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the fighting fronts.
 Tables were cited to show that over crowding In the camps and canton. ments had not been general, and that the sickness had come mostly in the camps where medical opinion had agreed it was least to be expected. The history of the development and building of the cantonments was giv- en in detail to show that every pre- caution possible had been taken.
 Analyzlng the efforts of the Ord nance Bureau, the Secretary said that Gen. Crozier had urged for years a great artillery preparation; that he had at least realized the time gun making required. But even France herself. with the enemy at her throat" he added. had not been able to see what vast gun programmes the war would lead into.
 During his general statement of the war plan and how it was developed Mir Baker was rarely interrupted.
 He said:
 Now, gentlemen, about the plan of the war It will be remembered that this war broke out in August 1914. We went into it in April 19l7 SO that for two and one half years, the war had been going on. It was not as though war had broken out between the United States and some country, each of them prior to that time having been at peace with one another and with every body else; so that an immediate plan should be made in the United States for conducting war against its adver- salY, but we are coming into a war which has been going on for two and ono half years, in which the greatest military experts, all the inventive gen iua, all of the industrial capacity of those greatest countries in the world had for two and one half years been solving the problem of what kind of war 1t was to be- and where it was to be Waged.
 "It was not q thing for us to de- eide where our theatre of war should be. The theatre of was is France. It was not for us 10 decide our line of communications Our line of commun- ications was across 5000 miles of ocean one end of it infested with submarines. It was not for us to decide whether we would have tho maneuvering of large bodies on No Mans Land, in the trenches at the death gTapple with one another Our antagonist was on the other side of that line and our prob lem was and is to get over there and
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WASHINGTON, JAN. 2S--America will have an army of half a million in France early this year, with a million more trained and equipped ready to follow as quickly as ships can be pro- vided to carry them-snd the outlook for ships is not unpromising.
 Secretary Baker gave this informa- tion to the world in d statement before the Senate Military Committee, barring much that until now has been carefully guarded with the armys military sec rets, in answering charges that the government has broken down prcpar- ing for war.
 From early morning until late after noon the Secretary addressed the com mittee and a crowd, including many members of both houses of Congress- gathered in a big hearing room of the Senate office building. He spoke eXtcm- porancously, beginning with details of the mammoth task of building an army of million and half, answering such complaints of inehlciency as were cited by Senator Chamberlain in his recent speech and declaring that such in stances were isolated and not general Some questions were asked and Mir Baker, from time to time, had assis- tants go to the telephone for reports on specific questions.
 Then, toward the close of the day, the Secretary delivered dramatic general statement of the American war plan telling of the coming of the AL lied missions, of the day and night con ferences with men from the scene of battle in which the plans now being executed were adopted and of success beyond the most sanguine expecta- tions in building the army. and it's in- dustrial support at home, transporting men across the ocean, constructing railroads in France and preparing to strike the enemy with every resource at the country's command.
 When Mir. Baker closed it was ap- parent he had created a profound im- pression. Chairman Chamberlain said so before he left the stand. There was no attempt to cross- examination. The chairman proposed that the Secretary
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be given a rest, and it virtually was agreed to recall him for further exam ination later, after the committee has completed its hearings of officers of the Medical Corps, aviation section and other branches of the service.
 While many things disclosed impress when told that the men of thirty two National Guard and National Army division camps were ready to go today Ut need. When members wanted to know why such things had not been given publicity before Mr Baker spoke of the reluctance of military men to reveal their war plans and quoted Ger man remarks about Americas adver- tisement of her preparations.
 Emphasizing that he was not there to defend himself or anybody else, the Secretary urged the committee again and again to lay bare any shortcomings or failures of the department. that it might be corrected. Frequently he paused to seek stronger language to describe the devotion of his associates in the department, military and civil on.
 For one reason or another" he said, "the impression has gone out into he country, to some extent ut least, that the War Department has fallen down.
 Tt would be q tragcal thing if this tremendous effort, this wholly unproce- tented sacrifice made by men were n fact to turn out to deserve the com lnent that it had fallen down"
 AIr. Baker took personal responsi- hility for getting men under training hefore their equipment was ready, "to he last shoe button" Such officers as Maj Gen. Leonard Wood, he said. had urged this policy. He described confer onces that evolved the ordnance pro- lramme and it's fulfillment, submi,- tns documents to prove that France 5nl ii' at Britain were supplyce ar. tillcry and machine guns for the first forces, at their own urgent request, in order that ships might be used for other purposes.
 In all that was done prior to the departure of the first troops. Gen, Pcrshng shared in the deliberations and approved of the decisions reached, Nr Baker declared, and nov, surround cd with staff of trained regular off cers, Pershing is in France as the "cyos Of the army" Every step taken since has been founded on his long daily cablcd reports of what is going on Il
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A BURGLAR often misses the most important things in his burglarng because he doesn't look far enough. Lots of people, not burglars, would find many important things near at hand if they only would look little bit farther for them.
 You, while reading this pap- CT, are surrounded with all kinds of valuable informat- ion many important sub jects. The advertisements in this issue present many near at hand opportunities. Burgle your way into them. You will find 1t easy going and the haul worth While
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The Washington times., 1918-12-09

