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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
e7IEFs WIN THIRTEEN.

The Griffmen have won thirteen
games and lost twelve since hitting
the road for a swing around the en-
tire circuit. a winning percentage or
500. This Is the best work shown
by a Washington club on the road
In AAvarl SAVANNA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
YANKs GET ANOTHER.

NEW YORK, July 1T.-Another out,
nelder is due for q trial with the
Yankees. Elmer Letter. who plays
the outfeld and now and then pitches,
has been purchased from Butte, Mont.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17

GRIFFMEN FROM CLIMBING

CHICAGO. July 17.-There are num-
erous folks hereabouts who can't hg-
ure Clark Griffith and the crew he
pilots about the American League
circuit. The people who. don't under
stand, cast their eyes along the per-
centaEe column and what they see
hardly tallies with the impressions
gained while viewing the Senators In
action against the White Sox-
The impression prevails that Grtf-
nth should have his team higher in
the race. but 1t is the old story Of the
fans who fail to consider more than
one thing in making calculations.
One reason for the depressed ap-
pearance OF the Washington Clubs
percentage figures is that the "Old
Fox" Is experimenting. EYerytime the
sun hobs its head above the horizon
Grin has q new idea. Every defeat
gives him a bunch to try some new
combination and as trimmings are
numerous in the life OF the battle
SCARED manager, he naturally II kept
busy Instituting new wrinkles-
what Grin Believes
It would seem that Grin believes
II a ball player shows just one OF
half dozen or more needed assets,
he can be utilized This results In
pitchers trying to play the outheld'
outhelders taking a hand at innela-
ing and catchers trying q little OF
everything connected with the ma
tional pastime.
Such moves have their good feat
ures. and there are times when salts
factory results are obtained, but It Is
far easier to spoil a possibility who
hasn't arrived than 1t is to take
man and try to teach him the game
from an angle different from that
from which he viewed It from MS
FIRST days in the sticks.
There is another thing to consider
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
CARDINALS lake HIM

NEW YORK, July Thames d.
Smith, who has been warming the
Dodgers bench for several weeks. has
been turned over to the Cardinals for
the waiver price. Smith IL an infisld-
ar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
NATIONAL
where They Play.
Yesterday Cameo.

New York. 4: Chicago. 2
Philadelphia. !, Cincinnati, O.
Bofton, Q: Pittsburgh, Z.
Boston, Z; Pittsburgh, :.
81. Louis, :; Brooklyn, L
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
LEAGUE STANDINGS
AM ERIckN.
where They Play,


washin Eton- Chicago, rain.
Cleveland, ); New York. 2.
St Louis, ?: Boston, 0.
Detroit Philadelphia, rain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
Brief Sports For
Busy Readers

A movement is under way in Aus
tralia for the erection OF a monument
to the memory OF Les Darcy. who
died at Memphis q few weeks ago.
The Cleveland Indians have
pitcher who stands six feet seven
inches, Is twenty-five years old. and
weighs 215 pounds. He is Harry Pit
eneer, from the Kent Normal School,
Kent, Ohio. He Is due for trial.
Charlie White, the Chicago light
weight. is in the field for a battle
with Benny Leonard. and may be &C
commodated as soon as eLonard
has finished with his Kilbane con-
test.
DR. James S. Cannon. captain Of the
washington Cricket Club, blames the
war for a falling off in interest
among Capital cricketers. He says
that many are too busy to play. and
others have enlisted.
pickles" Dilhoefer. brought back
to the Cubs from Milwaukee. has be-
come the regular backstop within a
week. He Is outclassing most OF the
National League receivers.
Powell and Rehg. the Providence
outfielders. are hitting the ball hard
for the Braves. Powell collected a
single, two doubles and q triple in
| Yesterdays double-header, with Rehg
getting two singles and q triple off
] the Pirate pitchers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
PRIEST CAPTURED
GERMAN COMPANY IN CAVE

