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DRY’SUNDAY IS ORDERED
Atlanta Girl Fiqures in War Plot
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Chief Beavers has gone after locker
clubs in the effort to break up the
selling or disposing of liquor on Sun
day in any such places keeping open
on that day.
Saturday afternoon the Chief is
sued an order that all members of
the police force should make cases
against any club or clubs dispensing
gquor on @Wader is any manner
whatsoever. |
By way of pointing his poliey, he
also sent a letter to Newport Lan
ford, chief of detectives, asking him
to ‘detail two men especially to look
after such cases, and inc¢losing a copy
of the new order. l
Following is the letter and the or
der, as issued by the Chief:
“The following is a copy of an
order issued to the members of
the force, and in this connection |
want you to detail two of your
men to look after these places on
Sundays and make cases against I
anyone disposing of intoxicating |
liquors on Sundays:
“iThe members of the force will
pay special attention to all locker
clubs and other places in the city
keeping ©Open on Sundays, and
make cases where it is found in
toxicating liquors are being sold
or disposed of in any way, wheth
er for sash or exchanged for tick
ets in any manner.
“‘Any member of the force
knowing or suspecting such places |
keeping open, and unable to get ‘
sufficient evidence to warrant a
case being made, will be required
to report same to his captain, who
will in turn make a written report l
of same to the Chief of Police.
The Chief of Detectives, captains
and sergeants will see that this
order is strictly complied with
and break up the disposing of
intoxicants in the city on Sun
day."”
No warning was given the clubs
or anvone else, so far as is known,
concerning the radical and far-reach
ing order of the Chief. The order is
sweeping in its purport, and includes
everything in the way of clubs in the
city, from the Capital City and the
Atlanta Athletic Clubs on down to the
humblest locker club in town.
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Zeppelin and Crew
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Lost in Gale at Sea
ROME, Feb, 27.—A Zeppelin air
ship was caught in a gale at Pola, the
Austrian naval base in the Adriatic,
Thursday and blown out to sea, ac
cording to dispatches received hare |
to-day. The airship was lost and ull
of her crew of 26 men were drowned.
The aircraft was making a trial
flight preparatory to sailing for an at
tack upon the Montenegrin port of
Antivari when the disaster occurred.
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Lusitania Starts for
Britain Despite Mines
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—Braving the
terrors of German submarines and
mines, the Cunard liner Lusitania
salled for England to-day. She car
ried 485 passengers and 4,000 sacks of
mail. Every person going aboard was
scrutinized closely by at least four
persons.
Bach passenger had to identify his
baggage to make sure no bombs were
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
VOL. XIII. NO. 178
'I DAILY RACING
e. B o o oPoel et S
AT HAVANA,
FIRST -Two furlongs: Golden List,
112 «Tl‘-hn.. even, 1-2. 1-4, won, Caro~
yn R, 113 (Conneliy), 7-2, 7-5, 3-5, see
ond. Havana, 112 (Wolfe), B§, Sl 85,
third. Time, 34 Blanchita, ine
Green, P. J. Millet, Willam W., Delphine
also ran
SECOND-—Five turionee Bro
Prince, 103 (Jones). #-5, 4-5, 3-5, -:a'f
Rustic Maid, 101 (Pitz), 10, 4,3, second,
Idioia. 101 (Connelly), 5, 3. 3-3, third,
Time, 1:04. Mountair Pearl, Virginia
Hite, Easter Boy, Haberdash BuT.tr.
Beds. Frontier, Lamb's Tall also.
THIRD--Five furlongs: Bulger, 107
(Koerner), 15, & 3. won; Columbia
Lady, 10! (Nolan), 4, 85, 45, second:
Saturnus, 106 (Connelly), 6§, 3,1, third.
Time 1:03 1-5. Proctor, Skeets, Otran
-10, Cherry Seed, Metropolitan also ran.
| FOURTH-—-Man, dog Dbicycie (not
covered)
FIFTH—~MiIe: Gerrard, 108 (Robin
son), 8, 5.2, even, wun, Dr. Swarenger,
105 (Coleman), -5, 7-10,, 1-3, second,
Supreme, 106 (Ural), 7-5, 3-5, 1-5, third.
Time 1:44 I+6. Banjo Jim. Fairy God
mother, Runway, Transport alse ran
> AT JUAREZ
_HRsT»Thm and a half furlongs;
Father qu’\; 108 (Martin), § I, even,
won; Carl Roberts 108 (McCabe), -5,
7-10, 1-3, second; Schulenburg 105, Gen
try 3, even 1-2, third. Time, :41 1.1.‘
Narmar, J. D, su#p. Toastmaster, lllu
minator, Frank Patterson aiso.
