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The Washington times., 1918-08-05
JAPANESE TENNIS
WONDER W|LLPLAY
IN TITLE EVENTS

NEW YORK, Aug. 5-Yielding to
the pressing invitations OF the coun-
try's tennis leaders. Ichiya Kumagae.
the great Japanese player. who ranks
No. 3 among the best in America, has
decided to appear in the national
championships. beginning August e6
at Forest Hills, Long Island
Kumagae was willing to stay out
of the title events, saying that IL
would be unfair for him to play when
all the best American stars were en-
gagged in war service. He claimed
that tennis was but a diversion. as he
was in this country to represent .
japanese financial house.
The Washington times., 1918-08-05
GRIFFS HAVE FULL DAY
TOGOOVER WORK PLANS
Bx JOE JACKSON.

CLEVELAND 5Possessed Of premOnihOn that
they the whistles that blow the morning Of
those morning following the Worlds Series
labor the Gr have full day
here give attention their plans for post
has kept these things out Of their
till
breaking Sunday the GfB
had step thick Of
behind Johnson instead Of losing to
to beating With that opening the Tigers had scored
Washington
with Carroll Jones going Detroit Consequently all
sunday
IL Clevelan dandM washington
The Washington times., 1918-08-05
MORE INDEPENDENT
TEAMS ARE WANTED
FOR TITLE SERIES

Baseball men. meeting Friday night
at the Star Club rooms, want to hear
from strong teams in the District
who desire to enter the rost season
championship baseball series.
According TO the present count
twelve teams are listed. The teams
are the best in the District and have
had enyiable records this season in
leagues and independent games.
The division OF the series into three
classes placed six teams in the league
section, four in the service section,
and but two in the independent sec
ton. The District Baseball Associa-
tion men want strong teams repre-
sented.
Robert Doyle. recently elected presi-
dent of the association, will welcome
managers of teams on Friday night.
Navy Yard League officials will get
together tonight to settle the ques-
tion OF games to be played Off on the
series The leading teams-Cloffeps
Torpedo Tube and Tool, and Miscel
laneous Division. have several con
tests which the league ordered played
off Two OF the teams have but one
pitcher to bear the brunt of the work.
Managers OF the teams fear there may
be four games in one week, and that
the hurlers cannot stand il.
Waldman. Of the QuantIco Marines
in a game with the Camp Humphrey
team at QuanticO yesterday. drove
a baseball into fair territory which
lit in a passing automobile. The ma
chine continued on its way with tho
ball, but Waldman was allowed only
two bases.
The Marines won by 10 to with
Driver pitching, but Waldman's hit
was easily the feature OF the con-
| test
Wednesday the Navy Yard Marines
and the Finance and Accounts team OF
| the Departmental League. will stage a
benefit baseball game at American
League Park at 5:15 p. m. Mrs. New
ton d. Baker will toss out the first
| bail. The game is for the benefit OF
the War Department Red Cross, and
VIII be largely attended
The Washington times., 1918-08-05

tie. and a base hit after that or .
long fly would have given him the
victory he almost landed
Washington expects to clean up
here and banks its last hope on this
and the possibility that the Tigers,
who always play ball that nobody
can beat or anybody can. will be back
in the stride they were taking before
Washington hit their burg.
II they knock down Boston the
Griffmen think they can do the rest
Anyway, they'll bet they beat Clsvo-
land out
The Washington times., 1918-08-05