on the charge. and then stopped here
and there behind them to minister to
the wounded and dying While on
this mission of mercy, he was aston
ished to see German his clothing
aflame, rush out of the small secret
opening to the Dragons cave. The
priest beat out the flames oh the Ger
man, ordered him to march to the rear
and then himself descended through
the small opening to the caves There
he found whole company of Ger
mans. Advancing in the dim light.
with his cross held high above his
head, the priest ordered them to sur
render. Win his cross still aloft, the
priest Negotiated with the German
officers-and they too, finally agreed
to lay down their arms, but they
stipulated that the surrender must be
to French army officer.
The priest turned and clambered
out of the cave. Just outside he found
a medical officer rendering first aid.
He called on him. Together the sur.
geo6 and the priest-both non-com.
batants-returned to the Dragons
cave. Then the German officers for.
mally surrendered themselves and
their men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
TWO HUNDRED
NAVAL OFFICERS
Glass Graduated From An
napolis Year Ahead of
scheduled Time, Second
in Three Months.
ADDRESS BY DANIELS
Assurance That Navy Of Today VIII
do Ito Part as In the Days Of
Jones, Perry and
Dewey.
ADDRESS BY DANIELS

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- ANNAPOLIS, Md. June %.
.6E One hundred and ninety
@ nine of the naval academy
= class of 1918 today went out
to "a war with no illusions" year
ahead Of schedule time.
The youthful ofncers-the second
class to be graduated in three months
received their diplomas from Secre-
tary Daniels with congratulations on
the calibre ,of the men the war has
brought under their command and In
functions to uphold proud traditions
Of the American navy, to be always
ready and to go to duty 'dauntless
and unfearing, confident Of victory
and ready for any sacrifice, even the
supremest."
"victory for the United States and
her allies" said Daniels, will forever
end the fiction Of divine right"
And, as you go out Of here" Dan
iels added, ''the hopes and faith OF
your countrymen will be with you IN
the vigils Of the night and In the
perils OF the sea- -sJ2
"The German government has learn
ed what It doubted-that a democ-
racy, Of 5000 900 can speak with one
accord when its rights are violated.
Blinded by Its faith in calculated ter
rorism under dynastic control, 1t for
got that this self-governed people has
willed beyond the revocation by an
Hohenzollern that good faith and ma
tional honor are above life
when the break came, your naval
comrades were the hrst in action.
They and you are an assurance to the
republic that the navy of today will
do its part as it did in the days OF
Jones, Perry, Farragut and Dewey"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
RED CROSS FUND
WILL DO GOOD
American Generosity Puts Mil
lions at Work in France
For Conf fo1t and Aid
to Many.
THREE AIMS AT FIRST
Caring for American Troops, Extend
ina Relief Work and Helping
the Work Of
Civilians.
[By w. S. Forrest, United Press
Staff Correspondent

