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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-05

HAT one striking feature that
makes baseball so popular-the
4 unc -rtainty Of twas certainly
in evidence Sunday afternoon at Rio
Grande park, particularly in the last
game when the lucky Norton Books
edged out the Purity Bakers.
Breaks and losers i'll luck stiH are
a part of the national game If the
playing Sunday is to be taken as
good example. For instance, in sum
ming up the playing OF the Book
men particularly the pitching II IS
seen that Gutierrez did not pitch
curve ball during the entire game.
confirming his delivery TO straight
ones a ball that the MERGERS or
Monogram Kid would have had little
difficulty with Gutierrez won the
game. however. as a result OF the
Purity infield mishandllng the Dali
badly in the third and sixth innings,
and not due TO the pitching OF the
Gomez twirler.
Breaks went to the Books when in
the third stanza the Purity team
chalked up four successive errors
and made a total Of five before the
cantO was fairly over The show
ing Of the Baker infield was the
son and the fans are still wondering
what has become Of the snappy
bunch Sims Davis had gotten to-
gether-
Weiss, at second. a reliable
little player. missed three sue
eessive grOunders while Mea- IN
and Talbot. both reliable men,
seemed unable TO get their hands
on the elusive ball. The breaks
for the Books were in the errors
Of the Purities.
Quite a number Of fans were dis
appointed Sunday afternoon when
Juan Gomez announced that Villa
real would not pitch Tor the Book
team Villareal pitched a winning
game for the team only one week be-
fore, and certainly his exertiOns in
that game were not heavy enough TO
warrant him having sore arm
Many fans went to the park with
the understanding that Nillareal was
going to start for the Books and they
hOwled their disappointment in lusty
tones when Soto was brought out
The latter lasted but a few seconds.
however, and Gutierrez was sent into
the box. with absolutely nothing but
a straight ball, and his glove.
Fans in the Erandstand and
bleaehers had n good laugh sun
day when the game WIS stopped
about two minutes in order to Al
low n woman 10 cross the dia-
mOnd. She apparently did not rea-
liEe that her presence inferfered
with the game. rs only players
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-05
BASEBALL PROVED
SALVATION Of NORTON-BOOKS

Team Did Not Show Any Glass and It Was Partly Due
to Playing of Purity Club Members That the Victory
Was Won: Gutierrez Was Unable to Throw Any
thing But Straight Balls, During Entire Game
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-05
ANGELs ARE sHIFTED.

ANGELS AXE SHIFTED
No team in the Pacific Coast league
has undergone more changes than
Los Angeles. The men have been
shifted all around and Bobby Davis
is the only man in the infield who
has stuck to his station throughout
Bobby Vaughn. who was shifted from
second 70 third base, is showing up
10 be one OF the best men in mana
ger Chances lineup
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-05
are allowed in the field and
urged the teams TO go ahead


AIuIcahy. the young star sOuthpaD
Of the Feldman team, pitched an ex-
ceIent game Sunday afternoon, and
should have won it. Mulcahy tele-.
graphs his straight ball when II
leaves his hand. and that is one rea-
son that the Weston batters man
aged to connect so cleanly. The
young addition to the Feldman team
has all the earmarks Of regular
pitcher and with a little more ex-
perience win be one Of the averags
leaders at the end OF the season, IN
less many fans miss their predlc-
ton
Weston players made il an error
less game sunday. it being their first
one of the kind this season rms Is
considered particularly credltaoie'
when the fact that the team has been
making two and three errors week
is taken in consideration The change
OF FflIiman to first base from short
stop has undoubtedly added strength
TO the team, as the young inIleIder
is a much better first sacker than a
shortstop, in the opinion Of many
fans.
Considerable action is promised AT
the park this afternoon. when Two
games will be played in observance
of registration day The first game
will start promptly at 2-15. and VIII
be between the Feldman and Norton
Book teams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-05

Fans in the ErandStnnd and
bleachers had n good laugh sun
day when the game WIS stopped
about two minutes in order to Al
low n woman TO cross the dia-
mOnd- She apparently did not rea-
liEe that her presence interfered
with the game. rs only players
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-05

