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Clubs are trumps and z 10 In the lead.
defence. 49,
Tn solution is for z to lead the trump.
the Tack. queen and ace falling on the
first round. BIS best defence u to ieAd
a small spade. which z passes UP 20 l.
allowing him to trump the trick WIN ths
1--WE of clubs and lead one Of his remain
ing equals In trumps.
y may as we'll win this with the n'ne'
while Y and A both discard diamonds.
Tho object now Is TO make a heart tr'ck
or to save his small trump.
II ia obvious that II Il leads the heart.
ne gives Y and Il three tricks In tnat
suit at once. There is nothing In tine
trump lead, as z would shed the last
diamond and Y would lead the king.
anon which Il would have to ngua tho
spades or the hearts. 49,
IRA best chance is another spade. whicn
y wins with the queen, a discarnihs
another diamond n Y a small heart.
y leads the small heart. putting 4 IN
q pull BIS last trump, on which Il gives
up his only remaining diamond.
On the trump lead A cannot Anord 70
discard another diamond. or he makes
the six good In Y's hand. no he dtscards
a heart. This puts the onu Of the dis
card on 3, when Y leads tho king OF dia-
monds. a.
whichever suit r keeps z will dis
card, as A IL now out OF the running.
Nothing can prevent z from making the
kim Of hearts and a spade: or two heart
tricks, II u keeps the spade.
n may refuse to win the frst trump
trick. II he does Y is In and b Is forced
70 win the second. Then he must lead
the spade in order to avoid the hearts
Y trumps the spade and leads his las
trump. putting 3 back into the lead.
Now Il must lead another spade,
which z wins. while Y gets rid Of a small
heart. Then we get the same ending an
before. z putting Y in with a small
heart, so that Y can force the deciding
discard by leading his king OF diamonds.
A number Of correspondents imagined
the original spade lead would solve. a
y had trumrs to spare. hut they get the
seven tricks only through making b
trump the king Of diamonds and lead
out his remaining trump. But Y viii
not lead the diamond while b has
trump.
Correct solutions from:
David NJ. Frank, Rainey Hustler
John NJ Edmunds. Archer A. Lowe
Frank s. Buss,r. Melville II Smart. w
q. Johnson. F. II Huy. p. Perry. r. L
ia shell, f. w. White. Keystone. w. r
w. Herbert c. Hill. John H. whiting
e. Haynes. Herbert II. Neale. II. A
Fabians. NJ. + w, L. S. Hart. Jr.. c. +
johnson. Roscoe c. Harris, II. c. Man
kowski. Tobias Brill. j. w WORTH, Mrs
r. G.. Weeks, Henry Anderson. G.. II
Robinson, II. 4. w. J. G. Hume n q
II Boston, Honor list next week.
Here Is a problem that has a new
twist to it, on account of the unusua
conditions imposed.
BRIDGE PROBLEM No. 373.
by s. G. K!nsey.
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the air Of "John Browns Body" one
Of the most popular OF the North's
songs. had it's origin in the South.
where 1t had been used AZ q camp
meeting tune for years before the
war. The sons still survives. hut Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe raised the music to
a distinctly higher level when she
wrote the words Of Tho Battle Hymn
OF the Republic" to ft the tune
~"Tipperary' achieved popularity
with the European war and its adop-
ton by the British troops as a march,
ing song. Less fiippant Is Keep the
Home Fires Burning" written by Ivor
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z dealt and bid a heart. At some
tables A doubled. using the new con-
vention to ask the partner to go no
trumps n he car stop the hearts. Al
one table b did 90 and when z and A
passed Y doubled. This went round
to A. who thought he could count on
four clubs, q trick In diamonds and
spades and his partners heart trick,
70 he rsdoubied. That cost him exactly
COO points.
z argued that II b had his hearts
stopped and Y had enough to double on
he must have n Of the other suits
and 2 was lucky enough to pick the
supporting spade. leading the Jack. II
A had put on the king he would rave
lost q little slam. which would have
cost him 1850 points and 30 aces.
A. II was. Y overlook the spade Jack
with the queen, 20 as to lead a hear,
through n. He won the next spade with
the ace. A still holding up the king
and all the rest OF the hearts made
Dummy discarded all his diamonds and
all the spades but the king. 90 z made
his ace Of diamonds at once.
This 10 . good example of how this
doubling one trick bids does not always
work. b did what he was told to do.
The o interesting but less spec.
tacular bidding was when A overcalled
the hearts with . spade and Y passed
r seemed to think z might 30 to two
hearts. 30 he passed. missing the only
