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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
Players Must Get Contracts by March

AUBURN. n. Y, Feb. 9.-Secretary John
u. Farrell; Of the National Association Of Pro.
fessional BASEBALL Leagues. has announced tina I
the attention OF all minor league owners has
been called to article 81 % the National Asso-
citation agreement, which requires that all play
ers must be rendered formal contracts on or
before March I.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
WENCK HEARING is CLOSED
Defense Decides Not to Bring More
Witnesses and Hearings Are Cancelled

ALBANY, Feb. 9.--The hearing on the
charges OF extortion and incompetence in
office which have been lodged against Fred
erick A. Wenck. chairman Of the state Ath-
letlc Commission, has been closed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
PRINCETON AND CORNELL
CREWS TO RACE IN DUEL

a ITHACA, N. Y, Feb. 9,-Princeton Uni
versity has accepted an invitation to row
Cornell on Spring day. Negotiations also
are under way for race with Yale on
smother date.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
Penn on Haverford Gym Schedule

HAVBRFORD COLLEGE, Pa Feb. 0.--Man-
nger Arthur f. Spellissy. of the Hnverford GYM
nasium team, has announced the season's sched-
ule. as follows: February 10. Rutgers, away:
February 23, interscholnstics. at IIaverford:
March ., Brown, at Providence; March ~. New
York University. at HRverford; March 23. Uni
vCrsity Of Pennsylvania, at Haverford; March
30. intercolleglates. at New Haven.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
WHITNEY RESIGNS COACH
JOB WITH STATE ELEVEN

STATE COLLEGE. Pa, Feb 9.--T.aw-
renee A. Whitney, Penn States assistant
football coach for the last two years. has
announced his retirement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
MARSTON, GOLFER, TO WE'D
MISS BEAN, OF THIS CITY

The engagement of Miss Eleanor Bean,
of this city, to Maxwell r. Marston. the
noted golf player, has been formally an
nounced at Elizabeth, N. j.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
Devlin viii Manage Norfolk Club

NORFOLK, Va. Feb D.-Arthur Devlin. one
time third baseman Of the New York Nationals.
has been appointed manager Of the Norfolk club
OF the Virginia League.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
Ontario Five Defeats West phila. A. C..
West Philadelphia.

ontario A. A.. Of Kenslngton, defeated West
Philadelphia A. G., In fast game played in
the gymnasium OF Friends Central School, IL
10. Lineup
wpst phila daIr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09
ST. L0KE'S SCHOOL
SURPRISESHILLERS
Wayne Ice Hockey Team Up
set Chestnut Hill Academy.
Central Wins Swim
PLAY BIG GAMES TODAY

81. Lukes School Joined the ranks of the
Ice hockey winners yesterday and rather
Unexpectedly, for the Main Line team won
from Chestnut Hill Academy. II WAS the
nrs' time ST. Lulse's played game on the
Ice. and the victory caused considerable ioy
at Wayne
In the first half Thornton and Lippincott
scored goals. Taylor, OF Chestnut Hill nut
mis- team in the running with a goal early
In the second half Then Thornton caused
more gloom among the Killers by scoring
another goal making the tally 3 to in
Iavor OF the novlces. Barclays goal, lust
before time was called made the count
Q to 2.
Ihe ice was In poor condition for this
match. The sudden change in the weather
mad much to do with the pools of water
through which the schooboys splashed, but
1t was spirited contest in splte of con-
ditions Hunter, Hart Alexander. Iippn-
colt, Thornton and Wood played on the
winning team.
Van Roden Centrals Star
Central High won the dual swimming
meet with the Germantown High School
yesterday afternoon due to the brilliant
work OF Armstrong Van Roden, Majer and
Andrews. Van Roden and Armstrong won
every first place for the Crimson and Gold
Van Roden looms up as a future great
IN aquatic events He Tailed seventeen
points for his school, winning the so and
100 yard events, the plunge for distance
and swimming on the relay team Arm
strong won the fancy dive and was second
In the fifty dash. The meet was held in
the Germantown Y NJ. G. A. pool.
Swarthmore Making Record
Swarthmore Highs basketball team Is
| making new record In the indoor game
this season. The Swarthmore athletes de
feated the Temple Preparatory School qun-
tet. 33 to 15 Place played his usual speedy
and invincible game and had eight field
goals to his credit
Lungren made two field goals and three
out Of four foul goals; Pollard had one field
goal. Yarnall was the foul goal star, with
eleven out of eighteen Farley didn't score
but he certainly broke up many of the
| Temple plays and prevented many field
| goals by his opponents.
/ For Temple the performance of Rob-
| erts was the most notable. He scored a
| field goal and made good thirteen out of
| twenty-five foul goals. He scored every
point for his team Brame. Barker, Jour.
ney and Kehs played for the Broad street
| school
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09

