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amateur racquets ‘rom Jay Gould" > the F . sourts of the uet club on the Racquet &: ‘were y\um bery Sep! ‘when Judge Charles A. chief justice of the criminal Jary ith Mbestigating reporse whlch hhd reports come to his attention concerning “fixed” n’i?m‘ 1d jury investigation which fol. e wl ol lowed, e owners and star athletes to the witness stand.. It finally resulted in the indiet- eight members of the world ot Chicago White Sox' team, two former' major-league players, two alleged gamblers and a former world champion to | Pugilist on charges that they had con- urton | Spired for the White Sox team to delib- ‘was | erately lost games in the 1919 world se- ries with the Cincinnati Reds. It also roll- | 7as charged that certain Sox players had 2 accepted bribes ranging as high as $1 single | 000 to throw games. ; & weith Thm‘ngh the _investigation, a world champion team was wrecked and condi- » mmfiz fi,‘},‘,‘:fl:"fi‘l the | tions -were revealed which eventually re- Nt & Booren: ; sulted in a new deal for baseball with - ¥ i 3 Federal Judge Kenesaw M. Landis as ci- Team No, 1° . .| vilian baseball commissioner with = su- 66 73 ' 68— 207 preme powers: to run the professional 81 . 88— 270|game as he saw fit with the object of _ © 87— 834 | keéping crookedness out of it forever. 794 2@ | While Judge MacDonald's charge to the 92— 302 | jury was the official opening of the inves- —"——|tigation by the state, there had heen 424 . 1376 fmany rumors since the close of the 1919 geiitee.” 2 £ 2 ul also put up & men to fln:. flelq Y way, the famous coach from Holy foth star of the Conn. Mills quintet, scoring five spectacular. fleld goals, but his in- dividval playing seemed to halt the Con- necticut Mills Soys in their team work. Besidey Conway Manager Pellerin had Knowles of Pawtucket and Higgins of the Emeralds’ of Willimantie. = Having eliminated both the Connecticat Mills and Pmeralds, Manager Benoit says ar- 104— 274 {on the square and testimony given \the 89— 278 8rand jury revealed that various base- 96— 286 | ball officials had conducted private inves- 95— 294 | tigations for moglhs, but without defi- 99— 274 |nite resuits. 486 1386 | Chicago paper, in a copyrighted article, ratgetiénts wiil be. sty tn Dley jofe 1< exposed an aileged attempt to “fix” a & gqpiat mm: w:h.ury aggregation | " National league game in August, 1920. ‘lg Ezl:{:“:m i % 87 96 . 95— 278| The jury investigation then was ordered Nearly 150 fans from Taftville and T4 76 87— 247 land the investigators started on the 1919 Norwich journeved to Danielson to wit- 84 © 87 95— 269|world series. The days that followed ness the game. The lineup and sum- . 92 115 97— 804 produced one sensation after another un- pn iy . 320 91 135— 346 til finally Edward V. Cicotte, White Sox gary: ’ : — . — — —— |pitcher, once rated the best in the Ameri- Crescents Totals-...... 457 465 ' §22 1444|can league, With tears in his eyes, con- Stillwell ...a..oooiinniie Team No. & fessed that he had received $10,000 to Right Forward M B 6o 43— 163 throw games and named seven of his Delair . . 300 D 8000 100" 65 24s|eammates as assogiates in the alleged ¥ deal. N Mis ) ime— 351| Following Cicotte’s confession, the jury 796 333 | voted “indictments against him, Claude Murphy ... Williams, leading southpaw pitcher of the league, Joe -Jackson and -Oscar Felsch. Mactin PR {&ro.of the same's best outfielders, Buck ight Gua Weaver, a briliiant third baseman, Swede Fiald goals: Belair 53: Conway STRAND BOWLERS WoN Risberg ,shortstop, Fred McMullin, utility ;1117¢xl‘0:k§:edfl5- x:lb::‘.n‘_n:!h:mh.:hln- GAME AND HONORS |player, and Chick Grandil, first baseman artin 1; Knowles y El of the White Sox.in 19 the club in 1920, ¢ The indictments were voted the day Cicotte confessed—Sept. 28, 1920. - As soon as they were announced, Joe Jack- son went to the jury and confessed to re- ceiving $5.000, saying it was givén to him by Claude Williams. The next day Wil- liams confessed to receivng $10,000 and The Strand theatre,bowlers ook two games from the Davis quintette, on the Aetna alleys in a league match game 1| Friday night. Christman of the Strand bowlers won the honors for high single with a score of 141 and high three with a score of 389. Score: ' Strand 1. Fow'e. Hive'ns 5: Stillwell 3; Belair Mills 1.