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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

sweepstakes for 3-year-oId trotters OF
the 2.lG class as the feature event
The Pittsburgh Crouer Bondella, driven
hv Tommy Murphy, was touted as the
favorfte, though Gaers with De Roche
and John Dickerson with either Har-
lem Express or Harvette were expect
ed to be close up at the finish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
National League.

NAHuuai League
Philadelphia, 5 Chicago. 4.
New York, ! ; St. Louis, 3
Brooklyn. 8: Pittsburgh, o.
Boston, i; Cincinnati, 3,
American League.
Boston, s Chicago,
New York. 1914; st. Louis. 81.
Washington. II; Cleveland, /.
Detroit p; Philadelphia. 6.
Federal League.
Chicago. 1; Brooklyn. 3.
Baltimore. s: St. Louis. 6.
Newark Kansas City, rain.
Buffalo. 8 Pittsburgh. 2
American Association.
Columbus, 1; St. Paul, 0.
Minneapolis. 4 Cleveland. 0.
Louisville, =: Milwaukee, 4.
Three-Eye League.
Bloomington, s. Rockford, 3.
Davenport, 8; Quincy. 0,
Freeport, 5; Peoria. /.
Moline, 5; Decatur, ?.
Central Association.
Clinton. i; Burlington, 0.
Keokuk, 3 Muscatine. 2
Mason City. 2; Cedar Rapids, 0.
MarshaIltowu, ! =; Waterloo. 8
Western League.
Des Moines. ST Joseph. L
Omaha. 5: Sioux City.0.
Lincoln. 7; Wichita. 2.
Central League.
Fort Wayne, 6 Erie, l.
Evansville, s; Wheeling. /
Grand Rapids. 6 Dayton, c.
Youngstown, :; Terre Haute. /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

Cleveland. Ohio, July z9-The sec
oud days program Of the Grand circuit
meet here found the North Randall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

New York may install a CLICKING
system for the Coney Island public
bath 10 check activities Of ''bathhogs. .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

Suggest at Rockford.
Rockford, Ill, July 20-Both teams
batted well yesterday. but the visitors
punched hits in the eighth and ninth
innings, winning to g. Score:
Bloomington 00010002 2-5 10 j.
Rockford .-...-E 0100 00I0-3 10 .
Batteries Ryan and Beitmeyer;
Hardin and Jacobs.
FTeeport in Rally.
Freeport, H., July ga batting
rally tn the seventh inning netted
Freeport five runs, which were stuff
cieBt to win the game. Score.
Peoria .......-0 000100Go-1 r z
Freeport ......00000G50 -5 8 i
ENTHUSIASTICALLY and Marshall;
Keller and Kern.
Gould i'm Form.
Quincy was able 10 get but four hits
off Could yesterday while Davenport
pounded Cummings for nine. Score:
Quincy .......0000009O0-0 /
Davenport ....110oOO10-8 Q /
Batteries Cummings and Waring.
Gould and Meyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

Extra-base hIts-Ihree- base, Brown.
Two base, Dobbins. Staley, Dawes. Sac
rifce hit, Davis. Stolen bases. Jenkins,
Falk. Struck out-By Bohen. s; by FL
Ter. !; Smith, 5. Bases on balls-Of
Bohen, 2; on Smith, 2. Hit by pitched
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

Double play-Zwtlling TO Zeider-
Empires Mccormick and Howell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
Suggest at Rockford.

ball - Carney. Umpire - Hurlburt.
Time-I.45
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

Totals .......-34 2 6429 % 8
two out when winning run was
made.
Moline ...-.......-o0 0o00O11-3
Decatur ......00 0o00o2 0-2
-. I. ILL.,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-24
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

IEIENRHTE1 DNIETS 81
Davenport, Ia--Body Of 3oSyear-
old man clad only in underwear found
in creek west of here. Believed to
have been murdered.
Dallas. Tex-Reports from state
place property damage in floods at
high mark. Many deaths reported.
Wire communication interrupted.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-24

