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The Washington times., 1914-07-11
Yankees Take Honors by
Splitting Even in Last

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE Yankees
took the honors in the Nap series by
splitting even yesterday, thus giving
them three out of four victories Jack
WARRIOR was pounded in the first game
while Gregg was invincible Mullen's
sinSie. the only one Of the game. scored
Hartzell with the lone tally in the Sec
ond skirmlsh. The scores:
First game R.H.E
Mans .............. 100 1903 1917 10 0
Yankees ......... mn 100 nOl-2 |
Ratteries-Naps. Gregg and O'Neil,
Yankees. WARRIOR, Pieh and Nunamak-
or
Second game RH.E.
Yankee .............. N ..Ol CO., ] l
Batteries-Naps, Hagerman ana Bass
Ter: Yankees, Caldwell and Sweeney.
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Batfest Finally Goes
To Brooklyn Robins

CINCINNATI, July n.-Brooklyn and
Cincinnati used their bats freely in
yesterdays game. but the former ap-
piled them to better advantage and
won the game. Score, II to 8. Twenty
men were used In the attack by the
Reds. three Of them being pich hit
tiers, and the remainder took turns In
the various positions. The score:
RH.E
Brooklyn ............ 0t0 100 SOL u
Cincinnati ........ Ill 90 4no-s 4
Batteries-Enman. Brown, Ragan and
McCarty; Benton. Lear, Rowan, and
Clark and Gonzales.
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Cubs Gain Points on
Gis Its as Braves Lose

CHICAGO. July 1.-THE Chicago Cubs
drew perceptibly nearer to the pace
setting Giants yesterday when the Bos-
ton Braves lost to the local club by s
to II. the Giants having dropped their
game to the Cardinals. punching hits
in the second. third. and eighth innings
paved the way to the Cubs victory.
Lavender, besides twirling steady
game, furnished the batting feature
when he tripled with the bases jammed.
Schultz b&tted for loo, going to the
plate three times. The score:
R.H.E.
Boston 100 90 co.'s s o
Chicago ..........o4 2 90 04x-11 -
Batteries-Hess, Crutcher, and Cow
dy. Whaling; Lavender, Pierce, and
Bresnahan, Hargrave.
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Baseball Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Standing Of Cuba

Teday's Cameo
DetrOit at Washington.
ST. Louis at Philadelphia
Chicago at New YSrk.
Cleveland at Boston.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of Clubs.
Today's Cameo

Today's Games.
Kansas City at ST. Louis.
Indianapolis at Chicago.
Buffalo at Baltimore.
Pittsburgh at Brooklya.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of Clubs
Today's Cameo

Today's Cameo
at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Boston az Chicago
New York at St Louis.
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Tomorrow's Games

Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
New York at Chicago.
Boston at Sc. Louis.
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Tnmnrrnx,s Gamea

Kansas City at St. Louis.
Indianapolis at Chicago.
Yesterdays Resulta
Pittsburgh. 5; Brooklyn. J.
Baltimore, 4: Buffalo, 0.
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Yesterdays Results.

Philadelphia. 8; Pittsburgh, .
Chicago, IL; Boston, &
Brooklyn. IL: Cincinnati. s.
st. Louis, 2; New York, o.
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Tomorrow's Games
No games scheduled.
Yesterdays Results.

Washington. s; St Louis. l.
Detroit. s; Philadelphia. g
Oh irnings.)
Cleveland. Z; New York. ..
Cleveland. o; New York. /.
Second called in sixth-darkness.)
Boston, 5; Chicago. /.
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From all over the and come tales OF
financial troubles among minor league
clubs Two circuits have quit and sev-
eral others are on the verge of stop
ping.
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The Yanks got but one hit in the sec
ond clash with the Maps yesterday.
but IL was enough to win. Hartzcll
walked, scoring on Mullen's single.
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The Tigers will probably enter to-
nays game without the services Of
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The Griffmen simply went on a bat
ting drunk yesterday. The Browns
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Jack Dunn does not mean to play the
angel for selfish magnates in other
cities Neither the Virginia League nor
the International League would give
him a chance. so he is selling all his
The Washington times., 1914-09-25
DIPLOMATIC PROPA-
CANDA.

