Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 18, 1916, Page 9

1 ~JENNIS GRACKS START STATE MEET Some of Best Players in Ne- braska Competing on the Courts at Wayne. NINE SETS IN THE SINGLES Wayne, Neb.,, July 17.—(Special Telegram.) — Excellent courts and balmy weather evidence the favor of the gods on the the annual meeting of the State Tennis association, which is in progress at Wayne this week. The entries show more than seventy enthusiasts present. The Wayne Ten- nis club is up to the minute in the matter of showing the guests a good time: Copies of the Wayne Racket, a daily sheet, telling all the news and gossip of the courts, are distributed free each morning. A smoker in the club rooms was held tonight. The scores of nine sets in the first -ound played thus far, are: Powell defeated Ahern, 6-3, 6-3. . Langenbers deteated Hickman, avis defeated Carhart, 6-11, 6-1. w Mpdden defeated Boyd, 8-3, 6-1. . The following is a list of the draw- ings in the singles preliminary round: Cusack, North Bend, and Mapes, Norfolk; berg, Walthill, and Hickman, Wayne; , Wayne, and Powell, Omaha. First round—Gaydow, Blalr, and Madison; Wells, Wayne, and Oldham, Win- ner; South, Norfolk, and Partridge, Fremont; Hewy, Laurel, and Woods, Spenc Wayne, and R. Hurlburt, Sewa Beaver Clty, and Doyle, Plainvie Lassen, Plattsmouth, and Kueh Waugh, Ewing, and Van Dusen; voll, and Allen; Emil Christianson, Bt. ward, and Matthewson, Walthill; Kiplinger, 6-4, 5-7, Diers, ton, Wayne, and Wenke, Pend Wayne, and_ Proud, Omaha,and Boyd, Auburn; folk, and Davis, Beaver City; Huffe coin, and Weaverling, North Bend; Marshall, Plattsmouth, and Fisher, W Plainview, and E. N. fleld; Ray Larsen, Platts gan, Wayne; Stacy, Springfield, and Lalird, Helman, Arapahoe, and Mines, ‘Wohlenberg, Lincoln, and Coffey, Hughes, Carroll, and Patterson, Aarapahoe; A. Christlanson, St. Edward, and Linn, Carroll; Chase, Laurel, and Stod- dar@, Auburn; Lathrop, Laurel, and Hus Geeson, Sewa and Baugh Hannighen, O , and Heald, Charles Clossen, Carroll, and Gil- Douglas, Fremont, and Crofton; dersleeve, Wayne; Bmmett, Arapahos. English Yacht Is Home After Making Two-Year Cruise (Corrospondence of The Associated Press.) London, July 4.—The little twenty- three-ton yacht Mana has arrived safely in an English port after a voy- age of 100,000 miles. Belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Scoresby Routledge, the vessel left England over two years ago on a scientific mission to Easter Island, in the south Pacific. The last stage of the little vessel's voyage was from San Francisco, which it left five months ago. Alto- gether there were eleven persons on board, including two men from Pit- cairn Island. Mr. Routledge has some interesting details of the voyage, “After iaving San Francisco,” he said, “we came down the Mexican coast. Two hundred miles from land we came upon three islands marked as uninhabited and I decided to land to try and get some meat. But our lading was delayed as the mouth of the cove was occupied by two whales who were feeding and who refused to move until the following. day. On landing we found a rough ahlnt{ to- gether with a derelict boat and along- side a rough cross evidently marking a grave. In a rift in a cliff we found a egrt of cave strewn with old bottles Ir:fodds and ends of a camp. Nearby was a piece_ of wood bearing the name Annie Larsen, which I learned from a shipwrecked sailor who was n the yacht was the name of a ves- sel engaged in blockade running or contraband. There is no doubt that the remote island had been a dumping ground for Mexican revolutionists. “There were so many turtles that we got tired of feeding on them. It was curious to see these creatures be- ing regarded by the birds as a kind of floating island, and to see gu!l§ reen- ing themselves on the turtles’ backs. “The Mana visited one small island in the Gulf of Panama where ele- phantiasis was rampant among the people. The currents in this region were very difficult and there was one sailing ship that had been drifting in circles for thirteen months and had been unable to get out. The Panama canal was closed to traffic, but the American government kindly allowed the Mana, as the vessel of a scientific »xpedition, to go through. A “Some fifty miles from Jamaica we saw what appeared to be at first a burning ship and afterwards looked like smoke from a naval action. We found it to be a submarine volcano blowing off. The sea flow had been broken and we saw seas breaking in places where the chart showed no Jand. Under the circumstances no in- vestigation was possible. pitivdos il i sl ese _London to Have Memorial Mosque (Corgespondence of The Assoclated Press.) London, July 10.