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Weekly journal-miner., 1917-07-04
THE SOLDIERS MOTHER. l.

The young of today who have gone front preparing go feel their blood deep aspirations
 their They be able describe the noble that possess them Certainly few of them would be able put the thing words exalted that fine young Seeger, who died fighting with the foreign legion France put his mother letter which been said that may live longer than his poetry Read again this part of 1t:
 You must feel anxious about coming back. The chances about that shall But if should you be proud like Spartan mother and feel that it your contribution whose righteousness you feel keeny If large part should fall your share you would be superior other and should be correspondngy proud There would be nothing regret coud have done other than did, and think could have done better Death
 nothing terrible after all. It may something deru than life It possibly anything the good soldier"
 all mothers who with such apprehension their depart should read Some of those who go will back But for their mothers grief will be tempered with beautiful pride will be the great sacrifice mothers have been making began And by those sacrifices the human has been able press forward gain the heights of freedom
 recall here, the letter written by Abraham Lincoln Mrs. Bixby of Boston, during the civil
 Madam:-I have shown in the files of the department adutant general that you are of five goously the fields of battle. feel weak uitess any words of which should attempt begule you from the grief of loss overwhelming But refrain from tender ing you the consolation that may be found the thanks of the republic they died pray that Heavenly father the anguish of bereavement and leave only the cherished memory the loved and and the pride that yours have laid costly sacrifice upon the altar of freedom
 To fight and die in holy is the duty of the soldier and the mother who has give give such should proud that she also has done her duty toward humanity struggle toward higher and better things.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-07-04
 RUSSIA. IS IMPROVING.

Encouraging comes Russia. There growing hope that the Savs will make the grade which arduouy steep but insrmou4able inspired people And the Rus vay inspired the French the nnetes of the eighteenth century Like those French the Russians begin ming that is indispensable their aspirations.
 Do they desire liberty and selgovernment? The them lies through of the autocracy which all peopes-no only Russians but the people of France Eng land Italy and the United States.
 What the Russians have always lacked for themselves is power of executive direction. If America which is rich in that possession supply her sister democracy executive organization of its affairs she will have performed the greatest altruism of her
 The sympathy between Russians and Americans which has been remarked without truly being accounted for be relied upon forward the benefcen work And the Rus will suspect American executive experts of endeavorng exploit they have suspected Germans might suspect French Brons.
 It certain accepted Presi- dent Wilson's remarkable message them the what peace follow the world that he is thinking word-terms dsguising nothing seeing clearly, rising the level of the issue but keep ing his feet firmly upon the necessities
 The who has made the distinction between people and the German government who pacist ill the right meaning of the shows recognition of the essential ty without the accomplishment of which stable peace be come at and no better world result
 Germany be beaten deprived power whatever her will attempt again world dominion President Wilson shows the dcaists of Russia who resemble him in their ideas the imperative necessity for Germany downfall great power capable of working
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-07-04
TEACH AMERICANISM.

The GemanAmecan newspapers just excited over the of preacher of German brh but citizen of the United States for using language highly dsoy put mildly Let suppose that had happened in Germany Let sup pose authorship of anonymous letter. expressing ndugng other incorporate expressions been traced to German citizen of American origin.
 When suppostion goes far, story easy o fill We all know what would be the sequel
 But this country is different be glad that it IS different but at the time let admit that time call a halt
 Too much an-lAmericanism is finding voice. Taking ad- vantage of American compasance the speech and of American usage letting the other fellow have his say npatrots going They advised egbe for the draft evade disobe the law They circulating sedous ea They plotting against the country that has harbored hem that has fed and warmed and clothed tem that has them safety from despoism and security from oppression.
 Much of this the fruit of ignorance Of fail learn American principles and understand American nstu but there those The people back The Peoples council of America belong different They educated nearly all of them with German who have council formed this country composed of soldiers and wongmen delegates similar that which has parayzed the of Russia Their avowed object is twart the and make the fight against Germany potent
 The great bulk of beyond doubt loyal patriotic Certainly those appreciate what America has done for them could be otherwise But there those who have been noculated with the virus of kasersm The grinding of the Prsan autocacy has been perened by them They do know have forgotten the deadenng oppression that drove their fathers Germany and led them to seek liberty in the United States.
 Treason be suppressed all hazards but also let strive to Amercanize through education
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-07-04
 GERMANY MUST SUFFER.

