Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1919 — Page 3

SELL SURPLUS TO EUROPEANS

United • States .Material in France Will Be Disposed of. GET BEST PRICE POSSIBLE Commission Will Sell Warehouses, Docks, Hospitals, Engines and All Superfluous Army Supplies— France Wants Our Horses. Paris —All superfluous material of the American expeditionary forces, now stored in vast warehouses throughout France,, will be bargained off to Europeans, provided It Is found cheaper to dispose of it here than to transport It to the United States. This announcement was made by the United States liquidation commission, which is holding conferences to determine what disposition should be made of the equipment. The commission is composed of Senator Hollis of New Hampshire, Homer H. Johnson of Cleveland, O.; Gen. Charles G. Dawes, and Judge Edwin B. Parker of Houston, Tex. Judge Parker has not arrived here yet. Europe Needs Equipment. “We w ill get the best prices we possibly cnn for all materials," said Senator Hollis to the Associated Press. “There Is much equipment of the United States army which Europe needs and which we shall be glad if they bvy. Our railroad equipment, in rails, I ocomotives. and cars, is immense. France, Belgium, Roumanla and otlu r belligerents and some neutrals a *e In the market for this mate rial. , 2 _ “Behdum already .has asked for large numbers of our uniforms and automobiles, of which there are thousands sti- 1 to be disposed of ip the most satisfactory way to give the United States the benefit of a good transaction. There are many difficult problems, such as imposts, but these are matter* for France.— “Some of our hospital material also will be wanted by the French. Hospital trains and hospital equipment can be used anywhere. Of course hospitals which are fastened to the ground can hardly be taken away, and we will have to dispose of these to the best advantage. “Warehouses, docks end things generally stationary and permanent will !be subject to the best arrangement ’■that can be made.

DROWN 50 SERBS IN CHURCH WELL

Frightful Tale of Bulgarian Ferocity Comes to Light From Serbia. MANY TORTURED AND KILLED Citizens of Leskwatz Are Bound Hand and Foot and Cast to Their Death —Valuable Machinery is Damaged. Leskovati, Serbia. -In Leskovatz there is a church. Under the church a well. Tn the well the bodies of fifty citizens of Leskovs tz were found — drowned. Their arms and Legs had been tied and they had been thrown into the water by the Bulgarians when they swept over Serbia, a citizen of the town of Leskovatz told me. He also said that a good many of the leading citizens of Leskovatz, priests, school teachers and such, had been deported —as those left behind understood —into Bulgaria. But that

NOTED BRITISH AUTHOR

John Galsworthy, the distinguished British author and publicist, who is now visiting in this country.

“Frafice and the other allies will need horses, and our. horses will be sold for. the most we can get. We will sell only those commodities which our army does not need. “We are -unable to make an exact compilation now of what can be disposed of, for that Is dependent upon the size of our new standing army of occupation. We are going ahead With the organization and discussion of the preliminaries and so are familiarizing ourselves with the problem. We will visit «the bases and get a grasp of the matter. “Our purpose is to drive the best bargain and conserve the values for American materials on this side. If we see that the material can be shipped home to 'fereater advantage than sold here, we will keep it. It is a business proposition for our government.”

FIND WORK IN REVIVED SHIPYARD

The few Industries In and near Washington are absorbing easily so far the men who have been mustered out of the United States army at the capital. Here are three men, one from overseas, just out of the army who are helping build ships In a yard In Alexandria, Va., where the Industry has been revived for the first time* since the days of George Washington.

just lately they had been finding in the foothills of the mountains over which the road went, graves in which thirty, forty and fifty of these citizens had been buried, after having been tortured and killed. Large Factory There. In Leskovatz before the war stood one of the few large factories in Serbia. * 4 It had been making woolen cloth for army uniforms and also linen cloth. The buildings had been filled with expensive machinery imported from Austria and Germany. When the Bulgarians came they put up the machinery at auction to enterprising citizens of Bulgaria, and many of the machines carry tags or are chalk-marked with the names of the successful bidders. They had not been able to transport all the machines before the Serbians came back, though a great many had been moved, but all those which could not be removed had been cleverly damaged, almost beyond possibility of repair. All the engines, all the various machines for the manifold operations required in the manufacture of cloths had been damaged at some vital spot All the leather belts and even the leather attached to rollers had been cut away. The boilers had been made useless.

