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Evening star., 1917-05-13
Warning for America.

1t is necessary for America to have
no delusions about this. The Germans
themselves are sure the Russians at
this moment will not give the decisive
punch in their power to give. 1t must
also be understood that the appeal of
the Council of Soldiers and Workmen's
Deputies for a conference of interna-
tional socialists is an idealistic move
far removed from and above the Ger
man scheming at the present time in
Stockholm. Russian idealism, feeling
the support OF the great body of the
people and the army. is trying to over
whelm the war by peace wave.
This is an alliance of free peoples
against the oppression of militarism
and Imperialism" cried Roditcheff, an
swering Tseretellfs insinuation that
the governments of France and Eng.
land have imperialistic ambitions not
recognized by their own peoples.
I'VE must be stoically faithful to II.
Victory is necessary in order to estab-
lish social and internal peace. The
greater our victory over the enemy.
the more complete will be the victory
of the democracy of peasants and
workmen, for if German nfflitarlsm lis
not overthrown. all the work of future
generations will have to be devoted to
ornaments"
Evening star., 1917-05-13
obtained from your lower-river cam

obtained from your lower-river cam
paign."
lures Of the demonstratioh which is to
be held in Washington Just prior to
leaving for the trip and OF the rallies
to be held down the river. have been
made. Publicity to the campaign has
esen given throushout the section to
b traversed, newspapers. posters and
recruiting matter having been used for
the purpose. During the present week
. recruit folder 10 to be sent to every
householder In the territory N order to
assure the maximum Of results at these
meatinEs.
Joseph Berberich. chairman. and F.
v. Kfllian. vice chairman. OF the gen.
eral committee In charge. motored to
Leonardtown. Nd. yesterday to arr
range for the demonstration to be held
in that town the evening of May 26.
A recruit ball Is to be given aboard
the steamer. This will be the frst
time this form Of attraction has been
used in the United States for recruit
ing purposes, it is stated.
This movement has been undertaken
by the booster committee Of the Re-
tail Merchants Association in a spirit
OF patriotism. Business or personal
considerations have been laid aside and
Evening star., 1917-05-13
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
DIVIDED AS TO PEACE
Borgbjerg Mission to Russia Reveals
Dissatisfaction With Scheide-
mann Terms.
Especial CableEram to The Sunday Star
and New York Times.)


BERLIN. May .12--The communica-
tions regarding the peace conditions of
the German socialist party which the
Danish socialist Borgbjerg is said to
have made to soldiers and laborers'
council in Petrograd has caused much
dissatisfaction all over Germany and
among all classes. Even the German
socialists protest against such repre-
sentation of their pacific inclinations.
1t must be remembered that among
the socialists, especially those now in
front. are great number who do not
see eye-to-eye at all with Scheide-
mann regarding German peace, and
they often give expression to their
ideas in letters to the Feldpost, which
Is the socialist organ most widely cir
culated in the trenches and dugouts
That leaves no doubt that the men
who have fought nearly three years on
the blood-soaked battlefields. west and
east. are not willing that all the hos
tile territory now occupied by them
should be handed back to the enemy
with polite bow, as though the latter
had never threatened to extirpate
everything German and make the Ger
man workingman a slave for him for
generations to come. Letters from the
front to the German socialists at home
sound the same note of desire for
peace that will involve no increase of
the burden borne by the workingman
heretofore"
Evening star., 1917-05-13
Succinct Statements.

Out Of yesterdays oratory there were
a certain number Of succinct state
ments regarding the present critical
period.
Something is wrong when Germany
has gained greatly by the revolution
and our military situation is worse, "
said V. v. Shulguin. THE provisional
government is honest and able. but ii
has no power when under suspicion.
Agitators talking among the peasants
threaten to cut of Petrograd. Moscow
and the army from bread supplies II
the army becomes demoralized for lack
of food and cries for peace at any cost,
that is treason"
The socialist. Tseretelli. replied by
declaring that the Russian people were
throwing their interests together, but
that only the propertfed classes were
hanging back. causing the agitation
dissatisfaction and the Inactivity of the
army.
Evening star., 1917-05-13
APPRECIATES THE OFFER
OF RETAIL MERCHANTS
Gen. Barnett Expresses Thanks for
Proposed Movement to Aid Re-
cruiting Of Marine Corps.

