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Arizona republican., 1917-05-31
A|RT|GHT PITCHING
 GIVES TIGERS EDITH GAMES FROM INDIANS
Republican A. '. Leased wireI


 CLEVELAND. May 30.-Detroit took both games from Cleveland. Superior pitching by Roland and Ehmke and the brilliant fielding of Veach and Young were largely responsible for the victories which forced Cleveland into fourth place. Heilman made four hits in as many times at bat in the second game. Scores:
 Morning game.
 Detroit - 100 001 110-4 Cleveland ...-... 100 900 000-1 Batteries: Roland and Spencer; Bag by and ONeill.
 Afternoon game:
 Detroit ..... 300 GOO 020-5 II 0 Cleveland ....... O01 900 000-1 , , Batteries: Ehmke and Spencer; Gould Morton and Billings. way and F. Johnson struck out. No runs, two hits and no errors.
 Seventh Inning
 Mesa-Thurman walked. Shumway struck out and Thurman was doubled off first H. to F. Westfall Mcdonald was safe on Parathon's error but died stealing, H. Westfall to E. Johnson.
 Phoenix-Parathon was safe on Shumway's error. He stole second as J. Johnson struck out, and went to third on Morris's poor throw. DePriest sent a sacIi ifice fly to deep center, Para thon racing home. Anderson grounded out to Thurman unassisted. One run. no hits and two errors.
 Eighth Inning
 Mesa-Riggs went to bat for Nevitt and got the first clean hit off Ander- son, single to center. Oviedo fouled out to Lyall. Hegi struck out for the second time. Moore was safe on Para thon's error, who threw wildly to first. Both runners attempted to advance a base. F. Westfall threw badly in at tempting to head Moore off at second, Riggs scoring. Pohli them made d wild heave attempting to head Moore off at third and Moore continued on to the plate. The play should not have been allowed, however. as the ball thrown by ParathCn was blocked by the crowd Under the ground rules, both runners were entitled to advance q base but play then could not be resumed until
Arizona republican., 1917-05-31
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Republican A. p. Leased Wire1 At Nashville 2-19; New Orleans 5-3 At Memphis 4-1S. Atlanta 7-3 At Chattanooga 12-2; Birmingham 6-1
 At Little Rock co: Mobile Al.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
THIRTY KILLED,
25HURT, WHEN
TRAINS CRASH
Failure oftEngineer to Stop
at North Vernon, Ind,
Causes Collision.

North Vernon. Ind, Dec. 29.-More
than thirty persons are known to be
dead and twenty-five more were in
jured in a wreck. on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad less than a mile east
OF here late tonight. The wreckage is
burning and rescuers have been un-
able to get some of the bodies out.
Two passenger trains, one from St
Louis and the other from Cincinnati.
met head on. The engines both left
the rails and the boiler of one ex-
ploded.
The smoker on the eastbound train
was of wood. and the steel baggage
car in front of it was driven all the
way through the smoker. II was
there that most of the victims were
killed.
The engineers, firemen and baggage
men on both trains were killed. None
of the passengers on the west-bound
train, a solid steel train. was injured.
The bodies recovered were taken to
North. Vernon and the injured to Sey-
mour. A special train carrying physi-
clans was rushed from Cincinnati.
The low temperature, 10 degrees be-
low zero. added to the horror and
some of these injured almost perished
from the cold
Reports as to the cause Of the acci-
dent disagree. but 1t is generally stat
ed that the engineer of the eastbound
train either misread his orders or re-
ceived wrong orders and that he
should have remained at North Yer.
non until the westbound train pass
ed. He went ahead and inside of five
minutes met the westbound train
head on.
Among the known dead are:
David Singer. conductor train No
2.
Frank Day. engineer train No. .
- Mather. fireman train No. 2
Albert Sewer, baggage master
train No. ..
Harry French. engineer train No
%, Columbus. Ohio.
Joseph Harner. fireman train No
g. Columbus. Ohio.
- Harvey. baggagemaster train
No. 3, Columbus. Ohio.
Joseph Kempton, baggagemastei
train No. %, Columbus. Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
ZERO WEATHER GRIPS CAPITAL;
MANY CITIES SHORT OF. COAL
Continued Cold Until We'd
nesdaH" Is Unfeelins
Forecast-Basiness Seri-
ously Hampered-Tem-
perature Lowest in Many
Years.