° Reforee, Martin Mellor. Time 3 minute halves. 19 bup not with (MICAGO PAIR NOW LEADS IN BOWLING DOUBLE Y., March 13.—Topping off “iheir set with a record two-man singie Buffalo, N. Mailey . 128 95— 328 {46 giving $5.000 of it to Jackson. The of 452 pirs, Jimmy Blouin and Phil S v 1000 of kson. Wo'f of Chicazo pounded their way into | Frayma™ 33 31 27| money was given him by Gandil, Williams first nlace in the doubles of th> American s bl are 4% i Jowling Congress tournament, scoring g&‘l’;y Aty 106 134 ‘os_s58|, IWiliame named Gandi #.d two gam- 1987 total for thelr three games. Fol- ¢ el o Mt blere “who Frere Intmpauced to him _as lowing the Chiea; ufr on the very next = = T rown” an Sullivan” as e go-be- equad, 3. Votel and H. farrel of Cine| - TOHl +oeio. 501 342 1588 15T tweens who arranged the deal with the | cinnati totaled 1286 pins for sécond White Sox players. : & place, a single pin behind the leaders. Crowley §8 108— 28s| Indictments immediately were voted ' " Five pai-s, four of them from Chicago.| Walsh . 84 81— 250{against Brown and Sullivan. Later Hal * rolling in the doubles today, found places | Sanders 110 86— 301 | Chase, once known as the ‘“prince-of first o among the ‘en leaders, Chicigo also | Amidon (capt) .. 127 ~118. 15— 360 [basemen.” Bill Burns, former major % carried off the homors nf the day in the | Tourtellott 115 117— 341|league pitcher, and Abe Attell, once world * singles, J. Hanks shooting games of 243. —- — ——|champion featherweight fighter, were in- B nd 212 for a 681.total, taking third | Totals 515 507 1540 |dicted as the men who helped engineer tace. The two-man teams and 170 indtvidua's-| tolling in the doubl:s an dsingles today hrousht ahout the higgest change in the standing since the opening of the tourna- ment. The leaders mow are: Five man event, Fleming Furniture Co.. Cleve'and 2961 paints: two man event. J. Blouin and R. W9If, Chicago. 1387 i points: individual evenf, Fred Smith. De- teoit. 702 noints: all events, Fred Smith, Detroit 1889 points. _fthe alleged deal to throw the series. The indictments charged ‘conspiracy to do an illegal act and obtaining money un.- der false pretenses. Charles K. Nims, a local ‘sportsman, was named in the in- dictments as having been defrauded of 250 through the series. he having bet that amount on the White Sox. Cicotte told the grand jury his $10,000 was given him before the series started. 1t was placed under his pillow, he said. Concerning the actual throwing of the games, the pitcher confessed to only one INDICTED PLAYERS' CASE SCHEDULED TO OPEN -Chicago, March 13.—The case of Chi- cago White Sox baseball ' players and others indiced for he alleged hrowing of he 1919 world - series is scheduled o be called by Judge William E. Dever of the County courts tcmorrow, but a postpone- ment of at least thirty days is considered certa.n. The state tonight reiterated its inten- tion of moving t> have the, case taken oft.of the court call, which would pre i JAPAN FILED CHALLENGE ‘brought league presidents, club | Jackson, world series that it had not been played | These rumors came. to a head when a | had sent telegrams to friends, sayihg officials quoted him as r misplays, but the hitting of Rath was the only ong officlally reported to the grand jury by the pitcher. ‘Williams and Jackson said they did not actually throw any games. The er players claim that they did not receive money and did not throw any k games. , Williams and Cicotte Were the onlydu;fl’eud players to go before the gran . Williams said the eight White Sox players met with Brown and Sullivan jn Cicotte's room in a small southside hotel and there discussed throwing games. The players made individual deals concerning the amounts they were to reecive, he said, after first being offéred and refusing § 000, each. . Y 1] Near the end of the investigation afl of the in@ictments were revoted for techni- cal rcasons, Brown-and Sullivan being indicted as ‘Rachel Brown and Joseph J. Sullivan, gamblers of New York and Bos- ton.” The confession of Cicotte, which resuit- ed ‘in the indictments, came only after days of investigation made more tense by unconfirmed