Almost without exception the
propagandist efforts of diplomats in
the United States have wrought re-
suits exactly contrary to those which
must have been desired. 1t is very
readily understood that all parties
to the European war want to culti-
vate the goodwill and sympathy of
the American nation. Buc that is
not to be accomplished by the
methods that hav: been employed.
The American Government, deter
mined to remain strictly neutral,
cannot permit this country to be
made battle-ground OF controversy,
calculated to array the American
public in factions. Therefore much
satisfaction will be felt in the an
nouncement that Ambassador 4.
Rustem Bey, representing the Turk
ish government here, will withdraw
from his service. His utterances
have been Of the most Objectionable
sort. Their Importance is not so
great as that Of some other offend
ers; but his retirement will serve as
a hint to more important offenders,
and it is to be hoped they will give
heed to the admonition.
The Washington times., 1914-09-25
SHIELD
ADOPTED CITIZENS
State Department Not Advised
of Any Objection to Ameri-
can Papers.

The State Department has been
swamped with inquiries since the pub
lication Of n statement under 4 London
date that no American passports issued
to naturalizcd citizens Of the United
States Of German origin would be
good hereafter in Great Britain. France,
Russia, Servia or Belgium. and that no
American passports issued to natural
lied American citizen would be good In
his native land Wishing 20 correct
this. the State Department today is
sued this statement:
The extent to which an American
passport held by a naturalized citizen
of this country is recognized in his
native land depends principally upon
whether that country has concluded a
treaty of naturalization with the United
States. although. under the law OF this
country, no distinction is made between
natives and natur allied American Citi-
zens so far As their right TO protection
is concerned The United States las
treaties OF naturalization with the fol-
lowing European countries: Austria
Hungary. Belgium. Denmark. the Ger
man states, Great Britain, Norway and
Sweden.
The department has received no in
Formation that the authorities of Great
Britain or other allied countries have
refused to recognize the validity or
American passports issued TO natural
lied citizens OF tins country OF German
origin"
The Washington times., 1914-09-25
ANOTHER MESS OF PORK

While attention is on pork-barrel
aspects of Government finance, if
may be worth while to call the at
tention of the Postoffce Department
&c detail which for years has need
ed 1t. POstmaS.c: General Bnrleson
has given, in many respects, an ad-
ministration that has commanded i'll
dorsement. 1t is the more regret
table, therefore, that he seems to have
overlooked the opportunity to put
end to an extravaganza that is only
second to that of the river and har-
Dor policy of the Government.
When the beginnings were made,
back in 1896, Of The rural free de-
livery service, tie rural carriers
were paid $500 4 year. There was
no great difficulty securing them at
this figure, though it will be con-
ceded that the pay was decidedly too
low for the service.
Rural free delivery proved i'm
mensely popular with the country.
and the service grew at an astonish-
ing rate. Today * is costing many
millions of dollars annually, and the
question of whether it costs more
than it ought Or need to cost de-
mands the serious attention Of the
department administrators.
1t will perhaps astonish people
who have to do with postal legisla-
ton, and even sone who are con-
nected with the administration Of
the department, to know that uni
versal delivery facilities are now
costing the Government $4,000, 900
year, while it is impossible to make
any calculation which places result
ant revenue above S1O,000,OO0. In
fact, the Postmaster General will
learn, if he will take the trouble to
look up the records of his own Office,
that so recently as 1912 it was
officially reported that the annual in
crease of revenue by reason of this
tuge expenditure was not over
S7,57O,OOO.
Why is the deficit, on account #
this service, So large?
Because of the extravagant policy
that has dictated the salary schedule
of the rural carriers.
Nobody assumes that they should
have been kept ut the original $500.
a-year figure. But look at these
figures, showing how their salaries
rave been steadily increased, and see
if any justification can be found:
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advantage. Thr western German
Amy must c1ainta.n COMMUNICATIONS
through the hostile territory Of BEL
Cium. which under the inspiration
of King Albert has gone right on
fighting aftcc the inundation of
German invasion had passed ov r it.
This Belgium menace lay in the rear.
At the same time, or the Channel
coast were the seaports of Calais,
Boulogne, Dieppe, Ostend, Antwerp,
Dunkirk-all of them free for the
rece ption of British e-cnforcemcnts,
and perhaps Russian legions from
the far northern route. The Ger
mans could not hope to dominate
these seapo-ts because The British
fleet was the guarantee of tbei:
security.
Over the Channel, then, and by
rail and the cxcellen. roads of
France. the allies have hurled a vast
force of re-enforccments agains.. th-
German right; at the same time the
Belgians have been busy, making
sallies from Antwerp often enough
to compel their enemies to maintain
large army Of occupation in tha.
region. Against this ever-increasing
food of his enemies, Won Kluck has
had to make the best showing he
could; and he has been gradually
forced back. The possibility #
doubling up the German line upon
itself appears yet many days ahead;
but unless the Germans break
through the allies center this seems
the obvious outcome of the struggle.
Both sides have seemingly deer
mined to make the fight on this line.
That it will be conclusive battle
in any large way is not to be ex-
pected in view Of the extreme eau
tion of the strategists on both
sides. Neither IS taking the chance
of a disaster. The most that can
reasonably be expected is that
victory for the Germans will enable
them to resume their advance to-
ward Paris, which must yet be be-
sieged; or that 4 victory for the
allies will push thc Germans out of
France. In either case, the next
great engagement will see the side
which loses on the Aisne retiring to
E stronger position with the chance
of turning the scales.
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PEACEMAKER, NOT
UMPIRE.