Weiss. at second n reliable
little player. missed three sue
eessive grOunders while Mea IN
and Talbot. both reliable men,
seemed unable to get their hands
on the elusive ball. The breaks
for the Books were in the errors
OF the PurffieE.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-05

FEW YORK. June 5.-The call
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-05

HAT one striking feature that
makes baseball so popular-the
4 unc -rtainty Of twas certainly
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
WILSON NAMES WESIERiER FOR
 IMPORTANT JOB
Press


 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 10 Colonel Daniel C. Jackling will hortly leave this city and give up lis numerous business interests to ak charge of the production of iaicotoluol for the government. for mich he is to receive a salary of n. dollar per year. Col Jackling has been deyoting his time since T War began to increasing Ameri- ..' copper supply and has been w0nd 1rfuly successful
 In spite of the enormous demands
 Il u.on him by his own interests, nd the importance to him of look ng after them, when tho President :. him to accept the direction 1r thr production of the superpow- full cxplo i've he immediately agreed nd named his own salary of one dollar
 Col Jacklins will in all probability '.ayc for Washington to assume his n " duties immediately, as the need for speeding up the production of this munition article is imperative.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
PRESIDENT SOON TO DELIVER IMPORTANT MESSAGE ASKING
 FOR RAILROAD LEGISLATION
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. lO.-It is officially ounCed tonight that President Wilson will shortly go be- congress and deliver message requesting the 'mme date enacton of legislation permitting the unltlcaOn ot the railroad systems ot the United States for the period covered by the duration ot the Whether he will ask that the legislation empower the government to operate the ads unit give the railroads the necessary authority LnknoWn Even the congressional majority leaders uncertain to what course he will take
 The message will be delivered before congress take, holiday and will be early enough enable the ecessay legislation be passed before the holidays. The silence of the President upon his recommendation is causing uneasness the railroad managers and great interest being manlt ltested throughout the country the outcome
 Fairfax Harrison chairman of the railroad operating board declares that the railway do not suspend the antitrust and anti pooling laws, the ads will actually be pooled will any actual viola ion of the antitrust laws be necessary the problem which has arisen from the abnormal transportation made ecessary by the gigantic preparations of the United Mr. Harrison also declares the railroads do any loan from the government but do desire assist in mobizing capital on their own credit
 The roads also requesting radical rate increase order enable them enlarge their plants properly ake of their greatly increased requirements and de- lands made upon them Since the of the poard of railway vice presidents that they would ask tho ovcrnment take the operation all roads, there been change of sentiment their part aid tcy opposed to government operation.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
JERUSALEM WON
 BY BRITISH IN
 RAPID ADVANCE
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 LONDON. Dec 10.-Chanc1llo Donar Law today announced tha the British forces operating in Pal ,stine under General AllCnby hay, taken the city of Jerusalem from the Moslems The British force completely surrounded the city anC effected its capture without seriou difficulty.
 Many stores and a large quantit, of ammunition were captured in tn city. Several hundred Turkish pris oners were also taken. The posseg sion of the city means that al chances of Turkey being able to at tack the Suez canal have vanished
 The capture of Jeru alem mark an end of over twelve hundred year possession by the MohammodanS 0 the seat of the Christian religion This long rule was marked by on two brief interludes. The longes of these was from 1899 A. D. 11S7 A. D. In 637 the city was talk ' by the Moslems under Caliph Oma and held against Christendom un 1909, when Godfrey of Bouillon { the head of the Crusaders gain - possession of the city. IL was hela by the Christians until 1187, wh | Saladin, the great Moslem lead recaptured It.
 In 1925 the titular kingship cam to Frederick II, who secured DO session of all of the city with tn except of two mosques by a treat with Sultan Kameel in 1929. II 1244 the city was carried by storm by the kharezmians and final. passed out of Christian hands, a though the title of King of JeIIs2 lem was borne for long time b the kings of Naples and Sicily, fina' ly going to the house of Hapsburg by whom it was renounCed in tn reign of Emperor Ferdinand Q835-48).
 Since 1244 it has been held by tn Moslems. Its capture today bring joy to the Christian world. Tn present population of the city is es timated to be between 50,000 and 6O,000, more than half of whom are Jews, there being about 1000 Mo hammedans and 10000 Christians.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
COURT
 SUSTAINS MOVES
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WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 10.- The supreme court, refusing to re view Receiver Moves proceedings to recover from WashingtonAlaska bank officials the money alleged to have been lost by mismanagement sustained the Alaskan decrees hold ing that the territory's district court is a court of the United States.
 The foregoing telegram was re ceived by The Citizen last night It means, according to the opinions of various attorneys of the city who are conversant with the details of all of the Washington-Alaska bank cas- es, that the highest court of the land has decided In favor of Re ceiver Moves in one of the suits. And, owing to the fact that there has not been sufficient time in which to carry all of the cases decided by the circuit court of appeals up to the supreme court, 1t Is believed to involve no more money than the s34,2O0 which the circuit court de cided early in the fall should be re turned to the depositors when it sustained Judge Fuller's decision made in favor of the receiver in the case of the receiver against the officials of the Washington-Alaska bank.
 At the time that Judge Fuller ruled on the case he decided against the defendants in the proceeding in an amount involving $34.200, and this is the portion of the case that has been carried up. The other part of Judge Fuller's decision, or that in favor of the defendants, was carried up to the circuit court by the receiver and was decided in his Ia
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
HUGHES VISITS
 THE PRESIDENT
4 SsOCiaIEi p"eSEt

