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CONT|NENTALSW WIN
IN DUCKP|N MATCH
Defeat Grand Central Five in
Two Games in District
League.
OEHLER HIGH PLAYER
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

Navy Yard Leasue-RadiO vs..
Sight.
Columbia LeaEue-Rafterys vs..
COn.ressiOnalx.
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
Maintenance of Way VS.. South
ern.
Bureau Of Engraving and Print-
ing League - Machinists vs..
Reds.
National Capital League-Ingle-
sides VS.. DumbartOns.
National League-Floridas VS..
Eermonts.
Departmental League-Land vs..
Marines.
Capitol Hill League-Marines VS..
Bryan's Lunch.
Norris Peters.
Agricultural Interbureau League
States Relations VS.. Markets.
Fourteenth Street Lengue-Kellys
VIZ. Army and Navy.
Masonic Lengue-Mt. Pleasant VS..
Lebanon, Potomac VS.. New Jeru-
salem.
knights of Columbus League
Columbins vs.. Trinidads, Bal
bOas vs.. OvandOs.
Commercial League-WOodwar
& LOthrOp w. Washington Rail-
way.
Post Office League-Supplies vs.
Substitutes.
Alexandria City League-South-
ern Railway vs.. VirEinians.
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IN ACCORD WITH FU[Tz
Boston Members of Fraternity De-
cide to Stand by
Their Guns.

BOSTON. January 19.-The plans of
the Base Ball Players Fraternity for
!. strike in support of demands made
upon minor league oiubs were indorsed
at meeting Of fourteen members OF
clubs in the major and minor leagues
here last night. according to n state
ment of David l. Fultz. president of
the fraternity. who presided.
The boys talked over the situation
and decided to stand ty their guns" he
said
/. I'VE a-e pee tins Or orgariZation
Sr ma; y directions, Wo d WAS re-
,ei.e, todi .rom forty 'Ve player,
IN &c o. .acnl imoaS he h.S rest
sq.aried players in the game. pledging
themselves to sgn no contracts until
tse demands ere granted
xIssiGent Fu,tz refused to comment
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on the negotiations now pending with
the American Federation of Labor
which would result in the players becom-
ing members of organized labor.
You may be sure that We are leav-
ing nothing undone which may 1egiti-
mately help in this fight to obtain what
are the players rights" he said
The meeting here was attended by
j. c. Smith, third baseman and George
Tyler, pitcher. of the Boston Nationals:
j. L. Gardner, third baseman: George
Ruth. pitcher; Harold Janvrin. second
baseman, and Olaf Henriksen, outfield-
er, of the world champion Boston
Americans. and by eight members of
teams in minor leagues who are resi-
dents of this city and vicinity.
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Armstrong Quint Defeats Dunbar.

The Dunbar boys felt defeat again
at the hands Of the fast Tech quint in
the Armstrong gym. yesterday. Is to
TO- The game was full of thrills from
the beginning of the first half to the
end. The wonderful shooting of "Syl~
Smith was unequaled, and the guards
ing of Bacon. Techs" captain. and
West was meritorious. Garner. Duns
bars captain. and r. Simms played .
creditable game.
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Normal. z. Stroudsburg Normal. Mansfield Nor.
NAL Shippensburg Normal BIoomsburg Normal,
Kntztown Normal. Trenton Normal, Stevens
Point Normal (Wisconsn).
Glass 16-Colgate. Union. Tufts. Rochester,
Hobart, Colby. Buffalo. Rhode Island State.
Glass 17-Jefferson Medical. Hahnemann Medi-
cal Philadelphia Dental, Philadelphia College Of
Pharmacy, Art and Textile. Philadelphia Col
lege of Osteopathy, School of Pedagogy. La Salles
St. Joseph's.
Glass 1s-Annapolis Naval Academy. West
Point Military Academy.
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Pitcher Walker Traded to Phillies.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, January 10
Ernest Walker has been traded to the
Philadelphia Nationals for Pitcher Tin
cup and Outf1elder Weiser, Robert G.
Allen president of the Little Rock
club of the Southern Association, has
announced. Walker formerly was with
the ST. Louis Americans.
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Colorado May Stop All Boxing.

