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Evening star., 1917-05-18
High Food Prices Laid to Women.

NEW YORK. May 18.-The American
woman is in a large measure response
BILE for the high price and scarcity Of
food, James W. Gerard, former ambas-
in an address before the New York
Academy of Medicine at a meeting
called to discuss the food supply in war.
I'VE should make it fashionable for
women to go to market and buy for the
family" said Mr.. Gerard. The credit
system and the use of the telephone is
responsible for the ever-increasing cost
of food to the consumer"
Evening star., 1917-05-18
Diplomatic shake.up for Ftauoa.

PARIS. May 1s.-The government is
considering the reorganisation Of the
French diplomatic representation IN
several European capitalA It is be-
lieved that high political personages
could act with great benef1t for France
by reason of the celebrity they have
gained in public life. With this end
in view the government has opened
certain negotiations. tho resulfs of
which are expected to be known
shortly.
Evening star., 1917-05-18
New Yorker Buys Famous Library,

NEW YORK, May 1s.-The Bridge
water library, one Of the most famous
In the world. has been purchased from
the Earl Of Ellsmere by George D. Smith
of this city for price in excess Of ST.
100000. Most of the rare books, manu-
scripts and other documents win be taken
by Henry e. Huntington Of this city 10
add TO his already large collection.
Evening star., 1917-05-18

roads will aid by giving low transper-
tation rates to laborera.
Two hundred and Afty thousand
posters win be sent throughout the
country soon. calling on persons to
enroll for farm labor. The depart
ments behind the plan believe cities
and villages can supply . great deal
OF labor for short periods.
Evening star., 1917-05-18
TRUCE WITH RUSSIA
IS GERMANIC RUM0R
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. May Is. 2:40 p.m.-Accord-
ing to an exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Amsterdam 1t is rumored at The
Hague that a truce Is about to be ar
ranged between Russia and the central
powers as a result of the political
change at Petrograd. The rumor is
characterized as OF German origin.
Evening star., 1917-05-18
IRISH CONVENTION IDEA
LIKELY TO Be ADOPTED
Unionists Seem Opposed to Proposal,
But Ulster and Nationalist
Parties Favor It.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 1s.-According to the
Press Association, the proposed con-
vention to settle the Irish difficulty does
not meet with the approval of the Irish
unionists. Their leaders in the house Of
commons have stated plainly that they
would neither recommend the proposed
convention to the Uulster council nor
serve on the convention themselves.
In the lobbies of the house Of COM
mons. however, after meetings Of tho
Ulster and nationalist parties. the be.
eventually accept the convention pro-
posal, and 1t was suggested that
statesman of one Of the British domin-
ions should preside over the convention.
The Ulster unionist council meeting
is not likely to be held until next week.
Evening journal., 1917-10-09
BIC SERIES CHATTER

The Giants will try 10 make n fresh
start today. Back on the home meadow
McGraw's lads should do much better.
They can't look much worse than they
did last Sunday in Chicago.
Now we know Eddie Collins writes
his own stuff. He was punching tho
keys out Of a Typewriter on the Whi;e
Sox special
Kid Gleason was asked what he
thought about the worlds series. The
Kid said Il really felt sorry for poor
Schuppic, He looked 50 sad when they
led him away
While Ray schalk, the little Chicago
catcher, has made only one hit IN the
two games. he hit the ball hard every
time and some OF the best Giant stops
were made Oh the crack Windy City
catcher.
The betting that al Demarce viii get
into the series before It is over is now
to l.
While Schupp was knocked out od
Sundays game the defeat viii be borne
IN the official documents by Fred Andcr
son. But Andy was 10 tough luck. haC
any OF the men put on bases by Schupl
scored after Anderson took charge n
Evening journal., 1917-10-09
FRIENDS TO PLAY SOCCER
AGAIN This season

