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.TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. JEFF WAS REAL SORRY HE PULLED THIS ONE - By Bud Fisher C W HAVS 1 _ . r^.. "'i l OH,ve s w iNi\ \ that’ ,n \ Anns') » u n: i reO LTJT ,t 4 a Inw you pcav \ 818 t««y G»f \ tHP , |<3M 6ou>UA<foALLOTS \ UP &3W J \ /»CA*J^> e \ AUl€i J THE GAAA6 . BOWUM.? I J \ J \ / 'DON'T \ wz&ve nuP ofthatpuvcc/ 7 V- T ' f r- p i HOW TOE GRAY-GREEN GERMAN FIGHTING MACHINE PUSHED ITS L WAY THROUGH BEEGIUM Beaumont, Belgium. When the French regiments * paraded through Gembleux, a ripple of admiration ran through the almost historical Belgium populaoe who had waited so long for the promised support of France. With their bright blue and red uniforms, their gaiety, glitter and song, they made a colorful entry which quite ful filled one’s conception of the romantic spirit of war. But it was noticeable that they did not march In particular ly good order and the doors of the wagons in their baggage train flapped and banged. But when the Germans appeared on the outskirts of Brussels they might have been mistaken for a cloud of low lying mist, their gray-green uniforms melting against a neutral background. The entry was not theatric but it throbbed with power and efficiency. In place of the romantic French God of War there was a silent, 'gray col ored machine which was complete to the last detail. Wagon doors, instead of flapping, had patented locks and liars. For htree days thine gray-green sol diers marched through Brussels, part of an army of over a million and a half that pushed their way through Belgium. In completeness of equip ment it was like a traveling city. It had its postal service, its telegraph crops, its provision trains miles in length, which provided for the soldiers a menu as satisfactory as that which they could have obtained in a first class restaurant., Six caissons with ammunition, each drawn by six horses, followed each field gun and there were processions of them two miles long. There were, in addition, many truck and traction en gines for the heavy siege guns. And in all this colossal train, not a wheel squeaked, not an accident delayed the forward progress. The effiency of the Red Cross departments is best in dicated by the fact that in following the German army for a hundred miles over battlefields at time only a few hours behind the fighting, none of the small group of correspondents discov ered a wounded German soldier un cared for, any dead. The speed of the army is attested by the fact that correspondents with bicycles and carriages found it diffi cult to keep up with the German ad vance. Daily marches of fifty kilo metres were the usual thing and at times they greatly exceeded that dis tance. The physical statement of the men Is good. At Meaumont a gas lighting system as effective as electricity was 'estab lished 12 hours after the German en try into the town and nit long after their own trains were running on the sacks to Charleroi. Minor evidence of their thorough ness were seen In the equipment of each soldier who carried with him not only every necessity of war but food enough to sustain him if he were sep arated from the provision trains It was Interesting to note that even his suspenders were protected against emergencies and that his trousers car ried an extra set of buttons In case one set gave way. No detail seems small enough to have escaped German study and preparation. At Zone-Ltat, on the way from gr.” r~v,’ 7 • T" v v ■ ■ -s' ■ ’ ;*•• ■** ■.•‘•in'*# c * ' ■ '* , Scene from Klaw and Erlanger Musical Comedy Sucoesa, “Oh! Oh I Delphine,” at the . "••And Tomorrow Evening, Charleroi to Aix-La-Chappelle, a man lying at full length in the station yard suddenly extracted a telephone in strument from a flower bed and be gan a conversation with hedquarters. Inflexible Buies. There is no hint of fulfillment of the prophecies of French writers that the German soldiers, victims of an inflex ible system of rules, would not be adaptable to emergencies. These Ger man rules in the words of a German officer, “go into the brain" of the sol dier, and he is not merely the unthink ing reflex. “The German soldier can not retreat or turn back,” said an or derly during a barrack room discussion at Beaumont. “If he goes forward and is killed then there are others who will take his place, but in the