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The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING


h~sNFaAVA ANauNA-
A. BROOKLYN
philadeiphia- Brooklyn. called OF.
rain
Batteries-RiHey and KIifffsr.
Coombs and Meyers. Umpires-ODay
and pranahald
At Cincinnati
Innings ~ BsTts RHF
go Louis. . . q o 0 0 %
Concinnati Q 0 -
Batteries--Amss and Snyder. Tonev
and winE0. Cmpirss-Orth and rig
Ter
At Chicago
/. IaalA~s fttTgS RHE
Pittsburgh Q 30 o o q o.
Chicago 90 o I 90 . . - I
Battsries-Coopsr Miller and FIsch-
or Schmidt. Douglass and Elliott
Umpirss-Klem and Emslls.
Az Boston
Innings iastsg7s Rur
New York 0 . 0 go 0 0 0-sfi >
Boston 30 q u o 81
Bstteriss-Anderson and Rsrfden
Rudolph Allen. Barnes and Goudy
Umpires-Byron and QuiGiey
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
Weather Is Altogether
Too Wintry for
Baseball

The BASEBALL s.~s setween De-
trsit ana Cleveland. seheduied
fer this aftcrnOoa. has eeen pest
poned because OF Geld weather.
TIE elahs will conclude their ser
les az Navin nela saturday, when
noiaad will pitch fer Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
'lsl@{E;l!i55!|j(lB!'!kli'

81. that
Ehmke we'll ponder
pitched
oeIdTh TOOK
haveb In favor OF the
Of bit more daring Va nsuns 10
the nrst inning Srahel
100
al third that Couch
"wednesday Ehmke preferred 20 axe no
ball to nrst Srahe' VI" IN '" -
ounmssf lnts.
with no one entonoeu
Ehmk chAnes
the safety
speaker moment
JUSTIFIED In
could get him two or tnree uhs
nartus suggested frequently 10
But In the series VIZ e
Cleveland the Tigers had oeen
A. s.infns runners the sacks and YESTERDAY E
fluckm EhInke victory
- slipped Tigers TO win the opening series
event game
~Sss s6sir He make and he played
carefully he mt shoulder the blame himself
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
QUAKER colLEos QUITS
SPORT TO Alp WAR

PHILADELPHIA. April is.--By
a vote OF the student body with
faculty sanction. Haverford col
lege. q Quaker institution. has
cancelled all intercollegiate attn
letic schedules until the end OF
the war. II was announced last
night
The time for outdoor sports
will be used for drilling pur-
poses.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
YrsterasI,s R@suIta.

Innings l7a4B RHE
Boston II 0 30 I II
New York 0 no00i eoo-t .
BatteTies-Lsonard and Thomas
shawkey Love and walter. humans
ker Umpirss-McCorml and Con-
molly.
At PHILADELPHIA
Innings 21tts $50 pHF
Waahton - . 0-gi1
Phiiade. Il 90 0 . o.
Batteries-GailiA and Henry My
ers Noyes. Nabors and Schang TN
pires-Owen and Dtneen.
AZ 81 Louis
ChlcaRo-st Lnula postpon.d. raln.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13

Total bases-Dstroit Clsveland Z.
Sacrifice hits-YounE. JoneA Chap
man. Roth. Stolen bases-cobb. Two
OnBe hft@@f5rnnsy Struck eat-By
Ehmks s Chapman 4 Roth 2. Bag
by): By BAgby young, Ehmke).
Bases on oails-on Ehmks
fOrNeill). OF Baghy Ivsach T. Bush.
Spencer First base on errors-De-
tro4t 4. Cleveland /. Left on bases
Detroit ie Cleveland s. Wild pitch
-Bagby. Hit By pitched hall-By
Bzgby / Cobb. Ttme-i.5s. I'm
pires-NAliin and Evans Attendance
--3sai.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
sTaNDIyF
FriAay's Games

Frtaay'n Games
Cleveland AZ Detroit.
Boston at New York.
Washington at philadelphia
Chicago al St Louis
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
Over the Hill


lA a a
th1ugs:-Terry third
Doyle second for
field
49, 1ed for the phs All Of these oldtme given for lost
- time another during the winter.
oldtmers
BEGAN chr Mhewon Miner Brown Nap Rucker
Adams McQulan
NnrtDsn-thsss the old
Larry Lajoie cashed their chips
1D&w. carigan DooIsn
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
Another Invasion