reports linking Cicotte and others With the ease.. President Charles A. Comiskey and Manager “Kid” Gleason of the White Sox told the jury they had conducted a secret investigation for sev- eral months. Certain players were ghad- owed and every effort made to obtain con- incing evidence, but without result. Pres- ents B. B. Johnson and John Heydler -¢ the two major leagues confirmed this testimony and told of private investiga- tions they had made. Testimony was given that Hal Chase the ! | series had been “fixed” Cicoite was men- tioned as one of the bribed players. The pitcher .denied the tharges, but gradually the circumstantial evidence became stronger and stronger. Finally Billy Maharg, former prize fighter, in an interview with a Philadel- phia paper, named Cicotte, Attell, Jack- son. and others as taking part in the al- leged deal. This, seemingly, wag the fi- i | i | '( Be Indeed Wise to Have the When You Need It. This is the ine tea,—it glows rich ldmmambninthemgl. Of full fidy. fine flavor and rare nal straw, for a few days later Cicotte confessed to Mr, Comiskey. Comiskey immediately —suspended the seven players then with the club, telling them he “would drive fhem out of base- ball forever” if the/charges were found true. Cicotte was taken to the grand jury and the indictments followed. On February 14 last, Williams, Weaver and Jackson filed demand with Judge William E. Dever for a bill of particulars in the case. " In affidavits accompanying the demand the three players swore they never conspired to throw games and never actually attempted to throw games. Williams and Jackson, however, did not deny that they confessed to receiving bribes. Nor did Williams deny meeting Brown and Suilivan in Cicotte's room, but said he did not know whether they were the same Brown and Sullivan that were indicted. The players also denied knowi- edge of Charles K. Nims. The grand jury also indicted several baseball pool makers and heard testimony indicating - that wvarious players nad knowledge of game throwing in the big leagues aside from the world series. ——— Exhibition Games. St. Louis Americans 0, éeaumont' Texas league 5;-Boston Americans 3. Boston “Yannigans” Philadelphia (second team) Americans -1, Houston ! Texas league 7; New York Nationals 2, San_Antonio (Texas league) New York Yankees 21, Shreveport (Texas league) 3; St. Louis Nationals 6, Phil- adelphia Americans 3. AUTOMOBILE NOTES. More than 1,000,000 cars are needed annually for replacements, The automobile 10 per cent. pleas- ure, 90 pe r cent. utility, 100 per cent. necessity. ¥ Oil lamps may no longer be used legally on motor trucks in Connecticut, as the state authorities have ruled | vent its coming wp for at least six FOR DAVIS CUP |, ins while the defensé was prepar- New York, March 13.—With entrles|eq to fight an’attempt to postpene the closing here tomorrow. Japan filed itS|tria) for more than thrty days. That _challenge for the Davis cup last night.|lengh of time would be granted as a making the eleventh paticn to signity |courtesy to Judge Barrett, American { its intention to compete for the interna- | [eague attorney, so that he could famil- By James Crusinberry (Special to The Bulletin) New Orlean, La.,, March 13.—It is sel- dom one finds anything new in the spring training camp of champions. That's’ ex- actly the situation in the camp of the Brooklyn club this spring. Not only that, but_at present writing one doesn't find all of the old- ones on hand, for, as often iy the case following the winning of o championship, the big trouble the next year is holdouts. When the boys win a pennant, they get money eager, and four of Brooklyn's sturdy players are affected that way. Of counse the only ~way to figure is that some time before the season opens all of them will have come to terms with the boss, That will mean that Brooklyn will have the same bunch in the field as won last year, possibly helped a little by one or two.bright looking recruits. Hére Are the Absentees At present Zack Wheat and Hy Myers. both fine outfielders, and Burleigh Grimes and Sherrod Smith, both sterling pitchers, haven't actepted the terms offered. In fact, all except Myers are far away from the figures offered, and President Eb- bets, who is