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The Washington times., 1915-06-16
WHITES HARD LEFT
PUTS FOE TO SLEEP
Young Brown, New York Light
weight, No Match for Chi
cago's Title Contender.

CHICAGO. June l6.-Charley Whites
trusty left hand brought him victory
IN Just two minutes and thirty seconds
last night. The Chicago phenom slam
med Young Brown, one of New York s
best lightweights. to sleep In that time
With the changing of the opening
bell. White tore in and floored him with
a left hook to the Jaw after one minute
of boxing. Brown took the count of
eight only to go down under another
time, and again White shot his left
to the Jaw. The third time Brown
stayed down.
On the same bill Joe Rivers, the Cali
fornia crack, gained a popular decision
In ten rounds over Johnny Harvey.
Rivers had the best of the milling ali
the way. In the NTH and sixth rounds
Harvey was helpless and all but out.
but Rivers couldn't put over a finishing
punch.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
THE LINEUP.
BY LOUIS A. DOUGTIER.
Game at $3.50 p. m.

Walter Cahill, the Mt. st. Joseph's
captain and star outfielder, is eX-
pected to report to Connie Mack in
a few days for a trial, having failed
to impress Clark Griffith sufficient
ly to be signed by the Nationals.
81 think Cahill likely to become a
good ball player in two or three
years." explained the Old Fox today,
''but he is not ripe yet. I told him
that, under present conditions, / did
not think l could sign him, offering
to land him a place with a minor
league, If possible. That wasn't what
he wanted, however"
cahill's small stature initiates against
him with big league ball club. He Is
too light for the style of pitching offered
in the American League, in the opinion
of Manager Griffith. In q couple of
years he should fill out. and by that
time he may develop into a real big
Lacquer.
Doc Ayers. the Hillsville hurler. will
probably open the series against the
Detroit Tigers tomorrow The big fel-
low is in fine shape and ready to go the
distance.
Branch Hickey has released Dick
Kaufman. who opened the season at
frst base for the Browns. Kaufman to-
day joins the Atlanta Crackers In the
Southern League. Jack Leary's heavier
clouting earned him the place over the
smoother fielding of Kaufman
Jack Bentley lost his own first game
as a member of the Minneapolis Mill
ers. In the final inning. with the score
TO 2. and two down. "Ruddy' Huls-
witt, the Columbus manager. drove
one Of Bentleys slow balls over Rom
winning run. Bentley gave only five
hits. but he walked eight. Two walks
his own error and single by Ferry
put Bentley In the rear early in the
wild pitch as his days work.
Pat Crisham. who formerly caught
for the Giants, Phillies and Maps. wind
State League team, is dead at his home
In Syracuse at the age Of thirty-nine.
Pity the poor baseball slave! Harry
Wolverton. former star third baseman
in the big leagues and unfortunate
manager Of the Yankees, has been seri-
ously injured in an automobile accident.
While cranking his machine. the car
"OlNeIlOH COulQ BcI
out of the way he was dragged the
length of a block and jammed up
against a telegraph pole. Three broken
ribs and a fractured collarbone was the
result Of the excitement
The Yankees made thirty-f1ve runs in
four games against the Browns, ave-
raging almost nine runs to a game.
Lear. Villanova's third baseman, has
been turned over to Wheeling, w. Va,
by Connie Mack after an unsuccessful
trial at Shibe Park.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
British Football May
Be Abandoned in Fall

LONDON, June 16.-The disastrous
balance sheets of the big professional
clubs which have so far been issued
offer no hope of a resumption Of
football in England next September.
The future of the game has beome a
question Of ways and means. and now
that clubs have been released from the
burden Of contracts, they are not likely
to enter into fresh ones while the only
prospect is to lose more and still more
money.
Manchester City made a profit of ss5
but all the others lost. thus Blackburn
Hovers, tlI 20; Sunderland, SIS COO New
castle United. $500: Middlesbororxh
S2bS; Eyerton, SIS; Blackpool. So hSo:
Preston North End sS.4S5: Notts Forest
A'So; swindon. N2,6aS; Dillingham;,
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
S. JOEL'S POMMERN
WINNER OF DERBY
Many Attend English Racing
Classic at Newmarket Despite
Expressed Disapproval.

