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The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-28
BRITISH OFFICIALS DISCUSS BULGAR|A'S
 PLEA FOR ARMST|CE
Application Is Regarded as Ser ious Effort for Peace-Fall of Strumnitsa Threatens Enyel- opment of BuIgars.

London, Sept. 27.-Foreign Secre- tary Balfour and Rndrew Bonar Law, the chancellor of the exchequer, have gone for conference with Premier Lloyd George regarding Bulgaria's request for an armistice.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
.|NTERCLASS MEET
HELD At FR|END5
Summaries of Event Won by
Junior Class From Seniors,
81 TO 81.

The holding Of the Inter-Class meet
at Wilmington Friends School, last week
was announced through these columns,
but the scores of the events, which follow,
were not printed The Junior class OF
the Blue and White institution won the
meet hy a 81 10 Il score The summaries:
HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS
High Jump-Conly. first; Taylor, sec
ond: Maull. third Height. IT. lin.
Giant Stride Maull, first; Taylor,
second; Norton third Distance, 9 f..
Relay race Juniors Norton, l-ackey,
Comfy, Richards, first; Upper Aliddlcs.
Bancroft, Cooch, Meade, Speakman,
second. Other classes did not compete.
Proad jump Maull first; Comfy, sec
ond; Taylor, third Distance, #. 10 in.
Shot put Taylor, first; Sneakman,
second; Norton, third Distance, -
IT, II in.
Ginning contest Richardson. %, FIRST !;
Comfy ~; second, Norton | =. third.
Fence Vault Comfy. first; Manll, sec
ond; TAYLOR, third Hc,ghth, ) It. 10 in.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL EVENTS.
Rope climb Richardson, first; lTaitSch,
second; Spruance third Time l. p
seconds
Ginning contest Comfy. 20, first,
Hill Is. second. " ardenburg, l., third;
Basketball race-A Class, first; G Class
second: B Class, third.
Obstacle race-B Class first; c Class.
second; 4 Class. third.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
PRAC T|CALLY ASSURED
Plans Formulated at Meeting Last
N:ght-Soldiers to Have
Team in Organization.

A new baseball league for the city is
practically assured and the league will be
one composed almost entirely of industrial
teams A meeting was held last night when
preliminary plans for organization were
formulated. Representatives of five teams
were present with n sixth unable to at
tend on account of the clubs own meeting,
and the organization is practically as
surcd
Those present and the clubs which
they represented follow: Bill Gears,
Pusey q Jones; Lieutenant Rifenbark,
First Battalion Fiftieth Regiment; Dick
Royan, du Pont Experimental Station;
Buck Mccullough, Brownson, and Gala
CHER, Harlans Jack MCGOWAN, Pete
Oliver, Charlie Welsh and several others
well known in local sporting circles were
also present. Eden was unable TO send n
representative on account of a meeting OF
the club
1t is understood that several other
organizations, including the Gas Com
pany wish TO enter teams, and IN order to
give everyone an equal chance it was de-
cidcd to lay over the final organization OF
the league until Thursday night, when
another meeting will bc held The meet
ing will be called at s o'clock and represen-
tatives Of teams wishing to enter arc
requested to be on hand promptly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
GERMANS BRUTAL TO PRISONERS

IN an article about German prison
camps in the March Farm and Fire
side, n writer says
"The Germans are frequently very
brutal ~ their prisoner. 4 sentry
iIses his bayonet first ard inquiries after
ward EIc will never be punished for
anything that he does 10 prisoners.
For example, a party II English
had been gent from Cclic - work IN a
salt mine. This Wa all right, but D.
was very hot down the mine -so hot
that the boys removed their shirts. The
fine salt dropped from the roof upon Their
bare backs, causing large open Dorcs
At last they were sent INTO Celle for medi
cal attention. They were kept there fnr
four days The doctor couldn't or aDuldn
do anything for them, and they were
sent back.
Upon arrival 40 the mine the boys
refused ~ 70 down 50 the German
sentries charged this dcieDseless crowd
with fixed bay0nets. One of their NUN
Der was killed and the rest were forced
70 go down the mine again. There sel-
lows / knew personally, and they came
INTO CeIle While ! was there.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
TRACTORS PAY IN ALL WAYS.
In an article in the March Farm nm

