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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06
CAPITAL CITY
TEAM GETS RID
Of INK SIGN
Plan Series of Five Games Here
for the State Champion
Hst ship
,1Sl7i1t
PLAY At JIMTOWN TODAY
FOR RED CROSS BENEFIT
Northrup Star of Sunday Match
Pitching One Hit
Game

Bismarck got rid Of it's jinx sign
Saturday and Sunday capturing two
games from New Rockford.
The Saturday game was bagged II
to and Sundays match was 3 to 2.
Grant pitched the first game and
the Bismarck boys clouted New Rock
ford's pitchers, WaswO and Browning
all over the field.
Northrup went in for Bismarck
Sunday and held New Rockford down
to one hit. He pitched elegant ball
throughout the game. Theilman was
ON the mound for New Rockford.
Bismarck plays at jamestown today
for the benefit of the Red Cross.
There is a demand for a series OF
five more games at Bismarck with
New Rockford to determine the state
championship. 1t is believed that
these games would draw we'll and be
fitting close to the local baseball
season.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06
BISMARCK TAKES W0FR0M new ROCKFORD
ITS ABOUT TINE BAN JOHNSON AND TEN[R .
INVESTIGATED some Of THEIR UMP|RES
By Hop

the poor umpires and the green
men almost entirely and such men
as Billy Evans have. been conspic-
Gus only by their absence. -
Perhaps Ban Johnson and John
X. Tener don't realize it, but base
ball is kept alive by the fans who
sit in the grandstands and bleach
ers. 49,. w. .,- 90,
The present-day baseball crowd
has to be pretty mad before. it
will throw pop bottles. In most
cities it is pretty fair in it's treat
ment Of umpires Of the Evans.
O'Day or O'Loughlin. type who
are known to be fair and who
know what they are doing. "
But this same crowd will resent
unfair. umpiring and will deride
incompetent umpiring. 'v>.'
Ban and John would do we'll to
look into the status Of some of
their arbiters. They are paying
high prices and should get, high
grade men: In some cases they
arc, in sothers they are being finn,
Aammed along with the ball clubs
and the public. 'a-'-~, ~. - ..&~.f
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06
QSI))O!RE


- Z !. 10 q.
Ever Hammer wants to box
Benny Leonard. It would be Ev-
err Hammered then. ~ .s 2.
Muggsy McGraw has gone into
the movies. Wonder if they have
a picture of him smuggling Lord
Byron. A = b..
And just when everybody is out
boosting for Matty he loses five
games in row. LIS,
Forget about the hot weather
and you won't feel the heat, COM
ments an alert editorial writer.
Forgetting might also be used
with great results by: ~.
The pitcher who is being knock
ed ont of the box. .s t-.......
The box fighter, when the re-
fierce is counting him out.
The golfer who slices into a
gravel pit.
AL Demaree has rejoined New
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06
BY Paul Purman

Connie Mack is generally re.
garled as one of the greatest Of
managers.
1t is baseball history that he
Las been able in the past to pick
youngsters who in a year or 81
justified his judgment and came
through with great baseball tai.
cnt and ability.
It was Mack who found and
made s2ch players as Eddie Coz.
Inns. Jack Barry, Jack McInnis.
Frank Baker and Wallie Schang.
Seldom has his Judgment Of a
player been wrong.
But there is young player ~
the National league today who is
showing that Mack's judgment is
not infallable. s..
Back in 1914 Mack secured
Larry Kopf as an understudy for
Barry, who was shortstoppin g
then. He held on to him two
years and then sent him back to
the International league. He
didn't even think Kopf was good
enough to keep strings on.
This year. with the Reds, Kopf
has proved one Of the strongest
links in Matty's infeld chain,
His fielding has been excellent
and he has batted about .265, a
mark rarely reached by shortstops
in the last few years. -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06
George Van Hahren Holds
Consecutive Game Record

Eddie Collins and George Burns
who have played in about 400 con-
secutive games have quite a little
ways to go before they can con-
slider themselves in the record
breaking class.
There is some discussion re-
garding the man who has played
in the most consecutive games in
the major leagues, but George
Van Haltren, former Giant out
fielder probably comes as close to
a record as anyone with a record
of AGA games.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06

Van Haltren's run began late
in 1897 when he played the last
three games with the Giants. The
next three years he did not miss a
game, playing ISL in 1898, 153 in
1899 and al in 1900. He played
10 games at the starting of 1901,
bringing the mark to 464.
AT this time Van Haltren was
a veteran, having been in the
game for more than IL years.
Later he umpired in the Pacific
coast league.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06
Tho Red.Hot Purpose.

