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NEW XORK. Nov. . rootball. not
soccer; but the nlanto:....~i tutor-min»
idle m-c, has been >‘..l'lt‘d in Porto
Hro. and the soldiers are lablllé ‘0 ll
like ducks to Matti} tic-spite hunt and
Sandy prying hold that burr-“lieu:
luuid be considered too hcm.‘ 1”" 1““
tum 'zcrs. . ‘
Tbc i'lrs. battalion of the 379:1. regi-
mtut started the football (nan lots in
rvptcmbrl vb} challtuging tin- rest or
i c it‘gtlliv‘nl Nelda-i stuc scored. bu:
a. o iti'oktt. noses W’r‘it— rcportt-d cutout»,
t .D' tasuuidcs. 'i‘l.i.~ was tin: first
hood drawn by thc warriors and it
added sum zest to the Lit» of thc camp
lIlLtl. the 371ml regiment has taken up
I! I‘ guilty.
As a result of thc illtH‘i‘sl in the
football gators .ille athletic director
Ila: added lit" sport to the rcgdlr.‘
p ogtain of "play day" events for tic:
1. mp: This is probably tho first ap-
,’~ alarm oi tootbull in tht- tropics.
With fifty-three stars in its zir‘l'lll't.‘
flag the southern Association has tnudu
a old for honors among The minor base
hull tongues. Last season there were
only 120 players on the rosters of tho
c gut Southern Association curbs and
almost half that numbtr are now in
military service. ln‘adduioirst-tmul
have enrolled for welfare work or
service in other non-combatant brunt-l.
-es of the Nation‘s forces orcrseas. Ac-
cording to latest availablc tigurt-s
Chattanooga [ups the list of clubs
with He‘ll“ of its fifteen players eith-
(‘l in llll' army or nary. Mobile has
nine stats in its flag; Memphis, eight;
fluoringhnui, sown; Littlr flock. six.
.Ond Nashville, New Orleans and .\l
lama, four each.
Math has been written renaitlin: lli‘
wonderful work of tbé Anita ican Eng»
nv‘ers in France, both at the bflfit‘r‘t m
i‘ v United States Army and along: the
many connecting lines which boot. up
um front lines with the sources of sup.
p<y, There is. bout-tor. ullttillt'l' stun
. to their activity. which in just as
workable and praisewoi-thy. (‘spt‘t'luliy
sauce if is gratuitous anti done al'tcr
ordinary working hours. It is tbc pio-
pairing 0! fields or enclosures for it.“
soldier athletes and without lllllt‘ll it
would be impossiblc to plat), bold
many of tin. games and contests.
Stories of the hclpl‘ul “Hill of ‘tlu-
oilflinccts in this direction arc coir
stantly being scut baclt across the
.st-as along the following lint-s: ilvconi-
L» a Y. M. t‘. A. uthiclic director with
im lingmccr rngiuwnt in the comer of
France iclt discouraged regarding the
outlook for sports. There was no field
fit for baseball. football or eve-n bas-
ketbnil. To relieve his mind he told
his trouble to a sergeant. “if it‘s a
baseball field you want," quote the SH“
' gvant, “We'll how it." - .
, A rocky, uneven and honor-ally dom-
.iatc pasture was sclccrcd us the only"
possible place upon which a bull pill'll
. could be built. The physical director
thought that possible, after a year‘s
work. something might be made of it.
That was before he know the Engi-
neers well. it took just thrcc days to
“skin" off the field, level it, roll it and
put it in condition for play. oven to the
building ot a fine wire—nettiua back-
stop and marking out the foul llncs
with flags. The jobs was dono by the
men after they had put in a hard day
at their regular tasks. Practically llln
whole regiment assisted at one time
Or another.
With the baseball field in operation.
it was decided to promote boxing. The
drawback was that there was no place
to stage bouts except the floor of the
hot, and the men who wanted to read
or write or listen to ”if music ma-
chinawouldn't stand for that. Again
, sergeant was consulted. in three
days he had put up. near the but. as
'good a. ring as ever staged a champion-
ship bout. it has a well-constructed
platform, ropes arranged in the prop-
or manner, paddcd floor and a time-
keeper’s gong. They didn’t say where
they got the boards and nobody seem-
«ii to care, becaustI the ofllCPf‘B who
mizht have been fussy. were too busy
crowding into ringside seats for the
opening performance. These are’but
two is'olatco incidents of what the Eu-
'gineers do when their help is needed
to kenp thr- sport spirit alive.