In an article in the March Farm and
fireside, n writer says:
"The farmer who uses his tractor 10 do
.ihe work at home, and, when that ~ done,
uses it. on work for others, finds that he
has earned considerable money from its
use. Thus, should he see another he liked
better, he an sell or trade He may sell
at low price and purchase another
without losing rs he has had the use Of ~
at home and the money it has earned.
Three years ago two brothers pur-
chased tractor and n tractor pillow, the
tractor beng an SIG horse power with
q three-bottom plow, costing 1915 de-
lIvered. II was turned 10 many uses be-
sides plowing. After the regular work was
done at home, it gave them time TO do
work for others
"For all extra work for others in year
their net earnings received were s275.
This amount is clear after all work was
done Mt home on the farm. We then have
the use Of the tractor on the farm, wages
for the men while working for others, and
5000 year toward paying for the
FRA -
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
MOOSE HEAD SPORTS.
Fine Trophy 10 Be Competed for at Will
mington Traps.


The Wilmington Trapshooting As
soclation has purchased a handsome
mounted moose head to hc shot for in a
series of Saturday shoots over the traps
this spring
The moose head is one of the finest
specimens that ever came out of New
Brunswick, and has quite history. The
moose was killed two years ago while a
prominent and wealthy New \ ork club
man and sportsman was on hunting
trip with LOUIS lie Beau, the famous
French-C Canadian trappeT and guide
The New Yorker had fired four shots at
the charging moose, but could not hit
it. He was IN grave danger when lie
Beau raised his rifle and laid the animal
low at the first shot thereby saving the
life OF his companion
This head Will make n splendid trophy
and one which every sportsman would be
proud to own The shoots will run for
seven SATURDAYS and will be announced
from time 10 time. Three Of these shoots
will bc handicap events. 10 to y yards,
the handIcapplng To be done by the club
handicap committee, composed of T., NJ
Ross. chairman: IL L Carton and III. ;.
Lynch The other four shoots Will be
l6-yard events and on an added target
basis. those IN Class \ receiving ono
added target IN each -; Class B. two
added targets. Class G. three, and Class
ID. four No shooter, however, Will tie
permitted to register better than a per
feet score The first shoot on Satur-
day Will be an added target event
The race Will consist of 80 targets per
man each Saturday, and the entrance fee
VIII be - cents including one cent apiece
for the targets and half cent per tar
get extra to cover the moose head entry
The moose head shoots are expected
to create quite bit OF interest in the
club this spring. and il is more than likely
that there viii be large entry for the
first shoot on Saturday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
BASEBALL SEASON
GETS UNDER WAY
Connie Mack's Athletics Drop
Opener to Red Sox-New
York Yanks Win.

The Boston Red Sox, with mighty
Babe" Ruth on the mound defeated the
Athletics in the opening game of the
American League championship season,
staged in Boston yesterday afternoon, by
To score.
The spirit of he times was reflected IN
the crowd that wandered its way through
the stiles into the stands. Weather con-
ditons were almost perfect, the field
was flooded with sunlight and the skies
were cloudleSs, yet not more than 1000
were on hand To welcome the return of the
kings of the diamond.
Ruth swept the Athletics before him,
allowing only four hits In as many innings.
The former players of the athletics and
Red SON now with the opposing teams were
given royal welcome.
The other opening game played yester-
day was staged at Washington, ID. G.,
where the Yankees, under the manage
mcnt Of Miller Huggins, threw 6 to 5
dart into the Senators camp. Walter
Johnson was the pitcher for the losing
team and the $4,000 fans at the game
footed hard for Walter to turn in win,
but the "Ianks" had the punch and were
returned victors. Mogridge was on the
mound for the winners until the fourth
inning, when he retired in favor of Allen
Russell, former Wilmington Tri-State
twirler, who held the Griffith clan to one
hit IN five innings.
The other American League teams and
all the eight National League clubs will
get under way today on the long race to
the pennant. Although it is doubtful that
the season will be completed, because of
the upset conditions in the country, tbe
heads of the various clubs are confident OF
a blg year. The same pennant winners OF
last year, Chicago White Sox and New
York Giants, are picked by the dopcstcrs
10 repeat In the present pennant chase.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
PLAYERS ACTION UPHELD.