Wilmington Friends School will
open its second soccer season on Fri
day afternoon, when II will meet the
Friends Select eleven Of Philadelphia,
at South Side Park.
OF last years regulars, seven have
been lost and only five are now az
the school. They include. Taylor
Mode, Kniffen, Knowles and Harvey
Smith. Three of last years subs.
Speakman, Cooch and Mead also re-
main. However, much promising
new material has turned out. The
new players are: Lackey Richard
son. Comfy, Reese, A., Reinhardt Sirl-
ing, Mullin and Hams.
The Quakers will be represented
in a four team Friends School League
composed OF Friends Select Of Phila-
delphia, Germantown Friends and
Haverford School. The teams will
compete for a cup, the team winning
It three seasons to gain permanent
possession Of it. South Side
Park has been engaged for the sea-
son. and all home games will be
played there
The schedule arranged thus far
follows:
October 12-Friends Select. at
/ home.
October 27-westtown Friends. at
home.
November 2-Germantown Friends
away.
November 9-Friends Select, away
November 2S-GeTmantown Friends
/ at home.
Evening journal., 1917-10-09

ner and about one yard ahead so that
he may be able Go shoot his head and
body In front OF the runner. By taking
OF with the right foot in this manner
the tackler is given a leg drive which
carries his body we'll across the path
OF the runner and in case of miss the
runner is obsiructed by the tackler's
body.
When the runner is approaching to-
wards the iachlers right shoulder the
performance Is just ihe reverse. That
is. the tackler takes of his left foot
and grabs the runner on his rlghl
shoulder and chest.
There is another form OF Side tack
ling which Is very generally used ant
very effective. The form used SHOULD
Doe Identical with the above description
only the tacklor allows his head q
slip Just behind the runner and take
the impact on the opposite shoulder.
think the form in N<iich the tackle
shoots his head I'm front Of the runne
Is the more effective.
Evening journal., 1917-10-09

the second it would have been Schupp's
defeat. But Anderson set the Sox back
in that inning. inherited "a > TO . tied
score aud then was belted for the win
ming runs in tho fourth.
One of the noticeable things about the
games was the scarcity 0f bases on
balls. Ihere were only four, two for
each team. CicOtte walked Gc1rgic
Burns on saturday and Fabcr slipped
the same player pass on the day fol-
lowing. Sallco had perfect control and
did not give a base on balls. S'hupp's
fall from grace was when he passed
Fabcr. while Tcsrcau walked Leibold in
the lone inning he pitched
Heinie Zimm will feel as though he
has ascended TO paradise when he goes
10 bat today without 10000 Chicagoans
booing and kissing at him. But 1t lleinie
doesn't soon start TO whack that base
ball even the Bronx guards may have
difficulty in starting an ovation IA his
honor
Only three Giants have struck out so
far and strangely enough the entire
trip has Brcezcd on three pitched balls.
They were ncrzog and kaun in the first
game and llerzog i'm the second. Usually
Cicotte whils quite bunch
After Sundays defeat the Giant pitch
ors COMPARED notes and discovered that
Joe jackson made his first Int oil
Evening journal., 1917-10-09
Light Draft Shows Chariness
of Big League Managers
BY II. c. HAMILTON.

