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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
OHIO IS CENTER
ALL. BIG FIGHTS
HELD LABOR DAY

Cleveland Ohio. Sept Ohio will
be the center of the boxing map Labor
day. There will he 50 rounds Of box
ing served Ohio devotees of the sport
Four contests. two of them fairly i'm
portaut, complete the program for the
Buckeye state. The events are.
Carl Morris VS.. Fred Fulton, heavy
weights, . rounds, at Canton.
Ted Lewis VS. johnny GrifHths. vel
terweights. % rounds al Akron.
Gus Christie VS.. Tom Gibbons, mid
dleweights, Is rounds at Dayton.
Vic Moran VS. Bryan Downey well
terweights, Il rounds at Columbus.
The 15-round setto between the
giant heayyweigbts Morris and Full
ton VIII Of course command chief in
terest as the winner probably viii be
in line for a championship smash at
Jess Willard Matt HinkeI Of CIeVe-
land one of the promoters of the con
test, announces that ne has obtained a
promise from Willard to meet he vic
tor in a 20-r0und affair Hinkel of
fered the champion $50 600 for this
match
More than four hundred pounds of
flesh and bone VIII collide when F'uI-
ton and the big Oklahoman begin
whaling away in the Canton arena.
Fulton plans entering the ring weigh
ing about two hundred fifteen pounds.
Morris viii be about FIVE pounds
heavier They trained in Cleveland
for 10 days. and then moved on 10
Canton to put finishing touches on
their condition.
The contest VIII be decided in the
Canton baseball park, in the after
noon, The promoters expect the gate
receipts TO total near the $751;
mark. The park has a seating capac-
ity of about eight thousand with the
installation Of circus seats. The seat
ing arrangements provide for 3 800
box seats. Cleveland will send a big
delegation and followers of the sport
are coming on from other Ohio cit
les as well as Chicago. Milwaukee and
Minneapolis
The battle viii be the third meet
ing between the big fellows. Their
previous encounters were 10-round
affairs. The first was fought in Hud-
son. Wis. and the second I'D New
York. Norris was declared The win
ner on fouls in both contests Critics
say that Fulton is the sitter Dnncher
and probably more clever than his
foe
Second in Importance to the heavy
weight row is the meeting between
Ted Lewis, the weIterWeight cham
pi0n, and Johnny Grifiths OF Akron.
The contest. although for 20 rounds.
will not carry decision II VIII be
the first time in years that a contest
over the 20-round route Will have
been fought without q verdict from
the third man in the ring. GrIffiths
IS regarded as one OF the leading well
ters in the country
Vic Moran. a New Orleans weIter-
weight, viii attempt to polish off
Bryan Downey. d Columbus product.
at the Ohio capital Downey. although
a new conner in the welterweight
ranks. has won most of his engage
ments
While Tom Gibbons is facing Gus
GhrisJls, Milwaukee mfddleweight,
in Dayton his brother Mile, viii be
exchanging punches with Jack Dill
ION, the Indianapolis light heavy
weight. in Terre Haute. Ind. ring.
A large delegation OF DiIons admir-
ars in indianapolis are planning on
Witnessing that contest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
HORNSBY SECOND
IN BATTING RACE
star Shortstop OF Cardinals Runner Up
in Chase in National With
Average .32f.
COBB BATS AT TERRIFIC CLIP
~ Gains Fight Points During Week
and Is New Hitting .3sS B0die
Improves Position


0AicaE"' sept r.. " -'A '- average
Of .3Z4, Roger H6rnsby. the ST. Louis
tnHa}far rerafnad second Mace an41n~
-. 49, 7..~,.,a ,,,+,--. ..54-z.---
l4'~
- q
heaaaSs Ieteastu Iouas- '".74' -.s
teammate. second week ago, fell into
third Mace with 8IS. Roush Of C.n-
.+u.-t; .o,+srrsg r., -r,q, +as ,.-..
with a43
Heinie Groh of Cincinnati Is press-
ing Horns5y for honors ia total base
Alilihs- fl9I H7ps ue9 7t' lt'-i=- -3-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
LAZERUS ARRIVES
FROM DES MONIES
TO PLAY FOOTBALL

