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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17

One solemn contrast thru the land
makes a man bewail his lot The
autumn leaves are falling, but the
price of coal is not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17

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peka State Journal Information Blu
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The Prescott daily news., 1917-04-19
UNCLE SAM'S ENTRY IN
 WAR TURNING POIhT
BOnar Law Welcomes United States as an Ally-FOrmer Premier Asquith Praises Our DiSintereStedneSS.

London, April 1S.-In the House of Commons today approval was given amid cheers to the resolution, moved by Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the eXchequer, and seconded by for mer Premier Asquith, expressing ap- preciation of the action of the United States in joining the allied powers in war upon Germany.
 In moving in the Commons this re- solution, identical with one moved in the House of Lords, Mr. Bonar Law said:
 We deeply regret that the premier is unable to present himself to move the resolution. Not only the mem- bers of parliament but all the people of the British empire and the allied countries welcome the new ally with heartfelt sympathy.
 This is not only the greatest event but, as 1 believe. the turning point of the war. The new world has been brought in, or has stepped in, to res tore the balance in the old.
 Being in, the United States has already shown that her enemies must be aware of her and, despite the fact that the path immediately before us is more difficult than ever before, venture to express the hope and be- leve that a change is coming-that the long night of sorrow and anguish which has desolated the world is drawing to a close
 Former Premier Asquith said that he doubted that even the world real izes the full significance of the step America has taken, and asserted that it was one of the most disinterested acts in history.
 John Dillon extended greetings to the United States in behalf of the Irish Nationalists. He said that President Wilson's war address would go down in history among the noblest utterances of the worlds statesmen. He said that every man of Irish blood in the United States was a loyal sup porter of the president, and prophe- sled that when the roll is called for battle the Irish will be there in large proportion to their population than all other races among the republics soldiers.
 Tn concluding, MT. Dillon said Ire land welcomed the United States par ticularly because in her at the peace
The Prescott daily news., 1917-04-19
TAX COMMISSIONERS
 TO CANVAS STATE

Little Rock, April 19.-The State tax commissioners propose to make a thorough canvass of the state con- ferring iwth the assessors and famil- iarizing them with the requirements of the new law. They will begin next Monday, and during the week Com missioner Martineau will visit Bates vile, Melbourne, Mountain View, Mountain Home, and Melville. Com missioner Smith will visit next week Mena, DeQueen, Ashdown, Texar- kama, Hope, Nashville and Murfrees- boro. The following week MT. Smith will make the following appointments Van Buren, May 1; Fayetteville, May ?; Huntsville, May 8; BentonvilIe, May f.
 The meetings will be public and everybody is invited to attend es- pecially the township members of the assessment boards recently appointed by the county judges,
The Prescott daily news., 1917-04-19
SENATE COMMITTEE FOR CONSCRlPTION:
 HOUSE OPPOSES IT
First Round of Big Fight Ter inmates in Draw - House Would Favor COnscriptiOn if Volunteer Plan Failed.

Washington, April 18-The first round of the legislative battle for the enactment of a selective draft bill providing for the raising of an army of 500,000 men for service in the war ended in a draw tonight
 In the Senate the committee on military affairs, by vote of 10 to 2, accepted the administrations plan, while in the House committee a pro vision delegating to the president the responsibility of applying the draft system in the event of the failure of the volunteer plan, was adopted, 13 to 8.
 The alterations in the administra- tion's plans by the House committee is bitterly resented by the president and his advisers, to whom the amend ment is wholly unacceptable. So staunch is the opposition to the ad- ministration to the sort of measure which the House committee desires to force upon it that President Wilson visited the Senate today and set his views and the reasons upon which they are based frankly before the senators. He arrived at the capitol just as the Senate military commit tee was voting on the paragraph of the proposed law, and Chairman Chamberlain had the pleasure of in forming the chief executive that his wishes had been regarded by the Sen ate when he entered the presidents anteroom.
 The fight before the House com mittee is by long odds the more bit ter of the two contests. Today's vote for the volunteer plan, so distasteful to the president, came after Repre- sentative Caldwell of New York, here tofore a hard and fast supporter of the administration and of conscrip- tive system, and Representative Da- vidson, the newly elected Republican member of the committee, had added their votes to the opposition. The committee, it had been believed, was tied on the proposition of the selec- tive draft The Caldwell shift was uneXpected. The Davidson negation iof the administration wish had pre- vously been prophesied.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-04-19

section which relates to the paying of interest on deposits;
 Any bank, state or national, doing business in this state, which pays a higher rate of interest than per cent on any deposit, shall be required to carry so much of it's said deposit as bills payable
 The banks will be required to fur nish the department report at the close of business April 30 showing the amounts of deposits bearing in terest and the rate paid on each class of deposits. The commissioner an- nounces that the comptroller of the currency in a recent communication assured him that he will require the national banks to conform to the limi- tations imposed upon the state banks in this respect.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-04-19

