Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 29, 1915, Page 38

NATIONAL 1BAGER BATTERS IN SLUMP League Now Has But Eight Hitters in .300 Class—S8nyder Takes the Lead. OOBB STILL AMERICAN PREMIER CHICAGO, Aug. 2X~The National Teague has only eight batters in the .30 class, according to averages published here today. Bnyder, St. Louls, who took the lead away from Doyle of the Glants last week, remains at the head with an average of 3% Doyle is next with &2 Following are: Luderus, Fhiladelphia, 819; Daubert, Brooklyn, .812; Merkle, New York, MR, Groh, Cincinnati, and Robert- son, New York, tied with .306; Long, St Louls, .30; Collins, Pittsburgh, .26, J. Smith, Boston, and Saler, Chicago, tled with .26 Doyle is the leading run getter with #; Cravath tops In circult drives with | 19 home runs. The stolen base honors remain with Carey, Pittsburgh, who has pilfered 2 Cincinnat! with 257 leads in club bat- ting. The leading pitchers are: Maumaux, Pittsburg, won 19 and lost 6, Alexander, Philadelphia, 24 and §; Toney, Cincinnati, 9 and 8; Plerce, Chicago, 10 and 4; 8. Smith, Brooklyn, 12 and 6; Dale, Cincin- natl, 17 and 9; Coombs, Brookiyn, 12 and 7. Ragan, Boston, 15 and 95; Meadows, 8t. Louls, 11 and 7, Dell, Brookiyn, 12 and & Cobb Takes Slump. Tyrus Cobh, Detroit, suffered a batting Slump In the last fow days, but stiil leads in the Americen league. His aver- age s .38, Other batters who follow the Georglan are: Speaker, Boston, .39; B. Collins, Chicago, .&21; Fournter, Chicago, Mcipnis, Philadelphia, and Crawford, Detroit, tied with .316; Maisel, New York, -38; Lewis, Boston, .302; anagh, De- troit, .300; Jackson, Chicago, .816; Strunk, Philadelphia, 812; Veach, Detroit, 312, Cobb leads in stolen bases with 73 and 1n total bases with 221. He also has scored the greatest number of runs—1i16, Burns, Detroit, leads in home runs with 6. The 000 class pitchers are: Foater, Bos- ton, won 17 and lost §; 13 and &; Scott, Chicago, 2 and 7;:Fisher, ew York, 17 and 7; Ruth, Boston, 12 and 6; Dauss, Detroit, 19 and §; Faber, Chi- cago, 31 and 9; Leonard, Boston, 9 and 4; Shore, Boston, 14 and 0; Coveleskio, 1§ and 9; Dubue, Detroit, 18 and 11; John- #on, Washington, 19 and 12. ™ Heads Federa) Magee, af::llm. and Kauff, his team mate, are tiod with .M0 for the lead Aamong the batters of the Federal league, XKonetchy, Pittsburgh, and Fischer, Chi- ©ago, are tied for second place with .15, and Deal, 8t. Louls, and Flack, Chicago, are tled for third with 814, The others among the first ten are: Yerkes, Pitthburgh, .812; Rousch, New- ark, 311; Easterly, Kansas City, .30; H, | Myers, Brooklyn, .38, | Brooklyn leads in club battng with .50, | Hvans, Baltimore, scored the most runs— | 7. Kometchey leads In total bases with | Chase, Buffalo, leads in home runs with 13, and Kauff, with 4, leads In #stolen bases. Chicago, n B ¥ the veteran, leads won and b defeats. rown and who have more gumes, are: Ruel Gh- Allen, Pittsburgh, 18 St. Louls, 15 and 8; Knet- and Rogge, Pittsburgh, 12 and §; Cullop, Kansas City, Packard, Kansas City, Ander- | and Plank, St. Louls, with | are tied; Moran, Newark, 12 ng £ i H i , i1 L 3 £ - H The leading batter in the American au- | is Mondeau, Minneapolis, 84 { The leading pitcher 1s Hall, St. Paul, | 2 wins, § losane, | Lejeune Western Premier, The leading batters of the Western Jeague are: Lejeune, Sloux City, .82; Gallowny, Denver, .30; Foraythe, Omaha, M2 Kane, Bloux City, .3%: Jones, Den Moines, and Morse, Lincoln, tied with | -813; Spencer, Denver, .516; Tydeman, To- peka, 313, Hahn, Des Motnes, .310; Brit- Galloway with 351 leads In total bases; MoCormick, Denver, mado the most home | i i il Eisilt : | EFE £ £ | ot vodka. LIFE THE SAME IN MOSCOW But Prices on Some Articles Double Because of the Great Scarcity. SOURCE OF SUPPLY IS CUT OFF (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) MOSCOW, Russia, Aug. 21.