opportunity to warn his partner that
he had no spades. He should havs
Jumped At the chance to bid two dia'
monds. simply to deny the spades.
7 led . heart and the Jack held. 2
led q spade and A put on the king
expecting another heart lead. Imagine
| his a~stonishment when = proceeded tc
pull svery n Of his trumps and lead
another heart!
A loses a little siNm and four honors
b could have made four odd in dia'
monds. ~ eft to play II. z cannot MAKE
more than three hearts.
Some players do not pay suficien'
attention to these warnings. Theil
hands seem to be good for the contrac
In spite Of the partners hint to TIT
contrary. and they % right ahead will
the original bid. Here 10 the hand tina
cost two players nrst prize last week
II was the last hand they had to play
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z and A both passed. and Of course Y
bid no trump many players would have
bid two. z took him Out with two spades.
Y thought he was quite strong enough TO
60 back to no trumps. which he did. but
this only confirmed z In his belief that
Il was a sure game hand at spades, so
he bid three.
must be very long In spades, even II he
had not sure tricks enough to bid tina:
suit on the inst rCind Y went TO
three no trunps. Inc got Get for so
points. II 10 a walkover for four odd
ard game In spades.
Us bidding Ia doubly bad. He not only
denies the spades. but he refuses to show
his partner what he has got. When
your partner takes you out Of a no
trumper with a suit. and you are in
doubt AZ TO whether this take out Is from
strength or weakness. the thin5 ie to
ask him which II IL.
This Y could have done very easily by
bidding three clubs. This would say 10
Y. ~ am too short in spades to help
you II YOU W. only five little onee and
a trickless hand but II you have some
tons In spades. Nich a. king queen, sc
back to no %truvnps."
Y would have passed the three club
bid and Y would nav gone game easily
az Il would have led tho diamonds
neither he nor his partner having named
a suit. This would allow Y to null al
the adverse trumps ami then run dummy
with q diamond, 40 that dummy could
lead the hearts.
II the ace Of hearts goes up. both kins
and queen are good and all that Y lose.
In one spade trick. II he ace Of hearts
In held mp. Y wine with the queen. puts
dummy In with another ruff on the dia,
monds and gets another heart through
This will bring about the same result
FIVE odd In clubs and nine honors.
The last pair to play this hand lost q
points net on The result. At spades the,
would ave been 143 plus. At lubs the,
would have made 200 plus. They wer,
only 81 behind the toy score rs 1t was
with their go loss on his hoard
Here 10 a little conundrum hand FOL
the beginners TO test their skill upon Z
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Novelio. who 10 only "a yeAss Cd.
This is much sung in France. Italy
and Russia, as we'll as England.
With the "Marse!llaise" the French
have no need Of a new war hymn,
while die wacht am Rhein" and
Deutschland Ueber Allies" continue
to stir the blood Of Germans as proba-
bly, no new song could do.
What win be the new American wal
song II the trouble with Mexico Is
long continued? The officer at Fort
Sam Houston will hardly claim i'm
mortality for his i've Got to 90 to
Mexico"
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Clubs are trumps II u IL in the
lead. Y and z want seven tricks, and
they agree to win those seven tricks
without taking any one of them with
en- ace. unless A and b give it TO
them.
The distribution OF the cards Ia as
follows:
y has the king nine ciRht six Of
hearts. seven and four of trumps. king
and eight of spades no diamonds.
A has the ace of hearts, six Of trumps.
king jack nine deuce of diamonds.
seven and five Of spades.
Il has. the queen seven four three
deuce of hearts. niHe three OF trumps.
nine of spades no diamonds.
u has the king Ave of trumps. ace
queen Even OF diamonds, ace Jack three
Of spsdes; no hearts.
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by the thought he wrote Maryland
My Maryland at one sitting. The
lines were adapted TO the German
melody 20 Tannenbaum." Alexander
II. stephens called Randails song the
-Narseillaise'' Of the C~onfederacy.
George +. Root. then a memher OF
q music publishing house In chicago
was the most prolific composer OF the
civil war era The music n the
words of THE Battle Cry OF Freedom"
TRAMP. Tramp. Tramp and Jus
Before the Battle. Mother" were his.
"A yDixie.' the South's favorite
song. was the work Of a Northerner.
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BINDINGS.