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 10 Charles Evans Hughes, Prcsid nj Wilson's Republican oppon nt in tn" last Presidential election, today visit ed the White House as the gue"t of MT Wilson. Although MT. Hughes has been in Washington several times since the last election, thi the fi.st time that he had called
 the Prcsid mt since then.
 It is also the first meeting of tn two m since the election, although they have both been in the sam cities on several occaaions. Tn .'e id mt greeted his former opron
 mt cordially and, d spite tn wo s which is manding 90 much of hi time, talked for short time with MT. Hughes.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
SUPREME COURT
 REVERSES CASE
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 10 The supreme court today reversed the decision of the federal court which held that the United Min Workers and the American Flint Glass Workers were legal o.ganizI tions under common law and tn West Virginia statutes. While tn higher court does not decide that the organization is illegal, it, how ever, stamps certain practice O these two unions as illegal.
 In the decision the court recog nizes the right of the mfn7rs to organize, but only for certain pur- poses, and the right of 0 g2n'z@+'o' does not include a greater freedom of action as members than Is ac- corded them as individuals.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
CLRMAjS CEASE ASSAULTS UP0lI
 ITALIAN LINES
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tNSSi''ld| bti IT F-@
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 10 Encouraging reports were received tonight from the Italian front, and the American war departm nt is in clined to think that the T,utoniC invaders have been so dacisiyely rc pulsed in their recent Asiago attack: that they will abandon their at tcmpts to break through the noun tain passes and oYerrun the FonC tian plains
 Official dispatches from Rom which were received late this after noon state there is lull In tn. fierce fighting all along the Piav' front. and especially in the Asiag' plateau region. Throughout the en tire day. the invaders failed tc launch any infantry attacks again, the Italians, but conducted a heavy artillery bombardme mt which was ar swered shell for shell by the Italian guns.
 The Teutonic lead IFS have Sac,l feed their men by the hundr anC thousands in their vain efforts to break through and reach the Italian plains, where they hop q to obtain comfortable shelter through the wn ter, which will make their prcs@n' positions hard to hold and limit tn fighting in a few weeks.
 Although the in adcrs have ca tured several positions from th Italians and have foic tn m tc retire about three miles in c tail places they have failed to mat-riall improve their positions in the d. perate battles which have be pro gressing during the pat ii d2t
 CAPTURE B7lDGEHE.
 BERLIN, Dec 10. Tn iIunga i" infantry yesterday in the Pia,e It, stormcd an Italian bridge h ad O. the Sile cast of Caposile and ca" tu cd more than coo Italian p.i on CTS, and took and h Id th bidg head. No further infantry acti iii" of any importance are repo ted f,on any front.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
Fulton Knocks Out
 Flynn Second Round
WILL FORCE JESS WILLARD TO FIGHT OR WILL CLAIM THE
 HEAVY CHAMPIONSHIP
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COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 10.-In the second round of a scheduled ten-round bout, Fred Fulton slipped over the sleep punch to PorKy Flynn. The oulcoma oI the fight was not in doubt for minute after the mon enter, d the ring, Fulton clearly out chasing his opponent.
 Fulton has made a gr,at TIC ord in the past few months and is demanding that Willard III IT. from his scmi-retircmont and give him chance at the 0a,y- weight title He states that h. is willing to meet the C-lam.lOn on his own terms, and if Jess refuses to fight, will claim tn title by default Fight critics throughout the country are al most unanimous in selecting Full ton as the champs logical o. ponent over the long route.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
Impeachment Charge
 Now Being Prepared
SEATTLE CITY ATTORNEY OR OERED PREPARE CHARGES
 AGAINST MAYOR HI GILL
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SEATTLE, Dec. 10.-The city council tonight adopted the judi. ciary committees report on the resolutions asking for the i'm peaChment of Mayor Giii by vote of six to two. This report recommends that the impoach- ment charges be prepared and brought up before the council at a later meeting, when it will be decided whether to try the mayor or reject the charges.
 Corporation Attorney Caldwell was accordingly instructed to prepare the impeachm nt charges immediately, and they will be pre- scnted for decision at the next meeting of the city council. The vote tonight is believed to be an indication that the charges will be pressed, and the entire city is lining up for a cleanup of the alleged vice conditions.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
MILLWEE HELD
 TO GRAND JURY

