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"otonsbsS's' remark In to-day's Sun.
III ! hnd TO choose four hey would b:
give the other two away" Is interesting
would say and rs hard 10 do 1t
when one thinks Of the differences between
parmsshen. Belle: !, Silver Doctor: .,
she Black onst can be used .nywhers
ana Is good In summer when things are
VIVA, would one do in tn. BsavsrIiii
without the duns1 7 recall IN Maine
last year what wonderful fishing had
In my selection you have tho eo'ors--
red, yellow green, white. X. l.
Rr"ohiyn, Feb e.
Thoughts OF Clarke and GiIi.
"otonabe.', In his ~ l had to choose
ViiG such eisy.r arsisr. to discuss iict t is
4. Farley. Scare" search Me-" |ssyyi" .RSya.
cenehmsn" ~ he Is back from France
Flynn, Frsd =. Burr, Louis Rh.ad, "os.
wegatchie" Jenny Spinner" Edwin W
ssnborn and Charles Zieeon Southwark.
In these days, when We are thinking
o. trout and Ito opening jusi q coup;n
so S how Ss ina, fSoa oiS .IU1 XII
the game, and how 'Whirlins Blue Dun
tEmlyn II. GID would have thrown his
hat into the riny' FoNTINALIs.
New York. Feb, 8.
Boss Lord tho Winner in Maine
Put mo down for; 1. ParmAchene Belle;
.. Montreal: s. queen OF tho Waters. II
| . am TO have only three nles for ths
rest of MY ifs II am 10 FISH II.
Maine want on. aHt only one as. the
Boss Lord. +. ". ON
New York. Feb b.
Brown Hackle. Cowdunx. White Miller.
My favor.te three files II must mama
them. are the Brown Hacklo, CowduHs
ana White Miller. The lattsr two Mes
would be for light or cloudy days. WHICH
ever the trout showed preference for,
New York. Feb. &. H.
killing and Fascinating Flies.
The cowdung ny Is very killing In
Canadian waters, the Silver Doctor bring,
EN- In and the Bucktail ny has a fascina
ton about Il. but. take Il anywhere and
syerywhsrs. u YOU limi, mo TO thre.
nies, for general uss give me: 1, Brown
Hsckis; .. Black Gnst: ., Royal Coach
man. II. l.. u.
Bayside. l.. l.. Feb. 8.
Bait for Chinese Trout"
Seventeen Fa.homs" you're 5000
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NEW DATES FOR GIANTS.


Two additional training dates wsro
announced yesterday by John b. Foster.
secretary Of the Gianta The club win
break camp at Gainesville, Fla. on April
Q. where It will play the Red Box on
April S and 0. On April 10 the two clubs
will play at Spartansburg. s. c., and on
April II the Giants and Red Sox will,
play their eighth and last game at
winston-Salem. -. c. from there the
Giants and Red Sox will part company.
The Giants will play Baltimore In Balt-
more on April ~ and IS and then Join
the Washington club on a seven game
Joint tour.
The Giants yesterday received the
contract OF George Smith. the former
Columbia College pitcher Twice Smith
has been farmed 10 Rochester; he has
been released to Cincinnati. loaned to
Brooklyn. and last season q deal was
arranged to trade him to Boston, but
each time George has return TO the Pois
Grounds.
The sun., 1919-02-06
FORDHAM BASEBALL
PRACTICE STARTED
DeUlin Gets Going With Only
FeW Veterans.

Fo.dharn's baseball candidates re-.
ported for their first workout In IN.
gymnasium yesterday afternoon. Tho
squad. which numbers thirty men. was
In charge OF "Artie" Devlin, the old
Giant, who has been named coach.
Devlin faces a hard problem. becaus
OF tho scarcity OF experienced material.
The only veterens who remain froth fAst
years combination are Iefevrs, the third
baseman. who led the team In batting
with an average Of AIS; Martin, pitcher :
Keough. an outfielder. ana Bill" Finn,
captain and pitcher.
Among the newcomers is McNanar1.
who gained quito n reputation IN h,1
high school days at Milford, MASS. =.
Campbell. formerly OF So. Johns PREP.
ana. Dugan OF Fordhsm Prep are also
candidates for the pitching staH.
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DEMPSEY DUE TODAY.
VIII sign Fight Articles Hero On
Saturday.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.---Jack Dempsey ar
rived here from Ogden, Utah. at 30
p. NJ. to-day and at $3.50 o'clock boarded
the train for New York. He Is due to
arrive in New York tomorrow at 6 30
p. ". There is a chance. however. that
he will make one stop over en- route,
which will delay his arrival In the East
e-n metropolis until Friday. Before en-
training tonight. however. Dempsey
said he would go direct 10 New York.
Dempsey understands he will not be
called upon - sign III. hght articles with
Willard until Friday or Saturday. Hs
said he wanted 10 get all such detailA
out Of the way before Saturday night -
he opens theatrical tour at Mixes
port Pr. next Monday. TIE contract "a
FOR six weeks AT s2,50o a week. De;r,-
sey's injured right ankle has ne nard AMI
he walks Without a linn.
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Famous Oarsman to
Handle Seine Regatta
ToM r. JOHNSON q, wo,,....-

