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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
MONEY VALUES IN BASEBALL
Ty Cobb and Grover Cleveland We're
Picked Up for Small Sum-Col-
Inns and Speaker Costly.

II you were a baseball manager
which pair of players would you rath'
er have-Ty Cobb and Grover Alexan-
der or Iris Speaker and Eddie Col
Inns?
Mebbe it's a hard question to an
swer. but any time you had to shell
out the dough for players with the
liberal hand that the Chicago and
Cleveland clubs did for Collins and
Speaker you would think long time.
Speaker cost the Cleveland club In
the neighborhood of $4,000, the big
gest sum ever paid for a ball player.
Collins was sold to Comiskey for a
cash sum said to have been $4,000.
The Great Alex cost the Phillies
just $3.50 and Ty Cobb was picked up
by Detroit for the same amount of
money. Looks like Cobb and Alex are
the pair carrying the greater value
with them, yet they cost only one
tenth as much as the present town.
ers" of Collins and Speaker paid out
to secure a title to their services.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
Billy Sunday.

his chance-and failed. 1t was the
fifth inning of game between the
Phillies and the Pirates, when Billy
tried his hand at twirling for the
Pittsburgh team. Hurd started the
game, but was batted out of the box
in the first inning. Then another
pitcher by the name of Baker took up
the work for three innings. He, too,
suffered severely, and in the fifth
Billy Sunday stepped into the box and
took hand at pitching. The first
man who faced him walked; the sec
ond hit out for a three-bagger, the
third for a double and the next was
hit by pitched ball and took his
base. That was enough. Billy SUM-
day was gently but firmly taken out
of the box and he never tried to pitch
again for the National league. "Sun-
day was a rafting good fielder" the
records of the day say, ''but he demon
strated in that one inning that he was
not pitcher"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT CAMP
Jimmy DeHart and Andrew Hastings,
Two Great 5ackfield Stars, With
Hospital Corps.

Jimmy DeHart and Andrew Hast
ings, star football players at the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh, and conceded to
be two of the greatest backfield men
in the history of the sport, are at the
ambulance camp at Allentown, Pa,
with the Pittsburgh base hospital
corps. James Morrow, the University
of Pittsburgh fullback, also has en-
tered the service. BY winning letter
in each of the four major branches Of
sport. football, baseball. basketball
and track, DeHart won for himself
the distinction of being the only man
to accomplish such a feat In the his
tory of the university.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
SUNDAY BALL IS PATRIOTIC
John McGraw and christy Mathewson
Dismissed by Police Judge, Who
Praises Their Act.

Declaring that instead of being sum-
moned into court to answer. to.a charge
of violating the Sunday law, they
should be commended for rendering
service to patriotic cause, Police
Court Magistrate McQuaid dismissed
summonses against John McGraw,
manager of the New York Nationals,
and Chrlsty Mathewson, manager of
the Cincinnati Nationals. The baseball
managers conducted baseball game
on Sunday, at New York, for which
no fee was charged. which was fol-
lowed by concert, to which admission
was asked. the proceeds going to de-
pendents of regiment that is soon
to so to France.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
German People Are Starving

home TO make revolution. The WON
en- look at one another and shake their
heads. When the men come back is
the word they pass around. We have
men OF fifty and seventy for home de-
Tense, and as doctors and officials.
And we have boys of fourteen. All
other men are In the army"
Mrs. Szndelski said she never re-
ceived $500 which her husband sent
her last February. A woman frien(
of hers who went 20 the authorities
for money sent from America was told
that no more money from the source
would be given to any private person.
Do Not Want War.
The people do not want war. but
what can they do2 They cannot even
say what they think or there would
soon be chains around their necks.
"Yet there Is bitter feeling against
America. / would be sorry for any
American soldier that falls into the
hands Of the Germans. either the sol
diers or the people. That Is because
the newspapers talk always OF the
evil-dolng of Amerca--and the people
believe what they read. They began
hating America long ago, when theI
heard II was aiding England. II Is not
France SO much. but England and
America that Germany hates"
Sergeant Szadelsxi had been m
American soldier for years before he
net and married the little German |
woman. during visit to Germany sew !
raj years ago. but he left Just before 1
he war. This led TO suspicious that /
Ie was an American spy. and so when /
lis wife wished TO leave Germany last
lay she had an immense deal of red
ape TO untangle. For month she
ad 10 go before the police each day;
hen she was summoned 10 Berlin.
Il the Danish border every scrap Of
aner but her passport was taken
way, and In Copenhagen she was re-
eived coldly by the American leca-
on. because they would not believe
hat the wife OF an American soldier
'ould speak only German. After cor
sspondence with Secretary Lansing
nd others. the legation was finally
,nvinced that she was not a spy, and
he was permitted 10 sail for New
ork. She win leave In few days
18th their three children for Homo
Ilu.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
His RriQht Idea.

