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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
PREDICTS
RED SOX
COLLAPSE
BY H. c. HAMILTON.

Omitted Press STAFF COrrespondent,)
NEW YORK. Aug. 22-According
to members of the Cleveland Amer
lean league club. the Red Sox are in
a state bordering on collapse The
pennant. they believe. cannot go to
Boston this year. and they predict
a complete reversal OF form by the
champions.
One member of the Indians put it
like this: The Red Sox are falling
to take advantage Of things they
would have turned to their credit
year ago. The club is not hitting and
the fielding is getting ragged. In adj
dition Ruin is the only consistently
effective pitcher.
Some folks are inclined 10 lay
great deal of stress on George Fos-
ter's one-hit game against US recently.
but the fact of the matter is we should
have beaten him badly. Every ball hit
was driven hard. but always directly
at some fielder. Fosters pitching Will
not give the Red Sox much help. re-
gardless Of what you hear.
Whether the trouble is due to
squabbles on the club 1 can't say. but
predict and so does every other
member of this club that the Red Sox
will fade away before the season is
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
BILL HOWARD
PILOTS HARBOR
CLUB, WINS z

Bill Howard, former manager of the
Hammond baseball club starred with an
Indiana Harbor club last Sunday in e
double header with the Mohawks
colored team, who lost to the Harbors.
TO 5, II to 4. Howard besides work
ing well in the field banged out two
two-base hits. each scoring two runs ia
both games. Headwiu outhelder. scor-
ed three hits and six put-outs, Another
game viii be played with the Smokes"
finishing a three game series.
The Harbor club is anxious TO sched-
ule game for next Sunday. On Sept.
2. 3. the team will travel to Plymouth.
Ind. to finish a three-game series there.
Plymouth won the first game
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
Guisto Sixth Cleveland
Player Called in Draft

CLEVELAND. O.. Aug. 72.-Louis
Guisto. relief first baseman for Cleve-
land, yesterday received q telegram
from Napa, Cal. notifying him that his
draft number for selective CONSUMPTION
service had been drawn. He will go
before one of the Cleveland examining
boards today. and does not intend to
claim exemption. This takes both of
C1eveland's first basemen. as joe Harris
has pasesd without claiming exemption
Outfelder Elmer Smith also has been
drafted and will take his examination
today. This makes six Cleveland play
ers take in the draft.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
Australians Pay Final
Tribute to Boxer Darcy

When Les Darcy fitted away from
Australia, the natives rose up and grill
led him numerically. Stacker" quit
ter" and migrate were a few titles
bestowed upon him by his own people.
They buried Darcy in Australia the
other day. One hundred thousand per-
sons view his body. The papers that
once had roasted him praised. Those
who reviled him the chipping" in now
10 buy a monument.
All Of which seems to prove right
the man who remarked that you have
TO die to be appreciated"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
Coveleskie Showing
Poor Form This Season

Admirers of Harry Coveleski the big
left-hander of the Detroit Americans.
are considerably concerned over his poor
showing this year. When the Tigers
jumped back from New York recently
for a Sunday game with Chicago. the
Pole was left behind when Detroit re-
sumed its eastern swing. Hughie Jen-
nings was quoted at the time in a local
newspaper as saying that unless Col
elesd showed a decided improvement
when the team returned, he would not
be used again this season. CoveIesKl
said that a muscle or tendon In his left
shoulder was bothering him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22

Jimmy Barry. the oid-tirne champion Of
Chicago. when he knocked out Walter
Groot in London in 1897, the latter oy-
ing afterward If Herman goes to Lon
don for a battle with Fox and should
be successful. the chances are he will
have challenge from Jimmy Wilde. the
wonderfully clever fyweight champion
of the world, who defeated Young Zulu
Kid of Brooklyn some time ago in Lon
don for the championship. Wilde has
expressed his willingness to enter the
bantam class in case the American
champion goes over TO the other side to
battle for the title.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
Doig Beats Sheehan
in 10-Round Battle

CHICAGO. Aug. 22.-"Gosts" Doig Of
Spring Valley was given the decision
over Tommy Sheehan of Chicago
Heights after ten hard rounds at a
downstate club last night Doig fights
Bryan Downey al the same place Sep
TENDER 26. Young Dundee and Martin
Henderson boxed ten blistering rounds
to a draw. Young Nausen bested Harry
Nebergau. Eddy Purdy refereed the
fights.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
Judge Upholds Sunday
Ball for War Cause

