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THE kAISER'S CHALLENGE
ANSWERED.

The Second Liberty Loan j. over~ub-
scribed by several hundred million.
An overwhelming >nece->.' j. the iubi-
liant announcement of Secretary of the
Treasury Mc.Adoo.
The challenge of the German kaiser has
beer answered by the free people of Amer
lea in unmi>takable terms declares the
secretary.
Ring the Liberty Bell once m ,re. .Ameri-
cans are still u free people. still the same
patriotic. liberty loving people ~ those
-taunch PATRIOTS who followed Washing
ton Ia victory through har>hip> that
would have dismaved any men who had
bern made of stuff less stern.
We Americans will bsck up our Liberty
Lads who are already fighting the enemy
in the trenches IN France.
And We Americans will not lay down our
arms until we have conquered.
The God of Victory i on our side. For
our~ J. a righteous cause. In every Chris
tian church throughout the country sun
ustN iilfi>tfE~ anu tNstntn nlleu tNttf
hearts IN earnest PRAYER that God bless
ing would rest upon our arms and lead our
armies to virtory-and We asked II with
The same sense that righteousness and lu>-
tice and the welfare If al the people III
the earth are most deeply concerned in the
cau~ for which we are fighting. God
surely Will answer our prayers.
The announcement Of the overwhelming
success Of the Liberty Loan made an the
same dav gives proof that our people have
faith IN their own cause. and are willing t.
do their part.
God'~ blessing truly rests upon the
American cause IN this World War.
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Saturday Evening Po~t.l


Nearly eighteen months have ELAPSED
since Germany began unrestricted stibma.
.rine warfare. Report~ Of the sinking ~
ships since then nave been inconclusiv.
and conflicting. England has gwen onl,
the number of British ships sunk. without
stating their tonnage. Germany ha~ made
tall claims. which England ha~ denied. A.
To how many tons have been sent 10 III,
hoitom all an outsider can do j. To make /:
fairly good guess.
Blu there i another line on ~ubmar RIM
activity. The usual official statements o.
British imports and exports have .ecn pub
li~hed regularly throughout the war. Their
= M reason to question their accuracy.
The statement for August shows that m,
value of goods moving into the United
Kingdom bv sea and ont bv sea was 20 ne,
cent greater than in the correspondent.
month last year.
Rise ~ prices would account for Il con
siderable part "f this increase. The fig
urc~ may he affected IT, some extent h,
the inclusion Of certain government pur
"" ~ "~i NtiF. DHi farefu
consideration ~ all the evidence leaves \
strong presumption that the movement 81
goods 10 and from England BY sea j. about
a. large a last wear. If we take the sever
months ending with August. embracing IN,
period of unrestricted submarine Oh
eraiion~. the value of British imports an1
exports = about eight per cent larger thar
last wear.
After nearly two-third- Of Il year, *
per1ence, the longest vision can see no lie
feat for the allies through starving Eng
land into submission.
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{ BROOKLYN Eagle. }

The Russian governments decision T.
shift the capital of the empire from Petro
grad to Moscow gives an added ~ignifi
.cance 10 the German victories in the Cul'
of Riga. II means that the Russians mr..
convinced that the German purpose j. 4
advance on Peirograd. and are doubtful
of their ability successfully 10 oppose thu
invader. II The government j. 10 b,
moved merely ~ q precautionary measure
IT should prove to be an advantage, but i
at shows a weakening IN the determination
to defend Petrograd the move may fore
shadow the worst defeat new Russia ha.
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Baltimore American


In 4 recent address Fond Administrato
Hoover made the grim prediction that
starvation would win the war. II this i
indeed IT, he the gri>ly arhiicr of the great :
IT war the world has known. the United
States l. already arraved against IL "a. the
Ultimate foeman. In this view the entire
'aii"n should feel aroused to the keen
necessity Of applying the principle of self
reservation 10 it, own ~~u~tenaiiun. With
God Resources always looked upon n
'eyond exhaustion the United States i
presented with the necessity of using all
Is energies to save itself from the presence
Il the >pecter. II can not bc other than
generous with it, allies. upon the feeding
Il whom depends IL own security. II
AN not be oblivious io the needs of such
leutral> ~ have claims upon il. Bui. the
mted State, also has claims upon the
'eniral~. hr. Hoover says the country
"a be'l prodIgal in exporting. hut that
hi> 4 now changed. The United State,
Mould array the South American republics
bout IT IN = food agreement that would
'rovlde resources for the United States
rom those countries toNnake good depie-
ions through the necessity 10 make vast
Np"rt> Ia IT. allies and eon>ervativeIv 10
'rovide Tor neutrnl~ across ~eu-. Feed
NmerIca FIRST y the Hoover position. and
hen the entire force ot law and coercion
4 the country will be- brought Ia bear ia
make tins sufficient and To keep down the
,ricc> of ~taple>.
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DECREASE IN BANKRUPTCIES.
tky Associated l