game at the Polo Grounds IN aid OF
the Fighting ,Sixty-ninth" regiment
Not only did hn refuse to find cause
for holding them, but he made a state
ment to the effect that they should
be honofed.
When Sunday baseball came before
the legislature last spring. judge
McQuade took a prominent part in
trying TO make il legal. He is now
Identified with those seeking to
iegalize Sunday baseball In this state.
.. brown Is Mysterious.
Browns name has been heard for
years, as candidate for the presi-
dcncy OF the league. He has usually
had the backing of Garry Hermann
and Barney .Dreyfuss. but his candi-
dacy doesn't seem as strong this year
as Il has been before
: All the other candidates are mere
dark horses, with small chances Of
being elected. The magnates realize
that these are vital days for the ma
tional game and no mistake can bo
made without. seriously jeopardizing
the sport
Magnates began drifting into town
today and by tonight the pot will be
boiling .meFrily. The. International
Leaguers are due to hold their meeting
today at the Imperial. but they will
probably stall all real action until
the big fellows have decided what
should be done to readjust the align
ment between the majors and the
minors.
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HARVARD PLANS TO TAKE
. UP SPORT PROGRAM SOON

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Dec. 9.-Har-
ward rowing. the first sport at the uni
yersity to be given up when war
seemed imminent, will be the fore
runner of other college athletic &C
.tivitics the coming year. Prospects
for crew appear excellent, and a large
squad of candidates will be. at worI,
by the time the shells are ready to
be taken on the river.
William Haincs. the professional
coach, who assisted Head Coach Rob-
ert +. HeTricks in 1916. and acting as
his own boss last spring defeated
Yale. will be back with the crew. hsv-
ing already attended to the prelimi-
nary work this fall.
There will be no wrestling. gym
nastics, or fencing this season. but
hockey will be seen. In the spring
baseball and track will be resumed
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EXPECT JOHN HEYDLER
WILL HEAD NATIONAL

NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-Somebody
will tomorrow be named president of
the National League. Just who will
get the job is a deep. dark mystery.
According to those said to be ''close
to things" joni A. Heydler, for years
secretary of the league and filling
John X. .Tener's shoes with skill and
cautain. will receive the majority OF
votes and will obtain te honor OF
leading. the organization for which
he has done so much good work in
the past as its secretary. i
On the other hand, Heydler has
said publicly. that he preferred to
remain as secretary. and to let some
bodS else have the job of facing the
scTappers in the league. His name
will be placed in nomination unless
he makes IL clear that he VIII not ac-
cept it. for there is a well-dehned
movement to make use OF his knowl-
edge of the politics of the game in
these troubIous times.
Heydler. who belongs in Washing
ton. ID. c.. though he has lived here
as his home, is one of the best-known
men connected with baseball. He is
popular with magnates and with
newspaper men. Indeed, among the
latter he Is more than merely popu-
lar. They will do anything he wishes.
il they think they can aid him.
TooIe II q Veteran.
John Conway Toole Is veteran at
a Il
for the National League, and in that
way is well acquainted with the ms
and outs of It's government. He came
prominently to the fore during the
troubles leading out Of the invasion
by the Federal League. -.s r -..
Judge McQuade earned the thanks
Of all baseball men when he declined
10 hold for trial Johnny McGrav and
Christy Mathewson when brought be-
fore him for staging Sunday ball
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Candidates Loom
For Big Job