Expressions in appreciation Of the
work which is to be done by the Re-
tail Merchants Association Of Wash
ington in recruiting for the United
States Marine Corps on the lower Po-
tomac, May 2S and 27, are voiced in .
letter received by the organization
yesterday from Maj. Gen. George A.
Carnett. commandant Of the corps. He
thanks the association "for the patriot
ism and efficient efforts" of its COM
mittee, "and the association in the
work Of recruiting for the United
States Marine Corps" and says. 'I shall
be especially interested in the results
Evening star., 1917-05-13

(ContInued from First Page.)
ment yesterday on the anniversary of
the meeting of the first duma, my own
feeling Is that oratory, even such q
stirring patriotic appeal as that OF
Roditchef. governor general of Fin
land and a member of all four dumas,
Is lost on the Russian peasant mind.
Having never felt anger against Ger
man aggressiveness and frightfulness,
they will not continue the fight.
They have opposite them now a mere
fringe of German troops. but they will
not give the 'one more big. effort, u
even though it would be easy now They
are thinking only of the end Of the
war; the predicament Of the allies ON
the western front is not even under
stood in the ranks.
Evening star., 1917-05-13
May Take Hand in Strike.

CHICAGO. May 12.-Fressure by the
federal government to end q strike of
500 machinists employed by the Ameri-
can Can Company seemed probable to-
day. The men walked out yesterday
after demand for increased pay and an
eisht-hour day had been refused by the
company.
Evening star., 1917-05-13
Approves Food Standard Bill.

Another administration food control bill,
providing for food survey. standardiza-
ton OF foods and punishment of monopo-
lies in the necessities of life. was sp-
proved yesterday by the Senate agri-
culture committee and reported to the
Senate. II was introduced Friday by
Chairman Gore.
Evening star., 1917-05-13
Profits Run Into Millions.

With these impense purchases for
future delivery I've allies in time found
transport it to the hungry ones at
home. They sold their options on a
Evening star., 1917-05-13
ADOLPH KAHN, o35 F St
Hotel BURLINGTON

VERMONT AVE. AT THOMAS CIRCLE
Fonr blocks from White House: ADJ rooms;
new addition; finest cuisine: ROOM AND
PRIVATE BATH. 81 DAY; American plan
$3.50 day; special monthly rate; two to six
rooms. bath, kitchen. furnished or unfur-
nished: china. silver: week month. Music
evenings. $3.50 to $50.
Evening star., 1917-05-13

ness men to Cooperate in provoking a
plan which Is financed entirely by the
participants.
Evening star., 1917-05-13

Russia maintains at Moscow an ex-
pertinent station for the study of fax
cultivation and manufacture
Evening star., 1917-05-13

Pockets for money and jswelry are
woven into the tops Of women's stock
ings that Pennsylvanian has pat
ented.
Evening star., 1917-05-13
Called "one-sided Peace"

The papers. especially the Bavarian
and Badenese. print many such letters,
one effect of which was the recent
resolution of the Karlsruhe socialist
a socialist member of the reichstag
informs me that Munich and Nuremberg
may soon follow with similar resolu-
tions, which will probably compel
scheidemann to reconsider his peace
program. Berlin socialists, too, are
plainly showing dissatisfaction with
what one weekly socialist publication
terms 'Scheidemann's one sided
peace"
Considerations of that sort may have
Influenced the executive committee of
the German social democratic party to
publish the following comment on
Borgbjerg's mission to Petrograd:
I'VE are not informed what Borgbjerg
really said in Petrograd. The report at
hand. is published by Miljukoff's tele-
graphic agency. In a conversation
which Borgbjerg had with representa-
tfves of the German democracy, peace
base of negotiations. which, of course.
involves the maintenance of the in
tegrity of Germany. This, however
does not exclude friendly negotiations
rsgardiinng rssa ing frontier ssn corrections wher-
would wish to prolong the war even
one day for that reason"
Even the most radical papers, like the
NnttagSzeitung, ma fault with the
lame socialist explanation"
Puts in a Protest.
The Mittagszeitung thinks it really
leaves matters as the Petrograd tele-
graph agency stated them. 1t adds:
German socialists should make it quite
clear. that they have given Borgbjerg
no mandate. 1t seems Borgbjerg meant
quite well when he told in Petrograd
what Scheidemann's friends told him.
But unfortunately he confided to such
men in Petrograd, who only used his
comm munications for their propaganda
against peace before final victory
Since the German socialist executive
committee omits to state clearly that
no Danish socialist has a mandate to
negotiate peace in the name of certain
German parties, we must put in an
energetic protest against any such mis-
takensidea. For such a mission Borgb-
jerg lacks the necessary homegrown
understanding of our necessities. The
socialist demand for the maintenance
of the integrity of the German empire
is the acme OF atsurdity at moment
when the military situation on land and
water guarantees an early victorious
peace to Germany. We know that a
very large part OF the German work
men does not care at all for Scheide-
mann's peace.
Evening star., 1917-05-13
INSISTS ON ABATING
GAMBLING IN FOOD
Continued from First Page.)

