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The Era-leader., 1918-07-04
NUMBER ii.

1t was announced that on ad-
vice of the army chiefs the draft
age limits will probably not be
changed.
Provost Marshal General Crow
der issued a csll Wednesday for
l24,525 men to 50 to camp in
July.
By an unexp pected thrust Gen.
eral Haig's men overwhelmed two
German divisions east of Nieppe
forest.
Deputy Haase scored German
autocracy and its methods in a
speech beforetthe Reichstag.
Chairman Hurley of the shipp.
ing Board promised that enough
ships to Wa the war would be
built.
By 40 to %, the senate rejected
the amendment to the draft age
to twenty and forty years, respec-
tively.'
American troops Friday began
policing of Panama and Colon to
maintain order.
The Federal Trade Commission
charged practically all the basic
industries with fraud, manipula-
ton and profiteering.
The huge twelve billion dollar
army appropriation bill carrying
Important riders passed the Unit
ed States Senate without dissent.
1t was announced appropria-
ton and fiscal measures were
among the important bills to be
acted upon this week in the Lou
isiana Legislature.
About 100 short line railroads
were returned to private manage
ment Immediately preceding
preventive legislation by Congr-
ess.
The Era-leader., 1918-07-04
Snow and Frost Cause
Heavy Loss In Germany


London, June 27.-Snow has
fallen to a depth of from one to
three inches in several parts of
Germany: according to a dispatch
from Amsterdam to the Exchange
Telegraph Company. Frost has
caused havoc to the fruit trees.
The cold wave, the message
adds, is considered to be an econ
omic catastrophe. Berlin and
Hamburg have experienced four
days of uninterrupted rain.
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bed Cross Appeals For
Games for Soldiers

New Orleans, La, June q, 1918
Come on, I'll beat you at a
game of checkers"
That's a challenge you don't
near as often as you should at
eantonments in Alabama, Louisi-
ana and Mississippi.
there's scarcity Of checker.
boards, playing cards and domi-
noes at four cantonments in this
dlvision Of the Red Cross.
Many a soldier who has longed
= beat somebody at cards has
lad 70 sti1e his ambition because
Y coulden't get a chance at a
aecR OF cards. It's the same way
aoout dominoes and checkers.
90, the Red Cross is asking
Wople to send in games for the
soldiers.
Hnnt up all those checkerboards
SOnlnoes and decks of cards that
1s lying idle around the house
aaa send them in. They'll make
some soldier happy as sure as
anything.
J, Mail the package direct to
Harry 7. Howard, Director Of the
nafeau Z! Of Military Relief, Gulf
nslalon Of the Red Cross. Post
llns Building, New Orleans. La,
Aas much ohugaal
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General N|ews items IN Brief

American troops took 2G4 German
prisoners IN an action described
by the French as brilliant.
Alexandria Kerensky, former
Russian premier, is in London, en-
route to the United States.
Won Kuehlman's hint in the
Reichstag that arms might fail of
winning peace started a storm.
The Paris council, suspending
regulations, changed the name of
Avenue Trocadero to President
Wilson.
Measures exempting shipbuild-
ing plants from taxation and in
creasing the salaries of Orleans
Judges tailed IN the Senate.
Confirmation of the report of
the killing of the Russian Gear
was received Thursday.
Under instructions from Wash
lngton, General Pershing ordered
one infantry regiment to Italy at
once.
United States Senate committee
agreed upon prohibition amend.
ment to the agricultural appro-
priation bill less drastic than the
Jones proposal. !
Little excitement attended the
drawing by which 100000 young
reglstrants were assigned their
NUMBERS IN the draft.
The State Senate passed con-
servatlon bills with little change
except as to Commissioner Alex
andria's salary.
A provision of the Wilkinson
bill giving motor vehicle tax to
the highway department was cut
out by committee.
Suffrage forces launched the
Woman Suffrage Campaign Club
at Baton Rouge, Mrs. Sherrard
Brisbane being chairman.
Representatives of the Union
and tie New Orleans Railway
and Light Company reached
agreement and a walkout was be.
lieved averted.
Retail grocers reported sugar
slackers, with druggists and man.
III csurers among chief offenders.
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Senator DelOs Johnson De-
fends Congressman Jared
Y, Sanders.

