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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-22
TO DISCHARGE u. S. OFFICERS
100000 Will Be Returned to Civil Life
Very Soon.

Washington, Nov. 22.-The war de-
partment has announced the president
has determined that the public SER
vice will be promoted by discharge
as rapidly as their services can be
spared of officers in the United States
army except those holding commits
sions in the regular army.
Some 100000 officers will be affect
ed All separations from the service
will be by discharge as authorized by
law, tenders of designations will not
be considered Such discharges will
be a complete separation of the indi-
vidual from the military service and
will terminate all commissions held
by him in the Officers Reserve Corps
or otherwise.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-22
THREE MEN ARE SENTENCED
Draw Long Terms In Prison for
Evading Draft Law.

Camp Grant Nov. 22. - Sentences
imposed upon four Camp Grant sol.
diers charged with being draft act de-
serters were announced. Robert s.
Gage, Crystal Falls, Mich, charged
with desertion and refusal to put on
a uniform, was sentenced to life i'm.
prisonment, which was commuted to
25 years.
John Kos, Minard, N. D., and John
Haga, Virginia, Mimi, were sentenced
to 10 years each.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-22
BEER SUPPLY RUNNING LOW
Brewers Say Stock Will Not Last
Long After Dec. 1.

Boston, Nov. 22.-Whether the an
cient brotherhood of beer drinkers is
to take its favorite beverage by the
thimbleful or from an atomizer, after
Dec. 1, depends on the members them
selves. Prominent brewers here de-
clared that unless the beer lovers con.
serve the supply will not last long
after Dec. 1, when brewing will be
stopped by government order until
further notice.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-22
BURN S14.OOO,OOO IN OPIUM
Chinese Government Will Destroy
DruQ at Shanqhai.

Washington, Nov. 22.-Fourteen mil
lion dollars of opium purchased by the
Chinese gov ernment from foreign
opium merchants in s hanghai is to be
destroyed, according to cablegram
received from Peking by the Chinese
legation. The opium, packed in 1900
chests, will be burned in Shanghai
under a mandate soon to be issued
by the president of China.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-22
COMPANIES CONSOLIDATED
Western Union and Postal United Un.
der v. s. Control.

Washington, Nov. 21.-Consolidation
of the services of the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies un-
der government control is announced
by Postmaster General A. s. Burleson,
effective Dec. / next.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-22
Miners to Be Released,

Washington, Nov. %. Five thou.
sand anthricite coal miners now in
cantonments will be released immedi
ately to return to work in the coal
field, Fuel Administrator Garfield an
nounced.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-22
Two Hundred Persons Killed.

Paris, Nov. 21.-Two hundred per-
sons were killed in an explosion at
Wahn, southeast of Cologne, Germany,
according to reports received here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-22
American Army Also Swings
NorthWard Into the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg.
GIVEN ROYAL WELCOME
Allied Armies March Into Metz and
Are Reviewed by Marshal Petain-
Flags Fly From Statues of
Heroes Still Standing.

American Army of Occupation,
NOV. 22.-Crossing the old Ger
man frontier of 1914 into Lor-
raine and swinging northward in
to the grand duchy of Luxembourg,
the Americans were enthusiast
cally received everywhere. On the
left the American marines occu-
pied the town of Arion (Belgium).
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
MRS. FAN BUTTS In
ON DAYLIGHT SAVING

st. Louis, March z4.-Just as
baseball was starting to congratu-
late itself on the great benefits
that would come out of the new
daylight saving plan, along comes
Mrs. Fan and asks where she gets
on under the new dispensation. As
she hears II. the idea is something
like this: With an hour more of
daylight. ball games can be start
ed an hour later. the later start
giving many an office man an op-
portunity to take In the games
without neglect Of his business af-
fairs. thus increasing the count at
the turnstileS
1t looks fine for the ball clubs, of
course. But. says Mrs. Fan. how
about her dinner arrangements.
troublesome enough under the old
arrangement and bound to be more
so under the> newt II papa goes to
a ball game CALLED at say 4:50 or s
o'clock and does not get home until
7 or s, how about mama and the
kiddies and their arrangements for
the EVENING"
Pertinent questions, indeed,
which selfish magnates had not
stopped to consider, and SO far we
haven't heard a satisfactory an
swer, and until one is given we are
going to guess that daylight saw
ing plan won't be such great
boost for baseball as some of the
enthusiasts imagined. There'll be
plenty of daylight, all right, to play
until bedtime. but how about Mrs
Fan?
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
NAVY BALL TEAM Is
READY FOR SEASON

