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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
MACk'S STARS ca
TO RED SOx TEAM
Strunk, Bush and Sehang Secured hy
Boston for Gregg, Thomas.
Kopp and Cash.
PITCHER GALIIA TO BROWNS
Griffith OF Washington Gives Star
Hurler end $4,000 in Cash for
Shotten and Lafan.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Another startling
baseball deal was consummated YES
terday while the two major leagues
were in Joint session here at the Con-
gress President Frazee of the Boston
Red Sox announced he had paid S60.-
600 for three stars of the Philadelphia
Athletics, besides tossing in three
players to boot. The stars obtained
were Joe Bush. pitcher; Amos St-unk.
outfielder, and Wallie Schang, catch
er. The Boston players tossed in were
Pitcher Yean Gregg, Catcher Chet
Thomas and 0utfielder Merlin kopp.
Almost at the same time a trade
was executed between the Washington
and St. Louis clubs of the American
league Manager Griffith Of the Sena-
tors gave Pitcher Bert Gala and
$4,000 in cash for Bert Shotten. out
fielder, and John Lavan, shortstop. At
the same time deal was on the fire
between the Browns and Yankees and
another between the Cubs and sup
posedly the Cardinals or Brooklyn
! Not in years have there been so
many big deals made by major league
magnates as have taken place in the
last few days, the Boston Red Sox
swap being almost as big as the coupe
executed by President Weeghman of
| the Cubs in buying Grover Alexander
and Bill Killifer.
| The Cubs deal gladdened the hearts
of Chicago fans, but the trade turned
out by the Red Sox made lot of
| White Sox rooters sit up and take no
tice. Instead of the Red Sox being
declared out of the next race because
of the loss OF some stars for army
service, it now looks that with the ad-
Idition of Connie Mack's trio. the Red
Sox will be right back fighting Comis-
keys men for the flag again, and
] should the Sox lose Eddie Collins
Through war service. Boston is likel!
to be favorite
! Deal Big Surprise.
i The Red Sox deal came as bis
4 surprise, for while it was understood
that President Frazee was dickerial
for something, no one suspected he in
tended to unloosen TO such extent
: Bush still is one of the best pitcher
in the American league, with man
good years ahead of him, while Strunl
is rated as one of the fastest outisld
ers in the business and a player VIII
is likely to hit close to 300. Schan
not only is a great catcher, but
: strong hitter and man capable G
: playing the outfield or third bass
With those three men added to VIVA
i is left of the former Boston chan
pions, there is bound to be excitemer
/ in the hub town again.
The Westinghouse Louis deal wa
not so big, but it gives Griffith tn
: good players in Shotten and Lava
| and besides the cash, he sacrifice
only one of his several sturdy pitel
. ers. St Louis needed pitching strengf
! badly and gets capable man in Ga
liza.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15

Schneider twrler worked last
his trainer handle him between innings and him in
the Schneders little pal Sammy
sandow Cincinnati bantamweigh the towel and handled HIM
orally fighter handled putting him fresh trim for his next
inning And at Shadows fights with E and Woe and other aang
them the Redand field ball park Schneider
rubbing him and telling him how
opponent Each declares that the others hello invaluable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15

Turning mollycoddles into men
and making men better men" IS the
work that athletics are doing in the
training camps, says Mel Sheppard.
the star athlete. who is in charge Of
athletic activities at Camp Shelby,
Hattiesburg, Miss. Sheppard says
that athletics Of every sort have be-
come so popular with the men III al!
the camps and have done so much
good that the army officers have be
come most enthusiastic in support Of
them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
.CLUES TO DIVIDE
SERIES RECEIPTS
JohngCn and Hermann Empowered
To Work Out Scheme To split
Coin In Annual Games.
AMONG fora FIEsT TEAMS
M Material Changes In Conduct Of
Sport Is Brougt About Through
Joint Meeting of Majors.