That which dominates the life, which
Is ever uppermost in, the mind, gen.
orally comes somewhere near realiza-
ton but there is Il great difference be-
tween lukewarm desire and red-hOt
purpose. 1t takes steam to drive the
piston In the engine; warm water will
never turn the wheels. The lOngings
that fail Of realization are usually just
below the boiling point.-OrisOn SWEET
Maruen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06

team for the rest of the season
More truth than fiction probably
Canadian cricketers are to in.
wade New York in October
Which probably will cause the
postpOncment of the world series.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06

Let US raise our conceptions to the
magnitude and Importance Of the
duties that devolve upon US; let our
comprehension he as broad as the
country for which We act, our aspira-
tons as high as its certain destiny !;
let US not be pygmies in a case that
calls for men.-Daniel Webster. Fl.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06

GAMES TODAY.
Boston at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at St. Louis.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06
GAMES TODAY.

GAMES TODAY.
Toronto at Columbus.
Montreal at Toledo.
Buffalo at Louisville.
Rochester at indianapolis.
Baltimore at Minneapolis.
Richmond at St. Paul.
Newark at Milwaukee.
Providence at Kansas City.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06

GAMES SUNDAY.
Detroit, 2; Chicago, 2. Game called
at end of third inning-rain. y.
NO other games scheduled.
GAMES TODAY.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
ST. Louis at Washington.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06
BASEBALL SCORES
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GAMES SATURDAY.
st. Paul, 60; Minneapolis, A.
Louisville, 10; Columbus, 8.
Milwaukee, 7; Kansas City, 6.
Indianapolis, s; Toledo, 0.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06

GAMES SUNDAY.
Louisville. 5; Columbus, |.
Indianapolis, 10; Toledo, 9.
Kansas City, IS; Milwaukee, Sc.
Minneapolis, Sill; St. Paul, 81.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-06

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-19

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of the Adamson S-hOur law and
thereby definitely averted the threat
ened nationwide strike, with the
country on the verge Of its most seri-
Gus crisis.
Patriotism, swayed to its height by
the sinking of three American YES
seIsfi brought from the railway man
ayers committee early today the an
nouncement that they would accept
the brotherhood chiefs demands,
rather than give the impression at
home or abroad that the efficient OPP
Grafton of the cOuntry's railways will
be hampered or impaired in the face
of its latest peril.
The railroads surrendered COM
pletely, leaving their end Of the .ad-
justment entirely in the hands OF
President Wilson's mediation board.
A Joint committee is to thrash out
the minute details.
The following statement was is
sued by the mediatOrs at 6 a. m:
I'VE desire to express our appre-
citation of the large and patriotic &C
ton of the railway managers COM
mittee, which has put beyond perad-
venture the possibility of a nation
wide railroad strike.
The railroads have met the full
demands of the AdamsOn S-hOUr law.
This concession was secured as the
combination Of two days and. nights
of negotiations.
Our firstefforts were to secure a
postponement of the strike which
was fixed for Saturday night. This
was secured by presenting to the
railway managers a memorandum
agreement drafted by the brother
hoods. which with some particular
ity expressed the provision Of the
AdamsOn law.
I'VE asked the railways to agree
that if the Adamson law was held to
he constitutional that this cOnstruc-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-19
BROTHERHOODS WIN EIGHT-HOUR FIGHT
ROADS AGREEMENT SIGNED

