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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-31
'RAQUET ID SOON BE
 RAISED BY '. M. [. A.
Tennis Sharks Show Sings of Spring Fever-Work on
 Courts Begins Monday

With the coming of the warm spring days the enthusiasm of the tennis play CTS at the Y. M c. A, is beginning to assert itself, and Director Mitchell ex- poets to start the work on the courts on next Monday From present indica- tions, tennis at the Y. M. c. A. will be more popular this year than ever be- fore. The time being advanced one hour will give a great number of men an opportunity to participate in this out door sport who have been unable to do so before. The organization of tennis club will be formed immediately. and the work outlined will consist of a number of different tournaments.
 The tennis center championship tourna- ment, which aroused such great inter- est among the junior players last year. and which was won by Orton Blake, will be held under the auspices of the local association again this year. Young Blake completely upset the dope of last year by defeating handily all the local aspirants in his class, and also made very creditable showing in the national tournament at New York. The city championship tournament will be pro- noted again this year among the play CTS of the district, and is sure to be an interesting affair. L. A. Brooks, the most spectacular tennis player that Bir- mingham has produced, won the city title last year, thereby winning one leg on the Cosby trophy. R. l.. Lange, an- other of the city's best has one-year claim on the trophy, and will endeavor to win first honors this year, thereby get ting possession of the cup.
 There will be a. large number of young players entered this year, and they will be important factors in the deciding oij the championship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-31
Moley Has Best Collection of Fence Busters in the
 Baugh Circuit
LOCAL TEAM AHEAD OF
 OTHERS IN TRAINING
Chattanooga and Memphis Are Only Clubs Willing to Start Season With Present Aggregation
 of Talent

With the arrival of Jesse Altenberg' all Barons have punched the clock and Moley is far ahead of other managers in getting his men on the ground for spring practice. New Orleans, of course, gets busy before anybody else every year, but with the exception of the Pel- jeans no team is as far along in their training as the home boys. Little Rock, Nashville, Atlanta, Mobile and Memphis are still without the services of a half dozen or so men each.
 Below you will find the roster of each club showing the team which each player was with last year. Since this list was compiled few new men have been signed up, notably four recruits by Roy Ellam among which are How ard Baker, the former Pelican third sacker, who was sent to the Vols by John McGraw An examination of the material now owend by other South ern league clubs proves our assertion that Birmingham has one of the strongest offensive teams in the cir cuit Of course it is far too early to DS H}dhlHS UnI II MOlty can latch on to couple of winning pitchers it is hard to see how they can keep him from staying around the top. Chattanooga and Memphis claim to have completed their aggregations, but with these exceptions no manager is ready to start the race without adding little more strength. Like Birming l. ID -.1 are suffering from the lack of pitchers these clubs having only four twirlers iach.
 Look 'em over below and draw your swn conclusions:
 BIRMINGHAM
 (BARONS)
 Carleton Molesworth, Manager.
 Pitchers
 Slapnicka CMilwaukee), Black (Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-31
SOLDIERS FORGET
 WAR PLAYING BALL
National Game Is Part ot Military Training in the
 Several Camps

When the umpire shouts Play ball'' American soldiers forget all apout tie grim business of war Swattlhs 'ite bali for the company championship III concentration camp lover there IS performed with force fully equal to that put behind the thrust of the bayo- net into the wooden ribs of dummy Hun
 Fighting men from America must have their play and baseball IS tne national pastime The poilus are tah ins it up enthusiastically and no long CT watch the "Sammies" drive en out from a vantage point behind the eaten CT. Experience is great little old teacher.
 To the army and navy Y. M. C. A. the government has intrusted the task of supervising the athletic recreation of hundreds of thousands of our poy3 overseas. It Is no small job. The following cablegram has Just been received from France by the cording to R. c. Cubbon, physical ol- rector in the southeastern department: EQUIPMENT NEEDED
 Supply exhausted of first base mitts; masks. catchers mftts, helders' gloves, supply low. Spring sup plies should be rusned as rapidly ns possible on different ships. Increase of athletic goods essential. Unex- pected needs at front require large increase"
 Insistent calls are coming from France for this athletic equipment, psr; of which has been shipped. More is on the high seas. and additional cargo space is now being secured to .~ tr1nn plete list of the athletic material re- qrIred to start the ball rolling among :! tho men of General Pershing's expedl- 1 tionary force in France, part of the | s240,o00 sporting goods order recently l placed by the national war council, l Y NJ c. .A.--the largest order for ath- I lctic equipment on record: I9'SSo | baseballs and 19,000 bats, 5000 fielders l gloves and 20o0 catchers mitts, 11,2oo footballs of various kinds, 1900 sets ! of boxing gloves and 2400 volley balls. | TRAINING GOOD 1 The boys lover there" cannot forget l that the major leagues in the south ern traiinng camps are beginning to l iron out the kinks, preparatory to the I drive for the pennant. There are many l league players overseas. and hundreds of soldier hines from the U. s. A. They realize the value of spring training a3 preparation for the drive against the Huns.
 The commandant of western train ing camp, who recently returned from studying conditions, in France, is quot
 ed by Dr. George J. Fisher of the Y. NJ. C.. A. physical department as re-
 porting:
 1 ATHLETICS COMPULSORY
 From now on athletics is compul-
 sorry in this camp" he ordered. What saw in the concentration camps D: < Fr; nee conyinces me that the best l preparation we can give our men fol . 1.-the military problems they must solve Els plentiful supply of play, athletics properly supervised, so that in a gath
 ering of so many thousand virile young
 Americans all may receive equal bene- fits"
 Every one of the thousands of pieces
 of athletic equipment going overseas
 Is stamped with the red triangle o1
 the Y. M. C. A.. and will reach tn. troops in France through the 1900 sec . retaries whose huts are the genera stores of the trenches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-31
BOYS ID PLAY BAR0NS SOON Camp Mcclellan Manager
 Will Bring Over Fast Semi-PrO Nine

