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Evening star., 1917-09-17
Many Farm Hands With Newark.

NEWARK, September 17.-Tom Need
ham has nine major league farmhands
on his Newark team. Catcher Black
well belongs to Pittsburgh; inf1elder
Fuller is the property of Detroit; Out
fielders Eldred and Haas were secured
from the Chicago Americans; Pitcher
Pennington Is under control of the st.
Louis Americans: the Phillies own In
fielder BRANDED. while Pitchers Ross
and McGraw and Outflelder Camp are
the chattels of the New York Amer
leans. The recall Of all these men will
mean practically a new Newark team
next year.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
ADVANCE IN WAGES GRANTED
Federal Mediator Effects Compro.
mise, Ending Strike of Q. 900 Men

NEW YORK, September Thames
L. Hughes mediator connected with
the United States Department of La
Dor. announced last night that he had
succeeded in bringing about settle
ment of the differences between the
Standard Shipbuilding Corporation, on
Shooters Island. and it's 1000 employees
who have been on strike during the
last eight weeks.
The men. members of the Marine
Trades Council. will receive a substan-
.ial increase in wages. Mr.. Hughes
said. He added that the government
would continue it's efforts to adjust
the differences between workmen and
employers in other shipyards in this
district.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
MOVING FLANDERS FOLK.
Germany Sending Civilians to Work
on Tourcoing Defenses.

AMSTERDAM, September l.-Ac-
cording to the Handelsblad. the popn-
lation of the Belgian city of RolBters
behind the German front, has been re-
moved, and the transportation of the
inhabitants at Ostend has been begun
The newspaper says 1000 persons bavs
departed from Courtrai. and that many
Belgians have been forced to work on
the defenses of Tourcoing.
This dispatch is in line with alyices
received September 4 from Hazel
brouck, northern France. by the semi
onclal French news agency. that west
ern Flanders was being eyacuatad h..
the Germans as far as the Courtrai.
Thourout line "
Evening star., 1917-09-17
To Play Pro-Grid Game.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. September IL
Star foot ball players of Indiana COL
leges are in demand at Canton, Akron
and Massillon. Ohio, where professional
foot ball will be played in the fall
Well known players of Notre Dame,
Indiana. Purdue. Illinois and Wisconsin
have been offered contracts in which it
is provided that players will receive
from $50 to 5000 game.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Brooklyn's Pinch Hitters Fail.

NEW YORK, September 17.-Brook-
lyn must have some wonderful pinch
hitters. A Brooklyn scribe went
through the score books for the season
recently and found that Robbie had
sent up forty-four athletes to hit in
the pinches. and that exactly six hits
had resulted-an average of .136.
Couldn't have done worse by leaving
the pitchers in and letting them strike
out for Themselves.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Wolter Hitting Better.

According to word received from Chi
cago, Harry Wolter. former Yankee out
fielder. who is with the Cubs, has start
ed to hit the ball on the nose, and is
gradually climbing In the batting list.
Wolter got off to a poor start with the
Bruins and a lot of people thought he
was slipping.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Sweden Would Check Emigation
ondence Of the Associated Press

CORRESPONDENCE OF the AssOciated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden. August 81
More earnest efforts are being made to
prevent emigration from Sweden as a
-esult of the publication of statistics
showing that in 1916 more than 1900
persons left this country. as compared
with fewer than 400 in 1915. About
81 per cent of those who go are be-
.ween fifteen and thirty years of age,
md virtually all take passage for
America.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
PENNANT GOES TO TORONTO.
international Race Ends With
Laioie's Team Ahead.

f. G. Barrow. president of the Inter-
national League, yesterday made pub
lie the final official standings of the
clubs in the league for the 1917 season.
which ended yesterday. Toronto, with
Larry Lajoie as manager, won the pen
nant. but the race was close to the
end between that club and the Provi-
dence. Baltimore and Newark teams.
Toronto clinched the premier honors by
taking both games of a double header
from Rochester Saturday The final
CT
Evening star., 1917-09-17

