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I . J,i: 3" WEATHER. ft:." 5 TOR NEWS just now, with ;the opening of Fall, is unusu- ally interesting? In these pages are seen unusual bargains. IF TP Fair Saturday and Sunday. H VOL. XClX-NO. 15. IS GERMANY PRESIDENT ORTSJ Story in New York Post Says Am bassador Gerard is Bringing H Request from; Kaiser SOURCE IS "TRUSTWORTHY" American Envoy, It sis Saidl vWill Lay Request Before the . President Within Week DOUBTED IN WASHINGTON Bernstorff Declares He Knows the Report is Untrue New York, Oct. 6. -The, New York Evening Post today publish: ed a story saying that it ha been learned from a trustworthy, source that Ambassador Gerard, now on his way back from Germany, will lay before President' Wilson a re quest that the President use his good offices in suing for peace with the Allies. - ' "Germany has definitely decid ed to apply to President Wilson, ' ' the article reads, to use' his good offices in suing for peace with the Allies. This was learned today from sources in a position to have absolutely trustworthy informa-; tion on these matters. "It is understood' that Ambas sador James W. Gerard, who is on his way over here, will lay; the Kaiser's request before President "Wilson within a week." " .. Washington, Oct. 6. Ranking -officials of the State -Department said to day they had no information to indicate that Ambassador Gerard is" bringing home a request from Germany that the United States intercede to end the Eu ropean war, and were inclined not .to believe the story. Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, declared he knew positively tnat it was untrue. While the department does not be lieve Mr. Gerard would accept so im portant a mission ..without notifying his government, it is realized that available means of communication be tween Washington and Berlin are very hazardous where delicate subjects are involved. The ambassador, it is felt, might be especially reluctant to Attempt to communicate with the department regarding a matter' as important as peace proposals, with the risk that his messages might fall into the hands -of the Allies. ' ' It was declared, on the other hand, that the Washington government would have knowledge of such a mission If authentic word of it had reached any one in the United States. The German ambassador would not discuss the story beyond saying it was ,untrue, ,but he was very emphatic in his declaration that he had information positively dis proving it. . ; Officials at the State Department to day said that only a specific request for mediation by one of. the belligerents v.-ould bring about an effort by this country to effect European peace. There la a growing conviction among some officials that a military peace brought about by almost direct F-egotiation between . the . belligerents will be the probable outcome of the war. Both groups of belligerents are thought to be opposed to negotiations by a third party. GOVEROR CRAIG AND PARTY GONE TO KING'S MOUNTAIN Governor Stuart, of Virginia, to Speak at Celebration Today. Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 6. Governor Craig and his staff left this city-late today for King's Mountain, N. C, to take part in the annual celebration to-morrow of the battle fought at that Place during the War of the Revolu-. tion. Governor Stuart, of Virginia, who will make the principal address at the exercises, with his staff, will join the North Carolina party at Salisbury. The King's Mountain - celebration yearly draws hundreds of persons from North and South Carolina. The battle is looked upon as the turning point in the war, because it prevented the British General Ferguson-from Joining Cornwallis at Guilford . Court House. ., ; C. ENGINEER COMPANIES TO BE STATIONED AT EL .PASO Fnnswton Also Announces Positions ot Other Guardsmen. Washington, Oct. 6. In a message to the War Department today JMajor Gen eral Funston said that the North .and South Carolina engineer companies, re-, cently ordered to the border, would be stationed at El Paso. Of the Virginia troops Company A, engineers, asignal company and a field hospital company would be stationed at Fort Sam -Houston, while the first squadron wUl go to Brownsville. TO ASK WILSdms pjCE? Delegation of Progressive Voters ... Will Also Attend Meeting Today at Shadow Lawn PRESIDENT ON WAY EAST U Convinced Me Has Chance of Car rying Several Middle Western States Hitherto Thought