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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07

Chicago. Sept. s.--yastly more base
bail was injected into the second
chunk OF the worlds series. The Cubs
played some OF 1t with the bats and
with their hands and feet and trimmed
the Red Sox ; TO 4.
Being 4 southpaw, Lefty Tyler had
- - and ferment In the ninth and
te1 . scare into the frohting bugs.
Two triples before hand was out
pcompiled = tally for the Boston crew.
The finish beheld two Red legs on
sahe tow path, two out and Babe Ruth
fhovering In the offing to snipe for
bush. That was where Babe intend
I'D to come through with a homer. but
, .Echang closed the act with . tall fly
10 Holiocher.
s.. One round---The second---upset Bull
,1et Joe Bush. Three tailies arrived
on four hits and pass and if Bullet
Joe suffered from shell shock It was
not apparent in the subsequent rounds.
He pitched great ball in the fourth
and sixth, the only times the Cubs
sfhreatened him. Tyler was a tight
wad all right. Four singles marked
the progress OF the visitors with the
bat until the ninth when with no
reason at all Strunk and whiteman
busted triples in rapid succession.
Bill Smites Two Dagger.
the second upset Bush and Bill IL
terribly proclaimed the conquering
hero. No wonder Bill smote that two
Dagger He had just had his eye clean
ed out by Old Doc Merkle. In the first
of the second Stuffy McInnis hunted
ralong the first-base line. Quite mob
spf Cubs Assem- hled to field the pill and
some party unknown kicked quaint
t1tv OF dirt in Bills left lamp. Several
athletes tried to dig the stun out.
Merkle finally borrowed a handker-
chief treated a corner of the fabric
>as though he intended TO throw a spit
hall and whatever X was In the eye.
the eye yielded to this novel treatment.
Doc Merkie held his clinic at the home
plate so that all might see how 1t was
done The applause was deafening.
Those three tallies in the second
nrnuaed the ire of Coach Wagner.
operating at third base. He and F,
Otto Knabe. official barker for the
Cubs. had been squawking at each
other since the start OF the gentle
pastime. At the close of the second
Knabe invited Wagner under the
stand. Wagner not only went: he
grabbed cite he the arm and dragEed
him along thru the dugout A guy
might as we'll a 10 wrestle depth
bomb. The 1. inky Knabe upset
Wagner and mopped up considerable
dirt with the broad back of the Bos-
ton coach. Cub reserves dragged the
scrappers apart just as patrol OF
four or Ave Red Sox dashed across No
Mans Land to the rescue.
Let the Boys Fight.
The umptres paid no attention to
the fracas. Watts the use? Let the
boys tight. That is what they have
rot to do, or work, as soon as the
series ends. Being ballplayers Knabe
and Wagner INDUCED in bit Of pre-
lfminary practice. More power to
them II they really intend to fight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
NEXT BIG VICTORY
THAT OF THE RHINE
Capt. Veissieres Makes Proph-
etc Statement at Close of
High School Speech.
PUZZLED FRENCHMEN
Gould Not Comprehend Why
They Should Fall Back
End Comes Slowly But
Surely Now.
PUZZLED FRENCHMEN