The next game on the practice schedule here will be between the Barons and the ordnance company team from Camp Mo- Clellan. These soldier boys, according to all accounts, are by no means easy marks at playing the national game. and they are confident of pushing Moley to gain the decision. Besides the local team, these Anniston boys are going to tackle Charlie Franks Crackers on their own back lot Sergt. P H. Mccarthy, who is manag- ing the ordnance outfit, writes that all of his boys have had some experience in playing professional ball. Most of them are college men. The probable lineup for tho game here on April is as fol- lows. Harmon. ss., Mount Joseph college. Gordon, c. f., Baltimore, semi-pro. Mccarthy, h.. Blue Ridge league. Waters 3b., New England league. Partin. C.. Potomac league. Slack. lf., Blue Grass league. Yelling. 2b., University of Pennsyl- vania.
 Tattler. If, University of Pennsylvania. Jewell. D., New England league. White, D., New England league. l Clayton. utility. | No fewer than 100000 soldiers and l sailors passing through London on their way to or from the front havc received a meal at Lady Limerick's free buffet at London Bridge station. Since May, 1915. fighting men. includ- ing many wounded and convalescent have never asked in vain for refresh- ments Funds arc now running low. and the people are asked to help in supplying the little comforts that are offered at London Bridge.
 Tutwiler. second base 4Providence); 1 Damrau) third base (MontreaD. l Outfielders Bates (Chatanooga), Orcutt (Wilkes- {, Barrel.
 LITTLE ROCK (TRAvELERS)
 Kid Elberfeld, Manager.
 Pitchers Palmer Ulittle Rock), Roman Gittle l Rock), Diste1 (Richmond), Young (Richmond). Reynolds fRichmond).
 Catchers l Egan (Newark), Brottom (Cardi- nals).
 Infielders
 Onslow, first base (Providence) !; Russell. first base (Newark); Elberfeld. shortstopt pt(Chattanooga): Walsh. short stop (LiNle Rock); Manning. third base (Llttle Rock). Outfielders l Hyatt (Chattanooga). Walker ddle l1a17, with Little Rock l91H- Kirkman dittle Rock).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-31

Bowman (Mason City), Long Mobile), Glazner (independent.
 Catchers Haworth (Birmingham), Patterson (independenD.
 Infielders Bernsen, first base QFort Worth); Clark, second base (Birmingham) De Bus, shortstop Pittsburg); Waldron, shortstop Gndependent); Mcdonald, third based Bir- mingham) Jansen. utility (Mobile); Hen derson (independent.
 Outfielders Duncan (Birmingham), Southworth (Birmingham), Coombs (Birmingham), Altenberg (Toronto), Purcel (Jackson- ville).
 CHATTANOOGA
 IOOKOUTS)
 Mike Finn, Manager.
 Pitchers Merritt Chattanooga, Marshall Chat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-31

To prevent the misuse of poison an attac chment has been invented to hold a bottle on a shelf and ring an electric bell as a warning when it Is moved.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
U. S. ARMY SURGEONS
LAUD FRENCH WOUNDED
BY E. PERCY NOEL.