"Now, look here, Mr.. nkeyl This
won't dol You haven't paid any rent
for over a MONTH"
I'm sorry, but l really can't pay
just now" replied Mickey.
you're the third one today with
that yarn!" exclaimed the landlord,
land 1 can't afford such a loss. You
must see what you can do TO help me 7"
"All right will 1 will write you
tonight" answered Mickey.
Next morning the landlord eagerly
opened the letter, expecting to find
remittance, but this is what he read:
Dear Sir: I've thought it over, and
the only thing 1 can suggest, to dimin-
ish your loss, is to lower the rent"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
He Got the Blind.

A tradesman in certain town put
box outside his shop, labeled "For
the Blind" A few weeks later the box
disappeared.
"Halloa What's happened to the
box for the blind?" he was asked by
a friend.
"Oh, l got enough money" he re-
piled, pointing up to the new canvas
blind that sheltered his shop window.
Not bad, is it?"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
PLAY BASEBALL IN ENGLAND
Ten Thousand Spectators Watch Game
Between Canadian and American
Teams in London.

In spite of the war. In spite of all
that the war means. 10000 spectators
recently watched baseball game in
London between Canadian and Ameri-
can teams. The same afternoon 5000
witnessed another baseball game be-
tween the London Americans and the
EPSON Military Hospital team-15.0O0
Londoners watching American baseball
on single afternoon Since game
after game has drawn crowds ranging
from 5000 TO 1000.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
figures in Crucial Games.

1t was Jake Northrup, then pitching
for Louisville, who won a crucial game
In 1916 for the Colonies and put In
dianapolis out of the race. And ii was
the same Northrup, this time pitching
for Indianapolis. who beat Milwaukee
In the game that made Indianapolis
safe.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
Rowland Refused to FAKE.

Manager Rowland of the White Sox
was offered $1,000 by New York syn
dictate to allow the use of his name
over a series of articles on the worlds
series and given TO understand quite
plainly that he wouldn't have TO write
q line. Rowland declined with thanks.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
PATROL WORK is FULL OF
THRILLS FOR MEN OF NAVY

, Neither submarine nor destroyer
had used gunhre. The German wa,
not even sighted Only two torpedoes
were known 10 have been fired--the
one which crossed the KS bow, and
the one which settled the Kioto.
"only two days before the X had
had a better brush with sub aud
may have got her: shippers put In
The claim 90 evidence as good. She
was steamlng In the same area. un-
Der Ike conditions, when at ten min
uies past eight Ia the evening she
sighted pronounced wake. One could
even estimate the speed at which the
submarine Ind been submerged about
eight knots.
"The X worked up 10 full speed,
turned with left rudder, and ran down
on the right hand side OF the slick
in six minutes she had reached Its
head ready 10 drop depth charge;
four minutes 10 run to the end OF the
wake, two more 10 allow for the
subs ran beyond-and she trlpped
the pump. With the charge. which
was sci FOR so feet. was dropped a cal
cium torch pot to mark the Place. The
explosion nudibly Jared the blowers,
and within three minutes bubbles
swlrlcd TO the surface. But in the 20
minutes that the X circled the vicinity.
hoping the injured enemy would rise TO !
the surface, no further sign Of damage |
was revealed.
-Four days later the --- turned her
convoy over 10 the $780, AT two hours
before daylight. and returned to her
regular patrol. About 1--WE o'clock In
fhe morning she took under her wing
the steamer Pentwy. bound for Man
chester, AZ quarter TO eight Cap
tain Lyons sent a qunrtermaster aloft
70 the main track 10 clear fouled
commission pennnnt Scarcely had
the quartermaster reached It when he
called down 10 the watch on the after
deckhouse 'Periscope, two points
nbaft the port beam T. The thing was
! 800 10 1000 yards from the 49,,
who was 400 yards ahead Of the -,
one point on her port bow. The whole
body OF the submarine was distinct to
he qunrtermhster though, oddly. In ,
visible both TO the bridge and the fore
.op lookout. The periscope seemed
headed westward. and she at once ,
itnrted 10 submerge. Within 20 sec
'nds, as the destroyer came to gen ,
'rnl quarters. first one torpedo. Instant ,
y followed by second, radiated from 5
he point where she had vanished $
Both were making surface runs, for G
he subs coming tower hatch still [
aust have been near the surface. They Il
brew spray up fully 20 feet, clearly n
isible against the choppy sen. All h
ands on the bridge and decks saw l
hem-as did the --. astern; for she a
wung sharply to starboard. present s.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
Buy With Cards.

