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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
Labor Wants to Smash Ship-Launching Record
 of the Fourth of July

Washington. July lS.--American la Dor has proposed to the shipping board that Labor Day this year shall be made second Fourth of July in the launch ing of record number of ships to help defeat Germany.
 Chairman Hurley today referred the proposal to Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor. who will take up the question With unions of the Pacific coast, where the suggestion originated, with view to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
Slap" Loses Hard Battle

Pittsburg, July 1S.-The Philadel- phia -Pittsburg game here today went four extra innings, the visitors finally winning in the thirteenth, l to O. Slap nicka and Jacobs both pitched we'll and were invincible with men on bases Cravath, who led off for Philadelphia in the thirteenth inning. got a double to left. He went to third on Pearce's sacrifice and scored on a squeeze play, Burns bunting to the pitcher, who fumbled. The score: RH E Philadera 900 900 900 900 1--1 2 Pittsb'g 1000 900 900 900 0--0 6 3
 Batteries: Jacobs and Burns; Slap nicka and Schmidt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
General Berthelot Commander From
 Marne 10 Rheims
Former Head of French Military Mission to Ru- mania Now at Head of the Franco
 Italian Armies

Paris, July 1S.--After being ai- lowed to print the information last night that General Gouraud of Dnrdenelles fame was commando ing the French sector between Rheims and Mnssiges, the Paris newspapers today are allowed to reveal the fact that Gen. Henri Derthelot, who headed the French military mission to Rumania, is now commanding the FrancO-ltaI- ian army in the sector betwecn the Marne and Rheims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Dear Jim: O What player holds the record for hitting home runs in the big leagues? CD What chance has Babe Ruth of beating this record?
 JOHN A. WILLIAMS.
 d) The most home runs ever scored in a single league by any player-minor or maior--was 45 made in 1895 by Harry Werden with Minneapolis in the minors. The big league record is 27, made by Ed Williamson of Chicago in 1885, Buck Freeman hit out 25 with the Washing ton Nationals in 1899. Since 1900 the best National league record is "A. made by Cactus Cravath of 1915 Phillies; American league record is 16 by R. A. Seybold, Athletics, 1912. @ Ruth has wonder ful chance to eclipse Seybold's record at least as he has scored Il homers up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
Games Today
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giants Rally and Win

St. Louis, July 1S.-New York batted out an to victory over St, Louis in the ninth inning today. A timely single by Doyle with the bases full scored two runs. It was Doyle's first appearance with the Giants here this season. Hornsby got back in the local lineup in the fourth inning. Thinner man was sent to the clubhouse in the sixth inning for failing to run out a pop fly dropped by Packard. Score; New Yofk ..... 900 200 303-S 13 0 St. Louis ..... 1000 O40 100--5 g 2
 Batteries: Schupp, Demaree, Smith and McCarty; Packard, Doak and Con zales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
Sox and Athletics Split

Philadelphia. July 1S.-Chicago and Phil- a6elphia split double header here to- day. the worlds champions winning the first 2 to ?, and the Athletics the sec ond, to 3 Cicotte's fine pitching gave Chicago the victory in the first contest The final inn,ng of the second was a thriller Chicago got tWo-run lead, nut Philadelphia won out on ugah $ double with two on bases. Score:
 First game e' IT. n. t,h,osco - GOO 201 coo 9 Philadelphia ....... GOO 0l0 000 l
 Batteries: Cicotee and Schalk; Gregg and McAyoy.
 Second game \. n n, Chicago ........,..,.'. w " " .No- @ Philadelphia .....,.... TO Voo V5-
 Batteries: Benz, Danforth. ShellenpacK and Schalk; Perry and Perkins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
Grimes Rests Vaughn

Chicago. July 1s-vaughn weakened in the sixteenth today Sand Brooklyn scored 3 to 3 victory over Chicago in the first game of the series Score;
 R H. k Brooklyn
 900 900 200 900 900 1-s II : Chicago
 O2o 900 900 O0o 900 0-2 T 2 Batteries. Grimes and M. Wheat Vaughn and Killifer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
RUSSELL BOY NOSED
 OUT IN THIRD HEAT
Single c. Captures First Over Miss Harris M., the
 Favorite