CableEram to The Evening Star ana
Chacaso Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
BLOIS. France. April limited States
Army surgeons stationed in the zone
OF services of supply are helping the
French in caring for their wounded
soldiers from the great battle. One
American surgeon in command of an
evacuation hospital unit which has not
yet been at the front and who is on
duty in large French hospital, praises
warmly the qualities of the French
wounded.
II saw" he told me today, "a noted
French surgeon take scissors and
open q soldiers arm from the Shout
der to the elbow without giving an
anesthetic. The brave chap did not
wink nor show any sign of suffering.
It was amazing"
Several American soldiers are in
French hospital visited today. All
are sickness OF accident cases, none be-
ing from the front. One had lost q
foot which had been partly amputated
by train wheel when he had slipped
in attempting to jump aboard All
were content with the attentive care
which the French were bestowing upon
them. A French general commanding
the medical service in the region said:
we like to have Americans in our
American wounded as we'll as your sur
geons and nurses would always take
part with US in our hospitals instead
of taking over some of them exclu-
sively for yourselves. It would not be
dfmcult to arrange"
Evening star., 1918-04-08

! French Press Lauds Speech.
| PARIS April 7.-All the Paris news
papers give a prominent place to Pres
ident Wilson's Baltimore speech, the
majority Of them printing it in full,
others giving long extracts with much
favorable comment. LIE Matin says that
a year ago President Wilson declared
was and today he declares war to a
finish. Alfred Capus in the Figaro
| says:
Finally. Germany's real character
| has been revealed to President Wilson
devourfng others until 1t shall devour
itself"
Gaulois. referring to the evolution OF
| President Wilson. says:
| Don't worry, but hurry. We can
| hold the flood now, but the help of
| American bayonets will be needed to
break Germany's power"
| Excelsior says that President Wilson's
| speech is plain, categoric, imperious,
| and that millions of men, in addition
| to the thousands already here. are COM
ing to reinforce it.
The Petit Parisien says:
What a contrast between the loyal,
limpid word of President Wilson and
phrases of Count Czernin."
| Of all the words President Wilson has
spoken" says the Temps. probably none
Is better fitted to hasten the peace of
Justice which he desires-and we with
him-than those he uttered yesterday"
Commenting on the passage referring
to German ambitions in the far east. the
Temps argues that German domination
cannot extend to Asia without imperil-
ing Japan's vital interests; hence Jap
anese Intervention in Siberia is a guar
antee necessary for all nations struggling
against Germany.
'The Journal des Debats concludes an
editorial praising President Wilson's
speech by saying:
| President Wilson has resolutely put his
| actions into agreement with his words
He has directed Gen. Pershing to place
all the American forces at Gen. Foch' D
disposal. He seeks no special success for
troops operating by themselves; he only
| wants the American troops to render the
| utmost possible service. no matter where
or under what flag. That is the right
method.
MANY misfortunes would have been
avoided had coordination Of military ef.
forts always taken place without COM
sideration for national - personal
tsssasssS.
Evening star., 1918-04-08

complete revision in sugar prices were
made.
Domestic s4nairs closely related %
production Of war materials also have
come up for d discussion, one OF the most
important having been the supplying
OF fuel to NeN England.
All Problems Hinge on Shipping.
All Of the problems hinge. on ship
ping, because All Of the work OF both
cabinets is bent on the one opJect OF
nrosecutfnr to q successful conclusion
the war overseas. The meeting Of all
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Aircraft Unusually Active.

"Allied aircraft has been particularly
active throughout the week. not only In
maintaining superiority in the air and
keeping the skies clear Of hostile craft,
but more especially in bombing enemy
dumps. conveys. trains and rail heads
British escadrilles did fine work in dis
persing German units going into action
with machine guns.
"A number Of American transport SEC
tions have taken an active part in the bat
tie and the American aviation service is CO.
operating with the British
There was no unusual activity along
other sectors in the west
"Our own forces engaged have been rela-
lively busy. Under the cover Of a heavy
baf7age the enemy raided one Of our out
posts in the Woevre area, and the in
Evening star., 1918-04-08
HUNS. DRIVEN TO DESPERATION.
BRING FRESH FORCES TO FRONT
Show Determination to Win Limited Obiec-
tives at Any Cost Is Opinion Expressed
In Weekly War Review

