Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, September 16, 1914, Sports Final, Image 1
"' ,JI 1J 5JEnp. SPORTS FINAL JLAjLAJLJXm JLJXw rlnfll VOL. I-NO, 3 PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1G, 11)14. PRICE ONE CENT ""- TTT-- Hi i . .. . BATTLE ALONG AISNE RAGES FIERCELY AS ALLIES ASSAULT FOE -o THRILLING FINISH IN CLASS D PACING EV.ENT AT BELMONT PARK TODAY David C, owned by D. Cromley, won the first heat In the Class D event for pacers at the Road Drivers' matinee, held at Belmont Park, this afternoon. Nina B., owned by James Bell, finished second, while Polly S., with W. C. Brawley driving, won the third honors. I'CORMIGK MADE FUSION FOR GOVERNOR Washington Party Commit tee Disregards Judge Brumm's Warning That Progressives Prefer Brum baugh. Flinn's Argument Outweighs Schuylkill Jurist's and Demo crat Is Placed at the Head of Ticket. MAJOR LEAGUE RESULTS TODAY NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh, 0 10 0 0 0 10 Phillies., r. v.... 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 R. H. E. 0267 x 6 9 2 Batteries Cooper and Gibson; Rixey and Killcfer. Umpires Eason and Quigley. Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Brooklyn 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 7 6 2 9 2 Batteries Lavender and Archer; Allen and McCarty. Umpires Klem and Emslie. IIARRISBPRG, Sept. 16. Vance" C. Mc Cormlck, Democratic candidate for Gov rnor, became tlio Washington party Cdndldatc for the same office today by tctloti of the Washington State Com mittee meeting In Chestnut Street Hall. The occasion brought together almost 11 the 113 committeemen and twice as many spectators. Many Democrats from this city and State headquarters weie it the meeting. Lewis addressed the committee after he had filed liia withdrawal at the State Department. His appearance was greeted with great applause. As long ago as last Julv he bald he began to incline to ward wlthdi awing In order to "unlto the foic's of good government." At that time he (.ought Colonel Roosevelt nd obtained his "approval of Lewis' Im mature plans. Lewis warmly endorser! McCormlck for (invernor. As soon as Dr. Lewis reached the city he went direct to the Capitol and formally withdrew as a candidate. Then went be fore the committee and made formal an nouncement of his course. He laid three letters before the committee his own withdrawal and letters exchanged by him nd McCotinlck last month. Dr. Lewis said ho believed his with drawal was approved by an "overwhelm ing majority" of hla followers. IIo ashed the substitution of McCormlck but said there mum bo no deal whatever about the other places on the ticket. Lewis' inter to McC'oimlck was writ ten Auiriut H In It he said ho felt Mc-J-ormlck and himself to bo in accord on the destruction of the corrupt political machine" In control of the Stute govern ment and that as "the forces of evil" are united "the forces for regeneration" ought not be divided. Lewis, In his letter, j u not definitely offer to withdraw, nor um Mccormick's reply specify who should quit. Mccormick replied that he felt he was m iTty ftecori1 with Lewis' views, and aid that "the progtesslve forces of our ams should be united, but any such union must have behind it the enttuibl "tic endorsement of the rank and file" of both parties. "iltteemun Bcofleld, of Philadelphia. jnocd that thu convention accept Lewis' "commendation to nominate McCormlck. Lik .'"" of Montgomery, counseled otilDeralloii. k.ivi., n,r i.. c ,.... J-ountry many Washington party men ore ,,?.1 sasfied to have a Democratic can uiaate He viewed tho Indorsement of . ormlck as simply handing over tho j, a mac,'lnery to the Democrats. a.tl. narIes ' Brumni, of Schuylkill, h!!f . by wls for tho Gubematoitttl nomination labt May. expressed regret inat Lewis had withdrawn and that he riiJV!1 con3uled the State Executive committee before withdrawing i.iJum5?. praUed McCoimlck highly, but ou.il ". .nu,st not surrender Ignominl v.ni ?t"1 that "tne PeUlo of Pennsyl. tinn,i . ' near '"t to certain na. tlm... .S.ues that confront us at this m", "e added that the Democrats ronrt .i.a.kf. some aet,on allowing their enert i-, V or McCormlck will be weak wlii . . ,,er h3lf ttla Progressive voters vol ?, n0,e .ut "" or else Mey " oie for Drumbaugh not.wH1 Mcl'o"nlck nominated, but do mu V,1,,"0-;'. He !,4ld' " the Demo- VnlteH b. r"thUraw thclr candidate for oiled " Senator this problem Is Br,Umma.PiPlaus9 brok ut at this, and Poitnonoi Cn ,movt,J tna ",e matter be tWin,1 "nl" aother meeting, not fur- Win. n J ueeH, hence. n en''"',,?,'' tala tl,lU '" ' "est un",""' V ''" ' Piuctlcally Leu ai ,1 I". Mttlclv to succeed 'd "don tPd'ker "Ut Umt eVer' 0,le ha h- f" '' Patriotic 4'XJlnnl mihv St. Louis 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Boston l o 0 0 2 0 0 3 Batteries Perritt and Snyder; Tyler and Whaling. Umpires Hart and Rigler. 03 9 x 6 10 Cincinnati 0 0 New York 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 x 8 6 6 Batteries Ames and Gonzalez; Demaree and Meyers. Umpires O'Connor and Byron. AMERICAN LEAGUE FIRST GAME Chicago 0 00100000 St. Lous 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Batteries Scott and Schalk; Hamilton and Agnew. Umpires Evans and Sheridan. R. H. E. 01 12 TWO BIG PLANS FOR OPENING OF EXCHANGES Bankers Discuss Projects In volving Billions of Dollars for Successful Accomplishment. One Contemplates Government's j Taking Securities Held Abroad, the Other Looks to Formation of Individual Pool. SECOND GAME 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Batteries Wolfgang and Huhn; Leverenz and Agnew. Umpires Evans and Sheridan. Chicago 0 St. Louis 0 Detroit 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Batteries Oldham and McKee; Carter and Bassler. Umpires Egan nd Dineen. 0 8 13 2 1372 PIRATES' POOR FIELDING HELPS PHILLIES TO UN Eppa Rixey Credited With Second Victory of Season. Final Score Was 6-2. Cooper Driven From Box. uAe..a ho'nie influence In lm, le-.aW . "W h-ve ""nick at on. V to make iirkm. some Mimr. four weeks 'anted ;,.. .Kp.,s-'' H'8 en" Pech C'ornVi.I0,?a"1 ,h nomliutton ot Mc PHILLIES. AH. R. BH. PO. A. E. Lobort. 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 Hecker. If a 2 1 0 I Magee, lb 4 0 I 13 0 0 Cravath. rf 2 10 0 0 0 Byrne, !b 4 1 1 1 B I Paskert. cf 4X3400 Martin, ss 4 0 13 7 0 Killcfer, c 4 4 16 0 0 Rixey, 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 82 6 2T 14 8 PITTSIIUBGH. . AB, R. BH. PO. A. B. Carey. If 4 0 0 2 0 0 Blslln. 2b 3 0 0 6 2 0 Kelley, cf 4 0 0 3 11 Vlox. ss 2 10 10 3 McAuley, ss 2 0 0 13 1 Konetchy. lb 5 0 2 8 0 0 Wagner. 3b 3 0 10 4 0 Scheeran, rf 4 12 10 1 Gibson, C 4 0 12 3 0 Cooper, p 1 0 0 t 1 1 Conzelman, p 2 0 0 0 0 0 Af.- .,;: r" bI motion r" spm'h' i!'nm withdrew CK was namri), b- rpU?q, A- Totals 31 2 6 24 14 1 Phillies 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 x-6 Pittbburgh 0 1 0O00 100-2 Stulen base-Paktrt. Ilecktr. TT-o-bae hit -l'tthkcrt. Three-tao hlt-Hchferan BtruW out-H RUev. 4 Double pUy-Slglln to Mc Auley to Konetchy. Sacrlnc rt t'ravain lki.j m ball-prr Jtiie. I; olt Cbopr. i. Illu nroiiortloiiil On Cooper. 6 In 3 Innings, off Cunxelman. In 3 IrnlniM. Time of aume I hour and 40 mlnutea Umpircj fcaion anj Qulglfy. PHIIDELPHIA BALL PABK. Sept. 16.-Kppa Rixey, tho elongated left-hander of the Phillies' pitching staff won hli ec on 1 game of the seaaon today when he beat the Pittsburgh Pirates In the open Ins game of their final series hero by a score of i to 2. Rixey showed better form today than he has since Joining the club this year and held Pittsburgh safe all tho way Martin's error gave the Pirate their rlrst run, and Scheewn' triple, followed by Gibson's single, earned the second one. Sclueran, the Lafayette footbtll and Concluded ea Fax 19 UNION TRACTION IGNORES CITY PLAN FOR BETTER TRANSIT Stockholders' Meeting Re frains From Action On Proposals Looking to Im provement of Service. The stockholders of the Union Traction Company, at their annual meeting this noon, took no action whatever