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Milford chronicle., 1917-03-30
LYNCH APPOINTED DETECTIVE

Governor Townsend has appointed
Elisha c. Lynch, of Selbyville' state
detective for four years to succeed
oscar Thomas. whose term has eA-
nired. The appointment was an
nounced on Wednesday and was sent
to the Senate at once for conhrIl,a- ma
tion It was confirmed before the
senate adjourned. Mr.. Lync1 Is d
Drominent Republican in sussex
County. and served one term as sner-
if of Sussex County. The appoint
ment meets with the general approval
of the residents of the county
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-30
MILFORD AIDS STRICKEN BELGlANS

The bazaar held Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings of this
week in Grange Hall has oeen a sue
cess in every respect. Notwithstand-
ing the stormy weather Tuesday even
ing. approximately 500 was realized,
and the proceeds Wednesday and
Thursday should be equally as good
The affair has been supported gener-
ously by the people of this section
who are interested in aiding the Bel
gians.
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-30
The LYCEUM COURSE

In one week, on Friday evening
April 9Th, the last entertainment OF
the Lyceum Course for this season
will be presented.
While the other entertainments
may have appealed more to certain
classes of people than to others the
three plays that the Parish Players
will present next week will be inter
esting to everybody. They represent
three different types Of plays that
will assure an evening pleasantly
spent by those who attend. These
plays will appeal to children as well
as to adults.
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-30
ENTERTAINMENT At CEDAR GROVE

Old Maids Convention to be held
at Cedar Grove School House Satur-
day. March 31st, 1880 p. m. Prof .
Pinkerton will transform aged spin
sters into beautiful maidens by means
of his electric transform-her. Come
one and all. Admission 10 and 10
cents. Ice cream and cake on sale.
If stormy, will be held on Saturday
April 7th.
Evening star., 1917-09-11
BACHELORS WILL MEET
BENED|CTS IN GOLF TILT
Washington Golf and Country Club
to Stage Novel Contest Next
Saturday.

The bachelors of the Washington Golf
and Country Club will meet the mar
ried men of the club in 4 team contest
next Saturday afternoon. Howard
Beckett, the club professional. has been
appointed captain of the married team
and Samuel l.. Moshy will lead the sin
gle men. ON form the bachelors ap-
pear to have the edge on the married
team s. l.. Mosby. John Bryan, ". II.
Woodman, X T. Ha~es. T.. l.. Larkiu.
W. A. Knowles and several other OF the
best players of the club. but the mar
ried men are far from conceding that
they are beaten. With q. +. Truett.
Howard Beckett. +. l.. Calvert, Percy
Hills. Mai, Seth Williams and Boyd
IaY!or playing on the married team. II
is possible that the bachelors may have
a surprise package handed them. The
match Will be played in four ball con-
tests. with point going to each in
dlvidual winner and one to the winner
OF the best ball match, making three
points OF each four baller. Beckett and
Truett will probably oppose McCallun
and Bryan in the No. contest.
Several members of the Washington
Golf and Country club are endeavor-
ing to induce Charles Evans, jr-, the
open and amateur champion. to come to
Washington and play AN exhibition
match over their course next month.
Chick has already stated that he will
be glad to play in Red Cross eXhibi-
tlon over the Chevy Chase course. in
which Gil Nichols. Alexa Stirling and
Mrs. w. a. Gavin will be the other par
Elephants, and if he comes for that pur-
/ pose he Will play the Virginia course.
also, in all proba bility.
! Fred Mcleod and Jack Burgess, pro-
fessionalS OF the Columbia Country
Club and the Chevy Chase Club of this
! city, arrived in Chicago this morning
and viii play in the pro-amateur best
hsa1 ooh. ~.
ern open championship which starts
over the Westmoreland course Thurs
day. The local men stopped off in
! Pittsburgh over Sunday and won from
| Charles Rowe and William c. Fownes,
! , and l, in match over the Oakmont
course. A field of 122 players have Ell
! tered for the title. All entrance fees
will go to the Red Cross.
Evening star., 1917-09-11
Griffmen Get Lead in Second.

