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HOUSTON - DAILY POST: .TUESDAY MORNING' MAY 1 4. 1 9 1 8i
BUFFS WALLOPED
'Sens' Baseball Combination
. Knocked Out Victory-
t.' ; (Houston Pest Special.)
v FORT WORTH. Twu May It. After
' setting a fastpao during th arly Miim
-of Monday' gain with th Houatoa
Buffi Pitcher Hardin weakened In the
eighth Inning and wa touched up for
.' four hit and three rune enough to win
; the decision by the count of to I.
The panther made the first score of
' .the eonteat In. the fifth and the Buffs
':. evened matter In the seventh. Bmlthsoa
1 fer the visitor pitched a steady game
.' being effective Id the pinches.
Scattered hit and excellent fielding
' prevented either side from gaining an ad-
-vantage until the Panthers made their
first count in the fifth. Stow began the
; Inning by flying out to center. Kireher
i looking over the assortment of Smith-
. son drew a walk Blttle wae safe at
' t first on an infield hit. Kraft lifted a
' high one to right field and Sears hit
f to left sending Kireher across the pan.
' .; Kerne walked but Ats. who follow;
ended rhe Inning with a pop fly to abort.
Hit by BteUbauer and Nixon In the
I seventh 'tied the score.
. ; - Wobbling along with ths score flfty-
. V fifty snd everything pointing to a de-
; claion by a small margin providing the
; pitchers still held fast the fireworks
' l opened in the eighth when Hardin failed
i to prolong the agony being suffered by
' I the visiting batsmen Noyee. getting Har-
. din In the corner smacked a fast one in
the groove to the left field fence which
gate him two bases. Bmlthson catching
' the disease singled. McCarty filed out
r to left field and Dodd following pulled
.' a swinging bunt past the pitcher In the
neighborhood of first.
Hardin finally got to the hit and In
attempting a play to first failed to see
that the bag was uncovered snd the ball
went wild. Noyes scored on the throw.
Heatheote then fouled out to the catcher.
. Stellbauer with runner on second end
v third singled through short driving in
Smlthson and Dodd. The three runs at
.' this stage of the game proved enough
. to win.
The Atxmen after preparing a counter
sitae in meir nsu 01 me eigntn feu
snon oy two runs. A walk by Hale
and slnglea by Hardin and Stow nettetf
one run. Both sides were retired In
order In the ninth and the battle closed
with honors going to the visitors. The
score:
Fort Worth-
Brow as
Kireher. lb
6lttl. cf
rsrt. lb
-Dean. It
Korea.
.jkti. rf
Hale. So
pardln p
Total
'. Hooaloe
.KSTJef.:::.
BtathcMa cf ...
BtcllbaoerY if ..
McUoMld. sa ....
.Newnaa. lb ....
'tciaoo. It
Nerva
BsUtasos S ....
' Teuls. .......
"Br laalsai
Fert Worth
UuUBtOB.
AB
. 4
. 2
. S
4
BU PO
2 4
. 4
. 8
. S
M
AB
10 27
BH l-O
0 4
S ST 11
1
B-
000 010 0102
wu euo iao
' RauBirr: Bflnlaa haaa Rl f f t lawlflM htf.
Blow Klrrber. Haxdln. McDonald. IWo-tiaw
hits Hardla. Nojea. Btrorh oot Br tlardla 1.
Smtthaoo 2. Baaaa on balla Off Hudls 1. off
gailthaon 2. Time of pme 1:90. Umpire
atoaahsa and Erwla.
Dallas Romped on
Shreveport 14 to 5.
AuocUtti Prtti Rtpert.)
SHREVEPORT Ls May U. Shreve-
port lost Monday's game to Dallas In a
one-ajded contest by a acore of 14 to 6.
The locals had the game won. E to 3 until
the eighth Inning when Pallas scored
fiv runs. Tha visitors came back in the
f
1A3HLETICS - 1R0UNCED WHITE SOX
Meyers Is Knocked Out But
Champions Yanks
tAuociatid Prut Rtfirl.)
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Mar 18. Chicago
kaockad Marers out of the box la the first
1 solas Mondar. bat Adame and Geary recruit
pitchers held the world champion aafs there-
after and the Athletlra hatted Den forth for
S victory. 4 to 4. Walker drore a home run
Into the bleachers in the flrat Innlns and bit
aafelr hla other three tlmea up. Adama held
Chicane hltleas until J. Oolllna drore s home
ran into the bleacbera In the sixth innlns.
scoring s runner ahead of him.
Score RHE
Chk-aeo 200 002 0004 8 8
PaRaeelphla 101 210 10 10 1
Dsaforth. Bens and Schslk; Mrars Adams
Gears and McAror
NKW YORK. Mar 18. A two-bass pinch sit
br Caldwell enabled New York to defeat De-
rolt la the third same of their eeriea here mod
day. 8 to 3.
rVith New Xork
run De
ehlad
CUBS HOPPED ON
Batted Out Easy 10 to 2 Victory Cincinnati Beat Dodgers
and Cards and
iAritcMti Prut Krt.)
