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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22

From head TO foot the dainty wOm-
an likes to have all her belongings ex-
press refinement. Whether her taste
be grave or gay (and it is sure to be
both) she strives to make her love of
beauty and her personality apparent
in everything she wears. Her sense
of fitness, and her disposition, may
cause her to appear on the street In
the most reserved of tailor-mades, bur
within her own four walls look for
gayeties that blossom at their prettiest
in her own room.
Such tiowerlIke things as are pic
tured here flourish in the garden of
the boudoir, among other pretty lux
uries that every woman loves. They
are easily Leland may match the
negligee or be selected to harmOnize
with 1t. Light tints look well with
white and almost any color.
The set of slippers with carriers to
match. as pictured, will look well with
any color. which makes them a safe
choice as gift. The toe slippers are
made of lambs'-wool soles covered with
light pink satin. A fiat elastic band.
covered with pink satin ribbon shirred
over it, makes loop that is attached
to the back of the sole and holds, the
slipper to the foot. The satin that
forms the toe is covered with light
lace having the pattern run with silver
thread. Three small. fiat rosettes Of
satin ribbon are mounted on the toe.
They are joined by ribbon and look
IKE flowers.
The garters are made Of elastic
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
CHAPTER XXI.


An Interrupted 0ameSof Cards.
While oncoming horde OF Ger
mans had been pushing their way
through Belgium. smashing forts.
burning villages. terrorfzing the peace
loving inhabitants Of that little coun-
try. the French and English had done
what they could to prepare for the
impending shock of the Teuton attack.
The worst Of~it was, the Germans
were ready. and the allies were not.
The British expeditionary force mum
bered but handful of men, compared
to the hosts from across the Rhine.
But that .sthin red line of 'erOes''-
only they were uniformed In khaki
now-set about its superhumA4 task
with bulldog determination. They had
swept out as far IA hey dared to
meet the invader And then they In
trenched themselves; and there they
waited.
CTo BIZ coN~INUEr
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22

front and on the cuffs. where white
mother-of-pearl buttons are mounted.
( The shore bag and the shore pillow
have cast their lot together in union
that appears for the first time this
season, so that bag and pillow In one
may be made to match the skirt. But
oftener this clever combination of the
two matches hat and scarf made OF
silk.
The inspiration Of the Chinese hat
fingers in the pretty turban with straw
brim and figured silk crown, shown In
the picture. It is trimmed with a row
of straw cabochons set about the
brim edge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
G.A. &z,,aA
Ordinary Furs pIsaulsed.

1t is not the fur that counts, say the
couturiers, this season. 1t is the fin-
ish, the way the fur is dyed and
treated that renders it smart And so
consistently is this idea carried out
that it is difficult to recognize wella
known varieties, according to Vogue.
Rabbit masQuerades under all sorts
and some of the furs with long hair
are dyed and figured as strange new
furs. Squirrel is dipped In de and
energies as a new sort of ch.nchllla
or as some hitherto unheard-of fur
from that land of strange furbearing
animals-Russia. The fireside cat Is
even offered up on the altar Of fash
ion, and one shudders to think that
ones latest set of marlnot may pos
sibly have been the police dog
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22

ousIy. And then he gave ain exciama-
ton Of surprise. "a copy Of their or
dersv' he exulted. ~The whole plan
against the British armyl'' Larry said
breathlessly as he scanned one Of the
documents. @The crown prince is to
march against Paris while Won Kluck
is thanking us from Tourney and lie
Cateau. II they succeed, it will clear
the road to Paris. Do you see
what It means7'' he asked Ethel.
at means everything IL we can only
let the British know" she answered.
"Now take his car that's outside
you must know how to drive it, Larry
said. ellis pass win get you through
to Touryille."
"Oh, Larry! Come with me!''
She could not bear the thought Of
leaving him.
'The pass says For hearerr IT'S no
good for two. I'd not get twenty yards
till was stopped. You must
go alone for Englandv he urged her.
"Then I've got to, she said.
@That'a the brave girlr' he praised
her warmly. "And listen! at Tour
Vile go to the mayors house. Wait
for me. Somehow tonight under cover
Of darkness I'll manage to get there
to you, and there we'Il find the English
lines together. .. Now, hurry
he added. "FOr every second counts
for England
There was no time even for the
shortest goodby. But Ethel took one
feeting lock into his honest, loving
eyes. Then he opened the door for her
and she left him.
Captain Redmond, as he turned
away from the door that shut even the
view Of her departure away from him,
found that the German sergeant had
slipped In by means Of another en-
trance.
Larry told him there had been no
messages, and q look of vast relief
came over the gallant Erishman's face
as he heard the cough Of motor start
ing outside. There followed the notes
Of horn, which grew rapidly fainter.
And he knew then that Ethel had
made her escape unhindered.
s'Do you know which Is my ro0m2"
he asked the sergeant.
The fellow told him: and Larry was
on the point OF leaving him when niesi-
tenant Baum brought word that Major
Won Brenig wished to see Captain Kari
at once.
"Any news. sergeant" the lleuten-
ant inquired, after Larry had gone.
None. Herr lieutenant
"What Is that?" Baum asked pres
emily. A curious, persistent tapping
caught their attention, coming. appar-
emily, from beneath their feet.
"Why-it Is the codeF' the sergeant
exclaimed.
'What does It sayY' Baum contin-
ued.
The sergeant listened intently. while
he spelled out the signal.
''Helpl' he interpreted.
0Oh-if Ia the woman aY,y0 fl1a Han.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22