Lack of line material may prove a
weakness at Maryland State Several
substitute linemen of last year are to
return. but 1t is doubtful II the for
wards will be strong as those OF
1916. Right now 1t looks as IL the
State team will be well fxed in the
backfeld and lack power in the line.
Fletcher. Smith. Knode, Macdonald. Nc
Connell and possibly Michael and Cog
are to return. Besides these SNYDER
star fullback at Tech last year. Is to be
at State.
GalIaudet will lose one good man
Cloud-that player having been sent by
the Kendall Greeners to France as an
ambulance driver. Cloud was taking
the normal course at Gallaudet, leading
to profession as teacher in the schools
for the deaf and dumb. Gallaudet will
lose less material through abnormal
conditions than any other school.
Georgetown will be the first to open
It's season. being due to play Davidson
College a week from next Saturday
State begins the following week with
Delaware College and Gallaudet starts
its schedule October 13 with Western
Maryland. All the opening games for
the three teams are to lie played or
local fields.
West Virginia University is one
school that is not stunning the hard
teams. Any college of its size that ir
the first five weeks of its season meets
Evening star., 1917-09-17
W. Backman Of Sweden
Is q Remarkable Athlete

STOCKHOLM, September IL
from Umea, did Las meters q
trifie more than 4 feet 8 inches)
In the high jump at a students'
meet in Orbyhus. The perform.
ance fl a remarkable one In view
of the fact that the Jumper has
only one leg, the other having
been taken on at the hnee. He
plays foot ball we'll. has won dis
tinction ~ . swimmer and holds
o gold medal for marksDansAfp
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Pirates Drawing Well.

CHICAGO, September 17.-Despite
their lowly posish in the Tener league.
the Pirates are receiving an unusual
amount of interest from the fans over
the entire circuit. The Buc youngsters
are acquiring "A hustling spirit and ap-
pear to be trying to win games.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
SQUADS WILL BEGIN
FOOT BALL WORK WEDNESDAY
Georgetown and Maryland State to Get
Out Men, -Gallaudet Is to Follow
One Week Later.
BY II. C. BYRD.


three or
Mon and quarterback according to those IN
backhed and from the
nrsts expected
of
Cuaack Wheana founde VerY day.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Speaker Closing on Cobb
for A. L. Batting Honors

Ty Cobb is the first major
league player to pass the 200
mark I'm base hits. BY obtain
ing three yesterday the Detroit
sluRger has reached the 2O3
mark. Cobb has been in
slump. too, having made only
four hits in his last twent.-one
times at bat.
Cobb is now only sixteen
points ahead of Speaker, while
on September 9, when his slump
started, he wss thirty-seyen
points ahead of Iris.
Here's how the five leading
hftfers in the majors stand this
morning:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Player. Club. &. A.B. r. H. Ave.
Roush Gin. .l3I 5O4 81 I.3 .343
H'n'by, st. L.134 4SO IS 155 .323
kauff, \. Y. .14I 5I8 81 15S .3O6
GrOh. Gin. -. 142 544 81 168 ,3l5
Carey. Pitts. .137 522 ~ I5s .3O3
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Player. Club. G. ALB. II. II. Ave.
Cobb. Det 141 545 81 2O3 ,313
Speaker. Clev.I33 400 81 176 .357
Sisler. st. l.. 135 $40 81 ISS .34S
Nench. Det 143 81. 73 1872 80.
Felsch. Chi. 142 $50 20 1872 1906
Evening star., 1917-09-17
GRIFFITH SEEKS CASH TO OBTAIN
ATHLETIC GOODS FOR SOLDIERS
Will Ask Business Men and Civic Organi
cations to Help Buy Boxing Gloves, Foot
Balls, ETC., for District Soldiers.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.


Grith
mater
and other
to askth
who
opportunity of contributing the ball and
of
mi
he is
Evening star., 1917-09-17
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Toledo. 4; st. Paul. 3. Toledo, !: ST. Paul
:. Minneapolis. 5; Columbus, 6. Minneapolis
,. columbus. 10. Louisville, 4; Milwaukee, 1.
Louisville. :: Milwaukee, 10.
Evening star., 1917-09-17

Pittsburgh, Navy, Carlisle Indians and
Dartmouth cannot be accused of show
ing the white feather" from any
standpoint. During the remaining part
of its schedule it meets a lot Of strong
teams. though the later opponents
hardly will show as strong as those
mentioned.
Ohio Wesleyan has arranged an inter-
sectional game for this fall. being sChed-
uled to meet the University of Alabama
eleven at Camp Sheridan on Thanksgiving
day. Camp Sheridan is one of the six
, teen cantonments at which the Ma
tional Army viii be trained for service
in Europe.
Alexandria County Athletic Association
yesterday won the final game of the base
ball series for the independent champion
ship Of the District and northern Nir-
ginia. Clarendon gets the title with six
victories and one defeat as its record.
Rex gave the Eirginians a real struggle
inning the athletic club men held the
Clarendon aggregation TO no score. the
count until that time being to o. How
ever, in the seventh Clarendon got three
runs and then registered four more in
the ninth. Braund. who was the slab
for Rex, weakened IN the closing innings.
Pfeil pitched consistently for the oppos-
ing nine. The batting Of Earl Steele for
Rex. and Bolen and Stewart for Clareu-
don, were features.
Evening star., 1917-09-17

