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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-29
WAR GETS MANY A
BASEBALL PLAYER
Major Leagues Have COntrib-
uted Heavily to Army,
RED SOx CLUB GIVE MOST
Honor Roll Is Increased Al
most Every Day,

Baseball has no reason to hang It's
head In shame for failure to show pa
triotism In those times OF crying need
for men 10 support the various arms OF
Uncle Sans service.
Al the first call for volunteers, shortly
after war was declared II 10 true thai
the national pastimers didn't break the
fences down IN their mad desire TO en-
list. but In lthe off-season, with time
hanging heavily on their hands, tho boys
the samipsr months have resbondsd
nobfy and the sport. baseball. is iiber-
ally sprinkled with athletes OF the dia-
10 just dssirt from the talk about
SE league ball players hanging back
tht trsnchesl That sort OF stuff was
nrst heard early last summer, when. the
boys didn't hurl thsmgelves forward en-
masSe and demand enlistment, in a body,
II doesn't 70 any more,
Quietly stepping Up.
Not for anyone who has kept track
OF the quiet fashion In which the play
srs have been stepping up to the ENROLL
ment offices. getting their namps upon
the papers and heading for the train
iipx camps. Count them up; take note. OF
the number OF players carried by big
league teams an dtiien see what sort of
dodEers these young follows ARE!
The roll here offered is doubtless In
complete, for. not a day passes without
some player hurrylng his name to head
quarters Moreover, lots Of then, have
signed up with the colors at little out
Of the way hamlets, and II may be weeks
before all the names are known. But
the list, such az II iS, tells its own story.
and deserves attention. Here's how the
roll Of honor stands:
National League.
, Boston;1Gowdy. MaranvIl!e, schreiber.
Barnes, Rico.
Brooklyn-Cadore. sherrod, smith. Mil
US Pfetfer and probably Johnston.
Chicago Mann, Shick.
cincinnati--Kopf, Rath.
New fork-Kelly, Anderson, Robert.
son, Baird. J. p, Jones
Philadelphla--Riscs
Pittsnurgh--Warner, . Carlson,t Bisbee,
81 Louis Miller.
American League.
Athletics-Noyes, Bates. shsrman. Sci.
bold. Naylor, Haley, t>awton, Witt.
johnson and probably Mcinnls,
Boston-Barry, Lewis, Shore, Mentally,
Leonard. Badsr, Janvrin. Pennock.
chicago---scott, Jenkins.
ClevelAnd-Harris, Klepfcr. De Berry.
smith. Evans, Guisto, Dickerson, Torkel-
SON Morton,
petroit-oBurns, Oldham, Baker.
New Yotk-Plpp. Fisher, Love, Miller,
Hendrix qilhooley. Shawkey, Smallwocd.
st., Louis-severeid. Jacobson. Sloan,
Fincher
washlnSton--Leonsrd II. Milan. Mur-
ray,
epecisi Glaze. ..N
Major leagusrs, now unattached, who
have gone to the front Al Won Kolnltz,
Moose Mccormick, Sammy Strang, Bili
oHars Eddie Grant and steve Royce.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-29
Meeting to Discuss
Coal Shortage Here
Being Considered

Calling Of a meeting OF railroad
representatives. miners union officers,
coal operators and county fuel admins
traitors to dicsuss the coal shortage in
Oklahoma, is not likely in the near
future, according to P, A, Norris, state
fuel administrator, In q long distance
telephone conversation from his office
in Ada today. Such a meeting had been
proposed about week ago.
Mr.. Norris. however, has the project
under consideration and il is possible
that such meeting. leaving out county
fuel administrators, may be called. He
said today that he thought it would be
unfair to ask all the administrators in
the state, who serve without salary, to
attend.
Mr.. Norris reports that the federal
trades commission now has Joseph w.
Dwyer, a fuel agent, at work on a coal
survey Of Oklahoma at this time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-29
LnAN WON'T
PITCH NEXT Year
Browns Southpaw May Be
Unable 10 GO the Route,
WOUND HAS NOT HEALED
Gains Weight, But VIII Hard
y Be Ready by Spring
WOUND HAS NOT HEALED

