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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-13
0UTFIELD CAUSE OF BOTHER
Manager Of Boston Braves Has Made
Novel Record In Experimenting
With Fly Chasers.

George Stallings, who assumed the
management of the Boston Braves in
1913, has made a novel record In eX-
perimenting without field material. In
five years, including the present sea-
son, he has used nearly thirty men in
the outer garden.
He started out with Seymour, linn,
Titus and Lord, but soon got rid of
them. Since then the Braves out
fielders have included Snodgrass, Shcr-
wood Magee, Without, Connolly, Chap
pelle Collins, Gather, Compton, Moran,
Gilbert, Mann, Griffith, Whitfield, De-
wore, Murray, Kelly Rehg, Dugey,
Fitzpatrick, Twombley, Clymer, Powell
and others.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-13
LEONARD MAKES BIG MONEY
Lightweight Champion Grabbed or
$65,o0o In Past WARTIME Fu.
ture is Before Him.

Many bank president would con.
slider that he had achieved the height
Of his ambition II he could grab $685.
600 year, as Benny Leonard has done
during the past twelve months In the
ring.
Benny got about 5000 for beating
Freddie Welsh, and the S11,694 he
earned when he met Johnny Kilbane
ut Philadelphia Is small part of his
total earnings for the year. But Leon.
ard has kept busy In the ring. His
manager, Billy Gibson. has always had
him well booked and has always man.
aged to get him fair.sized purses. SO
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-13
RECORD OF CENTRAL LEAGUE
Did Not Sell Player to Major League
ciub-severaI Went Up Again
Under Recalls.

The Central league made the record
Of not selling player to major league
clubs, according to a Grand Rapids
correspondent. The Brooklyn club
was supposed to have bought Pitcher
Wachtel from Muskegon, but that
deal Is reported off. Catcher Harry
Smith of Fort Wayne Is to get a trial
with Cincinnati, but that sale Is only
conditional and the sale announced by
Peoria of Catcher Bob O'Farrell is not
an actual purchase. Several players
go up again under recalls, but the act.
ual sales are nil.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-13
TWO BOXERS ARE PATRIOTIC
Kid Mccoy and Terry Meoovern Help.
Ing to Boost Recruiting-urge
Fans to Enlist.

Kid Mccoy and Terry McGovern are
spending the greater part of their
time these days in helping to boost re-
cruiting in the army and navy. Both
of these Old-timers appear at New
York boxing clubs and make speeches
urging the boxing fans to enlist,
and though neither one is an eloquent
speaker, the plain, forceful talks they
make have been getting better results
than all the iiowery language In the
dictionary could possibly do.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-13
BIaded Sweep Oar Invented.

Ellis Ward, former rowing coach of
the University of Pennsylvania, has
invented an aluminium bladed sweep
oar.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-13

Leonard's earnings have piled up fas.
ter than those Of many shrewd-head.
ed business man.
Before another year has passed
Leonard will have more than doubled
his earnings of the past twelve
months, for the lightweight champion
ship is certainly worth its weight in
gold.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27

luck. The officers look as contented
as the rankers.
These pictures are interesting as
contrasts with all that can be learned
of the plight of allied prisoners in
Germany and elsewhere within the
Teuton lines. Particularly does the
frightful vision of Wittenburg rise
before the mind. The Germans at
tempted some denials and excuses for
the neglect and suffering undergone
there by British prisoners, and it is
likely that some of the abuses are
now corrected. Still the contrast be-
tween the lot of allied and Teutonic
prisoners is striking. One' can
imagine that few Germans really
wish to leave England for Germany
under present conditions.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
German Prisoners

