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The Washington herald., 1917-10-16
CIC0TTE TELLS HOW
TO PRONOUNCE NAME

Since the world series started there
mas been almost as much argument
over the pronunciation OF Eddie CT
cottes name as over the famous
problem, How old is ANN" Out IN
Chicago the announcer at Comiskey
Park calls him 'iSigh-Cotty," The
manager, Clarence Rowland, calls
him "Sish-cott" and so do all the
players. Coming back on the White
Sox special from Chicago he was
looking over a game of draw, when a
reporter asked him what he really
called himself. He wrote Il down on
a piece Of cardboard. and. as he
ought to know, IL should settle all
arguments. The star pitcher Of the
White Sox calls himself ''See-Cot,"
and he affixed his signature to the
animation OF that He said that his
ancestors over in France used to spell
their name with an initial IS" and
that they were never known by any
other Pronunciation than See Cot"
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16
ST. ALBANS IS EASY
FOR WESTERN TEAM

The Western -.-,si School football
Team defeated the St Adams School
Tor Boys yesterday afternoon on the
5atteriee field By count of 46 to 6.
The Wisconsin Avenue Institute was
never In the running. Western being
IN the offensive during most of the
battle. A long run from punt forma-
ion by Half Back Dickson in the
Becond period tailed the touchdown
,or the st. Adams team. The back
leld work Of Western was the big
actor in their victory. The score:
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16
SERIES STATISTICS.

New York. Oct 1s.-The figures
for the sixth game are:
Attendance, g. 96s.
Receipts. 81, LAS.
National Commission. sI,SsA0.
Each clubs share IS. 0os6o.
Total for the six games:
Attendance, Is. e5L
Receipts, s<2S.S7s.
National Commission's share,
81, 5S.s0.
Each clubs share, sI5. eoo.S1-
Players share, sI52. SSS5S
The White Sox will divide 81
lSS.l5, while the Giants players win
divide s5l.I5S. a.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16

about For Benny, the home run.
the four-base wallop. the circuit
clout is the only thing worth while.
The rest of 1t is merely pirle. And
after thirteen hitless times at bat TO
suddenly fall heir to a brace OF these
deathless tokens of greatness was
more than his countenance could
stand II came near flaming into a
glowing IRE as he crossed the plate
for the second time and fen sprawl
ing across Rabbit MaranviIle, who
was waiting for him with the well
come mitt
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16
TO PLAY VIRGINIA
MILITARY ELEVEN

That Maryland State has its work
cut out for 1t next Saturday at COL
iege Park IL told In the fact that the
virginia Military Institute eleven
held Army to "a points Saturday and
played the West Pointers practically
70 . standstill IN the first half. state
ana ". M. !. had battle royal last
year, the former winning. but Coach
Byrd. of the Marylanders. viii have
70 set In some telling ticks during
ne next nvs days + his team Il to
repeat
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16
BENNY KAUFF WILL
BE A REAL ACTOR

Chicaeo, Oct. 15.-Benny Kauff.
Giant home-runner. has gone and
done It.
According to Joseph Santley. lead
ing man In oh, Boys. Benny has ac-
cepted an offer to appear in vaude-
vile In q sketch written by Santley.
Benny Is to get $500 q week
Santley says.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16
LIS Lieut.. KiIbane Now.

Cleveland, Oct 1s.-Johnny Kilbane,
champion feather-weisht pugilist of
the world. win leave for Camp Sher-
man. Chfllicothe. Ohio. this week,
where he win teach drafted men the
art OF boxing. He viii have the rank
Of lieutenant This means Kilbane
will have no matches the coming
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16
.HAUBERk SCORES IN
HANDICAP AT Laurel
Beats Classy Field to the Wire in
Liberty Bond Stake.
LAUREL SELECTIONS
By GEORGE B. NORRIS.