Following Is brief summary
OF what the club owners did at the
Joint meeting Oi the major leagues
Yesterday In Chicago:
Voted 10 retain the schedule OF
15i games.
Decided 10 open next season on
Tuesday, April rs.
Adopted plan Of collecting war
tax on tickets.
Decided 30 allow all clubs 10
use as much time as they want
for spring training purposes.
Amounted Ban Johnson and
Garry Hermann as committee 10
work out plan OF permitting
other clubs than the two cham
pions sharing in the worlds SER
lea receipts.
philadelphia Athletics traded
Bush. Schang and Strunk TO Bos-
ton Red SOx for Gregg, Thomas,
Kopp, aud a money consideration.
NJ. Louis Browns traded Layan
and ShOtben to Washington for
GalIia and $4,000 cash.
Chicago, Dec. 15.~-Division OF worlo
series gate receipts is the only ques-
ton pertaining to the war policies OF
the American and National leagues
which remains to be settled following
Yesterdays joint conference between
the representatives OF the two organ.
izations. The sixteen club owners ap'
pointed President Ban Johnson OF The
American league and Garry Herr
mann, a committee 10 work out plar
whereby clubs other than the leagu'
champions will share the receipts.
There is every indication that in TIL
future players Of the four LEADING
clubs In each league will share the re
ceipts from the world series.
Contrary to expectations, the join
session Of the owners brought abou
no material changes in the conduct c
the games. IT was decided TO star
the season April lG, week later tina
usual. but to play the customary Is
games.
MoguIs Optimistic.
The general sentiment at the meet
ing was that there is no cause fc
alarm IN the baseball situation z
present and that it will be tim
enough to act when the war make
changes necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15

Fully 30 per cent Of the German
alien enemies. required to have fed
eral permits, are friendly to the Amer
lean cause in the war, according to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10
DIRECTOR TWINING CALLS REPLY
OF MERRITT TAYLOR INCONSISTENT

mately $4,000, 900. including real estate
and the funds must he provided within six
years. This S7,000OO0 plus S1OOOOOOO
plus $56O0O 900 in the 1915 estimates Will
make n total of S73,O00.O00 even at the
prices prevailing during 1915"
Director Twinng's reply'was framed with
the assistance Of the other two men who
signed the 1915 letter, Chief Engineer Henry
H. Quimby and j. 4. Emery, consulting, en-
gineer for Ford, Bacon & Davis, New York
experts. and Assistant Director Atkinson
THE TAYLOR STATEMENT
The statement of Mr.. Taylor, which
called forth the reply of the department
officials, follows, In part:
II is diHicuit TO avoio the conclusion
that the Director has Intended TO convey
10 the public the impression that an
actual estimate Of cost was revised In
orda- to make the proposition appear
more palatahIe TO the voters and to bring
the total cost. within the borrowing
capacity Of the city. Therefore cannot
permit the statement TO pass unchsl-
Ienged.
The fact is that the engineers OF the
drnartment furnished a rough outside
estimate without taking into account the
actual prices at which the department
had been able TO let work In and prior
TO November. 9i5. and the only revision
of that estimate that was made by the
engineers was to make their prices con-
form with the bids which had been and
were being taken.
Every one knows that prices today are
at an unheard-of level, both for labor
and material No one believes that theso
high prices can continue for any con-
siderable length Of time.
! woulG be the last person 10 advise a
delay in tho letting OF any necessary con-
tracts by reason of the fact that prices
are abnormally high. for 7 am convinced
that the city OF Philadelphia needs its
transit development at the earliest possi-
bile moment. and that II can afford to pay
for II.
But Il would he obv viousIy against the
public interest to let contracts at these
prices for those portions OF the system
which can he finished in a shorter tims
thnp the Central portions, which central
portions are absolutely essential to their
operation,
Every engineer knows that II will take
Mt least one year longer TO build the de-
livery loop in Arch street Eighth street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10
BRITISH SEEK TO AVOID
FOES TRAP ON ANCRE'
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES AFrELD,

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES AFIELD,
March 10.
The British pressing forward after the
retreating Germans do not intend to he
trapped. That is patent to any one noting
the systematic organization Of every step
forward Everything is linked up. Nothing
il left to chance.
Hindenburg lurcd the Russians beyond
the Mazurian marshes and then counter
attacked throwing his pursuers back into
the roadless swamps Of that ground.
The country on the AnCre abandoned
by the Germans Is comparable to the Ma
zurian lakes district The British guns
have annihilated every vcstigc Of a road.
goat would have difficulty in negotiating
the waste of hllocks cratcrs and pools
made by high explosive shells.
Were the British TO pursue their oppo-
nents imputsvGy beyond this tractless
loblolly they might face disaster similar
TO that sustained by the Russians around
the Mazuran lakes
But there Is no danger of this while
slowly pressing the Germans backward.
the Tommies are organizing the country
behind them though the task is truly her
culean.
Although the German withdrawal today
was virtually at a standstill there were a
number of indications of considerable
activity in the back areas of their lines
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10
Il MEDITERRANEAN
SHIPS U-BOAT PREY
10000 Tonnage Sent to Bot
tom, Berlin Officially
Reports
GOES VALUABL l. E
BERLIN March 10.

