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that the Barons are not near as weak
as they are supposed to be. With the
exception of the pitching staff, the
team is practically complete He mas
five first-class outfielders; the infield
complete as well at the catching staff,
and four good Fingers as the starting
OF real hurting corps
The roster of the Barons outfit at
the present follows:
outfielders: AL Ellis, Billy South
worth, Jesse .Altenburg, Cecil Coomhs
and Pat Duncan.
Infielders: Bernsen and Johnston,
first sackers; Danny Clark. second
base; DeBus shortstop; Mcdonald,
third base, and Jansen, utility.
Catchers: Haw orth and Patterson
Pitchers: Comstock. Black, Coffin
daffer and Bowman.
MAY ADD TO LIST
That's the bunch of ball tossers Mo-
Ley has lined NJ for the 1918 team.
But the Baron boss is by no means
through. He is planning to strengthen
his team later if the Developments
should reveal some weak spot.
81 am thoroughly satisfied with the
prospects now, he stated. My out
fielders rank among the best in the
circ'.it. The infield is corking good
one. while the catching staff will prove
to be very reliable. The pitching staff
alone must stand improvement
in Southworth, Ellis, Altenburg,
Coombs and Duncan, / have five ex-
cellent gardeners. The only trouble of
having SO many will come in the final
selection of the best trio All are good
hitters-almost sure to clout around
the 300 MARYLAND in addition, sure
fielders. l have not the slightest idea
of being weak in the outer defense this
year with this quintet on hand.
INFIELD is GOOD
The infield will be as good as last
Year Doc Johnson will have to fight
for his job. We have youngster,
believe he will prove the class of the
league. Doc is a good. reliable first
saeker. and Bernsen will have a tough
time boating him out of job.
"Bernsen Is not only first baseman.
He can play any position on the team
including pitching and catching, if nee
essary.
Danny Clark is back in excellent form
now. and | will expect him to hold down
the keystone. Danny is a dangerous hit
ter, and his fielding has continually I'm
proved. He is easily one of the best
second saclsers in the circuit,
DEBUS is SECURED
II have secured DeBus, a youngster
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liCtu tto lllSphi L II ethSStf F-TN
shortstop. He is wonderful fielder and
= fine hitter. l have seen him perform
before and l believe | have wonder.
Eddie Mcdonald will again hold down
the hot corner. Eddies health is greatly
improved, and he should prove one OF
the teams most valuable assets,
Ray Jansen comes back to us from the
Mobile Gulls Ray is a far more finished
player than when we sent him to the
Lookouts last season. and he'll probably
make an ideal utility player.
TWO YOUNG CATCHERS
Homer Haworth viii be the first
string catcher, with Patterson, recruit
from the Northwestern league, as his
assistant. Haworth has all the pros
poets of big league receiver, and l De-
lieve he will be of great value to the
team Patterson is only kid, being 10
years of age, but a fine backstop. | have
heard many excellent reports about him.
Ralph Comstock and Karl Black are
the only survivors of the 1917 flinging
corps Both are slated to be back in
the fold. | have secured Goffindafferm
from, the Pirates, and Bowman, young
hurler, from the Central association.
Other additions to the pitching staff will
be made later
.ooNt
fine season. l hope we won't have any
injuries to hold us back, and that no
injuries may invade the camp, but the
war may cause US to lose many. ! don t
know how we stand on the army ques-
ton now.
SOME HEAVY HITTERS
1--WE will have dangerous hitting
team, and one capable of ranking among
the best in fielding. l am not predict
ing. but fans may expect the Batons to
do as we'll as ever.
With that. Moley ceased. It wouldn't
be surprising to see the Moleyites romp
with these players, and it's almost a
cipch that first division berth will be
landed.
The spring training season will start
somewhere in the vicinity of March 70.
The players will be ordered to report
about March %. meaning the actual
training of the entire roster will be in
full swing about 10 days later.
FIVE BARONS HERE
Cecil Coombs. Danny Clark. Ray jan
sen and Bill Southworth are already in
town They have been here the entire
winter The remaining Barons are scat
tered from Portland. Ore, where Homer
Haworth resides, to Albany, N Y, where
Eddie Mcdonald winters.
Moley is spending his time in hunting.
The Baron boss went out last week and
in one days tramping, returned to the
city with 10 birds and four rabbits in
his pouch. Moley is quite a shot, and
plans to do some extensive hunting be-
fore the baseball season rolls around.
Further announcements on the pros
poets of the Barons by the chubby chief
tain will be published later And some
interesting ones are on tab.
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RED CROSS TO GET
BIG SUM; PLAN OF
PRESIDENT JOHNSON
Plans to Charge Uniform
Tax and Devote Differ
ence to Red Cross Fund.
Will Pass 100000