—Life pro- ceeds much as usual in Moscow, the com- mercial capital of Russia, and, desp.te the rise in prices, trade In general is good and the buying power of the peopie was never so great—this latter fact being ac- counted for generally by the prohibition At the customary seasons buyers come erowding Into Moscow exactly as in pre- vious years, and the big summer market of Nishni Novgorod has been doing well. The one difficulty In most lines of trade is to find goods enough to meet the de- mand. Tht war has led to & shortage of many things for which Russia was formerly dependent on Germany. Many of these things are already being made In Russia, others are being brought from England or America. Here the difficuity of \ransportation figures frequently, but many small wares are being brought through by parcels post. One of the largest department stores in Moscow has brought in several million parce.s by this route during the last season, all the pack- ages being reduced to the size and welght of the parcel post regulations. Som Goods Cost Double, Some things sold in Moscow have doubled in price, but many others have scarcely advanced at all. The cust of living, according to business and ocom- mercial men, averages about 15 to 20 per cent_above last year. Thoe harvest is expected to surpass even question is how best to gather it and dis- pose of it There are more people in Moscow than in ordinary peace times, because of the influx of refugee familles from southwest Russin and Poland. Although rallway faves have gone up one-fourth, owing to the imposition of & war tax of 3 per cent on each ticket, the week-end trains out of Moscow are crowded with merry- makers, and there is standing room only on outgolng trains Saturday and incom- ing traing Sunday nights. Thonght at tlest & I"flk. : The population, which for a time re- garded tho war almost as a sort of lark or holiday, has now ocome to look upon it with almost exaggerated seriousness. | wyer and Herron Make Low Scores In Preliminary Roun 3. ~When the 18-hole preliminary round of the national amateur @olf championship tournament weas more P half completed this afterncon at K Detroit Country club, D, B Sawyer of Wheaton, I, and Davis Herron of Pittsburgh had turned In low scores. Each had a card of 72, par for the course, #nd within one stroke of the amateur and record. Charles Evans, ir., of Chicago, western Amateur champlon, was among the Jeaders, with 8. Jerome Travers, national | ¢ ors “on the main raliroad lines that | open champlon, was three strokes be- Francis Ouimet, hoider of amateur titie, one of the " =t sxnected to fin- about § o'clock. aprung the first N Peo) gonerally are preparing for a war {ot ::. duration, Feellng toward the | Germans 1s more bittér in Moscow than 'in any other Russian city. This was shown by the roting a few weeks ag when millions of dollars’ worth of Ger- man property was destroyed in the shop- | ping and commercial districts. Feeling ! aganst the Germans was accentuated about that ttme by the first reports of the Germans' use of poleonous Eases. Within the walls of the Knml.u: I‘;‘oa»n rushed through the preliminary ::nm’.“wmnlofy to belng taken to the advanced camps close behind the | front. They leave by companies almost | dally, moving away with sprightly step, | stnging hymns as they go. Emroute their trains pase the long ambulance trains veturning from the frout, laden with | wounded and prisoners. So crowded is | many of the troop and ambulance trains carry from fifty to sixty coaches. — Distinguished Private Promoted. (Correspondence of the Arsoclated ‘l’rvu ) NDON, Aug. 3.