The Colorado roal dispute is singu-
larly difficult to settle amicably, both
because Of inherent comnleNity il
the situation and because of Gistrust
shown by each party toward any
would-be mediator. Even the Fed
eral mediators with their three-year
truce plan have incurred the mine
owners suspicion.
In this emergency PrcsideH: Will
son refuses to consider the merits of
the controversy. He wishes TO be,
not umpire, bit ocaccmaker.
An umpire must satisfy the de-
Inands of justice, and may err; a
peacemaker chiehy ~egards expedi-
ency. When, as here, he stands at
the head of the Government, vitG
Federal troops and Congress to back
him, he has Tie power to make good
his conception Of expediency. The
right and wrong Of the question are
Ia be settled ,atcr. partly by the
courts and partly by the Federal
commission appointed to arrange a
permanent scheme for adjustment.
The President is here adopting to
lesser circun stances the plan he has
followed in h" European war. where
he has refused to judge when ap-
pealed to either I.y the Belgian c,m-
mission OF by the Kaiser.
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INVESTMENT DEMAND.

That there is plenty of money
Z ailable for investment in this coun-
try when securities Of merit. carry
irg an interest :-ate sufficiently high
70 appeal to investors are of
fered, is evidenced by the
oversubscription 20 the $780,
100000 8 per cent notes # New
York city, the official details now
showing that the notes were desired
tverywhere in The country, with peo-
Fle willing to pay a premium for
them in the market.
The portion offered 20 the Ameri-
can public was subscribed more than
twice over by more than 10000 in
Vestors, making the largest sub
scription list on record. Besides re-
vealing the extent Of the investment
demand, the rush 20 buy these notes
furnishes striking testimony to the
strength of underlying conditions at
home, despite the paralysis of the
'redit machinery of the world which
followed the outbreak of war in
LIrope.
It may be argued that the high
; terest rate offered was a tenlpta-
I IN too strong 20 be resisted by in
y ostors. True enough, but !. may
! added with equal truth that in
: aging 6 per cent for the money it
J 0rrows the city of New York prob
: 0ly pays no mora for funds and
~ likely less than some other
: municipalities will have to pay.
The New York Central railroad
I'd to pay 7 per cent for money, and
i"dges Of the investment situation
/, press the belief that corporations
ill not succeed in supplying their
.pital needs much under that rate
. time The war has made it
ossible for Investors to obtain
arger return upon the funds they
vest, ard they ara taking advan-
age of the opportunity.
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JNDER OUR OWN FLAG.

