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The Washington herald., 1916-06-19
STEEL PLANT PLAYS
BUREAU CLUB TODAY

The schedule committee of the Poto-
mac League revised the list of games for
this week which will complete the sched-
ule for the first-series. The Steel Plant
team and the Bureau Athletic Club are
tied for first honors with ten games won
and two defeats. and the Machinists are
next in line with nine victories and three
defeats.
Steel Plant plays Bureau today at the
Inacostia grounds in game which will
have big bearing on the result Of the
first honors. The revised schedule for the
week follows:
Monday-Bureau VS.. Steel Plant at the
Anacostia grounds
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Highlands at
Congress Heights.
Wednesday Bureau VS.. Congress
Heights at Congress Heights.
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Steel Plant at
Congress Heights.
Friday-Machinists VS.. Bureau at Con-
Rress HeightA
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TERMINAL TAXI IS
BEATEN BY TULIPS

The Tulip A. C. defeated the Terminal
Taxi baseball team yesterday by the
score of 10 to ?. The southwest boys out
played the Terminals in fielding and with
the bat
NJ. Mccoy and Garner were the bat
terry for the Tulips. the former pitching
striking out fourteen batters and allow
ing but six hits, the latter also doing
good work behind the bat. F. Williams,
of the Tulips, was there with the bat
getting three hits out of four trips to the
plate.
The Tulips have a few open dates and
would like to hear from all fast teams of
this vicinity. Address, for games, H. ].
Cary, manager, 329 Eleventh street
southwest.
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SOX DEFEAT
FORT MYER TEAM

Alexandria, Va, June 1S-The Alex
andria White Sox played here today, al
though the entire team has been sum-
moned to court because of breaking The
new blue law. The hard-hittins iucals
defeated the post team from Fort Myer,
Va. in a one-sided slugfest by a 1O-to-l
count. Hartman, who did the hurting for
the locals, struck out seventeen of the
soldiers and allowed two hits. The score
follows:
R. H. E.
Fort Myer. o 0 o 900 II 2 3
White Sox. o 0 10 II l
Batteries-Nef and Muselman; Quayle
and Robinson
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0 0 o o 0 o l o IL.
0 0 o . q SI q -
BALTIMOREANS TRIM
LOCAL CRICKET CLUB

Special to The Washington Herald
Baltimore, Md, June Is-The intercitv
cricket schedule was inaugurated here
Yesterday. the local sons of St George
eleven meeting and defeating the Wash
inston Cricket Club by a score of p to
q stumps being drawn when the visitors
finished their second innings.
The WASHINGTON cOni.T.eut sboued
poorly in their first time at bat but
second time up whacked the ball hard
and frequently. amassing SO runs. Both
teams tielded we'll but showed d lament
able lack of batting practice, the best
oatsmen falling easy prey to the
shooters" and ''yorkers' of the bowl
ing force.
Bennett for the Sons showed IN well IN
the bowling crease, while Franklin. the
new bowler of the Capital City eleven
proved himself a clever finger of the
red sphere
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Rutgers Football Plans.

New York. June 1S-Plsns for the Rut-
being prepared The summer cam, Inr-
ing August will be abandoned this ve,,
Tor rear the men will go stale before -be
season starts, but Coach Foster Sanford
VIII get the whole squad together here
on September for three weeks work he
fore college opens.
farmhouse will probably be secured
70 lodge the team and to give them
plenty Of chance for getting into shane
Inc death Of John Toohey will be big
olow 10 the coaching staff, but TaIrnan
and Nash, all-American selections Iost
year. will aid in coaching the team
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Ruas-Johns1o, Zachary, Crook. Frasie- q, No
ran. HEgsr. IAnsan -. Roche. FItzse-sd HGse1-
sts6 Hin Earned -uns-MohIWks s; Rex A C.
:. Flrt hsss tC eTUu-RGI 4. C.. LEFT on
osses-Mohawks. 6: Rex A. C.. 10 FRI hzse 90
osns-Of White !; OF Besr, ?; OF FerTls1u ;:
OF HAsenStl6. ?; o1 Rasmussen, ) Innings pitched
BY White, s; b Besu. !; by Fe-Eus11 sI-5: By
HsSenstAh. Is; BY Rasmussen bits u,zde-O1
White. 2; OF ftrEusu, 5; Of HaSenstAb ;: Of
Rasmussen. L str1cE out-By White 5; n Fers1l-
Eon. ); b Rasmussen Z TWo-bzss hiIS-Cook
Moran %. HAze-. sSc1hce hitL-Johnsuu, Fey1-
son Nelson. stoler bSses-Johnson =. Flzs- a.
FNtzSr-lld -. Rzxuussen. Double plzyS-Blair 20
fltzgerald. RIba TO Fitzgerald. Hit by Ti;cher-
Dy White Roche. FitzseTLld) by Fe-E-lson lHGseE
Uuptre-Nr. Can. Tine Of game hour and 50
minutes.
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YANKEES BOMBARD
CLEVELAND HURLERS

