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Totals....as 3 AIS To,alsS 10 q 4,
.Batted for Allen In seventh
tran for Smith in eighth.
tBattcd for Rueibach in eighth.
Score by innings: r.
Boston ............l o O o o "a
Brooklyn ...........l O -
Summary; Errors,I-Masssy. Msgee. Tra-
hits-Olsor. Wheat wiihoit Home run@
StenGel. Sacrifice hits-Hickman. Cutshaw
(2). Massey. Sacrifice ny-Stengel. Double
plays-olson and Cu;shaw: Myers and
Johnston; Meanwhile. Massey and Konetchv
Of Hughes. l.; Struck out-by Alien. 3: by
Plener. 2. Hits-o1 Allen. S In inninrs:
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COBB STILL SETS PACE

CHICAGO. June 27.-Cobb continued
10 SCI The pace for safe-hit;ing in cen
,,ccltiEe games to-day in the american
I-eaE when he added two more ranes
TO mis- string. His record now stands
n i"@nt%-four games. in which he
mas made one or more hits. He OBJ
ia!ned one hit in each game Of the
double header which his club los, TO
ih.CaEo. The scores were > TO and 3
10 ; IN fa.o! OF the locals Chicago
won the !rst game by punching hits in
The fourth. Murphy's double, while
batting IN pinch, gave Chicago the
secona game when two runs scored on
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Phllndrlpl,ia,

F Siias sS5s .....:......SSdSdo 81
summary: Errors-Bancroft. 4 Home
,,SSn-iEiinmerman Two-hase hits-Burns
20. kiiltfer. Sacrifice hits-Luderus, Rari-
den: pouble plays-IIerEos and Hoclke {:
Fletcher. Herzog and Hoeike. Bases on
halis-ot Lavender, /. Struck out-by Per-
Iitt. T.: by Lavender. 6; by Fittery. .. First
e base on p sTTgTs1SeW York Hi. by pitch
g.. In innings on Lavender. s in innings.
Wild pitch-Benton. Lavender. Left on
eases-New York. 3; Philadelphia. Z UNI
Ei5es. Klein and Brnnsneid. Attendance
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KEEPS HITS SCATTERED

PITTSBURGH. juno 27.-Cincinnati
scored hvc runs on five hits In the
min and sixth innings to-day and won
from Pittsburgh, 8 to 6. repeating yes
serday's count. Rcgan was LIT hard,
but kept the hits we'll scattered eX-
cept IN the sixth inning. \ foul fly
was caught In the grand stand by a
Young woman. Umpire Quigley pre-
sehted her with the ball. The score:
Cincinnati. plt3sbnrvb
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Total,....os IS IS 10 Totals...E 9 80 10
sBatted for Mcbride in ninth.
fBatted for Gaiiia in ninth.

].
.Ba,ted for Agnew in tenth.
Washington .......l o o = 3 o II
Boston ...........o o l 0 0 @ o-S
Summary: Errors-Rice, Morgan. Leonard
Henry. Barry ca. Shore. Two base hits
Shanks t2). Bnrry. Three-base hit-JudEe.
Stolen hases-Lewis. Ainsmith. Left on
haSes-Bosion. 3; Washington. 5. Bases on
). Struck out-by GaIlia, ;; by Shore. /:
by Ayers. !. Sacrifice hits-Miian. Hoblit-
PlIays-Le~is 10 Hobli,zel: Barry 10 Scott to
sere 10 Gar snx 10 10 Mo oFfin to Isdss
Gsliia, in innings Cmpires McCor-
mick and Dineen. Time. 2:+5. Attend
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Your ignorance may startle YOU.

Few people know Of the many func-
tons OF the blood supply. and Just how
important it is that it be kept abso
lutely free from all Impurities. The
heaith OF the entire body depends upon
the condition Of the blood You are
invited to write and obtain a booklet
that gives you some invaluable infor-
nation on this important subject II
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st. Louis.
Chicago.
Totals.:..aa 10 81 IL Totals. SO : s "A
.Bnttcd for Cruise in eighth
tBatted for Doak In ninth.

