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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
THE LOCAL MARKET
BUSINESS PICKS UP ON CAPT.
tai EXCHANGE.
Three Shares Of Capital Traction,
Twenty-Five of Washington Gas,
Ten Of Commercial National Bank
and Fifty Of Lanston Change
Hands.

Business picked UP a bit on the
Washington Stock Exchange at to-
days session. One thousand dollars
OF Potomac Electric Power SIS went
at ssh. Three shares OF Capital
Traction brought 81; % Of Washing
ton Gas. in two lots. OF Is and 10.
Brought 5eh; 10 shares OF CONNER
cial National Bank sold at 100, and 10
at 1s9, and 80 shares of Lanston
in two blocks of 20 and
one OF 10. went at 64h.
After call. $500 OF Capital Traction
SIS brought par. and $1,000 Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat SIS also
sold at par.
+. For the week ending March %, the
sales on the Washington Stock Ex-
change in bonds were $4,000. and 4S3
shares Of stock changed hands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
BARRED FROM MAIL FOR
INDIAN LAND FRAUDS

The McAlester Real Estate Elk
change. OF Cincinnati. Ohio, and lie
FIoro and McAlester. Okla, was bar
red from the mails today by the Post
office Department for alleged fraudu-
lent real estate operations in Indian
lands totaling several hundred thou
sand dollars"
The McAIester Company. according
to the memorandum OF the Postoffice
Department. sold Indian lands to set
tiers who were given the impression
that this company was acting for the
Government.
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Now Go Right On With
the Story.

Gisela would have won over wom-
en- far less despairinE than these.
And the fact that she had spent four
years in America studying its insti-
buttons and resources, convinced the
most susceptible to official lies that
men, ammunition. munitions and
food into Europe for countless years;
and that the agitations OF her pacif-
lists, syndicalists. German agents, and
bribe-takers were but picturesque
Tipples on the surface of a nation
covering over 100000 square miles
and embracing more than 100000, 900
people.
And with all the hnsidious subtlety
of her supple mind she changed the
prevailing hatred of President Will
son into a profound and pathetic con-
fidence.
She had long since made them envy
end admire the women OF America,
fand IL these fortunate beings had
enthusiastically reelected him and
were now giving his policy as per-
sistent and effective assistance as the
men, IL was for the desperate women
of Germany to believe in his prom
Uses of deliverance. Above all he had
now the approval OF their own Gisela
Doring.
- Mothers Ready For Action.
1t was the mothers OF Germany,
baIked, potential, or veritsble. who
were ready to rise and rescue what
was left OF the youth of Germany.
II victory for the German arms
were hopeless they would risk their
own lives to force a peace that would
leave them with the rags OF their
old honor and prosperity, that would
give them revenge upon the men
who had, for their own criminal am
bitions-ambitions which belonged to
the Middle AGes-doomed them to
lifelong sorrow; and that would save
Nths lives OF their children-save hus-
bands also for q few OF these stern
and weary girls.
Even IN the Rhine valley. where
ne greater number OF the munition
and ammunition factories were
grouped, there werS incessant meet
ings, among the night and day shifts,
AZ the thousands of women employed
Mere, and GISela herself addressed
each of them
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
FOREIGN MEDAL BILL
Is BURIED By HOUSE

o The House this afternoon buried
the bill to permit American soldiers
and sailors to wear medals and deco
ratIons OF foreign countries far down
in the calendar. with little possibiI-
Ity OF Its again coming up for consid-
GRAFTON at thhe present session.
Chairman Padgett, OF the Naval
Affairs Committee. said Secretary
Daniels was opposed to the enact
msnt Of the bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23

BALTIMORE, March 23.-Wheat-
Firm: unchanged. No. soft red
2.22: No. = red winter. 2.24. Re-
ceipts. 1851 bushels; shipments, 3,765
Corn-Nsw. as To color and grade,
fl.80 to tl.SO. Receipts. 13.1O7: ship
msnts, 900.
Oats-Firmer! No. white. IoI
sales. Receipts. E.113: shipments.
lO,3S0.
Rye-Firmer; No. = Western. eN-
port. spot, S2.65 sales. Receipts, 600;
shipments. 81 $3.50.
Hay-Quiet and easier.
B'louT-FiTm: good demand. Holt
day next MondRy-MaryIand Day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
ToDAY's SALES.