LONDON. Oct. 29.-There was n con
siderable decrease in the number Of bank
ruptcic~ last wear. receiving orders being
only 1857 against 23T9 in l9l. Liabilities
81 debtors totalcd S22, 73l .g59. 4 decrease
of So OO. 600 and the los to creditors
Sl2 900. 900. decrease of Si.5O0,000.
The principal failures were among gro
ccrs, bakers and saloon keepers.
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The Perfect Comeback

Willie. Your masters report Of yonr
YORK l. very had. DO YOU know that when
y o"hr"w Wilson was your age he was
read of the school,"
Yes. pa; and when ne was your age
re was president of the United State~.'-
.xchange.
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"A Smile or Two


SLOW old are you7" asked a little boy
Of his mothers caller.
..WTlic- said his mother sharply. "you
must not ask Il lady a question like that
ia isn't polite"
.Vhy. mammal returned the ~young>ter
.,he isn't supposed 10 tell the truth.
Boston Transcript.
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War In History


Australia. be referendum. rejected the
proposal for compulsory military service.
The evening world., 1917-01-08

Dame for Washington on Nov. "a,
md the arrangement OF a game with
beaver College at Beaver Falls,
Pa, have completed the Washington
and Jefferson football schedule for 1917.
Eleven games are to be played. six
az home n five on foreign gridlrons.
The schedule follows:
At Home-Sept. -. bethany; 20. Grove City
Oct. .. Westminster 10. West Virginia Wesleyan
". Tenn state; Nov. "a. Sotre Dame.
Aboad-Oct. %. Geneva, at Beaver Falls. Nov.
y. Marietta at Marietta. Ohio 10, Pittsburg, at
ritslnlis: ~, West Virginia. at Fairmont. ". Va,
" rIhanh si'ins). Washington and Lee. at Rich,
nond. Va.
Hannes Kolehmainen has renewed his
old allegiance with the Irish American
Athletic Club. The famous Finnish
runner left the club last October. One
afternoon he walked into the h%eadquar-
ters OF the Amateur Athletic Union and
announced hat he wished his registra-
ton changed from the lrish-American
a. G. to unattached" Yesterday 1t
was that he had returned
to the fold OF his old organization.
George Moore. professional three
cushion billiard champion. will begin a
series of practice. tches at Doylc's
billiard room tonight, His first oppo-
nent will be Albert q. Cutler. Through
out the week he will each night meet
the best local experts. In preparation
for. his coming championship contest
with Charles McCourt OF Pittsburgh.
The evening world., 1917-01-08

right to compete as an amateur. Oui-
met was In tho sporting goods business
In Boston when he won the national
opcn championship In 1918 and the
amateur title the following season.
Yet no was disqualified n year later
after opening his own business.
Tho supporters OF Ouimet-they
may be counted by the hundreds
claim the Boston youth was untustly
treated and that there are others who
ecutive Committee regarding their
amateur status. They revive the
vexing subject OF golf architects.
Many golfers argue that the amateur
links architects should share the
same fate as Ouimct.
An official OF the Metropolitan Golf
Association, who didn't want his
name mentioned. said:
Now, of course. l am on friendly
terms with the very chaps l am about
to speak of. but take Walter J. Travis.
A.. w. Tillinghast and Devereux
Emmett. They are all fine fellows,
but there is really no reason why
they should be allowed 10 remain as
amateurs.
Laying out links IL almost an art.
There are comparatively few who
seem to make much Roadway at II.
but az long AS these men and others
have decided 10 adopt II as their pro-
fessional work. they should take the
consequences.
81 will be very surprised II the
question OF links architects does not
come up at the meeting"
The evening world., 1917-01-08
ROWing Has Just Been Hill by
Sport Worlds Reform Wave

