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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
''Walter Cox" Day
 Draws Big Crowd

Boston. Aug. 2S.---Three heats were decided in the rain in the Grand Cir cult races a t the Readville track yes terday, after which the track became SO heavy that a pOstponement was necessary. It was Walter Cox day." and in spite of the weather a good crowd turned out in honor of New EngIand's premier driver. In addi- ton to the unfinished events part of the regular Thursday program will be run off today.
 Periscope. which had been picked to win the American Horse Breeder Flu turity, for three-year-old trotters. was nosed out in the first heat by Molly Knight with a time of 2:O91-2. Nor man Dillon, a length away, was third. Cox was expected to have little trouble in capturing the Massachu- setts 2:12 trot with AIcGregor the Great, and yesterdays heat justified tho expectation. The bay horse was easily first in 2:OS 1-2.
 Cox also had the favorite in Frank Dewey for the Neponset POS pace. but Direct C. Burnett took the heat in 2:ofi-=
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
Mclaughlin, Tennis
 Star, Fools Police

Port Chester. N. Y, Aug. S. Maurice F. Mclaughlin. the tennis "comct'' Of California. was summoned by Motorcycle Policeman Repp to ap- pear in police court yesterday for speeding along the Boston Post Road at a rate of 70 miles: an hour. Mic Loughlin told the officer he was on his way from the opening match of the national series nt Forest Hills, L. l., to keep q dinner engagement with friends in Connecticut He was driv- ing a hiEh-powered car. He said he was % years old and a merchant. when not playing tennis. McLouEh- lin deposited $10 with the court when told he would have to appear for ex- animation. Yesterday morning he failed to appear and the deposit was declared forfeited.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28

DeauviIle, France, Aug. 2S-In the doubles tennis matches played yester- day, in connection with the selection of a team to meet the Australians for the Davis Cup, the French team, consisting of Andre Colbert and W. H. Laurentz, defeated the British pair, H. Roper Barret and R. M. K. TurnbUll, 60, 6-1, 12-10.
 The final matches in singles will be played today, with Colbert, France, pitted against Algernon R. F. Kings cote, England, and Dawson. Eng land, against Laurentz.
 If the Frenchmen win one of the matches, their team will be entitled to meet the Australians for the Davis trophy
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
MONEYS APPEAL
 IS GRANTED BY
 KOREAN COURT

Seoul, Korea. Tuesday. Aug. 26 - tBy The Associated Press )---An ap- peal of the Rev. Eli Miller Mowry, of Ohio, Presbyterian missionary, who was convicted last April of sheltering Korean agitators during the revolt in
 this country, has been granted by the supreme court. The court uuashed
 the original judgment in the case and remanded the missionary for a new
 trlaI before the court of appeals
 Upon his conviction last April tba
 Rev. MT. Mowry was sentenced 10 six
 months imprisonment at hard labor. This decision was appealed by him to the appeal court. which sentenced him
 to serve four months in prison, but suspended negotiations for two years
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
Ex-Kaiser's Nephew Changes His Name
 To Be American

Detroit, Aug. 28.-The former Count Johann Wilhelm won Loewenel Bran denburg Hohenzollern,49 years. of age. Q resident of Detroit since 1911. and n nephew of former Emperor William. IS now plain Vaughn LoneH. Judge Command changed his name in Pro- bate court Tuesday.
 MT. Lionell has his first naturaIiza- tlon papers and says he lis through" With his European relatives. He first came 10 this country in 1893 to look after some investments for his uncle. He came again eight years ago and decided to stay
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
PASSENGERS
 TAKEN OFF U. s.
 VESSEL HEFFRON

Tokio, Monday, Aug. 25-(By The Associated Press) passengers on the United States Shipping Board steamer HeffrOn, which went ashore off Bokuren, Korea Strait, August IS, have been landed at Moji. Among them are S33 sick and wounded Czecho-SIovak soldiers from Siberia and nine American Red Cross work CTS, including five women.
 A Japanese navy oil tanker was wrecked in the same storm off Kyu- sha. Eight were rescued by war ships and it is believed that no officers and men were drowned.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
BANK
 BRINGS ACTION
 OF FORECLOSURE

Edgar F. Kenny of NorwaIk, is named as defendant in a suit for s4,00O brought in the superior court by the Fairfield County National Bank. The action is to recover on a mortgage note and the plaintiff seeks a foreclosure on property of Kenny.
 William Rrusch of Norwalk, asks s3,5 damages in an action brought against the Connecticut Company. Krusch was operating his automO- bile in Riverside avenue, Norwalk, on June 26. when according to his complaint, a trolley, operated in negligent and reckless manner, struck the machine and wrecked it. The Riverside avenue track on the Broad River line of the company. Is sometimes called a loop the loop, be- cause of it's condition
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
PETrrIT-rI LEAVES HOSPITAL.

