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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
man. would probably give us the nee
esSary force of 100000.

man. would PROBABLY give us the nee
esSary force OF 100000.
The chief practical objection urged
against this plan is that it would take
more men
Argue Against Plan aw y
for Compulsory Service. d T s,ry
than were absolutely necessary for de-
Tense. This objection could pro bly,
be largely overcome by intelligent reg
ulation. The real objection to the plan
is that the American people do no:
want it. At least. so say all of the
legislators. and the Secretary of War
and other high officials concur. They
say that the American people would re-
gard compulsory service as an infringe
ment upon their liberty. and that they
are not convinced of the necessity of
such a step for national defense. SO
compulsory military service, while con-
coded by all 10 be the most practicable
and effective seep. is not actively sup
ported by any one
There are good many congressman
who would like to see our land forces
increased by giving federal aid to the
militia. thus encouraging enlistment in
that body. This plan is supported by
congressman. AS il would make them
popular with the local militia. All stu
dents of the situation are agreed, how
ever. that an effective army could not
possibly be built up in this way The
constitution makes il impossible to put
the state militia. as such, under fed
eral control. II must remain under the
control of forty-eight different states
and an army thus divided would violate
the first principle of military organi-
eaton. which is centralized control
me United States government could
not insure itself in any way as to the
efhciency or strength of state militia.
II could merely substitute these organi-
cations. and trust them to do the rest
The remaining plan under considera-
ton is that which has been drawn by
the administration and laid before the
congressional committees by the Sec
rotary of War. 1t has been called the
continental army plan, and is simply a
method of raising a volunteer army in
time of peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04

A Philippine government bureau is
irving to restore the. coffee industry
of the islands by distributing seed of
variety brought from Africa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04

The objection to this plan is that it
does not insure any force at all. There
is also a
objection Is Raised drawback in
the fact that
VI Seveoi uooAos' it will be-
come a sort of a rival to the state
militia, and that these two organiza-
lions may contend for men and money.
to the detriment of both. On the other
hand, the provision that state militia
men may enlist in the continental army
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Continental Plan
Explained i'm Detail

vided up into districts. the present
congressional districts probably being
used. and each of them would be re-
quested to furnish its quota of men.
These men would enlist for three years
and would be on furlough for three
years.
During his three years of enlistment.
however. this proposed volunteer would
serve probably not more than two
months year. This period of annual
service has been suggested by the Sec
rotary of War. He, however. states
expressly that the details of the plan
should be left open in the law, to be
provided by regulation. The essentials
OF the plan are that the volunteers
would enlist in time of peace and agree
| to serve for a few months or weeks
every year until they had become COM
petent soldiers. while for another pc
Rod of years they would be subject to
call.
The advocates of this plan depend
upon the public sentiment in favor of
cient enlistment. They believe that
men would enlist in this force much
more readily than in the militia, be-
a body for federal defense only and
could not be Called upon for police
duty. as is the militia. There are
about $4,000 men in the state militia.
If little more than three times this
| number enlist in the continental army
the desired force will be reached.
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Naval Orders.


Ensign F. E. Pelton. from Maryland
to naval training station. San Fran
cisco.
Passed Assistant Surgeon E. p. Curtis
from 4th Regiment Marines to Naval
Hospital. Mare Island. Cal.
Assistant Paymaster H. J. Hauser, res
ignation accepted, to take effect Feb
ruary 3. 1916.
Assistant Paymater s. NJ. Mathes. to
navy yard. Mare Island. Cal.
Acting Chaplain r. L. Lewis. to At
lantic reserve fleet. March 1. 1916.
Gunner ]. K. Campbell. from Constel-
lation to Pennsylvania.
Marine Corps Orders.
Mai. W. N. McKelvy. from marine
barracks. San Diego. to fleet marine
officer, Pacific fleet.
Maj. NJ. J. Shaw. from fleet marine
officer, Pacific fleet, to marine barracks
San Diego.
Capt E. B. Manwarins. from marine
barracks. Mare Island, to marine bar
racks. Guam.
Capt. Giles Bishop. jr.. and FRS,
Lieut.. J. P. Wilcox, from LIST Brigade
Haiti to marine barracks. Philadelphia
First Lieut. X l.. DOING, to marine
barracks. San Diego.
First Lieut. j. X. Henley, from marine
barracks. Port Royal, to marine bar
racks, Norfolk.
Second Lieut.. J.. W. Williams. from
headquarters to marine barracks
Charleston.
Naval Movements.
The Sterling has been placed in serv-
ice at navy yard. Philadelphia.
The Georgia has been placed in re-
serve at navy yard. Boston.
The Pittsburgh has been ordered
placed in reserve at the navy yard
Puget sound.
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Strengthening Army
Is Difficult Problem.