How the States Responded

Total Sales of War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps Up to End of Last Year. ; * —....1 Washington.—Total sales of War Savings stamps and Thrift stamps through post offices and federal reserve banks from the beginning of the campaign to December 31 of last year, compiled from reports received by the treasury department, are as follows: Per Grade. State. Total sales, capita. 1 Nebraskal 27,450,189.85 .21.18 2 Ohio 86,244,733.30 16.39 3 South Dakota.... 9,911.807.81 16.38 r 4 Dlst. of Columbia 5,882,850.40 15.93 •5 lowa 35,955,734.85 15.13 6 Oregon 12,887,111.48 14.94 7 Kansas . 26,495,217.75 14.03 8 Indiana 40,821,176.90 14.00 9 Vermont 5.120,236.27 13.90 10 Montana 6,501,569.80 13.75 11 Washington ....« 21.349,745.64 IX7O E Nevada 1.43MH41 1X93 13 Missouri .. 44,522,304.61 1X54 14 California (N.)... 24,242,775.96 12.50 15 Colorado 1X591,100.72 12.42 16 Wisconsin 30,911,994.52 12.19 17 Utah 5.274,317.28 11.85 18 New Hampshire. 6,25X890.79 U. 73 19 Minnesota 27.390,868.62 1175

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U. S. Supply of Oil Held Near Half Gone

Washington.—Forty per cent of the total kiteW oil supply lir the United States, exclusive of oil shale deposits in three states, has been exhausted, according to estimates transmitted by Secretary Lane to the senate commerce committee in compliance with a resolution presented by Senator Ransdell of Louisiana, and made public by the committee. __ Up to last January 1, Mr. Lane said, a total of 4,598,000,000 barrels had been produced, white the known available oil resources, not counting the shale deposits, in the ground and In field storage were estimated at 6,740,000,000 barrels. Distillation of shale deposits in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, however, would produce 70,000,000,000 barrels of oil, the secretary said.

Allied Navies’ War Loss 803,000 Tons

London. —The allied naval losses In the war aggregated 803,000 tons, according to an estimate sent by Reuter’s Paris correspondent. Of this loss the British portion was 550,000 tons. The central powers lost 415,000 tons, but the German total, which was 350,000 tons, does not cover the huge tonnage surrendered under the armistice terms. Commenting upon these estimates, the Westminster Gazette says: “When we learn that in big ships alone we sacrificed thirteen battleships, three battle cruisers and twenty-five cruisers, we get some notion of the tremendous character of the effort that was necessary to enable the navy to emerge from the war vastly more powerful than it was at the end of 1914.”

It is an open question whether the machines can be repaired, and if repair were possiblei as to whether it would not cost more than to take a fresh start. The owner, on§ of the few capitalists of Serbia, seemed to take’an almost melancholy satisfaction in having us see how his life work had been destroyed. He seemed too old, too broken and too discouraged to take a fresh start.