King Winter. sweeping down out
of the Northwest, held Washington
fast IN his continually tightening
clutch last night. and today will be
the coolest here so far this winter.
The cold wave arrived yesterday,
and last nights forecast promised no
relief until Wednesday.
Continued cold until Wednesday"
was the forecast. Slight moderation
in temperature is promised after We'd
nesday. with snow fiurries the lat
ter part of the week
Steady Drop shown.
The official record of the tempera-
ture showed steady drop all YES
teTday. There was no rise in the
mercury In the afternoon.
At midnight Friday the temperature
was II degrees above zero. At noon,
twelve hours later. the thermometer
stood at 8 degrees, and at midnight
last night the mercury had fallen to
) degrees, with zero seemingly as its
next station.
The cold wave seems. to have cover
ed the whole country. In San Fran
cisco the temperature was 81. while in
the Eastern part of the country many
cities reported temperatures below
zero long before midnight Detroit
reported S degrees below zero: Bos-
ton. Buffalo and Hartford, Conn, 4
degrees below. and New York City
. degrees below. with the cold in
creasinG
Many Cities Shiver.
In many other large cities the in
dication hovered near the zero mark,
In Pittsburgh it stood at above;
Omaha. 1; Baltimore. Chicago and St
| Louis, degrees: Cleveland. 10; At
lanta. 20. and New Orleans. so.
Temperature in Washington begar
falling Friday afternoon and has
! dropped almost steadily since. The
official record Of the Weather Bureau
| follows:
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30

Weather Bureau officials declared
last night that the present cold snap
was the coldest weather experienced
in Washington In years. Business
in many lines practically was at a
standstill, those not required to go
outside refusing to do so. The pro-
duce market saw one OF its dullest
days. Department stores and other
business establishments also did lit
tie business.
Hot chocolate was the favorite
drink at soda fountains.
Sentinels In Blankets.
The soldiers stationed as sentries
about the White House were clothed
in woolen helmets that covered their
heads and ears. leaving only part of
the face exposed. Thick overshoes
and heavy woolen mittens protected
their hands. Their step. ordinarily
slow and measured. was quick. vigor-
Gus. with much swinging of arms.
Winter sports attracted hundreds to
the pelican pond In the Zoo and the
great expapse of ice in the tidal bas-
in. Thousands probably will glide
over the ice OH skates today.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
DUPES
HEAPING WOES
FOR GERMANY
French Minister Sees Real
Difficulties for Junkers if
Maximalists Capitulate.
Special Gable to washInEtOn Herald
and New York Tribune.


Paris. Dec. 29.-The Journal inter-
views Foreign Minister Pichon in or
der to gather his point OF view in re-
gard TO the peace parleys at Brest
Litovsk.
NJ. Pichon. though admitting the
gravity of the Russian desertiOn.
which he considered. next 10 Amer
ica's taking up arms. the most impor-
tant event of the war was reticent
about peace parley.
The Maximaiists." he said, "are In
the act Of disavowing their principles
To permit Germany to take forcibly
CourIand. Lithuania and Poland means
to belle all their theories-to capitu-
late. Nevertheless. even if they were
to capIculaIc. then the real difficulties
may bc-im for the Germans.
eve need only think OF the prob
lens to he solved by them in the
Ukran". in Siberia and in Poland
trembling and irreconcilable Poland
-because she knows that the allies
alone can give her unity and inde-
pendence.
"As to China. which the Germans
are in hope of reaching by way OF
Siberia. n. Pichon does not doubt
that Japan will keep good watch
Thanks to the American-Japanese ac.
cord, Germany. which had been oust.
ed from China. will never re-entel
it"
When the interviewer mentioned the
ecOnOOir man and nOinted ont thai
and irrecoverable first materials were
in the hands of the allies, and thai
without these materials a nation wal
condemned to ruin. VI. Pichon recog
nized that our map was superior L
that of Germany.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
Emery Put In Brain.