DENVER, Col. January ia bill
has been introduced in the leg
islature which is designed to prevent
boxing contests like the Welsh White
contest last Labor day. The bill would
terminate the practice of licensing
clubs to stage boxing contests" Colo
rado already has a statute against
prize fights"
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About all the consolation some med
get out of losing their money on enf
others game is that they are dead
game sports.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
BY II. c. BYRD.

Four local teams meet in two basket
ball games tomorrow night George
town and George Washington play at
and Gallaudet at the Carroll Institute.
Play between Catholic University and
Gallaudet begins at Sis o'clock. but
the contest in which George Washing
ton and Georgetown are to figure will
not start until the completion of the
game between the George Washington
girls team and the Holton Arms
School.
Georgetown has SO far proved bet
ter passing and goal shooting team
than George Washington, but the lat
ter's defense seems to have been some
what stronger. The Blue and Gray's
passing game has been much better
developed this season than heretofore,
the men are playing the ball more con-
sistently, Ind the team as a whole is
a much improved organization over
what it was last season and the season
before that. George Washington. with
it's strong defensive play well develop
ed and working, should prove worthy
opponent for the Hilltoppers The con-
test should be exceptionally interest
ing, as are nearly all meetings be-
tween the two institutions. OF added
interest to the Georgetown-George
Washington game will be the meeting
of the two gir,s' teams. Jim Collifiower
is to referee the big game and Bryan
Morse will umpire.
Catholic University has made a much
better showing this season than Cal
laudet. However. the Kendall Greeners
have been known to develop StreakS
of fine playing even when they have
had losing teams. and 1T may be that
something of that kind will happen to-
morrow against c. U. Unless Gallaudet
does show better form, though, than in
its previous struggles the Brookland-
ers should win without a great deal of
trouble.
Two games are to be played in the
school series today Eastern meets
Technical and Central plays Business.
Both contests take place in the Y. NJ. c.
2:45 o'clock.
Catholic University has listed foot
ball game with Fordham for next fall.
The date is not yet definitely determin-
ed, but it is understood that it will be
October IL, which is Columbus day.
Technical High won it's basket ball
game with Gonzaga College yesterday
by a decisive score, taking the long end
of a 2S-to-11 count. Tabb, center on
the team, again starred, his work
standing out brilliantly. Six of the
goals from the floor made by Tech were
thrown by Tabb.
The foot ball schedule announced by
the North Carolina Agricultural and
Mechanical College shows a game with
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Catholic University has listed foot
ball game with Fordham for next fall.
The date is not yet definitely determin-
ed. but it is understood that it will be
october IL, which is Columbus day.
Evening star., 1917-01-19

Copyright, 1917. by II. C. Fisher. Trade mark
reg. L. S. Pat. on
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WASHINGTON PLAYERS DESERT
THE BASE BALL FRATERNITY
Two of the 1916 Team, Both Members Of
Union, Sign With yClub-Seven
Now Under Contract

the Federal League. Old Federal
League players are not fraternity men,
bers. Irrespective of the situation
elsewhere, Fred Mitchell will find no
difficulty in getting a trainload of
players to make the journey to the
Evening star., 1917-01-19

school series today. Eastern meets
Technical and Central plays Business.
Both contests take place in the Y. NJ. c.
A. gymnasium and the first begins at
2:45 o'clock.
Evening star., 1917-01-19

Fultz made a poor choice in the selec-
ton of the Chicago Nationals as
gauge of the integrity of the players.
in the opinion of John A. Heydler. sec
retary of the National League. FultZ
has announced that the strength of the
strike movement would become known
February 20. the day set for the Cubs
to leave Chicago for their spring train
ing or the Pacific coast.
.'The Chicago Cubs have to observe no
roster limit until the beginning of the
1917 season." Heydler is quoted as say
ing. This team. as well the ST.
Louis Browns. was granted this boon
as part of the peace agreement with
Evening star., 1917-01-19

Technical High won it's basket ball
game with Gonzaga College yesterday
by a decisive score, taking the long end
of a 2S-to-11 count. Tabb, center on
the team, again starred, his work
standing out brilliantly. Six of the
goals from the floor made by Tech were
thrown by Tabb.
Evening star., 1917-01-19