—~To the many architectural beauties of London will be added after the war a grand mos- que in memory of the Moslems wha have fallen in the war on the side of the allies. A The work of raising funds for its erection is in the hands of Lord Headley, who embraced Moham- medanism three years ago and is a devout member of the faith. He has raised even now a large sum toward his object, but perhaps will obtain twice the sum now available before the building will begin. In the records of the Mohammedan faith Lord Headley is described as “Saifurrahman Shaikh Rahmabhillah Faroog,” which is a title of highly complimentary nature. Lord Headley has always had a reputation as an en- thusiast, and this he is maintaining in his new religion. In his younger days he was the best boxer at Cam- bridge, having won the middle weight and the heavy weight honors.. He is a civil engineer, a former editor and a large land owner in Ireland. Suffers With Spinal Disease. San Bernardino, July Leonard . Peterson, 23 y old, of Mount Pleas- ant, Utah, of the First Utah disease of thu The militlaman was at tirst believed to have been stricken with infantile paralysis. " | Gate City Machine Works. Amateur Standings GREATER OMAHA LEAGUB. W L. Pet Luxus ... 800 Bourgeols . 667 638 .600 Coacens Ramblers Centurions .... Tenth St. Merc CITY LBAGV;V’EA Murphy Did Its Hollys .... Mickel Victrol H. Beselin & Son La Siestas Walter G Fllrkl e AMERICAN LEAGUE, P. W, Omaha Bicycle Indians... 1 Chris Lyc! 8outh Om J. D. Crew: Townsends . Merchants Hotel Omaha Printing Dundee Woolen Mills. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. P W McCarthy's Sunnybrooks Corr Electrics. .. Albright Merchants. Nourse Ol Co Omaha Beverage C . Council Bluffs Athletics.. METROPOLITAN X;,EA%UI. wewaal - e ' Seowen!” oSuasmw~ Modern Woodmen No. 948. Walnut Grove Athletics.. 11 ‘Western Union Elec. Club. 12 A.0.U. W . Quiveras . F Cewemo Beddeos .. Tradesman . Trimble Bros. Southeast Imp. Club. Boston Wet Wash, Benson Me! L1 INTER-CITY LEAGU! P. W, Hreoax Seemammn - chrmmmmei Krajiceks Brown Park Junlo Dahliman Knights . Homesteads ... Tomaneks Frank Dewey Junfors.... Thirteen 8t. Merchants... GREATER OMAHA LEAGUE. Co., 0; Bourgeols, 8. 6. Sewausnes! -Ces, 2. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Ramblers, 11; Frank Deweys, 3. Centurions against Tenth Street chants, postponed. CITY LEAGUE, H. Beselin & Son, 3; Mickel Victrolas, 6. Murphy Did Its against Walter G. Clarks, double-header, forfeited to Murphy Did Its. Hollys agalnst LaSiestas, forfeited to Holly's. Mer- AMERICAN LBAGUE. Towi , 4; Omaha Bicycle Indians, 7. Chris Lycks, 0; J. D. Crews, 8; game will be protested. Omaha Printing Co. against Merchants Hotel, forfeited to Merchants Hotel. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Albright Merchants, 17; Omaha Beverage Co., 2. McCarthy's Sunnybrooks, 14; Co., 5; game will be protested. Corr Electrics against Councll Bluffs Ath- letics, forfeited to Corr Electrics. The two municlpal umpires quit umpir- Ing during the McCarthy's Sunnybrooks- Nourse Ofl Co. game at the expiration of the sixth inning because they claimed they were tired. METROPOLITAN LEAGUE. Quiveras, 6; Western Unlon club, 1. Game is credited to Western Union because Quiveras played men not eligible to play Class B base ball. Stags, 8-10; A. 0. U. W, 0-1. Modern Woodmen, No. 945, 14; Walnut Grove Athletics, 4. BOOSTER LEAGUE. Beddeos, 11; Beusor. Merchants, 2 Trimble Bros. against Southeast Improve- ment, forfeited to Trimble Bros.; also cred- ited with a game from Boston Wet Wash. Tradesman against Boston Wet Wash, for- feited to Tradesman; also credited with game from Southeast Improvement club. National Cash Registers against Maszdas, forfeited to National Cash Registers. Three forfeited games credited to the Bed- deos from the following teams: Boston Wet ‘Wash, Southeast Improvement and the Mazdas. Nourse Ofl Eleotric INTER-CITY LEAGUE. Brown Park Junlors, 5; Dahman Knights, 1; game will be protested. Homesteads, 8; Frnak Dewey jrs., 13. Tomaneks against Gate City Machine Works, forfeited to Gate City Machine ‘Works. Krajiceks against Thirteenth Street Mer- chants, forfeited to Krajiceks. Holland the Place From Which Most of War Spies Work Out (Corrsspondence of The Associated Prees ) Rotterdam, Netherlands, July 4.