Jack Lazerus Of Des Moiaes. who
played end for the Independents last
year until ne injured his knee. couldn't
stand the strain any longer and
1IoWed into Rock Island this morning
90 join the local squad Lazerus has
been taking good care or his injured
leg and says he is in the bes- of CON
ditjou.
Lazerus Will he present at the I'M
itial workout tomorrow morning at
Douglas park. It is expected that al
least % candidates viii workout un-
der direction of Coach GUyer. Ted
Davenport went TO Chicago this morn
ing TO attend the auto races and will
be able 10 attend A light workout
of handling the bali and lo0seutnE of
stiff muscles viii be the program for
tomorrow morning.
Manager Flanagan loosened mp some
what this morning with the names of "a
few prospective members Of the team
i'm John Harty. star tackle Loyal
Bobb. who needs no introduction as q
backheId man: J0rgeuson, haIfback.
Paddy Quinn. haitback Louis holls,
center; Fat Smith and Nelson. last
year with the Moline Red Men, guards.
4 rO0fers' club under the direction
of Heine Hendricksen, is being formed
in Davenport and it is planned 10 Sc
cure 1000 members. The Davenport
ro0ters were fairly well organized last
season. Manager VOTERS of the n. A.
c. is angling for two games with the
Chicago Cornell H&mburgs, one to be
played here and one there. Vast
changes are to be made in the seating
arrangements at the Three-Eye park
in Davenport. Along the sides field
box seats will he erected to accom-
m0date 1000 more people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
PLAY FINALS TODAY
WOMEN'S GOLF MEET

Chicago. Sept 1.-One year ago at
Grand Rapids. Mrs n {. Let's. Jr.
and Miss Elaine Rosenthal met in the
semi-fnal round of the women s
western championship, the former
winning. Today at the Flosmoor
Country club they will meet again
but this time in the deciding contest
for the title al present held by Mrs
Let's
The Indian Hill star went into the
ultimate round BY defeating a1iss
Vida I1ewellyn of La Grange. > IN.
while Miss RosenthaI became a anal
ist for the second time by eliminat-
ing Miss Frances Hadfeid of Mil
waukee, Wisconsin champion, 3 and /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
ST. FRISCO BREAKS
WORLDS TROT MARK

Pouehkeepsie. y. Y. Sept. Tive
new worlds race records for q trot-
tins stallion were established here
yesterday rs ST Frisco, driven by f.
f. Geers. when he trotted TWO heats in
2.04t4 and 0IS+ defeating Mabel
Trask in q SPECIAL trotung event for
a 81 zoe purse His time in the second
heat broke the former stallion frot-
ting race record or 2s0Z. held Jointly
by The Harvester ana Peter Fola-
Tie two heats were the fastest ever
trotted hy a stallion III race. lie
also went the fastest mile ana the Fast
est Two heats trofted this season and
established a new trotting track rec
erd for the Poughkeepsie track. The
former record was . ;04. held By Sweet
Marie The time Of the second heat
by quarters VAS :31ia, 1:01&. 1:32.
eos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
BROS. WILL
REORGANIzE ELEVEN

The Meanor Bros. football team viii
be FeoTganized At ~ meeting to be held
Monday morning AT 40 O'Clock at
Meanor Bros bar. Twentieth street
and SecA7d and Second avenue One
Of the fastest lightweight teams in the
trl-cities VIII be put in the field Any
one wishing 10 try out has been asked
10 attend this initial meeting New
uniforms will be secured. On the last
year men who viii agan play with the
cam are included Jess Bledsoe,
Thomas. Cruise. Sersig. Schaefer. Nc
Carthy and Frank Bledsoe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
COMMISSION RULES
AGAINST SALT LAKE

Cincinnati. Ohio Sept 1.-The na-
tionai baseball comm ission yesterday
disatlowed the claim Of the Sale Lake
City club against the Pittsburgh llo
for 1,5Q0, alleged to he due i- fl
connection with the da~l for player
Brief. The commission ruled the
Pittsburgh club violated no rules 10
turning Brief back 90 Salt Lake CtY
and that the rights OF the latter eluo
were protected
Salt Lake subsequently sold Brie.
TO Louisville for $2.5o8. while me
mount due from pittsburgh
in case they retained Brief, was
$4,000 Salt Lake was claiming tAe
between the amount Louis
Vile paid and the amount Pittsburga
agreed to give for tina play
er, II It retained him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
CHICAGO ATHLETES
COP JUNIOR EVENT

