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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-26
PRESIDENT ASKS AUTHORITY AND MONEY lN CASE OF EMERGEnCY---
 NO OVERT ACT DISCLOSED YET

he finds it and sked for power to act in stdi,c,. address which is summarized Lelcw.
 The only safeslard lef. is lrmed neutrality.
 War can coae only by wilf1i lIts ot aggression by other nations.
 However in view of the situation which confronts us, he was impelled to ask authority to arm merchant slips sailing under the flag of the Un..ed States.
 Ie also asked sufficient credit to enable him 70 teA the men needed for whateve operations mdy beoune necessary.
 Adequate means of protection were now lacking, including suitable ia surance aga.nst present war risks to our own commerce.
 The injuries IT our commerce have so far been more in apprehension th1n Tn fact. Il is true that two American vessels have been sunk. namely the Housatanic and Lyman Law.
 A study of the case of the Lyman Lew disclosed the fact that ruthless methods had been employed which arc deserving of grave condemnation. But the sinking of the Law was ac- ccmpanled by no circumstances that
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-Promptly at o'clock this afternoon President Wilson entered the house of repre- soatatives where were gathered the members of both houses, some of :he meubers of the supreme bench and ca abinet officials The galleries were cl owded to their utmost capacity by spectators who had besought places and many were unable to gain admis- a,ol,f'
 The president began. his address without pre'i.nnaries by saying that il is apparen: that diplomatic means have failed to win the contentious of this government as to submarine war fare He then stated the situation as
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International News Service.

idfkfnationat NeWS oerVtCe.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Early ohis morning rumors were rife that at a joint session for more power to cope with any situation that may arise after the adjournment All other matters at once became of con- paratively small interest.
 The president had given notice last week that in a few days he would address congress in joint session and ask power 70 cope with all emergen- cies short of a declaration of war. Il was known to be his intention to request complete authority to estab- fish neutrality to the end tha. Am elican vessels lnaly resume their places on the trade courses.
 This general expectation as to what tke president would say in his speech ill no way lessened the interest in the coming speech for the presiden. has a way of delivering his sentiments in a totally unexpected manner.
 The preliminary rumors during the forenoon were substantiated at 12 o'clock when both houses went into session. Then announcement was made that the president desired to address Joint session at one o'clock in the afternoon in accordance with
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should no. be expected at any time in connection with the use of sub marines against merchantmen as Ger many by the nature of circumstances was compelled to use them.
 No overt act up to this hour has yet occurred which would compel this country to declare war on Germany.
 However no thoughtful man can fail to see that necessity for immdeiate and definite action may come at any time.
 1t would De most imprudeat to be uSprepared at the expiration of the pi esen: congress to meet any con- tingency that may arise.
 "A hile congress Is immediately at hand. therefore, l ask for power to defend ourselves"
 T have such power invested in me by the duties of my office as chief executive bu. l rlerer power direct from you in accordance with any re- quest"
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ceived no word of the sinking of .he Cunard liner Laconia other than the press dispatch from New York, which embodied the statements of officials Of the company.
 Pending the arrival of official news no statement could be made by state officials.
 Inquiry as 10 how this government would consider the loss of 20 Ameri- cans if it should prove that they had
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.B0RAH'S RESOLUTION FOR APPROPRIATION
 TO FEED STARVING

The senator said that he did not favor such measures of relief except in an emergency which now seems to have arisen He preferred to go to the root of the evil and prevent car congestion and manipulation of food prices by spectators but until this cen be done he strongly urges pre- vention of starvation by wise use of governmnet funds.
 Consideration of the measure went over until tomorrow.
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his avowed intention in his speech at he time of severance of diplomatic relations with Germany At tha. time he had stated that if an overt act were committed he would again ap- plesch congress and ask for author ity to deal with the situation, and member asked of member whether he over: act Ina at last come
 Messages were at once sent to all members of both houses notifying them of the forth coming joint ses- sion and the proper resolutions were adopted by both houses.
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International News Service.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.--A very large p, oportion of the ships that have left here for allied ports have successful ly negotiated the barred zone and ar rived safely according to reports re- Ceived from hour to hour.
 Two large vessels with munitions and passengers have just been an- nounced as safely in port. They are :he French liner Espagne with many passengers including sixty Americans
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ir+ernationai News Service.

