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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-05
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January eth IQ1T

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1917.
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The Washington times., 1917-11-12

Manager Clark c. Griffith, OF the
Washington club. is due to arriJe In
Louisville, Ky, today, having LETT
yesterday to attend the most impor-
tant meeting OF the minor leagues
held in many years. The little fel-
lows will get together tomorrow.
1t is not expected that Grin viii do
more than keep in touch with things
at Louisville, though It Is a poss!bil-
ity that he may complete some kind
of a deal. Many major league nosulJ
and managers will be in attendance,
end, with excess players on most OF
their rosters, trades and sales may
be announced before the week passes.
Before another year rolls around
the GriffmeR may find themselves be-
reft OF several players eligible for
military service. Before departing for
their homes Mike MenOsly and Hor-
ace Milan threatened TO enlist in the
Naval Reserve. Whether they have
now done so or not is a question yet
to be decided.
May Lose Sam Rice.
The Griffmen may lose Sam Rice
the teams leading batsman. according
to information drifting east from
Wauseka, Ill. Rice's home. Although
he was exempted on the ground OF
physical disability in Washington, he
is said to have been ordered to under
go another examination at Wauseka-
II he passes there. he win not be
available for the 1918 campaign.
With MenoslCy, Horace Milan, and
Rice eliminated, the team will have
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
ONLY THREE ARE LEFT
UNBEATEN IN THE EAST

Only three Eastern elevens remain
undsfeated todsy-Pittsburgh. VIII
1Iams. and little Stevens. Four still
remain victorious in the middle
west, Ohio State, Illinois, Chicago.
and Michigan, being no change from
a week ago. In the South but two
now stand unbeaten, Sewanee and
Georgia Tech. In the fer West
Washington State and Denver Uni
versity continue on their triumphant
way.
Georgetown lost its first game to
the Middies. Dartmouth was hum
bled by Pennsylvania. W. and ].
lost 10 Pittsburgh. enabling the lat
ter to keep in the unbeaten class
with williams, which won from Mid
dlebury, and Stevens, which con-
Quered Delaware.
Ohio States victory over Wiscon-
sin about settles the Conference
championship in favor OF o. S. U.
Vanderbilt stopped Alabama, lit
tie Davidson upset Auburn. and Tu-
lane was showed under by Joe Guyon
and Georgia Tech.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12

OR MAY
PLAY NAVY ELEVEN

ANNAPOLIS. Nov. 1.-THE absence
OF the annual gridiron battle with the
Army eleven has given the Navy ofri-
cials a chance to angle for another
strong opponent. Efforts are now be-
ing made to have either Dartmouth
or Notre Dame play here against the
Middies on Saturday, November "a,
the date set aside for the Army game,
or on the following Saturday, Decem-
ber l.
As the schedule now stands. the
Navy team will close it's season next
Saturday with the Eillanova game.
The Pennsylvanians will hardly test
Giimour Dobie's great eleven. villa
nova has yet to win a game, losing to
Lebanon Valley and Army and tying
Muhlenberg and Ursinus.
The Middies are most anxious to
try their. skill against NOtre Dame in
order to allow a comparison to be
made between them and Elmer Oil
plants soldiers. Replies are expected
from Notre Dame and Hanover in a
day or so.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
FEARING DRAFT, OLD FOX
IS SEEKING OUTFIELDERS

only Zeb Milan and Merito Acosta for
duty in the garden. For this reason
Manager Griffith is angling for a
couple OF outfelders now connected
with major league clubs.
Harry Harper, Ed Charity. and Joe
Leonard are three more GriImen who
may be wearing khaki next summer
instead of Washington baseball uni
forms Harper and Leonard, so far
as known. possess no suitable excuses
that would keep them out OF the
army. Charity was married last
month. but several other players have
been overruled under similar condi-
tions.
May suspend n Year.
This years minor league meeting may
see the announcement that many Mid
die West organizations will suspend for
year. IL not for longer. twenty-five
minor circuits started In 1911. only about
half completing their schedules. Only
Ave lasted through the year without
transferring clubs.
A hot fight Is promised before the pro-
posed Union League springs into being.
Aagnates In the cities being left out in
the cold threaten to take their troubles
to the courts unless cared for by the
lords OF baseball.
The majors are said TO favor a redis-
tricting Of terri; 1ry in the Middle West.
realizing that without the little fellows,
the big ones cannot improve II the
war continues two or three years LONGER.
and the minors suspend for its duration,
the majors know that they will be obhg-
ed to follow suit, II only for lack OF
players good enough to attract the fans.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
OMAR KHAYYAM
MAY RACE CUDGEL
over BOWIE COURSE

