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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-20
FRENCH GENERAL kILLEo

PARIS, France, Oct. 2o.-News was
reeeived to-day from the battle front
Of the death Of Gen. A. 5aratIer Of the
French army, who suecumbed to in.
iuries while fighting in the first line
trenches. r..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-20

Mrs. Song, Korean woman educat.
ed in America, and an exceptionally
interesting speaker, will talk to the
congregation OF Kalihi church Sunday
During her sixteen years residence IN
the states Mrs. Song was q frequent
speaker in church and society meet.
ings. z--s: 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
STARS IN FIELD
That's One Reason Giants Won
National Pennant.
They Led League in Team
Fielding, Averages Show.
BY JACK vEIoCK.

New York, Dec 1O.-Good fielding
played no small part in the winning
drive of the New York Giants this
year. The official National league
fielding averages, made public today,
show the Giants out in front of the
league in team fielding with a. per-
centage of 1858, and the records of
Secretary John E. Heydler show that
McGraw's team played nearly a third
of its games without an error, turning
in a total of fortyfive errorless con-
tests. Such fielding was without
doubt big aid to the pitchers.
The Phillies and Cardinals finished
second and third in fielding. with the
Boston Braves ranking fourth. Fred
Mitchell's Cubs trailed their league
in the acceptance of chances.
McGraws catchers played great
fielding game behind the bat. Bill
Garden, who caught 100 games for
the champions, had but five passed
balls all season, while Lew McCarty
had one and George Gibson one.
Miller Star Fielder.
In individual fielding, Jack Dots
Miller, of the Cards. led all other
players. He finished the season with
fielding average of 1898.
Johnny Rawlings, a new member of
the Boston Braves, heads the second
basemen with 467 accepted chances
out of AS offered in ninety-six games.
Heinie Groh, of the Reds. was the
best fielding third baseman in the
National last summer. He played every
championship game at third and
finished with an average of .966, max
ing only eighteen boots out of more
than 500 chances at the hot corner.
Heinie Zim, of the champions, col
lected an average of .947 in 149 games.
Johnny Rawlins hobs up again as
a leader in the figures showing the
work of the shortstops. Artie F1et-
cher. of the Giants. is the real leader,
however, and Walter Moranville runs
him close second. Fletcher's aver
age shows 1856 in ISL games.
Dode Paskert of the Phillies, is
entitled to the leadership among the
outfielders. Dode played in 1913 games
and finished the season fielding 1884.
Carey, of the Pirates: Neale, of the
Reds, and Kauf, of the Giants. were
among the leagues surest fielders.
Demarce Star Fielder.
Rixey, of the Phillies, and Demaree,
of the Giants, are tied for fielding
honors among the pitchers Each
played in thirty-nine games and went
through without an error.
Old Honus Wagner, the granddaddy
of all the National leaguers, played
over fifty games. In forty-seven games
at first base he took ass out of 462
third base he made but three mis-
plays.
The distinction of being rated in
four different positions goes to Harry
Myers, of the Dodgers. who played
the outfield and first, second and third
base. Rollie Zelder broke into the
averages at second, third and short,
and Fitzpatrick, of the Braves APP
pears among the outfielders and the
second and third basement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
BUT PIES ARE SAFE!
Apple Pie Appetites of Sammies In.
vited Air Raid; Three Injured.
BY ]. w. PEGLER.

American Field Headquarters, Dec.
10.-A certain mess sergeant's apple
pie cookery was probably responsible
indirectly for injury of three American
soldiers by German aeroplane bomb.
The three were members of army
specially troops" They were natives
of Buffalo, N. Y, Hannibal, Mo-, and
Detroit, Mich.
The boche air attack occurred on a
recent star-lit evening. Enemy air
planes dropped two bombs on a town
outside the American army Area,~but
in which there were a handful of
American speciality troops temporarily
performing detached service.
One Bomb Didn't Explode.
One of the German bombs struck
the building in which the Americans
were billeted. A mess sergeant of
Seattle, Wash, today said he thought
he knew how the boches got their aim.
Il was cooking apple pies" he ex-
planned, land 1 think the light from
my cook stove, shining thru the ven
tilator roof. must have guided the
enemy. Bombs dropped near the
kitchen and shook up the stove-but
they didn't damage my pies
A third bomb dropped as the enemy
sped away into the night struck a hay
stack on the edge of the village, rolled
off and landed plump between the legs
of an American soldier who had taken
refuge at the base of the haystack.
Miraculously the bomb failed to ex-
plode.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
TO PLAY 1870 GAMES
Western League VIII Have Eight
Clubs in Race Dickerson Says.

