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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22

The western nations woke up to the
fact that great power had appeared
In the East when in 1894 Japan de-
clared war ON the vast empire or
China and speedily brought it to its
knees. The realization that a naval
and military power Of the first class
mad come into being on the western
shores of the Pacific was not pleas
ant one and caused great fiuttering
among the "chancelleries" of Europe
ond was not viewed without concern
In the United States.
1t was because of her war with
China and her subsequent war with
Russia that Japan occupies the posi-
ton she does today among the nations.
The treaty of Shimonoseki and the
treaty of Portsmouth placed her
among the leading nations of the
world. The war between China and
Japan arose over the affairs of Korea.
In the olden days Korea had paid
tribute to Japan and after the aboli-
ton of the Shogunate in 1868 and the
coming of the Mikado into his own,
repeated demands were made upon
the Koreans for continuation of this
tribute. Chinese and Japanese in
trigued at the Korean court for the
predominating influence in the land of
the morning calm and transformed II
into land which knew no calm.
Japan Alleged Infraction.
In June of 1894 Chinese army was
sent into Korea for the ostensible pur-
pose of putting down rebellion which
threatened the Korean king. Japan
declared this to be an infraction or
the treaty between herself and China
made in 1885, and dispatched Japan
csc army which occupied the Korean
capital and its port of Chemulpo. and
fortified the route connecting the two
cities. Somehow the rebellion disap-
peared, but the king of Korea found
n Chinese army and Japanese fac
ing each other in hostile guise upon
his territory and asked them to with
draw-which they refused to do. The
king appealed TO the United States.
Mr.. Gresham, secretary of state, ask
ed China and Japan please to get out
of Korea. China said she was per-
fectly willing to get out if Japan
would. Japan said she would not get
out until Korea had reformed her in
ternal affairs.
1t was evident that Japan meant
war, and on July s, 1894, England
proposed that the United States join
with her in an Intervention to prevent
the war. The United States refused
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22

The British possession Of Egypt is
something into which England "just
naturally drifted." The force Of cir
cumstances was stronger than treaties
and diplomacy, and after the occupa-
ton of the country subsequent to the
Arab Bey incident in 1882, England
found herself in the position of the
man who held the bear by both paws
around tree-it was more dangerous
to let go than to hold on. Yet up to
the recent proclamation Of British
protectorate over the land of the Nile
and the setting up of sultan indie
pendent Of Turkey following the sid
ing of the Khedive abbas with the
Germans, Egypt remained part of
the Turkish empire, a vassal state
paying an annual tribute of 100000
and governed nominally by heredi-
tary vassal prince. It was governed
under the treaty of 1841, which the
powers forced upon the sublime porte
and its victorious rebel governor of
Egypt, Mehemet Ali. BY this treaty
the western powers obtained their first
foothold in the land of the Pharaohs.
Mehemet Ali was Turkish officer
who first went to Egypt in 1899 as
commander Of the forces. He did so
well in restoring order there that in
1906 the sultan appointed him gov
ernor. But Ali found his government
constantly threatened by the famous
Mamelukes, cavalry corps of the
Egyptian army consisting of the de-
scendants Of those Mingrelian, Turk
ish and other slaves sold by Genhiz
Khan to the Egyptian sultan in the
thirteenth century who, uniting in re-
volt in 1851, made themselves masters
of the country. The Turkish govern
ment overthrow the Mameluke govern
ment in 1917 and Egypt became
Turkish province. But the military
caste of the Mamelukes was continued
as portion Of the Egyptian army
until Ali's time.
Massacre of the MameIukes.
In 1911, seeing that it was ques-
ton Of survival between the Name
lukes and himself, Ali settled the mat
ter by massacre of the Name
lukes. The citadel of Cairo was the
scene of the principal slaughter; the
Mamelukes were annihilated. Now
absolute master of Egypt, Mehemet
Ali threw off his Turkish allegiance
and conquered Syria in 1892. In
1889 he defeated the Turks in so many
engagements that it seemed as if his
banners were certain to wave in the
mosque of st. Sophia. The powers
took alarm. That old idea which for
so many centuries has prevented the
Turk from being driven out Of Eu-
rope-the idea that the status quo at
Constantinople must not be disturbed,
lest the Turk being out of CONSTANT
nople, a general war should ensue for
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22
FOODSTUFF RAIDS
BY GOVERNMENT
Punch Behind Campaign
Against n. c. L.
WILL PUNISH ALL GoUGERs
Palmer Asks Legislation Providing
Heavy Fines And Imprisonment
For The Inscriptions
Profiteers.

