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The Washington times., 1918-02-18

mental commander, who happened to
be absent at the time.
General Pershing called for all
the absent officers papers, and read
them thoroughly, to see il orders
were properly given and executed.
In some manner the Germans learn
ed some of the American rocket sig
nails and on Saturday night they
streaked the sky with flares 20 indi-
cate that a gas attack was coming
The Americans donned their gas
masks, but the attack did not de-
velop.
One of our patrols which set out
20 investigate the damage done by
American shell fire got safely
through the first line Of German wire.
They reached the second field OF en-
tanglements. and were investigating
when they heard a sputtering behind
them. The bArbed wire through
which they had just passed was
shooting off blue sparks. The Ger
mans had charged il with electricity
to prevent the return of the patrol
The Americans flung themselves upon
the ground, but, as they were not
fired upon, one of them who had
been an electrician before he went
into the army Investigated and fl
nally got the men through to safety.
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NO DANGER OF CHANGE
IN POTOMAC'S COURSE

All possibility of the Potomac river
changing it's course at Georgetown as
a result Of the food and ice jam above
the Highway bridge has passed. The
ice jam at the Highway bridge is
rapidly disappearing. the action OF
the water melting the ice from the
bottom and carrying II of.
As consequence. the main chanenl
of the river Is open, and with the
water near the normal level, the
stream flow has gone back into the
old channel. The gut through to
Little river. near the Aqueduct bridge.
was cut out little IL any by the flood.
though 1t was widened, and with the
drop I'm the water level. the stream
was forced down the old Georgetown
channel.
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MOSQUITOES DOOMED
NEAR ARMY CAMPS

Uncle Sans fighters will have a
mosquitoless summer " the spring
drive OF the PUBLIC Heath Service
meets with the .measWre of success
promised today -'''' '''-''
The Public Health Service has pre-
pared to wage bitter war against
every form OF malaria-carryIng in
sect In and around army camps and
eantonments and to make each as free
OF malaria as the Canal Zone.
An area Is to be established about
each camp, and by the wholesale use
OF oil. drainage. mosquitOeatinE minS
noWs' and the screening OF quarters
the mosquito Is doomed to starvation
or sudden death.
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DROP It! DROP III!
ISCRY Of WOUNDED
AWAITING ABOMB

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE, Feb. II CDelayed).-The
wounded and sick occupants of a field
hospital a few miles from the Ameri-
can trenches had been transferred to
the rear today as the result OF a Ger
man air raid.
An airplane. flying low in the light
of a brilliant quarter moon Friday
night, released ten bombs directly
over the hospital. Surgeons standing
in the yard saw trails OF sparks from
the burning bomb fuses streaking to-
ward the earth like red rockets.
The airplane's velocity caused the
bombs to miss the himsy wooden
hospital building. They struck in d
nearby field, making great holes.
Fragments smashed the windows OF
the operating room.
HaIts CarOIInIan's Song.
I was visiting some soldiers a short
distance from the hospital when the
raid occurred. The wooden hut in
which we were sitting seemed TO lift
from the earth. A little Carolina kid
was picking a banjo and singing in
nasal whine:
MY mothers dead In lonely grave,
Ny fathers runned away,
Ny sisters married a gambling man.
And I have gone astray."N
The explosions knocked down the
candles in the hut. The captain
sprang up and relighted them. The
kid stopped singing momentarily.
then asked:
Captain. hadn't l better keep on
singing"
The captain laughed and replied:
Sure, boy. shake II up"
The kid took up the song where
he left off with the sound OF the air
planes motor and machine guns rat
atat-tating overhead, and bombs
crashing in the field nearby.
OfAcer'S Narrow Escape.
This morning I visited the hospital
where a young officer who had not
yet been transferred to safety. show
ed me the fragment of a bomb which
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COAL RECEIPTS ND.C.
LAST WEEK EXCEED NEEDS