( First race-George w. Avery.
H. c. Basch, Sweep Up Ind.
Second race-Welsh King. Red
'dest. Otto Floto.
Third race-Sixteen TO One.
Game Cock, So Long Lefty.
Fourth race-Westy Hogan. Jack
Hare, tr., Leochares.
Fifth race-Harry Lauder, Per.
petual. Malheur.
Sixth race-Petiar. scorpii. Tact
less.
Seventh race-Monomoy. Queen
Of Sea. Lazy Lou.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16
SHAMROCKS BATTLE
BRENTWOOD TO DRAW

The Shamrock A. C. eleven play
ing its first game Of the season
Yesterday held the heavy Brentwood
team to a u to u tie.
The clubmen completely outpiayed
their stronger opponents during the
early 5saEes Of the game, but With
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16

observation-disclosures, Read for Palmer,
ame for Read. HoIback for Stilie. Fendrick
HoIback, Claude for Groves, Davidson for
mpson, Heron for Wight, Davidson for Con-
bn. Pepper for Alexander, Mason for Pepper,
1lsxander for Mason; st. Adams, High for
REoey, Hoes for Shoemaker. Shoemaker for Dick
Pm Touchdowns-Dickson. Conlon. Wight Cd,
|impson "a. Goals from touchdovns-Fendrick,
Goals from touchdovns-Fendrick CO., Dick
IN. !. Refsree-Mr. Dugan, Gonzasa. Umpire
|-Mr. Street, Columbia. Head lnemAn-Mr.
hcBrady. West Virginia University. Time Il
nxiods-n minutea.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16

only three minutes to play Brent
wood worked q beautiful forward
pass evening up the count.
me features of the game were the
line plunging of Heard and the tack
ling of Kraftffor the Shamroclks. The
Shamrocks would like to arrange
games with all District and SUBJ
urban teams weighing 10 pounds.
Address Joseph L Gleason. 900 X
street northeast
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16
0 0 o 3 o o o "a
0 0 0 0 2 O O a A.

Iwobase hit Threebase ht-Herxos Left on bases.
Chicago New York Bases balls of Fabe 2; of Ben
ton Il OF Pst Struck out-By Faber 4; by Benton g. By
Penhk s. Hits-0f Benton, in innings: of PERTH = I,
innings Hit BY pitched ba-Robertson by Faber Passed ball
Sehaik Umpnes Klein behind bat; OLoushEn ON 6s
base; Evans second, and Rger ON third
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16
LAUREL PARK LAUREL, MD, MONDAY OCTOBER Is To-

Of
-~~ so'eRA "cLennan.
Z)4I FssT and one half
easily
Ianpdn j
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16

Mutues psd-CArTAI KER0
nay nced NO
e1 o Wv; no hd ovsveshtFa ssnd
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16

-" AAAANn'
Napoleon forced courage when called on ~ ~.
where he went the front Showed lot Of m eu
Sabe ns
O0QI and onefx mnea
ward Selling Start .nd up
Trained NJ
500 Time alSSS35 ~1. 'aos !" winner
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16

Slated for Benton in 6fth.
**Batted for Perritt in ninth.
Chicago.
New York.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16

= Muueh -JYNTEE -
Of the
or
was thing At end %ats the
20f third RACE Six hno upward Claiming
Went to
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16

"HAN'Nni'
the break
last fnoG a
lZ(D5I hAoEsn fhns
10 pos2a
Eyoo Lot TRAINED N s. C. Hndreh
Index Horses W.T. PIP stk z
ia a bssc iS L. I. .s NI5sSH.
= Gsnsr.- rs ~ aha rs In
1a. - q Tre..
op Huf.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16
a-HAuBERK. $780, $780, sn wAuKEAa tpr,, ,.,, ,m .,

WV 49, Wv "AonhAs pre" ezy Sn cn
Hauss .nh far ont contention determined, under pun
leader down and gunders
ok lead a. eighth could chanen psuab nay
2OSI RACEone arold, and rr~,,,
minute Winner As IL At post
$50 a55 ": A' s0*os. 'ape 10
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16


ns Gs steadily improved position and NON ,.,
emeyiu
nosa good early speed Ella Ryan inside
I21OL SEVENTY RACE Onsd1teh ..rd and
same Weto
Dns, T ao 1 Mh be rs vas
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16

- - " No'AD' NH7' S" cuDDLE
King Worth blocked r,.u
which disqualified
Z(D7I and Bond
by r.
ne SIS Time a2S S+s -'e' '~Ne "n-
Index Hor.S VT PIP 81 < Fin
8 q II
The Washington herald., 1917-10-16
LAUREL ENTRIES.

FIRST RAcB-Se2ins: fyesrolds; SIX fur
longs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
ALL WOMEN SHOULD
STAY HOME JULY 10
BY So Doing They VIII Help Com
mittee Procuring Food Gard
Signers on That Day.