Emery fut In Brain.
These gyroscopes were intended for
the United States navy, and an in
vestigation is under way TO deter
mine whether any of the torpedoes
now carried by American naval ves-
sells are equipped with faulty parts.
Emery and other particles, it is al
legged, were introduced into the parts
of a number Of the torpedo brain"
some parts were cracked and scratch
ed. others Improperly fitted and still
others lacking the required govern
nent stamp. 1t Is claimed some Of
the gyro wheels, the product Of highly
skilled and intelligspt wsrkmanship.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
Atlanta Lacks Fuel.
TEXAN WITH PAYROLL
KILLED BY MEXICANS
Raiders Now Being Pursued by
Troops Wounded Second Man.

Brownsville, Texas. Dec. 2e.-George
NJ. Parmale. cashier Of the Border
Land and Sugar Company, was shot
and killed and John c. Grenslade,
bookkeeper of the same company, was
seriously wounded by Mexican bandits
near Mercedes this afternoon.
The two men had been in Mercedes
to get the payroll money Cor the sew
eral hundred employees OF the sugar
company. On their return the bandits
opened fire from the brush, killing
Parmale. Grensiade. although wound
ed twice, escaped with the money and
notified the military authorities at
Mercedes.
Troops and rangers are in pursuit OF
the bandits
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
Coal Shortage Brings Mis-
cry III New YorkkMer-
curry Drops to 3 Below.
Storm Off B Baltimore.
New England, West and
South Shiver.

New York. Dec. 29.-Zero weather
gripped New York City today. Coupled
with a shortage OF coal. the cold
caused acute suffering throughout the
greater city. Settlement workers
found many families shivering in heat
less homes.
From early afternoon until tonight
the mercury had been approaching the
record established on the last day Of
the year in 1850. The thermometer at
that time registered six degrees below.
and at 3 O'Clock tonight 1t was at
three below. Weather Bureau officials
predicted that five below would be
reached by morning. The official bu-
reau tabulation was as follows:
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30

Following on the heels of the an
Of the enemy aims and
Frances declaration through her pre-
nhier of her position. British labor has
adopted by an overwhelming vote a
program which must be considered
the most moderate put forth by an
important British organization.
Just as they took the Initiative in
military operations. the German lead
ers have now launched the first real
peace push of the war. all the earlier
intrigues being mere feints in COM
parison.
German statesmen are working
cIeveriy. but with considerable cau-
ton. The moderates have made
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
MADOO APPOINTS Hines
And SMITH TO ASSIST In
OPERATION OFRAILROADS
New York Lawyer and President of Big Trunk
Line to Organize Force; Will Wipe
Out Competition.

William MeAdoo. Director General of Railroads. last night an
nouneed the appointment Of temporary staff for the operation Of s
unified railroads
II comprises:
Walker D. Hines of New York. pro tempo 10
the Director General.
Alfred Smith, president of the New York Central Railroad to
act assistant the Director General charge
portaon the trunk line territory of Chicago and north of e
Ohio and Potomac rivers.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
HALTS
TEUTON DRIVE
ON ITALIANS
Lull Reported Due to. Rig
orous Weather; Will
Aid Allies.
Special Cable 10 Washington Herald
and New York Tribune.