OHI0A0O. May 18. Oblesco batted Bostoa'a
Bltchera rreelr Mondar ana won. .10 n s.
lerkTe and KllduTt led the a tuck for tha. lo
cals. v Trier after an nnstesdy aecond Innlns
Battled down ana neia tne viairora aara.
Bostea 030 000 000 3 8 2
Ohleaae
. UXl UZU W IV 10 V
Mehf. Canavsa and WUson; Tyler snd Kllll-
fer. r
CINCINNATI. Mar 1. Orlmea was so wild
la the flrat two inalnes Monday that Cincin-
nati secured seven runs on two hlta. s double
br Blackburn and a triple br 8. Maxee
enoush to win the came. Brooklyn earned fire
ruas eff Toner and Brassier but sood fieldtng
Quartermaster Team
" Defeated Bay City
(Hewttea Pott SptcMf
BAT CITY. Texas. May 18. The quartermae-
ter' corps basehall team of Camp Login de
faated the local team here la a rather one
aided battle. T to 1. Brady the local port'
aider waa poinded conalatently from first . to
laat while Deate the soldier hearer twirled
In real form allowlna but flee hlta two of
which were doubles and cams la me seven ta
which accounted for the locale' one tally.
"Bed" Finn third aacher. and Bmejksl.
shortetop. for ths Tliltora care s bis Iraaue
exhibition on the defenal?e cutting down herd
drives with wonderful abandon.
R H R
Camp Loins
Bay City
Peata sad Bums;
103 100 008 T
000 000 1001
Brady and Wright.
Aggie Defeated by
. Southwestern 1 to 0
(Houston Pott SftcM) "
GEORGETOWN Texas May It.
Southwestern defeated A. and M. here
Monday in a fast clean game of baseball
1 hi A. and M. started oft la grand
style. With one down McMurray walked
Signey got a two-base hit. With two on
and en down Lowe retired Wise and Mc-
Murray was out attempting to steal home.
Tha1 only run of the game cam In the
thlrVLlEggera' popup fly was lost In the
suit fot an Infield hit - Farrington aacrl-
uced Bgger to aecond. Lowe struck out
; Cawthorn hit Egger going to third. The
run waa the result of a double ateal by
Cawthon and Egger. Low a for South-
western had tha better of Iflgdon allow-
ing tha Aggies only three hltsV South-
western garnered ' six hits off Hlgdon
three of which came In the fifth but failed
to countySr a run. The same team play
again Tuesday. ' Batteries for Southwest-
ern. Lowe and Earger; for A. and M. Hig.
don and licjurray . UDiplre-r Uuiagan.
LEAGUE LEADERS
Rallied in Eighth Inning and
rinal Score is 4 -to 2.
ninth and scored seven mnr. The
Delia . II 1 IHfO 1
ef vn
ii
Mtarhl. ss .
Calaaaa. U .
....
aiattlck. ef .
a mwfi rx
eBI
.M U It 17 IT
Bitted fer Wlisoa le sixth.
oarevspert
u i ran i i
Wllktneen. rf
M. O'Neill K
Hrennaa cf ..
IT O N.fu.es
McLany. Jf
fulloa. it ...A
P.hlaiaa lb
t I o
I
BB7d
polaoa .
Toun. p
Uiuurlla
Tatsls
.to
11 97 11
Betted for Toasg la alsth.
Br laolsss:
Delias t 000 000 ZST M
Barsveport oo oio oio
gnanury: Two-be ee kite M. O'N.III.
getteraoa. Dowls McLenr. Saertflc fire
reeaan Flowtn. Lee-ts. Sacrifice hits Bey-
oer. Tskw at. o'Nsiii. ru. imudi piays
McLarrr to rasiman: ana to arniieoner. atoiei
naaes Mattlrk. Kisser. Hit br pitcher-Pot'
son (Patterson) br Towur (Literal) br Lewi
(Wllklosoa). Baaee on ball Off Poleoa erf
Lewla 1. orr 1
out Bv Polaoa
rf Vouux 1. eff V lowers 8 Btrack
Ibob t. br Lawia 1 er riewar a
Vllaon. 4 nina In 0 lanlasai off Pol
nua In T lnntu. Off Flowen
Wit Off WllflMI.
on. hits i nua In 7 Inula. Off Flowers
lta. l ran in x l-s inniux. iatx on nai
1 ran In 2 1-s Innins. l-rt en Dai
Br Dallas f. br Rhreveport S. Time ef sal
Tare heoia. Umpire Ml Um.