"AH things are bought by cards.
even clothing snd shoes. II need a
new suit or my iittle boy needs new
underwear. | must 20 "a the officials
and explain the need and show them
the wern things.
"A grown man or woman gess half
a pound OF meat q week. tenth OF
pound Of butter and three pounds OF
bread. This bread Is made OF pota-
toes and q kind OF green turnlp, aud is
50 soggy that only little can be eaten
AZ a time. There Is no coffee. except
a Kind made from the turnlp. and
there Is no rice. One gets fourth Of
a pound OF sugar. and there is no soap
at all
'famine7 There's famine now.
The rich-yes. the rich can buy
goose. but they must pay for Il 175
marks tabout SAD. have seen Wild
ravens sold In Berlin for three and
one-half marks. Everything is much
worse than America thinks.
yet there will be no revolution.
That is because there sre no men ut
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
TO COACH HARVARD RUNNERS
Successor to Alfred Shrubb, Holder
of Distance Marks.

Alfred Shrubb, holder Of the worlds
distance records. no longer win coach
the Harvard cross-country team. 1t
has been announced from Cambridge
that Edward L. Farrell. one-time coach
at Wakefield (Aiass.) high school, who
Instructed the Crimson weight men
last year, has been appointed Shrubs
successor.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
Potatoes Without Vines.

Findley, o.--F'red Medley is grow
ing some vlneless potatoes in his war
garden here. When his potatoes failed
10 come up he started to plant cab
bage plants. and found that the pota-
toes he had planted were developing
but that the vines were absent. They
were larger than walnuts.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
THE BEST BEAUTY DOCTOR
Is Cuticura for Purifying and 5eautl-
flying the Skin-Trial Free.

For cleansing, purifying and beauti-
flying the complexion, hands and hair,
Cuticura Soap with touches of Cuti-
cura Ointment now and then afford the
most effective preparations at the mini
mum of cost. No massaging, steaming
Dreaming, or waste of time.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02

ing her tall to them. At the same IN
ment the sounded six blasts o
her whistle, followed by two. to mea
that the attack was being made I
port.
Miss by Small Margin.
Both torpedoes missed the -
but by the smallest margin. The -
making high speed, swung with full
left rudder toward the submarine. A
FIVE minutes past nine o'clock a thir'
torpedo was fired at the convoy, ap
parently from another submarine
about 200 yards ahead of the first i
approached from the broad on fh'
-'s beam. also making a surface
run at about the same range as the
first two and missed
"But now the was In sight some
four miles distant. ready 10 relieve
the Of her convoy. She, too.
made full Roadway on signal, Make all
speed 10 us; submarine in sight :, and
searched In the vicinity Of the -,
while the --- followed the subs
Sticks. The first wake tended east.
but In ten minutes lost Itself among
the whltecaps. The second and plain
er one led westward. irregularly, as II
the sub had bee~ zlgzagging. A
depth charge was dropped ut Its end.
but half hours search found proof
Of nothing. The --- really had saved
herself by quick and efficient hand
ling.
"The IS adventure with the
steamship Tarquah cannot be told I'M
IN that fllyver comes into port. The
, and -- had hand in
Il; and the hrst's account Of the sink
ing of the Obuasi-where she arrived
long after the deed-shows the defect
I've functI0ning and poor marksman-
ship Of German torpedoes. The -
reports 10 the same effect. At half
past ten o'clock on the morning Of
the 18th she picked up In her sea area
two boats and % survivors OF the
Creek steamship Charilaos Tricoupis.
TWO hours before, TIVE torpedoes had
)een fred at her. ut an interval Of
% minutes The first struck the star
BOARD quarter, between rudder and |
propeller and failing to detonate, did |
title damage; but the crew abandoned |
hip. The second hit the starboard |
Idle amidshlp, blowing up the Greek
o that she sank In five minutes. Be
ween the two shots the submarine
anne to the surface, but instantly sub
Merged Not man appeared on deck.
his submarine. like all others report
d for the fortnight, are declared to
ave been Of the U-50 to 60 types.
80, as yet, no blood has been spilled
n any Of our gun mattings. The
nean. bllndfold campaign continues
18th small apparent losses either In
ubs' or shipping. We follow oil
ticks with the thrill of woodsman
riking strange cross-trail In the for
Il we mass guns over 'periscope'
lat turns into a swabhandle or table
&; vide the IS and IS ia
GUS battle with n ventllator off the
rench coast. And the - and -,
hear have celebrated the chagrln
nd thrills of 1t all in ballads which l
lall try to send you"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
The Elusive Cook.