NEWMARKET. England. June l6.-s.
Joel's Pomern won the famous New
market Derby today, the event sup
planting the historic EPSON Downs
Derby. cancelled because of the war.
Col. NJ Walkers Let Fly was second,
and Sir ]. Thursby's Rossendale third.
Though a number Of prominent per-
sonages were absent, having expressed
their disapproval of race meets during
the war. a great crowd from London
saw the running of the event. InShe
Americans.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
Joe Baldwin to Lead
Eastern in Basketball

Joe Baldwin. guard on the Eastern
High School basketball team last sea-
son. will lead the team next year, fol,
lowing his election. Fasteners are re.
cetving their letters today at general
assembly. Basketball, track. and base
ball letters will be awarded.
At a meeting Of the track and base.
ball teams to be held today. captains foI
next years teams will be selected
Morrison Barr has been chose manager
Of the basketball team for next season
The Washington times., 1915-06-16

pions again yesterday, to o. Jim
Vaughn pitching first class ball all
through the combat. Carlisle Smith. the
Braves third baseman, crashed four
hits In as many opportunities. once
more the champions clashed with I'm
pire Quigley, eight of them being sent
to the showers. Strand. Mitchell, Evers,
Connolly, Rudolph, James, Whaling,
and Moran got their walking tickets
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
Bluejacket Returns.

NEW YORK, June 16-James Blue
Jacket. the wanderlust copper skin twirl-
er. who disappeared about a month ago,
returned to the Brookfeds' fold yester-
day. After he exchanged salutations
with his teammates he donned a Tin
Top" uniform and practiced with the
boys.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
WolgaSt Can't Show.

BOSTON, June ls.-Ad Wolgasts ILL
ness caused the cancellation OF his
twelve-round bout with Gilbert Gallant.
scheduled for the Atlas A. A. last night
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
NA 4 XVNAA u
Standing of Clubs.

Tomorrow's Games.
Phillies at Pittsburgh.
Boston At st. Louis
New York at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Today's Games.
Phillies at Pittsburgh.
New York at Cincinnati.
Boston At Chicago.
Brooklyn at st. Louis
Yesterdays Results.
New York, Q; Cincinnati. o.
Chicago, 1; Boston, O.
st. Louis. g. Brooklyn, 4
Phillies-Pittsburgh, rain
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
Southern League.

Chattanooga, 2; Little Rock. (hrst gams)
Little Rock, s; Chattanooga, (second
Eame).
New Orleans. 6; Birmingham. O.
Memphis, 10; Nashville, l.
Atlanta, 3; Mobile, 2.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of Clubs.

Tomorrow's Games.
Kansas City at Baltimore.
st. Louis at Newark.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Buffalo.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
South Atlantic League.

Columbus. s; Augusta, /.
Savannah, 5; Jacksonville, 4.
Macon, 4; Charleston, ..
Columbia, 1; Albany. 2.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
Big League Biffers
OF a Day

from the umpire for bawling him out
from the bench.
jeff Tesreau shut out the Reds, 8 to 0,
yesterday. The New York batsmen
slaughtered Dale In the seventh inning,
scoring seven runs. Toney, following
Dale, was little better. Tesreau gave
four hits.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
Yesterdays Results.

Kansas City. 0; Baltimore I.
St. Louis. !: Newark, o.
Buffalo Chicago. rain.
Pittsburgh. 8; Brooklyn. .
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
TadaY's Games.

Kansas City at Baltimore.
ST. Louis at Newark.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Buffalo.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
League Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing Of Clubs.

Tomorrow's Games. .
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at New York.
St. Louis at Boston a games).
Chicago At Philadelphia
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Todsy's Games.
Chicago At washington.
st. Louis at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
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All games pOstponed-rain.
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New York State League.
All games postponed-rAIn
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Among the Minors
American Association

Kansas City, I; Cleveland, 0.
Indianapolis, 8; Milwaukee, 7.
Minneapolis. lS; Columbus, 5.
st. Paul, 3; Louisville. /.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16

Yesterdays Results.
New York, .; st. Louis. l.
Other games postponed on account Of
weather.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
New England League.
Colonial League.