Omitted Press stan Correspondent. |
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The small |
number Of minor league players
drafted this year by the majors is
an indication OF the caution with
which baseball is moving these pre-
carious times.
Fear OF. that bigger draft, the
United States Army. the uncertainty
OF the game in 1918. and dozen
other things IS injecting a spirit OF
go-easiness. into the game II has
never felt before.
The National Commission has taken
steps 20 protect clubs drafting play
ers when Il announced that. In case
a PLAYER was drafted for the army
| he would be turned back to the club
! from VIII ch he was taken and the
| purchase price returned 10 the club
drafting him. but. just the same, tig
| l6aguers and the smaller classes are
] taking few chances.
The same thing has been true OF
the number OF players purchased.
Many players promising enough for
the big show. have been left In the
minors tins wear simply 'becau7e the
big Gibbs didn't feel like taking
chances.
THIS Is only one more rock over
which minor leagues must crawl be-
fore they can see their way TO pros
porous baseball next season. The
sale Of players always has been one
OF their principal sources OF rev
enue.
As the year wears on II become.
more and more apparent that onl,
the strongest OF the smaller base
ball classihcations Will be able tJ
stand the sirong-arm methods tbs
] war IS using on their treasures. Sew
eral leagues already have thrown M
the sponge. The season just closed
} will be the end for many more.
When Harry Hampstead mystihel
; every big Lacquer I'm the country b.
drafting "Tanglefoot." OF Grant
r. Rapids. he became the first man 4
e nut ono over on John y. Bruce
Tanglefoot. according TO Hampstead
I was the greatest ny catcher tn
4 world ever saw. The joke originate
In tho Polo Grounds where the fenc
+ surrounding the park bears a sig
d reading: Burns, New York. caugl
ID 2S7 flies in 1916. Tanglefoot. Gran
a. Rapids. caught 10000 100000 hies."
10 "some fly catcher" figured Hem
's stead so he put in a draft for q
i marvel and sent in a check 10 pi
er for him. The draft was Official al
er will go into the records OF the n
tional Commission.
Evening journal., 1917-10-09
INDUSTRIAL BOWLING
LEAGUE NOTES
Standing of the Teams.
SoheduIe for ThursdaI.

Eastern Malleable vs.. J. B. & S. Co..
Crescent alleys.
Lodbell VS.. II. & H., Crescent alleys.
Hnles & Jones VS.. p w. & W. s.
Crescent alleys.
A. V. F.. Co. vs.. Wilmington Steel,
Green alleys.
SlEzlers.
Bancroft is back TO their same old
tricks.
Hilles & Jones certainly did enjoy
Gears Band They played an the
time for Hilles & Jones. They forgot
Lobdell was bowling.
Very good Elmer, not so bad for
the beginning.
Bill Tolmie. the star moulder OF
Lobdell is rounding into form and
would like Joe Farra TO come up and
see him in action.
Captain Darrell. OF A. V. r. Co.
has invented a vul-cot ball II Is on
order of a nasty split
Golden. of II. & H.. hulled the benn
He registered 63 in the first and that
was enough. Some one get the hook
Look out for Captain Donlon an6
Manager Slattery, Of p. b. 4 W
shops Hanson will also be In theil
lineup. Bewarel Zab.
Lobdell bOwlers are after that dog
White is their chief roOter
PrentIss. of Malleable, came baci
strong in that last game.
Bill Wintrup is big enough TO tak
care OF the anchor job on any team.
Gears IS going TO take Dock M
dn's coat off 10 see what he has go
up his sleeve.
Moore Of Wilmington Steel, drop
them with a crash
Kid Barlow, with his silent ball, ]
knocking them down i'm fine style.
OHara Is one off again, WHIT
hopes?
Look out for the hook, Sheldon.
And the william still persued hcl
Dock Adds says his team is no tai
endcr like the ball club. Don't lt
them got YOU down Dock
Laws. brace up. there are bette
days coming.
Evening journal., 1917-10-09

man low with his weight well forward
and his shoulders no higher than the
runners knees. AZ the instant he makes
his tackle he should drive into the man
with a powerful leg drive ani meet
the runner Just above or DelQw the
knee The tackler should grip firmly
and II possible carry the runner back.
The men backing up the line are
caiicd upon 60 make this form OF tacMc
must often.
IN, side tackle IS the one in which
the tackler meets The runner st on
ansie. In these teckles, the ruln r. Is
either approaching the tackler's left or
right shoulder
When the runner Is approaching the
tackler's left shoulder the tackler
should keep his weight we'll down and
/ time his speed n.such "a way that hc
will intercept the runner and drive his
body across his path directly In front
In this case, the tackler should taxi
OF his right foot which should Do
J planted about two feet from the run
Evening journal., 1917-10-09
FADER EXPLAINS HIS
john ANDERSON PLAY

