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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05
MERCHANTS PRESS BILLS.

number of the boys are kicking be- cause some of the merchants are begin ming to press their bills and insisting that they be paid at once. They say that they have been trading with these same mer- chants for years and paying their bills regularly. and that now when there was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05
HAVE PICTURES TAKEN.

The noncommissioned officers of the Jefferson volunteers had their picture taken in body yesterday, and will have it framed for this and future generations to admire. They all say that it will make a very handsome picture. They all had on blue flannel shirts and the regulation uniforms which gave them very troop er-like appearance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05
WE STAND CORRECTED

From the Houston Post.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald calls us '.fire-eating Texans" Please don't call | us that We have about seven fire-eaters and 5O00,00o watermelon eaters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05
Judge Brandon Here

Judge w. W. Brandon of Tuscaloosa. recently reelected probate judge of his county by an overwhelming majority, was one of the visiting Shriners at the parade and ceremonial yesterday and last night. Judge Brandon delivered Fourth of July address at Brookwood and came to Birmingham by motor car.
 q visited the concentration camp of the Alabama brigade at Montgomery several days ago, and I never saw a finer body of volunteer troops said Judge Bran- don, who was formerly adjutant general and who served in the volunteers during the Spanish-American war. '"The Ala bama men look almost like regulars and wien it Is considered that it has been only two weeks since the President issued his call, their showing is nothing short of remarkable. Within few weeks they will be ready to go into the heart of Mexico, should the need arise'
 Tuscaloosa is grooming Judge Brandon for the gubernatorial race in 1918, but up to the present time no expression on the matter has been secured from the judge. T am probate judge of Tuscaloosa coun- ty and was only recently reelected for another term of six years" was about the only statement he would make when asked regarding the gubernatorial re- portS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05

the bombardment begins. The Spanisl general declined to surrender at the tim set by Shafter. At present, truce ex ists pending the "A hours asked for b5 the foreign consuls.
 Washington, July A-General Shafte wires that the Spanish at Santiago hai refused to surrender the town, and tha he has given them until noon tomorrow before he will lombard the town, the proceeding to final and most aggressiv operations. Everything in the telegram is announced to be favorable.
 Washington, July 4-General shafte has notified the war department that tn bombardment of Santiago has been post poned until tomorrow. The delay O action is based on suffering within tn city. Secretary Alger is now in confer ence with the President.
 At 9:30 that night The Age-Herald is sued another extra in which 1t gave dc tailed news.
 In the night extra Capt. Bob Evans ( the Iowa was quoted as shouting to tn Associated Press dispatch boat Wanda:
 q left the Cristobal Colon far to thI westward an hour ago, and the Orego was giving her hell. She has undoubtedl gone down with the others and we vii have a Fourth of July celebration | Santiago tomorrow"
 There was great celebration in Biil mingham that night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05

BEGINNING THE DAY-Show me the mystery, 0 Lord. of how l gain by giving. Teach me the lesson or the flowers and streams. which live in the riot of beauty and joy be- cause they give themselves away Teach me the lesson of all this siv- ing world and of Thy great giving heart. In Christs name. Amen.-H' NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05

From The Age-Herald of Thursday, April 2S, 1898:
 |"HE Huey Guards, Company L of East Lake, which was the first
 A company in the state to tender it's
 number of it's newly enlisted members
 actively at drill on the parade grounds in front of their armory at College station yesterday afternoon, and the officers and noncommissioned officers in charge were highly gratifed with the results ob-
 tained and the progress and improvement shown.
 This is certainly the first company in
 the state. and as far as known. the first company in the United States to go into
 company camp before the war. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS MADE. A good many questions are being asked
 as to what will be the physical require
 ments of the volunteers which they will
 be required to undergo before they can be admitted into the army. The only gen. eral rule that has been laid down is that no applicant who has any chronic com plaint will be received Men of this kind are the first to give out in a hard cam
 paign and the government doesn't want to be handicapped with a lot of weak men. The examination in Mobile, how ever, will not be as severe and as rigid as it is for the recruits of the regular army.
 JEFFERSON MEN ENLISTED. As predicted in yesterdays ge-Herald. 1 the officers of all the local companies tel egraphed their strength to the governor as follows: Jefferson volunteers, 100 men; 1 the Birmingham Rifles, 80 men, the Woodlawn Light infantry. 96 men; the Huey Guards. 100 men; the Bessemer Rifles, 100 men. Since that time all of the companies have increased their muster rolls. Up to Il o'clock last night the Jefferson Volunteers had nearly 14O men
 enrolled on their books, and it is under stood that several others of the companies
 have gone beyond the 100 mark Of course, the companies will not be per
 mitted to retain over 100 men, but it is thought that all enlisted will be taken to
 Mobile. the 100 standing the best exami-
 nation to remain with the company, and
 the others to return home or join other l companies as they prefer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05