Omar Khayyam. wilfred visu's mar
velous three-year-old eampaigner. and
John W. Schorr's cudss1 may meet at
Bowie, which opens its annual meet
ing on November 10 and continues
through the month. James F. O'Hara.
the Bowie executive, has offered $4,000
for such a contest. leaving all the
conditions to the respective trainers
and owners.
Manager OHara will know this
week whether or not Cudgel can be
brought to Bowie in shape for a race
against Omar Khay1am, admittedly
the best campaigner OF the season.
This years meeting will last eleven
days, attracting the best horses seen
at Laurel and Piplico. The liberailty
OF the Maryland Jockey Clubs pro-
gram has kept in action many horses
usually retired November 1, and they
will all appear At Bowie.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
TRENCH WARFARE LIKE FOOTBALL DEPENDS UPON
SKILL OF INDIVIDUAL WHEN SYSTEM IS THOROUGH

are working for a mastery with the
bayonet. That. and that alone, must
be superior in every detail to the
bayonet and hand-to-hand fighting OF
the enemies of mankind. Without II
the highest strategy and the most
overpowering barrage are as naught.
Individual Wins I'm Trenches.
This trench war must be won by the
individual fighting skill Of man. Once
we reach that state OF perfection in
bayonet fghting-snd We are reaching
1.-THE result depends on the skill and
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
GALLAUDET AND STATE
PLAY AWAY FROM HOME

There will be no big local games
here this week. Gallaudet will jour
ney TO Chestertown. Md, on Saturday
to play the Washington College team.
Maryland State will journey to State
College. Penn. to play the PennsyI-
vania State College team there.
Gallaudet has been improving
rapidly during the past ten days and
can expect to come out the long END
OF the score. The Marylanders VIII
be up against a sitter proposition
than they have encountered before
although Penn State is not as strong
as last season.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12

strategy Of the leaders. Just as in foot
ball the SUCCESS OF great teams is due
to the members OF these teams being
better tacklers. blockers, interferers and
handlers OF the ball than their oppo-
nents. After that comes systems Of
play and strategy.
Thus we get a different view OF foot
ball than hitherto. We gave somewhat
more credit to our coaches for victory
than It seems to me they have some
times deserved. We have lauded TO the
skies the uncomfortable systems Of
coaches, failing to note that the players.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
COLUMBIA QUARTERBACK
HAS BLOOD POISONING

NEW YORK. Nov FL T Rossn-
quarterback on the Columbia varsity
eleven. is confined at St Lukes Hospital
with, an attack OF blood poisoning. and
he is in q serious condition.
In the Amherst game Rosen suffered
cut on his leg. It did not bother him
much and he remained in the lineup till
the hnal period. Up to Wednesday he
gave the wound little thought. but
Thursday blood poisoning developed
rapidly and he was removed to the hos
pitaL His whole body Is swollen con-
siderably. but the surgeons believe they
will save him without amputation OF the
Lex
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
MeGlL HOLDS UP DEAL
GIVING HENDRICKS JOB

LOUISVILLE. KY, Nov. Thames
C. McGin, owner Of the Indianapolis
club. champions Of the American Rsso-
ciationD Is holding up the deal that viii
make Jack Hendricks manager Of the
St Louis Cardinals. Hendricks' con
tract runs another year with the Indian
apolis at $500 and q 10 per cent bonus
for pennants-
Branch Hickey has offered Hendricks
$500 and l 0per cent of the st. Louis
Clubs earnings above a stipulated
amount.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
WASHINGTON SOCCERITES
DEFEAT ENGINEER TEAM