—The House of Com- BLAI l.l’:.ll the distinction of having & private soldler among its members. Sir Herbert H. Raphael, M. P, for South Derbyshire, who enlisted as a private several months ago, has just been pro- moted to be & major in the Royal Rifle corps, Sir Herbert, who s i years old and & wealthy banker, is the only com- moner who has served in the ranks in mmcw.mhmmmbrox the House of Lords who ls a private, however. He is the earl of Crawford, now in France as a private in the med- lcal corps. Harvest Featival and Ball Tourney, V Neb, Aug. 3. - bt Eaverd ta s’ nava s iy oute- next week, vegmning Wednos- Septembter | (u.u: ball gumes are scheduled every dav. ‘The Coast-to- Auto Polo will be here Septem- ¥1 dcanaival, _merry-go-round. _balioon sacension speakers are on the card for every day. Rent rooms quick with & Bee Want Ad. dey, racific Coast Pair Defeat Church and Hall in Doubles SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y., Aug wil- lam M. Johnston and C. J. Griffin of San Francisco, Pacific coast champions, defeated G. M. Church and W. M. Hall in the finals of the doubles for the Meadow club cup today. | 8o fast and furious were many of the | rallies that the crowd that sat In the| stand wrapped In blankets, furs and over- | coats forgot to shiver as they applauded the lightning drives and the all-round | fine playing of Johnston, who wi the most brilllant played on the court. Summartes Meadow club, cup ll“lal. final and up | round: Watson M. W burn New York, defeated T. R. Pell, New York, 4-6, 63, 87, 6-2. xfiufln' elub cup means' doubles, final and cup m\m%: Willlam M. Johnston and Clarence J. Oriffin, San Francisco, de- oatod George’ M. Church And Waiter errill Hail, J., and York, 6-2, 46, -6, 0 En’lcwood, N. New 64, 75, Meadow club mixed doubles, semi-final round: Mr. a rs. Robert Leroy de- feated Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brokaw, 6-2, ; Miss Leo and Willlam Ran d 3 Capyr (&} | | Standing of Teams | WESTERN LEAGUI L. Des Molnes 61 Denver Topeka Lincoln_ ... Sioux City . Omaha Wichita St Joseph NAT Phila_ .. Brooklyn Foston Chicago Pittsburgh 471 Clevelan Cincinnaty %t 4, Phila FED. LEAGUE, AMER. ASS'N, iett, 191 by the ' Star Confpany. reat Britain Rights Reserved Bt = Lol INVADERS ARE DEVASTATORS Churches and Entire Villages De- stroyed in Wake of the Ger- man Army. MONOPOLY IN ALL BREAD 2 | (Correspondence of the Amsociated Press.) LONDON, Aug. ~The desolation along the northern Baltic from Memmel to Libau, and as far north as the Guif of Riga, overrun by the German forces from the land side and bombarded by the German fleet from the sea side, are vividly described in Warsaw papers re- celved here. They state that a trip from Memmel to Libau shows the terrible dis- tress left in the wake of the advancing army. Entire villages of several hundred 5ok | houses, like Kunigiski, are totally burned, Newark ... Kan. City Chicago St. Louls Buffalo ....59 65 .613 Brooklyn .67 66 .463| Cleveland .. Baltimore ..40 78 3.9 Columbus ... Yesterday's Results. WESTERN LBAGUE. 8t. Joseph, 1; Wichita, 6. Des Moines, Topeka, 7. having suffered most from the fire of the ships. One of the most noted sea- short resorts, Pologna, was bombarded and sixty of its principal summer villas destroyed. The palace of Count Felix Tyszkiewics, whose family has intermar- ried in America, escaped destruction, but the chapel of the palace was partly destroyed. The hotels and casino and 6-3; d, o- feated Miss Jones and G. W. Burgwin, 62 62 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Le- ss Lee and Willlam Rand, e mi-final o 3.:.:':-6 Har- Sloux City, § Denver, 94. Called In seventh Inning, darkness. aha-Lincoln, rain, NATIONAL LBAGUR. Bt. Louls-Philadelrhia, rain, Chicago, 0; New York, 2. Pittsburgh, 1-0; Brookiyn, 28, Cincinnati,’ 0; Boston, Final round: roy defeted Mi Mens' _consolation, nd: Charies 8. Garlan Walnright, ¢-0, 6-3, 6-2. rou: old | SOUTH DAKOTA MAKES FOOT BALL SCHEDULEI‘ VERMILION, 8. D., Aug. 28.