Until now Grifrs lads haven't given
much thought to their after-season
plans. walter johnson says he viii
look things over, going frst to his
farm. II there seems to be no chance
for the game to resume next year, ne
viii take TO tilling the soil In earnest.
Otherwise he will seek an occupation
that will not tie up his oaseoah
muscles
Nick Altrock will don the overalls
and rubber boots and boss gang OF
laborers in Washington. Ayers Is
going back to the farm Shaw VIII
get a lob in Washington, and Judge
will take one somewhere In New York.
Those are about the only draftees
who seem to have definite plans
Mr.. AItrock is back with his ma
terial. He has decided either to shelve
the acrobatic act or to get new STUN
He tried 1t in Detroit before an ex-
pectant crowd OF admirers. ana II
didn't go as big as his other stun.
Ed Matteson is working as his part
ner. replacing Sawyer. Altrock says
the convicts at Jackson fell for IL
strong. He played first base for the
prisoners and pitched one inning his
team winning, 3 to 2
"AIler DrI"A inc NAO"a@
ANY doubt that Walter Johnson is the
biggest pitching card in baseball was
removed at Detroit on Sunday. Rain
fell heavily for an hour before the
hrst game. and IL was started in
showers, in the hope only that enough
innings could be sUtten in to save
rain checks. About 10000 fans
turned out
The field was so heavy in mud that
base running was impossible and the
outfield was sloppy, which accounts
for the numerous errors by the gar
depers. It was really the seasons
best crowd, in any city, conditions
considered. And Johnson, an idol in
Detroit, is the answer.
II was a crime for Walter to lose,
once the score was tied, in the ninth.
He was not good in the early innings.
a. twelve hits and Ave bases on balls
in the first nine innings attest. But
he was strong after that. And his
team had two wonderful chances to
win for him. in the thirteenth and
fourteenth innings.
Cobb Works Downfall
Cobb, who got only three hits ir
the series and yet who horned In
with a double that scored Bush with
the winning run, was part Of his
downfall.
In the thirteenth Ty threw Out
Milan at the plate. scoring from sec
ond on a single by Lavan. In the
| fourteenth Ainsmith and johnson
reached bird and second on two hit:
and an error, and Shotton and Fos'
ter both hit straight at Bush fol
plays at the plate.
There was nothing to the afair
Ayres making the Bengals look bad
and there should have been nothing
| to the second. II was the second
/ time this season that the Griffs go
six tallies for Walter, and yet coulC
I not beat Detroit.
The one bright feature OF the sec
I ofd affair. from a Washington angle
vas the way Mcbride handled the
team when 1t was lighting its way
to the tie and for the runs thai
would win. He jockeyed 1t TO the
The Washington times., 1918-08-05

a challenge to Jack Dempsey for a
battle.
81 am willing to give a major por-
tion of my share OF the proceeds to
the X. OF C., or any other organization
engaged in war welfare work." says
Gibbons.
Gibbons is light heavyweight, but
is willing to take on men considerably
heavier than he iR
The Washington times., 1918-08-05
SHERWOOD DEFEATED.

oriole A. C. handed Sherwood a
7to-6 defeat yesterday. Brooks
playing featured
The Washington times., 1918-08-05
JACKETS WIN IT.

The Tigers dropped a loosely played
game to the Yellow Jackets by 6-to-
I score yesterday
The Washington times., 1918-08-05

Aggies Messengers took their thir-
ty-second game of the season yester-
day in defeating the Raleigh team by
- to Il
The Washington times., 1918-08-05
TOM GIBBONS WOULD
MEET JACK DEMPSEY

Tom Gibbons, OF st. Paul. boxing in
structor at Camp Meade, Is out with
The Washington times., 1918-08-05
Where They Play Today.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Testerdny's Games
No games scheduled.
where They Play Today.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
St Louis at Philadelphia
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Chicago at New York.
BIG LEAGUE BIFFERS.
The Washington times., 1918-08-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterday.a Came

Yesterday GameA-
Washington, rs: Detroit, OF.
ST. Louis IS: New York 81.
Boston 20: Cleveland. -
Chicago. -. Philadslphia,s3.
where They Play Today.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at St. Louis.
Boston at Cleveland
The Washington times., 1918-08-05

Noisy Ban Expected to Resign, |
Following Defeat by Griffith |
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

Concrete Declared Mott Satisfactory
In Land Of Heavy Rains-Cheaper
In Long Run.