“MIKE"_ TIERNAN. OED DlAMOND
STAR, DIES OF TUBERCULOSIS
“Silent Mike" Tiernnn. fiftyone
yrsars old. famous home run hitter and
notiicldcr of the .New York Giants in
the curly 90's. went to his death as
silent and rescrvcd as he accepted the
d icisions of umpires, which gainéd
for him his baseball patronymlc. He
d'erl a victim of tuberculosis in Belle.
ytrc Hospital Thursday night with .115
tips scaled to the last as to ME identi-
'li. On the hospital records was writ-
ion the name of. Joseph Egan. fifty-
one. retired. of No. 2,425 Eighth aw
Tllll' and non» know that "Silent Mike"
'rztmxn had been in the hospital since
Oi'lnh‘fil' fl. it was not. on ‘ an under-
t.~k(—x who was sent by his tte, cnme
yt-sm-tlay to claim (BF body that the
known
sponsor ALL soars.
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t. It. Mttlltlllt ill
REMAIN llN TlJllli
Prospect of Peace Causes
Sportsmen to Keep Horses
——l~‘lags Equals Record ‘
nAL'rtuoatz. Md. .\o\ a- A Kl
liatomocrs racing.- colors will L-o set-n
on the race tracks of New York next
year. With the prospect of [Waco Lit?-
iore the end of the your he has chanti-
ed his plans for ltlltl, He sent word
to Walter Jennings. his trainer. ycs—
terday not to sell any more horses.
With the war over Mr. Mai‘tnllbw' will
be at liberty to devote his attention to
the turf as his war work for the gov-
crnment will not require his actual at-
tendance in California.
‘1 am certainly glad that Mr. Ma-
('Uilfllcl' has decided to (‘Ulltliltlv in raw
lug nut year," said 'l‘raincr Jennings,
"and i know that rat‘l‘fzocrs will be
elated when thcy boar llll‘ news. for
his colors always have been popular.
But I'm sorry that i sold any of Mr.
liut'ohtht-r's Lorscs. i had an oflcr of
lithium lair Saar Muster. btlt rt-jcctcd
"I didn‘t mind losing Motor (“up "so
much. but i would have liked to kccp
\i'ar Mill'lI-l and War l‘cnnunt, affitey
urn coils of tho hingst class and
most promisinz timbcr for tit-xi vcar's
llot‘bit's." '
'l‘lic .‘liittilllllt‘l'll()1'l§l“§ probably will
uinlt-r at Mr. Iliat‘ombm"s stablt' tit
llrlmtlnt l‘at'lt instead of at Silt'f‘l‘llftlk
Slot-ll Farm. Nt-tv Jt-rscy, as “as piau~
llt‘d. 4
Floor Equals Record
Flaps uvvur ran a better rum in ‘t't'lrt
('itlt‘f‘l‘ than its did intho Annapolis
Handicap at tho i‘lmlico track water-
day. if.» carriod 1'19 pounds and was
humps-rod in tho early st:tgt>s_ of the'
raw but ht- managcd to not up in
time to nip Jock Scot. thc pacemaker,
on tlic post by a nose. Tho tlmfl.
I111 4': \\‘.“l= not only tho fastest of
Tun iltI-t‘llll“. lut cutrallod tho track
t‘ccord.
Motor t‘op, tho favor-tic bad scant
opportunity to show his brilliant speed
as ho was caught in a pot-kot at the
start and kcpl therc.
Tlh- Waldt-n Slaltvs for two your
olds at :t milc and tho rcuiount race
for stallions (,liclbln to become fltr
property of thc gmcrnmcnl are the
features of tho l‘iutlico curd today.
llilly Kelly “ill curry 130 pounds in
the Waidcn ind if bu can do this and
win at tho distance. them can he no,
disputinz his claim
champion. 4
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A BMEBALL PROBLEM
Unique Situation That Developed in
a Game in New England t
NEW YORK.‘ (tho of tho trhltf
charms of baseball, according to a
famous \‘tft‘l‘llll arc flit» now plays and
situations which constantlv urlsc ‘in
diamond hltlllt's. It is doubtful, how .
cvcr. if he mor cont-civcd a situation‘
similar to that which nrnso during it
tramp played in Now England during
tht- past summcr. ;
it was: tho fifth inuinc. throc
runners on tlu- bases and out- out.
when a batter stcppcd to the plate.‘
Right at his hccls t‘lllllt‘ tho next,
plnycr cntitlctl to but. \tlio took a
position just a stop or two away from.
the battvr‘s boy. 'l‘hc lmlli‘l' hit a
sharp crountlcr dirt-ctlv to thc pitchcr
and tlushcd for first lmso \vhilc all
the runners ruccd around the hast-s
toward homo.
it appeared to he on cosy "latter to
throw out thn player ntlcmptinc to
score from third, at tho pinto and th"
pitcher promptly throw to tho catch-
cr, who was all sci to cmnplr-te the
play. At this point. however, the
unusual happened. The man who
had born awaiting: his turn at tho
but jumpcd into position and as the
ball shot across the plate took a
mightv swim: at it tirivim: the ball
far into the outfield for a home run:
fivc runs crossing thc platc before the
ball could be rctrirxvetl.