Kalamazoo. Mich, July 1S.-Single est heats of the year when the former won the sensational free for all pace in the Grand Circuit races today The winner was driven by Pop" Geers and took the first heat in 2:O1&. Russell Boy rushed to the front and captured the second heat in 2:00ls and then Sin gle G. took the third and final heat in 2:o1 Miss Harris M. was expected to repeat her victory at Cleveland but she finished second in the second and third heats.
 The 2:oS trot, purse $3O0o, brought out a field of nine. Wilkes Brewer won in three heats. She was hard pressed by Mac Forbes in the first heat and by Chilcoot in the second and third
 The 2:09 pace furnished three fast finishes, Ora Fino won the first heat in hot brush with Lee Grand and Game of Chance. Verlie Patchen rushed to the front in the second heat and was a contender all the way, Orc Fino just nosing him out at the wire. While rounding the first turn, Game of Chance broke and pulled up quite was distaneed. Lee Grand won the final heat, out brushing Orc Fino and Verlie Patchen in the stretch. The 2:14 pace, with nine starters, was another battle from wire to wire. Murphy, however, landed The Problem in front.
 An incident of particular interest to horsemen was the sale of the s-year- old Chestnut Peter. Tommy Murphy Boston for $25,000. Chestnut is by Peter the Great
 Summaries.
 | POS troS. 3 heats; purse, 5000: | Wilkes Brewer, ch. m., by Nut l wood Wilkes G4ee) .............. 1 Chilcoot oh h. (Murphy) .......... 7
 Mac Fobres. pr. g. (McDevitD.,..
 Time, 2:o6l&, 2;05l4, 2:O7A. 1 Free-for-all pace; Park American Hotel
 purse; ? in 8 heats; sweepstakes: 1 Single C., b. h., by Anderson | Wilkes (Geers) ...............,.... 1 Russell Boy, b. h., by Rustic Pat 1 enter (Edman) ..s................. l ! | Mits Harris M, b. m. (Murphy)..
 Time, 2:0l2, 2:00lh. 2:01
 2:09 pace, New Burdicll Hotel purse;
 heats; purse, S20o0
 Orc Fino b. h., by Cope de Ora 1 tMurphy) ..........-,..,.,.......'...
 Lee Grand, b. h., by Great Heart l (Sturgeonl ..."--+..........,....... Verlier Patchen, br. m. (Edman).
 Time 2:oSK, 2:0SA. 2:04h.
 2:14 pace; three heats; purse, SlOOO: The Problem, blk. h., by Cohato | (Murpay) .....................,t.-, 1
 Margaret Margrave, r. m. (Palin)
 Flora A. eh. m. (Valentnel......
 Time, 2.0SK, 2:o5A, 207h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
Anderson Leaves Giants
 to Enter the Service

St Louis. July 1S.-Fred Anderson, pitcher with the New York Nationals, departed last night for Statesville, N. C., to report for military service July 25, Manager McGraw announced today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
Much Walnut Timber
 Given to Government

Clanton. July 1S.-tSpecial)--W. C. Robinson, one of the largest land own CTS in this section, visited his held ings on Chestnut creek and looked over the cunch of walnut trees that two months ago, he said the govern ment could have without price for sum stock and airplane blades. In speak ing now of the matter he said. T am no Indian giver; the trees are there and the government can have them as gift from me"
 No doubt the trees are worth sso00.
 The corn crop in this section is suf- fering for the need of rain. Cotton, as yet. looks well.
 The commissioners court was in ses- sion on Wednesday and looked after road matters.
 Postmaster Robinson says that the sale of War Savings Stamps continues good.
 The board for examining men for the service holds a session every day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
Covey Halts Senators

Washington, July 1S.- Washington was unalle to hit Coveleslxie, while Cleveland batted Shaw, and Hovlik hard and won the final game of the series today, to l. Wambsganss handled ileiains nbarces nerfectlv. Johnston got three doubles. Score: Y. n. F. Cleveland ... 100 ol0 ill., 10 0 Washington .......,.,. ool Voe VVo--
 Batteries: Coveleskie and ONeili Shaw. Hovlik and Picinich,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
Browns Defeat League Leaders

Boston, July 1S-st. Louis with Da- vel port holding Boston to five hits, won the last game of the series today, 6 to 3. Bader started for Boston and was hit hard for six innings, Molyneux fin- iahinp well Score. R. H. E. ST T,ouis . 0l0 o31 0l0-- Il poston . 010 no O00- 3 , l
 Batteries. Davenport and Severeid; Ba- der, Molyneux and Mayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Detroit Az, New York 1-4. Chicago 3-3, Philadelphia IA. St. Louis 6, Boston 3. Cleveland 5, Washington i.
 Games Today Detroit at Boston. Chicago at Washington. St. Louis at New York. Cleveland at Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19