In voice ringing with emotion. and
with his hands raised dramatically. at
the close of a most intensely pic
turesque description OF the battle Of
the Marine. Captain Veissieres.
French officer stationed at Camp Lee
deciaref% at John Marshall High school
last night, perhaps prophetica!ly:
Sooner. perhaps. than we know,
there will be another great battle,
and that will come victory like
the miracle OF the Marne. but this
battle will be called the battle of
the Rhine"
AS the speaker took his seat. the
crowd that allied the auditorium of
John Marshall High school. arose to
its feet and perhaps the greatest shout
ever heard in that place rang loud and
long
This prophesy came as the closing
words of one of the most interesting
affairs ever witnessed in the city. 1t
was the occasion of the presentation of
silk flag to the city by the residents
of Richmond of French descent and
the flag was presented by authority of
the French am hassador at Washington,
through the local consul. A. Simon
pietrt.
An entertaining, enjoyable and In
stractise program had been arranged
by a committee consisting OF Mr.. ST.
monpietri and Major Joseph LAMA
surfer. OF the office Of the adtutant-
general Music OF the highest class,
and several speeches suited TO the
occasion held the audience until after
II o'clock.
The flag presentation was arranged
to take place on the birthday of La
fayette ana the anniversary OF the bat
tie Of The Marine.
Wyndham r. Meredith presided at
the meeting. On the stage sat besides
the members of the committee Mayor
Ainsiie- Colonel Leroy Hodges. Com
missioners Hirschberg and Hobson. of
the administrative board. Captain A.
b. Guigon, Colonel Dempsey, of the
sdjntant-generafs office, and Captain
Veissieres.
In presenting Mayor Ainsife. who
gave interesting figures showing Rich
rnond's contribution in man power and
money to the cause. Mr.. Meredith re-
ferred TO the brave deeds and the ac
com plishments OF the heroic French
people.
Colonel Hodges presented brief his
tory of the career and accomplishments
of Lafayette. particularly those Incl
dents in hts career which related TO
his achievements in connection with
the American revolution,
Captain veissieres said he was mere
soldier and could not thrill an audience
with his oratory. but his plain recital
OF many incidents in connection with
the great battle which proved the un-
doing OF the German army. thrilled the
audience. and evoked applause at fire.
du~nt intervals He told of the Ger
man system; how instead Of attacking
the French from the front. AS had been
expected, and as any other foreman
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
GERMANY NURSES
PEACE PROPOSALS

Washington, Sept. Germany at
present Is nursing new peace pro-
posal. but she judges this unpropitious
time to advance them. according to
an official dispatch from Berne yes
terday.
The time she will choose. the mes
sage adds. Is when the allies are con-
WINGED that Mafsha4-Foct1is offensive
will not break up the German front.
Needless to say. allied diplomats and
military observers do not believe they
will ever share the conviction the
Germans think they Will. inasrnuch
as Marshal Foch already has battered
and damaged the German front, and
seems to be able to keep up the good
wefk-==es.s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
CLAIM SUSPECT
UNDER ARREST

Chicago, Sept. 6.--District Attorney
Hoyne tonight announced the persons
responsible for the placing of the
bomb in the federal building Wednes-
day afternoon which resulted in four
dead and thirty injured. had been
taken into custody---He declared the
man who placed the bomb had been
positively identified.
Three persons who were placed
under arrest today AS suspects are
Harry Wilson. upon whom were found
papers connecting him with the I. w.
w; Nina Van SAINT Spies. widow OF
August Spies. who was hanged in con-
neetion with the Haymarket riots, and
Michael Zuccario, friend of Wilson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
Almirants Sinks:
Strikes the Hisko
Collision Occurs on New Jersey Coast
and Steamer Quickly Is
Beached.

Washingt Sept. s.--The navy de-
partment tonight issued the following:
The navy department is informed
that the steamship A m r n C
was sunk In collision with the L. S. S.
Hisko. which after picking up the sur
vivors of the Almirante Is reported
proceeding to port. The Aimirante is
ia United Fruit company steamship of
about 5000 tons"
An Atlantic Port, Sept. s.-The
steamship Almirante was beached OH
the New Jersey coast today accord
ing to reports received here. and five
mem bers of her crew were unaccount-
ed for The vessels mishap follow
ed "a collision with another steamer.
Both are in the government service,
The Almirante was formerly OF the
United Fruit company's line.
= The sea. which was high when tff>
ship was heacfaesf. Rad Gained per
cepfihiy tonight. when il was report
ed that the Almirante's peril was not
SO great
All information respecting the cause
of the collision and the damage SUI
stained by the two ships was refused
by officials,
The Almirante is 3a4 feet long with
beam of forty feet and is of 5000
tons,
The Almirante cleared from this
port yesterday bearing seven pas
sengers and commanded by Captain
Hugh r. Grant. Only the Ave missing
sailors are believed thus far to have
lost their lives through the accident.
The Almirante carried a full cargo
and was bound for ports in the West
Indies and Central America.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
SPAIN TO OPEN AN
ACCOUNT WITH U. S,

Washington. Sept. s.--Announce-
ment will be made by the treasury de-
partmenf probably within a week OF
the establishment of a credit in this
country on which Spain can draw
The amount and the terms are not
adjusted. waiting on a final cable from
the Spanish court
There will be formal announce
ment from the treasury department
when the credit is finally allowed"
said Albert Strauss, OF the foreign ex-
change division OF the federal reserve
board, in declining to go into details .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
Railroads Agree
to u. S. Terms
Enlightened Sclf-Interest As Well As
Patriotism Said to Been Deciding
Factors In Final Conference.