Something resembling: a riot amour:
i
‘ the players of the two teams and the
partisan spectators immediately de-t
veloped and tltcrc was a rush for.
the umpirc. After much srgumcnti
the arbiter declared the hit and sub-I
his decision upon the fact that both'
the pitcher nnd catcher were in their
respcctlve positions when the ball was
thrown up to the plate. Not. sails,
fled with this ruling the losing team‘
took the case to high baseball author-‘
.ways evident in his tidalmgs with the)! will hm" Wm“ "Mm“ tukt-u. and
' svnd :outo booth.
to the title of!
unionists" 5
Eastern l’ League Directors
Pass Resolutions on Death
of Morton F. Plant ?
Springfield, Mass, Nut. 7. g
The dilLLlUll‘ of tin- Eastcrn iwuguo
met at the“ Cooley ilotel here, yester-
day altciltoon to take action on the
death of Morton F. Plant, owner of the
New London club and a director of the
league. it also developed at the meet-
ing that iitsidcnt Dan O'Neil is about
to start for Peoria where he will rep-
rcscnt the Providence and Bridgepon
clubs belorc the National Association
of Baseball Lsazucs at their annual
meeting. Preside-at B. P. Moulton of
the Providence Grays is starting ac-
tion against the National Coiumission
for about $2500, ubich ho says is due
him for Latcher Waiter Mayer, who
was sold to the Boston RM Sax last
season. Mr. Moulton says that the
commission paid the money to flu-
iletroit club in settlement of another
claim, which he says was purely per-
sonal between himself and President
Navin, of the Detroit club.
The. Bridgeport team‘s claim is for
title to the services of i'itchcr Alex
Ferguson. who was purchased from
tin.- Nc-v York Yankccs and who be-
came a [199 spent at tho rod of thc
scason bccauso of arrests in his sub
dry. .The Bridgeport club contends
that by a later payment of his salary
they are entitled to his serviccs.
The rcsolutiou drawn up on
death of MI. Plant follows:
“liesolwd. That tht- directors of
the Eastern iautgttc of Bast-ball clubs
dosire to loLLuifcst flit-tr sorrow at tho
death of thcir brothcr dirt-clor Mor-
tOn 1“. Plant, into president of tho
New London Baseball club. They wish'
to testify to thcir altprl‘clallull of his
sound sportsmanhip. which was al-‘
”19
league. Mr. i’lnnt was dcarly be-
loved by on with whom ho. cattle luI
contact and all had tho utmost rc-x
upset for his love of sport. llis judg-
ment and advice on all matters pcrg
talnlng to the league waa highly rr-;
gardcd by his associates. lly his death;
the league has lost a most valuable‘.
member and the club owut-is a sinccrc'
friend.
"To his worth we wish to pay in
heartfelt tribute. .
"WILLIAM E. CAREY,
“DANIEL O'NEIL.
"B. I‘. MOUIA'ON,
l‘Commlttccf‘ 3
UNITED WAR l
WORK CAMPAIGN
(Cullllnlit‘d “out First l‘accl
which we alrcudy how a hip Mall.
'i‘lip bigg‘vst start any campaign has
our ycl had in thc district oi Nor-1
walk.
At‘lct' the rcadlnn of various roporls
tho printiplp spcaltt-r of tho cronlna.
lhc llonorablc Linn Wilson of ilridgtn
port was introduccd. His remarks
wcrt- wry pithy and produccd a wry
tolling ltuprcssiru upon his lwurcrs.
Mr. Wilson spoke offi'hc solidarity of
tho great bTOlllt‘l'lltMtll which was now
cmphasidcd tnorc titan over by this
joint tampulgn itt uhich :tll distlnt-
lions t‘l' crcctl and rarc ucrv bring
broken down. in Amcrica mcn arc
learning of thc grout Brotlu‘r all havo
lrreSpcctivc of flu-tr peculiar t'l‘CHl
and distinction, All was fol‘gullt-n in
tho work for many Amcrican pcoplo
arr learning that they arc all "broth
crs in Christ and hrothcrs in .\nicrl~
canizntion." Tlu- boys ‘ovcr thero“
haw kettlcd th‘c uttcstiou of solidar-
ity. The boys “ho haw ('(lllit‘ from
every race undcr the sun and rcpt-e-
st-nt cvcry form of crowd and religious
belief. it is a wondrrful thing in tho
history of the Fulton States because
this feeling of solidarity has come
from her. it is a. wonderful thing that
the United Statcs was tht1 first nation
to conceive the idea that the soldier
can be a ‘Slr Galahad. can be clcun.
purc, wholesome, noble and godly. So
the Unitcd ‘Stntcs rccognized these
several agencies which are llilllt‘tl in
this campaign. the Y. M. (7. A.: Y. W.