Problem No. 37l was not particularly
difficult. nor was 1t intended to be,
Is II Was just a gentle starter for the
= next honor list, and every one ought
20 get In line for a white card.
1t had IAN interesting little point In 1t,
which should be useful as a hint for
the management OF similar situations,
- they often come up in actual play.
The distribution Of the pieces In:
Black men on II and 81, king on 81.
White man on 30, kings on . and 10,
White to play and win, Here are the
moves tina solve
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THAT METAL rAsLN TOP.

THAT METAL fABLD roP.
This puzzle was TO patch up a square
table top that was originally supposed
I have nine different metals in Il. but as
one piece was stolen the work had to
be done with eight squares. which were
laid out In the form Of . square with
one corner missing.
The problem was to separate these
eight pieces by two straight cuts. so that
the pieces might be assembled agaip to
form . symmetrical table top. which
should be a perfect square,. Here 10 the
solution:
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CnINTINl TILE PATHS

Here Is another of Harry A. Sayles's
little puzzles which will probably keep
eome OF THE SvN readers busy until the
end Of Lent. II may not be as easy to
demonstrate the correctness OF the solu-
ton a. II was In the case OF the trips
across the checker board. although there
IL only one starting place.
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Tons Of Gold In California Treasury

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April BE
tween eight and nine ton Of gold Ia on
deposit In the vaults OF the State Treas
ury. according to the monthly count
made by the members Of the State board
Of control. OF the States 32l .s7s.b46.24
resources. S+,%b4.s70 10 In gold. nearly
223 sacks OF $4,000 each.
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PROBLEMS FOR sun
. READERS TO SOLVE
First Test for New Bridge
Honor List a Study in
Discards.
NOVEL TASKS IN PUZZLES

Bridge problem NO. at, which started
the new series for the next honor list,
was originally a ten carder. but the com:
poser. Ernest Bergholt. eimplihed the
situation by leaving out n round OK
trumps. Here In the distribution:
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!.t 1iasi sne. 3. Hama
~ 81 81 81. ~. 81; 81: .|;i::::
B's Hama

should b nave passed the nrst time.
and II he did. what should he do the
second round? Tho complete hand will
be given next week. with The bidding and
lite result. There was no score. E
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white TO play and win.
The distribution Of the pieces 10:
Black men on 8. 20. 26 and 81 kings on
4. ~ and SO. White men on .. 10, II and
-; kings on Z. ~ and 10.
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complete Instructions
correct. clear. concise.
BnlD0B CLUB. walker Ad6. Boston. % cts
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This il our old friend the Latin cross,
but instead Of requiring 1t to be cut
into various pieces and Joined together
again the puzzle Is to discover In how
many different ways one can pick out
the letters that spell the words THE
New York SUN without using the same
letter twice In the same combination.
There is only n ct" in the OUTFIT,
right In the centre. From that as a
starting point In how many ways can
you get thirteen letters In a con-
tiguous string. never going over the
same letter twice? Each subsequent
letter must lie north. south, East or
west of the preceding letter and ad-
iacent to 1t, Just an with the moves on
the checker board. only vertically or
horizontally instead Of diagonally.
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WARNING PARTNER
AT ROYAL AUCTION
Modern System Of Denying q
Suit the Means Of Avoid
ing Loss.
UNUSUAL CASES DECIDED