Washington's prospects for gradual
ing from the second to the first division
were improved yesterday as the result
of Cleveland's victory over Detroit The
Tigers. who occupy fourth place. now
are only two games in front OF the
Grfmen and have four contests listed
with the Red Sox in Boston before
coming here Friday to open a three
game series. The Nationals. tomorrow.
Wednesday and Thursday will play the
diSorEaniZed Browns, while the steady
Cleveland tribe will be engaged with
the Yankees at the Polo Grounds. The
Griffmen have a great opportunity to
overhaul the Tigers this week. If their
pitchers continue to show the form
they have displayed recently there is
little doubt that the local team
will be found IN the select company of
the first four in the American League
standing by next Sunday.
The success Of Napoleon Lajoie in pi-
IotinC the Toronto team to a peunant
in the International League is very
gratifying to his many friends in has
ball. The former American League
star who obtained his first experience
in a managerial role with the Cleveland
club. did Just what his hosts of admir-
ers Were pulling for him to do in cap
turing the bunting in President Bar
rows circuit. and. incidentally. dem
onStrated that he Is far from through
as Il player by going through the sea-
son at first base and compiling a bat
ting average we'll over the $50 mark,
Evening star., 1917-09-17
RCY LOPEZ.

IA, Here White missed it. 13 P-KB3. B1B:
IA O1B, Kt-kt4: 15 kt-B3 gives him fine
,pme. Perhaps even Il. P--KR4 is now safe.
With Blacks KB gone.
tbl IL PIP o. p. is better.
&c, An unfortunate oversight
td) Better was %. BIB, or -. E1kt.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
TOMORROW.
1OD!A Y

| TODAY. TOMORROW.
| Thila. at Cincinnati. Phls- at Cincinnati
! New York at Chicago. New York Mt Chicago,
| Boston at Pittsburgh. Boston at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
TRAVERS MEETS DEFEAT
At MRS. GAV|N'S HANDS
Given Nine Strokes. Heads Jerome
All the Way in Red Cross Match
at Englewood.

ENGLEWOoD. n. J., September IL
After being allowed nine strokes lead.
Mrs. William A. Gavin of England yes
terdaE beat Jerome D. Travers 4 up
at IS holes over the Englewood Clubs
links in an exhibition match for the
benefit of the Red Cross, which netted
s1Ss. 1t was the first time since golf
was introduced in this country that a
man and woman star have been pitted
against each other in anything outside
Of friendly play.
Next Sunday. on Long Island. Mrs
Gavin and Travers will have another
ls holes competition, inasmuch as it
was stipulated at the outset that their
contest should be at So holes
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Came Home Strong.

Mrs. Gavin did not strike her true
pace on the first half. But thanks to
her allowance OF five strokes on the
first nine. which is by a stroke or two
the hardest. she was l up turning home.
From there she recovered herself and
raced home in 81. equaling Travers'
figures on the last nine holes and being
only two strokes more than par. Trav-
ers played the last three holes very
badly. while Mrs. Gavin was in form,
gobbling birdie, two on the eight
eenth.
the eighteen holes. Going by actual
hole play, irrespective of allowance.
Travers would have been 3 up at the
Evening star., 1917-09-17


part In the triumph of the club repre-
senting the Canadian metropolis. La
joie's name has been mentioned for the
manasership of a major league club
next season.
Billy Murray. the infielder obtained
by Washington from Brown University
team and who played at short for To-
ronto the latter part of the season. has
reloined the Nationals and will become
n member Of the practice squad. con-
sisting of Waldbauer. Lynch. Craft, H.
Milan and Menosky, which is being
drilled each morning at the local park
sam Crane is expected to come here
from Minneapolis Immediately after the
close of the American Association sea
son Wednesday, but Acosta. Griff's s
other farmland, who has been playing
viii not he necessary for him to report
to the team until next spring.
who has disposed of the Washington
franchise several times this season. now
has sold Walter johnson to the Cleve-
land club. He has il ''on the best au-
thority' that the deal has been dis
cussed for some weeks, and finally was
put through only n few days ago.
with the proviso that no announce
ment of it was to be made until the
close of the season"
No truth in it" said Manager Griffith
In tired voice, when the yarn was
called to his attention.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Chica 90. 4; St. Louis. 3 30 inningr).
Cleveland, s; Detroit, {.
Evening star., 1917-09-17

