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MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs.

ARRIVED
April 2i-Cmminss. Tonopah. D-2 and D-3 al
Neg London
Ap-l g2-AjaI Al shanghai. Benhsm a, Whiies,one
Landing. Vermont AID Bfutus At Hampton Roads.
Jason a. Newport. hIlsiag al luurOn Cal !.
Potomac trsfOtsl. Stewart q San Diego.
Wheeling a. Carmen. McaicO
April zs-Aretllsa and Lagls AZ Guantanamo.
Ciecer 81 Mare Island Hector a. Hampton
Roads. Mil9ausee az san Francisco Telnessee a.
taNao.
April 3l-C'acier San Diego for Mar. Island .
NhIpie San DIEGO for Na4Aian
April 24-Bcrham. Smithio~n BAY Tor Whiies"ne
Landing. Eage. survey grounds Tor Guantanamo.
Hector Sewror; for HAMPTON Roads. Jupiter
Vera Cruz Tor Guantanamo. Milwaukee san
Pedro for san Ffsnclsco. Nero. San Diego for
ssn Francisco. Potomac, Balboa for crs,obai
stewart. San Pedro Tor San Diego
April Indianapolis. San Diego for MAratlan
Pfo,eu., Olonsar9 Tor Nasasabi; san Diego. san
DIEGO for Maze Island
La commisslonei a. navy yard. Boston.
ann diySion, submarine fotiilA. Adsntc ree'
organized consisting of Ii and Is with Bushnell
as tender The LIZ. Ia aud Nj viii he assigned
10 this division soon a. delivered and commits
stoned
Arethusa. en- route from Port Arthur. Ter. 10
Guantanamo. will proceed from latter place 20 Port
Arthur. hey West. ChAflss,on and thence Norfolk
lsrf
Neptune At Hampton Road. ofisred 70 proceed
70 cristobal and utufn 10 Hampton Roads via
Fsarih ai'isiou. f.sm,rns noun.. Atlantic fee,
for Hampton Roads via Key West. Division will
remain AZ HsmPton Hoads until sbc-i, 18th proy !.
vhsn di'isioa Will proceed 70 ,. 4 yard for dock.
Ing and overhaul 1
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succi. Roy Hinmsn Beatrice Told. pcretN lcon.
= y billiard Erwin ". oernirt saeh ~ ''"N
Dr Frank s Mcconnell 81.
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Yesferdav's Contributions.

COLLECTED BY JOHN p. OsBOURN. sonxR-
- VILE. ~
= l. Lsonud Clara l. tlrlAAx. Axcs44a IA.
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C-snopa F!ss. Nj Ess. Ms Liss Grandma
wsrhur-or. Tsun,s Emma Aunt fheoe. bleths s
Cos-sc Aunt Man WArhuftou Baby John Weiss
Ss,i Nelso1 Miss Nfkin. Ethel e. Eiss. each 10
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ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS;
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS

aviation section Sig Cops report 70 command
irg general. coast defcucts ~ Manila and Suhic
Bay. FOR assignment to duty aith a C. A. com
pany.
Promotion Second It. JACOB l. DIVERS. 81 T.
A. 10 nrs, H. announced. L. DIVERS will re-
main Until assigned.
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COLLECTED ny oVAKTTRMAsTER vain
Joyce AND CAPTAIN J. c. SUMMERS AT
ANNUAL pINNER OF TIE oi1'
GUARD" ............ .-.....--... '-O''
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Ridgeheld Park, y. J.
Dear Marjorie:

am eight years old and am sending
you 9 dime 70 help build your battle
ship. My great-grsndfather fought as
soldier and my grandfather fought
as q sailor in the Civil War.
ROBERT NELSON HORTON.
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Nh. K. CHAMBERLAIN.
Baddeck, Nova Scotia.