Is OiuicuiI 1rouieW' All advocates
of preparedness are agreed that we
should increase the regular army, but
to recruit all of our necessary strength
in this way is impra cticable because
of the tremendous expense. Half mil
lion men are needed for the proper de-
Tense of continental United States in
case of war. To support a regular
army of this size would be an unjusti-
fable burden. The regular army, there
fore, will be made only large enough
to police our overseas possessions and
give us a mobile force in continental
America of perhaps $4,000 men. enough
to take care of internal and border
troubles
This leaves 400 troops to be raised
from among the citizens of the United
States. and it is here that the great
differences of opinion become manifest
There are three principal methods by
which these troops might be raised,
namely. by Introducing compulsory
military service, by strengthening the
State militia, or by using the present
volunteer army system, with modifi-
cations. to raise a force of the required
size in time of peace. Each of these
methods has a strong backing. The
latter is the so-called continental army
plan, which is being advocated by the
administration.
All military experts assert that COM
pulSory military service is the only eff
fective way to be prepared for war, and
that the United States will never be
safe against attack until this plan is
adopted. The abstract argument in
favor of compulsory service is practi-
cally perfect If you grant that the ma
ton should be defended at all. For 1t
must, then, be the duty of the citizens
to defend it, and duty is essentially
compulsory. To wait until there is war
and then rely upon volunteers for de-
Tense is in reality about as practicable
as waiting until the country faces
bankruptcy and then calling upon vol
unteers to pay taxes. Compulsory
service in this country would probably
mean that every able -bodied American
male would serve one year of his life,
probably the twenty-first year, as a
soldier. and would thereafter be sub
ject to call for military service. 1t is
estimated that one year of compulsory
service would give the United States
an army Of from 100000 to 10000
men. Thus. even six months Of COM
pulsory service, which would be enough
training to make a fair soldier Of a
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This plan, in brief. proposes to raise
100000 volunteers in three annual in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04

To strengthen the regular army would
seem the most direct and the easiest
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consequences are obvious. Some land
m Montana sold for Sc an acre two
years ago. This years crop brought
$40 an acre. Eighty miles north of St
Paul land was knocked down some
years ago for taxes. Nowadays bank
ers are lending $1,000 to the quarter
section. They are forced to watch the
abstracts carefully because OF those
forgotten tax titles. Ten years ago the
land on which one town stands was SOLD
for white pine stumpage. Last year
the butter fats sold within ten-mile
radius brought $4,000.
Farm prosperity is solid prosperity.
The farmers who benefited by this COM
bination of a wonderful crop year and
extraordinary prices paid off old mort
cages and bettered their buildings and
bought more machinery and more lard.
Sometimes they added to their mort
cages instead of paying them on. The
farmer of today is n business man. II
he finds he can borrow, money at 10
per cent and make 10 per cent on II
he is waiting at the bank when that
institution opens. He learned years
ago what commission of scientists
only learned the other day-that large
farm can be more economically operated
than a small one. The successful farmer
is apt to swallow Mis- unsuccessful
acres.
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As this whea. brought war prices the
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Naturally and true to all American in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
GREAT CATCH
 BY MACEE IN
 16 INNING CAM E