New York. Sept. S.-The railroads
of -the United States VIII accept the
contracts proposed on behalf OF the
government by Director General Nc
Adoo, 1t was announced today follow
ing meeting there OF the law and
executive committee Of the railway
executives advisory committee. The
presiding officer. Thomas Dewitt Guy
Ter. OF Philadelphia, was clothed with
authority to advise eighty-two class
one railroads to accept the contract
for patriotic reasons. In his letter to
those roads he said in part:
The contract does not give us In
the way OF protection all that we deem
ourselves entitled to have. but the
matters not conceded to US lie within
the region of fair difference OF opin-
ion and are negligible in comparison
with the larger interests which have,
to q substantial extent. hsen safe
guarded
I'm the opinion OF this committee
enlightened self-interest and the die
tates of patriotism alike require the
acceptance OF the proposed contract
and the committee without doubt or
hesitation 80 advises"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
BIGGER INCOMES
To BEAR HEAVIER
BURDENS OF WAR
Kitchin Says Personal
Fortunes Have Multi
piled Recently.
READS FROM LIST
Rates on Smaller Individ-
ual Returns Less Than
In France and
England.

Washington. Sept. 6.--Chairman
Kitchin, of the ways and means COM
mittee. opened the debate on the
$4,000. 600 600 revenue bill today by
giving to the house some startling
figures showing how personal incomes
in the United States have swollen
since the war,
The figures were taken at random
from the secret records of the trea-
sury department. Names of the in
dividuals concerned could not be
given. but the long list of incomes
which have jumped 10000 per cent,
and more. in the years from 1914 to
1917 covered many typewriter pages.
Chairman kitchin read only a few of
them.
1T might produce a spirit of Boil
shevism in the United States If read
too many of them" he explained
Mr. kitchin read the list partly to
justify The committees action in i'm
posing heavy supertaxes on Az in
comes in excess of 800. o0e a year
He explained that the rates agreed
upon by the committee are larger
than those in any country of the
world, whereas the Rates on the
smaller incomes will he much lower
than those imposed BY Great Britain
or France
One of the most striking instances
or the big Increase in personal income
since the war was given by Mr.
Kitchin in the matter OF the incomes
of the president. superintendent and
treasurer of large pipe manufactur-
ing concern. In 1914 the income of
the president of shasaepmpany.ea accord
ing TO his income return. was $s,34I:
in 1917 Il was $T2s 900: the superin-
tendent's income jumped from s4,347
In 1914 To $725,o00 in ialT. and the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07

CONTINUE RETREAT
ON 14C-MILE FRoN4

London. Sept. s.--Aiong the f4Ax
miles line from Ypres down to tho
west of Rheims. the Germans are 9TH
retreating tonight, except at some Sec
tors in the center, where the aifieaS
have almost reached the fcradAidx -
the main Hindenburg defense lf Nj
There German resistance has sttff4&z
materially and counter-attackH 3Ifs
launched, though so far without suc.
cess 99S
The Americans between the yeaa1
and the Aisne have advanced betvFeAns
four and seven miles since the 0er m1N7
retreat across the Aisne began n 3
the river angle east OF SoissoA1 tho
Americans already have reached the
.Aisne along a wide stretch
In the north the French. drivine
straight toward Ia Fers. have nraakts
cally surrounded chauny. asvAn mn
southwest Of La F&re. Mhila AM
ther northward they have drfV&4
within three miles of Ham, the met
i'm portant town still in German hAnxol
west of the ST. Quentin-LA Fere Mno.
Toward st. Quentin the British
right and the French left are advai<-
ing steadily. while the British AZ at
the same time driving toward Doua1.
In Flanders British and American
troops continue to follow the retreat-
ing Germans and have taken Neuya.
ChapeHe. the famous, battieerounA
where. the Australians and Canadinna
won immortal fame in the early parf
OF the war. #s
La Fere and Leon. the southAy5i
pivots OF the last Hindenburx Mr.
before the Germans must begin ~.
treat to the Belgian fortress x0ne 49,
the Mouse, will be under French ShAll
nre as soon as the heavy guns ar4
emplaced on the dominating positions
won In the last twenty-four lourn
The British in their advance on Ut.SS
Quentin astride the Amiens-et. ouGiis
tin high road, have progressed thl1S
miles on l2mile front since yAntGF.s
day. according to late front diapatckSas II
All information in the hands 0{ ~
allies military authorities rA9nrainSe
German man-power indicates ~
there IL no possibility Of GAr,nSS u
attack being launched In ! tiASper~2Ss
attempt to relieve the situation. II r. &
defensive seems the only prospoek y
store for Hindenburg, who ~ ~ 7
| twenty divisions LETT that have
been engaged during the iaak tet(
night. N s
j Germany's dwindling man-pos1 w 8
further illustrated by the 1fNT
frequency Of German army crSlofS1
resting up instead o1 training 6$f
taken temporarily out Of the =
they fall ~bAck the Tautono &iH
stroying everything ~ caa1
along. Y. n SsSSa " s3351
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
Receive Message
From Poincaire
Celebrating Battle OF Marne and
Lafayettc's Birthday.