Joseph Pettitti, of 48 Kings high way. was discharged from St. Vim cents hospital yesterday. Petttti was admitted to the hospital six weeks ago, suffering from blood poisoning caused by an injury which he sus- tainad when he fell from a return ing transport. The young man was a member of the United States Mer- chant Marine corps. but was dis charged from the service on a medi- cal certificate of disability.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
LiptOn Invites An
 American to Sail

Chicago. Aug. 2S-With a view to strengthening the bonds between the United States and England in yacht ing Sir Thomas will have one or more American corinthians aboa c the Shamrock ". in the next interna- tional race.
 He has invited Sheldon Clark. vet cran of n dozen or more Mackinac contests and secretary of the Chicago Yacht Club during its most prosper Ous years, to sail on the challenger.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
BRITISH WfNS
 TENNIS FINAL

Deauvile, France, Wednesday, two final contests today in the singles tennis matches held here in connec- tion with the selection of a team to meet the Australians in the matches for the Davis cup. Dawson, Eng land, beat Andre Colbert. France, 7 to 5. The French team won the doubles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
ChristOffersOn Is
 Pistol Champion

Caldwell. \. J.. Aug. 2s-T ester day was La Jeuns Day at the Navy Rifle Range. IL was named in honor of Major Gen. John A IseIcune. who commanded the Second Division in France. Tho features were the Na- tional Pistol Match and the United Service Match. The National Pistol Match was fired at 25 yards at a 5 inch bulls eye. Twenty shots were fired at slow fire: 20 shots at timed fire and ten shots at rapid fire. Four hundred rifiSmen competed. tho first twelve high score men winning gold medals. The next highest twenty foHr received silver medals. and the next high score thirty-six were awarded oronzc medals,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
Baseball RuIpS

(In order to avoid arguments in the future, we have requested several pas timers to offer definitions of several rules, and each has selected the one which he considers the one he is most competent to answer.)
 A bunt hit-Any old safe poke that doesn't go over the fence.-Babe Ruth.
 The bat-a bleacherite.
 Foul territory-Cincinnat ohm McGraw.
 Dead ball-Sphere used by the Ath- IOsetiX-COnnie Mack.
 Error-A play by which a Philly player is permitted to reach first base. Jack COOmbs.
 Fair ball-Any hit the umpire rules foul.-Jo ohnny EVers.
 Base hit-Bau plastered ten feet over the centre field fence, provided batter reaches first base before the ball is returned.-Truck Hannah.
 Underhand deliveries-I have nOth- ing to say.-Ban Johnson.
 Time allowed pitchers-Right han ders, thirty days; southpaws, life 'I.Ord'i Byron.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
HUNGARIAN
 GOVERNMENT IS
 NOT YET FORMED

Vienna. Tuesday, Aug 26-(By the Associated Press) - Advices from Budapest state that a new Hungar- ian government has not been formed as yet former Premier Fredrich
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
BREST WILL BE
 OUR ONLY PORT
 OF EMBARKATION

Washington. Aug. 2s.---The com manling officer of the American Sup ply Service in France win make Brest the sole port of embarkation until all activities in France cease, the War Department announced yesterday.
 Then the port will be closed so far as the American Army is concerned and all embarkation transferred to Antwerp, Belgium.
 Our forces in Germany are now be- ing supplied through Antwerp by commercial steamers. but that port has not yet been made a port of em- barkation for men. Antwerp docks can accommodate ships up to 90 feet draft. So feet beam and 7OO feet length.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28

to the next world or merely to this?
 Fearful that an attempt would be made to dope the Reds. and thus prevent them from beating the Giants on their recent visit, the Cin- cinnati club, through its asent in New York, supplied the drinking wa ter, ice and towels used by the visit ing players, and Henry Fabian was spurned by the Reds trainer when he offered to provide water and ice. However, the representative of the Cincinnati club had neglected to pro- vide an ice pick, so the visitors tra1n- CT appealed to the Giant ground keep CT just before the game was called to lend him a pick. The request arous- ed Henry's ire, and after cOnsigning the Reds and their trainer and every one connected with them to a region where ice picks are not generally in demand he added: "NiX! Amt you afraid our ice pick might be poison ed, tOO?'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Ncstcrdav,s Results.
Games Today,