At a meeting of the Navy Base
ball team last night, plans for the
coming season were made. A good
attendance showed up. and a num-
ber of matters of interest were dis
cussed.
1t was decided to begin practice
on Monday. April /, and the team
expects to be ready to accept chal-
lengers for any date in April or after
wards. The lineup for this season
looks good. The battery material
SO far is composed of Pfiel, Piozzet,
Bowman. Catlin. pitchers; and
Clark, Degnan and Gordon, catch
ers. Among those coming out for
the infield are Ingley. Watt, New
ton. Hout and Williams. Among the
outfielders are Harnsberger. Gold
stein, Hunter, Burke. 1t Is believed
that a number of other good play
ers will be out for the first prac-
tice on the first OF April.
Lane Lacy will manage the team
again this season. Games are desire 4
particularly with Walter Reed Hos
pital, Camp Meade. Camp Meigs,
Fort Hunt. Fort Myer. ouantico,
W. B. & A, American University,
and any of the Washington High
Schoolts, Truxtons.
For games address or telephone
Lane Lacy. manager. us Nineteenth
street northwest. telephones, day.
Main 27so. branch AZ; night,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
HOT SPRINGS ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Puse, s1p; LyesroIds and ND
ward nTe and one-hAh turionEn Words O
wisdom, M; PereTet. los: Swim Fou. 0
Lttle Jake. uo: Sweet Dale, ITO: Lot For
tune, I'D; Noiseles. no; Closer, no; Geuenl.
Io; Ton Caro-. Ii; Rsvirer. II,: Gordon, Us.
Aiso eligible: bnghooss, ns; Sir Richmond.
no; J. @. Welch, In.
SECOND RACE-Claimins; pun. SO
t-yeAr-oas and upward; Eve and oos-half fur.
lonsA PetroErad. 10: Bert winiams. no: ID
lotson. no; Hawthorne. lp: Pstbon, Ilo; Bot
no; Dienero. Ip: FOp Gnn, Io; Lrberator,
noi Costumz. 10; B. A. Jones. IIo; TiAan,
lG Als0 eligible: Phihstins- In: n Trrrr
n3: Peaceful Star, Ito.
THIRD RACE-Clsiming; purse, $50; Iyes,.
olds; aI furlnsS Mis- Sweep, ln; -Thinker,
~; 'Black Bss. los; 'PErior Mid, lne; sFux',
Choice. l0; Tell Ne. lR; Humerzfa, lu: 81
There's, n; Harry BurEuyne, lu; Dick.y' l0
I.ok K, IL; Run Lad. H. Also eIsibls:
FOURTH RACE-caimfnE; purse, So,
Syear-olds; sx furiongs. 'star Baby. loa: Wal.
ter Dant. l4: VHnessa WeIls lW: sHumma
lO; Mildred Duretta, lG; Ultra Cod. lR: Vim.
esar Hill. lR; Stick Fas, l0e: Frozen Glep
limp-). loe; Paul CoaneIly. IL; waldnastsr. IN;
Man Of Houot. III Also eligibse: Fritz Eru~s
dmpl. l0; Helmick. IE; Alma Louis, lr-
FIFTH RACE-Purse. 500; handicap; Syear.
olds and upward: cX furionn( W1ukear IN
Wood Tr1p. los; wSrssv. los; Butteucutch IN
III; Opportunity lis; Bhnghurst, Us
SIXTH RACE-Puse, $50; Syear-old, and
upward; one mile and SEVENTY yards. Bree1y, IS
'Bsrta, loo: Margaret N, 10; Red Oross NO,
'Eulogy, l02; sPhilemon, i0a; sMsry n In,
Ben HampsOn. lS; 'Iolite, IO4; Kleburne ne:
Clean Up. lD; Broom. rs. Also ehRfble: sLord
Byron. lm: Wild thyme. los; .Dervish, ln
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, 500; &year-o1d,
and upward; one and oDequarter miles. sPvtit
Bleu. "; Courtly Lass dmpJ, los; King Fisher
l02. RucknSil Ma. sAlsr,nd.r ,na sn.,-.-- -
Duke Of Shelby. los; John Grahan, los; Primo,
S., ia
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
CAPTAINS OF CREWS
DON'T SETTLE PLANS

