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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
SELECTION OF ALL-STAR BASEBALL
TEAM WOULD GIVE GREAT MAJORITY
OF PLAYERS TO AMERICAN LEAGUE
Duffy Lewis Says the Red Sox Have Always
Regarded World Series Games as Ordinary
Everyday Affairs and Nothing More
BY GRANTLAND RICE

CG'NE contended," writes a bystander,
L that the American League. as a
league, is far stronger than the National.
To prove this, l claim that IL an all-star
club were selected at least two-thrds Of
these would be American Leaguers."
This latter arrangement would hardly
prove the claim, though it might be used
as stout circumstantial evidence.
In regard to the other, well, here's one
selection from both leagues:
g. American League National League
Sehaik' 'r:.i....... catcher .............--
SSiief1tte-Huth' pitchers .Alexander-Cooper
C3uins. ........ second base ..........--
chapman ,...... shortstop ............-
Cobb -Spearer. outfeld ............. .Rousn
OF the twelve men selected here the
American League gets eight and the Ma
tional League draws four, the odds being
precisely two to one.
fhere might be some question Of Coopers
selection as one of the pitchers, but with
tail-end, fading ball club he made one of
the best showings of the year.
1t might also be noted that from the
ABOVE twelve selections no fewer than ten
come from western clubs-Alexander and
Ruth being the sole representatives out of
the East
Dufy's World Series Dope
During the first few world series games
we ran into Duffy Lewis who was engaged
IN his first capacity as a world series spec
tator. Duffy has been too busily engaged
Detore playing in these post-championships
to watch them.
Our Boston club" remarked Duffy "al-
ways figured each world series game as
nothing but an ordinary ball game If any
OF us were ever nervous or wrought up or
excited l never noticed II. / know
WASN'T. one reason may have been that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13

we had great faith IN our pitchers This
makes a mighty difference. We knew that
run or two would generally be enough 20
WIN. We were never trying to play better
bail than we knew how. We stuck to about
the same system and the same pace we had
system at the start The Giants in those
first games were overanxious."
The Careless Tribe
Among the leading batsmen of late years
Joe jackson and Nap Lajoie have cxcelled
In careless and carefree attitudes at bat
Cobb Is trihe nervous and Walter Speaker
~ more or less tense and watChful. Roush
races pitcher with determination and
watchfulness. Sisler Is on guard and set
Tor the blow, but Jackson, like Lajoie is
loose Jointed, careless nonchalant and all
the rest of II, denoting a mixed attitude of
serenity and contempt Both Jackson and
Lajoie have always seemed to grip the bat
loosely Neither was ever In any sense
tense or overly expoctant. The tightening
up process arrived only at the actual mo-
ment OF stepping into the pitch with the
wallop on its way, Zm has this attitude
at times, but when Heinie becomes harassed
he shows 1t, whereas Lajoie once went
eleven games without getting a hit and
at the end of the eleventh game was Just
as carefree and careless as he was when
getting two blows a day.
This is the first year where a losing foot
ball coach can point with pride, not 30
much to the scores, but to the list OF his
1916 stars serving at the front. This Is
the first year in football history where
overwhelming defeat may be a greater
badge of honor than overwhelming victory.
II is hardly season for boastful accla m
upon a griHron showing made through the
return of veterans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
BOYER LEADS FIELD IN
COBB'S CREEK TOURNEY
Sixty Golfers Entered in the An
nual Championship of
Public Links

Harry C. Boyer was the early leader IN
the qualifying round Of the Cobb's Creek
golf tournament today. Up to noon sixty
men had left the tee and as the tournament
Is open to all those who have ever playea
over the course It is expected that the entry
list will exceed 100. There will be four six
teens and some OF the early cards follow;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
GIANTS SRULEFAVORITES AS TEAMS Z
PREPARE FOR FIFTH GAME OF SERIEO
SOX RIOTERS OSING CONFIDENrv
Football Weather Conditions May Cause McGra.
to Use Perritt Instead of Sallee Against
Chicago-New Workers Anxious to Plav
BY GRANTLAND RICE
lnnrrIrhi 1nlz hv the Trlhnnn Assnrlaf flnn
CHICAGO. Oct !,