ST. LOUIS, Dec 70. - Carl wsilman
has very little hope Of helping the
Browne In the 1918 pennant race. In q
ssstsr 10 the Post Dispatch the big
sosthpAw says that while he weighs Ds
pcslnds, Is pounds more than when he
lsft here last August, still the wound
eAussl by the operation has not yet
hssisd and his weight 10 no guarantee
that he win be able to withstand the
strain Of pitching
His lettsr bsars out the statement Of
rellsr Jones. made shortly after the
ssasou .c,ossd. that he entertained small
hcps OF weilman being able TO return
- the mound next ssaspn, even u he
shculd fully recover from the effects o.
tAs operation. II u Jones opinion that
Carlos viii not be IN shape to stand ths
strain Of pitching for over . year. u ?"
w,,,,., ,o;. sI;. .s, e :ssw"i .U%. hoo. Su, Oh.
tenor Of the isttef IL obviously pessinis-
TIC. lt'g q. eruei blow 70 beth PARTIES,
for surely Weilman had one Of the most
promisinS futures OF any. pitcher In the
ORme. He had no bad habits, was al
Ways In condition and ready TO work,
:a and IN ,sls was on Of The 1'' :tsss.
HAMILTON. Ohio, Dec, %. n.
In reply 10 your letter askinG about
my condition. ! hardly think can
Say anything definite.
Al present my wound. caused ey
q encouragement, and with q little
bit Of fortune fsvoring me. Nov
fesrf may zee Il closed.
an feeling fine In every rsspset
and weigh s0b pounde, jpst il pounds
more than when ! Mt st. Louis Az
S.s 70 s,, S1s 5. 'SSs rs. Z sad ss:n.:. a: .s
doubt ysry much Il ] can % N.
route again. bat Sy sprihs thInss
may leol snttsly difsrs9t
ancsrYH heps \ en- b af some
y'1s: ", e .s sA tSS': e.. ssSss' mSsS p.G s9r
tiodlarly NJ. Bsi. fef The wsy I ,
wAs treated by them after this mis-
fortune bsfsl me, Very truly
yours.
=. ~. letter (. laa!eats: plIisiy, hat Wen. ~.
&, y! s,ss:s AZ ", : r j 1s s .say; :cs s.;s:i
81 "a the matter q ecushpg3e next. go.
"a tasa a,,a thsE l Ssr1 last isr 4 Ti!i I.ll
PIN Srnls koeb he one hops Of TIE
i.Essss.Ss SsEss sr:s z 1s,.4 = w. Sdd' Flank can b
sIuN Hy,srss y nsals,
Aftsf tke ASlld1V intssruption Bob
9vlhn vtn bso4 again - ths task Of GSt-
Qn9 uew Aient Tor the Drowns. Tbs
lumneea manager ahneunced this morn
~ that he had heard nothing further
Rom Miller Hussins concerning the
3Ssi,.e esSsa ssssa Ia: e d.: i;'ess';e Ssss :
E:insr tsssss. Quinn " sspsss:sS k,sr
SIeapp$intmentr seyinG tkst ne had
HeWevsf. ~ bsll5vss some wSy VIII s.
found TO atrenethen the huriiNG dspArl-
Gsnf; s.a 70 net ouinn ~: = tAis ysry thias
question q 0aHiA and LeiNsid. II ID
barely posible that Tie Browns viii r,
after aHother aovthmw.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-29
By Briggs
By Judd Moftiinsy Lsvia
(CopvYiGht. 1911

