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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03
What Connie Saws.

Connie Mack-nnd there are few
wiser men connected with baseball
anywhcre-Cplnek that at least six
clubs In the American League "arr
30 evenly balanced that every one
championship"
According. to Connie. the Griffmen
class with the best in the circuit. He
thinks that no club Is strong enough
to rush out in front and hold a com
manding lead. On the other hand he
thinks that II viii he n nip-and-
tuck struggle from the opening day
to the last week.
In a campaign such as outlined by
the lean leader of the Athletics, luck
VIII play a great share. A good hit
ter, a base stealer. a reliable catcher
or a certain winning pitcher may
decide the pennant by being injured
on the field or taking sick.
II the Griffmen can get away to a
good start and then stay up with the
bunch until July 4. they may have
luck play on their side and send the
pennant to the Capital.
Anyway. that's what Connie says.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03
Amateur Boxers Battle
In Boston for Honors

BOSTON, April 3-Amateur boxers
from all corners OF the United States
and Canada will meet at Mechanics
building tonight and start hammerlnE
away to decide this years honors in
the national amateur championships.
over 100 fast boys have entered. among
them champions from Kansas City, De.
troit, Pittsburgh. New Orleans, New
and Providence. The bouts will run two
nights. the trials tonight and the finals
tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03

II prize fight rings were supposed to be
running tracks they would build 'em circular.
Looks as if the war will be con-
fined strictly to the eastern and
western hemispheres.
POME.
When the sap is simmering in the pipe,
And the steam valve is in bloom,
When the furnace blossoms ride and
ripe.
And heat vines fill the room.
When the radiator starts to sprout.
And the room feels green and cheer,
When it's warmer far. indoors than out
know that spring is here.
Yep, it's always spring when the
ianitor turns on the steam.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03
GEORGETOWN Hopeful.

Georgetown is most hopeful OF a
successful season on the diamond.
Coach oReilly points with pride"
TO Harry Sullivan. Johnny oilroy.
Jackie Maloney. and Johnny Murray.
He says they will all figure most
prominently In the trtumphs of the
Blue and Gray In baseball.
The Hilltoppers have always
achieved many triumphs on the dia-
mond. Victory is M thing new, for
Georgetown baseball teams. But this
year an air OF quiet confidence per-
vades the West End institution.
So you should look out. Princeton.
Yale. Harvard, Dartmouth. Army,
and Navy!
Georgetown means business on the
diamond.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03

While ring customs have suffered
severely within tho last few years.
IL IL doubtful IL ever a champion
deliberately named such conditions
TO a reputable challenger. Kilbanc
will receive little support from the
fans throughout the country.
IL Kilbunc would regain the good
graces Of tho sport-loving public
he must 20 through with the original
plan OF boxing CLANCY to a decision
In fifteen rounds.
The fans don't caro- where they
AT least fifteen rounds TO a decision.
But the criticism IL singing Kill
hane and maybe he'll do this little
thing,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03
Iroquois Bowlers
Lead the League
Interior and Agriculture Are Chas.
ing Hard After In Big Ten
pin Circuit.

Iroquois Is leading the race in the
Washington City Tenpin League. with
Interior and Agriculture running sec
ond and third respectively.
Following are the latest averages
OF this flourishing organization:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03
Doolan Loses Berth.

NEW ORLEANS. April 3.-Mike Doo-
Ian. veteran shortstop. was relegated to
the second team OF the Cubs today. Ed
4ie Mulltgan was put on the AEst t0AA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03
Vigilants Land One.

The Vigilants landed a victory from
fayetteville yesterday. % to 3. completely
outclassing the Marylanders. Only six
innings were played.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03
MINCE PIE.
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING. BY Bugs" Baer.

Don't DO a keystone after deliver
ing the ball. Charley Chaplin gets
\ paid for that.
Don't slide over the foul line un-
less the judge Is your brother-in-
law.
Don't make personal remarks TO
your opponent. He may have known
you back in the old country.
Don't criticise the alleys. II you
don't like 'em, bring your own along.
Don't harangue the balls. Even
Manager McGraw couldn't manage
lignum vitae.
Don't allbi. II G. Washington had
stopped to chatter. we'd still be pay
taxes on tea.
Don't sprain your ankle after miss
ing an easy spare. You may get a
strike next time and forget which
ankle 1t is.
Benny Kauff is starting to strafe that oil
hand grenade.
The subt1dv ercdudtors dpurentI
knop the business from the ground al
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03
The year has only two sea-
sons, winter and baseball.