L. OdHucfS.
Senator Delos R. Johnson re-
plies to the statement of A. J..
Ponder, which appeared about a
week ago, with reference for con-
press in tt.is district, as follows:
81 have just returned from a
visit home where my attention
was called to statement by A. L.
Ponder appearing in the papers
about a week ago and which had
not before seen. The part of the
statement referring to the race of
congress in this district two years
ago | do not feel called upon to
answer, only | might suggest that
there are no eggs in last years
bird nests 1t may not be out of
place for me to add that there
does seem to be a little coterie of
saloon keepers in the city of Bat
on Rouge who are making a good
deal of talk about defeating Gov.
Sanders even if they have
"run preacher to do it," as
some of them express it but our
folks all over the Florida parishes
do not'love Sanders less for the
saloonkeeper enemies he has
made here.
"There is however, a portion of
the statement that simple justice
demands that | answer. Mr..
Ponder says: No one believes
Mr.. Sanders is sincere in his sud.
denly developed views on prohi-
bition. 1t is nothing but political
Hypocrisy
GAS constant advocate of pro-
hibition for many years and as a
leader Of the fight in the state SEN
ate for ratification, I feel that I
have some right to speak this
cause. AS | have done in private
| am glad to publicly extend our
thanks to Governor Sanders for
his splendid services. He is a
tower Of strength to us, he has
fought good fight and kept the
faith and we resent any charge
that his loyalty and his masterful
efforts are, as Mr.. Ponder puts it,
political Hypocrisy No idle
charge of this character will shake
the confidence of a single friend
of national prohibition in the ab-
solute sincerity of Governor San
ders in his stand with US for rati.
fication. We feel very grateful
to him for his support and able
leadership in this fight.
"Some of the strongest advoca-
tes of national prohibition in the
United States have not always
been prohibitionists-men like
Maj. Dan Morgan Smith, ex-G Gov.
M. r. Patterson, John Sharp
Williams, Theodore Roosevelt,
and, even in this district, ex-Con-
gressman l.. L. Morgan. It is
the new recruits in strong bust.
ness men, professional men and
statesmen, who are every day
coming to the support Of national
prohibition which makes it's final
adoption certain.
| have heard them all, the old
aatoaatss aaa TIN abw seasu!ts
The Era-leader., 1918-07-04

American Army Association

The American Army Associa-
tion has just been organized to
toon the women of the United
States in touch with their hus-
hands, sons, and brothers at the
f,ont. 1t has been launched un-
dar the National War Work Coun-
o;l Of the Y. M. C. A. to keep
var from being unnecessarily
tragic for millions Of women in
America. 1t operates by getting
into touch with the fighting man
and his nearest relatives at home,
and by helping them keep in
touch with each other. When a
man goes overseas to fight, a
post card goes out to thu address
be has given as that of his near
est relative, letting her know that
the American Army Association
stands ready to do whatever it
can for her.
One of the primary works of
the Association is to answer the
questions that are on every wom-
ans tongue IN wartime: such as,
twas the John Smith reported
dead today my son?" "How
shall | address letters to my hus-
band in France, so as to be sure
that they reach him7" "Why
have | not heard from my brother
for two months?" 1t helps keep
the casualty lists from inflicting
unnecessary pain, by teaching
women that any i'll news that con-
Germs them directly will come to
them first Of all through the gov
ernment.
The military authorities have
said that a worried soldier is a
poor soldier, and it is the pur-
pose Of the American Army Asso-
citation to make sure that no lost
letter from home will result in a
lost fight for some man in France.
The organization has its head
quarters on the twelfth floor of
A7 Madison Ave-, New York City
in the new building where the
Y. NJ. C. A. is located. Although
the American Army Association
has been organized only a few
weeks, an average of i. between 40
and 80 relatives visit it daily with
queries about their sons, and be-.
tween 65 and 100 letters come to
itdaily from mothers, wives aud
sisters in every part of the United
States. The headquarters are in
ohargv Of three Army officers
wives whose husbands are in
France, Mrs. Thomas A. Rees,
Mrs. Walter B. McCaskey and
Mrs. Charles C. Wilma, who are
donating their services to this
work.
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MSS.

When you buy War Savings
Stamps you do not give-you re.
ca!se,
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Stolen Cushions Sought.

The cushions from my Ford car
we're stolen out of the car last
week and I shall be glad Of any
information which might lead to
their recovery.
j. G.. Afford,
Mt. Hermon, La.
Route 2.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
WILL DECIDE AMATEUR
SHOOT TITLE MAY 3-5
L. r. Beauchamp, Delaware State
Champion on List to Shoot
in Big Event.