Fort Worth, Tex. - Unconfinmed
report says 95 lives already lost in /.
flood at Austin, with more bodies
being constantly recovered. Tele-
phonic communication cut off.
New York.-Judge Hendricks has
granted Harry K. Thaw jury trial Q
on question of sanity. Ends fight of ;
nine years. :
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON

Next week will close Westminster
High School. The grammar school,
this city, and all Of the rural schools
OF Carroll county closed for the sum
mer on Friday last The examina-
lions were held about two weeks ago
and majority OF the pupils have
been advanced to higher grades.
The great question now before the
graduating class Is that OF attendance
at higher schools of learning Or the
adjustment Of themselves to social or
active business life.
lit IL our belief that none VI the
boys or girls of this county are too
indolent to make place for their
energies or to seize upon a suitable
opportunity. The life Of the grad
yates is before them. With health
and determination much can be &C
complished
No doubt there are some young peo-
pie whose efforts have not yet beer
crowned with success. Their failure
to be promoted on to graduate, should
not deter them from making other ef
forts OF more determined character
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28
How And When Belligerents Entered
European War.
1914

July 2S-Austria declared war
against Serbia, because of Serbia 4
refusal to accept Austrian internal
control following assassination BY a
SerC Of the Archduke Franz Ferdi-
nand.
July 30-Germany gave Russia "a
hours In which to explain Russian
Army mobilization.
August 1-Germany declared war
against Russia.
August 2-Germany invaded Luxem-
burg and violated Belgian neutrality.
August Germany offered Belgium
entente il Belgium would facilitate
movement of German troops across
her borders. Belgium refused, ap-
pealed to England
August 3-England, through Sir
Edward Grey, announced she would
fight if the Kaiser's fleet attacked the
French coast.
August 4-Germany declared war
against France
August Germany declared war
against Belgium.
August England declared war
against Germany. Latter retaliated
by similar declaration.
against Russia; Russia declared war
against Austria
August Montenegro declared war
against Austria.
August 9-Austria declared war
against Montenegro.
August 10-France declared war
against Austria
August 12-Montenegro declared
war against Germany.
August IL (midnight)-England de-
clared war against Austria
August 23-Japan declared war
against Germany.
August 25-Austria declared war
against Japan.
November 5-England declared war
against Turkey.
1915.
May 23-Italy declared war against
Austria.
May 24-Germany announced state
of war with Italy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28
Why Baseball Managers Like Farm
Bows.

In the current issue of Farm and
Ffreside, the national farm paper pub
lished at Springfield, Ohio, Hugh :.
Fullerton writes an exceedingly in
teresting article entitled, Farm Boys
in Baseball" He names a great
number OF such boys who have made
good i'm the big leagues and tells why.
In the following extract taken from
his article he tells what a major
league manager said about farm boys
ID baseball players:
The other day 4 inquired or a
major-league manager what class OF
young men he wanted for his team.
Give me the farmer" he replied
instantly The chances for his fall
ing victim to the temptations of base
ball are fewer lie may not BE- az
well posted as to city ways, but in
one season YOU cannot tell the differ
ence. They come larger, stronger,
live cleaner, and think more clearly
than city hoys do. Besides, the ma
/ jority of them have the right idea in
view. They want to get monev to
i buy a farm
Y Twenty, yes, ten years ago the
major league baseball teams were re-
l er cities. Cincinnati led i'm produc-
I ton or years, then Boston, then St
\ Louis. "a dozen years 40 30 per
cent of the maior-league players hail
VI from New England and the At-
lantic States Now more than GO per
cent OF all major-league players come
from farms or small villages, and
the farms produce a greater number
of good players than come from any
other place.
Ruiz WaddaIl, 'Rube' Marquard
Rube' Ellis, 'Rube' Benton-a score
of 'Rubes' have shone IN major.
league baseball, ana their nickname
once was enc VI ridicule. Not now
Managers of major-league baseball
teams are looking for 'Rubes.' ant
when they say +Rube' they mean, NO
the uncouth or the awkward recruit
but the clean-cut, clean-living DO!
from the farm.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28
LOSS AYOIDABLE SAYS MIR.
MAXIM
by the Use OF Nets-The TOrpedOes
Would Have Been Shared and
Saved the Lusitania.