- CHICAGO. Oct n S
afternoon that Mr. E.
will resume for the precisely where they
ago.. '~a
The a weather ~
big town whng
the winty demonstration sku ~
exhibition Of the national
The highly tangled situation this oubu
New York ow
The il
side entrenchments o ""'
The partitions
Giants having advantavs 49,
belongs
than to win.
The virtually Sunday nigh, a.
facing
their morale az we know o - u"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
Zimmerman Is a Happy Person


he
o
a it in
nohn'
a
his
verbal $
he
as only a
nothn
a
II from
ewnbe
so himself
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
Collins in Charge of Skull Practice

% S
Eddie Collins he
o
Collins
o on?"
kind of
helders
a
canty ou do he
Fsch bad
the
games
all that encouragement
and & al
he
talking The him.
does t Will
playert tells the wher they erred
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
MEMBERS OF SNOW CLEANERS TO GET SOX
IT'S BAD ENOUGH TO WORK ON 18TH,
BUT WHEN NO STIPEND GOES WITH 1T
THINGS ARE MUCH ON THE BLINK
Aspiring Athletes, However, Are Prepared for the
Worst and, if They Don't Freeze to Death, New
York or Chicago Will Surely Take the Lead
CHICAGO, ILL.,, oct. l3.


TUE hoOdoo with today The efu thirteen" which abs along the
eighteen ball
players now INDUCING the great national pastme for glory extremely sad
athletes
with
things look o
However, they don't
before the sinks The weather cold
by the fans and apnes Early the morning the active members OF e
Shoveers year. were
the
likely to dish out
prepared Ihere
the playing
looked fo
the snip
accompanied by creakng doors
football or an ice
boating decidedly unpleasant for ba Charley Ebbe VINO
adverse
would listen TO him anyway An we
date IN July anu
to watch bail game
DOTH York last night and is $3.50
- confident
predicts victory McGraw
devote any
but he doesn't say
dark and
stormyni
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
The Series NOw Is An GA Storu

No
do
n
ball whs
. al o
the beaehers and lower
of
atth Poll
commenting RowlanGs
believe
on Wednesday and Fae had no license
cts could have come back on Thursday
pitch etodayt
be the
Williams
fA get the cali However
andm lin
4.sefpef fof the next ame
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
Pitching FdUOrs Giants

THE third taking pitching
has salee
Eighteen cbloso
isn't
The
Anderson
heavy burden where with
n easy
the big
their confidence
Ccotte beaten his will And
sox win today they st pitching Monday
where the to seven ame.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
A Different Machine

THE Giants the machp.
- Back working highcas
class They picked terrific impetus in those
to
a
pa
without
depths equally determined TO drive STRAIGHT throuEh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
White Sox Base Hopes on Cicotte


WILL
McGaw, sale
pitching
against Cold weather
conditions
another efthanded premier.
hers
broken
that a he
Bill arden
blow,
needed o McGraws pitching flock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
Neither TOlUn Is QUITTING

clubs reflect
didn't the
station Friday and waited
Modern Mark
These indicated
be
rocked trihe
about due to that Ccotte do
batting and strike off popular blows
Jackson
Vile hoWzer hess
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-21

/ the brief companiOnship had infu-
enced and elevated her simple life of
toll She knew in her secret heart
that she loved him. And he, amidst
the desOlatiOn of unworthy literary
endeavOr, his spirits had gone down
below freezing point and Shirley
seemed as remote from him and I'M
attainable as the stars.
There was a break in the cheap
starvation price work Roscoe was
doing. His finances were at their
lowest ebb. He was nearly ready to
abandon the unequal struggle in de-
spair as he sat in his room one even
ing, with chilled fingers penciling the
completion of a cheap wTite-up. His
coat was thrown over his shoulder
for warmth, for there was no fire in
the little sheet-irOn stove. On the
table before him was what was left
of the loaf Of bread he had purchased
that morning with his last available
nickel.
Hope had very nearly died out with
him. Two days previous he had
learned of the award Of that coveted
first literary prize, so that cherished
anticipation was blotted out. There
came a knock at the door. He arose,
opened it and drew back stupefied,
for his visitor was Shirley.
4 had to come" she spoke in her
open, impetuOus way, and then she
glanced at him and his squald envi-
rOnment, the desolate furnishings,
the poor lamp, the, meager fare on
the table. She sank to a chair, she
covered her face with her hands, she
burst into tears, with the words
wrung from her angUished soul:
"Oh, you poor, pOT boy"
Roscoe stood grounded with
. He stared silently at
Shirley, his own lips quivering.
q say" he broke the silence final
w 'svOu1I have mo CRYING tOO if vOI1
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-21

