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The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28
R0USH TO FRONT
WITH BIC STICK
Cincinnati Player Has a Great
Lead in NationaI-Speaker
Tops American.

Chicago. April 2s.-with twenty hits
four Of them three baggers--to his credit
In II games. Roush OF Cincinnati is out
tional league, according TO unofficial
averages. including the games OF Wednes-
day, April %, announced today.
Jack Smith Of st. Louis and Griffith of
Cincinnati, however. who have played in
fewer games than Roush. are batting 667
and 800 respectively. Smith has made
only six trips to the plate and Griffith
IL as against AZ for the Cincinnati
player
New York is Leading in club batting
with go and Chicago in fielding with
g71
Leading balters: Jack Smith, st.
Louis. SGT: Griffith. Cincinnati. 500;
442: Cravath. Philadelphia. 1885, Merkle,
Chicago. 39l; Wilson. Chicago. S75: Reu-
ther. Chicago, 364. Kauff. New York. 1854.
Herzog, New York, 361; Elliott. Chicago,
353. Bancroft. Philadelphia. 350 Cruise,
st. Louis. 347: Wheat. Brooklyn. 1893;
Fischer. Pittsburg, S33; Zimmerman, New
York. 1888.
In the American league, Speaker OF
Cleveland. the 1915 batting champion.
continues IN the lead with an average OF
42e. although w. Johnson OF Philadelphia
and Rumler OF St Louis pinch hitters.
batted 500 and 500 respectively in Ave
games. Speaker has played In 12, going
to bat AZ times, Cobb OF Detroit in 40
trips to the plate Is batting $50. Philadel-
phia and Boston with percentage OF 252
are tied for the lead in club batting Chi
cago. which led at the start OF the race.
is sixth. Leading batters: w. Johnson.
,.,tu
Speaker. Cleveland. 429 Menosky. Wash
iugton. 400, Danforth, Chicago 400: Nc
Innls Philadelphia. 396: Peckinpaugh.
New York. 37l; E. Foster, Washington.
364; Hoblitzel. Boston. S55: Cobb. Detroit.
$50.
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28
coin -CRAbbERS KILL
BOXING IN NEW YORK
Fight Among Managers Cause
of Barring of Les Darcy
From the Ring.

chicago. April 2S-When a western
boxer shows I'm the city of New York and
delivers the goods lie finds himself III
against grand little bunch OF grabbers
the name Of these grabbers in other
words, being managers. That was the
main trouble with Les Darcy. Australian
middleweight champion. who finds him
SELF barred from ring activity in no less
than two states
Governor Whitman Of New York, who
termed Darcy Stacker. was the first 10
bar the Australian, and Governor Pleas
ant of louisiana followed the lead OF the
Empire state executive when Darcy tried
to box in his state. OF course. Governor
Whitman established a precedent for the
other governor TO follow. but It Is quite
likely Whitman would not have acted as
he did but for t.e odorous condlti III Of
the boxing game in New York
The boxing fellows In New York GER
tainly have shown that they are Il
naughty "a more harsh term might
be applied here) crowd They fought
among themselves In the effort TO grab
off the coin. and evidently don't care
how far they 60 to accomplish their pur-
pose So when Darcy arrived that was
the bunch that ne ran plumb into. He
didn't have manager and everybody ia
Gotham tried to kidnap him and become
his pilot, because they all knew that as
an attraction the Australian would be a
big money maker.
II one manager can't get what he wants
in New York he makes II his business to
see that no other one gets il. They
couldn't get Darcy but they certainly
stirred up plenty OF smell in he effort
Darcy isn't the only scrapper who had
run the gauntlet in Gotham. There are
plenty OF others. and severa! Of them
from this neck OF the woods one OF
them is Fred Fulton the Rochester.
alinn., giant, who recently lost on "A foul
to Carl Morris In 1ve rounds
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28
HEAVERS FA|L TO
FIND THE PLATE
Butte Makes it Three Straight
From Spokane, Whose Pitch
ers Ar. Off Color.