ST. Louis. Sept Illinois Ath-
letie club representatives captured
the first National A A L. title they
have ever Won in the junior cham
pionships held yesterday at Francis
field, the athletic grounds of Wash
ington university. with a total of H
points Neadowbrook club Of Phila-
delphia, composed largely Of Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania athletes was
second. with 80 points. and Columbian
Athletic club Of this city was third
with %. The Chicago Athletic asso-
citation did not compete in the Junior
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
On 5be Sidelines


James Br0ugG, affabIe dispenser ar
the Bijou this morning received a card
from Jack Roche, pOstmarked Paris,
France. Jack says he is nearly ont
of Brown Beauty cigars. He IS anx-
ious to know now football plans for
the coming season are progressing.
Jack IS serving with the engineer
corps
Members Of the ST. Louis Americans
viii receive $z0.&3 each as their share
Of the $500 prize offered by President
Johnson of the American league to
the club winning the competitive mill
tary drill TWenty-four players will
cut into the prize, Sergeants Wiufred
b. Wisener, who drilled the players,
viii get $500.
Delaney. q Cleveland featherweigbt,
is at the Great Lakes naval training
station, Cal has fought Johnny xii
bane and other topuotchers in the l22
pound division and ranks high in the
fistiC world He probably Will act as
assistant 10 Gunner Jack Kennedy.
Who is instruct1ng young jaclies in
boxing
Several well known Chicago pugiI-
lists and wrestlers are holding classes
al the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton. The grapplers are Ben Reuben,
claimant of the middIeweight cham
piouship. Jack Gruppel Herb Singer
and Sam FarFon The latter three are
amateurs. Maurice Flynn, Morris
Bloom and Eddie Nearing are among
The Chicago boxers al the station.
The Great Lakes naval training sta
ton bail team is attracting attention
throughout the middle west. The
team has won seven Of its nine games
from some Of the strongest clubs
around Chicago. Phil Ch0uina-d s0r-
mer Outdelder with the Chicago White
Sox, is managing the team.
Charles Hitte, trainer for the Cieye-
land Americans, not only intends to
re-enlist in the navy after the season
closes, but announces that his son,
Charles Hitte. Jr. intends to serve on
one Of the nations sea fighters Hitte
saw active service in the navy during
the Spanish-American war. He was a
gunuer's mate.
Jack LAWN, a Pittsburgh middle
weight. who is doing his bit" in the
regular army. is anxious for q match
with Jack Dillon, the indianapolis
boxer. They We're matched about two
years ago, but the contest was post
p0ned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
DETROIT GETS FOSTER.

Duluth. MINI. Sept. 1-G George Eos
ter. pitcher for Virginia DuIuth-Mesa-
9& league teams. left last Night for
Chicago, where he will icin She rs
trolt American league teara TODAY
milwaukee, Of the American assoeis-
ton also was bidder for Fostex's SER
vices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
Y. q. ". To PLY

The Wo0dmen of the World baseball
team VIE meet the Davenport Ath-
letics in Davenport tomorrow after
noon. Labor day the ". O. W viii
play the Edelweiss club here. Man
ager Cohen has strengthened his cIub
and is confident Of whining both
games
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
CUBS AND CINCY m
IL INNING TIE, 8 TO 8.

Cincinnati Ohio. Sept T. - Jim
Vaughn has received many q Iacing
since he has been in baseball, but he
probably never had one that equaIed
the pummeIng he sustained IN getting
the Cubs q tie with the Reds after he
was called TO rescue Nick Carter in
the ninth inning yesterday. The game
went IL innings to a tie. s to g. Score.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
TE@TrRN IEAETE.