Germany be She confidence of civilization She bankrupt moral credit Were Hohen- zoerns be and osensbc republic be up the victims of Germany her would be fools the degree of madmcn beged by sen mental compositions and computations.
 For Germany has proved herself much hypocre and liar bully and robbe and her people back civilizations con- dence sackcloth ashes They bring forth for for the crimes in France and Bel gum They show change of heart Their hearts be urged by the fires of suffering mered by such horrible deeds have filled the of newspapers the began
 For if the German people the victims of their despot- they have been guilty participants the crimes of that dc pOtism And whenever feel ourselves disposed pity remember the and children of Belgium mania and Serbawomen and children whipped netted outraged ensaved starved They have experienced pity from the German soery and the cruee have been volng that civilization demands ye eye and tooth for tooth But civilization would def itself by perpetrang the of against Germans that the Germans have perperatcd against civilization.
 Between Germany and her punishment nothing whatever shall intervene The of the wind shall reap the whwnd The drawer o the sword shall perish by the sword Nothing tent the moral law supply civilization the throw of Germany world power She be deprived of the power do evil She suffer repent she only but before she be and readmitted to the sserhood of nations
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-07-04

of the soldiers and the workers the the Sav volt against auocray made doubtful expected The middle class such acendeny exercised by the French middle class and the French had such anmates proeariat today
 While the tendency deduce from the comparison the probability that the Russian revolution be wrecked that
 period of internal confusion impotence the of such deduction certainly tory But let consult further the French precedent
 Although the original French almost as much
 middle class affair the overthrow of the paa- the seventeenth century, yet France has had revolutions since which by the workngmen and in their favor The oluion which drove the citizen king Louis Philippe such and since the third republic established middle class.
 France for the last hundred years has had government which compromise between the classes and latterl represented fusion of the President Poncare middle class lawyer but he had predecessors only of merchants but Fars and Loubet of the peasants Also there have been successful fusion ministries
 But in Russia the development of power working and the soldiers has extended point of They have had local training govenment the French lower classes had But the Fencman logical while the Russian sentimental The Frenchman doesn't.
 There is hope that the senmentaly of Russia may finally settle down the right side of things just how far the power of the country has been impaired the teach ings of the socialists, who for German peace.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-07-04
A POPULAR FORUM.

A tobacco dealer in Akron Ohio recently message the president asking that he assign responsible agents the government spend several hours my shop the should be settled The the president continued:
 "A hundred different of settling the European sprung here every twenty-four hours"
 The picture called up the mind of every elder the pleasant odashoned of the country kept evenings and heated by of big in whose argumena tive and comfortable circle gathered the thinkers the community a of local forum.
 Here real community center and club with selpkcd of the great people whom Lincoln loved In such little circles the great president would have found panOnshp and fit audience indeed Here humble American opinion the formative stage, rude and ready and formed perhaps far wrong of the conclusions crystalized into of congress.
 Possibly the Akron tobacconiSt place modern phase something of the spirit of this odime popular The obacconst probably able guagc with considerable accuracy he feeling of the community the ascertain the shrewd why is likely continue months three years longer gather and weigh the devices which Yankee ingenuity would affect its methods and dis about what the melting has done nation
 On the whole while the message of the obaccOnist indicates contempt for the ocrers his the proprietor that smoke house rather fortunately situated His finger is the pulse of the people. His the recipient of siderable rewd foresight that real might like gather and consider Perhaps the government might do than sign from each the departments for hours th shop Congress also might better the country.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-07-04
A COMPARISON OF REVOLUTIONS.

The French revolution of than century made by the middle class although the peasant and the worker participated its benefits The revolution nauguraed in Russia few days ago made by the middle class and the pro etariat conjunction.
 The French evouonist conciated the peasantry by giving the lands held by the nobility the The Rus 1uma which middle class but actually authorized government which difficulty the land for any of equitable distribution the people who actually it for cultivation
 Because conflict developed between the middle class and the proetaa the French success resisted all Europe under Bonapare attacked all Europe and had secured every object when the Bourbon returned constitutional monarch.
 But Russia the revolutionary not smoothly though there has been nothing of the bloodshed which characterized the French upheava Because the dispute Became keen the provisional leaders
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-07-04
TWO KIDDOS ADOPTED (Ffbm Fridays Dailv.l

The presence here yesterday of Judge Lyman was opportunity for the adoption of two young children un- der the new laws relating to this matter. Mir. and Mrs. John Simmons were given legal custody of George Caesar. .Junita Jacques was made the daughter of Sonora Bcnigna Ro- mcro.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-07-04
PUBLIC RECORDS.
Instruments Filed as Recorded
 By the Prescott Title Go.

