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REDS TO PLAY INDIANS.

Cleveland, O., Sept. 1.-THE pro
posed post-season series for the Ohio
championship. between the Cleveland
Americans and the Cincinnati club Of
the National league probably will start
Oct. 2, as both clubs finish their reg
ular season September 80.
Cincinnati has been one Of the SUP
prises Of the National league season.
having finished much higher in the
race under the leadership Of Christy
Mathewson than was expected. A
series with Cleveland Is expected to
prove popular.
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HAY MARKET
CHICAGO Hay Market.

Chicaso, Sept. 17.-Hay-Receipts,
V42 tons: shipments, 1853 tons. Market
Arm. Demand good and offerings light.
Choice timothy hay quotable at s2s@
-: No. 1 at $21@22. No. 2 at 5000.
No. 3, $17@1s.
Sales were: On track, No. I timothy,
1 car five wire at $40, car at SCI, car
Ct S22. No. 2 timothy. l car five wire
at $1s.5o, 4 cars at $50. No. 3 timothy.
cars at SIS Not graded timothy.
car at $21. Not graded prairie, ! car
Kansas at $23. Alfalfa hay. lear at SIS.
Straw-Rye straw quotable at 500
$50. Dat straw at $s@s.50 Wheat
straw at 38@s.
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q. Louie Live Steal

g. Louis, Sept 17.-Hoss: Receipts
$500; market higher: lights. 31S@1S.40:
pigs, 313.5o@17.50; mixed and butchers
S1S@1s.7o: good heavy. $1s.5o@1s.7o:
bulk, $18@1ss5.
Cattle-Receipts, 1900; market
steady: native beef steers, $S@17.50:
yearling steers and heifers, 97@1S:
cows. 5000: stockers and feeders, $3.50
$3.50: prime yearlins steers and heif-
ers. $7.5o@10; native calves. $3.50
1916.
Sheep Receipts, $500: market
steady: lambs. $11@1S.2b: ewes. -$1o.50
and choppers. 1907.
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Kansas City tive Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 17.-Hogs:
Receipts 5000: market steady: bulk
&l7.s0@1s.50: heavy. 31s@1s.6o: pack
ers and butchers. s17So@1s.6o; light
$1-.40@1S20: pigs. 316@l7.25.
Cattle = Receipts. $4,000: market
steady: prime fed steers. $16@16.S0;
dressed steers. sl1.5o@ 1880: western
steers, 3s@13.25; cows, 35.5o@lo: heif-
ers. $5@l3: stockers and feeders, 50. 50
@13; bulls, ss@s: calves. S7@13.
Sheep - Receipts, 5000; market
strong: lambs, s17.25@1S.25; yeazlings
s12@S1.5o; wethers. Sl1@1150: ewes
3fO@15.6o.
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Toledo Grain Seed.

Toledo, O., Sept. 17.-Clover seed
Prime cash, 1920: Oct. $3.50: Dec
$13.40: JAN, $13.45: March, $13.E.
Alsike-Prime cash. $12.40; Sept.
$12.4os Oct. $l2.40.
Timothy-Prime cash, old. $40; new
$3.77: Sept. $s.77; Oct, $3.50.
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Chicago Live Stock; Opening

Chicago, Sept. 17-Opening live
stock market:
Hogs-Receipts today, $4,000: market
slow at Saturdays averages blk, $17.-
s5@1s.4o: light, $16.so@1s.35: mixed.
s16.sb@1s.65: heavy, $1s.S0@18.e5;
rough. $16.so@17.o5: pigs. $1S@1s.so.
Cattle - Receipts. $4,000: market
firm: native beef cattle. $7.50@17.s5
western steers. ss.7oM15.5o! stockers
and feeders. $e@11; cows and heifers'
$515@s.50: calves. s12.50@ 1850.
Sheep-Receipts. 10000: market firm !;
wethers. ss@12.75: lambs. So. 5o@1s.3o.
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Omaha 1.-Two sleek.