At the request of the American
ambassador in Berlin a number of
photographs were taken by the pho
tographic section of the Royal Fly
ing Corps of German prisoners of
war at six of the largest prisoners
camps in Great Britain-Donington
Hall, Alexandra Palace, Dorchester,
Handforth. dollhouse Park, and
Eastcote. More than a hundred of
these photographs show the German
prisoners. both officers and men. in
scenes illustrating nearly every as
pect of life in the camps. The men
are seen at the table, in the work
shops, kitchens, and bakeries, under
the trees, on Battling parade" in
their garden, with their pet animals.
In chapel, In hospital (very few
-cases), in the canteen, in the various
recreation rooms, at billiards and in
the general sleeping quarters. Ev-
erywhere they are evidently well fed
and cared for, and their faces are
those Of men thankful for their good
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
A Confederate veteran Rebukes Mr..
BOyntOn for Her Protest Against
Reunion Postmark.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
I cannot imagine a more ill-timed, /,
far-fetched. and utterly gratuitous at
tempt to question the loyalty and cast
suspicion OF pro-Germanism upon a
thoroughly patriotic class OF our citi-
zens than is evidenced in the letter
of Mrs. II. v. Boynton. in The Times.
II is history now that when the war
was on between the States we. men
OF the South fought as only patriots
can, for the land we love-" stalking
our'all upon the final issue OF the ar
bitrament OF arms.
When the judgment of this court
of last resort went against us, as pa
triots still. we surrendered in good
faith, pledging our fealty, ,and unre-
served allegiance to what we fully
accept as IAN indissoluble union of
indestructible States"
From that hour to this we have
lost no opportunity to show our in
nate love OF country and our willing
ness TO defend 1t against all comers.
with life itself. IL need be. and, "a one
OF this band OF loyal Americaps, pro
test with all the earnestness of out
ragged innocence against this wanton
and unjust assault.
II Is a sad commentary. upon "the
rarity OF Christian charity" when a
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
A Bad Beginning

That no member of the Officers
Reserve Corps should be commits
stoned for active duty, except in case
of extraordinary fitness, in a grade
higher than second lieutenant COM
petent military authorities admit. To
make competent first lieutenants and
captains the reserve officers require
further experience. But the same
military authorities who admit this
fact add that reserve officers will
have to be commissioned as first lieu
tenants and captains because of the
dearth of regular army officers.
Under these circumstances, why
has the War Department made it as
hard as possible for the large class
of men who have to work for their
iving-and who may make none the
worse officers for this reason-to
gain admission to the Officers Re
serve Corps? By its ruling that all
applicants for the reserve corps must
take three months training without
pay, the department. has raised the
cost of admission to the maximum
figure for men who work. The only
candidates who can present them
selves without great sacrifice are
men of Independent wealth and col
lege undergraduates. All others are
victimized for their benefit.
To rub in the injustice, the depart
ment now turns away candidates de-
sirous of taking reserve corps ex-
aminations after Plattsburg training
and conscientious study, and at the
same time informs them that men,
no better prepared than they, who
were fortunate enough to pass the
examinations will in all probability
be called directly to the colors. This
Officers Reserve Corps bungling is
unpleasantly suggestive of the same
lack of definite policy in the War De-
partment which was responsible for
so much that should not have hap
pened in 1898.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
An Explanation

The Times yesterday by an inad-
vertence referred to the unanimous
vote of the Missouri legislature in
dorsing the selective draft measure
now before Congress. The error was
caused by the too hasty reading of
q news item. which said:
The legislature of Missouri is
not in session. Governor Card
ner said he believed the people OF
Missouri were for the bill and
pointed to the fact that the con-
vention which he called to con-
slider food and defense measures
for the State had unanimously de-
clared. for the selective draft sys-
tenn.
The Times congratulates this con-
vention instead of the legislature for
its wise and patriotic action and be-
lieves that it represents the senti-
ments of the neople of Missouri.
Otherwise it would not be able to ac-
count for the fact that upsto April
"a, Missouri had responded to the
call for recruits for the regular army
by furnishing only 1873 per cent of
the quota for that State while Ne
vada had furnished "a per cent, Ore
gon So per cent, Indiana As per cent,
and so forth. 1t is to be noted also
that Alabama, the State of Chair
man Dent of the Military Affairs
Committee, has furnished only 100
per cent of its quota. Manifestlv the
patriotic young men of, these States
are waitinf for the adoption of the
selective draft measure.
The Times is always glad to be
corrected for any error of statement
as it was by member of the House,
yesterday. The Times will also con-
tinue to correct errors of fact or of
opinion or of behavior on the part of
members of Congress.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
Worse Than FrightfuIness

