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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-25
OAKLAND CLUB
HAS FAST PAIR

The Oakland club has a wonder
fully fast pair in Mensor and Adams
at the top OF its batting list and
they are proving great run getters-
More than that. Mensor. as a second
baseman, is a revelation He is han
ding more chances than any other
infIelder in the league. and doing II
with an almost perfect average. In
two consecutive games he had l.
chances in each game Adams Is
doing the kind OF work that should
make Jim Callahan. or the Pittsburgh
Pirates. jealous every time he lamps
an Oakland score
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-25
ANSON STRONG
FOR N. Y. GIANTS

Pop Arson visited the Polo
Grounds a few days ago 70 watch
3fcGraw's 1917 pennant chasers bat
tie the Cardinals. Asked what he
thought of the team. he- said.
1T is the best team New York
ever had. and I don't except the pen
nant winners under Mutrie II is a
wei balanced club all around can
hit. mas good pitching and looks 70
me 70 be the best in the league by a
wide margin
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-25
CAPT. T. HUSTON
IS AN OFFICER

Capt. III Huston, part owner OF the
New York Yankees, said goodbye to
baseball for a time last week Capt.
Huston, who won fame during the
Spanish American war as the man
who cleaned up Havana. being as
signed to that work as an officer in
the army engineers, has been called
into the service again by Uncle sam
and expects TO go to France to have
A large part in rebuilding the district
devastated by the war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-25
JOHNNY GALE
BACK IN CITY

Johnny Gale. lightweight boxer
who participated in several bouts in
the Juarez arena in 1913 and 1914
has returned to Fl Paso with the
Fifth cavalry. Gale is now matched
to meet a boy from one Of the cav
airy regiments at Fort Bliss on sat
urday afternoon at Camp Stewart.
He participated in several bouts in
Columbus, y. NJ. also. and is regard
ed as one of the snappiest boxers seen
around here in a long while.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-25
CARRIERS DAY.

TomorTow being the last SATURDAY
Of the month Herald carriers will
present bills for May subscriptions
Subscribers viii please remember that
Herald carriers are school BOYS and
Saturday is the only day of the week
they have to collect. and have the
amount due ready for the boys.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-25
sIsLER. Of the St. Lou

- GORGE SISLER. of the st. Louis
Browns, is the greatest all
around baseball player OF the
major leagues. That is II the st.
Louis fans have got anything to do
with it. Recently Billy Sunday. the
noted evangelist. gave out an inter-
view in which he stated that he be-
lieved Mike Kelly was the greatest
all around baseball player that ever
existed This declaration brought a
storm Of protest from the admirers Of
the crack Mound City player and
Sunday was besieged with letters
stating that Sisler was the best
player. He is one Of the most re-
liable hitters Of the league. and is
an excellent fielder, good pitcher and
fair catcher
Earl Caddock. the young Is2 pound
protege Of Frank Gotch, seems to
have a cinch on the title Of wrestling
champion Of the world. Following
his match with Joe Steeher in Omaha
several weeks ago CaddOck has been
meeting them all and has been de-
feating all that eastern promoters
could offer Stecher, who claimed
vent Of Caddock on the mat. seems TO
De back number now. as he seems
10 be unable to show any OF his for
mer effectiveness
Dallas. Of the Texas league. capa bly,
handled by Ham Patterson, formerly
Of the Pacific Coast league. seems 10
be hitting its stride, and is fairly
launched in the pennant fight
II il n safe bet that II the Dali
las club could give the fans =
pennant this year. the east Texas
city would enjoy one OF the
greatest baseball years in its his
tory. a. IL has been a long time
since n club from that city was
lucky enough TO land n cham
piouEhiP.
Phil Douglas, recruit twirIer OF the
Chicago cubs. cleaned Up on the
Giants Thursday afternoon by the
score OF four to three Douglas add
ed only five hits and this is con-
sidered going some in view OF the
fact that Benton and Middleton. OF
the Giants, only gave out seven
Old man Pfeffer. OF the DodE-
ers. added one more victory to his
string Thursday by handing de-
cisive defeat to the Pirates. Pfef-
fer Is far from being all in yet,
and his victory only demonstrates
lot OF winning games. Grimes
and mamaux, of the Pirates. were
hit freely by the Dodgers
Cardinals and Boston had quite a !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-25

Won by Cook team
High game-Cook. 50.
High total-Adsms 22S
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-25
BOWLING.