Chicago ....:.o I n / a.
81; Louis 20 o / o 0 0 o %
summary: Errors-.Deal. Workman. Horns
Eisck s T rwe, nnss hi,ssn;wllams Mcrkle
Sa"ritce hitsSPaS1etteh 't D.o HorTns6y, %
Mh nv. Double pinys-MIller to Horns
Merklc: Hornsby TO Miller to Pauiette;
Baird to Miller to Paulette. Hit by pitcher
-py vaughn CHornsby). Bases on balls
or vaughn; ?: on Doak. 3. Struck out-by
poak. :: by Vaughn. 6. Left on bases
pircs. O'Day and Harrison.
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AYERS'S HIT WINS GAME

BOSTON. June CIV sh ing ton
scored three runs TO tie the score In
tho ninth inning to-day. and defeated
the worlds champions. TO g. bv a
run scored in the eleventh 4 wild
throw to first base by Shore was re-
sponSihle for two of the runs in the
ninth. Ayerss single sent the winning
tally home. The score:
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To,als..a2 5 7T4 Totals. 81 ! 81

Philadelphia ........l o o Q Q O %
base Matse Twe
base hi..Wi,i; stolen oasss-Maisel.
Baker. Grover. Sacrifice ny-Bodie. Dou-
bic plays-Pipp TO Pcckinpaush to Pipp:
Haley to Mcnnis. Left on bases-New
York. g; Philadelphia. 6. First base on
ror-phiade!phia. l. Bases on balis--on
Shawkcy. s. by Myers. 5. Umpires. Hide
brand and O'Loughlin. Time, i:4s.
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BROOKLYN WINS AGAIN

BROOKLYN, June 27.-Brooklvn won
tho last game of the series with Pos
ton to-day. to 3. making it's total
I'VE won out OF seven played. Fielding
seventh inning, Evers. Stallings. Smith
and Tyler were put off the field for
Keeping up running fire of comment
on the work OF Umpire Rigler. Score:
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Totals. ..33 II q 10 Totals....39 S IL 27 II
.Batted for Jacobs in sixth.
1Batted for Carlson in eighth.

Cincinnati ....o O q q =, 4 n A. g
Pittsburgh ........o O o 4 q I-s
base semmsry E.5or1NKopf Wagnsr Two
Chase Carey. Sacrifice hits---Kopf. GIT
play-kgpf to Shean to Chase Left on
Ga nsessM ,I; 6: Pittsburgh. 10. Bases
Carlson. l. Hits.-om Rcgan. 10 in tnone
cut IN ninthl; or Carlson. . In > innings.
Struck out-hy Resan. 4: by Jacobs /: BY
Carlson; 2 Passed ball--Schmldt I'm.
plres. Byron and Qugley. Time l:45
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DIVIDE DOUBLE-HEADER

ST. LOUIS. June 27.-ChicnRo and st.
Louis divided to-day's double-horder,
chicago winning the first game. to
= ana st; Louis the second. & to 3.
"A batting rally in tho seventh in
ming won the second game for st. Louis
Merkle hit home run with Mann on
hrst base In the eighth. Tho scores:
FIRST GAME,
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SECOND GAME.

Io'aIs., aa 10 = 10 Totals....zs 5 q II
Detroit ,.... q n n n +, n =.
Chicago ... n q n
summary; EFors-Viu. Ehrnke. Two.
MURPHY Sacrifice E.t-t;andH. Stolen bass
COBB, Base on balis--on Ehrnke. T.
Struck out-hv Dhnforih. ,. Ivy Ehmke 2.
Double plnyS-Eisbers turRssirtedl; T. Col.
,Ihs TO H!shcrg To Gandii. Wild pitch
i1"h'oiih. Time Of came. 1880 Umpire.
Connolly, Sailin and Moriarity So
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MAKES 1T -FOUR STRAIGHT