Cer tainly Republican? - Crest Line, Ohio, Oct. 6. (On board President Wilson's Special). President Wilson plans to make the second strict ly political speech of his -campaign -in Shadow Lawn tomorrow afternoon be fore members o the Woodrow - Wilson Independent League. Returning from Omaha, he w.ill' arrive at Long Branch at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning and at once begin preparations "for receiv ing the more than 2,000 independents expected to attend by a group of Pro gressives; led-by Hugh' Gordon MUler, of New York. The President will seek to show that because of its. legislative achievements of the last three years the Democratic party more than the Republican party deserves the support of the Progressive and Independent voters. - The President is returning to Shad ow LaWn convinced that he has a good chance of ' carrying "several - Middle Western states hitherto - thought-certainly Republican. Telegrams were received, .by. .the President today , praising his selection of Major General Goetnals, George Ru blee and E E. Clark as members of the new 8-hour board. ' : The run through Iowa, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana today was made with but few stops. Several times the President stepped , to the rear platform of his private car but his schedule had not been announced in advance and the crowds were small. , Mr. Wilson was told tonight of pub lished reports that Ambassador Gerard, now en route home from his post in Berlin, was bringing suggestion that the United States make a new move ment for peace. The statement was authorized that the President knew of no such mission. Recently he said him self that Mr. Gerard was coming home only for .a vacation. Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, has an engagement to see President Monday to present a letter from the German emperor on Polish relief. WIFE WITH BAB 13 VS ARMS IS SEARCHING FOR HUSBAND Rocky Mount- Man, Hunting Work. Mysteriously Disappears. (Special Star Telegram.) Richmond, Va., Oct. 6. Fearing that some harm has befallen him, Mrs. H. L. King, .436 Florida avenue, Rocky Mount, N. C, came to police headquar duarters today with a three months' old baby in her- arms and asked the police to help locate her husband, who she believes" is somewhere in this city She said that he left Rocky Mount a week ago in quest of work and that she had heard notaing from him since, although he kissed her good-bye, say ing, "Sweetheart, 1 will be sure to let you hear from me in a day or two.' King is a machinist, 42 years old, and until recently was employed in the Atlantic Coast Line shops at Rocky Mount. MRS. HUERTA AT EL PASO. Places Wreatk on Entrance to the Tomb of Her Bate Husband. El Paso, Texas, Oct. 6. After com Iflg here heavily veiled and with only a few knowing of her visit, Mrs. Vic toriano Huerta; widoi of General Huerta, once provisional president of Mexico, yesterday placed a wreath at the entrance to her husband's tomb In Concordia cemetery. She departed for Cuba today, according to her attorneys- The utmost secrecy was 'maintained regarding ; Mrs. Huerta's visit. She made no formal claim tot the ?18,000 deposited here, for those who, with her husband, - were arrested in connection with the' alleged neutrality violation conspiracy in June, 1915. She was accompanied by her daugh ter, Mrs. Elena Quiroz. -y - COTTON $82.50 PER BALE 1 Prices at Mobile Exceed Those During 'the Snjly Boom. . Mobile, Ala., Oct. 6 Spot cotton clos ed in Mobile today at 16.50, exceeding the prices obtaining during the Suly boom. Mobile , was 57 points higher than New Orleans. At. the local price a 500-pound bale is worm sz.ou. xms in addition' to 124 .for tbe 't. makes each bale bring the farmer 1106.50. . . " " ' "FRECKLES" 0BHlEN DEAD Former Bantam Weight Boxer Dies la Poverty at New Orleans. . New" Orleans. Oct. 6.Walter "Freck les"' O'Brien, of New Orleans, who 20 vears ago was champion bantam weight boxer J the South, died inpoverty from tubereulofU at Charity, Hospital here today. v - - INDEPENDENTS TO HEAR MR. WILSOH -K. C, BRITISH STEAMER . . II AT NORFOLK IS SUNK x ' V Hawkhead Goes Down in Fifteen Minutes When Struck by Bay Liner City of Norfolk FOG CAUSES THEACCIDENT Passenger Liner Also Was Badly Damaged All Aboard tne Vessels Were Rescued Norfolk, Va., Oct. 6. -In a collision in the inner harbor shortly before 8 o'clock tonight, the British tramp steamer