Navigators Shut Out
San Antonio. 4 to 0
(Autcimlli Frtu
WACO Texas. May II. Timely hitting.
fast fielding and the splendid pitching of
Wilbur Davis gave Waco a 4 to victory
over San Antonio Monday In the second
game or the series. 1 lie score
Bee Antonio
Le Boao. cf . . . .
Banran. If
8rkea. lb
Parrr. 2b
Blcklnx.
Northen. rf
Hair. 3b
JoiBard c ......
Barfoot. p
Total
Waco
Mokan. If
Malraqulat 3b ...
AB
. 4
. 4
. 8
. 4
. X
. 4
. 4
. 2
. 3
.81
AB
. 8
. 4
. 4
. 3
. 4
.1
:V
.80
BH PO
1 1
S
10
I
4
24 14
BU PO A
2 11
0 3 3
ISO
0 4 0
14 8
10 1
0 2 0
1 S 8
10 8
Laalla. lb
Jamea rf ...
Tanner ae ...
BoffmaB. 3b
erers cf ...
While e ....
DsTls. p ....
Totals
Br Innuuct:
Ban Antonio .
8 27 IS
000 009
Waco
000 020 3U
Summary:
Two-beae hltllokan.
Horn
Moaan.
man 1.
Stolen baaae Br Tanner 3 br Hoff-
Sacririce bit Jamea. Btruek oot Br
br Barfoot 1. Bases oa belli Off
nBla R. br
lha.l. A tktt lUrfoot 1.
IMBIe pure Barfoot
to Sicking
to eraea; imaaer to aaaimquiai 10
T.nw Tanner to Laalle. I.ert ob naaea Hea
': Tai
ABtonw 7 Waco 4. Umpire Erwla. Time
of same One hour ana nineteen aunntee.
Waelder Team Beat Lullng.
tHnutn fevl 5mM.)
LTJLJNO. Texas May 13. Avenging
their defeat of tha week before on their
hnm r round the Waelder baseball team
Invaded Lullng and took the local into
camp to tne tune or e to i. ine vis-
itors played almost errorless ball while
Lullns's accounted for most of the five
rmfm nllowed.
Batteries. Lullng. Carter and Reedy:
Waelder Henderson and Kela. umpires
Baucom and waioowicn.
er - '
Recruit Hurlers Beat World
and Red Sox Won.
and the baaee full In the alxth Innlas. Cald
well'e rfwihle dmva In the wlnalne rune. A
double error br Plpp In the flrat Innlns enabled
tne Tisera to score weir two runs.
Score RHE
Detroit 200 000 0003 7
New York 000 008 0O- 3 8
Krlckaoa and Telle: Buasell Moxrldae and
iiannan.
BOSTON. Mar 18. St. Lnds used 17 seen
Mondar. but Boston with Buah pitching- made
It two out of three winning br the acore of
7 to 6. In the flrat Innlns Boston made three
run orr Hot boron when Bhean. Htmnk. Whit-
man. Mclnnla and Tbomae hit safely In auc-
ceaaion. Tho vleltore uaed four other tiltchera
whose work waa so Detter tnan aotuoroo a.
Score RHE
St. Louis 000 130 101 5 10 3
Boston BUU M1 OO- 7 14 1
Hoock. Sothoros Rosen DsTenport. Lei field
sad launsmsxer; bosb ana asmw.
BRAVE PITCHERS
I
rhilly Draw.
psevaated them from trlag the acore.
Brooklrn
Cincinnati
Orlmea. Mannntrd. Cheney end Kraefer
Toner. Breaslw. Eller and WIdso Allan.
ST. LOUIS. Me.. Mar 18. Intermittent rain
throuxhout Monday'a seme between Philadelphia
ana et
tenth li
it. Loola censed a halt at tha end of the
lentn innins wits tne score ueo s to s.
vii s pitchers' battle between OBscbecer end
Mar. the former allowing but two hits.
Score 1 B H
Phlladelohla i 200 001 000 08 4
St. Loots ? 800 006 000 6 8 3 8
Oeecbecsr and Adama Bona; May snd Say
CLUB STANDINGS
. Tens League.
Monday's Result. To Play Tusaday.
Bouaton 4. Ft. Worth 3 Houston at fort Worth
Dallaa 14. Shrove. 8 Dallas at HhreTannrt
Waco 4. San An. 0 San Antonio at Waco
Team Standing.
Played. Woe. test. Pet
Crab-
Fort Worth
Dallas
Houston ...
San Antonio
Waco
Sure re pert .
IT
IT
18
14
13
10
11
14
13
IT
it
.007
81
28
81
.540
S3tl
.eni
.448
.400
National League.
Monday's Results. To Play Tuesday.
N. T.-Ptttabor (rain)
Oia. 7. Brooklrn 8.
Chicane 10. Boatos 3.