—(Special.) | ~Prospects for another Dakotas cham- plonship team at the University of South Dakota are very bright with the an- nouncement that elght members of last | the record Jarvest of 1913, and the only years team will return and the promised enrollment of a dosen former high school | stars from South Dakota, Minnesota and Jowa. To meet the usual heavy schedule that the university undertakes, ten days’| foat ball camp, beginning about Septem- ber 10, will be held at Lake Madison, 8. D., where at least twenty-five men will don the moleskina for light practice, The following is the schedule, which has been revused in several respects since last ber $—Montana at Aberdeen. Betober 16— Minnasota ai Minn % Dakota Wesieyan at Ver- milion, October 30—Notre Dame at South Bend, Indiana. No_e .ber 6-8tate coll at Brookings. l\;lovlmb‘f 13--North ota at Sioux .. November %—Yankton college at Ver-| millon. November 26-Creighton university at Omaha. "l MARCUS WINS I10WA DERBY AT DES MOINES DBES MOINES, Ia., Aug. 38.—A heavy track and intermittent drizales ocaused (he postporement of harness races at the lowa State fair today. The State Falr derby over a mile and one-quarter, for a %00 purse was won by Marcus. » one and one- Marous, first; third ne, 3:16. I, purse, $150: Stolby, Conimg, second; beissors Grinder, Time, 1:08, 1 |SCOTCH ATHLETES WILL ORGANIZE CONTESTS The annus! meeting of the Clan Gordon | Athletic association will be held mext | Friday night at 8 o'clock at Durran's cigar store, 5I7 South Seventeenth street. | Arrangements will be made for the bowling, soccor, curling and other ath- letic events The assoclation will alse 'give dances every two weeks All Scotchmen interested in athletios are re- ‘qu‘llnd to attend the neeting. quarter u Clark M., secon Five-furiony da; firs; third | | | , Aug. 3—(Special)— ted Overton here yosterday mes ever seen on either team e when Loomis combined | & pass and an error for twe | . 000 3583 o 0000 t—-g 21 Chariston and Mar- t and Thomas. | OVERTO. Loomis defeal in one of the fastest | the local ! Russel Matched, Aug. B 1al.)— Rumscll ot thin restle here next Russell has been gali of a reputation among o until the ninth, ree s tion of the ocountry Vulleve that he Will be ' three hits, « measure. ——s ) A “For Sale” ad will turn second-hand furniture into cash. AMBRICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia, 4; Washington, » Now York. 1 Detroit, 0-6. Boston, Cleveland, 3-1 FEDERAL LEAGUR Kansas City, 2; St. Louls, 3 Chicago-Plttsburgh, rain. Newark-Baltimore, rain. Brooklyn, 2: Buffalo, 7. AMERICAN ASSOCTATION Indlanapolis, 1; Minneapolis, Columbus, 6: Kansas City, 9 Cleveland, §: Milwaukes, 11-2 Games Today. Weatern League—St. Joseph at Wichita, Dea Moines at Topeka, Sloux City at Den- ver, Omaha at Lincoln, National League—No games scheduled. American League—Philadelphia at Chi- cago, Washington at St. Louls, New York at_Detroit, Boston at Cleveland. Federa! gue—Kansas City at B8t Louls, Pittsburgh at Chicago. Chivalry Exists in Aerial War Corps , Correspondence of the Associated Press.) BRITISH ARMY HBADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Aug. 2.—"Though it has been repeatedly stated that chivairy does not exist in this war" sald a British aviator, “this does not apply to the Brit- ish and German avistion branches, Whether it is the Individualism of our work and its novelty, or whatever it is that is responsible, something of the old sprit of knighthood maintains among the riders of the alr. When a British avi tor has to descend in the German lines | whether from engine trouble or because his engine or his plane has been dam- aged by antl-alr craft gunfire the next duy the Germans report to us his name and whether he survived and It so Whether he is wounded. We always do the same. It has come to be a custom." The reports are made in a manner worthy of airmen and they are the only communications that ever pass between the two foes which watch for heads to #nipe at from their trenches. What is | ¢ | called & “‘message bag” s dropped over the British lines by & German or over the German lines by a British aviator—some- tmes when he is In the midst of burst- ing shells from the ant-aircraft guns. Long streamers are attached to the little cloth bag. 