Haw.khead, said to have been at anchor, was sunk and the Bay liner City of Norfolk of the Chesapeake Steamship Company's line, was badly damaged There" was no loss of life, and so far as can be learned no one serio-usly injured. The accident was due to a heavy fog hanging " over the harbor. The City of Norfolk was outward bound, and car ried "in" the neighborhood of one hun dred passengers. The majority were at supper when the crash came. Great excitement prevailed for a few min utes, bt was quikly quieted by the officer on the liner. Fearing that the damage to the steamer was greater than could be as certained, the passengers on the City Of Norfolk were immeciately trans ferred to the Old Dominion river steamer Pocahontas, where they re mained onl yafew minutes when the majority, were transferred to the out going Old Bay Line steamer for the continuation of the voyage up the bay. About fifteen of the passengers elected. to: return to xsorroiK. The Hawkhead sank about 15 min utes after, the collision. She is in 30 feet of water. She sank stern first and the vessel's bow is still visible fro'm the piers.'' The small boats from the City of Norfolk, the Pocahontas and other harbor boats in the vicinity rescued 411 on board the tramp. The bow of the City of Norfolk was crushed for ten feet, but the bulkheads held well and she remained afloat. She is declared to be in no danger, although it will be .'necessary.' to, send her to the ship yard. , The Norfolk returned to her pier with the assistance of the company's .tugs, rushed to the scene. Except the statement that the har bor was enveloped -in -fog, officials have not given any cause for the col lision. ALL PASSENGERS ABOARD THE LINER TRANSFERRED Baltimore. Md., Oct. 6. President Key Compton, of the Chesapeake Steamship Company, said tonight that there were between75 and 80 passengers on the City of Norfolk, and that all had been saved. He said Captaia Thomas, of the City of Norfolk, had reported to him that in a dense fog the. City of Norfolk rammed and sank the Hawkhead which was anchored out in tJie Norfolk chan nel, i Captain ' Thomas signalled the, river steamer Pocahontas which took off all the passengers and in turn transferred them to the Florida, of the Old Bay Line, bound for Baltimore. There was no panic, Mr. Compton said,-but the city of Norfolk had her bow bodly damag ed. She has returned to Norfolk. Burgaw, N. C, Oct. 6. Pender Su perior court adjourned for the terra on Wednesday afternoon, finishing up all the business that was ready for ad justment, Judge Connor leaving "for his home at ,Wnson ttiat evening. ASHEVILLE SUFFERS $300,000FIRE LOSS Tannery-Finishing; Plant and Big stock of Leather Burned - One of Greatest Fires In History of the Mountain Metropolis Blaze Occur red Yesterday Morning: Early Million Dollar Concern. Asheville, N. C, Oct. 6. One of the greatest fires in the history of Ashe ville occurred at 1 o'clock this morn ing when the entire finishing depart ment of the Hans Rees Sons' tannery, with all the finishing machinery and an immense stock of leather, was to tally destroyed by .fire. The loss of the company is variously estimated at from $300,000 to a half million dollars. ;The origin' of the fire is unknown. It was discovered shortly before 1 o'clock, and the Asheville Are depart ment, responded to a. hurry call. Nino lines Of hose were, laid to the fire, but the flames liad gained such headway that all the efforts of the firemen were in svain. Fortunately there was no wind, or 1 the entire plant would have been destroyed. The firemen's efforts were finally directed toward saving the balance of." the plant, and in this hey were successful. . The Hans Bees-. Sons tannery is a million dollar -corporation and one .of .(Continued on Fpiga Eight) , ' ' ' im a", l i 1 i ' . . i jr ii ' . 