a joint session between the brother
hood chiefs and the managers.
And with much difficulty the
chiefs stayed the strike, an act that
was vital to the success Of our efforts
and further mediation.
We next sought some adjustment
that would be effective should the
law be held to be unconstitutional. In
this regard many propositions were
made to both sides, but none was &C
captable until the railroads expressed
their willingness to place the whole
matter in the hands Of this commit
tee.
This action proceeded, as the let
ter from the railway managers
states, from a desire to demonstrate
to the country that the railroads
would not allow their own cOncep-
ton OF railroad policy to stand in the
way of the fullest use of the roads
at time of severe national strain.
The committee considered the
matter was decided that in view of
the action Of congress in passing the
Atkinson law and the necessity for
immediate action that it was best to
adopt at once the memorandum
agreement Of the previous day as
applicable under all conditions.
Thus the provision of the 8-hour
law, by agreement between the
roads and the men, became the 'ba-
sis of the settlement, and whether
the supreem court holds for the va
lidity of the law or against it there
will be no strike.
The railway managers agreement
with the brotherhoOds today to put
into operation the eight-hour day on
ten-hOuT basis, with pro rata pay
for overtime, means approximately
S1,000,000 a week added to the pay
rolls of the railroads. Thirteen mil
lion dollars extra back pay, dating
from Jan 1, when the AdamsOn law
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
GREAT FOOD SUPPLIES
ON WAY TO ALLIES

WASHINGTON, May 5. Two
million bushels of wheat are re-
ported coming toward Atlantic
ports over various rail lines,
while special trains of other sup
plies are following close behind.
Under orders from the joint
committees of railway presidents
which have assumed voluntary
dictatorship over railroad traffic,
right of way over other freight
is being given to these shipments.
Some association of ordinary bust
ness will have to be enduced for
a time.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
MAKE ECONOMY A FAD
HOUSTON URGES WOMEN

WASHINGTON, May Sec
tary of Agriculture Houston ad-
vises American women to-
Demonstrate thrift in your
homes and encourage thri
among your neighbors.
Make saving rather than spend
ing your social standard.
Make economy fashionable, lest
it become obligatory.
While all honor is due to the
woman who leave their homes to
nurse and care for those wound
ed in battle, no woman should feel
that because she does not wear
a nurses uniform she is absolved
from patriotic service.
The home women of the coun-
try, if they will give their minds
fully to this vital subject of food
conservation and train them
selves in household thrift, can
make of the housewives apron a
uniform of national significance.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
WOMAN MURDERED
AT HENDRICKS
Baxter Shafer Arrested Charged With Kill
ing Mrs. Long

PARSONS, w. Va, May T.
Baxter Shaffer, aged about so
years, was arrested this morning
and placed in the county Jail,
charged with having murdered
his sweetheart. Mrs. Stella Long,
aged 80. The crime was com
mitted last night and early this
morning Shaffer was found at
the scene, his clothing blood
soaked and one of his fists beat
en- almost into a pulp. He adj
mits having spent portion Of
the night with the woman but
claims his clothing was bloodied
by carrying the woman's body
from the railroad track after she
had been hit by a passing train.
The woman's head was crushed.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
GLORIA'S. ROMANCE

A Shadow of Scandal" threat
ems the fair Gloria in this issue
as she vows to seek the murderer
of her finance. She asks DR..
Royce to aid her in this search.
He promises his assistance, but
knowing the inside facts and the
receptions of Freneau, DR.. Royce
hurries to Mr.. Stafford, Gloria's
father and reveals the treachery
of Freneau. Read their decision.
Later, how her father gets FIRE.
neau's ring from Gloria Lois s
view of Freneau's death read
on page five of this issue, you
can't afford>to miss it.
See the pictures at the Grand
Tuesday evening.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
BRITAIN NOW ASK AMER
ICAN ARMY SENT FRANCE
Foreign Secretary Balfour Tells Defense
Council

WASHINGTON, May g.
Great Britain formally joined
France today in expressing the
hope that an American expedi-
tary force soon would take it's
place on the western front in
Europe.
Foreign Secretary Balfour told
the Council of National Defense
that the British would be over
joyed to welcome an American
force in France, and that it's
early despatch could not but have
an enormous psychological effect
both on the Allies and on their
enemies.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
SIS, 100000 TO BRITAIN TO
BUY SUPPLIES HERE