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Urban Faber, late
Of Cascade, Ia, Chicago American
League pitcher and a base running
strateglst Of sorts, left behind with his
friends an explanation Of his attempt
10 steal third base on Sunday at a
moment when Weaver was exercising
squatter sovereignty in that precise
spot.
when I hit and reached second on
the throw 20 the plate" Faber is quot
ed as explaining. Il saw Weaver round
ing third as pulled up, and thought
he had scored. Perritt took a slow
windup and I lit out for third. That's
how IL happened
Evening journal., 1917-10-09
FOR BALL SCORES
CALL
D. & A. 50
! DELMARYIA 1903

In building up a football team the
first attention must be given to the
fundamentals Of the game.
without a thorough knowledge Of
these no team, 40 matter how brilliant
potentially, can be successful.
For the same reason the success OF a
team, week in, week out, depends to a
very great measure on It's complete
mastery OF fundamentals In fact any
plav is merely the performance Of
fundamentals by eleven men working
In perfect unity.
Evening journal., 1917-10-09

are. laat's the whole Trouble. They're
too modern with their fancy fanedangle
conveniences TO make a feQa like you
and me feel comfortable And we're
glad we amt like the ones It
makes comfortable to have to have
such stuff 20 make 'em comfort
able. A lot of hotels have "sug-
gestion boxes" in the rooms, but they
don't have enough paper TO get down
all the suggestions you want TO suggest.
tomorrow well pen about the pests in
side the hotel Order from your news
dealer now.
Evening journal., 1917-10-09

Schupp, his second Off Anderson and his
third oil Perritt. \ resolution was ther
moved and adopted 10 the effect that
Joe Is a iourueyman siugger
Clarence Rowland chicftain Of the
Sox. is wearing a handage ON his right
hand on account of a burn which he
suffered at the ball park. During the
excitement after the game Sunday,
whom he was preparing 10 leave for New
York. the victorious manager in turning
on the hot shower at the clubhouse
thrust his hand into great volume of
escaping steam and 10 was so badly
burned that it had to be bound up in oil.
Evening journal., 1917-10-09
GET RrSY. FFLLOMS.

The p. b. and W. r. r. A. A. in
door QUOT team is anxious to ar
range games or a series OF games
with any teams OF the city. Whining
ton Steel. Brandywine Fire Company
Liberty Fire Company. Odd Fellows
Red Men. knights OF Pythias,
Young Mems Republican Club pre-
ferred Addresses all challenges e
G. W. Baldwin, p, B. and W. r. r.
A. A., Fourth and Shipley streets.
Evening journal., 1917-10-09
The Fundamentals of Football
By GiImour Dobie

The five great fundamentals in pres
ent day football are tackllng Interior
ence. running with the ball, falling on
the ball and forward passing.
With these fundamentals thoroughly
learned a team is bound TO be success
ful and viii not have big scores piled
up against it even by teams far SUI
perior in weight and speed.
II l have been more than usually
successful in my II years Of coaching
Il Is because I have been able 10 teach
my teams the fundamentals thoroughly
Evening journal., 1917-10-09
TRAP SHOOTING
~->----~
BASEBALL
noNr nAvE To REAr. TRuMP.

Sports Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL.
a suit Is led in plnochle and trumped.
Does the next player. who Is also out
Of sNlt, have to beat trump, or IS IL
right to throw away a small trump on
the lrlckg Is this Hoyle or just house
ruling? PETE STOW.
$50 Spruce ST., Wilmington.
The player IS not required to beat
trump unless trump has been lead. In
the case stated he can use a smaller
/ trump II he so desires.
Evening journal., 1917-10-09
Amt
Nature
Wonderful
OUR HOTEL PRIMER.
The Hotel.