tom r. JOHNSON Of worcest.-.
Mass. one OF the best men
who ever pulled an oar will
sail for France soon as a Knights Of
Columbus secretary. He will take
charge OF aquatic affairs, the 'frst OF
which is regatta scheduled for tho
Seine
johnson was in the Yale eight oar
crew In 1901 and 1909 and gained
fame as member of the team made
up or Ten Eyck, Lewis, Daily and
johnson. an almost unbeatable COM
blnation. In 1910 this crew swept
the Harlem and set UP new records.
In 1905 Johnson was sent to Eng
land with the Vespers crew and was
highly regarded by Vespers coach,
: Jim Dempsey. Johnson rowed under
the direction. of Coaches Edward J.
kearns. Jim Ten Eyck, ST.. and John
Kennedy.
II there be need of a master coach
In connection with the forthcoming
Knights of Columbus regatta on the
Seine johnson should fill tho bill
nicely.
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MATTY To ARRIVE FEB. 10.

CINcisaATi, Fab. 5.--rre s.deu. Angus:
Hermann to-day repeated the state
uent hc made when he signed Patrick
Moran as Manager of the Cincinnati Ma
tionals last week that ChriSty Mathew
son would not he further considered a.
eligible for leadership OF the Reds Herr
mann has received reply TO his cable.
gram I, Mathewson asking about the
iatters, future plans. Mathswson's NEE.
sage was BRIEF. merely stating that NJ
would land IN America on February. H.
No mention was made ~ 10 Ais future
planA
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IRVING NARCOTICS DIES.
Promising Young Boxer suecumbs
to Influenza.

Irving Msrgolies whose quick knock
ont or Freddie Reese and his mastery
boxing In tho semi windup TO the recent
Leonard-Dundee contest IN Newark
caused him to be nailed throuyhout thu
sporting world as a coming champion.
died OF influenza at II rs A. NJ yes'er-
day at Mount Sinai Hospital Irving
leaves a wife and a 2-year-old baby. both
seriously Ill with the Same ailment that
took away the young boxer.
Young Margolies. who was studying
law. hoped through his boxing to OBJ
tain enough money 10 take him through
college. He caught cold the night Of his
bout with Reese.
The sun., 1919-02-06
ST. pAUL'S WINNING FIVE.
Register Their Firth Straight vic-
tory Of seaaon.

e.. Paurs School OF Garden City yes
terday won its nth straight basketba Il
contest OF the season by defeating tho
Trinity Scnool i've OF Manhattan on the
Long Islanders court by 20 to 10. In
the first half st. Paui's rolled up 20
points to their opponents 8.
Birch and Vail were the 81. Paul
stars, while Hopping and Smith played
best for Trinity.
The sun., 1919-02-06
SPANISH CHAMPION BEATEN.
Hum enthsI Defeats Ortiz in Anna
teur Cue Tourney.

william Blumenthal was the winner
last night at Thum's Room IN the three
cushion tournament under the auspices
Of the American Amateur Billiard Asso-
cat,on. He defeated A. Ortiz the Span
ish champion. by 80 to ~ in "a innings.
The game was we'll contested. and was
watched by large crowd Of devotees of
tho angle game.
The sun., 1919-02-06

Fulton Is Barred From
Boxing in Minnesota

A A INNEAPoLls. Mimi. Feb
MI 5.--The Minnesota Boxing
Commission. meeting here
late to-day. voted to bar indefinitely
Fred Fulton. Rochester. MINI,
heavyweight fighter. from boxing or
sparrins In Minnesota rings.
No reason was given, but II 10
understood the commissioners took
the action after discussion of Ftliton's
statement made recently In Gan
Francisco that Jack Dempsey had
double crossed" him In the night of
July 27 last
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BARNARD CHECKS VISITORS.
Administers Defeat 10 Ciason Point
Five, First OF Season.

