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NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1920. TWELVE PAGES
ESTABLISHED 1870.
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OLYMPIC RECORD BEATEN
ASLANDON, NEW YORK A. C.
WINS HIGH JUMP FOR U. S.
American Ties For
Second Place Eng
lish Beaten At Fenc
ing QUALIFYING HEATS
IN OTHER EVENTS
P. J. McDonald, New York
' . , , J
A. C, GetS bCCOnd in
Trials For Shot Put.
Antwerp, Aug. 17 (By Tho Arnw.
r'aUd rreps). R. W. London, of th
' JStw York A. C, won tht final In th
high Jump of the Olympic Game to
flay and etabMhed a new Olympic
record. Hla Jump wm 1.94 meter:
fhm former Olympic record wm l.M
tnetera.
Rkalunrf. nf ttwerien mil tl II
Afuller, f the Olympic Cluo of Kan
Francisco, were tied for second place
t 1.10 tnetera.
, Muller teat Fkelund for second
( place in the Jump. off with a Jump of
J. in meter.
John Murphy, Multnomah A. C,
Portland: Walter Whalen. 1 lout on
A. A., and R Howard Baker, of Great
'Britain, were tied for fourth plac
with Jump of 1.IS meter. in the
Jump-off for fourth pla"e, Whalen
teat. Murphy with 1.1ft meter. Baker
lid not compete In the Jump-off. so
that Murphy waa placed nfth and
Palter sixth.
I Mat a a t j.itoii'a - -
unced and the hand waa playing
The Ftar Upangled Fanner." Albert,
King of the Belgian entered the
ataVd and etood at aalttte until the
anthem waa ended. ' Ha flew from
rVua-Vj by airplane. Three hundred
Amertcln Hoy Heotit here on their
way home rave him a cheer.
Landon's Jump of 1.94 meter la
the equivalent nf about feet $H
Inches. The world's record for thU
.lump U feet I i-l Inches made hy
K. Betson at Berkeley on May 2,
1JH. The Olymph? record of l.
Tnetera was made ty A. W. Richards,
I', f. A.. In Hfockholm In Ifl?.
fi 10.000 tletre Walk.
The first qualifying heat In the
J 0.000 metre walk was won by Frlg
frlo, of Italy. J. Ft. fearman. New
Tnrk A. C was second; Parker, of
Australia. thtnl: Paresi, of Italy,
fourth; C. K. J. Ounn, of Kngland,
fifth; Peger. Belgium, sixth; W. J.
Jtolker, New York A C, sfventh.
Only the first six qualify. The win
ner's time waa 47 minutes, 2-5 sec
end. The second qualifying heat In the
10,000 metre walk resulted:
1 Hehlr, Kngland. first; McMaster,
flout h Africa, second; T. A. Maroney,
H. Anselm'e A. C. New York, third;
William Plant.. Mormngslde A. C.
Kew York, fourth; Mellendex, Kpain,
flf-h; Doyen, Belgium, sixth. The win
ner's time wm 61 minute 34 3-S sec
ond. t Amrrlt Win at Foil.
America defeated Kngland ' In
fencing with foils, the American win
ning third place in that classification.
Knrh team won eight bouts, but the
American scored 32 'ouches against
31 for Kngland. Italy won first place
nd France second In the fencing
contest yesterday.
The heat qualifying for the final In
. Ih broad Jump resulted as follows:
Peterson, flweden. first. t.?4 metres;
Abrahamsson, Sweden, second, :$;
C K. Johnson. University of Michi
gan, third. :I2; Frank son, ftweden,
fourth. ;73; R. K Tempi-ton. In
land Stanford university, fifth, :7;
Asitad. Norway, sixth. 6:$2.
8ol Butler. Dubuque college, with
.() metrea pulled a tendon on the
first Jump and failed to qualify. J. W.
.Merchant of the Olympic club. San
Francisco, Jumped .G0 metre and
also failed to qualify.
