davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
, SCRAPS ABOUT sCRApPERs

At sh shs HtSsTs% ISspennS t0Gss ssss
pound dyson Young nnsn Edae wssond Va one viii viii
sss "a ss oR2sPs ssfns fss;
@ s r teddy TS%S e. p.nny
r" s.i pf s?sP 80 ESR%
r. Louis Xerses: the Frenehman, who handed
repeated in New York lat night when he quit quit
four rounds to Eddie ciiSord. A''0 ao'' "''er
Stanley Willis wasn't knocked out by Young
stated King the promossT there's Iss' wrtes
continual and Intentional foul boxing ''' '''
-, Ever mspn Msm%er n,s Of cheaso speeding It
Friday night has Sesn se
hs hsSs a s IL hs % he W
sNFsns Se S hn Ssea
Johnny Dundee, would take the measure Of
the 4 to- ss Of as foeM nu'o sRs Bs the %
Johnny''I - .O
To shoiu 'enl az that you are the best
You haze fought them all, that's true,
On, Bennp, Oh. Benny. look out for Dundee;
f Soa ~ rese"sSer b 1NSr. Novs%Ssr. oou him In Sep.
Oh. JoS""S. 's"S.'ih on. johnny. OH $751;.
Muggsy Taylor has clinched a bout that ha,
and young joe Borre
Cor the star bout at the Broadway next Mon.
hay night. They regular w. W.'s-waIlop.
ing wops-from the word go"
Joe Hirst vs. Buck Fleming. Charley Thomas
VS.. Eddie Wagond, Freddy Goodman vs. Frankie
Williams. and Joe Dillon VS.. Young Leonard are
other bouts at Shbe Park tonight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
FIRST INNING

Ut the Athletics a chance for the VIC
FIRST INNING
Cfansy walked Chapman sacrificed,
uyes to McInns Speaker walked. On
K ~ hit-and-run play, Roth hit a grounder
wit who threw to second after Speaker
~ Haached that bag and the bases were
1l1ed, Harris singled to left center. scor-
Qraney and Speaker. On an attempted
4qple steal Roth was out at third, Schang
Bates Witt threw out Turner. Two
~ one hit, no errors.
jemieson walked. Strunk flied to
e1nsy. Harris fumbled Bodies grounder.
Nl@eon taking third Bates was hit on
mnd by a pitched ball. filling the bases
4eanis forced Bates. Chapman to Turner
nleson scoring. Schang went out, Lam
g 70 Harris. One run, no hits, one error
SECOND INNING
IT threw out Evans Noyes threw out
Rau Lambeth grounded to McInnis
Z. Iuns. no hits no errors.
E H beat out an infleld grounder.
& NJ tanned. Noyes famed. witt was
D mapping, Lambeth to Harris. No
y 4 one hit, no errors.
q THIRD INNING
eney nied to Bodie. Noyes threw out
asn' Speaker singled to left. witt
<I noth out No runs, one hit, no
was safe on Harris's poor toss
3& the batter taking second on
Strunk sacrificed, Harris to
on Bodies grounder, Jameson
Nn out, Lambeth to Evans to Bill
! ~ tal
furner No runs, no hits, one
!. FOURTH INNING
n y "u ~ tnrew out Harris. witt also threw
X 76,,.sher Evans singled past Grover.
& xES singled TO center, sending Evans to
3 n,,. lambeth singled to center scoring
B 1rss' =. u'over threw out Graney. One run,
g 'Aits, no errors. -
~ ~ sn threw out McInnis. Schang
- bunt Billings threw out witt.
'~"heo' NO runs, one hit, no errors.
FIFTH INNING
% ew out Chapman. Speaker beat
~ Snuer' on which McInnis made a
n IN stop Roth hit the bleach
~ ,. ~ .he ny for a two-bagger On
~. yrmce ny to Jameson, Speaker
~ ~. Aoth ioafed going to third and
~ ssmieson to McInnis to Bates.
~, Two hits. no errors.
49, Jameson lined to Speaker.
,,.o .neo 70 Speaker. Bodie was
~ p'tched ball. Bates tripled to
~ and Bodie scoring. McInnis
~ M nslris to Lambeth. Two runs.
SIXTH INNING
went out. McInn,s To Noves
uso. Billings forced Evans, witt
lambeth doubled to center, scor-
~ uraney fell In trying to get
~ ,Usc OF pitched ball. the bali
1sais nc was out on Noyes' toss
vne run, one hit, no errors.
"a I,su an to Speaker. witt walked.
s tba NV : double play. Turner Jump.
NJ - ~ and caught the ball and
y hits rsis na doubled up Witt. No
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
Shorts on Sports

