The evening world. Newspaper, August 22, 1914, Page 1

\ / and second cabin decks in the day- swas going to be,” ‘Mes “to encourage the foreign com- HARDSHS OF PRICE ONE OENT. MONSTE READY FOR DASH INTO FRANC i! AND ND_RAGNG) THE WAR NOTHING LIKE THE STEERAGE SAY 2070 ON THE BALTIC Rich Americans Declare Cap- tain Could Have Remedied Conditions Had He Wished. WAS Portholes Closed and Food Was Cooked Room Where It Was Served. TERRIFIC. HEAT in Beven hundred Americans who e over in the steerage of the Mite Ster liner Haltic, and who were part of the record-breaking to- tal passenger list of 2, declared | upon landing to-day ¢ none of} the terrors of war !n Europe, from which they had fled, had compared | with the terrors of conditions forced | upon them by the overcrowding inj ehockingly inadequate quarters. The majority bitterly arraigned the ship's officers for the existence of conditions which, they satd, could have been remedied, but which Capt J, B, Ranson, though appealed to, refused to remedy. So nearly did the unfortunate refugees in the steerage come to open revolt that Samuci Untermeyer, who ‘was in the first cabin, sent an appeal to the captain that the steerage fas- gengers be allowed to use the firat | | time. No answer to this request was forthcoming. Lack of air and overpowering heat) were the two elements which bore most heavily on the passengers. They declared that the closing of the ports at night, to mask the ship's lights, mede the steerage a veritable hell of heat and vitiated air. Though some of the men were allowed to sleep ati on the bare deck boards| fbove the steerage quarters, the) women Were not given this privilege. ‘The steerage dining raom was built about the range where the food was cooked, and that added to the ih- tolerable heat. “Petty grafting and tyranny by the stewards made the treatment accorded us in the steerage al! the more intol- erable,” said Dr. F. J. Voss of Phildtel- phis, who, with his wife and three sons, came from Liverpool in the third lags accomodations. “Only by brib- ing @ steward could we get clean towel. The sanitary conditions were i description. The stewards did they were supposed to dois ut ey appeared for thelr tips just as soon as we sighted Scotland lightstip.” “I would rather have atayed on the it had 1 known hat the trip was the comment by, Miss L. E. Almon of St. ‘er e's, Ont., who had chaper- ened fourteen girls abroad and with whom they were returning. —_————>—__— “SHIP PURCHASE BILL PRESENTED IN HOUSE Measure Empowers Depariment. of Commerce to Buy Vessels of German Lines, WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—A bill Bropesing that the United States, through the Department of Com- mages, purchase a sufficient number @f vessels from the North German Jéeva and the Hamburg-American mesge of the Unjied States,” was in- tre@yeed in the House to-day by Rep- Kinkead of New Jeracy. carries a Waekes aNas 'apore ct Commerce may WISHART KILLED SPEEDING IN THE ELGIN AUTO RACE Dare Devil Driver Crushed Under Car While Leading in Trophy Contest. . RACE COURSE, ELGIN, Il., Aug. 22.—Spencer Wishart, dare devil auto) | racer, was killed to-day when his Mercer car, in which he was leading in the Elgin National trophy race, turned turtle on the backstretoh in the thirteenth lap. His mechanician, John C, Jenter, ‘| was also badly injured, and five spec- tators more or less seriously hurt. Wishart had his skull fractured, one leg broken and his chest crushed, the injuries causing his death in hospital soon after. Mechanician Jenter suf- fered a broken arm and internal in- Juries, Wishart was averaging seventy- eight miles an\hour when his car skidded against @ fence, causing it to overturn, both men being pinned under it. Mrs. Wishart, who was in the grand stand, witnessed the accident and burried to her husband's aide, All the injured were taken to a hospital at Elgin. The acoldent was due to