DARK yellow
kA
that Irish
Warming their shlashs defend their
~ than OF Dons prominent the
gnerss and politicians and xaEFers without
alCuban
Arnanes Leu eaEue.
fOrk
New York atIonaI IraRu
W
N der ipeiaa
.sHss.sA ssevtcp Cincinnati
LeuI svlIe
on
49, k5aens asaGs. sseiser
: .: , s; .;::;'S;. IS !: s.: s:.:,..
osneass asera IeaEus
tern IeaGu
As<s~s osssss.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13

'Batted for Ehmke in ninth inning
tran for Spencer In ninth inning
Innings 12glB $50
Detroit -......0i 90 o o Q 81
Cleveland .......i Q 90o9 0 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 22.-William
J. Flynn announced here tonight that
he had resigned as Chief of the United
States secret service.
Mr.. Flynn said he had offered his
resignation last November. but had
been asked to reconsider it. Upon ad-
vice of his physician. however, and at
the urgent request of his family he
had definitely decided to retire, he said.
He will leave Office December 81.
There have been persistent reports
that Mayor-eIect John +. HyIan had
requested Chief Flynn to become police
commissioner of New York on Janu-
ary as successor to Arthur Woods.
Mr.. Flynn would neither deny nor al
firm that he would become the head OF
New York's police force under Mr..
HyIan He said, however the police
co,nn1issionership of New York had not
been in his mind at the time his resig-
nation was filed.
Chief Flynn has been with the secret
service twenty years and has been
working night and day since the
United States entered the war He
said he had been told by his physician
that unless he took long rest imme-
diately he would have breakdown
from which there would be no recov-
ery. This was the sole reason for his
retirement he declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
SEVEN CARLOADS OF GIFTS.
Gov. Cox. to Play Santa Claus, on
Way to Ohio Troops.

CINCINNATI, Ohio December 22.-
Carrying a precious load Of parents, sis
tiers. sweethearts and friends and presents
from back home, the Buckeye Christmas
special train. chartered by the state, was
speeding south to Montgomery, Ala. and
the Ohio soldiers in Camp Sheridan to-
night ~ ;.5s. ~ I
Gov. Cox, who will play Santa Claus
to the national guardsmen of Ohio: his.
bride, son and daughter and several
friends making up the governors party.
and 290 Ohioans are on the train. Seven
baggage cars Of Christmas gifts are. a
part of it,
The unique train. the first OF the kind
ever operated by a state; left Cincinnati
shortly after o'clock and is due In
Montgomery before IL o'clock tomorrow
morning. Sleeping coaches will be parked
in Montgomery and the Ohio delegation
will live in them. The baggage cars OF
presents will go direct into the camp,
where distribution by companies and bat
teres will be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
SOCIALISTS RAISE BIG FUND.
Hope to Get s1,ooo.ooo for Cam.
paign and to Defend Members.

CHICAGO, December 22--Socialists
TODAY began the work of raising a fund
of $1,000. 900 with which to conduct the
1918 congressional campaign and to
defend members of the socialist party
who have been accused by the govern
ment of anti-American acts and ut
terances Plans for the campaign were
made last night at a meeting OF the
national socialist executive COMMITTEES.
oliver C. Wilson, Illinois state secre-
fary of the socialist PARTY. was elected
financial director of the fund. Among
those who attended the meeting were
Morris Hiliauit Of New York and Victor
l.. Berger of Milwaukee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
TRAIN ] 4 KILLS 4, HURTS !.
Two Of injured Die on Way to
Baltimore Mistake Express
for Magnolia Local.

BALTIMORE, Md, December 22-
-Four men were killed outright, five
were injured. two of whom died on a train
on the way to Baltimore at o'clock this
evening at Magnolia, Hartford county,
twenty miles from this city
The men We're contractors employees
working ON the Navy proving ground
improvements around Aberdeen. They
were crowded on the station platform
waiting for local train. Some started
to push forward when a train was seen
approaching. 1t was not the local, but
an express that crashed into the men
on the outer edge of the crowd.
seven were SO mangled that identi-
hcation will take hours of work on
contractors lists. Many others were
put on the train and three died on the
way; Others were taken to local hos
pitfalls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
BOMB IN PLANT, -FOUR. DIE.
Explosion Wrecks Factory. Making
Rubber Cloth for United States