Anew YORK. Aug. 22.-Declar-
III ing that instead of being
" summoned into court to
answer q charge of violating the
Sunday law, they should be COM
mended for rendering service to a
patriotic cause. Police Court Mag
missed summonses against John
McGraw. manager Of the New York
Giants, and Christy Mathewson.
manager of the Cincinnati Reds. The
baseball mana gers conducted q
baseball game Sunday for which no
fee was charged. which was follow
ed by a concert to which admission
was asked. the proceeds going TO de-
pendents of a regiment soon to leave
for France.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
masked MARVELS ARE
DEFEATED BY PEERLESS

Masked Marvels hold no fesr for the
Peerless A. c. ball club of East Chica go
as evidenced by the score of their game
last Sunday. It was 10 to in favor Of
the A. c.
The association wants games. Write
John Buckley, 4S35 Olcott avenue
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
Jackies to Hold Contests
at Grant Park Saturday

CHICAGO. Aug. p. - An athletic
carnival, the biggest of its kind yet
held" so the managers says, will be
held at Grant park on Saturday after
noon under the auspices of the Third
Illinois field hospital There viii be all
kinds of sports. including boxing and
wrestling.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
WAR EAGLE OUT
To SCALP DAVIS
Crown Point Manager of
Big Chief Wrestler on
the Warpath.

THE TIMES sporting department this
morning received a telegram from w.
Tanner OF Crown Point manager of q
wrestler known as Chief War Eagle He
challenges Curly Davis of Hammond TO
a finish wrestling match Saturday night.
August IS, at Hammond, winner Of
match TO take gate receipts and $500
purse.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
Willard in Tentative
Agreement to Fight

DETROIT. Aug 22.-Jess willard
yesterday tentatively accepted Matt
Hinkels offer to meet the winner Of the
Fulton-M Morris bout.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22

Norman Ross, of Neptune Beach,
Cal, has won national titles in the
220-yard free style, 5O0-yard free
style, 150-yard back stroke and one
mile free style. Ross is one of the
country's real swimming stars and
recently won the Pacific coast cham
pionship swimming meet at San
Diego.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22

over"
The Cleveland ball player may be
righC. but he is taking a long shot
to predict the collapse OF the Red
sox. Things just as startling have
happened but they are rare occasions.
The Red Sox are good enough TO be
in the fight all the way.
With the pitching staff that sraces
the payroll in Boston the Indians
would have been a pennant possibility
without any argument. And. II the
White Sox and Red Sox were TO
switch pitching STATS the Red Sox
:. ould undoubtedly glide toward The
bottom.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE.


Chicago. o.; Philadelphia. SO.
St. Louis, /; Boston, 0.
Cincinnati z; New York. 5.
Brooklyn. 3: Pittsburgh. (1S IN
nfngs).
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22
THE STANDING
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
Chicago. 2; Boston. 0.
Cleveland. 16; Philadelphia. 3.
New York. 3: Detroit. l 90 innings).
Washington-St. Louis. rain.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22

Two-base hits-Molvey. Thompson.
Harle, lowering, Babin. Struck out-By
Babin. y; by Blissmer. .. Base on balls
of Babin. 5; off Blissmer, l.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-22

\ Philadelphia is trying hard to
bring about q baseball game that will
send all the old Athletics of palmy
days into the field against John Nc
Graws great team of Giants.
q Collins. Baker. Barry. Plank. Coombs.
Murphy, Bender. Lapp. Pennock and
Shawkey are still playing ball. Nc
Innis, Strunk. Schang and Bush are
still with the Athletics. The game
easily could be arranged. The pseudo
promoter wants TO give the proceeds
to the Red Cross.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-21
DECLARES WAX COULDN'T
HAVE WON RAE'S LOVE
II Took a Refined Man TO Do 1t,
Says Counsel for Girl
Accused of Perjury.

Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler. counsel
for Rae Tanner, being retired for
perjury before Judge Van Fleet in
the United States District Court. and
william Rand Jr. FOR the prosecution
summed up this morning. Judge Van
Fleet charged the jury this afternoon.
Mr.. Chanler said the case should
have been tried In the Civil Court,
The criminal law, he declared. could
have been used 10 punish Miss Tanzer
IL her suit had been a false accusation
but should never have been used to
prevent the suit being brought.
do you believe" said Mr.. Chan.
Ter, "a decent little girl like Miss
Tanner would or could have been Sc.
duced by a coarse, vulgar man lik,
Wax? MOI She gave all for Low,
OF man she believed was sincere
who was refined and whom she trust
cd. Would anyone here believe sh,
mistook the face OF that brute Wa
over thero-tpointing to WaN)-fo
James w. Osborne"
Mr.. Chanler made much OF tho ties
tlmony OF Joseph Marshall, who wa
prisoner with Wax in the Tomb
and who. after refusing to testify I'm
ally admitted that Wax had told hin
that no (Wax) did not know Ra,
| Tanzer.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-21
SEIZED As SHOpuFTERS;
IN BATTLE ON ESCULATOR
Woman Detective Traps Two With
BuShel Of Plunder Hid Under
Their Dresses.

