon
est intelligence have built into our Custom
Tailoring standards. Man alive! Unless you
are customer here you have no idea how
your acquaintances are hockdng to Tailoring.
how they are turning from readymade to the
real good 1ookngness that marks the man
whose clothes are beconningly, correctly and
conscientiously tailored TO order Hundreds.
prudent and farsighted, are ordering fall suits,
winter overcoats and even next year clothes
and getting Extra So Trousers Free.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13

FLORAL BOUQUETS
AND DESIGNS.
JOHN RECK s. SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13

rarnnsr wasans AIS. ono o.a4 !. ss--'s.s
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COAL DEALERS MUST
AID ADMINISTRATION
Refusal to Do SO Will Cut
Off Their Supplies.

Washington. Dec. S.--coal dealers
who refuse to operate with the fuel
administration in Its efforts To obtain
proper distribution of fuel win be
put out of business. This was made
clear tonight in ii telegram by the Fuel
Administrator Garfield giving the text
II IA sharp telegram addressed tn IA
Philadelphia firm accused of declining
Ia aid the administration. The tele-
grs IN said.
administration is advised you re-
fuse to GO operate with federal fuel ad-
.ninistratiDn. II this il the case, ad-
ministration will take steps tc hive
all coal shipped To you diverted to 9th
er dealers. who IRE willing 10 cn-epes-
ate with this administration In rclioy-
ing the whole situation II is not n
time when dealers can fl,n their own
business as they see fit and cooper
alton must he given IL efforts Of this
administration are to be successful
Unless advices that You are willing to
CO. operate Is given by 1 o'clock this
afternoon we will arrange To have all
your coal now in transit diverted to
other dealers in your city"
The firm replied that the charges
made against II were false and that =
was ready to cooperate fully.
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WISCONSIN OFFICIAL
UP FOR DISLOYALTY
Called Red Cross and Y. M.
C. A. CRATER Bunch.

Madison, Wis, Dec. S.-The federal
grand jury tonight indicted Assistant
Secretary of State Lewis b. Nagler on
a charge Of uttering disloyal state
ments.
It is alleged that Nagler asserted be-
fore witnesses that "he was through
contributing to private CRAFTS" and
"that he did not believe in the Red
Cross or the Y. NJ. c. A." that "they
are nothing but bunch of grafters.'
Nagler was indicted under a section
OF the espionage law which calls for
a penalty Of $4,000 fine or 20 years
Imprisonment or both.
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Strike Tie-Up in Arkansas
Town Is Rendered Complete

Fort Smith, Ark. Dec. S.-Street
lights in Fort Smith were cut off at
3 o'clock tonight, a half hour after the
last street car had returned to the
barns and at that hour it was stated
all organized labor had joined the gem
eral strike in support OF the striking
telephone girls, except only the bar
bers and retail clerks. who were not
scheduled to enter the strike until 10
p. m.
1t was announced that w. u. Mahon,
international president of the street
car men. had telegraphed the local
union not to go on strike
Local newspapers printed their Sum
day morning editions before 5 p. m. to-
day at which time the printers We're
called out.
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Plains and Eastern States -.
Are in Grip Of Cold Wave

Washington. Dec. 8.-One OF the se-
verest storms of the year was passing
down the st. Lawrence river tonight.
the weather bureau announced. caus-
ing widespread snow in the north and
rain in the SOUTH
Snow will continue tomorrow In
northern New England and along the
lower lakes. the forecast said. In
other sections the weather will be fair,
but with temperatures 10 to 20 de-
grees below tonight's readings. The
cold wave was to extend into Florida
with temperatures near the freezing
point in the southern end of that state
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States Organize to Push
Saving Stamps Campaign,

Chicago, Dec. 8.-Dircctors OF eight
states meeting here today outlined
plans for the war saving stamps and
certificates campaign.
Plans were made for speaking cam
paiens and patriotic rallies and spe-
cial efforts will be made to interest
school children In the purchase OF
stamps.
The active campaign will start In
Illinois Monday. julius Nolan OF Chi :
cagO will be the principal speaker In
Illinois and will be accompanied by a
naval band.
The states represented at the meet
ing today were Montana. North Da
kota, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Iowa
Illinois. Indiana and Michigan.
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ALL ABOARD LOST
when TUG SINKS
Eugene +. Moran Swampetl
by Terrific Gale Off New
Jersey Coast.