The foot ball schedule announced by
the North Carolina Agricultural and
Mechanical College shows a game with
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-13

and the German foreign minister, Zimmerman. These
communications relate TO, plots which were underway
to destroy American factories and other property, to ar
range in this country for the destruction Of Canadian
railways. and to influence congress so that under no cir
cumstances would it permit a declaration Of war. All
of these things were in progress, and high officials OF
the German government on both sides of the ocean were
directing them. The only conclusion possible from the
abundance of evidence which is at hand is that the gov
eminent which could be guilty Of such crimes is one
which no self-respecting people can ever recognize or
have dealings with. -
Following out the line of progressive development
of the plans prepared for the conservation of the re-
sources of the nation the food administration has an
nounced its assumption of control over the handling OF
some twenty important food products on November l..
The proclamation issued by the president brings within
the scope of the commission the manufacture, sale and
distribution Of these products except where the hand
ling is done on a relatively small scale. The proclama-
ton does not apply to the small retailer or the small
manufacturer, but it will apply to the handling of the
great bulk Of the nations food products.
The question Of coal supply is one the graveness
of which is giving concern to the government, but which
seems scarcely to be appreciated by the people at large.
Some time ago. in order that the needs Of the American
northwest might be met. the shipment of coal to Canada
was prohibited. This order has now been modified, as
it is found that limited quantities of coal can be spared
to Canada without interfering with the supply coming
to the northwest. An investigation of the coal situation
has disclosed the fact that the shortage is not due to less
ened production. as the production this year has been
about ten per cent in excess of that Of last year. which
was the banner year. But the demand has increased IN
still greater measure, hence the shortage. 1t appears
reasonably certain that at least in sections from the
mines the pinch Of q severe shortage will be felt before
winter is over, and it is expected that efforts will be
made to curtail consumption by causing cities to cut
down on their street lighting and in other similar ways.
. = . .
Steel prices have been given another cut, and in
this and other ways there is being put into pracr,ce the
plans which have ever since the war began been recog-
nized as necessary for the stabihzing of the prices of all
important commodities, and the lowering of many prices
by government action. Ft
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-13

to make their presence felt. More
40 vessels are under contract Tor
delivery in April, an equal numper
in May, and the number increases
rapidly each month from May till
November. 1918.
AS losses by submarines during the
last few weeks have been only from
IL to Is vessels per week. 1t vii! pc
seen that, at the present rate or SINK
ings, our new construction Will, oy
early spring, virtually offset losses.
In addition to these deliveries. how
ever, which are of new vessels con-
there will, in the meantime, be NOV
ing into service some 400 vessels un-
der contract and building In this
country for private individuals n
foreign corporations.
These have been Communicated on
the stocks by the government, and are
being rushed to completion as United
States vessels. Several Of these al
ready have left the ways and are be-
ing QUILTED. @...
These Communicated vessels, n
the new construction of the French
and British governments. are expect
ing winter months, when the subs OPP
crate at a handicap because OF
rougher seas and shorter days.
Vessels now on the ways OF under
contract for Uncle Sam include:
Four hundred vessels commander
ed in u of constructions; to give
$500. 900 tons.
Three hundred wood vessels, Of the
original Denman program; to give
1,253.900 tons.
F%ifty-eight composite vessels
wood with steel frames-to give
207,O0 tons.
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IN SPITE OF SUBMARINES

The submarine, according to the German threat. was
to starve the British into submission within six months,
to stop the flow Of supplies across the channel to the ar
mics Of France, and was to bring the war to a triumph
ant German conclusion.
Eight months have passed since the terror was let
loose. An enormous amount of shipping has been sunk.
But Britain has not starved, nor has the flow Of supplies
to France been stopped. General Maurice of the British
army says that in spite of the submarine, the menace of
which he by no means minimizes, it has not delayed by a
single hour the work of the allied armies in France, nor
has it delayed by a single hour a round of ammunition
or a ration for the soldier.
The German authorities, having made entirely con-
trary statements, will accuse the British general of lying.
And, as they have proven themselves adopts in the art of
prevarication, their estimate might merit some attention
statement of General Maurice. Imports from Great Brit
ain to France have more than doubled since the unlim-
tied submarine campaign began. There has been a large
increase of imports into Great Britain from across the
ocean. There has been not merely an increase in imports
measured by value. which would be partly accounted for
by advancing prices, but an actual increase in tonnage
imports. And further, had the submarine been accom-
plshing anything like what was expected of 1t, there
would have been by this time a marked decrease in the
lack of supplies. On the contrary, those armies, larger
than ever before, and today at a higher degree of effect
iveness than has been shown by any troops on either
side at any former period in the war.
Persons who are in doubt on this subject are invit-
ed to interview some of the German prisoners who have
been captured in the recent drives.
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]. 5: Takes First Place IN Merchant ! Marine ! !!
i \ i ! i = y - = = : *" T#
Ship Program Overcomes Y Losses
Special Dispatch from
r b. HUNT,
OF our Washineton Burea,