— Besides being the medium through which the war news of the belliger- ents and much else is exchanged, Hol- land is apparently the principal cen- ter whence the respective espionage organizations send out their agents into the enemy's country and, more- over, an important spy recruiting ground. Many Dutch citizens, even members of the nobility, have, accord- ing to a contributor to the Nieuwe Rotterdam Courant, entered this dan- gerous but lucrative service, and not a few are now rueing the day in for- eign captivity, not to mention those who have paid the penalty of their lives. There are, it appears, two known espionage quarters in Rotter- dam, directed by men commanding extensive staffs. Even an innocent visit to such offices may have the most unpleasant, if not dangerous, consequences, for the eyes and the cameras of the opposing party are ever on the watch and several Rotter- dam men have long been incarcerated in foreign prisons merely on such a ground. Significant in this connection is the recent dismissal from the police serv- ice of two detectives on the staff of the chief police bureau of Amsterdam, for having entered into well-paid clan- destine relations with the German secret service. Their “side line” in- cluded, among other jobs, the watch- ing of persons of different nationali- ties who had applied for passports to enter Germany, but concerning whom the German authorities entertained misgivings. Investigations are now afoot to ascertain whether other po- lice officials in the chief cities of Hol- land may not have yielded to German temptations. Thousands of Fireflies Seen in Japanese Fete (Corrcapondence of The Assoclated Press.) Tokio, July 10.—Foreigners wit- nessed an unusual and beautiful scene this month when 10,000 fireflies were released at night by school children before the Imperial palace in saluta- tion of the emperor. The children gathered the insects in one of the suburbs, enclosed them in tiny wood- en cages and marched to the palace. At a signal the luminous insects were set free, flying over the palace—a - |cloud of scintillating spots of fire. - | From the ancient palace rampart a court official acknowledged the trib- ute b, waving a paper lantern bear- ing the imperial crest. o | NOT . [lege has replied that, THE BEE: TELLS OF LESSONS DRAWN FROM FIGHT Rear Admiral Knight Thinks North Sea Battle Shows Fast Oruiser Useful. DISOREDITED ANY Washington, July 17.—In response to a request by Secretary Daniels for ;| an opinion of what lessons might be drawn, for the naval expansion pro- gram from the Jutland battle between the British and German 4eats, Rear Admiral Knight, of the naval war col- r from dis- crediting the battle cruiser, although vessels of that type bore the brunt of the losses in the engagement, the fight added a new era to the field of the usefulness of the fast fighter. The battle has not changed the ad- miral's opinion that dreadnaughts are . | still ,and will continue to be the back- bone of any ighting fleet, but it has caused him to recommend that if congress is to add only four capital ships to the first line, all should be battle cruisers. Due to Battle Cruisers. “Had the success which Admiral Jellicoe claims to have had almost within his grasp, been actually ob- tained, it would have been entirely due to the battle cruisers, and the loss of three of these would have been a small price to pay for usch a result. In other words, the battle of Jutland, so f-r from discrediting the battle cruiser, has added a new area to its possible field of usefulness and we may now say of it, that in addi- tion to its use for scouting and screening and for operating as a fast wing against the flanks of un enemy's fleet, it may be used for ‘holding’ an enemy fleet until our own main fleet can come up. That it may be sub- ject to heavy losses in accomplishing the task does not make the task less useful and brilliant. “My reply is, then that my view of the value of the cruiser has been somewhat enhanced by the results of the battle off Jutland, so far as these results are known.” At this point the admiral referred to his testimony before the house na- val committee in which he declared it in his opinion that the battleship would contiue to be the backbone of every efficient fighting fleet in spite of any developments which could be foreseen. Views Not Modified. “The battle off Jutland” Admiral Knight contiued, “has not led me to modify