Chicago, February 2-More than 100000
will be turned over to the American Red
Cross by the two major leagues this
season if plans under consideration are
carried out, President Johnson of the
American league announced tonight. 1t
is proposed to increase the cost of all
admissions to 10 cents and turn over
to the Red Cross the difference between
the regular fee, plus war tax and the
increased admission prices. Club owners
[ in both leagues favor the proposal and
all that remains is official sanction by
Washington. Mr.. Johnson stated.
"Under this plan, he said "bleacher
seats would cost 30 cents, pavilion IS
cents, grandstand 50 cents and boxes
Sf1G Thus on each ticket there would
he or cents left over after we paid
the war tag. This would be turned over
to the Red Cross B
off the grass and lodged them when
, they came in the air. but he found a
fountain of youth afterwards and made
us sorry he ever went. Benny might
have taken on a few more drinks from
this fountain during the winter. and
! with all the young ones gone to war.
he should be perfectly grand home
guard.
Little Rock will train at home and
exhibition games will be played with
the boston Americans, Brookly and
others. with Cincinnati and Detroit also
coming. There are so many northern
be, S at Camp Pike that the exhibition
games ought to be heavy winners. Pres
ident Allen is not going SO strong on
the exhibition games. for he wants to
keep his rien at work and star the
season in better shape than he was
able to do with the late corners Of 1917.
At that time last year we could sce
nothing less than third place. Don't
ask Va where we finished. This year
we CLAIM, a pennant and probably it will
cinch is first division place.
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Barons' Roster Is Uncovered By MoLey
SPORTS
ReDieW of Barons' Outlook
Finally Made by Boss Moley
Roster Of Barons Staff Must Be
Strengthened-Five Good Outfielders on List-ln-
field Is Also Complete
nv FRED BoDEKER


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Fielder Jones Will Boss
St. Louis Browns, Says
Balls Announcement

st. Louis, February 2.-Rumors that
Fielder Jones is to retire as manager
of the ST. Louis Americans were dis
PEELED today when word was received
from him at his home in Portland. Ore
denying that he intends to resign. Pres
ident Phil Ball asserts that Jones will
pilot the Browns this season as usual
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ton of the /. A. A. F., however, have kept
careful record of all athletic perform
ances which merit the consideration OF
the federation, and these will be SUD
mitted to that body at its first meeting
following the close of the war. At the
present time the American Amateur Ath-
letic union has Is records which equal or
surpass existing figures and these, hav-
ing been accepted by the American Or
ganation, will in turn be presented 10
the international group for its sanction
and stamp of approval
Four of these performances were made
in 1914 and an equal number the follow
ing season. In 1916 the number increased
to seven, but, as stated before, the past
year saw no track or field record APP
preaching those already on the books.
Since 1900 American athletes have estab-
lished As records which have been or
eventually will be accepted by the I. A..
A. +. During this period there have been
but six years in which the nations star
performers have failed to equal or bet
ter existing records. The year 1907 was
the last blank year. previous to 1917, and
If another nine years should elapse be-
fore a recordless period recurs it is ap-
parent that few of the events which
American athletes specialize in can
escape the making of new and better
marks.
PECULIAR MIX-UP
The absence of a national interscholas-
tic athletic association recently produced
a peculiar mix-up. A Newark, N. j., high
school athletic association noted for its
progressive spirit and ability to stage
track meets upon a big scale, desired to
hold set of indoor national fnterscho-
lastic championships. School athletes in
many sections expressed desire to COM
pete, and 1t was decided to stake such q
series. A committee was selected to ar
range with the governing body for a
championship sanction. No such organi-
cation could be discovered and finally
the committee turned to the Amateur
Athletic union. The A. A. U. officials
explained that they were powerless to
grant such a sanction as they did not
hold Jurisdiction over scholastic athletics
and were not aware of any organization
which did. Under the circumstances. the
best that the A. A. U. coud do was to
give the school athletic authorities a
statement encouraging them In their er-
forts and vouching for their ability to
successfully conduct such a meet.
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ATTENTION. MOBILES
ZAMnRA YEMpI III