Gay Crusader won the New Derby Stakes run
in Newmarket England, yesterday. Twelve
horses started, Danseon finishing second and
Dark Legeus third.
Stanley Coveleskie. Clevelands star twirler
and his wife have gone to their home in Sha-
mokin, Pa, Mrs. Coveleske became seriously
i'll while In this city. -
The Canadian racing season of 1917 closed at
Kenilworth yesterday. The Government passed
a law which stated that racing would be
allowed after August l until the close of the
war
The 4iO-yard national swimming champion ship
for women has been awarded to Shawnee-on-
the Delaware, to be held August A. Miss Claire
Galligan. the present champion, will compete.
According TO Graduate Manager stroud TWEEN
ty-eight members Of last years football squad
at the University of California have Joined the
colors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

Fourteen hits constituted the main reason for
a Brave victory In the second game with the
Cubs
Harry Bauman's single In the fifth inning
gave the Yankees a game against the Browns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
SIXTH INNING
Y oiS FANS PROTEST
'AiNST BYRON's WORK
-. y Isner I What They Think

,Sss Aug i.--Believing that
~ esned 2 third strike on
!" spe gams with Phiia-
2e,opne Long had pro-
q, 1yFpn called his
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
dIsI Means It
Ddialls Find NOyes
Early, Scoring Lead

1hssl from Page One
ht the Athletics chance for the VIC
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

Joe Hirst Buck Fleming. Charley Thomas
Eddie Wagond. Freddy Goodman VS. Frankie
Williams and Joe Dillon VS.. Young Leonard are
other bouts at Skibe Park tonight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

Muggsy TAYLOR has cllnched bout that has
matched Eddie wagond and Young Joe Borreii
Cor the star bout at the Broadway next Mon
hay night. They are regular w. W.'s-wailop-
ing wops-from the word go"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
HERLIN ADMITS ADVANCE:
IS WON BY BRITISH

BERLIN, April 1.--Omcial:
Western theater: Between Lens and
Arras advances Of strong English re-
connoiterinE detachments launched on
a broad front failed. Attacks OF sew
eral hattalions against the village of
Heinin- -sur-Cojeul south of Arras, were
repulsed by us.
"Between the road from Peronne 10
C;ouzeaucourt and the lowland of Omig-
non Brook the English. in engagements s
/ (which they suffered heavy losses.
advanced their lines for distance Of
from two TO three kilometers.
Along the road leading northeast
ward from Soissons our batteries and
machine guns yesterday found advan-
tageous targets. while French troops
ebbed back and forth without gaining
success.
"Our reconnoiterinE dctachments
north Of Rheims brought in a number
Of prisoners without losses to us.
Last night hostile dctachments
southwest OF Combrez and east Of ST.
Maurice and in the Parroy forest. tried
to entor our trenches. They were i'm
medately driven away everywhere.
Eastern war thaater: There were no
important events"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
R0YAL|sTS IMPRISONED
IN RUSSIAN FORTRESS
All Personagcs With Deposed En-.
pcror Ordered Transferred TO
st. Peter and St. Paul.
FRESH PLOT is UNEARTHED
Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna and
Grand Duke Boris Planned to Pro.
claim Grand Duke Nicholas En-
peror-Bulgarians Are Friendly.
FRESH PLOT is UNEARTHED

PETROGRAD. April ! tvia l.ondon).
orders have been issued by the Rus
sion provisional government for the
transfer To the fortress of 81 Peter
and ST. Paul of all pcrsonagcs now
with the dcposed Emperor at Tsarskoc-
Scio. Thus the cX-Emperor and cX-
Empress viii he completely isolated.
The recent arrest OF the Grand
Duchess Marie Favlovna. cousin of
the fc"mer Russian Emperor, and di-
v"rced wife Of Prince William of Swc-
Cen. an'i group Of personages in thc
ertpuiaSc u: Grand Duke Boris h,s
led according to the police. 10 the
discovery OF Il plot in which the craud
dutne.S ard two grand dukes were III :
OWED f"i the proclaiming Of G..tu.!
Duke Nicholas as Emperor OF Russia.
Grand Duke Nicholas now is in thc
Crinr"a
Grand Duchess olga. OF Russia n
sister of the abdicated Emperor. Who
divorced the Duke OF Gutenberg, has
just married Captain Koudikowskt. OF
the Russian cavalry. The officers OF
the captains regiment have asked
koudikowski 10 resign. owing to his
alliance with tho house OF Romanoff
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
Germany Draining
Human Reservoir
to It's Very Dregs
acihst Meeting
Ends Up in Riot
IRy A-sociateL prc.sl