Coal receipts in Washington for
he weekend period ending at Z
o'clock this morning, were in excess
Of the requirements. The situation Il
easy. according to Federal Fuel Ad-
ntnistrator John L. Weaver.
The receipts today were "A cars OF
anthracite, 3.2S4 tons over the BaIti-
more and Ohio railway alone. The
Pennsylvania receipts have not yet
been reported, Bituninous receipts
over the Baltimore and Ohio were
Il cars, 3.1SS tons.
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Orchestra Concert

AT THE MARINE BARRACKS TO-DAY
AT 2:20 O'CLOCK.
BY THE MARINE BAND ORCHESTRA.
WILLIAM II. SANTELMANN. Leader
March. The City Of Ballarat' Code
Overture. III Guarany'' Gomez
lntermezzo. Wedding OF the Rose
Jesssl
First Movement '-Quartette'' (Op. u
Grieg
First Violin. Taylor BranSon: Second
Violin. Herman Hoffman: Viola
Hazes; Cello. Frtz Mueller.
Waltz, The Skaters .......... .WaldteufeI
Ballet. Egyptian ''............... .LuIginl
(lI Allegro non trUppo. t2l Allegretto.
t3l Andante sOstenuto. (4l Finale
Andante expressive. Allegro non troppo
The Star-SEangled Banner"
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NORTHCLIFFE STARTS
new PROPAGANDA WORK

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-Viscount North
cliffe today assumed his new duties
as director of propaganda in enemy
countries. He will continue. however,
his position on the American mission.
BY using his intimate knowledge OF
the enemy countries in the distribu
tiOn. among other things, OF speeches
made in England and the United
states setting forth the war aims of
the allies and America. NorthclifHe
stated today he believed the war
would be appreciably shortOnSG
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VISITS FRONT
TRENCHESFOR
INSPECTION

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Feb. 1S.-American gunners
have secured the range OF important
new German works, and a number Of
direct hits were scored by the artil-
lery on Sunday. Considerable dam
age is believed to have been caused.
There was much aerial activity on
Sunday, Ge.lnan airmen trying to get
to the American rear. In no instance
were they successful, always being
driven back by the barrage fire from
our high angle guns.
PershInE at Front.
General Pershing visited the hrst-
line trenches today. as part of a gen
eral inspection OF the American forces
holding this sector. He found the
men in excellent condition and spirits.
THAR natrol work, he Rscertained, Is
becoming rapidly more enectlNe'
while the men in the rear are anxious
to take their turn in the trenches.
Pershing picked his way through
the wet, soggy trenches ana eHerseu
with the same spotlessness that made
bin1 the wonder of his men in Mexico,
where it was said, he could go In the
dustiest places without seeming TO get
dusty.
where other officers slipped and
f1oundered in the mud. Pershing step
ped gingerly along. picking his way
with sure-footedness and scarcely
selling his boots.
Food Is All Right.
Pershing asked a cook how the food
was.
"All right" the cook replied, except
we'd like a little more variety.
What did you have for supper
Nothing but roast beef, mashed
potatoes, bread and butter. and COZ
fee"
Returning from the trenches, Per-
nhinR visited various headquarters.
The Boches last night did their first
patroIling in six nights. American
patrols reported German soldiers
making repairs OF their wires and
trenches. but there were no encoun-
ters. There was no heavy artillery
ing. The weather continues clear and
cold.
ThrouEhout his trip the genera
lImped slightly, having sprained his
ankle recently. He wore the regula-
tion shrapnel helmet. with its strap
adjusted at the point Of his chin and
a gas mask attached over the breast
OF his uniform.
InsPectiOu Complete.
TIE inspection was complete il
every detail, General Pershing ever
entering the duEout OF a certain reg
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CONSIDER PINTO BEANS;
MR.HOOVER RECOMMENDS