There is an echo of the days Of the
h Black-Ballers, when American
soIare-rigged vessels beat the world
|fC~ speed and carried much Of our
overseas commerce, IN the transla-
zion of seven ships and barks be-
lc lging to a Boston firm under Eng
III. n registry to our merchant service
tc sail under The Stars and Stripes.
These vessels have been engaged
IN CARRYING lumber to Jhe River
? ate from North Atlantic ports
g d bringing back to us hides from
tie Argentine. Sevch square-riggerS
Ill not make a merchant marine
s miner, it is true; but it is obscrv-
able on a ride across the bay to
taten Island nowadays that it is
possible to see the American flag fly
ing from the staff OF more than one
freighter in the harbor, 4
thing practically unknown before the
outbreak of the war Of nations.
The axiom that trade fellows the
flag takes on a much more intimate
r. alton than It did only brief two
n 1nths ago when Americas mer-
G. ant marine was little rIore than an
2 ademic discussion.
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WOUNDED SLAIN, IS
CHARGE BY FRANCE
Envoy Files Statement of Al
legged Atrocities With United
States.

Ambassador Jusserand of France
filed with the United States Govern
ment 1t was announced at the French
embassy today. formal statements
charging that destruction of property
, and assassinations by the Germans.
which have taken place. have been
systematic and performed in accordance
with orders from the officers
These documents, it was declared, are
being submitted by France to all the
powers which signed The Hague Con-
vention.. Frances object, 1t was
thought, is not to protest to the neutral
powers. but simply to call their atten-
ton to the situation.
The documents. which are very volum-
inous. a statement from the French
embassy today declares, supply in
controvertible testimony as to the way
in " hich the present war is being car
rieJ on in French territory by German
troops"
That wounded soldiers have been fin
ished in large numbers by shots fired
right against the face Of the wounded. %
the statement of the French embassy
declared.
1t said that among the many towns
destroyed by the Germans was romp-a-
MoLsson. II SAYS that Red Cross nurses
have been assassinatr,l. that the wife Of
the mayor OF Warden Eiller was put to
death without prcteXt or proHocation-''
At Willy or August 10. the statement
says. ''the German troops. when they
marched out Jf the city to charge the
French troops mada the women and
children walk in front Of them
In the document presented to the State
Del artment Fran calls attention to
articles of The Hague convention,
hch all the powers have signed, stat
irE that the belli-:rrent who might
cause much destruction AMI asSassina-
tiun would be bOuul To indemnify the
Interested parties, and would be re-
spCnsiblc for any II the acts committed
by members of his army.
In The second place the statement
SAYS. even i. Civilians had taken arms
upoI. the invasion uf Frrurn territory
l.v III" Germans. .hc! would have been
within their rights. and the killing of
Il en- wholesale would have been unde-
fcndable.'
The Washington times., 1914-09-25
THE GOLD POOL