Potomac Electric Power IS. $1,000
9e1s.
Capital Traction, 3aS2
Washington Gas. 15G561z. 1Od56h.
Commercial National Bank, 10GI9O.
1o61S9.
Lanston. 2Od64Ii. 2Oa64hs. 10d64ls.
After call-Capital Traction SIS,
s50OG100.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
5's. S1.OO0a1OO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
CURTAIN CATCHES FIRE.

4 window curtain catching fire from
a gas jet early this morning in the
home of Mrs. Annie X. Gore, 1885
Paramount avenuenOrthwest. caused
IS damage. Firemen, responding on
an alarm from box 81. put out the
blaze.
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CHAPTER V.

GIseia, who had been staring across
che Koniginstrasss into the heavy
branches that hung over the wall OF
the park, her mental vision too &C.
lively raking the past to spare q
beam for the familiar picture, sud
denly switched her searchlight away
from those milestones in her historic
progress and concentrated It upon q
suspicious shadow opposite.
Surely II had moved. and there was
not a breath OF wind. The night was
mild and still.
She did not move a muscle but mar
rowed her gaze until II detached the
dGure OF q man from the dark back
ground OF wall and trees. Always APP
prehensive OF spies. although the Gott
eommandeered by the Kaiser seemed
20 have adjusted blinders to eyes
strained west, east. and south. she
iSapt to the conclusion that she was
under surveillance at last, and her
heart beat thickly.
stronE Nerves Shattered.
She who had believed that the long
strain, the constant danger. the in
esssant demand for resource and ever
more resource. had transformed her
1ervea to pure steel. realized 6ngrily
that on lahL hABAN MANH hd1
psrnaitted herself an hours idle retro
opect before commanding sleep. her
nerves more nearly resembled the
strings of Aviolin.
Her apartment was on the ground
floor. She stood up. revealing herself
disdainfully in the moonlight that
now lay full on her windOW. then
went out quickly into the vestibule
and unlocked the house door.
Her only fear WAS that the man
would have gone. but II he were still
there ehe was determined TO walk
boldly over to his skulking place and
Srstend she believed him to be a
burglar o. q 10 Teign Spy. In these
days she carried q small pistol and Q
e<Rgsr.
5z,.zI7 she had stepped out on the
pavement she glanced quickly up and
down the street. Not even a polizeid-
iener was in sight. for this sristocrat-
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Insure with SHANNON & LUCHS,
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FINANCIAL
The Safest investments

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CLERKS = Good; permanent
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The CURB MARKET.

Two o'clock prices furnished ty ". 3.
Hibbs & Co.. members New York Stock Ex-
chanRa A.lr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

I 70 DC OOnIIHUCu NIOnday.
Copyright. 1918. Gertrude Atherton.
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LOST AND FOUND

A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
on the New Jersey ave. Navy
Yard car, about 7:3o Saturday
morning. Return to the city
postoffice, North Capitol and
Mass. ave-, to the captain of the
watch; reward. IS.
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HELP WANTED-MALE

Charles 7. Feltsr. lt24 st. NV.
BOY who can ride bicycle: references. rs
18th st n w "a
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NO, No. A thousand times rather
die to the last man than be beaten
within. That would be the one insup-
portable humiliation. Canaille" He
spat out the word. Il refuse to recog-
niZe their sxistence-"
He sprang to his feet and before
her mind could flash to attention he
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
PINHICO MEETING CLOSES.
Bondage Scores Again on Getaway
 Day in Maryland.

Pimlico, Md, May 1S.--The meet ing of the Maryland Jockey club, the most successful ever held here, ended yesterday, and as result hundreds of horses and turfmen are now on their way to New York to take part in the campaign there. Mrs. James Arthur's Bondage, which ran Cudge1 to a head and later won the Belvedere Handi- cap, again proved that he is entitled to rank with the handicap perform CTS of the year. In the Chesapeake Handicap, at mile and a sixteenth today Bondage picked up 117 pounds and had no difficulty and Hauberg the only horses to oppose him. As usual on getaway day, there were in the mutuels.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
CLARK WANTS TEAMS 10 GO OVER THERE
Former Reds BaCkStop Arrives From France in Quest Of Players

New York, May 1S.-On a special mission to America to induce the National Baseball Commission and the major leagues to send professional players to France to play America's national game before the American troops there, William J. (BilD Clark once a catcher with the famous old Baltimore Orioles, arrived in this city yesterday on a French steamship
 The military auth critics in France are unanimous that baseball is needed for the soldiers according to Clark who is a physical director working With the troops on behalf of the Young Mems Christian Association Baseball is of keen interest to the troops, who demand the daily scores of the major leagues Clark said, and the best thing in the way of recrea- ton for the soldiers would be the ap- pearance of at least twenty profess sional players, not only to engage in exhibition games but to play against teams made up of the soldiers them selves.
 Clark said he would remain in the United States only long enough to ob- tain consent or refusal by the leading baseball authorities to the plan to provide for the American troops the sport they ask.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
hiIILTFER TO FUNSTON.
Crack Catcher Will Be Unable to Join
 Mate ct Camp Custer.

