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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
Liberia and Its Attitude Sewers ReIa-
tionship With Germany.

tionship With Germany.
On May 18th, The Republic of Liberia
announced through it's Secretary of
State that it had severed relations
with Germany. Public recognition of
this important step was made by the
Entente Powers through the presence
of the British Man of War "Bacchan-
tie" in Monrovia Harbor which fired
the presidential salute of twenty-one
guns. The Captain, ]. G. Armstrong,
r. N, came ashore and accompanied
by the American Minister, French
Charge d'Affaires and British Consul
General, called at the State Depart
ment and later at the Executive Man,
sion, where a conference was held
touching Liberals part in the worlds
war.
On May Sth a State Luncheon was
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
GREAT REVIVAL.

The Rev. S. Douglass S. McDuffie,
the famous evangelist who is in a
class all to himself, is holding a won
derful old fashioned revival in the
Big Tent on 18th street, between
Woodland and Michigan avenues,
Thousands attend nightly and much
interest has been aroused in the meet
ing.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
POLICY Y FINED.

Porter Carmack, 917 East 18th St.,
and ten others were fined by Judge
Fred w. Coon in the North Side court
Tuesday on charges of playing policy.
Carmack was fined $25 on a charge of
conducting the game, while the fire,
duenters were assessed 50 for buying
chances. All pleaded guilty.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

Louis Branch
of the Nation
al Society for
Advancem e mt
of the Negro
Race, conferr-
ed today with
G o V e r n o r
Gardner and
Secretary Will
liam F. Saun-
ders of t h e
state defense
council.
They asked
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

Mrs. Sarah Lee Hammett suffered
a painful accident by having a toe
broken, compelling her to use
crutches. In spite of her injuries she
was at her post in Aliens Choir last
Sunday.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
FOR SALE.

IA Nicely furnished rooms; good To-
cation on 18th street. For information
call at 1902 E, 18th street. Mrs. Kate
Brookins.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
NEGRO HOME GUARDS.
Authority to Organize Home Guard
Companies Sought.

jefferson City, July 18.-A delega-
ton made up of Rev. DR.. W. H. Peck,
pastor of St. James church; Professor
James L. Usher, head of Sumner
High School, and George B. Vashon,
all of st. Louis, representing the st.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
SAY! YoUl BRoTHERI

If you are a race man, be-
< lieve in race enterprises and
K want to invest your money to
get splendid returns, read the
X proposition of the
X AFRO-AM ERlCAN AUTO
X TRAINING SCHOOL
X found on the back page of this
X paper. It's worth while.
4 X y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
 BIG CONFAb HELD < AT HEADQUARTERS; CECIL CO0MBS SIGNS Moley and Small Colony of Enthusiastics Hold Ex- ecutive Session-No
 New Arrivals

| The biggest baseball confab of the "stove'' season was held yesterday morn l ing at the clubs headquarters. Boss
 Moley, three of his players, a renowned
 umpire and several scrhoes were gathered
 in the office. Baseball was the general theme of the cconversation-for a time. 1 Moley was the central figure. Cecil Coombs, the Baron sun gardner; Danny
 Clark. keystoner, and Arthur Johnson,
 heaver, were other participants, while Scotty Chestnut was the arbiter referred l to.
 The colony, however, will be increased in population, it is expected, within the next few days by the arrival of other Barons. More are expected in today. Not
 a single one showed up at the baseball l headquarters yesterday.
 Cecil Coombs attached his name to his contract at the close of the confab. Cecil has been satisfied with the terms but had
 delayed until yesterday in signing. Moley is anxiously awaiting the arrival of his entire roster. Everything is in readiness for the opening of the training season at Redwood Field Mon- day morning. He is. of the opinion that Birmingham will have no more cold weather this year.
 The sale of Mike Hauser, as announced in Tuesdays Age-Herald, was completed yesterday by Moley. Final arrangements whereby Mike is to perform for Muskegon in the Central league were made and the deal has been officially closed The passing of Mike makes the third Baron of last years team to receive his walking
 papers. Fred Derrick and Dick Rob ert- son were the remaining duo.
 The remaining days of the week will find busy scenes about the baseball head quarters. Players will DC reporting reg ularly to Moley and by tomorrow it will appear as though the "big noise'' had started. Practically all Southern league clubs start training Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
EIGHT EVENTS OF THE POUGHKEEPSIE MEET
 ARE ANNOUNCED