Omaha, Nebr., Sept. 1.-THE live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market steady: receipts, g..
500; heavy. S17.so@1775; mixed, 317.4o
OHIO; light, &l7.so@1s.30: pigs. $3.50
OF: bulk. 317.So@17.70.
Cattle-Market steady: receipts, H.
600: native steers, Ss.50@1s.5o: cows
and heifers, 36.75@1o.25; western steers
$s.5oa14; Gamers. S5@6.5e: stockers
and feeders. Ss.5o@12.50; calves. $50
IL.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts. "a,
500; yearlings, $11.7b@13; wethers. $11
m12.35 ewes, $s.75@11; lambs. $3.50
@1S.40.
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Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 1.-THE cash
grain market follows:
Corn-Lower: No. mixed, $1.S9 a
1874; No. 2 white, $2.o2@2.03; No. :
yellow, $1.90@1.91.
Oats-Lower: No. white, eoc: No.
2 mixed, $50 sec.
Rye-$1.S0.
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SD. Louis Cash Grain

st. Louis. Mo. Sept. 17.-The cash
grain market follows:
Corn-Steady; No. 2, s2.os; No.
white $2.0S.
Oats-Steady: track, No. :, $40
57bc; No. white, 59k a Soc Y
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New York Sugar.

New York, Sept. 17.-Raw sugar
STEADY: centrifugal. e.soc; molasses,
e.02c.
Enthusiastically: cut loaf, $3.50;
$9.156s.25; xxx powdered, $s.60@s.70;
powdered. $s.55@s.7o; fine gfanulated,
3s.40@s.5o: diamond A. $40; confec-
TONERS A, $8.3o@s5o: No. 1, $s.10@S.2s.
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PRODUCE MARKETS
New York Produce.

New York, Sept. 17-Butter-Markes
Arm; receipts ,5,7os; creamery higher
than extras, 43N@45Hc; creamery
extras. coz score) 44N@4@kc; frsts
43@44c; seconds. 41@42ac.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts, 6,5z4'
fresh gathered extras, 456 46c: extra
firsts, 43@44c; firsts, 4o12 @42c; sec
Cheese-FYrm; receipts. 2.oe5; state
wide fresh, 25A @25hc: do average, "a
@25c.
Live poultry-Quiet: dressed. quiet;
chickens, 23@3fc; fowls. 22Q2shc;
turkeys, 20@23c.
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HOG MARKET SLOW
IN CHICAGO TODAY

Chicago, Sept. 17-Despite scarcity
Of arrivals sellers were unable today to
force the hog market higher.
Broad demand readily absorbed the
supply of cattle.
Sheep prices were strengthened by
AN active call from feeders.
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Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE cash grain
market follows:
Corn-No. yellow, s1.ss@2.o2;- No.
yellow, $2@2.o01a; No. 4 yellow, NOM
inal.
Oats-No 3 white. 571a @5sc; stand
ard, SIX @5s&c.
Rye-No. 2, S1.s3h q 1.s4.
Barley.sl.2o@1.44A timothy, ss@s;
clover, $17@22.
Pork-$4240.
Lard-s23.S2@23.s7.
Ribs-$23.S7@24.37.
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria. ILL.,, Sept. 17.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-15 to 16hc lower; No. ! vel
low, S194h. No. yellow 31.S3h @1.s4;
No. 1 yellow. $1.s3: No. yellow, $1.S1
61.931h: No 2 mixed, $1.s3hc: No.
mixed. 1881; MOI mixed, $1.s1: No
6 mixed. $1.92.
Oats-Market 2 to 21tc lower; No.
white, /67hc; standard. 571ac; No.
white, 67hc; No. white, 56N @57c.
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st. LIQUID Hay Market.

1t. Louis, Mo. Sept. 17.-Hay-Re-
ceipts SO cars. Market steady on COM
NOR, grades Of timothy, strong on No.
2 and higher grades. Demand continues
good. Clover mixed to scarce at strong
prices. Prairie Is steady. clover scarce
but Arm Higher grades Of alfalfa firm
- IN demand.
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St. Louis Grain Futures.

ST. Louis. Mo. Sept 1.-THE clos
ing grain futures:
Corn-Lower; Sept, 1857: Dec-
sL14% @1.14k.
Oats-Lower. Sept, 5sc: Dec, 57Ac.
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CHICAGO Produce.