The Grffmen got off to nice start
in the wind-up by registering two in
the first frame. Mays plunked Menosky
in the ribs and Shanks sacrificed. Clyde
Milans triple to right scored Mike. and
Zeb also counted when Foster placed a
hit just out of Barry's reach. after
Rice had been called out on strikes.
The SoX got one of them back in the
third. when Shaw walked Mays. Hooper
and Barry in a row. The pitcher tai
lied on Hoblitzells Texas Lacquer to
center. Mays held third. thinking
Milan would catch the ball. and Zeb
had a fine chance to force him at the
plate, but made no effort to throw
the ball Shaw famed Lewis. Hooper
was run down when the squeeze play
failed because Shorten was unable to
connect with the ball. and then Shorten
whitfield.
Washington got it's third run in the
McNaIly. took second on Fosters sim
gle and tailed on wild pitch.
shaw started another parade in the
fifth. walking Mays and Hooper. Acting
Manager Mcbride then yanked him and
called for Du Mont. Barry popped
foul to Ainsmith and Hobby forced
Hooper at second. Charity to Shanks,
NAYS taking third. Lewis was hit by
a ritched ball filing the bases. Mays
ana Hobby tailed on Shorten's single.
which Foster knocked down but could
not hold.
Roston's winning run came in the
eighth. when shorten was hit by
ni+ched ball. stole second and counted
on Scott's Tevas League single TO left.
score (second gamei:
Evening star., 1917-09-11
GR|FFS WHACKU UP
WITH THE RED S0X
Harper OutpitChes Ruth and
Wins. FL, But Mays Beats
Shaw and Du Mont.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Harry Harper made still more dllii-
cult the well nigh hopeless task or the
Red Sox to overhaul Chicago IN the
American League race by letting the
champions down with three Sca'tefeu
hits and beating the Barrygans, Il, IN
the first of two games at tn Georgia
avenue refrigerating plant Yesterday
0utDitChing the class of the le1t-hahu- :
ed hurlerS of the circuit. Babe ku'h.
Shaw and Du Mont eSsayed to repeat
the dose in the eliminating contest.
and the Nationals did their part by at
tanning an early lead, but their un-
steadineSs allowed the visitors to draw
up on even TERMS with and finally pass
the locals. who were unable TO score on
Carl Mays after the fourth inning. The
count of the second game was t4-3.
Charity beat out a well placed bunt
to omen the locals end of the third
round of the starting battle. stole sec
ond, continued to third on AgneW
poor throw and tailed on Ainsmlth
long fiy to Lewis. In the fifth. after
Harper had been set down, "Hoss' Mi
Ian was hit by a pitched ball. took sec
ond on Shanks' out and pulled the
brother act with Zeb, scoring on the
veterans single.
Boston's lone marker was chalked up
in the fourth by Duffy Lewis, who
tripled to right and counted while Nor
gan was tossing out Walker on slow
bounder,
The first man UP for the Sox got on
in FIVE different rounds. four times wa
Three of them got within scoring dis
tance on sacrifice hits, another by rea-
son of a passed ball and still another
by a wild pitch. yet there was no scor-
pjnches. The Red Sox he famed in
rluded Agnew. Ruth. Lewis. Pinchhit-
ter Walsh and Gainor. the latter whiting
twice. Score:
Evening star., 1917-09-11
TO PERPETUATE ARTISTIC
PHASE OF WAR INDUSTRY
Joseph Pennell to Prepare Group of
Autographs Showing Variety of
Government Activities.