New York, May 2O--The sun had gone home to supper and the twilight had thrown its> gray cloak about the Polo Grounds yesterday evening be- called the battle. off and left the Van kees and the Tigers in a 2 to 2 tie after sixteen innings of furious fight ing.
 The 5000 fans who had turned out on a Friday afternoons because there had been no baseball in this vicinity for three days and because Ty Cobb was in town, certainly received the full worth of their money. They lal- most saw two games for the price of one admission.
 Moreover, they saw one of the greatest fielding games that ever has been played in New York. Not once or twice, but time after time, a, bril- liant stop or a great catch saved one team or the other from disaster.
 Tn our judgment the greatest in dividua1 feat of an afternoon filled with phenomenal fielding came in the thirteenth inning, when Magee raced across the green carpet of the out field and by a. desperate lunge with his gloved hand scooped in a liner from the bat of Cove1eskte. The ball was headed for the fence in right centre and it did not look as if Ma gee had a chance in thousand to head it off. It was one of the great est catches ever made on the Polo Grounds.
 The pitching honors of the after noon went to Covaleskie. The left handed Pole went the full sixteen innings and allowed the Yankees only eight hits. From the ninth inning on, only two of Donovans men got to base. To all appearances the De- troit twirler was getting better and better as extra inning followed extra inning, and it looked as if he could have gone on indefinitely.
 For all that, the Yankees should have won the game and in the regu- latfOn number of frames. CuI1Op, who started for the home team, pitch ed fine ball and except for his own error in the first frame probably would have shut the Tigers out. In the eight innings that he worked he allowed only six hits. Shawkey, who pitched the remaining eight innings, was even more effective, allowing three hits during his occupancy of the mound.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
GETS
 PITCHER BECK, <
 COL UMBlA STAR

New York, May 2o.-Hughie Jen- hings of the Detroit Tigers announced yesterday that he had obtained the services of Donald Beck, the Columbia University southpaw. Beck last sun day professionalized himself by pitch ing for a Stamford semi-pro team against the Springfield team of the Eastern League at Stamford
 Beck will join the Tigers after school closes on June T.. Beck made quite name for himself by his sensa- tionaI work in the collegiate ranks He is a versatile player being able to fill in either in the fnfield or out field in addition to pitching. Beck Is a heavy hitter and fleet base, run ner. He has been playing at Columbia for the past two years.
 Managers Donovan and McGraw or the local New York teams recently made offers to Beck for his services, as did Connie Mack of the Athletics. Ii was expected that Beck would sign with either the Giants or Yankees, and the announcement that he. had ac- ~cepted Jennings's terms comes as a surprise
 The fact that Beck intends to play for the Tigers will mean that he will not represent Columbia on the dia- rnond next year, though he still, ac- cording to Harry Fisher, is eligible to play through this season despite the fact he played for Stamford last week
 Pitcher William Piercey was last night released by the Yankees, ac- cording to announcement by Bill Donovan. Piercey was sent to the Salt Lake City club of the Pacific Coast league under an optional agree rnent Last season with Los Angeles Piercey pitched in AT games, winning IS and losing an equau number. He allowed 90 bases on balls and struck out 1O4 men Piercey bats and throws right-handed-
 Piercey is only 19 years old, and had little chance to break into the game for the Yankees, as he was in need Of considera bIe more experience. It is understood that he will be recalled at the end of the season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
Local and Outside
.DAUBERT AND
 TRIS SPEAKER
 LEAD EATERS

