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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Toronto. Z; Newark. /.
Rochester. 8; Richmond, 2.
Montreal, 4; Providence. l.
Providence, 10; Montreal, Q.
Baltimore. 8: Buffalo, 2.
Buffalo. o; Baltimore. 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

huns@hapman, Speaker. Harris, Wambs-
Baker. Two-basc hit-wambsganss. Three-b base
hit-Miller. Stolen bases-Maisel and High.
Sacrifice hit-Smith. Double play-Maisel and
2ipp.. Left on bases-New York. Q; Cleveland.
B. First base errors-New York. L; Cleve-
land. I. Base balls-On Caldwell 1: on
KEEPER, 2. Earned runs-Or Caldwell, q: Oh
Klepfsr /. Struck out-By Caldwell 6: b.
I0Ieasinn. Esmol Sans-aHcaes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Louisville. 4; Columbus. s.
Minneapolis. 3; Kansas City, I.
st. Paul, 4: Milwaukee. I.
Indianapolis. 2; Toledo. 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
RED SOx CREEP Up
ON CHICAGO RIVALS
More Than 80, 900 Fans See
Boston and Detroit Split
Up DoubIe-Header.
Special Mspatch to The star.

Special Mspatch to The Star
BOSTON, August 11.-Although the
Red Sox managed to bag only one game
from the Tigers here today. the great
work OF Washington in turning back
Chicago enabled the champions to make
q material gain and the margin between
the teams has dwindled to a full game.
Boston took the first game. to 2, and
dropped the closing fray. to 0.
The largest crowd that has witnessed
a ball game at Fenway Park since the
Red Sox-Giants world series battle in
1912 was on hand-exactly 29,052, to be
official. There were more than $4,000
people in the park when the second game
started
For alI-around excellence the first
game was a sweet one. There was Just
enough timely hitting mixed in with
remarkable fielding to make the battle
the most interesting of the season at
the local field In the opener Carl Mays
opposed George Dauss and the latter
was unfortunate in allowing the Sox to
bunch hits. On the other hand, Mays
was so brilliantly supported that it was
a case of any pitcher going to the
mound and coming through with win
Harry Hooper contributed hair-raising
catch of Heilman in the eighth when
he grabbed the ball on hard run with
his gloved hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

2VtxI1 n z
sBatted for Shore In NTH.
fBatted for Scott In seventh.
tBatted for Pennock In eighth.
3ogton. ....-.... o O o o o 90
Runs scored-Cobb to). Heilmann (2), Burns
l. Errors-Hoblitzen. Gardner. Two-base hits
-Aeflmann. Cobb. Agnew, Ehmke. Stolen base
Hooper. Sacrifice hit-Burns- Double play
9pencer to Young. Left bases-Detroit, IT,
9eston. 2. Bases balls-Or Shore. 1; or
mike. 3; OF Pennock. 8. Hits and earned runs
-oR Shore, 10 hits and runs in innings; OF
3snnock. hits and runs in innings; OF
nike, hits and o runs in 9 innings: on Ba-
-. hits and runs in inning Struck out
N Ehmke. q; by Shore, l. Umpires-Messrs
I'D "a miuutea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.

New Orleans. 8; Mobile, /.
New Orleans, 8; Mobile. Q.
birmingham, &; Atlanta, 8.
Memphis, 8; Chattanooga. 2.
Chsttanoogn, Q; Namphis. 1.
LTD Rack 4: 17nnh11lla~ - 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

PROBLEM BY c. s. KIPPING.
BLACK pieces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

sBatted for Shore In NTH.
fRatted for Scott In seventh
46Atted for Pennock In eighth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

lumbia Country Club has reached the
fourth round. with the following men
still playing. having won their third
round matches: A Winter defeated J.
\ &ha&eE.sA. -An6 y X u Smith DE-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

Ran for Fischer in ninth.
fBarted for Miller in ninth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
SECOND GAME.