S. II. Millwee. the attorney. who was given a preliminary hearing yes terday morning on the charge of cmbezzlement by bailee. has been held to answer to the grand jury under bonds of $500 by Commis- sioner Reed Heilig. He Is at lib- erty, his bondsmen being Hal Bailey and Andy McKensie.
 Guy Birch. J. R. Fowle and Pete McMullen were the witnesses ex- amined for the prosecution at the hearing yesterday. The defendant did not take the stand in his own behalf.
 Milwee Is accused of having ap- propriated to his own use an over coat which had been loaned him for a short time.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
REVISED FIGURES GIVE l,2O0
 KNOWN DEAD AID 2,20O OTHERS
 UNACCOUNTED FOR AT HALIFAX
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HALIFAX, Dec. IO.-The revised figures of the loss by explosion O1 the Tre1C Blanc the Hau1aX narDOr last up date IzUU people known to be dead
 Two thousand uIaCCOuned 1Or and the part probably among the killed. More than c,OUU wounded, part Will tnelr lives others be totally partially disabled 1Ol lite. addition ths 2o,UUU people homeess. O4 the l2OO Dodes recovered 9UO have been identified.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
. EDDY BROWN
 IS PATRIOTIC

Teddy Brown Is just a little boy; in fact. Teddy is less than nine years of age. But he is an ex- ample which even some of his elders would do well to emulate. Teddy goes to school and therefore hasn't much time to work except in the ,ycnings after school and on Sat u,days, but he has already earned
 nd tu ned into The Citizen office his third seventy-five cents. or a total of $225, all of which is to go Jwa.d the French orphan fund.
 T, ddy does not know much about war and it's horrors, but he has been
 i'd that somewhere in a land that
 far away little children are going hungry for the want Of something cat and are cold because they mot be clothed This condition 1f affairs exists because there Is no money to purchase these neces-
 ities of life.
 Teddy was formerly great boy Tor candy and for everything else that child delights in. But having heard that the French children not only do not have candy and other things, but that they have very lit tie or nothing to wear and have a hard time getting enough to eat, Teddy has experienced change of heart. He has therefore concluded to forego all of the pleasures of life,
 zen the picture show, in order that h. may help the French orphans.
 Ie is earning every cent that he o-sibly can in various ways, Is
 aving it all up and bids fair to
 uccaed in his determination to sup
 ort at least one French child
 Art Heacock writes that he has not joinod the aviation corps but
 lat h is attachad to the quarter "a tors dapartm nt of the army.
 -- i- located at Fort Mcdowell,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
GERMANY HAS MASSED HER GREATEST ARMY ALONG THE
 WESTERN FRONT FOR DRIVE
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WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. IO.-Ihe weekly reyleM tIIenCan War ucparunelt as puDAoned today Dy .e.rlaTy DaAcr says supreme euOTl O1 lne Wal oil "esIeTH front Il dec!aTeS ulat CerIay nasoeu her greatest army o the cHTe Wal up present along Ironl supported Wlt thou Dg guns and equipped Wltn munitions anu suppneS
 Iue secretary states that America speed up nel military preparauons menace o tllS immense army IL must be allowed 1aI upon the allies un- II Anerca pace all army o1 appreclaDIe Slzc II the tleId prOyISlO1S must be hurried.