The qualify heat lit tho hhot-put
rnltd: Nlklander, Finland, first,
distance 14.1-6 metres; P. J. MeDon-
Id, Nw York A. C, second, 14.0;
Porkola, Finland. third. 14.035
.metres; It. IJ. I.lversedge, ITnlted
Plates navy, fourth, 13.75 metres;
Jllson. Hweden. fifth. 13.735
metres; Jammer, Esthonla, sixth,
13. 0.
If. C. Cann, New York A. C, with
j 11.53 metres, and Oeorge II. HlhU
man, Olympic club, gan Francisco,
with 13.576 metres, falied to qualify.
Olymph'-) Win llnrdlea.
All four American entrants In tho
110 meter hurdles won their heats in
tho field of 25 starters. If. K. Bar
v ron. Meadowhrook club, Philadelphia,
who won the second heat, made the
, beat time, IS 1-5 seconds.
Barron Just beat Karl Thompson
the Dartmouth college star, who rep
resents Canada. The latter toppled
two hurdles losing' his stride, but he
finished fast and strong.
Frsd Murfsy, New York A. C;
William J. Yoant. Ix Angeles A. C
and Walker 8mlth, cnicego a. a..
in wan their heats.
-t first round of the tn r
CAPTAIN FRED SMITH
IS PAINFULLY HURT
Fireman Falls From Build
ing During Fire and Sus
tains Badly Cut Arm.
Captain Fred Smith, of the Hook
nnd ladder Company at Engine Com
pany No. 2, wan painfully but fortun
ately not seriously Injured last night
during the prnsresa of n Are 1n a
burn owned by Christian Peplau .n
Rocky Hill avenue, a "hoit distance
south of the Town Home. Captain
Smith's company with Kngine Com
puny No. 6 wn summoned about 5
o'ektwk lust night by a Mill alarm,
after lightning had struck the Peplau
barn. n arrival al the scene, the.
firemen found the 'roof of the barn
blazing. The flame however had Ig
nited a large iuantlty of hay in the
structure, nnd when Chief William
J. Noble arrived at the scene, he noon
discovered that the tank of extinguish
ing the fire waa going to be birder
than the firemen who had arrived
earlier realised.
It wm while Captain Smith and
some of hi men were atatloncd on
the roof that the line of hose they j
. J V " ' I
li'Vr... knSkrJ frOM
the bul dimr o the rround. He mi.-
talned painful cut and lacerations
abntit the left arm. which will ne
eesnitate hia absence from dtity for
a few days. The firemen found It
necessnry to remove from the building
about 15 ton of hay. It waa not until
2 o'clock, thl morning that the fire
waa finally extinguished. The loss will
amount to about $1,000.
WANTS PONZI RECEIVER
WlArtl-. Lawyer PrUHon for Ac
connt to Ho Put In Hand of Man
Appointed ly Allen.
Boston. Ana-. 17 r irr.. n
the federal court tod.ty that Charles ed upon the city yesterday. Officials
Ponrl's qulck-rlche ncheme should , stated today that no material dam
be placed in receivership for the ben- ! ngej was done at the plant as far as
eht of the lo.ooo outstanding creditors tan be learned. A bolt struck the
oe claims run into several mil- i
lions of dollars.
Counsel for I'onsl-Joined with pe
tltlonlng creditors and Attorney Gen
eral Allen In an agreement that a re
relvcrshlp was
advisable, but ad-
siblllty that Ponzi
vanced the possi
would prove to be solvent after all.
and asked for representation In the
receivership. Judge Morton took lin
ger adxlseinent the question whether
one or three receivers would be
named.
The attorney general announced
thst his records of Pond liabilities as
reported to him by note holders to
date exceeded $3,000,000 with the
morning mall of 500 Porui letters still
untsbulated. The possibility of sol
vency for Ponxl was advanced by
Daniel V. Mrlsaac. his counsel, and
was bused on an estimate which he
attributed to the attorney general,
that liabilities would not greatly ex
ceed $3,000,000. "Ponxl having over
$4,000,000 in assets It might easily
be found he is solvent." he said.