Clason Point Military Academy's bas-
ketball team yesterday suffered its frst
defeat Of the season at the hands of In.
Barnard School Eve on Barnard's court
The score was 20 to 10. The nrst half
was keenly contested. tho period ending
10 In favor OF Barnard,
In tho second half the local team
outplayed the soldier boys and collected
five field goals and one foul to their op-
ponents' lone Mold goal Robertson
played best for Barnard, wfile Ward.
Reilly and Vergara accounted for the
losers points.
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OTIS WINS IN ANGLE GAME.
He Defeats Cannefax In First
Block of Cushion Match.

Schuyler Otis. one OF the leading thrcs
cushion experts OF the country. won the
first block OF his $50 points match with
Bob Cannefax at Rational Recreation.
Brooklyn. last night, after a struggle
lasting seventy-two innings, by so TO 80.
Otis took the lead carly in the con-
test and kept the game we'll In hand to
the finish
These players will contest tho second
block tonight.
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BAN OFF RUSSELL AND HIGH.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb, 6.--Ths Ma
tionsl Baseball Commission handed
down notices to-day TO the effect that
Allen Russell and Hugh High Of the
New York American League Club had
been restored 10 good standing In Or
ganissd baseball. Both men were car
RED on the reserve Nst Or this year.
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CORNELL FIVE WINS.
Overwhelms St. Lawrence. 50 to
10. on Basketball Court.

ITHACA, n. Y. Feb 5-Tho Cornell
basketball team won It's fourth straight
victory here tonight by defeating St
Lawrence University 50 to 10 in a one
sided game. The Ithacans assumed the
lead at the start and never were headed.
The first half ended Is 10 for Cor
nell. Centre Molinet had another field
day. He Gagged seven baskets. Ortner's
foul throwing got ten out OF terf tries
for goal from foul. The lineup:
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NEwTOwN FIVE BEATEN.

oRNwALL.oT.HUpao;', y. y. Feb, s.
Newtown, runner up in Sew York School
championship, was badly defeated by
New York Military Academy to-day. The
soore was; New York Military Academy.
36 Newtown, 4,
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NEUSTADT TO PLAY
UNGER FOR 1872 TITLE
Brooklyn Man Scores Fifth
Successive Vicory.

BY defeating Sidney Brussel last night
In the Class c balk linz tournament under
the auspices OF the National Association
Of Amateur Billiard Players at LAWYER 8
room by $50 to ios, Joe Neustsdt, who
has played IKE a champion. assured
himself OF n game with the tito holder.
+. A. Unser. tonight
Neustadt now has won nvs gar -
without q defeat and Cnger has been
beaten once in I'VE games II Neustadt
wins from Unger tonight the title will
change hands.
In tho other game last night Charles
Stelnbbugler defeated J. Langdon by
100 TO l29, The scores:
J. NeuE;adt-a 10. ,. Q. ,. -. 4 0. IL,
o, y, J, ,, 3, =, q, l, :, ., G. /. ,. ii. ~,
0, -. i2--iS0. Hish run. "a. Average.
s Bru..e'--o, !. al, Q, :, 0. o, .. 0.
los, High run. %. Average. T.
{. steinbugler--0, !, I. J, 2, 0, s. }. l.
=. /. .. :, z .. !, 8, 10. o. 9. :. !, :, ?.
:: ;,s;i !. .. SO'A i-!'o. Alsh run II,
~. 'H'sai I. ''i.','o HI :.
:. 9. ), ]. o. o. 1, D., !. /. D. ., .. I, .. :,
3, 8. :. .. .. q .. '-i''. High run. II.
The sun., 1919-02-06

scout. ! suppose the only tnu.g You eau
DO With the clothes that have .ios ilIco
vingIUE to then :. 20 bum them, rAr.
farmer sun, cut into strips, they cou'd
be Used for ling bait. The Chinese
.tout," ! understand, is partial Ia th.'
Seriously. once cut up an old fs.t hat
that wsa Juicy with Inns Whenever !
wanted ling all hsi to DO Was 70 cut
OF a strip for bait.
HOOKS AND sINKERs.
New York Feb &.
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YALE FIVE Is TOO
FAST FOR COLUMBIA
Ellis Take Early Lead and De.
feat New York Team
by 48 to Fl.