Washington. d. c., Oct. 1a.-Uncle
Sam steps into the front rank Of mas
ter mariners next Monday. October
Is, when the government takes over.
by order Of the shipping board. alb
sci Of more than 1900 tons.
He will begin. operations with a
feet of SIS vessels. with an aggregate
tonnage of 3.571, GA, to which he will
add. within the next year, $50 vessels
now building or under contract for
the Fleet corporation. These new
vessels will have a tonnage of $685.
900. giving Uncle SAM, before the
close Of 191S-losses by submarines
not considered-a fleet Of 1911 ves-
sells. with q tonnage Of 9,494,644.
This will place him second only to
the British government as a shipping
power, if. indeed, 1t does not put him
into first place. ~
Britain had, at the beginning of the
war, approximately 1 $4,000, 900 tons Of
shipping, including liners and tramps.
Her losses TO date have been close to
5000. 900 tons, OF which. it is esti-
mated. some 100000 tons have been
replaced by new construction.
With this new step in shipping
control. Uncle Sam becomes absolute
dictator of all American shipping.
For the remainder of the war every
vessel will operate under
his orders, will be insured by his own
war risk bureau. and all new con-
struction will be on his order. Pri-
vate owners, continuing to operate
their vessels, will do SO solely under
government direction and control.
Despite the disputes that hamper
ed progress during the first few
months Of the war, a great American
merchant marine is rapidly taking
shape. officials who are following
the progress Of construction Of new
vessels are most optimistic. and the
better relations now existing between
the Shipping Board and the Fleet
Corporation has resulted in a
harmonious speeding up Of both ship
building and ship-operating sched-
ules. b.
The first Of the new vessels con-
tracted for by the Fleet Corporation
will be ready for delivery before jan
uarv /. A few deliveries will be
made in February and March. With
the coming Of April. however. the
new units of the shipping fleet will
begin to come in quantities sufficient
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-13
RETRIBUTION- H
AMERICAN PLAN
(By Berton Braley.)

(By Berton Braley.)
The drummer sat down at the table
and looked
At the bill of fare showing what food
had been cooked.
Then he threw the thing down with
an oath, and he said:
"Oh wherefore must I be consistently
fed.
ION soup that is tepid and vapid and
pale
And brewed from a stock that is moul-
dy and stale;
"And why must the crackers be an
Gent and soggy,
And why must the smell Of the grub
make me groggy?
"oh fish that is mushy and lamb that
y is faced
And beets that are bleached out in
sulphuric acid,
Tive eaten such dishes some thou
sands of times
Why will cooks be guilty OF terrible
crimes?
Like spuds that are lumpy and corr
from q can
All served in birds bathtubs, Ameri-
can Plan,
"And dishwater coffee and b~oilerplate
pies,
And ice cream constructed Of aniline
dyes.
1--we eaten in millions of small town
hotels,
And each, all, and every darn one OF
them sells
"The same sort of meal in the same
sort of way
Day after day after day after day.
"In patriotism I yield to no man
But damn all the dinners American
Plant"
lie picked up a coffee cup, heavy and
thick.
He muttered, This surely will do TO,
the trick"
He stalked to the kitchen, his missile
It finished the cook in a minute o,
two.
A jury was summoned, the drumme,
was tried; ~.
He told how he'd suffered, while al,
the court cried;
The jury acquitted him almost a
And everyone said they did perfect,
right!
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Two hundred and twenty-five
fabricated steel vessels to give 1861