 
 Trade in Birmingham Our aim in buy ing the stock for the new shoe depart ment has been to purchase ladies shoes which will compare favorably in style and quality to any shoes that might be bought in any of the large metropolitan cities. The last word in style and quality as well as careful attention to the sizes will be one of the noticeable features of Caheen's new department.
 "The fixtures which have been pur- chased are the finest obtainable and will be arranged with an eye to the comfort and convenience of our patrons. Every courtesy and consideration that could be possibly accorded to the trade will be demanded by us from our employees. I am enthusiastic over the prospects of this new department and believe we shall be successful from the tart"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05
Like Weekly Age-HeraId

T think The Weekly Age-Herald the best paper published in the state for the farmer said T. O. Spraggins, rural let ter carrier on Route No. 1 out of Alex ander City, who Is in Birmingham at tending the letter carriers convention T carry a large number of these pa pers on my route and cannot help notic. ing the popularity of the paper among the farmers. They are waiting impa- tiently for it each week and they rea6 and like it.
 Some of the Alexander City banks have taken up The Age-Herald's proposi- ton to the bankers and are sending it out to their patrons on the farms. The Alexander City bank says 1t is one of the best investments they ever made, as il is appreciated and read in the homes where circular matter would be throwr away without reading"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05

Secretary of the Navy has received the following:
 Playa, via Hayti, July S-To the Secre- tary of the Navy, s:15 a. m, Sibony, July S.-The fleet under my command offers the nation as a Fourth of July present the destruction of the whole of Cervera' s fleet
 NO one escaped. It attempted to es- cape from Santiago harbor at 9:3O a. m.. and at p. m. the last ,the Cristobal Co., lon, had run ashore. 60 miles west of Santiago and had let down her colors.
 "The Infanta Marie Teresia, O'Quedo and Vizcaya were forced ashore, burned and blown up within 20 miles of Santiago. "The Furor and Pluton were destroyed within four miles of the port.
 "Our loss, one killed and two wounded. "Enemy's loss, probably several hun dred from gun fire, explosions and drown ing.
 About 1900 prisoners, including Admiral Cervera. The man killed was George E. Ellis, chief yeoman of the Brooklyn.
 SAMPSON" Washington, July 1.-The Secretary of War has received lengthy and most irn- portant dispatch from Shafter It Is the one which has excited much rumor, but tho essential points can now be given authoritatively. It states Shafter de- mands surrender of Santiago at noon to- day on pain of bombardment. There upon, the foreign consuls at Santiago made a joint representation requesting that women and children in the city have until Tuesday noon to withdraw before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05
ON THE QUI WYE

How is the scenery out where you liver"
 Infinitely varied. Billboards are plen-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05

Things without remedy Should be without regard.
 --Macbeth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05

RE ORE than ordinary interest is Nl attaching to Birminghams school census now being taken under the state law which requires an enumeration of the children of school age every two years. Owing to the city's inadequate school housing fa- cilities large gain, or any gain,
 in the number of Special Interest children will put in School Census the members of the
 board of education to their wits end to provide accom- modations for the increased enroll ment. And there is sure to be a gain over the school census figures of 1914. Birmingham's census of two years ago showed that there were 48,258 children of school age-an increase of about 5000 over 1912. It is believed that this years census will show an increase of fully 5000. If there are 53, ,0O0 children entitled to enrolment it would indicate total population of 198,OOO.
 The federal census, taken every ten years, is usually accepted as correct, although in cities it is difficult to find everybody at home. The enumer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05
WAR TIMES" IS YEARS AGO

a call for soldiers by the government t bills were being pressed as if they tended to skip town, get killed and tn beat them out of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-04
Central Association,

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Three-Eye League.
Rock Island, S, Moline, 8.
Bloomington, 5: Hannibal, 0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-04
CHAMPION COTCH
BACK H0ME;S|CK
Noted Grappler Loses Forty Pounds in
Weight in Few Weeks From a
Mysterious Illness.