SECOND—Five furlongs: Ben Levy,
112 (Mott), 6,2, even, won; lgioo, l{.
(Rice), 6,3, even, second; Dr. §B. P.
Tate, 113 (MeCabe), 10, 4. 2, third.
Time, 1:02 2-6. Woods Hl:g.nld. Ob
livior, Smiling Margaret. The Shrimp,
Dungarm, Amazement, Split 3d, Native
| Bore, b Cnndia D atge Quaes? fem
AT HAVANA,
FIRST--Bix furlongs, 3 years ur. sell.
ing; Blanche Lewis 101, X-Ave 107, Xx-
Yorkshire Boy 107, x-Wolfsbaths 107,
Retente 110, Malik 110, J. H. Barr 112,
Colonel Brown 112, The Monk 113, Flat
bush 112, Phil Connor 112, Bob R. 115,
SECOND--Bix lurlonr. 3 g'un u?.
semnfi Yellow Flower 97, x-Strome 97,
x-s?o n 104, x-Czar Michael 104, X-
Uncle Ben 104, L’ Alglon 112, Perth Rock
112, Charley Brown 112, Fairy 112, Mas
alon 112,
THIRD—SBix furlongs, 3 years up, sell.
138'; x-Stubborn 95, Almeda Lawrence
100, Chitra 100, x-Lamode 105, x-Else
where 105, Chilla 107, x-Queed 107, Loch
jel 115, Mav 115.
FOURTH-—Six furlongs, purse ‘SOO 3
(‘enrn ug, handicap; Encore 92, Valas 95,
Milton Roblee 96, Colonel Tom Green 98,
A. N. Akin 98, Colle 100, Briar Path 102,
Joe Finn 107,
FIFTH—Five and a half !urlongs.
purse S4OO, 3 g-nru u?, selling; Snip 101,
X-Faithful 108, x-Zall 107, x-Fred Levy
107, Marjorie A. 110, x-Cooster 113.
SIXTH—One mile, purse S4OO, 5 {:’nn
ur. selling; x-Change 91, x-Sweet tte
94, Racy 99 X-RIE O'Light 104, x-
Jabot 109, x-Yellow Eyes 108, Milton B.
111, Aplaster 114.
X—Apprentice allowance. (Near; fast.
AT JUAREZ.
FlßST—Selling, 5 years up. 7 fur
longs: xY(Yreu %0 xgunny 98 Ida 95,
xAuto Maid 103, xHazel C. 103, Califor
nia Jack 105, x¥Fred Drew 105, Orba
Smile 108, Zinkand 110, Nobby 110, Ruby
Sun 110, No Quarter 110, C. W, Ken
non 110, Commendation 110.
SECOND—B:IM:;&. 4 years up, mile:
Bonnies Bunck 100, Freda Johnson 101,
xSugar Lump 101, xWinifred D. 101,
Augustus Heinze 103, xCantem 103,
Hard}"_ 105, L. H. Adair 105, Lady Mint
105, Florence Kripp 106, xßlack Mate
107 Burnt Candle 108, Sleepland 108,
Melts 108, Acumen 112,
THlßD—Selling, 4 years \g) 7 fur
longs: xKiva 94, xCecil 96, xßonaza 98,
xClaribel 101, xExecutor 103, Al Worm
wood 104, Florence Roberts 105, Char
meuse 106, Bermudian 106.
FOURTH—Three years, Chapultepec
Handicap, value $1,500, 6 furlongs: Ger
trude B. 05, Stolen Ante 98, Miss Field
er 108, Ghetto Girl 110, xxTrulane 110,
xxMaznik 112, Rex Beach 117, Lukemae
118, Conning Tower 123.
FlFTH—Selling, 3 years uF. 7 fur
lonfs: Il Savin 92, Ida Pinack 95,
Stolen Ante 100, xMarty Lou 102, le&h
Street 105, xFlying 105, Silver Tone 105,
xLone Star 105, Art Rick 107, Lady
Young 108, Swede Sam 110, Senator
James 110,
SIXTH—SeHInfi, 4 years ug, mile and
eighth: xLady Innocence 88, xxCordie
F. 98, Voladay II 100, First Star 105,
Durin’ 105, Curlicue 105, Linbrook 108.