'i iii. ' SATURDAY MOENIIsTG, See the Big Games as Played, at Star Office On the big score board in front of The Morning Star office, this af ternoon will be shown play by play the great .baseball classic .that is being staged on Braves' Field in Boston' between the Red Sox and Robins., ' " One minute after Johnson or Hooper swings at one of Leonard's or Marquard's wicked shoots, the board will flash the news to the fans of, Wilmington. Right here on Chest-, nut street you can seewith the aid of The Star bulletins arid a little imagination " Zack Wheat waving that terrible bat of his, 1 while "Babe" Ruth heaves one over with the speed of a catapult. Here you can almost hear the roar that sweeps the field, when the Boston rooters break into their ' fa mous 'song - of "Tessie" and hear the crashing echoes when the Brooklyn Royal Rooters return the challenge. The first matinee will be&in promptly at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The score board will be in front of the building while a stentorian voice will announce the results so as to keep the ardent fans from making a mistake in the results. For those who will be unable to attend the matinee, all telephone calls at either No. 61 or 51 will be promptly and courteously answered. MAXWELL 'JUGGLES' Shows That Linney's Attack is Really Commendation of a Democratic Policy CONDEMNS REPUBLICAN'S Policy Advocated by Llnney Has Been Practiced for Years by Democratic Administrations, But Never by Republicans. "' (Special Star Correspondence.) . Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 6. A: J. Maxwell, secretary to the Corporation Commis sion, as ne expresses it, juggles' a few more figures foj the benefit of Frank Llnney, Republican candidap ror governor. Mr. Maxwell repeats his presentation of the fact that, while Mr. Linney is canvassing the State on the issue of charging interest on average balances of public funds carried in the banks, he - has shown that this policy was definitely adopted by the Democratic State administration in 1915 without any suggestion from the Republicans aim Liiat avxi. uniiicj' a t;Liu uaig 11 ia therefore in commendation of Demo cratic policy and in condemnation of the former policy of the Republican party in this State and of the present policy of the Republican party In sev eral counties of the State which they now control and in none of which is interest charged or average balances: Taking up the. national phase of the subject, Mr. Maxwell "Juggles" some figures and facts to. Mr, Linney's. undo ing from this viewpoint. He says: "In all - the years the Republican party controlled the national adminis tration no interest was charged on the millions of dollars carried in active ac counts with banks all over the country and again in the large banks in the money centers. Interest at the rate of One per cent was charged on certain inactive accounts, which in all the years prior to 1912 only amounted to $810,623. In 1913 Secretary McAdoo. of the present administration, required the payment of . 2 per cent interest on daily balances carried by the govern ment in all banks in the country, and this order resulted in the collection, In the first three years of the Wilson ad ministration of three and a half mil- lion dollars in interest. So that in every speech Mr. Linney ts making, he is glorifying the policy of the' present State and National administrations and incidentally condemning the record of his own party in county,- State and Nation. If Mr. Linney's friends believe he is right on .this interest question they should vote for Woodrow Wilson, T. W. Bickett and Ban Lacy." Women Taboo Prlstes The Raleigh Woman's Club has just cast a majority vote to discontinue card tournaments In which prizes are offer ed. There was an effort, also, to get a motion through, discontinuing the prac tice of letting the use of the splendid new club building for dances, but. the majority stoutly contended forhe pro priety of the dancing feature of the social life of the club. The club took in 34 new. members at the same meet ing in which the differences as to caru playing and dancing arose. The: club is Just getting settled. In its splendid new home on Hillsboro ' street. Mrs Clarence Johnson is ' president . of the club. - . - Rev. Francis, Osborne, of Charlotte, is spending the week here helping along a local movement to raise $25,7 000 toward the quarter' million dollar, endowment fund for St. . Mary's school among Episcopalians and other friends of the school in (North and South Caro lina, St. Mary's school being the paro chial school-for the two Carolinas. W, H. Williamson- and Dr; - Charles- Lee Sntith head two teams-that are to car ry forward; a sort of - whirlwind. cam paign "for this fund the next "few'days. Osteopaths fa Session. -. -The North Carolina (Osteopathic So cietyeis holding a two days session in the Senate chamber here with Dr. Wil liam 's.