The loss OF the Lusitania might
have been avoided, Or the loss of life
much minimized, according to Hud-
son Maxim, inventor of high explo-
sives and authority on warfare, II
three methods of protection had been
utilized
To reporter MIR. Maxim said:
In the first place there should
have been convoy OF torpedo boat
destroyers. England is as much to
blame for the loss OF the liner az is
Germany, for the protective convoy
should have patrolled the course of
the ship and blown out OF the water
any submarine that dared to show a
conning-tower.
In the second place, torpedo-nets
might have been used. 1t is a popu-
lar belief that these can only be used
when ship is at anchor, and in that
way they have been used on warships
for years. A protective screen may
be constructed for a l.ner, which
would extend below the water line
and explode any torpedo which came
into contact with it before it could
reach the side of the ship. Such a
screen would lower the speed of the
ship perhaps one-half, but when you
think that the Lusitania was struck
when proceeding slowly, you can see
that a net could have been carried
without reducing her speed any fur
ther than it was already.
The third method of protection IL
rather way of saving lives after the
ship has been struck. There should
be on every steamer self-launching
RATS that would float loose the min
ute the water reached them III il GER
tain that a number of RATS of this
kind would have saved many lives i'm
the loss of the Titanic, of the Tou-
raine and the Lusitania"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28
HER HERO BLINDED LOVES SUB.
YIYED AND THEY MARRIED
The Rich Young Aristocrat And the
Poor Farmers Som, m Hero,

4 luxurious automobile stopped
outside restaurant at Tours,
France. IN exceedingly beautiful
girl stepped out and held her hand
to her companion, a young man, dec
GRATED with military medal for brav-
cry, who was hopelessly blind.
The couple had Just been married
under very romantic circumstances.
The bride was the daughter of the
owner Of one OF the most famous
chateaus in TOuraine and belonged To
one of the noblest families in France,
while the blind bridegroom was the
SON of a plain farmer.
On August or last year the young
people fell i'm love and the farmer ask
ed the owned Of the chateau for his
daughters hand for his only son, but
was told that he was neither rich
enough nor Oh sufficient good birth.
To spite Of this the young people new
er gave up hope and correspondent
regularly until the war broke out.
On August 8 Of last year the young
man left home to join his regiment as
sergeant, sending his beloved a let
ter I'm which he wrote.
~ shall do my duty as a good
French soldier. Perhaps I shall find
death and YOU will be free. lin that
case | do not want you to mourn me,
but to marry a good husband"
The young girl replied:
III know YOU will do your duty, but
bid you not to expose yourself to
danger recklessly. IL you fall, I shall
either die or ! shall always remember
you and consider myself your bride. .
I'm the battle OF the Marne the
young soldier distinguished himself
and was mentioned In the order W
the day, while his colonel promised
him the military medal. The following
day he was wounded by a German
shell and sent to a hospital In the
south, where he recovered, but his
eyesight was gone forever.
The young girl then went To her
father and asked him if he would
still oppose their marriage.
The father replied: mo, for the
man you love is in every sense your
equal The military medal ID better
than any patent Of nobility and his
blindness constitutes dot AZ valu-
able as yours
"a few days later the young people
were married. I'm the evening the
mother OF the young man said 10 her
son: What a pity you cannot see
your beautiful bride"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY rs, 1915
POWDER FOR GERMANY.