WASHINGTON, May 5. AT
a conference today among Secre-
tary of Treasury McAdoo, Sir
Cecil Spring-Rice, the British
Ambassador, Sir Richard Craw-
ford, it was agreed that the
United States should turn over
Immediately to Great Britain $25. :
900, 600 additional in credits to be
used by the British Government
in the purchase. of supplies in
this country
A loan of 5000, 600, 900 was made
to England about a week ago.
1t was announced that France
would be granted loan of $500,
600, 900 within the next few days.
The Serbian and Roumanian
Governments have applied to the
United States for loans. Rou-
mania desires between $50, 600
600 and $40, 900, 900, and Serbia
asks for 500, 900, 900. The appli-
cations probably will be granted
soon.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
Three Men We're Killed and
-Four Injured at Cove Run

GRAFTON, w. VA. May 10. =
Three men were killed and four
injured at 1890 O'Clock p. M,
when a double-header freight
crashed into the rear-end of a
wreck train at Cove Run, IL miles
south of Grafton on the Belington
Branch of the B. & O. Railroad.
The dead:
EDGAR GRIFFIN, as, train
master.
S. B. WHITE, 60, steward on
the wreck train.
J. G. POSITION. wreckman.
The injured:
FLOYD KUHN, wreckmaster.
THOMAS TURNER, workman
on wreck train.
VIRGIL POE, workman on the
wreck train.
MR.. VINCENT, lineman on
wreck train.
All of the dead and injured
were from Grafton.
The wreck resulted from the
wreck train having stopped to
cool a hot box, the double-header
crashing into it while it was stan
ding still. The wreck train and
crew had been at Tygart Junction
clearing up a wreck of IL cars,
which delayed traffic several
hours last night.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
THE WORLDS GREATEST WAR

The United States has entered the greatest the world
The play may future Europe
both politically and socially
THE WORLDS GREATEST WAR;
the title of 80 atlas just the market 1t
the most comprehensive work of it's kind
smallest details
There Is of three colors 5x1 covering
mnuey the various theatres of and showing all the
and villages mentioned the daily dispatches the
There of photographs many them expressly
for this book of places and things which
said and so little definitely known Photographs zeppens
Marines submarine aers NINE torpedoe torpedo nets anti
aircraft Masks giant guns that
trenches, ETC.
There complete chronological history of the war to date
and the ANSWERS thousand and questions phrase
of the costest and bodes struggle the history mankind
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THE ELLINGTON PROGRESSIVE
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
THINKS U. S. ARMS FOR WAR ON JAPAN

LONDON, May 6. The times
quotes a long article from the
Frankfurter Zeitung on tn e
adoption of compulsory military
service in the United States. 1t
quotes Hindenburg as authority
for the statement that America
will take year t O raise a n d
train a really great army and
suggests that in the meantime
it's transport will be threatened
by the incr eased number and
greater power 0 the German
submarines.
Hence, it is argued, the United
States is really arming not aginst
Germany, but for the next war;
against Japan. From this the
Frankfurter Zeitung proceeds to
the assertion that by the adoption
of CONSUMPTION the United States,
like England, has justified the
doctrine of German militarism.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
This ISSUE Is. CLOSING
OF ANOTHER YEAR
Five Years Ago The Progressive Made
Its Appearance In Belington

This issue closes another year
of The Progressive. Five years
ago The Progressive made it's ap-
pearance to the citizens of Being
ton and to different parts of the
country. We have been FORUM
ate in not missing single week
of issue, yet at times it appeared
that week would be missed but
by a little extra effort the noun
tain was crossed.
We have endeavored to please,
to satisfy, and to help our sub
scribers and repay them many
times for the small amount of the
Subscription price which when
all gathered together makes a
sum that is a great help to the
paper.
We are now making an appeal
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will help us greatly at this time
for we have planned to start the
new year in a much better way
by adding some new equipment,
which will be announced later.
We thank you for your past
patronage and cooperation and
want to assure you of the same
treatment as of days gone by.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
PRESBYTERIAN HELD HERE