The thirteenth annual amateur trap
shooting championship of the nlted
States will be held at Trayers Island
under the auspices of the New York
Athletic Club on May and !
Charles II Newcomb OF Phladelphla,
present national single-target champion.
who won the title last year, scoring 1911
of a possible 300 clav birds Will be on
hand To defend his crown.
Many State champions have been
invited Prendergast the New ork State
titlehodcr; Clarence Platt, the New
Jersey champion; keauehamp, the king
pin shot of Delaware. Allen Hell, OF
Allentown, Pa; Fred Plum of Atlantic
CITY. Fred Tomiin, of Penn 5 Grove who
recently carried OF the top honors in the
Lakewood N. J , tourney. and McMahon
and Ralph SPOTS of New York City
are some of the star gunners who will
be seen banging away for the honors
II is the opinion Of the New York
athletic officials that the West Will be
represented BY crack delegation De
spite the fact that the general opinion
Is that eastern gunners are better mark
men than their western brothers. tins
must not be held too high, Tor the vest
erners may pull surprise
The New York two-day meeting starts
on MAY with 200-target card. This
will be the prelude To the stellar attraction
the following day, which is for the amateur
championship. This event Is at 200
targets
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
BOXING IN COLLEGE
Western Conference May Add Ii TO
Their Sports.

Chirago. April 25 The advisabiIlty
Of adding boxing 70 the regular list Of
collegiate competitive sports was dis
cllssed at q recent meeting Of the man
aging committee Of the Western Inter
collegiate Athletic Association, and a
committee was appointed TO determine
how il can be made a clean, wholesome
sport for conference colleges it became
known today.
According to Avery Brundagc, presi-
dent of the managing committee and
chairman Of the committee TO investigate
the relation of boxing to intercollegiate
athletics most athletic directors of the
Big Ten colleges viii favor the sport, if
shown how it can be governed properly
with fnen Of high type rs instructors
The other members Of the committee are
Harry Allen, of Northwestern, and War
ren Howe, Of Indiana
In only two States where conference
colleges are situated is boxing allowed -
Minnesota and Wisconsin. Local option
prevails in Iowa, Indiana and Ohio while
the sport is forbidden in the other States.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
BROWNSON IN FIELD.
Fourth and Jackson Streets Speed
Merchants Will Have Fast
Diamond Nine.

Brownson, although not represented
in any baseball league, this season, viii
put fast independent nine on the field
and expect TO have one of the foremost
teams of the city.
The Brownson management does not
bar any team in Delaware, Maryland or
on "A schedule to book the best teams
possible Brownson has signed up some
of the best material in the city and will
bc greatly strengthened at the ending OF
the college season when several other
players will join the team
The first practice of the team was
held last Friday and about thirty candi-
dates reported Among the members
who are trying for berth on the team are
Bob McCaffertv and Herb Ferguson,
catchers; Buch Magill, Hook Glynn and
Joe lHolveck, pitchers; ANDY Rlmilnger
and MIN Gray, shortstops; Bill Monaghan
and Tes McQuaid, first base; Buck
Mccullough and Tut Freeman, second
base; Babe Flynn and Jimmy Mayhart
third bases, Fritz Pimm, Buck Met III
Tough, Jon Bicrman, McDonough, Ken
nev kelleher and Casey, outticld.
Glenn Carney, of Mt. st. Mary's, Dan
Casey of the University of Maryland and
Joe Kelly of Holy Cross will Join the team
about the middle Of May.
The management of the team is anxious
to book its games as soon as possible and
any teams wishing To arrange game or
series of games should communicate with
the Brownson Library Association, Ath-
letic Committee. Fourth and Jackson
streets, Wilmington, Del.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
BASEBALL AT SEAFORD.
High School Team Getting in Shape for
the Games Yet to Come

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Seaford. April 25-The spirits Of the
local High school baseball team cannot
be cowned by two defeats, which Is shown
by the energy spent IN daily practice on
the diamond by the boys The coach is
also working hard and Is introducing a
few new ideas that viii make some Of
the teams know that Seaford Is still on
the map. l. Wiley, the newl Neglected
manager has made several changes in
the players 4 complete change has
been made in the outfeld and two changes
in the infeld c Thompson Will be
found at the keystone sack in the next
game. and either Warren or Haines will
cover short Several games have been
scheduled for next week, and probably
one for this week on the home grounds
A game has been secured with Cambridge
for Friday May ,, on the local grounds.
Scaiord will place on the diamond one OF
the best local teams il has had for mum
Der Of wears.
The players and fans express their ap-
probation Of the good treatment and the
welcome accorded them by Milford at
the last game in that town.
Several Of Seafords heavy stick artists
hope TO settle a score OF their own in the
next game that Collins Is sent 10 the
mound TO twirl for the Milford boys
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
PUBLIC TO DECIDE.
Meeting May 4 TO Discuss Willard
Fulton Fight