Editor OF The New York Tribune.
Sir: Enclosed two dimes for the
Marjorie Sterrett battleship fund from
two little Yankees, eight and twelve
years old, now living in Canada. We
have contributed 10 Patriotic and
Machine Gun Funds" here, but are now
glad 10 "do our bit" for Preparedness"
in the good old u. S. A.
WARREN MALCOLM GILMAN.
ISABELLA MARY GILMAN.
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COLLECTED BY G. c EDWARDS Pupils OF
BUFFALO uII.) PUBLIC SCHOOL. ...- " 70
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TIE Tsms-rIoorUNr. NEW 81, On g
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THROUGH TIRE HEMPsTEAD Is. y N
or-rvrp Observation-Disclosures. aAN.No
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William Roehm william Badenhcvp 'oul
ienduim p. {. Thede ami Fred bian'naiN
each 10 cents
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NOrWa4k, Oonn.
Dear Sir:
have a paper route OF my own. And
I want and my sister want 10 be one OF
the contributors OF Mariorie's battle
ship fund. ] have q grandfather who
was captain Of the 18th {. Y. Of Conn.,,
also an uncle who was IN the Civil War,
too. ! am only ten years old and my
sister is only nine years old. And If
live long enough ! viii be a soldier,
too. Enclose ten cents for each Of US.
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THROUGH THE RENO CNTv) EVENING
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Letters TO Marjorie.
Dear Sir:

Among the many interesting letters
received are the following;
Norwalk. Conn.
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rHRorGH THE WARWICK VALLEY DlsPAICH'
WARWICK. y. Y..........-..'.- '.'. CIV
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BROOKLYN. y.

Editor OF ] nc ITlDuut.
Sir: We are true Americans here
end think Miss Marjorie Sterretts plan
for American boys and girls TO build
big fine bat;leship, 10 protect our dear
country, a grand one
will soon be ten years old, and
when / am man, will fight for dear
"Old Glory" like my grandpa did. Ny
grandpa wishes ! had nine brothers
like MYSELF. ] was saving money TO put
in the bank. but what good are banks
when you have no country. so ! send
you dime for myself and a dime for
each Of the nine brothers | have not
got yet. Yours truly.
LESTER LANING.
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COLLECTED py WALTER MILLER.
COLLECTED RY WILBUR EBERHARp AND
WALTER MILLER AT ROBERTS NONbhH-
INC NfArUr\T SHOP
COLLECTED BY suous REED. PUBLIC
rRoM Rrrn now1INa clrp MEMDERs. -

COLLECTED BY wn.RER EBERHARD. PUBLIC
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@6efmed,oniter @eOroe gIsisben

- G6efmeaantter George Wisbep
bonn 6euerbepurtement, Der iid slir
3eit auf 5erien befinbet, iptro iih BEL
Heiner aiittebr gum Oienit pegen eis
nes 3piIbenfals, Der Iih imSpribens
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Qer5ten beg 9epartements bebufs ei=
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ben, ben er beihulpigt, uls WitsIieb
Der peniipnsbeborbe bafiir perants
ipprtlif gu fein, bdB bic dlteren
Seuerpebrleute ii6 ieBt elmer unterius
dung bs3iiglid ibrer tDrperli9eH
Sauslidteit unter3ieben miifen.
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umfdae.

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fibruns rn6 bem ftGbtii9en 9oipital
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elm llnfun, Der ii1 an Der Racs ctr.
uno S6illitopldce ereisnete. Gin Gait
automobil Der Rptb pdding Co., bas
BON William Gang DON go. 1920
3peite Qpenue. prics Sia, selenft
tpurbe, fauite an Der genannten Gde
segen sinen 2oternsnpfpftsn, benielben
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Scrsloie Dfntter.

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tSreiiag puroe i'm 9allsgang bes Sau-
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Gies unb 9as.

= Die ftdbtiI6s &onfrOlbeb5rbe bat
ben SDntrdtt fiir bic @erbeferuue Der
pearl Strabs, 5pii6en 9rOabfpab uno
Martin Strabe. an ben 9Ontrattpr
gpan godns gu psFeH @ugebot pon
$39,134 perseben.
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Des Snabenmprbes angn
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einem @eitrupp eefuHben lpurbe, ers
morbet 5u bd6en. Den 8etettipes qua
folge bat Der glngetIagte bas 0erbres
den eingeitanbeu. Der Rnabe mar bret
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Der 9enmter Der rebolutiondren Pars
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in Sbang6ui BON brei 2tnbdneerH
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ipie Der bieiigen 6ineiiI6en Republics
nif6en @ereinisune tslegropbirt tpOrs
ben lit. 3psi Der WOroer ipurben pets
baftet.
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Spur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
ROSS AND SKEHENS WIN.
Leaders in North and South Open
Golf at Pinehurst.

