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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
DEUTSCHLAND EXPECTED
TO OPERATE IN PACIFIC
Has Been Converted Into Warsh;p
and Fitted With Six Torpedo
Tubes, Is the Report.

BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN. August 16.-The Ger
man commercial submarine Deutsch-
land which visited the United States
before that country entered the war.
has been converted into war subma-
reaching the Associated Press. The
Deutschland has a great radius of ac-
ton and has been fitted with six tor
pedo tubes.
The submarine. it is said, may soon
leave for the Pacific, to operate against
traffic from San Francisco. The U-boat
was to have started activities some
time ago, but an explosion on board
while the vessel was a trial trip,
made necessary repairs, which took
considerable time
The German losses in submarines
according to the informant of the AS
sociated Press. who recently had been
at Wilhelmshaven and with the German
neet. has been twenty to twenty-five
boats. this figure apparently covering
the losses since the start of the unre-
stricted submarine warfare campa iSa.
-FOUR additional boats are said to have
been lost in the Mediterranean
Germany now has almost 300 sublna
rines, the newest boats being of the
big seagoing type and armed with "a
six-inch gun. This armament appeared
on boats commissioned in the middle of
June. the earlier boats of this latest or
ID. +. r.. type and the preceding c. T. l.,
type being armed with pair of 1866
milltmeter guns. approximately four
inch guns, fore and aft
The 800 submarines. however, include
large number Of the so-called canal
boat type. built for passage through
the Belgian canals to Ieebrugge, and
which are OF inferior armament and a
smaller radius of action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
GERMAN FLEET COMES
OUT TO SEA FREQUENTLY
Makes Short Trips From Wilhelm
shaven Two or Three Times
Every Week.

COPENHAGEN. August 1.-THE Ger
Press informant. justifies its name of
high sea fleet by running out from
Wiihelmshaven with considerable regu-
larity. sometimes two or three times a
week. The fleet only makes short trips.
however, and never goes very far out
to sea.
The high sea fleet usually leaves
NiIhelmshaven in the evening and is
back by early dinner time between IL
and noon on the following day. on a
few occasions il has remained out long
er. but only because thick weather set
in. making a passage through the Ger
man mine fields dangerous and forcing
IT to remain in the shelter of Helgo-
land until the weather cleared
A greater part of the time the battle
shiPS and cruisers comprising the bat
tie fleet are anchored in safe security
behind mine fields and nets and a triple
line of pickets protecting the entrance
TO the base. Once in March the feet
had considerable period of enforced
repose. when British mine layers, TAX
ing advantage of thick weather, SOW ed
the coastal waters SO full of mines that
the German vessels were unable to
leave harLor
The enlisted personnel of the feet
knew nothing OF American preparations
for active participation In the war The
men were told by their officers that
Americas declaration Of war on Ger
many was only issued as a cover to
preparations against Japan, and that
American troops would not be used In
Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
PLAYERS NOT PENALIZED.
Fletcher and Stengel Let Down Easy
BY President Tener.

NEW YORK, August 16.--It was
learned this morning that President
! John X. Tenner of the National League
will not impose any penalty on Arthur
Fletcher and Casey Stengel for their in
diligence in the fistic display that fea-
tured the second game of Tuesday $
double header between the Giants and
Robins at the Polo Grounds.
Il do not consider that base ball was
in any way reflected upon by the en-
counter between these players, SAID
President Tener. and therefore l do
not feel that the case calls for any
action on the part of the league. Both
players simply lost their tempers for
the moment. and regretted the incident
as soon as it was over.
The attention of the National League
president was called to the fact that
Stengel had precipitated the row in the
fourth inning when he attempted 10
interfere with throw which was made
to catch him between third base and
the plate.
Il have been informed of that" was
his reply. That was foolish move
on Stengers part. as it worked against
the interests of his own club. as StenSel
was declared out for Interference
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
Transfers to U. S. Army.