St. Lonla 3. Phils. 87
(Called tenth.!
New York at Plttsbarg
Phils at St.
st uBjeaao.
Louis
Team Standing.
mares. Waa. Last Vet
New York .
ChlCBKO ...
Plttabunr ..
Clnclnoatl .
Philadelphia
Brooklyn . .
n is s
30 ' 14
.700
..SSO
.800
20
34
1
30
.eui
.800
.838
.3
St. Louis
ii
BOB I
stoa
' ; AiasrioaUi Letfne.
Monday' Rasult.
Bostoa T St. Lenhj 8.
N. Y. a. Detroit 2T
To Play Tusaday
Cleveland a twain
Phlia 4. Chlcam 4 . Detroit at New York
Cleveland-Waah. (ral). St. Louis at Bostoa.
ynicaso st i'DIa.
V
Tsm Stanellna
Cm
Bostoa ...
New York
ClBVBlBBd
Chlraxo . .
10
.88
.OAS
.88
.iue
Waaulnstea ...... 3t
il ; .47
t ;".4no
1Y4
www .... ........ f
aVVUNeil SB' I
Belli lebMT. Is
attenoa. tt
bowl e ....
WlUon. p ..
O'Btmrse ....
Clowere. ...
wis
Totals
OWLS MADE A
7 '.":: 1
But Three Rice Track Men in
. Ahead of
vThree Owl want up to Norman. Okie.
last Saturday and took fourth place In
a seven school track meet where each
on .of the other contending school had
from a dosen to half a hundred con-
testants. The meet ws a contest be-
tween the colleges of the Bouthweet Ath-
letlo conference and Rice with but three
men beat out three of the other schools
Three men In this meet represented a
very small percentage of the entrants
but these three Owl gave a good account
of themselves.
Texas A. and M. had ' 12 men on the
ground and tha Owl came out a frac-
tion ahead of tha Aggie. Texas univer-
sity bad over SO men and they got but
30 points something like ono point per
man. ' The Farmers with their 11 6-1
points had about the aame Individual
average. Kloe witn tnree men cieanea up
13 points and rourtn place in tne meet.
Kiting an average oi tour maraers to
e entry ... . ..
Tha Owls also oroae one or. me ooutn-
waatarn reoorda at Norman. Klnsaland.
recently the talented and lanky captain
and center of tha Owl championship bas
ket ball aquaa ciearea tne oar in tne
high lump for a new mark of 6 feet 11 1-4
Inches. And Klngsland did this despite
a very heavy field due to a hard rain
earlier In the day.
Thla la th secona time wis year uiai
GERMAN STORES OF
MUNITION SOUGHT
Hons Said to Hare Urge Supplies in
Unite. States.
Captain Hani Tausoher When in
America Wu Credited Witn
Having Purchased Mili-
tary Supplies.
tAsftiafi Pru Rifort.)
NEW YORK May 13. An Investiga-
tion Into alleged holding for German
account In the United Statea of 1000000
Mauser rifle machine guns and ammu-
nition will be begun here Tuesday by
Merton E. Lewi attorney general of
the State of New York It was announced
Monday. About (0 witnesses who are
supposed to have knowledge of the ex-
istence of the munitions will be ex
amined.
The investigation 1 being undertaken
at tha request of the army intelligence
oureau.
ReDorta current for two yeara that
Germans have stored large military sup
l nave nureu ihxkb iiiiii mi j muy-
pile in the United SUte. will be run to
earth according to Deputy Attorney
General Becker. The inquiry tie eays
will seek to establish whether they have
any foundation In fact or are "mere
will o' the wisps" of rumor. All persons
that the attorney general's office or army
intelligence officers know or believed to
have assisted In spreading the reports
will be asked for the source of their in-
formation. Mr. Becker said some report credited
Germany with having 1.000000000 rounds
of ammunition stored for 1000.000 Mau-
sers. Others were that rifles once the
property of the United States had been
Obtained by German Interests.
Betore tne united estates entered tne
war Captain Hans Tauacher who 1 the
husband of Mme. Oadskl the opera sing-
er and who wa acquitted of conspiracy
to blow up the Wetland canal and later
received a safe conduct to Germany waa
reported to be actively engaged In purchasing-
and storing munitions.
In February isit. nu appeared at tna
New York district attorney'; office and
asked that search be made for a broker
whom he aaid had disappeared after re-
ceiving money on contract for cartridges.
Ha claimed that the broker aarreed to
deliver 1000.000 cartridges in February.
1910. and was bald 310375. one-ouarter
of the' price but vanished without de
livering tne cartridges in tne aosence
of corroboratlns; evidence a By arrant
was refused by Chief Magistrate McAdoo.
