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The Washington times., 1918-04-11


Senator Overman of North Carolina
won his most distinguished victory
yesterday. Under his management,
the Senate passed the bill amending
the Espionage Act" which is an
act to define and punish spies. The
bill, whose passage Senator Over
man secured, so far extends the
definition of spying that if any Fed
eral oficeholder (or perhaps if any
male or female relative of any Fed
eral Officially hears a report that
some one has said something which
may be offensive to his patriotic
sense OF Importance in controlling
the destines of the United States,
Europe, Asia and Africa, or a suf-
ficient part of them (cay, his own
county as he expects 10 deliver the
goods at the next election)-then in
that case, the person so suspected
may at once be arrested or indicted
for sedition or disloyalty or espio-
mage, or some other crime, from
which as a charge he may clear him,
self after his arrest if he can.
That is, he may, perhaps. Should
the Jail be "stormed," the next
friend Of the patriotic official who
had no warm supporters recognized
among the '1ynchers" might pub
ish as much as ten lines in the
county paper, regretting that the
law had not been permitted to take
its course, but explaining that there
are times when nothing better can
be done with the traitorous tools
of autocracy than to leave them
safe for democracy" at the end of
a rope.
Incidentally, any newspaper editor
who might undertake to support the
single plank platform of the late
Charles A. Dana, to wit: Turn the
rascals out" might be indicted at
once on half a dozen counts it might
be easy to construct out of a single
clause of the bills prohibition of
free speech. AS an illustration of
offenses committed in advance of the
final passage of the bill through both
Houses, what is here written might
call for some twenty years in the
penitentiary under it. And it might
be easier still to select, say, ten SEN
tences from the Chamberlain ma
jority report to the Senate yester-
day, which, republished and COM
mented on favorably in any un-
privileged newspaper, might carry
The Washington times., 1918-04-11
NORTH GEORGIA COVERED
WITH SNOW; "a ABOVE

ATLANTA, Ga, April 11.-With q
temperature around "a above zero IN
Atlanta, north Georgia this morning Is
covered with snow, which is still fall-
ing at Q a M.
General reports indicate the irui'
cron Is vet practically undamaged.
The Washington times., 1918-04-11
Today and Yesterday

portraits part of series appearing in The Times
showing wenown Washngtonans they and they
appeared in younger days. Toddys portraits Of
The Washington times., 1918-04-11

MERRITT o. CHANCE
TODAY AS HE WAS At 10
Mr. Chance who Postmaster Of Washington is forty-nne
years old He has been resident of Washington since 1885,
When asked for these portraits Mr. Chance said:
That picture taken way back in 1887 shows leading mem
ber Mount Vernon Q) brass band played comet
was particularly of playing Annie Laurie and although
haven't played time, believe could the tune
il tried today"
The Washington times., 1918-04-11

threaten minor officeholders with re-
sponsibility tor writing books and
using language in the past, promot-
ing what they are now to punish.
1t will not really do anything of
the kind. The purpose of the Pen
rose amendment was to expose vari-
Gus persons with a past. 1t did not
reach very high. The finishing
touch to the bill was added on be-
half Of the great State of Utah.
Senator King of Utah, offered it.
As adopted it authorizes the Post
office Department to blacklist any
one who may be selected for isola-
ton. The letters addressed to such
blacklisted persons may then be re-
turned to their writers, with stamp
indicating that they have been ad-
dressed to a spy or a traitor.
Since the defeat of the "Force
bill" under the Harrison admins
tration, many may have looked for
ward to great reforms when the
political combination of South and
West" at last should redeem the
Union from bondage. After long
delay, Utah and South Carolina
seem now in a position to elucidate
further the exact nature of the re-
demption and its methods.
While this bill was pending, Sen
ator Chamberlain, for the majority
Of the Committee on Military Affairs,
filed report making a mortal attack
on the Administration. It pronounced
the production of Liberty motors to
date, Of course, gravely disappoint-
ing" The Liberty motor itself was
described as lust emerging from the
development or experimental stage"
The production Of combat planes" in
the United States was called a Sub
stantial failure"
And SO forth. The report was
drawn with skill. Every point in 1t
was q stab. A minority report. sign
ed by Senators Sheppard, Myers and
Kirby, said that in face OF difficulties
without parallel, the record of the
Signal Corps is one Of which any
American can be justly proud. and
that the accomplishments are as un-
paralleled as the difficulties over
come. We have a right to believe
this.
The Washington times., 1918-04-11