vocabu lary of the German soldier there Is no such word as retreat." AMERICAN LEAGUE Won. Dost. Pet Philadelphia 91 49 .650 Boston 84 54 .609 Detroit 76 67 .582 Washington 73 65 .529 Chicago 65 75 .464 New York 64 78 .461 St. Louis A. ..63 77 .460 Cleveland .. .... ..45 96 .319 Red Sox-Tigers Tie. At Detroit— Soore: R. Boston 100 100 303 00—8 12 6 Detroit 000 060 020 00—8 13 2 (Called account darkness). Foster, Bedient, Shore and Thomas, Pratt, Carrigan; Dauss, Cavet and McKee. Yanks 4, Browns 3. At St. Louis — Soore: R. H. E New York 022 000 000—4 6 1 St. Louis 001 001 010—3 9 2 Brown and Sweeney; Hamilton, Baumgardner, Hoch and Agnew. Nape 5, Athletics 4. At Cleveland—■ Score: R. H. E. Cleveland 040 000 lOx—s 12 0 Philadelphia .. ..210 100 000—4 10 0 Bowman, Coumbe and O’Neill; Shawkey, Bressler and Schang. Senators 6, White Sox 1. At Chicago— Score: R H E Washington 100 000 000 000 6 —6 8 1 Chicago . .000 100 000 000 o—l 6 2 Johnson and Ainsworth; Faber and Schalk. BASEBALL" WEATHER American League. Washington at Chicago, (two), cloudy. Philadelphia at Cleveland, clear. Boston at Detroit, (two), clear. New York at St. Louis, clear. National League. All Clear. Chicago at New York. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Pittsburg at Boston. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Federal League. All Clear. Chicago at Baltimore. St. Louis at Pittsburg. Kansas City at Brooklyn. Indianapolis at Buffalo. NATIONAL LEAGUE Club Standing Boston 80 65 .593 New York 77 60 562 Chicago 74 66 .529 St. Louis 72 67 .518 Philadelphia 68 72 486 Pittsburg 62 75 • .462 Brooklyn 62 76 .449 Cincinnati .. . 56 84 .400 Braves Win. At Boston — Score: e Pittsburg 100 102 100—5 Boston no 400 OOx—6 Harmon, Kelly and Coleman and Gibson. Phillies Lose. At Indianapolis— Score: R H B St. Louis 010 020 000 3—6 16 1 Philadelphia . .100 110 000 o—3 12 2 Doak, Perritt and Wingo; Tincup and Burns. Giants Defeated. At New York— Score: R H B Chicago 013 100 100—6 11 7 New York 000 000 000—0 7 3 Vaughn and Archer; Marquard, Fromme, Wiltse and Meyers. Dodgers Win a Double. At Brooklyn— (FlßST GAME) Score: R. H. E. Cincinnati 102 002 001 —6 10 1 Brooklyn 100 007 Olx—9 11 1 Fittery, Schneider, Ames and Clarke; Reulbach, Steele and McCar ty. (SECOND GAME) Score: R. H. E. Cincnlnati 000 000 110—2 12 1 Brooklyn 302 001 llx—B 10 1 Benton and Gonzales; Allen and Miller. 1 1 • '■> <■>/ ' ■ i •x% ggl Miss Helen Mac Kellar, in “Today,” at the Grand Thurs day, October First. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Today’s Puzzle-Can You Read It? S (JLC^I airs ’• I’m -not a k^ e to call. Am Mtpr * \_y P r etti/ nearly exhaust . Mot or. roo^odfi, Find names of four articles of household furniture, Yesterday’s Puzzle and the Answer Subtract and add and get a word meaning rage. Fury. FEDERAL LEAGUE Club Standing Won. Lost. Pet Chicago 79 61 .664 Indianapolis 79 62 .560 Baltimore 73 61 .544 Brooklyn 70 66 .616 Buffalo 70 67 .611 Kansas City 85 74 .467 St. Louis 59 81 .422 Pittsburg 53 79 .402 Packers 11, Tip Tops 3. At Brooklyn- - Score: R. H. E. Kansas City.. ..500 000 420—11 14 2 Brooklyn 200 000 001- 3 12 2 Packard and Easterly; Flnncran, Marlon, l'etera and Owens Hoosiert 5. Rebels 2. At Pittsburgh— Score; R. H. B. St. Louis 012 101 000—6 18 1 Pittsburg 020 000 000—2 8 1 Crandall and Chapman; Barger, Dickson, LeClalre and Berry. Terrapins 3, Chifeds 2. At Baltimore— Score: R ti IS Baltimore 010 100 Olx 8 7 1 Chicago 000 002 000 2 10 1 Quinn, Suggs and Jacklltsch, Jack son and Block. Buffeds Loss. At Buffalo— Score: R H. K Buffalo 000 100 000 1 9 1 Indianapolis .. ..101 110 104—9 9 2 Krapp. Moore, Moran, Woodman and I.avlgne; Kalserllng and Kart den. CENSUS OF PARIS. Pa ris, 3: SO p. rn. -official figure# on the census of Parts, within the city walls, show that there are today In the capital 362,454 fewer families than there were In 1911. The number of households now In the city Is 761,200. Consequently a third of the resident families have left. Numerically as to Inhabitants, the population today shows areduction of 1,026,607 as com pared to 1911. This Is equal to 65 per cent of the population In normal times. APPRECIATES~RESOLUTION ON DEATH OF HIS WIFE Washington, D. C.