Chicago Produce.
Chicago. Sept 17.-Buttar-Cream
cry. 39@43c.
Eggs-Steady; receipts, s.75s cases;
flrsts. 37MS7hc: ordinary flrsts. 35@
35hc:. at mark, cases included, S59
SIC. .
Potatoes-I.ower: receipts, 40 cars:
Minnesota and Dakota. 1880 1.So;
Wisconsin and Michigan. $l:2oml.2i.
Poultry-Alive. unsettled; rows'
71hc; springs. 20hc.
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WHITE SOX TRIM
BROWNS In FINAL
WIN LAST GAME AT hoME-IN.
DAMS GIVE TIGERS DRU8BiNG-
COBB BREAKS SLUMP.

Chicago. Sept 1.-THE American
league season closed in Chicago Sun
day with to 3 victory for the locals
over st. Louis, after ten innings.
The winning run was forced over
the plate. Eddie Collins opened the
tenth inning with triple. Manager
Jones rushed in the field and ordered
Davenport to pass Jackson and F1esch,
filling the bases. Davenport then was
unable to locate the plate and walked
Gandil on four pitched balls, forcing in
the winning run.
Chicago as a result of Sundays vic
tory, left for its final stand in the east,
eight games in the lead
Score by innings:
st. Louis ..00003oo00o1s 8 8
Chicago -. 0O1001-4 10 q
Batteries-Davenport and SEVERED;
Cicotte, Williams and Schalk.
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chicaao Live Stock; Closing.

Chicago Live STOCK; CLOSING.
Chicago, Sept 1.-THE closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market fairly active, steady
at opening prices; receipts, $4,000; es-
timated tomorrow. 10000: bulk, $37.35
@1s.40; light, s16.s0@1s.35: heavy
$1ss0@1S.65:\ MIXED, $685. 1885;
rough, $16.so61I05.
Cattle-~Market 10 to Csc up; receipts
$4,000. top. s17.s5.
Sheep-Market 10 to CSC up: receipts
20, 900; top, $12.75 lambs, $3.50.
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Ncrses and Mules.

XAst st. Louis, H.. Sept. I7.-Horses:
Eastern chunks. $125@150; good south
erns. 31006125: extra heavy draft. $3.50
620o.
Mules-16 to 1sh hands, $e0o6275;
Is to 1871 hands, 3165@200:. IA to 14h
hands. .$110@13S.
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London Morsv

London. Sept. 17.-Bar -silver-sad
per ounce.
Money-3%%.
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RETAIL PRICES.

Flour and feed--Granam flour, per
sack, SIC: corn chops. per cwt, $4s5c;
shorts, per cwt., 1886: bran. per cwt.
$40: corn per bu., $2.45: hay per cwt.,
s1.65; straw. cwt.. 7o@75c: meal per
s4s5: corn. per bu.. s2.45: chicken feed
$40: wheat flour sack. old wheat,
s3.20@3.75: lb lb. rye flour $3.50.
Butter Eggs and Poultry
|. Creamery butter-44@4sc; country
Eggs-Fresh country. $50 ssc.
Poultry-Geese. dressed. 18@25c;
turkeys. dressed. D4oc: dressed hens.
25635c; springs. 30@3Sc.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Fresh fish-Catflsh, &c; trout, use:
halibut. 24c: perch. lac: smelts. 15c;
fish pail. soc: salt mackerel, 10 to
Csc h.: Holland herring, key, 3l15@
1.25: pail anchovites, $1.25: smoked
salmon. Csc: pickerel. 18c: carp. h..
csc: oysters, 3oc. /lb.
Spiced saFdines. for 10c; box cod.
1oh q COG: fancy smoked bloaters. for
smoked herring csc b.: Kippered her
ring. 3 for CSC.
Fruits = Bananas. TIC h.: lemons,
IS q 40c: oranges. 20@60c per dozen;
new apples, 25 to soc per peck: Siber-
Jan crabs pix. 25635c; grape fruit l0c;
pineapples 10000: apples. &c ID;
per bushel. 75c@$1.40: blueberries. 35c
qt.; pears S0@40c doz.: bu., $1.50@2.96;
grapes. h., 1860; Sekel pears, PIX. Abc.
Vegetables.
, Home grown cabbage. per lb.. 2kc:
tomatoes. ripe. bu.. 75c@S1.oo: pars-
ley, 5@1oc; mushrooms. s5c h.: green
beans s@1oc; horse radish. 16c; beets
per peck, 35c; lettuce zoe per lb.i
cauliflower. 10@25c: home grown pota ;
toes, per peck. 35@45c: green onions.
2 for &C: garlic, Csc; head lettucA
10000; Brussels sprouts. S5c;
green onions. 2 for &c; new potatoes.
lb. 3 cents: watermelons 6@3bc; canta-
cucumbers, 2oc@$1 PIX: Swiss chard,
for SC; sweet corn, 15c; sweet pota-
toes. h., &c: mangoes, 4oc PIX; green
lima beans 12hc Id.
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha. Nebr., Sept 1.-THE cash
grain market follows;
Corn-No. white. 1880 100: No.
yellow, $1.s5@1.sS; No mixed, $l.so
@1.S5.
Oats-No. 2 white, 57@57Nc.
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New York Money; Closing