Here are the candidates now
looming up as successors of
John K. Tener. at the head Of the
National League:
John A. Heydler. acting spresi-
dent of the league and its vet
eran secretary. !
Francis. X. McQuade. New.
York city magistrate prominent
in the fight for Sunday baseball,
John Conway Toole. attorney
for the National League.
Edward c., Barrow, manager
of the Boston Red Sox.
Robert B. Brown. Louisville
newspaperman and perpetual
candidate"
James r. Price, former news
paperman and president of the
Newark international league
club.
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Early Birds Are
After Worm
Copyright. 1915. b.
International News
Services

President James C. Dunn
knows full well who the "earIy
birds" are among Cleveland base
ball fans. They are Corp. Jo-
seph F. Smith and James F.
Joyce, Battery C, 135th artillery,
still "over there" They have
written President Dunn asking
him to reserve two seats for the
opening game. adding that al
though they missed the games
last season they followed the
fortunes Of the Indians through
out the year.
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AMERICAN BOXERS
WORK FOR SCRAPS

LONDON, Dec. 9--America's serv-
ice boxers are hard at work here
getting rid of their sea legs before
getting into action against Great
Britain's best in the tournament
opening here Wednesday. The fol-
lowing American boxers are sure to
compete:
Harry Greb. of Pittsburgh. a classy
middleweight; Young Clancy OF Bal
timore, a featherweiEht: Billy
Whalen. of st. Paul, a lightweight:
Joe Kenoski. a lightweight from
Chicago; Pal Moore. the Memphis
bantam, and Richie Mitchell, the Mil
waukee lightweight
Joe Cox, of St. Louis, and Jack
Heinen, OF Chicago, heayyweights,
are to meet in an elimination bout
Friday afternoon.
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GOLFERS
ARE COMING HERE
By Murphy

CHICAGO. Dec. e---HarTy v.rd9a.
Jaries Braid, Edwa,d Eis. and j. ~.
Taylor. English golf experts. who
have won many championships and
are known to golfers on this side %
the Atlantic. plan to visit the United
States next season. rs
This Information is contained in =
letter to Alec Duncan. local PROBES
sionaL from his brother. George, IN
London. which was made public to-
day. The English PROFESSIONAL sx-
peet to engage in matches with
American players and may enter the
national and Western open champion
ships. so
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WHAT THEY GOT.

NEW YORK, Dec Clash prizes
amounting to $40 900 were distributed
to the riders in. the siX-day race end
ing Saturday night The winning
team, Mcnamara and MaEin, received
$4,000, The total receipts were al
most $4,000 for. the week.
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The high school freshman schedule
is due to open UP on Friday. Central
visits Western and Eastern visits
Technical. The youngsters are work
ing hard with the idea OF developing
enough speed to get crack at a
basket occasionally.
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MAY PLAY sALLooNERs.

The Naval Gunners may be hooked
up with the Balloon Section team, Of
ouantico. The Quantico Marines, of
the Tenth Regiment. are said to be
angling for another battle with the
Navy Yard.
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Jack johnson won the heavy
weight title from Tommy Burns
in the fourteenth round OF a bat
tie fought at Sidney. New South
Wales. Burns was outfought
throughout the battle. Johnson's
fighting was a revelation to the
Australians. .
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The local speedway was abol-
. ished and drivers of horses were
TO be seen speeding their nags on
the Potomac Driveway, where
many breezes were held during
Sunday afternoons.
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Thirty thousand persons viewed
the Burns-Johnson aght. The
gate was said to amount TO more
than 100000. Burns share was
said to be $4,000 win, lose, or
draw. johnson was content with
5000, although the heavyweight
title went with the bout
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HoUck VS.. LEVINsKY.