Sweeney of the Foreign Legion" "
the brave American sent back by
France to help America prepare,
must find the asphyxiating gas of
pacifsm harder to combat than the
choking clouds floated by the boches
from their trenches. There is moth
ing else so appalling as a mental
obliquity at once intangible and
paralyzing. Its sophistry is render
ed the more deadly by a treacherous
appearance of plausibility.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
VIII Never Forget.
BoMBARD RHEIMS AGAIN
stuns BY Defeats, Germans HurI
ProJectIIes at Cathedral.

PARIS, April. 27.-Stung by the
steady advance on the French front.
the Germans threw fifteen large cali
Der shells at the Rheims Cathedral.
damaging several important parts Of
the famous monument.
Encouraged by their. first success,
sixteen more heavy shells were
thrown upon the vaults and towers.
The northern tower suffered most
from the shelling and Is leaning 50
that its stability may give way at
any time IS
s. A B. G. sainsaulieu, iths archi-
tect of the cathedral. Is seriously con-
eerned as to the further resistance OF
the edifice to heavy projeetiless The
vaults and transept have suffered ir-
reparable loss. The projestiles being
used are Of the $50 millimeter size
Some of these huge missiles crashed
into the building during Sunday.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
Appeal for Common Sense Methods Of
Seeking Votes for Women Written
Nv /. gnHra~fsf

Appeal for Common Sense Methods of
Seeking Votes for Women Written
BY n suHragist.
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Some women who heartily indorse
woman's suffrage-but not all meth
DDS employed to obtain same-find
themselves daily confronted with
harsh and severe criticism because
"of the way we are going about it"
The head OF our Government has,
literally speaking, spoken to US in al
most the same words as those Of that
ruler OF old when ne said: Choose
us out men and go out and fight with
Amalek." and whilst our men are
busy devising ways to choose these
men to "go out and fight" we women
should be the ones "to go to the top
Of the hill" with our commander-in-
chief, and when his hands are heavy.
put ours under his and stay them up.
that the victory might be won- And
as Aaron stood on one side Of Moses
and Hur> on the other, 80 today the
men of this nation should stand on
the one side OF our President while
the women stand on the other.
A large number OF women In this
country do not believe in, and do not
think 1t right to poster our President
at this crucial hour with silent sen
tinels at his gate; we think such
methods unbusinesslike. believe
that the women OF this nation are
being called upon to make stupendous
sacrifices for the great cause of right
eousness and justice, and that we
should prepare ourselves to respond
to the call OF duty.
There are millions and millions OF
bandages to be made. Who can bet
ter make them than women? There
are gardens to be cultivated. Who
can more carefully do this than
women? And there are factories to be
kept going to meet the needs of the
whole world and IL our men have to
go to the front, who will fill up these
gaps but our women? And IL our
women will pitch in and do these
things they will prove these words OF
Jesus to be an absolute truth: what.
soever a man soweth, that shall he also
reap" II we women all sow the seeds
OF diligence. earnest effort and hearty
work. and be helpers to our men in
this hour of need, then truly we will
have earned the acknowledgment OF
our equality with men, and there Is
hardly a man in this country of ours
who would raise his voice against
that woman who has been of such ma.
terial help in the darkest hour of the
worlds need, or object to her sharing
all the privileges that he enjovs.
EMMA HARRIS JAMISON,
Baltimore,
The Washington times., 1917-04-27