We will have Our ceremonial ses-
sion at the Central High school ON
Thursday, February 2. Get your cam
didates ready and help make this n
great meeting. The soldiers from Camp
Mcclellan win take Shrine degrees nj
this time. So get n hump ON you.
r. G.. SHEPPARD, JR.,
Potcntate.
CHAs. j. GEOHEGAN. Rrecorder.
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Atlanta, February Rain pre-
vented the review of the troops at
Camp Gordon today by william II.
Taft who is visiting the national army
environments under the auspices of the
Young Mems Christian association. Mr.
Taft made his final address to the
soldiers here this afternoon and left
late in the day for Montgomery. where
he will speak to the National Guard
troops oG his home state ut Camp Sher-
idau.
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BRAVES TO OPPOSE
SOLDIERS PLAYING
Will Not Sanction Obtain
ing Burroughs to Play
League Ball

Boston, February 2.-The Boston Ma
tional league baseball club tonight an
nounced that 1t would not sanction the
playing on the team of any members
now in the army or navy who might
succeed in obtaining furlough-
"The owners OF the Braves" the an
nouncement says, believes that baseball
has it's place today as ever. and that the
public needs and desires that relaxation
found in clean sport, but they do not
believe that the strength of our fighting
forces should be permitted to be weak
cred one iota because of baseball.
Two Of the teams best players arc In
service. Hank Gowdy is in France
with the army and Rabbit" Maranvills
is in the navy.
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WEARY OF WAR, TEUTON
PEOPLES DEMAND PEACE

Continued from Page one
something little short of revolu-
tion unless the Junkcrs changed
their tone. Shortly after this the
Allies published an intimation the
war would not stop until the Cen
tral Powers were disrupted.
Whereupon Scheidemann and his
followers automatically aligned
themselves with the Government.
Like rats in corner, they meant
to fight.
Judging from what every one
from Germany is saying, the Allies
are now on the right track, in that
they will only continue the war until
the German war party gives up its
ambitions for world conquest, when
they are ready to make an equitable
peace, but until then they will fight
relentlessly.
Today the masses in Germany and
Austria are in a mood TO listen to
reason.
CONDITIONS APPALLING
From the most dependable sources
have learned that DOMESTIC conditions
4 In both countries are appalling.
/ Austria ia threatened with disruption.
Long professions of women and chill
dren are common marching through
| the streets Of the cities. demanding
bread.
The recent strikes broke out spon-
taneousy because the people desire
| peace and are hungry. Illness Is RAM
/ pant. The death rate is steadily mount
ing
/ Deaths from consumption alone are
/ somewhat higher than the birth rate. \
/ strange malady, popularity called the
bread disease" is taking off multitudes,
Tho coal shortage is severe. There
are many deaths from the cold.
/ Milk Is Impossible TO procure, even
. for the babies
| 1t is the same with butter and all
/ fats.
The rich still live well. securing their
/ wants by bribery and srpendous prices
or by sending their families TO neutral
/ countries.
! But the masses are suffering horribly
despite plenty Of work and high wages.
/ Even when they manage 20 I'LL their
/ stomachs the quality is so poor the food
fails TO nourish. Their constitutions are
30 weakened the slightest malady takes
! them off in jifiy,
a crime wave IL sweeping the country
~ - ~. t. I. I
daylight. Discomfort is rife
/ In the meantime two parties are strug-
Cling for mastery. one Is the small
/ powerful plutocratic war party, which
4 cearinly seeing disaster ahead, is at
/ tempting to bullbait the masses to a
point where they will support unprcce-
/ dented losses in a terrific attempt to
drive through the Franco British lines
The other is the peoples party, uu-
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organized. hut to which ?0 pcr cent Of
the population at hcrat belongs.
Thcy oppose another big offensive and
call for Conciiatlon and peace. asserting
even tn" capture of Paris and Calais
were this possible. would not end the
war. but would. on the contrary, prolong
II. Doctor pcrnherg, among others, Is
of this view
The war party says peace can only
be secured by fighting. Tncy PROMISE
early peace il the people will follow
them.
Thus the offensive being prepared by
Hindenburg and Iudendorf ia positively
Gcrmany's last card. And only on
the promise that II will bring immediate
peace do the people agree that it be
played.
The French Of Ncrdun and the British
Of Yprcs hold the trump card
Behind them America has n fresh
hand.
repcat-tho Central Powers must
have peace soon, one way or another, or
the masses will force the Government +
hand.
It's up to France. Great Britain ana
the United states
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BUSINESS MEN INDORSE
MAIL TUBE PURCHASE