The artistic feature of war Industry
is 20 be perpetuated by Joseph Pennell
who has been authorized by the federal
government TO make for the National
Gallery in Washington group of
striking Autographs showing how this
government. in munition plants, navy
yards. military camps, transportation
centers and similar places. prepared for
Its plunge into the European struggle
The committee on public information
has approved the plans of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Arts for exhibiting
tie lfthographs, and in addition to
those placed in the National Gallery
replicas will be made and placed on
view in all Of the cities of consequence
in the United States under the direc-
tion of the municipal authorities This
plan has been followed in Great Britain
with great success. IL is said. and serv-
% ID stimulate interest in production,
the workers being made to feel the i'm
rn'tance of the part they We're playing
in tf.e world struggle.
The exhibit viii comprise approxi-
mately 100 proofs, about half of which
win be OF American subjects and the
etkers showing the industrial activity
a., the allied governments. Each proof
N9ili be 22x2s inches. and they will be
unframed but uniformly mounted.
Evening star., 1917-09-11
FUNDS ASKED TO PAYFOR
NATIONAL ARMY PARADE
Chairman GUIDE Appeals to Patriotic
Citizens to Help Meet
Bills.

Appeal for funds to defray the ex-
penses Of the parade in honor of the
District quota in the new National
GUIDE, general chairman of the parade
committee. Mr.. Guide also made public
a list OF the men who already have
contributed to the fund
In carrying out details Of the parade
II became necessary for the citizens
or ashington to take immediate ac-
tion ana incur some expense" Mr.. GUIDE
explained. And the whole scheme was
undertaken' by small committee. with
citizen would be pleased to contribute
something toward ii, if the motives
that prompted the demonstration were
but known to him.
Il therefore most earnestly request
all patriotic citizens to forward their
contributions. either large or small,
either to Cuno H. Rudolph, trea asurer.
care of Second National ank; to r. \.
Harper. chairman finance committee,
care of District National Bank. or to
me civilian F. Gude) at 1874 f
street"
Those who already have subscribed
for the parade follow:
Alexander Wolf $40; John C. Eckloff.
enstein. $40; Jacob Scharf. 81: William
p. Lipscomb Co. $40; NJ. A. Leese, $40;
Capt. II. a. Gillis. $40: George T. Keen.
Inc. s5: Charles Z. Bright. $40: J. j.
Zimmerman. $40; r. Barclay Adams,
sl2; Miss Julia c. Lothrop, s5; r. A.
Bogley. So: Harry J. Lee, SO: f. r
Love, s11; through Max W-inkler. $40;
Harry Q. Jarboe. $40; F. A. Hood and
p. 5. Newman. $40; Chaplin Brown SO;
NJ Du Perow, 81: through c. Z. Gould.
s.: Harry E Maynard. manager Tea
Cup Inn. $40; Mark Lansburgh So: K.
II. Bagby, $3.50: James f. oyster. $40:
Judge Walter +. Mccoy. So. Frederick
J. Walker, $40: Interstate Amusement
Co. s5: Cosmos Theater Co. SO:
Thomas A. Green, soc: !. NJ. Wolford.
81: Byrd & Barry Distributing Co. 81:
W. Werber. soc ;. p. Foster, 81. Leon
tlman. 81; Fountain Peyton, $40; d. J.
kaufman. $40: Melvin II. Hopwood. $40;
George W. White, $40: Joseph Gawler's
Sons. $40; Joseph l. Crupper, SO: Wal
ter c. Clephane. $40: Dan Chany, 81;
William d. Brown, 81: Harrington Ho-
tel. So: George w. Linkins & Son, $40;
Arthur Latterner. $40: William c.
Worthington. $40: G. w. Hutchinson,
$40: l. Conliff, $40: J. C. Anderson, $1O
II. Rozier. Dulany, $40: H. Zirkin, $40;
Miller Bros. Auto Co. sJ: ]. Blake Gill
pin, $40; Edward s. Schmid. So: Daniel
Fraser, $40; a. Leftwich Sinclair. So
Charles +. Howe. SO: f. f. RanIey,
$40: clifford y. Borden Co. SO; Theo-
dore w. Noyes. $40: T.. +. Droop & Sons
Co. $40: r. G. Fletcher, $40: Dulin &
Martin Co, $40; K. Z. Andrews Paper
Co. SO: House & Hermann. $40;
Thomas f. Ogram, $40, and the New
Ebbitt. $40.
Evening star., 1917-09-11
Accused of Attacking War Policy