Ponsl. the man who spoke lightly
of millions a week sgo. was still a
federal prisoner at the Fast Cam
bridge Jail today, lacking a bonds
man. Kmll Rubll. of Boston, a former
hotel waiter, today turned over $1,-
150 In cash to the attorney general's
office announcing that this sum rep
resented his Ponsl profits on an In
vestment Of $2,300. Rubll said he
wanted the money to go to those
who were threatened with losses
which they were not as well able as
he to stand.
FINED IN HERIDEN
Walter Kavrt.ky of TtiU City Pays
I0O for IleeklesM Driving and
Breaking Flrr Hydrant.
Walter Havrsky of Newington Uoad
appeared In Mertden court this morn
ing on a charge" of reckless driving
and Injury to property. He was driv
ing a truck In that city on Sunday
and while so doing struck a fire hy
drant. He was fined $50 by the court
on the charge of reckless drivings and
he also agreed to pay $50 for the
damage done the hydrant.
noQUK TornxAMKvr.
Norwich. Aug. 17. Play In the an
nual tournament of the national
roque association got well under way
today with a good list of players and
a number of notable guests. A num-
ber of tepresentatlves of tho Amer
ican roque association are present for
the first time. They are W. A. Hounds
of Cleveland, president. A. B. Grif
fith. Bedford Ohio, chairman of the
rules committee; M. I. Iteeves. of
Columbus, Ind.: Prof. 11. K. Slaught
of Chlcago and W. W. Wilson of Chi
eago. National Champion Eddie
Clark, Just back from winning J
games straight, in the American -vociation
tournament only allowed J.
M. Mior of Fast Greenwich.. R. I.
J-WQ prfh la fcJt frmt, petatch.
J. LUVERA HELD ON
CHARGE OF MURDER
Accused Claims He Shot James
Mosca in Sell Defens;
?0
ILLICIT LIQUOR MOLYEDIt:
Man Killed at 5 o'clock Yesterday
Afternoon In Springfield Went
Theif lom Xw Haven to Sec
Mmluint About Business.
Fpringficld. Milp.h.. Aug. 1". John
I. u vera of this city waa arraigned to
day on the charge of murdering
James Mosca of 19 Myrtle street. New
Haven, who was shot in Main street
at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Ho
pleaded not guilty and was held
without bail for a hearing August
25. At the same time two compan
ions of Luvera, Samuel Impiamoito
and Frank Panesettl were arraigned
for carrying loaded revolver and
their eases were continued to the
rame date.
Self Defense Claim.
Iuvera claimed that he shot in self
defense when he was called from a
tore by five New Haven men who
Had come from that city by automo
bile. He ays he haa received warn
ing that, the New Haven men were
going to ."get him" but he haa so
far refused to throw any light upon
the quarrel. While not yet ready to
make a statement, the police here
are working on the theory that dif
ferences over dealings in Illicit liquor
between groups In this city and New
JUyen hnjt n nrlnR on the shooting.
Return to New Haven.
Mosca's four companions returned
Haven last nlht. They gave
. . . M,m. raooi fhne-
Chippio. Fred Diajieonis. and josepn
Masettl. It Is said that several of
them were wounded, not seriously, by
shots fired by Iuvera.
STANLEY WORKS' HIT
Holt of Lightning Play Pranks at
Factory iMiring Severe Klectricnl
Storm of Yeterday AXtemoon.
The Stanley Works was struck . in
three or four places yesterday after
noon by bolts of lightning during the j
severe thunderstorm which descend
boiler house and pasca inrousn -.
1 and No. 2 tower. A doii iiKewas
struck the pollnc tower on " No. 7
building while other places were af
fected by the lightning. Employes
working neat the places struck were
badly scared. Several left their work
whila. others ran to places oi
DISTRICT INSPECTOR SHOT
Attack on Wil-n Ouxes' Police to
Torn Out Against Town of Tenipte
ntare, Ireland for Reprisal.
Dublin. Aug. 17. Distiet Inspector
Wilson was shot dead at Templemare
last night while walking from the po
lice barracks to his home, according
o a meswvge (rom Thurles.