Cincinnati, April I6-The National
Baseball Commission in decision pro-
mulgated yesterday recognized the valid
~ Of the contracts entered into by Players
La Longe and Schultz with the Kansas
City Club and by Kelly with the St.
Louis American League Club, and held
that the Toronto team Of the international
League had forfeited its right to the con-
troll or disposal Of the three players.
IN It's decision the commission reafhrm-
ed IT'S ruling Of April ] that the Inter-
national League Club had forfeited the
ngh. to the reserved players through
the neglect of that league u organize
and sign the players.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
THE MAJORS STATUS.

A majors job il sometimes regarded
az a sinecure, and humorous exchange
hits of the idea by this story Of an
ambitious colored trooper
II figgahs I'se goin to get a maiah's
commission, soon said be, "cause
overheard de kunnel tIkin to dc adju-
tant about somebody and sayIn lie
won't t do foh lieutenant, cause a heti-
tenant doan know nothin and does
evcrythin'; he won't do fbh captain.
cause a captain knows everythin' and
doan do nothin'; but he usuttinly would
make n maiah, cause a naiah doan do
nothn' and doan know nothin Il Nome
tary (Toronto) Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
WHY GOD HATES THE HUN.

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil
Psalms, xcvm, 10.
A time to love and time to hate; 4
time of war and time of peace Eccl.,
iii, s.
For /, the Lord, love Judgment; | hate
robbery Isaiah, Xxi g.
Hate the evil and love the good and
establish Judgment in the gate.-Amos, y,
Is.
These six things doth the Lord hate !:
yea, seven are an abomlnation unto Him
A proud look, lying tongue, and hands
that shed innocent blood.
A heart that deviseth wicked imagina-
tons, feet that be swift in running to mis-
chief
A false witness that speaketh lies, and
he that soweth discord among brethren
Proverbs. vi. 1919
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
HERACL-STECHER BOUT.
Both Wrestlers Confident of Winning
Wednesdays Match.

Everything is in readiness for the big
wrestling bout tomorrow night when John
Heracl. the local grappler will try con-
clusions with the mighty Joe Stecher, at
the Lyric Theatre The bout is causing a
great deal of interest and an immense
crowd is expected to be on hpnd when the
men take the mat The local artist is hard
al training at the railroad shops, where
he Is employed is going 10 turn out in a
body and rooted for their fellow worker.
Stecher is one of the best mat men in the
business and IS held by many to be the
heavyweight champion Of the world Joe
will probably be in Wilmington today and
20 through Some training stunts in pre-
paration for his bouts
This will be Heracps first appearance
here for long time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
ALEXANDER MAY ENLIST.

Chicago, ILL.,, April lG Grover Cleve-
land Alexander premier pitcher Of the
National League, may attempt 10 enlist
in the navy instead Of waiting to be
drafted in the army. After conference
here Yesterday with Charles Weeghman,
president Of the Chicago Nationals,
Alexander went TO the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station to Commandant
Moffatt in this regard.
If Alexander decides to enlist il will
be necessary for him to obtain permission
from his draft board at St. Paul, Neb,
his home
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
FOLLY OF GROWING OLD.
And SO growing old is i,ist n cas.

And SO growing old is just case OF
finding what one is looking for. A man
decides that the time has come for him
To be old, and SO instead Of hracing up,
ignoring the symptoms md finding some
other explanation for the change in the
color of his hair, he neglccts his dress,
walks with a stoop, uses n cane, stops
taking exercise, eats too much, forgets
what Hoover says about meatless days,
indulges in "reminiscences, retires from
business and in general acquires the fool
ish habit of growing old. lie should re-
member that it is possible to keep a
youthful spirit, an active mind, an in
terest in current events and a purpose
to serve his fellows, and that he who does
these things will always be young.
Minneapolis Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
HAyRE DE GRACE TO OPEN.
Leading Sprinters of Country Entered for
First Races.

Havre De Grace, Md, April 10
The annual spring meeting Of the Hartford
Agricultural and Breeding Association
Is to be ushered IN here today with one Of
the best cards ever arranged for opening
day The seven races have filled well and
all have attracted some Of the best animals
in training The Hartford Handicap, the
opening event of the season, will find
many high-cflss thoroughbreds facing
the starter Among them will be j h.
l. Ross imported Fitzwiliams, which
brought $40 900 at sale in England
Jack Hare, Jr, Tumbler, High Cost.
Manister Toi, 1Iauberk and Startling
are among the notables named for the
five and one-half furlong dash, with
Startling accorded top weight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
CUBS BUY BONDS.

