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Beirut Is Scene of
Turkish Army Moves

Cairo, Egypt, jan! 1.-THE news.
paper al Hoda says a joint force of
Germans and Turks has seized the
palace of the Patriarch of the i'm
portant Maronite church in the town
of Bkerkeh, near Beirut. in Syria.
The Maronites in the Lebanon dis
trict. which is their chief seat, num-
Der some 100000. They are in COM
munion with the Roman Catholic
church. but form a distinct denomi-j
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
nation and also maintain a certain
degree Of independence Of the Tur-

nation and also maintain certain
degree of independence Of the Tur-
kish government.
According to the report, the oc-
cupying forces did great damage to
the buildings of the See and the Ger
mans moved to Berlin the priceless
library, which contained ancient
manuscripts and books of great his
toric value. The Patriarch and his
household are reported to be pris-
oners in the palace. surrounded by
German and Turkish troops.
From the same source it is learned
that a court martial in ,Aleih, Syria,
has condemned to death and executed
sentence upon the Archbishop of the
Greek Catholic Church in Acre, or
Aka, known in the New Testament
as Ptolemais. This place is often call
ed the 'key of PALESTINE since 1t
commands the maritime plain over
which all invaders from the north
are compelled to enter the country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
SALARIES OF CITY
EMPLOYEES INCREASED

Salaries of three city employees were
given substantial boosts by the COM
mon council last night.
The salary of c. Howard Dunbar.
chief sanitary inspector and clerk Of
the health board, was increased from
81 500 to s., 800 per year. Only recently
Mr. Dunbar's salary was Increased
from 81, $50 to 81 500.
\ Clarence o. Lister, clerical assistant
to the city clerk, is to receive $1,000
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
LACKAWANNA LOSES SUIT.

Washington, Jan. 16.--New York
DEGREES awarding $44,70O to the Sound
Navigation Co., against the Lackawan-
ma railroad on an East River pier sub
lease cancelled by the city were put
into effect yesterday by the Supreme
Court, which refused to review the
proceedings. The ruling, according
to city officials, will, as a precedent
interfere with municipal harbor work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16

Educators and representatives OF
parents associations were heard by
the Senate military subcommittee in
opposition to compulsory military.
training.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16

Gold coin to the amount of $320,000
was withdrawn from the subAtreasury
for shipment to Spain. az
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16

The value of Canada's nickel indus
try in 1916 is estimated at $23, 0OO, 600,
against 500, 123,34S in 1915.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-31
BAN AGAINST FIRST YEAR MEN.
Freshmen Barred From Playing on
Varsity Teams.

New York, Oct. 31.-Dr Cam, head
of the physical training department Of
New York university. yesterday an
nounced that at a special meeting of
the Faculty Athletic Board a one
year rule was passed which will pre-
vent freshmen from competing on
varsity teams. The rule goes into eff
feet on November l.
New York universitys football
squad received a jolt yesterday when
it was announced that Floyd Eean,
the star and mainstay of the team,
has an attack of the grip. Egan may
not be able to run the team on cleo
ton day, when the Violet meets Triu
ity on Ohio field.
On account of the wet and slippery
held yesterday the usual Tuesday
scrlmmage was omitted. However.
the team had plenty of work in long
signal drill, which lasted until dark
ness.
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MUD LARKS REYEL
Soddcn Track Mt Laurel Causes Small
Field of Competitors When Many
Favorites Arc Withdrawn.