-. Ccutch.fi eld, of Greensboro, pre siding I as v presjdent. - There were spe cial addresses today by; Dr. j. M. tFlemi ' (Continued on Page Eight.) - SOME MORE FIGURES OCTOBER 7, 1916 RUMANIANS GIVEN DECISIVE DEFEAT They are Driven Back by the Aus- trians and German Along a ; Front of Fifty Miles RETREATING V AT Q12UB0IHT Heavy Fighting Continues in Do- brudja, Russians Keeping Up Lemberg Battle Turning against the Rumanians who had been advancing steadily in eastern Transylvania, Austro-Hungarian and German troops have defeated the invad ers decisively along a fifty-mile front. North of Fogaras, at the juncture of the Homosod and Alt rivers, near Reps, the Rumanians are in retreat, pursued by the Teutonic troops. The successful repulse of the invad ers on the southern end of the line was at. the hands of General Von Falken- hayn, former chief of the German gen eral staff, and who only last week rout ed the Rumanians around Hermann stadt and droye them back to their own frontier. North of Reps the Austro Hungarians re-captured positions and t.ook more than 200 prisoners. Bujm arest admits that the Rumanian tro'ops in eastern Transylvania have, been withdrawn before attacks by superior forces in the region of Fogaras. In Dobrudja heavy fighting contin ues along the line of the Constanza Bucharest railway with Bucharest re cording progress for the Russians and Rumanians in the center and on their left wing. While General Brusslloff apparently has ceased, at least for the moment, his attacks against the Austro-German lines in Volhynla, west of Lutsk, he continues southward his assaults with great intensity against the positions of the Teutonic allies guarding the ap proaches to Lemberg, capital of Gali cia. Although the Russian attacks were held up1 northeast of Lemberg, those to. the southeast of the capital, according 'to Petrograd, resulted ' in the, taking of positions south of Brzezany and the capture of 500 pris oners. Berlin, however, declares that ail Russian attacks in Galicia have been repulsed and that the Austro-Germans have taken 1,200 prisoners from the Russians. In Macedonia the "EnVeft'trf Allies con-( tinue to -advance. The British troops that crossed the river Struma north east "of Saloniki have taken the town of Nevolyn, which was evacuated by the defenders. South of Mdnastir, Ser bia, violent fighting, in the region of the' Cerna river is reported by Paris. .The artillery continues active on 'the Somme front in France, according to the reports from the war offices of all the belligerents. A delayed report from Constantinople tells of the rout of Russian troop's northwest of Hamadan, Persia. Tribes men in Ispahan, says Constantinople, have risen in revolt and driven .'the Russians from the city. Petrograd, on the other hand, reports .progress for the Russians west and southwest of Trebizond, in Armenia. ARTILLERY DUEL CONTINUES BETWEEN THE ANCRE AND SOMME Berlin, Oct. 6. The official state merit of today, referring to the western front, follows: - . - "Army groux of Prince Rupprecht The artillery duel between the Ancre and- the Somme continues stubbornly In conjunction with three futile at tacks made during the morning imme diately east of Ancre, there developed lively hand grenade encounters which (Continued on Page Eight. J STEAMSHIP STRATHTAY This is Report of Officer and Men on French Torpedo Boat British Steamer Is Said to Have Had Americans Aboard Crew -Was 7 Rescued . by -a - French - Torpedo Boat. - Paris, Oct. 6. According to the com manding officer and . men of a French torpedo boat , the British ? steamship Strathtay, sunk on September 1, while on her Way from Nfewport -News for Glasgow was destroyed by a .subma rine. American citizens are said tv have been on board the Strathtay. Evidence given by all he, men on the torpedo boat is that a. submarine fired eight shells at .the Strathtay in ten minutes and then sank her with a torpedo, after giving the crew 16 min utes to abandon the -vessel. -It is said the torpedo boat put the submarine to flight and rescued the crew. : The American embassy Tiers has .no knowledge of the identity of the Am eriean citizens said to hase been aboard the Strathtay. . The Overseas News Agency of Berlin said on September 30 It -was able to an noup.ce onxompetent authority that. the Strathtay -had not een attacked by a German submarine. . ' ' WITH FAIR WEATHER PREDICTED, WORLD'S SERIES OPENS TOD A Y CECIL REPLIES TD Says England is Anxious to Re store Ancient Friendship and Trade to Old 'Footing DEFENDS THE BLACK LIST Expresses Surprise That Swedish