New Haven. Conn, March "a
Captains Of all the crews Of the
leading Eastern universities sepa-
rated today after an extended con-
: ference without arranging a def
mite program for the season. The
conference was called at the re-
quest Of Yale. whose representa-
tiyes suggested that duel and tri-
angular races might be arranged
10 replace the former general in
tercollegtate regattas. A number
of two and three-cornered races
were discussed, but no final ar
rangements were completed.
The plans talked over will be
laid before the athletic committees
Of all the universities represented
and IL is believed they will be later
announced when the program is
ratified by the university, authori-
ties.
Yale's race on the Housatonic
May IL with Columbia and Penn
vii probably be rowed. Yale also
VIII likely race Princeton and Cor
nell at Princeton May IS and Har-
ward in two races, one on the
Charles River and the other on
the Housatonic.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
HAVANA RESULTS.

. FIRST RACE-Flve turIonsz. Piqustts. II
CHowardl, 10 to !, TO ], 2 % / won; Eliza
beth Thompson, 10 Malooeyl. 9 to ], 6 10 2,
to 5, second; Dash, III (KIeeserl, 5 to /.
o'Dy. Baby oOls. Remarkable. Twinkls Toes.
Curls also nn.
SECOND RACE-Fve fulonsA Moncsif
n4 (kleessrl. to ]. Q 20 O. ; 70 s. won
kdmonds Adams, us tGGrEanl. . TO !, Q TO s,
to s. seouod; Zsmloch. ui CBlconl. 70 10 /.
to !: to | thin. Time, lm. Bob Bloc
som, servis. J. J. HArrell. Kicking Kid also
THIRD RACE-Five turlongs Lyndon, II,
CKleegerl, ) to l, 9 70 9. ) to s. won; Duhoss
Ill CDoddl. ) TO /. to s. ; 70 S, secood
Mis- Frances. III CHowardl, Is To l, 70 1.
to /, third. Time. laB Is Proctor. csrdons.
Lady Csprcious, Pm may also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Fvs tnSonEsI Milne,
M CPitIl. to !, to !, even. Won; Violet
10 Uunsford), Z to ]. 2 to ], even, ssoood
Enver Bey, III Collins, s to Z even. l 10 2
third. Time, 1N IS. BriEz, Mas-nent,
Beverly james. Bunics. Lady speDdthrift and
FIFTH RAcE-siI turlOue. Eddi. Hsnry
Ils Hileman). to l, 10 5. to s. won
RAPID Firer. % CMcCrsnnl, 10 /. q 10 /,
even. second; Billy Joe, lU HOward), 20 I,
= to !, even. third Tine. la7 IS. Bacs
Bay. Money. Littb Nephew. Neville. Hist
SIXTH RACE-Mle and . yards. Ola Rem
lis CGsugeD, 9 to /, to :, even, third; ottsco
Io6 HoWardl, ; to L 9 to 6. TO 9, second
Jacok Hanover, Ing Him. 2 to l. TO s
to S. third Time. IS Canto. S. 4.
Meyer, Nashville, Harry Lauder also nan.
SEVENTH RACE-Mfle and % yards Bier,
man, 10 CHowHrdl, s TO Z even. l 70 z won
London Girl. 100 CBulman), 9 70 /. s 10 Z 9 q
s. second; Frank Keoeh, " CNcCunn), 9 tC
5, to 10. to 5. third. Tine, ! - ts. Prinos
Philishrope. White CDwn. Bright Sand
Peachy, Zulu also ras.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
NEW YORK SENATOR'S
FAVOR SUNDAY BALL

Albany, March 4.-The Senate
codes committee yesterday submit
ted to the legislature a favorable
report on the Sunday baseball bill
introduced by Senator Robert F.
Lawson. of Brooklyn. The measure
has been amended by inserting a
homerule clause. which would make
baseball games lawful after 2 d. m.
on Sunday, unless the municipal
authorities should have adopted
ordinances prohibiting Sunday
games. The Lawson bill provides
for games by professional clubs
where there is or is not an admis-
sion fee charged.
When the bill was reported out
Of committee Senator Lawson re-
Quested that 1t be advanced to the
order Of final passage, but Senator
Elon r. Brown. the floor leader in
the senate. objected, which resulted
in the bill being consigned to the
general order calendar.
This action, it is believed, will
have the effect of holding it up in
definitely, but the advocates of the
bill feel that they will be success
full in having it put through, not
withstanding the session is drawing
to a close.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
CAMP FIRE GIRL
WRITES new SONG
Clones Of War Gardens Typi6ed in
Patriotic Verse.