Two young women shopping at
Bloomingdals'e this afternoon aroused
the suspicion OF Mrs. Catherine e
Schinnick, a store detective, who
thought she saw them slipping things
into sort OF pocket slits In the front
OF their dresses. Mrs. Schinnick fol-
lowed the women from one depart
ment 10 another. Finally the dctec-
tive overlook them In the electric
moving stairway Of tho Fifty-ninth
Street station OF the Third Avenue
FL" road.
"You'll have TO como back to the
store" Mrs. Sohlnnlck said.
"Wow' shrieked tho young women
and each took punch AZ the do
tective. Dodging blows, Mrs. schin-
nick grabbed a prisoner with each
hand and began TO drag them down
the stairs beside the escalator. They
fought their way back on 10 The NOV
ign stair, which began TO carry the
fight upward again. \ traffic police
man and three mere men ran TO the
rescue,
About a buKhel OF piunder, II ls de-
clared, was removed from broad. flat
bags concealed IN the skirts OF the
suspects. Among tho goods were ten
silk dresses valued at Sl9,76 apiece,
nha total was worth 1924.
In Yorkville Court the women
signed pleas OF guilty. They said they
were Mrs. Katy Wlako, No. i2i Easi
Fourteenth Street, and Mrs, Anna
Scholtaus, a widow, Of No. IL Market
! Street
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-21
LOCAL OPTION MEASURE
WINS IN THE ASSEMBlY !
Attempt 10 Recommit the Bill
Blocked by Vote OF
"a to S..

ALBANY, n. Y, March 2l.-An at
tempt by Chairman Murphy Of the
Excise Committee 70 recommlt the
Hill-wheelor local option bill for
cities and thus administer death
blow to 1t was defeated in the As
scmbly to-day, 81 to 55.
1t was the first lineup this session
OF the Assemblymen on the liquor
question.
The solid Democratic minority. eN-
cept Assemblymen Merritt and Par
sons, voted to recommlt, as did the
following Republicans: Blakely, Duff
Bourke, Ericsson, Malone, Meyer, N. j
Miller, II. G. Mitchell. Murphy, +. A
Wells and the two Socialist members
These members we're not recorded:
Coffey. Crowley. Flamman. Parker
and Speaker Sweet, Republican; Ara
now, Barra, Donohue. Evans, Good
man, Llrney, Democrats.
After lighting all day over the bill
the Republican majority found itseli
in danger OF having the measure de-
fcated. and II was hastily postponed
until next Tuesday as the result oi
the Marty caucus.
The trouble was precipitated by
Minority Leader Callahan, who intro
duced an amendment providing foi
special elections TO determine tn
| liquor issue.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-21
GERMAN RAIDERS
SUNK IN BATTLE
LASTING 6 HOURS
Passenger on Storm Beaten
Byron Confirms Story of
Fight of Uruguay.

The Lamport & Holt liner Byron
came into port to-day from Buenos
Ayres, Rio and South American ports
with hor upper works badly battered
as the result OF an encounter with q
West Indian hurricane iast Sunday.
The ships hospital was washed over
board just after DR.. Manuel Rosen-
berg and two nurses had carried three
negro patients below decks 20 a posi-
tion OF safety.
Ventilators we're knocked off by the
waves and at one stage Of the storm a
locked and clamped iron door on the
saloon deck was battered In by the
force OF the waves and many state.
rooms were flooded.
Last Saturday night Capt. Williams
sighted a suspicious looking vessel
bearing down on him. There was a
storm coming from the west. The
mysterious vessel was coming from
tho east. Capt. williams promptiy
steered his chip into the storm with
all lights out and when morning
dawned he had lost the mysterious
stranger.
Among the forty three cabin pas
sengers was Lester Roberts, an Eng
llsh coffee merchant from pernarn.
buco, who said he could say POSI-
lively that three British cruisers sank
two big German raiders in fight
lasting six hours which took place
about lfty miles on the coast OF Uru.
quay on Feb. 81, The report OF this
battle was cAbled TO this country
about a month ago.
Mr.. Roberts said the German raid
ers we're lured to their finish by q
British cruiser disguised by wood
and canvas TO represent a loaded col.
ller. As the Germans approached the
DISCUSSES were dropped and the Brit.
ish gunners opened fire. Wireless
calls we're sent out and the Amethyst
and another cruiser we're soon taking
part In the fight. The Amethyst wal
badly damaged and put into Monte
video for repairs in n sinking condi
tion.
John Harrington, a banker OF Bue
nos Ayres. said that German propa
gandists are working lndustrlalll
throughout South America. Flood
OF gold are being poured by German
banks in the United States into Ar
gentine, wharo there are tens OF thou
sands OF active Germans. and wher
the army IN practically under tn
control OF German officers. German
money Is being loaned. Mr.. Harring
on said, TO the Republic OF Argen
tine, whose finances are in bad shape
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-21
BRITISH FOLLOWING
GERMANS THROUGH STORM
Despite Snow Ground Still Is
Favorable for Movement Of
Guns and Cavalry.