The allowance for Mrs. Gavin was a
stroke each at the third, fourth. sixth,
eighth, ninth. eleventh. thirteenth four
teenth and sixteenth holes Some pre-
ferred to give Mrs. Gavin four in
stead OF three at the seventh. where
she did not hole out
Evening star., 1917-09-17

St Louis. 9; Chicago, q.
Cincinnati. 4; Pittsburgh. ..
Cincinnati. g. Pittsburgh, Z
Evening star., 1917-09-17

TRUXTON-Today. william Courte-
morrow, Jack Gardner, in open
Places; also Musty Suffer comedy.
] Wednesday, Mary Anderson and An
Evening star., 1917-09-17
PHILIDOR'S DEFENSE.

PROBLEM BY c. Il. COOK.
BLACK.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-21
Search Continued
for Escaped Men

PHILADELPHIA. March ll.--Local
authorities continued a vigorous search
today for the German officer aud sea
men they believe escaped on Monday
night from the auxiliary cruisers krou
prins Wilhelm and print Ei,el Fried
rich. The supposi,icn thai the missing
sailors waS drowned was no, credited
by the police A young German claim
ing to be a bargernan, was arrested last
night while prowline abou, a Japanese
vessel anchored at Delaware river
pie, The ship is said to be loading
ammunition. |, was expected the in.
termed German crews would be trans
ferred TO Forts Mcpherson aud Ogle
thorpe, Ga, today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-21
Armed Guards Placed
Around Water, Light
and Gas Plants Here
Officers Believe Plan Is Part of System to Grip.
pie United States Government Should War
Be Declared With Germany; Kaiser's Secret
Agents Believed Working Here.

Existence of alleged plot by agents is thought either
OF the International Workers of the World the imperial
German government to blow the electric light and power
plants and the plant of the Oklahoma Gas and Electric
company well the city water system of Oklahoma City
part OF gigantic plan to cripple the United States in event
of declaration of with Germanyhas been unearthed
by the police of Oklahoma City,
No arrests have been made by police yet but city officers
have been instructed to watch for appearance suspicious
individuals in the vicinity Of the endangered plants.
Armed Guards on Duty.
Watchmen heavily armed and ordered shoot have been
placed at the city waterworks plant the Canadian river and
three shifts of armed watchmen guadng the plants of the
and eectc company These shifts are doubled at ng
and duty constantly.
The first nking of the supposed plot last Thursday
when Chief of Police w. B. Nichols advised in telegram
that attempt to cripple Oklahoma City by parayzng its
street railways waterworks electric lights and gas system
might be made by alleged agents of the w. W. as measure
of retaliation for the alleged refusal the city to employ
members of the organization the work the 100000
water system.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-21
Meat Price Probe Expected.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ. March q.
H, A. las,ro OF Bakersfield. Cal.
speaking before the New Mexico Wool
Growers association here last night ex.
pressed confidence that congress would
provide for investigation Of meat price.
at its next session. Mr.. Jastro /,
chairman Of the market committee Of
the American National Livestock a,so-
cia,ion. we want to find ou, why
the price OF beef and mutton should
rise from day TO der for no apparen,
reason" Vid Mr., Jas,ro We know
that packers are necessary and that
commission men arc convenience !. bu,
we want to know why everyone should
no, &c, hi, fair share Of profits"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-21
Deposed Car
And Co,,sert
Under Arrest
General Political Amnesty De-
clared by Provisional
Government,

LONDON. March 2l.-The Russian
government has ordered that the dc
posed emperor and his consort shall be
regarded as having been deprived OF
their liberty and that they shall he
brought to the Tsar.koe Sclo. Reuter- s
Petrosrad correspondent tclegraohs.
General political amnesty has been
ordered by the provisional government.
This is embodied in tho following:
Yielding to the imperious demands
OF the national conscience in the name
OF historic justice and in commemora.
'ion OF the definite triumph Of the new
regime. founded upon right and liberty
We order general political amnesty"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-21
GERMAN AGENTS
TALK PEACE IN
NEUTRAL LANDS
EmiSSaries in Switzerland and
Holland,