June 23, 1917. United States to William Harley Bones. Patent. - Mastodon mine, Turkey Creek district. M. Chintaretto to Margerito Chin- taretto. Lot 9, Block ?, Prescott. Nj. A. Lawler and Wm. Foley locate Fraction Amended mine, Eureka dis trict.
 June 25, 1917. Herbert Wood locates q water right in SEA, Sec. 10, SN., SW.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-07-04
PARLIAMENT WARNED

OTTAWA, June 2S-Alphonse Yer vile told parliament that there will be general strike if conscription is enacted without consent of the people.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-07-04

King Constantine almost mobbed Switzerland The safest place for Constantine with the German prince well behind the fighting line
The Washington times., 1917-08-22
CLEVELAND LOSES
MANY PLAYERS IN
DRAFT FOR ARMY

CLEVELAND, Aug. 22.-Unless
claims OF exemption are allowed, the
Indians are going to be torn apart
by the selective draft for the new ma
tionRI army. With the calling of
Louis Guisto and Elmer Smith for
examination, Lee Fohl stands to lose
six of his players.
Guisto was notified yesterday that
his number had been reached at Napa,
Cal, and that he must Immediately
undergo physical examination. II he
passes, the Indians will be without a
first baseman, for Joe Harris has al
ready passed without claiming ex-
emption.
Elmer Smiths number has been
reached at Milan, Ohio, and he will
take the examination today. He will
not ask exemption.
Ed KIepfer, Steve O'EeIll. George
Dickerson, and Joe Evans have al
ready passed the examination. Klep-
fer expects to be exempted because
of dependents, but the others have
no such excuse.
The Washington times., 1917-08-22
AND WAR
STRIVING TO WIN
CITY TITLE TODAY

War, winner Of the Departmental
Tennis League championship. and vic
tor over Columbia Country Club, is
picked to win today's engagement
with the Racquet Club, of the Subur-
ban League, which recently defeated
Princeton and Sherwood for the right
to enter the finals for the city title
today.
Six singles players and three dou-
bles teams from these organizations
will engage on the Columbia Country
Club courts today. War is picked to
win on account OF the fact that It
has veteran players and seasoned
campaigners who have been up
against the experience OF title clashes
before
Among the War players are A. J.
Gore, H. W. Buckingham and E o.
Leech, rated as three Of the strong
players in the city. The War players
will lose William A. Larned, former
national champion who will be. out OF
town Saturday when the winner OF
today's match tackles the Baltimore
Country OluO Az INV
gagement.
The Racquet club players are I'M
usually strong in singles, and may
Get away with enough matches TO
make the issue close. Some interest
ing engagements are expected In to-
davis proceedings which will last
until darkness.
The probable lineup Of the teams
follows:
Racouet-E. Dowd, c. Dowd, o.
Howenstein, H. F. Cash, ]. d. swim
ner. and S. Foster, singles, and Z:
Dowd and Howenstein, c. Dowd. and
Cash, ]. D. Skinner and ]. Foster.
war-A. ]. Gore, Major Pettis, Z.
O. Leech, H. A. Buckingham F. Simp-
son, II. Kettel, singles; and Gore and
Leech, Buckingham, and Pettis ana
simpson and Kettel, Doubles.
The Washington times., 1917-08-22
AMATEURS TO GET
BUSY TOMORROW TO
ARRANGE SERIES