There will be most important
meeting on Thursday afternoon at
4:30 O'Clock of the ward captains and
their lieutenants under Mrs. J. Allison
Hodges. chairman, to complete the
plans for registering every housekeep-
Ier in Richmond on July 10. This
meeting Will take place at the Wo-
mans club and all women who are
in this great fight for registration of
the food cards are urged to be present.
The work of organizing the wo-
men of the city. white and colored.
lis progressing well. Already nine
hundred colored women have pledged
themselves to get the signatures OF
the negro women. And they now re-
quest the ladies of Richmond to al
| low them to see their cooks on July
| 10. as 1t has been decided to register
Jail negro women by negro women
IOne thousand white women have also
| offered their services
There will he no difficulty OF regis
tration II the women will stay al
/ home on July 10. This registration
will not only be useful for food con-
seFvation, but II will be a splendid
| reference for further work of the
woman's committee. Virginia division
council of national defense auxiliary
to the state council OF defense.
| Postal cards will be sent out tc
every clergyman. white and colored
today requesting them to ask all who
handle food To STAY at homo -on-Iull
| 10 till after they have signed the
food cards.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
VIRGINIA: IN THE LAW AND
EQUITY COURT OF THE CITY OF
RICHMOND. THE THIRD DAY OF
JULY. 1917.

The object of this suit is to obtain
a divorce from the bonds Of matrimony
for the plaintiff against the defendant
upon the grounds of cruelty, and de-
sertion and abandonment continuing
for more than three years.
An affidavit having been made and
filed that trank Spears Is non-resi-
dent of the State of Virginia. and the
plaintiff having made application for
an Order of Publication against Tie
dc PENDANT, 1t liz therefore ordered that
Frank Spears appear here within ff-
teen days after due publication hereof
and do what is necessary to protect
his interests in this suit.
A Copy-Teste;
LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk.
g. X. Pollock,
NJ. l.. Spotswood. p. a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
SOUTHERN SHOWS
SPLENDID INCREASE

comparative report of earnings
and expenses of the Southern Rail-
way CO. just issued for the month
of May. shows a steady and extreme
~ gratifying increase in the bust
ness and earnings OF the South s
premier railroad system.
For the month of May its gross
revenues were $T,273.1g2,4s. an in
crease of 14.73 per cent over May,
1916, or s933.64331.
It's net earnings for MAY were ST.
liz, 47401, an increase of s7S,S17.55
over May. 1915
For the eleven months Of the
fiscal year gross earnings broke all
records and reached the total OF
$74.244.643.43. an increase of S.
9o2,6757s, or 1862 per cent. For
the sa me period net earnings we're
s22, 2S0,973.42. an increase over last
year of $3.50. o6s.o2. or 1891 PEI
CO. t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05

southern Railway system.

Trains Leave Richrnond--Main- st
station, Schedule figures not Guaran.
teed For the South-naiiy- s 30 A. NJ
local. 1o:3r 4. NJ. express; 8 p. NJ,
express: I1:1s P. NJ. express; sleep.
local. for Keysville. Chase city and
Buffalo Junction--week days.
York River Line-7:35 A. N. ana &1S
Up. NJ. daily local to West Point. $50
'P. NJ. daily exceri Sunday. steamer
train connection for Baltimore.
Trains Arrive Richm ond-rrom IN.
South: 7:n5 A. M and $40 A n, 1871
p. NJ. 1855 p. II. daily: see 4. n. ex.
cept Sunday. From West Point SAe
A. NJ. and e:t5 p. n. daily. Steamer
train s:46 "A. NJ. daily except Monday.
Office s07 q. Main IT. Phone Mad
fson 27x
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD

RICHMOND. VA.
Richmond. Va. June Is e. July s. 1917,
To First Pre- sbyterian church. F. f.
Gatewood. Frank A. Hall. BENZ. A.
Hall. r. P. Cahil1. Fl. s. Wallerstein.
r. P. Shackelford. Theresa A. Yves
sell. Julia r. and Virginia A. Free
man. Geo. Brunson. Halle C, Hoen-
niger. II. G. Carlton. ]. Stone. ].
II. ard II. A. Hunt. II. F, Taylor. Fred
T. F1etches. Sarah II Blackburn
walter f. Ellis. Emma A. Smith.
Edw. A. VESSEL. Emma A. VESSEL.
Johann A. VESSEL. J. II. and H Fl.
Hunt
You sre hereby notified that the
administrative board OF the city Of
Richmond. Virginia. have made the
following ascertainment as to damages
to ahutting property owners whose
property shuts on all the alleys in the
block bounded by Twenty-third, Tween
ty-tourth. 8 and r streets. by reason OF
the proposed grading OF said alleys by
the city:
All alieys In the block bounded by
Twenty third. Twenty-fourth, S and T
streets:
Owners:
First Presbyterian church. 80 feet
F. E Gstewood. % feet.
Frank A. Hall. rs feet
BENZ A. Hall. so feet.
p. p. Cahir. so feet
II 6. WaIierstein. Sc 81 feet.
n P shackeiford 20 feet
Theresa A VESSEL, 1884 and 20
feet
Iulia and Virginia A freeman.
l2st2 and ~ feet.
Geo Brun.on 1881 feet
Halle e Hoeninger. 1912 feet.
n. @ Carlton. lsle feet =
/ 7 stone. 1855 feet and i2s4e feet
7 Fl, and H A. Hunt. fas feet
II r TAYLOR. 40 feet
Fred p. Fletcher, IS feet ana s42s
feet
Sarah n Blackburn. IS feet
Walter r Ellis. .5 feet
Emma A Smith. 50 feet
Edw. A. VESSEL. IS feet
Emma A. Vessel - feet
Johann A wesseli. % feet.
Y II ana H r. Hunt. e2a feet
You are therefore hereby notified
~ appear before the said hoard IN
room No ans third floor. City Hall
t Richmond. Va. at the hnur ~ II
o'clock A NJ Tuesday. July II. 1917.
| 10 show cause n any YOU can against
the said ascertainment as made hv
| said board as aforesaid
Given under my hand this .sth aav
| 81 June, 1917.
W -nt-NFaeD
Clerk TO Administrative BOARD
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
n,acknaailers operas.ne.

Hartford. Conn, July Morgan
@. Buckley. president OF the Aetna
Life Insurance Co. and former
United States senator, has received
a threatening letter demanding that
$4,000 be left at certain Isolated
spot. similar letter was received
by a wealthy woman who lives In
Simsbry and spends much time In
New York. Other rich persons have
received letters of the same char
acter. The letters are all signed
Utah Four" The police have set
traps with out avail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
Tribute tn Radical Leaders.

Petrograd. July 1.-THE congress
of workmens and soldiers delegates
of all Russia has elected DIR. Karl
Liebkneeht and DIR. Friedrich Adler
honorary members.
DR.. Liebknecht, the German radi-
cal leader, is now serving prison
sentence for treason. DR.. Adler is
under death sentence for killing
.Couft Stuergkh, the Austrian pre-
mier, last fall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05

Waterbury, Conn. July 4,-The
engagement of Charles p. Taft, sec
ond son of former President william
Howard Taft, and Eleanor Il. Chase,
second daughter of Irving Fl. Chase,
of this city, was announced today at
the Chase summer. home at Maria
gansett Pier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

Gin. Lou'vle a West. $50 p. sl1:o0 r.
Main Line Local $3.50 A., t5:1BP.
James River Line. 1000 A., t5:16 p.
N. News, Nfky Old Pit, 1900 A.. '4;oo p.
Newport News. Local. s7:4o A.. '5:l5 p.
Trains arv' I'm MIX, s1l:4o A.. se:40 p.
N. News. 1855 A.. 'so5 p. From West.
'7:so A.. 's:45 p. 1880 A.. 1880 p.
James River. ts.26 A.. $40 P.
Daily. fExcept Sunday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
Blue Ridge Springs

Away up in the Blue Ridge noun
tafns. Delightful summer climate
Nd flies nor mosquitoes. The home
of the Celebrated Dyspepsia water
Special rates for June. Write for
booklet. b. ELLISON, Blue Ridge
Springs, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05

syivania Railroad tubes under the Hud-
son river died Tuesday. He was sixty
years old. Last fall he went to Russia
and aided that government in import
ant construction work. He became Ill
There and returned to America.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
Southern Railway Syst
Schedules and Service Effective
sunday. July q la
Richmond to Keysvflle ana Danv1Hes 1