International News Service.
 LONDON, Feb 26.-From official reports from Field Marshal Haig's headquarters and press dispatches 1t has been learned that the British forces in the Somme section were very active yesterday and made great advances.
 On some sections of a long battle front a gain of three miles was ef- fccted.
 The official bulletin states the facts concisely and without comment as fellows:
 "The British troops have been do-
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,.ternational News Service.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-roday the republicans abandoned their fllibus- teIing tactics against the revenue bill. This is believed to be an indication that the leaders have changed their minds as to .he necessity of an extra SC ssion. It Is understood that the Fall revenue bill will come to a vote on
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international News Service.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Senator Borah of Idaho introduced a re3olu- ton In the senate this noon as soon as the session opened intended to give relief to those who are suffer ing most acutely because of prevail ing high prices.
 His resolution calls for the ap- propriation of six millions of dollars to be used by government relief sta tons for the purchase of food neces- s;tries by wholesale and their sale at wholesale prices to the poor and for free distribution where such action Is deemed advisable.
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SHIP DRIVEN ASHORE
 IN STORM IS ABANDONED

LIMA, Feb. 26-The Grace liner Cuzco from Puget sound which went ashore here in a terrific storm last week is reported to be a total loss and as having been abandoned to the clements. Ship and cargo are said 70 have been we'll covered by insur- ance.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 26.--Three ships from American ports on the Atlantic seaboard are reported as having ar- rived at Italian ports today with big csrgoes.
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LARGE PR0PORT|
 or ALLIED SHIPPING
 REACHES PORT SAFELY

which reached her destination today The other is the White Star line Lapland which passed the submarine danger line and arrived at Liverpool. Both ships had immense cargoes of munitions and supplies.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-26
SNOWSL|DE FATALITIES
 IN IDAHO
Pacific News Service.

BOISE, Feb. 26.-Reports have been received of serious snowslides a. the North Star mine six miles from Haley.
 The slides occurred this morning and resulted in the deaths of fifteen men and serious injuries to twenty others.
 Relief crews at once went to work following the slides and rescued the injured and the bodies of the dead. The weather is still mild with falling snow.
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The Laconia was of eighteen thou sand tons burden and capable of good speed. The officials declare that she was not in the service of the British admiralty but was purely a trans ular run, a fact which was well known to Germany.
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cljnARD LINER LAC0NIA SUNK
 WITH TWENTY AMERICANS ABOARD

been drowned a representative of the department said he could make no comment except that facts will be dealt with as they arise.
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BERLIN Feb. 26.-It IS officially an- ncunced tha; eight British aeroplanes were drowned in actions on Sunday In the Somme region.
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New lalo eggs at Prosser's Harness Shop, S'.oo per dozen. Phone Black 5.
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Notls ALI aAls WhaT cankt GIT mEn must pAy 50 cenTs saRn oaNss.
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bRins YoR JumHrR and JuMp Hin a. B All. eoMe SaT. nexT.
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Let the Nugget do your letter writ 'ng by sending the Weekly Nugget t, your friends on the outside-60c mt
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L. 0. 0. M.