Chicago, May 2O-Jake Daubert, BrookIyns first baseman, is leading the batters of the National League, according to averages published here today and including games played last Wednesday. His percentage is .384- Fred Williams, Chicago, though bat ting under 300, leads in home runs with six, is tied with Zimmerman, Chicago, in total bases at 50 and is tied with Groh, Cincinnati, in. runs scored at twenty.
 Carey, Pittsburgh, continues to lead the base stealers, having IS to his credit. Boston has taken first place in club batting with .272. The lead ing National League batters who have been in at least half the games, are: Daubert, Brooklyn, .384; Zimmerman, Chicago, .35S; Robertson, New York, -357; Rariden, New York, .336; Schulte Chicago, .334; Chase, Cincinnati, .333.
 Ranked according to earned runs per game made off them, the five lead ing pitchers of the National League are:
 Dell, Brooklyn. won lost 2, O.4S; Kantlehner, Pittsburgh, won 2 lost 4, .0.86; Ames, St. Louis, won 8, lost 2, 1.15; Alexander, Philadelphia, won 5, lost 2, 1.S3; Packard, Chicago, won 2, lost 1, 1.33.
 Iris Speaker, Cleveland, leads the American league in batting with .398. Cobb is again doing better than 800 Speaker also is ahead in total bases with 51. His team-mate, Graneys leads in runs scored with 21 and is tied with Fournier, Chicago, for first place among home run batters with three. Judge, Washington, maintains the lead among the base stealers with nine. Detroit, with .261, leads in club batting.
 The leading hitterS of the American League are: Speaker Cleveland, .398; Burns, Detroit, 1884; Smith, Cleveland, .344; Nunamaker, New York, .338; Strunk, Philadelphia, .338; Milan, Washington, .33S; Cobb. Detroit, 1928.
 Leading pitchers are: Leonard, Bos- ton, won 3, lost 1, O.71; Coumbe, Cleveland, won 5, lost o, no; Pen mock, Boston, won 0, lost 2, 1O7; KIepfer, Cleveland, won 1, lost 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
LINCOLN GIANTS
 BEAT U. M. C. BOYS

The Bridgeport Stars, composed of U. M. C. players, gave the Lincoln Giants fine argument but the col bred wonders finally won the game at Newfeld park yesterday by to B. The score was to until the ninth when Bedding tripled to center and scored the winning run on Forbes' single.
 Speed Finn started on the mound for the locals and held the visitors to two runs in the five innings he work ed Johnny Barron, who 1abored in the last four, gave the Giants six hits and two tal1ies. Jimmy Burns and Horkheimer were the leading cIouters for the locals, each gettfng two hits Bowden got around for Bridgeport in the first. After he forced SilzerJ he took second a wild throw and scored on F1aherty's hit. Singles by Bowden, Burns and Horkheimer and Burke's double produced two for the locals in the sixth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
STECHER LOOMING
 UP AS BEST MAN
 AMONG iGRAPPLERS

When Frank Gotch tossed those old blue wrestling tights of his into the discard and announced that he was as good as through with the wrestling game forever, big matches and big gates became an institution of the past in the grapp1ing game.
 Those really fond of the wrestling game sighed for real American heavyweight, one who. could hold his own with the greatest in the world, a. man who could bring back interest in the game by dominating it. M
 As early as two years ago there were whisperings of a wonderful young wrestler out in Nebraska. But so many rumors were there of other young wrestlers, which upon investi- gation proved nothing more than f1imsy rumors that not a great deal was thought of a plowboy called Joe Stetcher, who was said to be a freak and a. real marvel.
 Emil KIank and Farmer Burns took wrest1ers quite good enough to beat all the suckers in the world, and went out to Dodge, Neb., in search of some easy money, for it was reported in Chicago and Omaha that the Nebraska farmers would drop their rolls backing this young rube wrestler.
 Klank returned to Chicago a sad der and wiser man and Farmer Burns went back to Omaha speculating upon the strangeness of human events in general. Stec4er had beaten the wrestlers these two men t'rung in'' on him and beaten them so easily as to cause the veterans of the game to be astounded-
 Bring on Cutler" said the follow CTS of young Joe Stecher. The wrest- ling world in general believed the huge Cutler would prove poison to the young plowboy and would easily evade that remarkable leg scissors to the body.
 Cutler went down to huniliating defeat and then Americus, Hussane, Earnst and others followed his ex- ample The great heavyweight the followers of the game had been hop ing for had suddenly arrived, sud denly, in fact, that 1t was difficult to believe he was here.
 Now they say Stecher is not only by far the greatest living athlete, but the greatest wrestler who has ever lived. Charles Postal, an old wrestler and physical culture expert, made a trip out to Dodge, Neb., to get look at Stecher.
 ''The farmer boy is the greatest natl uraI athlete in the worId,'' said he stStecher is as quick as a cat and his strength is SOW onderful as to be un- be1ievab1e. While not as large nor as bulky as Hackenschnidt this young farmer, who has never lifted a weight in his life, is as strong as the Russian lion ever was on the mat. Stecher is a freak. one of those products of the soil that every once in a while aston ish the world. I thought Stecher was overrated, but he isn't even ap- preciated as yet. The boy is but B years old and don't thing Gotch in his prime could defeat him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
ENGINE KNOCKED HIM OFEFOOTBALL
 ELEVEN AT YALE