sunday. July = ssl
Richmond to keysvfIle ana DanvtlIss
Train No. 7. daily. will leave Richs
mond 7.3o A. NJ make AL stops an0 "
arrive Danville 90 p. NJ. handling
coaches and Observation Parlor CG3G@
Car
Train No. 10. daily except SUNDAY.
will leave Richmond $3.50 r. NJ. mAkA Y
all stops, and arrive Keysville $40 PsS
NJ Coaches, ss
mond 500 F. NJ. make all stops, ana
arrive Danville 1925 r. NJ. handling
coaches and through Pullman Sleeping
Car to Atlanta.
Train No. IL, daily. will leave Rich.
mond 1f:15 r. NJ. and arrive Danvilfe
425 A. NJ, handling coaches. PullmAn
Sleeping Cars to Danville and Ashevtlie. I
Passengers may remain In sleeper -
Danville until 700 A. Nd
<DHnvfIle and Keysvilie to Rlchm0n4.
Train NO. II, daily. VIII leave DAN
willie 80 A. NJ. make present stops
and arrive Richmond 1905. A. M, hand
ling coaches and Pullman Sleeping Cars
frbm Asheville and Danville. (Sleepef
open for occupancy at Danviile 800 p
NJ
Train No 90. daily. except Sunday
will leave Keysville $50 A. NJ. make
all stops. and arrive Richmona e.sV -
NJ Coaches
| Train No. 8, daily. will leave Danvilie
500 A. NJ. make all stops and arrive
Richmond .25 p. NJ. handling coaches
and Pullman Sleeping Car from Attain.
| ia.
Train No. II. daily. will leave Dan.
! VILE 400 p. NJ. make all stops ana
| arrive Richmond a:30 +. NJ. handling
| coaches and Observation Parlor Gaze
| Car.
between Keysvilie. oxford and DurhaM.
| Train No lot. daily. will leave Keys.
| willie 1910 A. NJ. make all stops, ana
| arrive Durham 2;4o p. NJ. Coaches.
| Train No. 113, daily except sunday.
| will leave Keysville $40 p. NJ. make
| all stops and arrive oxford e:15 p. ~.
| Coaches
! Train No. 1os. daily except Sunday
| will leave oxford 1850 A. NJ. and arr
rive Keysville 1920 A. NJ Coaches.
| Train No. ia. daily. will leave Dur
/ ham 225 T. NJ. and arrive Keysville
$50 r. NJ Coaches.
Between Richmond and West Point.
| No change in present schedules.
| Consult Agents for additional Inc
| formation.
MAGRUDBR DENT.
Division Passgr. Agent, Richmond, VI.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
Seaboard AR Line Rwy. 90.

Scuth.s
Trains leave daily A. NJ. Norlina
local: 1880 p. NJ. sleepers. Atlanta
and Jacksonville; s:sS F. NJ. Sleep
ere. Jacksonville. st. Petersburg: 1881
A. NJ. siespsrE atlanta. BIrminEhanI.
Jacksonville. Tampa ana Miami trains
arrive $40 a. n. 1:ss 4. u. $40 r. ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05

The object OF the above styled suit
is TO obtain divorce from the bonds
of matfimony on behalf Of the plain
tin. Samuel Macy. from the defendant,
Elizabeth Macy. on the grounds Of
desertion. And affidavit having been
made and hled that the defendant
IL not resident Of the state OF vir-
ginia, II is ordered that the said Eliza
beth Macy do appear within fifteen days
after the due publication OF this order
In the clerks office OF our said circuit
court. ana do what is necessary to pro-
tec-- her tnterssvs kereIn.
A copy--Teste:
SAMUEL p. wADDILL,
Clerk
r. E. Feyton. Jr.. Attorney.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05

AUTOMOBILES.
ANNUAL SALE of USED CARS.
Many Bnrgsins. Cars Overhs uied ana
painted. Sacrifice prices.
Saxons. two and fve-passenger; four
and six cylinder.
Cadilisc Chalmers
Overland Mitchell
Buick Maxwell
Fords two ard nva-passenger--Fo
eedaps. Ford trucks
WHY'S utility truck. y ton capacity.
Smith Form A truck. I-ton capacity.
KAEHLER MOTOR COMPANY.
Broad at Ryl1nd.
Ran 1895 Ran. 1887.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
LOANS,
BOARD WANTED,


Wanted-By Young Lady. Room and
board IN private family. ]. A, care
Eirginian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
FELL Us Your Troubles

