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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
GRID AND COURT
LEADERS FINISH
Hopping, Wood, Bass, Avery,
Wandling, McWilliams,
Cramer and Barney.
1918-1919 PROSPECTS GOOD
Many Letter Men to Return;
Football Team Should
Be Tulsa's Best.
CRy LARRY DAILEYl

Next week, eight Tulsa high school
boys, prominent in athletics viii re-
ceiye their diplomas from the school
whose COlurS they have worn In
many triumphs These bows htc
worthy representatives of Tulsa Egh
school. They are typical American
youths, their sort has made sports
worth while In Frank Wood, Pete
Cramor Norris Hopping Dewain
Avery, Byron NcWilNaws, clyde
Bass. Harold Wuhdliuu and Gerald
Barney. undergraduates, Tulsa
high school sends out the highest
type OF young America. And should
they conduct themselves in the fu-
ture as they have in school and on
the field. they will always bear the
name of r. II. s. with honor.
Wood and Wandling are the only
two-lcttcr men TO graduate. The
former was captain Of the hasketball II
team and all-star center As end on
the eleven he was tower" OF
strength. Ills unfaiiing smile and
pep were always an inspiration.
WandlinE's work at guard on the
basketball team was spectacular
and consistent at all times He was
the only member Of the track team
TO win first place in the state meet
ne capturing lne pote vault
Hopping All-Stnr Back.
Hopping captaiuei the football
team. leading it to one Of the most
successful seasons In the history Of
Tulsa high school lie was unani-
nous choice for all-state halfback.
Pete Cramer was the other half
back, his play at all times being on
n par with that Of his running mate,
Dewaln Avery. Byron Williams and
Clyde Bass. football substitutes, were
not in the limclight so often as their
teammates, but their work was none
the less valuable Their reward
of letters was fitting testimonial to
their efforts. Gerald Barney also
worked hard for little fame, Barney
was substitute forward on the bas-
ketball team, being a willing and
valuable understudy to Carter and
Weinecke.
Making a team means more than
merely playing a game. In fact,
playing a game is merely a climax
to long and hard effort 1t is in
the hours OF palnstaking practice,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
Jess Willard Came
Near Quitting Ring
After Killing Young

Tomorrow will be the sixth an
niyersary OF Jess Wizards first
bout with John Bull" Young. the
boxer who later died after battle
with the future champion at Vsr-
non. The first Of the three Willard
Young contests was staged in Fort
Wayne, Ind. II was the first time
Jess ever performed In tho ring out
side OF Oklahoma. where he made
his debut
Tho second battle between Willard
and Young was staged in Chicago,
and willard carried off the victory
by knockout in the sixth round.
In those daya Jess was big and hadl
an awful punch, but that let himl
out Ho was clumsy and slow. andI
knew nothing Of the finer points of
tho game.
Bull" Young wasn't satisfied
With the result OF that bout. and
was anxious to meet Joss again. Will
lard was willing, and the fans looked
forward ~ the battle. Willard VENT
east after the scrap, and Bull
Young eventually made his way toI
Los Angeles. Young got his nick
name OF "Bull" because OF hisI
hrawny, powerful build. He was
truly n bull-lke man. with bullet
head and "A thick neck. He took part
IN a few bouts. and also worked In
training camps. where he was known
as n man who could asslmiiate hl-
most any amount OF punishment
Willard went to the Pacific coast |
In 1913 and after losing to Gun
boat Smith and drawing with
Charlie Miller at San Francisco, he
proceeded to Los Angeles, where
the third bout with Young was IL
nally pulled Off IT was a slow, un-
interesting bout. and the spectatornX
jeered at the clumsy gladiators. jess
took 1t easy for ten rounds, easily
avoiding Young's rushes In the
eleventh chapter Jess hit Young on
the Jaw. 1t looked like Hight tap.
but "Bulr went down. dead to the
world, lie was carried away to
hospital, whore an operation was
performed, which proved that
Yqung's skull was not fractured,
Young never recovered consciousness
after the operation. His death was
great blow to willard. and for q
time he seriously considered quitting
the game. At the trial Jess Was ac-
quilted, as It could not be shown
that his blow was responsible for
Young's death.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
hoo TO Lose Eight Letter Men by Graduaon All Others Return