PLNEHU RST, NC. Aprill.-Alex Ross
Detroit Golf CLUB. and Charles Skehens,
Woods Hole. led the field by three
strokes in the sixth annual amateur
professional golf match which open the
mems north and south championship
Their total for best ball of thirty SIN
holes was 49,
In second place was y. Mother. Will
mineton. paired with the junior metro
politan champion. i. Y. G. Carter. Mas
sau. with Us. There was Il tie al $50
between Gil Nichols ana T.. G. Beall
and Herbert Lagerblade and + l.. SEQ
held. il. Ross prize 500 in
money. and stephens WAS a silver
trophy. Second prize was $50 and
third 81 The leading scores follow:
Alexander Ross. Detroit GOLF CIuL. and Cha rleS
sk.hens Woods Hole. 49,: y. Mother Whining
ton. and J.. '. g Carter. NISSAN. 1873: Gil
NICHOLS. Great N"ck. and =. 4. Beall I MON
town, li"; Herbert Lac"rbIade. Youngstown and
+. l. Scoh"ld. jr., Wee Burn. l4U: Pat Doylr
Boston. and G. T.. Van Raltusrol IA: NJ J.
Brady. Oakley. and W. r. Simons. Garden city
az: Tom Mac.Nsmsrs. New York civ and e.
j. Bethany. Springfield 145. WiIfred Reid Will
inIngton, and &. ". Ransom. Buffalo &. g. 1876
]. NJ. Barnes. Whi'emarsh. and Tom Kelley
southern Pines. l4s.
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or one hundred players through the wajy
er route and if Foil can get a line on
some or these players he may be able to
strengthen his team considerably
Manager Robinson of the Dodgers
belleves that he can do more bv hold
ING on 10 his youngsters and teaching
them the game from the bench than nv
FARMING them out. but the rules of the
Sational League do not allow him to
40 that. and he will therefore have to
take chance that some minor league
manager will develop his recruits
every one of whom. he says has abjI-
ny enough to be carried by ma ior
league club right now.
1h"re is a lot of feeling against the
tWenty-one limit rule in the old lea que
mere are those who have winners who
90 not mind the limit. but the clubs
winch nave to build up are hard hit,
and 1t is not improba BILE that by next
winter the rule will be changed
That Cincinnati club. which was be-
lieved during the winter to be strong
enough to have a chance to make a
, good showing seems to be having an
awful time winning the exhibition
games from minor league clubs it is
engaged with. while the Cleveland In
dians have cleaned up the Reds in a
majority of their games. Jack Ryder,
the Cincinnati scribe. figures the Ma
i'tionals as a low second division club,
''"' il is odds-o on that the Griffmen
will finish decidedly higher than the
Reds. who do all their pennant winning
on paper and win tail-end positions on
the bah field.
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WASHINGTON BOWLERS
AHEAD IN BAL |MORE
Lead by Good Margins in Tourney
Team and Doubles
Events.

Washington bowlers got more than
their share of the honors in the Balti-
more Bowling Association tournament
which ended in Baltimore last night
The representatives of the local alley
fraternity practically cleaned up in the
doubles and team competition
The Southeast Stars of the Southeast
League. with 4 set of 1915 took tho
prize for the fve-man team competi-
ton. The Newcomers finished second
their count for the three contests being
1.6f1. The National Capital quint fin
iShed third with 1.JSO. and the Sher-
mans tied with the Royal Blues of Bal
timore for fourth position. each team
knocking down $40 of the naples
In the doubles Washington boWlcrs
won first. third and fifth places Fov-I
er and Goddard finished in the van with
count of 121. far above anything reg
istered by the other PLAYERS. Bontz and
Allen were third and Lewis and Stan
ford fifth. In the singles Chaconas
Baum and Logan were fifth, sixth and
seventh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01