Honus Wagner is like a municipal gas
tank. Covers q lot OF ground by just stand
ing still
The squirrels are chirruping in the
parks, and you can't say we didn't
warn you.
viii they also have to send the map OF
North America to the garage Cor repairs7
There Is neUer a deadlock among re
formers When the vote stands Uttv-
rtty, they dltoays ask the bartender to
cast the deciding ballot.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03
DABD RUOOLpN'

"You can't get
a soft job with
that kind of a
head"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03
DONTS FOR BOWLERS.
Don't wear spiked shoes.

Don't wear spiked shoes.
Don't get discouraged IL you are
bowling In your old time form. You
may improve.
Don't trip your opponent this year
as the rules have changed since you
read them last.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03

he headliners In the infield re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03

IE!IITI
Brutal, vicious, fierce and awful,
Degrading, loathsome, rough and
raw"
The reformer chirped lawful,
"Horriblest thing l EVER SAW"
Copyright. 1916, by the Press Publishing Co.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05
Scientists of Empire Work
ing Out a Scheme for
Education.
WRITING IS AN ART
Only Most Skillful Can
Make Characters; Must
Simplify.
Correspondence. Of IL. A..ocis..d Pr.sA,

(Correspondencs OF the Associstsd PreeAJ
10 DEKING. Feb. 2S.--Even in the
midst OF revolutionary movements
a onora,,,oo, ,ronaro,,o,s v,h,oh
'"u "'o"''' P'ep", "''''
marx pack Two thousaho years there
are some progressive Chinese leaders
endeavoring to work. ont tho better-
60, ,,',
men. vi Snimu anu the Chihese IN a
uulet scIentiilc II,ahher' anu siHhPhiy
th9 Ihinese ianbuaee.
rms eiioTt mas peeh approved py
rreslueht uan ohi-khi anu IN uhuer
eeherai discussion IN the Shihese
press II mas tne approval OF the MN
Gators living IN emma VINO nave
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05
PARIS IMPROVEMENTS GO ON.
War Does Not Stop Transformation
I'm Historic Capital.

