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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25

performed the same acrobatic feat.
This time ! lay in the road for three
hours.
"The dew was appalling, and water
had worked into the magnets and car.
buretor, making the motor bike USE
less for some time to come. At day
break l left the machine in hut and
marched for six and half hours.
arrived at Thammani more dead than
alive. On the way | met a gang OF
thirty big monkeys. We passed each
other with mutual respect. Then
came on four armed negroes with
spears and hatchets. They were on
our side, so l didn't fire. At Timoni
took dhow and anchored at Gazi
two and half hours afterward.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25
ROBBED WHILE HE MADE LOVE.
Berlin Merchant Victimized Through
Too Agreeable Caller.

Berlin is amused these days over
the queer love adventure of re-
tired merchant living on the Mullen
strasse. He has a grown up daughter
who keeps house for him, and when
she went on a holiday visit to rela-
tives in another city she left a very
large vacancy in his heart and home.
He was particularly blue on New
Years eve when knock came to the
door of his apartment and very at
tractive looking young woman asked
for his daughter. He explained that
she was away.
The visitor was disappointed almost
to tears. She was an old school friend
she explained and was visiting Ber-
lin. One of the things which she had
most looked forward 10 was the meet
ing with her chum.
The father grasred at the chance of
little companionship. He asked the
young lady to come in and rest Then
he made tea for her.
She steered the chat along such
lines that he ventured to ask her to
visit vaudeville theatre with him,
and she accepted. He found her so
good humored and amusing that he
was deeply smitten before he left her
at the door of a house where she
said she was stopping.
When he opened the door of his
apartment. on reaching home, a
chilly blast struck him in the face.
One of the windows was wide open.
The shutters showed the marks of a
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25

The common belief that water is
stored in the camel's extra hump, is
based on the general knowledge that
he can go very long time without
either food or drink. This is because
the camel is native to the desert; in
two respects 1t is fitted for work on
the desert; its feet are webbed and
expansive so that it travels easily on
loose sand 1t can contract its nostrils
80 that 1t can breathe in sand-storm
which often is fatal to human beings
and all other animals. But the hump
is not water; il is fat. The camel Is
disagreeable. quarrelsome, complaining
and vindictive. He has two humps
and the dromedary has only one hump.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25

jimmy.
The whole place was topsy turvy.
Pretty nearly everything valuable was
gone, including about 500 that had
been locked in bureau.
1t never occurred to the victim to
connect the robbery with his agree
able visitor, but the police put the two
occurrences together. BY watching
the house where the old man had left
nor. they soon discovered her iden-
tity.
She was young woman, actually
an acquaintance of the absent daugh-
ter, but resident of Berlin. She had
no police record, but she was known
to associate with young man, still
pupil in a business school, whose
habits were bad.
This youth and a still worse asso-
ciate were arrested, and they confess
ed to the robbery. They had wanted
money to celebrate New Years Day,
thy said, and thy had persuaded the
girl to lure the old mar, who they
knew kept money IN the house, away
from home while they turned the
trick.
When the girl was arrested. the
victim offered to refrain from prose-
cutting her if she would marry him.
She replied that she would do so ii
he would let the whole three go free.
This excited the elderly suitor's jeal'
ousy and he fatty refused. The girl
then decided to stand trial and go to
prison rather than marry him. The
case has not yet been tried.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25
SOLDIERS IN TEARS
AT MAJORS DEATH
"Follow Me, Boys" Cried VIseount's
Son As He Led Charge Against
the Germans.
kAIsERs MEN ARE CUNNING
Shippers Get Behind English Lines In
Garb of Civilians and British
Officers.

