War Mobilization Plan for Reserves Tells Parsons of 15-Day Instruction
A War Department plan outlined by Gen Pershing, in a letter to Col William Barley Parsons, details a national reserve mobilization scheme. It envisions 18 days of instruction for reserve officers at least every other year, with possible joint training with regular troops and national guard, to prepare young replacements who lack active service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. W. B. Parsons
Preas
Shen War Department
Pershing
Toran Aesure
Congress
Regular Army
National Guard
Pitched Ball Kills Player in Brooklyn Game
A pitched ball struck art Heuer, 25, of Brooklyn in the head while at bat in a Brooklyn amateur game yesterday. He died today, ending the match and shocking local sports circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Art Heuer
Brooklyn
Crown Prince on exile life and memoir plans
The crown prince discusses his English reading, island life on Wirielen, and his plans to publish memoirs and a broader war guilt study. He details daily routines, hobby work, and charity, while reflecting on criticism and the reality of his status among Dutch islanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel M. Dell
H. G. Wells
Baroness Orczy
John Maynard Keynes
Crown Prince
Jack London
Oliver Curwood
Rudyard Kipling
Germany
Hohenzeollern
Wieriingen
London
Forsdam
Merchants League Opens Next Week With Six Clubs
The Merchants baseball league begins its second season tomorrow with Pepco facing Washington Gas Company at Monument Grounds Diamond No 3. Other teams include Peoples Drug Stores Piggly Wiggly Hecht Company and Chestnut Farm Dairy. Games run Tuesday Wednesday and Friday with May 2 3 and 6 schedule matchups listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Baseball League
Wll
Potomac Electric Power Company
Washington Gas Company
Pepco
Peoples Drug Stores
Piggly Wiggly
Hecht Company
Chestnut Farm Dairy
T. B. Williams
Monument Grounds
Four in a Row for Dominican Lyceums
The Dominican Lyceums defeated Barrett A C 10 to 7 for their fourth straight win. Hilquist pitched masterfully until the eighth inning when three consecutive hits and two home runs produced four runs. Score by innings shows Barret A G 20600002 4 7 and Dom Lyceums 11700001x 10. Batteries Hilignist and MacDonald, Lloyd, W. Linkens and Muschittz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominican Lyceums
Barrett A. C
Hilquist
Barret A
Rex A. C. Beats Clarendon 20 to 1 in Big Win
Rex A. C. clobbered Clarendon A. C. 20 to 1 as Digges gave up 21 hits. Behaefer, T. Patterson and Glo pees worked for Rex while Digges, Bett and J Martin pitched for Clarendon. Seat Pleasant A. C. blanked Quincy 10 to 0 with Main dominating on the mound. Pirate Midgets set to face Marine A. C. at Monument grounds at 8 20 this evening. players listed for report include Ciffa Ciffa Glaser Cohn Defilippis McQueeny and Sykes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex A. C
Clarendon A. C
Rexrren
Digges
Clarendon Moundsman
Drigges
Nationals
Rex A. C. Clarence
Behaefer
T. Patterson
Glopees
G. Patterson
Bett
J .Martin
Seat Pleasant 4. C
Seat Pleasant A. C
Quincy
Main
Seat Pleasant
Pirate
Marine A. C
Monument Grounds
Pirate A. C
F. Ciffa
G. Ciffa
G. Glaser
J. Cohn
C. Defilippis
McQueeny
F. McQueeny
Sykes
Tippten
Comedy and Drama Share Honors On the Local Screens This Week
Crandall's Metropolitan presents a lively bill led by Charles Ray in The Barnstormer and Buster Keaton in Cops. Viola Dana stars in Glass Houses at the Palace, with The Green Temptation and The Nerve Killer among added features. Loews Columbia runs Bought and Paid For with Agnes Ayres and Jack Holt, plus The Moth revival at Crandall's starring Norma Talmadge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crandall
Metropolitan
Charles Ray
Buster Keaton
Music Box
Pathe News
Pathe Review
Joel Mathews
Gwendolyn St. Clair
Joel
Joss
Ray
Lionel Belmore
Wilfred Lucas
Charlotte Pierce