Washington. Indications of the
real punch behind the governments
campaign to reduce the high cost
of living are given in unmistakable
fashion in many cities. While At
torney-General Palmer was telling
the Senate Agriculture Committee
that he intended to prosecute every
dealer guilty Of. selling at higher
prices than those listed by fair-price
committees of each county, word
came from Chicago, St. Louis and
Birmingham of seizures of great
quantities Of foodstuffs by federal
officials, who recently were instructed
TO proceed under the food-control act
TO stop boarding.
In Chicago 1882 tubs of butter,
worth $4,000, was seized; in ST.
Louis 284,180 pounds of coffee.
which has been showing rapid adj
vances in price, and in Birmingham
100 barrels of sugar.
Mr.. Palmer told the Senate Com
mittee that he believed the great
majority of farmers and food dealers
were not profiteering, but that the
suggested amendment to the food
control act, extending it to clothing,
and providing criminal penalty Of
$4,000 fine or two years imprison-
ment, or both, was necessary to make
effective the campaign against those
who are dishonesty gouging the pub
lie.
There was a division of opinion
among the senators as to the advis-
ability of the legislation, several de-
claring that the amendment gave the
Department of Justice too drastice
powers over commerce, while others
questioned the constitutionality of
extending the life of the food control
act beyond the declaration of peace,
as has been suggested.
s'Given this penalty, we can break
the backbone of this profteering in
so days." Mr.. Palmer retorted
crisply, land then you won't have
to worry about constitutionality."
While the more drastic methods OF
prosecutions win be used by the De
partment of Justice to punish and
stop fragrant cases of profiteering, it
was made clear today that the still
effective licensing provisions of the
Food Control Act would be invoked
to reach dealers against whom NO
Indictment could be found in federal
courts. Oficials of the Food Admin
istration notified the department that
IL cents pound was fair price for
sugar, and this information was
transmitted to district attorneys,
with the significant statement that
where higher prices were being
charged, there evidently was profiteer
Ing.
The Department of Agriculture
asked 100000 from Congress fol
establishing information centers in
various cities, which would collect
and disseminate information concern
ing prices.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22
NAMED ON SMYRNA COMMISSION
Rear-Admiral Bristol Will Represent
United States.

Paris.-Rear-Admiral Mark L. Bris-
col, commander of the United States
naval forces in Turkey, it was learned,
has been designated as the American
member of the Inter-allied commission
appointed to investigate incidents con-
nected with the occupation of Smyrna
by Greek and other Allied forces. Rep
resentatives of the other great powers
are BrigadierlGeneral Hare, for Great
Britain: General Punouzt, for France.
and General Alfredo Dallolio, for Italy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22
GREY TO SAIL IN SEPTEMBER.

Sir William TyrrelI Coming As Ambas-
sador's Secretary.
London. Viscount Grey, former
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
will leave for the United States to
assume his post as temporary ambas-
sador, probably early in September.
He will be accompanied by Sir Will
liam G. Tyrrell.
A large staff also will go with the
Ambassador to take routine affairs out
of his hands, thus permitting Lord
Grey to devote his time to large ques-
lions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22
ANDREW CARNEGIE LAID TO REST
Only Fl Persons Accompany Body To
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Taneytown. N. Y.-The body of An
drew Carnegie, steel magnate and
philanthropist, was laid to rest on a
hillside in historic Sleepy Hollow Gem
etery, overlooking the Hudson.
Only q persons-members Of the
dead ironmaster's family and few
close friends accompanied the body
to Sleepy Hollow. Funeral services
were held at Shadow Brook, the Car
negie estate at Lenox, Mass. Imme-
diately after the services the body
was conveyed in an automobile hearse
to Hillside, where it was placed in a
private car on the New York Central
Railroad for White Plains. Thence it
was conveyed by automobile to Sleepy
Hollow.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22
THE OIL LEASING BILL FAVORED
Senate Committee Unanimously Re.
ports Measure.