To account for the lack OF combat
planes Of American manufacture, it
was explained that soon after the be-
ginning Of the war, the United States
had let in France contracts for
building 6.100 OF these planes at a
cost of 1927 100000. II these are
satisfactory to Americans in the
trenches in France the rest of us
need not begin to complain until we
begin to suffer from loss OF real
blood.
The Washington times., 1918-04-11

The House spent the day on the
rivers and harbors bill-with fire.
quent variations. One of them was a
spirited defense OF our results in
aeroplanes. as against the showing
alleged by the Chamberlain COM
tee Of the Senate.
The Washington times., 1918-04-11
Bv w. V. BYARS.

against the editor a prima facie case
of twenty years each.
The Washington times., 1918-04-11

Mr. Alexander introduced in the
House yesterday copies of the Ad-
ministration bills pending in the Sen
ate, for the complete control Of ship
ping and ocean business. The rail-
road control bill" suggests the
method. Under its operation. which
is to be limited to the war, all Ameri-
can business on the ocean will be
Government business.
The Washington times., 1918-04-11

Secretary of Labor Wilson and
other officials appeared before the
Senate Committee on Public Build
ings in support Of the housing bill
the need for which they showed to
be urgent. or buildings needed in
Washington the Secretary's theory
was that they should be made per-
manent II possible-but that In any
event the urgent need for them
should be met as soon as possible.
The Washington times., 1918-04-11

A substitute adopted for the Pen
rose amendment is supposed to
The Washington times., 1918-04-11

You trade in yors
automobile, piano
sewing machine or
tyPewriter. Why
not trade in your
old heating boiler
for q netO one?
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

At left. Rushing the
wounded from the
nearby battle to a
pOste de secOurS,
the surgical outpost
where temporary
relief is given.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

At left. French ma.
chine gunners in
holes hastily dug
along the roadside
near Montdidier. By
extending their line
under the trees they
have given the Ger
man air scouts less to
report.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

Below. When il
comes to hand-to-
hand fighting in the
streets of a town the
old barricade of the
French Revolution is
still the accepted
mode of defence.
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Dempsey and Fulton
Start Training for Bout

One Of the most important heavy
weight battles of the year will be
fought next Saturday afternoon at Har-
rison Field, near Newark, when Jack
Dempsey and Fred Fulton meet in an
eightround bout. There is no decided
favorite i'll the match
Dempsey started boxing Yesterday
at Long Branch with Clay Turner and
JEFF Clarke, his injured ankle being
greatly helped by the salt water bath
ing. Fulton has gone to Rye Beach to
work with BARLEY Madden and Harry
Wills and will need only q few days in
which to taper of.
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their half of the sixth, but did not
suting. After Caldwell had been
tossed out by Austin, Fritz Maisel, also
exYank, muffed Bakers fly. Then
Austin fumbled Pratt's grounder. Pipp
forced Pratt at second, Baker going to
third. Ping Bodie singled to left, scor-
ing Baker and putting Pipp on second.
Pipp scooted to third when Sothoron
vainly tried to catch Bodie mapping off
first. Austin made his second error of
the inning, giving Peck a life and al
lowing Pipp to tally.
Bodie Gets Watch
The second half of the ceremonies
during the greater part of which the
Yankees officiated WAS introduced by
the presentation Of wrist watches to
the Higgins clan, the blow that Ping
struck against the Ingersol sign in
left on Thursday being the reason for
the charity.
The Yankees or most of them had
never worn wrist watches before, at
least to funeral" and somehow the
additional 1ewelry gave them inspira-
ton. At any rate, it might be said
they "timed" their hits better. That's
enough; let's go on with the second
part of the ceremonies.
The Browns again were the first to
score, the opening inning being fruit
full to the extent of one run cleaned
through the medium of a pass to Maisel
sacrifice by Austin and a single to
left by Sisler. The Yankees evened
matters in the TO. rth by means Of a
double by Caldwell, single by Baker
and sacrifice fly from the bat Of
Pratt.
In the fifth stanza the Higgins men
put the corpse" OF ice eftcr two men
were out Hannah walked and rumb led
TO third on Mogridce's single to centre
Smith, .he Brown outer gardener, max
ing poor toss. Gilhooley hit a
grounder toward second which Sisler
interfered with, Hannah scoring and
Mogridge advancing to third. Caldwell
singled to centre, bringing Mogrdge
and Gilhooley across the plate.
Ping Bodie accounted for the last run
of the Yanks in the sixth by a mighty
swipe into the left field bleachers. This
is the first time this season that q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

Baseball Magmates Differ on
Question of Stopping Game
What Big Men
In BasebaLIdon,
Haze to Say