20 Connecticut 15,667,193.94 11.74 21 West Virginia ... 16,124,803.94 11.35 22 California (3->.... 12,462,757.64 11.34 23 Arizona 2,784,738.32 • 10.56 24 Maine 7,929,76X90 10.11 25 Texas 45,501,75X27 9.94 26 Idaho 4,347,989.42. 9.69 27 Tennessee 22,119,226.12 9.49 28 Wyoming 1,349.487.58 9.48 29 Rhode 151 and..,.. 5,917,095.42 9.37 30 Delaware X 189.639.17 9.32 31 Illinois 58,519,777.37 9.32 32 New York state. 43,572,945.19 8.91 33 Pa. (W.)'... 25,538,439.32 8.81 34 Oklahoma 20,334,878.66 8.78 35 North Dakota.,.. 5,758,515.00 8.66 36 North Carolina.. 21,085,388.00 8.66 37 Kentucky 20,951,884.21 8.64 ZS Pa. (E.J..43,571.206.78 '7.K 39 Mississippi 14.668,967.67 7.35 40 Louisiana 13,656,584.73 7.32 41 Arkansas .12,785,006.63 7.20 42 New York city.. 40.001,850.79 6.78 43 Michigan 23,262,967.05 , 6.73 44 Virginia 14,66X008.82 C. 50 45 Massachusetts .. 24.786,876.63 6.35 46 Maryland 8,429.669.48 5.98 47 Florida 5.746,675.46 5.57 48 New Jersey..*..,. 17,060,372.44 5.46 49 New Mexico, 1,90X412.46 5.44 50 Georgia 13.758,560.50 4.78 51 South Carolina... jr7.rt3.s2XS ~ 4.69 52 Alabama 10,668,499.20 4.48 . Tdta1........... 41,015,067,471.80 ktt

FRENCH PREFER FOOTBALL OR DUELING TO ROUGH AMERICAN GAME OF BASEBALL

Popular Player Who Has Returned From France.

France, the country that went through the fightingest war In history without batting an eye, will never adopt baseball as a national pastime because the game Is “too rough.” This was learned from no less an authority, than Capt. Christopher Mathewson, who has just arrived from France. Although the Poilus have bravely attempted a few games under American tutelage, “they’re more afraid of a hard-hit liner or grounder than they are of a German 77,” according to Mathewson. x - Rotten Infield Work. y “Their infield work is rotten,” said Christy. “They can run bases all right, but they get little opportunity because they can’t bat. And I don’t believe you could pick up a first-class catcher In all of France. Every time a Frenchman gets behind a bat he wants to retreat about ten paces, erect a barbedwire entanglement, dig himself a dugout and crawl into it. “No, the Frenchman will never take to baseball in a big way. He prefers something more gentle, such as football and dueling.”

BRICKLEY FORGETS HIMSELF

Noted Harvard Football Star, While Umpiring Game, Nearly Intercepts Forward Pass. Charley Brickley, one-time Harvard football star and captain of the Army Transport Service eleven last fall, is blossoming forth into a regular offl-

Charley Brickley.

cial, but teams that engage him had better be prepared for unexpected happenings. Charley was umpire at the last game of the year in Newark and was enthusiastic about the plays the schoolboys used. “Say,” he said to one of his fellow officials, “one of those teams had a bird of a forward pass, and it was all I could do when the ball skimmed over my head to keep my hands down. I could have intercepted it dead easy, but I caught myself in time.”

PITTSBURGH TO LOSE STARS

Football Squad Will Be Badly Riddled Jby Graduations —Eight to Receive Sheepskins. Pittsburgh’s football squad will be badly riddled by graduations next June when eight of the eleven ’varsity performers receive their sheepskins. Furthermore, reserve material is scarce, especially for the line. While Pitt adherents have great faith In the ability of Coach “Pop” Warner, they are preparing themselves for some defeats neit fall, as they cannot figure that the Cornell man can get through this string of games with another clean Slate. The one-year-residence rule goes back Into effect In the falL