Chicago, April l6.-The Chicago Ma
tional League club has subscribed for
100000 Of third Liberty Loan bonds,
being the unexpended part of the $780,
900 which the stockholders appropriated
last year for the purpose of purchasing
new players and otherwise strengthening
the team
We had the cash and we could not
spend it for players. Charles II. Weegh-
man, president of the club, explained
yesterday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAY.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics nj Boston
st. Louis at Chicago.
Detroit at Cleveland.
New York at Washington.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Chicago at St Louis.
Brooklyn at New York
Pittsburg at Cincinnati
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
BASEBALL "OVER THERE. y

Paris, April l6.-Preliminary games
between teams of the American expedi-
tionary force baseball league, played in
Paris Sunday, resulted as follows:
Ambulance United No. 650 Medical
Department Repair Shop, o.
Engineering Purchasing Office, .; Base
CensOrs. 4
Both games were played before good
crowds in spite of bad weather and poor
grounds.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
AN OBSTRUCTION TO IMPERIALISM

Through Serbia and Serbia alone can
the dream of Hamburg Bagdad railroad
become a German reality. Put even with
peace declared, Serbia would always be "A
constant threat directed against that all
important link between Belgrade and
Nish Germany can reap the maximum
benefit from this so-called Oriental rail
road only through holding in a tutclage
which approaches bondage All the coun-
tries through which II passes Only by
this means can Germany mobilize and
develop the full resources Of the Near
East and organize the great Turkish popu-
lation Of Asia into an effective military
force. Since It u impossible for Germany
TO ally Serbia 10 herself by treaty Or agree
ment, and since IT was necessary that the
Serbian menace be eliminated. Germany
deliberately planned 10 reduce SerbIa
to such degree Of nnocuOusness that che
could not possibly recover IN a generation
By that time Germany would have fought
the next war and won it and serbia would
have become A German ynasal Therefore
we have witnessed not the conquerIng of
Serbia alone but her complete ITnnOiatlOn
The country has been turned into a waste
the population ruthlcssly destroyed =
women have been deliberately left N
starvc and freeze With their babcs'on their
breasts, children on whose nall shoulders
rests the future strength of the country
vicIously, wantonly murdered. Even the
horrors Of Belgium pale beside those II
Serbia Not one genera iion must pass
but two, before Serbia can rise from the
ashes, and then. by the German reason
ing, it vii hc too late. ] 4 w. Gar
diner IN The World Work for February
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
DISAPPOINTED

IN a certain Western State two farmer
were conversing about thor periodical
trlps n town
How is it y0uno longer put up ~ that
Golden Buck whon you drive - market
Why, thoy nre regular take-ir-s rr-
pliod the second farmer Last winter
when ] lodged there Tor %, night the.
made great fuss and gave me blg bn'i +
~ fake ~ bed NTH me. and when
opened it. what dye think i wasY No'h'ng
but hot water Argona'lt.
t..tr,.r L.,rnr-, E'znrirr r-ant adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Athletics at Boston.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Detroit at Cleveland.
New York at Washington.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston st Philadelphia.
Chicago at St. Louis.
Brooklyn at New York.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
SUNDAY BASEBALL IN BOSTON

Boston, April 16-The bill permitting
ball and football games on Sunday was
The measure stipulates that games shall
not start before p. M. and that no ad-
mission shall be charged
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
HIGH SCHOOL WINS.
Defeated du Pont High in Opening Base
ball Game of the Season.

Wilmington High School opened its
baseball season yesterday afternoon, when
it easily shut out the du Pont High
school at Front and Union streets. bv the
score of II to 0. du Pont was outclassed
from the start and although the kennett
Pike boys got men on bases several times,
they did not carry the necessary punch to
put runs across. At the same time, they
were held in check BY the clever pitching
OF Tollin and Lannin and the speedy work
Of the Wilmington lnheld Score
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
DOWN AT DELAWARE.
Baseball and Track Keep Athletes on the
HOD

Newark, April lG-A baseball game
will be played this week probably Satur-
day between Delaware College and Lewes
Naval Reserve The game Will he played
at Newark Yesterday the first practice
baseball squad 4 short game WAS
played, with Anderson, Work and Sipple
pitching Coach BaumRartner and Cap
tain Carter are working hard whipping
the nine into form
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