The Washington soccer team de-
feated the Sixth Engineers, Company
D. by, the count OF TO o. An evenly
contested game took place before a
large crowd on the grounds west OF
the Monument
During the first half Gourley and
McLundie registered goals for the
Washington eleven, both OF which
were the result OF excellent combina-
ton. The game was much faster dur
ing the second period, and the En-
gineers assumed the aggressive, but
were unable to break through the
home team defense. Summary:
WashInRfnn- Pnslfinns EnHinehrs
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
WILL TACKLE mccoy.

NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-Mike O'Dowd'
the St. Paul middleweight. hopes to
win the championship Wednesday
night at the ClermOnt Sporting CLUB
when he meets Al Mccoy. the recos-
nizsd titIeholder. The Westerner has
trained faithfully for this bout. and
his friends are wagering he will beat
down the famous Mccoy defense and
lay him 10 rest on the canvas.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
HANS LosERr DROPS OUT.

Hans LObert, once the fastest base
runners in the National League, has
been given his unconditional release
by the New York Giants, his three
year contract havirg expired last
month. Lobert is in Cuba for the
winter.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
WILL PLAY CAMP MEADE.

READING, Pa, Nov 1.-THE
Usaacs, OF Allentown, will play the
eleven composed OF officers at Camp
Meade. Nd. at the Circus MaXimus
gridiron here November "a.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
JACK DILLON ARRIVES.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Jack Dillon,
OF Indianapolis, IS In town today to
polish of his training for the punch
fest with Billy Miske, OF st. Paul. to-
morrow night. The light heavyweight
title will be at stake when thcy meet.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
NoTRE DAME LOSES eIPE.

SIOUX CITY, Nov. 12.-Notre
Danes victory over Morningside Col
lege here saturday may prove most
costly. Halfback Gipe, one OF The Wis
Itors' stars in the backheld, suffered
a broken ankle when he ran into q
low fence surrounding the ned.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
WILL PLAY MARINES.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Nov. l..
will play the PhiladeIphia
marines here neat Saturday, accord
ing 10 Manager George p. Mcdonald
The marines are led by Eddie Mshan,
former Harvard star.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
PROS TO PLAY.

Fred Mcleod and Jack Burgess will
take on Jack Hutchlnson. OF Chicago,
and "Nipper" Campbell. OF Baltimore.
on Wednesday in a 36.hole beneht
match at Columbia
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
WALTHouR TO RIDE.

NEW YORK, Nov. I2.-Bobby Wal.
thour. bike racer. Is due IN New York
today to begin lImberinE up for the
six-day grind beginning here Deeem-
ber .. Wslthour has been racing in
Europe.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING.

The Bannockburn Golf Club win
hold its annual meeting and election
on December s.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12
PARK TEAM WINS.

Park A c. players proved too strong
for the Westovers yesterday, winning
A I4-to-0 game.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12

The Georgetown Props were bsatsa
by Al to o when Central was played.
The Props have further snEagsmsntl
with the st. Joseph's team, OF Phila>
delphiA, and the Army and Navy
Preps hare.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12

Western and the osorgstown prsD6
are due for an engagement on tAs
Hilltop tomorrow. Western must tmr
prove nightly II the Red and whifs
expects TO hold Central to q closer
score than Tech did.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12

Faculty athletic advisers will get to-
gether this week to adopt the basket
ball schedule. Chairman Birch II
ready to call the meeting, II II under
stood. but is waiting to get all de-
tails together as to where the teams
win play.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12

W. and [. Threatens to
Make Georgetown Hustle
The Washington times., 1917-11-12

Central Is meeting several strong
teams outside of the regular schedule
this year. Baltimore Polys, Episcopal
High. Baltimore City College. Staun-
ton Military Academy. Gonzaga, and
Tome will be met. Tome plays here
this season as Central went to Port
Deposit last winter.
The Washington times., 1917-11-12

Managers OF some Of the high
school teams have been selected ~
follows: Central, Roy BeTknap; Busi-
ness, Vincent Callahan; Western.
George King, and Eastern, While
Thomas
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-24
ARMENIANS AN ANCIENT RACE
They Lived in Many Places Before DC.
cupying Regions Which They Have
Held for Many Centuries.