C. A.: K. cf 0.: Salvation Army; Jew-
ish Welfare Hoard: Camp Community
and the Library Association and
gave them permission to work among
and with the soldiers.
puny. two tnllcs distant.
i The work of the rescuers was bani-
’ ”annuity ithtttsmtutlntnunits ' titanium
WilhlllNiitltliliflllliii-‘RANCE; Plump-E mm
t‘urporal Joseph M. Mueller. With
Piano ()rdtuiutc llepot. No. 2. Ameri-
can l-preditionary Firms in France.
has written the following ll-ttcr to his
"niotht-r, Mrs. (‘arric ill. )iovlk‘r of 21
Washington slit-wt:
licar Alothw‘: .IUst a low lines to
lt'l you know that I am getting along
finely, and loving a tim- iest. only
doing six luv .r' duty out of ‘34. so you
can 59? how things arc for hit) just
now. i am at a very nice seaport and
5L'(‘ 3 lot of Amrrit-an .lacliics, and
hollow me, Mulllvl‘. they are one fini‘
bunth of boys. and llll'} lrcal us boys
likt- kings. for thcy suh- like to sit
down tor hcurs at timrs to hear out
stories. Thvy girt- us all kinds of
snioku and American rand), anti
maybe wv “t‘i‘t‘ll'l glad to gr! Aunri-
can (and) f)l'l(‘l’.flglllil. for it was'the
lllal i had had in army at month, and
not only that l have not lot a cent;
have not rut-ind any pay sine» last
May. and lint worst of all i hart}~ not
had a hit of that! slnt'c July it).
Anyway, how is owrything bark
lltlfilt‘ and “or are you doing with}
y.ul't~‘l‘lf. (311-. 1 hot you arc iono'
sonic, Lu: tllit'l‘ up, \lothcr. wc will‘
all he) liomt- by July l, 19119. What do'
you say about it, do you think Sti‘ff
fly litt- uav. Ma. how is ill? Mather:
bat-k in tin: Status now We bow ram
cvrry day just liltv last your our;
lit-r». it rnlncd in Scptclubvl‘. Nln't‘lll»;
brr. llt‘t‘f'lllllt'l', and two weeks in hall
i only, and Ilit‘l‘I' was a lot of soil mud,
ilut i don't mind that back licrc,.forj
I ha i- good riotbvs alui xct fine cats."
and lam-p troy good ht'tn‘s. i am‘
noting llell'lt to wuighl again.
l;nc\r last May my wright was full,
pou'uds. and aitvr Ilu~ hard times we;
had in John and July i think way
down to 1th pounds. Witch i left the
hospital my wright was 15H. today .
nut twinning l‘fl'. so you can son i am
t-«tuiuc back. As soon as] not paid
How is that, .‘llu‘.’
\‘yl‘ll, i will mum to n claw now.
hopinc this tumor will find you all in
the host of health. With lots of good
lurk and lots of “W“ to you. I am.
(tiltl'illiAl. .lusrll’ll MUELLER.
40 unitfiiru tilt? '
BELIEVED DEAD AS
GREN ADES EXPLODED
((‘ontlnucd From First l‘urcl
grenade, might rcsull in II disastcr
similar to the one at Morgan. N. J.. for
loss than a quartrr of a mill» from tho
scene. of the accident is the lil‘custm‘.
plant of 1hr Acton i'uwd‘cr t‘outpuny,‘
. wliilc ’l‘ N T is being ntunut‘ucturod in
the plant of the Nltro l'owdt-r (‘oru-j
Quick and.
affective work on the part of flrcmcn.‘
however, confined the tire to lIIn-u‘
buildings, which were destroyvd. '
The explosion occurred in what is
known as the Buchon building. it new-j
structtu'c. about three hundrcd foot
long. in which two hundred pctson'
ware employed. it was just bcforc 1|ch
time for the shift of the day and lilylll
forces. When the first explosion ocl
curred A majority of the man and wu-
mcn were buried to the floor. thvir=
heads and bodies being cut by flying'
leads some of thosc who Wt‘l‘l‘ able
rushed out. while others remained to
aid the wounded and carry them to'
safety. .
_ A second explosion follow“! quickly. Camp omens at liravcs Field in has.