Chicago Sc St Louis, ?.
Boston. 5-6; Philadelphia. %.
Cleveland. I. Detroit. 0.
Washington, As New York, 1-3.
National League.
Chicago, s. Cincinnati, 8
Philadelphia. / Boston.
Pittsburgh. 20; St Louis, OIL.
Brooklyn, 81; New York. al
American Association.
milwaukee,, Be- Kansas City. 4.
Columbus. S. indianapolis, z.
Toledo, I Louisville. 10.
Pacific Coast League.
Portland, 5-14. Vernon, 10.
Oakland Il. salt Lake, IS.
san Francisco, 8; Los Angeles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
OSBORNE TO COACH
LA GRANGE SCHOOL

Rockford. Ill, Sept. Clinton Os-
borne OF Rockford, coach at North
western college of EaperviIIe for three
years. viii become athletic director Of
Lyons Township high school at La
Grange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
ONE BIG SESSION
GIVES HOSE TILT
Dave Davenport Has Sex Bafiied JDfI
Sixth when lie Blows Up and
six Runs Result
Is RELIEyED 81 sorHoRos
Rewiand's Men Find Batting Eyes and
Pound 0nt IA hits Makes Nine
Straight wins for Sox-

Chicago. sept Concentrating
their fire into ons inning. after the en-
envy had expended moss Of it's amma-
milton, the Waite s3z won yesterdays
battle with the ST. Louis Browns boy
score of to z. Ringing up a ninth
straight victory.
Dave Davenport best Of the Brown
pitchers. was sent sU 10 stop the Row
lands. ( possible and by keeping their
minds AtrictIv on 1helr business, in
stead CT looking for ltcorIce ana par
atm. the JonesneTe gave the White
Sex what booked like winning arg1-
msut for 1Vs and Nalr innings
They batted Red Faber hard enough
10 count twice wEth tie aid Of d wild
chuck by Rieberg, and compelled the
Sox boss 10 change sAaomen in The
sixth. after a. single ana Wild 1eaYe
by Faber had put the Browns IN pc
sitlon 10 score again Williams came
on and stopped that gap Before 1e
had 10 face the Browns again he had
an easy task
The RowIands turned Ioosettheir bar
rage q their sixth. and before It was
over Davenport had been driven to
cover and S0thorou had been treated
to considerable punishment. six runs
were accumulated on as many EWats
helped out by q Wild throw 'by Soth-
oron. and that would tbave heen suitt-
Cienl without the TWO TALES that were
knocked home in the eighth,
Starting with McAIuILu in that joy
GUS sixth. the Iead-o6 man singled.
Collins singled Jackson pulled dou-
BILE to right, scoring NcNulHu and
putting Collins on third. FeisGh truu-
died 3 single over second scoring Col
Inns and Jackson That put tue Sex
one run ahead of the pair the Browns
had grabbed off Faber
Davenport Retlres.
Davenport retired iu Suthoron's ia
/. vor with nobody out Fsisch stole sec
n ond made third en- a passed ball and
y scored OH q single by Gaudil Ris5eTg
hunted to 5oEhorou. who threw wildly
into rtRhtfeid. letting GaudI TO tiTird
and Risher@ to second Schalk hOisted
q foul fly to left and Smith caught it,,
letting GandU home from third WI
Iiams popped out, but Leibold cracked
out the sixth swat b the inning scora
sing Risberg. MeNui}ln. batting for
the second time il the round ground
eel the side out Score
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01

TV0-base bits-Lavan, SchaIk. JACK
son. Struck out-Faber. ,; Williams,
/; Davenport, /. Bases on baIls-Fa-
her. Williams, 2; Sothoron, 5.
Double OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Hits
on Faber, z in So innings, of VIII
lians. in % innings. off Daven-
port. Q In 5 innings: OF Soth0ron, IN
3 innings. Hit By pitcaer-By Daven-
port McMulHu; by Williams. Sisler.
Passed ball-Seyereid- Time H.
Umpires- HIIdebraDd ana Djuneen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01

I#0 0ase 6lTs-I0EIe. o6eao- Inase
Merkle, Magee. Three base hits
Rousb, Douglas. Neale. Chase. Groh.
Eopf Home run Roush Struck
out-Vaughn. / Schneider. Mitch
ell. l. Bases on haIls-DOuglas. 4
Vaughn, I : Schneider, 2; Regain,
Double piays-kilduff 10 DOYLE TO
Merkle; Mitchell to Kopf to Chase.
Wild pitch Schneider. Passed ball
Wilson Ttme-@:57 Umpires-O'Day
and Harrison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01
MINOR REAzS MOVE.