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
L have been following your editori-
ais and the news items in your yulu-
able paper, on the Importance OF in
creasing the production on our Amer
ican farms, and have noted, with In
terest, the many suggestions submit
ted looking toward the accomplish
ment of this greatly desired result,
many OF them very good.
1t is a self evident act that IL
anything is to be accomplished along
those lines this year. immediate and
practical action must be had at once.
The labor problem is not the only
one that confronts the American far.
mer today, although 1t is a formid-
able factor. The eXorbitant prices
of seed is even a greater handicap.
The seed merchants OF the country
seem to be taking advantage of exist
ing conditions and are asking prices
for seed grains and vegetables that
are almost prohibitive.
Many farmers, for scientific reasons
or otherwise. depend on the seed
merchant for their supplies. Others,
like ourselves, have not been in their
present locations long enough to &C
cumulate seeds OF proper quality to
meet their over needs and in conse-
quence are forced to plant>a smaller
acreage because OF a lack OF means
with which to purchase seeds.
In our own case, for instance, we
had planned to plant five acres of
potatoes, and prepared our land for
that purpose. We found, however,
that the better grades OF seed pota-
toes were quoted at Ss.T5 10 SO per
barrel. We could not afford to buy
at these prices and sought to salts
fy our needs in the local market with
the result, that we secured only
enough seed to plant two acres The
average cost OF such seed as we were
able to obtain was $3.50 per bushel.
Seed corn. of good quality. is sell
ing at $3.50 to $500 per bushel, COW
peas that last year sold at $3.50 20
$1.15 are now quoted at $2.s5 to SO
and all other seeds in proportion.
The result is less sales by the seed
merchant, less acreage for the far
mer, and higher prices still ~ the
consumer
Now what I am driving at Is this:
II there Is any way whereby the far
mer can be supplied with reliable
seed at a price he can afford to pay
IL. will go as far toward Increasing
the farm acreage. and consequently
the available food supply this fall, as
any other one agency
II to this could be added some sys-
tenn whereby the legitimate. respon-
sibie. farmer might be given credit
on seed purchased until he could ma
ture and market his crop, another
long stride would be taken in the
right direction.
Whether these conditions are ques-
tions for the General Government to
consider or not, ! am not prepared to
Judge; certain IT Is. however, that an
abundance OF farm labor without
available seeds to plant would not
avail anything. F. ]. McGRATH.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
TO TIMES READERS

The Times Is recefrino great nuHs-
bers Of letters from tts readers.
No communication tohieh does not
carry the name and address Of the
contributor toiH be used, but both
viH be considered confidential u re-
guest Is made.
Publication WiH not be made Of
letters on HHtinlely subjects or re-
h0tous questions. 1t ciH not pub
RsA abusive personal attacks 1or
criticism tohich The Times deems
untcdrranted BY the facts 40 u knops
them.
No record Is Kept Of uHpubRshed
letters and none toiH be returned Ga-
less postage Is inclosed.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
ALSATIANS SEND
TROPHY TO JOFFRE
Address Enclosed in Case Shap.
ed Like Baton Sent to
Marshal Here.

Long live Francel Long live Al
SAGE! Long live Joffre"
So sing the people OF Alsace. now
under the German yoke. but confident
that the battle OF the Marne, directed
and won by Marshal Joffre. marked
the beginning OF the end Of Teutonie
rule over their fair land.
Ordinarily what the Alsatians think
OF French soldiers does not concern
the United States, but since Marshal
Joffre Is for the time being, at least,
the hero OF the American people a.
well as the hero OF the battle Of the
Marne, deep interest is shown in the
singing OF his praises.
Unite In Address.
Alsatians OF the French colony In
Basel and in towns throughout Alsacs
have united in an address to Marshal
Joffre on his haying received the ba-
ton Of a marshal Of France. The adj
dress has been written upon parch-
ment and inclosed in red morocco
case shaped like a baton.
The adress follows:
ITO Marshal Joffre. Victor Of the
Marine:
"Alsatians have the honor to offer
you patriotic felicitations on your
to the high dignity Of .
marshal OF France. We recognise
that II was the result OF your great
military science and your inexhaust-
ible energy that the invasion was
halted at the Marine, and we express
the admiration and thanks OF all Al
satians that there has been conferred
upon you the highest military dignity
that the government possesses. In
this we echo the wishes OF all good
Frenchmen and Alsatians.
VIII Never FerEet.
"Alsatians OF the French colony and
their unfortunate compatriots stiII
under the German YOKE sssnciate
your name with pride and admiration
with thoughts of their redemption
when Alsace shall become French
soil again she will never forget what
she owes you. Long live France!
Long live Alsacei Long live Jofrel'
At the residence OF Henry white.
In Washington, today, Marshal Jo1re
appeared deeply moved as he read
the AlsatIans' slowing tribute to him.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
Thinks Bryan's Brand Of Patriotism
Better Than ROoseveIfs