Chicago, May 4.-Frank Gotch,
worlds champion wrestler, will not
give Joe Stecher, the Dodge, Neb., as
pirant for the title, a chance to be
the biggest mat man in the world in
the near future. That much was made
certain yesterday, when GOtch, broken
in health by a mysterious ailment and
weighing only 1S5 pounds, left Chicago
for his home in Humboldt, Iowa, to
rest and recuperate. He has been
forced to give up his work with the
Sells-Floto circus, with which he and
Jess Willard have been travelling
Gotch has promised to return to the
circus work if he finds that medical
attention and rest bring complete re-
covery.
For more than two weeks Gotch has
been a sick man. He does not know
what caused the illness, which seems
to be stomach ailment. From 225
pounds he has lost weight rapidly and
yesterday he said he weighed only 1856
pounds. He hasn't been that light in
many years, even after a strenuous
siege of training for a wrestling match.
When he discovered this condition he
hurried to Chicago and consulted Dr.
Frank Billings, then returned to his
Iowa home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-04
ANNUAL TRI-C|TY
TRACK MEET HERE
Dual Contest Between Rock Island.
Moline and Davenport Schools
at Expo Park Saturday.
(BY BOB 0LMSTED.)

With all the contestants well equip
ped for the struggle the tri-city track
and field meet will occur Saturday
afternoon at o'clock at the EXPOSE
ton park Although the individual
stars that have sometimes been on
hand will be lacking to some extent,
it is fully expected that from the
standpoint Of competition at least the
meet will be one of the most success
full ever held. Davenport is in excel
lent trim for the match and Rock Is
land and Moline have their rather sec
ondary teams groomed to the finest
point of training.
1t is generally conceded that the
Iowa boys have the edge on their riv-
ais. although it is certain that they
will have to make Just the right com
bnation if they wish to win. In the
sprints they have some remarkably
good Contenders not altogether IN
known among high school athletics
fans. among them being Fort, c. and
NJ Makeever and Langwith. DAY.
exports strength in the field events
is little known as yet, but it is e1-
pected that it will show up strong in
this line also.
Rock Island as usual boasts one
man head and shoulders above every
one else-Captain Vivian Thomas. If
not worked too hard, this veteran bids
fair to be a stiff contender for frs,
place in both the mile and the half
mile. although the latter is his es-
pecial stronghold. 1t probably will be
necessary, however, to use him in sew
eral of the other events and that he
will thus be compelled to sacrifice a
few of the first places for the sake OF
points.
Bassett, the colored star, is also a
good man in the sprints and will work
especially hard on the so yard dash
He is at his best in the short runs and
will doubtless draw several points in
these events. Dempsey will likewise
be a strong contender, especially in
the discus throw, which he won in the
dual meet.
Medals will be awarded for first and
ribbons for second and third places
W. c. Robb of the local high school
is managing the business end Of the
meet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-04
OH|OTEAM PLAYS
HORSE W|THHOSE
American Leaguers Take Farcical
Tilt From Davenport With
Speaker in the Lineup.

Before a crowd of $50 fans, who
doled out 80 cents each at the gate
yesterday afternoon at the Davenport
ball park, the Cleveland Indians, con-
tenders for the flag in Ban Johnsons
circuit, won a farcical game from the
Blue SOX by score Of to 2. Gould
hurled the first five innings, allowing
five hits. He received poor support
and five tallies resulted. Timmersman
finished the game. Loudermilk per-
formed on the mound for the big
leaguers and allowed six hits, one of
them a homer by Conger, which came
in the ninth. Jim Dunn, president of
the Cleveland club, was present. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-04

Two-base hits-Speaker, O'Brien.
Three-baSe hit-Mills. Home run
Conger. Bases on balls-Off Louder
milk. 5; off Gould, 3; off Zimmerman,
,. Struck out-By Gould, 5; by Tim
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-04
On ODE Side1ines