The New Zealand authorities, both
local and national, are carefully study
ing the subject Of good roads, realiz-
ing that this Is the best way to open
up the hinterland of the dominion. The
roads Of the country, in the main, are
not in very good condition. There are
some good stone roads, about the larg-
er centers, but few Of them extend out
more than Is or 80 miles. Their up
keep has been found very expensive,
especially in the northern part of the
country, since the rainfall is heavy
and washOuts are numerous because
the stone used Is soft and grinds up
rapidly, the Scientific American states.
OF late much has been said In re-
gard to the construction Of concrete
highways, and it Is thought that this
will be far cheaper in the long run
than the stone roads as they are now
constructed, for the reason that the
upkeep will be so very greatly reduced.
1t is estimated that mile of 12-fOOt
concrete road four inches thick could
be built In New Zealand for $4,000
more than mile of ordinary stone
road, on which there would be saving
in upkeep for the first five years Of at
least 81 200, while at the end of ten
years there would be a saving of ST.
600 or $4,000.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

Final Remarks of Men of Eminence
Key to Thoughts That Dominat-
ed Them in Life.

The schoOlmaster spoke in old Alex
ander Adams last words, ut grows
dark, boys; you may co." the polished
man Of the world in Chesterfelds
"Give Dayrolles chair the philoso-
pher in Hobbies, II am going to take
a great leap into obscurity;" the as
celtic in ThOreau's 81 leave the world
without a regret" the rebel in Peter
Pindar's "Give me back my youth )"
the poet in Keats II feel the flowers
growing over my grave" the actor in
Quin's 81 could wish this tragic scene
was over, but 1 hope to go through it
with becoming dignity" the man Of
action in Cecil Rhodes $50 little done,
so much to do;'' the hero in Lazy
rence's Don't give up the ship!" the
wit in Palmerston's ode, my dear
doctor that's the last thing / shall
do" the humOrist in Doctor Samuel
Garth's appeal to his Neutrality-suspicious.,
DEATH" the believer in Sir Henry
Havelock's lit is doubtful that Addi
son said 1t f1rst) "Come, my son, and
see how a Christian can die" the
skeptic In Thomas Paine's II have no
wish to believe on that subject" the
victorious warrior in Wolfe's God be
praised! 1 die happy" the dictator
in NapOleons "Tete d'armee;" the
anxious patriot in Pitts "N1y country /!
how I love my country!" the stole in
Harriet Martineau'S 81 see no reason
why the existence of Harriet Martineau
should be prolonged;" the sophisticat-
ed villain in Titus Oates ut is all
the same in the end" the plutocrat in
Lorenzo de- Medici's "Not that can
not part with that" the benevolent
man in Walter Scott's God bless you
all" the martyr in Sir Henry Vane's
'"Ten thousand deaths for me ere ]
will stain the purity of my conscience"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

man subjects in Alsace-Lorraine sub
dwelling within the United States are,
unless naturalized as, or married prior
to April 6, 1917, to American citizens,
required to register.
All female aliens required to regis
ter will have to make affidavit which
will be executed in triplicate and must
be accompanied by four unmounted
photographs. These photographs
should not be larger than by 3 inch
es in size. The photographs must be
of the shoulders and full face, without
a hat or other covering and must be
signed across the face by the person
registering. Finger prints Of all those
who register will also be taken.
Any alien female required to regis
ter and who is unavoidably absent
from her place of residence of the
registration day fixed for such place
is warned that in order to relieve her
self from any of the penalties of the
laws, she must present herself at the
time and place prescribed for regis
tratiOn in the district in which she is
temporarily residing, and register with
the registration officer of that district
All those who register will be re-
quired in case of change of residence
to another place of residence in the
same district to Immediately report
such change of address 10 the regis
tration officer Of such district.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
WOMEN OF SHAKESPEARE
Danish Critic Interestingly Sums Up
Joys and Sorrows Of Many Char
acters of Noted Writer.

