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GIANTS FIGHT
SOX WITH BACK
TO THE WALL
BENTON OR SCHUPP
VS.. FABER OR CICOTTE
Rowland's Braves Confident
Mondays Contest Will
Terminate Series.

NEW YORK. Oct. I.-The two con-
tending baseball teams from the Ameri-
can and National leagues battling for
the championship Of the world returned
to New York tonight to resume their
struggle mt the Polo Grounds tomorrow
afternoon. As n result Of the stormy
and loosely played game in the west on
Saturday. the series stands three victor
les for the Chicago White Sox and two
for the New York Giants.
One triumph for the American
lenEucrs tomorrow will give them the
baseball championship Of the world and
the spoils that go with it. Victory for
the Nationals. however. will carry the
series into Tuesday for the final game
provided the weather man is kind heart
ed and assuming there is no tie game
AS Chicago has the odd game safely
tucked away. n great advantage at this
stage of a short series. her followers
feel confident the title will so TO Comis-
keys men. They still have two chances
I, to win while tho Giants have only one.
The White Sox say they do not believe
Mctfraw's men can repeat their perfor-
nance Of last week Of taking two
straight games on the Polo grounds
The Giants nre pinning their faith Oh
Fcrdy Schupp and Rubc Benton. who
helncd the New Workers to make their
great comeback last Wednesday AND.
Thursday. when all but their most faith
tul followers Thought the team was out
Of tho winning. Based on their work
in the present series. there is little
choice between the two and il is prnba-
bic McCiraw will make no decision. but
will wait and send in tomorrow to hold
the Sox the pitcher who shows the bet
ter in the practice. Benton held the
Sox to five hits for six bases in the one
gamc he pitched and won. Schupp has
twirlcd IN two games. being taken out
ir: the second inning Of one contest, and
shutting Chicago out on his second ap-
pcarancc.
Manager Rowland's pitching choice,
he said tonight. would be Faber II he
is right. and Cicotte to relieve him II.
Fahcr shows any signs Of trouble. Tho
White Sox manager said he WIS conf
dent that tomorrow's game would be the
last His men are greatly elated
over their victory when defeat looked
almost sure.
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light "f the nineteenth century. and now
in the twentieth century il breaks loose
and threatens MS. This unnrGanizad
AsintIc mass like the desert with its
sands wants t. gather up our fields Of
grain
Nothing WAS done for tho Americans
stranded In Germany by the Germans
with the exception If the ARRANGEMENTS
for the payment nf funds by the presd-
ncr hank on the letters Of credit and the
diSpntching uf special trains by the
rHilrnad department Of the German Gov
crnment. AS u matter Of fact. nothing
nimre could have been required OF the
Germans. as il was naturally the duty
nf the American Government to take
cnrc OF Its citizens stranded abroad.
Almost the instant that w:lr WAS de-
cln rcd ! cahlcd tD our Government sug-
gesting that n ship should be sent over
with gold. because, of course. with gold.
no matter what the country, nrcesSRrica
can always he bought. Rumors Of the
dispatch of the Tennessee and of other
ships from America reached Berlin. and
great number of the more Ignorant
Americans got to believe that these
ships were being sent over to take Amer
leans home.
One morning an American woman
spoke to ME and said she would consent
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"u -Four Years In Germany" "AnbassQdor CerurdS Book


