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SPORTS FINAL feVEKING Mbvh fcMBmaaH Wm iimi ! mum a LEDGER SPORTS FINAL VOL. I-NO. 7 rmUUXEIiPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTHMBEK 21, 1014. MICE ONE OBNT DASH OF BAYONET CHARGE FOILED AS ALLIES CHECK FOE Craonne, Near Centre of Long Battle Line, Is Point of Most Desperate Assault; London Reports Von Kluk's Retreat ' On German Right. French Occupy Heights of Lassigny, West of Noyon, and Capture Three Towns Near Centre of Battle Line in Champagne. PARIS, Sept. 21. German forces, In a aeries of despcr ite assaults In the region of Craonne, today resorted to tho bayonet, but wera Jepulsed by tho Allies with conolder Vble loss. ' The Invaders' assaults were espe cially violent east of the Olso and north tf the Alsnc. ' At 3 o'clock this afternoon tho War Office Issued this omclal statement: On our left wlngr, on the right bank of the Olse, we have advanced to the heights of Lasslgny (west of Noyon). East of the Olse and to t the north of the Alsne the Germans havo shown an Increase In activity. Violent attacks turning Into bay onet charges havo been delivered In tho region of Craonne. The memy has been repulsed at all points with considerable losses. Around Rhelms the enemy has made no Infantry attack, but has confined his efforts to bombarding cur front with his heavy pieces. At the centre In Champagne and en the west side of tho Argonne, beyond Soualn, we have taken Uesnll, Ixic Hurlus and Maoslse. In the Wocvre region tho enemy holds the region of Thlancqurt and has bombarded Harron-Chateul. On tho right wing (Lorraine and 'the Vosgcs) there is no change. The Germans are fortlfylnc them selves on Dclmlet Hill, south of Chateau-Sallns. The British troops had token up poai I6M in the Craonne region, and It Is sup posed that the forces of Sir John French areWrfnn the brunt of the attacks made 6y the German Infantry. Sixteen words constituted an addi tional official statement Issued at Bor- jldeauT this afternoon. It follows: "We are confident that tho Allies hold a favorable position In the great tattle now progressing." Today's announcement Is the first flnce the bnttle of the Alsne began stating that either side had resorted to the bayonet. This Indicates that on this, Ihe ninth day of the battle, the artillery duel which has been raging for many days, resulted In a drawn battle and that the other forces have now been brought into action. The Allies have thrown forward heavy bodies of men to engage tho attacking forces. Activity of the French and British around Solssons shows that the Allies are continuing their flanking move ment against the troops of General on Kluk, who appears in Imminent danger of being surrounded. Heavy reinforcements have been rushed to ton Kluk's aid. The French have been nble to move their JieaUest artillery to the firing line east of the Olse, near its Junction lth the Alsne, and a continuous night and day bombardment against the German positions Is In progress. Ac cording to the ofllcla! announcement, the hardest lighting Is in progress near Boissons. on the extreme western end of the battle line, und near Rhelms, In the centre. The bombardment of Rhelms con tinued today with unabated fury, Tho heavy German guns, mounted on the lights three miles from the city, aro knocking down tho wnlls of the prin cipal buildings of the town and many noncombatants have been klllod. The Hotel do VUle, the museum, the sub prefecturo and all neighboring build ings havo been destroyed almost com pletely. It won announced today. Only a fow walls of the famous ca thedral, erected In the Middle Ages, ro main standing. Both Solssons and Rhelms are re ported to be In flames. Solssons has been under flro since fighting In tho prcsont battle began. Rhelms has been bombarded for 84 hours. Farther to the cast, near tho Ar gonne district; In the Meuse Valley and tho Vosges, fighting Is less severe, but Is still going on. The destruction along the valley of the Alsno' Is appalling. 