Little Rock, April 19-Assistant State Superintendent Ferguson will go to Marshall this week to attend a North Arkansas school meeting, Fri day and Saturday. Several hundred teachers and others interested in education are expected to come from all points between Eureka Springs and Leslie.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-04-19
CALLS ATTENTION BANKERS
 SECTION NEW BANK LAW

Little Rock, April 19.-The recent legislature passed several amend ments to the present banking law, and State Bank Commissioner John M' Davis is calling the especial at 'entlon of the banks to the following
The Prescott daily news., 1917-04-19

Spalding Base Balls 5c to $125; Base Ball Bats, Gloves and Mits. All prices at Buchanan Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-04-19

conference Ireland will have firm and sure friend, who will not desert Ireland"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-04-19

par;s April 1S.-Since the begin ,iuc of the great French drive on the ,ortbern end of the battle line the French have captured 17000 unwound od rrisoners. together with 75 cannon, according to the official statement ;ssued by the war office tonight.
 Desperate fighting took place over ranv sectors between French and Germans today, the Germans launch ;rg numerous powerful counter at lacks. all of which were put down with great losses, the official report says.
 "South of St. Quentin, after very spirited bombardment the Germans attacked our positions east of Gau- chy. The first attempt, stopped short by our fire, was followed by a second of greater violence, in the course of which groups of the enemy succeeded in penetrating our advanced clements. nI immediate counter attacks all the occupants were killed or taken pris- oner. Our line was completely re- established.
 Between Soissons and Auberive wo energetically continued our action # various points. despite the persis- tent bad weather
 ~0n the west front of attack these operations resulted in most bril- liant success. North of Chavonne our troops occupied the village of 0stel and drove back the enemy dlometer (two-thirds of a mile) to the north. Braye-En-Laoinnois was likewise captured, as well as all the ground to the east as far as the out skirts of Courtecon.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-04-19
T SpFRA!E COUNTER
 ,TrlCKS BY GERMANS
 pfpULsEE BY FRENCH
violent Engagements Fought in 'v Manv Sectors-French Have rantured 75 Cannon in New Offensive.

petrograd, April IS, via London.- renort received here from Jassy, i soot of the Roumanian govern .,t m says the Germans have burned ,l. towns of BraiIa and FOkshani. The dispatch says ROumanian mili- .,r, circles consider that this fore .A,dows q German retirement.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
WOW, WOW, THAT WAS
SOME REAL HITTING

Wow, that was some hitting at
Shibe Park when the Critics. Griffs
went down in double defeat before
the Mackmen. In the old. glad days
Of Ed Delehanty, Nap LaJoie, Sam
Thompson, and Dan Brouthers, moth
ing was ever better.
During the first tif the Macks
bounced upon Dumont and Ayers for
nineteen hits and twenty-nine total
bases, and in the second affair pierced
Shaw for sixteen blows and twelve
bases. Washington only gathered six
hits in the first game, bat jumped
Bush for twelve wallops and twenty
four total bases in the second affair.
nine being for extra bases When
they hit Joe they did not lack muscle
behind their blows.
During the four hours and some
minutes OF pastiminE there were
thirty-three runs scored, forty-seven
hits for seventy-five total bases. eight
errors chalked up and twenty mine
men left stranded on the highways.
Few double-headers have been played
at Shibe Park to equal such a bonn
bardment. The extra bases ran to
eleven doubles, four triples, and three
home runs.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
TEAMS WILL BREAK
TIE FOR LEAGUES
LEADERSHIP TODAY

Washington and Richmond baseball
teams. members Of the Intercity
Young Mems Hebrew Association
Baseball League, viii hook up today
at American League Park to break
the existing tie between the ninss-
Washington will send Sam Gottlisb
to the mound. The former Central
High School twirler Is expected to
come through TO q win. Gottlisb has
had unusually good luck in his 70
cent games. c
The visitors will be royalty enter
tanned after the contest today. Next
Sunday the Norfolk representative Of
the league will make an appearances
There Is no admission charged for the
affair.
Another interesting bill Is scheduled
across the river at Clarendon. when
the Purcellville nine come for q
double-header today. The Alexandria
County A A team is expecting to
find difficulty in winning today's bat
ties.
On July 4 the Clarendon players 80
to Newport News. Va, for two games.
One will be played with the Newport
News Shipbullding team and another
with the Naval Reserve team
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
GRIFFMEN SUCCEED In
DROPPING BOTHBATTLES

PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-The Ath-
letics have a good ball club and
proved It yesterday when they won
two games in one afternoon Last
year they couldn't do that well in a
month. or course, the Critics. Griffs
had to be the goats, but the team
was in hne losing form and would
have dsne as well against the prides
of Magnolia, Mass.,-wherever that Is.
1t was hard to drop the last battle
of the afternoon, but 1t finally was
accomplished. After tying up the
count and threatening to win a
couple Of times, the Washington
hopes resumed their old time form
and exploded with all the zest and
fervor OF ton OF dynamite. They
will try it again on Monday.
Incidentally, the mystery OF Clark
Grifhth's scouting trip has been
solved. He is not seeking one player,
but a whole. team. The Senators
played like Cincinnati in mid-season.
The horrors of war were suffered
by George Du Mont, in the first act,
and he awaited like his name sake,
Santos Dumont. George was the
victim Of cruel and unusual punish
ment. He was forced to remain on
the mound and have the tar knocked
out OF his offerings while his frantic
signals of distress were ignored.
Four playmates went into the bull
pen to warm up, but they did their
warming in the sun. Pitching inter-
fered with their view OF the game,
and they wanted to see the slaughter.
They chortled with glee as Du Mont
wabbled in the fourth and cheered
silently when seven hits Melted six
runs. II there was any sympathy in
that gang It could be found only in
the dictionary.
But as John Sherman was wont to
say, the worm will turn, even II t
still remains a worm and not an
alligator.
Acting Manager Mcbride mercifully
dragged George out of the pastime
at the beginning OF the nth and in
serted Doc Ayers. Doc took his
bumps like the brave person that he
is. He only yielded one run in the
NTH inning.
Really, 1t makes painful reading.
the tale of those twin defeats, so.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
TODAY COBB TRIES
FOR TWENTY-FIVE
SUCCESSIVE GAMES

ST. LOUIS, July 1.-Ty Cobb, rush
ing along like a mad bull, will today
endeavor to boost his consecutive
hitting record for 1917 to Twenty-Five
straight contests, for he brought up
his total to twenty-eight yesterday
when he poled the ball over the right
field fence for the longest wsllop in
the history of Sportsman's Park.
The Peach announced only a few
days ago that he would try to beat his
own record OF forty consecutive
games. He is now considerably ahead
Of Iris Speaker, his old rival for bat
ting honors- The latter led him for
the FIRST weeks OF the season. and was
ahead of Cobb until c short time ago.
Cobb got two hits, one a double. in
the first game which Detroit lost yes
teTdAy. In the second game he hit
once for three bases besides his home
run.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
PAY DEBT AND FINE,
SAYS DIAMOND LORD

BOSTON. July babe Ruth mus,
pay Chuck" Deal. OF the Chicago
Cubs, 500 he owes to complete a
purchase of a motor car. II he does
that by Tuesday, he may be selected
to twirl for the champions. That is,
II he comes across with another 800,
the tax for wallOping Brick" Owens
behind the ear.
According to Ban johnson, Ruth
will be eligible to play for the Red
Sox Tuesday on payment of a fine OF
500. According to the National Com
mission, to which Deal appealed for
redress, Ruth Is Ineligible to repre-
sent the Boston club until he pays
his Indebtedness to Deal
Ruth today said that he had al
dready kissed goodby to that 5000
and would be right on the job Tues
day, II Manager Barry demanded.
Ban Johnson's clemency is consid-
cred remarkable here. The Red Sox
pitcher was expected to be out of
the game for at least a month after
his assault upon Owens a week ago
Saturday at Fenway Park.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01

'Batted for Shaw In eighth.
tBatted for Murray IN ninth.
Runs-Judge, Rice az, Ainsmlth. Shaw.
Witt, strunk. Bates t2l. McInnls. johnson
and Meyers C21. Two-base hits-Shanks.
Rice, Leonard. MenoslSy. Ainsmith. jamie
son. Three base hits-Leonard. Menosky,
Grover. Home run-Judge. Stolen bases
Murray. McInnis. Sacrifice hits-Strunk,
Bodie Grover. Double play-ShAw. Shanks
and Judge. Left on bases-washington, II {:
Philadelphia, 5. First base on errors-Phila-
delphia ). Bases on balls-On Shaw. 8: OF
Bush. 4. Hits and earned runs-On Shaw, 10
hits and runs in ! innings: on Bush. l.
hits and runs in innings: OF Gallia, no
hits and no runs in one inning. Struck out
BY Shaw. 4: by Bush. 3. Wild pitches
shaw. Bush Passed ball-Meyers. Umpires
-Messrs. Mccormick and Dineen. Time Of
game hours.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
TWO MEETINGS BOOKED
FOR SUBURBAN LEAGUE
Players to Take Courts on Wednes-
day and Saturday This Week.