According to federal agents the Tage-
blatt has been persistently attacking
the governments war policy ana the
selective draft act. IT is also charged
that the paper printed instructions how
persons can avoid the postal reEula-
tiouS in sending mail TO Germany. Ac-
cordiug 70 these instructions. the fed
eral agents said. letters could b" sent
to the Deutscher Hilfsverein, in care
of II. 1SSelhUrst Stockholm, Sweden
where they would be forwarded to Ger
many
Darkow ard LemSe deny that they
had any intention of violating the laws
Of the United States. Lemke SAYS he has
been a citizen Of the United States for
thirty years. He is member of the
defense committee appointed by Mayor
Smith.
The raid followed an announcement
from Washington that the government
intended to take drastic action against
all foreign language newspaper circu-
lating anti-war prOpa ganda.
All OF the employees of the plant,
about twenty, have been served with
subpoenas to appear before the federal
grand jury.
Since the beginning Of Americas en-
trance into the war the Tageblatt has
published daily editorial attacks or
President Wilson and the government 8
war policies. government officers said
The draft was ridiculed and men were
urged to resist its enforcement, it Is
ALLEGED.
Evening star., 1917-09-11

names will he placed in 4 hat and title
to him will he given to the club the
name of which is first drawn out. Sec
ond and third choices will be deter
mined in the same manner.
Walter Johnson is scheduled to op-
pose the Red SoX in tn" third game of
the series with the Grifmen this after
noon, while the Boston hurler prob
ably Will be either Ernie Shore.
Dutch Leonard or George Foster.
The Griffmen gave the Red SoX a set
back in their ambition TO oVertake
Chicago by anneXing one of the games
yesterday, but the visitors also put a
crimp in the Nationals plan to keep
pace with the Yankees. who increased
their lead for fifth place honors by
wailoping the Macllmen twice. john
son is out today to recover the lost
ground. and considering the form he
mas shown recently should give the
champions quite battle.
Manager Griffith last night returned
from New York, where between games
netween the Giants and Dodgers at the
foIo Grounds he presented base ball
equipment 10 the list. 23d and 18th In
fantry. n. y. y. q. Supplies sufficient
for each company to outfit a team were
given TO the khaki-clad youths. who
voiced IN noisy manner their appre-
Grafton of the generosity of the fans
VINO contributed to the fund.
Evening star., 1917-09-11
COL. HARTS' SUCCESSOR
is NOT YET SELECTED

Secretary Baker today said that the
selection of a successor to Col William
W. Harts. as the engineer officer in
charge of public buildings and grounds
in the District. rests entirely with the
President and that so far he has not
indicated his wishes in the matter. The
President is in New England but is
expected to return to this city tomor-
row and it is probable that the assign
ment will be made within the next few
days. The Presidents special interest
in the matter lies in the fact that the
officer who has charge of public build
ings and grounds usually serves also
as the chief military aid to the Presi-
dent. When relieved, COT Harts will
assume command of the 9Th Regiment
of Engineers at Washington barracks
preparing for service in Europe
Evening star., 1917-09-11
BAN JOHNSON UPHoLDS BALL.
American League Head Belittles Suit
Filed bv Lavan and Pratt.