twice and he was going 10 90 in II
again when a man with the white apron
came out and pushed hi, face and
kicked him and then he was so dis
eoursged that he leaned against the
building and cried, me and Rowdy
r,mbled then for there Is not any fun
wstchins a man cry, and anyhow there
were enough people watching him so
that he could spsse Us, l don't guess
he had a streak Of Irish. | bet II he
was Irish he would gone back into
that saloon till the man got tired
throwing him out and then he would
have thrown the man out
THEN ME and Powdy went down to
the river watehmsn's shanty and
sat on the side OF the river which
is made OF wood in the city and
waited for the watchman to come, and
that Is where the tough kids play and
some OF them came to play In the pile
OF sand the boats bring up and one OF
them come over and asked me what
Rowdy's name was, and when | tol6
him he went back TO hrs gang and called
Rowdy, but Rowdy would not GO and
then he chunked at us and told Rowdy
to go TO II, and when Rowdy had al
most caught them | called him back
and they kept running till they left
the corner, and the watchman did not
come and We went over the place
where the trains come in, and there was
wagon there and IL had a wooden
cage on II and great big nice dog
was in il, and me and Rowdy ran all
the way TO the butcher shop on our
corner to get him a bone and ran all
the way back with Il, but when we 90,
back there the dog was gone and~a man
said ii had gone off ON the train,
Rowdy was not so sorry as | was, be-
cause he got the bone. Then we went
home stopping in front Of all the pic
ture shows to see the pictures, and II
was bedtime so we kneeled and folded
our paws and hands and prayed.
Dear mother, which art in heaven,
this was an interesting and satisfactory
day, | guess when days arc not sat.
isfactory il is my fault for not going
where things are. happening, found
quite a number OF good things today,
but | did not like to see the man cry.
Your husband which is my own true
daddy Is not that kind OF man
Blessings the same as usual, please,
Amen"
ITO Be Continued
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-29

John n. Rockefeller IT, in pleading
with the soldiers at Camp Dix 10 lead
clean lives. said that wounds OF shame
are harder TO heal than the wounds
Of the Hun"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-29
World Champions
Go to Texas on
March l6, 1918

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r5::;a:s ~: ;. cs%;iII.;; 's;'II :;,!:: y.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-29
REDS MOLD up
]. 3. COURIER

STOCKHOLM. Dee. D--An Amer
lean dipsd mstie courier on his way 10
Petrogrua has been refused admission
to Rusd Non the srounSAthst his pass
had not btsn Wired BY N. Borovsky, the
bolshevikf minister n Stockholm.
II is ass,umed here that the bolshsvlki
hope to compel the direct recognition.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-29
Fulton Fights
Tate January 10

JOPLIN, Mo-, Dec 2s.--Fred Fulton
and Texas" Tate were matched for a
hneen-round bout here January 10. II
was announced last night. Fulton lost
to Tats on foul at Little Rock Christi
mas Day
New York hotels, under the Hoover
ized system of food conservation, are
saving go barrels Of flour and more
than 100 tons Of meat every week.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-29
Danish Count to
Enlist in the Fight
Against Germany

AN ATLANTIC PORT Dec. 20
Count Grebe Bent Hostein, a member
OF one Of the most distinguished tam
lilies OF Denmark, and for number OF
years engaged in the diplomatic serv.
ice OF his country has come to the
United States eager to enlist TO fight
against Germany He arrived on a
Soandini an steamship.
Il want to fight against Germany,
because | want 10 help France" said
Count Holster, who added that he ha,
no preference as to which branch OF
the service he will enter
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-29