pion and tho foremost oarsman in
America, had jeopardized his amateur
standing by being a games instructor
In the Bureau of Recreation Of the
Department OF Parks. n prominent
official of the National Association OF
Amateur Oarsmen said that Rooney
was not the only oarsman who IL in
danger OF having himself declared a
professional at the next meeting OF
the association. to be held at the New
York A. G. on March IT.
Who this second prominent oarsman
Is who would walk the plank as the
official IN question put It.. is not known.
for neither the official nor James A.
%Pilkington. President OF the association.
would divulge the name. II Is certain.
however. that the annual rowing meet
ing will see some housekeeping.
Rooney. according to the records Of
the Department OF Parks. Is a gym
nasium instructor. and II is said he Is
stationed at the public playground at
Ninth Avenue and Twenty eighth
Street. Manhattan. Mr.. P%ilkington said
he knew nothing OF the case except
from newspaper reports, and had
known how Rooney. who won the senior
national sculling championship at Du-
luth last August. when he defeated
Jack Kelley OF Philadelphia. earned his
living.
Mr.. Pilkington added. however, that
under the constitution OF the associa-
tion his duty was clear II Investigation
showed that Rooney was actually n
coach OF athletics. as his title would in
dicate. Under he constitution. news
paper reports are sufficient basis on
which to begin an Investigation.
Asked whether the ". a. A. o.. II
Rooney should be found guilty as
charged. would compel him TO restore
the medals he won In amateur regattas
last summer and relinquish his title. Mr..
P~ilkington said that might very well
follow He cited the case OF Jim Thorpe.
whose medals n prizes won at the
olympic Games in 1912 were returned to
Sweden when II was shown that ne had
been n professional athlete ror a year
or more before the Olympic games.
Rooney. II IL said. has been employed
by the city In his present capacity for
more than n year.
The evening world., 1917-01-08
Hockey NeWs

The first of a series OF intercollegiate
championship hockey matches Will bo
held at st. Nicholas Ice RIM on We'd
nesday evening. when Princeton will
meet Dartmouth. On Saturday night
Yale will be lined up against Princeton
and the following Saturday Princeton
ami Harvard will play,
Princeton's veteran seven has returned
from its practice s%oJourn at st, Pauis
School. Concord. y. H.. and IL In hard
training again at 81. Nicholas link
Coach Patton says his men have shown
no,able improvement since their last app
p.arance In New York on Dec. 20. when
they defeated Williams, and he IL con-
fident OF a victory over Yale. The Tiger
lineup consists OF Scully. Comey. Capt
Schoen. Ford. Hills. Humphreys and
Cushman. most OF whom have been Will
the team for three years.
Dartmouth will send down to NEE
rrinceton a strong team headed bS
CDpt. Tyler. who has not played hi,
season on account OF a football injury
Murphy and Paisley, OF last year!
freshman seven. have doomed NJ stronl
as candidates for the varsity team thii
season, and the regulars at practice arr
Bickford. Duffill. Hobbs. McDonousl
and Strecter.
Yale will probably use against tn,
Tigers the same team that defeated tn,
ST. Nicholas Hockey club players OF
Dec. 90. This combination consisted -
York. Bierwirth. Murray. Var Nostrand
Armour. Stanley and Briggs. Thi
The evening world., 1917-01-08
{ News of Sports Told in Shorts