st. Joseph. Mo-. Dec. 1O.-Peoria
and Bloomington. I'LL, are the two
cities most favorably regarded as new
members of the Western league, it
was said by E. w. Dickerson, president
of the league. Oklahoma City and
Tulsa, two southern cities, have been
mentioned, but President Dickerson
said that a majority of the club own
ers do not believe it wise to extend the
circuit in that direction.
Every club owner except Jones of
Denver attended the meeting of the
league which opened Sunday. and the
proxy of Jones is held by E. ]. Han
Ion of Sioux City.
President Dickerson announced that
the season would start May 1 with a
120-game schedule. and that the sea-
son would not be divided. Only three
cities now holding franchises are GER
tain of having teams in the league
next season, Dickerson declared.
These cities he named were Omaha.
Des Moines and St. Joseph. The final
makeup of the League will be de-
termined before the present meeting
here ends, however. he said. He said
there was no doubt but that the league
would open the 1918 season with
eight clubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
THEY MISSED MANY
At That, Citizens Committee Gath
cred 10000 Books, 10 Tons Magazines.

In nearly every street in Topeka the
bugles sounded Sunday afternoon an
nouncing the arrival of the collectors
of books and magazines for the SOL
diers More than ten tons of maya
zines and probably 10000 volumes of
books were taken to the state library
by red nosed frozen faced heroes who
braved the zero weather to furnish
the soldiers with reading matter for
the winter yet to come. Forty auto
mobiles and practically 100 volunteer
workers braved the terrors of frozen
radiators and frost bitten noses in
carrying the books from the various
houses TO the west wing of the state
house.
Every class and kind and degree of
literature can be found in the great
pile which sadly interferes with traf-
fic in the west hall of the state house.
Magazines of every description and
nearly every name ranging from Jim
jam Jems to the highest grade of ed
vocational pamphlets, story magazines
and technical. and magazines that are
a potpourri of subjects can be iden-
titled. The books range from the best
sellers with their backs hardly broken
down thru the range of older novels
now somewhat out of date but we'll
preserved to the old battered. time
worn volume the friend and solace of
en- entire generation. Books for chill
dren, about society, the eternal TRAN
gle, anu DOOkS dDOuI just men are
among the volumes collected.
The books and magazines will be
sent to the camps as soon as they can
be backed in boxes according to
statement by George Godfrey Moore
chairman of the drive. Moore fur
Their stated that a great number of
houses were missed in the collection
and he requests that any one whose
magazines and books were not col
lected bring tn m to the Kansas state
library commission rooms in the state
house at once so that they can be in
cluded in the shipment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
KANSAS LEADS ALL
Ninety-four Per Cent of Families En-
rolled in Food Pledge.

Manhattan, Kan, Dec. 1O.-With "a
per cent OF the families in the state
enrolled. Kansas stands at the head
of all the states of the Union in
signed pledges for conservation of
food in accordance with the plans of
the United States food administration
The total number of signatures in
Kansas reported to DIR. H. ]. Waters.
food administrator for the state is
1912 This is one and half times
the goal set in the campaign, which
was only 100000.
The percentage of families enrolled
in the state is just double the percent
age the United States over, which is
~. Next to Kansas stands Iowa, with
81 per cent. These are the only two
states running 90 or over. Returns
from states surrounding Kansas range
from Sc to 70 per cent.
The high attainment in the Kansas
campaign is attributed to the thoro
organization maintained and to the
whole-hearted zeal and cooperation
OF workers in all parts of the state
as well as to the general patriotic sem
tIment of the public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
ALL-VALLEY ELEvENS
Mcbride Puts George NettIes of To-
peka, on First Team.