CLEVELAND. OHIO. June 27-Cleve-
land made it four straight from 81
Louis to-day, winning TO l. Gould.
who started to pitch, passed the three
hrst batsmen. Klcpfer. who relieved
him. neld the Browns in check until
the ninth. when Bagby went in and
struck out jacobson, retiring the side.
The score:
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FIRST GAME.
totals. - "a !? Totals "a su27
'itatt-6 Tor Stanags u ..Y.n.h

Hated for Stanag. IN seventh
i'al''i iL5 Cunningham In ninth.
Detroit 1tn, a x,
Chicago ....... n n T. . - ~ n n
summary: !rtors-igsh. Nisuers Three
%. hli-tIsbtrs. Sacrifice h!ts-Youile
Wy. ,aiolen oase--Weaver. Bases on balls
by Cico,te. 3: by Dauss 4: by 2nnri,c I'll
an MI VIZ ~ .p'if i,nS Cunningham. Can.
,i.;:-iI2;; t'npi:es. Mor!ar!,y. Connolly and
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STANDING OF CLUBS.

WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Philadelphia at BROOKLYN.
Boston at New York.
Cincinnati Mt Pittsburgh.
Chicago mt st. Louis
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-28

WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Detroit at Chicago.
st. Louis at Cleveland.
Washington at Philndelphia
New York mt Boston.
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Totals....2 S - j Totals...3e S e7
Ratted for Hamilton in eighth.

81. Louis ........I O q O I n -
c!syt.and ! . F: / IS
summary: t.rror-Deberry. Two base hits
,,-(?evere!d Pratt, Wambsganss. Speaker,
DsprTEy; Three-ease hi,-Chs pgnan. sac
t!tce hits-ENans. Speaker. Stolen bases
Chapman; Roth 60. johnson. Wild pitch
DaEsnport Double piays-Wambsganss 10
r,hap'!an TO Harris; Grsney TO Deherry,
hAS = On 6s!is,ott Hamilton. ?? by Klepter,
90! IN first inning: of davenport. in
Is innings: OF Hamilton, in 2-3 in
ninSs: OF KEEPER, IN 6 "a innings. UNI
PIGS. oWens md Evans ~
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How They Stand To-Day
International League
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Newark. 9; Rochester, o.
Iroyidoncc, D; Buffalo, 4.
IS,lt!morc, Ii Montreal. $.
STANDING OF CLUBS.

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Toronto at Richmond.
Montreal at Baltimore.
Rochester ut Newark.
Buffalo ut Providence.
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Summary. Two-base hits-Clcm-
ems, Whitemnn. WARRIOR. Three
base hits-Ilnnford. Home RUM
Whitemnn. Sacrifice hits-Clemcns.
Sacrifice hys- Reynoldn. schultz.
Stolen bnses-Clemens, Kelly. Iita
OF EnriEht, is In innings; off
uenrne, s In innings. Bases on
bnlls-by EnrlGht, {; by Hearre, 3.
Struck out-by EnriEht. @; by
Henrnc, :. Passed bnlI-Eelly.
Wild pitchcs-HeRrne CD. Left on
bnscs-Toronto, Il; Richmond, =.
Time of game, so. umpireh, Bed
ford md Mcbride.
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ADVISE ALL TO
BE EXAMINED
Every One Should Know Real
Condition Of Health-United
Doctors Will Make Exami.
nation Free Of Charge.