New York z; Philadelphia 3.
 Other games postponed (rain.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
Team Standing.

Boston at Brooklyn New York at Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Chicago 6; St. Louis 3. Cleveland [; Detroit 5. Philadelphia 6; Boston 4. New York-WashingtOn postponed Irain)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28

Joe Leonard, the Brooklyn feather weight, is still camping on the trail of Johnny Kilbane, the champion, His latest victory was scored against Kid Roster. the Southern champion, and the best featherweight New Orleans can boast of Leonard is also after a scrap with Benny Nalger, the French flash.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
Cannes Today.
Team Standing

Washington at New York. Philadelphia at Boston.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28

claiming that it is the desire of the majority of the people that he retain leadership He says, according to report, that he is strongly favored by the Socialist and military parties.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
BASEBALL
 SUMMARY
EASTERN LEAGUE.
All games postponed (rain.O
Games Today

Games Today. Waterbury at Bridgeport. New Haven at Hartford. Worcester at Springfield.
 Team Standing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28

Johnny Hayes, the sensational New York featherweight, who has not boxed around here for some time, is anxious to show Hartford fans that he is still sammy Waltz's master. Hayes claims two victories over Waltz and is confident that he can win decisively over the Hartford Idol lis recent operation on his nose of fers him no more trouble and he is ready for Waltz. Billy De Foe, Young Rector. K. O. ESgers, Young McAul- fife, Benny Valgar, Frankie Burns and other lights.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28

Longest college game on record was between Podunk and Jazzink. Game called every time the cheers leaders paused. Was finally halted in the first inning when all the noise bugs vocal departments walked out on a strike Was played over the next day with six dozen and a half phono- graphs working in the stands, but in the third inning was called when all the records were worn out. After two weeks, six days, two hours, thirteen minutes, and eleven and two-fifths seconds of playing, Podunk finally won out by two yells, one loaded dishpan, three firecrackers and post mans whistle, with one inning to go.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
EOfno Tv~
CONIFREY OUT OF NAVY WANTS
 RING ACTION

Frankie Conifrey, the New York fighting fireman, who has just been released from the United States navy after serving Uncle sam for two years would like to show his wares before the Connecticut fans, Conifrey be- fore entering the service had ten straight wins over the best fighters in the New England states, including Battling Kunz, Johnny Drummie, Young Red" Allen. Charlie Pitts, Young Ketcheil, Young Rector, John nv Clinton and Phil Bloom. He Is ready to meet Pete Hartley, "Red' Allen, Lew Bogash or Frankie Britt or any man weighing in the light weight division.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
The Class in sportography.

The longest game in point of time of baseball on record was played at Carroltown, Ky, during the season of 1868. It lasted from ten o'clock A. NJ. to six P. NJ, and was called on account of darkness with seven in nings completed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
SPORT DIGEST
Rv GRNXNl

MAY I NOT ask whether the pro- posed anti-smoking laws will extend to the next world or merely to this
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28

What was the longest game in in- nings ever played?
 Answer Tomorrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28

Jazz Honkor-1 in ten years compil- ed a grand batting average of .275. At a. meeting of the National Cornish. July 1, 1919, the word weak" was substituted for grand
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
And ElclS.

The American league was organiz- ed in 1900, and consisted of Ban John son.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28

Salaries were first paid to players in 1868 by Cincinnati. They were first dispensed with when PreX. Baker landed the PhiIs. He docked the guys all they had coming before he paid 'en. and included the war tax in the fines but not in the salaries.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28

The Yankees went through the sea- son of 1899 without being defeated. They weren't playing then
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28

Connie Mack was one of the first American League managers. He's now the last.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-03-14
NEW RED DATA FOUND
MORE EVIDENCE DISCOVERED
OF PLOT TO SEIZE u. S.
Documents Urging Overthrow of Gov
ernment Given to Senators-Would
Set Up 5olshevisRa.