Washington.-Favorable report on
the bill for the leasing of government
owned oil, coal, phosphate and sodium
lands for the purpose of stimulating
production was ordered by the Senate
Public Lands Committee. The vote
was unanimous.
The bill virtually is the same as that
passed by both Houses of the last Con-
gress, but which failed because the
Senate did not adopt the conference
report.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22
THE NEW JAPANESE AMBASSADOR

Westminster Shldehera To Succeed
viscount lshii.
San Francisco, Cal.-K. Shidehera,
Westminster of Foreign Affairs in the
Japanese cabinet. has been appointed
Japanese ambassador at Washington
to succeed Viscount Ishii, according
to cable advices received from Tokyo
by the Japanese-American.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22
MANY MILES OF MOVIES MADE.
Baker Would Sell Pictures Of Army
Life To Public.


Washington-One hundred and six
ty miles of motion-picture negatives
and more than $4,000 still pictures of
army activities were produced during
the war, Secretary Baker informed
Congress in requesting passage of leg
islation authorizing the War Depart
ment to sell duplicates of the mega
tives.
Mr.. Baker also recommended legisla.
ton to authorize the department to
print in book form, for sale to the pub
lice, photographs of the war. He esti-
mated the pictures would make IL
volumes each and that the cost price
would be $3.50 volume, exclusive of
the selling cost.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22
vlscouNT GREY TO U. $.

Former British Foreign Minister Ex-
pected To Accept Post.
London.-viscount Grey, Of lFallo-
den, who retired as head of the British
foreign ONCE in 1916, it is understood,
is likely to accept the post of British
Ambassador to the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22
THE DUKE OF AosTA EXPECTED
Cousin OF King OF Italy May Make
Tour OF United States.

Rome.-The Duke Of Aosta, eldest
cousin of King Victor Emmanuel and
commander of the Italian Third Army
during the war, probably will soon
make visit to the United States.
From the United States he will go to
China and Japan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22
TRANSPORT SHERIDAN ADRIFT.
Sheridan Loses Propeller And Vessel
Goes To Aid.

Los Angeles, Cal. = The United
States Army Transport Sheridan, en-
route from Honolulu to San Francisco,
is adrift about 100 miles out from
San Francisco, having lost propeller,
according to radio message picked
up by the U. S. S. New Mexico in port
here.
The message said only IL days
supply of coal was on board and asked
that vessel be sent to tow the Sheri-
dan to San Francisco.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-08-22
WILL NOT SACRIFICE SHIPS.

shipping Board Makes. NO EFFORT 10
Force Sales.
Washington.-Ships held by the
United States Shipping Board will not
be sold at bargain prices. John Barton
Payne, newly appointed chairman of
the board. said, adding that no efforts
were being made to force their dis
posal. Smaller vessels will be dis
posed of first, Mr.. Payne said, and the
establishment and operation Of ship
ping lines in the interests of COM
merce will be the first consideration.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17
C GIANTS WIN IN MANCHESTER.

Manchester, N H., Oct. IA nine representing the New York Nationals. easily defeated St. Anselm colleget here yesterday, to 4. Kauff madef two triples and single. The score: II
 r. h. e@ New York ..... 3O10O013O-s 10 0s St Anselm .. 00OO20O02-4 $ ss Batteries-Dubuc and Snyder; Laughery and Cunningham.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17
SCH.Hl1E' GOING STRONG.
| OUthFul billiard Player Shows Rc-
 nlarilabI skill in Practice.

New York, oct. 17.-Jallc Sschae- fer and Ora MOrningstar played the most sensational billiards yesterday at Maurice DaIN's that they have vet shown in practice for the national tourney in ;hc HcteI A8tor next Non- daN. Both of these remarkable ex ports were in fine fettle and they ran out the allotted points almost before the spectators had got settled in their chairs
 SchaefcT, WEo is taperng off in his practice work. limited his total to 25O points in his SaIne with Albert Cut Ter and the sensational young ballz linor "a1 out his quota in three in- nings for an average Of S3-1-3. He ran out with an unfinished run of 166. The onlookers declared that Schaefer seemed fit for the fray and that any man in the tourney, which starts next week, who can beat him, will be in position to win first prize.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17