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
1t is'indeed deplorable to be COM
PEELED to tolerate error of opinion,
even when reason Is left free to COM
bat IL. But 1t is supremely out
rageous to have to support and toll
crate error of opinion, when reason
Is absolutely not left free TO comDat
IL
1t may be that we are in the great
Niagara current, being irresistibly
swept onward by the force OF the
rapids. Perhaps destiny will dis
close the truth as to the forces that
are at work now.
The two best known private citi-
zens In the United States are Will
liam Jennings Bryan and Theodore
Roosevelt These two men have the
largest individual followinGs OF any
men in the United States: they both
have rendered their services to the
President.
Roosevelt says in effect, Il will
volunteer my services, II you'll make
me a major general, and let me 60
at the head of an army division"
Bryan tenders his service as a pri-
vate, or in any way that the Presi-
dents better Judgment may see fit to
utilize 1t.
have said all the time, and
still say 1t, that the United States
will not be the beneficiary of Mr..
Roosevelt's patriotic services, unless
he is given a position that will keep
him prominently in the worlds lime
light. He has a dull ar, he wants to
grind II; he not only wants the Pres
ident to furnish the grindstone, but
he wants him to turn IL.
As between the patriotism of the
Redoubtable Colonel and that of
the Nebraska Commoner, will take
that OF the latter. Teddy says fur
ther that he would work under the
one In command OF the American
forces on the field. Who ever heard
tell of the Doughty Colonel working
under anybody.
Teddy Roosevelt plays q masterful
hand in whatever game he takes part
In, he has his eyes fixed steadily and
constantly upon thu White House. In
the matter stroke that he- now has
under contemplation II automatically
concealed the idea of becoming
Woodrow Wilson's successor. BUT
believe his plans will fail of material
iZation because OF insufficient cee-
dulity among the people. Nimble and
astute as the suave Colonel is, he
VIII not be able to put this one over
the American people. Let US, let ev-
eryoooy' with Sonclamation stand by
the President, Let US with enthusi-
astic unanimity, without the slight
est hesitation promptly, instanter,
raise the greatest volunteer army
known in the history OF the world.
Let us assist with all the great
energy that permeates our national
strength in stamping out once and
forever that military despotism that
has so long and so ruinously domi-
mated Europe. ''masquerading under
the guise OF so-called preparedness. /"
We are entering these peerless times
imbued with the hope that the future
OF democracy will not be obfuscated.
We are going to fight with a clear
and crystallized vision that there is
not room enough in a Republic both
for a democracy and a militarism.
W. NJ. HAIRSTON.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
Civil Service Commissioner Correets
q Statement I'm The Times.

civil Service COmmtssioner Correets
q Statement I'm The Times.
To the Editor of THE TINES:
In an editorial article in The Times
of April 26. under the caption, "Cut
the Red Tape" you say:
while the departments, in the
forced draft under which they are
working, are calling in vain for COM
petent stenographers, those who are
unfortunate enough to be residents
of the Nations Capital are prevented
from offering their services because,
under present regulations. they can
not be given permanent employment
SO long as other States have not
filled up their quota"
Some weeks ago, realizing the
needs of the service. the Civil Serv-
ice Commission announced through
the press, including The Times, that
the apportionment would be waived
for ALL positions in the War and
Navy Departments. including, of
course, that OF stenographer and
typewriter. Since that time hun
dreds OF persons residing in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, Virginia and
Maryland have been given perma-
nent appointment in these depart
ments.
The apportionment has not been
waived for the other departments be-
cause there has been no necessity
for such action.
The commission has exerted un-
usual efforts in the present emerg-
ency and has obtained gratifying
results, with the hearty cooperation
and support of the departments.
CHARLES NJ. GALLOWAY,
u. S. Civil Service Commissioner.