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1t was a great day for Rock Island
Too bad the opening day crowd miss
ed the fun. Only handful Of faith
fuls were on hand yesterday.
Old Sol came out from his hiding
place in the fifth inning and beamed
brightly on the athletes the remainder
of the game.
luck yesterday He drove out three
long flies to Yank Davis and was
credited with but one hit.
Lister had busy day. Three hits,
three runs and Is putouts.
Munich led the sluggers yesterday
with three singles and a double in
five trips to the plate.
Louie kolls replaced Sargent at
short yesterday. Joe has been bench
ed temporarily. Louie was charged
with two errors and struck out twice.
Wolfe has run into hitting slump.
His best effort Yesterday was a sacrl-
flee fly which counted one run in the
fifth.
The game was started late, as jumps
Eddinger was undecided whether to
begin the contest on account of con-
dition of the grounds. It was > SO be-
fore the first batter stepped to the
plate.
A Moline scribe has aptly suggest
ed that Tearney keep two umpires in
our community, where the tri-city
teams are playing each other, as in
tense rivalry is certain to develop as
the pennant race progresses, and each
play must be watched closely.
With Catchers kerns and Smith on
hand, Manager Waring of Hannibal
has it pretty soft, as he doesn't have
to go in the trenches to work.
Peoria has sent Infielder Obst to
the Marshalltown club.
Stanley, a Chicago semi-pro player,
is said to be at Peoria trying to grab
an infeld position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-04
Local Men Show Reversal of Form
From Opening Day and Lam
Ont IS Hits for - Bases.
BECk AND MARKS on THE MOUND
Veteran Graham Lasts Only One Round
for Moline and ierson and
Root are Pounded.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Davenport at Rock Island.
Moline at Rockford.
Hannibal at Peoria
Quincy at Bloomington.
(BY CARL Ed

Revenge, sweet ree-vangee, was had
by the Islanders yesterday afternoon
on the home lot, when the Plow boys
were handed a neat to trimming.
The cognomen Of terrific sluggers
annexed by the Hughesmen the day
previous, in that awful opener, was
rudely snatChed from them, the local
bows displaying a little clouting OF
their own, garnering IS hits during
the fuss. In this process the Is
lander batsmen drove two Moline
pitchers from the slab, the veteran
Graham lasting only the opening
round. when four runs were scored.
Anderson, the Moline recruit, who OPP
posed Miller in the thinning due!
last week, stuck from the second
round through the eighth, though
showed under an avalanche Of hits.
Root pitched the ninth inning, passing
two, hitting one batsman, and Munich
touched him for a two-sacker, the
mess resulting in the final run for
the home guard.
Though a trife wild in two innings,
George Beck pitched a fine article OF
ball up to the seventh inning, when
Freddie Marks replaced him because
of a sore wing. Six hits were made
off Beck Marks struck four in two
and one-third innings.
Salt Game in First Frame.
Rock Island sailed the contest right
at the start. After Wolfe flannel
Erlewein doubled to right. Biltz
scored him with a two-bagger almost
in the same place. Clayton followed
with a single and Biltz scored on
Suckers safe hit to left. Lister struck
out, but Kolls was hit by pitched
ball and Munich drove single to left,
scoring Clayton and StoCker. Beck
famed. ending the session. Davis led
off with a hit for Moline in the second,
but got no further.
CLAYTON started the third inning with
single, but was caught off first
Dobbins to Saley. StOcker singled and
scored on Listers long two-bagger"
Munich and Beck singled, Lister count
ing on the latter's hit,
Moline got two in the fifth. Falk
walked, but was put out at second on
Whites grounder. Pettigrew doubled
to center, counting White and Davis
singled, scoring Ned. The Islanders
annexed another in the second half Of
this stanza on successive singles by
Lister, Munich and Beck, and sacri-
fee fly by Wolfe.
Lister Makes Third Run.
The Plows secured their last tally
in the seventh White walked, Petit
grew singled. White dashed for third
and Biltz relayed the ball to Erie
vein who made a low peg to Stocker.
Lee stopped the pill, but hurt his
knee, being unable to recover the ball
and White dashed home. In the eighth
Lister walked with one down. kOlls
was hit by a pitched ball. Munich
scored Pete with a double to deep
center. Moline got two hits off Marks
in the ninth but no runs resulted. The
score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-04
ROTH'S BATTLE WITH
TIMOTHY HIS LAST

Jackie Roth's IU-round bout WIN
Buck Timothy at OttumWa TUESDAY
night. which ended in a draw, was his
last Jackie has retired from the ring
after participating in nearly 200 fights.
He started his career in 1907. his first
bout being with Shorty McGovern OF
Chicago. In his time he fought such
bows as Eddie Evers, Peanuts Schie-
berl and Kid Graves, who now claims
the welterweight title. Roth will en-
ter the clothing business with his
brother Harry, also an ex-battier, at
EOS Nest Second street, Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-04
SEASON Is STARTED
IN CENTRAL CIRCUIT