London. (By MaiD.-How Major the
Hon. Hugh Dawnay, ID. S. o., of the
Second Life Guards, younger son Of
Maj. Gen. Viscount Downe of Dingley
Hall, Market Marlborough and Wyke-
ham Abbey, met his death in action in
the region of Ypres, is narrated by
Corporal ]. Jennings Of Tadcaster, q
household cavalryman, now on leave.
II is not only tale of valor, but is an
example of how the British officers are
loved and respected by their men.
I'VE were at Zillebeke, about three
miles from Ypres," salt the Corporal,
sand the order was given for 200 Of us
to storm several farmhouses situated
on a ridge, in the hands of the Ger
mans. We could not advance under
cover and had to expose ourselves to
rife and shell fire. Still, not a man
wavered. Maj. Dawnay, great fav-
orite with all of us, led the charge. We
gave one great cheer, and with Fol
low me, boys, and grip Tight" from
the Major, we leaped after him. All
the way Maj. Dawnay was in the fsrs-
front, and he was the first to reach
the farm houses, SOC yards distant. We
took two Of them. At the third Maj.
Dawnay met his death. He was in
the yard Of the farm house, patting en-
the back a man who was bowling over
scuttling Germans like ninepins.
"'Good boy!' shouted the Major,
who then turned and thrust his revol-
yer through the lower window of the
farm house. He was Immediately rid
died with bullets from within and col
lapsed. When we realized that he was
dead number of us wept. II you
knew how we all loved that man you
would have unde- stood. We would
willingly have died for him.
Lieut.. C. C. Thompson, serving with
the Second Battalion Royal Inniskillin
Fusiliers, wires to his old headmaster
at Handsworth Grammar School:
"The chief feature about everything
here is how ordinary it all gets. You
walk along road; a stray bullet drops
in the road at your feet; you just walk
on. You go up to trench, and the
next man to you gets shot through the
lung. He is calmly bandaged up and
walks himself to the stretcher bear
ers. The awful feeling of seeing q
man shot has worn off, and all you
think is 'Plucky devil
1.-THE cunning of the Germans is al.
most devilish. Their snipers get be-
hind our lines even, often dressed as
civilians, and snipe at us going up to
the trenches. Their spies dress as
British officers and prowl about inside
our lines"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25

Sparklink wine originated in the
champagne district in France. II
was invented by French monk,
Dom Perignon, at the end of the
seventeenth century. At first the
quantity bottled was very limited AMI
increased slowly. A great impetus
was given to 1t by the wars of 1872
1915, when the invading armies car
ried the fame of the champage wines
all over Europe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25

The heyday of youth isn't in 1t with
the payday of mankind.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25
First British Paper.

Courant, Issued in London, March IL.
1902, by E. Mallet 1t was a single
page of two columns and professed to
give only foreign news. The editor.
or publisher. assured his readers that
he could not take upon himself to
give any comments Of his own, sup
posing other people to have sense
enough to make reflections for
themselves. The Daily Courant was
in 1895 absorbed in the Daily Gazet-
teer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25
Low Wages in Belgium.

Belgium is land of low wages.
In Ghent the minimum pay an hour
for printers, roofers, GLACIERS, paint
ers and boilermakers Is Z cents
70 cents for 10 hours work-and Of
blacksmiths, locksmiths, carpenters,
cents.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25


the dark streets.
"Wait a min
ute, Dick; I've
lost my rubber"
Dick was pre-
ceding her over
t h e IN u d d y
crossi ing. H e
came back and
used his picket
f1ashlight to To-
cate the missing
article.
"Why ii, the
world don't they
put in lights ?
It's barbarcus
to go about in
the dark this
way" grumbled
Nell.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25
Dangerous Ornamental N.

The stuffed tiger head finds it's
victims all over he world. Prince
Hans of Denmark, Queen Alexan-
dra's uncle. fell over one in the King
OF Denmark palace and hurt him
self badly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25

Rubbing posts for cattle, made of
whales jaws, are to be seen in the
village of Hamsker, In England, and
represent the whale trade formerly
carried on at tn place. They stand
~ feet or SO above the ground.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-03-25
|Gfi1npSeS@cMA11ci0d Life
~ Nos EVA LEONARD :,

1T was a jolly evening, wasn't it?"
at certainly was. We are in a
mighty pleasant group of people,"
assented Dick, as they were return
INllrA,,,n Il,.o.,1rl,
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
Welsh, Kilbane and
Willard Protect Selves
BY Agreement

The mixup over the alleged loss
OF Kid Killiams' boxing title 10 John
ny Ertle has caused managers OF
champions and near-champions TO
follow in the path mapped out by
Harry Pollock. pilot OF Freddie
Welsh. Pollock, as soon as the En-
glishman won the championship
from Richie. Issued a statement
that his protege would never engage
IN a fight where a title could be lost
on foul. Every one of his agree
luents for contests contains this
clause. Welsh is not a fighter who
will hit low or attempt anything out
eide the line OF true sportsmanship.
but then accidents may happen at
any time, just as in the Williams
Ertle affair.
Now comes Jimmy Dunn. manager
OF Johnny Kilbane, who states that
the Cleveland freshman will never
enter a ring unless the clause Is in
serted in the contract that the op-
ponent cannot claim the feather.
weight title on foul Jess willard
has adopted the same method, al
though there is little need of Will
lard doing this. for there is no indi-
cstion that he is going TO fight very
soon.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
Boxing Johnny Prom
ised Chance for Debut
in Wisconsin