NEW HAVEN, Feb. 6.--Yales basket
ball team easily defeated Columbia here
tonight. The score was 40 10 81.
Van Slyck started the Yale scoring and
Horton and Hamill completed 1t. Horton
was hurt soon after the beginning OF the
second half. but gamely stuck to It.
Horton Gagged seven pretty baskets. while
Hamill scored only one less.
Alderman. playing his first game for
the Blue. put up a strong game. while
Capt. Stradella was tho usual star on
the defence.
The score at the end OF tho FIRST half
stood % to II in Yales favor. Columbia
started tho second half strong and for a
few minutes looked as though they might
prove dangerous. Yale's superior team
play and Hamill's accurate basket shoot
ing were too much, however, and Column
bias squirt was of no avail.
Baskets were coming fast for Yale
when the final whistle blew. The lineup ::
Yale t4s). Columbia t21).
Horton...'... Right forward ........Tynon
Van slyck. ... Left forward ....... Farrell
Ham!ll. Centre johnson
stradelIs..... Right guard 49,. weinstein
A!aerman. -. ,Lett guard -; ;.Kiendi
., Hamili a, Van syck, s,tadslla. Column
bia-weinstein l. Kiendr 2, johnson. Ty-
nom. Farrell Goals from foul-Yale-Van
slyck 6. Farrell 8. Reteree-Ed Thorpe.
Columbia University. Umpire-Mr. Deer
ing. Manhattan College.
The sun., 1919-02-06
FoRDHAoi PREF VICTOR.

Fordhau1 Pren's second basketha'
team yesterday defeated the All Ha'
lows' second hve on the AL Hallows'
court by % to Is.
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L0YoLA WINS AT HOCKEY.
Scores Third Straight victory,
Beating Mamaroneek.

Loyola Schools hockey team continued
its winning streak yesterday whom It de-
feated tho Mamaronock High School
seven in tho Brooklyn Ice Pnlace by to
0. II WAS the winning teams third
straigh; victory OF the season.
Kerey. Wilson ana Stoneham ac-
counted Tor I.oyola's goals. Keresey reg
istered his goal In the first period. while
the two others rung UP theirs in the sec
ond period. Keresey's score came after
10 minutes OF play on long. clean
shot. Wilson registered his goal in 8 :23
on a rebound from Keresey. Stoneha n.
son Of the new owner OF the Giants.
made his goal In ~ minutes on o pass
from Keresey. The lineup:
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A. A. q. MEETING POSTPONED.

Tho meeting OF tho gymnastic com
mittes OF the local Amateur Athletic
Union. which was to have taken plass
last night was postponed until next Tues
day night
The sun., 1919-02-06


he will
he
The n living
hickory.
the In
would himself into trouble and would
o
doubt that he will herehe
in
McGraw will
make
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Hearsay Evidence.

N"@ler added some supplementary
a-Ns to the effect that the affidavit
thr!sty Mathewson. former manag
- re Reds, was carefully examined.
However, Mathewson's complaints dealt
more with chase's conduct on the Gin
'.n2an team than with any specific
oaarge' said Heydler.
He said further that the psrsonsl svi.
Sen'e submitted by Seals. Ring and
logan, Cincinnati players. and the af-
;aay!t from Perritt, the New York
''"-. consisted for the most part OF
against man evidence, and did not
.l 'p under cross-examination.
$50 admitted OF tho trial that he
~. TWICE bet on ball games. once IN
Cl0c'nnati-Cleveland Ohio State
t.'fs g lsi7 and once on a Giant-Cub
WHALE he eth was an American
80 cue player. He further testified he
personal knowledge OF only one
Ae' bet being made by a National
league player. & Cincinnati player bet.
uts with him in tho Red-cleveland
series Of 1917.
chsse says he win continue his suit
ssainst the Cincinnati club unless this
,uaek salary. amounting TO Avprozi.
'oAtsty $500. II paid.
The sun., 1919-02-06
HIGH LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
in ALL SPHERES OF SPORT