George +. Moon. Jr.. vice-presldent OF
the National Association OF Amateur
Billiard Players. who will act rs referee
Of the National Glass G 1872 balk line
tournament. made the drawings yester-
day. The twelve players are divided
into three divisions. as follows: In Div
ision A. Clyde Il. Terry. Ferdinand A.
Unger. Courtlandt T.. Dixon I'd and Irv-
ing I. Levine. In Division Il. DIR. II.
W. Hawley. George W. Spear. Charles j.
St~einbugler and q. Gardner. In Divis-
ion c. Julian Rice. c. 7. Mathews. Irv-
Ing Schwartz and l.. A.. Servatius.
The matches will begin at 8 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at aurice Days.
In the nrst matches Unger will meet
Dixon and DR.. Hawley will meet Stein
bugier. At 6 o'clock Rice will meet
Servatius and Terry will meet Levine.
At s o'clock DIR. Hawley will engage
Gardner and Mathews will play
Schwartz.
The third round OF the annual cham
p!onship tournament OF the Metropoli-
tan Chess League was played on Satur-
day evening. when the Isaac l.. Rice
Progressive Chess Club shut out the
City College men. the Manhattans dis
posed OF the Ocean Hin Chess Club by
seS e. games 10 ono and tho Columbia
students managed to draw the match
with the West Side Y. NJ. c. A. and this
In spite OF the fact that the students
were shy OF two men. thereby having 10
forfeit two games.
PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Jan. s..Ths
issued today provides for eighteen
Providence Club OF the international
League. the third game to be played
In ease OF a tie.
The schedule follows;
APRIL ~, Main; a. rryidssoei APrl u
iel At rrO'idsnoo. April IS. P'inoeton a. rro'i-
May :, Jnalty a, rr,'aTnG.; Mh 9 na,t.
at so.s Haven; MAY il. Se,an Hall caaHii.ss a
rroridence; May ~ l1een dsteli Mas, 20. bar!
mouth at rroyidcnce; May 10, Harvard at iro'i
June : Holy Gross a. G,sS'idsosi Jun. .
Wor,stG; june 20, Leland stanford At rpa
dence.
j. y. Mclnughlin and r. NJ. Wilson
divided the honors yesterday at tn
/ traps OF the New Rochelle Vac Club
An even dozen Nlmrods contested 70
, the trophies inc captured
: two-the high scratch with SO as hi
score and the 10 bird" scratch pril
, with a full score. y VI. Wilson annexe,
a the Accumulation Cup. havin. won tn
, first series with 6 legs to his credit
! Nat webb VOL the high handicap priz
Z with a score OF s6 on his handicap O
I ~. The second handicap prize was
n goose. which O. i. Pelham won han
q oily.
' pINEHURST. n. C.. Jan. S.-Dwigh
r Armstrong. winner OF the midwife
4 golf tournament, and Fred Ryall lost I
o gu Nichols and Wllfred Reid. profes
: sionals by 4 and 2 In an uninterestin
match over course No. 2 yesterda,
= Count Otto Salm. Jed Jones OF Prov
idence. Miss Florence BALM and "A mum
: Der Of other wei known tennis player
have arrived ut Plnehurst for the mid
/, winter tennis tournament. which open
n to-day, and spent the day in praC
y tlce on tho courts.
The booking OF a contract with Notr
The evening world., 1917-01-08
Soccer NeUs

Notwithstanding the hard game In
Bethlehem on Saturday. the Brooklyn
Celtics turned out In good condition for
the New York State League soccer
match with the C%ontinentals at Harlem
Field yesterday afternoon. The ground
was rather soft and the going conse-
quently heavy. but the Celtics. still un-
defeated In this years series, developed
a great speed and proved too much for
the Continentals. The score was 3
goals to 0.
Two important games In the National
League soccer schedule were played in
Jersey yesterday. and as a result both
the Babcock Il Wilcox eleven and the
Jersey Athletic Club, which defeated
the Dubllns and West Hudsons respec-
lively. passed the Scottish American.
and are now tied for the lead. A
Bayonne the Babcock 4 Wilro,
players had little difficulty In beatin,
the Dublins by a score OF 3 to U. 1t wa.
only after the hardest sort of n struggl,
that the Jersey A. {. was able TO dow
the West Hudsons by 4 goals 10 3 a
Washburn Park in Jersey City.
l.. Gilmore, n soventeen-year-old soc,
Ger player, outside left on the team o
the Cameron Football Club OF New
York. broke his ankle during the stat,
League championship fixture againsI
tho st. Georges Football Club here. a
Woodside. l., L., yesterday afternoon
The former champions were badly Grip.
pied by the accident and played tn
Second half with only nine men. TIL.
consequence was that with ten minutes
to 20 Garland shot the lone goal which
decided the match in favor OF st
George.
Playing their FIRST game In four week
the Overseas Wanderers soccer tear
resumed their winning streak. yester
day by dfeating the Our Boys clever
by 3 goals TO 2 In n state League gam'
at Van Cortlandt Park.
The evening world., 1917-01-08
Large Fields Turn Out
For CrOss-C Country Runs