-
BALTIMORE. MD.. NpriI IA
"hsH-mrct'nE held here o-niRht
under the auspices of the American
League Against Miiitnri>m ended In
riot. untrrdcmonstratIon wn.
organized ON the pavement OF the
Academy Of Music. in which DIR,
David Starr Jordan WINS sncakinE.
Finally tho crowd took the matter
int" Its own hands. and. led by some
mIlitinmen. broke Int" tho thcater
md marched down tho mi>lcs wHv-
Ing large American naE.
There WINS nm audience of about
2.On0 inside. and about TINT num-
her tried to enter. Several fst
6Ehts started. The police dcpnrt-
mrnt Ind sounded riot call. and
city soon arrived. Elections start
cd. tho lights were dImmcd. and the
meeting broke up Just n> Dr. Jordan
wns reaching an impnssioned eli
ma, In his addrcss.
Wen socially prominent led tho
thr"nE of +.ROD. College professors.
students. bankers and lawyers were
thrrr. tnrtcr e.. Osburn, Jr
bhhkcr. wns mt tho hcnd wnvint- N
ing. \ policeman rIubbcd him into
uncOnsciousnc>s. md n crowd which
>aw tho hHG disnpprar from hi.
hand icap~d forward. swept tho no
'i"r as'dc and got into tho thcntcr.
IwcntE mon were ciubbcd md
four OF them were taken to n hos
pitni. dorm others were arrested.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
CONGRESS FACES
MOMENTOUS ISSUE
President Works Over Final Details
Of story-Making Address to Congress

WASHINGTON. April I.-FinnI
preparations wcrc mnde Tonight
for the opening nf the most momen-
t0us session of Congress the nntiom
has known for more thnn half u
century. nnd President Wilson put
tho HnnI touches on the wnr mos
sage which he will lay before the
representatives of tho people wIth-
in twcnty-four hours after the
House mud senate convene m noon
Tomorrow. spirit m grave dc
termination marked the busIncss-
IiIc sunday activities of the no
ministrnti"n In preparation for the
placing "f the German crisis in tho
hands 0f Congress. Within forty
eight hours tho chief executive of
thn.n00.no0 people will toll tho poo
pies direct representatives the his
tory Of German violations of Amer
ican rights. and German killings or
American citizens that hnvc brought
the fw" nn'ions to tho verge OF
war. He VIII relate the series Of
Incidents upon which adn,inist lon
officials bnsc their belief TINT Ger
many hns already dcmOnstrated tho
existence OF "a state OF wnr. and he
Will make u clear TINT the respon-
sibiity for tho present situation
rests upon Germany.
The President spent much or hts
sunday In his study. working over
tho final details of the history
making address which he will nnk~
Z" the Congress. An hour nj church
In the morning. anu u brief motor
ri IxTy Nrs
afternoon. werr the only intcrrup-
lions. The President Will continue
revising and pcrfrrttng the mcs.nce
up {" n short time before IL Is dc
1lNcred.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
SHAFT TO JEFFERSON DAVIS
Contract Signed for Erection OF Obc
lisk, 1851 Feet High, Mt His
Birthplace.
TRy Associated rres.

LOUISVILLE. KY. April IA con-
tract was signed here last night by
General Bennett II. Young. president
OF the Jefferson Davis Memorial Park
Association. for the erection Of a mon
umcnt TO the leader OF the Confedcracy
at FairNiew. Ky., on the farm on which
he was horn. The obelisk is to he OF
limestone and concrete. II will he 35i
feet high. the highest Of its type in
the world. excepting onl. the Wash
ington Monument at the national cap.
ital Construction is TO begin during
this week. and the obelsk is to be
ready for dedication late this fall.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02