Wearther Clear; track muddy.
X A}gprentlce allowance claimed.
xx R. Ripley and Co. entry.
Ex-Atlantan Quizzed
On Ship Bill Lobby
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Claude
N. Bennett, a former Atlanta man,
who furnishes information to steam
ship companies on matters before
Congress under the name of the
“Congressional Information Bureau,”
was uestioned to-day by the Senate
Special Committee investigating the
alleged shipping bill lobby.
Bennett admitted havingr sent to
his clients a bill for §52,000 additional
‘to his regular fees for information
on the LaFollette seamen’s bill, which
he furnished to a committee in New
York representing the steamship
companies having terminals there.
He admitted having talked about the
ship pugcha.se bill with Senator Bur
ton, of Ohio, and other Senators.
Lot AR SRR A ST
PROBE SONG WRITER'S DEATH.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.—Willlam Par
quette, a song writer, was found dead
in bed to-day. The gas jet was open.
An inquest has been ordered.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1915.
WASHINGTON.—A strong anti-
Eritish resolution reciting that
Great Britain has committed
many acts inimical to the meo
and safety of the United es
and directing that the President
give Great Britain 60 days’ notice
to discontinue such :‘nc\acu ~AS
introduced in the House to-day
by Representative Deitrick, Mas
sachusetts Democrat.
WASHINGTON, Feb 27.—Greal
Britain s osporied Jelennivalion
declare cotton and foodstuffs contra
band of war as measures of reprisal
against Germany's war zone order
was received to-day in oficial cir
cles without surprise. Such a course,
it was stated, doubtless would open
the way for further negotiations be
tween the London authorities and the
Washington Government
Unofficial advices announcing that
England, after consulting her allies,
practically had decided to reject the
American proposals which were almed
to end the war zone difficuities, bore
out the belief which prevailed gener
ally among the diplomats here.
The latter gave their attention to
the possible turn the new negotia
tions would take, but the Adminis
tration has given no indication as to
its next move.
It was stated that there would be
nothing to discuss for publication un
til the attitude of both belligerents
had been presented officially to this
Government
It became known to-day that the
United States proposed to England
and Germany thdt all floating mines
be removed except those used to pro
tect coast defenses and harbors, and
that pilots be supplied to neutral ships
in such waters.
It also was suggested that Germa
ny and Great Britain do not alter in
ternational law as it applies to the
shipment by neutrals of conditional
contraband to the civil population of
an enemy country,
A system was proposed to furnish
proof that such supplies would not
reach the fighting torces of the bel
ligerents.
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U. 8. Gets Additional
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Reports on ‘Evelyn
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Llieuten
ant Commander Frank Gherardi,
American naval attache at Berlin, lo
day cabled the State Devartment that
the German Admiralty had anncunced
that the American cotton steamer
Evelyn sank in latitude 52 degrees 33
minutes north and longitudc 6 de
grees 7T minutes east.
Minister Van Dyke at The Hague
to-day cabled the State Department
that elght members of tae crew of the
Evelyn were reported missing, bdut
the report had not been substantiated.
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20,000 German High
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Schoolboys Enlist
Speclal Cable to The Atlanta Goorglan.
BERLIN (by wireless), Feb. 27.
Out of 11,600 high school teachers lla
ble for military service, 4,000 already
kave joined the German army, and
28,000 high school pupils over 17 have
volunteered. Of this number 20,000
have been accepted
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N erican Ships
ZAm eaving Britain
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'Speciall Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Feb. 27—No American
® §rs are sailing to-day.
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[ PARIS, Feb. 27.—Wrecking of some
German guns by heavy French artil
lery in the Verdun region and on the
Meuse Helghts, was announced In
this afternoon’s official communique.
A trench was forced to be abandon
ed because the Germans sprayed it
with burning liquids, it was stated. A
counter attack, however, checked the
Germans, who suffered severe losses
Russians Checked in
Dulca Pass Drive
Speclal Cable to The Atlanta Georglan.
| VIENNA, via Berlin and Amster
dam, Feb. 27.—1 t is officially announc
ed here that the Russlans have been
compelled to abandon their attempts
to force Dukla Pass in the Parpa
thians because of their heavy losses
The Russian attacks were made with
great bravery and severely tested the
Austro-Hungarian troops, but the lat
ter succeeded in withstanding them.
The \Russians have fallen back to
their entrenched positions
The Austro-German forces have
achieved a partiai success of great
importance near Stanislau, which will
goon result in a favorable outcome of
the fighting about that important
railway point.