Laurel. Md, Oct. 31.-Only mud
the sloppy track yesterday and in
consequence the two principal races
were so affected by scratches that
there was little competition in either.
The Marine Liberty Bond purse for
hree-year-olds, in which $500 was
added, had only four entries original
ly, and the scratches reduced it to a
two-horse race, with S. C. Hildreth's
Deckmate opposing ]. X. L. Ross
Priscilla Mullens. The latter was a
topheavy favorite and Lyke had no
difficulty in landing the long end of
the purse with her.
Westy Hogan, Top O. the Morning,
and numerous other crack sprinters
had entered for the Blue and Gray
Handicap at six furlongs, but all but
four of the fourteen named were
Withdrawn. j. E. Wideners import
ed Naturalist, which had previously
shown liking for heavy going, was
installed an odds-on favorite over the
Brighton entry, St. Isidore and Milk
man. With Keogh in the saddle, Ma
turalist showed the way from the
break and at the finish was gallop-
ing to beat Water Lady. ST. Isidore
proved the better of the Brighton
pair and took third money
The going was responsible for a re-
versal of form in the opening race for
two-year-olds. Robert l.. Gerry's Miss
Filley, which had run disappointingIy
in all her previous starts. was at
home in the soft dirt and splashe 4
to the front with two other outsid-
ers. Green Grass and Golding, fol-
lowing her.
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ARMY and navy To 4"
BATTLE IN BOWL
Blacks Eleven Against Maine
''HeaVies" to Be Big Spectacle

New Haven, Oct. 31.-Plans for an
Army-Navy game, which will be the
most military spectacle ever played
by the two branches of the nationA
military service, both in brilliancy and
as spectacle and an exhibition OF
gridiron skill, were completed here
Yesterday, when Captain Cupid"
Black, of the Newport naval station
eleven, conferred with Captain White
hill, of the Maine heavy artillery team
now stationed at Westfield, Mass.
They met with Walter Camp, gen.
eral director of all sports held by ma
val stations, and agreed to bring their
football elevens to the Yale Bowl next
Saturday for a match. The teams,
with large contingents from the two
camps, will arrive in this city about
o'clock and parade from the railroad
station to the Bowl. The Yale army
and navy units will parade with them.
The composition of the elevens as
sures the highest quality of football.
Blacks team ranks close to All-Amer-
lean playing strength. No stronger
eleven was ever gathered for an &C.
tual match.
It is believed his lineup was flled
with Director Camp AS follows: Left
end, Elwood, formerly Of Notre Dame:
left tackle, Paisley, Michigan: left
guard, Captain Black; center. Gala
han, Yale; right guard. Schlachter
Syracuse: right tackle, Dunn. MichA
igan; right end, Green, Dartmouth;
quarterback, Hite. Kentucky Univer-
sity; left halfback. Barrett, Cornell:
| right halfback, Gerrish, Dartmouth:
| fullback, Gardner, Nebraska.
While the main artillery team pos
sesses fewer stars. it Is regarded as an
| exceptionally strong playing comb inA-
ton, including In its ranks such for.
mer college stars as Mitchell, left
end; johnson, University Of Mainet
left tackle; Duran, left guard;
| O'Toole, center; Curran, right guard;
Gardner. Harvard, right tackle;
Stoner. Dartmouth, right end; Purin-
ton, University Of Maine, quarterback;
Frazer, Colby, left halfback; Berka-
mayer, Dartmouth. right halfback;
Foster, Maine, fullback.
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FACULTY HITS GRIDDERS.
Seven Players Declared Ineligible at
Dartmouth.

Hanover. n. H., Oct. 31.-Dart-
mouths hopes of beating Penn State
on Saturday received setback yes
terday afternoon when the scholar
work were given out and it was found
that most of the freshmen on the
football squad would be ineligible for
at least two weeks.
Murphy. the big tackle who has
been playing steadily, Is the greatest
loss, while Grundaman, Shutting,
Kaddison. Fleming. Weldman and
Bears, who are among the substitutes
who have been used in some Of the
contests, are the other men who will
not play in the next few games.
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DUNDEE BESTS DUFFY.

New York Oct. 31-Johnny Dun
dee scored his second victory over
Jimmy Duffy, the west side light
weight, in their return engagement
of ten rounds last night at the Pr
oneer Sporting club, but the Italian
boxers margin of points at the final
bell was by no means as convincing
as was the case in their previous
whole was something of a disappoint-
ment to his many admirers. Duffy,
on the other hand, boxed in his usual
aggressive style and. plodding along
almost mechanically. gave a good &C
count Of himself, holding his own In
many of the exchanges.
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PRACTICE IN SNOWSTORM.