All Loyal Moose are requested to be presen. at tho meetnig tonight. Work ininitiatory degree.
 P. F. MURPHY, Dict J. P. JONES, Sect.
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25 per cent discount on all yard goods for one week including silk at Miss Oestreich's store.
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coRn Aint all- tTat i!L B poPt next saT, tAis BE no josh.
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Rube banNd, siDeR & Pop eoRn, AND billie Rose ar baRe danSe.
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Office and Residence of ]. E. MoAi- lister, treighter and transfer, Eiits Baths. Phone Red t57.
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WASHINGTON Feb. 26.-The state de partment this afternoon had re-
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The Nome Bowling Clubs alleys arc row open from noon to midnight
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Calling cards printed at Nugget office
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the enemy.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
GOOD TIME Is MADE
FIRST PIGEON RACE

The opening race of the Washington
Racing Pigeon Club was flight from
Cumberland, Nd, to lofts In this city
ana environs, 80 pigeons competing
from twenty-five lofts.
At s o'clock promptly the birds were
liberated at Cumberland. and despite
the cloudy weather made mighty good
time in the nyrin.
Dusterhoff's birds came "one-two' as
clocked first perching in hours 81 sec
onds- Artis Ashton's blue-winged ny
ers enabled him to put his bands n
minutes later, roof rest Of birds inter
fering with better time.
The sumnary-Entry number, name
and distance follow: 90 c. A. Duster-
hofr, 599; Is Arthur Ashton: SIS; 20, W.
o. Norwood, 5T; 20. C. Pennington; 6I4i
10. W. W. Koch. 572; Il P. I. Smith,
ST; 90 Phil. Krous. 5s2; 10, E c. Koch
$50; 9, W. F. Dismsr. $751; 10. B. F.
Miller, 5S4: Q. william Crawford. SSS; Is
William Cross, $50; 10, W. S. 'Hixon'
54s; II, ]. L. Becker, 5S3; 13. Rich Will
Iams. SO: L, W. /. Crocker. b25i 10. n
D. Norris. 511; IA. C. A. Linthicum. 30
s. W. H Fugitt, 80; s, ]. ). Haskell
so Five lofts without report
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
BALL PLAYERS MAY BE
AMONG THE EXEMPTED
Ban Johnson's Foresight in Ordering
Military Drills for Clubs Will Be
Big Factor in Decision.

II Ban johnson doesn't win in his ef-
fort to. have the War DEPARTMENT exempt
his American League players from army
service until after October and the close
of the worlds series. IL won't be because
Of his lack OF foresight.
The American League dictator with
President John X. Tener and Garry Herr
mann. Of the National Commission, wTil
be in town within day or two to talk
over with the War Department the mat
ter OF exempttng ball players.
The average fan will probably say,
why exempt ball players from the draft
until October when everybody else has
to register and enlist? And the answer
is plain
Ban B. early in February requisltioned
the War Department for the services of
drill sergeants from the regular army to
instruct the ball tossers In the manual OF
arms military formations, setting up
exercises and other forms of military
tactics that go to make up the trained
soldier.
The sergeants were at the training
camps win expenses paid by the ball
clubs and whether they liked II or not
the diamond artists had to perform this
patriotic service. The result was that
army formations and drill were feature
OF all the opening games on the Ameri-
can League circuit
The National League, through its presi-
dent. later sought the same assistance
from army officers.
The result of all this Is that the ball
players are at least two or three months
ahead Of the ordinary rookie" who will
enlist in the army.
With the War Department announcing
that the registration of men of conscrip-
tionable age will not be completed until
the middle of August and the prospec-
tive soldiers assigned to camp for train
ing before September /. II will readily be
seen that the ball players can finish
their schedule and those eligible for army
duty can still be assigned for service to
the colors without being handicapped by
missing the first month or six weeks
drill.
Further than that, their work during
the season has hardened them and placed
them IN the pink OF physical condition.
so that they will not have to undergo
the course Of sprouts that removes su-
per1uous flesh and puts them in hghting
trim that the ordinary clerk and work
er indoors will have to undergo.
For that reason, II Is believed the War
Department will exempt the 1l3 players
in the National League and the 103 in
the American League who are conscrtp-
ton material. until after the completion
of the worlds series early in October.
The sixteen training camps which WIN
prepare reserve officers for drilling the
army OF 500, 800 which VIII be raised will
not have completed their course until the
middle OF August so that It IS practical
ly certain no recruits under conscription
will be assigned to camps until Septem-
Der !.
Some said Ban johnson was catering
to the militant public and nursing a fad
in ordering his soldiers to drill, but the
latest developments indicate that the
high mogul of baseball was crazy-just
like a fox
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
LIBERAL BOOSTS WILL
BE GIVEN AT PIMLICO