1t is officially announced that Amer
lean citizens serving in the British
army can be transferred to the Ameri-
can Army. provided the transfer will
be to the advantage of the United
States. This suggests that there will
be greater freedom than ever before
in the matter of transfers. 1t is prob
able that the new order Will provide
the American Army training on this
side of the Atlantic with several thou
sand seasoned soldiers.
Many will wish to make the exchange
for the sake of the promotion that is
likely to follow. For a private who
has seen year or more eff service
with the British will be worthy of
being made at least corporal in the
new American Army. while an efficient
sergeant is likely to get a commission.
The fact that this transfer opportunity
is given at the present time suggests
the soundness and strength OF the
British army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
HELP FOR PIRATES.
Dreyfuss Makes Wholesale Purchase
of Minor Leaguers.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. August ia
Wholesale purchase of promising minor
league players was anpounced here last
night by Barney ]. Dreyfuss. president
OF the Pittsburgh National League club.
Pitchers Hill and Ponder. Catcher Smith
anc 1Efielders Cation and Webb of the
Birmingham Southern Association team
were purchased. and Pitcher Milligan
OF that club was recalled Infelder
Warner of the WiIkesbarre team of the
New York State League. Catcher Black
well of the Newark International
League team and Catcher Shaw of the
Omaha Western League club were also
recalled.
Purchase of First Baseman Ray Mil
Ter of the Oakland club of the Pacific
Coast League. formerly of Cleveland
and Columbus. was also announced
Shortstop Charles Ward of the Pitts
burgh club was summoned to appear
before q draft exemption board at st
Louis Mr.. Ward expressed the desire
that he be accepted for service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
SUBURBAN TENNIS LEAGUE.
Racquet and Princeton Teams to
Play Important Match.

At meeting of the league held Tues
day evening the following motion was
made and carried:
That the Racquet club and the Prince
ton Heights Club play a match Satur-
day, August IS. at 200 pm. The win
ner of this match to represent the Sub
urban League in the Washington post
season series. The match between these
two clubs is to consist of the same
number of singles and doubles matches
as will be played by the clubs rartici-
pating in the post-season series. The
matches are to be played on the courts
of the Hoimead and Petworth clubs 1t
is suggested that. as the contest will,
no doubt consist of six singles and
three doubles matches. the first and
second singles and all the doubles
matches be played oa the Holmead
courts and the other matches be played
on the Petworth courts.
All scheduled matches OF the Sub
urban League for August IS are post
poned to Saturday. September Is.
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Cubs Buy Harry Weaver.

HARTFORD. Conn, August ls.-Hary
Weaver. a Philadelphia boy. and a MEM
Der of the New Haven Eastern League
pitching staff was sold to the Chicago
Nationals yesterday for $500 Weaver
is the leading pitcher OF the Eastern
League. and his brilliant hurting has kept
the club at the top OF the league He has
won thirteen games and lost only three
and has allowed only twenty-one earned
runs. Four of his victories have been shut
outs. He is a Highlander and is twenty
three years old. Weaver received a trial
with the Philadelphia Americans two
years ago and was released by Connie
Mack to New Haven. Weaver will report
to the Cubs at the end OF the Eastern
League season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
Percy Haughton May Give
Service to Harvard Eleven

BOSTON, Mass. August 16.-
Harvard may have the services of
no less brilliant n pair of foot
hall coaches than Percy ID.
HauGhtOn, president of the
Braves, and Leo H. Leary, field
coach. Both men nre in favor of
the continuation of intercOllegi-
ate athletics. and II SUFFICIENT In
tercst Is shown In foot ball at
Harvard md II their nina mater
desires their services they will I'M
dOubtedly serve without remu-
neratiOn.
Candidates for the freshmen
foot ball team will report on Sol
dierS Field during the week of
September ~. Games for the
1921 team have been arranged
with Andover, Exeter. Worcester
Academy md the YnIe freshmen.
With military training Mt Har-
ward likely TO call for only nine
hours study each week. the In
ferest In varsity sport. especially
foot ball, il likely TO he renewed.
Candidates for the varsity eleven
will report TO POOch Donovan
soon after college reopens. Con-
tests with other colleges will be
arranged, provided the nucleus
for u team is available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
|[ONGWOODDOUB[ES
REACH SEM|-F|NALS
Alexander and Throckmorton
Advance, While Baggs and
VosheII Meet Defeat.

BOSTON. August 1s.-pIa, in the ma
tional doubles tournament AZ tbe Long
wood Cricket club Yesterday advanced
four teams into the semi-final round
Frederick E. Alexander and Harold
Throckmorton took one of the advanced
brackets when they scored an easy VIC
tory over the Chinese PLAYERS. Wei and
Yune, at 6 6-1 "a Natbanie, w
Mics and Theodore Roosevelt Pell met
with sterner opposition from Bishop
and Hlahau bIIt nevertheless u-on IN
STRAIGHT snts ~ ;, ~
otber .e,ms 70 ,d,.sne, - Ie
Strachan and Fred G. Inman and
Wright and Johnson
The victory of Wright and Johnson
CANA &c .,,na+b;,,r f . ,; :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
RECORD GOLF MATCH Z
Nelson Takes a Holes to Win In Chi
cago Tourney.