Burlington, Iowa, May A-Payton
smashed out home run in the ninth
inning with two men on base, winning
the opening game of the season here
Yesterday for Fort Dodge by score of
8 to 2. Burlington scored in the first
two innings, but could not increase the
lead, and lost Score:
Burlington IL 0000000-2 s l
Fort Dodge ...000O0O003-3 7 2
Batteries - Baichley and Boelzle;
higgins and Smith.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 4.-Thir-
teen hundred people saw the opening
game here yesterday, Waterloo losing
in the 18th inning after putting up
great fight. Score:
Ced. Rapids 0000010o1-3 5 2
Waterloo 000001000-2 7 3
Batteries Berger and Hoffman;
Zackert and Brennan.
Muscatine, Iowa. May 4.-Ellison s
homer over the right field fence with
twos down in the ninth won yesterdays
game for Muscatine, to .. Garrett,
released a week ago by the Cleveland
Indians, worked for the visitors and
was hit freely. Score:
Muscatlne .................3 10 4
Mason City ..............2 6 l
Batteries Pinkerton and Hruska;
Garrett and Weeks.
Clinton, Iowa, May 4.-Clinton ham
mered Slattery TO all corners of the lot
in the seventh inning of the opening
game yesterday and COPIED the con-
test by a score Of IA to 6. Score:
Clinton ......O 1z3070x-14 Is 5
MAAhaIltn ,.001123tep-SE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-04
SCHEDULE GIVES
ROCK ISLAND TEN
SUNDAY CLASHES
President Tearney Releases Chart for
Season After Weeks Of Sqnab.
bling Among Clubs.
Is PREPARED By j. PHIL APPEL
Quincy Statistician Does Nicely by Lo.
cal Team in His Allotment Of
Battles for Year.

The long-awaited 1916 schedule Of
the Three Eye league was released To-
day by President Tearney after sew.
eral weeks of fussing between the
Iclubs. The chart was drawa up byJ
Phil Appel, statistican Of the league
Iand Rock Island fares well at his
hands.
Starting today the Islanders meet
Davenport in three-game series. Sun.
lday Hannibal comes here for double
header and another game Monday aft
Iernoon. Tuesday the islanders Jour
Iney to Quincy for three-game series
and Friday, May r. they jump across
the river to Hannibal. returning to
Rock Island again May Is to open
lthree-games series with Bloomington.
The Islanders will remain on the
home lot through the Goth, meeting
Peroia. Then they jump to the Dis
Itillery City on the third road trip Of
the year.
| Following Is a list of Rock Islands
lhome games for the season. Cut them
Iout and paste them in your hat:
Islanders Home Dates.
Davenport. May 4, 5 and 6.
Hannibal. May r. and S.
Bloomington, May Is, IS and II.
| Peoria, May IS, 10 and 20.
Quincy, May 81, % and 23
Rockford. June /, and 3.
Quincy, June and ).
Hannibal, June and I.
Peoria, June 5 and Q.
| Bloomington, June 10 and II.
Davenport, June % and %.
Moline, June "A and %.
Rockford, June 80. July l.
Quincy, July 6, and S.
} Hannibal, July g. and 10.
Rockford, July IA, Is and IS.
Peoria, July %. "a and %.
Bloomington, July 26, y and %.
Moline, July 81, Aug. l and 2.
Davenport, Aug. 6, and S.
Hannibal. Aug. and 10.
Quincy, Aug. II and Il.
Bloomington, Aug. Is and IA.
Peoria, Aug. Is and 16.
Rockford, Aug. % and &c.
: Moline, Aug. 81 and Sept, I.
Davenport, Sept. A..
l*Two games.
Rock Island at Moline.
June 20 and q.
Aug. s, and 5.
Sept. and 3.
Rock Island at Davenport
June IS and q.
,, July 30. and 80 e games.)
August 20 and 50.
, Under this arrangement Rock Is
, land gets 10 Sunday games and only
,, one holiday game, with Davenport, a
,, double header to be played on Labor
!, Day, Sept T. Holiday games are not
,, as desirable as Sunday games because
the receipts are pooled with the
league The season ends on Labor
Day, with double headers in four
: cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-04

Summary-Twobase hits: Erie
vein, Bltz, Lister, Munich. Davis; sac
rifice hits: Wolfe; bases on balls: off
Ander 5, of Root ,, off Beck 6. off
Marks l; wild pitches: Marks; hit by
pitched ball: Kolls 2; struck out: by
Graham 3, by Anderson 3, by Beck 2,
by Marks 4 time of game: 2;o5; UNI
pires: Eddinger and Struthers.