here, states in most positive words that the players never will be of- | fered, what they are asking. All have been 'offered substantial increases over last vear, according to the boss. | There ‘is possibility of some dissatis- faction on this club this year, and that is always a bad condition. Brooklyn didn't have a big edge ‘on some of the clubs last vear. So it looks as if it will be a tougher job this time for Col. Rob- inson, the robuSe leader, to guide the boys to the flag. tional tennis trophy in the 1921 matches. Japan ie a newcomer in the historic com- petition? but the challenge was not un- exhected. iarize himself with the charges, it was said. Claude Williams, Joe Jackson, Oscar Felsch, Buck Weaver, Fred McMullin and Swede Risberg tonight are r-ady to go into court, whi'e Eddie Cicotre was ex- pected to meach here from Detroit to- morrow. Chick Gandil, the other indicted player, was not expected. “No' word ‘has Won Racquets Doubles Champlonshp Boston,” March 13.—larence C. Pell and Stanley. G.. Mortimer, of Tuxedo, N. ¥.. titleholders in 1915, won the national FINACIL AND COMMERCIA SATURDAY’S MARKET. \ 1700 Brie 1st pr . 8% New York, March 12, —Bears were deriven to: cover-in the -stock ‘market /to- day after-an early period in which their onerations, coupled with' further enforced liquidation, effected additional price im- pairment. ; - Contrary to recent days, rails were comparatively strong, aside from Read- ing, whose reactionary course was at- tanged by more signs of disapproval. ef the ' proposed coal segregation plan. Teanscontinental rails rallied moderate- 1y from_their heaviness. of yesterday, de- pression converging mainly about the oils, steels and equipments. . Mexican Petroleum forfeited another three points and concurrent weakness was shown by Pan-American, General Asph- all, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Ameri- can Car, Baldwin Loecomotive and Cruei- bie Steel. Affiliated specialties were carried down ifi’ the early reaction, but the ease with which prices in general rallied towards the close confirmed the impression that the shorts were in.un over-extended posi- tion. Sales amounted te 525,080 shares. | Slab Staff Is: Backbone Dealings in bonds were light and ir- Just. the same, it is a strong club es- regular, that tone applying to foreign as| 300 Rep I & | pecially in the pitching department, and well as domestic issnes, ineluding the Lib- | ‘¢ South % one that should be up there, providing erty. mug. a;u:.nlo sales (par value) ag-| ' seemos Pod . % | the fellows play with the same sbirit they gregated $5,350,000. 3 Tnion Pac 5% | showed in . Striking features of the clearing house f‘fl"g g !‘:‘M Col. Robbije is recognized as one of the nt embracéd a large contraction—| s & & “Steel wise men of basebsll. - Quite in .contrast “;.Igi,l!M—in actual loans and ° di 1300 Westh Mg . to John McGraw and Branch Rickey, he fomm;hm increase of gmm “::’I,Olig :; firo i is letting m;}:nn;n”w!;‘ t‘:w;re‘ ‘rmtrl:( !;o:_’n in members’ reserves at the ral bas 1 easy going 3 e - and a gain of about $30,709.080 in actual| " " T & ins were In better condition on opening cash, swelling the excess reserves to al- ET, day than any /of the major league clubs. piost $34,700,000, the largest total ‘re- Low ' Ciose, | He storted them in an easy going way ported so far this year. U.8 Iy 90.60 %19 |-that time. e Ay T s e Ronficit T m:m;: mote then o % y | twenty-five e n games—many 3 BTOCKS, S o i ;mm; the New York ~Yankees—to be "5 iy Frd g R %oy matl laved before the opening day. Robbie :R::n 2 :& g :‘!a :z :;«l‘ says these games shoull put the fellows 200 Am i, -2 | in shas 0 Am B. | 533 | U8 Victes. 2 718 o83 mmenp:&one ehould remember that his ia =% team is one of veterans, with seven pitch =i ] ers who have been through the mill. 2400 Am m 106 Am- % Wise Basehell Heads 00 S 3% ‘| Robbie doesn’t have to send them - § P through grinds of practive. He doesn't 160 Am 8 have to teach them the tricks of the slab. ™ Am % He dovesn’t have to drive them to get o A -1 them into condition. They know how to 25 Avcwin 4 get ready, and are permitted to work in 1600 % their own way. His infielders, outfielders, and eatch- ers ,are all men who have been in the game and won pennants. There are only half a dozen or so recruits that must be under the watchfulreye of the boss. Consequently, Col. Robinson is able to sit back quietly tn camp, and let things sort of run themselves. His regulars T 3 1 2 H EFEF T i i H i 2Ch GE W know what he requires, and they do it froguftary 5 | without pratest. oo oM & Ever since Robinson took the job in ;:cmnhlna Brooklyn, the morale of the players has 5-.?