and fevinsky box in st. Paul the latter part Of
the month. -
bob McAllister is another boxer who has n
bad hand. His bout with Sailor Grande in New
York tomorrow night has been postponed a
week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09

The bout between Harry Greb and K q.
until Monday night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09

Jimmp Dunn and his two boxers Gene belmont
and Kid Wolfe. havo returned to Cleveland.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09

meets Kid Black. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09

Ocean travel Mt present being decidedly "
snf 10 Johnny Couon has turned down 9 SSOU
nofer 10 meet Jimmy wilde In England. An
it Is we'll that the Chicagoan has done 81
Coulon is far from being worthy OF a crac
champion possesses nothing but ring genera
ship
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-09

Tonight at the Noupareil A. e. Charley (kidl
Thomas will meet Joe Welsh. The remainder Of
tho card will show Billy Donovan and Eggy
Lloyd Kid Haney and Al WernCrt, Jimmy Nc.
Ginchey and Kid West and Joe Miller and
Jimmy Turner.
Brly Miskie is suffering from an injured
hand. He has Cancelled bout with Battling
IevlnsIy In Brooklyn Tuesday night. Miske
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
NEW STAMP TAX
ON BANK CHECKS
PLACED IN BILL
NEW FEATURE or WAE TAN
MEASURE WOULD RAISE
~, ,OOO. .OOl.
SURETY BONDS EXEMPTED
Final settlement OF Publishers TaN
aud Other Important Ncns-
urcs Looked lor
soon.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. June O.. New
stamp taxes ol two cents ON bank
checks and drafts O., more than 81,
Ia raise $4,000. 900 fo $40 OuO. 600.
we're written in 10 the War i1N bin
today by the senate tinauc" commit
tee The provisions would rcUuir"
persons drawing checks and drafts
Tor more than 50 to ,ffN the stamps
so familiar during the Spauieh-Amcr-
lean war
An other documentary stamp taxes
of the house bill estimated to raise
$33. 600 600 were adopted except
those on surety and indemnity bonds
which were exempted The commit.
tee decided. however. to reduce the
house tax of 4 cents pack ou play
inE cards 10 three cents for deck
costing under a. ccuis
Consumption taxes 900 sugar c0'-
ler. tea and cocoa were liked iu.
ally e. previously announced after
reconsideration except that the r1i"
uu raw cocoa WAS reduced Co three
cents a pound and that ou prepared
cocoa and products increased 20 'lso
cents The sugar faN n. Haii % cent
q pound. Two cents uu coffee and
five cents ou tra viii stand
Reconsideration pf tho proposed rr.
peal of tho law giving sugar roiIu.
rrs "drIUba,F allowance ou rN.
port. was discussed TODAY uuf d.
ID.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
WARS GREATEST BATTLE
COVERS TEN MILE FRONT

In of the most elaborstey planned and daringly
executed maneuvers of the Sir Douglas Hags forces
have dealt mighty blow against the German line in Bel
sum and been rewarded with notable gains in territory
and the capture of than 5000 prisoners and numerous
guns Of various cabres In addition they inflicted heavy
casualties the Germans.
With CONSERVATION reigning among the Germans fol-
lowing the explosion of mines and under curtain of fire.
English, rish New Zealand and Australian infantry with
tanks to aid them, started the open The Germans
offered only slight resistance and everywhere beaten
off late in the afternoon when they had somewhat
regained their composure and attempted counter attack
the southern end of the ne which broken up by
the British artillery.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
TRAINING CAMP
QUOTAS REDUCED
FOR NEXT FALL
ONLY 10000 TO M TRIED OUT
FOR UNITED STlrE~ ARMY
THIS FALL.
.DES|RE MEN OVER THIRTY
Number of Men Allowed Ia Each
State aud Locati0n uf Canton
mcnts for Neat lot
Announced.