All washable tsblecloths and napkins remaining unsoid in shops throughout Germany have been communicated by use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday Results

Yesterday Results New York 8, St. Louis 5. Brooklyn 3, Chicago 2. Philadelphia 1, Pittsburg 0.
 Games Today Boston at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Chicago. New York at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19

The board for examining men for the service holds session every day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19

Dear MT. Corbett: What pitcher holds the record for the most shutout games pitched in single season?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-19

Grover Alexander holds the big league record with Is shutouts in 1916: the Amer ican league record is 13, established by Jack Coombs, of the Athletics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11

In Bath approximately $4,000 lightweight
tons Of merchant marine are being built.
Much of this is steel ships being construct
ed by the Texas Company, which EMPLOYS
about $500 men. In 1916 the site now oc-
cupled by this company was a stretch of
waste land surrounding some diapidated
old buildings. These were ripped down, and
an entire modern yard for steel construc-
ton presently was ready. Quick work it
was, and much of it had to be done. like
the building Of ships, in desperately cold
weather. Up went four large ways, each
capable of accommodating 10,O00-ton ships,
and two ways for tugboats
There are four wooden ship wards in
Bath The KellySpear Company is one of
the few yards in Maine that has been in
continuous operation; for thirty-one wears
1T has been building wooden vessels. Here
can be seen working on wooden Freight
steamer the typical oldtime corps of
wooden ship workers, highly skilled artisans
nearly all OF them, nimble and sure with
hand tools, an aggregate connecting link
between Names past and present They
still calk by hand, although the band
saw is used for shaping the timber and
compressed air for boring and driving. Part
of the timber in Names wooden shin yards
now comes from that state and Canada.
but long-leaf yellow pine has to be BROUGHT
from the South, and fine aromatic odor
it imparts to the yards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
No 1913 Models"

The order of the War Industries
Board to the automobile manufacturers
Of the country to put themselves on
100 per cent war work basis by January
/, 1919, is rightly interpreted to mean
that there will be very few 1913
model" passenger cars. A great many
manufacturers have on hand steel and
other materials that have been fabricat-
ed partly or completely, material that,
even if taken over by the government,
could not go to the making Of any other
war goods. Therefore, it is fair to as
sumo that some automobiles will be
made, even after January /, even
though the present order of the War
Industries Board is not further modi-
fed
There are now more than 100000
motor cars IN use in this country.
The duty is upon all owners of auto
mobiles to keep them up to the best
running pitch and to see to it that they
fulfil their mission of transportation
and utility even better than they have
in the past. An enormous number of
passenger miles is compiled annually by
these cars. They take large burden
off railroad and street railway facilities.
Nearly every transportation element
that goes on rails is complaining Of in
adequate labor supply and overworked
lines
Meantime, of course, this ruling does
not apply to the making Of commercial
vehicles. The manufacture of such
trucks will go ahead with greater force
than ever before. Short hauls by rail
roads are rapidly becoming thing of
the past, and some very long distance
carrying of goods is done successfully
by motor truck, too. A great many au-
tomobile manufacturers make both
trucks and passenger cars, so that their
next job will be to shut off on one line
and speed up on another.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Old Wooden Strongholds

Inc Percy Jones yard at Bath. in ex
lstence for twenty-five years. headed nv
Captain Percy, an old sea captain who
sailed wooden ships, specalizes on wooden
chooners--fourma hve-masted and
even elght-masted 1t is now TURNING ont
four-masted schooner of 1000 tons for
the African mahogany trade. The two
other wooden ship yards in Satn are build
ing four-masted schooners.
Near by, at Boothbay and East Bootbbav
SIX shipbulding concerns are BUILDING or
Will build this year total of dozen or
more schooners ranging from 500 to 500
TONS each. Most of them are three and
tour masted vessels. These in addition 70
tour masted schooner recently launched
~ "oooen steamer, also for a private owner.
is being constructed here. At Rockland q
i'ooo gross ton four-masted schooner was
launched recently, and more wooden
schooners, as we'll wooden freight
steamer, are being built. Camden has been
turning out three four-masted wooden
schooncrs of 1850 gross tons each. and
the Ihomaston yards have built or will
puild this year twelve wooden vessels.
mostly four masted schooners.
with delight Maine is watching our mer-
chant marine grow to a supreme place and
with pride II is sharing in its building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Lucy Stone