Johonny Prendergast, accompan.
led by Jack Morris. his manager, an
nounces today his intention OF in
vading Milwaukee Oct. l. After
working at the plumbers trade all
summer, the Detroit featherweight,
or whatever II Is he is this year.
feels both the spirit and prowess TO
assault the Wisconsin pugilistic
strongholds with great success this
winter.
Johnny says that be has promised
some bouts by the Tom Andrews
coterie in Milwaukee. providing he
makes a suitable showing in his
debut. The Detroit certainly should
make good in his venture into a far
land. II he has faithfully lived up
10 all that tradition demands OF a
plumber, he Is erninentiy fitted both
To acquire and hold pugiiistic
championship.
IL Is also likely that Frankie Bren.
nan will visit Milwaukee when the
boxing season gets we'll started.
frankie made quite a hit with his
work In those parts last spring. and
Is wanted back. Brennan is a mid.
dleweight who always tried to de.
liver the goods. and as a boxer. he
has improved much In the last few
months
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
ALL'S WE'LL AND
LITTLE NEW AT
YOST'S GRID CAMP

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Sept. "a
Yost is still pointing punters In
fiocks OF six or seven. and continu-
ing his sleuthing for a quarterback.
Center Is also coming In for good
share OF his attention. but there
are no new Developments regarding
these positions. They are still
open to all corners. There Is a re-
port about the campus that Stsatx
will play McHale's guard this year.
and that Benton and Maurie Dunno
will play the ends. Yost admits he
is thinking along those lines. but
no definite shift has been made.
Yesterday the gridders were put
through the usual two sessions OF
all-around work. and full advantage
was taken OF the cold weather.
Vow that Ad woiGast hiss gone to
driving harness hors~s les mn Co old
Bnt Nelson en- cut Ioe~e In barney
OIdheid act.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
MAGkATES BELIEVE IN
CoOM1S' COMEBACK.

There has been a bit of specula-
ton around the circuit as TO the
probability Of John Wesley Coombs
pitching next year as he has done
this. There have been some pre-
dictions that hurler who has been
so Ill as he has. could not extend
his comeback into another season.
Evidently our Uncle Wilbert Rob-
inson and Charley Ebbetts do not
agree with this line of dope. COMBS
was invited to act ms d Yale base
ball coach next spring. II would
be a soft job for the pitcher. and
might lead to a very desirable berth
In such lean years as may be ahead.
but Coombs has turned down the
invitation after conference with
his employers. II Is believed that
they made him an offer for his en-.
tire time next season that he could
not refuse.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
DOME Has Handled More Chances Clearly Than Rival In Past Six Ye
Watching the Scoreboard.

Colonel Charles Holiday Ebbets has
Just conceded the National pennRnt
To the Phillies. The colonel always
was a little slow.
>The Yanks recently took three
straight games from the Red Sox
Yesterday the at Louis Browns took
two from the Yanks. Consistency.
thy name In not baseball.
Approximately thousand fans
have seen the last three games in
New York, And Yet they call Gotha m
IA big league town"
The Giants are thinking OF winter
ing In Chicago. The reason--they've
found team they can lick. the Cubs.
For the first time In Cornelius Nc
Gillicuddys history his team has
dropped loo games.
Tho Pirates got two hits of Larry
Cheney while the Dodgers Were get
ting 3 OF rookie named Hiu. Yet
the Pirates won, To I.
IL ~ necessary to remark that the
White soN were again defeated?
Bankston. a Mackisn recruit. Wal
ter Pipp. of the Yanks. and Doctor
Lavan. Of the Browns. were the four
ply swatters OF yesterday.
The batteries for the third sam-
might be Alexander and Kiliifcr. and
again II might be Alexander and
Burns.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23

DOME Deserves All
That Detroit Friends
Can Give Him
RECORDS SHOW
HIM FINE PLAYER
Other Traits Make
Midget Great Value
to His Club
pY HAROLD Y. WILCOX.