Atlantic CITY. N. j.. DEG, s.
Swamped by mountainous seas. driven
by one of the worst northeast gales
this section Of the coast has expert
enced in many years. the tug Eugene
+. Moran foundered three miles Off the
upper beach late today and sank with
all hands on board. The captain and
ten men were lost. Members OF the
crews Of the tugs tow. who were res
cned after thrilling battle with the
heavy seas by coast guard crews. were
unable to identify any of the victims.
The tug was bringing two barges
from New York to Philadelphia. when
she foundered. At the risk of life the
captain OF the tug cut the two big
hawsers holding his tow probably pre-
venting a heavier toll of life After
being cut loose the barges were swep,
toward the shore. one of them piiinr
upon the beach and the other jammlnp
into shoal 500 yards from shore.
Rescue Two From Barge.
The coast guard crews, after bat
| Ting for two hours with the high seas
which several times threatened tC
swamp their small craft. succeeded IN
| reaching the second barge and rcscu
ing George Carlson and John Nelson
both of New York.
Carlson said the two bargcs wcr,
only about 200 feet from the tug when
1t went down.
Had II not been for the heroism OF
the captain who cut the tow free with
b, a
fered a like fate"
Five bodies were washed ashore late
tonight
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Vienna Official
Reports Success.

Vienna, Dec. S.-Austro. Hun
ga,ian general headquarters today
issued the following statement:
1.-THE troops Of Field Mars,sl
Conrad Won Hoetzendorff have won
further successes in their attacks.
After hand to hand engagements
lasting several icurs Austrian rifle
regiments broke the ener,y's re
sistance on Monte Siserlo.
With the fall Of this butwark,
which had been stGbbornty defend
ed for weeks, the Italians lost more
than 10000 prisoners and large
quantities Of war material Of every
description. The total number Of
prisoners captured since Tuesday
east Of Asiago has increased to u.s.
600; ths booty ard guns also have
increased.
Eastern theater.--t1ost i,tiss
nave been suspended"
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YAQUIS TORTURE AND
THEN SHOOT VICTIMS
American, Chinese and Hun
Captives Murdered.

Nogales Ariz.. Dec. 8.--Five Ameri-
cans, one German and three Chinese
were tortured and then shot to death
by the Yaqui Indians, who raided Es-
peranza. 10 miles south of Guaymaa.
Snrora. Thursday. according to re-
port brought here tonight by an Amer
ican mining man. Forty Germans
working on a plantation south OF Els
peranza were unaccOunted for.
Tie Yaquis came upon the Ameri-
cans, who were living In colony near
Esperanza, according to the report
took them prisoners and tortured then
for hours before shooting them.
: yaqui upris,nss have been reported
to General Gales. military governor O
Sonora, from several parts o. the state
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America Prepares
-t<1Selll NfOne..sAid.

Washington. Dec. S.-One hundred
surgeons and physicians. more than
$50 nurses and number of social
workers, are being mobilized by the
American Red Cross in the stricken
ready have arrived and the remainder
are en- route on special trains, inciud-
ing one which left Providence, r. L.,
today.
Supplies are being rushed from New
York, Boston and Maine. Besides the
great quantities of wearing apparel
and bedding already sent. material for
repairing houses. such as boarding,
glass, putty, ETC.. already are on the
way. with more to follow.
Send Repair Supplies.
Governor Milliken of Maine today
sent three carloads of repair material,
including roofing paper and boarding.
Additional materials Of this kind will
be sent from Maine tomorrow and a
steamer also will leave Boston with
considerable quantity of glass
and putty and 25 skilled glaciers.
the contribution of the public safety
committee of Massachusetts,. The
vessel also will carry 10000 blankets.
The water route was chosen as being
probably quicker than rail.
The mayors committee Of New York
has furnished large quantities of sup
plies. as has the British war relief
there. Cleveland gave $4,000 for the
purchase of shoes and stockings for
the destitute.
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Slayer of Son Gets Term
of Five Years in Prison