The recommendation today by joint
congressional committee that the Gov
erhment purchase the pneumatic tube
system now in operation meets the
nearly approval of all of Philadelphia $
..a"'ng business and Industrial organza-
tons.
Despite the general efficiency of the
tuoe system there has been a constant
opposition to it from those handling
postal affairs at Washington. The busi-
ness men of Philadelphia and other
c''ies have waged constant fight for
US retention for many years.
In last years postofiice appropriation
An attempt was made to cut out the ap-
preparation for tubes. This brought an
emphatic protest from business organi-
.atlons In those sections in which the
system had been installed A commis-
sioh was appointed consisting of three
senators and three Representatives to
nestigate the tube systems In Phila-
.e'phla' New York, Boston, Chicago and
~ Louis. This commission recon-
"'ehded the retention of the tubes.
Nmong others who expressed their
ppro'al OF the plan to purchase the
uoe system was Emil T.. Albrecht,
PRESIDENT of the Bourse, who has taken
very prominent part in the fight for
~ retention of the tube system here
wi several years. "That is certainly
sood news" he said. "The continuance
me pneumatic tube is the practical
snihg TO consider If we desire efficiency.
me plan suggested from Washington,
sha. automobiles be used to carry the
nal 10 points now connected by the
ssoe cannot compare with the efficiency
me present. system, which is not
nected by the elements or the hun
,.u and one things which would hamper
auto dellvery.r
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DOOMED SAllAI[ES
FIGHT 10 DEATH
Only Four of Fourteen Men in
Patrol Escape From
Ambuscade
U. S. BARRAGE is DEADLY
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ~

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ~
FRANCE. Feb. II.
An official report OH the action be-
tween an American patrol and a large
German force which ambuscaded Il in
mo Mans Lind" shows that all of the
Americans fought bravely to the finish.
Notwithstanding the fact that they were
pittcd ag lnst odds and at the dlsad-
vantage Of having been surprisol
Four Americans were Killed. another
died from his wounds one other was
wounded and -four were captured.
The Germans opened the fight b,
yelling "Eamerad" and by the throw
ing Of grenade. Both sides then
The lighting listed about minute and
a half, during which the Germans con-
tinued 20 shout.
complete detail OF the encounter,
which have just been received. shows
that there were fourteen Americans In
the patrol, who suddenly found them
selves surrounded by large number
of Germans
After rounding up four men, the Ger
mans withdrew. leaving four dead
Americans, two wounded Americans and
four doughboys on the field.
The Americ ans continued firing at the
retreatlng forms OF the Germans as long
as they could he seen.
one American. attracted by the groan-
ing of one of the wounded men, went
20 his side and gave him a drink OF
water. Another started TO crawl back
through the wire to give the alarm
Machine-gun nud rife bullets in per-
feet rain were directed toward the
enemy until the Americans guns started
10 put down IL barrage. Cries In Ger
man proved that the American fire
was well directed
one OF the wounded men had started
to crawl through the entanslements in
front OF the American trench line. but
by a comrsde and cinScd in.
A second American patrol was quickly
sent out. II discovered the FIVE dead
bodies Cthe fatally wounded soldier
having died in the meantime) and one
very much alive American. who was
living beside the corpses. ready to fight
in ease the Germans came back to
search the dead.
There was considerable artillery
activity on Saturday night. when one
American was killed and five wounded
by German shells.
The sector of the western front now
held by tho Americans Is no longer
under the command OF "A French general.
For almost a week the Yankee soldiers
holding part Of the battleline have been
under the direct command OF an Amer
lean general,
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FOUR BITTEN BY DOG

Mrs Victoria Squillance, of 1904 South
s,,cks street, and her three children,
.neresa, twenty years old /: Frank, nine
sears old, and Charles, two years old,
LIZ IN st, Agness Hospital as the re-
NY OF being bitten by pet dog. The
10y OF the dog, which was shot by a
,snpor Is being examined by the vet
nArisn OF the University Of Pennsyl-
'tnia for traces of rabies,
n. nc oog. which had always been gen.
nrst attacked the baby while he was
ss.sieep. and later the next older child.
- squillance and her daughter The
a We're bitten while defending the
ucren. All four We're given Pasteur
eAtment at the hospital.
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DISTINGUISHED AUDIENCE HEARS
AND APPLAUDS THE PRESIDENT
AMERICAS POSITION IN WAR