Eat Pinto beans-and don't mind
the notified skin: it's only camou-
1age for a mighty favorful food.
This was the word from the 70 %
administration today. Pinto beans.
the administration said. should retail
for two poundN for a quarter. They
are fully equal in nutrition and
favor to the navy bean"
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Have them put a dash OF AIM in
your soft drinks regularly a week or
more. Weigh yourself before and
after. Watch how this Iron" tones
you up. or. better still, and cheaper.
buy 50c bottle. take 1t in a glass Of
water after meals. It's great Whole
families take iG-AdYt
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CarusO Pays His Income
Tax-$59,O ,O0O-Then
Caricatures Collector

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Enrico
Caruso has paid his income tax. II
was only a little matter OF $59. 900.
Last year the opera star paid
too much, but this time he made
sure OF the amount Along with
the check he gave the collector
an autographed picture Of himself
and then drew q caricature of the
head OF Collector Edwards, who
is a friend of the impresariO.
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RED CROSS PLANS.
AID FOR VICTIMS
OEPOTOMACFLOOD

The American National Red Cross is
to give relief to Potomac river flood
sufferers. many of whom saw their
homes swept away or crushed by ice
foes in the recent flood.
Through its civilian relief depart
ment. the Red Cross will aid in the
rebuilding OF these homes, and will
give other relief to families whose
wage earners lost time from work
during the flood.
Scores of families along the upper
reaches OF the Potomac. and some few
as far down as Alexandria, were
forced to fee in the night when the
flood came with an avalanche Of ice
in the Potomac, and have since been
living by camp fires in the bitter
cold. Many of them are sheltered in
canal boats and temporary structures.
Mrs. Wilson Sees Flood.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. wife OF the
President, visited the food stricken
area above Georgetown yesterday.
and showed a deep interest in the
the 10000 or more persons who
viewed the battered lighthouses and
homes along the Georgetown shore
above the Aqueduct bridge, many OF
which were torn from their founda-
tions and are sinking lower and lower
into the water. The White House car
was stopped at the Georgetown side
of the bridge. while Mrs. Wilson went
out on the structure to view the dam
age along both shores.
The river was down practically to
normal today, though the current is
heavy, and for the first time resi-
dents along the. shore were able to
get into those ruined homes that had
not been carried down river by the
food.
Sufferers Arouse Admiration.
The spirit OF independence shown
BY the flood victims, as well as their
self-sacrifice and willingness to stand
by one another in the crisis OF the
Hood. has aroused the admiration of
Red Cross workers who have investi-
gated.
Just as they stood by their homes
until forced to flee, they have worked
to find homes and temporary shelter
without seeking aid from any one"
said Mrs. Walter s. Ufrord, secretary
of the civilian relief of the Red
Cross today.
I'VE had to almost force them to
tell us what they were in need OF.
they were so loath to give informa
tion that might enlist our sympa-
thies. They went to work immedi-
ately rebuilding where they could,
while the ice still threatened them.
Now that the worst is over. many
Of these have returned to work.
Women show Grit.
splendid spirit. the true American
grit. was shown by men and women
in this crisis
They need aid Mrs. UffOrd said
"and we will see that they get IT,
That il what our organization Is for.
If we find that due to the loss of a
weeks work any OF the families need
Immediate money aid a fund will be
provided"
Mrs Ufford said that building ma
terials. stoves, cooking utensils,
and household furniture are most
needed by the flood victims.
A meeting will be held this after
noon In Georgetown. said Mrs. u
ford. The Red Cross. members Of
Grace Church. the Associated Chari-
ties, and other organizations will at
tend To see what can be done for the
flood victims today.
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4 Am a Political Suicide
Says HObsOn, viii Devote
My Time to Prohibition
Photo by International.

DURHAM, n. c., Feb. 1S.-"I
am a political suicide" declared
Capt. Pearson Hobson, former
Congressman from Alabama and
hero OF the Merrimac, when asked
here today IL he contemplated en-
tering politics next fall.
II shall devote my entire time
to prohibition and lay aside all
ambition for political achieve
ments," he said.
Captain HobSon predicted an
emergency prohibition within
five months and permanent prohi-
bition in the elections of 1920.
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GERMANY READY
TO MAKE JUST
ONE MORE TRY
CONTINUED from First Page.)