lBy w. D. fOTTeSt, OuACou IAose
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, June 2S.-Thc
American Red Cross in
France Is ready to spend
that $114.o00,00O which
American generosity has
lust contributed-and spend 1t as eff
ficiently as a big business corpora
ton would.
For more than two weeks now the
American Red Cross commission has
been planning the vast work ahead OF
1T. Under direction of Maj. G. M. B..
Murphy, vice president of the Guar
anty Trust company, of New York,
former army officer and graduate Of
West Point, they have been thorough
ly over the ground. T. H. Kenny. of
the commission-vice president of the
Federal Accounting company of New
Yorlp-has studied the accounting of
the huge sums which the Red Cross
will handle. 0. J. Osborne. of Chi
cago, an expert on transportation,
has made his part Of the work ready.
So has Ernest Mccullough of Boston,
a noted engineer and authority on
sanitation systems; so has Earnest
R. Bicknell, whose former experience
in rebuilding shattered earthquake
Clues Will 8O ldT Ill LAo WILL VI 10
building northern France. "The Red
Cross Is here to organize and CO.
operate-not to dictate and bully the
splendid organizations which have
been doing such great work in France
before America entered the war;
Major Murphy explained:
"Our three principal aims are:
First, to work in conjunction with
the army medical corps in caring for
American troops behind the lines.
The army itself will pick up its
wounded on the firing lines and take
them to army operated base hospitals.
Here Is where Red Cross work and
vigor will commence.
Second, aid in continuing and ex-
tending relief work already under
way in France. This means with our
experts and our money and expert
ence we will give help to all organ
izations now engaged in this work,
not absorbing, but cooperating with
them.
Third, give effective assistance to
civilian relief work in France,
cooperating with the French govern
ment and following its suggestions to
the limit of our means and ability.
"Our spirit in entering this work is
that we owe so much to France that
we can only hope to pay back very,
very small part Of the debt"
Major Murphy explained that ex-
perts not only in Red Cross work,
but in business methods, had already
carefully mapped out handling OF
funds and of the personnel so that
the American public may be certain
every cent contributed will be utilized
to the very best advantage.
Second in command of headquarters
here is Jas. H. Perkins, vice presi-
dent OF the National City bank OF
New York. A number Of other Men
high in the American business and fin
ancial world are aiding.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
Fuel Famine and Untold Suf-
fering Among Poor Next
Winter Unless Fault
is Remeined.
CLAIM NO CAR SHORTAGE
Roads Charged With Not Furnishing
Enough csrs to Haul Neces-
sary Coal Last
Season.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Fuel fam
Inc and untold suffering among the
poor of the country is certain this
winter unless railways supply cars for
coal shipments, according to testi-
mony offered before the senate inter
state commerce commission today.
Blame was laid at the door of the rail-
ways.
G. e. Maurer, Cleveland. member of
the coal committee of the council of
national defense and w. B. Colver,
member of the federal trade commits
sion, both declared there must be an
immediate redistribution of cars SO
as to supply the demands Of mines.
|. "The, federal trade commission pro-
tests against the use of the term car
shortage Colver declared. 1--WE do
not believe 1t exists, although there
are insufficient cars at the mines. But
we don't need new ones. We nsed
the use of cars we have. Coal cars
are now being used to ship steel bill
let's, sand for track work and auto
mobfles-pieasure cars. Coal cars
have been and are being diverted to
other uses. And as a result the
lack Of cars at the mines is really the
fundamental trouble in the coal situa-
ton"
Maurer declared "if we have ample
facilities, we can cover this country
with coal. This will take care of
freight prices. If we don't have am
pie facilities, there will be a famine
and vast discomfort in the cou~ry.
Senator Smith. South Carolina, read
kilograms showing that public utili-
ties in that state are threatened with
inability to operate because of threat
ened lack Of coal this winter.
Maurer said that when coal is
needed for the railways, all the cars
necessary are forthcoming. but when
coal Is needed for domestic co1sump-
ton, only about forty per cent are
available. Colver supported this view.
There is waste of about twenty
per cent in the use Of railway equip
ment and rolling stock Colver saiE.
"The production of coal mining, as
suming that it's labor is plentiful, is
limited to the presence of cars. The
production Of coal in this country can
be increased forty per cent and If
this were done, there would be no coal
famine or excessive coal prices"
Both Colver and Maurer said that 1t
is difficult to keep miners even when
paying them 81 to 81 a day, when only
two to four daYs work can be prom
ised by the mines and when other in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
Funny. But Sad.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, June 2S.-Perha2s
the funniest thing about the Ameri-
can Press humorists' national con-
vention here, not excepting the mad
camel that ran amuck in their midst
at the movie studio at Fort Lee, Is
the attempt of all the folks they come
in contact with to be funny for them.
After being movie filmed the humor-
lists went back to their hotels and
.brooded over this sad state of affairs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
Six SUFFRAGETTES SLEEP
SOUNDLY IN JAIL CELLS

paign into the gloomy quarters, gave
a song service and lecture to white
and colored sister inmates and pledg-
ed that sooner or later women should
be on an equality with men in the
suffrage.
There Is no hunger strike for the
six, jailed as paraders before the
white house. They breakfasted well
this morning and were shown all the
consideration that prison rules would
permit.
Tomorrow they will step forth free
again, determined to go ahead with
their suffrage campaign. Just what
their colleagues plan Is secret which
even q woman keeps.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
NEGLECT FOOD
TO TALK BEER
Senate Loses Sight Of Food
Control in Arguments Over
Beer and
Wine.
NO ACTION VERY SOON
There VIII be No Food Control Meas
ure Passed Before tho
early Harvest Is
Gathered.
mo ACTION VERY SOON
[By Robt j. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondentl

[By Robt. j. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 2S-Beers
and wines began their battle for life
on the senate floor today. Their
whiskey ally is already definitely
vanquished by an overwhelming vote.
Food control itself temporarily has
been lost sight of in the prohibition
battle.
With the outcome uncertain, hope
of food control by July 1 has been
abandoned. Opposition to the bill
itself has almost entirely vanished.
but in It's place has sprung up vio-
lent antagonism 10 its dry amend
lment.
Senators who would favor the food
control bill, will vote against 1t on
account Of the liquor clause. Many
who oppose prohibition under guise
of food control legislation, now will
attack the measure. Others will as
sail the dry amendment prohibiting
beer and liquor manufacture, but
placing the life of wines in the presi-
dents hands, as discriminatory"
Must need I paint the picture, =
Senator Lewis Of Illinois said. "of
the rich youth seated at table with
fine champagne and lady and the
young man fills the slipper of his
'paramour and lifts it to his lips,
while outside the laboring man finds
it impossible to have his glass OF
'beer?"
Were It not for the strong war
drought" sentiment. it is probable
the "wets" would attempt to laugh"
the prohibition amendment to lue
food bill off the measure. AS 1t is
they are rolling up amendments OF
every scope and description, some OF
which will prohibit candy, chewing
gum and other luxuries on the same
ground as liquors and beers-because
they are luxuries manufactured from
food stuff.
The battle beginning today prom
tses to be at once spectacular, vio-
lent and extremely cunning. But be-
hind all the food control bill, Is
threatened prolonged idleness and it's
ultimate passage before the early
harvest hopeless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
BOON IN
TRENCHES.
| OF FRANCE
Eeneral Persh1ng's Men in
| Khaki Will be Augmented
as Soon as Pos
sible.
hUARDsMEN GO NEXT
Dafe Arrival In Europe ofJFirst Forces
Mark. an Epoch III Army
and Navy
History.
BuARDsMEN GO NEXT
" Carl D. Groat. United Press
staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June %.

kBy Carl D. Groat. United Presa
STAT Correspondent]
WASHINGTON. June %
General Pershing's mer
@ in khaki will be augmented
w. as fast as possible by other
talned troops. ihis was as far as
officials at the war department would
70 today In discussing future plans
now that american soldiers are safe
ly on French soil.
Censorship and safety provisions
forbade that there be any details at
this time.
However. It tFansgresses no rules
70 Indicate that national guardsmen
are likely to be in the units sent
abroad ahead Of the new national
army. No one here believes this
new army can be moulded. into flght-
Ing form before next spring at the
earliest.
Meantime other lighting forces sea.
soned by service in this country. in
Mexico, Haiti. Santo Domingo or the
Philippines. will take their places In
the trenches Of France, ready and
eager for their part In overwhelming
Germany.
Safe arrival of the Pershing forces
marks an epoch in army and navy
history. 1t was a tremendous task
In which untiring men of both SER
4 vices had brilliant part.
When the word for Pershing's ex-
petition to 60 abroad was given.
the general was studiously mapping
out the preliminaries. Behind barred
doors In tiny office. he and his
seasoned campaigners mapped out
ne tremendous task Of transport.
For time it well nigh staggered
taem Ships were short. Subma.
ilnes were plentiful and alert. To
lodge them and send all the divi-
Mons safely across and transfer suf-
aclent supplies was the problem.
In accomplishing this, the navy
played an able part. Grey sea dogs
watched the transports when they
put out from an American port and
Kept grim vigil in the days before
taey touched at a French port. A
single secret message in the war de-
!partment code related their arrival.
= announced only that Pershing's
men had ridden the seas safely.
But to Washington and the nation
'nls brief message, still withheld
early this forenoon for military rea-
sons, spelled a tremendous thing
{, actual physical entrance
'nto european trenches, the primary
part Of her bit to better plans FOR
worlds domination.
Army officials indicated that full
ietails of the journey would be
before night. They did nol
the original publication OF
,tlival here yesterday afternoon.
,enerai Slbert. in charge of the first
.oops Is an old campaigner who has
eea e cuban, Philippine. and Chinese
eislce as member of the engi-
'eers' Fifty.five years old, he re-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
Adored by Frenchmen.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, June. 2S.-Paris was flood
ed with American naval officers and
blue Jackets today-men from ships
that accompanied the American ex-
peditionary army on its voyage to
France. They were feted and cheer
ed and 7etted by adoring crowds ev-
erywhere they went.
Some of the men were granted four
full days leave.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
viii Discuss Peace.

