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The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-05
SERIES PROVED AMERICAN
 LEAGUE PITCHERS BEST
(By H. C. Hamilton, United Press
 Staff Correspondent.)

New York, Nov. 7.-Outgeneraled at nearly every step in the recent worlds series games between the White Sox and the Giants, John Me Graw finally allowed himself to be cheated out of his second worlds championship mainly because he ig- nored the figures.
 If John McGraw had met fire with fire, and fought it that way there are reasons to believe that he would have given much better account of him self. A lot of glory skidded from the famous dome of the little Napoleon when an old-timer remarked after the big games that almost any American league manager, and a few in the Ma tional League, could have taken the team McGraw led into the big games, and given the White Sox a better fight
 This old-timer deplored the strat- egy of McGraw that became a bold temptation of fate when he shot left handler after left-hander at a baseball club that had been strong all season against the best southpaw heaving the game knows.
 On the Giant bench, almost through out the series. sat one of the most capable right-hand pitchers in base ball-Poll Perritt. Picked by many competent critics as the one man who could consistently give the White Sox trouble, Perritt only got into the con- tests when relief twirling was needed.
 When a baseball club navigates a season and wins consistently against such pitching as Babe Ruth, Dutch Leonard, and other star southpaws the younger major league are capable of, it seems to be flying in the face of destiny to suppose that the left-hand- ing in the National League can trou- ble them The White Sox did more than win worlds championship. They proved for the umpty- -umpth time that American League pitching surpasses that in the National League by several blocks.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-05
HIS WAY OF TELLING

The young man stepped timidly into a draper's shop.
 Have you anything suitable for a present for young lady?" he asked the shop-walker.
 Certainly! Perhaps you would like to look at some of these silk sports coats?"
 The young man assented, but when the shopman asked about the size he baffied.
 After gazing about him helplessly for moment, he walked up to a dummy figure and circled it with his arm.
 "Yes, about this size, I think" he said.-London Answers.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-05
NOT A RICH MANS WAR.

One of the earliest efforts of the German propaganda was to create where it was possible to do the most effective harm, the impression that this is rich mans war.
 The idea was insidiously circulated that it was the money of rich men that had induced President Wilson to plunge the nation into war.
 It was never minated that the president was personally influenced by the money of rich men. Even the boldest propagandist had not the nerve to suggest this. The thought was fostered that the money of the rich men had been used in such way that the interests of the nation focused the war and made it possible in order that intuition manufacturers and the money kings of Wall street would profit by the break between this country and Germany.
 This is all folly. Rich men will. no doubt, profit to certain extent by the war, but it must be likewise re- membered that it will be the rich men who will bear the greatest burden of this war for years to come. It will be he who has the heaviest taxes to pay, it will be he who will have to furnish the money to the government in larg- CT amounts than the poor man can do. 1t IS the rich man who gives up his sons to the army just as the poor man does.
 The idea that the government is discriminating and that certain hard ships are applied to the poor and mid dle classes from which the rich man escapes is libel on the justice of the nation.
 The draft laws permit no discrimin- ation. The money and influence of the father cannot sway military rule one way or the other. The son of the blacksmith has the same chances that the son of the banker has. Caste does not count with Uncle Sam.
 This is not rich mans war It is everybody's war. We are all as a man, interested in the outcome.
 If anything, it is the poor man who receives the biggest opportunity to profit by conditions made possible by war. Salaries have steadily increased. chances for work have never before in the history of the United States been so promising. The old cry for work is no longer heard. The poor are hay ing things made easy for them be- cause of the increased opportunities afforded for legitimate and well-pay- ing jobs.
 It is not a rich mans war. He will play his part and will receive his share of the benefits, but he will likewise share in it's hardships and responsibili- ties.-Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-05

Robbers took $2,OO0 from an office in the seventeenth floor of an Indian apolis skyscraper. The world seems to have progressed a good deal since the day of the "second-story" man. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-05
INSULT ADDED TO INJURY

Judge-You have been found guilty by jury of your peers.
 Prisoner-Please sentence me with out knocking me, your honor.-Puck.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-05
IF YOU PLEASE