Suburban League tennis players
will get action twice this week. July
will find the teams engaged in
morning matches while on Saturday
the usual weekend engagements will
be played.
BY winning all doubles matches
and splitting even in singles against
the Bureau of Standards tennis team
the Racquet Club players assumed
the lead in the Suburban League to-
day.
Racquet jumped from NTH to first
place while Holmead tumbled from
first TO third because of to
defeat at the hands of the Petworth
plavers. Princeton is tied for third,
having defeated Argyle by to ?.
Euclid went up to second place
after winning out by TO ? over
the Home Club players.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
MILAN COMES BACK
TO GRFFS OUTFIT

"Hoss" Milan, younger brother OF
Zeb. the Griffmen's leading bats
man. has been ordered to report to
the Washington club. He is expected
here within a few days.
Young Milan failed to make good
with Joe Cantillon's Millers this
spring. and, becoming dissatisfied
with his surroundings in Minneapolis,
he quietly deserted the team, going
to Virginia. Mimi, to play with an in
dependent outfit.
cantiIlon turn him back to TIE
Washington club and now it'll be up
to the Old Fox to find another berth
for him or give him his release
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
BRIEF SPORTS FOR
BUSY READERS

Olaf Henriksen, who has appeared
in an average Of fifteen games for
the Red Sox each Of the last six years,
has been released to Toledo. ]. Wei
don wyckoff. pitcher. obtained from
Connie Maek's Athletics. has been
dropped to Buffalo
There's trouble in the Blue Ridge
League. chambersburg quitting in IA
vor Of Cumberland. Hagerstown will
assist Cumberland in opening the
season July 4.
Gallinger. Rosedaie. and George
town swimmers were too good for
the Industrial Home School lads in
the municipal pool yesterday. The
combined team defeated the Home
School lads by 70 to 6.
Mrs. T. W. Brahany was too good
for the women putters in the Leech
Cup contest yesterday. Mrs. H King
Cornwell was defeated, 2 and 1.
Dave Burgess will be out OF luck
today. His illness makes 1t impos-
sible to take part in the professional
golf match at Bannockburn- The Red
Cross match will find Jack Burgess
and Jimmy Spencer opposing Fred Nc
Leod and Howard Beckett
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
BARNEY DREYFUSS
MUST SEARCH FOR
HIS NEXTLEADER

PITTSBURGH. July barney Drey-
fuss may have to hang out a help want
ed" single to get q manager for the
cellar hugging Pirates. Nobody seems
to be hankering perceptibly for the
job of which Jimmy Callahan was re-
lieved at noon yesterday. Even Cal.
who had the Pittsburgh club tied Sc
curely to a non-release contract until
give II up without a struggle.
Hans Wagner. unwilling weekend
successor. doesn't want It
Callahan did not go to Forbes Field
for the Pirate-Red game yesterday.
Newspapers carrying news Of his
summary decapitation did not reach
the field until after the game started
and few fans were aware of Dreyfuss'
sudden move.
CHICAGO, July Larry Doyle.
erstwhile Giant and now captain of
the Chicago Cubs. will be the next
manager OF the Pittsburgh Pirates.
II Barney Dreyfuss wants him.
Although he denied that any nego-
tiations had been pending between
the Cubs and Pirates, President
weeghman OF the Cubs stated today
that II Dreyfuss offers a suitable in
ducement in trade for Doyle, nothing
would prevent Larry becoming Jimmy
Callahan's successor.
II have never discussed any kind
Of deal for Doyle with Dreyfuss and
really do not know whether he wants
our second baseman."
Weeghman would not state what
members Of the Pirates he would
consider in trade for DOYLE but IL In
believed that Manager Mitchell OF the
Cubs has his eyes on Outfielder Max
Carey and Pitcher Mamaux.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
CICOTTE ONCE MORE
LEADS ALL HURLERS

Eddie Cicotte. possessor of the IA
nous shine BALL" discovered by Clark
Griffith with a dark lantern and a
flea hound, is once more leading
American League pitchers for eff
cheney. George Dumont, the Griffs'
youngster. was tied for nrst place
just one week. He is now back at
second place. as these latest figures
show:
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
BOB THAYER'S
SPORTING GOSSIP

A weeks suspension and a fine of
500 for pounding an umpire behind
the ear is the punishment handed to
Babe Ruth. McGraw pounded one on
the jaw and rested sixteen days and
paid $500 into the league treasury.
Evidently there is considerable finsn-
ciaI difference between the jaw and
the ear in the minds of the big league
presidents.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
eEIeER IN GOOD FORM.