Cleveland. June lS-The Yankees bonn
barded the offerings OF five Cleveland
pitchers and won an easy victory today,
% TO 3, The Yankees starting by knock
ing Coumoe out of the box in the first,
scoring four runs. Mitchell, McHale,
Gunkel and Loudermilk followed
Pipp huisted one over the right field
screen. the first time a ball has been hit
over this season. Two were on base at
the time. Score:
RH 2
New York. 6 212 2 3 ? o l-lsls .
Cleveland.... 0 0 0 0 o 0 2-3 4
Batteries-Cullop. Russell and Nuna-
maker, Alexander; CoUmbe. Mitchell, Nc
Hale. Gunkel. Lowermilk and O'Neill,
Billings. Umpires-Hildebrand and Con-
molly.
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YOUNG OLSON MEETS
ZEKE SMITH TUESDAY

Zeke Smith, the middle-weight cham
pion Of the South, who Joe Turner de-
feated here short time ago. will meet
Young Olson of Harrisburg. at the Ly-
ceum Theater on Tuesday night in
finished bout. Smith is one Of the young
est wrestlers that ever appeared here,
and shows a great knowledge Of the
game.
The local graphing followers Will re-
member Young Olson as being the only
srappler who ever beat Joe Turner here
In finished match. Olson was after a
bout with Joe Turner, but the local
middle-weight king demands that he win
from zeke Smith before giving him
chance.
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ST. MARGARET'S LOSES
TO HILLBROOK TEAM

The Hillbrook Athletic Club yesterday
defeated the St Margaret team of the
Catholic Church League, TO !. Dries,
pitching for the winners, was in great
form, as he set the church leaguers down
with three hits. The score follows:
R H. E.
Hillbrook A. OOOOllOOO-2 ?
st. Margaret....... 0 OOOlOO-l 0
Batteries-Dries and Guffin: Gleason
and Green. Umpire-Mr. Dougherty
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PALAIS ROYAL WINS
FROM THE HILLTOPS

The PslaIs Royal club defeated the
strong Hilltops, Of the Rosedale League,
yesterday at Fifth street and Florida
avenue by the score OF IS TO ? At no
stage OF the game did the losers have a
look-in. as they were completely out
classed.
Features Of the game were the Pitch
ing Of Barrett, Evans fielding and the
hitting Of the whole Palais Royal team.
The department store clerks have won
their last four games and expect to keep
up their good work Score:
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CINCINNATI LANDS
ONE FROM CARDS

Cincinnati. Ohio, June 1S.-The Reds re-
turned home from their Eastern trip to-
day and defeated the St. Louis Cardinals
in slugfest by to 2. Meadows, of the
Cardinals. and Mitchell. of the Reds,
were both knocked from the mound,
Score:
RHE
st. Louis. o o 0 900 % s |
Cincinnat.... 0 0 2 o 2 o xS13 8
Observation-Disclosures, Hall and Snyder:
Mitchell Schulz and Wingo. Umpires-
Rigler and Harrison,
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Not long since a gathering OF New York
baseball scribes was discussing the pass
ing Of Joe Wood, Smoky" Joe, as he
is known. Most OF them agreed that Joe
had more speed on the ball. when in his
prime than any other pitcher in the
major leagues. The talk then turned to
the smokiest" pitchers now playing in
the big circuit
Guy Morton, of Cleveland. was con-
Ceded to have a very fast ball. probably
as fast as any pitcher in the game. OF
course, BULLET" Joe Bush. of Philadel-
phia and Walter johnson. OF Washing
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YOUNG LESSO MEETS
JOHNNY LEONARD

Young Leeso and Johnny Leonard are
scheduled to meet tonight in a finished
wrestling bout at the Double L. Park in
Cnogress Heights, D.. c. Leonard is we'll
khown oy the local wrestling fans, while
Lesso Is rated as one of the hes, valter-
weight grapplers in these parts
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SHEEHAN POUNDED
AND DETROIT WINS