AEOll II AEEl E-AkE-l
storm troops. Austria will aid with
artillery and guns captured in Italy
and elsewhere.
The Germans are boasting a horri-
BILE new gas. They brag that this
gas has already been tried out in
Italy and at Cambria. But II the in
/ formation which ] have is true the
allies have no need to worry much.
Germany is putting mp its biggest
blum. Dying OF rot. she In trying to
scare the allies by making faces.
DOubtlessly she has one punch left.
after whieh-nOthInE.
Masses War Weary.
The masses are thoroughly war
weary. The election at Bautzen is
proof OF this. This is an agrarian
center. always was violently pan
German and adamant against Social
ism, Before the recent election, the
war party, apparently certain of the
result. proclaimed the outcome would
show the extent to which the people
are backing the Kaiser.
A Socialist was elected by a large
majority. throwing the militarists in
to CONSERVATION. Through the lat
ter's own demands the election cry
was "for or against reconciliation and
peace"
However, as George Archibald.
American Jockey, just out OF Aus
tria. said:
Don't let this German peace talk
fool you too much. Just give them a
winning streak and they'll, insist on
anneXing New York and Chicago.
"On the other hand, II they pull an
offensive. just give 'em another dose
of that Verdun stun and they'll be
eating out of your hand"
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PERsHINe REPORTS 2 DEATHS.

Two deaths from natural causes
were cabled to the War Department
by General Pershing today. They
were George d. Hurley. Fort Valley,
Ca. and Edward J. O'Brien, New
York City.
The Washington times., 1918-02-18

struck a door two feet from his bed.
He lay in bed gazing at the sky
through window, saw the livid
tracer" bullets from the airplane's
machine guns fired toward the hos
pital. He heard bombs whistle earth
ward like the roar OF shells through
the air.
"I've been under fire in the
trenches" he said, but / never felt
last nights sensation before, hearing
the plane directly overhead, waiting
for the bombs, wondering whether
they'd hit directly on the roof. One
fellow sat up in bed and yelled:
Go on! Drop ii, Drop IT,:
An even more brilliant moon caused
the officers to fear a repetition OF
the raid. and resulted in the evacua
tiOn OF the hospital.
The Washington times., 1918-02-18

currence of a lack of bonds for the
third issue, and while the bureau was
still working on the remaining orders
of the second loan. II had already
commenced work on millions of the
third loan. the date of which the Sec
retary has said would probably be
sometime in April"
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CONFIDENCE VOTE GIVEN.

TOKYO. Feb. 1s.-The Diet has
passed a vote of confidence in to
government by a vote of 24l to III.
The Washington times., 1918-02-18
OfAcer's NarroM E.carc.

This morning I visited the hospital
where a young officer who had not
yet been transferred to safety. show
ed me the fragment OF a bomb which
The Washington times., 1918-02-18
Inspection Complete.

TIE inspection was complete IL
every detail, General Pershing ever
entering the duEout OF a certain reg
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ANNUAL FIELD DAY
AT NORTHEAST HIGH
Cslisthenic Drill and Pentathlon Event
Main Features on Archives
PrOg-am

Northeast's annual field day and color
contest will be held this afternoon,
weather permitting. This years exhibit
tion is expected to surpass any given
by the school. The first event is to be
a calisthenic drill by the student body.
Sixteen hundred boys will participate In
this drill. which will be very pretty
spectacle.
An added feature of this years ex-
hibition will be a pentathlon event, con-
sisting of a sprint. hurdle race. a
distance run. shot-put, running broad
and high jump. The events will be held
on the football field with twenty boys
participating in each event at one time.
Besides there will be parade of all
the athletic teams of the school.
At the sound of whistle baseball
game, a basketball game. cricket match.
Z tennis match, soccer game and a
track meet will all start the same In
slant The odd sections will represent
the Reds and the even sections the
Blacks
The captains of the different teams are
as follows Soccer, Dysman, of the Reds.
and Muench of the Blacks; baseball,
Young, OF the Reds and Rintz. Of the
Ulacks; cricket. Burnard. OF the Reds.
6nd Moon. OF the Blacks; tennis. Kin
k6a6. o( the Reds. and Rea, Of the
ctetpe|I Themes. q ths Reas'
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JESSIE WATTS
WINS $3.50 STAKE
Jersey Trotter Captures
Dealers Sweepstake at
Belmont Track
1000 PERSONS SEE RACES