Facing the year which waits Just over
me crest the two major leagues are up
ssainst the greatest unosftAlnty they
o. jI;. H., What ;: ,..: :ii.s. n. ss! win hay.
first big casualty lists win have on pub
Tic Interest are things not 10 be- fiEuf cd
| until the actual test 10 made
But there ID one thing fairly evident
hat is, the strength OF Chicago In the
coming campaign
The Outlook.
IN the tive rrsIor ,sssuss there are
the mass. They are the chIeseo
srs the chlssss cuS. with thu ASS sw
York olants IN the National
~ the evidence stands today there Ia
70 great chance that the White sox will
figuring gcss, They retain most Of their
1917 !9usd. and this squad was robust
snQush 70 win a worlds title.
the addition OF 0rovsr Cleveland AisI-
.as s.naSsr: hsvs risen up TO cbansnSe the
owner wssshmsn and hi. aids are
any cost. They have sdjustsd their
slGRu on the ptnnAnt pole and are now
y shape to tivs McUrsw,s team . healthy
DEBATE, ualSas Msxafdsr is nipped In
the drai snd r6novsd to the greater
sSsms sSnns. Tssfs sssm. 70 DO tsy little
though SlneisSsti ana ana G"s Roston on sbsy ~ yet yet
surprise the taisnt BY rebound
The 1877 Hsrvsst
hlnstssn hundred and seventeen.
IN Ws bio harvest AeoiIaeted many a
fllhtlne man, Dut In taking Sob
ptssinr,oHs and Frank ooteh the
closing year lifted two Of the great
sN sntltlss tire boxing and WRESTLING
Ffiu was lar and away the best tIsht-
Ing man. pound for pound, the game
never had his equal. He was the first
10 hear the mystic trurnpeter
ootch passed out only a, few. days ago
s.tsSt wrs.ssr ~Snee' .v.r % dsy.Iupscsr dsy.ISaS e
tAinly the best that America ever knew
Whether he could have eysr thrown
the best OF the big Turks who used to
lnfsst these shores ID matter OF de-
bate. But no Turk was ever big enough
or terrible enough TO throw 0otch
ootsn had amssinI speed, reat
COURAGE there Is. n. knew every angie
OF his game and he had no conpdrc-
lions against cr,ieIty when the time ar
rived 10 apply the torture
Fritz and oeteh tossths, formed
combination that viii hardly be
,bpstsh. No decade VIII ever produce
any I've such men at the came time.
with their physlauss thsy might have
iIvsd for ninety ysats. ,Vst both
went wsst'b At comparatively early
ssss. re . queer thing, this ar.
rsnesnrsnt called existence. u 10
far beyond the range OF any dope.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-06
Demand for Vital Statistics Keeps
 Schultz's Staff Busy

The staff of Town Clerk Schultz s office is busy today issuing certified copies of birth records. Monday and yesterday the office was stormed by men liable to draft who sought lrn- munity through the bonds of natri- mony. All hope of escaping liability as married men being shattered by the understanding which prevails that the government will not recognize eleventh hour marriages, men are now seeking to establish beyond a question the fact that they are either under or over the ages fixed by the congress sional act Much confusion is result ing from the numerous applications of foreigners, whose family names have
 been Americanized in the past few years. Men are appearing and asking for certificates of their birth and after considerable time is given to a search of the records without results, they tell the clerks that they are not now going by their fathers name. One
 hour was required, according to an at- tache of the town clerks 0ffce, to find a single birth record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-06
Farm Bureau Has
 Arranged Demonstration

Arrangements have been made for public canning demonstration in Danbury, Saturday, June 9th, to meet the many demands for instruction in canning vegetables and fruits now plentiful in the local markets.
 The school will be under the aus pices of the Emergency Food com mittee, H. B. Mallory, chairman and the Fairfield County Farm Bureau, and will open at 2 o'clock in the Old Post Office building, Main street, cor ner of Library Place. There will be accommodations for one hundred people.
 A competent instructor will be in charge of the class, and pineapple, spinach and asparagus will be can ned, using those methods which any housewife can follow in her own home. The Danbury & Bethel Gas & Electric Go. will supply a gas range for the use of the class.
 The latest rules and recipes for home canning, published by the Con- necticut Agricultural college have been received by the Farm bureau and are now being distributed. Copies of these bulletins will be distributed to those who attend the Danbury can ming demonstration Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-06
STOECKEL TO HOLD FIRST HEARING IN
 THIS CITY TOMORROW