on the proposed transit agreement between the city and the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, as the reult of protests filed with President Jeremiah J. Sullivan of the company by a committee headed by James C. Balfour and J nines M. Fogel sanger, representing a majority of the stockholders. The meeting was held at the Eighth and Dauphin streets offlces of the Phila delphia Rapid Transit Company and pre ceded the annual meeting of the latter corporation After minor routine matters had been disposed of, and Just before the elec tion. It was unanimously decided to transact no other business after the re port of tho tellers had been made What little opposition there was to this action was stifled, and the few stockholders who favored heeding Director Tayloi'a threat to push tho rapid transit program on a basis that would iguora the Union Traction Company, did not vote. J. E. Buckman acted as chairman of the meeting and William J Shields sec retary. The annual reports woie read and approved, and then amendments were adopted changing the provisions for the transfer of stock and tho time for mak ing public the annual statements. The following directors wre te-elected for the ensuing year, the total vote cast being 341.92) shares- J. J Sullivan, George AV Elklns, Robert A Balfour. T. E. Mitten. James II lia, Charles H. Herd. C. A McManus, John 11 Chestnut, William P. Datz, Jacob S Disston. Hemy Fernberger and Edward M Storej. Director Talor this afternoon would not discuss the action of the Union Trac tion Company In disregarding the transit situation "I have received no oflicial in formation about the meeting," said tho director, "and cannot Issue a statement until I have been informed officially of what was done." A committee of Union Traction stock- Caacluded on Page f Bankers In this city learned lato this afternoon of two distinct propositions liqw itnd?r wivy for fceljef ot tW financial situation and the consequent early re opening of tho Stock Exchanges of tho country, which, because of tho European war situation, have been closed blnco July 30. Both have to deal with the purchase of American securities held In foreign countries. The question of how properly to deal with this situation so as to pro vent heavy selling of these securities in American markets once the exchanges are ofllclnlly open, la one that has wor ried financiers for more than a month. And upon Its solution depends entirely tho future of this country's Investment markets. Of tho two schemes proposed, the one which now has the widest discussion Is a plan to have tho United States Govern ment buy ull American securities owned abroad, which may bo offered for sale dining tho CO days next succeeding Oc tober 1, nt prices to bo agreed upon later, and to have the Government pledge these securities as collateral for an Issue of 10 year bonds, maturing serially. One-tenth of such collateral is to bo told each year to provldo for the pajment of these bonds. 51.00O.0O0.0iO POOL PROPOSED. Tho other plan, which Is said to be under consideration, Is to organize a gi gantic pool representing at least $1,000. 000.000. nnd niado up of such financiers as J. P. Morgan. Jacob II Schleff, James Spojer and other bankers of International teputatlon, which shall put through tho samo schema as outlined for the Govern ment namely, nn lEsue of debenture bonds, which shall be sold to the general public at, s.iy, a G per cent, basis, the securities bought to be held (is collateral nnd to bo disposed of annually or semi annually, as conditions best warrant. It is generally admitted that there would bo no dllliculty In placing all such bonds In the hands of tho general public. In asmuch as they would have behind them the credit iind reputation of tho world's largest bankers. Aside from the patriotic motives which wou'd impel tho organisa tion of such a syndicate, It Is easily seen that tho plan would be a profitable ono for tho pool members. There arc many American securities held abroad which yield seven