Minister'S first appearance in the Cap
itol since the war declaration. They
followed every word with the closest at
tention. 1t was plain that they all real
lied that todays address may yet prove
the turning point in the war.
Applause continued for nearly two
minutes when the President took his
place before the Speakers chair, ready
to read his message. The House and
Senate listened In silence white he an
alyzed Won Hertling's address. but
applauded sharply when he said no
peace could be arrived at by the method 5
the German Chancellor proposed.
Every reference 10 the rights of small
nations was greeted with cheers. The
loudest applause came, however, when
the President said that until such a
peace as America proposed could be
secured there was mo choice but TO go
on"
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ISON'S VIEWS
WARMLY UPHELD
Members of Congress De-
clare They Truly'Repre-
sent Americas Ideals
PEAL PEACE ITS OBJECT
Germany Placed in Awkward
position-Speech Will Make
Europe Think
WASHINGTON. Feb. II.

....ac,crizing President Wilson's ad-
,oday as a strong appeal to the
c'Ios Of the Central Powers. members
ppCongress express unqualified APP
proval. I'll z,o,, ,o
"a breaking the German people away
s-om their imperialistic m listers.
,Tbe speech puts the German rulers
!. a most awkward position and salts
A.. me that II our own people pull to-
..,her and there is no friction among the
s,,es the war will not last year. If the
..nec,ed German offensive on the west
s,is. as 7 have no doubt that 1t VIII,
,he Teuton imperialists cannot Keep
neace away from their people FOR many
| r,an,bs" said Chairman Flood of the
aao,,se Foreign Affairs Committee.
,srbe address puts the whole question
!, rsace right at the doors of the Ger
.r rulers" said Represent alive Ster-
~ kentucky. at points the way to
r,,cb better conditions for the German
nsonle # they will only grasp the friend
~ American hand"
Minority Leader Gillette praised the
.ddress as another clear statement of
our intents and purposes with an APP
neal TO the liberal people of the Central
| Powers"
Meyer ,'Vnu ,na na,iro.s os n,oinly .,an
.nneal to the liberals Of the world to
'hroW o'' W, ,5in,,od 70 r,e clearly tba,
,be president sees something more than
W" ,,.,n,ing tba war. That comes
Nrst hut he is also deeply concerned in
the welfare of all peoples after the war"
,,r, ,,,t-r, I1J-pnpJr THINK
IIamnton Moore, of Philadelphia.
~,d. .sThe Presidents speech is cal
euated ia MAKE ,he ioreIRn nations
tninh' Pai'a'. .'Ps 81 ars,,,r,ont ana "a
wnci uo ,,.hio,, a., statos hi. most.
uer''a"s, nd nr,,i,, ,rhe pres;don,
,on e ~ ill., ,.I,n, bo c,r 10 hrine
esloem,y r,tiers tn the ncaco.counnI,
tns "aiiine s,,s,,,.,, ,o.s oe Iisa one,,a. :.
taple pelo.t H.. anroo, D,nuhIica
hepreSe',"'Ne r n,,,,,o,.,,
ItWiscohs'nl, eN ,o,o',,', " ,r ,,,a ..o,,a,,
OF 'nc -, ,t1, prostaa,. son,
IranN Mas -, :" .' i,e.,,;no, s,,ooiGoo,l,.
an answer na'N N " ~ '.l'e 't -
nut iil i'"'''s W ''' P~'f
many ,c. A.. ,,o,,,, =, ,oid
III u rlt III Nv ,,,' ~,
Chairnlah '.o''' u, ''. -, -,
uohs 'o'l','''' -, ,, :,
ceneht anu Nc'',''I'ieu ,,' H., 1000
senator 'o,e pol'oNvu
movement hn'sl' result ,'o.i. ~ ~, ~,
that the ires'ueh' p"''iteu oul ''i"' ",H
January pea'e ''r'''S Ne'c P''N'''o''''''
rot hhal'
senator 'hannerlaIh' htau ol t''c
Military committee deemed the speech
a most apIe ahal!Sis OF 'ne att..uue
OF the German ana Austrian fr'me MN