% [ been high. He has a way about him of winning the confidence and respect of his men, and With RO exceptions they swear by him. ? t e A ‘The, portly manager doesn't need make rules hecause rules aren’t needed. His men will' battle for him because he 7 TR R P TR el H ) SLABSTAFF ANDMORALE, ROBINS' ASSETS Is on the square, and kind to them. Brooklyn doesn't loook like a club with pennant strength, but what strength it has is sure to be used to the utmost. It didn’t look like a team of pennant strength a year ago, but it rode through on its spirit, morale, and pitching. Based on the fizuring that Mr. Grimes anq Mr. Smith will decide that they have been offered more money to play ball than they can make in any other walk of life this summer, and for that reason will join the team. Robbie will once more present a great pitching staff. He has lost only Rube Marquard from last year's staff, and in his place he has the more or less famous ‘Dutch” Ruether, | Isn't This a Sweet Staf? Ruether, with Grimes, Smith, Jeff Clarence Mitchell, make up the seven” of the pitching staff. All are men of such sterling worth that instead of having four regulars to take turns, Cel, Robbie has seven if needed. He can us: three or four hurlers in tough games aod still have fresh ones for the next three dilys. l Then, George Mohart and John Miljus, who spent all of last year pitching for the | Brioklyn batting practice are still on the jel ,and so well fed up on pitching that they are about ready to try their stuff on |an enemy instead of friends. TFrree recruits are in the camp, and one looks like he will stick, perhaps to aiq in batting ‘practice, but possibly take an oceasional turn in a game. He is Sam Post, 6 feet 2, left handed and with Portsmouth, Va., last season. Same Catehing Staff Pittsburgh drafted him ang then asked sraivers, and here he is with the Robins. The others are young Phelps, also a left hander, from the semi-pro flelds of Buffa- lo, and young Mr: Schrieber from the Florida league, who was tried out last vear. The catching staff is the same that | waded thorugh the work last season . Otto Miller anq Krueger doing most of it, with Zack Taylor en hand for bullpen service. Young Mr. Mills, fromi Atlanta at present holding out for some un- known reason, may report for trial. Big Ed Konetchy is likely to remain on first base as as long as he Continues to clout the ball at a .300 clip. Schmandt is on hand for the job any time the veteran falters. Pete Kilduff, who de- veloped into a regular second sacker last year, is back looking better than ever. Tvan Olsson will be short. and Jimmy Johnston at third. Néls May Break In Ir the outfield Wheat, Myers. and Griflith Jook like the regulars again. Little Bernie Nels may improve enough in hitting to crowq into a place. Bill La- mar is another capable extra man, and a recruit—young Mr, Hood from the Sat Lake club—is a bright progpect. It looks like a possible sensational In- fielder has been found in a young col- legian named Keeley who comes from St. Mary’'s San Francisco. He is a regular whirlwind on the infield. He reported in fine shape because of- playing winter baseball on the coagt. Buster Caton, “big | | John Thomas Sheehan, a Chicago lad. who did well gt Winnipeg last-vear, is here to try to break into the infield. “I always figure pitching the big thing | mobilization in England: in baseball,” was the way Boss Robinson put it when asked what he thought of his| armg in April and May under the pre- chances. “I feel sure I have the pitehing| tensé that they were , With seven seasoned men, any | manoeuvrs are Dbeinz kept under arms of them capable of taking a turn. Thev| for an outbreak of war." won for me a yvear ago. I believé they can do it again . | Copyright: 1921; Chicago Tribune.) Pfeffer, Al Mamaux, Leon Cadore, and |" former