An interesting commentary upon the
women of Shakespeare has been COM
piled by DR.. George Brandes, the Dan
ish critic. He sums up their joys and
sorrows. their virtues and frailties, as
follows:
Katharine, flaming of the Shrew:"
High-spirited, self-willed, but lovable.
Beatrice, Much Ado About NOthing:"
High intellect, combative, energetic,
daringly witty. Rosalind, "As You
Like It." Gay without sting, sensi-
tive and intelligent; loving passion
ately and being passionately loved.
Viola, Twelfth Night" Sound Of I'M
derstanding, emotional, deep and pa
tient, with great power Of passive love.
Lady Macbeth. Macbeth: - Wicked
even to the point of brutality under
stress of passionate love and great am
bition. Portia. Merchant Of Venice"
Thoroughly genuine, almost masculine,
yet most wOmanly in power Of self
surrender. Helena, Loves Labor
Lost" High-souled type Of loving and
cruelty maltreated woman.
full intellect, defiant Of morality. Juliet,
"ROmeO and Juliet" Passionate love,
yet under control Of principle. Cor
della, "King Lear" Filial love, kind
ness of heart. Cleopatra, ANTHONY and
Cleopatra :" Quintessentially erotic
emotion chemically free from all other
elements. Mariana, "Pericles :" No
bility Of character. Isabel, Measure
for Measure" Spotless purity of soul.
Imogen. "Cymbeline :" Born for happi-
ness, Injured to suffering, calm, col
lected. Hermione. winters Tale"
Majestically lovable, grand and gra
cious simplicity. Ophelia, Hamlet"
UnObtrusive affection, devotion even to
insanity. Miranda, Tempest All
that is admirable in woman, maidenly,
immaculate. Desdemona, "Othello: :"
Victim Of jealousy.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

as project statement, by the state
highway department to the district en-
gineer, who examines the road it is
proposed to improve, and transmits
the project statement with his recon-
mendations to the headquarters office
in Washington. If the secretary Of
agriculture approves the project
statement, the plans, specifications and
estimates are then submitted by the
state highway department to the dis
trict engineer, who transmits them
with his recommendation to the Wash
ingtOn office, and when they are found
to be suitable for approval, a formal
certificate to that effect is issued by
the secretary of agriculture to the sec.
rotary of the treasury and the state
highway department, and formal
project agreement is entered into be-
tween the secretary of agriculture and
the state highway department. AS the
work progresses or upon its compile
ton, payment on a special voucher ap-
proved by the comptroller of the treas
ury is made of the federal funds ao-
portiOned to the state.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
Diving Water Birds.

Water birds which are ordinarily
able to float high on the water can
also sink at will by eXpelling the air
which is Enclosed within the film of
feathers surrounding their bodies,
thus making them heavier than water
This mechanical trick on the part Of
diving birds Is probably familiar to all
who have watched the kingfsher at
close quarters, and have noted the
sudden contraction In the birds ap-
parent size as 1t takes the plunge.
This is more easily observed in the
case of the starting, which sometimes
initiates the kingfisher by plunging into
water for food. The shrinkage of
the bird In apparent size Is very no
ticeable when. after lowering above
the surface, It turns downwards to
dive.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
WHAT WHEAT CONTROL
HAS SAVED THE NATION

1t is estimated by E. N Fairchild, a
Cleveland, Ohio, miller of long expe-
Renee and sound judgment, that near
~ $900,000,000 have been saved the
American people on flour since last
July by the United States Food Ad-
ministration. Mr.. Fairchild said re-
Gently in an interview, reported in the
American Grocer: ut is an easy thing
for person to criticize an official of
the Government, and criticizing seems
to be one of the traits of Americans.
1t is not difficult for us to recall that
year ago, when America had not en-.
tered the war against Germany and
there was no Food Administrator or
regulation of the markets, flour was
retailing at 500 barrel. This year,
with smaller crop to work on and
the country in the midst of the war,
-four is averaging about $12 a barrel
It has been estimated that the annual
consumption of -four in this country
is one barrel per person in normal
times. There are about 110,000,OO0
people in the United States, and the
saving effected by the United States
Food Administration has been about
20 per cent. Now, If it has managed
to save the country 81 on each barrel
consumed since it was founded, it is
readily seen that it has saved the peo-
pie $SS,000,000. By the same method
of figuring, if $40 has been saved on
each barrel the Food Administration
has saved us sSsO,OOO.OOO since July
l am not content to believe, however,
that it has savedsus dollar less than
$40 barrel, or $780, 100000"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
CHINAMEN FEED THE DEAD"
Religious Ceremony Faithfully OBJ
served by CeIestiaIs, Wherever
They May Be Living.