previous close, but in a short time began
to boom. When the closing gong sound
ed at noon July had shown a net rise Of
22N to 25A cents, with final figures
even more startling jump of 26 to 20 cents,
with last sales varying from 2.44 to 2.46.
Evening star., 1917-05-13
u. S. NOTE SWAPS
IN RUSSIAN CRISIS

Continued from First Page.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
mo CHANGE IN
MAJOR GAMES
Earlier Close of Season Is
Probable Without Af-
fecting Schedule

New York, Dec. SIN the opinion
of President John K. Tener, express
ed openly, the National League sea-
son of 1918 will open either on
Wednesday, April 10, or on Thurs
day. April IL. The campaign may
close a few days earlier than has
been customary of late. about Oc-
tober 1. but the schedule will call for
154 games for each club.
President Tener is not given to
bCasting and what he has to say can
be taken as surely for the majority
sentiment of his colleagues. Prac-
tically all of the club presidents of
the National League favor the 154
games schedule. The contracts to
which major league players are
signed calls for salary payments COW
ering a period of six months and the
employers see no reason why the
noble athletes should be paid unless
they labor.
The proposition of a joint meet
ing with their American rivals is
still agitating the club owners of
the National League. Mr.. Tener and
his associates all believe great good
might, result from such a confer
ence, but are concerned over the
date selected by' August Hermann,
who practically pledged his circuit
to confab in Chicago on Thursday,
December 13.
Date Too Early
Such an early date" said Presi-
dent Tener, puts the National
League in a somewhat awkward po-
sition. To reach Chicago by Thurs
day next the National League rep
resentatives would have to set out
from New York not later than 2.45
Wednesday afternoon. AS our an
nual meeting is not called until 2
/ o'clock Tuesday afternoon, such an
| ARRANGEMENT would allow us only a
few hours in which to transact busi-
ness.
| 1T is possible. of course, that a
few hours might be sufficient to get
through with all the business phases
that will be present. That is not
| likely. however, if precedent counts
! The National League usually finds 1t
difficult to conclude an annual meet
! ing inside three days and the com
| ing one seems quite as important as
any of the past.
Position Embarrassing
II think we might find ourselves
in an embarrassing position if we
! arranged the date which Mr. Herr
mann suggested. In case we did not
finish our schedule of business we
would have to adjourn temporarily
go to Chicago for an indefinite ses-
sion and then double-t track back to
New York to finish our annual
meeting.
This is n matter which will prob
ably be settled to-day, for | am try
ing now to get a line on the wishes
of the club owners of my circuit.
have suggested that the joint meet
ing be held the week after next al
some more central point say Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati or Cleveland.
I'm all probability we shall know
before we go into executive session
Tuesday just when and where this
joint meeting will be held. Nobody
knows now" concluded Tener.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Ground Glass Found
Mixed in Cracker Meal