Pittsburgh shortstop, is on hand | April of that year with “the mobilization for utility work. and a youngster named | of the English banks in order to get large ce. Sold by good gracers e el “MINOMAC “SILVER QUARTER,” “UNION BLEND,” : RO UTOGRAT qualities. Say *Formosa Oolong” —and Be Sure! gets maximum power will surprise you. that they do not comply with the state ‘Jaw requiring light strong enough to illuminate objects 100 yards away Only electric or: acetylene lights are now permissible. The average motorist epends on an average of.,$10 a day when traveling. Highway “lighthouses” are now com- ing into vogue. The entire state highe way system of Wyoming is soon to be equipped ° with them. Dangerous curves will be designated by yellow lights and railroad crossings by red lights. The lighthouses will “wink” 45 times a minute, throwing a nine- inch ray which can be seen three miles away. There are approximately 10 per cent. many motor trucks in the United States as there are, motor vehicles. The latest registration figures show that during 1920 there were 961,635 motor trucks in use in the TUnited New York led with a count : Ohio, second, with 83,300 Illinois, third, with 64,995, and Penn- sylvania, fourth, with 52,60: Big gains were shown in agricultural states, Five hundred thousand freight cars are 'neede- each year in the United States to carry automobiles, trucks and finished parts, exclusively of tires and unfinished parts. Miss Maud Younger, of San Fran- cisco, has the distinction of being the first woman to cross the United States by an automobile, reecently arriving in Washington to atttend a women's party convention. In motoring across the continent Miss Younger traveled 3,500 miles single-handed with a dag as a companion. FORMER KA WRITES OF HIMSELF AS A MAN OF PEACE with other cars on thy All Studebaker Tires — another St (Dealer e e - —— “THIS 18 A STU 321 Main Street Tel. 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On August 4 Sir Edward Grey British foreign secretary) demands of rmany. that Germany halt her often- sive march of troops in Belgium or otherwise England will protect Belgium. This was the English declaration of war.” The Hague. March 13.—(By The A. P.) —In the book he has written for pri- vate distribution In an attempt to show that Great Britain was responsible for the world war, former Emperor William of Germany throughout alwavs sneaks of himeelf in the third person. He paints William 11, as a man who tried for thirty vears to maintain peace in Europe, but saye he was foiled by the nerfidious ma- chinations of Great Britain, France and Russia. A As long ago as 1905, the former jaiser says, he tried to found & league of na- tions. Although no full coupy of the book is yet available and both the former em- peror's entouraze and the Dutch and Ger- mants are worried because of the pub lication of brief extracts from it, suf ficient of the contents of the velume ‘have leaked out to indicate the general trend of the entire work. The leak was principally due to the Berlin correspond- ent of the Rotterdam Maasbode, who says the book begins with notes as far back as 1884 (Willlam succeeded his father as king and empercr in 1888). “In some places.” savs the Maasbode's correspendent, “the document is very in- teresting, especially notes of August 18, 1891, where he treats of the visit of William to Czar Alexander III at Nar- vik, when the czar s=aid he hated the French republic and wanted to restore a monarchy in France. But already. says the kaiser, a Russian-French military agreement had been negotiated saying that in the event of the mobhilization of anw member of tne trinle alliance (Drei- bund) a mobilizaiion of French and Rus- sian forces would be ordered immediately and these armies tarown. into action at once.” TUnder date of April former emperor wrote: “An English proposal for an of Germanv against Russia is in order pot to endanger "the QUEEN MARIE SF RUMANIA INTENDS TO VISIT AMERICA Athens, March 13.——(By The A. P.)