Statesman Made .No - Allusion to American Protest Against Ger man U-Boat Atrocities. London, Oct. 6. "We are anxious to restore to its old footing the ancient friendship and commercial intercourse between 'the two countries,", declared Lord Robert Cecil, minister of war trade, today In an interview with the Associated Press, in which he replied to the recent . statement of Premier Hammarksjold of Sweden. To the assertion of the Swedish pre mier that Great Britain is arbitrarily limiting the Imports into Sweden, Lord Robert said that- Great Britain always has been and now is ready to enter into fresh negotiations for a - trade agreement with Swcuen, in which case allowances would be made for all of Sweden's requirements which he ad mitted are greater now than before the war, owing to the development of her industries. The minister of war trade declared incidentally that the British blacklist violates no rule or law of equity. After saying that he' was glad to read the premier's statement that Sweden's actions bad been dictated solely-by that kingdom's; own necessa ries and future welfare and not for I any partisan reasons, Lord - Robert said: - - - "We are fighting this war to vindi cate the rights of all nations to de velop themselves freely, and' unhinder ed by the menace .of military aggres sion. We ask no favors from neutrals. But we do ask that they should not hinder our belligerent rights in the life and death struggle, which we and our allies are waging. "The prime minister states that he is opposed to any mediation by SwedenJ at present as it might compromise Germany and arouse the suspicion of the Allies. "For Germany I am hot in' a position to speak, but ) for ourselves and our allies, I can say that we, who do not wish this war and who entered it re luctantly, are determined now that we are in it to obtain a victory which will Insure lasting peace by showing the enemy that wars - of aggression will not be allowed' to succeed; "The prime minister says that he is in harmony with the American protest against the "blacklist,-- but' I observe with some ' surprise that he makes no allusion to his attitude concerning the American protest-against German sun marine atrocities, surely a far graver matter for neutrals.- f he-German sub marine policy is. in -one aspect an out rage upon the commercial interests of neutral nations. Hundreds of neutral merchant vessels are; now on the bot tom of the seas," thousands of tons of cargo have been - destroyed,, and all this without any pretense of judicial inquiry and often for the most flimsy reasons. . "Peaceful citizens of all countries and of both sexes have been foully murdered at the bidding of German militarism. Others have been muti lated. Others have been exposed in open boats to the fury of the seas. It is strange that these matters should have been forgotten. KNOTT GETS NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA Petitions For Recount of the Primary Votes Are Refused. Tllahassee, Fla., Oct. 6. The. State Supreme court here late today refused petitions' of both W. V. Knott and Sid ney J. Catts for reccount of primary returns in certain districts, leaving Knott with the certificate for the Dem ocratic nomination for governor of Florida." The certificate was , taken from Catts by the tSate canvassing board after a recent recount showed Knott 35 votes ahead throughout the state. ' Catts, winner of the nomination on the first count, has declared his inten tion of running for governor in the No vember election, and claims to have en dorsement of Prohibitionists. Repub licans, usually , a negligible factor in Florida state politics, have announced th?y will make active efforts this year to elect their gubernatorial nominee, George W. Allen. ' KITCHIN SAYS DIFFERENCES WITH WILSON ARE FORGOTTEN Says He Is Impelled to Support Presi dent Enthusiastically. Durham, N. C, Oct. 6. Representa tive Claude Kitchin,. chairman of the House Committee on -Ways and Means, declared in an address here tonight that he had "swallowed the differences cropping out "between President Wilson and myself at the last Congress." "Ev ery impulse in my being impels me to forget those differences and to support Woodrow Wilson and" the Democratic party enthusiastically,' he added. SWEDISH PREMIER WHOLE DUMBER 39,726 Every Hotel in Boston Filled to Capacity; Hundreds From the South are There BETTING FAVORS RED SOX Hiindreds of Men and Boys Were on Vigil Outside of Braves Field Last Night GAME TO START AT 2 P. M. Both Teams are Confident of Tak ing First Contest PROBABLE "LINE-UP. Brooklyn! Boston t Johnson, rf. Hooper, rf. Daubert, lb. Janvrln, 2b. Myers, cf. Walker, cf. Wheat, If. Hoblltzell, lb. Cutshaw, 2b. Lewis, If. Mowrey, 3b. Gardner, 3b. Olson, ss. Scott, bs. Meyers, c. Carrigan, c Marquard, p. Leonard, p. Boston, Mass., Oct. 6.