Butte took it's third straight game from,
Spokane yesterday in a contest marked
by wild pitching. Webb's inability 10
locate the plate accounted largely for
Buttes victory. Hunt. throwing for Butte.
had but one bad inning. the second. when
he allowed McGinniss to knock out a
three bagser with the bases full. Hydorn
relieved him in the sixth.
-Four Of Butte's runs came in the NTH
inning. Webb walked three men. hit
Kafora. threw the ball away. and then
allowed HUT three base clout. McGn-
Miss hitting was the feature OF the game
He knocked out four hits I'm five times at
bat. one OF them triple. The score:
Ii L. Il
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28
PLAN FOR HOCKEY
LEAGUE NEXT YEAR

Organization OF the Northwest Inter-
national Amateur Hockey association is
being planned for next winter by players
in Portland, Seattle Spokane. Vancouver,
b. c., and other cities in the Pacific
Northwest and Canada. The proposed as
sociaton woull have charge of the north
western championship series played each
winter.
Six man hockey. instead of seven. may
be played in the league. II it is formed.
according to coast players. Organization
OF the league will depend upon local con-
ditions and International affairs
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28
SECRETARY OF WAR
FAVORS TOURNAMEN

Chicago. April 90 Canceing Of sd
tournaments has been disapproyed by Seer
OF War Baker. who has recommended I'D
contests be continued and who mas reqa}
the amateur athletic officials to extend
scope of their sports to training camps
mobilization points. Tournaments ihsr@
well over the country at large, will hs(
distinct benefit In war times he said ,
communication to the university athleteI
thorities here
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28
A SEMI PRO NOW,

Paul Des Jardlen, former star fOo1
baseball. basketball and track athlsd
the University of Chicago and who
given a trial by the Cleveland Ameril
last year, has signed to pitch fo'
Mohawks this summer, This Is I
professional nine IN Chicago. Des Ja1
played basketball with the Pine VI
Und) team this winter.
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28
BACK TO DARTMOUTH.

Fletcher Low. the Dartmouth college
athlete, who had a trial with the Boston
Nationals. is now an instructor in chemis-
try In Dartmouth and will also act as as
sistant coach in athletics. After his trial
with Boston he dropped into the minors
and last year played in the Eastern
league.
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28
WAR HASN'T HURT
GAMES ON COAST

As far as the first few weeks are con-
cerned. the prospects of war have not in
jured the attendance at the games of the
Pacific Coast Baseball league The crowds
at the opening games came fully up to
expectations. and the gates have main
tanned a satisfactory record President
Allan T. Baum expects to go through with
his schedule as long conditions remain
as at present.
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28

Dutch" Moulthen. interscholastic ''indi-
vidual' holder. was defeated recently in a
handicap ss0-ysrd race with the Missoula high
school track men. Crane and Lane Of the
high school were given 75 yards. but Moulthen
could not overtake them.
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28

Rafora acted as manager of the Butte team
yesterday at Spokane in the absence of Man
ager McGnnity who was here to start some
thing" at Hebgen park
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28

The l0-round bout at Syracuse last nigh,
between Charlie White of Chicago and
Young Murphy of Syracuse stopped in
the fourth TO save Murphy from unnecessary
punishment.
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28

Some high school trackmen wish that Sec
retary Baker in charge of the interscholas
tic track meet at Missoula.
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28

We wonder at the length of the l00-yard
dash which negotiated yesterday by a
Central high school sprinter in 1913
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28

The kaiser and his brudder. Prince 1!
have been gekicked out of the New YORK
club. at which they needn't aergern;
yyupdern
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28
RALLY IN NINTH.
HITS SCATTERED.

Vancouver, Apri! 2S.-By keeping Ia
comas hits well scattered Acosta. the
Cuban twlrler. defeated Tacoma TO ?,
making the series even. The score.
r. II L.
yapoouvar D !
Tacoma .+...,,.-. ....,.......Z II i
Batteries-Acosta and Cadman; Peter
sen and stevens.
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28

ward. 3 Three-base hts-McG!nnlsS
HUT Sacrifice hits-Iamarra. HUT
Double plays-McGlnniss tunassistedi D.
Bishop to Hoffman. Passed ball-Bald i
win. Hit by pitched ban-By Webb. ka 70
fora Wild pitches-Webb.2 stolen bases
Marshall Boiling, Johnson. Bases on
haIIs-ON Webb 6. off Hunt 3. off Hydorn
a Struck out-By Webb 3. by Hunt e.
Hits-On Hunt In innings. Off Webb
G in 8 innings Left on bases-Spokhne
10, Butte s. Time OF game-Two hours
and 30 minutes Umpire-FtnneTam
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28