taken under all conditions, that the
ayh.ete does his work Partlcipat-
ing in athletics makes school WORK
harder. And il was with pride ina,
4 Tulsa high school professor toid
me that the boys graduating next
week are among the best students III
school
The season closed this spring was
one OF the most successful IN 'he
history Of Tulsa high school FroS-
meets for the coming season are the
hest in the history Of the school
Each team is TO have several letter
men return around whom n strong
nucleus for state championships are
20 be built.
Captaln shurtlcff Returns.
I'm the hackfleld, Captain-elect
ehurtleff fullhack. and Hendricks
Quarterback. will return. Roop'
end. who played an excellent game
at halfback. when called upon. VIII
probably be used at the latter posi-
tiOn this season.
Several letter men are TO return
for line places. Zoller, center; car
ter. tackle; stout, tackle; Colson.
tackle: Rrown'ield guard, are an
expected back. These men, In addi-
uon to several scrubs OF last sea .
SON. should comprise an eleven tha'
Will so through the season unbeaten
-Four "1"' men are to return Tor
basketball They are: Carter ana
Weiuecke. forwards, McNutt and
Brownfield, guards There were but
four track letter men-Wandllns'
Captain Howell, Wimbish and Car
ter. The latter three will probably
be in school next spring,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22

n AI|t'I an Aln.NlOltN ilItI IN those dis
t.uCcs.
Miss Duruck, who IS OF French
Irish payoutat.c. is * wears old As
a small child shc was nearly droVri9 A
on one occasion Imt the Cylerltuc,.
failed to iuculcatc i'm her Inc fear
ol water. ana she soon was swim
ming in school Chan,tlorsbip,
she has gomrcted In more th3n.
zoo races aruiust the yo,ld,g Iast
swimmers ana has Vel TO oNnrrirnce
defeat She LDs ioIyel IupIano
Scotland. Sweden. .Ney XeaIanJ and
Australia
Besides being a world,s ochompl,u
in the water. Mis- Du,.c4 i- nr'.' nf
the bcgt an 4. ound women ofGI.rrs
in Aus,rlla Shr pI3ys an r,,.l-
lent same OF tennis aid. yh,1, at
school was captaln of Ina t,.I..f
ball team. She is a gracelul dancer
og vaII ne Lain,' rnn.iicr,.t ,'' 49,.
t6orityg on on treck and 't,lJ 9cI SI Snort ..
Miss bur.ckg rac,rg be- mn M
POSING one. cspeicallv when il ia
remembered t6at ,hey are ali
worlds record. They follow,
30 .yards-1g seconds rradc ,t
sydney Austrblia Nav 1tlg
16C Yards miuute vorords
made at sydney March "a Jglp
b ma yards-l minute. ~ l., 500
= ouds al sydney March " 1qIl
40 yaTds--i minnie In gorGnds
| at sydney March, 1915
900 yards-5 minI,ras 90 1-5 acc
onds M Ncwcosfle AuStrali1 r.L-
ruary S, 10i5
40 yords rrdnutas "a 900.
onds, at sydney, February ID. 1915.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
Southern League

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 21-
punched hits by Little Rock in the
second and seventh innings with
slow fielding by Memphis gave to-
days game to the visitors, to 4.
Little Rock thus making a complete
sweep OF the series. Palmoro was
hit 80 hard in the sixth inning he
was replaced by Robinson.
Score by innings. K. II. T..
Little Rock ..O12 600 500 10
Memphis 700 0O3 100-4 10 o
Eattories--Palmoro. Robinson and
Brock pricstc ana Tlauser.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
NInhllc 1. Ncm nrlcnns o