The Russians are striving to re
take Stanislau to prevent the en
cireling of their left wing
German War Airship
Is Wrecked in Gale
‘Speclal Cable to The Atlanta Georglan,
LOWESTOFT, ENGLAND, Feb. 27.
A German military aeroplane has bean
lost in the North Sea The motor
trawler New Boy to-day landed the
two German w~viators, who were
fplvked up in e water, after clinging
to the wreckage of thelr machine for
nearly two days. The prisoners were
turned over to the naval authorities.
. The German airship was flying from
Ostend to England when it was caught
in a gale and completly wrecked.
Russian Fleet Trying
'Special Cable to The Atlanta Georglan,
ATHENS, Feb. 27.—The Russiin
Black Sea fleet is reported, in ad
vices received here, to be trying to
force the Bosporus and approach
‘(fonstuntinople from the east. A bom
bardment of the forts on the Aslatic
side is sald to have upened at noon
yesterday.
K'llpTurk Minist
. CONSTANTINOPLE (via Berlin
and Amsterdam), Feb. 27.—An un
successful attempt was made to as
sassinate Talat Bey, Minister of the
Interior, last night in Stamboul.
" The man who tried to kill Talat Bey
was tried by courtmartial this morn
ing, found guilty and executed.
;Speclnl Cable to The Atlanta Georglan,
. PARIS, Feb. 27.—Tha Anglo-
French fleet has penetrated the Dar
‘danelles to a point oppositc the ruins
of Dardanus, fourteen miles from the
entrance, according to a dispatch to
The Matin. Thne forts made a feeble
effort to drive off the .hips, but falled.
Three tralns are being held under
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2ORIpL e 2CENTS WS
Need Not Pay
for ‘Tiger’
Liquor
Judge Johnson has a new idea for
the destruction of the blind tiger traf
fic in Atlanta
“I wish all you rum-hounds would
drink up all the blind tiger stuff you
can find and not pay for it” he toid
Joe Holden, charged by Eugune Lowe
with stealing a flask of whisky from
him.
Joe and a lot of witnesses statod
they had “bought” the whisky from
Lowe. whom they characterized as a
“walking blind tiger,” and, having ab
sorbed the liquor, they deciined to pay
for it
This gave Judge Johnson the idea
announced in the foregoing, and he
discharged Joe, with the permission
of the court to drink all the blind ti
ger liquor he wouldn't pay for.
' ROME, Feb. 27.—A remarkable pa
triotic demonstration, indicating that
Italy is rapidly drifting toward war
with Austria, took place last night at
the end of the session of the Itallan
Chamber of Deputies.
It began when Senor Turati, a So
cialist, made a speech of protest
against the decree prohibiting anti
war and pro-war demonstrations. The
Deputy declared he felt sure the peo
ple were opposed to war and would
refuse to support the campaign, but
before he could say more his voice
was drowned in the chorus of crias
which greeted his remarks.
Premier Salandra then took rthe
floor and defended the decree, say
ing:
“While I do not know whether or
not Italy will intervene, yet I am sure
that. when the honr comes, every cit
’lzen, without party distinction, will
answer the call of his King and coun.
try.”
| At these words every Deputy arose
‘\and started to cheer for the King.
The women in the galleries joined the
’demnns!rannn by waving their hand
kerchiefs. The whole concourse then
;joined in singing the national anthem,
'The cheering again broke out and
‘lastvd four minutes. There were cries
inl “Hurrah for Trent and Trieste!”
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Broken Rail Blocks
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~ Traffic on Viaduct
i Street car traffic over the White
'hall-Peachtree street viaduct was
blocked half an hour Saturday after
noon by a broken rail on the south
bound tracks, caused by a slight set
tling of the viaduct. The cars which
cross the viaduct were routed through
Five Points to Broad street and south
on Broad to Alabama, then East to
Whitehall street.
Only automobiles and light vehicles
were permitted to cross the viaduct
while the track was being repaired
and the foundations of the viaduct in.
vestigated to prevent any possible
collapse of the bridge.
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Methodists Ask for
- Conference Charter
‘ Application for a charter incorporat
‘ing the North Georgia Conference of the
‘Methodlst Episcopal Church South has
' been filed with the Clerk of the Superior
‘C(:]g;:. application was made bi': the Rev,
‘James E. Dickey. B(—V. J. H. Eakes and
‘m,hcr prominent Georgia ministers.