Cactus olub-Duek Pin specials.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24

bakers TO be believed conspicuous fea-
OF their convention Chicago has been the charge
the chief high-prced Hour and bread is
the boarding Of wheat By the producers The farmers
they say conspring make imperative the price
Of $500 a bushe fixed by the government for this
years crop-a price liberal beyond anything they ever
dreamed Of in the past They want more, and are
holding their grain % get it.
The millers say they cannot get enough wheat 20
grind Exporters that the seaboard is strip
ped Of wheat. and unless the farmers open their
granaries our allies will soon be in dire need
There similar charges. based reports from
many sections. that farmers refusing TO ship. or
to harvest their fruit and vegetable unless
they guaranteed prices far higher than they have
ever received before.
These accusations are serious It isn't sufficient
TO say that the millers and bakers merely
passing the buck the farmer" to their own
extortion. There a very evident disposition many
farming hold crops the purpose
mentioned. that there talk Of the
government taking drastic force foodstuds
into the market
For the first time in his experience the American
farmer is put the defensive as a grssping un-
patriotic monopolist What has he got to say him
self?
Oh, he'll talk all right Hell say plenty, but what
will he say?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
SEPTEMBER d. 1917.
THE BIG VICTORY.

There arc ways Of waging legitimate other than
those OF violence The United States without hayns
FLASHED with Germany as yet land and with
out shedding drop Of blood. has won great battle.
Our government merely handed to the newspapers
copies Of few dispatches that German representatives
n Argentina Mexico had to their government
al Berlin. Then Uncle Sam sat back and waited lie
didn't have anything else. lie had opera
ton the greatest force i'm the world-PUblicity.
soon the world ahame with these revelations
OF German duplcity and brutality. They wrought con-
viction in the only quarters world people
sill retained faith in Prussanism The people Of
Argentina. had Iuned sleep. avoke the
danger confronting them along with all nations.
They white heat of indignation, which quickly
spread through all Latin-America Argentina is now
breaking with Germany. surprising
il she enrolled among Germanys active foes.
whole hemisphere is kaiser pur-
poses of either war OF peace.
And Sweden Prussias only friend Europe, has had
a similar awakening. The swedish people have forced
their drop all its pro- German activities.
The military economic and moral encirclement Of
Germany complete The allies are n position
go ahead in the final phase of the war and win it
their leisure their own way
This victory is worth than the destruction of
several army corps is probably most useful
achievement Of any of the allies since the
And don't forget % whom most OF the credit is due.
The victory made possible 10y a group o who
unknown to fame who never seek and seldom OBJ
tain public recognuon-the United States secret service
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
INDlA,S PLACE IN The SUN.

of the oldest developments of the world war IS
the possibility of satisfactory outlet being provided
for over-popuated India. There been talk lately
Of utilizing German East Africa for that purpose
The territory in question is yet wholly available.
German troops are holding parts of against the
British Portuguese and Begians. The defenders are
lighting desperately is the last foothOld left
Germany OF all her African empire which before
the war aggregated nearly million square miles.
But it is only question when it will have 70
yield as German Southwest Africa and the Kamerun
have done.
If the colony is not returned after the war it will
in probability Great Britain. She would
value because it would give her continuous block
territory the continent safeguard
her beloved Cape-to-C Cairo railway system
That strategic purpose however, all German
East Africa is good for so far as the British are con-
equatorial climate is ntolerable Euro
peans. The Germans have not been able to stand it,
only few of German settlers have there
in thirty years But the natives of India thought,
would the climate congeniaI They might develop
the great natural Of the country thereby
adding worlds wealth. they might greatly
relieve the pressure of population at home.
There plenty German East Africa, with
three hundred and eighty thousand square miles is
about one-fourth the of India. only about
ne-fortieth many people. 1t is believed that the
Indians, with their newly awakened ambition, would
welcome such an opportunity and use it wisely
The plan, if carried might solve Of the
worlds big problems At present the whole earth is
barred against immigrants from India. Why should
empty Africa not be opened to overlooking India?
After India China suffering the same
handicap Couldn't something of the sort be done for
the Chinese?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
Buy a Book For the Soldiers
They Sitting Hours Thinking?