''Mr Woods is very. much taken
with your story" she dubbed over,
and the glad news nearly took his
breath away.
81 am so glad, he voiced, and the
lure of that first prize dazzled as in
fancy it dangled enticingly before his
eyes.
Yes" pursued Shirley intimately,
q overheard, him discussing it with
Mr.. Duryea. He said that your story
was the most attractive yet present
ed. Oh, I do so hope your good for
tune will come to you"
And if it does" reflected Roscoe,
as he walked home on air, you, my
sweet little wild rose, shall share it
with me, if you will!'
Then came dark days. Roscoe lost
his insecure position with the news
paper. He found other work, which
was of the cheapest handwriting
character and barely provided for
food and his room rent. He kept
away from Shirley now, for his over
coat had grown shabby and he could
not afford to take her to the enter
tainments they formerly had shared.
She met him turning a street cor
ner one morning. Her color came
and went rapidly. Her hand pres
sure thrilled him, for it was fervent
and genuine.
q do not see much Of you these
days, Mr.. Merriam" she observed.
4 am dreadfully busy" averTed |
Roscoe, with an airiness poorly af- |
fected. My work is constant and
combining and poorly paid But oh! !
the better times when l win that first /
prize"
She detected the false ring in his !
tones. She pressed him to call at |
the Office when he passed, and she |
choked down a dreaTy little sob as
The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-31
OFFICIALS OUTLINE PLAN OF
EXEMPTIONS
No Claims Will Be Considered Until
After Drawing of Names-Va-
cancies Filled by Drawings.

Washington, May 28-Regulations
to govern exemptions under the Sc
lective draft are being worked out by
Provost Marshal General Crowder
with number of prominent lawyers,
Although the plans are not yet COM
plete, it is probable the jury wheel
system will be followed in selecting
those who are to 60 into the first
army OF 100000. and not until the
names have been drawn and each
registration district has provided the
pumber apportioned to it, will ex-
en1ptions be considered. AS each in
dividual drawn reports, his claims
for exemption will be passed upon.
and if he is exempted another will be
drawn to fill the vacancy. The law
provides for local exemption boards
in each county and for each 10000 in
city populations Boards of review
also will be established on the basis
of one or more to each judicial dis
trict. Each of the boards will be
composed of civilians.
Secretary Baker said today the
process, of selecting them had not
been worked out.
General Crowder said that only
confusion would result from the
reported intention of men above the
specified age to register June 5.
This is mistaken patriotism. he
said, "and registrars will be instruct
ed to accept cards only from men be-
tween the ages of 81 and 80, in
elusive"
The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-31

existing orders you are directed to
execute faithfully the duties you are
charged. y. w. Baker, Sheriff.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-31

they are the best America can fur
nish just now.
That is much wiser thing to do
than to send unframed troops to do
less than the United States can do
now.
Col. -Roosevelt's usefulness is not
ended because his greatest desire is
not given him. 1t may be found pos
sible later to give him a command in
France, one which will not exceed
his military experience, will crafty
his desire for service, and use his
good qualities.
But, meanwhile, the President has
the national need and
has done so effectively. The need is
for personal subordination to nation
al efficiency and for the coolest ef-
fectiveness in national effort.
The war is beyond the hysteria
stage. 1t is at death grips, and the
best nerves, the steadiest muscle, the
coolest heads, the best fed stomachs,
and the best provided bodies will win.
This is business we are in, bad
business, but business, not spasm.
Chicago Tribune.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-31
PLOT DRAFT RIOTS?
A Nation Wide Conspiracy to Hinder
War Program, Government
Agents Say.

Chicago, May 2S.-There is ma
tion-wide conspiracy to discourage
registration for the selective draft
government agents here said tonight
after arrests were made in several
cities.
Evidence is said to have been sup
piled the government indicating that
the principal movers in the alleged
plot were prepared to act in such
drastic manner as to foment riots if
necessary to bring about material
hindrance to the draft program.
Three men and several women
were taken into custody here today
by federal agents and were ques-
toned until midnight as to their part
in the anti-draft agitation. Identity
of the prisoners was withheld.
About the federal building tonight
it was said that although the alleged
plot had been under way for only a
little more than week, arrests have
been made in Roanoke, Va, Kansas
City, Mo-, Detroit, Mich, Lynn;
Mass. Dallas. Tex, Shreveport, La,
and several other cities.
Others, it was added, will be taken
into custody tomorrow in Milwaukee,
St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cleveland,
Toledo. Buffalo. New York and other
centers of pro-German or pronounced
anti-war population.
None of the federal authorities
would confirm or deny reports, mere
ly saying that several persons were
under detention for examination. Ac-
cording to the most reliable reports,
a woman has been the chief mover
in the alleged anti-conscription con-
spiracy. Certain forces working in
direct sympathy with, if not in the
actual employ of the German govern
ment, are believed by the federal
agents to have fomented the con-
spiracy.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-31
More Than 1000 of U. S. Army Now
in Britain.