BERLIN, March 10
Nine steamships and three sailing ships.
with a total tonnage of $4,000, have been
sunk in the Mediterranean 1t was officially
announced today.
The official tatcment also gave further
details Of the sinking Of the Italian trans
port Miuas with u loss of more than 1000
who perishcd.
CThe sinking Of the Minas was announced
from Berlin on February 23)
The text of the statement follows:
"The Italian transport Miuas, sunk on
February l5 i'm the Mediterranean, had on
board, according to the reports OF two
Italian soldiers rescued by German sub
marine, one general. three coones, two
majors and 1000 men OF the ranks. Italian
troops belonging to three different regiments
pcrlshed on account OF the rough sea.
"In the Mediterranean were sunk nine
steamships aud three sailing vessels of n
total of g.. 900 tons. Among them, on Feb
ruary II. was the armed Italian ship Mo-
rino of il59 tons with cargo Of cotton
and the Indian transport ship ROsale of
42SO tons with ammunition and oats from
New York to Salonica on February FL
the armed English ship Wathneld of 3012
tons. with 45OO tons Of magnesium, en-
route TO England on February 81. tho
armed English ship Trojan Prince, 3196
TONS with feed cargo on February 2G the
armed English steamship Burnby Of 1855
tons with 900 tons Of coal from Cardiff
to NlCicrs ana ono armed hostile transport
stcanship about 5000 tons, with coal cargo
and the Greek steamship Victoria Of 93sS
tons; and on March the aimed English
steamship Cray Glendorau Of 27S2 tons ="
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10
POSTOFFICE "PORK"
REMOVED FROM 'BARL" !"
Politicians Lose Quick Assets,
Amounting to $16,587, 300,
Through Civil Service
Emptying Pork Barrel
of SI6,5S7, 800
WASHINGTON. March

W NSiil lN'ilpN, MdTtN w.
President Wilson's decision to place all
tho postmasterships OF the country in the
civil service as authorized by recent cgis-
lation h's taken away from tlil politicians
Just Sl6,5S1,30O in patronage plums, II was
learned today. Thus In one fell swoop he
has removed the most readily negotiable
instruments for the paying of political debts.
At the first of the year there were SCI
frSt-cias postofices in the country, paying
salaries ranging from $4,000 to $4,000. or a
total Of S2.014.30O Included in these first
class appointments were some of the most
coveted in the lst--the larger ones in New
York, Chicago. St Louis. Boston. San Fran
cisco. Philadelphia. Baltimore. INDIANAPOLIS
Kansas city, Pittsburgh Detroit Cleveland
Toledo, Columbus, Atlanta and other large
cities
There were 22l3 second class offices tho
salaries ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 q
year. for a total Of s5235.5 500. OF the third
class there were 1887. paying from $1,000
to $1,000 yearly, or n total Of S9,337. 500
The fourth-Class postmasters are already
under the civil service They carry total
payroll of S1i95S.OOO
The Presidents decision falls hardest
on congressman. National Committmen
state and county Chairmen and other po
litca henchmen who have long considered
postmastership as among their quick as,
sets available for rewards to the faithful
The President almost Invariably has fol
lowed their directions in these appoint,
ments.
Under the new rule the appointees will
have to have something besides their po
litical connections to land the plums. They
will have to pass the civil service examina,
tion in addition to being lin right" poiti
Cally.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10
Bdgddd Falls; Turks
Flee, London Hears