Poughkeepsie. N. Y.. March 6.-Eight early closing events, with purses amount ing to $21,00O, were announced today by the Hudson River Driving Park assoeia- tion for the Poughkeepsie grand circuit meeting the week of August 27 The trot- ting events are:
 The Knickerbocker, POT class. purse s5OoO; the Poughkeepsie, 2:11 class, $3000; the Guy Axworthy for 3-year-olds, eligi- ble to PIT class, 5000; the Vassar for 2 year-olds, 5000, and the Hudson valley, 2:17 class, S200O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
COBB HAS AMBITION ID BE KING WITH THE
 WILLOW FOR DECADE
Loss Of Batting Honors Last Year to Speaker Caused the Tiger Star Keen
 Disappointment

Detroit March 6--Only those who are close to the great Detroit outfielder, Ty Cobb, and who have watched him per- form season after season. realize the Keen disappointment which came to him last fall, when he was compelled to re- move his batting crown. and hand it to his bosom friend. Iris Speaker.
 Cobb had led the American league for nine consecutive seasons. His ambition was to lead it for decade He failed and as he is now more than 90 years old and certainly not quite as fast as he was three years ago--there is virtually no chance that he can lead his league for a span of 10 years
 but Cobb, one of the gamest ball play CTS that ever lived, is going to try He has spent the winter in the open, keeping his nerve steady, his body strong and his eyes clear. He already has told Manager Jennings that he will report with the vet erans at Waxahachie. Tex, on March 10. In the past he generally has been the last player to reach the Detroit camp. Cobb wants to start the season under a. full head of steam-he hopes to drive himself from April until October. He will take chances on becoming stale, but taking chances has long since been child's play for the Georgian. Cobb is determined to go to the limit of his power to regain the ermine robe of baseballdom.
 During the closing days of 1916 Cobb might have added a few points to his bat ting average if he had been willing to sacrifice the element of teamwork. But he didn't. When Detroit and Boston were clinched in the struggle on which the pennant hung. Cobb told newspaper men that Speaker was the champion hitter, so far as he was concerned. Cobb had to get hits and more hits, to beat out the sturdy Texan. Cobb buried his chances. When he had chances to get bases on balls, he took them. When the play called for a bunt, he laid one down. He played the game-not that he cared for his bat ting average less He cared for the pen- nant more.
 Now and then it has been said that Cobb went back as batter last year. His average was .371, mark that in these days is rarely attained even by a star. The story of Cobb's defeat is en- tirely told in a sentence. Speaker hit .3s6. It was battle royal, that struggle between fellow southerners. Neither asked for pitching favors; neither got them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
Training Camps are Busy as Bee Hiues

If Joe Wood can come through and if Guy Morton returns to form Cleveland will be pretty well fixed for pitchers. The Indians did not begin to slump last year until Morton went bad and the pitching burden was thrown on two youngsters, CoveleslSie and Bagby. With these four pitchers and with Joe Boehling, a great cold weather hurler, and Klepfer and Coumbe the Indians should have nothing to fear.
 Behind the bat the Indians are fixed as we'll as any club in the circuit with the possible exception of Chicago. Steve O'Neill, a veteran, and young Billings will do most of the receiving.
 INFIELD IS STRONG
 The infield with Chapman, Wambs- ganns, Turner and Guist is strong, the weakest place being on the initial sack.
 The outfield with Speaker, Graney and Roth is well balanced, and one of the best in the league.
 As the training season opens Bill Dono- van is still doubtful about the guardian for his second station. Otherwise his team is practically made up.
 Joe Gedeon may draw the job But Gedeon is a weak hitter and Fritz Maisei may be prepped for a trial at the bag. Baumann is another possibility.
 The Yankee infield, barring second base, is one that no ball club would have to apologize for
 THREE HARD LETTERS
 The hard hitting Pipp will be at first. Peckinpaugh at short and Frank Baker should have a good season at third.
 High, Gilhooley and Magee will make up a high class outfield.
 The catching department is strong with Nunamaker, Walters and Alexander.
 Donovan has a great pitching staff if it is right, Shawkey, Morgridge, Caldwell, Cullop, Fisher and Shocker should make any team in the league hustle to beat them
 Watch these two ball teams. They will be the surprises of the American league.
 This is not a prediction that the Tanks or Indians will cop. The Boston Red Sox are certain to be good. The White Sox with gerat bunch of individual stars, are sure to be a factor The sluggtng Tigers are always dangerous.
 But it is good hunch to watch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
|SPOIsTS
.LOOKOUTS OFF FOR
 NEW TRAINING CAMP
Manager Elberfeld Leaves Chattanooga With All
 Players Signed