Urchin-What's the time, mister? Gentleman (to teach politeness) )- If wat? If what, my boy?
 Urchin-If yer got a watch.-Bos- ton Transcript.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-05

The tremendous drive of Won Mack ensen against the Italians has made the task of winning the war more es- sentially Uncle m's.-Nashville Banner.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-05

There will be some fair and open fighting on the plains of Italy, and that's what never fails to get the Ger man goat.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-05
NO ANSWER

Bridget-Heres a piece in tn paper tellin' how to get the best of mosqui- toes.
 Pat-Sure, who the divil wants thim good or bad ?-Boston Transcript.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-05

Entered as second class mail mat ter November 4th, 1905, at the post office at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 8, 1879.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
Soldiers Sent
To Front With
Armed Guards
Appe0yedI,OW Writer
Criminals Who
WeYeLedtO Death

FRENCH FRONT, Dee. 28.-Gcrman
soldiers from some of the towns of Prussia
are sent 10 the front under armed guard
''as criminals are led 10 the cxecutioner.'
says letter found ON a dead German SOL
der. who was killed in recent battle on
the French front. The writer had given l,
vivid description of the scene at the de-
parture of IA detachment of reinforcements
from Saarlouis, town in Rhenish Plus
sia. The recruits were intended TO fill the
gaps in a battalion which had suffered
heavy losses. The writer says:
"The first battalion j. ordered to fur
nIsh a reinforcing detachment of ninety
nine men. To estort them To the Saarloui~
station 300 men have been ordered ont.
some OF them with arms to march alongside
the men going off and Others to act as
pIckets on the way to the station. The
men were all ready in the afternoon and
had To wait some time for another squad
of comrades from the first company Of
eonvaleScents, who eventually arrived
"What a scene. Ahead marched squad
OF guards and to the right and left Of each
file two armed gaurds. while another squad
of guards brought up the rear To guard
these German soldiers-our brave soldier,
In field gray, who according To the mag
nifIcently phrased stories of the newspa-
pers. dash forward full Of joy and sustain
ed by love OF Fatherland TO DESTROY our
enemies.
''The detachment moved off with band
playing march. The guards were - nu-
merous that there was one for every two
men OF the departing detachment. Is il
not a scandal that our children in field
gray should be led To war to fight and shed
their blood in the same way n criminal
are led 10 the executioner or, still worse
like cattle TO the slaughter house, II WAS
not sufficient that for hours beforehand
IN fact from the moment Of the announce
ment OF the departure of the detachmcn,
even soldiers who did not belong to Il
were prevented from going into town h,
sentinels posted every five yards. No. il
was considered necessary To submit The
men to the shame of marching to the depot
under guard.
DO not the magnificent articles in out
papers represent in false light our brav.
boys IN field gray going to fight and de-
Istroy the enemy for the love Of the father
land, while such things as these are han.
pcninge Verify it j. a voluntary sacri-
ficer'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
GERMANS BREAK
ANOTHER TREATY
ITS PROMISE NOT TO EMPLOY BRIT.
lSH PRISONERS IN I9 MILES OF
THE FRONT IS DISREGARDED.

LONDON, Dec. 2S.--Another proof Of
the German disregard Of promises and
agreements has been furnished in the Brit
ish advance toward Cambria. Some time
ago Germany signed as olemn agreement
with Great Britain providing that no pris
oners Of war would be employed within
nineteen miles Of the front line But two
Russian prisoners were found by the Brit
ish in dugouts mt Anneux, which was
barely four miles from the lines a. they
lay at the opening of.the Cambria attack.
Moreover, these Russians had seen party
Of 800 to 400 British prisoners at work
near Cambria, about eight miles from the
old front lines.
The Russians told pitful story of i'll
treatment and suffering. They had to sub
sist, under German regulations, on half "A
POUND of bread and some grass soup daily.
As punishment for minor offenses they
were strung up to poles with their feet just
touching the ground. Men were bayonetted
or shot for refusal or inability To work
until, from one cause or another, only 260
men remained out of camp of 800 prison
erS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
Hoover Called Thru
Press, Leaves CITY