One of the most remarkable batting
feats of the present season was accom-
plshed recently by Ray Bates. third base
man OF the Philadelphia Athletics when
he drove in tive runs In one inning.
With the bases Allied Bates triped driy-
ing in three runs off Jameson. the Wash
ington southpaw. ON his next trip to the
plate IN the same inning he doubled. scor-
ing two men. In five trips to the plate In
the game Bates made two triples,
double and single.
Bates was with the Cleveland club two
years ago and was then sent to tho Cleve-
land American Association club lie
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28

McGinnity is right about his howl over
Hebgen field. If many games are played on
the local diamond without it being improved
he will have banch Of cripples his hands
Just like he did last season.
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28
SPORTGOSSIF

Howard Barry. the University of Pennsyl-
vania football star. baseball player and
tional guardsman. yesterday for the third sue
cessive year. won the college pentathlon at
Philadelphia. He took four out of the five
events placing third in the discus throw.
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28
Pacific Coast League.

At Los Angeles-Los Angeles 2. Salt
Lake g.
At San Francisco-Yernon 3, Oakland 4.
At Portland-Portland 5, San Fran
cisco I.
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28

cessive year won the college pentathlon at
Philadelphia. He took four out of the five
events. placing third in the discus throw.
The University of Michigan athletic au-
thorities last night took action toward the
entrance of the university in the Big Nine.
Michgans application will probably be acted
upon at the conference meeting on June in
Chicago.
Idaho university nine yesterday defeated
Montana by the score of to 4. The game
was played at Moscow.
In the baseball averages published today
Dutch" Reuther. the former Northwestern
league player. is given mark of 1854. which
places him the top of big league sluggers.
Iris Speaker is getting away with flying
start this season and is topping the American n
league batters with a mark of .429. Cobb is
lowering about the $50 mark.
Butte and Great Falls are the only two teams
in the Northwestern league that have not met
defeat this season. The Ironmen, despite
their lack Of condition, are taking advantage
Of angle OF play and winning while
the other team is getting the most hits.
MrGinnity is right about his howl ovar
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League.

BaiterIes = hItpItI, IONeItskl ana
O'Neill. Pailings Williams, Scott, Dan
forth and Schuk
(Results of other games published yes
The Butte daily post., 1917-04-28

.Batted for webb in sixth.
.-Kafora out In ninth for interference
Score by innings:
putte ............ .0iO 042 600
cnol,ana ., O3O 900 120-6
Two-hase hits-Hofrman, Jackson, Hin
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
LOAN ' SC0MINC IN
 RAPIDLY
By the End of the Present Week Two Billions Will
 Have Been Subscribed

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16-In official circles here, it is the belief that before the end of the present week, two bill lions of the three billions will have been subscribed. But every section of the country is urged to redouble it's efforts to quicken the subscription.
 Secretary McAdoo last night wired every governor to designate October 24th legal holiday, which has been named by President Wilson as Nat ional Liberty Loan Day"
 Speakers all over the country re- port satisfactory results of the cam paign but urge that it be kept up un- til the full amount is assured.
 This morning treasury officials de- clared that the first two billions will have been subscribed for by this even ing. unless all signs fail.
 The governments latest offer of cer- tificates of indebtedness for three hun dred million dollars at four percent is reported to be heavily oversubscrib- ed
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
ALL PATRIOTS MUST HELP

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 "conempble little Army six months unparalleled deve[ history Twelve the Stars Stripes Liberty billions taken in few junkers still hoping our
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 wealth Tho than victory 20mie united regiment trench By united sentiment people supply the needs of the soldiers
 halfheartedy will all Ame making this almpoan the question of the hour liberty there Grim terrible onward march. Prussian stands fast then of have think failure those
 
  make this peacen nation strong billions needed Our and fighting feel that ha people at him lighting the regarding hs Shall America be weak or shall America be strong?
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
CHARCOAL POINT ROAD
 TO BE CONTINUED