c. E. Mcbride, Kansas City sport
ing editor and football. official, has
picked the following Missouri val
ley gridiron elevens for the season
just closed:
First Team.
Ends-Rhodes, Nebraska; Londorg,
Kansas.
Tackles-Shaw, captain, Nebraska; ;
Nettles, Kansas.
Guards-Rhoda, Kansas Aggies;
Barker, AmeS.
Center-Wallace, Ames.
Quarter, Foster, Kansas.
MISUNDERSTANDING Nebraska;
Cook, Nebraska.
Fullback-Dodson Nebraska.
Second Team.
Ends-Laslett, Kansas; Key, Kansas
Aggies.
Tackles-Hubka, Nebraska; Whed-
on, Kansas Aggies.
Guards-Wilder, Nebraska; Kosit-
zky, Nebraska.
Center-Day, Nebraska.
Quarter-Boyd, Ames.
Halfbacks-Pringle, Kansas: Ruble,
Kansas.
Fullback-Nielson. captain, Kansas.
Third Team.
Ends-Marshall, Missouri; Killing,
Washington.
Tackies-E. Ptacek, Kansas Aggies;
Bass, Missouri.
Guards - Jones, Kansas; Woody,
Kansas.
Center-Hamilton. captain. Missou-
ri.
Halfbacks = Mcmahon, Nebraska
Heater, Ames.
Quarter-Clark, Kansas Aggies.
Fullback-Rider, Missouri,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
~ Up to the Minute
~ SPORTING NEWS
n FROM EVERYWFiERE.
IN The BALANCE
Fate of Many Leagues To BE
Decided This Week.
Tener and Hermann Are in a
Big Row.

New York, Dec. 10.-Today opens
a critical week in the existence of
baseball.
War time economies are expected
to be announced following meetings
of the International and Western
leagues today, the National league to-
morrow and the American league the
day following.
The gloomy, ashen. hue of the Inter-
national leagues chances for survival
have changed to something that looks
little more rosy. Intimations that
the league may decide to continue as
a six-club circuit until after the war
have been heard and probably bear
some basis of facts. However, the
International league struggles along
thru the bare courage and stoutness
of heart of Ed Barrow That unre-
in expenses before the six-club own
ers will agree to take another chance.
The Western league is certain to
start, it seems.
More trouble doomed ahead today
as National leaguers prepared for
their annual gabfest. President John
K. Tener and Garry Hermann are
reaching a swords point state in their
relations as a result of Herrmann's in
sistence upon a joint meeting of Ma
tional and American league magnates,
regardless of President Tener'S feel
ings in the matter. There were ru-
mors that Tener might not agree to
the selection of Hermann again as
chairman of the National commission
and there were hints that Hermann
might insist on a cut in Tener's sal
airy as one of the first of war time
economies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
ENTERPRISING REPORTER,
FIRST ON SCENE, is KILLED

Halifax, n. S, Dec. 1O.-Jack
Ronayne, marine reporter of the
Halifax Chronicle. teIephoned his
OFFICE at a. m Thursday that
vessel was burning in the harbor.
He ran to the spot to get the story
and was killed in the explosion.
His corpse was borne to an in
Urinary, one of the probable 1000
victims
A little later a girl reporter
from his paper went there to get a
list of injured. She found Ronayne.
desk neighbor at the office dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
MANY HAVE LOST LIVES
IN RECENT EXPLOSIONS

Big explosions in recent years
have taken the following tolls.
February /. 1911-Railroad sta
ton in New York, cars containing
fifty tons of dynamite twenty
five killed. 125 injured. $2,O0o,-
600 damage.
March I, 191S-British freighter
Alum Chine, in Baltimore harDor'
CARRYING explosives. Forty killed.
900 injured; $500, 600 damage
July 80, 1916-Black Tom Is
land, New jersey, trains loaded
with explosives. Seven killed; slo'-
100000 damage.
January IS, 1917 = Munitions
plant of the Canadian Car &
Foundry Company, of Kingsland,
n. j. Seventeen killed; S2,0OO,-
January 21. 1917 = Munitions
plant in London. Seventy killed;
ar injured; damage 100000
pounds.
April IL, 1917-Eddystone Am
munition Corporation, Eddystone,
Pa. Two hundred killed; $1,000
900 damage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
TO MEET in WICHITA
Kansas Editors Decide to Hold Con-
vention There in May.