gest work when the fellows get cover there, it
is then there will be heavy hearts, and, then
IL will he that the temptations will be hardest TO
sist
The question arises Have the men i'm the train
ing camp time to- read?" The answer is, with the
exception of the officers training camp men.
all soldiers, in the national guard and i'm
lar army. have least five hours a day which they
must spend in some sort of recreation. The
officers have least hour "A day for recreation
and has been found that in the circulation of books
libraries already supplied extent by
the Y. VI. c. A.. that most the books issued have
been the officers"
From Fort Benjamin Harrison the nfor-
nation that it is very gratifying how the
library buildings crowded each evening. And il
i not only magazines in which the men inter-
estcd but in books, in the way fiction and in
history. Just of them particularly in
tcrestcd i'm all of the books and books of mill
tary science
They need these books also at Camp shelby they
need them at Camp Taylor. they need them in
France everywhere where there fighting men.
NEVER GET ENOUGH.
\ Y. NJ {. \. worker i'm France writes I'VE
never secure enough reading matter while away
the hours i'm the long French train journeys
\ soldier wrote from the trenches TO the Y. VI. c.
\ headquarters: We sit in dugouts and just
think ] wonder if YOU could send some maya
zines books over here?"
This is individual duty for every citizen the
United states. This campaign is under the direct
supervision service committee. That
means that it il imperative request that every
citizen 90 his part.
great many people think that because the library
has been the meeting place for all Of the local actv
ity that IL is library proposition. but IL is not.
The library building is merely filling station II
Is the proper center Of activity but il needs the
operation and assistance OF every person i'm South
Bend make up the $500 which Is the goal for
this city
There is scarcely letter that comes from the
firing hne-Or from the training camps. for
that matter, but what brings with il the message
that the folks at home should contribute every
cause. matter how little il be.
S1O0-BUY \ BOOK FOR A SoLDIER-s1OO-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
Fruit Juices
May Take the
Place of Butte,
LESSON NO. 80.

l4ECoON W. Ous
Fruit juices may be made to take
the place of butter says today's
bulletin of the national emergency
food garden commission, which is
offering $1,000 for the best canned
vegetables.
Practically any fruit may DC
used in the following recipe The
fruit juice may be pressed out CT
the fruit by means of a cider press,
or any other improvised press.
then heated in an acid proof ket-
tie up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
Pour the fruit juice into ordinary
hot jars. hot bottles or tin cans arc
handle by the same directions as
those for canning the particular
fruit itself. If poured into miscei-
laneous bottles. it is suggested to
sterilize the fruit Juice according 10
the following process:
Make a cotton stopper and press
into the neck OF the bottle and
le4ve during the sterilization pc
riod. Set bottles in hot water uI
20 the neck of the bottle, sterilizs
the fruit juice for 20 minutes at q
temperature of 165 degrees Fab
renheit. Remove the product
press cork in top over cotton stop.
per Immediately No parahin neeC
be used if the cork fits well. If q
poor cork, it may be necessary tC
dip the cork in a melted solution
of wax or paraftin. Fruit Juice,
and apple cider when handled il
this way will not "hatten IN taste
and viii keep fresh for future use
The commission is receivin.
scores of applications from com
muniJy clubs, fairs. exhibits ant
eXpositions for permission to make
prize awards. Indian schools are
also in the race for the commits.
sions prizes. The commiss. on viii
give $1,000 and 1000 national Ger.
tifcates of merit for the best
canned vegetables Known in wal
gardens
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
THE Stars inciine. bat DO rot compel
HOROSCOPE
MONDAY, SEPT. 81, 1917.