The Fourth Annual Meeting of
the Tygart's Valley Presbyterial
was held here Tuesday and We'd
nesday. The session began Tues
day afternoon, with opening ex-
crcises followed by enrolment of
delegates and reports of the sec
rotary and different departments.
Tuesday evening Miss Edith
Houston of Cuba. who has been
on that island for a number of
years, gave an address which was
interesting and instructive.
The Wednesday program was
carried out along the line of Miss
ions; the school children attend
ed a part Of the afternoon session.
At evening Miss Houston was
again called upon to deliver an
address which she delivered ably
and gave a number Of her expert
ences among the Cubans. This
was followed by number Of in
teresting questions asked that
brought out valuable infroma-
ton on Missionary work among
tho natives of C11ha
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
THE OLD BARN

A land mark of long standing
has been RACED. to the ground.
This is the old barn erected about
1890 by Fenelon Howes along the
county road (now Brown Ave. =
opposite Tibbet's store). A few
of the early settlers of Belington
will remember this barn was I'M
der construction for about two
years before it was finished.
Then, later the Tygart's Valley
Mineral and Oil Co. came in poss-
ession of it. and was moved back
about one block off the Avenue,
the moving having been done by
Wayne Lee.
The NOW of this barn was used
for local theatre for the boys"
stages, trapezes and all that
go to make up an amateur out
fit was found in this old barn in
the early nineties. Shakespeare
could not have been so well pleas
ed as those boys" performing
some of the latest tricks and acts
for their pas" and mas" who
were the eager spectators.
The property passed to w. s.
Corbett, to Floyd Teter, to G.. H.
Wilkins and to it's present owner.
Chas. A Ball, who has RACED the
structure from which he expects
to erect few substantial build
ings.
Thus passes from our view,
the old to make place for the
new.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
Card Of Thanks

We fail to have words to ex-
press our thanks ia all those who
rendered assistance and gave
wores of sympathy at the time Of
sad bereavement in the death of
our daughter, sister an d wife,
Roxanna Luzader. We pray the
blessings of the kind heavenly
Father upon all these kind people.
E. WARE and Family. and
FRANK LUZADER
Her Husband.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
MUSICAL WAS GRAND SUCCESS

The members of the Lyceum
Literary Society and Strother's
Grand Orchestra gave their must
cal entertainment at Dartmoor last
Saturday night.
The program consisting of"22"
up-to-date musical numbers was
a grand success. and was greatly
enjoyed by a large crowd of Dart
moor, Junior and Belington
people.
Many parts of the program re-
ceived onchores. Among these
was Earnest Seyler, who was CIV
en- dollar tip for repeating his
Saxophone solo (Swanee River.
The whole party greatly enjoy
ed the trip and extend their
thanks to the Dartmoor people
for the courtesy shown them while
in their town.
The next by this organization
will probably be an open air con-
cert and lawn party on the F.
M. Right lawn, Pike street
Watch for the date.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
Obituary

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hotsin-
piller, born in County of Durham,
England, Feb. 18th, 1878, died at
her home in Dartmoor, April Goth,
1917, after a lingering illness.
Age A years, 2 months and II
days. She leaves to mourn her
loss a husband, five children and
an aged mother residing in Ill
nois.
She was a member of the orders
of Pythian Sisters and Rebekahs
at Junior.
The Pythian Sisters marched
in a body from her home to Jun
ior, where the funeral services
were held in the U. B. Church,
Rev. R. N. Shaffer officiating.
The Rebekahs held a brief ser
vice in the church, presenting a
beautiful boquet of flowers.
The great quantities of flowers
evidenced the high esteem in
which she was held by her friends
Interment was in the K. of P.
cemetary, the Phythian Sisters
conducted an impressive servics.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10
DOUBLE HEADER FREIGHT
CRASHES into WRECK TRAIN
SPECIAL SERVICES

Mothers Day services will be
held Sunday morning in the M.
E. Church by the pastr. All
Mothers are requested to be pres
ent.
Sunday evening Rev. Kant, of
Boston, Theological Summary
will deliver a sermon in the inter-
est of the Wesleyan College.
Everybody invited.