Al games postponed-rain,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-09
COUNTY EARN LEAGUE.

When Rock Island county's agricul-
turaI interests eventually succeed in
perfecting ar organization ana provid-
ing funds for a farm agent, or advisor.
the credit for the great stride forward
in farm progress VIII be due largely
70 the Coo Township Improvement
league. That organization has done
more than any other to get the move
meut fully launched and put on
practical basis, and the members are
ready 70 carry their campaign into
other parts of the county. That they
viii meet with q favorable reception
there seems little doubt.
There is a reason for Rock Island
county's baczwardnass in this work.
The distance separating its two ex-
tremes and absence Of common
ground to bring them together makes
the task equal to that of organizing
two ordinary counties. Nevertheless.
the need here is as great for expert
advice IN agricultural matters as 1t is
anywhere in the state and once the
work is started it may be depended
upon 70 keep going practically Of its
own momentum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-09

way the armor and ammunition con-
Germs obtain their business in every
country on earth.
The argument that will be advanced
by those who Will push the campaign
for private instead of government
manufacture Of increased armament
viii be that it is a wise policy TO dis
tribute orders among private firms in
time Of peace in order that these plants
may be available in the emergency. of
war. This is not a reason, but a sub
terfuge. ANY contracts that would
make it profitable to the war trust to
maintain plant. would also make il
profitable 10 the people to maintain a
government plant Of the same capac-
ity.
Naturalization of the manufacture
of munitions would undoubtedly have
prevented the present strained rela-
tons with Germany. The cause of dis
turbed relations is that Germany is
sinking ships. Germany has been sink
ing ships principally to prevent Amer
ican-made ammunition from reaching
her enemies Thus, in order that a
comparatively few stockholders in war
traHcking firms may make private
profits, the peace of 100000, 900 people
is placed IN jeopardy.
War is profitable now TO but one
class. the stockholders Of the arn1or
and ammunition firms and their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-09

are not relevant, for these were cap
lures OF contraband goods, mainly
munitions Of war, which were clearly
proved, though consigned to neutral
ports, 10 have been destined to the
enemy. There is a vast difference be
tween this and the claim set up by
Sir Edward Grey. There is a clear
distinction between the laws and prin-
clples applying TO contraband and
those applying 10 blockade.
For all their poIiteness and plausi-
pllity, the British notes are an insult
heient answer to our protests against
British interference with American
commerce They will be acceptable
neither to our government nor our
people. The eyes of all those who
follow world events are o.. President
wilson and Secretary Lansing. Amer
leans hope and believe that they are
equal TO the occasion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-09
Ice Cream the Ideal Food.

What passes for ice cream in many
places is something fierce. from the
sanitary standpoint There are the
remains Of fly specks, and invisible
f0otmarks Of the busy little flies from
the back alley, TO say nothing at all OF
the unholy filth in the cheap grade Of
milk entering into the ice cream. But
ice cream made under clearly sur
rOundings by clearly people, from
clean milk. is an ideal summer food. It
is not extravaganza, but g positive
economy.
We refuse TO believe that it causes
freCkles That would be a deplor-
able effect indeed. Just think of all
ths incipient courtships which would
be ruthlessly interrupted If ice cream
did anything like that!
The other day we hurried into a
big store and called for a quart of
ice cream of our favorite flavor. The
clerk at ths counter said he would
have to cut a two-quart brick in two,
and we babe him haste to the cutting.
But he seized a knife from somewhere
beneath the counter, shooed away
some flies and grabbed the rag with
which he had been hopping of the
counter The rag was rubbed up and
down the knife blade. and the clerk
started for the two-quart brick, but
just then, it so happened. we had to
hurry out Of the store and we are never
going back there any more.
For 3 sick or feyerish child or adult,
for one with sore throat, for a pa
tient with typhoid, for one with no
appetite or a rebelli0us stomach, q lit
tie homemade or certified ice cream is
an ideal form of acceptable food. In
any case where there is no contra-in-
dication TO the giving Of good milk. ice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-09
THE BRITISH BLOCKADE