to go home on one Of these ships pro-
vidcd she was given stateronm with
n bnth and Walkrr-Gordon milk for her
children. while. another woman of Ger
man extraction used to sit for hours In
q corner nf the ballroom: occasionally
cXclaiming aloud with much feeling.
% God. Will them ships never Gomez
Quickening Circular to American
Consuls In Germany
In these first days. of the war we also
made n card index Of. all the Americans
In Berlin and. SO far as possible. in Ger
many, in order 10 weed out those who
had received lh,. passports in the first
days when possibly some people not en-
titled to them received them. and 10 find
the deserving cases. AL Americans
were required to present themselves Mt
the embassy and answer II few questions
after which. II everything seemed all
right, their passports were marked.
Recommended for transportation to
America"
sent out circulars from time to
time To the coliSulS throughout Ger
many. giving general Instructions with
regard TO the treatment Of Americans.
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his spscch. stating tn" object Of the
meeting, the pvrr-l:urG"nHStCr said:
since We hear that Il lnrE" number III
American citizens In the German F.nl-
rirc. ard especially in Berlin. find them
selves In cmharrasSmCntS due TO the
"hutting of Of means uf return I" their
own country. We hcrc snlcmnly DECLARE
Il to be our duty tn care for them MS
brethren to III" limit nf our ability. and
we appeal Ia nll citizens ~ Berlin ana
, tho whole nf the German En'pir" l" CO.
nnrratr with uS to this end.
Professor Won EITrnack is ono "t the
ahlcsl ur the German pr"fesSnrS lie
is h.n,f rf the Royal Library in berlin.
III his speech he gave expression L" the
feeling that WAS prevalent In Tho first
days nf the war. that Germany was de-
f.uding itself against a Russian invasion
which Threatened tm blot out IN" Ger
man kultur. He snid. after referring
ito western civilization:
"Nut in the fuCr nf this civilization
there arises now before my eyes another
civilization. tho civilization Of the triho.
with it's pntriarchal organization. the
civilization Of the horde that is gathered
and kept together by despnts-the Mon
ro1ian Muscovitr civilization. This CIV
illznttnn could not endure the light OF
/ tn. eighteenth century. still less the
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BRDADEST WAR POWERS Of
THE PRESIDENT IN OPERATION.

trade board. which also Is authorized to
license enemy or ally Of enemy" COM
ranics doing business in the United
States excepting insurance companies
whose supervision Is entrusted to the
treasury. .-...
stringent Censorship.
Censorship Of mails. cables. radio and
tClcGrH ph messages passing out nf the
United States Is placed in the hands of
the censorship board consisting Of rep
rcseutativcs OF the war, navy and post
office departments, the war trade board
and Of George Creel, chairman OF the
committee on public information.
To the treasury Is assigned the reEu-
lat!on Of transactions in foreign. ex.
change and cXportation Of gold or silver
coin under license. and enforcement OF
the laws provision against transmission
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WASHINGTON. Oct. l4.-liroad war
powers conferred upon the president ny
III" trading with the enemy act were put
into operation under an executive order
iSslirh tonight drlegating tho auth"rlt!
under tho Iaw ~ various government
departments and to Il newly created war
trade hnnr1
This trad. hoard IS composed ar the
nr.rlhrrS uf the exports administrative
board. which it will replace. with the
addition of Il representative uf the
TREASURY department. II Will continue
tn license cxIn"tS. and VIII exercise u
similar control over imports rs soon rs
tho president pr"claims under author
itv uf the trading with the enemy act.
the rtirlcs to be SO rrslriCtcd
TRAILING or commercial dealings OF
any mature with an enemy company or
agent In this country or abroad Is Tor
hidden except under license OF the war
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TRAINING ], {. ARTIL[ERYMEN
TOUSE THE LARGEST GUNS
One Piece Fires Proiecte Weighing 1900 Pounds-lntrl-
cate Course of Instruction for the Big Gun Boys
Before They Go to the Fighting Front.

now they are at school again. examining
on French guns and all the textbooks
available However. they need not de-
pend on the books alone. for the camp
contains specimens Of most types Of
French artillery.
The pride Of the contingent is a
monster mounted on railroad tracks
w..c'l fires a projecttlc weighing 1000
pounds. After the French custom. the
big howitzcr has been honored with n
name. "Mosquito" is printed on the
carriage in huge letters.
I'VE call her mosquito" explained 4
French officer, because she stings.
mosquito" has buZzed no less than
three hundred times at Ecrdun. but she
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President Wilson Puda Wednesday, October "a Liberty Day. for Supreme Effort Behalf Loan

tober In the year Of Our Lord, ono
thousand nine hundred and seven
teen, and Of the Independence OF
the United States Of America the
one hundred and forty-second. "
(Signed.)
WOODROW WILSON,"
An appeal to "the wage earners
Of the United States" to invest in
the bonds was issued tonight by
Secretary Wilson of the depart
ment of labor. He said:
"The workers have more at
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MARSHAL JOFFRE IS
GUEST OF PERSHING