Kansas editorial association mem
bers Will hold their next annual meet
Ing in Wichita-probably sometime in
May. Members of the executive com
mlttee of the state association in their
1opeka meeting agreed to extend the
date for the annual meeting from The
winter to the spring months. The
newspaper week at the state university
Wi! be held next. fall instead of next
spring.
Pians for a war program during the
WicIilta convention are being worked
out by members of the COMMITTEES A
NUMBER of prominent speakers from
other states will be secured and the
convention will probably feature a
war orator: The committee will recon-
NE theIo 20 the Wichita convention that
De increased from 81 to SIS and that
me annual dues be boosted from 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Capper have return
ed from their wedding trip thru Texas.
The concert given by the Ladies' Music
club last evening ut the North Congrega-
tional church was of the usual high order of
the entertainments given by that organiza-
ton. Among those participating in the
program were Mrs +. H. Congleton, Miss
Gertrude Tracey, Mrs. George Parkhurst,
Miss Maude Kline, Mrs. Miller, Mrs Frank
H. Foster, Miss Newman and J. V. Enquist
Mr.. Enquist sang a medley from Swedish
opera
Bradford Miller, former mayor of Topeka
was stricken with paralysis last night. He
is attended by his wife and daughters and
relatives have been telegraphed for Mr.
Miller is at his farm, about eight miles
southwest of the city.
The resignation of DR.. w. A. William
son as county physician was formally ac-
cepted yesterday by the county commits
sioners. DIR. A A. Raub, North Topeka,
was elected to fill out the unexpired term
DIR. Raub has recently moved to this city
from Beloit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
Food for Fans
BY GEO. e. PHAIR.
iCopyright.l
sherman Said Something

Sherman Said Something.
Have care.
You members of the
Amalgamated Order
OF Deadheadsi
The full force of
The worldwide war
Is about to fall upon
You.
Owing to circumstances
Over which the club owners
Have no control
There is tax
On annual passes
To games of baseball
Each dead one,
As he passes thru the gate,
Must frisk himself
For s cts.
eight centS)
In regular money.
1t is against the rules
And regulations
And constitution
And bylaws
OF the Amalgamated Order
of Deadheads
To come across at the gate.
1t is not the actual cost,
You understand
1t is the principle
OF the thing.
A faithful member
of the Order of Deadheads
Will take YOU out to luncheon
And buy flock of refreshments
And pay the taxi bill
And spend $3.50
In order to save
Seventy-five cents
AT the gate.
War is what Sherman called it.
Plus cts.
At the gate.
New Face on Local Mat Friday
Night Headline. 1t must be tough
for a new face to know that it is go
ing the mat, especially on Friday
night.
Fred Fulton. we understand, is
ready to claim Jess Wizards title. We
know a great many persons who are
ready to claim John Rockefeller
bank roll, but what good does it do
EN-?
Doc Krone announces that he has a
new masked marvel. Possibly he
wears a gas mask.
Altho he is in the heavyweight
class. Doc himself never could pose as
a masked marvel--not unless he wore
a circus tent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
STATE GRANGE MEET
Farmers Organization Discusses Agri-
cultural War Problems Today.

burlington, Kan, Dec. 10.-Hun-
dreds of delegates and visitors from
all sections of Kansas are in Burling-
ton today to attend the tenth annual
meeting of the state grange.
Problems brought up by the war
as affecting agriculture are expecte i
to be among the chief topics of dis
cussion. Leading agriculturists in the
state will address the various sessions
of the convention, which will continue
four days. Arrangements have been
made to accommodate a thousand
visitors, including delegates and mem
bers of committees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
READ BY JAPS
Particularly Interested in Wilson'S
Outline of U. S. War Aims.

Toxic, Dec. 1O.-President Wilson's
message to congress was published by
morning and afternoon newspapers
turnout Japan. 1t received unusual
editorial opinion, especial stress being
laid on the advantage of a complete
exposition of the principles and OBJ
jects for which the United States en-
tered and is prosecuting the war.
The widespread publicity given the
message in Japan constituted q. record
and it is believed that the messag e
will impress effectively the japanese
public as to the sentiment prevail
ing in America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
SENATE ANTI SUFFS?
Poll Indicates Defeat of Suffrage
Neutrality-suspicious. Committee.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The seven
Democrat members of the new house
suffrage committee were named to-
day as follows:
Baker, California, proposed for
chairman; Clark, Florida; Saunders,
Virginia: Blanton, Texas Hilliard,
Colorado; Sullivan, New York and
Mays, Utah.
Republicans are expected to choose
the six minority members Tuesday.
Miss Jeanette Rankin, of Montana,
will be named to . place. A poll of
the senate showed the woman suf-
frage amendment probably will be de-
feated there. Advocates of votes for
women are making a similar poll in
the house before deciding whether to
bring the resolution up. 1t may be
delayed by them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
Husk Corn for Sick Farmer,