How fundamentally sounC is the
1ancial condition Of this country is
1own by two recent fiscal transac-
.ons of the first rank. One was the
otation of New York city's $780,
1000 issue of securities to take
re of its commitments abroad. The
ore recent is the assurance that a
00,000,000 gold pool Will be raised,
rough the cooperation IF bankers,
take care of other obligations
road, and to help in financing the
port trade of the country.
That the country had the gold was
ot to be questioned. That i: would
Ern in the gold, in such a time, for
lch purposes, instead of trying 20
oard it. is the most gratifying de-
clopment. There is a spirit and
.urpose Of effective cooperation
nong business men, financiers, and
overnmental Administration that
~omises TO bring American business
Il of this world crisis with flying
olors. The United States ought, be-
2use of its great resources and
economic inIeDendence,
. be the worlds rock Of strength in
ais time; and The course laid dpwn
:: financial leaders th1S far imdi-
ates clear realization Of both the
litigation and the opportunity.
American foreign trade has a mag
ificeDt opportunity for expansion.
ut American credit must be extend
4 where it is needed 70 holster up
ne resources of less fortunate coun-
lies. South America in particular
ants TO transfer great trade to
;. 1t car do 50, and we can safely
ccept its orders, if there is estab-
shed first 4 secure basis of credit
n which to transact the business.
luth American commercial T elations
I'VE been utterly disjointcd by thc
Jdden withdrawal of its credit in
.uropean markets. If the United
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may know that :his matter is worth
attention, here Is Il contrast between
Two rural routes; i. represents an
official report, and is not ] partlcu-
larly extreme case, either;
On one rural route the carrier
covers six miles; carries 12,Ooo
pieces of mail, weighing 5000
pounds, and under the new salary
schedule is entitled 20 $685. a year.
On another route the CARRIE
covers twenty-siX miles, handles
39.529 pieces of mail in a month.
weighing 1902 pounds, and gets un-
der the new schedule $1,000 d year.
One of those men IS outrageously
cverraid. or else the other is being
worked at starvation wages.
And there are scores of people
waiting to take the JOB Of either if
opportunity shall present. Evident
ly, then, neither Of them is under
Paid.
There is no use trying to make a
political issue Of this matter, for
Republicans AMI Democrats alike, in
Congress and in the administration
of the department, have permitted
it. But the time has come for
serious attention to it.
In a time when the functions Of
government are constantly. exrand-
ing it must be apparent that such a
policy cf extravaganza, of building
up an army Of government wage
favorites, forecasts the sure collapse
of government. service facilities.
Sc far as concerns the carriers
themselves, they will do well TO
acquiesce in reasonable adjust
ment of salaries to services; if they
don't, they will presently confront
an insistent demand that the whole
delivery system be placed on COM
petitive contract basis.
Look into your own pork barrel,
Mr.. Postmaster General, and sec if
YOU can't find 4 way to save the
Government some more millions. The
beginnings Of economy that have
teen accomplished in the matter of
rivers and har'bors may well be fol-
lowed up with economies elsewhere.
If you are afraid Of the political
power of the Governments favor
ties, it may be worth while to keep
in mind that the millions of the
people will not fancy war taxes
by the payment of ex-
1o..;,-o e,l,-;ac = Lbo f,yorad fou,
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life In Europe these composers be-
gin musical study in childhood. and
they have back of them generations
of musical training"
Mr.. Davis ran over a long list Of
composers he believes will soon en-
ter the American field. Many of
these he knows personally from hav-
ing contracted with them for music
to be used in connection with his
dances. And as a member Of mu-
sical societies in France he has ac-
quired an acquaintance with them
unusual among Americans. against
whom the French musicians have
prejudice.
Some Notable Composers.
In France. when a dancer wishes
music for a new step she is pretty
sure to try first to have Saraballo
write her music. He is the most pop
ular writer of dance music on the
Continent. yet his name is hardly
known here Mr.. Davis said. Then
Se are such men as Sterny, whose
tango music Is hummed and whistled
all over the Continent; as Scotto. al
ready popular in America; as Stree
boog, writer of inimitable children's
songs: as d'Ambrosio, known as the
Europe. De Ganey's music Is almost
craze in Europe. and Gamma al
ready has entered the list of modern
classic composers. Then there are
Frags>. whose name only is known
in America because of his quarrel
with his father. in which the COM
poser was shot, and Mezzacappo,
whose French and Italian melodies
have peculiar charm. Michel
Rosen's piano solos already are
played here. and the name of Margis
already is known among musicians
in this country.
Many of the librettists and
writer's of words for songs also are
Felix Barnard, Eugene Dorsay.
Emile Gilbert. Marc Legrande, and
the widely-known sage and wit. Jean
Richepin, are writing work which Is
unsurpassed anywhere at the present
time
Mr.. Davis does not believe the ad-
vent of this foreign music will sup
plant the output of Americans But
he believes the composers Of this
land will be stimulated by the new
element
Those composers. and publishers,
too, who have gotten into a rut, and
believS the only thing the public
wants is syncopation and inane and
blatant vulgarity, will have to set
a higher standard of the public's re-
quirements after this foreign music
Is introduced. Because merit is the
sole criterion of publication abroad
And when a piece of music is ac-
cepted by a foreign publisher. such
acceptance Is a guarantee OF latent
quality"