'Wounded sol diers, returned officers and prisoners from the front doscrlbe tho loss of life as colossal. Tho stretch of lowland between the hills flanking tho Alsne is described as a valley of death and desolation. Day and night tho bombardment goes on until one wonders In amass ment how the Germans aro ablo to bring from their distant base of sup plies sufficient ammunition' necessary to keep their batteries In action all the time. It Is confidently believed by the French military authorities In Paris that tho German positions can be o thoroughly weakened by the cannonade that tho French and British will be able to sweep the Germans from their entrenchments at the point of the bayonet, despite the reinforcements. Already, It Is said, tho French havo been ablo to silence several of the Ger man batteries at that point, compelling them to take up new positions. Tho effect of tho German artillery fire upon the French and British troops tins been terrible, it Is admitted. Some of the heaviest German guns have been shelling the allied positions from a dis tance of seven miles. AH are cleverly masked. It Is admitted that one of tho largest guns, which hns done great damage. Is so successfully concealed that the Allies have been unable to locate It. So far the fighting has been a fierce artillery duel, partaking of the quali ties of a siege. Now, however, with both sides beginning to use more and more Infantry, the lighting should be near Its end. The present week should seo the tide of victory and defeat flow ing In clearly marked channels. Whether It will result In the Germans taking the offensive movement in an effort to pierce the French and British lines, or whether the Allies will be able to roll back the German legions to the frontier, remains to be seen. N'o matter how the present battle goes, all of northeastern France, from Paris to the Belgian and German fron tiers, will have been ravaged, devas tated and scourged. It Is as though the hands of God, sweeping In divine wrath, had withered and wasted tho land for the sins of Its people. The French and English have been successful In taking big bodies of pris oners, but It seems that the gaps In the German ranks are filled as soon as they are made. More than 10,000 prisoners of war now are Interned In this city, all having been brought In within the laBt week. ONSLAUGHTS OF GERMANS UNCHECKED, BERLIN REPORTS BEIIUN, Sept. 21 (by way of Am- Btprrtam sterdaml. The following omclal statement cov "Ins the general situation In France U Issued today: "8uccss is meeting our offensive gainst the allied British and French ors. We are making progress at "veral points. Heavy rains for a few y compelled the German troops to JM their attack, but we are now n forward with the enemy mak- 1 nrsetlo defense. "The reinforcements sent to tho front havo given a good account of themselves- and have strengthened our lined by replacing the soldiers, who were almost exhausted by the terrlno strutn under which they have been fighting for many days. 'Our artillery again has demon strated Us superiority. "We have repulsed attacks made by French troops on Donon, near Saales, In the central Vosges. "The height of Primont, near Rhelms, was taken by assault, the al. Concluded a rc X The War Today Bayonet charges by the Germans In another doiermlned effort to pierce the Allies' centre at Craonne havo been repulsed. The Invading Teutons had renewed the assault along the entire 120-mlloe front of the Alsno battle line. The French and British conttnuo their attempt to outflank General von Kluk's forces on the ex treme German right wing. Belgium forces, harassing the German right flank, havo Interfered so with operations against the Allies that heavy artillery has been rushed to ward Antwerp to crush the army led by King Albert. Tho Germans aro fortifying their lino of retreat through Belgium. Two million men are ongaged In the third Important Gnllclan battlo of the war. Tho Russians, reinforced by fresh troops and encouraged by the evacuation of Jaroslaw, the In vestment of Przemysl on three sides, the capture of Dublccko and other smaller fortified position, are engag ing General Dankl'n army and have continued successful In various en gagements with his rearguard. In dications point to Russian numeri cal superiority on tho field, as the Southern Poland and Gallclan armies are co-operating as a unit, and tho AustrlanB have again been placed on the defenslvo In order to protect tho line of communication to Cracow. In East Prussia three German army corps (120,000 men), under General Hlndcnburg, have started an ag gressive movement against Russian "Poland. Grodno, on tho main lino between Warsaw and Potrograd, Is the immediate objective. The de feated Russian armies of Grodno and Vllna have Joined to resist the ad vance. Montenegrin troops seized the town of Rogbitza, 30 miles from Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, and continued their march to within ten miles of the stronghold. Tho capturo of Sarajevo Is confidently expected. Berlin War Ofllco reports successful attacks at several points along the line and announces