tontiuueu from rage One
and driven back in night to Kut-El-Amara.
A force OF I 0, 900 men. left to garrison Kut,
was surrounded and captured by the Turks.
Weather conditions and the necessity OF
hlling up the ranks of the Indian troops
in the Mesopotamian campaign delayed the
new British operations for several months
After General Maude occupied Kut-El-
Amara. he encountered but little resistance
principally because Of tho detection of many
Arabian tribcsmen who had been lighting
with the Turks. and pressed steadily up
the Tigrs.
dispatch 10 Reuters Telegram Com
pany from Petrograd says:
The Russian Legation at Teheran has
informed the Persian Government that RUS
sian troops have occupied Biiar, Sinnah,
Hamadan. Hangover and Danlatabad. The
Persian Government has been invited to
retain possession of these towns. which
have been evacuated by the Turks
The capture of Bagdad by the British.
if confirmed. marks the conquest Of vir.
tually the entire Turkish province of Meso-
pptamia. seat Of ancient civilizations and
potentially one of the mAt fertile regions
of the earth. In addition to Mesopotamia,
Turkey has lost Armenia. conquered by
the forces Of the Grand Duke Nicholas,
and Is about to lose Palestine, British
forces being only a few miles from Jerusa-
lem. The secession OF the Arab tribes of
Syria from the authority Of the Sultan
and their alliance with Great Britain will
probably mean the loss Of that province
also In the peace conference and the abo-
litiou Of Turkish suzcraiuty in Egypt by
Euglands official annexation Of the realm
ruled by the late Lord Cromcr indicates
the price paid by Turkey for her alliance
with the Central Empires Constantinopc
and the Dardaneles are still hers but tho
greater part Of the ottoman Empire Ger
man sphere Of economic influence prior TO
the war--s in the hands &C Russia and
Great Britain,
Germany has lost her colonies i'm East
Africa. the Far East and the Pacific.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10

is a draft Of proposed aEreem.nt y. z
bodying terms and conditions v{.[|
after the fullest discussion ana NJ
elimination of all features which %
sidered objectionable to the inters.,ss son.
the people, which is. in my opinIon q
fairest and best method Of giy,ns
citizens the greatest possible advs..'s
from this expenditure of their mor.'"
At the proper time shall shoe
the satisfaction Of every one who y
the interest of the city at heart th., ~ =.
interests have been properly safegus,a'ws
in this contract. ueo
have made this preliminary stat.
ment in order that the public nina e'
he cleared Of false inferences -s'y y
might be drawn from the fRur.. A .A
nished by the director to the pn",,
Service Commission, and from m. 's
feet of the false statements made in % "a.
gard to the terms OF the lease. ia w.,',
such vide publicity has recently en hasn
given. ''en
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10


Fighting has been renewed in the cham
pagnc region. said an official statement is
sued by the War Office tonight.
During hazy weather there have been
forencld engagements in the Ancrc sec
tor" il WAS stated. I'm the Champagne
lighting activity was revived ON the east
ern front nothing important has occurred" "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10
RUSSIANS INFERIL TURK
RETREAT FROM EAST

T'ETKOGRAD, MarCh tn.
The Russian advance from the east and
the British successes near Bagdad have
impered large Turkish army which Is
now threatened with being cut off from
the main Turkish force. it was officially
announced today.
The Turkish army i'm Persia Is retreatinE
rapidly before the Russian advance. There
are signs that the Turkish retreat is beCom-
ing demorali2ed.
The Turks are now falling back on Daulo-
tab. II was officially announced, and are
threatened with separation from their main
force. The main force includes several
divisions that formerly were stationed at
Constantinoplc Tho position Of this part
of the army is declared to he extremely
pCrilous.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10
MUST END DOCTRINAL
QUARRELS TO END EVIE

we must stop quarreling over the doc
trines and get together II we ever expect
TO win the battle against evil" was tho
assertion of the Rev Albert T.. Clay, pas
tor of the Church Of the Redemption. who
spoke at the noon-day Lenten services in
the Garrick Theatre today.
Doctor Clay took as his subject. "rhe
Power of Concentration" He declared il
was impossible for us to reform others un-
III we ourselves have been thoroughly re-
formed. This reformation, he said. can
only be brought about by the concentration
OF our efforts along one line, and not
through a constant quarreling over the doc.
trines
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10
WILL NOT PERMIT HANGING
OF MAN ON U. s. BUILDINn
Washington States Appeal Denied l..
Federal Authorities-Oficials :
in Quandary