Tstals... 80 Il q IL Totals :. 81 8 81 II
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02
RAILROADS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
In Eject December 10, l91a


n. B.-Followlng schedule figures
are published only as information not
guaranteed. 49,,
dria.
1887 A. NJ, Daily-Local between
Washington and Danville, delivers
Orange to and O.. No. 4Os for Cor
louisville and Richmond.
S:47 A. NJ. Daily-Local for Harrison.
burg and way stations, Buffet parlof
s:17 A. NJ Dally-ML:l train, coaches
Lynchburg, Greensboro and Charlotte,
1922 A. NJ. Daily-U. S. Fast Mall
stops, only for passengers 10 p oihhes
and Sleeping cars to Atlanta. New
Orleans. Birmingham. Sleeping car
Salisbury to Ashville. Coaches for
Charlottesville. Lynchburg, Danvilie
4:22 2. NJ. paily-Local for Chariot
tesville connecting at Calverton for
Warrenton.
4:52 P. NJ. DallyIIBirmingEham Sps
Atlanta, Admission, Birmingham. and
Atlanta, Anniston, Birmingham,
Through first class coaches between
Washington, Atlanta and Birmingham,
Dining car service, Tourist to Callfor-
400 p. M.-Daily local for Har-
risonburg and way Stations on Manas-
sas branch. Pullman Buffet parlor
5:22 p. NJ. local for Warrenton., :,
7:17 p. NJ Daily-Augusta SpeclaI
!! Through train with sleeping cars TO
| Charlotte, Columbia, Aiken and AL
gusta. Through Sleeping cars to ASH
| VILE.
1902 p. NJ. Daily-WashinSton and
Chattanooga Limited (via LynchpurSl
| First class coaches and sleeping cars
| to Roanoke, Knoxville Chattanooga,
Sleeper to New Orleans. Washington
| to Roanoke Dining car service.
11:02 P. NJ. Daily-New York ano
New Orleans Limited. All Pullman
! train. Club and Observation cars TO
! New Orleans. Dining car service.
1927 a. NJ. Daily-Memphis special
sleeping cars and coaches for, Roa-
| noke, Knoxville, Nashville, Chatta-
nooga, and Memphis. Dining car ser
vice Washington sleeping cars open
| 10 p. m. ,
For detailed schedule figures' elck'
cts reservations etc, apply to-
| S. D. SHELTON
Union ticket agent, Alexandria. va.
II. +. CARY, Genl Pass. Agent
w II TAYLOE. Pass, Traffic Mgr.
r. II. DeBUTTS. Division Passenger
Agent. 705 18th ST., n. w. Washing
ton, d. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02
,nment,s earnest hankering

;ernment's earnest hankering after
peace might still the rising tnmult at
home and keep the people united Tor
a few months more.
Such is one explanation Of his an
:.nounced action. But there is another,
'Vorwaerts, the ostensible Socialist
periodical, is now understood to be
ia government organ. 1t has been
saving some queer things recently.
For instance, it announced the other
day that the time had come when
the Government must tell the truth
to the people and that that truth Is
that Germany cannot dictate terms
to- hostile world. If the Govern
ment were getting ready to abandon
it's policy of conquest and to seek
peace on the basis of the status quo
say, it would conceivably begin b!
inoculating the public mind witt
some such germ Of thought as that
Vorwaerts said another queer thing
dav or two ago. 1t said that Ger
many had made mistake in moi
stating the terms upon which /
| would be willing to conclude peace
in answer to President Wilson's re
quest, and intimated that it ought tt
do so now. If the Government were
getting ready to state its bona fd
| peace terms it would probably in
spire some such statement as tina
! in the journals controlled by it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS.

The rapidly increasing number OIL
automobile accidents in every section
If the country is goading the author
tiles here and there to a closer sur
veillance over persons who persist
in operating autos. Hardy a day
masses in the larger cities without
an automobile horror. The most
common mishaps are the killing OF
children or old people; That many
such accidents could be avoided were
proper persons operating the ma
chimes is the belief of the majority.
A locomotive engineer in neigh
boring city who owned and operated
an automobile said recently that 1t
REQUIRED closer attention and more
nerve to operate one of these modern
transportation devices than a railway
engine. He suggested that there
was an inclination upon the part OF
the latter to remain on the track,
which could not be said of the auto.
A cotemporary in speaking Of the
automobile menace suggests that a
large proportion, if not the vast
majority. of automobile accidents
are due to the fact that people are
permitted to- drive cars who are
either morally irresponsible, temper
amentally reckless or incorporate.
The man whoc;asks authority to run
a motorcar ought to be examined
more carefully than locomotive en-
gineer. The latter operates in q
sphere set aside for him; the chau-
ffeur operates in crowded streets
and thickly settled communities and
must be on the lookout every mo-
ment not only for what he sees but
for what he does not see.
At present very little inquiry
seems to be made as to the character
or antecedents of the man who ap-
plies for an auto license. If ne has
the money, he usually gets the Ii
ceuse. Certainly the examination
is bv no means comprehensive, if it
is not actually superficial. And yet
few things could be more important
to public safety in a period when mo-
tor vehicles are multiplying every
day than to insist on reasonable
assurance that the applicant posses
SEES ordinary discretion and fitness
for service which everybody is not
qualified to perform. Intemperance.
criminal record. or a record for
recklessness in motorcar driving,
should bar OUT applicants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02
NAMES OF THE HOSTAGES.