— Queen Marie of Rumania intends to visit America sooy, and she declared yester- day that she believed King Ferdinand would acconipany her, at least as far as New York city. She said, however, that he would return immediately to Europe. as it was possible that he would not be able to spare much time because of his of- fizal duties. Speaking of her contemplated visit io America. the queen said: “I hope to be able to sfay three months, and am going to the Pacific coast and intend to become acquainted with all phases of Americap. life. 1 want to see thg cowboys 2nd Indians. To go down in ‘mines, to visit factories, police courts, slums, and hospitals. and 1 would like 1o see a motion picture laboratory. “I believe 1 will zo to America next autumn. I am sorry I will not be able to go before that time, but the peonle of Rumania are anxious that the ceremony of coronation of the king and myself oc- cur early this summer. It has been post- poned for rs on account of the war. I will remain in Greece for a fortnight, see- ing temples, ruine and ancient battle- flelds. 1 also degire to visit old shrines and monasteries, especially those in the 18, 1898, the alliance declined world’'s (the mountains where visitors are hauled wp 1o the doors in’ baskets."™ There are six divisions of Russian bol- shevik troops on the Bessarabian from- tier of Rumania, he queen said, but she declared that the Soviet army was not w ing the Rumanians, as the Ruma- nian forces were fully prepared to cope with them in the event of an attack. She added that “much nonsence had been aritten in newspapers on this subject” The corresponient was received In & private dwelling which was assigned to the queen during her stay in Athens. As she found King Constantine’s palace was 00 crowded and was unsuited for her r’w ticular needs. This house is some tance from the pance, and allled ministers have been abie to call upon the queen without being embarrassed by the presence of King Constantine, who has not as yet been officially recognized by the great powers. Before any quest.on could be asked the queen inquired for news regarding the Near Eastern confersnce in London. She said she hoped the allies would not “disturb Constantin<" in deciding upos alterations in the Sevres treaty. He has a tremendous hold on the people,” she added. “I never realized his great popularity antil 1 rode with him in the procession on Feiday, when crowds acclaimed him with genuine fervor.” Queen Marie described as “ridiculous” report that she had brought about the marriage of her daughter, Princess Eliza beth, fo Crown Priuce George of Greece with the idea that princess would some day be queen cf Greece. “It was a love match pure and simple. Elizabeth and George have known each other for #ix years. and my daughter, much touched by George's love. and with my consent, decided to accept him, although at the time of their engagement he was without home or country.” money, peace.” ’ l “The former emperor also claims that he g fted a project for a league of na- tions under date of March 24. 1905, “A proposal” save the book. ‘“was made by the former kaiser to the. czar and to Witte (then Russian foreign min- ister) to fourd a leagne of nations con- sisting of the trinle alliance and the French and Russizn alliance, with the un- derstanding also that other groups or .separate countries may become members of the league. The proposal was accepted by the czar and Witte. There was no question as to presidential power over this league.” Hegarding the mission to Germany in worth out of “OLD COMPA February. 1912, of Viscount Haldane, then british lord high chancelior, the book says: “German’ efforts to conclude neutrality with Ensland failed in consequence of | the absurd demand for a cessation of development of the German flest through the curtailment of the buliding of new ships.” Dealing with the mobilization of 1914 the kalsar says this began as early as stocks of gold.” “Then. the ,book continues: “June: Beginnirg of preparations for “June 15: Russia—Troops called to 10 serve in “July 20; All the Belgian reserve of- ficers have heen called to Arms.” -Regarding the refusal of the suges- THE BEST SINCE 1820 Are you getting your money’s Order a Ton of . Perfect satisfaction from the best coal at the right price: STOVE--EGG--NUT $14.50 Per Ton " 'NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR CARRYING IN. SHETUCKET COAL & WOOD (0. 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