- With calm confidence in the ability of its home team to come out victorious in the world's series baseball struggle, Bos ton awaits the opening of the 1916 clas sic tomorrow. The optimism and fight-, ing spirit of the Brooklyn team, which arrived tonight, added interest to the Impending struggle but the faith of the local fans in the Red Sox remained ' unshaken. The betting tonight is at odds of 10 to 7, with little Brooklyn money in sight. While sanguine as to the out--come, the Boston enthusiasts expect the National League.representatives' to put" up .a. determined struggle. tevery Hotel Crowded. Every hotel in the city 13 tonight filled to capacity, the registers show ing hundreds have come from the Mis sissippi Valley and the South to wit ness the games. Th weather forecast for tomorrow is propitious. "' Tonight hundreds of men and boys gathered outside the wall of Braves Field for an all night vigil. As in past years, the gates leading to the unreserved sections of the stands and bleachers will be opened early to morrow morning and itwas apparent that these sections would be filled hours before the game begins at 2 p.m. Seats All Sold. With the exception of a few un-' called-for allotments, every reserved seat was sold out tonight, afld these will be snapped up immediately after they are put on sale at the box officf tomorrow morning. So great has been the demand for seats that "not many are offered to? sale by speculators. President Lannin, of the Boston club, stated that he had been forced to buy back, at a prem iumsome tickets which he needed for ' friends who had applied and could not be refused at the last minute. Speculators fortunate enough to se cure even two seats reaped a profit of more than 100 per cent, upon their in vestment. Even this was a dangerous proceeding. Several were arrested during the afternoon for trafficking ih the tickets at advanced prices. Soon after Presidents Ban Johnson, of the American League, and John K. Tener, of the National League, arriv ed fromtfew York today the positions of the umpires for the opening game were assigned and the announcement made that the infield fly rule of the two leagues would be observed under Am erican League' regulations when the clubs were playing at the Boston park and under the National League code at Brooklyn park: Teams In Good Shape. All the Boston club players were out for practice during the afternoon at Braves Field, home of the local Na tional League club, where the games ih this tlp are to be played. Every play er except Capt. Jack Barry and George Foster, who will' not participate In the series, owing to Injuries, reported, in perfect condition. Their work showed. that they were on edge. , The Brooklyn players and officials arrived this evening, accompanied by some of the newly formed "Brooklyn Boosters Club." Manager- Robinson said every member of his team was in shape and expected to win. The in vading club was met at the station by" a large crowd of local fans who cheer ed the players. Some Lively Wagering. Some of the Brooklyn rooters were willing to back their club with cur rency and there were a few moments of lively wagering. Boston adherents expect to see Rube Marquard go oil the mound for the Superbas tomorrow and even money is the best offer that local supporters will wager even though Lenoard Is ex pected to be Manager Carrigan's choice for the initial battle. If Leonard pitches, Outfielder Casey Stengel will not be in the Brooklyn line up. ' , The umpires will be stationed as follows: Qonnelly (American), behind the plate; O'Day (National League), on the bases; Dineen (American), left field; Quigley (National), right field.' League presidents and club owners expressed confidence in the ability of their teams to win the series but th'ere was an -evident under current of opinion r- (Continued on Page, Two.). ., " i i f-' nit in li t I 1 1, i i r I i ! 1 if 1 1 1 V i ' i' ? it 4- at s IT. it" "'5 'A 1 1 4' fi . Mi Is K 44f if j ; ?
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