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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02
Aero Club Offers to Aid Baker
In Getting Aviators and Planes

Aerial Reserve aviators. Twice that
number are needed to take care OF the
administration Of the air service and
the training Of 1000 aviators. Uni.
versal training is-the only solution OF
the problem"
II the laws are allowed to stand as
they are. it is Mr.. Hawley's belief that
not even 100 aviators can be gotten
during 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02
Three Destroyers Only Ships
in Fighting Trim at New York

that the destroycrs arc in first class
shape, and are tho only vessels of that
class not with the fleet that arc ready
for real war duty.
The brand new destroyer Sampson IL
tied w 81 tbs yard " iLh bar u,A1 ID sAd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02

The only vessels in or near New York
City that are in real fighting trim are
the destroycrs Warrington, Henley and
Burrows. The trio are doing neutral
ity duty. and have been at their Jobs
for several months. X Il understood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02

Washington, Feb. IA call for bo0,'
600 volunteers, apportioned among the
states according to population, would
probably be the first move of Presi.
dent Wilson if an open break with
Germany occurs.
Under the existing law, il is neces-
sary for the President to call out the
National Guard before issuing any call
for volunteers, but he is privileged
to demand volunteers Immediately af-
ter issuing such a call.
If call for half million volun-
teers were issued. recruiting stations
would at once be established in large
numbers in every section of the coun-
try. Men found acceptable by re-
cruiting officers would be transferred
to camps or armories in their vicinity
for equipment. and from there would
be sent in groups to large instruction
camps, where they would have six
months intensive training Of the sort
given at Plattsburg. If break oc-
ours i'm the near future il is likely
that these camps would be established
in the Southern states, where outdoor
training could be carried on TO greater
advantage during the winter months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02
Regulars Would Train Volunteers

At present there arc in the neighbour
hood of 10000 regular troops in the
United States. If nationwide mobili-
zation becomes necessity these
troops would be moved TO the instruc-
tion camps TO aid in the training Of
volunteers. Their identity as regular
soldiers would be lost in the develop
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
HERE'S NEW AUTO
LAWS FOR OWNERS
Of CARS TO OBEY
NO PERSON UNDER IS YEARS OF
AGE WILL BE ALLOWED TO,
DRIVE CARS-MuST HAVE DIM.
MERS ON CARS.

Automobile owners ana dr,vars
mould inform themselves about sew
erai new state laws that went into
meet July / and thereby save them,
ewes IRON possible embarrassment,
take. in by the cruel police the
nd OF police you know who do not
ook the other way and who are moi
90 tlmid to make the foolish fa,o,,
.hl 'he road hog live up to reasonable
equations and the law.
HEADLIGHTS must be dimmed ar OK.
.nsulshed within two hundred Yards
an approaching vehicle. every.
Were IN the state, on the coun,rv
Dads a we'll as on city or village
'reets. A heavy fine is the penalty
or failure to 90 so.
The law will make 1t necessary for
lie owners of The cars with gas lamps
o equip their cars with some effec.
I've DINNERS for the lights or to have
he car equipped for electric lights
nat may be dimmed.
1t Is now against the law for any
'erSoh under sixteen years of are 10
rive a car. the fine being from s,O
0 va Tor any person who permits
ne enid to drive The law also for.
'ids any person under eighteen wears
i age nom driving unless one of the
PARENTS or guardian be I'M the car at
h0 time.
Garage owners are given the right
u Hen on automobiles permitting
heir secure for unpaid bills. This
VIII put stop to the see Won LATER"
elbows who have been in the habit
u beating the garage man out of his
BILLS.
Any person who in any way tam.
lers with car standing at the curb
$ subject to fine OF 5000. This will
eve the car owners some protection
rom those who would attempt TO
teal the car and when stopped have
he excuse that they Just wanted to
ee how II works" or what the ar !
'erent levers do"
me new law sets fine of $500, /
Xix months IN jail, or both for hav.
ng in ones possession'a car in which
ne manufacturer number has been /
.emoved or defaced II you want TO
NY used car now better be sure OF
he salesman's right to sell it. II
iidnt know it was a stolen car will
10 longer be good excuse.
Inc rates for state automobile II. |
'enses are to he boosted fifty per
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
PLAYING THE FIELD
BY Jack Veiock,