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dee. 2s.-When
the senate committee investigating the
sugar shortage finally called for Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover TO give his views of
conditions letter was read Saying that
'IIoover had learned through the public
press that he was to testify today, but had
been called 10 New York
In view of repeated attempts Of the food
administrators to be heard previously, Sen
ator Nardaman called r.. A. Ellis OF the
food administration To the witness chair
and under Questioning Ellis testified that
Chairman Reed had notified him last Sa.
urday that Hoover would be heard today.
and that he had given Hoover that infor-
nation.
Chief Counsel Lindlcy of the food adj
mini~tration who presented the letter that
Hoover would not appear, declared he had
gone To the capitol yesterday to notify
the committee that Hoover wound be unable
To appear today, but found that all the
senators were at the funeral of Senator
Newland~.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
Tanks Reminded Him Of
Battle Elephants of Old

BERNE, Switzerland. Dee 2S.-Describ-
ing the battle of Cambrai to German read
ers, Lieutenant General Won Ardenne in the
Tageblatt says: Those who fought in the
battle describe the imposing impression
made by the British tanks which preceded
the attack on the widest front As they
advanced in masses, with very small in
tervals between them, they reminded one of
Hannibars battle elephants or the sickle
chariots of Pharaoh. The booming.
rumbling attack was accompanied or
rather supported from the air by verit-
able cloud of battle aircraft. while closely
pressed masses Of infantry and field ar
tillery followed the iron wall, three cavalry
divisions bringing up the rear
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
RAILROADS
.WARb0ARD
TAKEN FOR
us. WORK
tBy Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 2S.-As
the first practical step in the govern
ment's operation of the railroads,
which began at noon today, Director
General McAdoo drafted the Rail-
roads War Board into the government
service TO work out plans of unified
operation and submit them 10 him for
approval. Ii is intimated that the war
board will continue as an operating
body in charge of the country's roads.
Ii will he assisted by numerous com
mittees throughout the country.
"Whatever can be done 10 make the
roads more efficient will be done as
soon n we find what i necessary
McAdoo said.
McAdoo said he had made no ar
rangemenIs in regard 10 staff nut
the presence AT the conference of John
Barton Payne of Chicago, head of the
shipping boards legal staff, leads To
some speculation that Mr.. Payne
might become an assistant to the di-
rector general.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
Need Interpreters
To Aid Reqistrants

A call was sent out of the Cameron
County Legal Advisory Board hcadluar-
tiers today for interpreters to assist the
attorneys and reeistrants in filling out the
Questionnaircs.
There was rush of Spanish speaking
regiStrants to the advisory board head
quarters today for assistance and only
one attorney on hand who could speak
Spanish. Ii was stated that III several in
terpretcrs were available for duty the work
of filling out the Que>tionnaire> would bc
greatly facilitated Besides the Spanish
speaking classes calling on The board there
are many Americans who find il necessary
to call on the board for assistance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
Guernsey Cow Makes
Record-Eighth Place

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Dee. 2s.-A
Guernsey cow of the University of Mime
sofa farm, Imported Nictorina of Sarna,
No. 35.669. has just completed yearly
record which gives her eighth place in the
list of COWS OF that breed in class AA. She
produced 10.504.7 pounds Of milk with an
average test of 5.13 per cent butter fat, a
total of 53s.54 pounds Of butter fat She
l. seven years old.
In making the record the university COW,
which bore two calves during the wear, was
given no better care than the more success
ful dairy farmers of the state find profit
able in the management of their herds,
dairy authorities said
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
Stopping Smuggling Is
Found Difficult Work