In Kovemoer iia mere were puo-
llshed reports that more than 3500.000
worth of munitions had been stored in
a New York loft and were being watched
by federal detectives who had been' in-
structed to Drevefit their removal. Cap
tain Tauacher was credited with having
purchased them in Bridgeport Vtilladel-
phla and elsewhere.
Houston Man Second
In Vicksburg Shoot
(Hotuton Post Special.)
VICKSBURO. Miss.. May 13. The
twenty-fifth annual tournament Hill City
Gun club opened her Monday with a
good attendance and favorable weather
condition. Shooting at 150 targets on
the preliminary day program the high
amateurs finished In following order: J.
J. Bradfleld. Vlcksburg. 142; J. D. Clay.
Houston. 140: E. F. woodward. Hous
ton 138.
Three high professionals finished In fol-
lowing order: C. D. Wray Memphis 145;
E. E. Jacoway Brooksville Miss. 13a;
G. B. Cragg New Orleans 138. The
tournament wlU be concluded tomorrow
the program being 200 registered targets
from 16-yard rise.
Joe Jackson Quits Sox
To Aid Ship Building
(Associated Press Report.)
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May 13. Joe
Jackson star outfielder of the Chicago
American league baseball club notified
Manager Rowland Monday night that he
had accepted a position with the Harlan
St Holllngsworth Shipbuilding company at
Wilmington Del. a subsidiary of the
Bethlehem Steel corporation and that
he would not play with the White Box
any more this season.
Southern League Beiulti.
(Associated Press Report.)
NEW OHLEaNS. La. Mar 13. Oomptos'a
noma ran la tbe tenth innlns. with one out.
broke up tna same here Monday between New
Orleans and
ijuattanooga. tne locate winning
to s.
Obattanoona
000 200 210 05 7 1
041 000 000 1 11 0
IllKKlni: Robertaoa and
new unease
Earleht. Bins and
Kltcnlns.
At Atlanta Atlanta-Memphis rain.
At Blnnlnsham Blrmlnsnam-Llttle Rock rain
At Mobile Mobile-Nashville rain.
Lewis to Meet Tillman.
(Associated Press Report.)
DENVER Colo. May 13. Ted
Lewis
of England welterweight boxing cham
pion arrives! Monday for his 30-round
bout here. May 17. with Johnny Tillman
of Minneapolis Minn. The fight is for
th' welterweight championship of the
world
Bailey Won Acquittal
'Foi Former Texan
(Henries Post Special)
PHILADELPHIA May 18. A. C. Pol
lard formerly of Sherman Txas has
been acquitted by a Jury In th criminal
court of a char 3 of murder. Pollard wa
defended by former Senator J. W. Bailey
whose motion that the judge Instruct th
Jury to return a vardlot of not guilty waa
sustained by th court and th . trial
brought to a uddn termination' It I
understood Senator Bailey received no fee
In thla case having undertaken th de-
fense of Pollard who oame her as a
laborer la th shipyards merely becau
be wa Texan and earn from Bailey'a
old oongreaswoai district- ' -
GREAT rSHOWLNG
Competition but They Finished
Teyaa Aggies. v
thla raeard fine been smashed for Walt'
men of Tessa tor th former record to
piece net long ago waen n want leet
10 Inches thereby breaking the mark set
by Klnaaland last roar.
Bealde getting this place In the high
jump the Owls farther accredited them-
selves when Dow ell tied for flrat place
In th 440 yaard daah. Dowell worked
out awtille With tha football squad last
fall but ha has been biding hla time
until the traok season opened. This spring
he ha been doing unusually well In
practice afiaira
tha Ions -trin
and had It not been for
lo
Into Oklahoma and th
muddy track after he got there tt Is
likely that Dowell would have done as
well a Kingaland In getting up a new
record to shoot at
. Tha other member of the three man
Owl team waa a young freahman. "Neoes"
Harlan who want in and pulled second
Disco niralnat Texan and Oklahoma s atar
mllera. Harlan was until lately with th
Owl baseball squad playing third base or
right field in nearly every game In which
the Owls diamond men entered. Har
lan' big war club played a good part
in several uwi vicionee.
Thla will probably be the last athletic
affair of tha year In which an Owl team
will compete It wa contemplated tier-
ing a big trick meet a avion while ago
on Rice field with several visiting teems
but the contest was called off becauae of
war conditions. Examinations and com-
mencement tint are upon the Owls so
from now untu next lau wnen tne grid'
Iron season begin Rio field will probe
bly be desert od and grass grown.
MASTERY GAINED
OYER SUBMARINES
U-Boats Destroyed Faster Than
They Are Built.
The French Minister of Marine
Tnrniihet Fignret to Prove
German Claim 8 Are
Exaggerated.
iAssociittd Prtu Rtport. )
WASHINGTON May U. Realizing that
America and the elite have gained the
mastery over the present type of subma-
rine Germany now Is said to be planning
a new series of big U-boat cruiser with
which she hope to again assume the ad-
vantage in her unrestricted underwater
warfare.