New York. August Benny Leo
nard and Johnny kilbane are ready fol
their six-round tilt at Philadelphia to
night,
Both boys have trained hard fol
his meeting, not because OF the dis
.ance they will have to travel. but
because there is something at stake,
and to be out OF condition would be
akin unwarranted chances.
kllbane, king of the featherweights.
will enter the ring with the title
secure. for should be lose to Leonard
via the knockout route, he will still be
'eatherweight champion. owing to the
weights. But kilbane is ambitious.
lie has outfought every boy in his
division. and is forced through circum.
stances to take on the lightweights
II he can annex the crown which now
ldorns Leonards dome. 1t will be
worth at least $500. 900 to him, and he
S going to try 1t in six rounds
Leonard has trained for to-night's
just because he doesn't intend to be
.aught mapping and because he will
iced strength and speed to keep up
With the dazzling place Kilbane will
set. Leonard isn't entertaining
thoughts of losing his title, but he is
determined to take care of it.
II he can knock Kilbane cold he will
lot hesitate to do so. because 1t will
ldd great weight to his popularity
md he is proud to be styled as "a
hampton with knockout punch"
For boxing six rounds these two
title knuckle-dusters will receive
$40 900 each, with privilege of col
Getting 30 per cent of the gross re-
,eipts. The purse is the largest that
has ever been given for six round
bout, and on the face Of things the
match doesn't appear to be worth
more than half the amount guaran-
eed. But ii is to be tilt between
two of the greatest little men that
Fistiana has brought forward in
lifteen years, and the boxing public is
willing to pay the freight
Figuring that both boys tote a
knockout punch, there is always the
that one Of or the other
may go down for the count before the
bell calls a halt But both boxers are
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
RECENT PERFECT" GAME
OF SHORE Was THIRD
Cy Young and Addie loss Also
Kept First Base Clean.

Ernest Shores perfect" game re
Gently, In which not an opponent reach
Ell iirst base by any method, Is the
third Of its kind in the history of the
American league.
Denton Cy Young. then of Boston
was the first man to accomplish the
feat of turning the enemy back with.
out n single life" He did IL MAY 8,
1904, against the Athletics. Four wears
later the late Addie Joss of Cleveland,
working against Chicago, duplicated
loungs accomplishment. This was
on Oct. ?, 1905, and Ed Walsh was the
opposing pitcher
shores record Is unique in one way,
as he had to face only twenty six men.
lie found Morgan, who had been BASS.
ed by Babe Ruth, on the bases, and, as
ms runner was retired In an attempt
TO steal, Ernest had to face only TWEEN.
ty-six men, while both Young and Joss
TOOK care OF twenty seven.
The Boston pitcher helped himself
by taking care Of six fielding chances.
Scott handled five grounders for him.
ana five more assists were divided
among the other members of the club
only six flies were caught by the Red
Sox outtleldcrs.
Years ago there were number OF
no hit games In which nobody reached
first base In the National league. In
1876 q. W. Bradley of st. Louis pitch.
ed one against Hartford. J. l.. Rich
mond Of Worcester had three to his
credit--one against Chicago, June ..
lsHo; one against Springfield. July %
or the same year, and the third against
cleveland. June II, 1880. Five DAYS
later John NJ. Ward Of Providence
achieved place in the hall Of fame at
the expense Of Buffalo. II was forty.
two years before another major Lacquer
accomplished the stunt of keeping first
base inviolate.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
SOCCER PLAYER DEAD.
Sammy Banks Killed Serving the Col.
ore In France.

Sammy Banks. well known to soccer
players and fans in Philadelphia, was
killed In France while combating a
German snipcr n few days ago.
Banks, prior to leaving Philadelphia
for France, captained the Wanderers
team Of the Allied American Football
association the season 1t won the Al
lied cup.
Banks started his career as Il soccer
player In this country with Tennyson
during the heytiny of the team in the
days of the old Pennsylvania league.
I.Aer he threw In his lot with the Odd
Fellows, playing with the team sport.
ing that name for one season. He then
Joined the Wanderers and later became
captain Of the team. He was bril-
liant halfbnck and was recognized as
one of the leading amateur players In
the country.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
What Is Uric Acid 7
The CAUSE OF BAcKACHE,
RHEUMATISM. GRAVEL
AND SUDDEN DEATH.