NEWARK, N. J., December 22.-Four
workmen lost their lives late today In
a fire following an explosion which
wrecked the plant OF the Newark Rub
ber Company. where rubberiEed cloth
for the government is being manufac-
tured. 5s
The explosion was caused by a bomb,
according to Superintendent James
Daggett He explained the plant usu-
ally. is not operated Saturday after
moons and said he believed a time fuse
was attached to the bomb with the In
tention of having it wreck the build
ing without causing loss Of life.
The factory was kept in operation
this afternoon because OF the holiday
season. Property loss IL -estimAtedIa Iat
$4,000 IA -32
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
DENY MEXICAN REPORTS
Officials of State Department Issue
Statement to Refute plans
OF Invasion"

To counteract efforts of German
agents in Mexico to stir up feeling
against the United States by circuiat-
ing reports published in some Ameri-
can newspapers that this government
is preparing to cope with disturbances
in the Tampico oil district. the State
Department last night formally denied
there was any foundation for the re-
port. 1t issued this statement:
"The Department of State is Informed
that certain newspapers in Mexico are
reproducing articles recently published
in the United States to the effect that
this government is making prepara-
tions to cope with disturbances in the
Tampico oil district. and that Ameri-
can forces are held in readiness for
that purpose.
'The Department of State. desires to
announce there is no foundation what
ever for the articles mentioned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
, GOVERNMENT TAKES HOTEL.
Lakewood Hostelry to Be Hospital
for Convalescing Soldiers

NEW YORK, December 22.-The gov.
ernment has taken over the Lakewood
Hotel. Lakewood, n. j., famous winter
health resort, as a hospital for con-
Salescing soldiers, it was announced
here today by Joseph P. Day, agent for
the government in the lease of the
property,
The hotel. with 400 rooms and con-
sidereds virtually hreproof, stands In a
twelve-acre park After the holiday
season It will be remodeled to provide
for 5000 or 1000
patients.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
TO SELL WAR LOAN.
Permanent Statesmen Organized by
Federal Reserve Bank in New York.

NEW YORK, December 22.-As a
step in developing machinery for dis
tributing future government war loans.
the federal reserve bank here is plan
ming to assist tho liberty loan COM
mittee by organizing a permanent
force of bond statesmen for the period
of the war, it was learned today. The
reserve bank wili pay the salaries OF
these men, who will be recruited from
the bond houses in the financial dis
trict.
When the two liberty bond issues
were foated. investment houses donat-
ed gratuitously the services of their
bond statesmen. During the two months
devoted to the first and second loans
virtually the entire force of all the
bond houses devoted all their time to
working for the success Of the local
|campaigna
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
ARE RESTORED TO DUTY.
Twenty-Five Men Held in Naval
Prison Back in Service.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H. December 22.-
Lieut.. Commander Thomas Mott Os-
borne, former warden Of Sing Sing
prison, now in charge of the United
states naval prison here, today restored
Twenty-Five prisoners to active service
in the Navy. making total of zoo re-
turned under his orders during the
past two months.
It was announced that the Christmas
custom of granting a number OF par
dons by the Secretary of the Navy had
been discontinued under Commauder
Oeborne.s system-of prison regulation,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
NO LONGER INTERNED.
Heinrich s. Ficke Is Released From
Ellis Island.

NEW YORK, December .2.-Heinrich
German Lloyd steamship line in this
city, who was interned on Ellis Island
last August. has been released from
the island, 1t was learned today.
United states Marshal Powers of
Brooklyn would not state upon what
conditions the release had been
[ssAtf the time Of Ficke,s arrest it was
sAidShe was living In a barred zone on
Staten Island without permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

The chaser was beached by the crew
after it was found that the fames could
pot he .psaeed u uudegsfo rob fWpt
thsh was made 10 fianctare the iarss sas-
oline tank by projectiles from sllers bat
teries. Two ss,ofs were fred Both
missed their marx: anothef cl1A4sx then
came in ana put a hole through the tank
with well aimed shot. The gasoline
spurted out, flames shot upward and .
short time later the little craft was a
total wreck.
Naval officials in charge Of this district
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Princes Advice to Armour.