II see the army is advertising for
cooks, with a proviso that they need
not enlist for any stipulated time"
"ShOws they understand the nature
Of cooks, all right enough. "-Louisvill
Courier Journal.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
From War to Football.

After six months In the ambulance
service on the European front, c. III.
BOOTS" Guy, last years center on the
Washington and Jefferson football
team. has returned and donned the
moleskin.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
STRANGE Behavior.

81 like for man to be natural"
"Yes ~
For instance, yesterday a chap
pulled my 500 car out of a mud hole
with his fiivver."
"And did you favor
Certainly. but he was neither sar-
castle nor humorous"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
SUNDAY WAS NOT A PITCHER
vince All Concerned-Was Rat
ting Good Fielder.

BILLY Sunday, the evangelist, once
had the ambition to become a pitcher,
and it was July 16, 1890, that he got
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02

The wise man goes on a still hunt
for opportunity instead of waiting for
1t to cali.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
Teuton Wife OF American Soldier
Tells OF Conditions
There.
HARD FIGHT TO GET AWAY
Woman Has Narrowing Experiences
In Trying to Leave Country
Says People Are Fleeing
When They Can.

San Francisco.-1he real conditions
In the fatherland were described here
By Mrs. George Il. Szadelski, the Ger
man wife OF an American soldier.
Mrs. Szadelsli arrived here after a
plucky eight OF over five months TO
get herself and three children out OF
Germany and over here, where she
could Join her husband. who is with
the quartermastcr's corps. United
states army, at Honolulu.
Germany Is starving. Her people
do not want war. and are fleeing the
country when they can. Not SO much
the war, but food and where II is 70
come from Is what the German people
are thinking Of. said Mrs. Szadelskl.
When the people crowd up too Gag
eriy In the street. waiting 10 get their
small bit OF food. men come out with
whips or pour hot water on them 10
make them orderly. That is In the
town OF Mecklenburg; there we stand
waiting two hours or more In rain or
snow. But Ia Berlin II is worse. and
men and women walt In line all night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
Figs For Soldiers
At Honor Guard PIX

There are yet more delights than mu
sic 1T the Girls National Honor Guard
park at Twelfth and Elizabeth streets.
There are figs.
They are nice, fresh figs, and they may
be plucked right from the branches of the
tree and served while YOU listen to the
music.
When the young ladies Of the Honor
Guard opened this neat little rest park for
the soldiers they did not realize that they
had come just Iii time to reap a harvest
Of figs that are just ripening in great
tree located nj the rear Of the park
And soldiers have discovered the figs
50 they moved a half dozen benches be-
meath the spreading branches of the great
fir tree. They managed To keep the good
thing secret for a time, but now il l. nob
unusual for 4 pa~serhy nj the little park
10 look over across 1t and see pair of
cloth or leather leggngS standing upright
on a bench, and only that much visible.
The balance Of the human being l. well up
into the tree. well hidden by the heavy
foliage.
One mans head and shoulders were in
visible Yesterday afternoon for fully an
hour. When finally. he came down and
walked away he looked Just a. satisfied
a. II hc had come ont Of down town cafe
after plankcd steak and m otherwise
well filled table
Figs are nouri~hnc. heathful
Mayhe thai'~ why the Girls National
Honor Guard. working in the interest Of
the soldiers. selected Il park with fig
tree i'm ill.,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27