those views, but I learn that in the four months that elapsed since these were expressed the battleship design to which I looked forward at that time has advanced so rapidly that it is possible to introduce this year the improvement which I had in mind as likely to be ready for next year; and for this reason, I am glad of the opportunity to make one change in my recommedation as fol- lows: “If the number of capital ships to be provided for this year is four, I recommend that all shall be battle cruisers. X “If the number is six, I recommend four battle cruisers and two dread- naughts. “If the number is eight, I recom- mend four battle cruisers and four dreadnaughts. “If the number is ten, I recommend six battle cruisers and four dread- naughts. “T desirc to invite attention to the marked difference in conditiins under which the British and German navies have been operated in the North Sea and the condition under which the United States navy would operate in case of war with an enemy beyond the seas. Area of North Sea. “The North Sea is only about 350 miles wide and the same distance in length. Practically its whole area can be kept under constant observa- tion by scouting craft of various types, supplemented by Zeppelins and aeroplanes. Fast ships can pass from the %rilish to the German coast be- tween daylight and dark. “It results from the above condi- tions that there is no such demand in the present war for vessels of the battle cruiser type as would exist in war in the Atlantic or Pacific, nor is there ~ny opportunity for these ships to give evidence of their value in the primary role for which they are in- tended.” Japanese Copy Well and Make Money Thereby (Correspondence of The Assoclated Press.) London, July 4—The facility of the Japanese in turning successfully to the various forms of highly skilled manufacture is illustrated by samples received of their work in making sports requisites. They have made a beginning with tennis racquets and foot balls, but soon are expected to be able to provide the complete outfit of the golfer, the cricketer and the angler. News of the new efforts of the Jap- anese in the latter lines is of especial interest to the English, who have re- garded them as peculiarly their own. As one newspaper points out, how- ever, in reflecting the general view here, “nothing calling for ingenuity and subtle craftsmanship seems to be impossible with our eastern ally.” In the trade some polite opposition to the new invasion, however, may be discerned. Thus one expert points to the fact that foot ball is absolutely a British game and that British manu- facturers are able to provide all that is required in the line. One dealer in sporting goods waxed enthusiastic over a tennis racquet from Japan at $1.82, declaring that the value and workmanship were marvel- ous. It was the highest priced of the Japanese products, ranging from 60 cents to $1.82. “They are going about it just as the Germans did, and their cleverness and cheap labor are fast bringing them to the top,” he said. “There seems to be nothing they cannot copy and copy well.” The same dealer called attention to the fact that the Japan- ese are getting away from the “Jap- anese touch” or earmark of their goods, pointing out that while former- ly one could tell at a glance that a | thing was Japanese, now the finish is such that it might be German, French or that of any other country. OMAHA, TUESDAY, JULY BRITISH CLOSE T0 THIRD ENEMY LINE Operations After Recent Ad- vance More in the Nature of Open Fighting. WEATHER IS STILL FINE British Front in France, July 15.— (Via London), July 17.-~Continuing their offensive, the British who yes- terday broke through the German se- cond line of defense now have taken all of Delville Wood, which was headed by the South Africans, and the Highwood, establishing them- selves beyond Bazantin Lepetit, ad- vanced parties having been to the outskirts f Martinpuich and Pozieres and some other points close to the third German line of defenss. The weathe. remains dry and warm. The operations after yesterday's advance were more in the nature of open figiiting, the Germans using strong points on favorable ground vhich were good machine positions, to gain time in rallying reinforce- ments which arrive and dig new trenches, while the Britisk dig in opposite them with each stage of the advance. Frequently thep are so near each other that neither side dares use its guns. Every possible protec- tion is seized and