In keeping with tho movement for
better health conditions which IL sweep
ing the country. the United Doctors, OF
this city. are making an appeal to tho
people OF Richmond and Virginia gem
orally TO have their health examined in
order TO know definitely their condi-
ton. whether actually suffering from
any disease or not They point out that
almost all severe illnesses and many
untimely deaths can be prevented by
taking the trouble in hand in its early
stages and. OF course. the first step in
TINS direction is an examination by a
competent physician. Too many peoble
neglect their health until very little
can be done for them, and statistics
snow an astonishing number of cases
IN "h!ch persons who really believed
themselves to be In good health were
actually suffering from serious dis
The United Doctors have made 1.
possible for every one. regardless OF
their circumstances. to know definiteiy
the state OF their health by ofrerinr 10
make. free OF charge. thorough ex-
animation. including X-ray and blood.
pressure test
This offer lis one which every one
should be quick TO take ADVANTAGES on
Coming. as it does. from these we'll
known doctors. who specialize in the
treatment OF such wide range OF dis
eases the opportunity is doubly valu-
aole: IL Is worth a great deal to know
positively that ones health is good
On me other hand. II 1t is not what IL
should be-. the sooner one learns tho
Facts the better. Go to the offices OF
these specialists to-day and have vo,,r-
SELF examined. Don't put IL on until
too late. 1850
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Two-base hit-Zolder,

Twe.bsse hit-Zelder. Three-baxe hits
Hornsby Cruiue. Miller. Home ruu-Merkle.
s H"nhs h!tmps,.d Stolen h.se-w,!liams
Workman to Aerkie. wild pitchOPrcndee
k1t.st, Bases on baIls-or Iiorstman. s: on
6v frendersast. !: Hits-or Prenderg asst.
and O'Day. S''S'' ~A~'''so"
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NEW YORK IN LEAD AGAIN
REGAINS FIRST PLACE
BY BEATING PHiLLIES
Neither Benton nor Lavender. Who
start, Can Go Full toutc-Eood
Work by Perritt.

ES"RN U1 INTTttts
PHILADELPHIA. Juno 81. - New
York regained first place In the Ma
tional League race by defeating Phila-
delphia to-day. 1 to .. Neither Benton
nor Lavender. who started the game.
could go the fu/ route. Perritt blank
OF the contest. Lavender was touched
up for only i've hits. ono OF which was
q nome run by zimmerman in the first
inning. which followed Bancroft's FUN
bio OF kaun's grounder. The score:
New York Pl,IInd,lnI,,.
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SECOND GAME.
Totals....3l & 10 OF
Virginia Baptist
Summer Encampment
Beach, vn., July GLIB.

Two fast trains leave Byrd Street
station A. NJ. and 3 p. NJ. via the
Norfolk and Western Railway. and run
SOLID between Richmond and Norfolk
without change Of cars. Round trip
rare. Richmond TO Virginia Beach for
the above occasion. is only $3.50. tickets
on sale July to II. inclusive: good for
return passage until July 10. 1917.
Week end rates. s3.25; tickets sold Fri
day afternoon and for all trains Satur-
Gays, good for return trip until the fol-
lowing Monday; summer excursion
$425. good until October Al
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s1.65 ROUND TRIP TO
Virginia Beach--Cape Henry

SPECIAL VESTIBULED TRAIN, car
rying through Coaches to and from
Virginia Beach. without change, will
leave Byrd Street Station, July 4. 1917,
on the following Hchedula:.
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National League

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Brooklyn. Z: Boston, 3.
Cincinnati, 6; Pittsburgh s.
New York. 4: Philadelphia Q.
Chicago, q; ST. Louis, g l1rst Eame).
Chicago. 8; ST. Louis, G (eecund camel
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American League
RESUJTs WESLEY

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Cleveland. g; st. Louis. I.
Philadelphia. ;: New York. 1.
Chicago, ;: Detroit, (tirst game).
Gnt5,Eo, 3; Detroit, tscSond Ramc).
Washington, !; Boston. 9 ieleyen inninyr)
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Yankee DRIVE CHECKED
PHILADELPHIA TAKES ONE
AFTER SEVEN DEFEATS
Cleveland Makes & -Four Straight Vic
tories From st. Louis, by
5-tO-I Score.