To-day tho President Ind before
him reports from the Stntc Dcpmrt-
mcnt on the Intcst attacks on Amer
i'hh shipping In tho German wnr
>"nr. Hc likewise had ,olumInous
reports ON the preparedness plun.
"f the Wnr Department md the
Nav! Department.. ON which VIII he
hn>rd tn" program of war lcElsIa-
ton which will b~ submitted to
congress just ns soon ns tho rcsolu-
it"n making definite the wnr posi-
ton az the nation In enacted into
law. This resolution. In various
forms. to meet any suggestion tic
President mny mnkr. hns alrcndy
hc"n tentatively drafted by Demo
cratic member. Of tho House For
cirn tHnir> Committee. headed by
Representative Flood. OF Nirglnin.
r"-nIEht % WIS generally he
iiercd ihnt tho President Will ask.
n"d congress will pass almost
unnnimousiy. u resolution dcrlnrIns
the existence of n state OF war. ThI,
VIII he followed by the preparedness
measures. md financial Legislation
{" make u huge wnr credit nNnII-
nbir.
Tonight the President WINS given
{" understand by ronErcssiobnt
lenders that there would he no de-
In! In organizing the new Congress-
nc wns told that tho Congress will
hc prepared To assemble tn Jnint
session Z" hcnr his epoch making
wnr address,, Within n few hours
after the EnVclS fall Mt noon to-
morrow. II WIN suggested TINT In
Wow of the urgency m the occasion
the President might forcEo the ,Isuul
dn!'> delay and spcnk to Congress
late Tomorrow afternoon rnthcr
than whit until Tuesday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
DLEAKLEY WILL. NOT
he PRESENT TODAY
tBy Associates prcs,.l

FRANKLIN. PA, April Announce :
ment was made tonight that y. y.
Eieakley. Congressman- from the
Twenty eighth Pennsylvania District.
who pleaded nolo contcudcre in Erie
on Friday TO An indictment returned
by the Federal grand jury charging
him with violating the election laws.
will not he present at the opening
session of Congress tomorrow. Mr..
Rleakley said he did not know just
what his plans would he for the flu
ture. but close friends said he would
make no effort to take his scat. lie
will appear in the United States Dis
'rict Court in Pittsburgh next Thurs
day to be sentenced.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
CLARk'S ELECTION
SEEMS ASSURED
Even Republicans Admit Strong
Prospects of Complete Dem
ocratic Organization.
WILL FAVOR INDEPENDENTS
Clerk of House to Proceed To-
Day With Election and Swear
ing In of Speaker.


WASliINGTON April Liberalization
OF champ Clark as Speaker Of the
House tomorrow. when the cXtraor-
dinary session begins. seemed assured
Tonight. and til" prospect Of com
p'etc Democratic organization wa.
admitted to he strong even by the
Republicans.
Illness and boiling among Republi-
cans. and proposed Organization by
Democrats favorable to independents
are expected TO prove vital factors in
the fight.
Four Republicans. Representatives
IIclEcser OF North Dakota: Capstick.
Of New Jersey: Cooper. Of West Nir-
ginia and Meeker. of Missouri are
ILL., and probably Will no, he present
TWO Republicans. Representatives
Gardner. Of Massachusetts. and Gray.
OF New Jersey, have said they Will
not vote for Representative Mann. tho
Republican nominee for Speaker. on
the first ballot Democrats hope that
they will supper, Clark
Hence. at the best. 1t is estimated
that the Republicans cannot poll more
than EOS of their PA votes for Mann
on the first roll call. even IL their en-
tire membership is present Demo
Gratis insist that they will have at
least "l3. if not 214. Of their own
members present TO vote for Clark.
and they are counting on enough in
dependents 10 give the 2lS necessary
for election.
CHOICE ASSIGNMENTS
FOR INDEPENDENTS
There were persistent rumors to-
day that the Democrats were planning
choice committee assignments for in
dependents who joined them in tho
organization fight. II was said too
that New York Democrats who at
times have shown tendency to bolt
and who. il vas feared nigh; stand
with Representative Ciallivan. OF Mass
achusetts. in opposition to the admin
istration program. also 10 be well
taken care OF. Old chairmen who re-
turned TO Congress are to he retained
"A, the heads Of committees if the
Democrats control, and. except in rare
instances. other advanccments will be
made under the seniority rule
Representative Gallivan said to-
night he would vote against the ma
Ior portions Of the chairmanships
going TO Southern members. and he
thought from messages he had hccn
receiving that several other Democrats
would vote he did
To all appearances the so-called in
dependent organization has dissolved.
Crowded galleries will greet the House
tomorrow. Every available ticket TO
the gallery has been snapped up
Immediately after the House is
called to order tomorrow by the clerk
j. Will proceed with the election and
swearing in OF Speaker.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
THREE DIE IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Four Others Injured When Machine
PlunEes Into Ditch Near AIeN-
nnder City, Ala.
IBy Assoclatch Pros, I

