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The Washington times., 1918-11-24
HUMPHREYS MEETS
MUSTARD GASSERS

Camp Humphreys. with a new team
composed OF many former college
star. tackles the Camp American Uni
versity team today at American
League Park, in the sixth game OF the
Army and Navy Service League.
The visitors have been coached by
Athletic Officer Hazel snd Tibbott. OF
Princeton. Athletic Officer Hazel de-
clares his team will come through
with a win. The week has been spent
in combing Camp Humphreys for ma
terial. and a first-class team Is prom
Used.
Camp American University has met
but one defeat this season. Catholic
University hun ga to score on the
Mustard Gassers last week when three
Of the regular players were out OF the
lineup.
Today's game win start ct $50 o.
m. Humphreys will be closely watch
cd by both the Army Medicos and the
Naval Gunners.
The Marines. Of Indinn Head. run
ming true to form yesterday svarnued
the Seaman Gpnners Nv n ~.o-s OF so
10 o. Scholl. johnson and Wilson
the same Dave Wilson who Dlss-ed for
Central last season-proved too
strong for the Gunners.
The Gunners were without the SER
vices OF three players who were an
rounced and could not-rope with the
vigorous atatck OF the Marines. who
frequently started up field for a
touchdown on three and four plays.
1t is planned to get the Naval Gun
Factory and the Marines toEether in
a game Thanksgiving Day after
noon. The Marines and Camp Amer
lean University were scheduled for
the afternoon game. but Naval Gun
Factory was substituted when the
Mustard Gassers said they could
play no more ehmes
The Washington times., 1918-11-24
MARINES TOO SPEEDY IN
CLASH WITHHILLTOPPERS

for its ancient rival Foham Thanks
giving Day defeat by "a to administered by the League Island
yesterday only served to make the Hltoppers
the Fodham players It Disgrace to George
be beaten by the Marines Their eleven comparable with
Of the best that played on the Hilltop Field
quarter it Of against boys with
age experience along with that valuable of
The Marines hit well together
bakfeld was moving combination The line supported
acfd in the
The Washington times., 1918-11-24
GREAT LAKES TRIUMPHS
IN SPECTACULAR CLASH
OVER NAVY TEAM, 7--6
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Great Lakes being steadily back until the last five
minutes Of play Mddies leading o. about drive
headIong goal line close to the goal posts
spectacular witnessed football field when
EsOn University playing habak for the gobs seized
toward him in tumble and raced the length Of
the field touchdown Blackjack the Notre Dame
playing right booted perfect goal from touchdown the West
winning the second in two from
Gil Dobie's Navy eleven.
But ended the amazing thing
happened along the sdene husky
mates behind him to keep forward
warming up his head and made
perect diving tickle habak
yard threatening and and
officers hustled toward the mxup, the officials
surrounded BY excited allowed the ball
over and place directly goal making the resulting goal
4 far i0 Blscklo
The Washington times., 1918-11-24
TEN YEARS AGO
In SPORTS

Fred Merkle. who failed to
touch second in the memorable
game against the Cubs. decided 20
enter the legal field. and was
said to have taken up the study
Of law with Kountze. SlagIe and
Cole. in Toledo.
The District Departmental
Chess League was in full blast.
Agriculture, Commerce, Navy
Government Printing office. Blu
reau Independents. Interior and
Treasury played twice weekly.
John F. Javin was president OF
the BriHhtwood Driving Club. II.
OppenheImer was vice president;
S. u. Robinson was treasurer;
James W. Brown. secretary and
A. A. Davis, manager.
JIMMY GARDNER and Jim
my Clabby meet Thanksgiving
Day night at New Orleans in a
fifteen-round bout.
BOB FITZSIMMON'S leaves to-
morrow for England. The cN-
champion has been offered $685.
900 by the National Sporting
Club OF London to engage in
four bouts. two with Gunner
Moir and two with Jem Roche.
The Cincinnati Reds ran into
some stiff pitching at. Havana
last Saturday. when they were
held to one hit and shut out, 10.
by Mendez. Cuban pitcher.
The Washington times., 1918-11-24
WHITE S0X PLAYER GETS
PROMOTION FOR BRAVERY