Viola Dana
Metro
Washington
Loew's Palace
Palace
Miss Dana
Glass Houses
Harry Beaumont
Clara Genevieve Kennedy
Edith Kennedy
Gaston Glass
Mayme Kelso
Helen Lynch
Claire du Brey
Ellsworth Gage
John Steppling
Misa Dana
Joy Duval
Billy Norton
Harriet
Billy
Crock
Mise Dana
Loew’s Palace
Palace Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Joseph Gannon
Loews
Columbia
William DeMille
Paramount
George Broadhurst
Jack Holt
Agnes Ayres
Broadhurst
Misa Ayres
DeMille
Walter Piers
Leah Wyant
George Kuwa
Bernice Frank
Ethel Wales
Clara Beranger
Mr. DeMitle
Miss Ayres
Virginia Blaine
Robert Stafford
Mr. Holt
Virginia
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Leon Brusilef
Concert for Wounded Men At Navy Station Ana costia
Four distinguished artists from different nations perform for wounded soldiers in hospitals with radio receivers. The 410 meter broadcast from NOF and a National event aim to raise funds for a summer outing resort for world war veterans leaving hospitals. Artists include Patricia Ryan Willem van Andel Samuel Furedi and Hisa Lowise Raner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle
Sam
Naval Air Station
Nof
Anacostia
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Waitimore
Washington
Norfolk
Atlantic
California
Hawaiian
Patricia Ryan
Grand Opera Prima Sonna
Willem van Andel
Samuel Furedi
Celist
Hisa~Lowise Raner
District girl attacked by negro at Culpeper
Special to The Washington Post Culpeper Virginia April report describes a brutal assault on a young white woman who had arrived by Washington train. She identified James Yager, a local negro in jail as a suspect, with other patrols seeking further leads. The victim was bruised and the town remained on edge as police pursued angles of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Culpeper
Washington
D. C
James Yager
Petition Opposes Tax Amendment Local Officials Decry
A district meeting of business leaders and civic groups denounced a proposed tax amendment. Thomas Brad ley urged citizens to oppose a united front and avoid past criticism. Judge White ridiculed the plan as novel and unconstitutional citing $5 annual costs and a mandated $3,000,000 cash bill. Federation of Women's Clubs and other speakers warned rents would rise and housing worsen. Mary Wright Johnson and John A. Logan urged opposition and petitioning Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Bradley
Board of Trade
Judgs White
White
Congress
Mary Wright Johnson
Federation of Women's Clubs
John A. Logan
Congrésa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gen. Pershing
Continental Assurance Company of Chicago
National Bank
Golden Harrington Milla First, Cie
James H. Baden
Geshier
Reynolds
Zauberge
Blaughter
Mm Holland
Potedam
Silesia
America
Attila
Verdun
Him
Col QO. Ehrhardt
Max Lindenbaum
Amsterdam
Dresden
Holland
Lutu
Wilhelm Kronprinz
Luist
Farrier
Alsace-Lorraine
France
England
United Feature Syndicate
Great Britain
Canada
Mexico
Argentine
Brazil
Japan
The
Post
Merchants League
Rex
Swamp Clarendon
Crandal
Buster Kenton
Paris
Betty Compson
Mahton Hamilton
Theodore Kxossoff
Mary Thurman
Neely Edwards
Edward Burns
Lypore “Ynnard
Betty Brice
Miss Compson
Paramount Pictures
Rialto
Genelle
Gaspard
Coralyn
Duchesse de Chazarin
Allenby
Duchesse
Red Cross
Hugh Duyker
Jean Parker
Count Qudry
United States
Joan
Scotland Yard
Fox News
K. Bond
Rialto Trio
H. Sokolov
Rogers
P. Miragia
Molloy
Crindaive
Cleopatra
Norma Talmadge
Lucy Gillam
Selznick
Anthony
A. Valentine Spencer
Nita
Wilbur
Lucy
Capt
Rochester
Lacey
Mies Talmadge
Eugene O Brien
Hassard Short
Virginia Dare
Strang
Victor Hyde
Strand
Fred Grey
Jean Carpenter
Bell Boy
Russell
Hayes
Jack Reddy
Carl
Inez
Romeo
Rex Beach
Wyndham Standing
Thurston Wdall
Alma Tell
Reginald Denny
Halan Knight
National Tomorrow
Giding & Co & Co
H Street
Raleigh Haberdasher
Pennsylvania Ave
Hart Pehafiner & Marx Clothes
Munsey Trust Company
Munsey Building
Pa. Ave
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