Battle Creek. Mich. May 1S.-Wil- liam Kilifer, catcher of the Chicago Nationals and battery mate of GroV- CT Cleveland Alexander, with whom he was purchased last winter from the Philadelphia club at a, cost said to have been more than 50,000, will be sent to Camp Funston instead of Camp Custer. it was learned here yesterday. Alexander is now sta toned at the Kansas cantonment.
 Killifer was originally given de- ferred classification by his local board at Paw Paw, Mich, but the government appealed the case, with the result that the district board re- versed the earlier classification, plac- ing the ball player in Class 1.
 Killifer married last October.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
BUSINESS MEN TO RESCUE.
Minneapolis Merchants Will Subscribe $6O,OOO for Purchase of Franchise

Minneapolis, May 1S.-DetaiIs for the sale of the Minneapolis Ameri- can Association baseball club virtual ly are completed, and the papers will be signed next week, probably on Monday, it was said here yesterday
 Thirty local business men have pledged themselves to raise the $60.- 900 asked for the club by M. F. Cantillon, Joseph Cantillon and E. R, Archambault, the present owners.
 According to present plans, George K. Belden, of this city, will be elect ed president of the new syndicate. It is planned to retain Joseph Cantillon as manager for this year at least.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
TO LOSE ELEPHANT
Greatest Athlete in West Points His tory, is Soon to Receive Lieutenant Bars, and Then Active Service
By Briggs

West Point, N. Y. May 1S.-West Point probably saw the last of Elmer Ollphant in athletics in the baseball game against Springfield Wednesday,
 The former Purdue University star, who entered the military academy as cadet in 1914, is to graduate with his class next month and be com m1ssiCned as a lieutenant in the army
 Olphant has been prominent in all branches of sport since his admission to West Point. He is the only man ever graduated from the institution who has won his letter 'A' in four sports. Oliphant holds track rec ord made at West Point, for which he was awarded the coveted letter, and wears an "A" for football, basket ball and baseball, as well.
 He is captain of the Army baseball nine this year, but was compelled to give up much of his diamond activi- ties because of a period of intensive training which he and his classmates are at present undergoing incident to their graduation, which has been set ahead three months. He was captain of the Army football team last fall and during the late winter excelled in ice hockey.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
CREWS IN LAST LINEUP.
Penn, Columbia and Navy Ready for
 Races on Severn Today.

Annapolis, Md, May 1S.-Favored by ideal weather the oarsmen of Co., 1umb bia, Syracuse and Pennsylvania put in some good practice yesterday in preparation for the patriotic re- gatta of the American Henley Asso- citation on the Severn tomorrow after noon.
 The program calls for two tri- angular races Pennsylvania Colum- bia and Navy are entered for the var sity event, while Pennsylvania, Navy and Syracuse will be in the freshmen brush.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE
Pioneers and Athletics Arrangements Announce Lineups Of Players Who Clash Here Tomorrow Afternoon.

The managers of the Pioneers and the Atletics of South Manchester have selected their best players to contest in the opening game of the series be- tween the clubs, which takes place at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon on the Ellis street diamond. The lneups are as follows:
 Pioneers-Al Johnson, 2b; .Goef, of; Dudack, If; Campbell, If; Lynch, 1b; Clark, 3b; Ellsworth, ss; Schroe- der or Fallon, c; Arthur Johnson, D.
 Athletics-Lamprecht or Crockett, c; Supplies, D; Tedford, 1b; Wilson, 3b; Kotsch, 2b; Heating, ss; Schieldge If; Pop Edgar, c; Fay, If; Dodd, sub.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
S5,OOO FOR PLEASURE.