CHICAGO. Nov. 24-Joe Jenkins.
White SoX catcher. has made good In
France. He has been made q frst
lieutenant, the promotion being made
while the athlete was under FIRE.
Jenkins entered an officers training
school a. Camp Gordon. Ga. last win
ter and earned a second lieutenant's
commission. When his regiment went
under fire Jenkins. according to q
letter recently received from France.
showed unusual bravery. and the pro-
motion followed.
The Washington times., 1918-11-24
Service League
Standing

Today's game-Camp American
University VS.. Camp Humphreys.
American League Park. 1890 D. m.
Thanksgiving Dsy-Naval Gun
Factory VS.. Marines, 2:30 D. m.
Seaman Gunners VS.. Army Medicos.
1880 a m.
The Washington times., 1918-11-24

Georgetown held the League Island
men well during the first quarter. 1t
was nip and tuck. with Georgetown
gaining slightly more ground. In the
second period the visitors scored nrst
with a long forward pass, quickly
sprung, Pearce to Higgins.
Hurled Long Pass.
The Marines quarter hurled q 30
yard pass a la Gilroy and Higgins
gaIloped over for a counter. Toward
the dying moments OF the second
quarter Yeabsley went over for an
other touchdown.
The Hilltoppers held staunchly and
rallied in the charges near the goal
line. Heaphy and lie GendTe were
bulwarks on defense while Moe
DAILY backed up the line in irst-class
shape.
The Marines were well In the lead
in the third quarter when Georgetown
took a sudden brace. HRmpstOn ran
the kickoff from the 15-yard line to
mid-field. Carlin. DAILY. and Hamp-
ston then began an assault on the
line. Three first downs were made
and the ball was carried to the S-yard
line.
Plunged 10 Touchdown.
DAILY crashed in for three yards,
carIin got in another and then DAILY
cracked for three more. Hampston'
on a close formation, managed TO
plunge through for a touchdown.
The Marines received and on four
plays Pearce and Higgins worked
their forward pass stunt again. Hig-
,,ins rushad thirty Yards for a touch
down. When Georgetown received
Wolfe broke through on an attempt
ed punt and grabbed the. ball 10 race
across three chalk lines FOR another
score.
The Hilltoppers suffered greatly IN
kicking. Hampston's efforts cost the
HiIltOppers many yards. ON three oc-
casIons the ball was kicked out OF
bounds for less than fifteen yards On
two other occasions Hampston was
hurried by the fast charging Marines
line so that he kicked straight into
the air.
Made Few Mistakes.
The visitors made few mistakes
They employed an off tackle plunge
that netted many yards and worked
double passes for cons derable DIST
ance. The dashing runs OF Pearce and
Yeabsley contributed many yards Tor
the Marines.
The second touchdown was the re
suit OF a poor attempt at Kick by
Hampston. Georgetown held FOR
downs on the I-yard line and Hamp-
ston's attempt went but two yards out
Of bounds. Five plunges melted a
score for the Marines
The Washington times., 1918-11-24
ERNIE SHORE MAY REMAIN
IN NAVY WITH WAR ENDED

BOSTON, Nov. 24.-ErnIe Shore. the
tall twirler OF the Red Sox, may never
again be seen in a major league line
up. His closest friends say that he is
contemplating remaining In the navy.
Shore Is about to be graduated from
the naval officers training school at
Harvard University with the highest
OF honorS
The Washington times., 1918-11-24
DAVIS DEATH KNOWN.

Exports OF the death of Harry G.
Davis. former star athlete of Tech
High School. and a member OF he
old Cross Country Club track team.
was received here today Davis died
at the Naval Base Hospital in Phil.
GdelphiA-
The Washington times., 1918-11-24
ST. AL6ANs LOSES.

ST. james, with a big eleven. de-
feated the light st. Adams School
team by a score OF 80 TO o. The ST.
Adams players were outclassed by
the visitors.
The Washington times., 1918-11-24
AXIAToRs WINS Ii.