MOBILE, Ala, May.~2l Mobile
made IT two straight victories. and
two successive shut-outs over Now
orleans by winning todays gpuc.
TO o. Mobile made only one hit
and this did not figure i'm the acor-
ing, three bases on balls and o sac.
rtfice fly counting tho only run Of
the game u
Score by innings X. II. T.
New Orleans 0o0 0bo 600 3 %
Mobile ......uo0 oGi o0'--l ] o
Batteries-PhHips. Robertson ara q
Kitch!ns; Ellis and Coleman. \
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
NINE WINS.
TEN; LOSERS IN SIX
Won intercollegiate Championship
of state; pitching Of Glenn
Meadows Feature Of Season

Special to Tho World
NORMAN, Okla, May Elm tho
season lust closed the University OF
oklahoma baseball team won ton
rumca nnd lost six, finishing with a
pcrCtntlEu of .G2J. The Soouers
won the INTERCOLLEGIATE champion.
shIp but lost the open school cham
piuuship TO the Ch'ncco Indians.
The Redskins won three games of
tuur played
The pitching Of Glenn Meadows
was tho big feature OF tho sooner
season despite the ,sspt that he won
five ana ~ siycBGr tho ten full
gawcs which he pitched. ia two
others ho relieved Fisher near mo
close and scwed up tho contests for
oklahoma
Lost to Zig IcaRucrs
Two of Meadows deioats were IN
games played win tho Chicago
White SoN, worlds champions and
tho chicago cubs The other three
games were all lost % Chilocco
In their games with other schools
the Sooncra won eight games and
lost three. Meadows deserved to
win two OF the games lac lost to CHI
lorco through the playing Of his
teammates
Batting averages OF the team for
the season are not available. the
records being lost in the fire which
destroyed the school OF journalism
building. It 10 not believed the team
averaged more than 200 per cent as
It was hitting only .l4O before the
first ChileCco soTlcs. The team did
pick up some after that Fisher, Ma
tions, Wilson ana Gentry were the
leading hitters after Evert Wllmoth
loft the team In April.
Sooncrs' Record.
The record follows:
. oklahoma Q. 10th Engineers 2.
oklahoma 4, White Sox Regu-
lars g.
Oklahoma &, white sox Sec
Onds l8.
oklahoma 0. Chicago Cubs II.
Oklahoma II. oklahoma Ag-
giles 10.
Oklahoma G, Oklahoma Aggies 8.
oklahoma 10. ChilOcco S.
Oklahoma /. Chilocco 2.
Oklahoma Z, phillips 2.
oklahoma S, Phillips Z.
Oklahoma G, oklahoma Aggies 2.
Oklahoma 3. Chilocco 6.
oklahoma 2, Chilocco 3.
Oklahoma 3, Philips 1.
oklahoma /. phillips 0.
Total 10, Opponents total 50.
] Co. ~
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
Nashville I, Atlanta I.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 2I.-Nael-
vlil" punched hits in tho third ana
eighth innings off Hoffman, latest
acquisition TO the locals pitching
staff, and won todays game from
Atlanta, to ].
Score by innings. Ri Is
Nashville .002 600 o5o--7 ~ Q
Atlanta 1000 0Ol OO0-l O.
Battories-Holfinch and O'Nciu:
hoffman, Lynch ana Picmich.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
SOONER TENNIS TEAM
CHAMPIONS OF STATE
Defeat Kngfishcr and East Central
In state Meet and Beat Agglcs
in Dual Tournament.
Special to Tho World.