With overtures already made R. k.
wilkerson. OF Richmond, Va repre-
senting the amateur commission Of
that city and the Duplex team. win
ner Of the title there, Washington
amateurs will get ready to stage their
annual city series
The amateur commission. headed By
Robert H Young. Is scheduled to
meet tomorrow night with the repre-
sentatives Of three amateur teams
here to outline q series which will de-
termine the winner OF the city title.
Baltimore will be asked to send .
representative team for an inter-city
series. 1t Is understood, following q
meeting held last night at which
representatives, OF the General Once
team OF the Terminal R r. Y. NJ c.
A. league; Truxtons. Of the Capital
City league and Maroons, Of the
Rosedale league, were represented.
The amateur organizations asked
that the series be played on the Ter
minal r. r. Y. n. c. A grounds at
Union Station. that the regular
league umpires be assigned for the
post-season affair. and that q six
game series be played.
minal, c. A. Allen Maroons, and John
Ernst Truxtons. r. K. Wilkinson
will go to Baltimore today to get
In touch with the Monumental City
authorities.
The Washington times., 1917-08-22
WASHINGTON CLUB
MUST SPEND COIN
TO GET PLAYERS

Unless the Washington club pur-
chases some players. It will have to
open the 1918 American League cam
paign with the same lineup it Is
now using. That this lineup will be
slowing Is readily seen in the playing
OF Ray Morgan, Eddie Foster, and Zeb
Milan. The Griffs will be doomed to
fight for second division honors once
more.
Manager Griffith has exercised his
options on Sam Crane. MeritU Acosta.
and Bill Murray. Crane has failed to
impress the Old Fox as a batsman
and he is probably being protected
for tho Minneapolis club.
Acosta's lack OF speed caused his
failure with the Griffmen, and he will
hardly be given a trial.
Murray is a green college player.
needing considerable experience bo-
fore holding his own in fast company.
Fosters hitting power is fading
Morgan's brittleness makes him an
Uncertain quantity. Zeb Milan IS
going at top speed now, but he :s
growing no younger.
johnson Is the only high class pitch.
er on the stan, Harper and GallIa fall
ing down badly this season. Shaw
still lacks the polish OF a major
Lacquer.
Menosky and Rice should improve.
but Horace Milan failed TO make good
in either the American Association or
the International League.
Joe Leonard's light hitting keeps
him from playing regularly.
With only three players out under
optional agreements. and not one Of
them OF high caliber. the Griffs will
have to figure in trades this winter or
spend some money II they would De
contenders in 1918.
The Washington times., 1917-08-22
GRIFFITH THINKS HE HAS
BEST CLUB NAL. CIRCUIT

and an attractive OFFER will be ac-
cepted by the minor leaguers.
Griffith was dickering for Muddy
Ruel, OF the Memphis club, a grad
uate OF the st. Louis lots. Ruel Is
considered the best catcher prospect
In the circuit, but the Yankees beat
the Griffmen to this prize.
Fans to Donate.
The ball and bat fund created by
Griffith has spread to ST. Louis, and
a "Griffth Day" will be featured here
Saturday. when envelopes will be
passed to the patrons with n request
for small donations. This was put
on in Chicago and close to $500 was
received. Griffith believes St. Louis
will drop in at least $1,000.
Unless Griffith changes his mind at
the last moment, johnson and Harper
will be asked to shade the Brownies
In the two games today, whilS Jones
will counter with Tom Rogers and
Bob Groom.
The Washington times., 1917-08-22
REB RUSSELL HAS
INDIAN SIGN TIED
ON 1916 CHAMPS

Reb Russell, OF the White Sox. has
fork handler is too much for Jack
Barry's clan. Whenever the south
paw is elected to take up work on
the firing line for the White Sox the
champions might just as well quit.
Boston hasn't beaten Russell this
year.
The Red Sox not only have failed
to trim Russell, but have scored but
two runs in four full games. In his
last three starts against the Red Sox
Russell has shut out the champions
They not only can't defeat him, they
can't hit him, and in consequence
can't score on him.
On May is Russell and Ruth hook
ed up. Russell won an to . game,
allowing but four hits. June Is, when
the White Sox were in Boston, Russell
was hooked up with Mays and went
four innings. He was removed when
the score was 3 to in his favor.
July % found the two Sox teams op-
posing and Russell drew Mays as an
opponent. The Chicago pitcher blank
ed the Red SoX to o, allowing four
hits. August l Mays took his medI-
cine again getting a 4-to-0 defeat this
time. Russell allowed six hits. Yes
terday Babe Ruth got his at the hands
Of the Chicago hurler, who won a =
too game and aJOwed five hits.
Russell has pitched four full games
against the Red Sox, has won them all
and blanktd the champions in his
last three battles. In four games Rus
sell has allowed nineteen hits, has
walked two and famed seven. For
twenty-five innings he has held the
Red Sox scoreless. In but three in
nings out OF thirty-seven pitched
against the Red Sox has Russell been
scored upon.
The Washington times., 1917-08-22
CHICK GANDI BATTLES
GAMER AFTER MTX-UP