Fans often may be tickle. but
they are not slow to appreciate true
worth. and occasionally they do IT
4 - : substantial manner. This cam
paign TO raise whopping big purse
d Detroit to present to DOME Bush
~ an instance.
Bush IL one Of those ball players
% whom the record books fail to
i've sufficient credit. His splendid
spersonality. his uncomfortable spir-
~ his courage, his rugged honesty
and royalty, and the facility with
which he can discard the petuiant.
crabbed aggressiveness which he
displays on the diamond for the
gentle, winning manner Of some
what bashful but invariably attrac-
i've gentlemen after the battle Is
over, cannot be done justice in any
volume of statistics Neither can
he be given credit there for his
level head and surprising modesty.
But Detroit fans know all about
these things. and their value to the
club, and Il IN these that they are
really planning to reward when
DOME returns from the east.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
RED SOX PLAN TO
USE BRAVES PARK

BOSTON. Sept Boston's
worlds series games will be played
In the Braves new park. according
to report here. President Gafrney
OF the Braves, is known to have Of
fered his new park 10 Owner Ian.
min, OF the Red Sox. and IL is con.
sidered certain the latter will &C.
cept, as the Braves field will ac.
commodate about $1,000 more thar
will Fenway park. With added
bleachers. the Braves park will hold
$4,000 fans.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
MUCH pep
AT u. OF D.
Candidates For Four
Teams Out-Never
Used, to Be So

Here Is something that has not
happened for SO long that the mem
DRY of-man can scarcely recall II.
Yesterday afternoon Coach Costello
pointed his finger hither and yon.
and in the shake OF a lambs tail
had two whole eievens picked from
an u. OF ID. squad for scrimmage
work. And there were enough men
out 10 pick four elevens II neces-
sary. Not In years has there been
the interest In football at the Uni.
versity OF Detroit that there Is this
fall There are only couple OF
veterans. and everybody seems to
have a chance TO make the varsity
this year. Costello expects 10 pick
a tentative first and second eleven
before the week Ia over, possibly
this afternoon. The two teams
picked yesterday had a light 30
minute scrimmage.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
BILLY SULLIVAN EARNS
A CHANCE

Minneapolis has won the American
association pennant with an "old
mans team" The quoted descrip-
ton results from the fact that the
majority Of the Millers have belong
ed to major league clubs in their
day. They trailed in the second d.
vision until after the Fourth of
July. then ieapcd into a winning
streak of IS consecutive victories.
took the lead and were never head
ed. Three days before the season
closed, St Paul was tied with them.
giving added zest 10 their triumph
because OF the intense inter-city RI
valry.
There are a number OF conclusions
being drawn from this pennant vic
tory. Ten OF the Millers were cast.
offs from the Washington Nationals.
and II is asserted that such being
the case. the class OF the American
association this year must be very
lew Billy Sullivan. the veteran
catcher who was fred by Charley
Comiskey this spring after re-
markable major league career. was
employed by Manager Cantillon as
coach. and when the Miller back
stops went bad. he stepped in and
caught more than 100 games. practi-
cally all OF them after the first third
OF the season. The fact that Billy
could be the regular catcher Is also
taken in some quarters as fact to
throw a shadow on the class Of the
league.
Maybe SO. but there Is also reason
to believe that Sullivan was given q
free hand 10 do what he could with
bunch OF big show discards. and
took remarkable advantage OF his
opportunity. Giving Centiilon the
credit that IL doubtIessly due him.
the fact remains that Billy Sullivan
has given ample reason this year to
prove his right 10 trial I'm a major
league managerial berth.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
Willie Has An Idea
About Boxing Game

Willie Richie il marvel at get
ting publicity, and he deserves most
OF IL, for the former lightweight
champion is always full OF ideas.
His latest has TO do with the self
evident need OF more championship
bouts IL the boxing game Is 10 con-
tinue TO prosper.
He suggests that some state that
II favorable TO boxing legislate so
that the boxing commission can
sanction a limited number OF long.
decision bouts. which can be used to
settle championships. Willie sug.
gests dozen such bouts a year The
idea has lot Of drawbacks. but no
more than the present number OF
handicaps under which true lovers
OF isticuffs are laboring.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
Jack Barry Now
Hailed As a Hero