hy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. juno 2 only
about 1900 men will be- tried n
tho second series of eight officers
training camps TO be held from Au-
gust % To Nov. %, Adiutant General
Mccain announced today Forty
thousand entered the first series of
camps hut the war department has
reduced The number for the ten en-
campmcnts In the hope OF obtaining
older aud more experienced men.
Tho department today announced
the quota allowed each state in the
camps Application blanks may be-
obtained after June 10 from com
manding generals of the six military
departments or from examining u'
ticcrs 10 be appointed u various
states. and applications must bc sent
90 these examining Officers before
July l5 Appl cauts are cautioned
not To write for blanks before June
10
Emphasizing the department 's
MiNh 10 OBTAIN men dhoNr 80 year
oi age or men of special ability
General McCain said.
Since the special object of these
camps b. 90 train body Of men liD
ted to fill the more responsible DO
siiions of command IN tho new ar
mics, every effort VIII be made .,
select men of eNceptiona character
and proven .abi'tv "a, . Fir vawuu'
occupations while II g. desired fC
give full opportunity Tor AN cligibl,
citizens 10 apply, mo- man need MAKE
application whose record is not u
an respects above rcproach and wh,
does not possess the fundamental.
characteristics o9 respect
Tho quota allowed cache state and
the places at which examining o'ID
crs. to whom applications should h,
sent will hc stationed includes cut
orado lo2. Fort Logan. TcN's aNs
Fort Sam Houston. oklahoma. 1896
Fort sill. New Mexico 50, Santa Fr,
Arizona. Ga. Whipplo Barracks cab
ifornIa. is3. Pre- idiu of san Fran
cisco
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
BRITISHFORCES WIN SMASHING VICTORY IN BELGIUM
Bond Buying Urged
By Texas Bankers

trict are calling the attention Of
every one In the above resolu-
tion.
Deputy Governor !. W.
lloopcs, ol the Dallas Federal
Reserve Hank, tonight made the
following statement relative to
the purchase uf bonds:
The banker /, u responsible
man, friend aud an adviser Of
his client In the country dis
tricts. In particular We draw
the attention uf the farmer 60
the resolution referred to. Many
= man has leen heSiiaiing he
cause Ice did not thoroughly un-
dcI~tand the nature of n bond.
Now representative bankers
from all over the state tell him
that the purchase of liberty
bonds IL ' necessity and they
advise the purchase Of them ~
AN investment.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
Kaiser's Men Dazed
By Huge Operations

however declared that the bom-
hordWou' OF Nimy WAS child's play
compared with the guntire turned
upon Nossincs ridge
Triumph Fur Artillery.
This lire reached It's climax Just
as dawn was craving the eastern
skies and while the full moon was
stlll suspended high iu the heavens.
To-day IS successes. along about a ten
mile front IRON Observatory ridge
southeast OF Yprcs 20 Ploegsteert
wood. Just north of Armentiares.
proved another triumph for British
artillery supremacy
As the fighting WAS wholly Oh
Belgian SOIL the Belgian artillery
matlohgl umta ui d.J a,taei line OF
aiiHrF lent aid with a violent bonn
harlm0nf ., The German positions
within range of its varied calibrcd
weapons
Captured Ridge Important.
Hr u'. ridge rs low lying pro-
muufur' extending along the greater
uln u' fHiIE- fighting front. At
H. trHfr- height i' rises barely 10
metres above sel Lowell The sur
rounding country BE- 500 low and flat,
however t.a' W,a,'nos had an OBJ
s"NuIHH la.Hn virtually incalc1Il-
tN'' I' HH position which do
inmate. fh. northern half Of the
brNs" Hnn m fH, west. and no
operations n' large chagacter
could planned without possession.
-Far.. metres s not great
BOUGHT HH .Hu s1u have been sit
nnt with 'h" enemy looking down
s' SON HI pouring shot and shell
r...HH'.. .HHHf suH possession OF
'H. Ir.. ground means a victory
ru...H..
Imn'u, Latter pa, Methods.
IU... .r.. HtH 1rUOmpanied
.,..'n... 600 ulEo Eight.I
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
APPEAL FOR LOAN
DROPPED FROM SKY
BY j. 6 AVIATORS
TEN MACHINES CARRY FIVE
HUNDRED NDS OF CIR
CtLAIiS ALOfE
WARNING GIVEN PEOPLE.
"lt Might Have Been German
IIomh-1o Avoid Bombs BUY
bonds" Was Message
On Bills.