bands with ribbon shirred over them.
A flounce of the silver-run lace falls
from the covered band and helps make
a lovely background for three rosettes
4ike those on the slippers. Such an
enticing bit of adornment is within the
reach of everyone who knows anything
OF needle work and even million
airess can't have anything prettier.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
Not New but 1 Little Different.

Not New but Little Different.
The French silk and velvet corsage
flowers which have been used for q
couple of seasons, done up in minia'
ture bandboxes. have returned in the
same or even daintier boxes with rib
bons punched at the sides and there is
a difference in the flowers. The heart
of each tinted rose or orchid holds a
tiny vanity case with all Its appoint
ments.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22

have escaped that went that wayl'
he whispered to Jeanne, pointing down
the road-in the opposite direction
from that In which TDurville lay. Then
Captain Redmond crouched behind the
counter. whore Ethel had successfully
hidden
When the major and his men found
the stricken spy In heap on the floor
Jeanne Christophe explained that as
she came into the room another officer
had pulled out knife and stabbed
Streetman.
The man was not dead. AS HE
friends bent over him he raised him
self on his elbow and tried to speak
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
CHAPTER Xxx.

Little Jeanne Squares Accounts.
With the venomous Streetman safely
disposed of, Captain Redmond swiftly
shuffied through the packet Of papers
he had flched from the fellow.
-Ah' His DassF' he exclaimed joy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22

According to modern etiquette. the
amethyst is the only stone which may
be worn during mourning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11
BENDER IS PLAYING BETTER
AGAINST GIANTS THAN FEDS
His Performance This Year Might Argue That Federal
Teams We're Higher Glass Than National League;
White Sox, After Slow Start Seem To Be Coming
Into Pennant Race; They're Steady Pluggers.
By FRANK G. MENKE

In another week or two, II he main
tains his pace, he viii pass the In
dian slugger and probably bust right
And remember this urge the
White Sox hackers. Our boys have
come along pretty fast during the last
month without any real batting help
from Collins and Fourier Both men
are far below normal Sooner or later
they are GCing TO begin TO connect
When toey do, it's the pennant for
rs"
PhuIies Playing Consistently.
No team has ever played more con-
sistent baseball than the Phillies-
From the time the season began they
have been within striking distance OF
the league leadership The Phillies
spurtS They aren't winning ten or
4 games IN a TOW and theh coming
right back with a flock OF successive
They are pIodders, those Phillies.
and the riodding club is the one that
is to be feared in any pennant race.
They fight frimly and with determine
ton They play good ball day AFTER
ar sIl-sTar cast and that they must
play at TOP speed all the time They
do It They battle every inch OF the
way No opportunity escapes them
alibis TO offer. They always play their
best
A team with such a spirit is a team
that every other club must fear.
Indians Slipping.
The Indians are skidding, not rapidly
but they are slipping Just the same
For the past three weeks they have
been settling into their real stride,
and. as a result. their fat percentage
mark OF June has shriveled away
Out IN Cleveland the natives still
nurse serious hopes. But il doesn't
seem rs though they Will be realized
this year. The Indians seem to lack
the an-around power necessary for
six months pennant drive
They got away well and have sur
prised baseball by their game fight
ever since But their high place IN
the table up to date probably can be
explained by the fact that the class
clubs hadn't started The Red ana
White Sox, the Yankees and the Tigers
even the BroWns-played in-and-out
baseball during the past II weeks OF
the campaign. All those clubs at last
seem under way
As a reS0lt, the Indians aren't win
ming with the regularity Of the spring
time They are being bumped quite
frequently Glass eventually tells.
ard the Indians are settling toward
their natural level-siXth place Their
early spur- may enable them to hold
the bottom rung Of their division-and
l. may not-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11