The history of Armenia dates from
in the New Armenia. Hailing, no one
knows whence, at the same time as
the races who have populated Europe,
the Armenians formerly inhabited the
steppes Of Russia and the plains Of
the lower Danube, and for a long TIM
Thrace, where they lived side by side
with the Hellenes, their congeners.
Afterward, at about the time of the
Trojan war, We see them cross the
Hellespont and settle in Phrygia, with
the Phrygians of whom they were then
but a great tribe. At this epoch the
empire of Hittites was extinguished.
1t is from Phrygia that, contrary to the
general law of migrations, the Armeni-
ans advanced toward the Orient, along
the high valley of the E%uphrates, and
came to occupy the regions Of Van.
Urmia, Erzerum and Ararat. The
kingdom of Uratu disappeared; the
Armenians installed themselves upon
it's ruins.
EA AS tAidl dppCdICu tuG EIdutl
figure of Haik, a fabulous parsonage
in the traditions. but assuredly real,
whom Moses of Khorene described to
us, contending. in his heroic form,
against Bel, that is, against the kings
of Assyria. The Armenia Major of
u days was then occupied by peoples
related to the present Caucasians. to
the Lazes, Mingrelians and Georgians,
whom the kings of Asshur, after the
fall of the powerful state of the bor-
ders of Lake Van, hoped to subjugate.
But Nineveh was soon to fall. and
through this revolution the Armenians
gained the time to establish their pow
er firmly in the regions they con
quered under the leadership of Haik.
The first kingdom Of the Armenians,
Hal, was founded 600 or 700 years be-
fore u era, and the spirit of Haik
has lived until our own day, welding
the Armenian element that was o
arated from the Phrygian nation.
Some centuries after the collapse OF
Nineveh the Modes were d~ispossessed
of power. The scepter passed to the
hands Of the Persians, whose onrush
forced the ancient rulers OF Iran to
retire to the mountains. Then these
tribes came In contact with the Ar
menians, who. repulsed from the east,
transmitted this pressure to the peo-
pies OF Ararat.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-24

Treason against the United
States as defined in the eonsti-
tuition Of the United States as
"levying war against them, or
in adhering to their enemies,
giving them aid and comfort,
and the punishment is death ;
and the offender is tried not in
the court Of the state, but in
the United States court where
local influence and sentiment
cut no figure.
We are at war with a power
full foreign enemy. There was
no escape from this war. W.
had to either fight Germany
and her allies or wait until the
latter were whipped, and then
fight them on our own soil,
backed by the armies and ma
vies of all Europe. Nobody in
the United States was more
opposed to the war than Pres
ident Wilson. He was elected
on an anti-war platform; that
is, a platform against war, un-
less unavoidable. However,
whether right or wrong, we
are in this war now, and there
is no way to back out; and it is
the duty Of every loyal citizen
to support the government.
The man who spends his time
criticizing the government, is
giving laid and comfort" to
our enemies; and the man who
runs for an Office on such a
platform is worse than a trail
tor, if such a thing is possible.
The people should weigh we'll
the issues of the day, and thor
oughly acquaint themselves
with the platforms of those
who would seek an office at
their hands. \
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-24
sLUEjAckET AS BILLPOsTER
One Of Uncle Sans Sailors, Although
New to Job, Shows Versatility in
Handling Paste Brush.