ST. Paul, MINI, April 25.-Chairrnan
Frank b. Thompson Of the State Boxing
Commission. announced yesterday after
noon that an open meeting will be held
a. the Capitol on May 4 al which persons
tayorlng Or opposing The Nillard-Fulton
fight will be heard
Colonel J. c. Miller. promoter Of the
Naturalization fight proposed for St.
Paul on July 4 yesterday decided to
tentatively arrange for the bout. pending
final decision by State authorities as to
whether the contest would be allowed
More protests were received at the
Capitol today
Colonel J. G. Miller, promoter Of the
proposed championship fight between
jess Willard and Fred Fulton, planned TO
leave for Chicago late last night and was
stall hopeful that the contest could be
staged here July /, despite protests that
have caused the State Safety Commission
70 take the matter under advisement
Opposition TO staging the contest here
continues and one 81. Paul newspaper IN
first page editorial sharply condemned
the plans Of the promoters, while another
newspaper criticises the safety commission
for not having taken action after the
hearing yesterday Some Of the protests
to the safety commission today said the
fight would "desecrate the spirit Of the
Fourth Of July.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
ATHLETICS WIN
FIRST HOME GAME
PhilIies Beat Braves Giants Make
it 7 Straight: "Ty" Cobb
in Game.

The Athletics opened their home series
Yesterday in \ pleasing manner TO the
Philadelphia fans and in an unexpected
way for the Boston Red Sox The Mack
lets cot a good home start by scoring n
z to n victory over the Sox and beating
"Rabe" Ruth, one of Boston's best bets.
The score stood o to O until the eighth
inning. when George Burns, the AS
hrst sucker, came To the plate. with two
men on the bases and lifted the ball into
the hlcachers for homer. scoring the
two men on the paths ahead of him
Gregg pitched great ball for the Alacklets
and kept his six hits well scattered
Phllhes played their first game on a
foreign field Yesterday and continued to
win by beating the Boston Braves, 4 to l i.
III a game featured by the pitching of
f.rskinr Mayer, who allowed the Braves
but five hits,
The Giants made ii seven in row by
defeating the Brooklyn nine yesterday
Is to ,. The Giants rallied in the eighth
inning and sent five runs across the
rubber.
"Ty' Cobb made his first appearance
of the season for Detroit and the Tigers
defeated Cleveland 5 to ?. Cobb landed
safely twice.
Vaughn gave the Chicago Cubs a
good home start by blanking the St.
Louis Cards. , To O. yesterday afternoon.
The big Cub twirlcrs allowed the Cards
but one hit
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
WITH THE YACHTSMEN
Racing Committee Arranging the
Program for the Season.

The race committee Of the Delaware
River Yacht Racing Association has fixed
Saturday, August IL, as the date of this
year 3 annual cruiser race for The Record
trophy At the same time the entire pro-
gram for the season was outlined, and all
the annual events of the association were
taken care of except the Dverfalls race,
which will not be run this year because of
restrictions on the Delaware IN the vicinity
of Pea Patch Island.
"The Record trophy race for speed
boats will be held over the usual course
and will start and finish off the Camden
Motor Boat Club. The date selected is on
the Saturday following the cruiser race,
August "a.
The association will open its season. on
june Is, with a general outing at West
vile, when the affiliated clubs Will he the
guests of the Westvillc Power Boat As
sociatIon.
The only other important event of the
season to be run of by the association will
be the annual championship race, which
this year will be held on an up-river
course. This race, as is customary, will
be run under national sanction, which
provides for an offrfally measured course
and official timing. The stipulation IN
tfitE I'D Utlf3lfl II sd UftibN y tittti fftt ihit
must be run over a 50-mile course
To obtain this the committee has
arranged to provide two-lap course, or
rather lay off course on the upper river
of about IL nautical miles in length and
tn run the boats twice around The Key
stone Yacht Club will be the entertaining
club. The start will bc from stake boat
anchored of the Keystone Yacht Club,
the racing craft running up river to q point
above Bristol. or in the vicinity 0i
Florence, where good turning water IS
obtainable, thence back TO the starting
line, turning again and making another
run around
Bill Fredcricks and his fielme, Of the
United Club Wilmington, are get
ting ready tn clean up things III the races
but Commodore Horace Greeley Eastburn
and his Lex must be reckoned with thu
season. rs that cruiser has n new engine
with loads of power DR.. Church and hIs
Ahambra are gong to glye the race
another chance That boat has been q
winner of some of the choicest prizes or
the coast and river
Charlie Foulk Is SAID t. be promoted
"a first mate ~ the Helma
Knowles will sail with the Zulu crew,
II j. stated
The club Is open and the men are making
Saturday and sunday VISITS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
SOUTHPAWS EXCEL
IN SPORT PASTIMES
Prove Unusually Proficient in Base
ball, Tennis, Prizefighting and
Billiards