New York, Sept. 17.-Mercantile pa
|per-5@5N%.
Bar silvey-$1.04k.
Mexican dollars-S2c.
Time loans-5h @s%.
Call rloney-High, sly; low. 8: last
loan, 5k.
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k.n... Civ Produce.

Kansas City, Mo-. Sept. 17.-Butter-
Creamery. Ale; firsts. 3shc: seconds.
3sc: packing. 35c.,
ERss-F1rets, 3sc: seconds! 31c.
Poultry-Hens. 21c; ROSTERS, l4c:
broilers 91f23c
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Minneanolia Closina Grain.

Minneapolis Mimi. Sept. 17.-Clt
ing grain:
Corn-No. 3 yellow. s2.0s@2.10.
Oats-No. 3 white. ssh @57Ac.
F'lax--$3.331a6 33Sk.
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Indians 8, Tigers 4.

Indians 8, Tigers 4.
Detroit. Sept. 17-Cleveland defeat.
ed Detroit, to 4, here yesterday in 4
closely played game-the last contest
Of the season on the Navin field.
Bunched hits and wild throws gave
the visitors their victory. Cobb broke
his batting slump by getting base on
balls and three clean hits.
Score by innings:
Cleveland -. 010402o1o-s 9 :,
Detroit ..... 0o0200002-4 10 3
Bate s-Bagby and O'Neill;
Ehmke, Boland and Stanage.
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81. Louis Produce.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 17.-Poultry-
Hens. zoe: springs. 20Hc; turkeys. FAC;
ducks. lshc; geese. 13c.
Rutter-Creamery, 42kc.
Eggs-36@37c.
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Primary Movement.

Articles Receipts Shipments
Wheat, blu ....... 1.43l,0O $4,000
Corn. blu ........... $4,000, $4,000
Oats blu ...:...... 2.R1,ooo 1;s5l 90; goo
Seaboard clearances@Wheat $4,000;
corn, none: oats, $4,000. ~
Car Lot Receipts.
Wheat-16 cars, with of contract
grade. 49,.
Corn SO cars, with Al Of contract
grade. @
Oats-23s cars. with IS Of contract
grade.
Total receipts Of wheat at Minneapo-
lis, Duluth and Winnipeg today were
1926 cars. compared with S54 cars last
week and 1,5O5 cars the corresponding
day year ago..
Estimated cars tomorrow, Chicago
Wheat. 1872: corn, 165; oats. $685.
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Latest Market Reports
LOCAL HOGS SHOW
FIVE CENT DECLINE