PARIS. Feb. 12.-The transforma-
tions Of old Paris are not to be ar
rested by war. The president of the
republic has just decreed the widen
ing of the rue Valois and the rue
Croix des Petits Champs in the First
ACCOMPLISHMENT to give more air to
the Bank of France.
Part of the old rue des Bons En-
fants and all Of the rue Baillif will
disappear under this decree to give
room for the extension of the bank.
A new street will unite the rue Valois
and the rue Croix des Petits Champs,
beginning in the rue du Louvre at
the Bourse de Commerce and running
to the east arcades of the Palais
Royal to give a better outlet to the
circulation from the central markets
toward the Place de pOpera.
The cutting of the new street at
that point involves the disappearance
Of the Chancellory of Orleans, an i'm
portant artistic and historic relic Of
old Paris, but the contract with the
Bank of France requires the recon-
stitution in the facade of its new ex-
tension of all the parts of the old
structure that have historical or ar
tistic interest.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05
GERMANY SHOWS UP
WELL IN INDUSTRY
Production of Coal Main
tains Good Record in
Spite of War.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Feb. 10.-The production
Of coal in Germany in 1915 made a
very good showing in spite of the
shortage of labor caused by the war.
The years output reached total or
LAG, 10000 tons, or only IA, 800, 900
less than for 1914, and 44,S00, 900 less
than for the record year 1913. OF
brown coal, or Ignite, the production
last year was the greatest ever known,
having reached 1862 900 tons, or
about 100000 more than for 1913.
Coke production also kept up remark
ably well. II amounted to 26.359 900
for 1918. The production of briketts
from both coal waste and Ignite was
the largest ever known.
In view of the fact that fully one
third Of the miners were called into
service upon the outbreak of the war,
and that further considerable with
drawals proceeded during the past IL
months, the production of coal Is re-
garded as remarkable. The labor
supply has been kept up as far as
possible in several ways. Men who
had worked hitherto above ground
or as assistants to the regular miners
IOOh lut DldtfS VI l1lt ldlltI Wien
called into service, so far as this
could be done; and women and
younger boys were taken on to do
the work above ground. Prisoners Of
war have also been employed in con-
siderable numbers. partly as full
miners, but for the most part as un-
skilled help above and under ground.
Tho production OF coal would have
been even greater than 1t was but for
the fact that during the December
quarter q marked shortage OF coal
cars prevented the full operation OF
the mines. Owing to the scarcity of
labor and the increased cost of living
miners wages have been advanced.
The latest figures available give 7.04
marks as the wage of the highest
class Of miners for a shift OF eight
hours in the great mining district
around Essen, which compares with
about six marks at the beginning of
the war. In the northern part of the
coal district wages run as high as
1888 marks. While nearly all COM
modities have risen in price pretty
sharply In Germany since July, 1914.
the advance in coal has been very
moderate. There have thus far been
two changes in the scale, amounting
to marks, or 70 cents n ton. This
makes a good showing compared
with England, where Cardiff coal has
risen 1920 and Durham bunker coal
$3.50.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05
So Declares Premier Okuma in
Preface to Book by
Belgian.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.)
TOXIC. Jan. lin an introduce
: ton which he contributed to a book
entitled Belgium and The European
war" which has just been published
by Count della Faille de Leverghem,
the Belgian minister to Japan, Premier
Count Okuma declares his judgment
that the peace of hurepe and the
whole world demands that Belgium
be made in the future more firmly
than ever buffer state. The work of
Count della Faille is review Of the
situation in Belgium since the entrance
of German troops at the outbreak OF
the war. The author discusses in de-
tail the evidence concerning the ques-
ton of the violation of Belgian neu-
trality and alleged German acts Of
cruelty and reaches the conclusion
that the proof of German cruelty Is
as overwhelming as is certain the vio-
lation of Belgian neutrality.
: "The existence of Belgium aNa
buffer state is Indispensable to The
peace of the world" wrote Count
Okuma in his preface to the volume.
The occupation of this buffer state
today by the Germans, he declared,
was not only in opposition to the stipu-
> lations Of the treaty Of 1889, but 1t is
tnadmissible from the standpoint of
!. Justice and contrary to the principles
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05
General Prosperity Of Emerald
Isle Is the Theme Of
Addresses.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb. 20.-There
was never so much money in Ireland
as there Is at present. The general
prosperity of the country was the
theme of the speeches of the chairman
of all the leading banks which have
lust held their semiannual meetings.
The banks all maintained their divi-
dends, they all showed increased
profits and applied these profits to
wiping out the depreciation which oc-
CURED before the war on the securi-
ties they held. The securities have
now mostly been written down to their
present market values, though many
of them In war loans are repayable at
par at fixed period. Roughly 1t
may be said that though ten million
pounds were subscribed in Ireland to
war loans there Is as much money in
the banks as ever. SO well off are they
that an absurd rumor was started that
the government intended to COM
mandeer the money in them. This
rumor was apparently believed and
was cited by the chairman of tho Ma
tional bank as an explanation OF a
drop of 100000 pounds in deposits,
though the same bank had an increase
of money on current accounts OF l37.-
900 pounds.
Several OF the Irish banks have au-
thority under an act of parliament
passed In 1876 to issue notes, and ct
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05
TERMS OF BRITISH
LOAN THIS MONTH
Next Borrowing Operation
to Be Long-Dated 5
Per Cent Issue.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.)
LONDON. Feb. 16.-Many attempts
have been made to forecast the terms
of the next British government bor-
rowing operation which is expected to
take place at the end of March, and
though no hint is to be obtained from
any authoritative source, stock eX-
change and investment circles are
talking of long dated per cent is
sue at par for an unlimited amount
They also suggest that feature of
the loan, to tap big amounts of
trustee and other funds, will be the
Insertion Of "A clause to the effect that
the stock can be handed to the gov
ernment at par value in payment of
estate and death duties. This clause,
it is considered, will be attractive to
executors of estates and trustees gen.
orally. as under the present system
stocks from q deceased estate have
to be sold at the current market
value, which is frequently consider
ably below par. If this materializes
the smaller incomes will still be
tapped by the existing 8 per cent ex-
chequer bonds and the workingmans
savings by the suggested return of
twenty pounds at the end of five
years for every 16 deposited in the
savings bank.
Another idea which has been con-
siderably debated in financial circles
is per cent issue at 9S free of in
come tax, while certain people have
not altogether bandoned the hope that
some sort of lottery or premium
drawing will be decided upon. Such
scheme would undoubtedly appeal
to the sporting instincts of the work
ing classes, particularly in the north
n m nptn nd nd To In ,t,
the city.
In the meantime the war financing
is being done by means of exchequer
bonds, treasury bills and tax collec-
tions, but as the treasury bills, which
are of three, six and nine months
duration. begin to become due the
government has to find funds for re-
demption. as well as for interest and
other charges, large loan will nee
essarily have to be floated soon.
Very little has been heard lately of
the excess profit" tax, but it is being
hinted in certain quarters that the re-
suits will be stupendous and the fig
ures greatly in excess of the thirty to
forty millions sterling which was
talked Of some time ago as likely to
be netted by the government. Next
year the figures will be still larger,
and some people are already giving
an estimate as high as one hundred
to two hundred millions sterling,
basing their figures on first hand
knowledge of the prosperity of GER
tain industries in various parts of
Great Britain and the publication of
balance sheets in industrial concerns
which show that profits have recently
been doubled. These estimates may
be somewhat optimistic. but the forms
now being got out are expected to re-
veal a larger source of income for
war purposes than was generally an
ticipated.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05
Making of Belgium a Buffer State
Essential to Peace of the World