The first automobile hearing under the direction of State Automobile Commissioner Robbins D. Stoecke1 will be held in this city tomorrow Seventeen have been summoned to ap- pear and show cause why they should not lose their licenses. The list is as follows:
 John Andorka, Fairfield, reckless driving and evading responsibility; i; Michael Basso, Bridgeport, passing standing trolley car; Edmund Bor- guskie, Bridgeport, reckless5 driving; Paul Breiner, Bridgeport, reckless driving: Kondrat Burdering, Bridge port, passing standing trolley car; George F. Finne1l. Stratford, operating while intoxicated; Daniel Gall, South Norwalk, concerned in fatal accident; Arthur c. Gaynor, Stratford, concern ed in fatal accident; William A. flaw lev, Brookfield junction, operating while intoxicated; Edward Hoonar-- i1nn. Bridgeport, reckless driving; Stanley Saboinski, Stamford. reckless driving; James M. Sanderson, Bridge port, reckless driving; I. B. Shine, Bridgeport, reckless driving; Joseph F. steigler, Bridgeport, fatal accident; Romeo Ugaciani, Bridgeport, passing standing trolley; Jacob Zigum, Bridge hort. concerned in fatal accident; Louis Zulian, Bridgeport, reckless ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-06
Young Mems Christian
 Asso. 73 Years Old Today

Nearly a million young men will celebrate today the seventy-third birthday of the Young Mems Chris tian association, an institution which has done more to bring the young men of the nation together in a strong organization of manhood than any movement ever started anywhere. It had it's humble beginning in Lon don on June 6, 1844 and from a sim gle society it soon spread over Great Britain and in 1850 the first over Australia. The movement first came to America in 1851, when associa- tions were established in Montreal and Boston, the Canadian metropolis talk ing the lead by a month. The New York association was started in 1852 and then from these three cities the association spHead all over the North American continent.
 The first of these association for improving the mental, moral, physi- cal and spiritual well-being of boys and young men was founded in Lon don by George williams, a member of a big dry goods firm who had a large number of young men under his employ. He was a native of Somersetshire where he was born in 1921, and at twenty, when he invad- ed the metropolis he was confronted, like all boys who go to the city, with the problem of finding congenial and helpful companionship. He observed that the other young men employed by his firm were deprived of the place and opportunity for healthfu1 and beneficial recreation, and that many of them, in search of the society of their fellows, resorted to the pubs" |" Williams assembled number of those employed by his establishment in an upper room of the warehouse
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-06
HIGG1Ns-DELBRIDGE.

Cards have been issued for the wedding of Miss Marcia Delbridge, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Delbridge of Fairfield and George Francis Higgins, of Washington ave- nue, this city, which will take place at o'clock on Thursday, June 28, in the ball room of the Stratfield. Rev. Frank D. Child, pastor of the Fair field Congregational church, will per- form the ceremony. The wedding day will be one of peculiar signif1- canoe to Miss De1bridge's family, as it will mark the 51st anniversary of the wedding of the brides grandpar- ents, MT. and Mrs. Byron Eddy of Fairfield Miss Delbridge will be at- tended by Miss Gladys Brunell, Hart ford as maid of honor and by her sister, Miss Sylvia Delbridge, as rose girl and Miss Christine Williams as bridesmaid William F. Maher will be best man and Louis B. Reilly of this city, Frank Williams of Lowell, Mass, and Godfrey Hardwick of Stamford, will be ushers. Follow ing the ceremony there will be a large reception Mrs. Anna F. Howe of Providence, R. T., Miss Delbridge' s aunt, will be the hostess for the bridal dinner which will be given at the Stratf1eld on the evening before the wedding.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-06