London. Dec. 29.-Winter-the instru-
ment for which the allies have been
hoping-is likely to come to the aid OF
Italy, now beleaguered by great
Austro- German army.
Following fierce attacks. lull was
reported today on the Italian front.
and it 10 assured that the seasonal
rigors have already announced another
element to thwart the Kaiser's plan
to bring Italy to her knees and thus
hasten a "HohenzoIlern' peace.
A general storm is reported as tie
Ing mp France and Spain today. and
the question whether II will reach the
Alpine front and tie up the offensive
of Gen. Won Below for the winter now
assumes first importance in the Ital-
Ian military situation.
The enemy has not yet succeeded
in taking the remaining defenses
of the FrenZeIe, which is the gate
way of the triumphal sweep he ex-
poets to make down the Brenta valley.
The taking of the high ridges on
either side, now held heroieallY by the.
Italians. fs a task tllaf fsTst tie metal
OF most seasoned troops. but the Teu-
ton command seems determined to at
tempt 1t II II is possible of accomplish
ment. even at the cost of terrific
losses
Eight miles Is still the difference be-
TWEEN the victory and disappointment
for the Germans. whose steady march
toward Calstagna. at the confluence
Of the Frenzela. and Brenta rivers,
seems to have been held up.
The heights between the Brenta
/ and the 'Piave now apparently snow
capped. may be the obstacle which
will check the Teutons in their prog
ress toward the fertile Venetian
Plains.
| snow Reduces Operations.
While a heavy snowstorm has re-
duced infantry operations along the
| whole West front to a minimum. al
| lied Tayiators continue to carry on an
offensive far inside the enemy line.
Paris reported today that the rail-
road stations at Mazieres Les Metz
and ThionviTie. great centers of Ger
man military activity, had been bomb
ed. Hostile establishments near Vou-
zieres and Rthel were also attacked.
The results of these raids were not
stated.
The French official report de-
scribed encounters between pa
trolls north of the Chemin Des
! Danes and near Sapigneul. while
the Berlin statement asserted that
British reconnoitering attacks east
| of Nieuport and near Poelcapelle
broke down, and that a few French
were taken prisners in a German
raid north of Courtecon.
The German communique also de-
1 clared that especial artillery ac-
tivity had blazed up in Flanders,
i south of the Scarpe River and near
4 Graincourt and Gannelieu. The
two last named places are in the
region of the recent great Cambrai
4 operations. Haig's statement to-
day said simply there was nothing
to report.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
|. W. w. Treason Tract, Seized.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-Federal authori-
ties today seized a huge mass of
seditious literature in a raid on ].
W. W. headquarters. Pamphlets
showing how 10 make powder that
would fail to explode. directions for
wasting food supplies and how to
spike guns were in the documents
taken.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
Germany Proposes Abuse
For American Prisoners
Captured by Hun Armies

With the American Army in France.
Dec. sit Is learned on absolutely
reliable authority that Germany has
decided to adopt the most severe
measures against all Americans TAX
en- prisoner. II Is Eaid they will be
treated the same as the Russians who
have been maltreated In the worst
way. being starved. kicked and beat
o.
high German official Is quoted as
saying that American are uninteIli-
sent and not entitled to the ordinary
eourtesles extended to the allied sol
aiers taken ~prisonerS
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30

were cracked and otherwise mutt
lated.
Is Naturalized German.
The man under arrest is Paul Hem
mig. 43 years old. a naturalized Ger
man living in Ozone Park, a Brook
lyn suburb. He was a machinist
foreman In the Bliss plant and had
charge Of the gyroscopic department
The technical charge against him Is
treason in that he aided the Inn
periaI German government In turning
over 70 the United States defective
mechanism. The charge is punish
able in event Of conviction with death
coSTISuEp oNRAGE FoUR
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
DR.. Karl Muck Barred
From Deyens Army Camp

Boston. Dec. 29.-Dr. Kari Muck,
leader of the Boston Symphony Or
chestra, who was In the limelight for
several weeks because of his refusal
to play THE Star Spangled Banner"
has been barred from Camp Devens.
The orchestra, however. will play
there without him.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30

campaign. ' #
Four German Efforts.
German statesmen are now first
playing up to the moderate forces in
the entente; second, yielding gradually
to the moderate forces within. the
central powers; third. delaying ne
gotiations with the B5lsheviki. prefer
ring to use Russia an a lever 10 bring
general peace rather than conclude a
separate peace and use the forces re-
leased thereby in the hope Of fighting a
way through to a military decision:
fourth. hoping still to split The grand
alliance. the emphasis. ON sGernany's S
CONTINUED 2S.sAar fouR.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
Appeals to washingtoa.