INTERESTING SPORT PAPAGRAPHS

Chicago sportsmen are trying to revive horse racing. New York university has scheduled eight football games for next fall. • * ♦ Another boxing bill has been introduced in the New York state legislature. ' * ♦ • It Is estimated Harvard university’s athletics cost during a normal year SIOO,OOO. * * • Jess Willard does lots bf talking with his bankers after each chat with Tex Rickard. • • * Newark, one of the best of the International league cities, is still without a backer. , ♦ * ♦ .. —..- Whitewash coats for war-jumping players are all the rage in the big league set just now. * * ♦ Front-row seats will not be so popular in Cleveland this season. Joe Engle will pitch for the Indians. * ♦ ♦ The University of California will make Intercollegiate golf a feature of its future sports program. * ♦ * George Stallings figures G. W. Grant’s fresh bankroll will help the Braves to another pennant. If the Germans had been long oh baseball more atrocities would have been inflicted on the French. • * • Just now Nevada seems to have the call for the big fight. Tex Rickard has kindly feelings toward Reno. • « • Leland Stanford university expects to be represented by a strong array of lawn--tennis players this season. • *. • Trading ball players seems to be the only traffic known in which both sides always get much the better of the bargain. * • • The University of Pennsylvania and Annapolis crews will race over the Severn river course, Annapolis, this spring. * • * Chicago fans will cheer up a lot when they get definite news that Grover Cleveland Alexander has reached an Atlantic port. • • ♦ Eric Erickson, star twlrler of the Detroit Tigers, has been released from the service and will go South with Jennings' men. Bobby Quinn of the Browns, will be surprised if Bert Gallia isn’t one of the leading pitchers in the American leagud this season. Tex Rickard says he won’t under any conditions act as referee of the Willard-Dempsey fight. He’ll do the refereeing on the receipts. * • ♦ The dopesters better .figure over Walter Johnson’s record, for last season before declaring him all In. He is about as through with baseball as the allies ate with Germany. -

FOUR BRITISH GOLF STARS DEFER TRIP

Presence Necessary at Home to Restore English Golf. Braid's Stock as ClUbmaker Goes Sky* High Because of Remark of President Wilson—Women Postpone Team Matches. _ From a very close friend of Harry Vardon, the. British .open champion, comes a letter in which this la written : “Showed ail your comments on the American visit of the ‘four Britishers’ to Harry Vardon myself. There has been a great deal of discussion here about the four going over, but I understand now that they have put off the visit till next year.’’ ♦ By the “four Britishers” are meant Vardon, J. H. Taylor, Jim Braid and Ed Ray, with the possible addition of George Duncan. Early last winter it was announced that they would visit this country in 1919, but soon after came a statement allegedly from Vardon that If their presence at home during the entire season was necessary to encourage the restoration of British golf, they would postpone their

Champion Harry Vardon.

American tour. It was the comment on this doubtful aspect of their ’visit that evidently was laid before Champion Vardon. James Crossan, the Wheatley Hills professional golfer, who is conducting a golf school at the Pouch Mansion with J. M. Whitehead and Ed Galligan, is ajso of the opinion that Vardon will jnot come over this year. He bases this belief on a letter just received from his father, George Crossan, who is in the golf business at Kirkcudbright, Scotland. Mr. Crossan wrote that he thought Vardon and his confreres would defer their American visit till 1920, and his son infers from the tone of the letter that he had had a talk with Vardon. It is said that Braid’s stock as a clubmaker, always high, has gone still higher through the remark of President Wilson in Paris that he always plays with a set of clubs made for him by Braid. He says he has found them to be just right and could not desire any better. While the governing body of British golf women has been looked upon as favorable to the resumption of the British open championship, it has been generally understood that it would oppose the holding of the International team matches until 1920.

MAY SEND RACERS TO FRANCE

Sunbriar and Exterminator, Owned by Willis Sharpe Kilmer Likely to Compete for Prizes. Another Invasion of France is likely —a peaceful invaswn. If the race tracks of France reopen next season Willis Sharpe Kilmer of Binghamton will send his crack racehorses, Sunbriar and Exterminator, to compete for the rich prizes of the turf. A two-year-old colt, a full brother of Sunbriar, now at Newmarket, England, in of the noted Alex Taylor, will join them. The loss of Sunbriar and Exterminator from the Jockey club circuit will cause a gap in the ranks of the highclass thoroughbreds in this country. There are few enough topnotch horses now as it is. The Canadian tracks will open this l summer, and with stakes of greater value than those offered by the tracks of New York, the Empire state will be hard put to it to obtain horses of high caliber to fill the races. So the determination of Mr. Kilmer to ship these horses abroad means more to the American turf than appears on. the surface.

HOLD MEETINGS IN CHICAGO

American Association Will Make Windy City Its Headquarters for Future Conferences. President Thomas J. Hickey of theAmerican association has announced that hereafter all meetings of the American association will be held in Chicago, unless for any reason it appears advisable to meet elsewhere, when the meeting point will be decided by a majority vote of the chibs.