This is independence Hall.
Just 60 in and see how independent
you're treated.
candy. when YOU unhook from some of
It. But if you don't look mazuma-ike,
you're a peanut. The fella who wrote
aThere's no place like the home roost''
must have written it while staying at
a hotel
You can feel more uRcomfortable at
a hotel than in a dentists chair. They
write in splashy ads how modern they
Evening journal., 1917-10-09

NNNAAAA y W NNN NJ" w ANs
No team can be over
whelmingly defeated
If Il contains good
tacklers. The players
S d Ould constantly
practice the various
kinds Of tackling TO
become so accus-
tolIed to It that they
seldom miss their
man.
Generally speaking
there are two kinds
OF tackling: the head
on tackle and the
side tackle. T n q
head-on tackle Is
the one In which
the runner Is met los
Evening journal., 1917-10-09
BY GILMOuR pORIE.

The most effective weapon in pos
session OF the defensive team Is its
ohffff.r "a fanIfn tssaIf
Evening journal., 1917-10-09

Previous Games.
The scores OF the first two games
played in Chicago we're as follows:
Sunday, White Sox z; Giants 2.
Sunday. White Sox. Giants, 2.
Official Figures.
Onlclal paid attendance for the two
games. $4,000. Total receipts, Si46l-
3O4. divided as follows:
players ................... $4,000 .16
Each club ................. 26,334.72
National Commission ....... 14.63O.4O
Attendance Today.
The seating capacity at the Polo
Grounds IS 3S 200. Under favorable
conditions no seots will be vacant.
Want ads furnish good positions FOR
the coming week FOR domesiics. team
slcrs, drivers, chauffeurs. and ofllce
help.
Evening journal., 1917-10-09

the tackler coming straight at him.
The tackler should approach his
Evening journal., 1917-10-09
WORLDS Series FACTS
The Weather.

The Weather.
COLD AND RAINY is the weather
prediction for the third game OF the
Worlds Series at the Polo Grounds
this afternoon. The game Will begin
at o'clock.
Standing.
r-l.. .LnnaLn.- - lh. nInha 1nu- rnaaa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-11
Three Young Men Discharged.
REGISTER SATURDAY.
Registration Places to Be Open For
Last Time Saturday. Oct. 10.

The places Of registration for the
special state election on the prohibitory
amendment will be open for the last
time Saturday. Oct. 10. for those who
have been out Of the city on other days
when the registration boards We're in
session Those who have been alb
sent each day when they could have
registered may register and swear in
their vote on election day, Monday,
Oct. IS.
The places Of registration are:
First Ward-12+ East Main street.
Second ward-Central fire station.
Third ward-ll South First street.
Fourth va-d-Third avenue police
station.
Fifth ward-South side fire station.
Those who must register are those
who have reached their majority since
the last election and those who have
moved FROM the precinct where they
last voted and citizens who have been
.c--:-r:,'-c1 since the last election.
Those who have only moved inside the
| ward where they last voted and not to
| outside Of it do not have to register
The places Of registration Will be
open from in the morning until at
night
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-11

Is in need Of sewing machines. Any
one having a sewing machine to donate
for time will confer a favor on the
chapter by notifying Mrs Sadie Buegh-
ly, chairman Of the work committee.
Il. w. Dillon, of LuVerne, came last
Tuesday evening for a short stay.
Fl, w, Alexander, of Sac City, came
Monday for short stay.
Mrs. E. P. Smith has returned from
Elysian, Mimi, where she was called
to attend the funeral OF her cousin
Edna Rice, who was burned to death
Miss Rice was starting a fire. and by
mistake used gasolene instead Of kero-
sene. She was burned on the day she
was to have been married. Mrs. Ella
Scott, Of Sidney, Mont, also attended
the funeral and will visit in Liscomt
before her return home.
Miss Jeanette Raymer. of Waterloo
has been visiting her aunt Mrs. w. b.
Meyers.
The seasons lecture course opened
Saturday evening with a concert by
the Smith Spring Holmes Company
an organization of talented musicians.
The number was one of the best ever
given in Liscomb.
Mrs. Gail Haggin, OF Marshalltown
Is visiting her cousin, Miss Thelma
Haggin.
Elias Bueghly was in Marshalltown
Tuesday.
Mrs. Marietta Trimble. OF Corley Is
visiting Liscomb relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Elliott have gone
TO Minnesota for visit with relatives.
The W. P. Stepleton family mas
moved to Eldora.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fwalt have
moved to the c. II. NeT farm.
Mrs. J. O. Could has been quite III
Of an attack Of acute Indigestion.
Mrs. s. R Boyd returned to her homo
Tama Sunday.
w. A. Smith has bought the j. T..
Powers house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-11
BONDS ARRIVE