In a rough game ut Boiling Field
the 312th Aero Squadron eleven de-
feated the Washington Barracks Ma
rines by . score OF Is to 6.
The Washington times., 1918-11-24

Nov. 18th to 30th Inc.
Is DAYS.
High Class Races Daily.
Special trains will leave WHIT
House Station. 1915. 12:3e. 1875 D. n
Gents, Si.65 Ladies'. SLln
Including War Tar.
First Race lac .. n.
The Washington times., 1918-11-24

Driscoil. though showing himself to
be an alert. speedy runner in a broken
field, never got away for more than
ten yards. with one exception, his s.
yard gallop around left end in the
third period. Navy covered him with
two men, and he would generally be
thrown at the line OF scrf1nmage.
Eielson. whose long. dramatic run
featured the battle, was an elusive
runner and hard TO tackle. but Dris-
coll gained most OF the applause.
Ecklund and Blackjack. tackles. and
Halas and Reichle. ends. worked like
machinery. The tackles were giants
and in every play. while those ends
were. scissors down the field and
capably stopped. most attacks of
tackle.
Yes. IL was worth tackling that
TooneTviile trolley to zee that game.
and several thousand ala %.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-02

ern practices in gin compression for the purpose of securing greater density and more uniform bale. It is pointed out that by greater density in baling the number of freight cars required for moving the cotton crop would be reduced approximately from thirty thousand to ten thousand.
 Such reform in baling had been talked about before, but now it will be tried out" The new method once adopted will cause every cotton grower and everybody connected with the cotton business, and railroad op- orators as well, to wonder how the old method was "put up" with all these years.
 Some economic reforms may be car ried too far, but nothing that will stop waste, whether in food, cotton, .lm- Der or coal, can be overdone in time of peace or war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-02
Browning Gun Makes
 Profound Impression

7T7HE wisdom of the war depart U ment in adopting the Browning lautomatic rifle seems to have been
 amply proved by the tests made near Washington, before members of Con- gress, military experts and others. The new weapon was practically an unknown quantity to the public, and to Congress as well. Now that it has apparently proved it's superiority be- yond question critics who have at- tackled Secretary Baker Al the ma- chine gun controversy with great bit terness will doubtless be heard no more.
 It was truly a remarkable eXhibi- tion of high speed and efficiency in firing witnessed by that interested group Wednesday. For two hours hundreds of rounds were discharged without the slightest mishap. The au- tomatic rifles are apparently as easy to handle as an automatic pistol and they are far more deadly. The heavier machine guns sent thousands of bull lets streaming from their muzzles with a speed and accuracy which will work havoc along the battle front.
 The operation of the guns was flawless, the quickness with which they were mastered by persons who had never fired a machine gun before was astonishing, while the rapidity with which they could be taken apart and assembled was revelation. Production in quantity has been started and it's continuation is as- sured. Soon thousands of these weap- Ions will be turned out every week. It lis good sign It is another evidence that we are really getting somewhere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-02
THE UNITY OF CHRISTENDOM

and liberally directed movement for church unity, which had attained cont siderable proportions before we entered
 the war. This cannot fail to be ad- vanced by the demonstration we are
 now having of the practicability as
 well as the desirability of unified eff forts in many of the fundamental ac-l tivities undertaken by religious so- cities.
 Brigadier General Johnsons remarkIl that in Camp Upton 40 religious creedss are represented discloses the difficul-l ties that would have made impossible
 separate establishment for each. Yet
 each is entitled to equal respect anS. to equal privileges with all the others, Plainly, the only solution of the prob-' lem was to provide common meeting place, to be frequented on equal termsl by the followers of each creed, accord ing to their need; and in the face off necessity it was found comparatively simple to compose differences and iron out misunderstanding There was am-
 pie room for zeal, but no place for bigotry, and with a little generosity
 and forbearance on all sides the de-i sired object was accomplished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-02
WHAT IS CHICAGO:

F. H., in the New Republic.
 Chicago has personality, and 1t would be obscurantism of the most modern kind to pretent that there was no "soul,
 in Chicago either to like or dislike. People who have never lived in Chicago are usually content with disliking it, and those who have seen it superfcially or smelled it in passing when the stockyard factories were making glue. can seldom understand why Chicagoans love it. Off, ficial visitors, of course, profess to ad- mire it, with the eagerness of anxious missionaries seeking to make good with cannibals But except for men who knew Bursley. or Belfast and slipped into Chi cago as into old slippers-men like Ar mold Bennett and George Birmingham there are few outsiders who really feel at home. Stevenson passed through it on his immigrant journey across the plains, pondering that one who had so promptly subscribed sixpence to restore the city after the fire should be com pelled to pay for his own ham and eggs. He thought Chicago great but gloomy. Kipling shrank from it like sensitive plant. It mortified him. H. G. Wells thought 1t amazing. but chiefly amazing as lapse from civilization All of these leave little doubt how Chicago first hits the eye. It is, in fact, dirty unruIy and mean. It has size without spacious ness, opportunity without imaginative ness, vigor without majesty, wealth with out distinction A sympathetic artist finds picturesqueness in it, though far from gracious where most characteristic, but for the most part 1t is Shoddy, dingy and vulgar, making more noise down. town than a boiler works, and raining smuts all day as a symbolic reproach from heaven. It is not for it's beaux yeux that the outsider begins to love the town.
 But great town is like the elephant of the fable, one must see it altogether before one can define it, one can believe almost anything monstrous from a partial view. Time, in the case of Chicago, is supremely necessary--about three years as a minimum. Then it's goodness pass eth all pre-matrimonial understanding, its essence is disclosed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-02
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sum-
 ZINE of the most gratifying re- V suits of the national solidarity
 made aparent by the war is the disappearance of sectarian animosi- ties in work for the comfort and bene- fit of the men in the army and navy, of which an excellent example is given in the erection of an interdenomina- tional church at Camp Upton. In the formal exercises arranged to make the opening of this structure Catholic priests. Protestant clergymen and rabbis participated, and their friendly rivalry co promote right living and re- ligious enthusiasm was typical of what is going forward in all the military camps here and abroad.
 It will be interesting to observe the effect produced after the war by the co-operatlon now practiced among the sects. It is impossible to believe that it's effects will disappear when the men in whose behalf it has been undertaken doff their Uniforms and return to civil occupations Moreover, 1t must be re- membered that for many years there has been in progress a we'll defined
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-02
Gardening Time In
 This County Is Now

THE war garden campaign went U through the talking stage when winter was still icy hereabouts; but the time for blowing and digging has come and seeds should be in the ground earlier than usual, for spring has made its advent "extra carly" as the seedman's saying goes when recommending certain varieties of peas, beans and sugar corn.
 The ground hog often fails as a weather prophet, but he has hit it this year. There. have been many bright and balmy days, and very few bad days since February 2; and while we are sure to have frosts between now and May there is room for hope that they will not be heavy enough to kill vegetables of the hardier sort.
 Many a plat in and around Bir- |mingham has already been prepared for seed and next week there should not be an unworked garden or vacant city lot anywhere in sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-02
4IfKE A STEAM ROLLER.

How well German officialdom appre- ciates the ruthless character of Prussian military thoroughness is demonstrated locks story of Belgium, which began in Everybody's Magazine for February. When war broke, our minister, MT. Whit asked by Von Below, the German min ister, to accept the representation of German interests.
 "At o'clock then, MT. Won Strum, the secretary of the German legation, came, very much excited, and formally deliv- cred MT Won Bellows request.
 "'But I've agreed to act for the French interests,' l said.
 MT. Won Strum looked at me an in- stant as though he could not believe me. asked him to tell MT. Won Below Of that fact, supposng that in such a case Mr. Won Below would not wish me to act for German interests. MT. Won Strum was nervous, agitated and unstrung. suppose that he, too, had been without sleep for nights on end. Tears were continually yelling into his eyes, and suddenly he covered his face with his hands, leaned over his elbows on his knees an attitude of despair. Presently he looked up.
 "'Oh. these poor, stupid Belgians!' he said Why don't they get out of the way! Why don't they get out of the way! I know what it will be. I know the German army. It will be like laying a baby on the track before locomotive!'
 "He bent over, stretching his hands toward the floor as though to illustrate the cruel deed.
 ".I know the German army he re- peated. It will go across Belgium like a steam roller; like steam roller
 He liked the phrase, which he must have picked up in America (he had an American wife). and kept on repeating {
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-02
ERRs IN EMPLOYMENT OF woRr