NoLoNEL RUPERT, owner
4 of the Yankees: II am
ready to 60 on as long a.
l have enough players to mako up
team unless Uncle Sam rules
otherwise"
Harry Frazee, owner of the Red
Sox: Il suggest that 100 game.
OF the schedule be played by the
American and National League
teams, followed by a world .erie.
early next month.
"The Red Sox have already
played eighty-six games. 1t re-
quires unanimous consent of club
owners to close the season."
August Hermann, chairman Of
the National Commission: "My
judgment is that the two major
leagues should put the matter UP
to the proper authorities at once
to find out whether we shall be
given a reasonable time to adjust
and if necessary clo.e out our
business or whether we shall
close at once"
Clark Griffith, manager Of the
washington Americans: my
team will continue the season A..
long as it has players enough and
as long as there are other team.
playing"
James c. Dunn, of tho Cleve.
land Americans: eve will play !.
double-header with the Philade,.
ph'a team tomorrow Sunday
and then close our park"
Branch Hickey, president of the
st. Louis National League team:
1T will take some time for the
local boards to reclassify tho plsv-
ers and during that time there !.
no reason why the schedule. NAV
not be continued"
President Tener of the National
League; {" have called . meeting
OF the National League in New
York City next Wednesday. a+
which we will decide"
The American League will hold
meeting at Cleveland Tomorrow
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Victory for Manhattans

closely fought match between the
Manhattan and Cameron cricket clubs
at Central Park yesterday resulted in
favor of the Manhattans by the score
of SIS to Al. H. Shanholt, with 90, anc
G. E. Taylor, 10, were the mainstays OF
the Manhattan batsmen, while F. S
Hall captured six wickets for Fl runs
and H. Meyer four for 20. On the
losing side E. Goodman alone got into
double figures, with ~, Fireman TAX
ing three wiekets for runs and E
Goodman three for g.
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ST, 900 Purses Hung Up
At Parkway This Week

Professional drivers will take the
place Of amateurs and purses Of $1,000
each will be the prizes this week at
the Parkway track in Brooklyn, where
the first trotting meeting Of the Met
ropolitan Circuit is to be held Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. The inter.
city meeting of the Junior League of
Amateur Driving Clubs last week de-
veloped some of the keenest harness
racing ever seen at the Brooklyn half
mile track, but there is never quite the
same interest in racing for cups as
when the money is up.
More than 100 trotters and PAGERS
are now at the track, ready to start
in the circuit meeting, and about fifty
more are due to arrive to-day and to-
morrcw from New England and the
/ West
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Pirates Divide
Double-Header
With Phinies

PITTSBURGH, July Pittsburgh
and Philadelphia broke even in to-day
the first game by score Of to 0 and
losing the second game to 2. Mayer
shut out his old teammates in the first
contest, which was won in the ninth
inning on Bigbee's triple and Carey's
single.
Prendergast and Cooper pitched good
ball in the second game, but Philadel-
phia followed base on balls with a
double and single that scored enough
runs to win.
The scores:
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Giants Victors
In Close Game
Over Cardinals
McCraw's Speed Boys Win
Ten-Inning Game to
Tune of "a

ST. LOUIS, No, July 2o.-Larry
Doyle's long home run won a ten-inning
victory for the New York Giants to-day
over the st. Louis Cardinals by a score
OF to 4. 1t was another hurricane An
ish that Melted the Giants their victory,
as they scored three runs in the eighth
and tenth innings. Besides scoring the
run that won for the Giants Doyle also
forced home the tieing tally when he
worked Doak for base on balls in the
eighth.
A crowd of $4,000 was on hand, rs it
was the annual field day of tho St.
Louis tuberculosis Relief Society. Off
Gals of the fete estimated that the af-
fair would realize about $4,000, to be
turned over to the fund being collected
Tor soldiers and sailors who contract
the disease during the war.
In the service ball game Jefferson
Barracks defeated the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station for the middle
West title by a score of 6 to s.
The Giants clinched the game in
the tenth inning by collecting three
runs from Bill Doak, rescue pitcher.
who for the second time in az many
days failed to appropriately accom-
, plish his deed. Doak was smashed for
many long hits in the extra frame. and
with the Giants running bases cleverly
scored their winning runs st. Louis
threatened to overhaul the Giants in
their half Of the tenth, but George
Smith pulled through after the local
men had scored run.
Poll Perritt opened on the mound
for the Giants, while Carl Mays was
the finger for the local contingent,
For five innings, neither gave an inch.
with each club collecting only two
hits. However, Perritt was the first
to suffer from the strain, and after
the Cards had scored one run in the
sixth and two in the seventh, he was
suppanted by Smith. Doak also took
the place of Mays in the eight when
the Giants drove Mays from the mound
with cluster of three runs.
The score follows:
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Cricketers Play Contest
For Benefit of Soldiers