A letter from Prince advised Armour
to take advantage of the reorganiza-
ton proposition to exchange Junction
company stock for bonds at rate OF
two for one, then sell the bonds. which
would net him profit of $4,000 Ar
mour owned $500 shares Of Junction.
Later it appeared from the records the
packers investment was cut to $4,000.
Armour has been getting approximate
ly $4,000 yearly in dividends, and be-
sides appears in the records as having
borrowed 100000 Of the original mil
Hon from the Maine corporation. The
interest charged was not shown. H
obtained for his $4,000 q total OF It.
CONTINUED On sixteanth PsgAJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
FEARS DRAFT, KILLS SELF.
Mississippi Farmer Fills Out Cues
tionnaire. Then Shoots Himself

RIPLEY. Miss. December 22.-Joe
Phillips, a well-to-do farmer. shot and
killed himself last night at his home
near here shortly after he had filled
out his auestionnaire for military
service. His body was found today.
It%was, believed by relatives that
Army caused Phillips to kill himself,
his II was said he had been heard to
say that he had rather be deadr than
|leave home. He Hetwas@twsnty-tvesy years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
u. S. Submarine Chaser Burns;
Shot E,npfies Tank; Tluo Hurt
Flames Which Wreck Craft Are Said to Haut
Originated in Engine Room One of Largest
of Recently Authorized Fleet

AN ATLANTIC PORT, December "a United States sub
burned the waters edge late this afternoon
which originated in the engine Two
of the injured and taken naval hospital.
The carried 1900 gallons Of gasoline which dumped
another chaser firing o through the
two shots from nearby battery missed marx.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Now Has chartering Committee.
German Paper in Costa Rica Seized

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica, December 20.
-Nueva Era, the last German paper in
Costa Rica. was seized today by the
government on account of libelous ar
tieles against President Wilson and
Lloyd George. II published also q yio-
Int Dsetsst Against the recent black
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Russian Lo0ting Orgies
May Result in Jewish
Pogroms, Says Report
ny LOUIS EDGAR BROWNE

HnH
c.b,exram to The Sunday Star asa
PETROGRAD, December %. - Tho
whole Of the Russian army was repres
sented at the demobilization conferences
which resolved that demooinxaion
should begin Immediately, provided tns
present political situation justifies II
The knottiest problem seems to be the
disposal of the huge government sup-
plies of cloth. food. metals and otner
commodities urgently needed Tor ctvilian
use throughout Russia
Looting Of wine cellars is expanding
and may possibly develop into Jewish
pogroms Last night two huge Jewish
shops were wrecked. The soviet declarts
that the cadets are the instigators Of
the wild disorders, using vodka, falSe-
hoods and money
During the night Petrograd was Dae-
carded high and low with anonyfuo9s
proclama tions charging the psopts<S
commissaries with being German agents
and that connected with the ssaff ft
the Smoiny Institute were six Germnn
general stan officers whose names tho,
proclamation enumerated
Cadet Conspiracy Charged.
The soviet's offlcia1 statement is 40
follows:
against the revolution The relations
between the black hundred leaders and
the cadets are proved by documents.
The cadets play leading role In tli4
special organization. which arranEaa
for the Iooting Of wine cellars. We ar6
preparing for the publication of the
evidence with the names and addreseee
Of the cadets implicated in the matter
instigating disorders by means OF
anonymous pamphlets.
The semi-onicial newspaper Pravdk
incites the workmen and soldiers with
the following in great "scareheads's:
I'm the name Of the intelligent works
man and soldiers of PetroHfad we orr
tier merciless treatment for the cad@S
instigators Of the vodka pogr0ms an1
the publishers Of anonymous proc3amu&
tions against thA psoplSs rulsr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
|I|TTAUER MADE
AVIATION CAPTAIN
Central High School Graduate
Commissioned in Ameri-
can Army Reserve.
OTHERS GIVEN HoNoRs

Kenneth E. Littauer. former wash
ington boy and graduate of Central
High School, who last September was
knighted by King Albert of Belgium
for distinguished service as an aviator
and member of the Lafayette escadriiie,
was one of twenty-four members of
that organization to receive a COM
mission in the American Army aviation
reserve. Announcement from the Of
fee OF the adjutant general yesterday
stated the commissions are awarded
on recommendation of Gen Pershing.
Littauer has received a commission as
captain in the aviation reserve. and is
also, by decree of the Belgian ruler. a
knight Of the Order of Leopold II.
Others Commissioned.
Victor Raoul Lufbery, William Thaw
and John F. Huffer of the escadrille
have been commissioned majors in the
American Army aviation reserve. In ad-
dition to Lttauer, others OF the esca-
drille commissioned as captains in the
reserve were Charles J. Btddle. Phelps
Collins, Walter Lowell, David Nick. Pat
ciSoHt 1No'Cib tNopcit
well and Kenneth Marr.
Press dispatches from France last
summer announced the death of Rock
well, who was a sergeant in the esca-
drille. in action.
Dudley l.. Hill. a sergeant in the
escadrille, received a commission as
captain for service instructor. Mem
bers commissioned first lieutenants in
the reserve were: Paul +. Baer. Will
liam B. Haviland, Charles Al. Jones.
Granville A. Pollock. Leland L. Rounds.
Joseph c. Stehlin. George f. Tunnure,
jr.: Frank w. Wells. Charles II. Will
cox. Charles G. Johnson, Charles FL.
Donal, jr. and Henry S. Jones.
Won Scholarship at Central.
Capt. Littauer was the winner of the
first Colgate scholarship awarded by
Central High School He did not
matriculate at Colgate. however. talk
ing up newspaper work on completing
his high school course. His first work
was for The Sunday Star.
Soon after his graduation he went TO
Paris with his parents, where he was
living when the war broke out in 1914.
He did not Immediately enter the mill
tary service. being then only about
eighteen years old. and during. the frst
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Kaledines' Resignation.