The following unusual cases have Just
been decided BY the committee on laws
at the Whist Club and sent TO THE Sun
for publication by the chairman. Milton
c. Work:
Case-Upon completion Of the deal
dealers partner. before either the dealer
or the second hand speaks, says Il
pass" Second hand then inquiries VINO
dealt? Fourth hand. without WAITING
for an answer. declare: one heart.
Dealer demands q new deal upon the
ground that the fourth hand has de-
ciared out Of turn.
~Decision-Law 10 provides that . pass
out OF turn does not Affect che order Of
the bidding. In his case, therefore, Il
vas the turn Of the declaSer 70 bid and
the bid made BY the fourth hand was
out Of turn ana the deciarsr 10. under q
strict construction Of the laws. entitled to
the penalty hs claima
We DO NOT. in any case. however. ap-
prove Of . player benentinG by his own
or his partners breach OF law or
etiquette which dsceives an opponent. and
we think that the fourth hand having
been misled BY the action Of the third
the declarer should not take advantage
Of q technicAlity. although. should he in.
sist upon doing DO. We would b Obliged
to decide in his favor.
Case-Deal completed. Dealer says
81 have only twelve cards" The three
other players all say they have only
twelve cards. The bidding had no,
started. should the deal stanh7
Decision-LAw 30 provides that n
prior to the cut for the following deal
. pack be proved incorrect. the deal u
void. 1t further provides that . correct
pack contains exactly ffty-two cards
but that Q pack u not incorrect when
missing card or cards are found in the
other pack.
Strictly construed. "A the laws shoult
be. this would at frst glance seem q
mean that In the case In question thu
deal must stand.
Obviously. however. that could no.
have been the intent Of the trainers o.
the law. 40 Il 10 hardly conceivable tina
four cards. n belonging to each player
could have become mixed up with tn
other pack II they had been In The deal
er's hand At the beginning OF the deal
Law 20 provides for the q In which
three players have the proper number
and the fourth less, In which instance 4
In more than probable that the missinl
ard or cards were regularly dealt to tn,
player who 10 short.
The intent Of Law - 10 that thor,
should be . new deal when the nifty
two cards were not In the dealers hant
NJ the commencement Of the deal, anc
We therefore decide that in the cas-,
under consideration the deal cannot b,
allowed to stand.
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SALE Of MUSIC ROLLS
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Sween;no Clearance of 8 to 10 thousand SO Note Music

your private library the best So
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As this special sale IL sure to com.
mand wide attention and will be
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the terms strictly cash and cannot
receive telephone orders.
The sale will be on the fifth floor
and will commence at the opening
Of the warerooms Monday morn
ing, April g..
All SOC and 76c Rolls at lSe.
All 500 and $l.25 Rolls at use.
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Since the recent discontinuance OF
our Circulating Library. we have
been arranging stock so as to
quickly dispose Of all the Music Rolls
in any way connected with this
library.
OF course this music has been used,
but It IL all clean and In perfect
condition; in fact, much OF 1t
hardly used at all.
You will find the very music you
want, whether classic, dance or
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It gives an opportunity to add to
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-26
OUTLAWS SHIPPING
BOTHERING TROOPS

Columbus. n. NJ, March 25.-Spor-
adic sniping by Mexican outlaws was
reported tonight by Lieutenant Her
bert Dargue. the daring aviator whose
flight throug ha desert sandstone
amazed army officers today In addi-
ton to a 1000 foot drop due to striking
wind eddy. Dargue's flight was
marked by brush with snipers who
put three shots through his aeroplane,
one Of which punctured his gasoline
tank
Two bullets punetured the wings Of
Dargues military biplane. he reported.
He was unable to see the snipers. but
zig gagged his course to escape their
shots.
Severe criticism OF the army aero
planes was contained in a report being
formulated tonight by officers of the
aviation corps for transmission to
General Funston. The report will be
accompanied by a recommendation that
be forwarded to the war department.
Heavy construction or the planes and
insufficient power in the engines are
the chief criticisms Of the aeroplanes.
The low power is blamed for the diff
ficulty which aviators have encounter
ed in climbing to great heights on
scouting expeditions. The report is
regarded as an answer to Funstons
unqualified criticism of the aerial OPP
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-26
CALIFORNIA WILD MAN
IS DEAD At BERKELEY

Berkeley, Cal, March 25.-Ishi. the
noted wild man" who was found liv-
ing the life of an aborigine in northern
California died today. The Indian
stood civilization for several years,
then succumbed to an illness. and ex-
pired at the University of California
this afternoon.
Hunters found Ishi IN the wild
mountains up north. He had never
heard of cities or anything like that.
Even matches were unknown to him.
He used fire sticks.
They brought Ishi here and made
him an attache of the University OF
California's anthropologieal museum.
There he was studied and marve1ed at
by scientists until his health failed.
The $500 which Ishi got will be used
in paying his funeral expenses. A
funeral ceremony with many wierd
features Is being arranged, 81 Ishi will
be laid to rest with much primitive
pomp and ceremony, as he desired His
affairs are In the hands of the public
administrator. Ishi,s bows and ar
rows, fire sticks and other curious
treasures will be kept in the museum.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-26
new BASE NEEDED
!. TO KEEP TROOPS
WELL SUPPLIED
Difficult Problem Confronts
Army Headquarters at
San Antonio To Put
Stop to False Reports.