—President Wil son In a message to congress Monday expressed his appreciation for the res olution of sympathy passed by the senate and house at the time of Mrs. Wilson’s death. "It was very gracious of you to think of me In my hour of deep affliction and I thank you with sincere grati tude," aald the Preeldent’smeasage. "It Is comforting to me to think that we are comrades In the conduct of life aa in the conduct of the nation’* busi ness, and that we are bound together In human sympathy as men as wsll as In duty as servants of the people. Your courtesy and thoughtfulness I deeply appreciate. OTHER RESULTS International Loaguo. Newark, 8; Baltimore, 2. ITovldenca, H; .lerney City, 2. Roeheater, 4; Buffalo, «. Montreal-Toronto, tunn played yea-' terday. American Aaaociatlon. Columbua, 7; Cleveland, 6, Kanaaa City, 0; Ht. Paul, 2. Milwaukee, 4; Mlnneapolla, 0 l/oulavllle, 6; Indianapolis, 6. (Call ed multi, daikntaa;. TREMENDOUS EFFECT OF THE'BOY A BATE OF GOnON' PLAN SHOWN Farmers of South Will Not Sell Their Cotton Lower Than Ten Cents. Stiffening of the Markets Throughout the Country Because of “Buy-a-Bale” Campaign. Atlanta. Day by day brings multiplying evidence of the efficacy of the great “buy-a-bale" plan. Reports fro m the most remote sections of the cot ton I t tell of the increased confidence which It has brought to the farmers, arousing in them the determination to hold their cotton off the market until such itinn as the prlecgoes to 10 cents u pound and higher. The well-to-do farmer Is aiding his less fortunate neighbor. Of vast Importance to the “buy-a-bale” and holding movements Is the announced determination of the cotton growers of the South to reduce their cotton acreage next year. In Lee county was Inaugurated Saturday an acreage-reducing plan which It Ik believed will rapidly spread to every county and slate In the South, and which will, without doubt bring about the desired reduction of acreage. This plan contemplates the organization of the cotton growers of each county and state Into an association, the members of which will pledge themselves to a specified number of acres to the one-horse plow—ten acres being the limit for next season. These associations are to be chart ered by the courts and the pledge of ouch Individual member to reduce his acreage becomes a legal and binding contraturul obligation. With such a guarantee that next year’s crop will he materially reduced, the present crop as well aH that of next year Is certain bring good prices. All kinds of concerns which hitherto havo used Jute burlap bags and coverings are placing their orders for cotton hags and cotton coverings, and it Is estimated that this one movement will result In a consumption of more than a million hales of the present crop. / As a result of the steadying influence of the "buy-a-bale" plan the Montgomery cotton exchange opened at Saturday. Relative to the opening of this exchange a despatch from Montgom ery says: "Montgomery’s cotton exchange is now running Infull blast, and cotton was officially quoted here on Saturday morning at 8 3-4 cents for strict middling. Middling was quoted at 8 1-2 cents. The local ex change expects, with the rush In the "buy-a-bale" movement, to continue In business ami the example of the local market will doubtless be follow ed by other exchanges." Spot cotton was quoted at nine rents In Atlanta and Augusta Mon day and very Utile was being offered at that price. An Associated Press despatch announces that the New Orleans cotton exchange will begin quoting "spots" on next Wednesday. A New Orleans despatch reviewing the market for the past week says: “The course of spot prices wax upward, little distressed cotton was re ported anywhere, farmers generally were firm holders and the “buya bale" movement served to encourage holding.” This from Bradstreet’s report: “Reports from the Booth are of an ex cellent cotton crop of high quality There Is reported conaide—xble stif fening due to the widespread buy-a-bale movement.” In Its review of the cotton market altuatlon the New York Commer cial says: “Advices from the South continue to point to firmness of farmers who prefer to haul their cotton bark to the farms from ths gin neries rather than accept the low prices offered by the mills. An Ander son. H. C„ letter told of vain efforts on the part of a cotton buyer to se cure 500 bales at 9 cents to fill a, mill order and said that there was nothing at that price either there or In Hivnnnah, Montgomery, Memphis or other