a dispatch from Madison, Wis, say
that the dupont Powder Company ha'
been filling at it, Wisconsin plant al
order for high explosives from Ger
many, reputed to amount to $4,000,
OOO It ID added that the company
has ceased working for Germany ant
is now throwing its resources to tht
filling OF a big contract for The
United States Government"
1t is not explained why the change
has been made; it may be that the
German contract has been filled. The
explosives for Germany are said tc
have been shipped by underground
routes through Italy.
We make no conjecture al to the
reason for turning from a German to
q United States contract The inter
esting thing il that this plant has
been shipping large amount of high
explosives to Germany. Americans
have right under international and
domestic law to make war munitions
for any customer. This is not even
denied by the Germans, who denounce
the sale OF war supplies to the allies.
But Germany has also been getting
supplies here, though not having con
troll OF the sea. Their inability to get
supplies direct il no affair of ours.
They have the right to buy here, and
they have been buying here. New
England papers have referred to very
considerable contracts with Germany
that have been held by manufacturers
i'm that region, though, from fear OF
interruption by allied cruisers, the
manufacturers are reticent of details
and give no indication OF the routes
by which the products are forwarded
The countries adjacent to Germany
have increased their imports of cop
per and other articles OF military use
from this country. Some of these
supplies are probably for domestic
consumption. Sweden has explained
large importations on copper BY the
electrification of railway lines. But
Germany has repeatedly boosted that
efforts to cut IL OH from sources OF
supply had failed, and that if imports
were not SO large as might be desir-
ed, they were yet sufficient.
There IL no doubt that the Germans,
as well as the allies, have been get
ting military material from this coun-
try. If the export Or these articles
could b. absolutely shut off Germany
would suffer as well as the allies, and
would probably suffer more, for the
allies have more sources to draw
on.
The complaint that we sell to the
allies IL without any basis III law, and
the complaint that we have shown
Partially therein is without basis in
law or in fact. Germany has been
buying in this country-Philadelphia
Record.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28
SHE WAS A TRUE WIFE
The Story OF Crisis and the Way IL
Was Happily Handled.


= woman has just told us of what
she did the night her young husband
found himself bankrupt His factory
was closed, he had lost all he owned
plus good deal more-and, AZ he
looked at it, life was about at an end.
He reflected that he had taken his
wife from happy and charming home
and that he had brought disgrace and
poverty on her. III occurred to him
that a well placed bullet might be the
best all round solution OF his difficult
ties
His wife, at home, made poignant
surmise a. to what he was thinking
Suddenly it occurred to her that here
was a chance for team work-an Op-
portunity to show what being a wife
really meant. She prepared de-
l1cious little dinner, she made her
home as inviting as she could, and
she arrayed herself i'm her most be-
coming dress.
Tier husband returned, not TO "a dis
heveled and sobbing woman, to a
neglected house and drama Or dis
aster, but to home where everything
spoke OF resolution, OF continuity, ot
expectation. The fire on his hearth
his simple, well cooked dinner, the
courageous eyes of hi attractive wife
restored him to true sense of val
ues Tile was able, amid all confusion
or purpose and torment of realization
to see his failure as only v retrieyable
episode in his life
He is now " successful manufacture
ar, his debts are paid and he has q
happy home with son and daugh.
tn in III. He was saved from being !
Y suicide by the fact that woman was
sportsman like at the right moment
Golfers Weekly
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28
Philanthropy.

Here * the story Of "a small boy, "
mother and a barrel of apples, and "a
moral which does not have W be told
i'm words:
The windows OF an orphan asylum
overlooked the back yard of the house
where the boy, the barrel Of apples
and the boys mother lived. Now,
the apples that we're in the barrel dis
appeared AT famous rate, and The
mother, being knowing woman a. a
matter OF course, made inquiry VI her
SON Yes he had eaten the apples,
but, Mamma" he said, IT have to-;
the orphans want 10 many cores"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28

Congressman u. Charles Linthlcum,
who has been making an active cam
paign for the nomination OF Governor
on thu Democratic ticket, announced
Tuesday hi retirement from the
field.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28

Among the numerous other things
that 20 without saying Is a deaf mute
A man never knows who hi friends
are, but his enemies give him less
room for doubt
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28

Mir. Frank A Furst, who has been
urged to enter the contest for the
Governorship on the Democratic
ticket, has definitely stated that ~
il not candidate for the nomination.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28

Ill you want children who are seen
and mot heard you will have to 10 to-
a deaf and dumb asylum for them.
You can please woman by telling
her a secret, but you can please her
lot more by letting her find III out
for herself.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28