Have you an empty to fill a piece OF
furniture you don't needi Perhaps you wish to buy
horse or housed
Tell your troubles through The Virginian Want
Page You are almost sure to find relief
Send your want ad in today.
Twenty words, one time. ................2O cents
1ruor+v ,yord. three times .. so cents
Twenty words six times ................. Su cents
No want advertisement will be inserted for less
than Is cents unless cash stamps accompany order
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05
sCHFDULEA
Richmond B Chesapeake Bay
Railway Companv

Schedule effective january ,. 1914
supersedinE schedule OF April IL isis
Schedule subject to change without
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-05

MONEY RACK
Take this book he1no|
-exantns II carefoJl I,
II you ere not sakio6 Z
return It within tori 81
eight hours and 0e4|
paper VIII refund ~
money. MI
CLIP COUPON
TODAY.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-16
Battles Which Made The World-1he MetauruS
THE CARGO SUBMARINE MAY
PROVE AMERICAS SALVATION
;pecd submerged correspondingly re-

speed submerged CORRESPONDENCE re-
duced.
The engines must be constructed Of
very high grade materials IN order:
that it may withstand the stresses In
cident to its high speed of revolution
and also in order TO keep down the TO-
tai weight OF the vessels power plant
Provision Of engines for 4,O00'ton
submarines totalng 100000 tons Of
cargo space would mean engines LOT
$50 hulls equipped, or 500 Diesel en-
gincs> of 1000 horse power each. That
number OF engines would require the
total productive capacity Of from 10
10 engine building plants averaging
800 men employed and possessing the
ordinary equipment Of modern tools
iand efficient organizations. There are
in this country to-day a score and
more of such engine b Hiding plants, =
Il would need about three months
for. the necessary reorganiZat1on;, put
within - months thereafter tnose
ulants could turn out the Diesef
an"incs for submarines totaling 1,000,:-
| 600 IONS capaciry. Pending the re-
accumulation of the plants the engine
designs could be satisfactorily worked
IN As the essential for the cargo
snbmarine is not speed but material
! Tho material entering into the con-
! strucrion of the Diesel engine Is oit-
ferent from that commonly used IN
ordinary mower apparatus. Tor the
! bn,vy pressure and the high temper
allure of these engines calls for very
high Grade material We have within
our own borders. h o! -, material nar
boundaries could deliver all We shoult
be- able to use at the expiration OF
three months following the three
months of preparation for actual con-.
TO sum up The obstacles in the
way of recourse to the cargo SUD
marine are very grave. yet not insur-
mountable The expediency OF taking
| that recourse is to be determined only
after full consideration of all the
factors applying TO the immediate
need Of high speed surface. ships anu
of the probabilities bearing upon the
duration OF the war.
(Copyright 1917. by the National i.dli'
! orial News Service ms. }
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-16

which could o. easily secured by seizure
nf the territory belonging Ia II" Ameri-
can r.puO !ic---thc crown colony or Brlt-
iSh Honduras Here was n SparS"iy pop
mated ami presumably, weakly defended
portion of tn" caribbean coast lin" which
might h. used for threatening every
trade. rout. in the tropical waters or The
hemisphcrr AS 4 has" for HSsrcsS!"nS
on land, british Honduras would have
been equally important. From ChetuWe II
bav, nnrth az Belize. Il small FORCE might
have. secured possession or Nucaiail. y
huld OF that important peninsula would
have afforded access To all southern
Mexico. Just Vest nf British Honduras
lies tho Republic ot Guatemala. It's
cnstcrn port: Puerto RarrioS. must have
been easy "r raptur. by Il force opera:-
ing from Belize
Guatemala in serving its relations
! with Germany and allguinS itself with
the United Sta:"s. WAS protecting itself
from a dagger uot only apparent. but
very strongly supnHrt"d hy :hc German
, !ntriSurs In fiat"Inala itself.
The mos, productive" part OF Central
America is tho highlands on tho Pacific
! side where there arc vast Coffn" estates.
mainly ownrd or financed by GernunS
who, before tho war. took tho bulk or
! tho crop. II il not surprising. ihcr"-
! fore, to find an induStriously stimulated
! ca m paign In that region for sprra ling
| Of dislike and diStrust for thu NIL ed
States. In the little republic OF San
Salvador. which adjoins Guatemala,
| these influences haro been very obvious.
| Cooperation Of a possibly friendly cle-
ment In Salvador would have carried