LONDON, March 2l.--The stormy
weather, with severely cold winds and
frequent snow squalls, continued dur
ing the night in the region over which
the British armies In France arc fol-
lowing the retreatdng Germans.
Although these conditions add to
the discomfort OF field campaisning,
Reuters representative at the British
headquarters telegraphs they have
had no bad effect on the surface of
the ground, which In the newly uccu %
Piled area remains quite practicable
/ for movements OF horse and foot
/ troops and guns,
/ The correspondent reports that the
] JOY Of the civilians at their liberation
/ from German rule IL pathetic and thai
instead Of leaving provisions for Nv,
days for the civilians ms was re-
ported, the Germans took the last loa,
from the inhabitants before burning
the villages, Apart from the largi
proportion of the original population
left al Nesle, the greatest number o
civilians found In one place thus ia
is 400 In Bouyencourt
No important engagement o
marked change In the line IL reporte
to-day, The Germans appear TO b
falling back more rapidly aud offerin
less resistance 10 British pressur
| between Ham and Peronne, but fur
| ther north their retirement Is bein
| characterized hv more stubborn oppO
j sition.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-21
WILLARD, WHO "GROWS,"
MAKES new ADDITION
Vaudeville Performer Gives I'm
promptu Show After His Wed
ding in Municipal Building.

Clarence T.. willard, who edifies
vaudeville audiences by standing
right out In the centre OF the stage
and increasing his height a foot by
the simple process OF un-telescoping
himself was married in the Municipal
Building this afternoon by City Clerk
Scully to Ida May Barnard, Of No. 500
Asylum Avenue, New Haven, Conn.
Tho bridegroom is forty-two, the
bride thirty.
with true professional pride Mr.,
willard consented to exhibit his ar
tistic talent 20 reporters and others
in Mr. Scully's office. Standing be :
side his blushing bride, who gazed
upon him with unfeigned admiration
Mr. Willard began 10 elevate himself
FIRST he slid his neck up out OF his
collar three or four inches, like a
turtle. Then. by degrees, he elon-
gated himself until he was actually a
foot taller. Slowly he dropped back
into his normal stature again.
"Do you intend TO continue 10
yaudeville?" MIR. willard was asked
IL don't know whether I can OF
not" he replied. II was never mar
ried before"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-21
o AUTHORIZE LIMITED WAR
AGAINST v BOATS.

senator Polndexter. Republican. OF
Washington. said to-day that Con
fress will pass quickly law author
hing n limited war on German sub
marines"
iI expect Congress-" he said, ITO
take vigorous action Immediately"
Y IL became known to-day that yes
tsrday's Cabinet meeting discussing
what active steps the United states
mould take after n state OF war In
declared, considered the opening Of
American ports TO warships OF the
Entente Allies. the opening Of tho
sast credits 20 tho Allies for their
Eupplies and, CO. operating action with
the allied neets In clearing the sub
marines out OF the shipping lanes
and guarding transport to Europe.
Ono OF the measures now under
consideration by the Federal Ship
ping Board is the building OF large
Standardized fleet Of small wooden
cargo steamers 10 carry supplies
through the submarine zone. The
question OF participation OF an Amer.
!can army on the European battle.
nelds was touched upon, Il was un.
.derstood. as one OF the possibilities
Of the future, but not 20 be consid
cred a. a prospective step now.
The resolution to oren all American
ports to the allied warships was in
.troduced In the last session by Sena
cor Salisbury. President pro tempor
% the Senate, and a member OF IN
Forelgn Relations Committee. /
was sent 10 that committee and no
discussed nj the time, Senator Sauls
bury. however. Is known 20 have dis
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-21
OPENLY DECLARED THAT STATE
OF WAR EXISTS.