points In the central belt." THEATRICAf IMolcs ol Interest | j "OH! OH! DELPHINE.” Klaw and Erlanger will present at the Grand tomorrow evening, their superb musical comedy In three acta, entitled "Oh! Oh! Delphlne,” the hook and lyrlca of which are by O. M. H. McLellan, and the music by Ivan Caryll. The story la founded upon tho successful French farce "Villa Prim rose,” by Georges Derr and Marcel Gulllemaud. The same quarette were responsible for those scintillating musical plays, ’’The Little Cafe’’ and "The Pink Lady.” “Oh! Oh! Delphlne," la aald to bo the most chic and vivacious of all the musical “girl” plays of French extrac tion, or any other nationality yet In troduced to us, the most humorously entertaining, and the most opulent In delightful musical numbers, aa well as the moat daintily nnd handsomely presented musical comedy seen In years. The story la described as hav ing been handled In sparkling book and lively lyrics by Mr. McLellan and Mr. faryll's music la In that music ian’s most brllllunl vein, filled with gems of melody, fascinating waltz movements, and Intoxicating ensem bles. The piece recently closed a run of nearly a year at the Knicker bocker and New Amsterdam theatres, New York. Heala now selling. The Norfolk Pilot's Criticism of “Ohl Oh I Delphine.” Quite the most, delightful of musical comedies, better ttiun the Chocolate Holdler, the Prince of Pllsen, the Pink Lady and yes, even the Merry Widow, le “Oh! Oh! Delphlne” which played at the Wells theatre last night to a large audience. It will be there today for a matinee arid again tonight. Those who love a happy mixture of comedy and music, of gaiety and wit with a modest, modicum of the risque enough to make It ptqufent should see this three aet play. Being under the management of the eame people who made the Pink Lady such a success throughout America, the management of Delphlne has rea son to claim that It Is a resplendent reflection of that transcontinental sue cess. But with Delphlne there Is pro duced something later and better In comedy In lyric and In straight dra matic situations, so much so that the “has heens” need not be further con- The play Is founded on the French farce "Villa Primrose” by Georgea Herr and Marcel Outllemaud while th# book and lyrics are by by C. M. S. Mc- Lellan and the music by Tvan Caryll. The story Is a merry mlx-up of mar rying and divorce, a rich uncle, six pretty models and an artist looking for the left shoulder of a Venus and an on through a positively exquisite set of complications, with a French military setting. Delphlne has di vorced one husband and out of pique, marries a former husband of a hated social rival and to even up the situa tion the divorced husbands marry the divorced wives. Rich uncle hates di vorce and has threatened disinheri tance. He come to Brest, where th# scenes are laid and Delphlne Is Induc ed to take back her former husband temporarily. This Is not without pro test from husband number two who flatty refuses to be a party to such a plan. Husband the first pleads with! "You’ve had my wife for over a year, and now I want to borrow her for on ly six hours.” "Hlx hours,” says husband seoond; "not for six seconds!" Delphlne Interposes with: "Now. dear boy, you'll do what your Delphlne wants you to do." And he does. There Is a gay colonel who makes love to nil the girls. Has a reputation to the tune of "Lock up your wife when the colonel comes around," which further Involves the situation and then there's a real live parrot which perslat* In anylng, “Oh! Oh I Delphlne!" and between them and Delphlrie’s first husband It Is unpleas ant drilling for second husband, who, by the way. Is a mere private In the rear rank. Alice Moffat as Delphlne Is delight fully coquettish while the colonel, Maurice Darcy, is characteristic of the pompous old love-making army officer. Others who stand out pre eminently In the production are Ar thur Hurckloy, as Victor Jolllbeau. Delphlne's first husband: Robert Lee Allen, her second; Grace Htuddltord, who possesses a Venus-llke snoulder, and Warthlngton L. 'Romalne ns the rich uncle. The piece sparkles with pretty fncee and figures and the musical numbers are superb, especially “Oh! Oh! Del phlne, "Why Shouldn’t You Tell Me That,” “Oh. Poor Rouchette,” “Every thing’s at Home Except Your Wife." “The Quarrel,” and “The Venus Walts." . FIVE