Special to Tho World
NORMAN. Okla, May 2l.-The
University Of oklahoma tennis tenn
holds the undisputed championship
ot the state In both singles and dou-
hleH. Burford Mc0uffin and Harold
bosworth won tho championship In
the Intercollegiate tournament.
In the doubles the east Central
Normal Of Ada waH the only oppun-
out of the Souncrs and the match
was won in straight sets. In the
singles, Boswarth and McGuffln
each eliminated KinRfisher and Enst
Central men and then McGuffin de-
feated Bosworth for the title three
sets in five
The Oklahoma A. G. NJ. college
was not represented IN the tourna.
ment The Sooncrs had defeated the
Aggles In TWO previous dual meets
which probably accounted for their
absence.
In every state tournament this
year the Sooncrs have won In
straight sets from opponents.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22

GREENVILLF, S. c., May 21. --
The order Of the local exemption
board calling Joe Jackson, Chicago
port here for military servGs was
revoked today by advices from
Washington, stating that Jackson
now Is In the employ OF the emer-
pency fleet corporation and had been
placed in the classification of neces-
aary employees,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22

II seems strange 10 see Ty Cobb
down around the .25Q mark In tife|
batting averages, but 1t Ia sife tol
bet that before long he will again|
occupy his accustomed place at the|
head OF tho column.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
Texas League
Fort Worth, 9; Dallas, /.
Shreveport. 4; San Antonio, 3.
Waco, s; Houston, o..

Miller Huggins, manager OF the
Yankees, tells the following: "Tho
funniest play I ever saw happened
one day in n game between the Pi-
rates and the st. Lonis Cardinals
when Roger Bresnahan was mana
ger Mike Mowrey was on first
when steve Evans hit ball to right
center. Mike started on the hit and
after turning second saw the coach
er at third base waving him to 90
back. as he thought the ball would
be caught. Mike turned back and
was running at full speed with his
head down when Evans CAME along
toward second base. also with his
head down. The two heads met and
the two players went down and out
The ball was thown in and both
were tagged. They were out then
sure"
Earl Hamilton found Il almost i'm
possible to score a victory in the
American league last season. but
things have turned out much better
for him since he became a National
Lacquer. The confidence he has
gained will make him a valuable
pitcher for the Pirates.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
Western League

Topeka. s, Wichita. s.
st. Joseph, 6 Omaha, l.
Sioux City, 8; Des Moines, l.
only three games scheduled.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
American Association

Milwaukee, 2: Columbus, 9,
ST Paul, 4: indianapolis. ?.
Kansas city 6; Toledo, J.
Only three games scheduled.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
AUSTRALIAN SWIMMER
TO COMPETE IN JUNE
International Competition to Be
Revived When Miss Fanny Du-
rack Meets Best in America.
HAS NEVER BEEN DEFEATED
Holds Countless World Records and
Has Won Over 500 Contests; To
Meet All Corners.

NEW YORK. May 21.-Tnterna'
| tiOnal snort. competition. temporar-
lily Curtailedr by the world war. Will
be revived to some extent, by the
| arrival in this country early next
month of Miss Fanny Durack, Aus
! tralia's famous woman swimmer.
! The holder Of almost all the world S
! female aquatic records Miss Du-
rack Will debark al San Francisco
within few weeks and after short
rest and training period. proceed to
meet the leading American women
swimmers in a series of races and
exhibition matches which VIII un-
ooubtedly prove great stimulus for
water sports and contests among the
women Of the country.
No greater exponent OF woman's
ability TO conquer the water ana
make 1t the stage for interesting cX-
hlbitons OF. skill, competition and
pastime could be named than Miss
Durack and no better site for her
American debut selected than the,
open swimming courses and natatu/
RUNS Of the Pacific coast THIS
will be the FIRST visit 10 the. United
States Uf this undcfeated swimmer
who holds every wCman's world
championship from SO yards to ony
mile for winch she has competed.
II onIv is within recent years that
Girls ana women have come into
prominence as swimmers and to this
cotorie Of natatorial stars California
has contributed no small nuuber.
Aside fror, its champlcns there arh
scores of Girls who are separated
from these honors bv fsry seconds
or frar,iSps thereof A few vears
ai.o tre difgcuit svius across tho
Golden Gote ana around the seal
Rocks inst Outside the entrance 10
San Francisco harbor were .codsld- |
a,cl reats which only mon wEuId
dare to nnanr,,,La Tba 1nroyrce-
Inent tkat girls nre ia make these
s,yims creafs, AT present no more
mar q ,.inoiS of Interest other thnn
80 "a ,rhltbe,, or not ,no existing
In, r.c1r.ls ,',5., n. brnl,a,,
.,...
No haipISi4il-sSNi Is
Much OF This success y hFcrihed !
20 the fact that the prysedt day Eirl |
swimmer no longer IS hamporod by /
the hc1N chngng SKIRT which the 1
conventions Of the past demanded /
As far rs the bathing bttthts OF /
California are concerned, the SNT- ,
has become the exception idIhe' /
than the rule, ., ,-,.. ,..-..,.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
ACTIVE SEASON t
PLAN OF RACERS
Famous Auto Drivers to Com
pete in Various Race
Meetings.
DARIO RESTA TO RETURN
Barney Oldfield and Arthur
Duray to Battle on
Speedways.