Detroit, June 1a-The Tigers had no
trouble connecting with Sheehan's shoots
here today and the locals trimmed the
Philadelphia Athletics by an s-to-2 score
Hamilton was never forced to extend
himself. Score:
RHE
Philadelphia. o o 90 0o2 oo-2 I 0
Detroit........ 0 0 2 o 2 0 xSl2 !
Batteries-Hamilton and Stanage; Shee-
han and Schang, Murphy. Umpires-
Dineen and Chill.
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Beat Browns in Final Game, to 1--P|ay Pirates Today
Griffmen Speeding East
After Western Invasion
BLUE LAW FAILS TO
HALT THREE CONTESTS

Three ball games were not
halted in Virginia yesterday. The
Alexandria County Athletic As
ISOLATION went through with its
double-header against the Conn
merce and Empire clubs without
being moIested, but the police of
Alexandria City interfered with
the game between the White so1
club and the Fort Myer team,
on the North Alfred street
Grounds. &. o. Payne, the man
nEer of the Alexandria White
Sox, was told TO appear in court
this morning, while twenty-five
ball players of both clubs were
summoned as witnesses.
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Earned runs-Pahis Royal q HiIltops. !. First
base on bals-OR Barrett ,. Of BAlsnEer .: OF
Wiedman l Innings pitched-By Balsnse-. :: tv
WiednAn. l L. Hits uads-Of Barrett 2: OF
Balsinger. 5; of WiedrnAu. ; Struck out-By Bar
rstt. :; by BslSinEer. l. By WiednBn l TEo-hase
hts-EvanS C21, Mo-eAnd USIltor Thu-nburg
Sacrifice hits-TresdwHy FellmAu. Sacrifice f,-
Csllton. Stolen baSes-Evans MorelEnd Thorn-
burg Jones Usillton. DosIbls play-HiEsirs 70
Belts TO Redden. Wild pitch-Bslsnger Parsed
ban-Jones- UmTirc-Mr Shaa-. Tine of Ezne-
hour and : minutes
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Jersey Footballist Killed in War,

Passaic. June 1s.-word has been Il
ceived here from Dundee, Scotland, thi
Private William J. Kidd. Of this city,
well-known soccer player OF the Bros
lyn Celtics. OF New York. Clan McLesl
OF Passaic. and Carlton Hill Footbs
Club. was killed in action "somewhei
IN France" Kidd went 70 Canada 500
after the war broke out and enlisted
the Canadian Royal Highlsnders.
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too good for his own good. So sure were
the batters they would not be hit they
crowded close to the plate and hit at
Johnson quite as they would any other
pitcher. trusting to his control TO keep
them from harm. Recently Johnson has
been hitting more batsmen than usual.
Perhaps that is 10 rob them of some sense
Of their past security in his control and
to drive them back from the plate.
Speed is pleasant to behold. II does
not seem humanity possible TO get the
ball to the catcher as quickly as John
son. Morton and Bush do. The fire-ball
honors OF the Johnsonian circuit surely
are theirs
The Washington herald., 1916-06-19
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
LOSE TO CHAMPIONS

Chicago, Ill, June 1s.-Although the
locals outhit the Boston Red Sox here to-
day. the champions landed the contest bv
3-to-l score. Scott and Russell failed to
malt the slugSing of the Hub City team.
WhIe Shore was hit hard by the locals.
Score:
RHE
Boston........ o o o 1o2 o-s 8 /
Chtcago....... 0 0 0 0 O-1 10 I
Batteries - Shore, Mays and Cadv.
Thomas; Scott. Russell Cicotte ann
Schalk. Umpires-NaIlin and Evans.
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Potomac A. C. Wins from Mt. Rainier

The Potomac Athletic Club was sched-
uled to meet the White Sox, OF Alexsn-
dris, Va, yesterday, but because OF the
sunday blue law the locals did not play
the game. The Potomacs played the
Mount Rainier team and landed a close
contest by s3-to-l score. Score:
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ton. both rank among the leaders Of the
speed ball artists. Loudermilk. who has
been acquired by the Cleveland club, also
has fast ball. but it doesn't do him
much good because of poor control
Sheer speed may not be the greatest
of all pitching assets Waddell. who was
terrifcaly fast, was said TO have a mil
lion-dollar arm and a l0-cent head He
had the speed, but did not use it Judi
ciously.
Johnson, Bush. and Morton seem to get
the maximum result from their speed.
At no time are the batters so wary as
when facing any one of these three
Johnsons control has in the past been
The Washington herald., 1916-06-19