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRAME. Oct. l4.--(Ey the Associated
Press - Marshal Jnfirc arrived nj IN"
American hrld headquarters this rr"n-
Ing. H." dIncd with General r"rShtng
and spent the night AT his quarters.
Marshal .luffrr will review The .imrri-
can troops tomorrow.
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AMERICAN SHIP IS
SUNK BY SUB; Nine
OF CREW MISSING

NEW YoRK, Oct. 14.-News Of
the ainktng Of thu American steam
ship Lewis Luckenbach by q Ger
man submarine or the coast OF
Franco was received 1tare today In
cable message to tho shipping
lrm Of George Luckorbach, Inc,
from their french agents. Forty
seven of the Sc momberT Of tho
crow had boon landed, the message
said, but ono boat with nine mon
was missing.
Tho Luckenbach was bound for
Havre with a. general cargo: she
WIS y steel screw vossol Of 3,9oe
tons and was built at Camden, n. j.,
in 1903,
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 14.-Pres-
ident Wilson in behalf Of the Lib
erty Loan tonight issued a procIa-
nation setting aside October 20
as Liberty Loan day and urging
the people Of the nation to assem-
BILE on THAI Gay in their respective
communities and "pledgc to one
another and to the government
that represents them the fullest
measure Of financial support"
"Let the result be SO impressive
and. ertchat;c.' the president urged
that it will echo throughout the
empire Of our enemy as an 'noex
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affairs, I had 40 Acmrican committee
such "a was organized in London an l
Paris to help ire in l:erlin In Munich.
however the .lr:Hrlcans there organized
themselves into IN efficient committee.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer were IN
Berlin and Immediately went To work IN
our embassy. Mr. Pulitzer busted him
self at giving out passports and Mira,
Pulitzer proved herself a very efficient
worker. She and Mrs. Ruddnrk. wife OF
our third secretary. and Mrs. Ghcrard',
wife rf the nava. aitache. with Mrs
Gerard. formed.a sort Of relief commits
tee 10 look after the Americans who
were without help or resources.
I arranged. with the very efficient heln
Of Lanier WinsloH. for special trains
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the cause Of liberty. Billions OF
dollars are required to arm, feed
and cIothe the brave men who are
going forth to fight our country's
battles and to assist the nations
with whom we are making COM
mon cause against COMMON zoe.
To subscribe to the Liberty Loan
is to perform service OF pa
patriotism.
Nov. therefore. |. Woodrow
Wilson, President Of the United
States Of America. do appoint
Wednesday. the twenty-fourth OF
October, as Liberty Loan Day. an
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urge and advise the people to as
scmble in their respective CON-
munities and pledge to one another
and TO the government that repre-
sents them the fullest measure OF
financial support. On the after
noon Of that day request that pa
triotic meetings be held in every
city. town and hamlet throughout
the land, under the general direc-
ton Of the secretary Of the treas
ury and the immediate direction
Of the Liberty Loan committees
which have been organized by the
federal reserve banks. The peo-
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of what America intends TO do to
bring this war to a victorious con-
cIusion." The presidents procIa-
nation follows:
"By the President Ct United
States Of America. Proclamation
The second Liberty Loan gives the
people Of the United States anoth-
er opportunity to lend their funds
to their government to sustain
their country at war. The might
Of the United States is modified
and organized to strike mortal
blow at autocracy in defense OF
outraged American rights and OF
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MEKICAN ENPED1TlHNAR1
ARMY IN FRANCE. Oct. i4.-Amerlcan
coast artillerymcn are in France train
ing to fire guns bigger than the German
..IScrthas" Most Of the men have had
experience with big guns but need prac-
tise in French methods and mechanical
devices.
There are also number OF reserve
Officers in the camp. They had TWO
months training at Fortress Monroe
and will soon hc almost as good as the
h, st because they have all had college
technical training or It's equivalent. JUST
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CLEVELAND EXPECTS
TO RAISE S6O,OOO,OOO