CHICAGO. August ia record dis.
lance match for an eighteen-hoie golf
contest was played over the jackson Park
public links in the Chicago city champion
ship yesterday. Gunnar Nelson of the Mar
quette Park Golf Club requiring twenty
four holes TO defeat G. Hartman of tho
same club in the second match round Of
the tournament.
Both men played close to par during
square at the home green. Five extra
holes were halved in par golf. On tho
sixth Hartman misjudged his approach to
the blind green and failed to hole a long
putt for another par. losing the match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
BYRNE GOES TO CHICAGO.
Veteran Inielder Will Play Third
Base for White Sox.

CHICAGO. August 16-Bobby Byrne
former utility infielder of the Phillies
who was Internationally released has
been signed by the Chicago White Sox
to play third base. Byrne Will repor,
tomorrow or Saturday.
Following Weaver's injury at Wash
inSton. President Comiskey opened ne
gotiations with Byrne and they came to
terms yesterday.
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PIKERS PAY PENALTY.
Eight Gamblers Fined for Betting al
Fenway Park.

BOSTON. August 16.-The efforts of
the national base ball commission to
stop gambling at major league games
caused the arraignment here yesterday
of nine men charged with betting. All
but one pleaded guilty and were fined
$40 or $50 each.
Thomas D. Lavele appeared as coun
sci for the national commission, stated
that he acted at the personal soiicita-
ton of President Johnson of the Ameri
can League, who is the commissions
chairman. in asking that maximum
penalties be imposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16

Alva Williams. the catcher who, with
Turnsy Barber and Jack Bentley was
sent TO the Baltimore team in the trade
TINT brought Sam Crane 30 the Ma
t.casfs. has been given mis- uacondi-
t.ona! release by Manager Jack Dunn.
Williams has been in bad with the
C.icie management for some time.
Dunn having obtained the impression
couple of weeks ago. when Rippy
that the backstop had delibera teIy
kicked himself out of the contest in
order to take n rest. Williams is not
as young as he used to be, and, con-
sidering the precarious state of base
ball in the minors, it is doubtful that
lie will be able to catch on with any
other team. this season at least.
Evidence that Manager Rowland of
fort to fortify his team with reserve
strength for the grueling struggle
down the home stretch is furnished by
his acquisition of Bobby Byrne, for
mer Pirate and -Philly. Negotiations
with Byrne, who recently was given
his unconditional release were opened
when Buck Weaver was injured in this
city, and an agreement was reached
Yesterday. McMullin is filling in for
> Weaver in good shape, but Owner
Comiskey evidently wanted to be pro-
tected from further possible injury to
his infielders.
The Grinmen had their hands full in
defeating Tommy Crooks Frederick
team in an exhibition game in the
Maryland town yesterday. The. Blue
Ridge leaguers pounded the offerings
OF Molly Craft for a total of seventeen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16

Il also took up with the Philadelphia
authorities. just as 1 did with the Bal
tlmore people two weeks ago. the mat
ter of interpiayground meets. They
also liked that idea and expressed the
opinion that within another year reg
ular intercity meets between play
ground athletes, both girls and boys,
could he arranged
philadelphia is broadening its swim
ming facilities rapidly. This year it
has constructed five new pools and now
has three more building. That city now
has total of thirty-nine pools in oper-
atlon and intends to have more ready
for use next spring. Realizing the
value of the sport, I might say the
necessity. the people in Quakertown are
doing everything they can to teach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16

two-bagger and n single in the three
times he faced the latters delivery.
Hutchinson of General Ofice. Jarvis OF
Shops and Dixon of Shops also got
three hits each.
Three Washington boys playing for
Frederick against the Nationals yes
terday did the most OF the hitting for
that club. Heck made three safeties
out of five trips to the plate. Crooks
got two out OF four and Fraser three
out of five.
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PITCHER SHORE ENLISTS.
Red Sox Star Enrolls as Yeoman, t,
Be Called Later.