Running in top-notch form, Joe
Geiger, South Atlantic three-miler,
clipped five seconds from the Patter-
son Park. Baltimore, two-mile record
yesterday in the weekly meet. going
the distance in the fast time of 10
minutes "a AS seconds. John Y.
Kelley finished second. He is expect
ed TO run In the Cherrydale marathon,
July ~.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
ORDERS HUMPHREY
TO PAY RICHMOND
CLUB SOME MONEY
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Charlie Humphrey, the wee south
paw turned over to the Minneapolis
Millers by Manager Griffith last
spring, has been declared ineligible
to perform for Cantillon's club until
he pays S52.07, his alleged indebted
ness to the Richmond International
League club.
The Richmond owners claim they
overpaid Humphrey last year and
made futile attempts to obtain the
money from the player throughout
the winter.
Humphrey has been in trouble with
Minneapolis before this season. Be
coming dissatisfied with his sur
roundings, he jumped the MiIIers and
went to Virginia, Mimi, joining an
independent team there.
MikerCantillon hiked UP TO virginia
and talked the wee pitcher into re-
turning to Minneapolis, where ne be.
gan to show plenty of forra on the
mound. Now the National Commission
has declared him ineligible and Joe
Cantillon is bowling for another
plNGntE from the Grlnmen.
May Trade Caldwell.
Ray Caldwell, fined and suspended
for breaking training rules, is once
more said to be booked to figure In a
trade. though Captain Huston last
winter said that Caldwell would
play with the Yankees or not Mt all {"
Hughey Jennings is in the market
for a capable pitcher and is said to
have his eye on Caldwell. The Yankee
finger has been doing the best work
OF all Donovan's men this season.
though his winning record is not
large. He has seldom been given
much support
Rumors are current around the
league that Sam Crawford may 20
10 New York in exchange for Cald-
we'll
Play for Big Fund.
The Giants and the Pirates will
play at the Polo Grounds Sunday, July
%. for the benefit Of big fund being
collected to provide the American
soldiers in France with "the makin's."
On their return from the coming
Western trip of the coast clubs in the
American League, the Yankees will
appear in a Sunday game for the bene-
ut Of the same fund.
GrInmen Here Today.
Walter johnson, Jim Shaw, Bert
Gallis, John Henry, zeb Milan, Doc
Ayers, and Eddie Foster returned
from Philadelphia last night to spend
today here with their families Kid
Jameson went TO his home in Pater-
son, n. J. An exhibition game in
Jersey City is booked for today, but
q misht team will play in 1t as the
Washington team.
Manager Griffith planned TO go to
Baltimore today to see Jack Dunn's
team play the Mackmen in an eX-
hibition game.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
Grinmen Here Today.
PLAY ORIOLES TODAY.

Connie Mack's Athletics. after gorg-
ing themselves on the Griffmen twice
yesterday. will tackle Jack Dunn's
orioles at Baltimore today in an ex-
hfbition game. Noyes and Fred FsIk-
euberg are booked to perform on the
mound for the big leaguers.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
slime WINS SHOOT.

DR.. A. B. Slime was tied with R p.
LIvesey for top honors in the patrioic
shoot held by the .Analostan Gun Club
yesterday. Both men broke As OF
so, but Slime broke - OF % in the
shoot off. The shoot was held for the
Red Cross ambulance fund.
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
PLAY Lengthy SET.

Elliott H. BinEen, indoor intercol-
legiate tennis champion. and z. II.
Henderson. playing in the finals at
SunningdAle Country Club yesterday
against B. L. Letson and E. J. ClApp,
won by a score OF o.. 2-6, 6-3 and
2O-1s. This is one OF the longest
games on record
The Washington times., 1917-07-01
eIsRALrARs RATTLE.

The Gibraltar team, formerly Of the
Rosedale League, and the General
Baking Company nine. OF the same cir
cult, will play q scheduled game At
Seventeenth and D streets southeast
today.