Belfast. Aug. 17. The town f
Templemare, County Tlpperary, un
derwent a grim ordeal of reprisal last
night after the murder of Dint. In
spector Wil-Jon. according to a dis
patch received here today.
The police and military turned out
o a,venge Inspector Wilson and with
bombs and bullets speedily cleared
the streets. The town hall and sever
al shops were wrecked. The disorders
lasted several hours.
G.E. WESTMAN DIES
Well Known Young Swedish Resident
Pawed Away This Monrtiur Follow
ing Ig I lines..
Gustavo Kdwln West man. aged 21
years, died this morning at his home
740 East street, after a lingering 111
neas. Ifc waa the son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. O. Westman. He worked for
several years at the Cochin Screw
corporation, and was a member of the
Mutual Benefit association of tho
concern. He also was a member of
Tegner lodge. O. of V. and the Swed
ish Ellm Baptist church. Besides his
parents a brother. HJalmer Westman,
survives him. The funeral will be
held at 1:45 o'clock Thursday after
noon at his late residence and at
2:30 o'clock services will be conduct
ed at the Swedish Klim Baptist
church. Rev. John E. Klingber will
officiate and the burial will be in
Fatrvlew cemetery.
TnVP5tioafinn Marin nf
. ve"SaUOn maOC 01
Tenement Sanitation
As requested by the common
council at a recent meeting, the sani
tary inspectors of the health depart
ment have taken up the matter of j
tenement-house-sanitation and have I
ordered repairs In several Instances.
The action was taken following a re
Port on the findings of the mayor's
rent commit that manv house
"ere not in a fit condition tor.
TWO WANT PLACE ,
AS HEALTH SUPT.
Dr. J. K. Hani an.! Dr. II. I'. Street-
or . re
AppUi .1-it.s for lcpnrt
ij Superintend oy.
Dr l''riink Zwick, chairman of the
board of health commissioners. has
received a. communication from Dr.
I. Harris of Ithaca X- w York, who
seeking Information relative to the
vacancy in the office of health su
perintendent, now being temporarily
filled by Dr. M. J. Klein. The appli
cant is connected with the Cornell
college staff at present.
Information relative to the depart
ment and the superintendent's office
has been furnished by Dr. Zwiek to
Ir. Howard F. Streeter of Marble
head. Mass., who is also an applicant
for tho position.
It is the plan of the chairman to
write to the deans of Harvard and
other recognized medical schools, he
announced today, for the purpose of
securing recommendations of medical
men to till the post. The position
pays $3,500 per annum. It is the
chairman's plan to secure a man
trained In public health service if
possible In preference to a regular
practitioner.
MAYS' BANISHMENT
WISH OF BALL PLAYERS
Pitcher Who Fractured
Skull of Batter May
Be Dropped.
Boston. Aug. 17. Players of the
Detroit and Boston clubs of the Amer
ican league today prepared to draw
up a petition asking for the banish
ment from organized baseball Of Carl
Mays of the New York Americans,
whose pitched ball fractured the skull
of Ray Chapman, Cleveland short
stop. In yesterday's game. Probability
that the members of both teams
would refuse to play in any game in
which Mays was the pitcher was ex
pressed by some of the players.
- The Red Sox team held a meeting
in the club house yesterday when
word was received of Chapman's In
Jury. It was agreed, according to
Outfielder Menoskey that all woild
sign a petition to President Johnson
to have Mays ruled out , of the game,
if Chapman should die. .and that the
players would not go to bat against
his pitehlnn again. With news of his
J death the players discussed the carry -
inn QUI oi ine pia.ii lur u. petition.
Members of the Boston club who
were team mates of Mays until tho
latter deserated the club prior to his
sale to New York last year, said they
felt certain the Detroit players would
Join in such action as might be de
cided on.