Keefe. Plainfield.
 Food Supply and Conservation George M. Landers, New Britain, chairman; Joseph W. Alsop,. Avon; Clifford I. Stoddard, Woodbridge; Seth Low Pierrepont, Bridgeport, Walter L. Goodwin, Hartford; Will liam c. Cheney, Manchester; Charles T. Davis, Middletown; John P. Elton, Waterbury; Wilson H. Lee. Orange; Robert w. Perkins, Norwich; Robert Scoville, Salisbury.
 Man Power and Labor-Herbert F Smith, Harrington, chairman; B. P. Bullard, Jr., Bridgeport; B. Allon Moore. New Britain; Ernest Walker Smith, Hartford; Benjamin Haas, Hartford.
 State Protection-Judge Lucien F. Burpee, Hartford, chairman; Judge George w. Wheeler, Bridgeport; John c. Geary, New London; Dr. Nicola Mariani; New Haven; John E. Goss, Waterbury; Charles D. Lock wood, Stamford.
 Military and Nava1-Admiral Will liam Sheffield Cowles, U. s. N.. re- tired, Pennington, chairman; Colonel Calvin D. Cowles, Hartford; Meigs H. Whaples, Hartford; H. H. Townshend, New Haven; T. McDonough Russell, Middletown; Ebenezer Hill, Jr., South Norwalk; Arthur H. Day, New Haven. Industrial Survey-Frank D. Che ney, South Manchester, chairman; i; Bishop White, Hartford; Samuel Fer euson, Hartford; Harry R. Woscott, New Haven.
 Co-Ordinatfon of Societies-Frank B. Weeks, chairman; other members to be announced later. - Litchfield county-J. c. Brinsmade, Washington. chairman; Robert V. Magee, Watertown; William B. Besse, Torrington; Dudley L. vaill, WinstedS Frank. H. Burlington, Litchfield and Morris; I. Clinton Roraback, Canaan; Charles W. Hodge, New Milford and Roxhurv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-06
JUNE WEDDINGS
CARPENTER-SMITH.

One of the leading weddings to take place this month was that of Miss Grace Edna Smith, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Edwards M. Smith of S67 Park avenue and MT. Edward Wilmot Carpenter at o'clock this afternoS:- Rev. Stephen Fish Sherman, Jr., rec tor of St. Johns Episcipal church performed the ceremony in the pres ence of a small company of relatives of Miss Smith and MT. Carpenter. The bride was given in marriage by her father and was attended by three former classmates at Vassar college, Miss Ruth Whited of Minneapolis, Minn.; Miss Ruth Farrar of Brook line,. Mass, and Miss Frances Walker of Albany, N. Y. Andrew Smith, brother of the bride, was best man and the ushers included Walter North, John Hawley of this city, and James P. Hale of Boston.
 Miss Smith wore a beautiful we'd ding gown of white satin trimmed with rare old Duchess and Point lace, some of which had ornamented her mothers wedding gown and the re- mainder of which belonged to an aunt The train was cascaded and lined with silver cloth. Her veil was of net, caught to the head with orange blossoms. Brides roses with a shower of lilies of the valley formed her bou- quet.
 The three bridesmaids wore rose colored silk trimmed with silver lace and deep velvet co1ored ribbons. Their hats were of silver lace, trimmed with violets and they carried baskets of silver lace filled with sweet peas.
 A reception to 200 guests followed the ceremony at 4:30.
 The house was decorated with Easter lilies, pink roses, palms, bay trees and ferns. An orchestra provid- ed music for the wedding and for the reception.
 MT. and Mrs. Carpenter planned to leave early this evening on a wedding trip, the destination of which they have not revealed. Mrs. Carpenters travelling suit is of white and yellow Khaki Kool with hat to match.
 The bride was graduated from Courtland school and from Vassar college in 1913. She is exceptionally popular in local society. MT. Carpen- ter is a prominent manufacturer in this city. MT. and Mrs. Carpenter will reside at Lordship park for the summer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-06
KUEHN-ENGLISH.

Miss Mabel English, daughter of MT. and Mrs. James A. English of 323 Brooks street and MT. Charles W. Kuehn were married at z o'clock last evening at St. Charles R. c. rectory, by Rev. Patrick J. McGivney. Miss English wore a handsome gown of white Georgette crepe with a large hat to match and carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley. Miss Marie English, sister of the bride, was maid of honor and her gown was of gray gros de Londres embroidered with coral. Sweet peas formed her bouquet. George B. English, brother of the bride, was best man. Follow ing the ceremony, a wedding supper was served at the home of the brides parents. MT. and Mrs. Kuehn have left on honeymoon trip to New York, Philadelphia and Washington.