The Gazette in reproducing an in
cident of the history of the civil war
Yesterday was unable to give all the
names of the Alexandrians arrested
during the latter part Of October.
1864, and placed in freight cars and
ran up and down the Manassas Rail-
road after Superintendent McCrick-
EFT and others had been killed by
Colonel Mosby's men who had attack
ed one of the trains. Our old and
esteemed citizen. L. ". Davis, how
ever. came to the rescue today and
furnished the names. They were Ed
gar Snowden, Jr.. John w. Burke,
John B. Daingerfeld, Rev. c. c. Bit
ting. Doctor j. B. Johnson and Mr..
Davis. The latter left Alexandria
May "a, 1861, with kemper's battery.
He was wounded in the first battle
at Bull Run, and having been trans
fcrred 70 cavalry company was
again wounded iii skirmish with
the fedelas. Mr.. Davis was subse-
quently transferred 10 Mosby's COM
mand. and was captured October ID,
1864. When the party Of hostages
was being formed the federals deem
ed it eXpedient to place one of Mos
by's men on the train and Mr.. Davis
was selected. The train left Alex
andria at a. M and returned at 3
p. m. daily.
The provost marshal's office was
at that time in the old insurance
building, on the north side of King
street. between Pitt and ST. Asaph.
The Alexan6rians were at first con-
fined in this structure, but We're later
placed in the building which had for
merly been used by the late syl-
vestar Scott as a school on the east
side OF Fairfax street, between King
and Cameron.
Mr.. Davis is the only one Of the
party living. ss- ,s.s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02
BEACH s WOOD

Alexandria, Va,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fish, OYSTERS CLANS and Crabs.
Corner of King and Union SITS. :.
Fish received daily from our nets and
prices lower than the lowest.
To be convinced give US
call.
Country orders solicited and promp-
thy attended to. Our terms-best re-
ferences or money orders.
Bell 422 Both Phone Home 81
S4-tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02
ENGLISH SPARROW IN DANGER

The importation OF the English
sparrow into the United States half
a century ago met with just protests,
but the pugnacious bird came to
stay, and, Notwithstanding Our pref
udices. it has spread over the entire
country.
The advent Of the English spar
row marked the disappearance of the
variety Of song birds which sum
mered with us and which we all
hailed with delight. We built abodes
for them in the shape of human hab-
itations, some of wood and others of
tin. Elderly people often speak of
the flocks of bluebirds, martens,
swallows. briarbirds, Baltimore ORR
oles, rlmming birds, etc, which ar
rived in the spring. Such are now
as scarce as mermaids or sea ser
penis, the English sparrow having
driven them away.
But there is trouble ahead for the
sparrow 1t has been said for years
that many so-called reed birds
served on toast are really English
sparrows. 1t is now suggested in
Columbus, Ohio, that these imported
specimens Of the feathery creation
can be utilized to defeat the present
high cost of living.
Blackbird pies have always proved
an inviting dish to many apart from
the English king in the Mother
Goose Rhymes Sparrow pies, when
properly made, may prove equally as
toothsome. Many ways have been
suggested for the elimination Of the
English sparrow. Probably the
food problem is to solve it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02
KILLED NAVAL OFFICERS.
Russian Revo1utionist Victims i'll
Helsingfors Put at 400.


San Francisco, May 2.-How the
higher officers of the Russian Baltic
fleet at Helsingfors, the capital OF
Finland, were slain during the Rus
sian revolution, and how the admiral
himself, though he had gone over to
the revolution, was also killed, was
related today by G. S. Westman, a
shipbuilder of Helsingfors, who has
come here to purchase supplies.
During the night of March 49," he
said, 81 was awakened by shooting
in the streets. Fighting continued for
two days, the sailors of the Baltic
fleet attacking their officers in their
homes. / have heard estimates as
high as 400 as the number OF officers
killed.
admiral Neppenin, one of RussIa's
ablest naval commanders, was among
the killed, although he had gone over
! to the new government, and was the
man who arrested Governor-Gener-
al Seyn, later turning him over to the
revolutionary chiefs, He was hated
by the sailors. Leaving his ship the
| last day of the revolution, he noticed
sailor did not salate him. He re-
primanded him. whereupon the sailor
shot the Admiral.
"The sailors had lists of all the Of
ficers and their residences. They kill
ed most Of the high officers and SPAR
ed the younger ones. The sailors did
not harm a single civilian and main
tanned order in the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02
TO TALK PEACE AGAIN.
Baltimore Sum-


Chancellor Won Bethmann-H ollweg.
it is reported, will make another
peace offer in the Reichstag on
Thursday. His first proffer was
made in December last. How sin
cere it was may be guessed from thc
fact that when President Wilson
asked the German Government to
state the terms upon which it was
willing to conclude peace, the latter
absolutely refused TO mention those
terms.
The neutral worlGi concluded
quite correctly, in all probability"
that that was not bona fide bid
for peace, but was merely an effort
to quell the growing demand at home
for cessation of the war The nee
essity for another effort Of that ma
ture is quite apparent now. Hunger
is increased among the civilian pop
ulation. Strikes are occurring with
greater frequency. Evidently the
Russian revolution is having a leav-
ening effect on a portion of German
thought. 1t would be intolerable
if internal dissensions should crop up
to interfere with the works of
either the German army .zor navy at
this time. That must be- prevented
at all I hazards. Reasoning along
these lines the Chancellor might
naturally come to the conclusion that
another demonstration Of the Gov
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02
GOVERNOR STUART READY.

Will Begin Registration of Men FOR
War as Soon as Order Reaches
Him.
Governor Stuart said yesterday
that the war department was keep
ing him in close touch regarding
the regulations providing for the
army increase by CONSUMPTION, and
that as soon as the bill had been APP
proved the President would issue his
proclamation declaring the new law.
Indications are that there will be a
board composed Of military men and
citizens. II will meet and go over
the lists of men who are registered
at the various county and city pre-
cincts-each county or city to be a
separate unit for the purpose OF
listing the men.
Exemptions will be made and then
the recruits will be drawn by lot,
SO that there will and can be no "pre-
ferences" for exemption OF service.
The law will deal harshly with those
who fail to register as required by
law, and it may be that those who
fail to register will be forced into
the army by the failure to register.
Governor Stuart does not believe
that by hasty or precipitate action in
beginning the work of registering
the men vii! accomplish anything.
There can be no definite plan for this
work till the government announces
the plan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02
Washington Southern Ry.
Schedule in effect Nov. IL 1916.

For Washington and points north
daily sos, 1928, 1888 I'm 1901, 12:1e
1928, 2:3O, Through train for New
York, via P. r. R.) STA, 6:23, 1923,
1888 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 4:37, 1852 (locaD and
9:47, a. m. 1916, 1922, 1892, SIT
flocaD TOP, 9:47 p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg
at 2:23, p. m. Saturdays and Ills d
m. other days of week.
NOTE-Times of arrival anil de.
parture and connections not guaran-
tefd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02
WOULD CHANGE NAME.