melody to his "pets." Jack ditin t have to, so he claims.
 When the team finally disbanded, several other organizations got the benefit of their playing skill. Bill and Jack Walsh played with the New Britain High school, and later Bill was the hurling star of the Fordham college team for several seasons, be- sides playing a sterling game of bas- kethall in between seasons.
 "Pml>y" Reynolds forsook the dia- mOnd when he entered college. At the outbreak of the war, "Pnky" was commissioned a lieutenant in the Medical Corps of the Army.
 J. Francis ("Fcct'D Markham has not had the time 10 reach the great heights Of baseball heroes and has cast his lot in the success of the Stanley Works.
 The disbandng of tho Commercial Streets did not lessen the love for the game of "Stevic' Dudack as present. day fans will agree After wearing out about 10 miles of grass around the old Andrews field in the northern part of the city for several years, he signed" with the Pioneers and at the present time he has hopes of outriValling the great record of Red" Campbell.
 The tall, stately looking youngstor next to Dudack is 'HoWie" Blinn, late of the Pioneers and the United States Army, and more recently of the New Britain Machine company team, which had q narrow escape from win nln& tn" Industrial league pennant. Bllnnle was as sweet a looking out helder as ever sraced an amateur dlamo ond. His friends have hopes that when tho effects of the rigid Army life have entirely disappeared from his system he will again be found
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17
By Briggs

years of age, but with all that, it was ''Kopfie" that could be heard the most during the past season and~ throughout the series. Lest we for get, Uncle Sam gave him the title of Lieutenant William L. Kopf during the war
 "Snippy' Long is the hatless boy in the center of the group. "Snippy'' has since given up residing in New Britain for the more peaceful life in New Haven.
 'Neb" Laurenson was another oas the star performers of the Commer-4 cial Streets. We remember "Zeb" the best as a basketball player
 The guarding of the dizzy corner in the good old days of the Commer- cial Streets was very capably looked after by Eddie C'Buddy") Dobson. Buddy has recently returned to thiS- city after two years of travelling ocean mostly.
 Jack Leonard was a great admirer of the late Horace Greeley, so he 'went Vest and is now residing in Tucson, Arizona.
 Last but not least, is Jack ("Snap-. per') Walsh-but, to be more polite, Lieutenant John Walsh, U. s. N. The deeds that this member of thwf House of Walsh performed on the athletic field are numerous. He was excellent as baseball, skillful at bas- <etball, terror on the football grid iron and a wonderful swimmer We have no available records of his work al tennis, golf or squash. Snapper" after leaving the New Britain High school entered the University Q.t Pennsylvania, where he graduated as a dentist. When the war broke out, Young Jack" as he was called, lost no time in getting into the Navy blue. For over a year he has been in France, stationed most of the time in Brest. Anybody who can stand one year of Rue Emile Zola, Rue Siam- or, in fact, any part of Brest, is en- titled to considerable credit.
 A majority of the members of this famous team are expected to attend the banquet and testimonial to be rendered to their former clubmate, Billy Kopf, at the Elks' Home next Tuesday evening.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17
COX BEATS GEERS
New England Driver Drives Day Star To Victory in 2-Year-OId Trotting Event at Atlanta

Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 17.-Cox, plotting Day Star, took the two-year-old trot from Geers, driving Harvest Horn, in straight heats in the Grand Circuit races yesterday at the Lakewood track here. These two were the only starters. Roya Mac, Murphy driving, had things all his own way in the 2:07 trot winning each of three heats.
 Murphy, with Esther R., was an easy Wil'sar in each of the three heats of the 2:07 pace. The last half o1 the second mile was paced in 1:O1, the time of the heat being 2:0614
 The 2:1O pace for all-Southern starters was won by Bonnie Flows, driven by Tansey.
 Jacksonville, Fla. interests. it was said yesterday. arc seeking to get the Grand Circuit races as an annual feature
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17
RON-"Pmky" 'Stevic" Dudar (NIanagc
 Long,. Iaurcn FRONT RON"3uddy' Va