And how do YOU propose to a.
velop a truly American school of
muster W. asked the Ideaful Idiot.
"By making it a criminal offense to
murder the music OF other nations, y
he returned
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28

EOR SALE Gray Mare, about u
I years old, fine leader and a good
driver, cheap; Bay Horse, II
years old, good driver, will work
anywhere, any child can handle 0gmA%
him; good Jersey Cow, about 8 years
old; also 2 sets of work harness, ! set
Of buggy harness, 2 f1ynets, l light 2
horse wagon, cheap to quick buyer.
Apply to BARBER SHOP,
on Court St., for further information.
may p
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28
SYKESVILLE MARKET.
Sykesville Lumber, Coal & Grain Go.
Sykesville, Md, May IL, 1915.
WANTED.


WANTED-High class man to sell
trees, shrubs, roses, vines, berry bush
e., bulbs, etc. Good wages. Perma-
nent. Exclusive territory. Brown
Brothers Nurseries, Rochester, New
York may 28-1t*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-20
CONNECTICUT
 SUFFRAGE NEWS

One of the most important results of the recent campaigns in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New J Jersey will be the institution of bet ter team work methods among the Suffragtsts. Hitherto campaign work for the Votes for Women has been carried on too much as if the women suffrage were a very local issue and as if each town and village had to work out it's own salvation independ- ently even of the State. A state cam paign must necessarily bring the diff ferent parts of the state into a working whole. The women quickly recog- nized that no matter how thoroughly they may convert their own immedi- ate neighborhood, they will effect nothing unless the rest of the state also goes for suffrage. The next step after recognizing the state solidarity is to recognize the national unity of the movement, and now that the inn mediate campaigns are over the state also suffragists all over the country are throwing themselves into the work for the Federal Amendment
 The first signs of this new united ness of purpose was seen in New ? Orlc when four state wide associations agreed to unite. These were the Woman Suffrage Party of New York,
 
 sociation, the Equal Franchise league, and the Collegiate league. The Mems league for Woman Suffrage is also to join the new annalgamated assocfa- ton, and the suffrage work in New York State will be carried on hence forth under the combined direction of the heads of these associations.
 Another plan for united work com cerns the states where the popular vote on woman suffrage is to be taken in 1916. These are Iowa, North Da- kota and Kansas. The idea is to form plans of campaigns which shall be similar in each state, and that in these plans the new campaign states will utilize the experience of the workers in New York and PennsyI- vania, will use the literature that has been most effective, will adopt the methods which produce the best re- suits and will avoid the mistakes which were discovered by experience during the arduous campaigns which preceded the votes on Novenbef End In this way it is felt thai since the woman came within sight Of a vic tory in New York and PeunsyIvania- it is almost certain that with anotlaer year in which to work. and with the added wisdom of this rich experience the winning of the new states will be practically certain and 1916 will see some large additions to the suffrage map. It is not yet certain how many states will vote on the sub iect in I916 because in several states which have the initiative. it is proposed to get up the necessary petitions for tI1e sub mission of an amendmenE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-20

at a timeN
 Since the outbreak of war Queen Margherita has written a number Of verses designed to inspire the soldiers, and they have gained great popular- dty- The DewAger AQueen has long been devoted to literary pursuits, and these are by no means her first poet 1cai products. Some of her verses addressed to the wounded, are dis tributed among the patients in all military hospitals, Translated into English prose. some of them read:
 70 heroic defenders Of Italy, may you find in this place rest from yol1r glorious labors and draw ltherefrom renewed strength to stand new tests if your Country summons you again
 70 heroes, who endure in silence your bleeding wounds, remember, every one of you, that your country thrills with admiration for you, be- cause she knows that your wounds are the price of her glory.
 tHonor immortal honor, to those splendid legions of heroes. who, every day. every hur. offer 70 thee in silence their lives, O fatherland. and ask nothing in exchange but that thou inayst rise tp greatness.
 Every drop of blood shed for Italy Becomes precious jewel that will enrich Ttaly's crown-''