Halstead, Kan, Dec. 10.-Farmers
in this vicinity husked more than 400
bushels of corn for Boyd Dresse, who
is ill. Because of the scarcity of labor
and the heavy corn crop, the farmers
were unable to give this neighborly
assistance in the week, but twenty
men worked two Sundays to harvest
the crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
WIPE OUT BANDIT ARMY
400 ViIIistas AnnihiIated by Mexican
FederaIs--ViIla's Brother Slain

Ell Paso. Tex. Dec. 10-Four hun
dred Villista bands, commanded by
Martinez Lopez, were annihiiated in a
battle with government troops under
General saIurguia at Santa Clara can
yon and Hipolita Villa, brother of the
bandit chief, was killed, according 20
an official statement issued from Jau-
reZ military headquarters today.
Villista sources here denied that
Hipolito Villa was killed and declared
the bandit losses were light
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10

Detroit Mich, Dec. 10.-The an
nual meeting of the Baseball Writers
association. which had been planned
for New York this week, has been
postponed temporarily, it was an
nounced here because of the death
of Secretary William G. Weart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
PAPER CHANGES HANDS
F. F. Bailey, of Great Bend. Buys tho
Jetmore Republican.

Jetmore, Kan, Dec. 10.-The Jet
more Republican, the only newspa per
printed in Hodgeman county, has
changed ownership.
E w Harlan and c. H Wright,
who have issued the paper for six
years have sold their entire interest
to F. F. Bailey, of Great Bend, who
will take charge Immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10
In Same Community Sin

In Same Community Since '69.
Cherryvale. Kan, Dec. ION. E.
Sparks died here Friday. He came to
this community in 1869. At that time
Leavenworth was the nearest town
and Oswego the nearest postoffice-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Capper have return
ed from their wedding trip thru Texas.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-04
FURTHER RESTRAINTS
PLACED ON BUSINESS
Intense TIcnt Over Wide Arcn and
Damage to Crops Cause
Slowing Tn.

NEW YORK. August 3.-Duns review
will say tomorrow: Further restraints
upon business have been imposed by
the intense heat over a wide area, and
some apprehension of crop damage has
resulted The effect OF the extreme
temperatures has also appeared in di-
unfinished manufacturing activity, with
curtailed operations at many estab-
lishments, and smaller numbers of buy
crS i'll the shopping districts have re-
duced the volume of retail diStribu-
ton. Aside from the torrid weather,
progress has continued impeded by the
uncertainties arising from war condi-
tons. and in some important branches
there is rather more evidence OF the
midsummer iull than was manifest last
year. The strong position OF leading
producers is illustrated by the Steel
Corporations uncNainplcd earnings, but
in most industries regular commit
mentS are more or less restricted by
the present high costs of materials and
by the doubts about prospective price
rcviSionS.
Yielding tendencies in some Of the
principal commodities remain a feature.
though this weeks list of wholcsa lie
quotations discloses more advances
than reccssions, and the posi-
bility that more definite reaction may
later be witnessed prompts some in
terests whose needs are we'll covered
to defer new engagements for the flu
ture. Yet the extensive and pressing de-
mands from governmental sources
largely Offset the abatement of other
buying, and il remains the fact that
most manufacturers are more CON
cerned with the problem of keeping
outputs up to requirements than with
the question of adding to accumulated
bookings. Complaints of the growing
shortage OF labor, especially OF skilled
hands. are heard in many sections. and
at few scattered points wage con-
trovcrsics have. rendered maintenance
of production increasingly difficult. Re-
ports of Improvement in transporta-
ton however. are now less infreQuent.
though the drawbacks arc likely to be
intensified as movements of troops and
crops become more general.