seconds. Con was virtually a novice at
the beginning OF the season. but ran two
or three good races In the early fall. ana
his handicap was gradually shortened
until he was placed on scratch yestcr-
day. lie justified the handicapper's
judgment by defeating Aaron Morris Of
his own club. the only other scratch man
10 start by more than a minute.
TIT leld was one OF the largest the
Harlem League has had this season.
Harry McGinn OF the Paullst A. c.
shattered all presidents yesterday BY
winning fast time prize in the champion
ship run of the Catholic Diocesan Union.
less than two weeks, and he record he
has established Is a unique one.
Although he has not Won "A single one
of tho five races. which began with the
Knights OF 81. Anthony run on Dec. -
he has been the fastest man In the pack
each time. lie finished in twelfth posi-
ton yesterday. y. McManus Of IN,
Paulist Club was the winner. He had
tho limit handicap OF 5 minutes and woI
In 80 minutes IL seconds.
The Hungarlan-American A. G. re
gained its lost prestige In the iorkvill'
Athletic League yesterday when II cap
tured the road race around Central Parl
with , total OF 10 points as against 81
scorel by the Nlnety-second street \
VI. II. a.
J. Prezeszty OF tho Hungarian Club
| with n handicap OF 3 minute 30 seconds
was tho winner in 80 minutes II sec
onds. l.. L. Dutka. the scratch man
covered tho course In 30 minutes 81 sec
onds and won the fast time prize.
The evening world., 1917-01-08
BIZ William, Abbott.

THE result OF the United States
Golf Associations meeting FRI
day night will have great in
fiuence on the tennis people next
month when they attempt to define
what IL an amateur" Should public
sentiment compel the golf moguls to
modify their strict amateur rule. II Is
n safe bet the Tennis Association
will put the soft pedal on Its scheme
to Jam through a similar law.
Tho Golf Association was first to
i~mpersonato Billy Sunday In tho
sport world. Its strict amateur rule
containing n clause barring those en-
gagged In the sporting goods busi-
ness was "A reform movement that
spread like a prairie fire. This was
h rule that causCd Ouimot's sus-
pension and the stirring up Of a hor-
nets nest.
The tennis folk. not caring to lose
a trick TO their golfing brethren. i'm
mediately got busy and framed u new
amateur code. But IL wasn't put
over" as easily as the golf rule. be-
cause there are many more thousands
playing tennis and the sport isn't so
exclusive at the links game. Yet some
OF the tennis leaders are confident
they will pass their new amateur rule.
but It's IA cinch they will he much
Interested In the golf meeting Friday.
With the arrival OF President Wood
ward OF h United States Golf Assoc
citation to-day from Denver the pre-
liminary sparring before the big golf
bout took on renewed spirit. Mr..
Woodward plans TO have several con-
ferences with Secretary Toward
The evening world., 1917-01-08

Bin Brennan. the big Chicago heavy.
weight. added another name TO his long
list OF k~nockouts by sending Jack Hub.
bard. the Philadelphia heavyweight 70
sleep In the second round at the Breads
way Sporting Club on Saturday nighh
Hubbard was outclassed by Brennan.
being knocked down three times In thu
first round.
The evening world., 1917-01-08
McAuIster Wins Easily,

Bob McAllister. the California boxen
looked as good as ever at tho Fairnon0
A. C.. where he easily outpointed VIVA
Burt Kenney In the main event OF ten
rounds. McAlllster only scaied a fewJ
pounds over the middleweight limit ~
was as fast as chain lightning. Ever,
margin. "
The evening world., 1917-01-08

THE reform wave that already
has hit golf. tennis. athletics.
billiards and hockey has Just
struck rowing. Chess is about the
only sport that has escaped.
Following charges made yesterday
that Tom Rooney OF the Ravenswood
Il. c., amateur single sculling cham
The evening world., 1917-01-08
Result of Golf Meeting
Will Haze Influence on
Action of Tennis BOdu

II "Monarchs Of the Links" Mod
ify Their Code, Which Will In
cidentaIly Mean 0uimet's Re-
instatement, the Tennis Asso-
citation Is Bound to Alter Its
Plan to Pass Strict Amateur
Rule.
The evening world., 1917-01-08
RACING SELECTIONS.
EW ORLEANS.

First Race-Kultur. Walter Dun
can, Glass A.
Second Race-Thorwood. Tactiess,
Anxiety.
Third Racc-LanEhorne. John
Douglass, Tribolo.
Fourth Race-Brizz. Irrawaddy.
Recluse.
tifth Race-Kilday. Yodeles. Billie
Baker.
Sixth Race-White Crown, Avon,
Ray O'Light.
seventh Race-Royal Interest,
SAVING. Buzz Around.
JUAREZ.
First Race-Zim. Rubicon. Paa-
hachapi.
Second Race - B~essants. Crankie,
Belle G.
Third Race-Iocnir. TIL Isl,
Tom Caro-.
Fourth Race-old Mac. Fort Bliss.
Cork.
Fifth Race-Crispie. Yaca, Jack
Harrison.
Sixth Race-Black Frost. Lone
star. Aida.