INV Tex
Richard Before puts his
Richard his contract
with his For months report has had that
while his silent partner
Curley Willard and who ran
tho Tuesday questioned
he himself had the DEMPSEY For s some
wnssssT
circulation after Dempsts
Dsn ssSu year s tho G 5ns am o was s s
SO his hsns Mer s s a% @
sn , won Of @ @ sPa s s S oS
and the Sss him ss TSs
Himself Wise man and q" prudsa hss investor
Bou. Mus. Be Fought to Decision
Richard reiterated his decision the bout on any
sou Where he would be likely to get good return MS decision
i've @ @ the 0D e sn Rksr OF course self
proposition for while he Will saso that he viii
lines IA, 1,o by
willard favor he is likely
It Whispered that as RcSds contract with Willard
%s @ % wd
D IF fort s % title
any staged on SUCH term. dicuisd
commI.snership
Gibbs boxing bill has gone only far The !uae, ny Com
nn S"ao pa. a arr " 5 n r n H'1 A sy
5 sm w Va y father Ass' yn yss,ef state. so
asn prominently
dsa aa tn. sy S
rs ' S Sy ns
sportsman DS
TBS as h 1ss1 that M
T he r the nh s s few '1
Hvsver d when an here o sSms time
wi n the others
WISDOM than
importan, position n
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WNen tn6 nnS
Yale f45).
Is IN ROW FOR NAVY.
Beats virginia Military Academy.
30 to II.
spccidi nespafch TO The Sur.


ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 5.-The midshipmen
won their fifteenth straight victory
at basketball this Afternoon, but had
more difficulty than they expected in de-
featng Virginia Military Institute, SO
to II. II was not until the latter part
OF the second half that tho margin was
a big one. loves led in the scoring for
the Navy. The lineup:
Navy (39! virginia 40.
Iowes....... Lett Forward go. Bunting
Lewis....... Right forward Willis
Deringer. ...-... Centre ............ Leo
Bolton. Ieft gu'ri ..... Bs"N-7ch
watters..... Right guard ..... sullivan
Fisld Eoals--S4val N"adomv: o".s
psrinser I. Lewis 2. Bolton 2. Waters 3,
Byerly. Davis; virginia: sullivan s. Lee 2,
Wills Foul eoais-Nnysl Academy: Der
niger Q, Byerly !: Virginia: Bunting
suhstitutes-Naval Academy: Byeriy for
Loves. Dav1s for Lewis. Thomas for Der
niger. Ref.ree-Mr. Benjamin, Illinois
Normal Umpire-Mr. Groves 81. Johns.
Time OF hAIvss-.o minutes
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FIsIo soa.s-Molnet :. Kendall :, Stew
arr Barker. Sooie. GA.fnsey. Bird. Foul
EoAs-Ortner 10 Guernsey 3 Suh-tItu.
tion-Bird for Barker Rsferes--Sy. c
Hickock.
The sun., 1919-02-06

AUTOMOBILE EXCHANGE.
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Mamaroneek co..
LOyoA "a,

LoyoA VI, MhIHAIobscH WE
Aennessey .......'GoA l''''''.' '''''kane
Amend. ........ Cover point. .OCallshsn
Wilson .......... Rover. ......".. Garry
Stoneham 49,. Left wing 900. Marks
Maloney fright wing, Goodciite
Goals Nrst periOd--Keressy GO), long
shot. Goals second perioj--Wilson ts::3J,
rebound from ksrssey; Stonehsm l?), pass
from Keresey, Refsree-Smith. wander
ers. Time OF perlods--lb minutes each.
The sun., 1919-02-06
ROD AND GUN NE S

~ " rnnces GofcTna' wrIe
o H F t'ff5j AZ '9 F IIo'7TM M'4P2
E$:$::E /: 81 &: A 81 # i: 'iss - 4: .
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-03
GERMANS HAVE
SKELETON ARMY
Reduce Size of Divisions,
But Have General Stats
Unchanged.