Announcement of the new German
scheme I made by Georges Leyguea
French minister of marine. In an Inter
view received here -Monday In an official
dispatch from Franc no ae tails regard-
ing the new U-boats were given by M.
Leyguea but from Information from other
sources it appear that' the cruiser sub-
marines will be heavily armed and will
i . . .-
r -W '--E"r V.'rl which
have proved so effective in hunting down
the smaller submarines now in operation.
M. Leyguea declared that the allies are
nrerjarina to meet Germany's new effort
and that they will not rest until "fine
results are ootainea.
JuBt how effective ha been the war
against the U-boats Is shown by figures
of destruction of allied shipping given
to- trie naval committee of the French
chamber of deputies Saturday by Minister
Leyguea. Tney reveal tnat sinkings oi
merchantmen have fallen off to the point
where new construction la exceeding the
destruction even now oeiore American
yards are In full awing on the building
urogram mapped out by the (hipping
board.
The monthly average of destruction
this year as given by M. Leyguea Is
815000 compared with more than 500000
ton monthly In 1917. In April of last
year tbe 11 ret month oi Germany un-
retrlntMl luhnurina warfarA t4iA ton-
nage sunk was (71000. In April of this
year It had dwindled to about o.00
tons.
On the other hand tha destruction of
submarines is exceeded their construction
by the enemy and the margin is expected
to increase aa additional American ae
stroyers take their place with tha war
craft operating in tne war aone.
The total of allied shipping destroyed
in tne itrst tour montna ot wa pi
by M. Leyguea at 1282345 ton and even
if the submarines are able to maintain
this rate which officials doubt the year'
total would be something like 3700000
tons less than the estimated amount
which the shipping board believe America
win produce during the year.
Adding to American production the out
put In Great Britain Trance and Japan
the allies would gain for the year some
thing like 2000000 tons not counting the
1000000 or more tons or chartered Jap-
anese and Norwegian ahlpa and requisi-
tioned Dutch vessels.
While encouraging offlcal emphasise
the fact that these figures do not furnish
the margin of safety that ls necessary and
mere win do no relaxing or building ef-
fort in any of the allied countries or in
America. England's output thus far this
year has not come up to expectations and
the American yards have not turned out
tne tonnage anticipated because of freight
congestion and other causes and renewed
efforts are being made to make up these
tie i vicnoies.
German Claims of
Sinking! Exaggerated.
(Associated Press Report.)
PARIS Saturday May 1L The ef
fectiveness of the German submarine
campaign is declining. The German gov-
ernment la aware of this fact declared
George Leygues minister of marine be-
fore the naval committee of th. cham-
ber of deputies Saturday but ha made
the greatest effort to conceal It. He
said the situation waa moat favorable
ana tnat tne sinkings or submarine In
the first three months of 131 through
allied measures was greater than tne
numoer aunt by tne enemy.
Minister Leygues referred to the state
ment made in the relchstag on April 17
by Vice Admiral Von Capell. German
minister of marine. In which he aaid
800000 tons of aWed shipping were sunk
mommy inia iigure tne minister main
tained waa incorrect.
It waa reached and passed In April
May and June of 1817. In July It de-
clined and In November It fell below
400000 and since ha diminished contin-
uously. The minister save the following
comparative table of the tonnage claimed
to have been . destroyed by Germany and
we) tonnage actually lust m tne last live
mnnthn?
Cl'm'd by Ger.
many. In Tona.
703.000
832000
883000
880.000
300000
Act'l Losaea
in Tona.
December
388.277
303.459
333.622
383.880
. 388704
January . . .
February . .
March .....
April
M. Leygui
aid that
February
March and April 8722 French steamers
ana ( rTencn eaiung
through the danger sans. Where a few
month ago losses by toroedolnai had
been very heavy not a slngl ship was
HUB
On th other hand ha aaid th num
oer or submarine destroyed had in
creased progressively slnoe January In
such proportion that th effectiveness of
the enemy squadron can not be main-
tained at th minimum required by the
regulations ine numoer oi enemy u
boat destroyed in January February
and March waa far greater in each month
than the number constructed In th earns
month. In February and April th num-
ber of submarine destroyed waa tor
wa tnan tn total aestroyea in tn pr-
vku three months.
' TK . -.1 - K. mhM1 iUJ
were due to th methodical character oi
th war against submarine; to th dose
co-ordination of th allied navies: to the
intrepidity ana spirit animating tha offi-
cer and crews of naval and aerial squad-
rons and to th intensification of th
us of old method and th employment
of new ones. ... . - f
Alexander Sanger leemited.