Every one Is writing new verses 10
the Battle Hymn Of the Republic" d"
and the Camp Fire Girls, who have
made such a splendid record in rails
ing and saving food 20 win the war
have not been behind in this. Ber-
dele s. Maynard. a Camp Fire Girl.
OF Templeton, Mass, has lust had
published in the enlarged Camp Fire
magazine, 'Wohelo," the followipg
contribution to the song:
Mine eyes have seen the coming OF
the gardens Of the Camp,
We have weeded out the turuips in
the evenings dew and damp,
And celebrated Afterwards with
many an ache and cramp,
But still we have kept on.
50 we harvested our produce through
the summer and the fall,
And we peddled out our peas ana beets
and had enough for all,
But never were discouraged for we'd
heard our country's call,
And gladly we kept on.
But soon will come a day when with
laughing. joyful cry,
We will. have q feast Of beans and
oeets, Of turnips and Of pie,
And IL we have a stomachache, We
all will wonder why,
But still we will keep on"
The Camp Fire Girls do a great deal
more concrete things than Writns
songs or even editing magazines.
Those Of Greater Boston gave Mar
shal Joffre SZ7s last fall to take back
to France to help care for French
orphans, and also bought a $500 Lab
erty Bond, which was turned over
TO the Baby Hygiene Association or
Boston. There are 100 Camp Fire
groups throughout the country. and
their nnennhershin ia lnn nnn girls
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
WRESTLER KILONIS
MEETS LOCAL ARTIST

John Kilonis, the Greek Demon,
who meets Joe Turner in a finish
match at the Lyceum Theater,
Thursday night, is the most popular
Greek wrestler in the country, es-
pecially among the Greek popula-
tion. of this city, having been pre-
sented a handsome gold watch and
fob during his first appearance on
the local mat He has always been
on the square and is a credit to
his race, having the respect of the
best sporting element in the coun-
try.
Although a little rough at times
kilonis never exceeds the rules of
the game. and the referee has never
had to disqualify him for using foul
tactics. He can always go back to
a town that he has wrestled in and
draw a large crowd as he Is one of
the few Greek wrestlers that has
the confidnce of his country man,
who are always ready to back his
chances of winning. The Creeks
are loyal bunch and any time one
Of their men appear in any branch
OF sport turn out in large numbers
to welcome him.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
.SOUTHPAWS In
MAJOR LEAGUES
Probably the Largest Num-
Der Of Portsiders Work
ed Last Year.

New. York, March ALI the value
Of southpaw Is doubted, the ON
ciaI averages Of the National League,
recently issued show conclusively
that the managers In the Older circuit
have no doubt about their use.
The records show that no less than
thirty-one psrtsiders worked In the
National, probably the largest. num-
Der ever gathered together under one
tent during a season.
Only a trifie more than half Of this
number were pitchers, seventeen in
all, the rest working in the OUT
field or on first base.
Fred Mitchell could have put an
entire southpaw outield into the field
had he wished to do so-Williams,
twolter and Flack all throwing from
the fork side.
The advantage of left-handed pitch
ers has long been well known. In
the days when they were scarce they
could usually be counted on to fool
the batters with curves which broke
just opposite to those OF the right
handlers. AS the game progressed
some smart batters learned to bat
left-handed, so they would be es-
pecially effective against left-handed
pitching. This also added speed to
the fast base-runners. as they gained
a couple of steps in getting away
from the plate on a hit.
A few years ago the switching of
batters to meet pitchers when q
southpaw was substituted for a
right-hander was figured out
In the last world series both Nc
Graw and Rowland switched to meet
changes Of pitchers.
Rowland used John Collins In left
field until the second game. when
Perritt. a right-hander. was substi-
tuted for Schupp, and he sent in Lei
bold for the balance of the game.
McGraw used Thorpe on q change
Of White Sox pitchers.
Left-handers have always been
wonders at first base. Some OF the
greatest initial sackers of today
throw and bat from the port side.
Witness Hal Chase, Jake Daubert.
George sisler and Walter Holke.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
YALE BASEBALL TEAM
WILL PLAY 10 GAMES

New Haven. Conn. March 24.-The
Yale nine will play ten games this sea-
son, about half the usual number. All
are with college rivals. except q
match early in April with the New
Haven Colonials. Only two games will
be allowed away from New Haven,
the annual contest with Harvard and
Princeton.
Although the faculty desired COL
lege games closed by June l, q couple
Of matches with army or navy teams
may be arranged later.
The following games were announc-
ed today:
April 6, New Haven Colonials: IL.
Holy Cross; %. Dartmouth; q, Cor
nell; May (. Princeton at Princeton;
IL, Harvard at Cambridge; IS, Prince
ton; Is, Pennsylvania; 80. Fordham;
June I, Harvard
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25