Fergus Falls. Minn., Dec. S.-Henry
Palzer. who shot and killed his son,
Al Palzer, heavyweight pugilist. at the
family residence here several weeks
ago. was today sentenced to five years
Imprisonment. The shooting occurred
when Al Palzer attempted to inter-
vene in a quarrel between his father
and mother. Palzer's attorney urged
leniency on the ground that Palzer
had been drinking heavily and using
drugs and was not mentally responsi-
BILE.
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1eutonic Forces Press
Hard Against Italians;
10000 Prisoners Taken
Silence
Not a Shot on Russian
Front, Black to Baltic.

Petrograd, Friday. Dec. To
day for the first time since the
war began, not a single shot was
fired on the Russian front from
the Black sea to the Baltic. The
cessation Of hostilities officially
began at noon when the ten day
armist;cs signed last Wednesday
became effective.
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Was to Be Married.

San Francisco. Dec. s.Lientenant
Commander David Worth Ragley, who
was In charge Of the American de-
stroyer Jacob Jones. and reported to
be missing after the warshin had been
torpedoed. was engaged to marry Miss
Marie Louise Harrington Colusa, Cal.
1t became known today.
Miss Harrington and Commander
Ragiey were to marry last summer.
but he was ordered to sen just prior 10
the date set for the ceremony.
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Mediation Board Refuses
to NEEDLE in Meat Strike

Seattle, Dec. 8.-The federal media
of Labor william B. Wilson. today
refused to intercede in the strike of
the packing house employees and re-
tail meat cutters. who are handing
the closed shop. Union representa-
tives who called on the commission
were advised to urge the strikers to
return to work.
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LOCAL OBSERVATIONS,

The scheduled cold wave for east Of
the divide arrived on time. the tenn
pera ture going well down below the
zero mark. This side the top of the
continent comparatively mild readings
were recorded the coldest for Mis-
soula being Is above. Yesterday wit
messed the same cloudy skies and last
night n little more snow fell.
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Max Eastman's Mouthpiece
Passes Out of Existence

New York, Dec. S.-The Masses. a
monthly magazine OF Socialist ten
deneies, the August issue of which
was barred by the government from
the mails. suspended with the publi-
cation of the November number it was
announced today.
Max Eastman. editor in chief. and
five others are under federal grand
jury indictment. charged with conspi-
racy under the espionage act.
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stro-German Objective Is
Plains South Of Asiago.
." Plateau.
ROMANS FIGHT BACK
WITH MARKED VALOR
Rumors Of Important Devel-
0pments Within Russia
Are Growing.
-

--- Il = - -
London, Dec. 8.,-Thc mum Der OF
Italians captured BY the Germans
and Austrians in their new often.
s:ve now exceeds 10000, according
to an official Austrian announce.
nent. Strong points east Of Asia.
90 have b.en stormed, tho state.
ment says.
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Author of "Hello Bill"
Is Dead in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Dec. s.--Ezra W. tBilly)
Goddard. editor Of the jolly Elk. OFF,
cial organ of the Elks in Minnesota
and author Of the Elk greeting. "Hello
Bill" died at his home here today from
an attack OF heart trouble. He came
to Minneapolis IS years ago.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09
u. S. Declaration of War
on Austria Stirs Rome

Rome. Dec. s.-The city was astir to-
day over the announcement today OF
Americas declaration of war against
Austria Hungary. The newspapers is
sued special editions featuring the ac-
tion of the American congress and
pictures of President Wilson were
everywhere displayed. There was uni
versal enthusiasm with a considerable
measure of joyous relief.