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PREDICTS UNCLE SAM
 CENTRAL TELEGRAPH

Chicago, March Achievement control of the telegraph companies similar to the authority now exercised over the railroads is liklihood, in the opinion of Attorney Roy o. West, representing the Western Union Tele- graph company, who appeared before a sub committee of the city council committee on oil and gas and electric ity. It is dependent, he said, on fu- ture war develOpments.
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TO SPEAK ON AVIATION

Little Rock March 24.-Lieut Col onel Rockwell, commanding officer at Eberts field, near Lonoke, has accept ed an invitation to address the mem- bers of the board of commerce at noon luncheon Wednesday on interesting points in connection with the aviation branch of the American army. Col onel Rockwell is a well-known avia- tion authority, and good speaker.
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GALLANT SHOCK TROOPS
 NOW D0WN THOUSANDS
WithdrawS - Few Counter At- tacks Made But All At- tempted Succeed.-
 a'haUny Falls.
{ Associated Press Summary.)

Associated Press Sunlmary) along the battle front in France was long ago planned, in the event of the Germans attacking in great force. This announcement comes from the British front thru the Associated Press correspondent, who describes the operation of the British army as a masterful withdrawal, made possi- ble by gallant shock troops in the front lines, who checked the advance of the Germans, while artillery, ma chine guns and rifle fire worked ap- palling slaughter among the masses of German infantry as they were sent forward, thus enabling the main body of the British to fall back deliberately and without confusion
 This army it is declared, has been conserved and up to the present very few counter attacks have been made against the Germans Where the Brit ish have stormed the Germans newly acquired positions, they have driven them back, but each mile of advance Ic;, >f to German artillery and infantry more difficult and unquestionably the Brit ish strategy as demonstrated since the beginning of the first attack, is to let the enemy, insofar as he may, wear himself out against powerful de- fense.
 Both British and French forces, where their lines meet south of St. Quentin, are watching events with optimistic eyes.
 British Hold Own.
 On the battle line in France the sanguinary struggle still is going on. with the British troops in most of the sectors apparently holding their own, but with the Germans at salient points still pressing forward.
 The town of Chauny, southwest of St. Quentin, situated on the road to Compeigne. the gateway to Paris, has been occupied by the Germans and, according to the Berlin official com munication, everywhere between the Somme and the Disc rivers the Ger mans are pressing their advance.
 Turnout Sunday along the entire 50- mile battle front the fighting never ceased for a moment, and when Field Marshal Haig's men were unable to withstand the terrific onslaughts de livered by greatly superior forces ground was given, but always in or lerly fashion.
 More Than Million Huns.
 It now has definitely been ascertain ed that considerably more than mill lion Germans have been brought to the western front in the endeavor to crush the British army holding the line from the region of Arras to the south of St. Quentin, but it daily be- comes increasingly evident that the enemy, in his drive, has met with op- position not counted upon and been unable to realize to the full his ob- jectives.
 In addition to Chauny, the Germans are claiming the capture of both Per onne and Ham. and to have taken prisoner more than 30,000. in addition to 600 guns and large stores of war
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WANT HALF MILLION LAPS SENT TO SIBERIA

London, March 24.-A Daily Mail dispatch from Tientsin says Japan- csc university professors are conduct nig a campaign in favor of sending half million troops as far as Irkutsk into Siberia to check German ambit- ions in the Far East before it is too late
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Berlin Reports Smelling,

herlln, March 9 (Sunday)-Paris ss, sas been bombarded hy German long u'stahce guns, according to the Ger ,aan n; official communication issued to- .lhe Germans between the Somme as ass the Disc are still going forward ha enormous quantities of booty aa. aase been taken by the Germans, ac- s'iulng to the statement.
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HELD ON STACKER CHARGE.

Acting Chief of Police King yester- day arrested man named McCool charged in a warrant issued by the federal authorities, with failure to register under the selective draft act.
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WAR MAP AT GRAPHIC

A map showing the exact To- oatlon of the "Mystery Gun" ana the territory taken by the hhermans in their big drive will Ie I'.,, exhibited on The Graphic's bulletin today.
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ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
Forest Stewart Receives Perhaps Fa-
 tai Wound, on Chalmette Place.

Forest Stewart, negro, is in a crit ical condition at the Davis hospital as the result of shooting, said to be accidental. on the Chalmette planta- tion yesterday afternon. Another ne- gro was toying with .38 Special when a cartridge was exploded, the bullet penetrating Stewards stomach The wounded negro was brought to the hospital in the Holderness ambulance and was given treatment by Dr. J. s. Spillvards.
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The Weather

0nperature.
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GIVEN SHAKE-UP
Field Marks Lowered and Track
Events Equaled at Meadow
brook Meet.

PHILADELPHIA, March 9-One world
record was equaled, two middle Allan
tic marks went by the boards and an
other record was eQualed in the first
nights contests of the ninth annual
games of the Meadowbrook Club, held
last night at the I'd Regiment Armory.
1t was in the 45-yard high hurdles
where the world mark was tied. 1t was
a handicap event, but as c. r. Erdman
Of Princeton University. who tied the
record at six seconds, started from
scratch. he now shares the laurels with
J. w. Mayhem of Boston, Mass, who
covered the distance in record time in
1905.
Sweeney and Myers of Yale and Dart
mouth University, respectively, shared
the honors in the pule vault. owering
the record made by Haydock of Har
ward last year with a vault of II feet
2 inches. which is one inch behind the
world record held by c. B. Foss of Cor
nell. D. c. Sinclair of Princeton Col
lege clipped his own middle Atlantic
mark in putting the 12-pound shot His
mark last night was 81 feet SA inches.
which is better by more than foot
than his record.
The junior A. A. L. national cham
pionship record for 500 yards nearly
went by the boards when Thomas
Campbell of the University High School
OF Chicago. showing a fine pair of heels,
equaled the Middle Atlantic and resi-
dent record at present held by Lloyd
Cross of the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.
Roland S. Grubb Of Penn State College
made the fastest time in the 4o-yard
dash handicap in the second semi-final
He covered the distance in 3-5 sec
onds. which is within one second of the
worlds record held by w. D. Eaton of
Boston, Mass.
One Of the most thrilling races wit
messed for some time took place in the
two-mile -oecial relay race between
University of Pennsylvania and Mer-
cersburg Academy. and which was won
by the latter. Penn held the lead until
Allan Swede started off in the final
stretch for the interscholastic cham
pions. Rogers, who was running as the
anchor man for Penn. held lead of
nearly fifteen yards. but after Swede
had once hit his stride he fairly few
past Rogers. who made a gallant at,
tempt to overtake the speedy athlete,
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CONGRESS HUGE SUCCESS
Big Bowling Tourney Closes Tomor-
row With Roll Off of Singles
and Doubles.

CINCINNATI. March 9.-The American
Bowling Congress tournament, which
lasted a few days over three full weeks,
will come to a close tonight, so far as
five-man teams are concerned, Sunday
being set apart for the final roIl-off of
individuals and two-man teams.
On Monday the Womans National
Bowling Association will begin it's sec
ond annual tournament on the same al
legs used by the bowling congress. The
womans tourney will continue over
Tuesday. thirty-two five-woman teams
from nine cities being scheduled to
bowl
Officials of the American Bowling
Congress said today that its tourna-
ment has been a huge success.
For the last night some good five
man teams are on the two shifts, in
Guiding four from Toronto. Canada. the
only representatives from across the
border to appear in the roll-off.
The Van Hook team of Knoxville,
Tenn, who will bowl tonight, are the
only bowlers from the southland to
compete.
Happy Felsch. outfielder of the Chi
cago American base ball club, will bowl
as a member of the Langtry-M Mcbride
NO. team VI Oh uNdi
shift of f1ve-man teams.
Other cities which will be represented
on the alleys are jamestown. n. Y;
Omaha. Saginaw. Flint and Bay City,
Mich; Kansas City. Minneapolis. St
Paul, ST Louis. Indianapolis, Youngs-
town. Toledo and Akron. Ohio.
There was only one change in the
standing of the leaders yesterday and
last night, that being in the individuals
]. Haytas of Cleveland, Ohio. was the
lucky man to gain honors in the sim
giles. his score of 669 landing him in
sixth place.
In the doubles Oscar Jensen and E.
Baker of Terre Haute. Ind. rolled high
flve-man teams event was made by the
Bryce Breadmakers of Indianapolis,
who rolled 2,S4s.
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THE OTHER ANGLE
Aurora Borea1is, Etc.
BY KIRK MILLER.

While Washington is as full of
strangers as fountain pen is of blots
we entertained visitor Thursday
night who didn't bring any baggage,
but caused a lot of chagrin among
those who are given to vexation and
kindred vice.
Old Man Aurora Borealis who lives
just north of the north pole and seldom
visits so far south outside of the golf
ing season. breezed into town and hung
around for two or three hours.
Moonlight nights have been throwing
mean monkey wrench into Doc Gar
fields lightless Thursday night edict,
but when A. Borealis chose last Thurs
day pm. for his nocturnal escapade to
the United States we think he took
advantage of good nature.
Anyway, just about the time the fuel
censor thought he had all of his chorus
rehearsing III the right key. along came
the northern light gentleman with a
flock of trained auroras, which covered
the universe more unanimously than
iris Speaker covers the outf1eld.
From Kalamazoo to Calais, A. B.
Orealis cut wide trail as he loitered
in the northern acoustics, and the num-
Der of queries queried at his coming
would make a QUESTIONABLE look about
as cosby as a sphinx.
In South Washington they were sure
Georgetown was rehearSing for the end
ing of the world, and in Anacostia they
were a little jealous because Alexan-
dria wasn't staging Joan OF Arc party
with the town limits playing the role
of Joan.
over on the left-hand side of the At
lantic the kultur Klub. in keeping with
true German efficiency, took advantage
of the presence of Aurora Borealis'
visit to sprinkle a little German con-
fetti over London-that seeming to be
the kaiSerS latest conception of IA
pleasant evening.
These northern lights seem to be
the result of electric combustion in the
higher strata, but If street railways
come under the classification of cleo
trio combustion. we've got a chronic
modest little Washington.
Before Washington conscripted all
of its tunnels for megaphones these
auroral displays used to be more or
less ommon-mostly more: but now all
of the heightened auroras go over to
Baltimore to mingle among the at
mospheric surroundings and focus
their flares where they won't be wasted.
The aurora roared farther south than
a any other time it has been fed raw
meat, which puts it in the same class
with the man who owned the shortest
pair of long pants in the world
That Queer QUESTIONABLE.
Who remembers the good old days
when you could get hair cut for two
bits?
Do you ever push your own way
through a revolving door?
How many quarts of bunions can Won
carry in each shoe?
Is spaghetti fruit or fish? II so. how
much?
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TELLS OF RED CROSS WORK
Eastern Highs Association Address.
ed by 0rrin Lester.

Ways in which the American Red
Cross looks after soldiers, from the time
the men are taken from their homes and
until they reach the trenches in France.
and then back home again, were re-
lated by Orrin Lester of the Junior Red
Cross at a meeting last night of the
Eastern High School Home and School
Association. How the American Red
Cross reaches the soldiers in barracks
and in hospitals; how the organiza-
tons home service department sees to
the welfare. of his family, and the al
most innumerable ways in which il
serves the country's fighting men at
the front and their dependents at home,
were outlined by the speaker, who made
a plea for increased mem rship in the
Junior organization and support Of the
Red Cross.
A.. H. Smith. president of the associa-
ton, presided. The next meeting is to
be held the second Friday evening in
April
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The same energy Menosky threw into
his work while trying to win a job from
more experienced rivals at the Augusta
training camp last spring undoubtedly
is responsible for his remarkable ac-
complishment in fitting himself for
the onerous tasks awaiting him in
France. in as many weeks as it has
taken thousands of other National
Army recruits almost as many months
to do. Mikes feat in qualifying in such
an amazingly short time as a trained
soldier is a tribute to the enthusiasm
with which he enters upon any under
taking assigned to him and incidentally
is a striking illustration of the prac-
teal value of the military drilling in
dulged in by the American League
teams last summer. Without the ex-
perience in squad formations and the
manual of arms which he obtained as
a member of the ball club in the past
season Michigans marvel of energy
could not have made such giant strides
toward proficiency in things military.
The fact that Mike is assured of hav
ing the honor Of being the first mem
Der of the Nationals to take crack
at Kaiser Bits legion of Huns be-
came known through the medium of
a letter to Manager Griffith from Pri-
vate Menosky, L. S. A, in which he re-
Quested that his spiked shoes reposing
in his locker at the clubhouse here.
and a supply of base balls for use of
the infantry organization now at Ho-
boken, N. j.. to which he was trans
ferred from Camp Custer. and which is
expected to be ordered to sail for
France any day. be sent to him post
haste.
In his letter Menosky inclosed photo
of himself in heavy marching order.
Fans who never have seen Mike in
any uniform other than that of the
Nationals can see from the Illustration
presented herewith how he will look
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while playing the bigger game over
there.
Grif let all business slide until he
had attended to satisfying Mikes re-
quirements and sent the paraphernaIia
to him by special messenger to assure
his getting it before he embarks for
France.
IF all our soldiers are of Menosky's
type this war will be over in few
months" Griff said today. He has both
enthusiasm and courage and will make
splendid soldier. l am proud OF him.
Numbered among the visitors at local
base ball headquarters today was Molly
Craft, the elongated and youthful right
handler of the Nationals pitching staff.
Craft came up from his home at Ports
mouth, Va, this morning on the Nor
folk boat and dropped in on Boss Grif-
fifth to announce his intention of win
ming regular pitching assignment
this season if he is not called into the
Army. Craft is looking well and ap-
pears to be toting more averdupois
than he was last summer. A little
added weight would help not hinder.
Craft in the performance of mound
duty. Molly says the ankle Risberg
cracked by sliding into him at the plate
in Chicago last summer is as sound as
ever again and that he expects to DEM
onstrate this season that he is sure
enough major league pitcher.
Craft, in company with some news
PoptL tdltItiS aliSHlllu, OudT-
rity and Berman and Pitchers Shaw and
Waldbauer. will be bundled aboard a
train for the training camp at Augusta
this evening by Nick Altrock, who will
assist Trainer Martin in holding the
youngsters in restraint until Manager
Griffith's arrival week hence with the
main squad. Pitchers Ayers. Du Mont,
Yingling and Lynch will proceed to the
camp direct from their homes and Har-
per already is there. Nothing has been
heard from Harry Thompson. the for
Toronto finger. who is demanding
more salary than was offered him.
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Catholic University and George
Washington meet tonight in the last
collegiate basket ball contest of the
year. Both institutions closed their
regular schedules last week, but agreed
to list another game for the benefit OF
the Red Cross. The teams meet at the
Y. NJ. c. A at o'clock.
Two games were played between
George Washington and Catholic Uni
versity during the regular league sea-
son. Each was a victor, and the play
ers, particularly those of the Brook
land school. have shown an intense de-
sire to meet in a third contest. The
game tonight probably will bring out
Just as much good. hard basket ball
play did the one of last week. when
an extra five minute period had to be
staged in order to determine the issue.
George Washington won the cham
pionship of the District Intercollegiate
League, playing consistently through
ali its schedule. The Hatchetites split
even with c. u. but won all their other
games. The BrooklanderS dropped a
contest to Gallaudet besides the one it
lost to G. w That game probably
would have been won had the best
team the Brooklanders possessed been
sent into the lineup at the start.
Anyway, Catholic University believes
it has better team than George Wash
ington, and is anxious to show that.
Consequently it will work just as hard
tonight to win as it did in any contest
during the regular season. Further
more, George Washington is not par
end of the score. as a defeat for it
would detract in some measure from
the laurels it won a week ago.
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MCLEOD SHOWS WELL.
Ties for Third Place in First Round
of Florida Golf Tourney.

BELLEAIR. Fla. March 9.-The Flo
rida west coast open championship golf
tourney opened yesterday under ia
vorable conditions. with a splendid en-
try list of the best players of the north
and south. Fred Mcleod of the Column
bia Country Club made the morning
round in I3 and in the afternoon turned
in a card calling for II that placed him
in a tie for third place with Charles
Hofner of Philmont. Hoffner did a 60
in the morning, but fell off in the aft
ernoon.
Jock Hutchinson of Glenyiew went
great guns in the morning, getting a
81, and his good work in the afternoon
placed him in the lead by just three
strokes over Jim Barnes, the Palma
Celia star.
The third round started this morning
under good weather conditions and it
is expected many low scores will be
registered.
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anglers expect to catch the largest
fish. Plenty of Mississippi catfish,
weighing from ten to fifteen pounds.
probably will be caught. but anglers
TO land one of what Patrick Riordan
calls horses" Anglers are satisfied
there are plenty of fifty-pounders in
the river.
A fish weighing thirty-four pounds
was caught in the upper river several
years ago, probably the largest fish of
the Mississippi variety caught in this
vicinity. II is also believed that there
are carp in the river weighing con-
siderab1y more than fifty pounds.
The heaviest catch of fish | ever
saw made near this city" said John
German. was made near the Fireff ght-
er's wharf by Charlie Gross. He land
ed two carp that weighed fifty-nine
and one-half pounds"
Capt william f. Abbott T. S. A.
Familiarity known to his friends as
Angler" is in Florida on a fishing trip.
He returned from an Army camp a few
days ago and went south for an outing
preparatory to going Somewhere in
France"
Capt. Abbott enjoys the reputation of
being one of the most successful rod
and line anglers in this section. He
participates in the exciting sport of
bass fishing in the upper Potomac,
where he is well known.
Detective Edward Weldon, in charge
Of the detective Office at night, has suf-
ficiently recovered from injuries re-
ceived in a fall at the District build
ing some time ago to enable him to re-
sumo his outings on the river
Tuesday afternoon he was on the
river to Took 'em over" as anglers
say and witnessed a catch of seven
teen Mississippi catfish in less than
two hours by two men.
But / had no bait" he remarked.
and couldn't get in the game"
Frank Hutton and Dick Mullet were
among the members of the viii Reyn-
olds Fishing Club who tried their luck
on the river near Aqueduct bridge this
week. Both sportsmen landed a num-
Der Of fish. Mullets largest fish was a
five-pounder.
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That Queer QUESTIONABLE.
CENTRAL A. A. U. MEET.
Event Carded for April 6 at Great
Lakes Naval Station.

CHICAGO. March 9.-The annual CEN
trail A. A. U. track meet will be held
at Great Lakes naval training station
April 6, it was announced today by
John B. kaufman, athletic director at
the station.
According to present plans, the events
will be run off in the big drill, hall
which has a seating capacity of 10000.
events will be decided. with several
contests for preparatory schools and
possibly inter-regimental relays for
the sailors.
The track, standards. pits and other
equipment, in addition to the seats.
will be built and installed in the drill
halls by the eailora- themselves
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FATHER AND SON CLASH.
Henry c. and Charles Fownes Meet
in Pinehurst Golf Finals.

PINEHuRST, N. C., March 9.-The
finals of the annual spring golf tourney
are cared for today. In the first six
teen Henry C. Fownes and his son
Charles will be opponents for the cham
pionship. Both golfers are at the top
of their game and SO close together in
ability that an unusually interesting
match Is assured
In yesterdays play of the semi finals,
the elder Fownes defeated Pierce Of
Rochester. up and 3, while the young
eE FoEnes-beat Gates 3 up andA
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METHODlSTS TO HOLD
MISSIONARY CANTONMENT

A meeting of representatives, of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of
the Methodist churches of the city was
held at the Portner Wednesday after
noon. to arrange for the missionary
cantonment' to be held March % at 1870
o'clock at Metropolitan NJ. f. church,
Miss Pierce presided at the meeting
and Mrs. Huntley announced the pro-
gram to be given March %. The pro-
gram will be military in character. Mrs
w. F. Mcdowell. national president of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety, will preside.
The District quarterly meeting of the
woman's home and foreign missionary
societies is to be held Wednesday at
Wesley NJ F. Church. 5th and + streets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
HUSTON WINS BILLIARD TITLE
Defeats Eeddon Easily in Final
Game of National Tourney

DETROIT. March 9.-Corwin Huston
of Detroit won the Glass national
amateur billiard championship here
last night by defeating Charles He'd
don of Dowagiac. Mich, 300 to 2o4 in
the final game of the tournament. Uus-
ton and Hcddon had been tied for first
place almost throughout the tourna-
ment.