Grenade or bomb throwing as a
regular part of future college and A.
A. u. meets is being urged by can
tonment athletic. instructors and is
now being considered by directors of
the A. A. u.
Hurting a hand grenade or a bomb
Is science Of its own. as many ball
players who have Joined the army
have found out. The side-arm motion
used by q ballplayer is not used at
all in grenade throwing and ball
players have learned that about the
only way their baseball has helped
them In throwing for distance and ac-
curacy is because the muscles of their
arms have been properly developed by
ball tossing. -,
The motion I'm throwing a grenade
or bomb is an overland lob which lifts
the object thrown clear OF the trenches
In which the thrower Is standing. In
army camps men are taught grenade
throwing by stationing them a short
distance behind a fence or wall and
teaching them to throw so the gre
made clears the wall.
The men are trained to throw both
for distance and accuracy. A trained
grenade thrower can stand in a
trench hidden from view of the
enemy and hurI a heavy grenade into
an enemy trench many yards away.
1t has been suggested txat by max
ing this a part of college and A.
A. U. programs. the younger men
who may be called into service later
on will have q thorough knowledge
Of the proper form used in hurting
real Rrenades In a real war
Cantonment and other army athletic
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
Griffith VIII Not Predict
Where His Club Will Finish
The Old Fox Has Practically Selected His
Team for This Years Campaign in
American League.
By JOHN A. DUGAN.

North Augusta. S. C.. March 2Athoush Foxy Gnf will
max. any predictions where he expects his combination
training her. viii finish the American League he has taken
quite lot of the pep the by practically naming
his for the providing. of Uncle Sam leaves them
intact "..'
This heweek grind Of training down here the Savannah
River along with transforming will of get his
outfit shape for the coming campaign but appears useless for
the Of promising youngsters who the rookes with the squad
work for regular BERTH the Old Fox has decided
the combination that will the and barring injuries and
unforeseen happenings should finish out the
Shoton Milan and Rice make of the peeest ou6eds
either of the major league circuits and of the FIRST choice
Should Rice be called into the national Gf still has Shank
fall back upon while Little June Cass of the ROCKIES now
with squad would be given opportunity prove his value
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
TEN-NNING GAME
FIRST OF SEASON

/ The Fort Myer Quartermaster Corps
baseball nine opened the season with
a splendid victory over the Second
Cavalry team by a Sd score, after ten
exciting innings. For the first game
Of the season, with little or no prac-
tice, and with the weather unfavorable
for baseball, the soldiers played well.
The Quartermaster Corps Is putting
a crack team on the field this season,
under Capt. l. A. Slaughter. Q. M. v.
s. R.. and expects to meet many strong
clubs of this vicinity. Wednesday aft
ernoon the team will cross Bats with
the Georgetown University nine, at
the Hilltop. and later In the season
will visit Philadelphia.
The score by innings:
q. N. C..........0 1O2Q00IOlSn /
Sec. Cavalry. Il 01O2000O 4
Batteries-Q. NJ. c.. Diamond and
Enoch; Second Cavalry, Young, Combs
and Burkhardt, Manorl<is.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
Rex A. c. Holds Practice,

The Rex A. C. baseball team inau-
gurated its season yesterday when
fifteen players reported to Roxy
Roche, captain Of the nine. at Colum-
bia Park. Fifteenth and H streets
northeast The players INDUCED in
batting practice for two hours, after
which Manager Wright called q halt
for the day.
From the present outlook this club
will be hard aggregation to beat this
summer. All first-class teams desiring
games address James e. Wright, sSJ
Twelfth street northeast.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
MIKE DONOVAN, DEAN
OF PUGILISTS, DEAD

van, known for half a century as the
dean of pugilism, died today or pneu-
monia after a two weeks illness in
st. Francis Hospital. His last ILL
ness was contracted while serving
America in the training. camps by In
structing soldiers in athletics.
Donovan started his pugilist career
in 1887, after fighting through the
civil war. His greatest claim to ring
distinction came in 1850. when he
stood on John L. Sullivan. He won
many other battles with fighters OF
note. He was boxing instructor at
the New York Athletic Club for years
and during Col. Roosevelt's admins
tration he boxed alomst daily with the
President at the white House.