Outracing a field Of fifteen high-class
trotters, Jessie Watts, owned by T
s. Miller, of Newark, y. J.. and driven
by Earl Pitman. won the seventh an
nual Horse Dealers Sweepstake at
Belmont track yesterday. FL Sahib, a
Mount Holly entry. took two heats but
Pitman's mare showed the better racing
qualities and won The final heat handily.
Worthy Peter. driven by Tommy Berry,
captured the Belmont Stake for 2:l6
trotters. and Joe Burt. a Philadelphia
PAGER. driven by Nick Grady. took first
money in the Keystone Stake for 2:16
PAGERS.
Ideal weather conditions brought
out a crowd of"about 1000 and many
women we're among the spectators. A.
an extra feature a yearling colt by Dill
lon Axworthy. 2:1oN. dam The Lead
ing Lady. 2:07, was presented to the
management to be sold by subscription
for the benefit of the American Red
Cross and a corps of young ladies sold
$500 worth of tickets. The colt will he
awarded to the holder of the lucky num-
Der at the Red Cross race meet on
June Is.
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n. E. MANUFACTURERS
STILL STRONG CIRQUE
Enjoying Prosperous Baseball Season, While Sever
Smaller Leagues Have Found Struggle for
Existence Very Hard Proposition s9%

yLIHILE this Is a year that has put
w decided crimp in the great Ameri-
can game of baseball. several of the
small circuits in this city have not only
held their own, but have even prospered
despite the adverse conditions. One of
these is the Northeast Manufacturers
circuit. and in the games played to date
the followers of the organization have
witnessed some mighty interesting af-
fairs.
The primary purpose of the league Is
to provide recreation for the employees Of
the firms enrolled and to promote a feel
ing of good fellowship. AS the name of
the league implies, frst-class amateur
baseball is offered. and only bona flde
employees Of the various firms are ELI
gible to play. The organization en-
joyed very prosperous season last year,
due In a large measure to the generous
financial and moral support accorded by
the firms represented, the enterprise
being looked upon as n part of the wei
fare work among tho employees The
schedule of eishty-four games was
played with only a single exception,
made necessary by the death of a popu-
lar member OF the Abrasive team. More
than 20 per cent of the men who started
the season under contract finished with
their respective teams. The games were
played in an orderly manner and were
well attended.
Edwin Lyvers Is President
The officers are: President. Edwin
Lyvers. Abrasive Company; vice presI-
dent George S. Van Dyke, Frankford
Arsenal: secretary. Charles F. Raschke,
Quaker City Rubber Company. and treas
urer, James Mellon, F. r. Plumb, Inc
The following have been granted fran
chises: The Abrasive Company, Blu
menthal Brothers, Edwin II. Fitler Com
pany, Frankford Arsenal. Frankford
Laundry. Fayette r. Plumb. Inc. Quaker
City Rubber Company and Superglass
Company. The umpires are Thomas
Dreaver. George Ertle. George Zellers.
Fred Egner, Charles Fallon and John