New York, May 2O-George Will Hams Darlington, Yale, '16, manager of the varsity football team, togethe CT with several other Vale students, ap- peared yesterday before Supreme Court Justice Newburger and a jury to testify for Robert R. >Theobo1d a sophomore, who is suing the New Ha- ven railroad for $2O.O0O damages. ITheobold, who is a resident of To- ledo, O., was one of party of fifty students working on a geological sur vey at East Haven, Conn. He was standing the station platform, when he was struck he says, by something that projected from a loco motive, which whizzed by at a fifty five mile an hour gait.
 Darlington testified that Theobold failed to make the football team be- cause of the accident. Theobold says he was laid up in a hospital three months and spent over $2,OOO for ioc- tors and nurses. One of the students to testify for the railroad, which set up a plea of contributary negligence, was Daniel Willard, son of the Pres fdent of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road. The jury will bring in a seal ed verdict Monday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
Say Fred Clarke Is
 Likely To Buy Half Interest Tn Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh. May 2o-AZ report that will not down has it that Edward w. Gwinner, former president of the Pittsburgh Feds, and Fred Clarke, former manager of the Pittsburgh Nationals, will shortly purchase a controlling interest in the latter team. Despite the fact that Dreyfuss de- ciares there is nothing to the story and Gwinner refuses to talk on the matter at all, men prominent in sport ing and business circles here have been discussing the clubs transfer for several days
 As the story goes, Gwinner and Clarke are to pool their interests and purchase Dreyfuss' interests Clarke Is to have the backing of the Elan nerys, who control millions and who, it is said, are anxious to make the in vestrnent, provided Clarke is placed in absolute control of the team with power to make any changes he may see fit. It has long been known here that Clarke nourished an ambi- ton to eventually secure control of the Pirates. In this. the Flannerys are said to have encouraged him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
LARRY WILLIAMS IN BOUT WITH NELSON.
 AT COMING SHOW

Larry Williams. the Stratford Giant, has been matched to meet Tommy Nelson of Port Chester. N. r., in the semi final at the Black Rock A. C. show to be held May 25 at the Ca sind, Matchmaker Ira Hollis sign ed the boxers this morning. Nelson recently beat Cowboy Charley Shands. The cowboy gave Williams a, fine lac ing so local fans are figuring that Larry will have to hustle to beat Nelson This will be an eight round affair.
 The difficulties in the way of the McAuliffe-Red Cap Wilson match were finally settled and the match was agreed upon this morning. Man ager Billy Gerrity, who looks after McAuliffe's interests was holding out for 129 ringside but finally con ceded a pound to Wilson and let it go at 128. The bout is scheduled for 15 rounds and according to Wilson's previous record it should prove excit- ing.
 SThe matchmaker has decided upon novelty by Arranging for a battle royal between negro boxers This will probably provide lots of Charley Chap lin comedy. In all there will be four bouts aggregating about 45 rounds of boxing. The complete card will be announced tomorrow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
GIANTS TEAR OFF
 9THSTRAICHT MIN

st. Louis, Mo, May 20-Despite the fact that Stroud faltered in the third, Tesreau collapsed in the fifth, and the Cardinals fought like caged lions in three attempts to stage a late rally, the Giants won to 4, and claimed their ninth straight victory yesterday. Robertson picked yesterday to get his home run, and Fletcher elected to break up the tie in the eighth with a, ringing single to left while Robertson was on second.
 McGraw;S quick conception of the weakening of the twirler was what won the third game of the series for New York When Smith and Betzel singled in succession in the third Muggsy took out Stroud. Tesreau re- Heved the youngster, and pulled his team out of the fire by forcing Besch- CT to hit into a double play and nak- ing Hornsby drop a weak roller tc third.