ALIEN ANDER CITY, ALA. April L.
Three persons were killed and four
were injured near here this afternoon,
when their automobile plunged into IA
ditch. The dead are Charley WILL
banks. Miss Maggie Parish and Miss
iiclen Williams. One Of tho injur
ed probably will die
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
DUAL TRAGEDY IN CELL
Prisoner KILLS wife who Comes Z
Visit Him. 'rhcn Turns pis-
tOl Himself.
iRy Associated Press

IiARHlSoNBURG, VA. April H.
While occupying a cell in tho jail at
shenandoah city, Va. to-day. Harry
Lang, twenty six. shot and killed his
wife. who had come TO visit him in
jail. and then committed suicide. The
shenandoah authorities believe that
The dual tragedy was prearrangcd.
Lang was placed under arrest few
days ago. when I've returned to his
home after an absence OF two years.
charged with obtaining goods under
false rretenscs. The Lanss leave one
small child.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
HOPES FOR RETURN
Of GOOD RELATION =

SOFIA, BULGARIA.. April | Cvia Ann
stcrdam and l.ondon) Premier Ra-
doslavoff addressing the Bulgarian
Parliament on the Russian revolution
expressed the belief that it would
make possible the return or good rcia-
tions between the Russian and Eul-
Earian peoples. He paid warm tribute
Ia the patriotism OF the Russian Dunn,
ard said:
81 hope now the state Of things IN
Russia will be consolidated and Will
open the way to q good understanding
between our peoples. Bulgaria declar-
ed war against absolutist Russia. bat
she always has borne in mind the dis
tnction between absolutist Russia and
the russian people"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
PAPERS ARE THOROUGHLY
BROKEN TO CENSORSHIP

German newspapers now are thor
oughly broken to tho censorship, and
the publication OF field post letters
has ceased. so the most careful scru
tiny OF the German press gives no indi-
cations s to what direction the troops.
released by the shortening and
strengthening of tho line. are going.
There is reason to believe that the
retirement has by no means reached
its limit. particularly in the southern
sector The map Of tho retirement
now appearing in the German news
papers shows big salient still exist
ing westward Of Laon. which. If
Strengthened out. would make the Won
IIindenburg line run i'm almost a
straight course from Arras through St.
Quentin and Laon to a point on the
Aisne near Berryau-Rac.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
GERMtN-A AMERICANS
VOTE AGAINST WAR
NV,

NEWARK. y. j.. April l.-Ecsoiu-
tions were adopted by the German
American Central Alliance here to-
night calling upon congressman Par
ker. Gray and Lehioach not to vote for
war against Germany at the special
session Of Congress. The alliance rep
resents 10000 German Americans Nv
ing i'm Essex County.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
PREDICTS TAX INCREASES
Senator simmons Alao Thinks There
Will Be Extensive Bond Issue. by
Government.
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON April l-EXtcnsive
bond issues and some increase in ordi-
nary Federal taxes, IF the emitted States
enters the war were predicted by Sem
ator Simmons. OF North Carolina. chair
man OF the Senate Finance Committee
The Senator made il clear. however.
that no very definite plan had been
worked out by Congressional leaders,
and said he would see Secretary Nc
Adoo early this week and talk over the
administrations desires
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
No Incrcn.e In Ru,c..

CHARLESTON, w. VA, April H.
The West Virginia Public Service Com
mission. In a decision made public TO-
day, refused to permit the Chesapeake g
and Ohio Railway to increase it's intra
state passenger rates from . cents u
mile. as now provided by law. to 2l-2
cents. y similar application has been
hled by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-02
INPORTAN ADVANCES
ARE: SCORED BN FRENCH
IRv Assnciat.d rr.ss.1

FANS. April lin their operations
10 the southwest OF I.aon the French
troops have made important advances.
capturing several German trench sys-
toms. and have reached the outskirts
Of VauXaillon and LanauX. according
10 tho official communication issued
by the War Ofice tonight.