ST. LOUIS. September lib. b. John
son, president of the American League.
came to ST. Louis yesterday at the re-
quest of Phil Ball, chief owner of the
St Louis club. for consultation regard
ing the damage suit filed against Ball
by John Lavan, shortstop, and Derrill
Pratt, second baseman. Each player
asked $4,000 for alleged slanderous
statements which Ball was reported to
have made in an interview published in
a st. Louis newspaper. President john
son belittled the suit. He said the
words laying down." which Ball was
quoted as having used in reference to
the work of St. Louis players. did not
imply dishonesty. but merely indiffer-
ence and lack of ambition. Further
more, he said. Mr.. Ball did not specify
Lavan and Pratt as laying down"
The American League. he said. would
take no official action regarding the
suit.
Evening star., 1917-09-11
AGENTS Of GOVERNMENT
EXAMINE SEIZED PAPERS
Managers of Philadelphia Tageblatt,
Morning Newspaper, Under ACCUSE
ton, Released on Bond
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA,S September 11.-Gov-
ernment agents participated in the id
on the Philadelphia Tageblatt, Ger
man morning newspaper here, yester-
day afternoon. They were occupied to-
day in examining the large amount of
correspondence. newspaper files and
other papers taken from the place. DR..
Martin Darkow. managing editor. and
Herman Lemke, business manager, of
the Tageblatt. arrested last night on
charges of violating the espionage act,
are at liberty on $4,000 bail each for
Il further hearing Thursday.
Federal officers hope to have under
arrest by that time four other RESPONSE
BILE persons connected with the paper.
Two of them are said 70 be out of the
city, but are expected here today or to-
morrow. The Tageblatt was issued to-
day as usual.
Evening star., 1917-09-11


Grif naturally does not expect to
he successful in obtaining anywhere
near the number of players he has
drafted. but is hopeful of getting one
outieIder. two pitchers and an in
fielder.
In order to protect the magnates
from financial loss in the event that
pla yers they draft are called for serV-
ice in the National Army. it has been
provided that the draft price paid by
major or minor league clubs will be
retained by Secretary Bruce. and not
he transmitted to the clubs from which
the selection is made until the player
actually enters the service of the draft
ing club. In the event that the player
is summoned TO don khaki the draft
price viii be returned to the drafting
club on ann rouncement by ii of the
cancellation by it of the selection of
that player. Covering up of players
by a club for its own herefit or the
advantage of another club will call
for severe penalty. it is announced.
The rules stipulate that when one or
more clubs OF each major league select
the same player. and it is determined
by lot which league shall obtain him.
he will be awarded to the representa-
tive of rhe successful league, if there
is but on, such club. If more than
one club of the successful league puts
in draft for the same PLAYER their
Evening star., 1917-09-11
WORLD SERIES PRICES LOWER.
Tariffs Just Double Those for Season
to Prevail.

ST. LOUIS. September 11-President
Johnson of the American League says
that if Chicago wins the American
League pennant the plans for a reduc-
ton in seat prices for the world series
will be carried out as far the games
played in the American park are con-
cerned.
THE new scale will be simply this.
said Mr.. Johnson. Seats viii be just
double in price those prevailing during
the playing sea son. II Chicago wins
the American pennant Comiskey will
have 1000 bleacher seats at 80 cents.
5000 pavilion seats at 81 and the en-
tire grandstand reserved for S150.
Box seats will cost s..
-Of course. have nothing to say con-
cerning prices at the National League
park, but when the commission ar
ranges details l hope the other league
will accept these prices.
IF Chicago wins there is little doubt
that the series will begin Saturday.
October 6. as that will enable US to
get in a Sunday game in Chicago
Evening star., 1917-09-11
FIRST FOOT BALL WORK
Of HIGH SCHOOL SQUADS
Technical. Western and Central Take
Snappy Practice on Their
Own Gridirons.

There was q tinge of foot ball in the
atmosphere yesterday. and the High
School boys answered the cali, Central,
Western and Technical getting out on
their gridirons for their first practice
of the fall. Everybody worked with
splendid snap and go, and the enjoy
ment of the sport was of the keen
order.
All of the local elevens will lose sew
eral of their stars of last year through
graduation, but there are enough left
to get up quite formidable teams. Gen.
trail lost round dozen. but Coach Metz
Ter is not worrying over the material
he has left and is optimistic over the
result of the coming season. He still
has Capt. Long and Mckinney to start
with. and his recruits look very prom
isng
Out at Western. Coach Morse handled
bunch of ten men yesterday and ex-
poets to have several more rcruitS be-
fore the end of the week. The boys
are all very light. but possess unusual
speed. Tha Western boys are Myers,
Pepper. Groves. Alexander, Wright.
Ready. Price, Eisinger, Altemus and
Robertson.
Evening star., 1917-09-11
BERRY BACK WITH PENN
Not Needed in Army at Present and
VIII Play Foot Ball This Fall.