Realizing the gravity of the situa-
ton here. Albert II. Wiggin, State
fuel administrator. announced he had
applied to Washington for priority or
ders which will rush coal through to
this city from the mines 1t was held
that New York had been discrimi-
mated against in previous orders is
sued. and has been the chief sufferer.
The coal situation was described by
Mr.. Wiggin as very serious"
Predictions were made tonight that
the zero weather will continue through
Sunday and Monday. High winds
have prevented barges from the Jer-
sey coast delivering belated coal ship
ments to New York. y
Several yards were forced to close
owing to their inability to meet de-
mands. Public utilities are consid-
erably worried over their coal sup
plies. as heavy demands have been
made for light and heat.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
Germans Being Prepared
To Forego Big War Gains
ny ARTHUR DRAPER.

Special
London Dec 29he last days of 1917 seeing the biggest
and evees political of and developments
nude result though past against undue optimism
Europe such state of mental confusion and uncertainty that
anything happen; bu, knows what the will be-
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
DC. Boys Discovery Leads
To Arrest of Ex-German

New York. Dec Microscopic defects in the delicate mechan-
ism of torpedo gyroopes the brain of the sppar-
entity deliberately caused-have been discovered turned
out by the E. w. Bliss Torpedo Works Brooklyn and
made today.
The sensational discovery made by Lieut. Francis oShea
formerly of Washington, D. c.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
Spaniard. Buy Wheat.

Buenos Aires. Dec. 2s.-The Spanish
government, 1t was stated today. has
for half million bushels
of Argentine wheat on the same terms
which the allies obtained supplies here,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30

Lieut. Carpenter, commanding.
George street, New brunswick, n. ].
Lieut.. Walter o. Henry. care N. F.
MilIoy. Murfreesboro. Tenn.
Lieut.. Robert B. Carney. sls South
Forty-eighth street. Philadelphia.
Ensign John A. Vincent, 40 The
Rookery, Chicago.
Coxswain d. d. Loomis. Sage, Mich.
Uoomis was the lookout who sighted
the periscope).
Chief Pharmacists Mate Elzer Har-
well. SCOTS Hill. Tenn.
, CoXswain Francis C. Connor. Ma
tional Naval Volunteers. l69 Della
ware avenue. Jersey City. CHarwell
and Cohnor jumped overheard to res
cue n drowning German).
About 4:l0 p. m, November q. while
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
KAISER GIVES PREMIER
RIGHT TO MAKE PEACE,
!. Is AMSTERDAM REPORT
Dispatch Says German Rulers Action Has
Cast Gloom Over Berlin; News Dis
credited in Official Circles.

Amsterdam Dec pa report received here from Berlin to-
night that the Kaiser has deyoe upon Chancellor Hens the night to
make peace -.. i.a
This reported surrendermg of the Kaes constitutional right cou
pled with Americas stand said have gloom Berlin
The report the Kaiser has delegated the peaeemakns power
was viewed here last night "eamoufase. --...
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
2 MEN, WOMAN
HELD IN $500
HOLD-UP CASE
Youth Carrying Employer S
Payroll Robbed at Point
of Revolver IN Hallway.