TWO Of the 'hasbeens" Of the days
l of the white hopes" were resur-
rected BY the Rochester, n. Y, club
for a ten-round Dout on Monday
night. %Gunboat" Smith, who doesn't
amount to much In these days of
superdreadnaughts outPointed Tom
McMahan, who was once known as
"the bearcat" but is a fireside orna-
ment now.
"ROC" RCAMANT had a happy
- smile on Tuesday morning as he
watched the different companies Of
the 10th infantry assembling at Fort
Bliss. This regiment has been scat
tered all over FL PasO but IS now
back In the camp at Fort Bliss
Practically all of the Feldman ball
PLAYERS come from this regiment and
the doctors satisfaction arises from
the fact that the players VIII be able
to get some practice every afternoon
hereafter. "And Just watch our
smoke!" advised the manager
physical examinations OF boxers
in New York state by the Official
doctors" Of the boxing clubs are the
biggest Joke in sport. Frank Moran
entered the ring against Dillon IN
very poor condition, judging by all
reports, yet a man who claims to be
a doctor certified that Moran was in
perfect physical condition" The
matter is one that should be looked
into. II New York has a neal med
ical society, It should investigate the
physicians who make such erroneous
civilizations
BOSWELL claims the baseball
championship Of that part Of
New Mexico. The Roswell team has
been travelling at a fast pace and
won three games from Fort Statnon
in the holiday series on July and 4.
Shorty" Weiss, late Of the Purtys,
pitched one game and was located for
seven hits. In the other two games,
the stumpy southpaw held down
third base.
DARENTS of RedfoTd, the young
pitcher who is going so well with
the Fort Worth club Of the Texas
league, live in FL Paso so there Is
considerable local interest in this
pitcher, who is TO 60 to the major
leagues this fall, according to reports
now in the Texas league cities.
X
RUSSELL, the White SOx south
II paw, pitched a one-hit game
against the Red Sox on Monday.
Walker was the only batter t6get a
safe hit off Russell in the second
game Of the doubIeheader. Timely
hits off Mays gave the White SOx
three runs The White Sox also
took the first game by a score of
to 0. Williams pitched d good
game for tie winners.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11
Whats Welsh Up to, Now9

TN all she fights he has fought
since 1914, Welsh has never sp-
Il peared- in a championship bout
Ten rounds. no decision, was the rule
in Welsns contests. excepting one or
two cases. where he was sure Of his
man. He fought two or three p
round taUts. but his opponents were
either not formidable or the bouts
were nO-Gecision affairs
Hence "a came as n shock when the
announcement was made that Welsh
had consented 70 20 20 rounds on
Labor day against an unknown OPP
pOnent.
II they pick a tough proposition for
Fred. he VIII be up against it That
he has some back the guide book
shows u tells that he was 80 years
old last March 3 that Benny Leonard
almost gave him too much in ten
rounds At New York. and that Ever
Hammer. = husky youngster, handed
him a hard fight at Milwaukee The
late news dispatches show that he
couldn't stop that broken-handed
backslider. " Olgast
Welsh muSt have some assurance
that the remnants of his glory will
rot he stripped from him at Colorado
Springs. Sept. 4. He's not the lad to
give mp his IaureIs after side-steppfng
the risk all these months.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11