bsss BY erTor-washington. |. Left on absss-w.sh-
ington. 9; St Louis, Il First base on tslls-Of
Park. l; OF Davenport, l; OF Kooo. l. Innings
pttehed-By Park. }; By Davenport. 4; bJ Kooo.
Hts nade-Of Park 4; OF Davenport, 5; of Kooo
!. Struck out-By Park. 5: hg Davenport, l. Three
besc hit-MorEan. Two-bass hits-Foster, Roud.au
Judge. Double play-Ainsnith to McBride Hit
hy pftcher-By johnson (sislsrl. Passed ball
sevsreid Umpires-Messrs. O'Loughln and Ovens
Fine Of ga1ne-l hour and 40 minutes.
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Koob to Rescue.

Two were gone when the marker
was chalked up. Milan singled and
came all the way from first base when
Rondean bounced the ball off the left
field fence for a double. Koob re-
lieved Davenport when Washington
batted in the eighth and although
Morgan started off the ninth with a
triple to the right field stands. he
was forced at the plate by Rondeau.
The Browns averted a shut-out in the
sixth. when Johnson's wildness paved
the way for the lone tally.
Miller and Borton were both passed
to start this inning and when Pratt
hit the ball on the handle of his bat.
dumping it safely to left field. Miller
crossed the plate. Borton pulled an
awful boner in this chapter and spoil
ed a batting rally which might have
made things mighty interesting for
the Griffmen.
Borton was on second base with one
down when Ernest Johnson famed. On
the third strike. Borton walked off
second base. drawing a throw from
Ainsmith and he made no attempt to
get back when Mcbride with the ball
IN his hand tagged him, retiring the
side
Borton probably figured that when
Johnson famed. three were out. or
else was fast asleep.
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Play ErrorIess Ball.

There was not the semblance Of an
error behind johnson. Mcbride and
Judge both figured in great fielding
plays. The Brownies on the other hand
gave Park and Davenport poor support
The Nationals lost no time in going after
runs. putting two across the plate in the
first inning. which was opened by Nor
gan drawing a walk when he was hit on
the shoulder.
Foster unloaded a double to left
field and when Pratt tossed out Milan.
Morgan scored. Rondeau was called
out on strikes. Judge poked the ball
to left field, just inside Of the foul
line for a two-bagger and on the
blow. Foster came home.
Two more runs were obtained off
Park in the third. Morgan had gone
when Foster singled to center ana
pulled up at the midway bag on
passed ball. Milan unbuckled a clean
single to center and Foster counted.
A minute later when Park threw low
to second in an attempt to catch Milan
mapping. the Tennessee flyer was off
OF third. Rondeau famed and Judge
walked. Judge worked the delayed
steal. drawing a wild peg from Hank
SEVERED, and Milan was over the
plate like a flash before the ball could
be recovered. Three innings was
enough for Park as Davenport was on
the mound when the Nationals came
10 bat in the fourth. and held our
side runless until the seventh.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-19
SOUTHERN.

SOOIhERN.
Memphis. 4; Birmingham, o.
Mobile, 5; Nashville, 0.
New Orleans, 10; Little Rock, 3.
Second game. New Orleans, /; Little
Rock, O.
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COMPLETE STATISTICS OF THE MAJOR LEAGUES
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
NATIONAL


l. Cincnna
Gland, N"''
at New York
al Brooklyn
a ncInnatLI
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Nationals Capture Final
Game from the Brownies
Parks and Davenport Driven
from the Mound When
Grifmen Win, 5 to |.
WALTER JOHNSON IS WILD

st. Louis. Mo, June 1s.-Grif's young
sters kept up their winning stride by
plastering the third straight defeat on
the St. Louis Brown, here this after
noon, 5 to l. Walter Johnson was in the
box. and although wild as a hawk, he
allowed but five scattered hits and
famed six. Opposed to Johnson were
Park, Davenport. and Koob, in the order
named, and like the trio presented by
Fielder Jones on Saturday, were batted
hard and timely, all except KoOb, who
was not in there long enough to get
what was coming to him.
The downfall of the Browns was a Bit
ter pill for the big Sunday crowd to
swallow.
Jones' men played poor baseball-sev-
eraI boners were pulled. and while John
son was not hit very hard, yet a smart
ball club could have taken advantage of
the big fellows wildness and made a
much better showing than one solitary
run. Eddie Foster was Grifith's demon
slugger with a double and two singles
10 his credit out of five times up. Ron
deau and Milan both came across with
a couple Of hits.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-19