Chattanooga, Tenn. March 6.-(speeialD Manager E1berfeld and seven players left last night for Orange. Tex, where the Lookouts will train for the coming South ern league season. Pitchers Knowlson, Bacon, Marshall and Gaston, and Infield- CTS Hyatt and Graf accompanied El- berfeld.
 Pitchers FTuker and Merritt and Catch CT Dowie will join the party at New Orleans tomorrow, and Catchers Kitch- ems, Peters and okehler and Pitchers Allen and Rock will report in Orange Wednesday. Other p.ayers will report next week. The Lookouts will not return home until after they open the season in Atlanta on April F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
OFFICERS CHOSEN
 ID BOSS CARDINALS Jones Pays Mrs. Britton $25,000 as Earnest Money.
 To ReOrganize Club

St. Louis, March 6.--Ben G. Brnkman, vice president of a bank, today was elect ed president of the St. Louis Nationals.
 His election is part of the reorganiza- tion plan fostered by J. c. Jones' who has paid Mrs. Helen Britton, principal owner of the club, $25.00o as earnest money of his intention to organize sym dicate to buy the club for S350,00O.
 J. c. Reed was elected vice president today and W. c. Anderson searetary. The board of directors will consist of the three officers and J. c. Jones and Lon Hooker, attorney for Mrs. Britton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
SECOND SQUAD OF INDIANS DEPARTS Secretary Blackwood Heads Second Party to New
 Orleans

Cleveland, March 6.-The second squad of the Cleveland baseball team will leave today for New Orleans for the spring practice. The party will include all the Cleveland players who are now in the city with the exception of Jack Graney, who will leave March 12.
 The party consists of Wambsganss, Kavanaugh, Turner, Allison and two Cleveland amateurs. Krejci and Leber, who will be given tryout. Secretary Blackwood will head the party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
BEST DRILLED TEAM
 WILL RECEIVE PRIZE
Teams of the American League Will Compete
 Next July

Chicago, March e.-Baseban clubs or the American league now receiving military instruction in their training camps are to compete for drilling honors next July, Capt. Frank R. Kenney announced to- day.
 Captain Kenny said that President Johnson of the American league origina- tor of the military training plan for ball players, has offered a $500 prize to the best drilled team in the league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
SPORTS
Cleveland and NeW York
 Must Be Watched; Teams
 Are Strongest Tn Years
Provided Joe Wood and Guy Morton Come Back Indians Will Have First Glass Huring Staff-Yankee Infield
 One of Credit to Any Club

Cleveland, March 6.-There is more than month to wait before the baseball sea- son opens Right now, with the teams just arriving at their camps it may seem a little premature to try to pick any winners. but there are two ball clubs in the American league that are likely to kick over the traces this season and it will be worth watching their stunts in the south-.before April 12.
 With seven of the strongest ball clubs ever collected in one league, the Ameri- can league race, which last year fur nished one of the most sensational drives in baseball, now figures to come through with a pennant chase even more startling And prefacing number of ifs" with out which early season predictions would be colorless; take this cue and watch Bill DoEovan's Yankees and Lee Fohl's Cleve- land club.
 Right now these clubs look like the sensations of the 1917 season.
 BEST TEAM IN YEARS
 There are, of course, 8 thousand and one things which may occur before the umpire calls play ball on April F, but barring accidents and series of bad breaks Cleveland and New York should leave the barrier with better chances to win than they have ever had before
 Victims of injuries, of poor breaks and bad baseball luck last year the Indians and Tanks overrode these obstacles and made trouble for every team in the league. With better breaks this year they will be dangerous.
 Perhaps neither team can be classed as great ball club. But both are good ball clubs. both are consistent, both have every essential which goes to make up a winning club.
 Now for the 'ifs''
 WOOD MAY COME BACK
 Cleveland has just purchased Joe Wood, few years ago the sensation of the American league. Wood is a big gamble. Last year he did not pitch game. partly because of his inability to come to terms with Boston and partly because of sore arm. In 1915 Wood pitched with bad arm and won the majority of his games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
Cotton States League
 May Be ReOrganized