LANCASTER. Pa. Dec. g-L.o
Houck has hfen matched with Bat
ding LevinskS for the Christmas ar
teTnoon boxing show here.
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NAVY GUNNERS
ON STAR TEAM
All-Star Service
Grid Eleven

First Pos. Second.
Tracey. Amer. U /. e.. freed, n. @.
zarnecke, c. HI. t.. De akens. N.G.
Wagner. A. II. l. g. Zjegler, s. G.
Towers, n. &C. .Msalley, A. u.
Cochran, A. NJ. r. e., Fling, n. q.
Burns, N. CIR. I. GrabHusli, A U.
Thompson, c. Hire. .llurity, n. G..
Mcmahon, N. Co. b.. Dunn. A. N.
Hazel, c. H. II. h. b. 10 hnson. Mar.
Ryers, N. CT h. b.. -Sholl, Mar.
Mcbride. N. G.. ?. b. Kichline, A. U.
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wuL REMAIN QUIET.

Georgetown. .Cstholte Uniyersity,
and Maryland State students are be-
ing demobilized and will have no
sports until after the Christmas holi-
days.
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WILL REMAIN IDLE.

The Eastern Basketball League. 81
Pennsylvania. win not organize this
season. Most OF its players are in
France with General Pershins's army.
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Gonzasa plays Western on Friday
afternoon In the Gonzasa gym. Com
saga has defeated Business, Central,
and the Georgetown Props in turn.
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Johnson's victory over Burns
gave him premier pugilistic hon
ors. johnson was the first negro
TO earn the heavyweight cham
pionship. FitEsimmons challenged
the winner.
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to advantage against Eastern and
Central will have to go faster than
against Gonzaga to pull out win.
The Washington times., 1918-12-09
TEN YEARS AGO
In SPORTS

r. L. walker, the South Afri-
can sprinter, was ctocked in 0 2-5
seconds for the 100-yard dash.
The race was run. at Johannis-
burg.
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TECH AND Central
TO MEET 0NiF'EIOOR

Technical. with one game 20 its
credit. takes on Central tomorrow
afternoon at the Y. NJ c. A., while
Western engage Eastern In 1.-The an
nual high school championship bag
kctbaiI series. It IS almost certain
that the big game wifi be played in
the ..'Y'' gym. 90 -.
Eastern and Western will probably
get together later in the afternoon AT
either the Central or Business gym
nasiums. The fact that the game ;
must be started at $40 at the "Y-'
in order to finish has led the faculty
athletic advisers to, make a change in
the schedule. sac $50
A meeting win be held today by
the advisers to istralghteug out the
few difficulties or places to play and
officials. ~'- 80. -
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Central il playing almost, an en-
tirely now team. The present mem
bers. with one exception. were on the
second team last season. Dasher,
Mills. Newly, Cullen, and Foster will
probably make ne the Central quint
The Mount Pleasant lads have had
but three days workout, and Tech
has a great chance to come through
TO a win with any kind of basket
shooting. The Tech guards showed
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TRINITY WINS GAME.

Trinity 4. c. clicked of ~ points
while the Northeast A. c. could not
score in yesterdays game.
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A good crowd cheered the de-
cision Of Referee Pat o'Connor,
who announced a draw between
Terry Martin and Eddie Cham
.bers at the conclusion OF a fifteen
round battle in Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1918-12-09