'These as they pirouette down |to the earth from a helght of 7,00 or 5,000 feet attract the attention of soldiers in the neighborhood and they run out to get the prize when It lands, It is taken to battalion headquarters, which wires the fact on to the aviation headquarters, where the fate of a com- rade may be known a few hours after he has left his home aerodrome; and, in another few hours, someone In England may know the fate of a relative. ““That is one of the advantages of be- longing to the flylng corps” say the British aviators, “It may be weeks be- fore his relatives and comrades know whether a man who is missing after a trench attack or counter-attack is & pris- oner or dead. Such little kindnesses as this don't Interfere with your fighting your best for your cause; at the same they take a little of the savagery of war” |torces of men. | most of the villas stretching along the sea front were burned, and portions of the hotel remaining were later used as barracks for General von{Buelow's cav- alry fore & number of children, during the occu~ pation of Pologna Monopoly on Bread. At Libau a monopoly of the bread sup- ply was established under German mili- tary direction, all flour being taken by them except two kilos allowed to each in- habitant. Among the many arrested were two orthodox Russlan pastors who were accused of praying to be saved from the Invaders, but were released on the plea that their prayers were against in- vaders of all nationalities. The forti- fications of Libau, particularly on the sea front, were strengthened by large The visit to Libau of Prince Henry, brother of the kalser, for & conference with Feld Marshal von Hindenburg, was the occasion of much ceremony and prolonged discussion be- tween the prince and the commander of the military forces in the north, presum- ably on the campaign, which soon after developed northward to Riga, and then in & great circle southward around War- saw. Outside of Lubln, the surrouning coun- ry Is devastated and abandoned. Thts is specially true of the dlstricts of Kal- varia and Marjamper, the grain fields, usually richly productive, being unsown and in places blackened from fires. The districts of Suwalki and Kowno have similarly suffered. Many incidents are miven of banditti, who have made their Appearance in the country districts owing to the distress and complete prostration of the civil organization, and commit widespread depredations. People Fed in Emergency, The Warsaw Kourier prints a state- ment from Petrograd giving official reply to attacks on the central committee of Warsaw, charging that they discriminate against Jews. not glving them a fair share of the emergency. food supplies from the conumittee warehouses, and lim- iting the distributions to the afternoons. The reply states that the committee keeps the warehouses open from § . m. until 6 p. m. daily, and makes distribu- tions wtihout any distinction of na- tionality or religion. The only restriction is against applicants who seek to get supplies for the purpose of speculation, and the reply says there are unfortu- nately many Jews In this class. The warehouses, it is explained, are meant only to meet the dally needs of the poorer people. As evidence of their im- partiality, it is cited that from May 31 to June 4, out of & total of 97,577 people thus assisted, 06,500 were Christians and 31017, or 31 per cent, were Jews The reply mamtains that this is sufficlent answer to charges of discrimination against the Jews. Also it is pointed out that the Jews have & number of their own relief organizations. | A report is given of an address at Cra- 'cow by Dr. Lydlowsky on the destruction of many art treasures and historic monu- ments during the campaign in west Galicla. Muany of the fine old paintings in the churches of that locality, as well as the churches themselves and their richly carved altars, have disappeared before ,the passing armies | ———ee A “For Sale” ad wint surn second-hand furniture into cash. </ /BN Drawn for-The g 3 T RESPECT SOLDIER GRAYES Farmers Keep Weeds Cut Over Burial Places on the Marne { Battlefield. VILLAGERS ENEEL IN PRAYER (Correspondence of the Associated Presa) | ACY-BEN-MULTIEN, Department of the | Olse, France, Aug. 5.