"Eatte1 for Park IN third inning
tBat:ed for Davenport in seventh inning
Score by innings:
VaShinEtop. .................. 2 %
81. Louis. o o o o 100 b
Earned Tuns-Washngton. >; St. Louis, l First
haze BY erTor-Washingtou, l. Left on absss-wash-
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AMERICAN
Washington. s; st. Louis, 1.
Boston. 8; Chicago, 1
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The boys are looking forward with CO
siderable interest to the trip TO Pit
burgh, and tomorrow's exhibition ga
against the Pirates It isn't often that
National League Club is tackled duri
the championship season, and the pls
ers are keen Tor this comparison stun.
Jim Shaw has been told by his tea
mates that unless ne beats the Pirai
they will not associate with him q
more. and Shaw has promised 70 turn
a victory.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-19

Every time one sees the vetsr.i
southpaw, Eddie Plank IN action it u
to marvel at him and wonder when hl
will be counted out
Plank is a. years old, yet be seem
to be just about as effective as eve
His greatest asset is control He ca
put that ball Just where he wants
and always has the batter guessin
With club like the Detroit Tigei
behind him, one able TO go out an
get three or four runs every oa
Plank should go through q season wii
ming four fiftbs Of his games.
WILLIAM PEET
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GAMES TODAY

Boston at New York,
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LATONIA ENTRIES.

entice allowance claimed.
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sAppcsntscs allowance claimaS
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-07
SMOKE BLINDED SOLDIERS
 PERISH IN FLAMES

Anthony Krivanik, also narrowly escaped serious injuries while breaking the window in his room. In some manner his hands struck the glass indieting nasty wounds from which he lost considerable blood. When he finally escaped it was found that the artery pf the left wrist was almost severed
 By the time the last of the sur vivors were out the building was a raging mass oi flames Imme- diate efforts were made to stop the fire from reaching the oil house and ammunition cases which were stored in q shed in the rear of the building The oil
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-07
GERMANS MAKE
 FURTHER PROGRESS
A. P. A. Service.


 PARIS, March 7.-Further progress has been made by the Germans in the Verdun region, west of the Mouse is the war of fee announcement today. The reports say they have succeeded lY violent bombardments in pushing still further along the fiver.
 In the neighborhood of Neville, a division of German troops is advancing to the attack of the captured hill known as Hill 265 with an array of artillery such as was never before assembled in warfare. Gripping Nerdun from the north and east every hollow and wood thicket within range of the fortress conceals it's quota of guns of all sizes from three-inch field pieces to the biggest of the giant siege artillery.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-07
PARIS CLAIMS VEROuN
 SITUATION 4 DEADLOCK

mans will give up their attempts in this direction and it is the gen eral opinion of the military ex' perts that still greater efforts to pierce the French defenses will be made when the Germans have re- gained tkeir breath after the ter rife struggle of the past week. Tonight the battle front is com paratively quiet with both sides resting from their tremendous activities of the past several days of ceaseless fighting.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-07
A. P. A. Service.

LONDON, March 6.-Oficial statements from both Paris and Berlin this evening indicate that an almost complete deadlock now exists in the Verdun section and la, fighting is temporarily slack ening on both sides.
 Paris reports say that the furi- ous German assaults against the French positions along the Doua- mont plateau suddenly showed signs of abatement during the af- ternoon and, aside from several desperate smashes against the French lines southeast of Doua- mont, the Germans were forced to a decided defensive before night fall.
 Although both sides have ap- parently fought themselves to a standstill for the present, it is by no means indicated that the Ger
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-07
A. P. A. Service.

SANTOS, Braizl, March G. The Spanish steamship Principe de Austria was wrecked off the Isle of San Sebastiao at an early hour this morning through strik- ing a submerged rock while on the way to Rio Janerio and three hun dred people, including a consider able number of women and chil- 'dren, were drowned.
 Out of the total list of passen- gers and crew, numbering three hundred and nine persons less than a dozen were saved. The accident is ascribed to the steamer having got off her course during a l'tavy gale with the result that whcr. l>nssing the southern end of
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-07
SUSPECTED DYNAMITERS ARRESTED ON
 CHURCH ROOF
A. P. A. Service.

BOSTON, March 6-Three men, all armed with revolvers and carrying on their persons dyna- mite percussion caps and fuses and also quantity of blasting powder, were arrested by squad of policemen on the shed roof of St. Peters cathedral in the north ern district of the city early this morning. The officers succeeded n stealing up on the men un- awares while they were apparent ly preparing to plant an explosive mine of some character. The men