 reNlcy the pans when Germany IS no" preparing been maturing SnIce carry days IL IS believed that tnelr con ceptou dates defeat kusslals IanucnDurg, the Mazurlan lakes reglon III Non tim ueIburg Russian campaign
 These plans known included the ellmlla tlon 0 Russia and the moving ot German troops Russian France and Belgium. Inc peace negotiations winch being entered into by Germany permitting the masslng ot Ger front A great troop movement from Russian front has been recently reported, and large part believed have been dumped into both France and Belgium
 The time set putting execution the plan ot the German general staff is said be rapidly approaching Re ports received Paris that both on ndenbu9 and on udedor Cambrai studying the chang es made necessary by the British and revls ing their plan ot campaign to meet new conditions.
 GREAT BLOW PLANNED
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, Dec 1O-7rom information received various which re abe and from reports aerial scouts it is the belief of te military experts that Germany about to launch great offensive along the entire front with the hope ot forcing decisive issue before the arrival of Americas mics i'll France It is the belief that this attempt will pass in erocity and weight any yet made during the Allied preparations for frustrating the attempt are said be complete.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
SERIOUS COUNTER REVOLT $ GROWING OVER SOUTHEASTERN
 RUSSIA; THREATENS RADICALS
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LONDON, Dec 1O-The BolsIeviki government is with revolutionary troubles according received today from Petrograd. Generals, kae ,1es, DuoH and korniIof reported have joined ains the radical government and rapidly gain ..Ig control of southeastern Russia.
 1t the aim of the revoutonsts to shut off all od supplies from the southeastern section and also from iDelia According to a Bosheviki proclamation, General aeIles forces menaCing Ekaterinoslay harkoV Ind Moscow General Dutof is said to have already BOshevik forces and seized the government i'll the Orenburg province.
 The movement is supported by the constitutional and conservative socialists, who wish to drive he radicals from power The Cossacks with the and General kaedines forces mainly composed of them.
 PEACE PROGRESSING
 JASSY, Rumania, Dec. 1O.-The government has been advised that three months arnSce has been reached by Germans Russians and Rrmanians, the final steps be- ng taken today It IS reported that the Germans agreed all the Russian conditions with the exception of the one which demands that Germany agree not to the men rom the Russian front for fighting other battehelds is has been refused by the Germans, and while 1t IS still eing discussed it will probably be given p by the Russians
 BERLIN NOTIFIED
 BERLIN, Dec 1O--It is officially announced that the German leaders the Russian front have signed three months armistice with the Rnnanan and R ian leaders the purpose of permitting these nations to prepare tor final peace between the nations concerned
 MOVEMENT SPREADING
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, Dec. l0--Ihe revolution started by General kaedneS and his Cossacks said be spreading with great rapdlty and thterC the very existence of the Bolshevki government Thou ands of adherents raying the ad of the Ievo luons and not ncosderable portion If southeaSter Russia is said be in their hands. Government troops have been dispatched from points the tion but indications point bloody struggle before the is settled.