Detectives Kelly and O'Dea notified
police headquarters early this morn
ing that they believed they had appre-
hended the two men and a woman
who were responsible for the boid-up
of William Noble. II years. and the
theft from him at the point Of a re-
volver of the $500 pay roll OF ChandIee
& Chandlee, by which firm he Is en-
ployed. Noble lives at 1851 Pcnnsyl-
vania avenue southeast.
The detectives. returning from a fu-
tile search through Baltimore, located
the fugitives at Halethrop. Nd a
small town about seven miles from
Baltimore.
A taxi driver, who had taken the
party OF suspects from Washington.
solicited the aid OF the police. saying
his passengers had been shooting AT
every cab driver along the road. -
Frank Marson and orviIfe Cook
are the names the men gave the
police. The woman said she is Su.
sic PyreIL They refused TO dTvuIge
further particulars or tell where
they lived. OrvilIe Cook. police said
was recognized by Noble. Cool re-
Gently was in the employ OF Chan
a. NhdAlNlCN- dA Va AaAE
stolen was recovered. The party is
being held in Baltimore.
In a scuffIe which followed the
finding OF the suspects, Detective
O'Dea's gun went on. shooting
Cook in the breast. His condition
is not serious.
According to the boy, he was az
costed by a man as he was coming
from the bank. who invited him &c
20 up in an ofice in the lie Droii
building at Ninth and streets. The
boy gave an evaslve answer and the
man dragged him into the hallway
where he pulled a revolver.
Thought IL Was Joke.
Noble regarded the situation as q
joke until a second man with drawr
revolver appeared and said they wert
not goirg to take all the funds. buD
| enough to nay of a debt.
The men gagged the boy and bount
! him to chair. When the police gain
ed entrance TO the room they founC
the window open and foot prints II
the snow outside. Detectives Kelly
/ O'Dea and Wise left Immediately 70
! Baltimore in the headquarters ma
chine i'm a search for the two men.
! Noble told the detectives that on
Of the men who held him up wa
formerly employed by the attorney
and knew that he went 10 the banl
every Saturday. The hold-up man
according to Noble, had met him o.
previous Saturdays and knew Whel
he would come past the building.
Trusted EnnIOyc
| Noble has been in the employ o
Chandlee and Chandlee for sewers
years, and has long been entruste
with the duties OF bank messenger
Members of the firm were enthusi
astic last night in their praise Q
the nerve of their employe in escaT
ing from his kidnapers and gettin
back to the office to give an alarI
so promptly that the police were !
pursuit of the criminals before the
were well started
Noble suffered no injury from hi
experience and seemed to think la.
night that he was being given to
much credit for what he believed va
only his duty.
When telling his mother the stor
Of the hold-up and his escape Bill
frankly admitted that he was afral
of the gun. He didn't claim any cred
for his escape at all. TT was enough,
he remarked frankly. ito get a way.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30

To the United States destroyer Fan
ming goes the credit for sinking one
of the German U-boats and the cap
ture Of the entire crew. The u. S. s.
Nicholson assisted in the work which
proved that the American destroyers
can successfully combat the undersea
craft.
Lieut.. George II. Fort, one of the
officers in command OF the destroyer
Tanning. is a Washingtonian. He
Is a graduate of Western High School
and of the Naval Academy in the class
of 1872 Mrs. George II. Fort, his wife
was before her marriage, Miss Edith
McQuade, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. McQuadc. of this city, with whom
she is now living.
The other officers Of the Tanning
are:
The Washington herald., 1917-12-30

escorting Al convoy, the lookout Of the
Tanning, Coxswain David ID. Lommis,
sighted a small periscope about a
foot above the water some distance
of the port bow. The periscope was
visible for only a few seconds. The
destroyer immediately headed for the
spot and three minutes after the peris-
cope had been sighted dropped
depth-charge.
The Nicholson also speeded to the
position of the submarine, which ap-
peared to be headed toward a meT-
chant vessel in the convoy. and dropped
another depth charge. At that mo-
ment the coming tower of the U-boat
came to the surface between the Mich
olson and the convoy. The Nicholson
fired three shots from her stern gun.