vEW YORK, July 11-Some folks
nj might find in the case Of one
L y CharIes C'Chief'l Bender an
argument 10 show that the Federal
league Of 1915 was somewhat speedier
tl.an tbs National circuit Of the present
time.
Bender worked for the Baltimore
FEDS las. year, and his performances
was something awful He labored in
20 games and the result was: Won 4.
lest Is, average 200. That tended to
show thar Bender. as a big Lacquer.
was very much through
And now in 1916 we find the
aborigine heaving in the National
league and standing most OF the op-
posinE batsnen on their domes- Just
a few DAYS ago he pitted his fin
against the Giants. supposed 70 oe
the heaviest clouting organization IN
the game, and ne oeaL them "llhou t
auy undue exeruon- The same curves
and slow balls and speeders which the
Fed mace artists batted hither and
yon. deceived the Giants to such an
extent that they looked quite foonsn
In their efforts to hit
Bender has worked in nine games
50 date az q PhiIlie- He has won five
OF those contests. In two Of the four
he lost re naQ the LQlEAH1L H---AA -
luck Furthermore, Bender, who
yielded an average OF AZ runs per
game rs q Federal Lacquer, has allowed
less than three runs in the National
White SOz Are Coming.
The ComiSekeyites at last are be
ginning to show something After
humping along in an erratic fashion
during the first two months Of the
campaign, and sending their rooters
into the pit of despair the white hosed
persons have started Slowly but
surely they have improved their per-
centage and wormed their way up to-
ward the top
Barring accidents. the White Sox
will be in the thickest part Of the PEN
nant fight all the rest Of the way"
Chicagoans say The boys nave
power in every department OF the
game. Heretofore, II wasn't concen-
trated Now II is. And nothing can
hold them hack"
one of the big causes Of the White
Sox uplif+ is the tremendous banging
OF Josephus Jackson The "shoeless
wonder started punkily. but during
the past month he has been laundering
along Hs is swatting out two or
three nfts a day-and most Of them are
long drivers. He has lifted his aver
sre from a mark around $50 TO -372.
and right row is only = few points
hack OF the league leading Speaker
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11
It Pays To Go To War. Welsh Proves
-:I:- -:D:- -:H:- -:II: -;H:-
He Has Made $150,00O From Title
by JOHN z. WRAT.

IFLsH has added at least $780,
\" 600 TO the hoard he had begun
10 pile up before he actually
took over Ritchie's title This was
despite a publicity agent and manager
who received aDout 20 percent Of the
Welsh intake. report declares
Since July :, 1914, Welsh has fought
approximately 80 fights-some Of them
NAV be called this by courtesy only
meeting some Of the greatest draw
ing cards known 70 the lightweight
world Among his opponents In
limited round contests were Charley
White, the knockout king; Benny
Leonard, Ad Wolgast, Matt Baldwin,
Joe Shugrue, Jimmy Duffy, Johnny
Griffith, Willie RiFchie-in fact, every
ygell-known lightweight you could
think o.
These bouts must have averaged
welsh close to $1,000 In addition nu
merous pot-boiler matches. with no
risk and considerable cash to rec
ommend them, were fought
All in all, Welsh, from various
sources, must have received in the
neIghbOrhOod of SI5O.OOO since this
date two years ago. And all because
be won a "fitles on points.
That's & return of 500 per cent In
q months on his original investment!
And Nike Gibbons refused to let
his bows take up the fight game be-
cause there was nothing in It
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11
SPEAR HEAD IS
GIVEN PRAISE By
CHAS. POLLOCK
PouuIar EI PaS0 Man Endorses
Famous Tobacco

No other tobacco IS so wonder
fully cheering. comforting and
satisfying as Spear Head And
no other receives such hearty, en-
thusiastic endorsements as this
from Charles E. Pollock, popular
Police Sergeant Of E. Paso,
Texas.
I have been chewing SPEAR
HEAD tobacco. for about nine
months. and find that It gives me
more pleasure than any tobacco
I have ever used"
No matter how long you have
used tobacco, you will get an al
together new and delightful SEN
sation the first time you bite off
a rich, juicy chew Of Spear
Head.
In Spear Head you get all the
natural Juices of choice red Bur
lev leaf. hand-stemmed, carefully
cleansed and pressed into plugs II
a clean, sanitary, spic-and-sPaH
factory.
Try Spear Head-buy 4 SC OF
1oc cut from your dealer to-day
Begin to get the benefit Of It.
luscious lasting, fruity favor anc
the comfort and satisfaction i
Will give you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11
The Real Base-SteaIers.

T1f COBB is literally running away
from all rivals in baseball He
was leading both leagues with 30
steais' up 10 last Wednesday-cer
fanny a comemndable cluster
But down at the opposite end Of
the American league list are some
piferers that deserve some notice. For
example, there's Walsh Of the Afh-
lettcS, who owns n hating average 81
only .i5i, while Cobb's il $50 or more.
Walsh has stolen Is bases. 10.
Also, there's Judge. 22g-he has
stolen L. Schalk. Chicago. with a 236
batting figure, has stolen 10 times.
These are the boys who deserve the
credit. for they get on base so rarely
that Their chances 70 attempt a steal
are necessarily few.
Included in this list Of deserving
base runners are Bethel and Bescher
Of the Cardinals, with steals numbering
IS and Il, respectively. and with bat
ting figures Of only .239 and 23S
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11
III @BECKS