The Maryland Jockey Club announces
that liberal boosts will be added to the
many purses Of the spring meet which
will start at Pimlico today.
Tho Caswel handicap at a mile and
sixty yards will be increased from
$50 to $l,20o as well as the Sudbrook
purse, while the Monumental handicap
will be raised from 800 to 1890. The
purse in all these races will be divided
so as to make the first horse receive
$500. the second horse $3.50 and the third
$50
Many jumpers are now on hand at
Pimlico and the steeplechase this spring
probably will be the most interesting
ever given at this Maryland track 1t
is said that the track is in better con-
dition than it has been for some time
FIRST RACE-AIaiden 2year-oIds; four hIrIonES
Odalisque, lU; Midnight Sun, 10; Roodsrer 10;
Aohcan, 10; Start Right, no. Quietude. lO7; Con
tender, no; Bonnie Broom, IG; Common Law, IG {;
Star spangled. uo; George Starr. IlO; Dirigo. 10;
Twin Six imp, 10; Rubber II Cimpl. uo; Charlie
Leydecker 10.
SECOND RACE-Ths PimHoo Inaugural steeple-
chase; 4year-olds and upward: two miles Kintoru
lA; Bryn Rose Isl; Shannon River Iie; Colonetta
lE; FSkeT lS7; Maitre COrbeau limp. IA; Sharp
shooter lS9; Eugenia McGee, l42; Distant Shore
49, Tredette timp). III
THIRD RACE-ThTeeyear-olds: selling; six fur
longs. Irtriguer. 49, Queen Of the Sea, l03;
Glorns. lOo; Arbitrator. los; Needing Mis-, iO3;
Horscotch dmPl. loe; Spectre, IOs; Rosanne limp,
lo3; 'FlechA NeTas. lO3: Three Cheers, los; Luck
imp. lbs; kathryn Gray, lo3; OweEA. lO5: Blue
Fox, los.
FOURTH RACE-Tho Druid Hill Park Purse;
2year-olds; four furlongs Wood Thrush liz; Vir-
gnia Yell, LIZ; Matinee Idol ll2: Game Cock, IL;
Soabbard, III; Ballast, liz; Coral ll2: Jack OF
Spades. IL Wood Thrush and ScsbbaTd r W.
Wilson entry.
FIFTH RACE-Tbe Rennert Handicap: 4ysa--olds
and upward; one mile. BaybeTy Candle 125; Fen
mouse. l0si All Smiles. liz; RUnes. Ill; Wooden
Shoes, IL; Ask Ma. 100; Christie lOs Woodstone,
ms; Robert Bradley, lOe. All Smiles and Christie,
E. T Zollicofer entry.
SIXTH -Three-year-olds and upward; sI
furlongs Night Stick, lis: Hanobals, 10; Star
Finch. lOS; Jack Scot 10; Firing Line. 10; Madame
Hermann, 10; Candy Land, I05; Tea Ca6dy 30;
Rhine Maiden, lls; Manhssset lis; Back Bay, lis;
Pryam Gmp), lo5; Lncius, los; Merchant, 10;
Crimper (impl, LIS; Lone Star, lis: Warsaw, IoS
Hanobsla and Pryam, R. T. Wilson entry.
SEVENTH RACE-Threey ysar-olds and upward !;
selling; one mile Broomsedge 49, "Hiker log;
Lady Innocence, le; Edith Baumann lo6; 'Maxim's
Choice, IA; Jerry. Ill; Stanley s. Ils; Fair
Weather, ne; Buzz Around los; .LantanA es; Life,
LII; Chiffon King. lls; "ToOtsie, So; 'Thseries Ia
Apprentice allowance claimed.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
RACING SEASON ENDS
AT HAVRE De GRACE
Harry Lauder Again Wins Race. Pay
ing II to |.
~ GEORGE B. MORRIS.