WilliamstoWn, Mass, Oct 31-Raln,
snow and freezing weather could not
subdue the Williams eleven yester-
day. Coach Walker had his charges
put on Weston Field as usual The
daily scrimmage with the freshman
team was shorter than at previous
sessions. Capt. Halstead is the only
member of the squad to show effects
Of the Columbia game. An injured
ankle is bothering him. The days
workout was completed at the base
ball cage, where a signal practice was
held.
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OPPOSES SHORTER SEASON
Comiskey Expresses Disapproval Of
Proper Plan-Thinks New League
Might Prove Beneficial.

Chicago, Oct 31.-The question of a
shorter playing schedule for the ma
jor leagues and the possibility of
third major league as a war measure
were revived yesterday with the re-
turn of B. B. Johnson, president Of
the American League.
There WILL however. be opposition to
the proposed 140-game schedule. as
Charles A. Comiskey, owner Of tbs
White Sox, has already expressed his,
disapproval of any shorter schedule
than 1874 games It is said that two
other club owners in the American
League also will oppose short
schedule.
"A new league might benefit tho
game during the war, and 1t should DO
considered war measure exclusive
w." said Mr.. Johnson. 1T Is GER
tainty that the minor leagues will have
to make some adjustments next sea-
son in order to get by. They cannot
go on as they have in the past
He did not indicate what cities
might be grouped into a new league.
Detroit Oct. 31.-Frank j. Navin,
president Of the Detroit American
League baseball club, announced yes
terday that he favored a shorter play
ing season.
THE proposed schedule of 1Ao
games is all right with me-" eatd
President Navin. Il can understand
how some club owners will object, but
for the most part I believe tho mag
mates are for It,"
Local baseball writers have for two
years been prominent in the agitation
for a shorter season and a later train
ing trip. 1t is understood here that
President Comiskey of the Chicago
is the leading opponent OF
the proposed plan.
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LONG SCHEDULE FAVORED.
Comiskey Against Any Change in
Baseball List Of Games.

Chicago, Oct. 31.-The question Of a
shorter playing schedule for the ma
jor leagues and the possibility of q
third major league as a war measure
B. B. Johnson, president Of the Amer
lean league.
There will, however, be opposition
to the proposed 140-game schedule,
as Charles A. Comiskey owner Of the
White Sox. has already expressed his
disa pproval OF any shorter schedule
than 1874 games. 1t is said that two
other club owners in the American
League also will oppose short sched-
nile
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CARRY PUTS PEP IN CORNELL.
Injured Quarter Returns and Helps
Scrubs Beat Varsity.

Ithaca, Oct. 31.-Bill Carry. the
fighting Cornell quarterback, came
back to the field yesterday after Il
three weeks layoff because of an in
jured leg and ran the second team
with such spirit that the substitutes
played the varsity to a standstill.
Nethercott quarterback on the first
team during Carry's absence, was
erratic in the scrimmage practice. He
fumbled badly. one of his muffs re-
sulting in a score for the seconds.
The varsity then worked up, and
with the veterans Hoffman, Vanhorn
and Pendleton bucking the line con-
sistently the ball was carried down
the field and across the chalk marks
for a touchdown.
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BROWN TEAM DRILLS IN RAIN.
F1iteen Players Splash Through Mud
Hole on Andrews Field.

Providence, r. l.. Oct. 31.-Not-
withstanding the verita BILE deluge Of
rain that made Andrews Field moro
OF mud hole than a football ground,
fifteen Brown players, Including about
half Of the varsity team, reported
yesterday afternoon for practice. Dur
ing slight letup in the driving
southeaster the men were splashed
through short signal drill.
The missing of the scheduled
scrimmage to prime for Syracuse was
much regretted, as the military drill
of tomorrow precludes any posi-
bility of football practice.
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WANTS FOOTBALL