Automobile racing this season
promises TO be one OF the most sue
cesstul in the annals OF the sport.
/ Already pretcntious race meetings
| have been arranged for the speed
ways at Sheepshead Bay Chicago,
! and Providence, as well as for the
/ tracks In other cities throughout
/ the country
Great impetus has been given the
sport by tho announcement OF Dario
/ Eosta, Arthur Duray, and Barney
Cidfield that they intend to make
this the most active season in their
careers. These three are most daring
drivers, and the fact that they will
he seen on all the big speedways
should Scrye to draw out record
throngs at every meet.
oldneld Is the dean Of auto pilots,
having maintained his place In the
championship division for more than
seventeen years. Resta. who held
the title Of Speed King in 1915 and
lJl6, Is out to regain the laurels he
voluntarily relinquished last season,
WhHe puray Is the present European
chappioh and holder Of the worlds
record average Of lat miles an hour
Made Record at Ostcnd.
The Frenchman made his record
run in a mile time trial at Ostend,
Belgium, several years ago. He Is
al present On his way to this coun-
try
Bogta viii compete in the Hark-
ness handicap at 100 miles, which is
Ia feature the inaugural track and
Hlr meet to be held at the Sleeps
head BAY speedway on Decoration
day. Eesta handed In his entry re-
Gently to Promoter William II. Well
man after 'hp Bair had becu I'm con
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22
American League.

Chicago at New York.
St Louis at Washington.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Boston.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22

Sam Crawford is the big thing in
the Pacific coast League and contin-
ues to hit everything that comes his
way,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-22

At New York Chicago. rain.
A Philadelphia Detroit, wet
grounds.
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Al Plusburgh- -rhlladeIphla, rain
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

WASHINGTON. Dec. sl.-orders went
to eastern railroads to-day from Direc-
McAdoo to clear up freight
congestion regardless Of previous gov
ern,nent priority regulations, passenger
schedules and any hamperug practices
under tho old competitive system, and
to pay, special attention to movement Of
coal and food
Lines OF the west and south were uoti.
fled that soon they might be called on
to furnish locomotives and other equip
ment to help tighten tho traffic burden
in the east and O committee OF govern
ment officials was created to work out
plan for dverting export freight to
points south Of Now York. Quantities
Of coal actually are started to moving
to Now England to relieve the serious
shortage there and priority orders were
suspended for roads east Of tho Missis-
sipp1 and north OF the Ohio river.
At tho Balne time, the dlreotor-general
dissolved the railroad wa board at Its
own request and named temporary
advisory cabinet of five members. One
(Conrinue6 on Page Soven)
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commanding the battalion In the dim
randlelight early -this morning at Is
Battery's headquarters. lie had ridden
eleven miles before daybreak on mo-
torcycle 10 bring us the word.
word
Reconnoiterne.
"R Battery will move forward to-
morrow" hr concluded. "lt Will be
QI,arLrred IN Il hamlet about quarter nf
mii. from tlr place where You Will
dig"
How about the six batteries Uf
light artillery" | asked,
"Oh. they are SCATTERED along the
from O3 the S"CtU. among the
French batte.'ies," ne said. Like the
heavies. they ar- mere in get an all
round experience. The brigade aGIu-
tanl has maps .inliratinS their exact
ruSitionS. { Battery. Of tht----te9-
ilnent. will sci rhc ball rolling BY fir
ing early tomorrow morning. Suggest
that you get up very early II you
want to see the war open for the
'".sSS 1And today IttosdissyyrAquestioned.
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Right Up First Line Positions With Our Troops