oficials and diplomats have openly
ackno wlodged that a state OF war
between the United states and Ger
many has existed for Bome time, but
that the situation became most pro-
nounced last Sunday when three
American ships we're destroyed by
submarines In quick succession and
sOmo American lives were lost,
Practically ali tho Presidents
closest advisers at once mado up
their minds that Germany was ao-
tually conducting war against the
United States and that the situation
must be met promptly. The principal
arguments brought TO bear against
the United States taking further
step toward war were that practically
all that could be done TO protect
American lives and ships at sea had
been done by the arinins OF mer-
chant vessels, and that an acKnowl-
edged state OF war between the two
countries would give Germany an OPP
portunity 10 carry her submarine
warfare to this side OF tho Atlantic.
This latter was somewhat Of q
secondary consideration because Tn,
navy feels that II IL prepared 20 moct
that feature OF the situation. II alsc
was argued that having kept the
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-21
U. S. WILL NEGOTIATE
new RUSSIAN TREATY
Envoy Gives Notice of New Re-
gime, Virtually Asking
Recognition.

WASHINGTON. March 7t.-The
American Government intends TO
undertake negotiation of new COM
mercial treaty with Russia after the
new Government Of that country has
been recognized.
The first steps toward recognition
came to-day \ when Ambassador
Bakhmeten presAnted to the state
Department formal notice that the
new regime has been created
amounting to a request for recogni-
ton.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-21

OF the American merchantmen vigil
lancia, with the loss Of fifteen lives.
. ave OF them Americans.
tcoNpITIoN Z OF WAR ARISES IN
THREE WAYS.
The precedents OF history show
mat the great majority Of the worlds
conflicts have boen begun before for
mai declarations OF war were made.
! According 20 authorities on interna-
!. tionai law, a condition OF war arises
iE three ways:
1. Declaration of war.
a A proclamation or manifesto
declaring that = state OF war
exists.
4. Throuuh the commission OF
hostile acts Of force.
One authority on international law
describing ways In which hostillties
may begin without formal dcclara-
tion, says acts Of force by way ot
tre,risals or during a pacific block
ade or during an intervention might
be forcibly resisted - hostiltieS
q breaking out In this way"
= President Wilson's action to-day
was quickly followed by predictions
at the Capitol that Congress speedily
would declare a state OF war exist
las.
y Chairman Flood Of the House Fore
i'm Affairs Committee, said he ex-
pect.d Congress would quickly pass
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-21

cusscd II with prominent members
Of the majority before he introduced
IT,
Chairman Chamberlain OF the Sem
ate Military Affairs Committee, "a
White House caller to-day, said nc
would relntroduco the Universal Mill
tary Training Bill aa soon as Con-
gress convenes. In the meantime he
will confer with Secretary Baker
over the form OF the measure.
Senator Chamberlain did not know
whether a call for volunteers was
likely. but thought that Congress
would DO ready to take any stepa
deemed necessary by the President.
A woman will vote for the iirst
time In history on the war question
when Miss Jcannotto Rankin, con-
gresswoman-elect from Montana an
swers her name
Democrats and Republicans will 80
into the House with "a votes ea,h,
thore being two vacancies that can
not bo filled before the session starts.
Five Independents will hold the
balance OF power They, however,
are expected to split up--Rcpresen 70
tatiycs Schall. Progressive. aud Full
or. Independent with the Republi-
cans. and Representatives London,
Socialist and Randall. Prohibition
list. with the Democrats.
Representative Martin. OF Louisi-
ana, elected from Democratic dis
trict on a high tarlff Progressive
ticket, really holds the balance OF
power,
The President has not made up hit
program entirely for presentation to
Congress. but probably will also dis.
cuss universal military training.
II In known that up to noon yester'
day President Wilson told clos'
advisers hc ST.. was OF open mint
on the question OF summoning Con
gress Immediately. nut that he leane'
toward awaiting toe extrh session
called for April 10. At yesterday
Cabinet meeting. however. severa
OF tho members went to the White
House determined 20 urge strongll
on the President an immediate eNtr'
scssion which they believed was de
manded by the country.
Those Cabinet members who hav
been olassed as pacinsts or with paci
fist leaninsS. II was sa! |, offered NJ
objections OF weight, and the Presi
dent. without giving any indication
OF his decision. merely heard whn
every member OF his official famil
had to say