London, May 24.-The engineers
from the American Army who have
arrived in England made call early
today on Ambassador Page and later
separated for series of conferences
with War Office officials in regard
to their various specialties. They
were entertained at luncheon by the
Earl of Derby, Secretary for War.
American khaki was very much in
evidence in London today. Several
additional officers and hospital units
have arrived and nurses, especially of
the Cleveland and Harvard units, in
their blue uniforms. with white arm
bands labeled with the insignia of the
American Red Cross. already have
become familiar sight to the Lon
don public. More than 1000 persons
belonging to the American Army are
now in Great Britain.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-31
HOARDED GRAIN IL YEARS
A Cedar Point Man is Loading Out
1850 Bushels of Wheat and
1900 of Corn-Will
Net $4,000.

Cottonwood Falls, kas., May 26.-
After. saving his corn and wheat
crops for nearly twelve years, the
present war prices have tempted C.
c. Smith of Cedar Point to SELL Re-
Gently he shipped out 1850 bushels
of wheat and 1000 bushels of corn,
which netted him around $4,000.
Smith has lived in Chase County
for more than fifty years and is the
owner of hundreds of acres of rich
Cottonwood Valley land. He was
never married. For many years it
has been one of his hobbies to build
granaries and store the wheat and
corn he raised Some of the grain
sold was put into his granaries twelve
years ago.
For some of the corn sold he. got
$I.6o bushel and SI.5o a bushel for
the rest. while he sold the wheat at
So bushel.
Since this grain has been raised
and stored there has been shrink
age OF hundreds of bushels, grain
men say, while other large quantities
have been eaten by mice and rats,
which abound on the farm, evidently
The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-31
No Roosevelt Divisions.

President Wilson in finding it inn
possible to accept Col. Roosevelt $
offer to raise two volunteer divisions
and take the American colors direct
ly to France was decided wisely we
think.
The President gives the reasons for
his decisions so adequately that the
case is fully stated. We have en-
tered the war to conduct it efficient
ly and coolly. There would be no
excuse for the United States if it did
not do SO.
We are not entering upon an en-
terprise in which men are without
experience, but are engaging in one
in which people have learned by very
bitter experience. 3
The Roosevelt division could not
have been efficient. They might
have been romantic, but they could
not have been efficient. Col. Roose-
welt hoped to raise them in hurry,
train them in a hurry, and put them
III 0CuOu III q uuIiy. we iCdT tuGy
would have been killed or defeated
in hurry. ~
A tremendous amount of enthusi-
asm might have been aroused in the
country by the Colonel's recruiting
fervor and by the thought of these
volunteers sailing to France. But
that enthusiasm would not win mile
of trench for the Cofonel's volunteers
and a disaster to unframed troops
might have been depressing to this
nation and its allies and stimulating
to our enemies.
Instead of commissioning Col.
Roosevelt to lead men who have been
long out of service or who never
have been Ia It the President is send-
ing division Of the best troops q.
the United States. They may NJ
y, Sh1p d. oTa great deal, being & :
- - 1eeot armies q.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-31
TO SINK HOSPITAL SHIPS
Certain Vessels Will Be Exempt in
the Mediterranean if Great
Britain Will Agree to
Conditions.