The British notes are models of
poIiteness. But that is all. The United
States asks a belligerent to respect
its rights and the belligerent's reply
sets forth the incompatibiIity Of those
rights with the belligerent'g neces-
sites. It sweeps aside the established
international laws relating 10 mari
time warfare and sets up new code
OF laws Of its own making, carefully
adapted to conserve the interests of
Great Britain in the present emer-
gency.
Great Britain makes no attempt TO
apply its paper blockade impartially
To the ships Of all nations. It does
not enforce the blockade in the Bal
gic. 1t does not interrupt German
traffic with Norway. Sweden or Den
mark. 1t singles out this country for
Interference. Under the form Of block
aiding Germany. Great Britain is really
bloCkading the United States.
Great Britain cannot expect the
United States to accept such a condi-
ton Of affairs, declares the Quincy
Journal II places an intolerable re-
straiut upon the commerce OF this
nation. The citations of American de-
cisions in connection with captures of
British vessels during the civil war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-09
GOVERNMENT MANUFACTURE
OF WAR MUNITIONS AS AN ISSUE

: friends. L is not to thefnterest Of this
class that the European war is brought
/ to speedy close but that 1t shall not
be brought to a speedy close. 1t is not
to the financial interest Of this class
that the United States Of America shall
not become embroiled in the European
conflict. bat that it shall become en-
broiled. The more war, the more
profits
Behind the war trust Is the most
powerful group of men in the United
States, if not in the civilized world.
Its control is in the hands Of the
same group Of money kings that rule
the express companies, telegraph COM
panies, insurance companies, rail-
roads, the steamship lines and the
great Wall street banks To realize
the colossal power of the capitalists
behind the steel, armor, ammunition
and shipbuilding trusts. and recall the
desperate ends to which more than
one investigation has revealed, they
viii 80 to satisfy their sordid greed
for gold, and then to contemplate that
the United States in war means more
in dollars to this group than the Unit
ed States in peace, is enough to justify
the most optimistic man to tremble
for the peace Of this nation Of pat
riOtlc and Christian people
And if war should come. what
monstrOus proposition it would be
which would require one group OF citi-
zens TO go to war and sacrifice their
lives for the state while another and
smaller group-the war trafickers
principally responsible for the war
remained at home becoming immensely
rich.
If the powers that be in this country
are going to compel the American tax
payers TO keep an ever and ever in .
creased flow of gold pouring into the
pit Of militarism, why not
at least take all suspicion Of private
profit and private graft out of it by T
having the government manufacture /
all Of its own materials?
Private ownership Of armor and mu-
milton factories is a standing menace to
peace. As long as there is private pro /
1T IN war and preparation for war I
there Will be incentive for a powerful /
group Of men to keep US on the verge T
Of war continuously.
Why not, in the interest of peace
which is the cause Of men. women and
children, the most deserving cause
IN earth-make war improbable even
10 the war trust stockholders by taking
all profit out of war and preparation
-or war? Congress could do it with
7ne stroke Of the pen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-09
SUPPLYING EUROPE WITH
WAR MUNITIONS.