Success of Game Last Saturday Re-
moves All Signs OF Apathy Among
Students i'm Nassau Institution.
Princeton. N. j., Oct. 31.-The sue
cess which attended the football game
between Princeton and Camp DIX last
Saturday has removed the apathetic
atmosphere which had surrounded the
Tigers gridiron activities. Under
graduates are now anxious that
Princeton be represented on the foot
ball field for the rest of the season.
Future plans still are very indefinite
The executive committee Of the
Athletic Association has the power to
decide whether Princeton shall take
No arrangements have been made for
Princeton to play the Maine heavy ar
tillery at the Polo Grounds on Novem-
Der 10, as was reported last Sunday.
1t was announced yesterday that
all athletics at Princeton will be put
on military basis just as they are
at Yale. All athletic teams, with the
exception of the freshman football
and crew squads, have been asked by
President Hibben to hold practice on
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. re-
serving Monday and Wednesday for
the drill. These squads will be al
lowed to finish the present season.
but all the winter and spring sports
will come under the new rule
NO man will be eligible for a team
unless he is participating in some
military work.
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WESLEYAN MEN ARE IDLE.

Middletown, Oct. Yesterday's
heavy storm prevented football work
at Wesleyan. Owing to the military
training work which will be held to-
day the only long practice the team
will get preparation for the Williams
game will be on Thursday. Hahn, the
quarterback, left this week to join the
Aviation Corps, and Keller has been
put In his place. Markthaler and
Abeel are being used as substitutes.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-31
AUTOS REPLACE CARS
Nearly a Thousand Race Horses Arc
Moved in Trucks to Pfmlco Track
Owing to Dearth of Express Cars.

Baltimore. Oc: 31.-Nearly q thou
sand race horses, including the ia
nous Hourless and Omar KhAyyam
are being moved from Laurel to Pim-
leo in automobile vans because OF
dearth Of railroad express cars. Omar
was brought over yesterday with his
stable mate, Westy Hogan. Sorus
owners are walking their horses the
thirty miles which separate the two
tracks being unable to get either cars
or vans.
There has been no trouble In NOV
ing the horses" said one contractor
They have sense. and walk up the
elevated runs into the trucks with
out the least balk. They seem to
know lust what is expected OF them.
When they get to Pimlico they will
walk down the runs and into their
stalls"
Stalls have been built In the vans
TO prevent the horses from falling.
and every precautlon Is taken to pre-
vent injury to the valuable animals.
All the trucks that moving men in
baltimore could spare were pressed
into service, and it was found ncces-
sarv to bring several from New York.
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NIISKE STOPS KENNY.

Boston, Mass, Oct. 31.-Billy Miske
of st. Paul scored victory over Wild
Burt Kenny of New York last night
in five rounds. Miske was after Kenny
all the time and inflicted a great deal
of punishment Kenny was able to
stand up under this until the fifth
round, when the referee stopped the
bout. The fight was scheduled to 20
twelve rounds.
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NAVY LOOKS STRONG
By Briggs

Middics Showing So Far This Season
Ranks Among the Top Notch Scor-
ing Machines.
Annapolis, Oct. 31.-In all the dis
cussions of the really great football
teams of the season the Nays eleven
seems to have been overlooked. Analy-
sis OF the status of the Annapolis COM
bination both from a mathematical
and a personal standpoint drives home
the fact that the midshipmen are very
much to be reckoned with in the al
lotment of gridiron honors.
Last Saturday the Navy defeated
Haverford by 80 to 0. When Haver-
ford held Stevens to a tie at to 7
some Saturdays ago the little Quaker
team gave the impression that 1t was
a fairly strong and very smart aggre-
cation. Stevens appears to have a
first class team as small college elev-
ems go and Haverford must have been
pretty good to hold the engineers to
tie. Last Saturday Stevens defeated
Middlebury by 20 to 6, and Dartmouth
had quite an afternoon winning from
Middlebury by 80 to 6.
Comparative scores are very decep-
tive in football, and in this case they
lend more than usual interest to the
discussion. From the above dope" 1t
would seem as If the Navy were con-
siderably stronger than Dartmouth.
Then you run up against this snag:
Dartmouth beat West Virginia by to
2, but West Virginia defeated the
Navy by to 0. West Virginia. solves
this little problem with the declara-
ton that right now the Navy is a bet
ter team than the Green.
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FOOTBALL AT SHIBE PARK.
Camp Meade Officers to Play Marine
Eleven.