Ty Cobb asserted that summary
measures should be taken against
Mays Immediately. Oecar Stan age,
veteran catcher of the liters, said
the players had already discussed ac
tion. .Mays has been a storm center of
baseball controversy for years, first
because of his close pitching, as a
retmlt of which players frequently
complained that he had tried -So
"dust them off". The deal between
the Boston and New York clubs, by
which he was transferred after he de
serted the Red Sox precipitated a fac
tional fight among club owners and
President Johnson which threatened
to disrupt the league.
The district attorney's office indicat-
ped that it was not planning to investi
gate the accident. A formal police
investigation, however, was started
when a detective was sent to inter
view Mays.
Mays barred himself 'even to hia
friends today, so inconsolable was he
because of the accident. Efforts of
even his most intimate team mates
to comfort him failed to allay His
grief.
"The death of Ray Chapman Is
the worst tragedy the game has ever
known," said Colonel Huston, one of
the Yankee owners. t
"Coming at a time when the pen
nant fight is hottest, the game has j
been robbed of the man who, next to '
a manager, was the mainspring of
bis team and who was doing more
than can be estimated to keep Cleve
land in the pennant contest,
"I am especially grieved that the
fatal accident should have occurred
In New York and that a New York
player, though innocent in his intent
should have been the cause of his
death. Chapman had the admiration
of every fan here."
HEwrcn to stuaij whiskey.
Covington, Ky.
Aug. 17. K. Wl
Bullock, formerly chief of police of
Covington, has been sentenced to two
years in prison and fined $200 after
conviction of complicity in the thett
of 14 barrels of whiskey from a dis
tillery at Ltitonia. Sentence was im
posed "by the federal court yesterday.
Ifullock resigned as chief of police
after the trial. Eight other men also
were fined and sentenced to prison.
WEATHER
Hartford. Aim. 10. Fore
cast for New Britain and vi
cinity: Fair, cooler tonight and
Wcdneday.
LOCAL WOMAN HELD
BY MER1DEN COURT
Case ol Mrs. Chapman Continued
One Week
POLICE SEEK INEZ DOHERTY
Muridcii Officials Charge Looal Wo
man and Daughter With Abduction
For Theft of Seven Year Old Child
I-tfist Thursday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman of 83
Court street, this city, appeared in
the Meriden police court this morn
ing to answer to a charge of abduc
ion brought by the prosecuting at
torney of that city in favor of Mrs.
A. Doherty of Meriden from whom
Gladys Doherty, aged 7, was stolen
while playing in the yard last Thurs
day afternoon. The case was con
tinued one week under $100 bond
while the Meriden, New Britain and
stajte police are hunting for Mrs.
Inez (Charles) Doherty, wife of
Charles Doherty, now of Plainville,
The warrant for Mrs. Chapman's ar
rest charged her with abduction but
a more serious charge faces her
daughter who is wanted for abduction
and taking her child outside the state
of Connecticut. Reports concerning
Mrs. Doherty are that she is in New
York with her daughter.
Notorious Case
The case is well known to New
Britain people and recently started
afresh when Doherty returned to this
state from New Jersey and went to
work In the Standard Steel Bearings
Corp. plant in Plainville. He saw his
wife In the company of Ieon Lambert
of this city and the trouble brewing
then started..
Child Taken
Ltftst Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Do
herty of Meriden, mother of Charles,
and her daughter went to Hartford.
They left Gladys at home with other
relatives and she was playing in the
yard when a touring car drove up to
the house. The mother from this city
ran and grabbed the little child. Gladys
started to yell for help but she was
rushed to the auto and quickly taken
away, she has not been seen or heard
from since. Thursday night Doherty
was notified of the theft of the child
while at work. Since then he has been
personally engaged in running down
clues. The name of the owner of the
automobile was secured by the
thoughtfulness of neighbors who
took the state license number. Thence
the persons were, traced until the ac-
rest of Mrs. Chapman yesterday.
Liogal Battle Coming
Attorney Dryhurst of Meriden is
representing the Doherty interests
while Judge B. F. Gaffney is counsel,
for the Chapman family.