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AMSTERDAM, June 28.-The low
er house of the Austrian reichrat has
approved the proposal of Its pres1d-
ing officer for discussion OF the
preparations and war aims OF the
nation, which would be preliminary
to any peace negotiations, according
to Vienna dispatches today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
One Hundred and Twenty five
Men Taken Prisoner With
out a. Shot Fired.
[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent

by Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, June 2S.--How a French
regimental priest, his only arms
sacredotal cross, single-handelly cap
tured 125 German prisoners in the
Dragons cave, was the astounding
story which came to light here today
Dragons cave was part of series
of natural subterranean chambers
more than a hundred yards long by
hundred and fifty wide, and underly-
ing the Chemin Des Danes, north
west Of Hurtebise. 1t was in the ex-
act center of the, sector wherein the
French recently achieved their great
gain.
The priest accompanied his troops
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
City is Now Practically En-
ci1cled on Three Sides and
Cannot Hold Out Much
Longer.
PRESSURE IS SEVERE
Canadians Occupy Town ono-haifI
Mile Away and Patrols Push
Even Further
Forward
[By VIM. Philip simms, United Press

[By VIM. Phifip Simms, United Press
Staff Correspondent
wTTH THE BRITISH ARMIES In
TILE FEEID, June 28.-Canadian
troops today occupied the town Of
Eleu Dit Leauvette, ene-half mile
southwest of Lens.
Their patrols. showed ahead of the
village, penetrated even further to.
ward the coal metropolis of France.
This is the nearest the British
have yet come to the city OF Lens
proper. Mention Of patrols pushing
still further on indicates a general
retreat by the Germans and abandon
ment OF their positions under the
tremendously strong constristing
pressure which the British have been
applying to the city. Eleu Dit
Leauvette is located half mile be.
yond Levin, where some time ago
the Germans made a desperate stand
against the British advance Avion,
where the Canadians last week made
some brilliant advances, Is about
three-quarters OF mile due south of
Lens and about the same distance
southeast of Eleu Dit Leauvette.
Lens is practically encircled on threa
sides now.l
Almost Ready to Cult.
lBy William Philip Sfmms, United
Press staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, June 28.-Reduced to
the necessity Of fighting from the
ruins Of burned city, their powerful
trenches outside the town having
been taken, the Germans positions
in Lens became extremely critical
this afternoon with fresh British ad-
vances.
The Germans blew UP a bridge over
the Souchez river leading to the city
from the outskirts Of Avion, now in
full possession Of the British.
Japan Wants Colony.
TOXIC, June 2S.-Japan is making
every effort to retain for herself the
former German colony Of Using Tao
and other former German possessions
in the South sea islands, Yiscount
foreign minister asserted in
the diet today.
Il do not believe you will have
cause for complaint against the gov
ernment on the disposition Of these
islands at the peace conference" he
declared answering a question Wis
count Monot, who was recalled from
where he was Japanese
to accept the portfolio of
foreign minister declared there is no
danger of Russia making separate
peace.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
Lie on Iron Cots and Eat P1is-
ON Food Just Like q Voter
Who is Locked Up.

VA W.ed press Leased Wire Service. ]
r.. wa;AasaHlNGTON, June 2s.-Six suf-
nirb. slept soundly through last
day !. anu as late as rules permitted to-
trict ~ n~ .nelr iron chamber in the dis
carriea rias1ayed by imprisonment, they
tneir votes for women cam