Pittsburgh, Dec. S.-Agents of the
Department of Justice are making an
investigation of the presence of finely
ground glass in cracker meal shipped
from this city to the mill districts
of Ohio. it was learned to-day. The
glass was found in sealed packages
of cracker meal bought from a local
concern.
Enos Moon, a restaurantkeeper at
Wellsville, Ohio. whose trade is
largely made up of millworkers, dis
covered the glass in the cracker meal
few days ago when a piece stuck
in his finger when he was frying oys-
ters. Investigation revealed that other
boxes also contained the ground glass
and the entire shipment was turned
over to the mayor of Wellsville. The
mayor notified Federal authorities
here and Special Agent Dalton of the
Department of Justice went to Wells
vile to investigate.
He learned that other persons in
that district had received shipments
of the cracker meal and that it had
been shipped by a Pittsburgh con-
Germ. Warnings were issued in this
district and to restaurant proprietors
in the Ohio Valley. to examine all
cracker meal closely before using it,
Federal authorities refused to discuss
the case, further than to admit that
it was being Investigated. The fact
that munitions are being manufac-
tIired in many Ohio Valley plants has
led to the belief that pro-Germans
are responsible for the presence of
the glass in the cracker meal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
VITAL QUESTIONS UP TO
MAJOR LEAGUE OFFICIALS;
MUCH TO BE CONSIDERED

New York, Dec S.-One of the er-
fects of the war is the necessity for
a radical readjustment of the pro-
fessional baseball structure and of
the many proposed innQvations and
curtailmentS suggested, the limita-
tion of each club roster to eighteen
players has aroused the greatest dis
cussion. MagnateS in both of the
major leagues are sharply aligned in
favor or opposition to this amend
ment to the rules and 1t is likely
that there will be considerable con-
troversy before the matter is adjust
ed.
The proposal is one which permits
of much argument with plenty of
facts to support the contentious of
the debaters. For instance it has
been pointed out that no club is re-
quired, at the present time, to carry
the full limit of players and might
go through the season with fifteen
if it so desired. Clubs favoring a
maximum of eighteen offer in re-
buttal the statement that certain or
ganizationS, financially capable of
supporting twenty-five player team,
would under such condition have u
decided advantage over the club
which could not afford, in war times,
to carry more than twenty at the
sources comes the claim that the re-
duction is advocated by certain clubs
the pennant chances of which would
be greatly strengthened if other for
midable opponents were forced to
cut down their playing staff to con-
form with the proposed require
ments.
Increased Expenses
The adoption of the rule would
also require, in all probability, a
change in the national agreement
which at the present time places a
maximum limit of twenty-five play
ers upon the clubs of the American
and National Leagues during the
greater portion of the playing sea-
son. This is further reduced to twen-
ty-two in the case of the National
League through a regulation in force
in the senior organization while the
American League holds to twenty
five.
One baseball authority brings out
the point that the cost of maintain
ing a big league team has increased
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Syracuse Fans Will Miss
Mike O'Neil as Manager

Syracuse. Dec. 8.-The news that
Manager Mike O'Neill of the gone
but not forgotten Starry Shoppers is
negotiating with the owners of the
Milwaukee team of the American
Association for managerial berth
should cause no surprise. Mike,
that is, was bound to go somewhere
and 4 might as we'll be Milwaukee.
Mike is a close biblical student, and
when he sees Meme, meme, tekel
upharsin" amidst the garter adver-
tisements on that old right field wall
he translates it literally that the
time has come to get him hence out
of the land of Egypt, out of the
house of bondage-say, in the gen.
eral direction of Milwaukee.
That is to say that Mike knows,
just as you and ] know, that the
chances OF Syracuse continuing in
the State League next season-even
assuming that there will be a State
League next season, which there
won't be-are too remote to tie ones
summer eating TO. Therefore Mike,
who downright enjoys eating. such is
khabit, is looking for a chance to
light somewhere and If there's a job
in sight in Milwaukee Mikes out
for it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08