Time trials for the University Of Penn
sylvania relays were held saturday after
noon George W Hearnc turned ID :.
quarter IN 81 2-5 seconds on a soggy
track Captain Crocket was second With
3 - seconds. Paul Kite Was third with
. seconds and Reed Graves was fourth
with IS Is seconds, J. O. Craig, last yet-r 5
member Of the relay has not participated
in the trials so far
Coach kcyes was well satisfied with the
showing Another problem Coach Kcyes
IS trying to solve is the lack Of weight men
Previous 10 this year field events were
Delaware's weak point hut this year
with men like Loose Mia, u Smith,
Yacobian and others few good men
ought 10 be deYeloped
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

Triple play, Underwood to Robbins TO
Manlove to Grubb. Double play, Under
wood TO Manlove TO Grubb. Two base
hit, Greenwood Struck out by ward, ,;
DSragh Is: Tollin, A. Hit by pitched ball .
Hurst Robbins. Base on balls, of Ward
. Doragh, ;; Tollin. /; Lannin, !. Wild
pitchcs Ward Passed balls, Barlow. I'm
pre-, Henry.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
YESTERDAYS GAMES.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston, Z; Athletics, |.
New York. 6; Washington, 3,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
EyERS QUITS BOSTON.
Johnny MAY Manager International
League Team-Heinie Wagner With
Red Son

4 hCu NUAs
Boston. Mass. April Is. Stating that
( he considered his connection with the
| team a thing of the past, John ] EVers.
coach of the Boston American League
| baseball club. left for his home In Troy
| last night Fvers dad not appear IN UNI
| form Yesterday when the Red SoN opened
| the season with the Athletics and explained
| that this was by request oi Manager
| Barrow EverS has already communi-
/ Gated with one National Lcaglr team in
regard to possible PLAYING or coaching
| position this season. he said.
While Evers watched yesterdays game
| from the grandstand Charles Hciniel
Wagner, the former captain and inhelder
OF the team, made IN unexpected appear
ance in uniform and coached at third
/ base Manager Barrow announced that
| Wagner had been acquired As coach and
scout
New York. April 16.-Dave Driscoll,
president of the Jersey City club Of the
. international League. announced last
night he had arranged 10 meet Johnny
Evers in Troy today and discuss the
possibility Of Evers joining the jersey
CITY club
DriscoII added that he had commuDi-
Gated with II. IL Frazee. Of the Boston
Americans and that Frazee said Driscoll
was al liberty TO make any terms he
could with Evers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
WITH THE BOWLERS.

Hindenburg had a date in Paris to
DAY, and sends regrets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

Young Gabber made quite n long
speech AZ the club forum HIT NIGHT
What was ne talking about
.Ic didn't eaY- Illrlgc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
mon SCHOOL.

SCORE BY INNINGS.
du Pont 900 900 600 @
Wilmington High
Scho 003 313 Olx-I1
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16

You tn an F.7ery Evening want adv
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-02-16
HOOVER SHOULD STUDY THE LENTEN
REGULATIONS

1t is to be hoped that Mr. Hoover will make study OF
in the plan of food conservation In this long established
measure OF discipline and sedenial will find already
worked out plan that will admirably with the ma
tona policy OF saving not only and wheat other
we'll For the church emphasizes restrictions
not only in reference the to be used but
also upon the quantum to be consumed individual
While in many of the official circulars conservation
department we are told that may eat three
square meals day. The Lenten discipline about
ten of and abstinence combined on these
or and onehalf meals per day. Compared with the
Hoover regulations which impose restrictions as
quantities. the church discipline reached nth degree
OF selfdenal and conservation The exemptions
must be considered, in reaching fair estimate of the
amount of food saved for the soldiers export
In this connection, too it may be suggested Mr.
Hoover will realize the unfarness and improperly desg
mating Tuesday rather than Friday meatless day.
thus doubling the burden about per cent of the
aon that already doing their the conservation
population OF the country could be faithfully
observe the Lenen regulations laid by the church.
is safe to that the entire problem of foodsavng would
be solved and there would need be little anxiety as to our
ability to provide for fighting as we'll as
those OF our cobeigerens. We have doubt that Mr.
Hoover would cheerfuy subscribe his nhil obstat" to
Lenten regime of the Church