1“ UR“ ["10“an 1‘00!“ at "19 cnd UT “10 ton. . while other 'gsmcs will be bol
building, when: by a strange freak, u'
woman's hair was entirely blowntofl.
A than working in the more room is
cxpccted to die as the result of a.
wound when a spike \vtts drivcn into
his neck.
As soon as possible word was talc»
phoned for medical and police ald.‘
Sheriff Smith. in Kingston, and Chief;
of Police Wood summoned physicians: old-time rivals to thirteen yours, and..
and sent the city ambulance to the!
scene. Physicians from themcighbor-i
hood also responded and promtply ad-t
ministered first aid. the more seriously:
injured being taken to the Kingston! Minnesota will Oppose [own at Iowa
City Hospital and the Benedictine San—
tarium, when others were taken to,
their homes. Among those believed to?
bc fatally injured is Peter Schntzcl,
an inspector. '
pered. for a time, by a great crowd of
excited relatives and friends. Who rush-
it is their tel—6d to the scene stthe sound of the
hiss. who, after a caicful study of the' lint; work that we are. asked to FUD“ first. explosion. it was necessary to
circumstances, reversed the umpire’s' port. ~10 "GIVE to until it makes “Storm 3 safety tone to provent them
verdict. it. was their decision, which-
has generally been accepted as cor-i
rect that the runner attempting toé
score from third, was out owing to the:
fool happy."
it is these boys. our boys over
there that we must support. if peace
is declared the reason to support
rom rushing into danzel‘ them“Mill-VIM ' ft '
it is the opinion of men working int am old
the room where the first explosion 0c.
curred that 9. box of caps exploded
Iiitllgtbe mmhmwn to complete' protect them as a mothvr would pro ting off other explosives.»—
theplay at the plate, prevented the, feel her boy until we bring each one;
putting out being accomplished. }
The rule governing this case is.
back to his home. _
After the business of the evening
‘cap crinyed
ed in boxes utter a. twooden cap or top
ed boxes are then shipped ovepl'sny local business man of 130 pounds
friends to know he was in Beltane. .on no one out and a base runner on: was provided for by one of thc work-j the bud We! gm;- they arrive.
-.-- 3t in! base. the batsman interferes; err.
The M ilfifiruu h m han' Wu: the - t in mm Noun“ “0“.” ' _
must on u e . - , .
“’ "’ “" °" “mm" '1‘ NM M‘u interference the din-non utter ma ouch-ma today—luv Bmtmlgmm Warm“ “:gfil‘fiTa“;
"F" floors-ti 1' “1'" "0‘ W play is u Idle“: Then an unit Walnut. ln.-'l,' at a. pnmt a”:
smmn- 0r h WI» time nun on but“: ‘ .
mods not. It cum tho with. t.- it...
ill but. but
I.“ Nil. &
, ire men.
t l
Strong Scarlet Eleven to (get
Real Test Against Bez-
dek’s Team—Harvard to
Meet Tufts—~Crimson Has
Strong Military Eleven—4
Service Terms Play at
Polo Grounds
'l'lll' Rutgers football Plt'll'fi will got
a real lost this afternoon whru it will
lino up against l’cnn state at State
(‘ollcgm i'cnn. The ptw'crf'ul Scarlet
team has had easy sailing this season.
tho only close cattle coming when the
l—‘t-lhum flay tram. coached by Frank
Borgia of Princeton. held it to a om»
touchdown 'i‘l(‘it.l‘_\'. Just what kind
of mutt-rial Penn State has is smutL
what doubtful but thr- playcrs hau-
lit‘tll'l coat-bod by Hugo lluzdek. who
made a great natm- for himstllf at
lot-93ml”
llutgvrs will haw its host lztlvlll in
lltt‘ ganto, as Kelly at half and Ilakcr
at (llinl'lcl’, “no Wt'i‘t‘ laid up last
Wlwli, will .itlil'l. If lhry are uuahic
to Inst, (‘oach li‘ostcr Sanford has two
\rry promising, subs in Roll and
l“f'i'lli’ll to solid in. Franckc, tlu- big
t'ciitcr. may not be able to play again
this season and lturhum will play that
position. ltutgvrs regards today’s
mutt-tat as tho liardcst on its schcdule
lltls Huls‘tlll and it has put in a bar!
work if preparation. ,
Rcal football will rlitl‘l at ("tul-
bridge thi: nftt-rnoon. \vhrn liarturo
You‘ will play 'l‘ufts. The various military ;
units lil Harvard ltttlt' bron consoli-
dull“ to fuztltc up an clutch, and lllt‘
ltain incl. molly strong. The Pond
syltanla train. which lost last work
will haw untlhor hard garlic at
Franklin Flvld today. as Lul'ayt-fto
clown tool”- fortnitiablc
'i‘lit- first gaun- for tilunn \l‘arucr's'
Pittsburgh train will by playud today.