NEW YORK. Iruc = Spcc,tcI-
lar liberty loan campaigning by L.
S. army aviators conveyed through
air Ohannels today appeals 70 tho
people oI New York 10 purchase tIe
bonds Ten machines taking wing
az a government aero training fiell
on Long island and at Governors
Island went aloft carrying 300
pounds OF circulars These they
dropped from under rain-filled
clouds
"lt might have been german
bomb" was the warming printed m
red across each appeal ITO avoid
bombs buy bonds
Tho general synod of ihD Reform
ed church OF America meeting a.:
Asbury Park. purchased ten $50
oonds subscriptions today mclui-
od Sl.00NOu0 from Harry ra'ur
Whitney
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08

pccial g. The News
DALLAS, TcNas, June T.
The .Necuii,c committee of the
Texas Bankcrs Association met
today at the AdolphuS Hotel In
Dallas and passed the follow
ing resolutions:
The executive committee Uf
the Texas BANKERS Association,
In session, recommend tu the
public the purchase OF liberty
bonds. II - our opinion that
the purchase of the bonds j. a
patriotic necessity. The bonds
constitute an investment of
absolute security aud they Weld
y very fair rate uf interest when
II II considered that they are
Tree frum taxation"
The Officers of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas IN
charge ul the liberty loan for
the eleventh United States dis
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08

LONDON. Tm. T.. I..
m'nIous explosion fh.f .r.rEf
'Ue British 3far. ur Wrf..H
a.te bond Var, heard Hy David
how'd George fHr UrI..r rrs
Wirr. who va. staying fHr fha
night at DTS residence Sal
Com Heath THE plans Iu- fIn
aftatk had boon long maturing
and when tho preparation. acre
perfected tho premier Uas H.-
Ilniuted with fhr exact hour
t was intended to open.
Accordingly. on retiring il.t
nirht Mr.. Llovd George gave
orders 20 be- called at O'Clock
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08

BERLIN. 700 luf0u june IN
He W.f...asf. salient fHr enemy
U4. broken .U. ,W foremost posi-
uoH zone af. re German official
report 900. ag.r'Hs .TH. tHciuaime
t.ffI. .fT r.lIn.H .iHI.ufI.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
Mine Explosions Heard
in England by Premier

600. ..n. Iht premier and
other m.U. OF his house,
I.IH clearly beard tho tremcn-
..u U...#afiHH-. as also did
u.#.H. af fhe premier's Off
..aI HrH. iu London. who
supposed fb.r aere the sounds
of b. p guns until later they
ImrnrI from the dispatches
that fHat came from the oXpio-
sion u| mines
Prom London 20 tho region
where fhn British mines we're
exploded along the German
front the distance ranges from
fg0 to ifN miles.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
TORNADO MRECkS
FIFTY BUILDINGS

= OkLAuONA CITY. OKLA, =
= june Fifty buildings IN the q
+ business district of Perry. Okla. Z
= we're wrecked by tornado I
= which struck the town today 4
I although several persons are 4
= ro ported 10 have been injured Z
+ an drc expected to recover. The =
+ damage was placed ai $3.50 4
+ 900 The tornado WAS the fifIh =
+ ln oklahoma during the past 4
+ week 4
4 4
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
.EAISER'S SUB SINKS
ARGENTINE FRE!GHTER

E5 f..a..I F-HH.
PARIS Iuna T.s Areaf .ua
saiilr ship OrIsHa Va. sunk hE e.
submarine Ir tHr Mediterranean We'd
ua.I1y according fu 8u announce
m,rf made by fU. ministry u. marine
tonight 600. rr.N vaH HF." hF "a
rrruc. hip Tho submarine Irf
sHeIsI roe ship and 'H.H men
0r board who yel bomb. Der
bold arI exploded them .rIHs tho
Ship f1 thc bottom
Available thiHp.U. r.0Hrf. HH not
contain au Argentine p named
Orarma 40 Argentine Hara named
Orlaua uas reported sUE iu the
Mediterranean iar April Tae re-
pl.t oas never confirm g and o. H
possible thar fhis Is roo verei uos
reported hy the French ministry OF
marine as having been SUNK
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
lprcs T. Avenged.