Cinnamon still observe the religious
ceremony of feeding the dead" The
food is intended as propitiatOry offer
Ing to the Chinese evil spirit. The
offerings vary according to the habits
and tastes of the occupants of the
graves.
"At the grave of one," says an eye
witness of a feast, ,"his friend, after
digging holes in the hard ground with
his knife, stuck up two candles. and
Laid out several sets Of chOp-sticks and
as many small cups, which he filed
with wine; then he placed on the grave
some bowls of rice, a package Of Gig
arettes, and a small vessel Of opium
Afterward he made several bows and
genuflectiOns, as if inviting his dead
friend or the other party to set to.
"A number Of fires were burning in
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
Bohemia's Sufferinus.

Bohemia went through some of the
most barbarous Of the German re-
ligious wars In the sixteenth and sew
enteenth centuries. Between 1917 and
1887 the Bohemian population was re-
duced from 100000 to 100000 by the
ravages of execution and exile, says
Richard Wilmer Rowan n Worlds
Work. The Czech language was ban
ished from the Bohemian school room
In favor Of the German by the other
wise liberal Maria Theresa just two
years before our American declaration
of independence. Czech rioting signal
lied the upheavals in 1848 that drove
Metternich and his fellow reactionaries
to a timely seclusion. Yet the Aus
gleich or Austro-Hungarian compro-
mise of 1857 found Bohemia still re-
fused the national recognition it de-
manded.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS
Organization Arranged by Secretary Of
Agriculture Described in Re-
cent Publication.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
The organization that has been ar
ranged by the secretary of agriculture
to administer the provisions Of the
federal-aid road act of 1916 is de-
scribed In a recent publication of the
department.
Ten district offices, each directed by
a district engineer, reporting to the
director of the office of public roads
have been established. The district
offices are located in Portland, Ore. !;
San Francisco, CAL; Denver, Colo. !;
Minneapolis, Mimi; Omaha, Neb. !;
Fort WORTH Tex; Chicago, Ill.,; Mont
gomery, Ala; Troy, N. Y, and Wash7
ingtOn, d. G.
The procedure adopted calls for the
submission of an application, known
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

The total eclipse of the sun next
Saturday will be seen in path drawn
from the state of Washington to the
east coast Of Florida. In Watertown
it will not be quite total, only about
Is per cent of the sun being Obscured
by the moon. The eclipse will begin
here at 4:22 p. M. and will reach it's
maximum of obscurity at 5:24 p. NJ,
ending at 500 p NJ A total eclipse of
the sun is visible in this country
about once in lifetime. There was a
total eclipse of the sun about forty
years ago in this section. At that time
the earth became as dark as night;
chickens went to roOst and the cattle
left the pastures for the barns. It was
a weird sight, and the stiffness of
death covered the earth
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
COMPLETE PAVING IS SOUGHT
Only Nineteen Miles Of Lincoln High.
way Remain Unpaved In the
State of Ohio.

There will be improved In the state
Of Ohio during 1918 many miles Of
the Lincoln highway. The plans for
Improvement are so far advanced that
10 miles Of the route viii remain
unpaved after the contracts for the
present year are fulfilled. Practically
all of the road completed is of brick
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

the vicinity, and on these were placed
pieces of paper Y it'll squares Of imita-
ton gold leaf pasted on them repre-
senting gold coin; other squares with
silver foil represented silver coin and
smaller squares, punched full of holes,
represented the brass cash, which has
hole in the center. Some burned
small garments made of paper, and
thus furnished a new suit to their de-
ceased friends at q small cost. After
the provisions had been displayed long
enough to give the spirit enough to
satisfy himself they were carefully
brought back to town."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
Maintenance of Gravel Roads,

On many trunk highways, a gravel
surface would be entirely unsatisfac-
tory, but we must not overlook the
fact that on roads carrying compare
lively light traffic the annual interest
cost of a more substantial pavement
may exceed the maintenance cost OF
gravel
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1918.

There are a number of dead shade
trees about the streets of the city
which could we'll be dispensed with in
the interest of safety and looks. The
owners of the abutting property or
city officials should take some action
looking toward their removal ga
stitch in time saves nine"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
Durable Roads.

Time-saving, durable roads are now
as important as quick-firing guns, and
it is high time to speed up construc-
ton in order to quicken food delivery.