'i‘hc date has lll‘i'll t-anct-lcd on at-
rout” of tho influvnzn. Just how
sttong tho Panlhcr r-lovl-u is this your
will not bc known [until aftcr flit-
some with \\'ashington and Jefferson
this afternoon. “'urllvr's loanisarc
always of high order, and. although
he. to how this ”If. the other
lt-ollmn. by I lief-“of material. the
«torch will surely xlvc a gord account
of itself. Brown will blay Syracuse
at tho latter city and tho Navy will
play ”to Naval Base train.
There will be plcnty of attractive,
names l‘inhi lum- in New York. Tho
strong f‘olumbia clown will play
l'nion, and. although (‘oac_h Dawson
has lost onc of his boat mcu in Shaw,
tlwrc is plenty of promising matcrlal
to fill thc gap. A game of unusual
lotni llllt'l‘l‘h‘l is the clash bciwccn
l-‘ot'dhum and New York University
IlltH afternoon at Ohio Field.
An important scrvico gain» will be
played at flip Polo Grounds bctwcen
(‘hurlcy Bricklcy's Naval Transport
loam and (‘amp Vail. Tho (‘nmp Vail
vim-cu alirady has dcfcatcd (‘amp
lllx by a decisive score and is mndc
up of several formcr collcgc stars.
This gamc will start at 2:30 and will
be attended by a large crowd of son'-
The l’ciham Bay eleven will
play Nt-wport at quporf, and this
will be another scvcre ordeal for
(‘osch \Valkcr‘s men, for the Pclham
flay clcvcn has an unusually strong
aggregation
The Camp Merrill clc_vcn will play
tween Wesleyan, and Hamilton and
lashigh and Multlcnbcrg.
Six Wcstern (‘onfcrcncc football
tcams nndfour atorviro elcvens will go
into action today in struggles regard»
pd as the most important in thc Mid-
(“0 West this season. ,
Chicago will meet Michigan in (‘hl-
corn in the first gamc lictwecn thorn
Illinois, which suddenly jumped into
the rush for the conference honors
by defeating lowa 19 to 0 a wrek ago,
will clash with Wisconsin at Madison.
City, Perduc will journey to Lansing
to meet the Michigan Aggieu. ’
Ohio State, the 1917 conference
champion. will clash with Case at Co
luinbus, while Northwestern w
on Knox College at Evanst
sun will meet the Fort Beniamin Har-
rison eleven at ‘Bloomington, Ind.
MAYOR OFFERS T0 BOX
War Fund
- l PLAINFIELD, N. J.’, Nov. 2.——WiI-t
intorferent-e of the batter, who .by. them Will be all the greater. We must‘ftrst in some unexplained manner. set-Elinm N. Smiley. Mayor
nonnced his
the United War Work Fund.
In malls challenge is not accept-
ed the slum- olerl to m 3 match
bemoan union 8. morn-n and A;
and North W
drew 1!. Many. mm
the Winfield
Home nets-u mm
M
of North
Plalnneid. who recently retired‘from
The lead Buchohs each contain a business to take a position with the
lactose. They'are pack-'Emergency Fleet Corporation, ‘sn-
. ' willingness to eltli :-
Ind diamond star‘s Identity became found in the official baseball code un-' was attended to Landlord Connors of but been mood on such, and theimltle'or box at fi'pnblic axhlbitlgn
He had given a fictitious der win at, section 15. which reads: the Hotel served a very delicious but-
mme becnuse he did not want his "the base runner is out: it wl\,m fef luncheon, the expense of which seas, writers the Buttons are fitted toéweight, the proceeds to be given to
tumultuous.”-
mm-wsshflmfiflth
l
l
l
“itlulircly too ninth
and Ioo'inuch sistcriu-law.” rt-plicd
,Stc-phctl Halls of 5 Snuu‘dvn awnuc.
i this morning. when he was questioner.
by Judge George ii. Vtsburg as to flu
causc oi the domestic troubles be
tween himself and his Wilt“, Mrs. ,lulia
llailu.