Havre de Grace, Nd, April aO.-Racing
came to an end at the Hartford County
course today, and the scene now shifts
to the historic old tarck at Pfnalico.
where racing will be conducted for
fifteen days.
sandhin made It four in a row to-
day when he easily won the closing num-
Der on the card.
Harry Lauder also repeated his victory
OF Friday and won the fifth race today
at the odds Of about II to l. On FRIDAY
last he won at 20 to L
Irish Kiss easily annexed the initial
number. getting up in the last stride to
oeat Edith F. nose. The balance Of
the ie, Ca card was OF the ordinary caliber.
FIRST RAC5-Ma.den 2-yesr-olds: fo1T and ors-
half fuionsA Irish kiss. l5 (ohertj. se,6o 6 "a
@ S.S' Won Edith y. liz GLsErUwl. $50. s.. $50
S.s Sna Bon Tromp. LIS CButTelD. sasO. third Tine,
11 R1,0ss, W2TOtSJ WSDSo5J Sullivan Junn; Pasamon
IRolnta II also nm Irish Kiss and Winsomo
ven, Browne entEJ. Julian end PGsnou Thorns
SECOND RAcE-Ft,s and oDshar furloass:
Syear-oids and upward None Such 100 wv
Collins. SSso S2O.5o. 81. won: BIazs Away. Lis
II; AcIAgEart). s., IS. seoOnd CuddIe Up 10 "a.
SSlhnsl. CS'l Ni.to. third Time. 107 IS. BirdDan,
LaretA- Refugee and Lttls Abe also ran
THIRD RACE-seIItng; 4year-olds and ,,r,z,,s :.
E1 fuTi'nES Zah, lis MetcalD. $3.50 $50. $50
won; Two ROYALS, ll5 tGutwcID $50 $40 s~soslf
Laura. Id6 (TfUss). 500 third Time II3S5
AhsrA seo7d. SilTcy Shapiro Carl Roberta Little
Nephew. Reybourne md 1t. CNArcot a.Lo rIn.
FOURTH RAC5-Sellng. 4-year-olds and upward ::
mile and one-s1tsenth Harry Lauder lis INC
Ds-Tnottl. SB a. $3.50 SSs0 won; Richard Lang.
Don. loe tWlHamsl. SO. SEQ. srcond; BrickIey,
lp CRo6nso1), $40. third Tine, $50 su-
PRIME. Msnlo Park. Pin Mnnry, Balgee Jabot
Batra. Ray O. Light, Cliff Haven, Mary Warren
Royal TEA and Peteus TlSo ran.
FIFTH RACE-Chestsr Selling: 3year-olds. Ex
f'riooES stIrtliLs is CButwtlD, $3.50. SlsO $50
won; Pesky, lbs CW. Collins, s. A7h ne-ord
EfTuscAn, 10 tTsphD). $40 third IIme. " s-S
sNles Knob Polly J.. Dignity. PlsasureTflIs and
Anita also rAh
SIXTH RACE-selling; +year-olds and UPWARD; 4;
4x furlonSs Hops 10 CTroiSel. s.. 10 SI7.7O $50
won; Surprising, lis "a. Colins). $3.50 SEQ $50
ond; Rnse1BAzy. 10 Haynesl Sl&O third. Tmp
LA Is John Douglass Quid Nunc, Sir Fretful
Eslon Lord Wells, Luzz. Owana, Gaelic. AltarnahA.
A9rgely and Pharnah also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-SsllIng; 4year-olds and up
ward; mile and seventy yards Sand Hill ll6
tROwun). Sll--S. $50 Won Reptou lO9 CNerineel
$. $50. second; Cannonedr. lOs (NfcDsrrnottl SS2n
third Tina Ia Jessie Louise, Tamerlans and
CoL Nit also rR1.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
Sidelights Of the Game