arrival of heavy reinforcements. The French' "liavo been repulsed with heavy looses wherever they assumed the offen sive, It' was added. Further proof of superiority of German artillery Is said to have been given In the engagement along tho Alsne. London War Office reports the arrival of 100,000 men to save the wavering army of von Kluk, with the Allies continuing their flanking movement. It Is admitted that the casualties of tho allied forces aro heavy, largely because of the difficulty In locating masked German batteries. Vienna admits the evacuation of Jar oslaw, which was burned before the army left. Tho Russians have won several engagements with the rear guard of General Dankl's reinforced army, which has again been put on the defensive. Tho evacuation of Jaroslaw Is ascribed to stateglc rea sons. Involving aid to Przemysl nnd protection of the lino of communica tion to Cracow. Reverses to Dankl's army havo caused gloom In Vienna, where hope ran high t..at Its Junc tion with that of Von Auffenberg would result In stopping the Russian advance in Gallcla. Petrograd War Office reports continued success In the Gallcla.i campaign. Grodek, Sambor and Dublccko al ready are taken, the capture of the laHt named clearing the way to an advance westward. Przemysl, cap ture of which Is prerequisite to mov ing west on Cracow and carrying the aggressive Into Silesia against Bres lau and Posen, has beerr invested. Some of the Russian Jroops are pro ceeding westward. Investment of Przemysl and evacuation of Jaroslaw have left the Russians free to movs nearer Cracow, where the fiercest Austrian resistance Is expected. British Admiralty reports both suc cesses and reverses. The Carmanla sanktin armed German merchantman off South Amorlca. The Koenlgsberg disabled the English cruiser Pegasus near Zanzibar, and the German crui ser Emden captured six English ves sels In Bay of Bengal, the Admir alty admits. The German Baltic fleet, flying the flag of Prince Henry of Prussia, Is reported to have seriously damuged the Russian fleet near the Gulf of Finland. The Allies claim control of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and North Sea. Rumania's entrance Into the war on the side of the Allies is expected. It being admitted by German authori ties that efforts of the Kaiser to gain aid of the Balkan State have been futile. Further Balkan complications are expected if Rumania takes up arm. SOCIETY MAKES BOW TO KING HORSE AT BRYN MAWR SHOW iJliimyiMiiMiiiiMiijiiuiij iihhih. i jn.MiwwwMjijuiUMm uhijii iiuiMiimm ,,, i '-g. ""' '' """"" Left to night- MMgW Jfy llk ' m ' " w Al? MISS POLLY PAGE f f, IWSfSlmHF Ilk . -r 1 aP MISS CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS t,m ' ills '-" ' W llfr Ilillll fifi-S HPJKSi 18852 SWSaW 8S!tfi!8?K3SSSa &?.&!" r ,. . . - -.-'i'Vr- lKS w mwrmr- atggMc:' v &-sxTa,ij Mg''i wtynnxz rswri uuma jmt .wist" .r r. KjdHBr fKltinlBr fSWiJfMJrK'SfWUmViimVMdm t&Vyf '?!. 1 V '2ftrt'Sr . ' w . . j lA'raaw a.-.jjt:j- timw. j-Uin-y r rr JViSrcvf iv-'rr ' . T &BLWmWmkS A - ? .'- .' ; ' V." -f SS "sai jL, ii iii -ii i EEira8g9iiOT5iskJrmS&lJ 1,liv30 """ """ mJrT"'' '? Riding DixJc Arnold- I1m ' Mig smw?- . 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Every one was In a holiday humor. Straw hats wero everywhere In evidence, their owners defying tho old September 15 bugaboo. During the morning hours, aside from the customary enthusiasm displayed by "spectators, nothing more exciting hap pened than a slight spill by a groum ild mff Bella, Emlcn Wood's huntei. The horse had taken two Jumpd, but balked on the third. The groom urged her on and Bella's feet caught the top ull The boy slid from her back and the hort-o fell to Its knees. Both rose quickly nnd left the oval, Considerable disappointment is felt by devotees of the horse show iluo to tho fact that Alfred G. Vumlerbllt has with drawn his exhibit In tho heavj harness horse class. Although no tcason Is given by officials regarding Mr. VanderMlt's. nr tlon, tho prevailing opinion Is that lie withdraw because his brother, Reginald, Is a Judge In that class. RIBBON WJ.VNURS APPLAUOKD A burst of applause cnmo from New Yorkers this morning when Robert U. Gerry's Crest Hill and Swift Tot cap tn led llrwt and second pilzvs In the hunters nnd jumpers ilass Of the sad dle horfces Flotsam, owned by V. A. Itnnsall. of Monkton, Md., clenrlj eaim-d a blue over the other entries. In this class ono of the entrants was Miw Kitty ST. LOUIS VICTOR IN EXTRA INNING TILT WITH PHILS Comliulril mi 1'nRP 0 HARD HITTING IS BIG FEATURE IN ATHLETICS' GAME Bob S h a w k e y, Mack's Pitcher, Is Driven From Mound In Fourth Inning. Bowman, of Naps, Also Taken Out. ci.i:vm.A.'r, o., sept, si.' Connie Muck's Atliletks .sulfcml d.