the furious pace sustained, For nearly half the distance of 301 miles until the accl- dent, Wishart averaged almost 78 miles an hour, or nearly five miles faster than the new record which was established yesterday by Ralph de Palma. Bob Burman, another daring driver, was close behind. Wishart, to main- tain his lead, took chances on rough stretches that caused the spectators to gasp. Op the thirteenth lap his car skid- ded through a fence and overturned. Some of the witnesses said he seemed to lose control of the steering gear, The accident put Burman in the lead, but the terrible pace and the heat of the engine made him sick and he had to withdraw in favor of Ralph Mulford, who took his seat at the steering post. The new leader was followed closely by Alene, Pullen, De Palma, Grant and Wilcox. The race was not stopped. While the spectators were lifting the car off the forms pinned under it, the other contestants pursued their breakneck speed. ’ Wishart was twenty-four years old and bad been racing six years. He by piloting cara owned by few and finished second in the ‘first race run at the Indianapolis track, His work was characterized by @ fine combination of daring and cool nerve, and it was not long until he was called into the professional ranks and rose to the captaincy of the rac- ing team of a well-known manu- facturer. At Santa Monica, this spring, Wishart averaged miles in the Grand Prize before going out of the contest. Thirty thousand spectatore were at the track, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 22.— Spencer Wishart, who was killed in the Bigin road race to-day, was mar- ried In this city om June 38 to Miss Louise McGowan, one of the soclal |(FOR OTH 7 | ipatees. of ee ee NEW ‘YORK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, WHATHER—rawr To-tignt and Guneey, . BASEB/ ° ai Racing Resal 1914, ria] BRITISH RESERVISTS EVENING c HERE ARE CALLED TO WAR ABROAD) 5 Consul-General Gets Order From London to Send Them Across. - lear. Track Silo’ WORLD RACE CHART SARATOGA, N. Y., SATURDAY, AUG. 22, 1914. Seventeenth Day of Saratoga Racing Associati den “aitt pine dating, Winaer, ¥, ¢. bv the ecbase oo hand ard. We ‘These and Se EEG ie a Gided; about two + piace dri Winner, br. @. by Migraine— 10,000 MEN MAY GO. Many Professional Men Among Those Who Will Be Summoned, R. L. Nosworthy, Acting Consul- Mesdow otter Tie ss abowed last_time. Sestow a (arcu fell, Jweet_Reter a” con! ae de ce ts coe =e PA ao Pe 5000, rae aeons Stine, Winner, ob, {, bY General of Great Britain in this city, received orders from the War Office in London to-day to send out imme- @iately a call for reservists of the British army. With this order came the guarantee that the Britieh Gov- ernment woulfl pay the passage of all reservists registering at the Consul- ates in the Eastern ports of the United States, ‘When war was declared between Germany and Great Britain the call was sent abroad for memifers of the} p~ Royal Naval Reserve, including most of the officers and crews of the trans- atlantic ners, But at that time it ss, C ine rr Fe “Added starters. Mi Wine Gade, re fou to the leader” San Vegu Nowd ‘the going, but hing in slong strides; urrties Npeseyy exer Bed, re pony first tim, fn forsard portion, made Pit the ‘aivew hore, came was said at the Consul-General's of- fice that the calling of the army re- serves would be contingent upon events. Recent events seem now to have justified this sfep on the part of the British Government. “We received a despatch at noon," aid Acting Consul-General Nos- worthy, “from the British Char Vt Bae, tart good, Won easily; place driving, Winner, ob, f. ty Pair Play— @'Affaires, Colville Barclay, inatruct.| ba an rae aft ca | ig this consulate to send back all mr: 105 3 2 2 48 O86 army resérvists at the exponse of the iw 4 vf H os 3S Government. 