The Times All-Star Service eleven
nnds Naval Gun Factory men pre-
dominating on the first team, i've in
number being chosen fog the honor.
emp Humphreys places three men
on the team, while Army Medical has
two and American University one,
Four Naval Gun Factory players stood
out in marked contrast tn the others
and were conspicuous figures in land,
ing the Service League tide. In team
play the Navy Yard men had some
thing on all of the other teams. and
for this reason had no trouble in
landing the title.
The Naval Gun Factory got to their
title because of their weIl-drilled
eleven. The Navy Yard men had few
plays, but knew them wen. Their
work on defense was the best as wit
messed by the fact that bat one touch,
down has been earned against them
all season. s55 $500
Throughout the seasok the team
has lift together as one luan. There
was less individual playing on the
Gunners than on any othtr team, and
the margin OF victory always rested
upon team play. For tttis reason IT
is difficult to single out an aIl-star
team.
Ends Played Wen.
There were a number cd good ends,
but Tracey, of American. University,
and Thompson. of Camp Humphreys,
appeared to have something on the
others. Palmer, OF Army MedIcos;
Durity, OF Navy Yard; und Reed, of
the same team, were hizh-clsSs per
formers.
In the tackles positions, "c'hief- |
Burns. of Naval Gun Factory. and |
1arnecke, of Camp Humphreys, were |
the outstanding figures. Zarnecke's |
play on his last appearance here was
a revelation. The former Penn State |
star stopped everything. "Chier' |
Burns. of the Gunners, was a great |
defensive tackle and helped In Of |
tense to the extent that, most of the |
line plays were made through his po-
sition. Burns has newer had the |
credit he deserved for B1-ers' pIunges
to touchdowns.
Wagner. OF Penn. and Cochran, of
Michigan, playing for the Army Med.-
cal team, are awarded the guards po-
sitions. being showed in from tackle. !
Both Poss. of Naval Gsunners. and
King. Of the same team, were strong.
as were Ziegler. of Scarf an Gunners:
Hall, of Army MEDICAL and Horn,
Of American University.
Clever Backs Here.
There were any number of clever
back6eld, men in the series The
three most successful men in the SCI
ries because of their ability and head
work were Mcbride, of, Naval Gym
ners; Mcmahon and Byers. OF the
same eleven. '
Mcbride is given the fullback Pc
Dition. His work on oEense is well
known. His defensive Illay stood out
throughout thee sason. Byers was byl
far the hnef rIIIne-hr ~ thn -sn-Ins |
The Washington times., 1918-12-09

Lou Criger objected to being
sold by the Boston Nationals to
the st. Louis Cards on the
grounds that he was entitled 10
some of the purchase money.
The Washington times., 1918-12-09

though LANCER. his teammate. did
much for his team -
McMahon's selection for the all
service quarterback position was
fairly earned, There ware q number
OF good players in Qtfarter.- including
Peterson, of American University:
Dunn, Of the Army Medical; Culver.
OF Marines: and Carney, of the Sea-
men Gunners. e.
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Did Everything Well.

Mcmahon did everything on the
gridiron well. His handling of punts
was exceptional as he frequently
eluded tacklers for substantial gains.
McMahon ran the team like a veteran
and was consistently good in the
pinches.
The selection of Byers and Mcbride
for two backs leaves the other posi-
ton open TO Hazel, of Camp Humph-
reys. The Accotink player was the
best ground gamer in every game in
which he played. Hazel can kick,
forward pass, tackle and has football
instinct far beyond that shown by the
average service league player.
All of the service teams developed
line p.unging tactics to a high de-
gree. Few forward passes were tried,
except by the Marines. A variation
in play would have opened up greater
possibilities during the games. but
few quarterbacks employed a kicking
or a forward passing game.
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Punters Were Glass

There were many first-class punters
in the circuit. Dunn. OF the Medicos,
despite the blocking of kick which
led up to a touchdown, was by fas
the best booter in the games Hazel.
OF Humphreys; LANCER, of the Naval
Gunners and Rickline, of American
University were away above the
average.
or dropkickers there were none
who connected, although many at
tempts went close enough to become
dangerous for opponents. Dunn.
Kickline and Mcmahon all had
chances but just failed OF the mark.
The Washington times., 1918-12-09

Naval Gunners Land Five Men
On Times All-Star Grid Team