Washington. Sept. S.--The 161st
anniversary Of the birth II General
Lafayette and the fourth anniversary
of the Battle Of the Marine were ceie-
brated here today with imposing cere-
monies. President Wilson was the
guest Of honor at the exercises held
at the foot OF the Lafayette monu-
ment. which faces the White House
grounds.
Several thousand persons gathered
round the statue OF the French hero
to hear addresses by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels. and Count de Cham
brun, councillor of the French en-
hassy and a great-great-grandson OF
General Lafayette. who represented
Ambassador. Jusserand. Messages to
the American people from President
Poincaire. OF France. and Marshal
Joffre were read. President Poincaire
said:
The French people. who feels
itself, day BY day. more closely united
to the American people. is deeply
touched by, and grateful for. the
warm feeling once again shown by the
citizens of the. United States In honor
ing the double anniversary of the
birth Of Lafayette and Of the victory
Of the Marne.
The celebration Of those two events
has the grandeur and lustre Of an
historical symbol
"On the Marine. France defended
not only her own threatened liberty,
but the injured rights of mankind
itself. She has acted AZ the vanguard
Of the nations whom the enemy i'm
perialism had dreamed of subjugating,
She gave the world time to prepare
| itself for the necessary struggle and
| thus saved 1t from slavery.
N II for liberty that Lafayette had
| fought by the side OF Warrington
The p2mes Of those two brothers In
1fsonfinasAA m Para TWaA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
Huns Torpedo
Army Transport
Vessel Returns to Port without Seri-
ons Kron-
prinZcSsin Cccilie. Famous Liner

Washington, Sept. 6-The L. S. S.
Mount Vernon, army transport form
erly the German liner kronprinzessin
Cecilie, was torpedoed yesterday by a
German submarine about zoo miles at
sea from the French coast She was
homeward bound and was able to re-
turn to port at fair speed 1t is not
known yet If there were any casualties
Information at the navy department,
tonight Is confined TO the contents OF
dispatch giving only meagre details
but as the dispatch mentions no loss
OF life, II is believed by navy depart
ment of1icials that probably there was
none
The indication also is that the Noun,
Vernon was not damaged badly. as
the dispatch states the vessel was able
to return to a French port under a
speed of fourteen knots. There were
no troops aboard. as the ship was re-
turning to America
The Mount Vernon is one Of the best
and fastest vessels In the transport ser
vice. She has a gross tonnage OF 49,
$40. Her commander Is Captain Doug
las F. Dismukes. AS the Kronprin-
zessin Cecilie, she was the last OF the
German liners at sea before intern
ment.
With a. great shipment of gold
aboard from America intended for
France. the kronrrinzessin had put
out from New York just before Ger
many declared war on France When
word. OF the declarations Of war reach
ed the vessel by radio. she was turn
ed back and put into the nearest port
Bar Harbor Maine. whence all her
passengers had to be returned to their
embarking point by rail. Among thess
passengers were the delegates TO the
Hague conference.
Secretary Daniels recalled this af.
ternoon that the Kronprtnxessin
Cecflie vas the worst damaged weasel
of all the German liners sabotaged by
their crews by order Of BernstorH just
before seizure by the United States
and that the engineering work accom-
plished In 9 quick restoring OF the ship
to service was one of the conspicous
feAts OF American engineering In th
war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
CHANGE GERMAN ST.
THAT OF WILSON