—Since July 14, in| many of the smiling flelds of the “Isle of France,” fresh, tri-colored flags have thrust their standards proudly above the browning stalks of ripe wheat. On al- most every sunny hillside, In almost every valley between the Marne and the Alsne, in the growing barley, the alfalfa, the clover; at the roadside; In clusters under fruit trees, the red, white and blue of | France, like a more vital fleur-de-lys, | pale the popples and daisies and corn- flowers that sprinkle growing grain. Tlor here, ten months gone, the battle of the Marme was fought, and here, to- day, the flelds are sown with graves, each with its four posts thrust solldly In the ground with wire stretched between to mark the spot where some soldier lles, Bee by Tad mound, as if it were ta body of her be- loved, covered perchance with the glori- ous tri-color. Her eyes, as they look out over the radiant hills and beyonc gleam unshed tears. “For France, ghe says, very softly. DEMAND FOR MORE MEN Three Hundred Thousand Additional Soldiers Are Asked for by Lord Kitchener. CALL BANTAM BATTALIONS (Correspondence of the Assoclated Press.) LONDON, June 2.~Lord Kitchener ha: asked for half of the avallable recrulting material of the United Kingdom for his newest army. Hg¢ wants to raise an ad- ditional 300,000 men and an analysis of census statistics indicates there are not over 600,000 men left in the United King- dow to draw on, ff the Industrial needs of the country are taken into considera- tion. Army estimates for February provided for 3,000,000 men. These, and perhaps more, are serving. According to the Many were kilied, including | No farmer plows above them, though his Dully News, it would take another mil- fleld be patch-worked with hundreds of !lon to cover the navy, the armed aux- the tragic mounds, as many flelds are lllATy vessels, the mine sweepers and ap- More, he cuts the weeds or the aggres- Dllculmt- to the army rejected as phy- sive grain from every one, even thoss of ®ically unfit. the invaders, and every one is marked 1Lloyd George is authority for the with its cross or its headboard. statement that 3,000,000 civillans are em- All Graves Marked. Not the French graves alone are | marked. The burial place of every Ger- man fallen In battle has its own fence | about it, is kept free of concealing verdure jand is marked with its cross. The only | distinction is in the color of the crosses. The French are white, and the Germans {are black. And on each is printed a ! number, the number of the regiment to which the dead belonged. There is sel- idom anything else. Now and agaln, | where the name of the man was known, ' | where his being an officer served { identify his body, the name is on the cross, and a wreath from his comrades or his family who have made a pilgrimage | to the spot where he lies. Otherwise, he !in only a soldier of France, and all sol-' ! dlers of France are equal in life as in ' death, | On July 14 the countryside of this part of the republic, which since the days of the Capets has been known as the “Isle of France,” was scattered with Uving people, soldlers on leave from the front, young widows in heavy black leading lit- tle children, older people bowed with age and sorrow, come a long way, stumbling along the sunny roads, peering into the flelds, all searching for their own. Bring New Flags. Most of these searching groups carried | new flags to replace the wind-washed ' and sun-bleached emblems that had marked the graves since the battle of the Marne. Some of the comrades carried many, one for the grave of each man of his regiment who died on the hill top, or who lies buried in the valley. When he returns to his regiment, “down there,” in the trenches, after his