PHILADELPHIA. September IL
Capt Henry J. Miller OF the University
of Pennsylvania foot ball team. has
learned that Overseas Hospital Unit
No. 20. which has the first option on
the military services Of Howard Berry.
Bert Rell and Billy Quig!ey,. will not
Immediately need these men for service.
and the trio win probably play foot
ball this fall at Franklin Field
Foot ball does not officially begin
until September %, when Bob Folwell
will start his campaign, but Assistant
Coach Lawson Robertson will begin
the conditioning of all athletes who re-
port.
Evening star., 1917-09-11
FAVORS OPENING OIL LANDS.
Senate Committee Reports Bill AZ
fecting 100000 Acres.

Favorable report on Senator Walsh's
bill to open for use 46o0.0 900 acres of
oil and mineral land, including about
5000 acres In naval reserve No. 2 in
California. was made yesterday by the
Senate public lands committee. 1t pro-
poses operation by the government or the
leasing of the lands containing coal,
oil. potash and sodium.
Especial attention to the oil situation
is paid in the report. which declares
that il is better to let future wars
take care OF themselves than to lose
the present one through dreams Of far
off conservation, technical disputes and
puerile chickering's as to Jurisdiction
between governmental bureaua."
Evening star., 1917-09-11
ANOTHER 5o0,000,OO0
TO MEET DEFICIENCIES

work on another huge deficiency APP
propriation bill. TO carry approximately
$500. .000. 900. was begun yesterday by the
House appropriations committee. OF
mis- total. approximately S9l5, 00G. 900
VIII DE for the use OF the shipping
board in carry ing out its program and
1925. 1000. 900 for additional destroyers in
the navy. Edward y. Hurley, chairman
of the Shipping board. and Admiral W
L. Capps, general manag of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation. We're witness
IS today before the committee in eXecu-
tive session.
This measure and the deficiency bill
reported last week viii bring the total
deficiencies provided for at this session
of Congress to about 100000 900.
Evening star., 1917-09-11
MORSE GIRL DEFEATS RIVAL
Molla Bjurstedt Turns Tables On
Mary Browne in Red Cross Tennis.

PHILADELPHIA, September IL
The touring tennis stars, who have
been giving exhibitions for the war
ambulance fund completed their Phila-
delphia stay by playing several match =
es at the Germantown Cricket Club
yesterday. Miss Molla Bjurstedt. Nor
way. turned the tables on Miss Mary
Browne. California, by beating the
western player, 6-l. 6-5.
&. s. Garland. Pittsburgh, defeated
George Throckmorton. Eliza beth, N. j..
5-3, e. In the mems doubles match
John Strachan, California, and F. b.
Alexander. New York. beat Wallace r.
Johnson, Philadelphia. and s. IL Vo-
shell, Brooklyn, 6-4. Sc.
Evening star., 1917-09-11
MANAGER GRIFFITH SEEKS TEN
MINOR LEAGUE MEN in DRAFT
Forwards Names of Five Pitchers, Two In
felders, Two Out6elders and Catch
er to the National Commission.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.


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Evening star., 1917-09-11
.NEWPEACE OFFER
FROM BERLIN SOON
Kaiser's Government Now Has
( SeIf-Preservation as
Chief Objective.

LONDON. August 81 (by maiD.-
Throughout official London the belief
IL held that - very definite peace offer
will come from 'icrInauy before winter
and that the offer VIII suggest iTnIne-
diatc ces.a tion of hostilities on a status
uuo ante hcllIm taSjS.
Entente statesmen have fully indi-
Gated that thar will refuse such terms.
and no doub1 Germany is aware of this.
But t;ernif.1 leaders regard a status
quo offer from the German side as an
iudspeus.a hIe step in the preparation OF
German public opinion for further con-
Cessio1S
\ high official authority gave the As
soci1trd Press today the following
statement Of the situation in Germany
IS regards peace: