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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-09
VALUE FARM PRODUCTS

In 1915 the total value of farm products, in
GLIDING all crops and livestock, $10,774,-
100000 for the entire country. This, which was
3 at that time by far the greatest value ever re-
corded as the outcome of the efforts of Amer
lean farmers, rose to $13, 406, 100000 in the fol-
lowing year, 1916, and jumped to ,443,00O,-
900 in 1917 And this year the total value of
all crops and livestock products will run far be-
yond $4,000, 100000. Indeed, the total will
probably be nearer to $4,000, 100000 than to
$40, 900, O00 900, says the Manufacturers Record
Following our usual custom, have COM
piled the statistics of crop production for the
year based on the preliminary estimate of the
United States Department of Agriculture of
November 1, 1918. These figures show an
amazing increase in the value of the farm crops
of America during the last few years. the in
crease in value, of course, very far exceeding
the increase in quantity.
In a study of these figures get an indica-
ton of the enormous increase in the cost of
fcodstuffs to the consumer, for be it remem-
bered that these figures are based the prices
paid to the farmer and do not at all indicate
the staggering totals before these products enter
into consumption.
The total production of grain this year is
5,638, 1000 bushels, decrease of 158, O0O, 900
bushels as compared with 1917. The better
quality of the corn crop of this year, however,
offsets this decrease in quantity, so far feed
ing value is concerned. But notwithstanding
this decrease of 158,000,000 bushels of grain,
the value shows increase of $378,800,O0O.
Therefore, when considering the question as to
the increase in the value of grain as compared
with the increase of cotton, it. should be borne
: in mind that the increase in the former far ex-
ceeds the increase in the latter. In the total
production in bushels of foodstuffs there is an
increase of 49,, 100000 bushels, but with an in
crease in value of $445, 100000 this year over
last.
Compared with 1917, the corn crop shows a
decrease of over 410,O00,O00 bushels, offset in
part by an increase ip wheat of 276,OO0 900
bushels
1t is when compare the production and the
value of the present year with the average for
the five-year period from 1911 to and including
enormous increase in prices. The corn crop of
1915 that we gain fairer conception of the
the present year, for instance, is only 4,966,000
bushels larger than the average of the ive-year
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-09
LOCAL POLICE ARE
ASKED TO LOCATE
WARREN B A r. N d S

Mrs. NJ Barnes, 314 South A1canes
street, notified the police last night
that her son. Warren, 16 years of age.
had left for a point in Escambia
county Saturday in company with
two men from the Naval Air Station
and had not returned. The police
were asked to begin a search for the
lad. They drove away in a Ford car.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-09
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IS
AWARE 1T Is TO BE BROKEN

Amsterdam, Dec Shy the As
ISOLATED Press)-The ussian Soviet
government is aware Of it's approach
ing doom. according to a member Of
a German trade commission, who left
Moscow November 9. The discomfort
with the existing government is grow
ing daily, even amongst the very low
est classes, the German commission
claims to have found.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-09
For Group.

'Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
splendid for Group writes Mrs. Ed
ward Hassett, Frankfort, N. Y. My
children have been quickly relieved OF
attacks OF this dreadful complaint by
its USE" This remedy contains no
opium or any other narcotic. and may
be given to a child as confidently as
to an adult Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-09
BRAZIL FEEDING EUROPE

Rio De Janeiro. Dec. 8.-Brazil,
which before the war exported no
frozen meats, is now sending $4,000
tons annually to Europe.
The sun., 1918-07-21

However. while Cleveland lost valuable
men in Harris, Smith, Klepfer, Guido
and others the nucleus Of the team
Speaker Chapman. Wambssanss. Roth,
O'Neill. Bagby. Coveleskie and Morton
remained. Joe Wood also has been a
J great factor in the teams success. and
his hitting decided practically every
game won by Cleveland In New York
this year.
The big American League disappoint.
ment Is the Detroit club. which has been
seesawing in and out OF last place with
the Athletics during the first half Of the
season. The only real valua BILE player
lost by the Tigers to the service was
Pitcher Howard Ehmke. and the club
looked good enough to finish fourth
1t Is not fair to speak of the White
Sox as disappointment. as the club
was ruined as a contender since the sea-
| son started largely through shipyard
! assertions. When Outfielders Joe Jack.
son and Oscar Felsch left the team II
destroyed the Chicago offence, and
when Faber was called into the National
Army and Williams jumped to a ship
building OUTFIT 1t broke up the White
Sox defence
The Browns are doing pretty much
what was expected of them, lowering
between .450 and 500. and while the
Athletics are running last according to
schedule their percentage Is much higher
than was expected. owing to the hard
hitting Of Burns and Walker early in the
| season and the fine pitching by that
bone OF contention. Scott Perry.
The sun., 1918-07-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting Averages.

Records Of plsvers who have played up TO
Ttnrsday,. July Is
The sun., 1918-07-21
M'LARRY BATTING
BEST AMONG 'INTS'
BinghamtOn Player Tops
Averages With .427-Beck-
vermit Leads Pitchers.

Batting averages of the International
League show McLarry of Binghamton
leading the procession with ,427 for
forty-fve games. Lear, the Bronx
player. who is with Toronto. is hitting
1882. while Smith, the Rochester catcher.
has an average OF 1881 for fifty-seven
contests.
Fourth place goes to zltman. the semi
professional who jumped into a Jersey
City uniform and made good imme-
diately. Jacobs and Swigler. both hit
ting $40, are the leading batters for
Newark B!nghamton and Rochester
are the topnotchers in club batting.
In the pitching records the name of
Beckvermit, the Jersey man who Is
working for Binghamton. takes first
place. He has won eleven games and
lost only one. Hoffman of Rochester has
worked in sixteen victories and only Ave
defeats. The records:
The sun., 1918-07-21
RIGGERT WHOLE
SHOW IN LEAGUE
St. Paul Performer Star of
American Association.

indianapolis, July 20-Riggert. st.
Paul. continues to be the outstanding
figure in the American Association. He
is FIRST as a run getter with 40 and first
in total bases with 143, which was &C.
Quired on 81 hits. These 81. which lead
the list, include 16 doubles, 6 triples and
8 homers. He heads the homer column.
His hitting average Is .33S.
Riggert Is tied for the lead in stolen
bases with Butler. Of st. Paul. Only
in sacrifice hitting which honors are
shared by Martin. Milwaukee. and Show
lin, Columbus. Riggert fails to excel. He
made only seven sacrifices The others
have 10 each. Leading batters who
have participated in IS or more games:
Riggert, ST. Paul. .3sS Cashion. Min
neapolis. 1885, Taggart. Columbus, 1929 !;
Good, Kansas City. .315 Lelivelt. Louis
vile, .315; McHenry, Milwaukee. .306 I;
Hartley, Columbus. .303 Sawyer. Min
neapolis, .301 Owens. Minneapolis, .29S |;
Wagner. Columbus. .294.
Kansas City with .266 leads in team
batting and Louisville In club fielding,
with 1858.
The sun., 1918-07-21

7y Cob and Heinie GrOh
Increase Batting Leads
Players Now Enjoy Big Margins in Their Respective
Leagues-Ruth Has Sixty-fve Hits, of Which
Only Fifteen Are Singles.

Ty Cobb tackled seven more points
to his batting average before he met
last week and now Is leading the
American League procession with an
average of .37s. Acosta, the Cuban
now with the Athletics, Is nominal
leader with an average of 400. but
he has been in only fifteen games.
George Burns, first baseman of the
Athletics. is second with an average
Of .342.
Heinie Groh Of tho Cincinnati Reds
also has increased his average. Hs
picked up ten additional points last
week. He now Is hitting 1855 and is
The sun., 1918-07-21
NAVAL RESERVES TO PLAY.
VIII Meet Lincoln Giants nt Oiym-
pic Field To-day.

The Naval Reserves. composed OF star
collrgians from half a dozen institutions
and several minor leaguers. will tackle
the Lincoln Giants in the feature OF II
double header at Olympic Field. l36th
street and Fifth avenue. this afternoon,
The Reserves have taken the measure
OF some OF the best semi-pro teams In
he East this sea son.
In the first game the Lincoln Giants
will meet the Chevrolet team OF larry
town, y, Y, The team is composed Of
former minor league stars. The Chew
rolet nine has won 10 out OF 81 games
with the leading semi-pro teams this
season.
The sun., 1918-07-21

forty-eight points ahead of Red Smith,
tho regular who nearest approaches
him. Southworth, the young slugger
OF the Pirates and Fisher. now with
the Cardinals, both top Groh. but both
players have been in less than twenty
fvo games.
Tho latest averages show that of
Ruth's IS hits only Is, or less than
80 per cent. are singles. He has 20
doubles. 9 triples and II homers De-
spite the fact that he has been in only
SO games. against 81 for Baker and
81 for Burns he leads the league in
doubles and homers. and runs second
to Cobb In triples. though Ty only has
only one more than he.
The sun., 1918-07-21
Challenge by Lowering IiOat.

According to custom. whenever the
racing begins In the cutters. training
Ia bles and watches are 80 established in
the ships as to give the oarsmen a regu-
lar life. Suitable rigging Is fitted up to
train them aboard ship. and they are
given cross-country running ashore and
plenty of hard work at the end OF an
oar. Old Annapolis or other college oars
men are always available for coaching
The method of challenging rival crews
In this branch of sport Is a distinct
feature of naval life. Whenever ships
are together in port and the crew of one
wishes to challenge another the crew
will lower a boat over the side and will
row It across the bow of the ship whose
crew 1t wishes to challenge. and the
ceremony of tossing oars will be gone
through. II the crew of the ship thus
challenged wish to accept they call the
coxswain of the challenging crew aboard
and the negotiation of terms is begun.
AS soon as possible afterward. the race
The sun., 1918-07-21
TO PLAY CAMP MERRITT.
Nine to Meet Kings
bridge Athletics.

Camp Merritt's crack baseball team.
composed almost entirely OF former
major league talent, will be seen In ac-
ton at Dyckman Oval, near the goth
street subway station. to-day, in
a game with the Kingsbridge Athletics.
Whitfield. Dilhoeffer. Lineup and McGaf-
fgan, former Philly players, and RUDE
Bressler. former Red. will be in the
soldier lineup. Whitfield Is captain of
the team, whose members are In the
quartermaster's department Lineup
will probably pitch against Joe McGarry.
In the first game the College Point
team will play the Klngsbridge nine.
The sun., 1918-07-21
DIR. BISHOP WINS SHOOT.
Of players who have played up to

NEW HAVEN. July ?O--Dr. Burton r.
Bishop of this city won the State trap
shooting championship here to-day in
the Anal meeting OF the Connecticut
State Trapshooters' Association. His
score was 95 out OF possible 100. He
will represent Connecticut in the ma
tional meeting at Chicago the week Of
August L
The sun., 1918-07-21
In the Roped Arena

Young Gradwell has long had the repu-
liEhtweights in the game and II any
one has flattened him the event has
escap ped general observation. His friends
benny Leonard stin argument when
they meet at the Armory A, A. of Jersey
City tomorrow night.
After several postponements due to in
jured boxers, the Jersey City Sportsmen's
Club win stage its first entertainment In
on the Hudson County Boulevard. Wee
hawken. Irish Patsy Cline will be the
chief ngure. and he will be opposed by
Mickey ponley who shaded Johnny Dun
dee q few weeks ago.
The sun., 1918-07-21
Walter Camp Plans Many
Rowing Races for Sailors
Sport Is Being Organized at All Naval Stations
Throughout the Country-More Than 100000
Men CHARTERED in Camps.

If the plans formulated, by Walter
Camp, director of athletics at the naval
stations, are carried out. rowing prob
ably will become the most popular sport
among Uncle Sans sailors this year.
the sport is being organized and an ex-
cee.dingly long programme OF contests
has been arranged for the marines in
all parts OF the country.
There are more than 100000 young
men quartered in the various stations
at present and Mr.. Camp has asked the
athletic directors at each station to or
ganize and develop It as much as pos
sible.
At all stations cutters are available
for spontaneous rowing and in some of
the naval bases as many as twenty five
hav, been requisitioned for events among
the crews Of the different ships. The
sight of race between cuttSr crews has
always varied the monotony of the train
Ing and ship life and the enthusiasm
aroused by the spontaneous races has
been as keen as that which has greeted
college rowing contest.
Facilities for developing the sport 30
that larger percentage of the enlisted
men can take part than can enjoy foot
ball or baseball exist In every station.
Lack OF fields, IL not equipment. prevent
any large proportion of the sailors from
taking part in eli the gridiron or the
diamond game. Nlh cutters enough to
allow hundreds to practice and to race
In the rowing events continually, the
organization of this sport Is expected to
prove the principal feature OF athletic
development in the stations the coming
weeks.
The sun., 1918-07-21

Is started. and the excitement and en-
thusiasrn which are shown on board
every ship at the station and at the
rowing quarters while the race is in
progress leaves no doubt that rowing Is
after all the supreme navy sport, even
in spontaneous. informal racing.
Because the sport will be organized
ana the events this year will be more
formal and elaborate than ever the
crews OF the cutters already are being
picked and trained on board the differ.
ent ships, including the coxswains, who
are the real campaigners of the races
once they are started. Trials to pick
the crews have been started at the vari.
Gus stations and on board the different
SHIPS. and excitement over the races
WIN grow tense in a few weeks
Programmes which include swimming
and freak boat racing will be added tc
the cutter events as special attractions,
notably at the week end events. Some
or the navy stations are located on the
ocean front, where races can be rowed
when the water Is calm thus accom-.
modating any number Of crews side by
side.
Racing on the Coast.
IN the navy stations on the Pacific
coast. including the Seattle. Puget
Sound, Mare Island and the San Diego
Naval bases. racing has been In prog.
ress all winter. At Charleston II is tust
being organized by Walter d, Powell
athletic director. AZ the Boston district
the proximity OF the main station TO the
numerous lighthouses on the Charles
River has allowed the marines MANY
advantages and races in Wineries
shells. pair oars, barges and four oars
are being planned.
The boat houses of the Boston Ath.
letic Association and Harvard College
are at the disposal Of the men OF the
navy, and DR.. George Burgess Magrath
president OF the New England Rowing
Association. Is assisting George v,
Brown, athletic director for the district
to plan the seasons programme.
DIR. William Bull. athletic director of
the Newport station, has just called for
more cutters for the thousands OF ath-
letes at his station. He has written
Commissioner Camp that rowing takes
first rank among the sports at the sta.
ton. He has urged Mr.. Camp to make
the sport compulsory and to include all
the men at the station. Hundreds OF
the marines will not take part in ath-
!ctics unless they are compelled to. DR..
Bull believes that every enlisted man
at the station should be ordered to take
Grt In some sport, and he has picked
out rowing as the most interesting fpr
the men to be enrolled In.
The sun., 1918-07-21
BRITISH LOOK WITH
FAVOR ON BASEBALL
Games Between American Ser
vice Teams in England Are
Well Attended.

The fact that the King OF England
vas coached by Arle Latham to pitch
the first ball in the July 4 baseball game
between Uncle Sans boys In London
Is accepted as strong evidence that that
national game OF America rapidly Is
gaining a footho!d IN the land OF our
British ally. Among others who are
taking a deep interest in our past!me Is
the Duke Of Portland.
Four thousand persons saw the game
at Nottingham at which the Duke OF
Portland threw out the first ball. and at
the end Of the contest. according to a re-
port issued by the Y. NJ. c. A.. he said I:
Now that we have seen the great
American game OF baseball we appre-
c!ate its excellence. We shall come
again and again to hear more about It.
and We hope that baseball will be one
OF the means Of cement!ng more firmly
the frienship OF our two peoples"
The Y. NJ. C. A. in its recent pamphlet
on overseas baseball has the following
to say of the games played in London on
July 4:
1.-THE spectators enjoyed tho yelling of
the teams supporters fully as much as
they did tho game. The newspapers
spoke of the 'staccato shouting Of the
soldiers on the side lines and amusingy
commented on the increase in noise as
crises in the game developed
Natives Arc Aroused.
The tumult and the shouting OF the
sailors and the soldiers rather amazed
many a native at that first game at
Highbury. As one of the newspapers
said next morning. ito the philoso phical
Englishman who takes his sport calmly
it was all very bewildering. It seemed
that the 1000 made more noise than we
hear from million people on Cup Final
day at the Crystal Palace. But the
crowd was part of the game Every
sailor In his picturesque white hat and
his right to shout his instructions to the
men on the field.
THE players themselves kept up a
running comment. and there was also
the loud voice OF the umpire proclaim
ing the balls and the Strikes"
The speed OF the game Is at first CON-
fusing to the English mind as the fol-
lowing extract in the Y. NJ c. A. pam
phlet will show: Following the ball
is as difficult as 1t Is to tho novice at
an American football game. An Ameri-
can who sat next to an Engllshman az
Chelsea recently undertook to explair
to his neIghbor different plays as they
occurred. Several times the English
man exclaimed:
The sun., 1918-07-21
Plays Overlap"

THAT ball! Where is It now. please?
Awfully hard to watch II fly back and
forth, you know"
And again. when the shortstop OF the
team In the field snapped up grounder
and started n double play by way OF
second base.
REALLY, plays move 20 swiftly tina,
they overlap. don't they?"
The Y. NJ. c. A, Is decided factor
in the popularization OF the game, for
II Is through that organization that the
soldiers have received the paraphernalia
of the game, while Latham, has been
the moving figure in the organization
OF the league. All proceeds OF games
go to approved British war charities.
There are eight teams In the league.
and they play on Saturdays and holi-
days. The present schedule carries we'll
into August. The playing grounds are
at Chelsea. Highbury. Northolt, Houns-
low, EPSON, Orpington and Sunningdsle,
Admission runs from eight pence (six-
teen cents) for a standees to a shilling
and six (about thirty-six cents) for
grandstand seats, The stands were built
primarily for football. but diamonds
have been SO laid out that from all
seats spectators may have clear and
fairly close up views OF the game.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-06-25
CABtNETUL AUSTRlAC
isl DA DIMISIA

4 AMSTERDAM, "a Iunie =
Cabinetul austriac. mo sedinta
speciala, a decis sa-si dea dimisia
Dol deputati 81 I'M redactor dc
la Arbeiter. Zeitung all mers la
ministerul de externe, Burian, 81
la presentat resolutia luata' de
consiliul municipal al Vienei, in
care professional contra reducerei
portiei de pine cerlnd Q media
IA rezolyare a presumed econo-
mice 81 politice, precum 81 inec-
perea negociatiuniler de pace.
Burian a raspuns ca: contra
rii .nostri ne yor gasi intodeauna
gatal de a inchcia pace onorabi-
Ia. A mai spus ca Anstro-U -Unga-
ria Sd invoieste 81 Ia reducerea
armatelor, ca Q garantie contra
razboaielor din viitor. IA incheiat
Gu declaratia ca Austro-l lJngaria
duce IN razboi de aparare.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-06-25
'GERMANlA TRlMlTE
AJUTOARE AUSTRIEI

WASHINGTON. "a Iunie. =
Germania temindu-se ca armata
Austriei in curind va fl desorga
nizata inceput sa trimita aju-
toarc la frontul italian aceste
informatiuni AN PRINT aici.
Armata austriaca desorganiza-
ia 81 aruncata dincolo de riu,
Piavc hartuita de Italieni, Fran.
cczi 81. Englezi, singurnl lncru
see ranaas Germaniei1 daGa ny
vrea ca Austria sd cada in de
zastru, sa trimita cit sc poate
de curind, ajutor.
Expertii militari spun ca da-
ca aliatii vor lua ofensiva, atuncI
victoria sigura. lnsa nu Sc site
daca vor putea Sc prepara pen.
tru o astefl de actiune in un timr
atit-le scur.
Inii cred ca o ofensiva puter-
Mica acum pc frontul italian al
Fl bine venita. lar altii indeamnd
sa sc dea 0 loyitura in Balcani
ORR cum, frontul pc care sc va
ola llpta decisiva va fl frontul
de vest.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-06-25
ITALIENH tree nIUL PIAVA
ALuNcAND Pc AUSTRlACI.
AUSTRIACA AU P|HDUT MI De PRllONIERL
HRDERlI loR YOR AvFA o nlRURlG MARE ASuPRA
hORAln ANAIH s. AsUPRA MllERIlOR De ACASA.
AUSTRIA TREBUIE SA PIARA. ; NICI
DtNlNEZEU NU MAI FINE Gu EA.

,unei pagubi enorme in oameni, fars
Gle a putea> arata batar un resultat
cit de mic, care sd indreptateasci
pagubele uriase. Tar aceasta are S;
alba nrmari foartc serioase in mo
narchic, are Sa inriureasca asuprs
moralei armatei 81 va inriuri asu
pra nemultumirilor~aer cresc 81 asa
della sine, acasa, intrc populate.
Mari specnlatiuni sd fac asuprs
intrebarii daca rctragerea austria
cilor della Piava are sd impiedect
ori ba atacul planuit de austriaci in
spre sud de area muntoasa. De cite
va zile sd site pcste tot locul ca au.
striacii au ingramadit multe tru
pc in niste pregatiri de 0 noua sfor.
tare pentrp ca sd ajunga pc plaiuri
le Venetiei. Nu sa site inca dacs
fnfringcrca dcfa Piava are sd gra
bcasca .aceasta incercare a austria
cilor ori are sa anime pc timp ne
hotarit.
Trtpele engleze, in niste ataeur
de surprisa in sud de Asiago, at
patruns liniile austriacilor ucizind
mai bine Gle 100 81 aducind eli Gle
1ndarat 81 prisonieri.'
Zece aeroplane inamice au fos,
doborite la pamint. Gu acestea dir
urma numarul aeroplanelor perdu
tie de austriaci in aceasta ofensiva
adeca in o singura saptamina, 81
urea la So acroplant 81 6 baloant
Gle observare. Aliatii an pcrdut II
aer9plane.
O telegrama 81 mai proaspata dir
Roma, pc end sd incheiam ziaru
ne arata ca italienii au trecut riu
Piava 81 urmaresc DIM greu pt
Austriaci. Trupele italiene au tire
cut pc la Capo Silo. Partea Gle vesl
a riului Piava, fost curatita d.
tot de manic. Montello a fosf oc,l
pat de nou de tot, de italeni. M
mai cfte-ya puncte pc partea de /
dreapta, della Zenson in sud spr'
mare, mai slnt 81 acum in miinilt
inamicului. Italienii au luat alt
mil de prizonieri 81 0 multime uria
lisa de material de razboi. care a fos
Llasat indarat de trupele saustriac'
fugarite.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-06-25
AUSTRlACH PREvES-
TESC RETRAGEREA

LONDRA, "a Iunic. Ministe-
rul de razboi austriac, prin comu.
nicatul sau Official de ieri, a ince-
put sd pregateasca poporul pentru
anuptarea retragerei armatclor aus
TRACE de la Piava.
Comunicatul zicea:
,,Marile ploi, earl all acoperit GU
apa mari intinderi din sesurilc We
netiene, an 1nmultit sarcinile 81
|grentatile trnpelor noastre.
,,Piava a devenit mn riu navali.
tor, 81 volumul lui de apa ne-a i'm
piedicat de multe orr de a comuni-
ca de pc I'M NAL pc altul. Aprovi-
zionarea ttupelor en- merinde s.
munitiunf Sc face Gu cea mai mare
|greutatc.''