MONDAY, SEPT. n, 1917.
Venus rules strongly for good in
the evening of this day, according
to astrolosy. Earlier, the sun and
Uranus are adverse.
This should be an exceedingly
lucky day for weddings, engage
rnents and social entertainments OF
every sort.
The Seers declare that romance
once again Will overcome all that
is mercenary in the average Ameri-
can engagement and marriage.
This should be a rarely favor
able time for first nights at the
theaters.
It is a lucky date for actresses
and singers, but if they are to sign
contracts they would better delay.
Since women come much TO the
fore under this rule of the stars
dstrOlogers forsee for them benefits
to be derived from high service
and self-sdcriice.
There is a sisn read as indicating
some sort of sensational agitation
NOllNEA INNS AOOh anu lOOu 10 " -
which VIII not end seriously.
Socialism will be much in the
public mind during the next few
weeks when some event will fz
public attention upon its tenets.
New York city and other large
centers of population face new and
extraordinary problems for the
winter. astrolcgers declare, anc
these will be in some way connect
ed with questions affecting chill
dren
Recognition for a woman writer
who achieves much in channels o.
philanthropy is foretold.
Earthquakes again are prognosti
! Gated and these will be in district:
seldom previously affected
An invention that will be o.
world wide note is promised for al
! American. who Will achieve much
| for the war.
! Changes that are radical are in
/ Dictated in the fashions that will bt
/ introduced in the spring and these
are due TO some attitude of the pub
lie mind.
Something like campaign oil
] cheer appears 10 be indicated bs
the stars which foreshadow a lead.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24

TODAY is the day South Bend Joins in the great
national campaign to raise 81 100000 with
which TO provide libraries for the soldiers. ind
ana's allotment is s125OOO south Bends share So,
SEQ; your share 500. the average price of the
books to be supplied Buy book for soldier, TO
be placed in these Libraries for the use of all
soldiers; million dollars for million books, and
the name of a contributor the book-pate of each
book
Provide the soldiers with libraries? An
army fighting for American ideals be put in
touch. and kept in touch with those ideals. Wars
like this means more than guns soldiers must
have the literature of their country to keep ideals
of their country before them. This Is "A of
principle Keep the soldiers touch with the ideals
on which that principle is founded.
This is the service for those who go the
front.
This morning the nation wide campaign for a mill
lion dollars buy million books for million
men Is on. For the past month information has
been circulated informing the public OF the nature
and the purpose of the campaign. Now the time for
cooperation and action has come. DO your bit! Give
a dollar Buy book for "A soldier.
THEY WANT BOOKS
From ali parts of the world where the soldiers
arc stationed come words of appreciation the
books that have already been
Hugh Drifting. writing his father. i'm II. G..
Wells book Mr.. Britling sces IL Through puts
Il quite tritcly by saying we read of But
there could be library here big enough
keep Us going. We do with all of books.
hut I don't think the ordinary sensational novel il
quite the catch il for lot of them i'm peace
tines some break toward serious reading the
oldest fashion. I used TO think that reading
meant To bc a stimuIaut, but here il has To be
anOdync."
These libraries going D. OF tnCalculabe
worth for the reason that they not only going
be a means OF passing many possibly lonely hours,
hut the men who have been interested in any partic
ular line OF research study going be able
10 continue that study IN their leisure hours. True
IL Is that in the training camps there is much
for leisure" but il Is the battle line that
these Libraries going do their best and big
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
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a Wisconsin man has invented a
cane that folds into a stool
In $50 years. only seven ministers
have been pastor Of Scotch Pres
byterian church. New York city.
Chinese at Panama have erected
"a great building as a temporary
vault for the bodies of their coun-
trymen who die there.
1t is now proposed 10 use rubber
sponge nodded TO fit the inside Of
the tire casing, and produce a pune
ture proof tire.
At one time there were in Hol-
land $500 large windmills Of which
the sails ranged from so TO 100 feet
long.
Prussian minister of education
has announced that 10,95O public
school teachers nave fallen during
the war.
Togo Kasen steamers make $780,
600 clear profit on every trip from
Hong Kong to San Francisco. The
Nippon Yusen. which gets a gov
eminent subsidy of $1,SOO.0OO
year, earned at the rate of As per-
cent in the last half year.
In each of the 80 air raids made
by Austria on Venice. that city has
been prepared. The electrical mic
crophones at the Venice observation
station detected the sound made by
the planes as they left Trieste, 60
miles away.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24