There is divorce .suit now pending
which was instituted by Mrs., Inez
Doherty. A former suit was thrown
out by the court.
AGED MOTHER NOT
TO VISIT MANNIX
Prelate Says His Parent Is Too Old
to Travel From Ireland to
Kngland
London. Aug. 17. Proposals by
Premier LJoyd George in the house
of commons yesterday that every
facility be given the mother of Arch
bishop Mannix of Australia to coruo
to London from Ireland to visit her
son was denounced as "preposterous
by the prelate in an interview with
the Daily Mail. The archbishop said
his mother could not possibly travel,
owing to her age, no mtter how much
asKista-nce should be given her. He al
so denied having said he wished to go
to Ireland, he declared, "it will be
with all the freedom of a free citi
zen." He denied rumors that he had been
summoned to Rome and said he ad
hered to his original intention to go
to Rome at about Christmas time.
POLICE CLASH WITH MOB
Trouble Ovc- Loading of German
liips in England Results in Sev
eral Cops Being Wounded.
Ramjsgate, England, Aug. 17. A
clash occurred today between the
police and a mob which was bent on
preventing the loading of two Ger,
man ships. The steamers arriicd
several days ago for cargoes of
coke, but owing to the hostility of
ex-soldiers and others because of the
nationality of the vessels no attempt
was made to load them until today.
The docks were placed under guard
of the police and barred off with
barbed wire.
Shortly after midnight a crowd of
men and women, learning that tho
vessels were about to be loaded, attacked-
the. police with bottles and
stones. The police charged and dis
persed the mob but several ioliecmi
were slightly injured.
SEIAXDER WASSEHMAN .
Announcement of-the engagement
of Miss Dorothy Louise Wasserman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Waserma.n of 3 Garden street, and
Henry Selander, of 87 Garden street,
has been made. The wedding will
uuu plAe In October;.
PRESSURE ON WARSA WFR
per wvfh rv avN prwn
POLES DRIVE INVADERS 3
GEN. WRANGEL HAS
ARMY OF 150,000
Soviets Have Only 50,000
Soldiers in South
Russia.
Sebastapol, Aug. 17. (By the As
sociated Press) The military forces
of Gen. Wrangel, head of the antl
Bolshevik government in south Rus
sia now aggregate about 150,000 men,
one third of whom are high class
troops. Russian officers estimate that
the Bolshevik forces opposed to Gen.
Wrangel are amout 60,000. They think
that the Soviets have 300,000 troops
on the Polish front and 100,000 re
serves available elsewhere..
Wrangel Is giving land to peasants
and promising that the government
will stand between them and the old
owners. He assures the landowners
that they will be paid eventually for
the property, the remuneration to be
determined by a popularly elected as
sembly. As a guarantee of his good
faith his wife. Baroness Wrangel
went to her own estates in northern
Crimea and personally supervised di
vision (of her land among the peas
ants. CANADIAN KILLED IN RIOT
Store Defended By Constables
at
O'Brleni, Quebec, Is Scene of Raid
One Killed, Two Injured.
Quebec, Aug. 17.- The attorney
general's department was notified to
day that a riot in which one man
was killed and two others injured
had occurred yesterday at O'Brien In
northern Quebec.
The report stated that a crowd of
harvesters traveling west on a Can
adian national railway train tried, to
break into a store at O'Brien. Fear
ing a raid on the establishment spe
cial constables had been posted
around the store and when the har
vesters approached the place - the
guards' opened, fire. - .i
Joseph Richer was killed and Geo.
McCasey of Sydney Mines, N. S., and
J. R. Bisson, one o the train crew
were severely wounded. '
STRIKES IN JAMAICA
Policemen and Railway Employes In
Kingston Want Pay Doubled to
i
Meet High Cost of Living.
Kingston,. Jamaica, Aug. 16. A
general strike has been called by
policemen in this city and by rail
way employes. The police demand
double pay to meet the increased cost
of living. The railroaders object to
a white traffic Inspector. Order is
Heln? maintained bv trnnns And snecial
police. Other strikes are said to be ' 'un.f
Imminent.