105 2 Bo BOR 83 “About ten thousand men in the is } wi 8 fag United States will be attected by this iis fe ik m of 8S) call, wirich bas been sent to all con- aa Pee mt : sulates. Probebly most of them will hd ay ot ‘1 go to England by way of this port. Pa Se Gs eee E me erie g See solbeiaaied There will be no diMfculty about send- ing them home on British liners. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—All Brit- ish army reservists in the United 47 7 Fy Sa oae ‘tars ea Saale, Wasa ratherieae— Omer, i wae Ai RecntlllaaeMeis ‘ Hah a by ty 1* Somter cy Hi fig diy te Mare ‘ 3 Fi bt MeCahey 4 Pape era 5 ks jaupremsi hy Sti cao. “radars Guit after *teokise ee Keters BAL. by wo goa oR semaine in the end, to the "Shaner serie half, INT MACK Wallen fillies and geldings; two seer ols; 5 Siar ant HIGHLANDERS. NG EAC BR a GE RTP OS OR AE EK — aimee we mee eee ‘RICH MAN SHOOTS SELF | Perdue and Wingo, GIANTS DROP ANOTHER GAME TO CINCINNATI REDS emesis | Champions Will Retain Half- Game Lead Even If Boston Wins One Game. « GIANTS. H.PO. A. EL 0310 | fea ene Fay | o 20 0 o2i10 z2f1 0 0220 1-9 40 A ee © 00 0 oo 10 oo 3 0 000 0 | Schupp, P. o0o180 } | Thorpe. 0 0 0 0 Murray. 1 00 0 Pies. ... oo8 0 Totals........... 4 658 Py 4 3 Thorpe batted for Marquard in 34. Murray batted for Fromme in 6th. Piex ran for Mclean in &th. CINCINNATI. Moran, cf... Herzog, ss Twombly, If. Zu\|-ecscooce-- First Base on Balls—Off Marquard, 1; off Douglass, 1; off W. ; off Schupp, 1. Struck Out-Hy Mw by Douglass, 4; n Bases Giants, 4; Cin Three-Base Hits Mora ‘Two-Base Hits Sacrifee Hit- Murray, Danie Doyle, Douglass, Stolen Bases--Rob- ortson (2), Von Volnita, Doyle, Mor- an (2). Triple- to Gon- zales to Kello, Lincoln and Byron, » PARK, The Giants day, oO, Auk. the lead cannot lowe hé defeat of the (Continued on Sporting Page.) ee NATIONAL LEAGUE, AT CINCINNATI, | GIANTS— 0o10010110—4 CINCINNATI— 42000012 —9 Batterte#-Marquard, Fromme, Wiltse, Schupp and Mclein, Myers: Douglas and Gonzales, Umpires— Lincoln and Byron, AT 87. Louis. BROOKLYN— 002000000—2 | ST, EOUIS— L108} 0O001 —4 Batteries—Ragon and McCarty; ley and Eaeon, tat LEE AMERICAN LEAGUE, AT NEW YORK. HIGHLANDERS— 00003020 CHICAGO— 09200000002 States have been ordered to place E themselves at the ordera of English WH N HE CANNOT SLEEP consular officer thelr districts, ‘The renervists have not been ar- HIGHLANDERS. Austin Hall Ruggles Watson E dered to join their colors in the full R. H.PO. A. E.|" Life 1 gles Watson Ends} sense of the term, but they have been ole dl 7 3-0 jfe in Home at | ordered to get in touch with British -1 2 00 0 Beacon. ' conauls to be ready for orders. The 1 ot t.0 0 | British Embassy here expects that © 1 0, 0 0} Austin Hall Ruggies Wateon, 0 some of them will be assembled in ry 2 retired New York business man and 2 18 Oberliga sh Canada to be ready for transporta- Oo 1 2 3 o; nancier, killed himself with a re- tion to the British Isles, Europe or 0 0 2 ool Over tm bis home, The Magnolias, the Far East. Others will remain in tg og ol at Bescon (formerly Fishkill, N. ¥.),| the United States in close touch with {at 290 o'clock this morning, Mr British consuls. 1 1. 1 3 0} Watson, who was seventy-two years ceeds isan — — — — —|014, had been suffering trom an| 6 11 27 «4 | !njury to his eye, which caused nim | FEDERAL LEAGUE, CHICAGO continuous pain ao intense that he a . had not slept in two weeks. H AT INDIAWAPOLIO, R. H.PO. A. E.|dectared yesterday that he was be- BROOKLYN— © 0 4 2 0) coming insane. * J | 1083101000—6 © 1 t 3 0} Mr. Watson, who was a native of INDIANAPOLIS— 0 2 3 © Oj Wilmington, Vt, and who distin- 0 0 9 1 1|@ulwhed himeeclt at the battle of Get- 20000037 —12 1 1 © © 1| tysbure as @ private in the Bixtoenth Batteries — Seaton, Marton and 0 1 S 3. 