TO show their Willingness to do what
they can to back the fighting lines,
British and Canadian soldier cricketers
yesterday turned out to attend the
match between an All New York side
and team drawn from the ranks of
the British War Mission in the United
States.
The event was arranged for the Brit
ish and Canadian Patriotic Fund under
the aupices of the Staten Island Crick-
ct and Tennis Club at Livingston.
New York won the match by the score
Of 1856 for the loss of eight wickets
against 103 made by the War Mission
team
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
English Soccer Clubs
Have Profitable Season

LONDON, July 2o.-In spite of the
struggle through four years of war
football, several English soccer clubs
made money last season, quite the out
standing feature being the record of
Stoke, who Melted profit of S6,3o3
which is the largest yet made in the
history Of the famous clup. Gate re-
ceipts totalled s20,05a, entertainment
tax of s4,474 was paid, $4,750 invested
in War Bonds, making he total hold
ing $3.50, while nearly $4,000 was
given over to the various war CT ari-
ties during the season.
Liverpool also enjoyed big success,
a net profit of $5,7l0 being recorded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Umpire Awards
Game to Indians
In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, July 20. - Phila-
delphia defeated Cleveland 10 to 4 in
the first game of to-day's double
header. The second contest was awarded
to the visitors by the score of 9 to 0
when the crowd surged on the field and
stood along the foul lines in the Sec
ond half of the ninth inning. There
were no police on the grounds. Cleve-
land was leading, to I, when Umpire
Nallin took action
Errors by Evans helped the Athletics
in the first contest Wambeganss and
O'Neill, Of the Cleveland team, were
to-day notified that they had been
suspended Indefinitely for their trouble
with Umpire Owens in New York.
The score:
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Paterson Is Cricket Victor

PATERSON, N. j., July 2o.-The
Paterson Cricket Club to-day defeated
the Kings County Club in league
match. 60 to Al. Robinson, IS, and
Pendlebury, 10, led the home batsmen,
while H. Williams, with 18 not out,
made the best defence for Kings Coun-
ty. II. Hoyle took seven wickets for rs
runs in behalf of the visitors, and T..
Collins, of Paterson. captured five for
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Percivaps Mars Shows
Way in Yacht Race

PORT WASHINGTON, L. l., July 20.
because of the absence of a favor
able wind in Manhasset Bay this
afternoon the "star" class yachts of
the Port Washington Yacht Club did
not start on one of the series of cham
pionship races this afternoon. Shortly
after o'clock, when IL srreared that
some sort of a racing breeze might
develop, the stars were started on a
special race, L. A. D. Percival's Mars
showing the way
The summary follows:
Port Washington Yacht Club special race
star class start. ) rs course. 4 miles
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NezV York YQ11kS DiUide With ST. L0uiS
BY07v1zs in Double Bill at Polo Grounds
Westerners Victors in Open
ing Contest, While High
landers Capture Final

Yankee player has hit a homer into
this stand.
The Browns rallied in the ninth and
put over two runs, inhcld singles by
Smith and Nunamaker and a triple by
Maisel doing the damage. Gilhooley
was bit responsible, for he tried to
make a shoestring catch when he might
have played the ball safe.
Take it all in all, it was some
"FUNERAI"
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Braves Drive Schneider
From Box and Beat Reds

CINCINNATI, Ohio. July 2O.-Boston
overcame Cincinnati's early lead to-
day and won easily. 8 to 3. In the
fifth inning Schneider was knocked out
of the box and Haines, recruit from
the Western League, pitched fairly
good ball the rest Of the way.
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American League Directors to Meet in Cleveland To-
morrow and Nationals Chiefs Here Wednesday
to Decide to Finishing Schedules
By Louis Lee Arms

Ban Johnson president League announced from
last night that after todays scheduled
their the war This
sad could be altered by
the climax
the Geographic
there divergence opinion baseball
magnes believed that reached
meeting the American League at Cleveland
National Wednesday,
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The score:
Totals SO 10 81 IA o Totals 343927 III