Hallo was ‘rlf‘rc-sit‘d a few days ago
iby Officer Milton 1.. lax-ku‘ood, alter
.‘tlrs. Kaila had complained to the pc-
iice that she had been beaten by Dr?
husband. The tulcged wil'c-bt‘aicr
was held unticr 5.5L! bonds on tho
chargos of assault and breach of
peace and his case came up in the tiny
court this tuorninz.
it det't'lopcd thlt tlu- couple have
boon married ton years and haw two
childron. 'i‘la‘y t't uld not scorn to get
along vcry well and Mrs. llalla
claimed that during the‘ ten years (it
marricd lift» slu- had been beaten by
hrl‘ husband on 4 different occasions
and that thvy \\‘l“l'(‘ cou‘inually argu
ing. llallu. silo dcclared, “as not a
hcaty drinker. but drank too much
about ovary six months. '
l \i'in-n tho accused was called to tho
'witncss stand he lt’slificd that his
ttvifc was governed too much by tho
3 opinions of her mother and thrw' sit:
tors. and conscfiiontly tlicy could Iltl
agree. .
g in handing down his dot-islon Judgi-
1 \'osburgs dcclarcd he had no wish to
‘break up a family on such grounds
: and rcprimandcd both panics and put
t them on pt‘tllation until Notctnbor ;:u
A NEST OF SPIES..
15wltzerland Has Afforded No Prater.
' tion From Surveillance.
Sonic ycars ago an Amcrican. falling!
in “curr” at a (barman \vntcrinx place.
fell in with a llcrmun diplomat. They
took long walks and dincti Itinct'pi
ovt-r a porind of some wccks. lint-3:
lift-d in min to understand the nth: r
The (ivrman admitted that in lllt' dip
loiuatic scrvtrt- in Russia his busincss
thud been that of corrupting thr Ros
siau officials and dommilizing tho Rug
sisn lt-adcrs. its tit-clarcd mankind
(‘Otllll‘ bc classified lltlt‘l‘ the two head
.igs. “cupldily” and ‘stttpirlity." and
Ithat through tho manipulation of
both classes. llvrlin would contrrl th-
world. 'i‘hc good and moral pcopic of
the world were simply stupid and of
limited activities. There wcrc no
gtnoral bounds for German watercraft.
t
shootout proof of thc truth of the con
fossion of that (lcrmz'tn stizlcsniau .
now in tho cntine) of the kaiser: He
dist-mortal smoothing wrong in his
household. found one of his sort-ants
is (lPl‘lllntl spy. and tlisclutrgcd hot
lihc incidcnt bad droppcd from his
nund “lion, in one of the Europcan
, foreign officos. ho was asked if its
I would like to see a photograph of his
. own homo. Ho was thereupon shown
copies of all thc letters this spy had
sent to Berlin. Tilt-so letters gave the
gurus and standing of all tho Amcrl‘
can. English. French and Italian pco-
plc who had called upon him. at his
homo. a narration of the conversation
carried on, ctc. .
. . When 1 reached Demo. 1 was quict
ly notiflcd by an American fricnd:
“if you have any papcrs you do not
wish copied. keep them in your pock
ct. My bags in this hotel have, to my
trul‘llln knowlcdgc. been gone through
at least four fimcs.’ Nothing is stolen.
l have nothing worth stealing, out
tuetuoranda and copies are made trcm
all my vapors. i only laugh becausc
of the wasted labor. My fun was to
find out tho systcm. it was wry
clumsy. You are watchcd as you
leave your hotel and should you start
and suddenly return, a signal goes up‘
. from-tho street, and your room is as
Iquict an dorderly on your return as
you could wish.‘
outh pulpit, was last year in Belgium.
. Thimyear he has boon in Switzerland
i
and through the German devastated
country in France.
In the exchange of Cornish-English
prisoners, arranged through Switzer-
:land, 600 English boys roach llcrnv
2 three times a week from tho
_ 700 prls
l on camps of Germany.
They arrive at
”1 takal five a. m:, get their hot coffee. break-
°"- I“‘n‘l fast, kit' of toilet articles. etc. from
.the English women‘s committee and
‘ .nre off an hour later.
1 One of them smuggled through "his
Hillis.
\ It was his “Ex'
0 Executive Wants to Help hibit A." for his next campaign.
iloaf of German prison bread.
promptly secured it.
substitutes."
mde.it Sept-to proof for sffe conduct
to a frend and returning in ten min
not ”Exhibit A.”
“7 I’ll”. Int
mutton/ts.
tuothcr iii-law
A fow.ycars later, my fricnd had,
Dr. Nowell Dwight llilli's, successor
‘of Henry Ward Beecher in the Myth,
it
had an anger hole through it to show
the straw, sawdust and other 'broad
Hillls treasured it cart»,
il‘ully as ho packed for departure and: or in anytime hurt. ham or him
He stepped into nether. room to speak
lites. found his treasured “Exhibit A"?
l hnd vanished. Hllijs was as mad as hot
‘hnd been over the atrocities in Bell
plum. The :‘otel proprietor could 3 7 _
on y summon s servants, interrogate~ . ~
them. and protest that they Vere utififl'flfl'fi‘flm‘ Col “1“
Nothing could "oil or ram-
8min could only
mole himself thst be but received
on!” demon-truth: of the Demon
what would mi
.—..—-.-
flFfiERHANYWAS
trillion.
in. ‘ .Iis, Nov. 7 (Corresc
admit-c ol we. Assootated Press..-—-
. \‘illl'dil propaganda here has taken“: ' “
tm- lUl'lli of u wollorgunlled cammtgt.
of hli’tt'l. corner soapbox speakers lih- .