0| Vermont Infantry Volunteers, was fends Billiard, Mullin and Reriden, | 1 2 0 0 oO} Struck on the eye bye golf ball while | Warren... UnipigeeMonnassea 44 0 1 2 2 ppge tte inks at Wilmington early in| encoep eat | «| July. His eye was so affected that he BROOKLYN ae, oe.) @ 8 returned to Beagon, bis condition +0 0 © 1 11 grew worse steadily, and for the lust oon -- © 0 0 0 0} three weeks he bed’ been contined 0 INDIANAPOLIS— ” = ae oom, Totale,. at % 4 3) _ a ——Y 20 - Wolfe batted for Olootte tn 7th Cook, Sacrifice Hite—-Behalk, Nun-| | veleeatare aod dan intent Lae SUMMARY. jamakar, me vlen Barer —Peck auth. | . rel ae on je--OFE Cicotte, puble ay inel to ne to Brennan and Mannasean Struck, Out— By Warnop. 3: by Cl-| Mullen, Passed Bail — Nunamaker. eco | ootte, 4; by Bens, 1. Wild Pitch—Cicotte, Umpires—Di- | PORT: | iy i Sb Cintcago, ue we need, and Sheridan, Attendance— —_— Ratiories -Clootle, Heng and Sehalk: |Warhop and Nunameker. Vmpir Dineen and Bheridan week uWOPEP reaver. mene a Suse 10 PAGES | Exchange Telegraph Company from Ostend says a big battle. __PRIOE ONE AGES PRIOR ONE ONT. GERMANS HAVE TAKEN BRUGES AND OSTEND BEAT FRENCH AT M Big Guns of the Kaiser’s Army Are Shelling Namur, Germans Are. Near French Border, and Jofire’s Flanking Movement in Lorraine Is Checked, If Not Abandoned. LONDON NOW IN TERROR OF THE GERMAN AIR FLEE British War Office Says Neither Get" many Nor the Allies Has Gaineda Decisive Victory, and That Fight- ing So Far Is Only a Prelude to. Great Battles. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—An official German dispatch reports a “magnificent victory” of the German forces bes ~” tween Metzand the Vosges Mountains. Noadditional details oa are given. LONDON, Aug. 22 [Associated Press].—The Standard thisevening says German cavalry patrols have entered Ghent; - Bruges and Ostend. No resistance was offered at either place. LONDON, Aug. 22 [United Press].—Jubilation over the series of successes by the Belgian army to-day gave way te serious concern over the present situation. The Occupancy ~ of Ostend, giving Germany that Belgian shore resort, while not officially confirmed, is accepted as practically a certainty. The newspapers, led by the Times, the Post and the Express, all voice the fear that this latest German move may mean an attempted raid through the air directed against England. For years Britains have been in fear that a pelin would sail over England and drop bombs on cities. The War Office refuses to be impressed by this possie bility. LONDON, Aug. 22 [Associated Press}.—A despatch to the | Sa Som ao cei Fae are appears to have been taking place since this morning in Aner environs of Charleroi. The greater portion of the German troops, according te this authority, have not yet passed the River Dender, to the east of Ghent and Bruges. PARIS, Aug. 22 [United Press].—The enormous invading German army which now dominates most of Belgium is move ing against the French frontier. The War Office admits that the allied army is about to feel the full weight of the German strength, as its outposts have been forced back by sheer weight of numbers. All information regarding where the fightthg is now in progress is withheld but there is no mistaking the serious- ness of the war chiefs who are in constant touch with the front Umplres—Quig- | The admission that the Germans are now in so great | force that it has been necessary for the French to retire from |Lorraine shows that the hope of flanking the German army. \of the Moselle has been abandoned. Reports reaching here to-day said that German Uhlans had already been reported from Audenarde, on the Sheldt River, thirty-five miles west of Brussels, fifty miles from the * > 5 Belgian coast and only twentyefive miles from the fortified 5 city of Lille. The War Office in an official statement Issued’ says that the Germans have shot the Burgomeister of schot and several of the prominent residents of that B municipality. Namur is partly invested. In an official nn MaMa the War Offige to-day it was declared that ar ender the fire tramn. the Greaney oe comeemecncngeoeil 6 0