tons.
This latter type Of ship is count
ed on to furnish the greatest addi-
tional strength to our shipping re-
sources. These fabricated ships have
now been standardized in three sizes
5000 tons $500 tons and 5000 tons.
CONTRACTS for additional vessels OF
this type will be let just as soon as
vessels now under way near compile
ttion so as to provide more Q in
shipyards. The Fleet Corporation IL
ready to let contracts for these ves-
sells up to 200 Of each size.
These vessels will be driven by
turbines and equipped to burn fuel
oil. This will give them greater car
go capacity, greater speed and lower
cost of operation than the ordinary
coal burning tramp.
That the shipping program, as now
laid out, will enable this country to
block the effectiveness Of Ger1nany's
submarine campaign, is confidently
believed in official circles here. This
result of course, is due very largely
to the greater effectiveness of u
warfare against the subs, and to the
fact that every American vessel now
crossing to England or France is un-
der convoy through the submarine
zone.
Despite gloomy forecasts by Lord
increasing and the worlds shipping
facilities dwindling, there is a very
definite feeling in governmental cir
cles that OUR shipping situation is
improving, rather than growing
worse, and that it will continue to
improve at an increasing rate begin
ming in April.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-13
THE DOCTORS WAR TRAINING

The fact that war is a highly specialized science is
acknowledged by everyone. But it is only when our at
tention is called to some particular phase Of war work
that we gain any conception Of just what that means.
The intensive training that is given to the members of the
medical corps furnishes an impressive illustration Of the
systematic manner in which even the minutest details OF
army work are
The business of a physician with an army is, broad
ly, to look after the health of the troops and to give
treatment to the wounded. Under this general head are
included a multitude of details, and as a means of prep
aration for his actual professional work the army medic
al officer is required to know a great many things which
are entirely foreign to the work of the practitioner in
time of peace. A sample description may serve to illus
trate the point.
The student at the medical training camp is given
a problem to solve. He is provided with a map showing
a certain area, with its roads and woods, its streams. de-
pressions and elevations distinctly marked. He is told
that the enemy occupies a certain part of that area with
an army division. The disposition Of the enemy's troops
is stated. Certain regiments Of infantry are here. Ar
tillery is there. This ridge is occupied by a certain force.
and SO on. The student has at his command an army
division. What disposition will he make OF it in order to
offset the enemy force? Where are the commanding po-
sitions which he must occupy. How many men will he
station at each, and what units are needed in each posi-
ton. What will be the probable duration Of the ap-
preaching engagement? Where will it be most severe?
What will be the casualties at each position? How many
men will be killed and how many wounded? OF the
wounded, how many will be able to walk off the field
and how many must be carried? Where must ambu-
lances be stationed so as to reach the fighting units most
readily? How many will be needed? Where must the
dressing stations be located SO as to be most easy Of ac-
cess? These and many other similar questions the stu
dent must be able to answer inteligently. AS to the dis
position of the plan of battle he requires a background
of actual military knowledge. and in his estimate Of the
number and character Of casualties he Is governed by
the application Of his own judgment to statistical in
formation which has been filed carefully and painstak-
ingy on the actual field Of battle.
The meaning Of this is obvious. The medical officer
must be able to do more than dress wounds when they
are brought to him. He must be able TO place his facil-
tiles, his hospitals, his dressing stations and his ambu-
fanees where they will be most .serviceable. And he
must do that before a battle. not after it. To be able
to do this he must understand how a battle Is fought and
be able to dispose Of his forces accordingly. In this
branch of the service, a. in all others the element Of
chance ID reduced to the minimum.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-13
Special Dispatch from
BASIL M. N
II Our Washington Bureau.

Washington, D. c.. Oct. 13.-Mo-
bilization OF a great industrial army
is on the cards as the next revolu-
tionary step toward a solution Of the
nations problem of providing sinews
Of war and supplying the civilian
population.
Washington is rapidly learning
what the European nations discover
ed during the first year of war, that
the "army behind the army in the
factories, mines and fields, is as i'm
portant and must be as systematical-
~ provided for as the army in the
trenches.
Plans are being considered today
for putting American industries on a
war basis and mobilizing the indus
trial forces in the most effective
fashion.
This does not mean putting every
Morkingman and woman into a uni
form or under military orders, nor
does it mean at present a mobiliza-
ton plan that will include all work
ers for all lines Of industry. That
would be too big a job.