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Women all over the country VI
celebrate on August 10 the Tooth bilFA''
of Lucy Stone.
A Massachusetts farmers daughter u
has been called "the morning star o. -
woman's rights movement She began y
public work for equal suffrage i've ~.
before Susan B. Anthony, and lecture'
up and down the land to immense au0sn.s
drawn by curiosity to see such move"
as a woman speaker. She met rldicu'e %
opposition, but largely dsarmed II 0s :"
sweet voice, her womanly gentleness %
her almost magical eloquence
When she was born there were no ~
public high schools for girls; they W.
not admitted to college or TO the p'V'.
sions. Public opinion forbade women
speak, ridiculed them If they wF0e
publication and limited them TO very y
ill-paid occupations.
There were almost no women's orgs">
tons. In her girlhood il was though
womanly even to join a Temperance s0''.
and the Anti Slavery Association wss
in two because a woman was appoihS'
committee. Al a wife's proper"
earnings belonged 70 her husband. II y =,
states he had the legal right to OeS'
provided the stick were no thicker 'H'"
thumb i
The worta for women has been F''V
tionized largely through the eno'"
Lucy Stone and her coworkers. Sn'
the first Massachusetts, woman to %" 'sr
college degree (at Oberiin Ohio 10 y
Her husbands sister. Elizabeth blse'
was the first woman TO take medic
gree on 1s4a). and when she star'e' y,
tice in New York City she hsd 70
house, because no respectable wv ~
house would take in woman doctor:
other sister in-law. the Rev. 'aN' 80 s
Brown Blackwell. D. o., was the niS' ,,sE
an TO be ordained a minister TN .sE
Now the United States census snow nh
than 5000 women doctors and n0'' 1sE
5000 women ministers and pre'ehs,,'s' ~. Oh
the sweet girl graduates" are ''N
sands of the sea. .,r,rfL +
Chilmark, Mass, Aug. 1. 1919
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Hereditary Shipbuilders

Old Maine shipbulding families in which
shipbuilding and ship operation had be-
come a sort of hereditary possession have
again come forth to do all in their power
to help their country build ships. One of
these families is the Hamlen family. con-
tanned in the firm of j. H. Hamlen g. Son,
of Portland This firm was organized in
1845, and built ships for it's cooperage and
lumber trade. Up to 1899, when it discon-
tinued its shpbuilding, it had eight clip
pers, brigantines, briggs and barkcntnes
plying to the West Indies and South Amer
lea. The present senior member James c.
Hamlen sixty-six years old, inherited the
business from his father and grandfather
One Of his sons is lieutenant in the army:
another is associated in business with him.
When the United States Shipping Board,
headed by Mr.. Hurley, sent out its urgent
call for ships Mr. Hamlen, with immediate
vigor, formed the Cumberland Shipbuildjnp
Company, personally supplying its entire
finances. Hard by an old rolling mill at
South Portland, in which he had an inter-
est, was dismal swamp, looking out on the
Island Fort Gorges "a granite affair built
by Jefferson Davls), and on Fort Preble
on the land side. That was last August. In
a few months the swamp had been trans
formed into large, fully equipped ship
building plant with four pilng ways. A
NTH way is now partially built A marine
railway capable of hauling $500 and 1000
tons ships il under construction, and a
large plant %or the installation of shin
machinery has been established at Ligonia.
one and a half miles west Of Portland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
The Meat Dollar and Meat Profits

There is this further word to be said
about the Federal Trade Commissions
attack upon the meat packers. In all
this mass Of accusation of conspiracy,
obstruction of trade and competition
there is yet no charge that all the profits
of the packers raise the price of meat to
the public so much as by one whole cent
a pound. We think this is a fact which
should not be lost to view. 1t does not
relieve the packers from charges Of con-
spiracy or of monopoly, or Of endeavoring
to obstruct the governments invstigation.
These are matters which ought to be
dealt with by the Department Of JUS
tice. If the packers are guilty Of these
charges, they ought to be dealt with to
the limit of the law.
The real prejudice, we believe, against
the packers is that they possess a power
over the pocketbooks and the food of the
people which no five men ought to pos
sess.
In defence of the packers, it is stated
that for every dollar they receive ninety
cents goes to the producers of livestock
eight cents is consumed in the expense
of transportation, killing, dressing, pack
ing, distributing and selling the meat
and two cents remains as profits for the
packers. But all that is statistical
What will interest the average person
more is that the Federal Trade Commits
sion AYERS that the five large packing
companies control GO per cent of the
total meat trade Of the country, and half
OF all the meat consumed by the Allies
including South American beef Such
power exercised by five packers may be
anti-social. That is a question for the
people through Congress to determine
The Federal Trade Commission ought
not to be bothered with it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11