WILL RECOGNIZE MEXICO
New Government in Sister Hcimblic
Must Comply With President Wil
son's Proposal First.
Mexico City. Aug. 17. (By the As
sociated Press) President Wilson is
ready to recognize the Mexican gov
ernment if the latter agrees with the
terms set forth in a proposal from
Secretary of State Colby on this sub
ject, according- to a mofipage sent to
President de la Huerta from Fernan
do Calderon, Mexican high commis
sioner to the United States now in the
American capital says the Excelsior
today.
Secretary Colby's proposition, ac
cording to the newspaper was:
That North American lives and
property be respected.
That, indemnities- be paid foreign
ers who suffered during the revolu
tion. That the Carranza decrees which
arc found to be confiscatory be de
rogated. MEXICAN CONDITIONS
Washington Attitude on Announce
incut From That Country
Washington, Aug 17. The three
proposals given in Mexico City dis
patches as precedent to recognition of
the present Mexican government by
the United States are "only a few of
the conditions announced by this gov
ernment," according to a state de
partment official. "Performance oft
duties instead of mere promises" is
put above all conditions, it was said.
Recognition has not been promised
Mexico under any conditions, It was
authoritatively stated.
ANOTHER BALJj PLAYER DIES
Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug 17. -Carl
.lager, amateur ball player of Plain
Well, Mich., died in a hospital here
today, of injuries received In a game
Sunday. He. was hit on the head by
a thrown ball and concussion of the
Red Forces Ar
drawing in
ion Fourth
Captures 200
ers
HOLD ON GATE
OF CAPITAL
London Reports' f A!
Optimistic, B
Statements Tel
tories.
Warsaw, Aug. 1".
elated Press). The
sure upon Warsaw f.as
according to the official
munique, just Issued.
reported that Gen. Pils;
the counter stroke tha
relief. v
Soviet Hold. Ba?
Warsaw, Aug. 16(Bj
ed Press). The soviet
gates of Warsaw, has bej
cording to Allied ftW
The Polish counter
clared to be in full s
points with' the soviet
back in confusion. (
The statement says
who had planned to c
tula southeast of War
gion of Maciejowtce,
the capital, were forca
The right wing o
Polish army to brea
resistance at Kock, 32
Sledlce took 200 Ru
and capture some cai
machine guns. ,' '
Centering Attack
The soviet . forces
their attack upon Wa
Kion northeast . of
the powerful Polish
Vistula to the nortfchw
Uil. it is indicated hy
statement from Jio
day.
The communique ,
cent Polish withdraws
ern front and annpun
lion by the Russians
Sokal, northeast of
The communique
the Poles in followin
ter offensive to relie
on Warsaw have adv;
entire northern fron
pushed the Russians
river and recaptured
soviet forces retreati
aviators fired on thei
Fighting continues
Radzyrhin, to the noi
saw, the statement srJ
Ijondoiii Re
London. Aug 17
held by the Poles so
received here xlisclo
soviet communique.'
that the city is. cap
Polish official t . stat
represented the defe
successful resistance.
Russian attacks.,
being constantly ren
gle was especially
around Radzymin, wl
hands ' five times an
was held by the Pol
The influence of
in directing the1 defe
in some reports.
however, .the fall'.oi
clared to be only
The transfer of govel
Posen began on Sun
In ' the meantim
armies are , rapid
through the Polish
said to be within 50
Nothing is known ol
gotiations at Minsk
ment made' by Karl
of state for foreig
house of commons
peace conversations
Stiicreserf ul Pol
. Paris, Aug." 17. I
counter-attacks . ha J
'by the Poles agaii
armies which kre 1
gates of Warsaw,
hood of Cholm, on
tor of t lie . Wars
forces which had
River have been h
t hat stream,' ' ivhij e
Modlin. northwest
Poles havte begun a
directing the-ir atta
of Mlawa. ,
Military critics b
situation . was bettfw
for some time ami
the attack ajrainst
Cholm They aliJ
indications that th
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