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-Ban Johnson
is not expected TO take cognizance OF
the hot fight between Chick GandIl
and Del Gamer after yesterdays game
here, for the two athletes did all
their swinging in the White Sox dug
out, out OF sight of the fans.
In sliding back into first base in the
fourth inning, Gainer came into Gan
dill with his spikes high in the air.
Gandil had a narrow escape from be-
Ing cut down.
There was more or less bad blood
between them for the rest OF the
game, and as soon as the last man
was out in the ninth. they clashed in
the White Sox dugout. Both are big
men, and they were doing their best
to maui each other until half a dozen
players OF both teams managed TO
separate them.
The Washington times., 1917-08-22

In the first and second rounds
Throckmorton defeated H. C. John
son and F. c. Baggs, both players just
out OF the first ten. Yesterday Throek-
morton handed the veteran Watson
n washburn, a "a. 60, o., g.
defeat. washburn has ranked in the
first ten for three years past.
Young Garland sprang a surprise
Monday when he defeated the veteran
Lyle E. Mahan, in straight sets and
hnndily took x ri Behr, veteran inter
nationalist, over the jumps at "a.
60. Yesterday Garland defeated
Douglas Waters. of New Orleans, the
Southern champion, by g., 90, 81,
and 6-3.
Standing in the spotlight with these
youths is the veteran Pacific coast
star. Robert Lindley Murray. The
wIry southpaw player Is conceded a
splendid chance OF landing the laurels
in this years event, and tennis fol-
lowers are confident that II Murray
keeps up the whirlwind pace with
which he tore out the heart OF W. T.
Tilden, jr., in the feature match yes
The Washington times., 1917-08-22

terday. he will reach the final round.
With eight players remaining In
the running today, interest in the
elimination was increased, for two
matches on the card stood out a. par
ticularly promising. r Norris Will
Jams and Throckmorton were paired
In one OF these matches, while in the
other was John R. Strachan, OF San
Francisco, and Chuck Garland. The
other two matches were scheduled to
bring Clarence ]. Griffin and Nat c.
Niles together, while R L. Murray
was scheduled to meet the winner Of
the Dean-Mathey Craig Biddle match,
which was uncompieted AZ dusk set
tied on the courts last night.
The playing of r. Norris Williams
against Leonard Beekman, the Bronx
vile. N. Y, STRIPPING. was q disap-
pointment to his admirers. The cham
pfOn showed q sad reversal of form
and was forced to the utmost to win
In straight sets after dropping the
opening set. Unless Williams shows
more today ThrOckmorton. who has
twice conquered William NJ Johnston
this year. will come through with .
win.
The Washington times., 1917-08-22
WYcKoFF MUST FIGHT.

wILLIAMSPORT. Pa. Aug. 22-
John Weldon Wyckoff. OF Buffalo. for
merly OF the Athletics, must shoulder
a gun in the war. Wyckon was draft
ed and appeared before the city ex-
emption board claiming release from
military service because he is married
and has two children The board de-
cided that because Charles c. Grouse,
the father OF WyckofI's wife, iS a
wealthy manufacturer. the baseball
player should go into service.
The Washington times., 1917-08-22
LOUIS CONNOR Is OFF
TO NIAGARA TO TRAIN

Louis ]. Common, South Atlantic in
door mile champion OF three years
ago, has received admission to the
officers reserve camp at Fort Ma
cara, n. Y, and is leaving today to
try for q commission in the national
army.
Common represented Central High
School here q number of years ago
and then attended Wesleyan and the
University OF Pennsylvania, where he
was rated as one OF the best milers
in collegiate circles.
Returning here to complete post
graduate work at George Washing
ton. Common defeated the pick OF the
South Atlantic talent in the mile,
. record