Mobile, March GA long distance mes sage received here today from C1arks-
 dale, Miss, says Jackson, Miss, will soon decide whether or not it will join the reorganized Cotton States league. In- dianola gave notice of it's withdrawal The circuit now proposed will consist of Greenville, Clarksdale, Greenwood and Jackson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07


 , Another step in Mitchell efficiency appears in the new Mitchell Junior. We urge you to come and see 1t. ssa*
 A 7-passenger car, to have ample power and ample room, can't be smaller than the $1460 Mitchell, which has won for itself one of the envied places in the motor world. But 40 horsepower is enough for S. passenger car. And 12O-inch wheelbase gives room enough more than most cars give.
 So the Mitchell factory this year brings out Mitchell Junior. Not new type-simply size reduction. So a man who buys a Mitchell can get the size he wants. sasssa"ssss
 Thousands of these new cars have been run for months, on every sort of road. And they have proved themselves as per feet as the 7-passenger Mitchell car itself.
 See the New Extras
 In both Mitchell models there are hundreds of extra features. They give you at least 20 per cent extra value over any other car in this class.
 These cxtras--most of them exclusive to Mitchells-arc paid for by factory savings. They arc the result of efficiency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
Many New LuxurieS

Ournew body plant gives as for this year another enormous saving. All Mitchell bodies. open and enclosed. will be built in our own shops.
 This saving enables us to add 24 per cent to the cost of finish, uphol- stery and trimmings. The finish coats are now heat-fxed. A rare- grade leather is employed. A hun dred new touches m ake today's Mitchell the handsomest carinits class.
 Every Mitchell extra is something that you want. Nearly all are things you don't find in other like-class cars. They are things which can't be given without added price, save under Mitchell methods.
 Come and sec them. Judge for yourself what they mean to you And see which size you like best.
 MITCHELL MOTORS COMPANY. Inc.
 Racine, Wis, Q. s. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07

methods. applied by John W. Bate.
 This great efficiency engineer built and equipped this whole plant. Every method and ma chine IS adapted to producing this car economically. These methods have cut our factory cost in two. Nowhere else IS a car of this class built anywhere near SO low. sssassssss
 You will be amazed to sec how many extras these new day methods pay for.
 Double-Snong Parts
 One result is the Mitchell standard of 100 per cent over-strength. That is, every vital part is twice as strong as need be.
 The Mitchell standard used to be so per cent over-strength. That itself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
PHILLIPS FINALLY
 DEPART FOR CAMP President Baker Will Stop te Confer With Holdout Whitted

Philadelphia, March 6-The first play CTS of the Philadelphia Nationals to start for the southern training grounds left here today for New York from where this afternoon theys'will ss.s on the steamer oMhawk for Jacksonville.
 President w H. Baker left for the south yesterday and may stop at Dur ham. N. C., to have talk with George Whitted, who has not yet come to terms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
Ow Also An $ll5O Model
See the New Mitchell Junior with
 Hundreds of Mitchell Extras

Now we invite you to Mitchell Junior. A somewhat smaller Mitchell $3O lower price than the 7passenger Mitchell But with generous size and ample power for passenger And with all the exclusive Mitchell tions due to John w. Bate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
Florence Hotel 2d Ave. and 18th St.

Thoroughly remodeled and newly fur nished. Absolutely modern. Excellent cafe. Rates: Rooms without bath $1.00 per day. Rooms with private bath s1.50 per day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
DOuble-StrOng Parts
TWO SIZES

Mifche11-a roomy, 7-passenrer
 Six, with I27-inch wheelbase. A high-speed, econom- ical, 48- horsepower motor. Dis appearing extra seats and 31 extra features included.
 Price SI46O. {. O. D. Racine Mitchell JuniOr-a 5-passen-
 ger Six on similar lines, with l2e-inch wheel base. A 40- horsepower motor Winch smaller bore than larger Mitchell.
 Price $lISO. I. 0. D. Racine Also all styles of enclosed and convertible bodies. Also
 demountable tops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
31 Unique Features