San Antonio, Tex, March 25.-The
problem of keeping the American
troops engaged In the Villa hunt sup
piled with food and water tonight ee-
cupied the entire attention of Gem
eral Funston and his staff at army
headquarters. Solution Of this prob
lem involves the establishment of a
new base on the Mexican National
and permission to use Mexican rail-
ways for transportation of supplies.
OFFICIAL reports of operations south
Of Casas Grandes are lacking Moth
ing has been received from General
Pershing since early Friday, but the
usual grist OF rumors continued to
shift in over the desert. The posi-
bility of serious Consequences result
ing from these fumors has brought re-
peated protests from General Funston.
That headquarters intends TO put an
abrupt stop to false reports of upris-
ings against Carranza authority and
other false rumors inspired by inter-
ested persons, was made plain by Off
GERS at Fort Sam Houston. who point
ed out that circulation Of these stories
Is practically certain eventually to
bring real trouble. What methods are
TO be pursued was not divulged.
With substantial proof that all Of
the recent rumors of the slaughter Of
American ranchers and of unfriendli-
ness among Carranzistas are utterly
false, General Funston's staff tonight
expressed considerable relief. All re-
ports from the front tend to confirm
Funston's belief in Carranzas
strength.
stratesists Biggest Task.
! Until such permission is obtained
the biggest task Of the strategists di-
recting the Villa hunt is the element
airy vital one of getting food to the
men in the rangs. Automobile trucks
are proving Intellectual as the result OF
road trouble conditions. Reports ia
General Funston tonight indicated the
trucks are continually breaking down
under moderate loads.
Colonel Sickle reported from CO.
lumbus that he had personally investi-
gated the story that three American
ranchers had been killed south OF Glib
son ranch. The men. said Colonel
Siclsles, were surprised to hear Of
their reported deaths. Carranzista
feeling in that district is said to be
entirely friendly to Americans
I
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-26
AMERICANS HAD CLOSE
CALLS ON SUSSEX
Continued from First Page,

Continued from First Page)
ing Paris tonight could recall having
seen the Baldwlns after the explosion.
The fear is growing that they may have
been lost.
P. W. Culbertsen of Pittsburg, one
OF the American survivors who was
enroute to France to join an ambu
lance corps. reported to the American
embassy that he last saw Miss Bald
win lying in the midst OF wreckage
aboard the Sussex, bleeding from a
wound in the head. A woman was at
tempting to stannch the flow of blood.
Ambassador Sharp obtained affidavits
from several American survivors. He
told us upon our arrival here that he
Is not yet convinced that any Ameri-
cans lost their lives, in view Of the
contradictory reports.
To Begin an Investigation.
The naval and military attaches If
the American embassy left Paris tor
night for Boulogne to begin an inves-
tigation for the purpose OF ascertain
ing whether the Sussex was torpedoed
or struck a mine. They plan to ques-
ton the officers of the channel steam
er and to examine the hull OF the Sus-
sex when she Is dry docked. At least
dozen persons must have been killed
outright when the explosion wrecked
the forward part of the Sussex as she
was nearing the French coast
Others were mangled and hurled,
wounded, into the water. How many
of these persisted before the boats
reached them could not be learned ex-
aetly tonight. Women survivors, seu-
arated from husbands or children are
running about frantically seeking 70
learn IL their relatives are among those
reported landed at Dover
l had walked forward a short time
before the explosion. Several dozen
passengers, taking advantage of the
clear weather, were on deck. despite
the sharp atmosphere II Is incon-
ceivable that many Of these could have
escaped in the terrific blast that broke
and splintered the fore part OF the
Sussex.
A man dived overheard a moment
after the explosion. That started !
panic. Several women jumped. carry
ling children with them. Boats wers
put over on either side and began pick.
ing up those that jumped, but officers
told me they were certain several wers
drowned. II was reported that one o.
the rescue boats capsized, causing fur.
ther loss OF life. but this report could
not be verified tonight.
Il Wireless Operator Escapes.
Though the wireless house Wal
wrecked. the operator mlraculousl.
escaped serious injury. He rugged u
la temporary apparatus after severa
hours work and sent out the distress
signals that finally brought the Maria
Theresa. 4 French trauler and a Brit.
ish destroyer To our aid