harsh. grating and always mournfnl
sound Of the heavy shells = assing
overhead. But that has hr done
threadbare by other and earIN CORE
spondents; their narrow escapes anil
all that. We will lat Il pass into the
imagination OF the reader.
Az to the reported constant burden
upon Il mans mind OF the mathematlc-
al probability OF death from shell
fire, don't think 1t over even occurs
10 the average American soldier. He
reasons You either get hit or don't
get hit," and there ia the end OF 1t In
his thoughts. Meantime, his restive.
alert nature keeps his body moving
around, thereby undoubtedly increas-
Ing thr mathematical probability OF
life.
| do know, however, that doing =
continuous spinal curvature along the
trenches and in tho dugouts for over
two hours gave backnches 10 us all.
which, combined with the headaches,
produced by the unaccustomed weight
Of the heavy helmets, made war seem
NHrocessariIy cruel
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01
THE NEW YEAR
FINDS ALLIES
SURE WINNERS

Tho advent Of the New Year finds the
United States and the Entente allies
confident OF the ultimate success or their
aims. Notwithstanding the cessation OF
lighting in Russia. The peace proposal
made az the Prcst-I.itovsk conference
by Count Czernin. tho oAustro-HunEarian
foreign minister. has not yet been offi-
cially recognized by any of the allied
governments. hut one OF the leading
Engllsh newspapers say4 tho British
premier will ~rnI Il serious and seas
"n.d reply /" i; wn"u II - presented
officially. Any r'nly. 4 is believed. Will
.ir>l :,ay. tn. sanction ~ all tho Goun-
:r.". a",c Il: war with tho Teutonlo
allies
.rha: "a" liritish premier is optimistic
-. 70 no future course Of cventS Is
shown in his n"w years greetings 10 tho
y,..,.:,ny of India in which l." says that
l..f"r>r tn, nHw Year Is past hr has tho
good ho.. that tho purpose tn which We
hav.. Sc: our haEds will re completely
achieved
u. t'ie.urnc.au. tho French premier.
has ,:o Intention 70 p-rnll; the Russian
Socialists ~ gain mn "rr"n""us IDEA IA
20 tho stand % France In IN" war. He
therefore has refused 20 sanction the
granting nf passports tn F"troGrad &c.
Socialists delegates VINO d"sir" To visit
,Ac Russian capital. declaring that the
situation there IS 700 chaotic to bri->-
any usrt',l result. ana that visit
t'renrhmcu Il, this time might he harm
ful to ;hn moral" on the allied front
md also work injury 10 the allied
rauSr. within tho enemy lines.
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Passports Refused

FARIS. Dec. 31.-Pre,nter Clemen-
ceau today refused the request OF q
,5elegaticn Of Socialists. members OF the
chamber OF deputies for passports TO
IoetroErad Cor Socialist delegates.
The premier in his reply told the So
cialists that he did not doubt their pa
triotism. but said the situatton%at Pet
roErad was 100 unsettled for userus
resul, to he expected from their inter
venticn and that giving them passports s
nigh, seem like an endorsement Of their
mission which would produce a harmful
effect on opinion ut ;he front rs we'll
IA in thc rear.
MANY people would NOT fall. 10 say
N tha: case. added the premier. thai
r'rrucr WAS taking part IN preliminary
n.EutiatlunS for rchrs which was IN n''
.riSc though. ~ IN III" absence or ser
.ouS propositions from thu enemy.