CoblcnZ Germany. April 3.-lCor-
respondence Of The Associated Press).
There is no longer any set stand
ard for the strength Of a division in
the German army. say American ex-
perts. This Is regarded as important
in view OF the fact that delegates at
the peace conference not long ago
suggested that the German army be
limited 10 six divisions
At the beginning OF -he war Ger
man division comprised about $4,000
men. In the latter part OF the war the
divisions consisted Of three infantry
and one artillery regiments. with pio-
neers. signalmen and various other
technical troops mum Derins approx
mately 5000 men At present, II Is
declared, no division in the German
army has 5000 men and there are
probably divisions with less than 1000
men
In rehabilitation It has obviously
been the policy to make the regiment
the prime unit but to retain in exist
ence all divisional staffs OF divisions
which existed in July. 1914
tt is probable. according TO the eL-
perts with the American army Of Oc-
cupatiOn that there still exist in the
German army 100 or more divisional
stafTs IN more or less skeleton forms
These divisions are -demobiliZed
but not dissolved. Apparently Il has
been the purpose TO retain a consider
able number OF staffs IN skeleton
form until Il future OF the German
army IS definitely decided by the na-
tfonal assembly in Weimar.
Taking these facts into considera-
ton. the American officers who have
made a careful daily study OF the de-
mobilization OF the German army as
well as all other activities OF the
enemy troops, say that the term di-
vision in connection with the present
German army has no standard mean
ing. In connection with the future
army Of Germany. the Americans as
sert that the term division requires
a defining clause such as a division
on pre-war estal lishment.T or a "di
vision on establishment basis existing
November Il 1873
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-03

saults were made there again Tues
day morning. All broke down under
the allied fire.
According TO Bolshevik prison
ers the enemy is somewhat de-
moraiiEed because OF his heavy
losses during the two dogs
In the Seletzlzoe sector. 80 miles east
Of Oderzerskaia, the allied advanced
posts were attacked by a strong en-
envy patrol, but the Boisheviki were
driven back by machine gun fire. On
the Omega river. west Of BOlsheia- the
enemy shelled the village Of kleshie-
70. which IS held by a Russo British
garrison In this territory the en-
envy outposts we're driven back at
Piluk and the allies captured two
prisoners.
Iizraine Chief interviewed.
Proskurov, Ukraine, April Shy
the Associated Press. THE allies
VIII be in the position OF Pontius Pr
late washing his hands n they do not
come TO our rescue" said a statement
made 10 the Associated Press by 81
mon Petlura, military and civil head
of the Ukraine republic. a man to see
whom the correspondent had jour
neyed for nearly two weeks over
bridEeless rivers, on slow trains. in
automobiles. afoot and by wagon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-03
u. S. VIII Sell
WarS1lbbHeS In
UnitedKingdOn1
Must Await Permission Of
England To Begin
Marketing.


London, April Correspondence Of
The Associated Press. Disposition
OF American army supplies In Eng
land will be a big and complicated
task owing TO the nature OF certain
contracts and an agreement with the
British government, the army cannot
begin selling material for al least a
month yet in the opinion OF army Of
hcers but they are preparing the way
now. Some material stin is being de-
livered to the army while other con-
tracts are held in allegiance pending
settlement.
When the United States entered the
war it was agreed that all contracts
for supplies should be made through
the British government. II also was
agreed that at the termination Of
hostilities the United States should
not sell material without consent Of
the British government, nor could any
Of the contracts arranged through the
British be Cancelled except by negotia-
tons through that government
Ecen II there are some delays the
United States doubtless will profit on
many Of its sales. No agreement could
be reached with the firm which held
a contract TO deliver TO the American
army about 200 huge gasoline tanks
for use in France. Delivery IS con-
tinuing but IL is not worrying quar-
termaster officers as the army already
has been offered more than the con-
tract price for the lot With some
other material the same situation oD-
tains-
The work OF settling unfinished
contracts IS progressing but British
officials are unwilling for a huge
amount OF material TO be suddenly
dumped on the market notWithstand-
ing there is an insistent demand for
some Of il at inflated prices. British
officials say there is no desire what
ever to deprive Americans OF an ad-
vantageous market but they argue
that they also must consider the dis
posal OF the enormous amount OF
British army supplies stored IN Eng
land
The American Red Cross had no
agreement with the British govern
ment and recently disposed OF a lot OF
motor transport equipment for ap-
proximately s27.55o. The purchase
price was S24.500 and the equipment
had been in use a year. ANY kind Of a
motor is IN great demand in Eng
land
No record has been kept OF the total
amount OF contracts allotted for the
American army in Great Britain but.
Ike everything in the war. 10 was
measured in huge figures. II is esti-
mated, however. that the ordnance
contracts alone amounted to about
$500, 100000 Much OF this. OF course.
VIII not bring as good returns as the
materials coming under jurisdiction Of
the Quartermasrer department