Why Is it that left-handed athletes,
compared on a percentage basis with
right-handed men, make far the better
showing The records prove it par
tlcularly In baseball.
Jeffries was left-handed. So were
ketchel, Dal Hawkins Charley White,
K. O. Brown and Al Mccoy. Fred Full
ton. who Is matched with Willard. Is a
southpaw, and Lew Tender, the latest
| sensation among the Eghtweights is
another Alfredo De ORC. the famous
| Cuban pool and billiard player who has
won many world : championships holds
| his cue In his left hand August kleck-
hefer, who recently won the world
three-cushion billiard title from De Oro,
also shoots left handed Kelly the
worlds champion Irish handball player,
i a southpaw and 50 Ii Eddie Groden,
who holds the championship at the
American style Of play
Tennis offers several left-handcd stars,
the most famous Of whom are lchiya
Kunagae, the Jap, and Lindley Murray.
the national indoor champion One OF
the leading women players wlelds her
racket with her southern arm G. :.
Titus. retired champion at sweeps and
sculls could row either port or star
board Many famous football stars
kicked with the left foot
And in baseball well. look Cobb, SIS
her. Speaker, jackson Chase Daubert
Ruth. Roush. kauff, Robertson Vaughn,
Wilbur Cooper. Leonard Plank Mar
guard and many others in fact. most
Of the stars
Statisticians state there arc six lett
handlers to every nInety-four right
handlers in the world-that is, o per cent
Of us are left-handed.
In baseball, basing our figures on the
major leagues, the average IS almost 20
per cent, despite the fact that there are
four positions on the diamond that left
handlers cannot play-second base, short
stop, third base and catcher The Ma
tional League is the most left-handed
Of the two, averaging 10 per cent, while
the American League is II per cent
wrOng-sided
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
SH|PBU|LDERS' LEAGUE
TO Be A CORkER
Fast Baseball Expected From
Teams Representing Delaware
River Boatyards.

Wilmington will be represented by
Harlan in the Delaware River Shipyard
| Baseball League and from the present
outlook this will take on he appearance OF
a major organization as many big leagucrs
have been signed up by the various team
| managers
Merchant. sun, Travlor. American
| International, Harlan. Philadelphia Navy
Yarl. New York Shiphuilding and Chester
have teams entered In the league and all
are predicting a big season.
At n meeting held in Philadelphia
Tuesday, sixteen representatives of the
eight clubs completed plans for the
start Of the season which is slated To
occur on SATURDAY.. Mav H. The schedule.
with several slight changes, WAS adopted.
and everything i in readiness Tor ing
opening day. + Mckalg withheld the lust
of umpircS selected but only the very best
will he on the staff The single system will
be operated excerpt IN games where Hog
Island plays, and in that case the double
method viii bc utilized that club willingly
shouldernG the added expense
Ii was decided 30 withhold the names
OF the players already signed, bpt i is
known that some high-class talcni'ls en-
ploypd in the various shlpvardS. One
ltiltN III dtttAitAti4i'N i44HgcA
particularly desirous that all mention Of
his presence be withheld.
The Hog Island manager announced
that ne had completed arrangements with
Jack Roden for his club f. rtlllze the
Point Breeze Park Motordrome Is his
home grounds
The hv-iaws committee was extremely
cautious in framing a list OF rules, and all
chances OF juggling Of players by jumping
from one ward TO another has been avoided.
In the first place all men to he eligible must
have signed a contract ten days before the
season opens.
1t is expressly understood that no
ward can hire or employ a man for the
sole purpose OF playing baseball a
PLAYER must make application ten days
before he IS eligible TO play, and at that
time TO have been IN the company ; en-
plov at least thirty days. After the season
has gone two weeks, the list OF ehglbles
must be reduced TO Is, and TO participate
in any Of the proposed championship
games a player must he signed PRIOR TO
June -.
The schedule as drawn up calls for
twentv-one games, each contestant meet
ing the other on three occasions. A. the
league Will have considerable expenses in
organizing an official program will be
issued through the instrumcntality Of the
purchasing department of the various
shipyards.