per cent, and more, nnd tho diffcrenco between such yields nnd the MX per cent, at which the bonds would bo issued, would provide for a large sink ing fund with which to mature the bond Issues. Conferences ate being held In New York with the sjndkMte Idea In mind, hut ns et theu- has been no agreement reached as to whether this Is tho oppor tune time to en-ate such a pool. On the whole. Philadelphia banker and hrukern seem u tako more klndlj to tht syndicate idea than to thu plan to have the National Government take up tho foreign-held securities. The Govern ment, they figure, already has enough obligations on its hands and, too, the demand for such bonds, secured as they would be by the greatest credit in the world, would bo moro likely to super sede thie of private corporations. GOVERNMENT AS BUYER Tho plan outlined for the Government Is explained in the following letter, lecelved tnls afternoon by the trading bankers and brokers of this city, from Arthur F El Hot, an eminent statistician of New Yoik. THE EUROPEAN WAR COUNTRY BY COUNTRY TRANCE: A crucial battle Is now raging north of tho Alsne River. The Germans havn refouned in thf terri tory extending between St. Qtientln and the Mosrllc River, having thrown up enticnchiupnts and cciitiulUIng live armies In the dlstilct. Tho Grrmau Crown X'rince has retired from Verdun nnd Joined Von Huelow's army French and Indian reinforcements hnvo nppeuled on tho firing line. Details of the battle am lacking. The allies nt' confident of vlctorv. Belgium Belgian troops have re tired to the outer lines of the forti fications at Antwerp. Germans at tempted to cut communications to tho sn, but the flooding of the teirltory west of Antwerp by opening the dykfs has flatted tho Invaders. Reported that CO.O00 additional German soldiers nre being rushed Into the country. Germany Officially announced that tho army has tetlred before the allies, but War Ofllce announces the Germans are In a strongly entrenched position and ready to withstand further nttack. Detailed reports glvvn by the Government legardltig the early fighting In Eastern Prussia Claims made that the Russians were routed with a loss of 100.000 killed. TO.iViO pris oners and COO field guns. Austria The Russians continue to bo victorious. The lino from Cra cow to Przemysl has been severed nnd tho Investment of the latter fortress Is In progress. IIeav fighting con tinues nlong the San River. Gioilek has been taken, the Austrlans aban doning 400 light field guns and 20 howitzers. The Russians are pushing their campaign with vigor agulnst Geimany. England Reported that Indian cav alry has reached France via the Suez cannl nnd is now reinforcing the British at tho front. No news yet received of the outcome of the naval battle reported In the Bnltlc. The war cost to Great Britain Is 1.S70 'M a. day. Italy Strong pressure is being brought to bear on the Government to join the war against Austria and Germany, nnd as a result frequent Cabinet meetings aie being held. Up to the present there hns been no change In tho original declaration of neutrality. Servla Vlshegrad, In Bosnia, has been captured by the Servians. Troops have joined the Montnegrln forces, and n march is being made against Sarajevo. Fresh Troops Hurled Against Strongly Intrenched Line of Kaisers Armies North of River Aisne, Where Germans Make Desperate Stand. Line of Battle Extends Over One Hundred Miles in Nearly Straight Line From St. Quentih Through Rethel and North of Verdun. The War Summary Another preat battle is In progress north of tho River Alsne. At 2 o'clock today the flr.st ilispatche3 were received, announcing the nttack upon tho Germans Intrenched to tho north of the Alsne Hiver. Details are lacking. Earlier in the day, how ever, the French War Ofllce issued a statement, slvinc; the position of the German army and pointlnK out that the army of the German Crow n Prince had reireil from Verdun. Fu rious lighting is taking place near St. Quentin. The battle is taklnsr place over a 60 inilo