-feat today 5 to I at the hands of tho Nnp. Hob Shaw key was taken out of the bov In tho third Inning after four runh had been made against the "A's " FIRST JNNlNli. Murphy singled to centre Barry sac rificed, Johnston to I.ajolo. Collins beat out a bunt to Durbaro and Mur phy scored from second. Collins stoic second. Hakcr walked Mclnnls bin Kled to left. Collins scoring, HuKer taking- third and McInnU becoml on the throw in. Itowmau was eilm.ed by Coombe Walsh attvd fur Struuk and walked, fllllnK the bases. Oldiing hit into a double play b lining to liarbarc, who stepped on third, doubling liakei. Two runs, three hits, no tnois. Schansr went behind tho bat for the Athletics. Smith bingled to Baker. Chapman filed to Murphy. Johnston also Med to Murphy. Jackson (lied to Oldrtnir. No runs, one hit, no errors. 8KCOND INNING. Bchang slnsled to left. Sch.ms scored on Shan key's double to light centre Concluded on l'ake 9 Other Sports on Pages 6 and 12. HOWARD M. HENRY Riding Goldie. BASEBALL RESULTS AT A GLANCE NATIONAL LEAGUE R. h. e. St. Louis 0 10020000 3 6 15 1 Phillies 1 00110000 03 12 2 Batteries Tincup and Burns; Doak and Wingo. Umpires Byron and O'Connor. Chicago 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 06 91 New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 Batteries Vaughn and Archer; Marquard and Meyers. Umpires Quigley ana' Eason. Pittsburgh 1 00102 10 05 91 Boston 1 10 4 0 0 0 0 X 6 9 1 Batteries Harmon and Coleman; Rudolph and Whaling. Umpires Klem and Emslie. FIRST GAME Cincinnati 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 9 1 Brooklyn 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 jc 9 11 2 Batteries Littery and Clarke; Reulbach, Ames and McCatty. Umpires Riglcr and Hart. SECOND GAME Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Q 2 1 1 1 Brooklyn 3 0 2 0 0 111 X 8 10 1 Batteries Benton and Gonzales; Allen and Miller. Umpires Riglcr and Johnson. AMERICAN LEAGUE R. H. E, Athletics 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 Cleveland 0 4 0 0 0 0 X 0 21 5 12 0 Batteries Bowman and O'Neill; Shawhey and shang. Umpires Connolly and Chill, With Score Standing 3-3 in Tenth, Cards Send Over 3 Runs, Clinching the Contest. ST. LOUIS AB. R. BH. PO A. B. Dolan. It. 3 1 Hugging. 2b 3 1 ButU-r. as 1 0 Miller, lb 6 2 Wilson, rf 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 3 6 0 13 3 0 2 14 0 0 3 2 0 0 Wlnso. c 5 0 12 5 0 Cruise, cf. 5 12 3 0 0 Beck. 3b 5' 0 2 0 3 0 Pt-rritt, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Doak, p 4 0 0 0 11 HISBort 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 G 15 30 18 1 i'JULUES. AB. n. Ull. PO A. K. Lohert, 3b 4 2 3 110 Becker, cf. 10 14 0 0 Jlase. If. 413000 f'ravnth. rf 3 0 1 3 o 0 Byrne, 2b 10 14 4 1 I-udeiiH, lb ,...4 0 2 S 2 0 Martin, ss 4 0 0 2 5 0 Burns, c 4 0 u ; 3 0 Tincup, p 3 0 10 4 1 tPaskert 1 0 n o o 0 Total 35 3 12 CO 19 3 Rife-am batted for Dunk In tenth U'askert b.ittod for Tincup In tenth St. Louisi 0 1 o a 3 0 u 0 u t Philadelphia ....1 u 0 1 I o o u u -3 Tu-bue hll-Mlllr. .intent M tn- 1. -ti-n !'?.!(. Hlliin Thu ! hi rul. . cttru.k ..lit Fly iouk, 1, Tim im ! I ' illo Wts-nu'er ti Ilugslns m M iVr -i uti a Irt -"'lu'.iith lum un 1 1 1 1 v "IT I ik 1, 'l"l-i'Ui, 4, Mulen Imims Huilir. I ' in, W ln(u. Wii4 iliihe-Hv LViak i.'i i in nt iS- Time S n t'iniilrt'-nruii Jl " "- J" no i Aunilun JutO PHH.ADEI.PHIA OMA4 PAHK. Spt. 21. Maotc's orror of judgment nn Wil. on' rly in the tenth KPrmltt it Miller to mom the deciding run and pae th u.ii" for two inure in tuduv's ptmM. winUi tin Phillies (irJin(1 to the CardliiHU, t x 1. Thi ilefeat bruke the hruits ft tho local. Rn Tincup ami D"ak tun lxiunjul hard througimut the iumu r ff)ilin a ioeu hiu und tin latti-r li. lndifT-iem haxe uinning rueventnl thr I'lillliiB from scuilnu un nuiucious r.n.t. lun. t'unrliiifii mi i'.ikb a 0 0 Washington .... 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago 0 0 0 1 0 Q g BatteriesJohnson and Ainsmith; Fabsr anii SsUalk. Umpires O'Loughlin and Hddebrand. . Boston 1 Q 0 1 Q 0 Detroit ff.,0 Q 0 Q g Q Batteries Foster an? ThQma5 Dgusg aad. ftlglCee,, Umpires Egan and DIneen, New York 0 2 2 St. Louis 0 0 1 Batteries Brown and Sweeney; Hamilton and Agnew. Umpires Evans and Sheridan, FERRYBOAT IN PERIL T"WW'I11JIW mil ii Jiscitemont Amung Paskonger of ths Ocean Glty. 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