PHILADELPHIA, August 1s.-Shore
left tonight for Cleveland, where he
will rejoin the Boston team tomorrow.
He was told by the recruiting officers
that his services with the colorS prob
ably would not be required until after
the close of the base ball season. When
Shore was measured he was found to
be six feet. three inches in height and
was declared to be one of the tallest
recruits taken into the navy here.
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Cleveland PLAYERS Accented

LIE NELAND, August 16.-The Cleve-
land American League club stands tn
lose two of it's regular infielders and
two pitchers by the selective conscrip-
ton law. Joe Harris. first baseman,
was examined and accepted by a local
draft board yesterday Third Raseman
Joe Evans and Pitcher Clark picker
son were examined and accented at
New York last week. Pitcher Ed KLEIN
fer passed his examination at Warren.
"a. yesterday and was told he might
expect to be called about September s.
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TRI-CTTY SWIMMING CONTESTS
BEING ARRANGED BY Drummer
Superintendent of Bathing Beach Gets
Promise From Philadelphia to Boost
Affair General Office Beats Shops.
BY II. C. BYRD.

be of the bathing
of
further o lie ten1pla late meet - ~ =
in
to
of
them
me three take holding
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Left on MISREPRESENTATION, 4; Frederick G.
First base balls-of Craft. .; of Winsiow.
3. Struck out-By Winslow. = Three base hit
-Winslow. Two-base hits-Rice ca Leona I'd
Morgan, Menosky. Charity. Shenks, Doherty
Zinnell, Frazer. Stolen bases-MiIan (2l, Me.
nosky. Double play-Leonard TO Charity 10
Judge. Hit 10y pitcher-By Craft l. Balk-
Craft. Tmpire-Mr. MCGOWAN. Time of game
i hour and 81 minutes
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Brooklyn Lets Out Veterans.

NEW YORK, August 16-President
Ebbets of the Brooklyn National
League club announces that ]. T.
I"Chief-) Meyers. the catcher, and Mike
Mowrey. the veteran third baseman.
had been granted their unconditional
release.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
Army Turns Down Wolgast.

MILWAUKEE,. August 16.-Ad VOL
CAST. former lightweight champion box
er. was disqualified physically when he
appeared before the examination board
for men drafted for war service VOL
CAST has been q patient at a local sana-
torium for several months. He did not
claim exemption.
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Outfelder Mann Exempted.

CHICAGO. August 16.-Leslie Mann,
outfielder of the Chicago Nationals, was
passed by an exemption board. He
cia lined exemption as the support of a
wife and two children. His home is at
Lincoln Neb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
Kauff and Cruise Tied
in N. L. Batting Race

Benny KauR is now tied with
Walter Cruise for second place In
the National League batting race.
Benny gained six points yester-
day by securing i've hits In eight
times up in the dOubIc-hcnder
with the Dodgers.
In the American League yester-
day the leaders "stOOd still" IN
asmuch as neither Cobb. Speaker
nor Sisler performed. At present
Cobb appears to he the only play
err in either league who has
chance to secure 200 hits this
season.
Here's how the five leaders in
each major league nre hitting to-
day:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Player. Club. &. Alb. r.. II. Av.
Cobb. Oct. lib 437 sc 1GS 1884
Sisler, st. l.. 100 43I ~ 132 $50
Speaker, CI...Ii4 f18 - 145 .340
Chapman, q. .117 Az - 129 BIB
Veach, bet. lib 4I3 80 rs BIZ
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Player. Club. &. All. r.. II. Av.
ROuSb, Gin -. 103 1906 81 I3S .34S
KauT, \. ". .1O4 $50 o. 122 .:321
Cruise. st. l.. 100 $50 IL ~ .321
Hornsby, ST. L.I0I 36D 81 112 .311
Fischer. Pitts. 20 200 -: 81 $40
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Carpenter Relieved of Service.