territory, extending from St. Quentin to Longvvy, the allies hurl ing their troops against the Germans. The allies are reinforced by fresh PARIS. Sept. 16. j Another great battle Is on north of I the River Alsne. Fighting is hard all along tho front. All counter attacks by the Germans I have been repulsed and they have auf , fered heavily, says an olllclal an ' nouncemont. In a desperate effort to push back the right wing of the allies, the Ger man right got to a point near Noyon, 115 miles northeast of Paris, but had to give ground before the charges of the French. The allies are on the offensive. The battle line is about 120 miles long, ev- tendlng from a point east of St. Quen i i tin to the Mouse River. Thin official announcement was is sued at 3 o'clock this af ernoon: t A groat battle, in which the Ger , mans have been obliged to keep on the defensive, has been raging all along the front since Septem ber 14 (Monday). The German rear guard, rein j forced by the main body, has been fighting on the defensive through I out Monday and Tuesday along the j entire line nortii of Xoyon-Solssons and Laon to the north of Rhelms I and then through Ville Sur and Tourbo. Tho French right centre Is now in possession of the valley of the Meuse, from Toul to Verdun, and is pressing forward toward Longuyon, with the double purpose of cutting the Bavarian army under Crown Prince Ruprecht off from that of Prince Frederick William and of closing the German line of com munication through Longwy and Thionvllle. The Germans began slackening their precipltato retreat on Monday. Throughout that day the rear guard of the Germans and the advance guard of the allies were constantly engaged. then runs 20 miles northwest to Laon and then directly southeast to Vllle, on the Tourbe, a distance of approxi mately 55 miles. The centre of this lln is exactly north of Rheims, about half way between that .-ity and Rethel, where the British were badly beaten In the original German invasion of France toward Paris. Myron T. Ilerrick, the United States Ambassador, received a telephone call Just before noon asking that automo biles be rushed to Meaux. It was said that a train bearing wounded French and English soldiers from the Aisna Valley had been reached there. According to information contained in oflicial War Oflice statements is sued here and at Bordeaux, the Ger man line of retirement seems to hava switched slightly toward the southeast. Upon their retreat the Germans hav. been compelled to give up a number of towns, the most Important of which are La Fere. Crepy. Laon. Braitme. Vitry-les-Rheims, Attigny. .Baaan- in court. Slllcry. Fismes, Rheims and Stc. Menho- 8t Quentin". tit", c: troops from Paris and Indian cav alry. The German War Ofllce, while j " Tilled(tJ' lnwr bdles of troops making no mention of the battle, ad- ! wero rubhed to tho firing line, and to nilts tho long retreat In France, but ; day the gieat battle Is in full swing, with tho main armies of the Germans and the Anglo-French forces opposing each other. It is probable that tho allies and Concluded tin 1'aBe 7 WEATHER FORECAST For Philadelphia and vicinity Fair tonight; Thursday inortasing cloudinttt; frth northeast winds. For details, see page 6, states that the armies aro now in a strongly intrenched position and well able to withstand the attack of the British and French. Tho German Crown Prince has with drawn from the immediate vicinity of Verdun, and is placing hl.s troops on a lino between Laigno and Cra onue to support the armies of von Buelow and von Hansen. La Fere, Ilholms, Laon In all, 13 cities have been evacuated by the Germans. The complete battlo line extends from St. Quentin to tho territory south of Longwy. Russia continues Its success in Gal icla. Lines of communication be tween Cracow and Przemy&l have been cut and tho lutter fortress ln vested on three sides. Every effort is being made to push o campaign Into Germany Przemysl Is the last obstacle. Germany, however, makes claims that the Russians have, met with severe