I'Hhsuinc against the Allied blatklisis.
’i‘lio spot-.ltvis base thvir argmannts on
the high cost of living, which they
tracc it) these biacklissts. '
Evidently a large number of spear:—
crs haw ‘ocen engaged, for in all parts
of the" business district and at all
hours there are small groups of its-
teners around a speakrr who is mount-
ed on a wooden soup but. Ant! 1:; ha
moves from one corner to anutliur'ho
is follmvcu by a mounted membcr rt
the Security Squadron.
These speakers are advertised as
bcing members of the "Ligs, i‘roblqui~ .
dt d." which might be translated as the
Equity or Justice League. This leagtw
has an office near the business center».
Over tho entrance to it is a shield that.
was so prominent during the Ltutbur;
neutrality campaign, but which had
disappeared, the shield of the Pros
Neutrality League, so designed a; to
make the oflioe appear to be admins
of the Argentine Government.
The shield is the same size and
shape as those which designate (it-v»
eminent offices, bears the same kind
of lettering and has in its center the
Argentine national cost-of-arms.
Last year this shield guarded .: glow.
4way at one of the busiest corners in
the city and at the head of the stairs
was the neutrality oflloe Which wan
maintained with German funds, sup-
plied largely ibrongh the newspaper.
La Union. At the head of the stairsit
now guards the office of the “Proms—
tics lasagna." organized to stir up .11-
feeling among the Argcntlnes on tho
argument that the Allied blacklists are
responsible for the high cost of lit/lug.
The only newspaper in the city sup-
porting this league is La. Union, the
newspaper for which Count von Lu»...
bars. the former German Ambassador
here. asked and obtained a Comm
Government subsidy of ten thousand
pesos a. mouth.
, PACKAGES FOR THE SOCDIERO
Important Change in Rule. Mum-cod
In til. Mall to Fonlqn ”
-Countrlu
The tollowinx order has just been,
received by Postmaster Aumvlkuy
at the South Norwalk postoflcc:
in view of the approaching holiday
season, it has been decided to accept
packages up to and including Novem-
ber 20th, without the need for an in-
dividual or special export license.
when the senders make statements
that the articles to be transmitted are
not in the nature of a commercial
transaction. but an- articles unit as
gifts because of the holiday season
and the packages are addressrd to
members of the Allied smiles or in~
dlvidunls serving in the Red Cross. L
M. C. A., Knights of Columbui. Salva-
lion Army. or other similar organisa-
tions operating in connection with the
military forces of the Allies in Europe.
or in connection with any Allied Ex:
pcditionary Poms elsewhere abroad.
Packages described above may be
copied up to the fluff of eleven pounds
when fully prepaid at the intonation~
a1 parcel-post rate of 1: cents a pound
or fraction of a pound. . w' t.
Each packar- mtfsl"be'fully "and ““
complctc‘xy addressed. near tho mama ,.
and address of the sender. and. in
adltion. the words "Christmas Pack.
age" or “Holiday Pam."
In Alaska Hawaii. and Porto Rico.
"Christmas podium may be mooted
up to and including, month” In.
1918. - .
Articles Barred By Post Office Roguo
lotions
cipal classes of articles
nnmsilsble:
i. All spirituous, vinous, mailed. fer-V
111011th or other intoxicating liquors:
2. All kinds of poison and all articles
and compositions‘containing poison.
3. Explosives of all kinds. .
4. inflammable materials. including
friction matches. , _
5. Infernal machi'nes and meChn‘nb,
cal. 01' other devices of composition:
which may ignite or explode. « , .
t Note: Under ,- this ciassiflcatiani
would come cigarette lighters, etc.
which are
'fragile articles and other admissiblm
matter when not packed in accdl'dnlfi‘c‘
with the requirements of the pos
laws and regulations.
7. All other articles which ma? fill.’
another. or damage or doface or otbfls
wise injure the mails or other propehu
l
i ty. -‘
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M‘m
iii-tuna back. a. stimuli-um, :
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hiya-invalid: lunch _
last-mu can u to who! it: Min-anyone. 1"“.
munch-Mutation" arm m’ w I“ _.
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The following is a list of the prin. .
B. Liquids 'or - liquefiable artlcl . “L '
its
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