/ From the activity OF certain eastern
houses IN the munitions industry many
no doubt continue to have the impress
sion, despite the facts given out regu-
larly to the contrary, that the war
might soon end If America were tc
cease manufacturing arms.
It appears from official figures that
exports of explosives of all kinds from
the United States during the month Of
May amounted TO only S5,000,000 more
than In the same month Of last year.
For the II months ending with May
these exports We're S24 200 600 larger
than for last year
The New York World recently
quoted an officer Of the German staff
as telling its correspondent that 1O0.-
600 German soldiers had already been
killed by American ammunition and
100000 wounded, and another officer
stated that so per cent of the German
losses are Sc caused, and still another
declared that Sc per cent of the Ger
man losses have been inflicted by
American bullets and shells
The World takes up these state
ments in the light of the ascertafned
facts with reference to expectation of
munitions. It literally assumes that
$500 900 worth Of shells alone were
exported In May 10 France and Eng
land. The German general. Heinrich
Rohne, has had published in Berlin
some figures on the allied expenditure
Of shells along the western front. He
says that nearly 100000 shells were
fred north Of ArTas on June IT. and
also says that the very smallest gun
shoots a prOiectiIe costing six dollars.
The World puts the average shell at
SO, and according to this German
authority If SEQ, 900 were fired IN one
day ar one spot along a 450-mile bat
tie line this would have cost at the
rate Of S90000.00 q month for a small
part Of the line At the same time
Americas exports Of all kinds Of am
munition per month are declared by
the World to have been less than So
100000 for the whole line. But these
plain facts show that the claims that
SO or S6 per cent OF the losses are
caused by American bullets appear
exaggerated. The World
concludes:
American ammunition undoubt-
eddy has not figured AT more than +
5 per cent Of the allied expendi-
ture. ana as the allied production
is enormously increasing, It VIII /
probably never exceed that small /
fraction, II has not aud has not
been prolonging the war or pre-
venting German victory Its eff
fects in the casualty results are
and must continue 10 be compar-
acively negligible The whole story I
TO the contrary has been made in
Germany for a purpose that re-
fleets no credit on the government
that has been its inspiration.
While many Americans would pre-
er that We export other products
han war material no one should be
ecelved into the belief that we are
more than a trihing Der
ent Of the total OF munitions used /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-09

Robert Galbreath. democratic ma
tional committeeman from Tulka,
Oklahoma. recently breezed into Wash
ington and started a life sized boom
for Dallas. Texas, as the next demo
cratic national convention city. Mr.
Galbreath is an enthusiastic booster
for the southwest and in speaking Of
Oklahoma referred to 1t as the state
where in the early days short grass.
hot winds and Indians predominated;
later the most enterprising and ener-
getic men Of the world entered and
are developing the nations greatest
resources in minerals and agricul-
ture." The city OF Dallas, according
to Mr.. Galbreath. has offered 800 900
for the convention and viii make a
strenuous campaign to get it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-09
WAR ON THE FLY.

II the advice contained in Mayor Nc
Conochie's proclamation Of war on the
fly is generally observed the week Of
Aug. Ills will so down in fly annals
as a gloomy one. indeed. And SO it
should
That the ay is an unmitigated nui-
sance there IS no denying. That man
makes the conditions under which the
insect breeds and hourishes also has
been fully established, Rock Island
ers are not asked TO expead large sums
of money in combating this pest. They
are urged merely TO exert a little ef-
fort and take a few reasonable pre-
cautions At the same time, few
Hpasmodie efforts will not count for
much. It is a matter which demands
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-09
GIVING NEW MACADAM A
TRIAL.

Property owners on Ninth and
Twelfth streets having expressed
themselves emphaticaIly in favor of
brick for the improvement OF both thor
0ughfares, why does not the organ Of
obstruction and its hackers who are
engaged in the paving business cease
trying TO block the way for a much
needed improvement aud transfer their
crusade" to some place in the city
where the kind Of material has not
been selected?
There are a number Of streets still
to be paved and a number of others
are in need Of resUrfacing. The fact
that owners on Ninth and Twelfth
streets have turned down tar or as
phait-macadam, or whatever it is, does
not mean that the city ought to pass
up anything with such merits as are
claimed for It. When the good things
are being passed around Rock Island
surely is entitled to its share Of them.
Tar, or asphaIt-maCadam, might be
just the thing for use on some Of the
streets which are to be improved and
for which specifications have not been
drawn up. It may be we'll adapted
for resurfacing work. Certainly if the
property owners on any street wish
10 have it tried out The Argus be
lieves, just as it has since this type
Of paving was first brought to the at
tention Of the people Of this city, that
they ought TO have it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-09

The American note to Austria In re-
ply to the objections the latter urged
against supplies OF war materials go
ing to any Of the nations engaged in
the present struggle, rests on the sim
pie fact that 10 change the interna-
tlonal Law regarding such things while
The wer is IN progress, whether to the
interest Of one side or the other. is d
breach of neutrality. The United States
government is not changing the inter
national law. Il cannot depart from
It's present course. not even for the
benefit OF Austria