phrase in English she knows.
When a famous English regi-
ment Of Highlanders was disem-
barking at Boulogne a great crowd
of Frenchmen stood on the dock
and cheered them. But they were
frankly puzzled by the kills
What kind of a regiment do
you suppose this is?' one French
man said 70 another.
can il be the Coldstream
guards his friend inquired
No. they were in action Ions
ago
Well. can il be the famous
Black Watch?'
I hardly think So
81 have il, said a bystander. his
face lighting u. with the pleasure
of his discovery. This must be the
we'll known Middle-sex regiment -
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
War Adventures "OUer There
By RICHARD BOECKEI
(wriuep Especially for International service)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-"Of
all the Canadian regiments that
went over seas none is more worthy
OF praise than the Kilties. Such regi-
ments as the Seaforth and Mac
Lean Highlanders have won their
place in history and in the hearts
OF the French and Belgian peoples.
This is the statement of Lieut..
--, an American. who fought
with the Canadians on the west
front.
AT the beginning of the war the
French and the Belgians could not
understand the ladies from hell at
all, at ALL" ne said But now a
Highlander is greeted affectionately
everywhere. The Belgian girl says
TO him as he passes. Are yer knees
cold, Jock p Probably il is the only
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
ONCE-OVERS
AND THE GREATEST OF THESE
Is SCHOOL.

Is SCHOOL.
Some fathers and mothers, on &C
count of the high living expense. are
planning to keep Sammie and John
out OF school this fall to set them
TO work.
IL may be IN your home YOU are
debating this very subject and feel
compelled 20 put one or more OF
your children of school age out as
bread winners.
A decision in this matter should
not be difficult.
Cut living expense 10 mush and
milk before you deprive your chill
dren Of the necessary education re-
quired to make a good living.
Cut anything else-yes. every
thing else-before you take your
boy or girl out of school
Without school training they can
not grasp opportunities in, after life.
You assumed a sacred response
bility and duty with parenthood.
If it be necessary TO deny yourself
pleasures and many comforts TO put
them in a way of grasping the big
opportunity when it comes TO them,
spare nothing on your part TO give
your children an education. which
will make them recognize the great
moment when it comes to them.
Copyright, 1910
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24

er who teaches the power OF
thought
Persons whose birthdate il is
should be careful Of conduct with
the opposite sex. Pleasure and
company wilt not be beneficial dur
ing the coming year
Children born on this day should
be trained 10 systematic habits as
these subjects of Libra are likely
10 be too artistic TO be practical
Copyright 1917
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
THE MELTING POT
"Come Take Pot Luck With Us"
TACTBESS.

Hugh is awfully tactless, isn't
he ,"
That's not the name for IT, The
other day he vas shown through
Nandergilf's gallery OF ancestors
and then asked him II he believed
in the Darwinian theory.-The
Lamb.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
THE FARMER ACCUSED.

The coal the millers and the bakers have been
jumped its the farmers turn. They &C
cused Of holding the bag Of prosperity.
That's more than a figure Of speech, if the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
LATEST IN SHOWERS.

A don't-be- dirty shower and hard
times party was recently given for
an April bride. when everything
that could be thought OF in the way
Of cleansers was given the bride
to-be.-Toronto Star.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24

Germany cannot starved. England cannot be
starved Clearly the blood iron" policy set
tie it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
EQUIPPED.

Little Benny was looking At a
picture of Elijah going 10 heaven in
a chariot of fire. Pointing 10 the
halo about the prophets head. Ben
ny exclaimed: See. mamma, he's
carrying an extra tire!"-Pathhnd-
er.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24
TILE OTHER End

THE OTHER END.
Blinks (angrily ringing the tele-
phone bell for the third time)-
Look here, is there a blithering
idiot AT the end Of the wire?
Telephone girl (sweetly) Not at
this end. sir.-PearsOn's Weekly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24

Only Associated Morning northern Indiana
and Only Paper Employing International
south bend-Two Leased Wires: Day and Night
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24

Home Phone ISL Bell Phone 2IOO
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