The resignation of Gen. Kaiedines ana
his associates in the military govern.
ment of the Cossacks. who have oeen re-
s;st;np the bolesheyik, is reported in y
Petrograd dispatch to the Times. The
purpose of this move is said to be to peri
mit the formation of a strong popular
government. Gen.. kalendines explainY
Of his unpopularity with the troops AZ
the front, who refuse to obey him II
consequence of misrepresentation on
the part of his enemies.
The dispatch does not suggest any
weakening of the Cossack movement.
which is represented in other reports a.
still progressing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Would End Crisis.

Commissioner Brownlow said at pres
ent only about one-third of the ship
ments arriving here daily are being re-
moved. He declared that il one-half of
ali Of the freight arriving each day is
removed during that day the situation
would soon clear up.
The committee is to report to the
Commissioners the result of its opera
tions: Nr. Brownlow said the committee
will have certain power to order the re-
mova1 Of freight. He pointed out, in the
case OF food and fuel shipments, Mr..
Weayer. the fuel administrator, can or
der the immediate removal of such
shipments when they arrive.
Besides members Of the committee.
others attending the conference last
night were Commissioner BrownIow, E.
A. Afford. G. B. Gorsuch of Baltimore
superintendent of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad: F. L. Marshall of the
mate Of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Maj Raymond W. Pullman. superin-
tendent ct police, and Charles j. Co
lumbas. secretary of the Retail Mer-
chants Association.
At the close Of the conference the
committee went into session and Sc
lected Charles J. Columbus as it's sec
xetary.
Appeal to Shippers.
was pointed out that the failure of con.
signees Of freight to haul the same
5eopardizes government interests and
also Of the citizens, and the committee
appeals to government officials and
consignees in general to dray their
consignments Immediately.
In the resolutions the government Of
hcials and heads of businesses are ap-
peaied to instruct their shipping off,
Gals to receive freight at any time be-
tween the hours of o'clock am and
. o'clock pm. daily. and. when urgent,
on holidays. The consigneeSkare also
asked to facilitate the unloading OF
such copsignments at the curb so that
teams may be released to relieve the
serious situation still further. The rail-
roads are also asssAd to alleviate the
delay of way bills and give prompt and
accurate information as to the location
of cars and platform freight
II was decided each member of the
committee should make personal
Investigation of conditions
Chairman Andrews appointed a sub.
COMMITTEES. which is to study the oues-
fton SO as to coordinate the yarious
interests and report at q meeting al
the committee next Friday evening Al
the Commercial Club.
This committee consists of Col. 7. r,
Sherer. John l. Newbold. Samuel +
Preecott and w. w. Bowie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Contractors Blamed for oe1av.

Contractors engaged upon govern
ment work. rather than government
responsible for delays in moving
freight from Washington yards which
errive here under government priority
Dedaxs.
cFhis fact IL brought out by Asurss
nfaaasaa a aeoond. .R1oal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
other Names on Roster.

Others whose names appeared in the
last roster of the escadrille to reach
this country. but who are not mentioned
in the list of those receiving commits
sions in the aviation reserve were: Adit.
Didier Mason of New York, Sergt. Dud-
ley Hill of Peekskill. n. Y; SergtsE
Sergt Stephen Bigelow of Boston
Sergt William Dugan of Rochester. Il
Y; Sergt. Ray Bridgman of Lake For
est, ILL.,; Sergt. Andrew C. Campbell of
Chicago; Sergt Douglass MacMonagie
of San Francisco; Corp. Ralph Doolfttle
of Chicago; Corp. James n. Hall of Col
fax Iowa.