Shocker was lucky to get away with his
game after giving seven bases on balls
Morgan caught Pipp's line drive in the
first that saved Du Mont, as Maisel had
Just received free transportation.
The New York team had all the pep in
the world at the start of Of the game.
Frank Baker, the lead-off man In the
second inning, was the first to get q hit
off Du Mont
George Du Mont stopped Nunamaker' 5
drive in the second, and thereby held
Peckinpaugh on third and retired the
big catcher at first base.
Foster made a great play on Magee
when on a bunt in the ninth by Magee
he retired his man at first.
Morgan staged a fast double play in
the tenth, tagging out Shocker and re-
laying to- Judge to head OF Gilhooley, but
Nunamaker scored on the play.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
TERMINAL Y. Nj. e. A.
OPENS ITS SEASON

w. ]. Wilson, superintendent OF the
Washington Terminal Y. n. C A. yes
terday was given the honors OF tossing
out the first ball Of the season. thus
officially opening the Railroad Y. NJ c.
A baseball season
In the first game OF the season the
Auditors and the Shop teams crossed
bats. the latter going down by a Ito
defeat. Burns doing the mound du-
ties for the Shop team should have won
his game but costly errors by his
teammates defeated him.
Twelve Of the twenty-one men who
faced him were turned back by the
strike-out route and but two scratch
hits were registered off his delivery.
The score:
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
Salmon Is Running.

Portland, Me-, April So-Sportsmen
have begun their spring drive and in
mass or close formation are making Sc
bago Lake the rendezvous of the king of
game fish-the land locked salmon-to-
day their objective. Word came that the
last Of the ice had departed from that
body of water and those who found
themselves unprepared at once began
hasty preparations for joining the rear
ranks of the advance detail
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
BASEBALL MEETING
IS AGAIN POSTPONED

Because of the meeting of the Gov
ernment League held at the residence of
President Dean last night, the Amateur
Baseball Association of the District
postponed its meeting at Spaldings.
The Government League is a member
Of the association and President Robert
H Young, of the association, ruled that
the meeting should be postponed so that
no conflicting rules would be made by
either parties.
The next meeting Of the association
will no doubt be held on Thursday or
Friday night
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
GIBRALTAR TEAM WINS
FROM COLUMBIA NINE

Opening the season OF the Rosedale
League yesterday the Gibraltar team
sent the Columbia nine down to a to
2 defeat
The feature Of, the game was the
playing of Shomo, wIedman and More
land. while hewitt who performed the
mound duty, worked IN mid-season
form
Today the General Baking Company
team will play tho Printers team OF the
came league at the Rosedale Play
grounds The score:
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
NO RACING IN BRITAIN.

London. April So.-The stewards Of
the Jockey Club, at the instance OF the
government, have cancelled all the 1917
racing fixtures which were to have
been run after the first spring meet
ing. The step was taken with view
to saving foodstuffs which are now
diverted to the racing stables.
The cancellation of the summer rae
ing dates will prevent the running Of
such classic events as the Derby, the
Oaks, the Ascot Derby. the Eclipse. the
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
Zim Must PAY S7s

Cincinnati. Ohio, April 5o-1 le oblisa-
tion Of paying back a small N made
from a fellow baseball player the Ma
tionaI League may not be ':orgotten
with impunity. This was a ling here
yesterday BY thu National Baseball Com
mission which placed before Heinie zim-
norman, Of the New York Giants, the al
tentative of paying to Pete K. knsely
SO. which he borrowed while both were
with the Chicago Nationals. or be ruled
out OF baseball
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
Meet Is Postponed

Cambridge, Nd, April S0.-Wet ground
and cloudy skies caused the school au-
thorities and DR.. William Burdick to
call off the track and field meet, here FRI
day and select May u as the date for
holding 1t. A game of ball between the
Cambridge and Hurlock high schools was
postponed until May IL