Ever since the discovery OF uric ac;a
in the blood by Scheele, in I775. and
the bad effect it had upon the body.
scientists and physicians have striyen
70 rid the. tissues and the blood of
this poison. Because of its over.
abundance in the system it causes
backache, pains here and there, rheu.
matism, govt, gravel, neuralgia and
sciatica. 1t was DR.. Pierce who dis
covered new agent, called uAnuric.n
which will throw ont and completely
eradicate this uric acid from the ava.
tenn. 0Anuric" has proved to be 81
times more potent than lithia, and
consequently you need no longer fear
muscular or articular rheumatism or
govt, or many other diseases which ara
dependent on an accumulation OF uric
acid within the body. Send to Dr..
Pierce, of the Invalids' Hotel and Sur.
glcal Institute, Buffalo, N. Y. for :
pamphlet on rAnuric, )" or send 10 cents
for trial package OF "Anuric Tablets. y
II you feel that tired, worn ont
feeling, backache, neuralgia, or il your
sleep is disturbed by too frequent
60 to your best drug store
and ask for DR.. Pierce's Anuric Tablets
They are put up in 5O-cent packages.
Doctor PIERCE reputation is back Of
his medicine and you know that his
Golden Medical Discovery for the
blood and his rFavorite Prescription
.or the ills OF women have had splen-
lid reputation for the past fifty years.
Doctor Pierce's Pellets are uneoualed
IS Liver Pill. One tiny Suyar-coated
Pellet Dose. Cure Sick Headache.
Bilious Headache, Dizziness, Constipa-
ion, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and
III arrangements Of the Liver, Stomach
sad Bswels.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
Games Today
Too Much.

george AIDE said at wedding break.
fast IN ST. Joseph:
once IN putting on new play Of
mine, the manager refused to have q
young married couple In the cast.
"Tll take on one or the other,
george he said. but not both"
why not bothr said l. They're
both clever
"That may be- said he, but the
pubic, George, doesn't care to zee a
man making love to his own wife.
Looks too much like acting, chr
said Detroit Free Press.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
SCOOP
: - *++ ++++++*+++*+++++%+ ~
PLEASE ANSWER.

A contrib sent in a few queries
under the title of What Has Become
Of We add few that we'd like
answered ourselves:
WHAT HAS BECOME Of
The American lag in Ottawa?
The nickel show?
The Flower Song that was played
AZ the movies nightly?
The farmers aibi for the HIGH price
OF butter-"Pastures burned up" {?
John cherry's delayed spring drive
on Ottawa's downtown streets
THAT BEACH REPORT?
Your north side correspondent?
The baseball arguments that we
heard on every street corner
other years?
MAY WE ADD
Our last weeks pay?
Four umbrellas
The report of the kaiser's abdica
tom
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
SPORTS
TROY GROVE DEFEATS
WALTHAM STARS

The Troy Grove baseball team
proved its superiority over the Walt
ham All Stars Sunday when. for the
second time within a few weeks, il
defeated the boys from the east end
by the score OF to in very inter
esting game at Troy Glove.
Jade Prendergast, brother of Mike
of Chicago Cub fame, was the winning
pitcher and he made a record for him
self and this part of the state in in
dependent BAH when he struck out %
Of the opposing batsmen. Only four
safe hits were made off the elongated
twirler from the country.
Ballard Other Pitcher.
Waltham flashed Ballard a crack
pitcher from StreatOr, when the game
opened, but the tall man from Hard
scrabble had hard shedding from the
Jump OFF. Troy Grove nickng him for
16 safe hits. Ten Troy Grove men
famed out during the game. Only
week ago Ballard won Il inning
game from the Henry Greys by
score of | to 0.
The teams lined up as follows al
Troy Grove Sunday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
CREAM FOR CA1ARRH
"OPENS UP M0STRILS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid!