Des Mo.nes. Iowa. Sept Jimmy
Minor shaded Johnny Noye in 10
rounds Wednesday night
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-29
A ME:HkzkS De
REvOLUcIONES
EN- ALEMAnIA

PARIS. Mayo 2S.-El "Forwa-
erts" del - de mayo, puOlica n
carta dirigida Ell ) del actual por Ia
association pan-germanista al canci-
Her Won Bethmann-Hollweg relativa-
mente a las consecuencias que po-
dria tener una paz que no ~reSpondie-
"a Il las necesidades n~acionaleS. Una
gran amargura, dice IA carta, que lie
ga cast a Ia desesperanza, reina ac-
tualmente entire el pueblo aleman,
pues aparece muy claramente que el
gobierno imperial Sc propone obJetos
de guerra insuficientes. Una paz de
Remuneration seria Ia mas grave de
las faltas. Su consecuencia lnme-
data seria una revoluci6n. porque
Sc puede decir. sin tenor de equivo-
co, u las 3eSilusiones Y IA colera
que resultarian de eSta paz. SubIeva-
rian al pueblo aleman, defraudado en-
todas sus esperanzas. La monarquia
comprometida caeria Z conSecuencIa
de este golpe. porque eS necesario
que los destinoS del pueblo aleman
sean cumplidos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-29

tire pantanos, pasa por Anizy-le-Cha-
teau y a los pies de Coucy, antes de
perderse en- el mar. Su vale t~ortuoso
y palustre, Sc comunica por nunlero-
sas canadas con la llanura de Laon.
La meSeta de Craonne, vasta a
trechos como I'm llano Y a trechas a.
pretada como un desfiladero, Sc ax-
C.ende de Corbeny q la mitad lei
| canine de Reims 4 Laon. hasta mis-
ALA de Scissor. BESIDE que Sc ha pa
sado el puente de Berry-au-Bac, Sc
apercibe una especie de promonto"io
que Ia meseta proteje hacia ell Este.
a n altura de ciento cincuenta me-
tros por encima del vale. Sc lie Ia
ma ia pequena meseta de Craonne';
ligase a la grande por el ltsmo, 6e
donde Sc desprenden dos barrancas,
Ia ana sobre el Ailette, la otra soDre
81 Aisne. V que domino la granja de
Heurtebise.
e. ejercito Sc ha lanzado de una
Inca que cast TO habia variado de*de
| el otono de 1914. cuando Sc detuvo
la retirada alemana del Marine, So
bre IN frente de repliegue p%reparado
de antemano.
Esta Inca. al principle de la ofen-
silva. venia dc la orilla de Nrcsuay,
la meseta que Sc halla arrlba &c
Scissors: siguiendO al Sur de Na!lly,
ell canal del Aisnc al mar, remon5aba
para volver a pasar e. Alsne, ante
| Chavonne; cortaba e. vale Fon'cn,
hacia Ia abadia de Vauclerc y el CAM
! no ''des Danes; serpenteaba cn:rc
I Craonnelle = Craonne; sc lncllna1a
! al Sur de la Tiile-au.Bois y dcSp1es
al Norte de Berry-au-Bac franqIea-
. ba de nuevo el Aisne: descendla a
, Sudeste; bordeaba el canine de Cha
Ions a Cambria, que abandonaba Fol
I'm momento Y rodeaba a RelElS. a
Sur del fuerte Brimont. para aLravc'
a la l~lanura de Betheny Y mas a
dciante la cspesura de Nogent-PAb'
besSe. hasta la pompelle.
Asi nuestra Inca y "a Inca alema'
ma. proximamente parallels, paSa
ban v re~pasa5an, segun los acclden'
ties del terrenO
Nuestras tropas continGan hac!cH'
do a esa Inca imp0gtantes modtf;ca'
! clones.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-29
San Giovanni en-
poder de los
i~ta|ianos
Estan a 2 miIlas de Dui.
no la mas formidable
de las barreras natu-
rales que tienen
que ~franquear