LONDON, March PA dispatch to
the Times from The Hague asserts
that new German peace move is on
foot The dispatch SAYS that promi
nent Germans have recently visited
Holland and Switzerland under in
struciions to Try to ascertain what the
present attitude of Great Britain is
toward a possible cessation Of hoS,ili-
ties
Ono commissioner sent 10 Sw,tycr
land is said to be leading German
business man and one Of the cmissaries
to Holland high official IN the Ger
man war service The latter cmissary,
disolaiming authority to speak for the
German government. is quoted as say,
ing that the Russian revolution had
entirely changed the situation: that
Gernfsny could no longer claim ,ha, she
wished TO free the Russian Baltic
provinces aud could also consider
handing back Poland to Russia under
some form of autonomy lie is repre-
sep,cd as adding that he believed the
revolution in Russia made i, possible
ior Germany TO discuss terms more
favorable 10 the entente.
Another visitor 10 Holland con,in-
ues the correspondent, sought to learn
the attitude Of the entente and the
United States toward some general
scheme oi AUTONOMY for tho races OF
fufonc especially in regard 10 AUS
tria. Hungary The correspondent says
that although the commissioners
claimed they were not travelling in be.
half OF their government their journey
would have been impossible under ex-
is,,ng passport regulations wi,hou, the
cunn,varrc oi Berlin.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-21
PLOT TO DESTROY CITY UTILITY PLANTS Barred
President Advances Opening
of Extra Session to April 2
SUMMONS TO CONGRESS

WASHINGTON March llFoowing the OF the official call
to congress issued by President Wilson today:
whereas public interests require that the Of the United
States should be convened in et session at IL o'clock the
second day April 1917 receive communication by the executive
the questions national policy which should be taken
medsey under consideration.
Now, therefore l. Woodrow Wilson president of the United
States Of America do hereby proclaim and declare that exao
requires the Of the United States
extra session At the capitol the city Of Washington April
IL o'clock Of which all who shall At that time
titled act members thereof hereby required to take notice
Given under hand and the seal Of the United States Of
A the 2 day March, in the Lord thousand
hundred and seventeen and Of the independence Of the United States
The hundred and forty first"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-21
MURDER MYSTERY
IN FLORIDA CITY

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March a.
The police today still were investgat.
ing the death Of DR.. r. ]. Murch,
Bangor. Maine. capitalist shot and
Killed here last night George Thomp.
son, a negro, is under arrest and the
Officers said he had declared he fired
on Murch when he found the white
man in his home The police arc at.
tempting To account for several hun.
drcd dollars Murch is said TO have
had on his person some hours pre-
,'ous to his death The police recov.
cred a pistol claimed by Thompson
containing five discharged cartridges.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-21
Dentists to Fix
Up Teeth of Naval
Applicants Free

WASHINGTON. March a. -
Through the Preparedness League OF
American Dentists. applican Tor en-.
hstmen, In the navy who have been re-
jte,ed because OF detective teeth are 10
be treated w,,hou, charge and placed In
condition 10 pass the examination.
In the last year the league has cared
for about q thousand such eases and
now IN cooperation with the navy
league. !, Is expected aha, About l.s00
cases a month win he treated hereafter.
The dentists will receive no compcnsa.
tion.
Inasmueh a. a large proportion ot
applicants for the navy were rejected
because Of defective teeth the move
ment Is expected TO he stimulus TO
recruiting
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-21
INSANITY TO Be
COUCH DEFENSE;
JURY SELECTED
New Plea First Hinted at Close
Of Examination,
CAUSES SURPRISE IN ROOM
Miss Leslie May Be First Wit
ness on Stand,
Couch Jury

Thomas Cowden, oil man, 1876 East
Eleventh street, city.
c. W. Hogsard, travelling sales
man, ilN East Tenth street, city.
Carl Matthies, farmer, Mishak.
L. n. England. gas filter, III
West r avenue. city,
]. p. Naples, cotton buyer, ITO
West Chickassw avenue, city.
Chris Butler, farmer, Choetaw.
W. r. King, real estate dealer,
1904 West Thirty-ninth street, city.
Frsnk AAdsrson, farmer, Harrsh.
c, L. Ceanally, farmer, Moore,
c. o. Fades, merchant, 2io North
Dale avenue, eitv.
Mike Drew, farmer, Harrah.
?. J. Hill, travelling salesman, 1ol
East Twelfth street, city.