In one minute your clogged nostrils
will open, the air passages Of your head
will clear and you can breathe freelv.
NO more hawking, snufling, blowing,
headache, ,dryness. No struggling for
breath at night; your cold or catarrh
will be gone.
Get.a small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
. little Of this fragrant, antiseptic.
healing cream In your nostrils. II pen.
etrates through every air passage Of the
head, soothes the inAamed or swollen"
mucous membrane and relief comes in.
stantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with cold or nasty cstarrh-Reliei
comes 30 quickly
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
In the Spot Light T. lay

w nv SPSN @iH'N -
Hene Groh The veteran third
sacker of the Reds has hit safely in
Il consecutive games, which sets a
new national league record for the
season.
George Foster just about as lucky
as Nick Ronanoii He held Cleve.
land to one hit and lost the game.
Mule Watson kicked the Dodgers
around at st. Louis, The Mule per-
son gave up four hits and applied
the kalsomine.
George Burns, who has not been
hitting for the Tigers, raped out four
knocks out Of as many times at bat
in Mondays game,
George Mogridge was too good for
the Tigers, however and the Yanks
actually won game.
This looks like a George Column.
but we've got to lot George do his
nov and then.
Walter Johnson is no respecter Of
age. He bested Eddy Plank at Wash.
ington, but it took him eleven innings.
The smoke ball artist and the vet.
eran allowed but five hits each.
Three Cub errors gave the philie
victory at Chicago Merke, Doyle
and Kiiduff booted the ball around.
The Giants had a led of 2 TO in
the first inning at Cincinnati nd won
rainstoim
Felsch's homer with two men on
base was Offset by bodies homer at
Philadelphia The Athletics won In
eleven spasms.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
Fire In Wedding Celebrations.

In some countries fire Is All essential
IN connection with wedding calebra
tons. For example, IN Persia. among
the Zoroastrlans, the ritual Is rcad IN
the front OF fire. In japan the wO-
man kindles Il torch, aud the bride
groom lights one from IT, the play.
things Of the bride being burned on
the spot.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
SPRING VALLEY AUTO
RACES AUGUST %

Spring Valley, H., Aus. c.-Sprns
Valley will hold lis third annual auto
road race on August %. Last year
the race drew a crowd of 1905 PEG.
pie and was run without an accident
The race Is over thirty mile course
and Is limited to stock cars. Entries
should be in by August 20, with Geo
l.. Hoffman, chairman race committee.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07

unusually clever, great ring generals
and reat artists when it comes to
covering the vital spots. SO from this
distance 1t appears that the best the
boxing fans can expect for their
money Is fast sixround bOing
contest from which both boys will
emerge with nice slick hair and prob
ably warmed up to the point where
they could make good fifteen or
twenty-round fight of it.
just to show how very, very soft
tonight's match Is for both boys we
offer figures which make President
Wilson's salary for the time period of
six rounds look INSIGNIFICANT. Th,
compensation each boy will receive
will be as follows;
Six rounds ....... $40 100000
One round ...,...... l,6G7.09
One minute ..,.....,. $4,000
One second .... 9.27
President Wilson receives $4,000 a
year and mathematical sharks have
is figured that he gets something
like .0O2 e. mills second.
Two Remarkable Records.
The war hasn't killed athletic
prowess IN Europe by long sho
Only short time ago two new
European athletics and the news
caused some OF Uncle Sans foremost
athletics to sit up and take notice.
j. Zander. Swede, recently ran
the 2,OO0-metre race in 5:31, which
smashes to smithereens all previous
). Shortly before this great race
by Zander, Arnaud, the great French
athlete. had covered the distance in
5: 2S, which broke Tommy Connects
American record, lowering the time |
fourffths of second Zander's mark
then took the edge off Arnaud's per
Torrance.
Two thousand meters is equivalent |
to one mile and 472.2 yards, and I
when 1t is remembered that Connects
record stood alone on the books sine,
1895, the achievement is one that can
not help to cause much speculation
On this side of the pond.
Above all 1t is strong plea for the
Of athletics in this coun-
Try despite the war American ath
etes must not go to sleep at the
switch.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07

A perfectly formed hard shell crab
about the size OF the end of Fer.
sons thumb was once found I'm an
oyster shell. The crab had evidently
been swallowed by the oyster, but pre-
sumably the crab proved too much 10,
The oyster. as there was no oyster IN
the shell when 1t was opened. London
Mail.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07

I'VE have asked her several times to
ing, and she has refused each time"
III | were you Id let It go ut that
.ome Of the strangers may 20 avn
linking they've missed something
(, 'etr0lt Free Press.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
Stairway Accidents.