stoutly held by both sides. Woodland Important. Possession of stretches of wood- land becomes as important as that of villages. The German defenders of Trones Wood had orders to stand to the last man, and the orders vir- tually were obeyed. Cases have been numerous in the woods fight- ing where Britons and Germans have been pierced by each others bayonets. It is amazing that in the thick of the struggle at all points stretcher bear- ers manage to bring out the wounded. The Germans are keeping up a heavy volume of artillery fire in an- swer to the British, indicating the arrival of fresh artillery. British guns were able today to reach the main road of Martinpuich which was crowded with transports, ae oplanes reporting immense destruction and confusion, Every one coming from the front remarks upon the paucity of German aeroplane and anti-aircraft guns de- spite the reinforcements in other arms. British airmen in many in- stances have descended as low as 300 or 500 feet firing upon German infan- try with their machine gun; and re- ceiving the cheers of British infantry. Such low flights have resulted in re- markably intimate scouting. Beyond Main Line. The scene of action has been car- ried for the first time beyond the se- cond main line of German defenses since stationary warfare began on the western front. Officers returning from the front line speak of seeing abandoned German guns, but say they are .00 busy fighting to bother to bring them in. The most dramatic situation in the battle comes when the German gun- ners strive to draw off their guns with British infantry within rifle range. In the grinding conflict which is courageously forced to close quar- ters, neither the German nor the number of prisoners is expressive of the results or the stake lor which both sides are fighting. British commanders merely say that they have advanced further than they expected and repeat the pro- ceeding through various stages in the long and immense undertaking. Prisoners Best Fed. Among the documents captured is the complaint of a division command- er of the destruction of a German battalion by their own gunfire. One prisoner then complained that the only person in Germany who really had enough to eat were the British prisoners, thanks to parcels sent them from home, and American in- terest in their welfare. Generally they complain more of the British artillery fire than of the food short- age. They think Germany is in no danger of starving and that the war will be decided by fighting like that of the last two or three weeks where every gun, rifle, man, trench or gully or tree which gives cover will count. It is difficult for anyone not at the front to realize the change in the new army wrought by the two weeks, thanks to the first continued advance which is giving the troops practical lessons day by day. Captain Murrell 0f the “Missouri” Dies in Europe (Correspondence of The Assoclated Press.) Penarth, Wales, July 10.—The death of Captain Hamilton Murrell of this town recalls a remarkable rescue of 734 lives which he and his men on the steamer Missouri effected in mid-At- lantic in April, 1889, The Missouri, bound from London to Philadelphia, sighted the Danish emigrant vessel Denmark, from Co- penhagen for New York, in distress 800 miles from Newfoundland. It had broken its shaft and had a fearful hole in its hull, into which the water poured while the 665 passengers and sixty-nine crew were helpless. They could neither cope with the inrushing water nor could they lower the life- boats because of the stormy weather After twenty-four hours of sus- pense, the Missouri appeared on the scene and attempted to tow the Dan- mark to the American coast, but this was abandoned and a course shaped for the Azores. The Danmark, how- ever, soon began to sink, and all its passengers and crew were transferred to the Missouri, a task that required heroic efforts in the storm that was raging. A part of the Missouri's cargo was jettisoned to make room for the res cued and the rescue ship itself had a difficult time in making port, much delayed. It was almost given up for lost, and when it finally arrived, with the story of its rescue, it created a great outburst of enthusiasm every- where. Captain Murrell was feted here and in America in a remarkable manner, Treat Coughs and Colds at Once. Dangerous bronchial and lung allments follow ected colds—take Dr. King's New Discovery; it will keep you well. 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