ERED FULTON seems to be taboo"
with the New York fight pro
rioters and we hear no more about
more matches for him in the big
town. But If Fulton is crazy for a
title bout, why not take on Jack
Dillon IN Milwaukee OF Minneapolis,
both of which cities want the bout,
with the understanding that the
winner is TO meet Willard
FRANK ALLEN pitched shutout
ball for the Braves on Monday.
He allowed four singles and walked
three batters but only one Cub
reached third There seems to be no
longer any doubt about the Braves
pitching staff being IN condition
MANY Of the guardsmen now sta
W toned at Fort Bliss, Camp Cot
ton and Camp Pershing are noted IN
the world Of sport as track and field
stars. It might not be bad idea
to get up a big track and field meet
for the visiting guardsmen and have
1t take place some time within the
next six weeks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11
'BECK'S" AMEN CORNER

EELDMANS got seven hits off
Clarence Duncan while the SOL
der pitcher let the Wall team down
without a hit OF a run And now
doc" McCamant wants TO know If
that doesn't prove mis- team TO be
something like seven times better
than the Wall
CHICAGO Cubs are after Charles
HerzOg, manager and shortstop
Of the Cincinnati Reds. One time
last week the deal seemed so near
consummation that Herzog had his
trunks packed to head for Chicago.
The directors Of the Reds then kicked
on the price the Cubs were to pay
for the contract. Il is said that the
price has been raised and that Her
zog will cost the Cubs almost as
much as Eddie Collins set the White
Sox back.
SHREVEPORT sure bumped Cliff
Hill on Monday. The Waco club
gathered nine hits but Shreveport
hammered Hill for II and won from
Waco by a score Of to ;.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11

~WO years ago today worlds light
weight champion Fred Hall
l. Thomas. sometimes known as
Fred Welsh. Of Pontypridd, Wales.
paid While Richie s25,OOO to fight
him 90 rounds before a London Eng
sporting club.
For himself Welsh asked nothing.
except a chance 70 gamble with the
promoters and take a percentage Of
the receipts. This little flyer in war,
while in itself il proved a financial
failure for the Briton, yielding him
only $500 laid the foundation Tor
what in two years has proved to be
:, considerable fortune. In fact, II has
nIaced Welsh where he is able TO say
truly: 81 cnn quit whenever 1 get
tired fiEhfinE. and never have anOther
vTorry about money all my life.'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11
To OUR SAVINGS DEPOSTTORs-

DepOSItOrS IN the FIRST National
Bank Savings Department are re-
cuested to present their pass books at
the Savings Window for the entry OF
semi-annual interest
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11
BOWLING

Scores in the Industrial Duckpin league
on the Cactus alleys Monday night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11

Standings OF the teams OF the Boy
land leagues now are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11


Class "B" Saturday League
Won Lost Pct
o Q. .-------.------------ 81 81
St lgnatius -------------.---- -
G Cactus Motor company -3 1s9
Class "A" Sunday League
Won Lost Pct
Myrtle Avenue stars. o l0oe
East F. Paso Juniors 500
Fort Bliss Juniors ----------- -sI3
Aoy Juniors ------------------ 66S
Houston Squares -------------- -o9o
=
On account Of the tearing up OF the
ball grounds at Washington park, the
game between the Myrtle Avenue stars
and the Westsiders was postponed
They viii probably play double headers
next Sunday. TO make up for the loss
Of this game
The courage and "stick-to-it-iveness"
OF the .Walz Juniors, when they are
going to almost certain defeat, but
doing so with a smile, shows their
true sportmanship- 1t would be wen
il one other team in this league would
follow their example
The Cactus Motor company have
sfEned UP q new man, Leo Carson
Carson has been playing with the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11

Points wou-C-mcut Piwant. g. N.-D--H-,
I. High Eame-Gring. los. High total
clark and Binford- 81
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11

Wa1z Juniors.
good showing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11

The Cactus Motor company have
sfEned up q new man. Leo Carson
Carson has been playing with the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11
NEED A WRIST WATCH

Mexican rents a speciality. Pm Ns01
ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11
spOrtaJ Juvenile SPORT
In Boyland: 6

and has made a ver1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11

vEW YORK, July 11.--Some folks
might find in the case OF one
L y Chartes. C''Chiefl Bender an |
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-11

Class '.B" Saturday League.