The majority Of us, subconsciously
no doubt. have come to look upon hand
rails on stairways AS a conventional
decoration. says the Scientific Amer
lean, yet last year Lao people were
killed and more than 1900 crippled In
the United States alone ON stairways
High heels and run down heels are
largely responsible for stairway acci
dents, as well as trailing skirts. But
In almost every Instance the use of the
handrail could have saved the victims
OF last years stairway casualties.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
STANDING Of CLUBS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia 5; Chicago 4.
New York s. Detroit 3.
Washington /; st. Louis 0.
Cleveland 2; Boston 0.
Games Today.
Chicago at Philadelphia; Cleveland
al Boston.
Detroit at New York, st. Louis at
Washington.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07

when Baby was sick we gave her
Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for
Castoria.
When she became Miss. she chung TO
CastOria
When she had Children she gave them
Cast0ria
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
Ball PLAYER Killed In Mine,

John Foster. brother OF George Eos
ter of the Boston Red Sox and himself
lall PLAYER of soMe reputation in In.
dependent circles was killed In a mine
accident at Rokoshe, Okla.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
GRIFFITH DISAPPOINTED.
Manager Of Senators Scouting For
Hard Hitting Outfielders,

Manager Clark Griffith of Washing.
ton Is disappointed over the showing
OF his team. AZ the beginning of the
season Ii looked as IL the Washingtons
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
FOOTBALL PLAYING
DEVELOPS SOLDIERS

+ Among the sOldierly qnaliflca-
+ tons which football develops are
= ability to think, to take hard
+ knocks. amenity to discipline and
= the like. according to Charles
= Bri9kley, the famous Harvard
= fullback who now Is In an Off.
+ GERS training camp. He says: II
= think the training that football
+ players receive under any Of the
+ recognized football systems fits
+ them the more for war service
= than training In any other sport
+ would do The football man must
+ have his brains In his head and
+ not In his feet. He IL, as Il rule,
= strict observer Of discipline, ac-
+ cnstomed to do as he Is told with
= out questioning and Is used to
+ respond In the pinches. Above
+ all, the footballer IL an everyday
= recipient Of knocks and bruises.
= He naturally expects them. and
= some OF the players feel out Of
= sorts when they haven't an In
= jury or two to nurse during the
Z season. think I'm going to like
+ this training and hope to enter
= the Pittsburgh camp In August,
= providing am not qualified by
= that time to get a commission In
= any army that Ia to fight abroad"
q .
$$*+++**+%+A **+**,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07

CLARK GRIFFITH.
surely would be in the lrst division.
The pitchers have been going al right.
but the team has had IL severe batting
slump.
Griffith is trying to build up IA hard
hitting outtield around Milan He IL
constantly on the lookout for new
PLAYERS
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07

pinch Of sugar dropped into the ton
when II Is set 10 steep will cause the
leaves to open In about half the time
usually required for sleeping.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07

cent next year and another fifty per
cent increase will be made January
|. 1920.
fhese fees are to apply toward the
payment of the $50. C0C 600 bond issue
Tor the construction of over 4.OOo
mi!es OF good roads in the state.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
BiNGLES AND BoNERs.
BY JACK VEIOCK

BY JACK VEIUUk.
international News Service Sports
Edtor)
SOME HITTER
scrappy ball tosser named Croh
Decided to hit some, and 50.
He started at one, and now has o
run
or twenty odd games in a row
Hitters Today.
The five leading hitters in the two
major leagues today are
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07

Richie Ristau, a member OF the late
X. C.. league team here, was the only
member of the Waltham team who
could find Prendergasts offerings and
he batted very well and consistently
during the full nine innings Manager
Jim Harmon is now trying to arrange
game with the Ohio Station team for
his Troy Grove boys next Sunday
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia 3; Chicago 2.
ST. Louis /; Brooklyn 0.
NO other games; rain.
Games Today
Philadelphia at Chicago; Boston at
Pittsburgh