Won by Philadelphia, division Shoot
ers in Championship Contest
With the opening of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad elimination contests
in this city next week, the develop
ment of new athletic stars is looked
for. Many champions who have
brought honors to Harrisburg are
now serving Uncle Sam. Those at
home and eligible. may be called at
| an early date. There is available
material in the various departm ents,
and just now Samuel G. Hepford,
general athletic director. is active in
rounding them up. Every oppor-
tunity for training will be afforded.
Opening Contests
The opening contests take place
Thursday night They will be held
in the Motive Power Athletic Asso-
citation rooms in North Seventh
street. Schuylkill Haven division will
send their crack basketball and
quot teams. Local athletes have
been practicing for these matches.
which will start at s o'clock. Direc-
tor General Hepford and other Of
ficials will be on hand. The follow
ing events are included in the con-
tests, which will end in March, next
year:
Program of Events
Bowing, five men teams; pocket
billiards, two men teams; shuttle
board, two men teams; tug-of-war,
five men teams; rifle shooting, ten
men teams. (Not less than five men);
trap shooting, ten men teams. (Not
less than five mem; basketball, five
men teams. eastern League rules
l-Reach) indoor baseball. nine men
teams; volleyball, six men teams;
quoits (singles), one man team.
quoits in boxes, thirty foot distance,
| from two to four pounds in weight)
Track and field events: 100 yards
dash, novice; 100 yards dash.
champs: 220 yards dash, novice; 220
yards dash, champs; 440 yards run;
| $50 yards run; mile relay (four
men). First man, 100 yards; second,
440 yards; third, 22O yards; fourth,
$50 yards; six potatoes race; IL
pound shotput, novice; 12-pound
shotput, champs; standing broad
jump.
The Dixon Trophy
The final event in the shooting
contest was held at Philadelphia in
October. The shooters representing
Philadelphia and from this city won
out with big margin. To the To-
cal champions was awarded the
George Dallas Dixon trophy, pic
tured above. 1t is a solid silver cup.
appropriately engraved and stands
four feet in height. Other trophies
came to Harrisburg in the billiard
and indoor sport contests. IL the To-
cal champions win again in this
years race the big trophies become
permanent property. In addition to
the cups, each individual figuring in
the victory received a handsome
medal or watch fob.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Cage For Enemy Aliens
Built in New York

Nv York, Dec. S.-An iron cage,
capable of holding 200 persons, has
been built in the office of Thomas d.
Mccarthy, United States Marshal, for
the purpose of contining enemy aliens
awaiting examination, it was learned
to-day. Further conferences dealing
with the perpleXing enemy alien stu
alton in New York City were held
during the day.
The mayors committee on national
defense, through Archibald e. Steven
son, announces that steps would be
taken to induce the Federal authori-
ties to require every man and woman
in the United States. whether citizen
or alien, to register and receive an
Identification card. including finger
prints and photograph. Mr.. Steven
son believes this we'll be the only ef-
fectual method of coping with the
problcm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
R\X/EI1LYC
y wv CORNER

1t is always a safe bet that John X.
Tener, president of the National
League, will change his opinion If it
means success TO baseball. He is now
in favor of a joint conference with
the American League magnates, but
the leader of the National League
desires time to put certain questions
up to his colleagues. His is not
one-man league.
On the heels of the announcement
of Honus Wagner's permanent retire.
ment from baseball, comes reports to-
day that Napoleon Lajoie is to do the
Comeback" stunt. He retired from
the major leagues a year ago. Last
year he batted $50 in the Interna-
tional League, and if he steps back on
he large circuit, probably with the
New York Americans, he will have
the chance to show those who had
said that after fifteen years in the
majors the best in him was gone.
This was not an ideal day for a
ross-country run. Tech and Harris
burg sprinters were scheduled for
their annual contest. Chasing over
hills and dales In a snowstorm in run
ming togs may be all right for
healthy athletes, but how about the
spectators?
Glenn Warner has much patience
in working with the individual and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Joint Meeting Is Off
Until Date Is Selected

Chicago, Dec. S.-B. B. Johnson,
president of the American League,
was officially advised by John K.
Tener, president of the National
League, that the joint meeting of the
two organizations. scheduled to be
held here next Thursday, has been
called off. President Tener suggest
ed that the meeting be held later in
the month or early in January.
Il was not particularly in favor of
joint meeting myself" President
Johnson said, but as the suggestion
came from August Hermann, presi-
dent of the Cincinnati club and
chairman of the National Baseball
Commission. / consented to it,"
President Tener explained that the
National League which will meet in
New York next Tuesday, probably
would be unable Ito finish it's bust
ness in time to come on to Chicago
for the meeting. The American
League members will hold their an
nual meeting here next Wednesday.