BASEL, Dec 2S.-Though the Swiss
border authorities have increasingly
sharpcned their surveillance Of all from
tiers 80 n 10 put q stop 70 the petty SNUG
Cling that has been going on, principally
into Germany. it has been impossible to
eradicate il entirely.
a recent arrest for smuggling, whereby
dishonest official was caught in the act
shows the amusing features that accom-
pany the work Of ferreting out the Snug
glerS. For IL was series of loud and vio-
lent >nceze- that led to the arrest of the
culprit.
Cantonal Constable May charged with
watching the smugglerS, was about to
leave on his bicycle for a tour of part of
the German Swiss border, when he began
10 >neeze. Ills superior officer examined
Mays knapsack and found in il a guam
tity Of pepper which the constable was
about to >muggle into Germany On his tonr
of inspection. In his pockets was guam
tity vi German money. learned" accordsg =
To his admission by similar previous OPP
CREATIONS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
Number of Persons
Dead From Explosion

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dee. 2s.-A number Of
persons are reported killed in an explo-
sion of the blast furnace at the plant of
the Inland Steel Company at Indiana llar-
bor, Ind. The plant caught fire and j.
threatened with destruction.
Officials of the Indiana Harbor fire de-
partment said at noon today that they had
heard of no deaths, but that IA large mum
her of persons had been injured. War mu-
nitions were made at the plant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
DORA" ACT IN FOR MORE ABUSE.

LONUON, Dec. 2s.-The deiense of The
realm act. which has been nicknamcd
Dora" has come in for more abuse. from
hair dre>-er~ owing tu An embargo put on
the use of spirits for general use. This
measure has become necessary in conse-
quence ~ the enormously increased de-
mand for munition and Red Cross needs.
Dry >hampoos and hair lotions are MI
threatened IN the latest order 1T DORA
and a. the use of methylated spirit for
burning purposes j. also forbidden. thou
sand uf forced draft Vii stoves which can
not be lighted except by the aid of spirit.
are made useless.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
Chinese In Harbin
After Fighting Russ

TOXIC. Dee 2s.-In fight between
Chinese and Russian Maximalist Sd oilers
ut Harbin, Manchuria, Wednesday, the
Russians surrendered and were disarmed
They were made prisoners and the Chinese
now occupy IIarbin. according to n reliable
report that has been received here.
The co-operation Of Japan with her al-
lies in the war against Germany To the
fullest extent of the nation was pledged by
Emperor YoShihito in a speech from the
throne at the opening of parliament today
The emperor said that the relations of ia
pan with the entente powers were extreme
~ close which he said was very pleasing
to him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
Work On Largest Service
Flag Is Now Underway
(By Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Dee 2S.-Work
on the largest service flag in the northwest
l. well under way. "Coeds" of the Univer-
sity Of Minnesota have measured and cut
material for the immense emblem which j.
10 bear a star for each of the 600 stu
dents of the institution who have entered
the service of the United States. 1t j. to
be - by - feet.
Students in the department of home eco
nomics are making the background. When
il i completed volunteer workers are ia
stitch on the stars. Material for the flag
was purchased from the 5000 proceed, ot
, military ball al the university.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
COLD WAVE IS
TO
81 FORECAST

A cold wave, perhaps the coolest for
this section this winter. j. rushing toward
the Lower Rio Grandc Valley today. If the
weather mans prediction il to be taken
seriously, fall in temperature to any
where from "a TO 32 degrees i the fore
east The norther made its first appear
ance in Brownsville early this afternoon.
The usual precautions against possible
freeze arc being taken by the farmers
throughout the Lower Rio Grande Valley
today, although severe freezing weather at
this season of the year l. rare, according
To the weather records.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
OF
ENGINEERS
DEAD FROM
SHELL OF
GERMANS

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday. A corporal Of
American engineers was killed and pri-
vate was wounded Christmas evening when
a German shell dropped near a party Of
American engineers receiving instructions
in French trench.
During recent moonlight night Ger
man aviators dropped bombs near a Ger
tain town. killing two American privates.
The American engineers for several
weeks had been working along the front
with veteran French engineers for the pur-
pose of instruction. The ayiators which
dropped bombs on the Americans in the
town flew low and dropped their bombs
accurately.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
SHOWING IN AMERICAN ZONE.
tBy Associated Press.)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday.-For three days
snow has been falling internationally
throughout the American zone. interfering
with the training Of troops and with com
munications. Many roads are becoming
impaSsable on account Of the snow drifts.
No serious difficulty has been experienced
thus far with supplying troops in the out
lying towns and districts. but ID j. feared
that the transportation Of supplies may be
hampered If the storm continues.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
PEACE CONFAB
GOES into 10
DAYS RECESS