From the Birmingham Ledger.
 In his testimony before the interstate commerce commission relating to money paid out for political purposes by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany, Milton H. Smith. president of that company, stated that il 1907 the sum of sl5,000 was expended in aiding news paper which was advocating certain views upon public questions in which the Louisville and Nashville railroad concurred."
 MT. Smith, in his statement, did not name the concern to which he referred !; but he was in error in employing the word, newspaper" in this connection.
 Any publication that would accept s15,- 900, or any other amount of money, from railroad company or any other inter ests in payment for it's editorial express sions is not newspaper, but subsi- dized, eonscienceless sneaking hirel:Eg, performing the dirty work of special in terests, while concealing it's villainy be- hind hypocritical professions of pubic service.
 To refer to such a parasite as a newspaper is the grossest flattery.
 Mr. Smith stated the publication ne referred to is not now in existence. Nat urally. Such concerns may subsist for a while on bribery; but they invariably go out of existence when the public as- |certains the source of their subsistence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-02
From London Answers.

S-OAANsOAA
 N ILL respectable airmen have mas A\ cots to safeguard them in their flights If they did not, air cas- ualties would be far heavier: at least, that is the opinion of every genuine fly ing man, and particularly every Told hand" at the game.
 The mascot craze was started by the early pilots-those men who flew on bits of stick and canvas stuck together any, how, regardless of science, the men who did not know the luxury or comfort of aerial motor cars as we know them to- day. And the craze has grown ever since.
 Bully" the bulldog mascot of an R. F. c. squadron, Is not the only "air dog.' have known others of the canine tribe who have been passionately fond of fly ing, and I conclude that their aero- nautical tastes spring from desire to
 Hook down. upon other dogs.
 Then there are some dogs who will sit ently enjoy their surroundings-until the engine starts roaring away!
 I wanted to take a fox terrier for a flight with me onesday. He sat calmly in the passenger seat while the mechanic prepared the engine, but when gave the sign to swing the propeller, and the engine snorted furiously, my dog flare" immediately leaped over the side of the craft, raced across the airdrome and hours later he was found three miles away from the flying ground and on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-02
MASCOTS CARRIED BY AVIATORS

no account could we persuade him to en3 n3 ter 1t again.
 Dogs are favorite mascots with airmenl
 There was the celebrated Peter oil Shoreham airdrome., ~mastiff who Ap peared in court wearing~a gentlemani| linen collar. properly inscribed with a| name and address, when fhe owner wasl brought to book for allowing Peter to gel collarless. Although he was a mascof@ did not see him fly. In fact, think he was rather too cumbersome. as well asI being unwilling to undergo experimental
 Airmen's mascots take all sorts of shapes and forms, from the proverbiaIl black cat to the lady's silk stocking.1 which is worn as a scarf by one famous pilot The irreverent say that he s| afraid of contracting sore throat! Others carry with them such things as bracelets.l lapel badges. war trophies and even, pieces of "crashed" machines
 Some French airmen favor crucifixesa and rosaries, and before the war I knew. some Germans who would never fly with-a out photograph of one of the German royalties" Another Hun pilot told mel that he intended to adopt a piece of coal as a mascot. He did so, and two daysI later he was killed.
 Mascots, therefore, must evidently be chosen with care, and coal, though said to be lucky-you are certainly lucky if you can get any nowadays-will not save' the careless from disaster.
 Clothing of particular kind is uscdI by some people for mascot purposes- check riding brooches and vividIy-coored0 stocks, for instance And I carefully' preserve an old flying cap which I used on my first journey in the air manyI years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-02
x < ss By Paying Tax Now You Help Uncle Sam

A LTHoUGH individuals and cor GA porations liable for the income tax have until April to make their re- turns to the internal revenue collector and June to pay the tax, many per sons have responded to the appeal to anticipate the actual dates fixed by the government when practicable and have now got the matter off their minds.
 Paying in advance is patriotic act, for the treasury department needs all the money that may be due for the conduct of the war. And not only so, but the earlier the tax is paid the less congestion there will be at the collectors window when the time limit comes.
 Taxes have never been popular Some people who are ordinarily prompt in settling their current bills have been known to frown when a tax notice reached them.
 But these be times when Uncle Sam is under stress and strain. The great majority of Americans, appre- ciating the gravity of the situation, and being patriotic to the core, will pay the income tax ungrudgingly. Most of them are only too glad to do their "bit" by helping to supply the sinews of war.
 Let March be busy month at the internal revenue collectors office.