~ TOT quite a year ago there were but
handful of shpyards scattered
along the Maine coast. Most of them
were relics of bygone era. To-day there
are thirty nine shipyards of size in Maine
extending from the ports at the lower end
Of the state up east to what Is locally
called the Sunrise Section in the vicinity
Of Calais and Eastport
Since the present United States Ship
ping Board, under Chairman Edward N.
Hurley, began its activities, less than
year ago, Maine shipyards have been en-
gagged in building Gas nearly as can be as
certained) 116 vessels, some of which are
for the Shipping Board, others for private
interests. number of these have already
been launched. Of this total Of 116 YES
sells, forty-one have been wooden freight
steamers of an aggregate of more than
10000 lightweight tons, eight have been
steel freighters of total of $4,000 dead
weight tons, and forty were schoon-
ers totalling about SIS 900 tons The remain
der are tugboats, lighters and trawlers
And where few years ago the shipbuildng
force in Maine ptifully small there
are now perhaps $4,000 men working at
full speed in her shpyards This num-
men or all others engaged in allied trades,
nor does it comprise the force to be taken
on in new shipyards fast being established
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
The Thing Itself
{ By Or Unmaita1y E1pert)


There is time and q place for mill
tarv experts, and how have we not chung
To their austere cpattai1s in the long
DAYS Of darkness, semi-darkness and
false dawn!
To-day, for the day, they can all 60 to.
Plain unmilitary Americans with never
a square inch of khaki in their ward
robes and not smidge of Napoleon's
wisdom at their tongues end are out to
cheer and celebrate battle that speaks
for itself
Whether there are pincers to snap or
salients to be squeezed we do not give
boot. The most exposed flank in the
world leaves us cold as cold The Allies
are licking the tar out of the Boches,
the Allies are going forward as fast as
tanks can take them, and the Germans
are going back, back, back. For US, the
Allies, hip, hip, hooray!
The objective? We know and We'll
tell-which is more than most experts
will take a chance on doing
The objective is Berlin,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11

air and other machinery in fastening work
such as putting in tree nails. Even the
calking in this yard is done by compressed
air The Falmouth, which will be COM
pleted in less than 1875 days if there is no
delay in the delivery of material, has been
built entirely by house carpenters. The
foreman was a house carpenter who had
never seen a ship before. He is now
master shipbulder. The fastening was done
by men many of whom had been motormen.
And the work is manifestly we'll done on
all the ships the ways. Those pessi-
msts who gloomily wondered where Amer
lea was to get its shipbuilding force may
well take notice how great America
has lmprovised a most efficient body of
shipWorkers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Poetry in War Time
F'rom Chombers's .Jourron

Nfo"e Ch0m6ersS Journal
"eie mas emerged one new and remark
"oie feature IN our literature during tho
war 'he wonderful production of verso
ana 'he desire of the public for it. Pain ia
e"oured' PASSIONS are wrung, dormant
senses are quickened and beauty in strange
PAGES IS received. The essences of life arc
discovered SO the human spirit has craved
.or new forms of expression, emancipated
from the old, dull moulds, something to
convey the peoples moods, their ecstasies
er'e1s and sorrows, their heavenly homes
90 'hose who had, perhaps, scarcely glanced
at the poetry of their tongue betook them.
serves to the poetic form to state their
new emotions. Not for an age has so much
poetry-and good poetry among it-bccn
pfoouced and never so much of it bought
and read
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
With the Wind

IOsifU)
u \ SOUL is borne out on the wind.
VI Through the opaqueness of her
earthly case she glitters like a
sword
She Is free; she rides her body as the
whrwnd the storm.
She is free from the death of the flesh.
Her passage is brief as the lightning,
AS the flash of the outgoing seaeul.
Or the slipping frigate
She IS the juggler who raises the dead.
With whom the spirits speak.
The soul is beautiful: Proud in her beautv
she laughs at life
And drinks deep of the day.
And she casts herself on the wing Of Tho
wind,
Breastlng the uppermost height.
From the Russian of Konstant;n Rol-
mont. Translated bu
EDITH CHAPMAN TRACY