scrticIo Especial para LIZ PIiENSA
ROMA, Mayo 2S.-LaS tropas Ia
lianas del general Cadorna. han cru
zado el rio Timavo y ocupado la VI.
LA dc San Giovanni, que Sc encuen
ira situada al ~noroeste de Duinc. en-
las cercanias del Golfo de Trieste,
segun dice ell informe Official Gado
a ia publicidad hoy por el Minlste-
rio de Ia Guerra en- esta capital. FL
citado informe dice tambien que los
:~talianos capturaron al enem!go nue.
VIC anones de seis pulgadas.
Con este avance los itaIianos Sc
en]cucntran ahora solamente a dos
millas de Dunno, la mas formidable
de las barreras natura,es, que sc ha-
Ian colccadas entire elios Y su OBJ
jetivo principal, la plaza de Trieste.
La gran batalia que esta iibrandose
en- esa region del frente a~ustro-ita-
liano. ha entrado en- su decimo oc.l-
vo dia Y hasta ahora ninsun sieno
de- abatimiento sc ha notado enire
los combatientes.
E informe Official a~ustriaco hasta
ahora Sc rehuSa a conceder
los italianos Ia VICTORIA, pero
ell mapa pone de relieve los avanccg
que Ia yenido hacienda e. ejercito
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-29

del general Cadorna, en- csc sector
del frente austro-italiano.
Dunno, constituyc una &c las po-
sicioncs mas cstrategicas, pues es
n de los pivotes de la gran plant
Gle del Carso, y el hecho de encon-
trarsc esa posici6n cerca de Ia costa,
Ic da aun mayor importancla estra-
tegica. Per ell norte, Dunno sc haila
p~rotegido por e. Monte Quercctc,
colina dc considerable altura cue
DONNA completamentc, esa region
por muchas millas d Ia redonda.
Al pie del Monte Querceto y dan
do frente a! occidcntc sc levanta el
pequeno pueblo de Medeazza, en- los
suburbios del cual estan cOnlhatleE-
do las tropas i~ta!ianas con has del
Emperador Carlos. Pro5ablemente y
en- vista dc los enorm6S e~sfuerZos
que sc han hecho hasta ahora en- csc
frente. los combatientes tomen un
respiro, antes de iniciar un empuJe
formidable sohre ell citaio monte,
cuya possession daria a los itallanos
la de Dunno, pues Ell enemigo no po-
dria defender esa plaza sin c. apoyo
dc Ia Colina menclonada.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-29


hacia hacia Laon, TODD suceslvamen-
te, volviendo i recomenzar, al OrieE-
tie, Ia batalla de Napoleon de Craon-
ne Y atacando. a. mismo TEMPO, al
Oeste, donde el Emperador fue de-
tenido por Ia rendici0n de Scissors.
La falta del general Moreau facilito
q Butcher el paso del Aisne, permit
tiendole reunirse a los rusos de Win
zingerode Y, al fin de ~cuentas, cau-
sando ell fracaso de Ia Incompatible
campana de Francia.
Nuestra posicion de Scissor es. al
contrario, uno de los dos pivotes de
una de las mas grandes batallas, de
Ia cual el otro pivote Sc halla en-
Reims.
81 mirais el mapa atentamente,
Laon ~aparecio como el vertice de un
triangulo, cuya base es Ia calzada de
Reims a Scissors. Este canine sigEe
muy cerca. en- algo menos de las dos
terceras parties de su extension. por
Jonchery y Fismes. el curse del Yes
le. En- ell Braisne, ell Fesle haCe IN
recodo V va a reunirse, un POGO aba
10 dc Condo, al Aisnc. cuyo curse ha
sido hasta ALI. cast parallel al suyp.
Fl Aisae corta cl canine de kcims
i Laon. en- los alrededores de Berry
au-Bac, de donde desciende q Scissor.
serpenteando a los pies de Ia coilna
de Graonne. que ocupa aproXim"da-
mente Ia parte media del triangulo.
Berry-au-Bac, es aQue.!a aldea &c
Ia i~nfortunada Champagne, cuyo nom
bre Sc repiti6 frccuentemente en- los
boletines del otono de 1914. F. Cd
nal del Aisne al Marine Sc emralma
ALI al canal lateral dc, AiSne. La
quinta de Mauchamp ocupa Ia cum5re
de Ia acc;dentada coliaa.
La aldea de Craone 10 es de mayer
consideration que Ia de Berry-au-Bac
no obstante que es el centric de uno
de los cantones de Francia que tie
ne IN mayor numero de comuEIGa-
des. Su importancia depende de 81
posici6n Sobre la cambre de su famo'
sa colina. de una extension de variaS
leguas, que forman. por un lado. los
ribazos del Aisne Y, del otro. los del
Ailette. Este rio. cuyo curse cs pa
ralelo al del AIsne Y que CORE, a
veces entire bosQueS y d trechas. en-