for the preservation of the peace Of
Europe. To make Belgium what she
was before, namely, to make her q
buffer state on more solid basis, Is
very necessary not only for the peace
of Europe but also for the peace of the
whole world
He added: Besides it is a work of
Justice. We cannot help admiring
Belgium where, from the king down
to the simplest citizen. all, in this ter
rible struggle, are fighting with such
desperation for the future of the state
and for justice and that at the risk of
their lives and with no thought of
themselves. We have no doubt what
ever that the final victory will be on
the side of justice and that the loyalty
will be crowned with success"
In the conclusion of his volume
Count della Faille makes reference
to Japan and the far east. He declares
Germany victorious would mean the
whole of Europe submissive to it's
rule; the acquisition of large colonial
possession at the expense Of van
quished England and France. Nothing
would resist the German will. America
would speak in vain of the Monroe
doctrine and Japan would speak In
vain of her special rights in China
What would Japan do before a Ger
many solidly reinstalled at Tsing-tao,
perhaps at Hongkong instead Of the
English and at Indo-China instead Of
the French. To uphold her special
rights and keep Port Arthur and
Korea japan would find herself con-
fronted with much bloodier war than
that of Manchuria. She would have
the choice OF coming to an agreement
with Germany or rushing into the
most terrible of disasters
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05
CHINESE CEREMONY
NOT FOR FEBRUARY
Presidents Accession Postponed On
Account Of the Rc,O-
luton.

Correspondence Of The Associated Pre..)
PEkING. Jan. 30.-By special COM
mand of President Yuan Shi-kai plans
for holding the cnthronement cere-
monies In February were cancelled
and no date IL yet set for the prcsi-
dents accession. Tho reason assigned
for the postponement is the disturb
nnce In the province of Yunnan, but
the oarncstness with which the en-
tentc powers advised delay Is believed
to have been factor In the decision.
While the postponement saves Yuan
Shi-kai from immediate international
complications. II does not improve his
domestic prpblems In fact, II will
doubtless be capitalized heavily by the
revolutionists rs an indication of his
weakness in that he yielded to pres
sure from Japan and the other for
eign powers.
one of the chief charges the rovolu-
tionists have brought against the
president is that he has not impaired
dignified standing to China in tho
eyes of the world powers. and they
have blamed him with trucsling to
Japan on various occasions.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05
Man Who Rose From Com
mon Level Succeeds the
Famous X. Of X.
FINE ITALIAN HAND
OF PREMIER ASQUITH
Change Has Been Quietly
Affected Without Tnfuri-
ating the Public.
(By JOHN l.. BALDERSTON.)
Copyright 1916, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate


T ONDON. Feb. 6.-Lord Kitchener
II Is no longer excepting in name,
supreme head of the British war ma
chine. His place has been taken by
General Sir William Robertson, tho
first self made" man to rise from
tho ranks to the chief command in
England. And Robertson rose farther
than from the ranks. for he was "a
footman as lad, fact that makes
his present position gall and worm
wood to tho "snobocracy."
The facts Of most complicated
situation have been gossiped about for
weeks in the clubs, and. are now suf-
ficiently clear to permit publication.
The shelving of Kitchener has been a
masterpiece OF that master politician.
Herbert Henry Asquith. 1t has been
effected without infurlating the pub
lie, which idolizes TX. of X" and still
believes that the intrigue of the poll
ticlans' against the hero has been
foiled
Clever Manipulating.
The transference OF power was car
ried out simply and quietly. The
chief of the almost powerless im-
perial general staff, Lieutenant Cen
lera Sir Archibald Murray was sent
mastering along the canal, and his
place in Whitehall was taken by GEN
eral Robertson, brought for that pur-
pose from France, where he had been
acting as chief Of staff to Marshal
French. These transfers were an
nounced, and attracted little attention
compared to the stir created by tho
retirement of French in favor Of
General Sir Douglas Haig.
hn tai
organized" as Asquth told the COM
mons. The cabinet secretly trans
ferred the control of military oper-
ationS, the whole domain of higher
strategy in which Kitchner formerly
held absolute sway. to the imperial
general staff That body now has
power comparable to that of the great
general staff of Germany, subject
only to the control of the war council
of the cabinet, as the great general
staff is subject to the kaiser. Lord
Kitchener. as secretary of state for
war, retains his seat in the war
council, but in strategic questions that
body. II is understood. confines itself
entirely to accepting the military
plans of the imperial staff without
criticism, only modifying or rejecting
them for political reasons with which
Sir William Robertson and his assist
ants have nothing to do.
The change in administration
leaked out when Sir William Robert
son began to make radical alterations
in the staff and in the administrative
departments of the war office, replac-
ing elderly dug-outs who had received
their Jobs from Kitchener. This
process still goes on.
To understand how cleverly the
politicians have engineered matters,
Continued on Page Fifteen.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05
w. c. Anderson, NJ. p, Dis
cusses Situation That Is
Sure to Be.
WORKING AT TASK
Millions Will Come Back
From War; What Will
They Work at?

Correspondence Of The Associated Press.)
ONDON, Feb. 16.-An urgent plea
II for immediate laying of plans for
the prevention of unemployment in
England when peace is established is
made by w. c. Anderson, NJ. p, chair
man of the recent labor party confer
ence, in a published interview. Mr..
Anderson declares that unless this is
done there will in large measure be
chaos and confusion, deepened social
poverty, and much discomfort. Among
other things he suggests the creation
of a ministry of labor which would
prepare plans and have them in
readiness for any emergency that
might arise.
''In all likelihood, peace will find
us plunged in an economic crisis ag-
gravated by various causes" says Mr..
Anderson. "The slackening of gov
ernment orders in various directions,
the rehabilitation of the troops, will
mean a serious dislocation of industry
and there will be lack of capital.
with high rates of interest. Food
prices will remain high. though not
so high as at present, and when the
act dealing with rents expires there
will be increases in house rent.
Men FROM Armies.
"rhe rapid or gradual discharge
from the army of some millions of
men will create special problems, es
peciaily in view of the large numbers
of emergency workers who are doing
the work now. 1t is not very easy to
say what should be done to meet the
situation that will Immediately arise.
Old things will, as it were, have
passed away. and all things will have
become new. But it is, at any rate,
essential that we should be thinking
about the future, for If no prepara-
tions are made we shall be over
whelmed and crushed by the magni-
tude of our task
"There will, of course, be plenty
of work waiting to be done, and the
difficulty will be to stimulate effect
Continued on Page Fifteen.)