President Tener of the National
League went to Philadelphia yester-
day to consult with Attorney Pepper,
who has been retained by organized
base ball, with others, to defend the
suit. President Tener before leaving
New York said that in arranging the
peace settlement last December the
ma jor leagues had treated the Federal
League as body and that the Balti-
more club, he believed, was a willing
party to the agreement which was
signed and sealed at Cincinnati When
the peace agreement was signed the
Federal League comprised six clubs. as
Kansas City and Buffalo haL forfeited
their franchises.
When the present season is over
there is little question as to which
third baseman will be picked as the
best in the American League. AS was
the case in 1912, Eddie Foster Of the
Nationals is almost certain to again be
selected. for he is by far the best ball
player in that position in the league.
than ever before. He weighs just 146
pounds and is much faster than he ever
has been. He is expected to hit close
to the 300 mark this season.
All is not lovely on the Detroit team
Hughey Jennings has read the riot act
to two Of his pitchers. Dubuc and James
These two twirlers have been notified that
unless they get into form Immediately
they will be released outright or sent to
the minors. II seems that neither has put
forth the right kind of effort to get
into condition this spring and Jennings
has taken the case up with them in a
most emphatic manner He is tired of
having shirkers his team. and Dubuc
has been one Of those players who wants
TO take lot of time getting ready in the
spring. The veteran is not at his best
this spring. is hog fat and is not show
ing much when pitching
James is doubtful proposition at
best. The Detroit club made an awful
mistake when 1t paid a big price to the
Browns for James. who, il is understood
was on the verge Of being released by
Hickey. then manager of the team, who
realized that James was worthless
Manager Foil of the Cleveland club
| may be able to further strengthen his In
dams when the other clubs begin to cut
down their forces. He would have 10
waive OIL most of the young players which
both major leagues will turn loose and
by refusing to do so he may be able to
get the players he needs.
The National League clubs in particu-
| lar will do a lot Of cutting for the reason
that they must limit their players to
ltwenty-one. This will send about eighty
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Dodgers Johnson and Bentley oday Game
LOOKING THEM OVER
WITH BILLY EVANS
Some Feats and Features of the National Pastime
Did You knou-


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
BY q. C. BYRD.

At meeting of the representatives
of the two organizations last night the
Potomac and Congress Heights anna
teur base ball leagues were CONSOLE
dated There has been considera BILE
jealousy between the two circuits,
which has worked against the develop
ment of the best organization possible.
The officials of the rival circuits got
together this spring, though. and in
stead of two bodies of five clubs each
there will be one of six. The circuit
will be known as the Potomac League.
The agreement between the officials
of the two circuits is such that Con-
Eress Heights and Anacostia will share
alike in the distribution of base ball
honors during the summer. Three clubs
have been taken from each league and
three games are to be played each
week in each of the towns. The teams
represented in the league this season
are Highland Athletic Club. Hamilton
Athletic Club. Machinists. Congress
Heights, Steel Plant end Drllery.
James Marbury. president of the Po-
chosen to be president of the new Po-
tomac circuit. Robert F. Burgess is
secretary.
II is expected the new league will
give the patrons of amateur sport
across the river Il better class of bal
than they got last year. The six best
teams in the two circuits have been Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
AMATEUR BASE BALL LEAGUES
CONSOLIDATE FOR THIS SEASON
Potomac and Congress Heights Circuits
Combine, Three Teams Being Taken
From Each-Three Games Today.

lected to form the new organization.
and it is felt by those in charge that
good clubs will be turned out and tina t
this season will find greater interest
than usual shown by the fans. and that
conditions in general will be better
than the average
Three college base ball games are to
be played here this afternoon. Cath
Ollie University will have Rock Hill for
its opponent. Georgetown entertains
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
nine and Gallaudet will have as its
guests the Mount St. Joseph's College
team. The local colleges have at least
an even chance to win.
1t is more than probable that George
town and Catholic University will give
several pitchers chance to work out
in todays games. The Hilltoppers are
not likely to be troubled with much
real hitting on the part Of the Bureau
men, as the members of the club are
not very likely to be in good condition.
Out at Brookland it is proba Bile that
all three of the regular hurlers, Ken
bricks. Fahey and johnson. will get a
chance to work out against the young
sters from Rock Hill.
the pitching for Georgetown this
spring, has quite q spitball. Against
Mount st. Joseph's last week he struck
out five men in two innings. He work ed
the last two periods. and in the eighth
he dropped all three men on strikes
and in the ninth the first and third bat
ters went down in the same manner.
the average hurler, and that, with a
spitball is all that is necessary to get
him by against college teams, If he has
any control at all.