AS was stated in..yesterday's Ga
zette people of Vienna, Fairfax
county, are anxious to discard the
name of Austria's capital. The
Richmond Times-Dispatch in speak
ing of the movement upon the part
of Alexandria's neighbors suggests
that along with wienerwurst and
Vienna loaves, Vienna, Fairfax
County, will have to worry aiong
with its Teutonic name for some
time longer. There was a time In
the early days of this thriving Viz
ginia village when it was proud to
bear the name Of Austria's beautiful
capital city. But times have
changed, and in spite of President
Wilson's assurance that America is
not the enemy Of the Germanic
people, but of their autocratic gov
ernments, Teutonic appellations are
being generally scrapped.
So sorely did the matter weigh
On the mind of Charles E. Babcock,
member of Vienna's Town Council
that he asked the Governor il nj
couldn't change the name of the towr
by executive order. Attorney-Gen-
eral Pollard, however, has advised
Governor Stuart that he has nc
such authority. Sile Legislature
chartered the town as Vienna at the
request of its citizens, and only the
Legislature can rebaptize it.
Fairfax County's cup of bitterness
however, is shared by fifteen other
American towns which are listed ir
the Postal Guide as Vienna. Perhaps
the disgrace is not so overt as in
the case of the twenty-five towns
and cities that go by the name Of
Berlin, nor so deep as that of the
twenty towns that struggle along un,
der the name of Hamburg.
Reference to the Postal Guide dis
closes the embarrassing fact that
in the United States there are nc
less than nine Dresdens, four Co.
lognes-one in King and Queer
County-thirteen Germantowns
seven Germanas. to say nothing Of
various and sundry Leipzigs, Kiels
and Potsdams. After all, Vienna
Va, has it all over Bismarck, N. D
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat COmDany.

Every day in the year for Fortress
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points south, via superb, powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor
folk with steamers of the Old Domin.
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miners
Ste -nships for Boston
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-02

MONEY TO LOAN-On first mort
gage in Alexandria and Rosemont
Apply to Howard W. Smith, 10'
north Fairfax street. i-lZ-u
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-23
President Tener Will
Not Ask For Exemptions;
Says Action Unpatriotic
BY AsSoefatcd Prcss

New York, Nov. 23.-The National
League will not ask special exemp-
ton for any of its ball players and
is not in sympathy with any selfish
plan of discrimination in favor of its
business or players, declared John
K. Tener, president of the league
here today.
81 would not go an inch toward
Washington to ask President Wilson
or the Secretary of War for special
favors for baseball" said Mr.. Tener
in discussing the proposal to eX-
empt eighteen baseball players on
each club of the two major leagues,
as suggested by President Johnson.
of the American League.
81 think it most unpatriotic," con-
tinued' he, ito suggest baseball
should even appear to shirk a duty
at this time, when so many parents
are giving their sons and when
other business interests are giving
their best men to the. service of our
armed forces and are making other
sacrifices for the benefit of our coun-
try"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-23

have to do in the future as possible.
Four more rides were given me and
I was Just getting the hang of the
thing, when presto, the Montteur
sends the whole class to the tester.
A Matter of Inches
The field where this first class OF
Nieuports flies Is situated some dis
tance from the camp and we ride
half an hour in a truck to get there,
our 'Moniteur flying the machine
over. generally caught up to the
truck and tried to see how close he
could come to the racing track With
out hitting us. Take it from me, 1t
was q matter of inches and we sure
were proud of our Moniteur, ana
PROUDLY spoke of him as our Monl-
teur." On these rides j have often
noticed many pheasants and 1t made
me think of how much sport Ernest
would have shooting them, because
they were those heautitul one that
Ernest has in his room-Mongolian
/ think they are called. Quail are
also plentiful. To while away the
half hour required to get back TO
camp. the two trucks always raced
home with q Frenchman sitting
astride the engine hood, roofing for
his mount with all the wealth. OF
gesture and language the French are
noted Tor. et IL was a 81 COZ
but it only lasted two days and then
/ went to the tester, who does ms
work on the central "piste' which
is right at camp-only about mile
to hangers.
Now, we had heard considerable
of these testers, there were two OF
them. Twas rumored one OF them
would not let you use the controls
at all, the other one just the oppo-
site. Needless to say, this caused
quite some confusion and many were
the reautiful "Dalling outs that
pupils received who thought they
were required to do nothing, having
drawn the other tester.
1 don't know which one l drew,
but 1 do know he could not SPEAK
English, and I climbed aboard with
the nxed intention OF making an
awful stab at handling everything
myself. l got off all right, but that
Moniteur nearly went wild when we
got in the air. 1t seems, on account
of the shape of the lower wing OF
Nieuport it is not necessary to cor
rect small bumps. the macnlnS {
righting itself automatically. Ana
there / was working the stick from
side to n fare-you-well. Right there
the tester grabbed the stick ana
started to shake it like a cat ooes
n mouse. Something was wrong
knew. but what it was l had not the
least idea, so when we came down
| made the landing. (pretty 1alr
one) he began spouting French at