PETROGRAD, Thursday.-Thc peace
conference at Brcst- Litovsk has taken 4
ten days' recess to be resumed January 4
at a place not yet determined. Leon
Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister, l.
reported To be drafting a note to the en-
tente again asking them to participate IN
the peace conference. Trotzky Is also re-
ported preparing at note 10 the peoples OF
the world.
An armistice i reported to have been
reached between the Bol>heviki and the
troops Of General kaledines at Ro>tov,
with a neutral zone between the opposing
lines.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
PRIVATE BANK
SEIZURE WAS
ORDERED BY
HEAD RUSS
FINANCE

PETR0GRAD, Thursday.-Soldiers act
ing under the orders of Finance CommS
sioner Menshinsky today seized all private
banks in Petrograd, including the branch
Of the National City Bank of New York.
The manager. b. G. Stevens, was arrested
and detained short .ne.
Many bankers were arrested and several
surrendered the keys TO bank vaults, but
Stevens refused. j. b. Wright, counsellor
of the American embassy, called upon
Stevens during the afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
American Army Gets
Liberty Feet Fast
tBy Associated Press

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dee. os.-The
American army at home and in France i
rapidly developing Liberty feet on which
to march 10 victory. Under the hard work
OF military training the soldiers feet are
expanding in length and width and some
parts Of General Per~hine'> force. will do
their work in the regular number l3 and II
shoes instead Of the old maximum number
Of II Of the regulars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
GERMANS CAUSE
BANDIT RAIDS
RELIABLE REPORTS RECEIVED At EL
PASO so INDICATE-TROOPS HAVE
RECROSSED THE RIO GRANDE.

Ell PASO. Texas. Dee 2S.-Rciable re-
ports were received here last night that
the Mexican bandit raids in the Big Bend
district were being inspired by Germans
who are operating south of the border and
who are working in conjunction with Amer
lean draft cvadcrs. Federal officers are
making "A careful investigation.
MARIA, Texas, Dec. 2S.-After pursu-
ing Mexican bandits who raided Candida
rio on Christmas morning, for a distance
of ten miles into the mountains of Mexico
The American cavalry troops recros>ed the
Rio Grande into American territory at noon
yesterday.
The Americans killed ten of the bandits,
wounded twenty others and scattered the
remaining outlaws in the mountains. They
brought back with them twenty-five horses
that the Mexicans had stolen.
The total number Of bandits known to
have been killed j. eleven, and it j. be-
lieved that more than twenty others were
killed.
In the raid an American soldier and
one civilian were wounded and three Mexi-
can civilians were killed and in addition
Mail Carrier Walsh was murdered by the
outlaws.
Two army pack mules with the column
of cavalry that entered Mexico were killed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 2S.-No
official information, informal or
otherwise, of peace terms being dis
cussed between the Bolsheviki and the
central powers had reached the gov
ornment today. and officials declared
they had not even an intimation of
how or when to expect them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
Federal-State Bureaus
To Cooperate In Work
(By Associated Press.l

AUSTIN, Texas. Dee -. The federal
bureau of markets i, to cooperate with the
state bureau of markets OF the department
Of agriculture III CARRYING out and enfnrc-
ing the provisions of the law passed by the
Thirty-fiith legislature providing for
standard containers, grades and packs iii
shipments of fruit, vegetables and other
garden products.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-28
PEACE,BUT
ON ALLIED
BASIS, IS
DESIRABLE

LONDON. Dec 2s.-"Achievement
of the purposes for which the allies
are fighting, is essential to the future
freedom and peace of mankind said
Premier Lloyd George in a letter to-
day 10 the labor congress. The pre-
mier's statement j. regarded n the
British reply TO the German peace
offer. The premier said that a state
ment on war aims could only be made
in agreement with Great Britain's
allies.