leave of absence, the “poflu” tells those of the regiment who remain that each grave he could | find of theirs has a brand new flag on |1t and that it was thus he spent the na- | tional holiday. | Next before the entrance to the ceme-| tery of Acy-en-Multien is a tomb, not un- like many others in the hills and valleys | that lie between the Marne and the Alsne. | #0 long that there was not room for it within the cemetery walls. Like the' {smaller graves, it, too, is surrounded by | & wire fence, and new. flags and flowers, | constantly renewed, decorate it. At one end is @ temporary cross of from, upon which is this legend: ‘'Here repose sev- | enty-two soldiers of France, ‘allen on the | field of honor in September, 1914 They | recaptured Acy from the Germans; they | contributed to the victory of the Marne, which saved France.' Kneel in Prayer, Here almost every day there come to | this peaceful village, and to many lke {1t throughout the “Isle of France* | slender figures muffied in heavy black. ‘They kneel beside such long, common graves and pray & while. The aporoach- ing visitor uncovers. The kueeling figure | at last looks up. “Your husband, Madama™ “Perbape,” she answers wistfully. *“It was his regiment and he was killed here— somewhere hereabout at least” St kneeling, £he runs her hands NMghtly along the wire that separates her from the | ployed in the manufacture of equipment and munitions and In their transport. Another 1,500,000, comprising policemen. firemen, officlals, seamen, miners and laborers, keep the civil life of the country going. Great Britaln, therefore, Is employing a grand total of 7,500,000 men, Strength of United Kingdom. The last census gave the United King- dom 8,100,000 men of military age, which is between 18 and 4 years of age. Deducting the soldiers and sallors now serving and those previously rejected, to- &ether with the necessary civillan war and industrial workers, there are only 600,000 men of military age left out of Wwhich to raise the new army of 300,000 The advocates of the volunteer system say this can be dome. Conscriptionists are as yet a amall, If nolsy, minority. Kitchener has heen severely criticised at times for bis recruiting methods, but in one Instance, at least, he knew more about his business than the public. When In the early days of the war he raised the physical standard from five feet four nches to five feet six Inches, newspaper critics told him that this was an age of science und not of brawn, and the little man proved the best fighter by Teason of being able to live on leas food Increase in Demand. But Kitchener was then facing the problem of clothing, equipping, feeding, quartering and drilling the new men. From a normel peace issue of 245,000 pai: of shoes a year to the British army, the order was immediately jumped up to 6,600,000 pairs; suits of woolen under- clothes, from 114,000 to 7,000,000; 250,000 uniforms to 5,260,000 and other supplies in proportion. Besides, training grounds and quarters had to be prepared and of- ficers found to drill the men. and to take cover easier in action. To shut down on the supply of recruits until those accepted could be cared for, Kitchener raised the size lmit, which he has gradually reduced to five feet twy inches for the bantam battalions. CITY LOSES INCOME BY LOSS OF TAX ON BEER (Correspondence of the Assoclated Press.) BERLIN, Aug. 2.—The ordinary beer drinker is not the culy person to suffer from the material restriction in the pro- duction of beer In order that grain may be saved for food purposes. Whole com- munities are feeling the decreased tax in- come. In the district comprising Greater Ber- llnllhoiumlhdlhml.tobolux reduction of about 50 per cent on beer because of the reduced production and elght communities in this dlstrict are going to go without a cent of beer n come during the current year. — Apartments, flats, houses and cottages can be rented quickly and cheaply by s Bee “For Reat™