BOSTON. Sept 23.-Jack Barry.
crack second baseman for the, Red
Box, has been revealed in the light
OF n hero. Barry was sent home
after the Detroit series to rest MP
for whatever the remainder OF the
season might bring forth, and II has
just been discovered that he Is SUI.
fering from a very painful boil on
his hip. He was In great pain
throughout the series with Detroit.
out refused to leave the field az
long as the Tigers were in town. He
Is under the care OF a physician.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
THE DOPE
CLASHES

Never will there be any agree.
ment in baseball dope. The Phillies
are apparently winning the National
league pennant for the first time In
two generations with team that
includes II players secured In
trades or by purchase from other
major league clubs. The Braves
won last year with mangled ar.
ray Of discards. and are strength
ened this year by purchased stars
from other clubs.
Yet Roger Bresnahan kicks In
with wall against old ball players
Moran and Stallings to the con-
trary, the Rajah declares that the
only way TO get a winning club is
10 develop IL from young players.
and not assemble IL with stars who
may have differences OF opinion over
the policies OF the manager.
at IS the ungsters for me from
now on. Then | know they will act
and do as | tell them, and In time
form pennantwinning organiza-
ton for Chicago" says Roger.
Give me enough young fellows
not stars OF the first water. but
common horse sense ball players
and1n time III have aag-wihnins
club" he continued. "All I want
them TO do Ia play according to the
rules I set down. Being youngsters,
they will be anxious to make good
and establish a reputation for them.
selves, and the result will he that
they will fight. II they lose under
these conditions, then ] will be sat
isfed.
II don't want TO say anything
detrimental about the old-timers on
the present Cub team. Their past
record shows that they can deliver.
But they don't play my kind OF
baseball and as every manager has
n different idea OF how the game
should be played. the boys don't like
to have me butting In on their pet
schemes. However, as long as 7 am
running the club, II II not good pol
Icy to have clashes over plays and
players, 60 II ls only natural that
should want my own men around
me"
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
WHITE SOx MAY DROP
SOME MORE

Some weeks ago the possibility OF
Washington passing the White Sox
before the end OF the season was
mentioned. Right now Griffith has
a splendid opportunity TO finish in
third place and dump Comiskey' S
costly crew into the bottom OF the
first division. The Nationals are
but slightly more than a game be-
hind Chicago today. and another de-
feat for Rowland this afternoon
would make them but a fraction OF
a contest apart
The White Sox have an easier
schedule than the Nationals after
they leave Washington. however.
Griffth has Detroit and Boston to
play, while Chicago finishes with
Philadelphia. Cleveland and st.
Louis II the Browns should touch
up the Hose, however, Washington
might sneak ahead. for Grin finishes
the season with a trio Of games with
the Athletics.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
CLEVELAND STUNG
IN DRAFT.

ITO him that hath shall more be
given, and as for him that hath not,
little shall he get" It's an old
adage and unlike many epigrams,
II il frequently true
Last fall the Cleveland Americans
needed a lot of talent. and Somers
didn't have much coin TO pay for
them. But nary a rookie did he
acquire by the draft route. This
year he needs young players worse
than ever. and never did he have
less money to pay for them, but
again his drafts failed to pan out,
and he'll have to pay big for what
he gets.
His best bet now seems 10 be ex-
ercising Of options on flock Of his
New Orleans players, several OF
whom seem quite promising.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
PAckEY WANTS TO RETURN:
GIBBONS WANTS TO QUIT

Mike Gibbons Is beginning to
feel like plute.
One more year in the ring
and then-me for the farm" IL
the way Mike Is talking these
days.
The former st. Paul tinsmith
figures he can make a big clean.
ND ia the next year and retire
with enough kale TO run him for
the rest OF his days.
That $4,000 Mike got for box.
Ing 10 rounds with Packey Nc
Fsriand put the retirement bee
In his bonnet.
A few more purses like that,
or even half that, added to what
he already has will fix him for
life.
SO he's out with an announce.
ment that in the next IL months
he will take on Les Darcy, jim
my Clabby, George Chip. Young
Ahsarn and Amy OF the rest OF
the middleweights that will draw,
and then throw away his gloves.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-23
FANS WISE WHEN THEY
PICK BUSH AS VIC Tim
Of THEIR GENEROSITY
What May Happen
In Standings Today

accepted. As run maker, he Is
trailing only Cobb. Collins, Chap
man. Witt and Speaker. although he
batted seventh a good part OF the
season.
Both as prince OF good fellows
and as a sterling ball player, this
Bush person. deserves everything
that the fans OF Detroit can and TO
do for him.