That the continuation of the Char coal Point road will soon come to pass, is the statement made this morn ing by MT. w. G. Weigle, Forest Su- pervisor for Alaska.
 Mr. Weigle says that it has been decided to continue the construction of the road commencing possibly this fall The project is backed by both the forestry Department and the Ter ritory. MT. Weigie believes that at least the right of way will be cleared this winter.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
Mechanics National Bank Of New York Gives Ar
 Estimate
{ Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The Mechan- ics National Bank issued a statement today of the estimated cost of the war to belligerent nations. The state ment says that the war cost one hun dred and sixty million dollars each day Six million, five hundred thou sand dollars hourly. America is pay ing one quarter of that. America's s expenditure is greater than any nat ion. With England second and Ger many third.
 By next August the statement con- tinues. the total cost of the world war will be one hundred and fifty-five bill lion dollars.
 The German people are paying over ten per cent of their normal incomes as interest on the public debt. Amer jeans pay less than half of one per cent
 Fifty million men are engaged in active service in the war. The Allies having thirty-three millions with Ger many twenty-two.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
NORWAY IS DEATH
 ON GERMAN SPYING
dish Revelations Give Impe- tus to Anti-Spy Campaign

CHRISTIANA, Oct Correspond
 nee of The Associated Press)- way is making vigorous efforts to stamp out German espionage within it's shores. The Swedish revelations have given a great impetus to the an ti-spy campaign.
 The interned German ship, Berlin" is to be removed from Hommelvik to Aqsenfiord, further inside the coast line. It has been urged for long time that the position of the Berlin offered opportunities for espionage on shipping.
 Guards have been placed not only over all Norwegian military estab- lishments, but also at some of the large industrial works. Thus mili- tary picket has been posted at the Fredickstad iron works. where the new slips for 10,000-ton ships are now ready, and trespassers have been warned to keep away.
 OuueT d ldN Ol JulS, Iol [, lic CoHi- mune of Christiana has ordained that the Chief of Police may forbid per sons who are not Norwegians to re- side in the Commune longer than a certain fixed period. A new law con- cerning the necessity of passports and the expulsion of aliens is to be rigid ly enforced after October 1.
 A spy case which caused a great fury for time was that of Dane named Kristiansen who has now been expelled from the country. The whole affair developed into an impu- dent fraud, with one of the belligerent governments as the victims. Kris tiansen was obtaining money from this government by giving or promis- ing to give information of no real value about another.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
VETERANS GATHER AT WCkSBURG FIELD
 IN BLUE AND GRAY
In CommemOratiOn of Half Gen. tury of Peace and Good Eel
 lowship in North and South

VICKSBURG, Miss, October 16.- Veterans of the sixties, some who wore the blue and some who wore the srev. gathered here today for four days reunion on the field where they net in battle more than half cen
 ury ago.
 Congress made an appropriation of :150.O0 to cover the expense of the re- lniCn which is held under the direction of the Secretary of war "in commem- oration of half century of peace and good fellowship" Legislatures of ten states, mostly in the north, took offl- cial cognizance of the celebration and appropriated sums aggregating S20O,- 900 to provide transportation to Vicks- burg for the veterans. These states are California, Illinois, Iowa, Nebras- ka. New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Arkansas.
 Near the trenches where union and confederate armies contested so bit terly in 1863 the camp of the survivors of the famous battle has been pitched. It is located in the National Military Park, which is a restoration of the seige lines. The park is about three miles from Vicksburg. It covers more than 1900 acres and contains 32 miles of splendid driveways. The veterans will be housed during their stay in great tents, the largest of which covers more than 45,O0O square feet. Chefs from New Orleans have been brought here to assist in the work of feeding the aged soldiers. Colonel w. D.. Newbill, of the United States army has charge of the arrangements.
 During the reunion, which ends Fri day, the United State navy and Mis. sour memorials in the park will be dedicated. Troops representing all branches of the military service have been brought here for the ceremonies.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES AT
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS THURS

In accordance with the spirit of the day and the request of the Commis- sioner of Education that Alaska day be appropriately observed by the schools of the Territory, exercises of a patriotic nature will be held in the public schools of Ketchikan on Thurs day of this week.
 Rev. Van Marter will give patriot ic address in the main building and Mrs. Spaeth will give similar ad- dress to the children in the annex. The exercises will begin at ten o'clock
 The teacher and pupils of the Char coal Point school are cordially in- vited to attend these exercises.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
NO REPORTS OF ACTIVITY
 FROM RIGA
General keFensky Confined To His Bed With Attack
 Of Influenza
(ASSoeidted PreSS)