First Liberty Loan Bonds Brought Back
From Chicago Today by c. c. St.
Clair For All County Ranks-Are
the 3Ls Per Cent Bonds.
c. c. st. Clair chairman Of the Lib
erty Loan committee for Marshall
county, returned from Chicago this
| morning. bringing with him $4,000 of
Sha per cent Liberty Loan bonds Of
the tirst issue, which will be available
to all the banks in the county for dis
tribution to those who bought these
bonds last spring, provided they intend
to keep their " per cent bonds. Those
who intend to change for per cent
bonds will be expected to notify their
banks and they will be requested to
wait until the new bonds are issued
on Nov. Is. Their money, however,
will keep on drawing interest at 31a
per cent from June Is last, and will
change to per cent on Nov. Is.
Mr.. st. Clair said that the new per
cent bonds of the second issue were
In the Federal Reserve bank in Chi
cago ready to be sent out at once on
Nov. 10, but that nobody was receiving
any Of the BIZ per cent bonds, except
when specially requested, because the
government expected most everybody
would want the new bonds paying the
higher rate Of interest. Mr.. St. Glars
purpose in bringing these bonds homo
WAS to satisfy those who really wanted
az per cent bonds. They can get
them now by asking their banks to get
them Of St. Clair, but who wants 3i2
per cent bond when he can get bet.
ter one on Nov. Is?
Swedes Mobilizing.
At their meeting last night the Nord-
sherman, or North Star lodge, a sick
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-11
Section Crew in Accident.

Six members OF the section crew
employed by the Chicago Milwaukee
and St. Paul at Rhodes were injured
and shaken when the hand car on
which they were going to work was
dcrailed half mile west Of the station.
The most painfully hurt were Clyde
Phillips, who suffered q bad scalp
wound, and William Roads whose hip
was injured. The others. William
Williams, the foreman, and Thomas
Hughes and James Taylor were
bruised and scratched. The hara "a;
was derailed by large iron casting
that had fallen from a car and lodged
against the rail
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-11
Iiscomb News Notes

NJ ard M-s Elmer Pora Ice. woa-
nesday for Pennsylvania, where they
will visit relatives
The home economics division of thu
short course will have a ratron on
duty in the Sunday school rooms at
the Reformed church, to take care of
the children Of mothers who wish n
attend the sessions. The first class in
this division will be Thursday after
noon. A good home talent musical
program has been prepared for Friday
evening at $3.50 at the Christian church
e. A. Newly has gone to Minnesota
on business
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Scott. OF Mar
shailtown. spent Sunday at the e. p.
Smith home.
The local chapter Of the Red Cross
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-11
~" REPORTS LATE
Latest Results Of Membership Cam
paisn Available Show 2oe New Mem
bers and Renewals Secured - Many
Captains Have Not Reported.

With no later reports available than
those up to Wednesday afternoon. II
was the belief that the y. VI. c. A.
membership campaign for 400 new
members and renewals OF membership
was successful. Up to that time total
OF 20g new members and renewals
were reported. Of these 10 were new
members and ninety mine were renew-
ais Five team captains of the nine
in the campaign were said at the Y. NJ.
{. A. no- 10 have made any report ana
it was not possible 10 compile the re-
suit before Friday.