Washington, March 12.-Evidence
gathered by the postoffice department
and the department of Justice show
ing countrywide radical propaganda
urging overthrow of the Ulited States
government by violence and the set
ting up of bOlshavism was put into
the senate propaganda investigating
committees record by Maj. f. Lowry
HumeS. counsel for the committee.
One of the department of justice ex-
hihsts was an anarchistic poster which
nude its appearance recently through
out New England. 1t was described
as a typical piece of red propaganda. II
denounced the proposed alien radical
deportation law.
Such publications. as the Liberator.
the International Socialist Review. the
Red Dawn ani the Class Struggle were
quoted from at some length by Mai.
Humes in completing the record.
Hnndbills said to have been dis
tributed by the l. W. w during the
recent strike in Seattle were among
the exhibits. as were recent pamph-
let's written by various agifators whose
names have been associated with va
rious Disturbances In the United States
during the last few years. Upton S!n.
clair. Elizabeth Flynn and :a7an
others were quoted from.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-03-14
10000 TROOPS
SENT TO Berlin
German GoverRaent Has Big
Task in Cleaning Out Ber-
lin Suburbs.
LlCHTENDERG TROOPS KILLED
Force Sent to Protect Post Office is
Annihllated by the spartacans--
Order Calling of Strike obeyed
Only in Part.

Stockholm. March 12.-More than
10000 rebels have been made prisoner
by the government In the Berlin bat
tie. More than 200 of them have been
taken red-handed and summarily ex-
ecuted.
London. March PA Berlin dis
patch received through Copenhagen
and apparently somewhat helated says
the German government sent more
than 20,000 troops into Berlin the end
Of last week. hut that the work OF
driving the SpartaeanS from their
strongholds WIS proving a severe task
II was believed, added the message.
that the fighting would continue for
several days.
Berlin March 12. - Government
troops are busy in driving Spartacnn
bands from various sections of Ber-
lin and IN preparing for a determined
effort against the Spartacan strong
hold of Lichtenberg. a suburb east or
tho city. The Spartacans are reported
to have large depots Of weapons and
ammunition In Lichtenberg Govern-
n,ent troops sent to LIchtenberg Sum
day 10 protect the post Office and po-
lice station were annihilated by the
Spartacans.
All the soldiers and police officials
who were not killed during the hghfe
Ing for the post Office and police sta
ton or who did not escape from the
buildings were murdered by the Spar
tacans. Many were tortured and k3sied
In the streets. AT least one woman
WIS among the victims of the SPARTA
cans. The police archives In Llchten-
berg were burned and 10000 marks
were stolen from the post office.
Armed civilians stopped Red Cross
ambulance and killed and wounded
all the persons In IT. Another band OF
spartacans dubbed two soldiers to
death with the butts of their guns
niid killed householder who attempt-
ed 10 interfere.
The government military command
ers expect that it win take at least
two days of steady fighting to break
the Spartacan resistance In the east
err part of of Berlin and to capture
Lichtenberg and the suburbs Of KO-
penick, WeIssensee and Johannesburg.
all on the eastern outskirts of Berlin.
The government troops are taking no
prisoners.
The order calling OFF the general
strike was obeyed only In part.
The inhabitants of eastern and
northeastern Berlin are suffering from
hunger. because often they have been
unable to leave their homes TO buy
provisions and also because the prOvi-
sion shops In their districts have been
plundered by insurgents.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-03-14
YANKEES RIOT IN LONDON
Canadians and Australians Join
Americans in Battle When
Crap Game ls Raided.

London. MarcA 1i.---A serious riot
took place in which American soldiers
and sailors. Canadian and Australian
troops made common cause against
the British police. Policeman +. @.
Field Is in critical condition with
fractured skull. Four other policemen
are suffering from scalp wounds.
Five American soldiers and sailors
are nursing wounds at the Lancaster
Gate Red Cross hospital.
Twenty American soldiers and sail
ors are under arrest, ordered by Pro-
vost Marshal Major Campbell
,rhe trouble started about one
O'CLOCK in the afternoon when pO-
liceman raided a sailors 'crap" game
which was in progress behind the
Eagle hut.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-03-14
TWO HELD FOR ARMY GRAFT
u. S. Agents Investigate Alleged Con-
fession of Soldiers From Ohio
and Wisconsin.