London. May 26-The intention
OF the German government to sink
all Entente hospital ships in the en-
tire barred zone with the excep-
tion of certain ships from Saloniki to
Gibraltar, is officially an
nounced in Berlin, according to a
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam.
The German announcement, as
made in reference to their denials,
the German allegations that the Brit
ish misused hospital ships. 1t cited
several instances which, it was asert-
ed, proved the correctness of the
German accusation. The semi-of-
fical announcement read, in part:
The German government will in
the future prevent all traffic by hos
pital ships in the entire barred zone
and in the Mediterranean, including
the road left open for Greece. and
will regard hospital ships appearing
therein as war vessels and attack
them immediately
Germany, the announcement adds,
will allow the transport of the i'll and
wounded from Saloniki OH great rail-
ways to kalamata Harbor and thence
on hospital ships to Gibraltar on the
following conditions:
Firstly-These hospital ships on
the road left open to Greek shipping,
must proceed at rate OF speed previ-
ously reported to the German gov
ernment. y
Secondly-That the name of the
vessel and the time of arrival or de-
parture be communicated to the Ger
man government six weeks in ad-
vance.
Thirdy-That a representative OF
the neutral government representing
Germany's interests in the particular
country in question shall certify be
fore the departure OF the hospital
ship that she carries only the ill,
and nurses, and no goods
other than materials for treating
hem.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-31
Submarine Sinks Transport With
Loss of 413 Men.

London, May 24.-The British
transport ransylvania was torped-
oed on May 4 with the loss of Alb
persons. The Pennsylvania was tor
pcdoed in the Mediterranean.
The following official statement
was given out today:
The British transport Tran
sylvania, with troops aboard, was tor
pedocd in the editerranean on May
!, resulting in the following losses:
"Twenty-nine officers and 373
of other rank: also the ships cap
tain. Lieutenant 5. Brenell and one
officer and nine men OF the crew"
The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-31
WAR WILL END BY FALL"
Bavarian Premier Expresses Satisfac-
tion At Work of U-Boats.

Amsterdam, May IS (via London).
-In an interview published by Ger
man newspapers from a Hungarian
paper Count Hertling, Bavarian
premier, is quoted as having said in
regard to the reported partition OF
Alsace and Lorraine between Prussia
and Davaria:
II Il completely new and hitherto
has been reached about the position
II A1saee and Lesfaine. 2
s. qaf Heftlioe espseSeed sle cou-
8! E
The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-31
SHERIFF WARNS ALL YOUNG
MEN THAT THEY MUST
BE REGISTERED
Issues Proclamation, Advising Gov
ernment's Requirements, Designat-
ing Places to Register and Names
of Men in Charge-Registrars
Notified to Meet in Butler Next
Saturday to Receive Instructions.

Sheriff ]. w. Baker has issued a
proclamation calling upon all young
men between the ages OF 2I and 81
years, not to fail to abide by
their country's call Tuesday, June
5, and be registered. The sheriff is
in charge of the registration in every
community in Bates county.
Sheriff Bakers proclamation also
contained call for meeting of the
registrars he has named, to be held
in the court house at Butler next
Saturday at , clock p. m, when in
str,.ctions in the registration will be
given.
Sheriff's Proclamation
The sheriif's proclamation, to-
gether with the registering places
throughout the country and the
names OF the registrars. follows:
Proclamation to the chief regis
trars and places OF registration for
Tuesday, the fifth day of June, 1917.
Under the authority contained in
the act oi congress and the proclama-
tion OF Woodrow Wilson. president
OF the United States. designating
Tuesday. the fifth day of June, 1917.
as the day OF registration and ap-
pointing the sheriff OF each county as
a member OF the board of registration
for the purpose of OF regtstrating eli
gible men, being all male citizens who
have passed their twenty-first birth
day and not on said day having arriv-
ed at their thirty first birthday
"All men OF the above age are com-
manded to present themselves on
said June 5th. each in his voting pre-
cinct or place of registration as
named below, between the hours of
7 O'Clock a. III. and 9 o'clock p. III.
OF that day and be duly registered !
by the local registrars OF their re-
spective- precincts s-And- your -atten-
ton is called to the provisions of the
law providing penalties for failure to
register.
THE attention oi all the chief reg
istrars. which l have appointed and
named below, is called to meeting
of the board of registration OF Bates
Missouri, which is to be held
in the Probate Court rooms in the |
city of Butler at o'clock p. m. on
Saturday, June 2. 1917, this meeting
being for the purpose of receiving in
and being sworn in by the |
clerk of the county court. Your at
tention is also called to the provis-
ions OF the law providing penalties
for failure to answer or serve when
called upon.
THE grave situation confronting
our nation at the present time re-
quires a prompt compliance with
The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-31

having learned food was plentiful.
About six years ago Smith sold
part OF the big amount of grain he
had accumulated. He is now selling
all his wheat and all but 75o bushels
of his corn. On the Smith farm is
one very old horse, the only live
stock. 1t is for this animal that
Smith is keeping out the corn.