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Gale Menaces Liner
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Crippled Off Canada
i HALIFAX, N. S, Feb. 27.—The
wind is blowing a gale along the Nova
!Scotian coast and Tve fears are en
tertained for the fety of the crip
ipled Allan liner Mangolian, which is
trying to make port under her own
steam, though leaking badly.
Lap s a ssmmsimava s mema bt TSI
| It developed Saturday that it was
t-n Atlanta girl who exposed the In
ternational passport intrigue that s
now stirring the United States De
partment of Justice and the German
Embassy in Washington to a confii-t
which may result In grave conse
quences.
Mrs. Richard Stegler, whose hus
band now is under arrest in New York
suspected of being involved in the
| sensational secret enterprise in the
interest of Germany,fl is well known
here as Miss Annette Pope, a daugh
ter of James B. Pope, county mounted
policeman, who lives at No. 214 Bell
wood avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Pope have not been
informed yet by their daughter of the
circumstances in which she and her
husband, to whom she was married in
New York last fall, are involv. 1, but
the wires are carrying lengthy ac
counts of a suspected spy-plot simi
lar to that which pesulted in the
| death of Carl Hans Lody in the Tower
of London recently, shot by the Brit
ish authorities as a spy.
The suspected plot Invoives Stegier,
who admits that he was ordered by
certain German officials in this coun
try to proceed to Great Britain under
the name of Richard Madden, on a
bogus passport—which was procurcd
—there to report on the location of
certain Britsh defenses. The reports,
it was said, were to have gone to New
York, from which port they would bs
relayed by wireless to secret German
;llationm
Exposed by Mrs. Stegler.
A fresh raid by German submarines
was sald to be contingent on this in
formation.
But here is the romantic part
played by Mrs, Stegler. She persuad
ed her husband not to go and, ac
cording to a letter found in her pos
session and attributed to Captain
Boy-Ed, German naval attache at
Washington, gave information to the
United States authorities which re
sulted in uncovering the scandal.
“Your duty is to your adopted coun
try, America,” she told her husband,
“and to your American wife.” And by
his own confession Stegler was thus
persuaded to give over the idea of the
trip.
Mrs. Stegler asserts that Captain
Boy-Ed was influencing her husband
to undertake the perilous duty of a
German spy in England.
“My husband could get money from
Captain Boy-Ed whenever he wanted
1!!," she told the Federal authorities
'who arrested Stegler. “I was told I
should have $l5O a month while he
was away, and if anything should
happen to him I was to have thal‘
much the rest of my life—as {f I
would let him go into such danger‘
under any terms!”
. Letters to Her Parents.
The only intimation of all this re
ceived by Mrs. Stegler’'s parents in
Atlanta were letters received in Jan
uary and another received February
25—the last one from Stegler—in
| which it was «aid that Stegler was
trying to get a passport to go abroad,
and that if he did Mrs. Stegler would
go with him, and work as a Rod‘
Cross nurse. |
“My daughter has had some ex
perience in nursing,” Mrs. Pope, the
Continued on Page 2, Column 6.
LATEST NEWS
SUBMARINE SIGHTED OFF SPAIN.
BILBOA, SPAIN, Feb, 27.—A submarine, the nationity
of which is unknown, was dfl«d by the lighthouse keep
er at Portugalet, one of the harbors of Bilboa, It was
steaming on the surface without any flag visible,
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CARRANZANS DEFEAT VILLAISTAS. -
WASHINGTON, Feb., 27.—Carranza forces defeated
Villaistas at Tabuca in a decisive eengagement yester
day, the Constitutionalist agency announced to-day.
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MYSTERY IN DUAL TRAGEDY.
ABBEVILLE, LA., Feb, 27.—Mrs. A, Herbert, wife of a
wealthy farmer, was found dead in bed here to-day with
three hatchet wounds in her head. The body of her hus
band was found near the barn with a broken rope near
by. Murder and suicide are believed, but the cause is un
known. )
FARM BILL DEADLOCK THREATENED. 4
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—The possibility of a deadlock
over the agricultural appropriation bill and the failure at
this session, developed in the House late to-day when
that body, by a vote of 68 to 61, refused to send the bill
toconference and referred it to the Committee of Agri
culture to consider the amendments. The McCumber
rural credits rider, in Senate, caused the trouble. ‘
STEAMER SERVICE RESTORED.
LONDON, Feb. 27.—A Reuter dispatch from Amster
dam late this afternoon states that the Batavier line
steamer service between Rotterdam and London was re
stored beginning at noon to-day.