Rockford, H.. March f1.-George w.
Stump of Cumberland Ohio, and Roy
Jones of Park Falls, Wis. Camp Grant
mess sergeants. are held while gov
ernment agents check up on their al
legged confession of widespread con
spiracy for graft in the sale Of gov
ernment meat at the cantonment.
George Brennan, driver for Morris &
Co, is said to have admitted deliv-
erlng meat orders at the camp which
were from 200 to 300 pounds short
The accused mess sargeants are said
to have signed for the meat. knowing
1t was short and to have divided the
proceeds from the sale of the meat
held out by Brennan.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-03-14
SHIPS BRING IN 7,411 YANKS
Transports Mount Vernon and ohioan
Arrive With Big Batch OF
Douphboys.

New York. March 12.--With 50 Off
GERS and 2.674 troops Of the Twenty
seventh divfsion--former New York
state national guardsmen-the steam
ship Mount Vernon arrived here from
BreSt. The vessel brought altogether
5.7S4 troops. including a large num-
her of casuals and 90 nurses. together
with Z officers and S13 men sick or
wounded.
The steamship Ohioan arrived from
Bordeaux with 1927 troops. majority
Of them Of the 34Sth infantry Of the
Eighty-seventh division (national army
men Of Arkansas, Louisiana, Missis-
sIppi) machine gun company. compa.
MES @, @, H, X, L and NJ, a sanitary
detachment, and the headquarters Of
the Second battalion
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-03-14
WILSON TO MEET AIDS
BAKER, DANIELS, PERsHlNG AND
SIMS TO BE IN PARIS.
Secretary Of Navy viii Confer With
Experts and Decide on Best Type
of Fighting Graft.

Washington. March 10.-President
Wilson probably will be able to meet
in Paris early in April with Secreta-
ries Daniels and Baker, civilian heads
Of the navy and army, respectively
Vice Admiral Sims, commander of the
overseas naval forces. and General
Pershing. commander of the Amerl-
can expeditionary forces. While so
far as known no plans have been
made for such unprecedented meet
ing, officials pointed out in connec-
tion with the announcement that Sec
retary Baker expects 10 visit France
soon after April /, that such d confer
epce could be oeld. Secretary Dam
ieis and y srssa her of naval experts
will lea. iew York next Saturday
on the transport Leviathan. The pur-
pose of the naval secretarys visit
abroad is primarily to confer with al
lied naval officials as TO the best type
Of capital warships to he built. and to
choose from the conflicting opinions
of American officers definite policy
TO submit to congress.
Secretary Baker will make his third
trip abroad for the purpose of closing
up the affairs of the American expedl-
tionary forces.
President Wilson Is opposed TO the
sinking of the surrendered German
fleet.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-03-14
STRIKE DELAYS Big LINERS
Vessels Are Tied Up by WaIkout Of
Longshoremen at New
York.

New York. March i2-With many
OF the great transatlantic steamship
lines here tied up by the strike Of
longshoremen. which was called in
support Of the striking harboF work
crs. threats were made by the Marine
Workers affiliatiOn to renew the strike
against the railroad administration
based on the alleged violation of some
Of the terms of the recent settlement.
The independent boat owners again
have rejected the terms under which
settlement between railroads and their
harbor employees was reached.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-03-14
FIND ]. NORMAN COOK GUILTY
Former Rall sIeuth Convicted Of
nsiaughter--PenaIty ls lnde-
terminate Sentence.

Chicago. March 10.-J. Norman Cook.
former railroad detective. was found
guilty OF manslaughter by jury here
for killing William T.. Broadway. The
penalty for manslaughter is an inde-
terminate sentence In the penitentiary
at Joliet.
The jury was out all night. Brad
way was killed ON the night Of Aug
ust %, 1918.
He had paid marked attention tn
Norma Cook. and according to evf-
dence offered by the defense, had
been repeatedly warned by Cook %
cease his attentions to NoSnna.