reverses In Eastern Prus. sla. that Poland is being itivadid and that It will he necessary for Russia to withdraw troops to withstand the German invasion of Russia. The, fact, however, that the Kaiser is re. ported to be hastening to the Rus. slan frontter and that optimism pre. vails In Petrograd somewhat offsets the German claims of Russian re vet ses, Servla is vigorously pushing tho cam paign. Vlshegrad, 40 nules south of Sarajevo, has fallen; the troops have joined the Montenegrins nnd a march against the Bosnian capital is in progress. hi Belgium the campaign presents comparatively no new developments. The Belgians are reported to have withdrawn to the outer line of forti fications at Antwerp, but no heavy fighting is reported. Germans have at least 600,000 reinforce ments, making a total of 2,500,000 sol. dlers engngod in this terrific conflict, Tho Germans picked the battle ground, falling back across tho Maine and tho AUno until they reached a line of hills which gave them un ad vantage. Trenches which had been utilised by tho French and Engli'h on their retire, ment south were seized, The position of the German army all along tho line through Craonne and the forest of IAiglo, eastward cr0sj the high ground north of Rhelms. B more satisfactory to the allies than the Germans. Sis German armies are believe to Ue egase4 In this conflict, the main purpose of which i g check, u mi. vaneo of the French and British in order to give the Germans an opportu nity to resume the offensive The line of the allies has been extended in a great semicircle. On the other hand, the battle front or the German Is nearly a straight line, according to tlie latest dispatches from the front. Jt lies from east to west Til new battle Una as revealed by the oflicial statement Issued is nearly 100 miles longer. Starting o v . .. r,., , v. ' " i The r"" ot F" Twur, kely to owuv"oaat l0 awwiw, have an tmportant bearlnc on the fate i7?hier headquarters of the German Crown Prince. As no oflicial word has been received here to support the rumors that Gen eral von Kluk, commander of Ure ex treme western wing of the German army, has been captured along with a heavy section of his men, it is now assumed that the roport was false. Today tho Germans hold strongly in trenched positions in the low hills to the north of the Aisno River. Th armies of General von Kluk and Gen eral von Buelow are reported to ba practically combined In intrenched po sltions well north of the Alsne. The army of tho Grand Duke of Wurttem berg holds the lino from the River Aisne at Craonne, north of Rhelms to the new positions in the Argonnes, where the armies of the Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm and of the Crown Prince of Bavaria aro in complete strength with headquarters still main tained at Montfaucon. Tho Germans hold the lines of tho Meuse and have strnlghtentd out their lines so thoy are now in touch with the strong fortiess of Metz and the German reserve lines In Lorraine. The British-French columns on the extremo left of the French lines are believed to plan a general enveloping movement. It is now evident that the Crown Prince, by abandoning his poal tlon between the Alsne and Aire at Ste. Menehould, checkmated an attempt to breal? his lines and Isolate the major portion of his army. ' It Is admitted by the military ex perts that the new positions taken by the Germans are the strongest they have yet held In France The condi tions are ideal from the defensive point of view. It ts stated, but confidence is expressed that the admitted numerical superiority of the French and British forces will enable them to force the Germans bacH when the new battle commences. The German front has narrowed and this will opsra,t- to the benefit of the allies. News from the allies' left is anxiously awaited here. Ttitrc the British and FreHCh. who have buen heuvll reinforced, are attempting op erations that may result In .till further crumpling up of the firman right. K) W, U ! a u, ? r ' w- xi?i i JiL'JUt