CLEVELAND. o.. oct. lit lrvrland
@,tS 0ul Iumurrnw morning Ia raise
$bn. .hn6 n0n IT, complete the l.th"rty
nau uunta ur $Sh. .unn. .unn in twelve days.
Few large corporations have subscribed
md n" wealthy C.rvclandcrS have Is
yet announced their subscriptions. These
are regarded rs signs faN"rrg Success
in the Cnnuliuu
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Pile res ponded nobly to the call OF
the first Liberty Loan with an oV-
or subscription Of more than fifty
percent. Let the response to the
second Loan he even greater and
let the amount be so large that it
will serve as an assurance Of un-
equaIIed support to hearten the
men who are to face the fire Of
battle for US. let the result be
so impressive and emphatic that
It will echo through the Empire
of our enemy as an index Of what
America intends TO do to bring
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this war to victorious conclu-

this war to a victorious conclu-
sion.
"For the purpose Of particIpat.
ing IN Liberty Loan Day celebra-
tions all employees Of the federal
government throughout the coun-
try whose services can be spared,
may be excused at twelve o'clock,
Wednesday, the twenty-fourth OF
October.
at witness whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal Of the United States to be at
fixed. Done, in the District OF
Columbia, this twelfth day Of oe-
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Special CablrGrnm to the Inlelligcnccr.
AMSTERDAM. Oct 14.--Boih
in official and unofficial Germany
there are rejoicings over what is
termed thr unwiliingnrSs OF the
American people 10 subscribe
literally To the five billion second
Liberty loan. II is conceded In
Berlin that if America gets into
the war right the tide against the
Central powers cannot be success.
fully resisted. hence tho sntisfac.
tion felt throughout the German
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Germans Rel joice;
Berlin Predicts
i. s. Loan Failure
Enemy Press Msconsrues Slowness Of the Start Liberty
Loan Campaign to Forget Similar Condl-
tions in Campaign for the First Bond ISSUE.

empire over what the Berlin.
papers declare Is the unwilling
ness Of the American people to
support their president. The Ger
man press. however, seems to have
overlooked the similarity Of the
present loan campaign in America
with that OF the first Liberty loan
where the same apathy was
shown in the earlier. stages. only
10 be succeeded by a whirlwind
Continued on Page Two.)
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By JAMES w. GERARD

American Ambassador at the German
Imperial Court, July %, 1918, to
February q, 1917.
Copyright. 1917. by the Public Ledger
Company
,opyrlrht. Canada. 1917. by tho Public
Ledger Company. International copy
night, 1917. By the Public Ledger Com
pany. All rights reserved. ANY In
fringement will be- prosecuted.
xxx.
Embassy Rolled Of Americans strAndod
In Germany at wars Beginning.
With the exception OF Mr.. Wolff. VINO
was. however. quite busy with his own.
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THE WEATHER

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Fosecast:
West vjrrinia--Probab1y showers on
Monday; Tuesday fair. ...-....-...
western Pennsylvania and Ohio
Local showers Monday Tuesday partly
cloudy.
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German Army and Fleet Seize
Island Key to Finland Gulf
ALLIES HOLD GAINS NEAR yPRES


hold ground drive and north
Of Broodsnd G Du
Of railroad
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ATTACHES DID EVERYTHING FOR THE STRANDED
TOURISTS, FROM TRACING LOST BAGGAGE 10
FINDING MILK FOR CRYING BABIES - METHOD
OF THE IMPERIAL DE CLARATION OF WAR AND
THE TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO THE MILL
TARY POWERS.
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Nv HEYwoop BRouN,

Accredited to the American Expedition
ary Forces In France by the new
York Tribune and The wheeling In
tellt1ancer.
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tCoztinued en- Pase Two.)
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The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
AUTHOR OF COMEDY
WAS ONCE REPORTER

Hubert Footner. the author Of Shirley
Kaye the comedy in which Miss Elrie
Ferguson appears. is another newspaper
man added 10 the ranks Of dramatists
Mr.. Footner was born and brought up
in Hamilton. Ontario. but at an early age
was brought TO New York. where he at
tended the public schools. He began his
newspaper career in Western Canada.
and started in as a reporter on a Calgary
paper. After a few years chasing assign
ments he branched out as a publisher on
his own account and started a weekly
paper in Banr called The Climber" Cn-
fortunately II didn't climb. but suspend
ed after the first number and the young
publisher returned to Calgary wise and
poorer.
He got busy Immediately. however. and
started a weekly called The TownsmAn''
in Calgary. This proved such notable
success that he left journalism hat and
became a magazine writer. novelist and
dramatist. His most notable novel is The
Sealed Valley" His most notable play is
shirley Kaye" which f. also his only
play up to date.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
Capital Faces Another Week
Of Artistic as Well as Musical
Comedy 1heater Offerings