Chicago, May 1S.-Presdent Ban Johnson of the American League of Baseball Clubs, announced last night that in response to an appeal of the Red Cross for baseball equipment for the ue of hospital units overseas, his organization had appropriated $5,0OO for the purpose and that shipment of parap phernalia will start today for France. The shipment will include 2,000 balls, 800 bats, fifty first base mans mits, fifty catchers' gloves, 15O fielders mitts, 100 chest protectors and fifty masks.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
COLLINS IS GENEROUS.
Fulton's Manager Will Not Claim
 Forfeit Money.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 1S.-On telegraphic information from Mike Collins, manager of Fred Fulton, as pirant to the heavyweight pugilistic championship, that he recognized the public hostility to the proposed Will lard-FultOn match, and would make no claim to forfeit money Edward W. Cochrane yesterday returned s1,- 900 each to Collins and to Colonel J. c. Miller, Willard's s manager.
 The money had been posted by the managers as an evidence of good faith.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
HARNARD HAS TEAM.
|1nson Enters Seventeen Men for
 triangular Meet Next Saturday.

Cambridge, Mass, May 1S.-Har- fd has entered ten men in the in
 kollegiate track meet, it's list be- tardy in reaching the proper au- rites. The entries are: Swart, 5liams and Tishbank in the dashes,
 btain Costigan, Duggan, Steven I Corning and Lucas in the middle kances and Linder and Batchel- | in the shotput.
 sayenteen men are to be entered in triangular meet with Yale and fneeton a week from today. Julian Bolton, Harvard's track manager, president of the Intercollegiate as- 3ation.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
REDS TRIUMPH
 AGAIN OVER GIANTS
The 0Ver-rated Fasteners Prove
 Soft Prey in West

4 Cincinnati, May 1S.-It is begin ming to look serious for the Giants. John J. McGraw is worried, even John B. Foster is worried. and in truth everybody is worried but Matty and his Reds. who won their third straight game from the National |1eague leaders yesterday. The score was to l. The triumph of the EI>eds was their eighth in a row, so why, pray should there be any wor- Trying in Redland?
 The worries of the two New York Johns has led to drastic action. It l I'leaked" through semi official chan nels last night that Bert Niehoff, of the Cardinals, had been purchased outright to fill the void at second base caused by the illness of Larry Doyle, Niehoff. it will be remem 4bered, was traded to St. Louis by Pat Moran, manager of the Phillies, for Mule Watson, a pitcher.
 Due credit should be given to Don Jose Rodriguez for the manner in which he answered the call for help, but an experienced second -sa cller was needed and Niehoff. it appears, was the only man measuring up to &requirem ents who could be obtained
  lis and always has been a good ball Rplayer. He is expected to report to- Hay in time to do his bit in checking this mad rush of the "Cincinnaties" The game yesterday marked a con- tinuation of the slump which has af- dicted western trip. It seems to be a general all-around slump. Weak hit ling in Pittsburgh and poor pitching n Cincinnati have brought the fans n these parts to believe that the wonderful record of victories set by he Giants during the first weeks of he campaign was due to the weak ness of the eastern teams and not to he strength of the McGrawites. The core:
 r. h. e. New York .. 10OO0O0O0-1 f 1 Cincinnati ..... 1O4OO000x-5 0 Perritt, Anderson, Causey and Rar den: Bressler and Wingo.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
BIG ENTRY LIST.
Nearly 15O Contestants Expected to
 Participate in Games at Boston.

Boston, May 1s.-Nearly 150 indi- vidual entries for the New England intercollegiate track and field meet, to be held this afternoon at Technology field have been received. Holy Cross college leads with 31, and Williams has 30 men entered.
 Other colleges to be represented are Massachusetts Tech, Brown, Tufts, Amherst, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Boston college, Middlebury and Trinity. Strong competition is anticipated.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
Play Like BuSherS.

Pittsburgh May 18.-Both the kttsburgh and the Brooklyn teams bve a poor exhibition of major |ague baseball yesterday in game |hich the latter club won. [ to A.. Cheney was effective until the last ming, when Pittsburgh obtained l,If of the teams six hits, but the t1e was retired with the bases filled. |aeney gave the home team two ms in the fourth inning by making wild throw to the plate.
 Harmon was hit hard from the art, and, after giving nine hits in fe minutes, gave way to Steele, who d little better success in stopping e visitors. O'Mara knocked a long i've to the score board and tallied fast base running and a long slide the plate. The score:
 r. h. 0. kooklyn ...... 011020201-7 15 3 l&ttsburgh ..... 1OO2OOOO1-4 2 Cheney and Miller; Harmon, Steele Ia Schmidt.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
BOOSTERS SHUT OUT.
Ohio State Nine Smears Losers With
 Coat of KaIsomne.