Reese.
The following is the eligible list of
players:
hESn e HaETT H6ss 6a,chs aF NsFtsP NsTss5
f. nv %iis% SSpssr' WoodsF'cS
SsfSss' HS@s mounds w,'l
W. shinn. George. Weidman. Josenh A.
Michael Iiartmsn. Harry ,Edwnras. Jane;
Wiliiam r Diamond Home srounds,
Fayette r; PlumbM,william p. Madden.
van Ho~srd aavs r.
Harry Keyssr. Harry Deylin. JOSEPH Gin
bert sire. Percy ccttman. Carl sodsrbeIa
LanRe.. Home Erounds-wakelinE and Dit
Abrasive--John Anderson. manaRer: VII.
Lam HarIisGn u,,i; ASSust Gelhara ~ Me1bsr, b.,
Ssi Ws,sX small lanes Wsot Gra,a Tsnt
Wright, Howard Hushes. Henry johnson
Wesley and Georre Ham. Home grounds
AGssihsIy sihumsnthsi % srotSerLTSomas iTa II KesseT
ma naEsr:. r. Wilson. 8. ,Tranka; NJ. Rod
son. J. Reok; 4: st;,ns.rs.r,, y. DAVIS, q
r. Dump. Home grounds. Torresdaie ave
Frankford Laundry---c., Douglas Hibbs
manaaer: Fred scherf charles Pc Graw
| Harold OFT. william Rover. William Nc
Monisal. George Osborne. william Wood, 10
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Dickson. J,. Home grounds. Filter Field.
Tacony and Sanger streets.
Schedule of Tweniy.one Games a4s
The seasons schedule as adopted calls
for the teams to oppose each other on
twenty-one occasions. meeting three
times, At present Frankford Arsenal
and Fayette +. Plumb are deadloeked
for tn lead. The schedule follows:
june s-S!uaker City VS.. F. Laundry, ~.
slve Plumb VS.. Filter. $1,000
jung iS-Fi.lsr vs.; Quaker City. Abrsssyy
Laundry Va. SuperRlass. ~
June 9g-ouaker CITY VS.. Abrasive. Ar
sehal vs; Superglass. Fitler VS.. Biumenthal,
June 28-Arsenai VS. Quaker City, PIurnp
vs., vs., Aorasivs. Superslass vs. Filter. Biurru-
July 6-ouakper city VS. superslass. X.
Laundry VS.. Abrasive. Bumenthai ~
Plumb. ARSENAL VS. Filter.
dry VS.: Fitler. Superglass VS.. BlumentAal.
Arsenal vs.. Abrasive. Y :.
July 20--ouaker City VS.. BiumenkHs1,
Plumb VS. Superglass, Arsenal VS.. r. LauSs
dry, Abrasive VS.. Plumb.
July 2I-F. Laundry VS.. Quaker City. 4fus.
menthal vs.. Arsenal. Abrasive vs. oubaS-
glass. Filter vs.. Plumb. ~
August S-2uaker City vs. Filter. D1uAaAo~
thai vs. Abrasive. Arsenal VS.. Plumb. Suoeg.
glass vs.. F. Laundry. l,1-'' n
August 10-Abrasve vs.. Quaker City, ~ 81
Laundry vs.. Plumb. Supereiass vs. AfeeAai.
Blum enthal Fitler.
August 17--Quaker City ". Arsenal, A6Nas
sve VS.. Plumb. Filter VS.. Supergiass. ul1s
menthal vs. +. Laundry. eS
August 24--Superglsss VS.. Quaker CITY.
Plumb vs. Blumenthal. Fitler vs.. Aroea6l,
Abrasive vs.. F. Laundry.
August 31--Quaker City Plumb z.
Laundry VS.. Filter, Superglass VS.. Biume1r
thai, Arsenal VS.. Abrasive
September 1--Blumenthal vs. Quaker Ctey.
Superglass vs. Plumb. F. Laundry vs. A.
senal Abrasive VS. Filter.
September 14-Quaker City vs. F. Laun-
dry. Arsenal vs.. Bumenthal Superglass ~
Abrasive Plumb Filter.
September 21-Fitler Quaker City.
Abrasive VS.. Blumenthal. Plumb vs.. ArssNal.
F. Laundry Superrlass.
September 2s-Quaker City VS.. Abraalvus
thai, Plumb VS.. F Laundry. ..slsss 81
All games to be played on hrst NAMED.
teams grounds, W