PETROGRAD, Oct. 16.-Russian Of iicials here are of the opinion that German operations around Riga will not likely be extended to the Gulf of Finland this fall. The Minister of Marine says the lateness of the seas on has caused the enemy to localize it's efforts for winter neadquarters and that future offensiveness will be deferred until spring.
 PETROGRAD, Oct 16.-General Kerensky is said to be confined to his bed suffering from a severe attack of influenza He was prevented from at tending the meeting of the council of defense today.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
COAL MINERS RETALIATE

SPRINGFIELD. H., Oct. 16.-Illin- ois Coal Operators Association admit ted today that approximately one thou sand central Illinois coal operators were idle because of wages, the in crease of which failed to take effect today It is reported that coal miners from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas are planning to go on strike next Friday in retaliation for the loss sustained in the time lost making the arrangement that failed.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
WHISKY FLOWS
 INTO THE STATE
 OF WASHINGTON
Every Boat From Alaska Has Good Cargo of Liquor For
 Seattleites

SEATTLE, Oct 16.-The police say that more whisky is being smuggled into Seattle from Alaska than from California. All vessels arriving are being searched. A big haul was se- cured on the steamer Alameda and half dozen members of the crew were arrested yesterday.
 It was reported at police headquar- ters today that some have entered in to a compact whereby the liquor is dropped overheard before the steamer ties up and men underneath the wharves receive it.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
WOULD HAVE U. 5.
 CONTROL BALKANS
(ASs0cSated Pr,'a };

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 16.-American control or supervision of the Balkans is advocated by the Bulgarian news paper Mir, in long editorial which says in part:
 "Of all the belligerents, the Ameri- cans alone are in a position to form a true appreciation of the situation in the Balkans. They are disinterested and well acquainted with local condit- ions. and are in position to give ev erybody his due Having such know edge of the Balkan peninsula, they ought to have the moral will to exert their authority on their allies in the interests of justice and democracy in the Balkans.
 We do not ask that America should take our side and that she should pro- tect us. We desire that she should take the defense of oppressed rights n our countries and that she should become an impartial judge between
 
 should create situation in the Bal kans which will be in agreement with he principle of national unification, international justice, and true democ- 'acy. We would like to see the Unit d States exerting their moral infiu- ance not only where their material in .erests are affected, but also where moral truth and sacred justice call Q them. Devastated Macedonia cries Tor justice to all the world. Can America remain silent witness when other countries are endeavoring to subjugate Macedonia? ?"
 Probably nothing makes tightwad nore rncomscI able than to suspect hat he is saving money for a sorry SOn-in-l law,
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
SWEEPS KANSAS CITY
 STOCK YARDS
Several Thousand Heads Of Cattle Perish; Fire
 Spread Rapidly.
(Associated Press)

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 16-Fire thi; morning destroyed over half of Kan 5as City Stockyards, the second larg- ast yards in the United States. It is estimated that several thousand head of cattle perished in the fire, although
 iremen liberated many which reached .he down town section of the city in wild stampede from fright The fire spread so rapidly that the firemen could not check it before it had burn ed over half of the yards. The loss will go into the hundreds of thousands.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
JAPANESE DESERTERS WILL BE RETURNED
 TO OWN COUNTRY

MT w. B. Strench, local immigration inspector, returned from Petersburg last Sunday with two Japanese, T. Magano. and s. Sato, who will be re- turned to Japan, where they are wanted by the authorities for desert ing Japanese Warship in Seattle two years ago. They were working in Petersburg during the summer and n a gambling dispute the secret was disclosed to the city authorities by ether Japanese in revenge, and MT. Strench was immediately notified of he affair. They are being held here until they can be returned to Japan under guard.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-16
QP0. )Offre Visits (bIPf
 pef5l|IIr|((
Compliments America For Coming to Their Help
 In Time of Need
(AsSocfdted PresS)

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP, In France, Oct. 16.-General Joffre yes terday visited the American conting- ant and was received by General Pershing who accompanied him all over the camp.
 General Joffre addressed the Ameri- cans in French and said that when America drew her sword, none in France doubted the she would do great things. aferred to Americas great power in l.. il and re- sourcefulness as well as in materials and wealth. 'In every way you have realized our hopes," he concluded.