Bloomington, Ind, May 18.-Despite the fact that Indiana rallied in the ninth inning and filled the bases, Ohio State university settled down and held the Hoosiers scoreless, ? to 0, in @ Western Conference game here yes- terday. The score:
 R. H. E. Ohio State ...2oO 900 OOO-2 2 Indiana 900 900 OOO-0 8 1 Batteries-Clark and Fish; Gilbert and Julius.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
STATE GUARDS TO PLAY.

The baseball team of Go. M. State Guard, will play a team from the Berlin Company at the Berlin Fair Grounds tomorrow. Following is the line-up of the Co. M team: Cormier. D; Litke, c; Lipetz, lib; Tinty, 2b; Gibney, 3b; Rawlings, ss, Quay, If; Smith, cf; Hickman, df.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
INDOOR BASEBALL.

The Kelsey Street team defeated the Austin Street nine by the score of Il to z. The feature of the game @ was the pitching of N. Dyson and the hitting of H. Dyson. The batteries for the winners Dyson brothers; for the losers Surko and Davis.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
PLAYERS HELD UP
Canadian Officials Refuse to Admit Members of Toronto Baseball Team Without Exemption Board Crcden- tiaIS.

Toronto, May 1S.-The refusal of United States customs officials to permit members of the Toronto Base ball club to enter Canada from Mi agara Falls caused yesterdays Inter- national League same between To- ronto and Binghamton, scheduled for this city, to be postponed.
 The officials were dissatisfied with the evidence as to the standing of the American members of the team in the draft. All the team had pass ports, but the customs men wanted papers from local exemption boards in reference to the American players. The manage of the Canadian team expect to obtain the necessary papers so that a double header may be player here this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
TW0-MAN BOWLING

Cage and Richter Rout Thompson and Bcrtini in the Latest Fad on the Aetna Strips.
 Cage and Richter had an easy time in the two-man league at the Aetna alleys last evening, defeating Thompson and Bertini four games out of five. The scores:
 Cage ..... S6 101 120 99 105-511 Richter ..101 76 S9 112 81--459
 1S7 TIT 2O9 211 1S6-97O Thompson. S9 1OS 99 S2 94-472 Bertini -. 93 10S s9 80 S2--452
 1S2 PIG 1SS 162 176-924
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
BAKER JOINS BRITISH ARMY.

Pittsburgh, May 1S.-H. J. c. Baker, prominent in national athletic circles enlisted in the British army here Thursday, it was announced yesterday. Baker was recently awarded a medal and $2,000 by the Carnegie Hero Fund commission for saving the life of a travelling salesman In a Wyoming bliz- gard last December.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
X Battering Battery.

Boston, May 1S.-Boston took its third straight game from Detroit yes terday by the score of Il to 8. Fin neran was knocked out>of the box in the first inning. Jones and Cunning ham finished the pitching for the wis., itors. Ruth was the only Boston
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
|yKEY O'NEIIL DIES OF HURTS

baltimore, May 18.-Jockey Pat feil, who fell at Pimlico on May 10 . le riding in the steeplechase and cred a fractured skull, died at the {pital yesterday. He never regained Esciousness.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
Cubs w. w. PhiIS.

Chicago, May 1S.-Chicago shut hut Philadelphia, ? to 0, yesterday |h a pitching duel between Vaughn ind Main.
 Bancroft's wild throw Of Merkle's |rounder, which allowed Flack to core from second base after a single Ind a steal, was enough for the To- +als to win in the seventh inning. kilduff's walk and singles by Killifer Ind Vaughn netted the other run. 3aughn allowed only four hits, which ere we'll scattered. The score:
 r. h. e.. Philadelphia .... O0OOOO00O-O 1 3hicago .. 0OOO0O11x-2 5 1 1 Main, Davis. Watson and Adams; }aughn and Killifer.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
BOSTON COLLEGE WINS.

Newton, May 18.-Boston college defeated Williams here yesterday in a closely played baseball game by g. score of to 4. Williams gained an early lead, but 8, late Boston rally en- abled the latter nine to clinch the game.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

New York in Cincinnati. Brooklyn in Pittsburgh. Philadelphia in Chicago. Boston in St. Louis
New Britain herald., 1918-05-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday

New York, 4; St. Louis, ?. boston, II; Detroit, s.
 Washington, 1; Chicago, o. Cleveland, 5; Philadelphia.