PARIS. August 16.-George CARPENTER
has been relieved of further army serv-
ice on account of a weak constitution.
He expects to visit the United States
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hits. while the Nationals got thirteen
off Winslow. Each team had five
run inning, Washington's big round
being the first. Frederick tied it with
o grand rally in the fourth and took
the lead. with an additional counter
hung up in the fifth. The game was
won in the seventh on singles by Judge
and Shanks. Milan's out and a hit BY
Ray Morgan. Score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16

The Siberian railway is the longest
In the world. Its total length is 4. 7SJ
miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16

new piece of farm machinery is
a cart designed for bringing in the
corn shocks. and it is self-loading,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16

General Office kept in the running for
the Championship of the Terminal Rail-
road Y. NJ. c. A. League by trimming
Shops. to /. Shops had won the two
games previously decided. and would
nave taken the championship had it
been fortunate enough to get the long
end of the score in the third. Shafer.
on the slab for General Office held the
shops team to seven hits and kept them
scattered. Shops scored its one run in
the third inning. Tyser of General
ONCE was the star batter of the day.
as he greeted Brown of Shops with a
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago. 5; Cleveland. 30 inninssl.
Boston. 4; Philadelphia .
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston. 8: Philadelphia o.
Brooklyn. 8; New York ..
New York. :; Brooklyn I.
Pittsburgh. 8; Cincinnati .
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
SCHEDULES.
MEXICAN LEAGuF
TOMORROW.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

TODAY. TOMORROW
Pittsburgh at Phila. Pittsburgh at Phila.
81. Louis New York. 81. Louis at New York
Cincinnati Mt Brooklyn. Cincinnati at BROOKLYN
Chicago at Boston. Chicago at Boston.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
INTERNATIONAL IEACUE.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,

Newark. 3: Rochester. . G5 inningsl: Rich
mond. 4: Toronto. 3. Providence, 3; Buffalo, .
Providence, 8; Buffalo. ).
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BRITISH Av|ATORS SEND
GERMAN FOE TO GROUND
Exciting Air Battles Reveal Speed
Tactics and Alertness Necessary to
Act in Duplicity.
BY E. PERCY NOEL.
Especial CableGram to The Star and
Chicago Daily News.p

Copyright. 1917. by the Chicago Daily News
Company
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE
FIELD, August 3 delayed Air sur
renders have been known in the past
year or else an episode which occurred
when the clouds lifted the other day
might not have happened. Several
German planes succeeded in approach
ing the British lines in quiet sector.
where they were promptly attacked by
fighting machines, whose duty it was to
bar the way. In the short battle which
followed one of the enemy airmen
showed a white flag. Two German
speed ma chines. which had either be-
come separated from their squadron or
else were undertaking an especially
dangerous mission. were met by two
British single sectors of about equal
speed.
After the usual maneuvering for posi-
ton of the best advantage the fight
began. Scarcely fifty shots had been
fired before one German fell back. with
bullet through his head. His ma
chine burst into flames and went down
swiftly with trail of black smoke be-
hind it
That" explained the pilot. who was
telling me the incident, was another
German plane that returned because
it fell within their own lines. You
know they do not count as lost any of
the machines coming down on German
territory. We cannot count a plane
brought down unless it falls in our
territory or IL observed to fall in
flames by two artillery observer wit
nesses.'
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German Pays Dearly for Action.

The other German gained an advan-
tage in TIE jockeying for positions and
opened fire on the British pilot. but
the latter got out of a bad situation
by sudden nose drive of short dura-
ton. ending in a steep climb. In the
meantime. the enemy machine turned
tail and headed for its own lines, but
the British plane was underneath him
and gaining rapidly. So he banked up
at almost right angles with the ground
ahd spun around to defend himself
His machine gun ratified out three
rounds and then stopped The British
pilot. who again had lodged out of the
way and was awaiting a chance to at
tack at close range, knew that the
enemy's rapid firer had damned. I'M
less ii was trick, which was not prob
able.
Then a white flag huttered in the
above his head and nodded express
sively toward the British lines The
British airman, glad of the opportunity
TO escape the disagreeable trick of
shooting down an improperly armed
enemy. understood and nodded assent
The German circled wide, until the
nose of his machine pointed toward
allied territory. If he had hoped to
increase the distance between himself
and his captor he was not sappoint-
ed. for the victor, seeing an action that
indicated good faith. trusted TO the
German to fly back to the British lines
and land there as captive.
For a minute or two all went as
expected. Then the German suddenly
dived down 1000 feet. after which
he Strengthened out at full speed
toward his own lines. The Britisher
executed similar maneuver and went
in pursuit. Three minutes later he
was flying close below the enemy's
tail. for he did not trust him That
machine gun might resume firing at
any time. But the British plane few
so close that there could be no mis-
take about the aim and the German
soon paid for his duplicity.