WASHINGTON March 1O.--Actlne Ga.
retary of the Treasury Newton todav =.
MED Spokane authorities permisso, '.' y
hang Edward Maybury, an Indian ~ !"
demned TO die on March 20 on the roo, ~, !,
the Federal building in that city.
The laws of Washington prohibit han,
ing within that State, but the Federal A..
thorities ,, were ,,, or the opinion that hanging
lation of that law. Wv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10
FRENCH LEAD RUSSIANS
Nv CHAMPAGNE DRIVE

bf.itllN, NdI'H w
Heavy fighting ia continuing in the Cham
paCnc region. the War office announced to-
day Russian troops led by French officers
attacked German positions on both sides
Of prOsnes. in western Chgmnpgue. They
penetrated some German works hut were
driven out by counter-thrust. Further en-
gagements also developed south of Rpont
I'm west Champagne. but resulted in no
change in the situation
The War Office also reported sharp fight
ing in the northeastern front of Nerdun,
where German troops captured six French
officers and 200 men in raid in the Caur-
ricrcs forest. French attacks northwest of
Ncrdun and near Lucourt and south of car
pcau McSnil were rcpulScd.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-02-23
YOU CAN'T ESTIMATE
SUCCESS BY CASH.

An editorial in the current issue of
arm and Fireside says:
Money is a poor measure OF men.
an unsatisfactory standard of success.
II NAV be as false as a 30-inch yard
stick, 7-quart peck, or an 11-ounce
pound. II may cause the most selfish
farmer. one who is in fact a failure, 10
be looked upon as a notable success
So il is unfortunate that there it no
generally accepted standard by whlcn
agricultural worth and success may
be reduced to and reckoned in easy un
derstood terms Of value.
1T is exceedingly difficult adequate
ly to measure or guage countrywide
values. On the other hand, it is easy
to estimate, in terms generally under
stood. the number of acres in field
CT to arrive at the weight of a fat
steer or hog. Furthermore, who IS
there who would presume to measure
the worth of high citizenship, OF com
munity leadership, or to reduce to
terms of dollars and cents the glory
of shade trees, the beauty Of valley
and hill and prairie, or OF the wild
flowers of springtime and autumn?
For the discouraged man or wo
man on the farm, those whose accom-
rlishments may not loom large when
measured in money or in the general
ly accepted terms of efficiency and
success, there may be causes for con
graduation. 1t is not always easy to
separate the dross from the gold"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-02-23
25 CENTS DESTROYS
YOUR DANDRUFF AND
STOPS FALLING HAIR
Save Your Hair! Make II Thick.
Wavy and Beautiful
Try This!

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff 1t robs the hal"
of it's lustre, it's strength and its very
life: eventually producing a feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which II
not remedied causes the hair roots 10
shrink, loosen and die-then the hal.
falls out fast A little Danderine to
night-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get q 25-cent bottle of KnOwlton' g
Danderine from any drug store or tot
let counter, and after the first applica
ton your hair will take on that life
lustre and luxuriance which is so beau
tiful. II will become wavy and fiuffv
and have the appearance Of abund'
ance,, an incompatible gloss and soft
ness but what will please you mos
will be after just few weeks use
when you will actually see lot OF
fine. downy hair-new hair-growinG
all over the scalp. (ady)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-02-23
DO YOU USE SALESMAN
SHIP iN COURTlNG A GIRL.

Fred c. Kelly has written an enter
tanning article for the February Amer
lean Magazine ABOUT using salesman
ship me mods IN counting a girl. Here
is how he aid it:
"'Oace you have said yes | said
to her, you will find yourself in a
frame of mind that you will wonder
why you didn't DO it much sooner
Whenever | wanted to drive a point
home with my customer, without Civ
ing Offense, | did it in a joking wa
and as Loretta l.CTing was endowed
with a sense OF humor it was effect
i've. With some girls it would not
have done at all
'Fer appreciation Of humOr was
such that after we were married
felt free 90 tell her just how | had
studiously undertaken to apply sales
manship to courtship. 1t was not long
before she began to use the lingo of
the salesman herself. 4 have not =
world of fault to find with your goods >
she said to me sweetly one morning
as she came up Lack Of my chair and
placed her arms around my neck, but
aren't you glad they're non-returna-
ble?'"