A five cent drop is reported in the
local hog market this morning Few
changes are shown in the poultry and
the retail flour and vegetable markets
The prices:
s-(Furnished daily py Jno. Nor
ren & Co.)-1l0@150, $500; 150@180
$685.; 10000. $17.25; 200 and over
s1735; packers. good $16.25: fair $3.50
: Sheep Best lambs. S11.50@12.50;
choice ewes. s74s; fair to good ewes 81
%.
( QAts-5oc.
Hay-$15@1s: straw, ton, S6@s.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter fat quotations-First grade.
Acc: second grade, 43c.
Butter-85@40c.
Eggs-30@35o.
Poultry-Prices paid to farmers)-
Hens, 17hc: ROSTERS. 10@11c; spring
chickens. 1917 hatch. TIC; ducks, 90
10c; geese, S@1oc: No. 1 turkeys, 15c;
old toms, lac: spring frys, 18c.
Wool and Hides,
Wool-Bright medium clear 55@60c;
chaffy and slightly bury. 4sc:S semi
bright SIC: bright medium bury 371sc:
@3Sc: light. fine clear, 4o@50c; heavy
luster, 43@54c: hard bury, 2sc.
Hides-No. fully cured, lie: No. !
green 12c: horse hides, No. 1, $3.50; No
2, S2.1o@3
Bees wax-2oc; No. l tallow. Sc; No.
2 tallow. Sc.
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American League.
Cleveland, s; Chica go. 4.
Detroit, 4; st. LOUIS. 3.
No others scheduled.
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The Sports Corner
CARDINALS WIN
FROM CUBS TOO
GOODWIN HAS GOOD SUPPORT
REDS TAKE BOTH ENDS OF
DOUBLE FROM PIRATES.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-Goodwin had
Chicago bahled yesterday and st.
Louis won the final game of the series,
6 to O. Goodwin allowed the locals
only three hits, and was backed up
BY perfect support. The visitors had
little trouble hitting Vaughn, whose
support was ragged, and they won
easily.
Score by innings:
st. Louis -. OO0202011-6 Q
Chicago 49,. 0OOOO0O0o-0 3
Batteries-Goodw and Snyder;
Vaughn and Diehoefer.
Reds 40, Pirates 22.
Cincinnati, O., Sept. 17.-Cincinnad
won both games of a doubleheader
yesterday here from Pittsburgh, the
first by score Of to 2, and the sec
ondg 3 to 2. The local team won both
games by opportune hitting. In the
second game Carey made q home run
with one on base.
First game
Score by innings:
Pittsburgh -. 010010O0-z
Cincinnati -. o21oo10os- 1
Batterie s-Steele and Wagner;
Schneider and Smith.
Score by innings: \
Pittsburgh 0002O000o-2 3 !
Cincinnati -. -20001000'-3 10 l
Batteries-Oarlson and Fischer;
Regan and Wfngo.
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RECEIVES COMMISSION.
Newton, Sept. 17.-Dr. Cleo Nichols,
Of Newton. has received commission
as first lieutenant in the dental reserve
corps Of the United States army
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Yesterdays Results

National League.
st. Louis, 6; Cincinnati, 4-S.
Chicago. o; Pittsburgh, %.
No others scheduled.
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At Chicago R.H.E.
ST. Louis 7 I
Chicago - 9
Batteries - Packard and Snyder;
Hendrix and Wilson, Dilhoefer.
At Cincinnati - R. H. e.
Pittsburgh ................. 614 l
Cincinnati Z IL 0
Batteries - Jacobs, Grimes, and
Schmidt. Eller and Wipgo.
At Boston R.H. q.
New York y. ................ 10 y
Boston .l..................
Batteries-Sallee and Rariden; Ra-
gan, Allen, and Tragresser.
Brooklyn Philadelphia postponed;
rain.
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Batteries-Coveleskt Morton, Wood
and O'Neil; Davenport, Groom, Wrisht
and Hale, Hartley.
Evening star., 1917-05-04
Renewed German Confidence

Why ha the German chancellor post
poned the announcement of new peace
proposal2 Is it because Germany feels
more confident of victory than. a few
Bethmann Hollweg would soon state the
terms of settlement If SO, what has
brought conference.-the Uboats or the
stiffened resistance of the German
armies to the allies on the western
fronta Or is it because of the failure
Of the socialists to arouse the people of
Germany to industrial revolt on May
dayf
Yesterday in the rciehstag DR.. Jo-
hannes Kempf, president of the cham
Der, answered President Wilson's ad-
dress to Congress in defiant and con-
temptuous terms. This may be taken
as an index to an increase of confidence
in Germanys ability to wage a defen-
sive warfare indefinitely. Obviously,
Germany has successfully passed the
May day crisis. An appeal to all Ger
mans to stand together for victory has
been sounded. Still, the demand for in
ternal reforms grows more insistent
The government may be compelled to
yield substantially to the people in or
der to hold them in line.
Evening star., 1917-05-04

things. He has credit both at home and
here in Washington. His withdrawal
from the Senate now would be loss to
body which at all times should be
strong, and which at this time finds
pressing use for the exercise of all Its
strength.
1t was a western senator whose death
in battle in the early part Of the civil
war caused very deep regret. Baker OF
Oregon had taken conspicuous place
in the Senate as orator and party leader.
great career seemed assured. But he
yielded to a spirit of intense patriotism,
took the risks of soldier, and was cut
off prematurely. He was q noble but
unnecessary sacrifice. Had he remained
behind the firing line assisting in pro-
viding for the support of the line, and
in framing the new laws the war was
making necessary, he would have been
exercising powers which years had de-
veloped and on which the existing stua-
tion had put premium.
Evening star., 1917-05-04
Press Censorship.