NEW YORK. June 27.-After losing
seven straight games, Philadelphia
checked the Yankees drive to-day,
when Myers beat Shawkey. former
Athletic pitcher. in 4 pitchers battle
by the score of 5 to 1. The Athletics
broke tie in the ninth. scoring two
runs on double by Bates and singles
by Mc1nnis and Haley. Mclnnis has
made seven hits in tho last two games.
The score:
lab,
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OF Rs%leieh. in inning LET. on bases
ana Orth. Attendance. 5000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-28

Fast Electric Cars give quick and fire.
Quont Bervice between Norfolk
and Ocean Wow.
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TORONTO.

United Tor McCOnneII In ninth.
Score by inninEsI r.
Toronto ... oOOo21-.
Richmond ........ O2O1O O2OO-5
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
NEW TEACHER SECUREDFOR
MCMILLAN LATIN DEPT.
Miss Igner Jacobson, of Chicago, Be-
comes Head of Latin Depart
Ment of Mem. High School
GRADUATE OF WISCONSIN U.
Miss Jacobsen Has Been for Two
Years Teacher of Latin in the
High School at Kennett
(By Laurence D Muth)

After a thorough search through
Missouri and the adjoining states for
competent instructor for the Latin
Department of Mcmillan, a person
capable Of a position on the Mcmillan
faculty has been found. Miss Ingel
Jacobson, Of Chicago, Ill., arrived to.
day to take the position Of the late
Miss Frances Glandon at the head Of
the Latin Department. Miss Jacob.
son attended Northwestern Univer-
sity for two years and then changed
to Wisconsin University, where she
secured her A. B. degree, and majo--
ed in Latin.
For two years Miss Jacobsen taught
Latin in Kennett High School, Ken.
nett, Mo-, where she became ac-
quainted with Miss Elwang, of the
Mcmillan faculty. 1t was through
Miss Elwang that cur new instructor
ess was secured.
Miss Lydia Bolts, who has acted as
substitute since the death of Miss
Glandon, is to be commended for the
work she has done in keeping the Lat
in Department organized during the
absence of regular teacher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
DRESSES Wife As MAN
TO BUM WITH HIM HERE
Couple Arrested at Slater Were Try
ing to Reach Home in Kansas
City--Had Hard Time
HAD STOPPED IN THIS CITY
Ladies of Catholic Church Assisted
Wife to Dress Properly and Sent
Them Home on Cushions"

Claiming to have been a printer and
worked in this city for several days,
an unidentified young man accompa-
MED by his wife dressed in one of her
husbands old suits, were arrested in
Slater Sunday, when they alighted
from a freight train upon which they
were beating their way from Mexico
to Kansas City, according to Train
master G. c. Brown, of the Alton,
who was in Mexico from Slater Tues
day.
The husband, who was almost boy,
said they did not have sufficient funds
TO travel on the passenger train so
had decided to ship their clothes to
Kansas City by express and "beat"
their way on freights.
They originally started from Chi
cago, but stopped here for day or
two.
Upon the police discovering one of
the two arrested was woman, prac-
tically girl, they were at loss what
to do. She told them she was a
Catholic, SO the priest was sent for.
He enlisted the aid of the women
of his parish and the wife was soon
dressed in clothing more suitable to
her sex.
A purse was raised and they were
given tickets from Slater to Kansas
City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
TO KEEP WEATHER RECORDS
Merritt Llewellyn Will Succeed His
Father as Weather Observer