Iotas .36 10 y II Of Totals "a q II 8
'Ratted for Haines In ninth
Boston ............ 4 0 o l o--S
Cincinnati .......... 8 0 0 0 o-3
Two.base htts.s. Magee. Herzos. Smith. Three
base hts Mage Stolen bases-Neale CD.
Wickland, Wilson. Sacrifice hits-Groh Rawlings
Sacrifice hy-smith, Double pl&y--Smith to Her
zos TO konctchy, Left on bases-Boston. 7: Gin
cinnat Z. First base on error Boston l. Base
on balls-or Schneider g. or Haines. /: of
Nem, /. Hits-or Schneider. S in innings
off IIaines. in 4 2-3 innings. Hit BY pitcher
BY Nchf. !. Struck out--By Schneider. 2: by
Haines q by NeM. !. Losing pitcher. Schneider
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The score


'Batted for shellenback In seventh inning.
Chicago. ............. 0 0 o O n a.,
Washington. 0 0 2 rs
Twobase hits-Murphy. shanks. Schultz. Stolen
bases--E. Collins. Milan. Shotton. Shanks Sscrt-
nee hit-Leibold. Sacrifice ny-Milan Left on
bases--Chicaso. Z: Washington. T. Bases on balls
on shellenback, g: OF Danforth. l. Hits-On Shell
ienhack In innings; OF Danforth In 2 inn
ings. HIT BY pitcher-By Johnson murphy: By
sheenback (Shanks). Struck out-Ry shellenback
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Senators Again Triumph
Over Chicago White Sox

WASHINGTON. July 2O.-Hard and
opportune hitting at the expense of
both Shellenback and Danforth to-day
enabled Washington to win its second
straight game from Chicago, to !.
Johnson held the visitors safe after the
first inning.
The score:
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
GAMES TO-DAY
Philadelphia at Cleveland (two).

Yesterdays RESULTS \
St. Louis. s.; New York, 2.
New York, S; st. Louis, 3.
Boston. s.; Detroit, I.
Washington, 6; Chicago. I.
Philadelphia, 10; Cleveland, 4.
*Cleveland.9; Philadelphia, o.
g innings; called
STANDING OF TEAMS
w. l.. Pct. w. l.. Pct.
Boston,. s. 81 SOC st. Luis. 40 IS All
Cleve'd-. ~ a. .53S Chicago. 80 IS Asa
N. York. Is 40 .529) Detroit Sc 48 .42s
WashAn.. Is II .523fPhila. 80. Sc % .42s
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Standing of Major League Clubs

NA IIONAL LEACUE.
GAMES TO-DAY
new York at st. Louis.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Boston at Cincinnati.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Ne~ York, s; st. Louis, 4 GO in.)
brooklyn, s.; Chicago, 4.
pittsburgh, l; Philadelphia. 0.
Philadelphia, 3; Pittsburgh, 2.
Boston, 8; Cincinnati, 3.
STANDING OF TEAMS
qua ". L. Pct. w. J.. Pet.
n. York. ii AZ SIxIRn.t"s ''' &c sc ~ ' 1SU
Pittsb. "a AZ S2lIst i:n;: * Z. 40 40
"''a'. ~ AZ .476I Brklyn.-- 33 ~ Az
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FIRST GAME
To-=s ..n.le2 q u g. Total. .. as 10 a9Ms

'FIat.ei Tor Baghy in seventh
Baued for Groom Ia ninth
Cleveland .-.....-.. . . o.
phlsdeiphia ...-... 3 5 s-lo
Two base hit-spcsker Stolen bases-spe.kcr.
Roth Farmer, Chapman. Walker Sacrifice hit
Dugan. SscriHce ny-rurner. Double plays
Dykes and Burns; Dusan. Dykes and Burns Gard
ner and Burns Lett bases-Clevcsnd. I:
Philadelphia. IL. First base errors--Ph,ladsi-
phia. / Bases on hals-or Basby. I: on Wal
Ton. g. Hits~on Bagby. ] In inninss; or
,ngs tnone out in siIthl OF Perry. IN 4 inrins..
~, tsl' R by pltcieFhy Bssey tMGAvoy Struck OUT
ming DIFFERENTIATION. Losing pitchsr-Basny
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Ttsobase Mts--Nlnams. Mollwiiz Three base
Mts-B Bancroft; CAREY Stolen bases.Meusel. Hem
Williams Sacrifice fy-Wiiams. Double play
eaton and Mo!lwitz Left on Philadelphia
s. Pittsburgh. s. First base on balls-0r Prcnder
Prendergast in g. off Cooper. Z III 8: or Sanders.
IN /. Struck out--By Prendergast 3; by
Cooper. 2. Winning Observation-Disclosures Losing
pitchcr-Cooper