(Houston post Special
CALDWELL Taxes May IS. Th Alex
ander rangers bav been recruited t faU
strensrtn. to dot er now taking .u
physical xaminatiea . .. .. -. ' ;
WILL VISIT GULF
' PORT SHIP YARDS
Teui and ' lomiaiii bdarJeJ in
" Itinerary.
Committee! Will Be ' Inspired to
Hold Mutmeettngt to Co-
Operate la Building
Program.
(Associated rress Report.)
WASHINGTON. May 13. General
Julian B. Carr and Dr. Ciarenc J. Owen
r presenting th Southern Commercial
congress will begin a campaign for
pending up shipbuilding In th South
at Wilmington N. C. next Monday. They
will ge from there to Charleaton Savan-
nah Jacksonville snd then to Mobile June
t and thence Into Louisiana and Texas.
Th shipping board ha furnished Oen-
eral Carr and Dr. Owen with detailed
Information of the Southern shipbuilding
program which they will endeavor to aae
carried out on schedule time.
Th committee will spend several day
In ach town. The scope of their activi-
ties ha bean outlined as follow:
To conduct Initial mass meetings to
lnaplr the city and Stats with the slg-
nUicenoe of the shipbuilding plan being
carried out at each port.
A plan for presenting awards to ship-
builders for efficiency. The award will
probably be medal and one will be pre-
sented to each yard each month.
A campaign In th public ichoola and
high schools with the offer of prises for
essay on th subject of shipping and
shipbuilding plan at eacn port.
The organisation of a local committee
that will nave In charge the celebrations
lucldent to th launching of each ship.
The organisation of a local committee
of women to be known the committee
to nrovld reoognltlon and entertainment
and each other hospltallvr ior the em
ploye or tne yards recognising tneir
work as an Important branch of the
military servioe of the country.
To aid In mobilising labor to supply th
needs ef th yards.
To aid In solving transportation prob-
lems. To speed ud th delivery of aupplle and
material for chip yards.
l o aid in solving nousing prooiems.
Lack of Auto License
Led to Aliens' Arrest
(Associated Press Report.)
SAN ANTONIO Texas. May 13. Two
young men and two girls arrested Mon-
day by local authorities at Floreavllle
Texas were brought here Monday nlsht
and jailed for federal authorities. Ac-
cording to a dispatch from Floreavllle a
statement waa made by member of the
quartet that they are nil Austrtans and
were on their way to Mexico. All were
well dressed well supplied with equip
ment snd were In a new automobile
when arrested.
According to the dispatch from Florea
vllle. lack of an automobile license led
to the arrest of the party. They arrived
at the home of a deputy sheriff of Atas-
cosa county Sunday morning. Later they
were aeen in a lane apparently having
loot their way. ' When officers started
for the car It was found the occuDants
had fled and a chase extending nearly 20
miles through the country followed.
The girls were dressed as men. Names
given by member of the party are:
Antonio l umina r rani ue v laser Etna
De Vlaser Tumlna (wife of Antonio) and
Olga De Vleser slater of Franx.
Brought to Floresvllle which Is In Wil-
son county the two men according to the
dispatch admitted service In the Amer
ican army tor tne purpose or getting in-
formation. Also tney are said to have
admitted residence in Mexico and their
plan to return there.
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MAY COMMANDEER
'SULPHUR MINES
FreeporL Tens and Sulphur La.
Mines lnrolved.
Litigation Orer Patent Whioh
Threaten! to Restrict Output
Caused GoTernment to
Take Action.
W a. OA RD Correspondent
Houaton Post Bureau
401 Ksllegg Building.
WASHINGTON. May 13. There 1 a
possibility that th government may take
over the sulphur supply of tha country In
order to meet th demand f th war.
This waa strongly urged before the senate
commute on mine and mining recently
by Philip M. Moor of St. Louis a noted
mining engineer of thla cointry. Should
thla step be resorted to. It would mean
that tne two principal mines oi tne uni-
ted Btataa. located at Kreeoort. Texaa.
and Sulphur La. would be controlled by
the government.
The fact that litigation threaten to
restrict output at r reepori may nasten
this governmental action. Judge Brad-
ford of the federal district court In the
State of Delewere has decided the French
patent Infringement oaae relating to the
method of mining sulphur brought by tha
i:ntnn HulDhur comoanv aaatnBt the Knee-
port company In favor of th Louisiana
conoern.
The Free port company will appeal th
case and It will ultimately reach the
United State supreme court hut In the
mesntlme the production of sulphur under
the Fraach patenta I seriously menaced.
The decision will have the effect at tho
moment of causlngapltal to hesitate In
venturing any large expenditure neces-
sary to develop new sulphur fields.
Those in a position to know declare
It Is most unfortunate that anything
should occur to discourses the greatest
r reduction of sulphur and that of open-
ng new deposits at a time when this
country and Its allies are calling for an
Increased production of high explosives
of which sulphur Is an important con-
stituent. The court decision will have
the effect of curtailing the output at
Tteeport.