Merritt Llewellyn, who for the past
year has been assisting his father as
voluntary weather observer, will dc
the work that was done for more than
forty years by his father.
Mr.. ]. F. Llewellyn began the
work in 1876 and for forty years did
not miss single day in sending his
report to st. Louis, from where il
was forwarded to the United States
Weather Bureau at Washington, D.
C.
Before this Bureau was established
in the early eighties, Mr.. Llewellyr
sent his report to Professor Nipher
of Washington University, st. Louis
Each morning a report Of the min
imum and maximum temperature fol
the preceding twenty-four hours, the
barometer reading and the rainfall, il
any, is sent by telegraph to st. Louis
These reports have been used in law
suits several times when the direction
Of the wind or the temperature al
certain times had bearing on the
case.
Officials in Washington stated re.
Gently that Mr.. Llewellyn was the
best volunteer observer that they
knew.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
md o
SATURDAY THRIFT DAY;
LEARN TO AVOID WASTE
First Holiday of Its Kind in Mexico
Should Be Observed by Every
Citizen, Old and Young
START A BANK ACCOUNT
Make Your Shopping Money Go
Further and See That You are
Living Within Your Means

Thrift day - Saturday - will be
celebrated in Mexico the first an
nual celebration. It has been sug-
gested that this viii be fine time
for everyone to establish the habit
that has been conceived to further a
reduction of waste.
What shall we think on Thrift
Day?
Questions such as this cannot be
answered for the individual by some
one else, it is his own particular
problem. 1t is not important what
waste is taking place with The other
fellow, but what is his own, wherein
can he personally apply saving,
however small, where waste as the
result of carelesness or indifference
now pertains?
If, on the average, unnecessary
waste or spending were eliminated by
each individual to the extent of only
one dollar, it would mean the con-
structive progress for the nation that
could be anticipated from an invest
ment of one hundred million dollars,
and when we realize that when a man
really plans to eliminate waste, it is
often hundreds or thousands of dol
lars that are thereby saved yearly,
we see the wonderful possibilities
that can ensue if we will but each
one of US specifically and particular
ly review the incidents and methods
of our existence with the view of
thereby eliminating all unwise expen-
ditures.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
R. R. ARNOLD SUCCEEDS
FATHER As PRESIDENT
Son of Prominent Banker, Who Died
Recently, Was Elected Head of
the First National Bank
TRAINED UNDER HIS FATHER
Judge E. s. CAN'T Was Also Chosen
a Member of the Bank Director
ate TO Fill Vacancy

At meeting Of the Board Of Direc-
tors of the First National Bank, Mon
day, r. R. Arnold was elected Pres
ident of the institution to succeed his
father, who died recently. Mr.. Ar
mold has been with the bank for quite
number of years and received his
training in the business under the
direction of his father. He is a most
capable young business man in every
particular.
Judge E. S. CAN'T was chosen a
member of the banks directorate to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Mr.. Arnold. The other directore
are R. R. Arnold, s. j. Buckner, Geo
Lee and Ralph Buckner.
S. J. Buckner, Cashier of the First
National Bank, and one of the best
men in this position in Central Mis-
souri,, will continue in that capacity
His son, Ralph Buckner, is Assistant
Cashier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-02-01
THE GREAT SEA TEST NEAR
By CHARLES H. GRASTY,
formerly Of Mexico, Mo

formerly Oh Mexico, MO.
LONDON, Jan. 20. - David Lloyd
Georges government stood its first
test last week, when the labor party,
in convention at Manchester, pro-
claimed its adhesion by an overwhel-
ming vote. Mr.. Asquith was sup
posed to have a sort of proprietorship
in this field; but year ago his gov
ernment was indorsed by vote of
to l, whereas Lloyd George had 6 to
1 last week.
Another development within the
week that tends to justify confidence
in the ministry was the getting to-
gether of the Allied navies, which in
the past had lacked coordination; and
there are signs of intense, if unadver-
tised, activity at the admiralty that
fits into the generally accepted theory
of an impending trial of strength be-
tween Britain and Germany that will
test the comparative resources of the
two countries on, and particularly un-
der the sea. Visibility of prepara-
tions is not needed to give warnings
of the conflict that may prove the
last phase of this war. The deadliest
sea attack ever offered by one great
country and the most resolute de-
fense ever made by another seem
staged for a future so near that it
may be only tomorrow.
The Western nations are resorting
desperately to the oriental method of
strangulation - Britain by block
ade, and Germany by submarine.