The House wisely decides not to es-
tablish press censorship Of the kind
proposed by the espionage bill, or of any
kind at this time and as part of the
espionage legislation. Press censorship
by departmental regulation in bill
dealing with spies is rejected.
Undoubtedly in time of war a certain
restraint is wisely put upon news pub
lications in order to prevent the print
ing of facts which may be helpful to
the public enemy. Whether this re-
straint takes the form of censorship or
a general rule of conduct, it is in the
public interest The American news
papers can be depended upon in the
present situation to abstain from pub
fishing facts which are harmful to this
government or helpful to Germany.
The first legislative issue on this sub
jeet is whether the censorship shall be
explicit or general, whether it shall be
definite or subject Of proclamation and
departmental regulation and enforce
ment. The second question is whether
at this stage Of the war any statutory
censorship at all is necessary.
There can be no objection, whenever
such law becomes necessary, to rea-
sonable statutory definition Of the lin
its Of publication in time Of war. There
is, however, decided objection to rele-
CATION of the matter to proclamation by
the President, which does not insure
definition, inasmuch az such q proclama-
tion is actually but an expression of de-
partmental regulation and is subject to
change without notice.
It would be safer to trust to the in
dividual judgment of editors, under a
broad prescription Of publications in
furious to the public interests. They
would be then put upon their honor and
their risk. Violations Of this rule would
subject them to penalties. The offense,
however, would need to be proved by
specifications in such processes of law
as would be available in time Of war.
Under the proposed censorship which
the House has rejected it would be pos
sible by departmental regulation, taking
the form of proclamation, to preclude
the publication Of the most important
facts relative to the progress Of the war.
An absolute blanket could be thrown
upon all news printing. There could be
no appeal from such q proclamation
Prosecutions under it would be almost
assuredly punitive. For the judgment Of
the newspaper editors Of the country,
as to whose patriotism no question may
be raised, would, in effect, be substi-
tuted the judgment Of some depart
mental subordinate cloaked with the au-
thority of the Presidents proclamation
and exercising tremendous power of
repression and news concealment by vir-
tue of the authority of prosecution given
by the law.
Evening star., 1917-05-04

be called the formative stage. There ID
much to occupy them. Much Is expected
Of them. And as affairs are now devel-
oping, business Of every kind may rapid
ly increase.
As is plain to all today, the extra ses-
sion should have begun March s. The
emergency existed, and should have been
promptly recognized. But q month was
taken for reflection, and the month was
lost. Had it been devoted to action,
much would have been gained.
Congress has not been dawdling. The
debates and the votes have occupied
general attention. In every state men
and women have kept close track of the
proceedings in this town, and testified
to a sense of confidence in those legis-
lating under heavy stress in the behalf
Of all.
Evening star., 1917-05-04
British Attacking Again.

The British forces on the west front
have begun another attack in an at
tempt to smash the Hindenburg line or
to force another retirement of the Ger
mans back to or beyond the new Queant
Drocourt line They have scored dis
tinet advance southeast of Lens, north
east Of Arras, by taking the town of
Fresnoy and German trenches along a
four-mile front north and south of that
place. They have also made advance
southeast of Arras. but at one point.
after securing possession of the village
of Cherisy, they were driven out by a
furious counter attack. At Bullecourt,
east of Croiselles, they are within two
and a half miles of the Queant -Dro
court line. Renewed offensive opera
tions in this sector evidently mean that
the British are disposed to take advan-
tage of the weakening of the German
reserves through the furious counter-a
tacking of a week ago. These counter
attacks by the Germans have thus ap
parently not destroyed the British power
of initiative. 1t remains to be seen
whether the British superiority in man
power and gun power is sufficient to
force further retirements from estab
lished positions. Any considerable
yielding of the German line east of
Arras would seriously affect linden
burg's entire position on the west front,
and would probably compel another gen
eral retreat over wide area.