There are also 31 extra features in Mitchells. That is, features which nearly all cars omit Things like a power tire pump, reversible head lights, ball-bearing steering gear and never-broken springs.
 These extras alone, on this years output, will cost over $4, ,OOO, ,O00. But all arc paid for by these factory savings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07

was extreme. The Mitchell car has always been marvel of endurance.
 But, in the past two years, we have doubled this standard to give you a lifetime car. That fact is announced for the first time in the models now on show.
 Over 40 parts are built of tough ened steel. All parts which get a major strain are built of Chrome Vanadium, and built oversize. We pay for steels ia the Mitchell as high as IS cents per pound.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
CONGRESS- SEES
STRONG SUPPORT
FOR DRAFT ACT
Lawmakers a Unit in Opinion
of Nation S Approval Of
Conscription.
ALL SECTIONS FOR DRAFT
Call of Nation to Arms Will Be Met
with Instant and Enthusi-
astic Response.

Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress. without respect to the views
they have expressed in the debates for
and against conscription or their votes
on the subject, unite in the opinion
that the response to the call to arms
will be met with willingness and with
enthusiasm.
senator william NJ. Calder, of New
York saIdI
THE response from New York will
be instant and willing. The men
whom the selective draft will summon
to the colors will respond with the
ance of service as a patriotic duty as
they would have responded to a call
for volunteers"
Representative b. Pat Harrison, OF
Mississippi, saidi
MY people understand and fayor
the selective draft, TsS TsSD,,I.tioD rs
sissippi has. - -Sfeeker population Dur-
1 have received upwards OF
them urged my support for the con-
scriptive system of army enrolment.
A few of them sought information.
Only two in the whole tremendous
batch uttered disapprobation."
Representative Frank p. Woods, of
Iowa, chairman of the Republican
ConEressIOnal Committee. saidI
Iowa would have responded to q
call for volunteers with $4,000 men.
do not think conscription will be
popular. but there is no need Of fear
that Iowas response will not be made
with earnest willingness to support the
government and the nag as a duty
to the nation"
Representative c. n. Macarthur, of
Oregon, author of an amendment 10
the army bill which would have in
sured the enlistment of Col. Roosevelt,
saidt
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
Trade Restriction Planned
To Stop Enemy Supplies

Congress will be asked by the admins
tration to enact a trading with the
enemy act" as stringent as that applied
by the British government in 1916. De-
partment of Justice officials. working
with the assistance Of the State Depart
ment trade advisers. have practically
completed the draft OF the proposed leg
islation.
A prohibition against American firms
trading with any firm or individual hav-
ing enemy connections would be provided.
the authority to enforce the provision
being placed in President Wilson's hands.
The legislation is expected to have a
far-reaching effect in Denmark and the
Scandinavian countries. 1t will be in
creasingly difficult for Scandinavia to OBJ
tain food supplies from the United States
The act, 1t was stated yesterday. in in
large part designed to prevent Swedish
firms from receiving food from America
and re-shipping it to Germany or Austria.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
GERMAN FOOD STATUS
STARTS LABOR UNREST
Workmen on Commission Now but Too
Late, Reichstag Speaker Saws.

Evidences of unrest in Germany be-
cause OF the food shortage is shown by
adVices received by the State Depart
ment and made public yesterday. In a
public meeting Of the Social Democrats.
Gustavus FOSle, a member of the Reich
stag, declares that the government kept
the workers OF the food distribution
committee until there was no food to
distribute and now the workers are to be
used as lightning rods
We criticise the government" said the
member of the Reichstag, for having
taken up too late the question Of feeding
the people. At the beginning Of the war
the General Commission Of the Workers
Society proposed a program in this con-
nection. 1t is only now being adopted
much too late. The Bureaucratic off,
cials have acted with too many precon-
ceived ideas and too little understand
ing"
The speaker also demanded fun won,-
ans suffrage on the ground that IL was
through the efforts Of millions Of Ger
man women that the existence of the na-
ton had been preserved
The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
THIEF SPANKS BRIDE
WHO HID VALUABLES

Los Angeles, April 2.-when Lena
Galloway, a pretty 19-year-old bride. re-
fused to tell a burglar where her
vaIuables were kept, the man seized her,
laid her across his knee and spanked her
soundly.
Mrs Galloway refused to tell, and the
man resumed his spanking. Finally she
cried out in fright and pain that the
money was In a sewing box. which hI
grabbed and ran out of the house. The
box contained only one old Confederate
bin. Mrs Gallawoy told the police her
story at the receiving hospital. where
she was treated for a wnenched back,
received In struggling with the spanking
burglar. and for hysteria.