Washington, Sept. o.-Thc UNI
popularity OF the Germans In Swift
rerland ID steadily increasing, but
il has lately been manifested In u
striking compliment 10 President
Wilson, according To an oliictal dis
patch from Geneva today. 1t says:
s4Onc of the great streets in
Geneva II called Germans street.
8 name IL owes TO German n1cr-
chants who settled In that quarter
In former centuries. A committee
has lust been formed In Geneva TO
ref the town to change the name
a TINT street and givefit President
N4In0nss name.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
yIRGINIA'S HONOR ROLL.

The casualty list as furnished by
the war department for publication
today contains the following vir-
ginians:.
Alfred C. Elliott, Vicar Switch,
wounded severely.
Posie d. Powell, Whitmell. Sc
verely wounded.
". Mex. Rose, Richpath; wound
ed severely.
Samuel s. Falin. Gate City:
wounded severly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
MAKE NO MORE BEER
IN q. S. AFTER DEC. ]

Washington. Sept. 0.-The manu-
facture Of beer II to cease In the
United States after December I.
The food ndministrat i0n announced
tonight that Il had reached this de-
casfon following . conference with
President Wilson. the fuel and rail-
road administration and tho war I'M
duStrfeo board. 1t was the cOnacnsux
OF the conferences that the cessation
Of bcer pgodaot1on Wa . neceesary
menoures
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
LAFAYETTE FIELD
NAMED BY LANE

New York. Sept. 6.-"LAfayette
Field Is the new name OF tho flying
field In the Mount Deseret National
park. It was so named today by Sec
rotary Of the Interior Lane. who an
nounced here tonight that he had
given It tho name In honor Of the
Frenchman whose birthday was cele-
brated today and In honor Of the La
eAyette escadrillA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-07
CUBS TRIM S0X
IN TIDY GAME
Of Oh BETTER BALL
Bullet Joe Bush Exposed
to Shell Shock In
Second Period.
SCORE is 3 TO |
iIwo-base Hit by Bill
killifer Brings Home
the Bacon for the
Chicago Boys.
SCORE is 3 TO |
WORLDS SERIES FACTS.
Second Game:

Attend dance. 20,040.
Receipts, s2s.ee7.
Players share. $fs.1aS.3s.
Each clubs share. s5,3aa4S
Commission share, $2.aa9.70.
For the Two Games:
Attendance. 39.3I4.
Receipts. $6o,345.
Players share. $32.sSs.so.
Each clubs share, s10.SS2.1os~
Comm ission's share. s6,03450.
Today's Game:
Place: Comiskey Park. Time,
2.3o p. Nd Probable batteries.
Douglas and kiliifer; Mays and
Agnes.
Weather indications: Fair and
warmer.
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The umpfres paid no attention to
the fracas, Watts the use? Let the
boys night That Is what they have
rot to do, or work, as soon as the
series ends. Being ballplayers Knabe
and Wagner INDUCED in bit of pre-
ltminary practice. More power to
them II they really intend to fight.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-10
INDUCTION INTO ARMY
.. , SAVES SMITH TRIAL

A nolle prosequi was entered in
Judge Heen's division Of ther circuit
court yesterday in the case Of Norman
N. Smith better known as "Poker"
Smith, charged with being unlawfully
on the premises of another. Smith will
be indicted into the army shortly and
for this reason, City Attorney Brown
decided not to push the case.
Smith was arrested two months ago
and convicted in the police court for
forcing his attentions upon Miss Rosie
Kan Kee, a comedy part Chinese girl,
who lived on Beretania Street. Smith
WAS a boon companion of Francis J.
Cation, who had a warm place in the
girl 3 affections and when Cation was
arrested and sent to the guard house
at Fort Shafter, Smith continued call
ing on the Kan Kee girl, despite her
parent 8 strenuous objections.
The head of the Kan Kee household
found Smith sitting on the front lanai
of his home holding hands with the
fair Rosie and after again being or
dered from the premises, a fight started,
in which Smith was the loser, as Mr..
Kan Kee swatted him on the head
with a chair. Smith 5 arrest and con-
viction in the lower court followed.