The above is a picture of the Comm Streets, a local aggrega- ton of ball-tossers who at one time were regarded as one of the best teams in New England for their age. The significant part however, is the fact that William l.. Kopf (first to the left in the center roW), the local boy who played such an important role in the winning of the worlds cham pionshiD by the Cincinnati Reds, was a member of the team. Those who remember the exhibitions that this team gave will recall that Billy Kopf at that time gave promise of developing into a big league star. The Commercial Streets cleaned up every thing in sight for several seasons, and then. as q croWning achievement, they went out and won the pennant of inc Hartford Globe eaguc.
 The youngsters had a wonderful follovinc in those days, and it was just like suicide to try and tell their roOtors that a team existed that could beat them. Everything was passed up bv inc C. s. roOters when the team played. Jack Walsh, who had two sons, star performers on the team, was to the Commercial Streets what "Honcv" Fitzgerald was to the BOs- ion Rod SOx. although Jack did not sing 'Tessie" or any other popular
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17

and the whole works went complete ly into ruin. How a man with Such a low total could take 3, an $, ana 1 a 6 in order on the final three holes of a course like the Greenwich links is as mysterious as 1t is unbeleVable Yet the Providence golfer did just that and lost the medal He was some what reserved throughout the rest of the day.
 Rocks Second With 7S.
 Even with such a hole as the par seventeenth, where he took eight strokes, Rocks actually turned up as second best on the qualifying round with a total of 7S. figures more than enough to beat such a galaxy as sam J. Graham. of the home club; J. Simpson Dean. who is playing hockey from Princeton university; F. C. Newton, tho new Staten Island champion. and Grant A. Peacock, former Princetonian, now of Garden City, but yesterday playing from Oakmont, the home bailiWick ot Davie Heron
 Metropolitan linksmen, playing in an invitation tourna ment here Ut Greenwich for the first time since 1916, when the last tourney was staged, found a collection of new sights There is the new redan ninth hole, played at an angle from the tee, and sitting up high on a plateau with treacherous traps all around. There is also a new first tee, nearly 30 yards wide and only a step down from the beautifully attractive club piazza which overlooks Long Island Sound. Then. there is the Greenwich gopher. Such players as Reggie VI. Lewis, who took an S3. or Sherill Sherman, who came down from Utica, \. G., to get no better than a place in the third sixteen, insist that the little striped souirrel is q hoodoo. Gardiner White looks moro kindly upon him. The fact remains that the Greenwich gopher was the headliner on the days bill. He sits proudly at the edge Of the first tee while each man drives, but between shots he runs out, clears away the obstruction some player heel has made at the entrance to his hole, and ducks in, only to come out again at the side of the terraced tee. One of the Nutmeg Staters yesterday incurred if it was the far-famed and mysterious nineteenth hole.
 Play yesterday in the qualifying round was not any too brilliant. An especially thick fog blew in carly from the sound and several averred that they couldn't see the flag once they had reached tho greens. It was at least heavy enough to give the cad dies a chance for the rest of the week to find plenty of lost balls. The mist not only saturated the putting sur faces. making slow and uncertain rolls, but it was also so heavy and the at nOsDhcrc was so moist that long driV- ing was exceptional. Thus yesterdays summaries show scores of SC as good enough to qualify. This was ample enough for nearly all, and the only possible surprises were in seeing George A. Dixon. Jr.. of National and II. B. Tenn of RidgeWood down in the second flight.
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New Britain herald., 1919-10-17

pulling them down in his graceful fashion in the Outfeld.
 No team can be a success without a great manager, and the Conner cial Streets were extremely fortunate in securing, in spite of spirited efforts of rival club owners, John C'JackO'D Walsh, the hustling Main street to- bacconist. "Jacl1o" will be recognized as the boy wearing the chapeau which would make Dobbs himself green with envy.
 "BilI' Walsh, now Lieutenant Wii- liam Walsh, L. $. N., cheated the big leagues out of a fine pitching prospect when he decided to become a medico rather than a baseball hero. Lieu tenant Bill had an assortment of curves that were bafling.
 It has been said of William L. kopf, Our Hero" that he first saw the light of day in Bristol. but this did not keep him from reaching the high est goal in baseballdom. Others have tried 10 place Winsted as the birth place of Bill" No one, however, has very seriously insisted that he origin ally came from the town where great things happen. Nevertheless, New Britainites can point with pride to the fact that Billy Kopf has long been a resident of this city and that it was here he first took up the national game, of which he has become one of the greatest players. He was known as Bill" when lie first started out; then his nom dc plume was changed },> c nf stedites referring 10 him as 'Mud'; when he went to Fordham, the box score referred to him as Brady; then Connie Mack took hold of him and he was rechristened ''King." Now this is some list of names to tack onto a young man before he reaches 30