Spound by Nszmova and exharated Ziegfeld
of the theater Washington this week other
which, though they be loudly nevertheless
weekly offering that falls lot Capital
Miss Elsie Ferguson who through her
herself throughout
this week Shirley Kaye which has also eviable
hon gathered through long the metropolis
in their praise Of the play and its
Earl Carroll during
regular responsible for the of $50 which
the Beasco night The produced
Moosco banner which has the during
Upstairs The Cinderella
Lefty" DID, produced
whence moved Chicago and from there New where
medatey established itself hit Incidentally
is the of Mr. Carros products Washington
also Greenwood remembered
here for her work in Pretty Mrs. Smith"
Elsie Ferguson and Ellen Terry.
When Sir Herbert Tree appeared "The
New Amsterdam Thcae New York last he particular
Terry get
alone with dramatic ability bring the full
but who would visualize the
finally asked Miss Elsie Ferguson who the Shirley
the National She consented and made distinct
role 1t interesting this
that took place between Miss
latter had witnessed Miss Fgusons
the Empire Theater New York had
her compliments After telling how much
role of Miriam
"Surely you big things, you?"
Indeed do" replied Miss Ferguson
Wouldn't like play Porta?' Terry
Porta the English stage has known.
"t OF ambitions"
There much said by the elder
American for the continued
Miss Ferguson had the slightest idea of playing
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
TROLLEY-CAR COLONY
IN so LONG LEFTY"
San Francisco Settlement Forms Back
ground for BeIaseo Play.

Novelty makes a stage setting note
worthy. and no production OF q decade
has had q more novel background for
its story than so Lons. Lefty" the
farce-wtfh-muslc which Oliver Morosco
win send 10 the Belssco Thester next
week.
The scene of the FIRST act IL a slcilIfuI
reproduction Of a section Of the famous
trolley-car-colony which exists on the
beach OF the Pacific Ocean eighteen miles
from San Francisco. Several years ago
a wide-awake young real estate man,
anxious 20 eXpend his surplus energy on
an enterprise that would make people
talk, conceived the idea OF purchasing
from the San Francisco Street Railway
Company a number OF trolley cars vhick
were about to be retired from activs
service: Of removing the trucks there
from. and Of setting the car bodies down
on the beach in such arrangement that
each one. considered as q dwelling, would
areaway on each side large enough for
children TO play in. partition divided
each car into two compartments.
The novelty OF the scheme. coupled
with the attractiveness OF the prices
asked for these summer homes mads the
Place an almost instantaneous success.
The story Of so Long Lefty" con-
Germs itself with the adventures Of two
youns married couples who occupy ad-
Joining dwellings IN this colony. when
the curtain rises the two families are to
be seen occupying their front porches
1.-THE rear platforms Of their respective
trolley cars).
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BERLIN ACTOR APPEARS
HERE FOR FIRST TIME

Maurice Morrison. formerly Of the I'm
perial Theater. Berlin. where he esta b.
lished a great reputation as a trsgedian.
will make his first appearance in Wash
ington at Polls Theater tonight
she Is Insane" by Mollwell, will he
the vehicle in which Louis ShafTer will
introduce the star. surrounded by a spe-
ciaIly selected list Of players. MOllwell >
play was selected for presentation hers
because il is the most successful in Mir.
MOrrison's repertoire.
Maurice Morrison is favorite and his
annual pilErimaces az" looked forward
to by a host of friends and admirers. His
numerous enCagements keep him steadily
before large New York audiences. II
was only after much effort that LOUIS
Shaffer succeeded in bringing Mr.. Nor
rison to Washington for tonights per
fOrmanCe
The performance will he given I'm NO
dish and German. MI Morrison speskirs
the latter.