lpros. in e sense. NHs avenged
today for Mcssiurs ridge ha. boon
tho vantage point from which tl.
Germans have poured torrcufH o'
shells into the strir.cn city Ih,
British also wiped urf au uld Hur.
against thr German for the. held
tho ridge in October IYlI. aud with
thin forces and virtually 900 luI.
Terry fought hlopdily bui ysiuI fu
hold i' when the Nrussiau fHup.
.massrd their modern and ot,ruUu
.'riug weapon. Ut war against Dr.
Today s attack lacked many .f tU,
elements ot surprise which atfrmuf
ci the battle pf hrras and fU. u.
cossiul siorming OF Emy ridge
There has uoou uu doubt fur fhrr,
weeks past as tu fh, intent .u. u.
iHo British The Gcrmans know 'Hlt
.a big push was to Doc made .rH.n.i
Ncssu's and they bad plenty Uf
time tu prepare for rho dof.... of
tFu' place Prisoners taken TO-DAY.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
Ufrom a staff Correspondent in
France of the Associated prcssl

tl rom a Stnti correspondent IN
France of the Associated rress.l
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES.
june z via London, June S-Tho
British armies struck today ON "a
new front and won ,irtory which
the successes az Arras
during the las two months The
Germans though apparently aware
that the blow was coming and seem
inrly prepared 10 meet %. we're duy-
en- from their nearly three years
hold on Mcssincs ridge. opposite
Poor Old' Nprus the last remnant
of an important nolgian town vi ich
with the help of the French aud
British in turn has held out against
sn the FNscd yiiacKs tho C~1mans
could ning against u. including tho
first great surprise of poison gls as
% means ul supposed civilized war
fare.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
WDL TAkE PUNISHMENT
RiTHIR THAN IIsI~TIE

FfiOENiN. Ar JlHe Alter a
inference This morning with tie
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08

Continued on Page FourJ
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
THE WEATHER

AMARILLO auf
40 o. m
Maximum
Ifl MAJ
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08

however declared that the bom-
harlwou' of Nimy WAS child's play
compared with the gunfire turned
upon Nossincs ridge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-09
$500. 100000 IS ASKED.
Aero club of America Calls Attcn-
ton 10 Aviation Needs.

The Aero Club OF America is deter
mined that Congress shall not overlook
the necessity OF providing the United
States forces with an adequate number
of aviators and a sufficient number OF
aeroplanes in which they can he trained
and later he equipped To this end let
ters were sent Yesterday by Alan r
Hawiey. president OF the Aero Club, TO
senator Chamberlain. chairman OF the
Senate Committee on Military Affairs.
and TO Representative Hubert s. Dent.
head OF the House Military Affairs Com
mittec.
In part Mr. Hnwieys letter follows
I'VE are receiving many inquiries from
patriotic newspapers organizations and
individuals as TO what there Is being
done by the Government toward carry .
ing out a plan TO train and equip suf-
ficient number OF aviators to send to
France to assist the Allies IN getting
and maintaining supremacy IN the air
and striking Germany through the air.
"Such a plan cannot OF course he car
ried out unless Congress allows the
funds necessary for the training OF the
10. 900 aviators and the building OF the
40. 900 aeroplanes needed to train and
equip the aviators
ITO carry out such a plan will take
about $500, goo. 600"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-09
BUILDING ZONE ACT
CANCELS CONTRACT
Steinway d Sons Not Obliged
to Accept Site.

A decision OF Importance to the build
ing zone regulations was handed down
nv the Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court Yesterday, when that body re-
versed Justice Greenbaum in connection
with the action by Estelie p Anderson
to compel the specific performance OF @
contract under which Steinway d Sons
piano ulanufa cturers. were to buy from
her property at 11e West Fifty-eighth
street
Tine manufacturers paid $500" or July
IS 1916. TO bind the purchase OF site
for a ten story factory. On July 20
1916, the Board OF Estimate passed the
building zone resolution, which forbade
any building except for residential pur-
poses on the street In question The
steinway firm thereupon sought to free
themselves from the contract
Justice Greenbaum held that the man
ufacturers must close the contract The
defendants carried the case to the higher
court and won. the Appellate Division
deciding that "the plaintiff had failed TO
make out case for the equitable remedy
of specific performances"
This is the first judicial setback which
the coming restrictions have received.
II provides a loophole for persons who
hold unexpired options on real estate
which were obtained before the pa.sase
OF the soning regulations 10 Withdraw.