Philadelphia, Oct. 31-Shibe Park,
the home of the Philadelphia Ameri-
can league baseball club, has been
turned over to Capt. Rex Hogan OF
the United States Marines football
team. Although the park had been
closed for the winter the owners Of
fered the grounds to the soldier foot
ball players for the remainder of the
season.
The first game will be played there
next Saturday afternoon, when the
Camp Meade officers team will OPP
pose the marines.
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MRS. GARDINER ELECTED.

Chicago, Oct. 31.-Mrs. Joseph +.
Gardiner of the Flossmoor Country
club, Chicago, yesterday, was re-elect-
ed president of the Woman's Western
Golf association at its annual meet
ing sere. The association decided to
postpone for a year any considera-
ton of the plan to abolish the stymie,
~lr.s order to obtain more representa-
live vote on the subject.
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COLLEGES TO PAY TAX.

Boston, Oct 31.-The athletic as
sociations of Dartmouth and the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania will pay the
10 per cent war tax on the tickets
for the annual football game to be
played on Braves Field, instead Of
making an extra charge to ticket
holders. it was announced yesterday.
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TO COACH NAVAL RESERVES,

Lawrence, Kan. Oct. 31-Herman
Olcott. head football coach at the
University of Kansas, yesterday was
chosen Director of Athletics at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
He has been given leave of absence
from the university for the duration
of the war. Olcott was a former
Yale star.
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STUDENTS ON COMMITTEE.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 31.-Robert
F.. Gross. manager of the informal
football team; Andrew F. Tribble,
manager of the crew and Norman S.
Walker, Jr., captain of the 1920
hockey team have been appointed
to the committee on the Regulation
of Athletics at Harvard.
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MOHAWKS ISSUE CHALLEN GE.

The Mohawks football eleven OF
Meriden Is without game next sun
day and would like to arrange a con-
test with any team in this city aver
aging 126 pounds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-18
WAR SUMMARY
PROGRESS OF CONDITIONS AS
COMPILED BY THE ASSO-
GATED PRESS.

New York, Jan. 1S.-There is a
possibility that another big offensive
by the entente allies in Belgium and
France Is in contemplation. A two
days conference has been held In
London between Premier Lloyd
George and his war council and the
British and French commander in
chiefs. While nothing has been
made public concerning the confer
ence from official sources, except
that II Is described as important" an
unofficial dispatch asserts hat it diff
fered from the conference recently
held in Rome. in that military instead
of diplomatic questions took prece-
dence.
Aside from Rumania quiet contin-
ues to prevail OF the other fighting
fronts, where there have been only
bombardments and operations by
small detachments. No mention is
made by either Berlin or Petrograd
of the battle begun last week In the
Riga region and which for several
days had seemed to be decreasing in
intensity. Berlin reports engage
ments south of Smorgen, which lies
between Volgna and Minsk.
Hard fighting continues in the re-
gion OF Vadni, southwest of Galatz, in
the Rumania theater. The Russians
on both sides of Fundeni suffered
heavy casualties in two attacks de-
livered against the German line. ac-
cording to Berlin. In n of the at
tacks Russian detachments entered
German trenches, but later were ex-
PEELED. Another Russian attack was
delivered against the Teutonic allies
between the Casino and Suchitza val
leys. IT also was repulsed, the Teu-
tons taking 200 men prisoners.
The king of Sweden, addressing
the riksdag, said Sweden had been
able thus far to avoid being drawn
into the war, but hat SWEDISH PEG
pie could not shut their eyes to the
profound gravity of the present hour
He asked the riksdag TO collaboratt
with the government for th'
strengthening of the national de
Tense.
The Swiss federal council has or
dered the mobilization, January "a
Of the Swiss second division and con
tingents of other divisions. The an
nouncement says Switzerland recent
ly had been able TO reduce consider
ably It's forces on the frontier, bu
hat now il was considered necessar.
TO take more extensive measures TO
preeaution.