Uncle Sans sailors are known for
their versatility, and many a tar can
COOK a dinner, repair a pipe, paint a
funnel or handle a ledger as well as
he can wigwag a message, point a
U or shiver his timbers, but crowds
In lower Manhattan the other day
saw a b~luejacket with an odd job even
for a sailor. He was a billposter,
says the New York Sun.
Equipped with a pile of blue navy
posters calling on patriotic citizens to
enlist, he started in at the Battery ap-
parently with the intention Of billing
the entire island. He was obviously
new to the job, but strove manfully
with perspiration trickling down his
forehead to get the hang of the paste
brush and pot.
When first seen he was engaged in
sticking n of the big sheets to a
fence surrounding the subway Dig
ging operations in Battery park. In
the persistent breeze he found an
enemy, for the bill refused to cling to
the boardings, obstinately preferring
to wrap itself about his chest. He
made a frantic swipe with the big
~pastebrush, but only succeeded in
gluing the poster to his uniform.
Abandoning the brush, he carefully
peeled of the now sodden paper and
this time with his hands alone he sue
ceeded in sticking part of it on the
fence. Ignoring the wet paste trick
ling down his chest, he dabbed at the
unruly paper with the brush and final
ly stepped back several feet to view
the poster with an air of triumph. 1t
was torn in several places, one corner
had been waited away by the breeze
and it was wrinkled all over, but
never did artist gaze at his own mas
terpiece with more satisfaction and
admiration.
After his moment of triumph the
sailor moved on whistling a tune, and
with the aid of both hands, the brush
and one knee succeeded in plastering
another poster and part of his shirt
on the fence. AS he continued paper
ing the fence he rapidly incased him
self in a film of white paste, but this
apparently worried him not.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-24
The Gear In Exile.

The former car and czarina
of Russia have been sent into
exile by the provisional govern
ment to- guard against the pos
sibility of any effort to restore
them to the throne. The place
of their exile is a monastery
near the Siberian town Of To-
bolsk, 1900 miles from Petro-
grad, the capital.
Nicholas II assembled the
throne in 1894. Russia has al
ways been a land Of revolution,
assassination and bloodshed.
Nicholas was more oppressive
than his father who lived dur
ing the worst days Of the nihil-
lists. Wholesale deportations
of suspected person marked
the reign Of the car, but the
spirit Of democracy grew and
his overthrow was finally ac-
tcomplished through a revolu-
Ition in April. In the exile of
the last of the despotic rulers
of Russia comes retributive JUS
I..
Itice. Many Of his victims are
back at home enjoying a free
dom never known before,
while the car is given the OPP
~portunity to repent at leisure
for the follies of a mis-spent
life.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-24

both sides to the great war
would be glad to lay down
their arms. The world has
grown sick Of the struggle and
would gladly accept peace if
the terms were fair and rea-
sonable. Unfortunately, how
ever, the Pope fails to stipu-
late terms upon which the al
lies Gould go into a conference
with Germany and Austria
Hungary. An epitome Of the
Pope's proposals are:
Restoration at once Of all
conquered territory by both
sides.
No endemnities except in
special cases, as Belgium and
Servia.
Settlement by negotiation or
arbitration of questions of Al
sace-Lorraine, Tentino, Poland
and the Balkans.
League of nations to enforce
peace in future and supreme
court of arbitration to settle
international disputes.
Reduction of ornaments to
point just sufficient for defen-
sive purposes or to carry out
the mandates of world court.
Abandonment of all plans to
economic war in favor of the
freedom of the seas"
The German government has
no idea of restoring Belgian
territory, and neither has the
British and Japanese of restor-
ing the captured provinces of
the Germans in South Africa
and in Asia.
Neither will Germany or
Austria-H Hungary discuss as yet
the restoration of Alsace-Lo-
raine or the Trentino to Italy,
or the Balkan territory now
held by these countries. These
are the paramount questions
with the countries interested
and until one or the other is
beaten to their knees will they
submit to the loss of any part
of their territory.
The Pope fails to recognize
the demand of the allies for
PREPARATION of the wrongs COM
mitted by the Germans. These
outrages must be avenged and
atoned by the German govern
ment to Belgium and France,
and the United States has not
forgotten her murdered inno-
cent women and little children
who went down on the Lusi-
tania. These outrages must be
taken into consideration when
reparation is demanded and
the next hundred years should
see the German nation paying
for the losses inflicted by their
armies on the innocent nom
participants in the war.