2,000 BELGIANS RELEASED.
HAVRE, FRANCE, Feb, 27.—The Belgian Ministry an
nounded to-day that 2,000 residents of Louvain, who had
been arrested by the German military, have been released.
‘Billy’ Smith
“Dilly mit
as Convict
Boss
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Bill Smith, manager of Atlanta’s
baseball team is m assume a
'new role next week—that of Comrict
boes.
Ten county convicts will be “loaned
to” Mr. Smith next week, it was an
nounced Saturday at a meeting of the
County Public Works Committee by
Superintendent W. A. Hansell, Jr.
This action followed the announce
ment that work on the Highland ave
rue sewer, which was run through the
Ponce Deleon Park, had been com
pleted and the park now is ready for a
general clean-up preparatory to
spring practice,
The park has been torn up badly by
this work for several weeks. The ten
convicts, directly under the supervi
sion of Billy Smith, wiil rake the
ground, grade it and get it in shape
for the opening of the baseball sea
son.
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Pittsburg Feds Start
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For Augusta Sunday
PITTSBURG, Feb. 27.—The first of
the advance guard of the Pittsburg
Federals, who will set sail te-morrow
evening at 8 o'clock for the training
camp in Augusta, Ga., drifted in to
day.
The first arrival was Edward J.
Konetchy, first-sacker, who jumped
from the Pirates. Konetchy again
denied that he was going to go back
to organized baseball. “You can not
make it too strong for me,” he sald,
“that I am going to remain with the
Federal League. Oakes has my con
tract, and 1 see no reason why 1
should leave him. Any stories that
have come out of St. Louis pertaining
to my jumping were fabrications, and
I am a Federal first, last and all the
time.” |
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Dr.Broughtonin U.S,;
@lad To Be Back Home
Word was received Saturday after
noon in Atlanta that Dr. Len G.
Broughton had just arrived in New
York from London.
“Very much improved in health,”
the famous minister wired, “and it
certainly feels good to get home. 1
will go to Raleigh, N. C, and there de
cide how I shall spend the next few
weeks. 1 am looking forward to
Knoxville with great enthusiasm.”
Df. Broughton has accepted a call
to the First Baptist Church of Knox
ville, succeeding Dr. J. J. Taylor, who
Las gone to Savannah.
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Burlington Orders
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2,500 Freight Cars
CHICAGO, Teb. 27.—The Byrling
ton Railroad has ordered 2,500 gelghv.
cars from the American Ca# and
Foundry Company and 150 frz‘n the
Haskell & Barker Company.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.—Te
the crack of a pistol, accompanied by
a deafening roar of cheers from a
crowd of spectators estimated at
nearly 49,000, Starter Fred J. Wagnese
sent away the first three entrants in
the 400-mile Grand Prix automobile
race over ths exposition track to-day.
The start was made promptly at 10:39
a. m, Pacific Coast time, and at 15-
second intervals additional trios were
given the word until all 32 entrants,
believed to be the largest number
ever entered in a big automoblle race,
were under way.
Although the weather for the past
five days has been warm and clear,
the clouds were somewhat threaten
ing as the early miles of the long
grind were reeled off.
Grover C. Bergdoll, the Philadel
phia brewer who was injured in an ac
cident in a trial run, and Erwin Berg
doll also withdrew at the last meo
}mnnt. Ear! Cooper quit at the end
of the first lap because of a broken
} connecting rod.
. Ruckstall, in a Mercer, was leading
at 25 miles.
By the time 50 miles of the race
had been run, rain began to fall with
no promise of letup and the calling
off of the race at any time was a
strong probability. All the cars be
gan to skid and their drivers were
forced to take the curves with such
care that it looked like a continental
tour rather than a cup race.
At the 75-mile post Resta, in aPeu
geot, was first, closely followed by
Ruckstell, in ‘a Mercer.
Resta's time at the end of 76 miles
indicated a speed of 62 miles an hour.
Tlley was third at this time.
Gandy in an Edwards special was
officially out of the race before he
had finished his 76th mile. He skid
ded into a fence, breaking an axle
and other wise injuring his car.
At 1 p. m. the rain continued to fall,
but had decreased to a drizzle.
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3 German Aircraft
Shot Down by French
PARIS, Feb. 27.—Three German
military aeroplanes of the Taube type
'were shot down by French gunneds
Friday, one in the north of IF.nc‘
and two on the eastern frontier near
Belfort. B
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