crease Of artillery activity 10 noted IN this
sector.
'-our troop units hsve taken up = new
prepared intrenchments along the
Meuse hills south Of verdun.
Hostilities on italian Front.
Tn the Italian theater there has been
an increase in hostile activity. Lively
sheling took place along tho Asiago
plateau. Italian batteries effectively
reports continue to be received indicat-
ing that the enemy contemplates launchins
an offensive thrust. The Austrian armies
with the exception Of q few units operating
in the Ukraine or in the western area, are
now in the Italian theater It is possible
that the enemy will initiate an Offensive
along broad front, including the entire
northern sector, from the upper reaches Of
the Piave to the Lake Of Gsrda.
'"The Secretary Of War has concluded
q visit to the Italian front.
Local Conflicts in East.
TN the eastern theater various local
conflicts took place. In the Arctic re-
gion the. bolsheviki are preparing to
defend the ice-free port Of Kola and
the Murmansk coast from the Finno-
be advancing.
'In Finland the red guards have SUI
fered reverses at the hands Of the
white guards, who are assisted by the
Germans. A large additional force Of
Germans has landed at Hango, and it
would appear that a serious effort is
being made by the enemy to gain q
firm foothold in Finland.
I'm the Ukraine the Germans stfll
continue to advance, and the OCCUPATION
Of various centers Is reported.
The Turks are busy in the Black
sea area and are attempting to occupy
the Crimea.
In the Transcaucasus the Turks are
encountertng some, opposition on az
part OF the Armenian and Georgian
The review touches briefly upon the
mia, where British successes continue.
Evening star., 1918-04-08

started by District Attorney Swami of
New York to clean up the Atenderloin"
district, detectives raidsd many alla
night resorts early yesterday morning.
arresting $50 men ana 100 women.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Gen. Foch With United Forces.

"I1nder the leadership Of Gen. Foch.
the allied military machine Is function
ing with precise smoothness, insurfng
greatest economy, harmony ana en-
cheney in the use of all OF the FORCES
now united in stemming the German as
sault. The morale Of the allied troops
remains high.
."The German offensive has not spent
itself, and. owing to the determination
displayed by the enemy to gain some
sort Of q success, at no matter what
cost, the situation will continue uncer-
tain for some time to come. However,
the general strategic and tactical posi-
tion of the allies Is becoming more ia
vorable.
After a period Of relative calm early
in the week. during which the enemy
was busy bringing up his heavy guns
and repairing the wastage OF battle by
replacing tired units by fresh troops,
another powerful attack was launched
along the segment of the line now held
by the French, stretching from the
Amiens-Roye road to Grivesnes. The
enemy was able to make slight head
way - Fierce fighting continues and
hostile units have penetrated westward
to within five miles of the main line of
the Paris-Amiens railway.
allied forces are massed to check the
invaders in this area. The French have
extended their lines northward. which
will enable the British to secure great
er depth of concentration.
There has been relatively less activ-
ity north of the Somme. though the Ger
mans have ~made a number Of serious
attempts to encircle Arras. All attacks
the British. and the important Arras de-
fenses hold firm. In spite Of all the ef-
forts made by the enemy to weaken
the British line in this region.
Evening star., 1918-04-08

It's prearranged plans for the battle
Of Picardy upset and thrown awry by
the bulldog tenacty Of Haig's forces
and the determination OF the French.
the German high command. determined
to gain a success of some sort. no mat
ter what it may cost, is throwing fresh
forces into the struggle in an effort to
gain limited detectives. For this rea-
son the situation is expected to remain
uncertain for some time to come. says
the War Departments weekly military
review.
Under Gen. Foch the allied military
machine IL functioning with efficiency
and smoothness. the review declares.
and general improvement is noted in
the strategic positions Of the allies
and in their success In stemming the
German assault.
No mention whatever is made Of the
American troops reported to be has
tening to the front to join the French
and British, though the War Depart
ment review again states that several
American transport sections have taken
an active part In the battle, and says
that the American air service is CO.
operating with the British.
Foe Still Short Of Objective.
"At the opening of the third week Of
the German offensive, we find that the
enemy is still far short Of attaining his
principal objectives," says the review.
TT Is now evident that the German
high command contemplated over
whelming the British at the outset.
between the Disc and the Sensee and
driving a wedge into the Franco-Brit-
ish forces.
"The enemy fully expected to achieve
a decision in the field in the course Of
one great battle. The success OF this
plan depended on being able to obtain
break through Of tho British front
and advance 80 rapidly that neither the
French nor the British reserves could
come up in time to close up the breach
in the line and restore the order of bat
tie.
"Evidence Of prisoners tends to con-
firm that the enemy hoped to gain the
line of the Somme by the evening OF
the first day of the offensive. AS mat
ter OF fact 1t took the Germans ten
days to cover the ground they expected
to overrun within forty eight hours.
The stubbornness Of British resistance
and the severe casualties inflicted by
them compelled the Germans to draw
more heavily than they had antfct-
pated on their own reserves.
The German high command Is now
throwing fresh forces into battle In an
effort to secure some Of its more linn
tied objectives.
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