Offer of Telegraphers'
Services Appreciated
(Associated Press Report.)
SAN ANTONIO. Texas May 13 A a
result of the resolution passed by the
telegrapher of San Antonio at their Bun-
day meeting In the Trade Council hall
whereby all operators discharged for un-
ion affiliation offsr their service gratia
to keep government communications
moving the following letter was received
from Southern department headquarters
by A. M. Howard president of the lo-
cal Commercial Telegraphers' union of
America:
"The department commander directs me
to acknowledge receipt of your letter of
Mav 8. 1918. citing resolutions pssaed by
the San Antonio local Commercial Tele-
graphers' Union of America and to ex-
press appreciation of the patriotic spirit
evidenced by your member.
(Signed) rtaipn namson
"Colonel adjutant general.
The union reoorta another telegrapher
was' discharged Monday for union af-
filiation making a total of 11 operator
to have been discharged In the last ten
days. Five of these men have been dis-
missed since the decision of the national
war board that telegraph companies
should not discharge any more telegraph-
er for union affiliation and that employee
already discharged could apply for re-
instatement through that body.
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That morning cup of
coffee! How it does "hit
the spot!"
And all because the coflee
has been roasted to give it
that delicious flavor. Raw
coffee? Never!
Now think of tobacco how
much better that must be
toasted instead of "raw."
That's why the LUCKY
STRIKE Cigarette has be-
come famous the delicious
taste of the toasted Burley
tobacco. LUCKY STRIKE
is the real Burley cigarette
and it's toasted.
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THOUSAND PYTHTA1IS
MEET AT FORT WORTH
Ererj Section of State RepretesteJ
tt CoBYentioB.
Speoial Grand Lodge Session' Will
Be Held Tuesday When Degrees
Will Be Conferred on-
Candidates. -
(Houston Post SpedaL 7 V
FORT WOHTH Texas May lS.-Fort
Worth a pioneer town In Pythlanlsm
again Is host to grand lodge Knight ef
Pythias and It auxiliary th Pythian .
Sister. f
More than 1000 Pythian 'and Pythian
Sister are here In attendance . Rep-
resentative men and women from every
city town village hamlet and thickly
settled rural sections from over th Stat
are here for the forty-third annual gath-
ering of one of the greatest order vor
founded by man. It 1 th fifty-fifth y.car
of Pythlanlsm.
Monday the Pythian visited th home
at Weatherford leaving the chamber of
commerce by auto at 11 o'clock. On
the spacloua ground of th hora a din-
ner wa served and apeechea mad; the
party returning to the city at 4 o'clock.
Tuesdsy will be the busy day. A spe-
cial grand lodga session will be' held at
the chamber of commerce In t$ morn-
ing at which meeting candidates will re-
ceive the grand lodge degree. '
An open meeting will be held at !
o'clock and the grand lodge sesalon at 10
o'clock. Grand lodge sessions will -be
held In the afternoon - beginning at J
o'clock. The Iiokcy banquet and cere-
monial Is nt 8 o'clock In the Knight of
Columbus hall.
The history of Pythlanlsm In Texas Is
closely linked with the history and growth
of Fort Worth. Fort Worth Is the home
of the first Pythian temple ever erected
and the only one so far as known that .
was dedicated by the founder of the order
Juatln Rath bone. -Washington D. C.
The Pioneer Pythian temple erected to
the tenets of tho order charity and be-
nevolence is at Third and Main streets.
It was at a meeting of the grand lodgi
of Texas held in Fort Worth that the
building of the home for the aged and In-
firm and orphans st Weatherfeid wa con
ceived pythlanlsm u tt or more year
old in Fort Worth.
The membership of the order her ha
grown space with the town. The temple
wherein Red Croas lodge No. 14 and Queen
City lodge No. 81 was erected more than
28 yeai's ago. When the first temple waa
erected Miiln street was not much more
than a cow trail and the town wa built
around the court house square and the
Texas and Pacific railroad had not .been
completed thin far west very long. .
The order found Texas a fertile field
and within a few years after the flrat su-
preme lodge was organised Texas - had
several subordinate lodges In It domain
and the grand lodge of Texas wa organ-
ised. '
Woman's Pique Delays
Mail Carrying Flight
(Associated Press Report.)
CHICAGO. May !. Mis Katharine
Stlnson aviatrix did not start her mall
carrying flight from Chicago to New
Tork Monday although the weather wa
Ideal. It was said that she waa piqued
hAcause aaalnst her wishes Dubllo an
nouncement was made of the hour tat
which sne wa to nave startea.
At the post orrio her sack of mail was
waitln. but none could tell when. If
ever she would start. 8he was sworn
in ss a poatai ciera last Baturoay.
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