next three day. after which enli~tmentS
close. Mercedes has asked that Mr. Pol
lard. who l. well known IN this cctI.n
having for year~ served a. attorney for
the St. Louis. Brownsville and Mexico
Railway company he brought to that city
for lecture an the same subject
Although voluntary enlistment cannot be
made after this week. Brownsville will
probably have a company even though not
enough men volunteer. Under the ruling
from the war department the first of the
selectve draft will be used To fill the army
and the national guard. To fill the Texas
national guard Il will be necessary 70 raise
the three new regiments and Brownsville,
or rather Captain Thurman a. Kinder has
been designated To raise one of the new
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
TWO FAILED OF
REGISTRATION
UNITED STATES OFFICERS TAKE IN
CHARGE TWO MEN AT DONNA
THEY HAD ALIASES.

The first two arrests made for failure
to register were reported "a u. =. Cun-
missioner Il. X. Goodrich yesterday a.td
Fred Schoop. alias Sam Eaton. and ClN,r
Schulz. alias Joe Dimes, will be brorsht
to Brownsville this evening w Deputy II.
\. Marshal Reed who leii for the pri,-
oncr~ this morning.
The arrest follows Investigations hv
agents ~ the department W Justice MI"
have been operating IN this section. l'niil
the testimony III the preliminary hearir
which are -et fnr tomorrow morning D. in
troduced the significance w the aIia-..-
assumed by the two suspects will moi II.
made known.
Commissioner Goodrich Yesterday alir.-
noon held under Y 80 bond Na~ara Cru
also charged with failure 10 register II
H. probable that nn ease will ~ MAJ,
against Cruz ~ he j. illiicratc and c0nnoi
read ~ write either the Spanish ~ Fill
li~h language. Cruz was among the mau.
who hecume frightened I'm the pre- M.
tration day reports and went 10 Mexico.
Finding things In the southern country NJ
at all a. hi~ liking Cruz returned I" ~
side and allowed himself ~ w. placed NJ.
der bond.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
ARMY |SSHORT
$4,000 men AS
HALF OF WEEK
TO RECRUIT UP
HAS SPASSEDBY

WASHINGTON, ID. g.. June 27.-Wilh
recruiting week halt gone war department
officials estimated today that the regular
army j. still more than fifty thousand men
short Of war strength. the goal II had
hoped Ia attain ny Friday night
On the face Of returns thus far. il H.
Indicated there has been no general r.
~pon~e tn President Wilson's call for 10
000 volunteers during the week 10 fill wv
the ranks Of the regular establishment
and thus complete the first bic military
preparation IN the war against Germany.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
FOOD BILL AS
AGREED ON IS
NOW REpORTE0
Cry Associated press.)

WASHINGTON. ID. C. June 2T.-Wrh
drastic prohibition amendments to prohibit
the manufacture of beer a. well aS diStii-
"a liquors and giving the president d.
only. the administration food bill ha~ bran
agreed 10 bv the senate agricultural com
mittcc and tavorabIy reported ~ 4 suh~t-
tuie for the bill now under considerable
Government control NJ copper lead nld
lher products. lumber and timber is pr
yided ia the amendment to the food hilI
adopted by the senate agricultural com
miltre.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
r. Adams
$500
Germany Protests
Breaking of Seal
Uy Associated PreSs.N

LONDON. June 27.- Reports received
here from Norway says that the German
legation ~ Chri-tiana formal protest
ed against the breaking ot the German 81
fetal seal on the baggage of Baron Rau-
tcnfcl~, Il German, who was among those
acy 10 blow up seized ships. The legation
demanded the surrender of his trunk. hut
without success There il no confirma-
iion Of statement printed in Paris that
Germany asked Norway to apologize for
breaking the seals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
Urge Use of Wood
Is Coal Is Short

WASHINGTON. u. g.. june 27-Thc
restoration of the backyard w"odpie a. \
protection measure against u possible coal
shortage next winter j. urged by the gov
ernment forest service. Facilities will he
furnished those who desire 10 remove tim
her from the national forests for use a.
fuel II j. believed that nationwide use OF
wood n fuel would help solve the trans
portation problem and relieve the increas-
ing demand of industrial plants for coal