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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
WALTER H0ELKE
ONCE A BANKER
Giants First SaCker Worked
in 81, Louis Institution,

81, Louis bank probably lost on nnlo
yonng employe when Walter Hotlke, star
iIrsthnseInuu OF the Giants, nhhhduhea
hIs iob In "A paying teller's cage to SEEK
his fortune on the diamond Nhen ~ ~
wns graduated from public hchool w oN
lOuis il ws aWalter Hoelke's ambition 10
become president Of hank. Always pro,
flclent In figures he got a job as etrhhu
boy and soon rose TO u clcrkshp, pu' the
lure of the diamond prohed irleslsouiVV V
and no gave up his position 70 JON a nS,, na
club lie has been climbing toward 'ho
heights OF fame ever since
In Trolley League
uis first professional engagement WAS
with the st. ol.us club IN ihe IfuneS
league Of Missouri ile s'ayeh WIN
oriu. of tho Three league, In 1917. WIN
which club he pyead l32 games, aud
complied II batting average OF sVE' ~
: 1918 he played with both Peoria ana
Davenport and with ~. Joseph, or the
Western league, ~
Hoclkcs fortunes began to rise In WA,
for he became n member NJ the SPOKANE
club of the Northwestern league, ana ms
work soon attracted the attention OF the
ina jor league scouts, with SPOKANE no
made splendid record as n flrsthasemhn
and his hrr dbatting marked him az ono
of the most promising young plaNeis III
the west Hc played IA games win Spo-
kane and had n batting average OF oio.
In ass times at bat he made lSt hits
and pNty runs In August oi 1914 ha
was sold 10 the Giants FOR price re-
ported to have been i.7j0, hut the next
spring he was released to the Rochester
club of the International league
Sent to the Minors
Fred MerlNc now with the GIBBS, was
guarding the initial sack for the Giants
At thl time, nnd although lIoelke showed
great promise Mcrklc was going so Wen
II was decided to send the newcomer to
Rochester for further seasoning. ie
went 10 the international league club un-
der what In known ns 4 working agree
mput ON April u.s. He remained with
Rochester until last autumn, when Mer.
kle WAS transferred TO the Dodgers ana
lIoelk, got his long awaited opportunity
to play FIRST for the Giants
Although he played only hlrty -four
games for the Giants last season he led
the National league with batting aver
age oi Sal and this year he has been
one of the most important members of
the team iloclke has more than made
good. lie has established himself as a
permanent member of one. Of the great
", hall clubs IN the annals Of the pas
time Many critics declare him TO be
one of the foremost Businessmen In the
major cHlgucs.
II was the Rochester club that the
rough "iNcs were worn or the western
boy Tor years Rochester teams have
had rffrent firsthasemcn, ever since the
days NJ John CANCELS rrHime. i|ut none
has shown lo bette advantage thar
Hoelke
Al,hougl Nc s'icric nod a nnancp
career for thc ~ mopd iloelke Is vel
ssatisacd ~ 'oGw In IN the ,h ,ast ,HhSS HiS.
VIonslp ISr o ,rs can,urS %1 'S'f"' he hishes i"
konors 'r tena hy winning the worit
series, w. ~ save Up his Job in tn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
BASEBALL AND BOXlNG|
M'ALESTER OUTFIELDER
GOES TO THE ATHLETICS

PHILADELPHIA. sent 4 Three new
PLAYERS viii report TO the Philadelphia
American league club this ws.h. Mana
gcr Connie Mack announced tonight
They arc sherman OF Fort Worth Tex
as, heavy hitting outhslder OF tho Texas
league nrilsy, oulflcldor of McAlester,
okla, and Palmer. inflelder OF Dallas,
Texas
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
After the Bio Fellow.

Fred Toney, the Tennessee Turmoil, or
the Red Redoul,, win make n terrific
effort to bag more victories this season
than Alexander, who has led his circuit
for a good many campaigns,
Alex has been attaching thirty or mora
victories right along, hut Ne Ia a trlne
behind his old mark for late August. He
Red star, and the finish should I've fair.
ly well rcplcte with Mzz. Toney, with
twenty-thrce victories along the dotted
line, expects to reach thirty by the FIN
ish II he does the philly Premier will
need n fast drive through the stretch TO
regain his old camping ground ON top Of
the pitching peak.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

National League.
De PALMA WINS POLE
FOR SPEEDWAY EVENTS

CHICAGO, Sept, o--Ralph he Palma
by driving his racing car over the Chi
cago speedway at tho rate OF 1872 miles
day, was given tho pole when the Grand
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
Top NOtchers

Batting averages Of tho leading hit.
ters In both the American and National
leagues, Cobb, Slsler and Speaker In tho
American. and Rousch. Cruise. Hornsby
9roh and kauff In tho National. includ.
Ing the games OF yesterday follow.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

Relay Races A. 81, Louis Today.
ST LOUIS, Sept 3--Relay races and
the all-around event will he the chief
features this afternoon In the closing
program OF the three-day amateur attn
letic union meet here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
BY BRIGGS

enough. however. to get credit for the
victory. Wright, ~, Louis recruit.
started for tho Browns, but was taken
ing five runs of him In three innings
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

The white Hox gained . fun game on
tho Red Sos, yesterday. winning both
games Of a doubleheadsr with Detroit.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

Felsch's fielding was ono Of the field
ing features Of the first game OF tho De-
trolL- Chicago doublehendcr He caught
six drives from Tigers bats. several Of
them being difficult
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
American League,
vGsvGRoAv's Rgsulva

Western AseseistteN, ~
Al oklahomA Ctty o. Den,ssN iii. M
A. rulAA Il Aydmors o.
Al Muskosss ~, McAisstse ii.t ff
Az Fort smith D. abeyman g.
National lsa0ue, tFf'
Al Cincinnati 7 Pittsbur0h g. MA
A. ~ Louis ~, Chicaas ~
American lsAuu(.
A. Chicago 7.si Detroit y.a
A. Cleveland II o. Louie T.
American Association.
~ kansss CITY stt Hinrsspolis ~ ioeoR
ond game GATED IN eleventh. darkHeooS.
Az Toledo o. IndS4Nspolis
Al Milwaukee ~, 6t Paul ~.
Al Columbus g. Louisville l.
Western League. CNst
A. Wichi,a 7.1i Denver IT, Nt
Al DesMoirss 81 ~ Joseph L. M
A. Joplin D. Hutchinson Z -
A. LINCOLN il Omaha J.
fsxas League, ~ q
A. Fort worth a. shreveport 49,
Al Dallas o. Waco l.
A. ssn Antonio i-teI Houston ~
Southern League, M
A. Chattanooga o. ksshvIlls I tslsvsa -
ninW)
Al Memphis III Littis Roch 81.
A. New orleans u Atlanta = W
Other not scheduled
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

Derjsor ..t 100 t0-a
Oklahoma civ ....,.,, 900 90
summary rwo.bass hit YooksyL stol.
en- bsss, Murray Wild pitch, poos
struck out by Poison 3, BY Poole u time,
flfty tive minutes, Umpire, Kane,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
TRACK AND FIELD
On Faclnu Fate.

On FACING Fate.
- be It from me to suggest you Keep
When Fate has bcstradded your neck |
Or TO say To YOU" Smile when the |
other mans winning
Aud you arc three fourths Of wreck |
The system, OF style isa personal mat !
with which | have nothing to do,
Smile on " you will--or get mad as
halter
Hut don't let the charge break
through
The man who can smile has come in
FOR the praises
OF pore than one dealer In junk
Perhhs am wrong but ! hold that the
phrase IA
\ meaningless muster Of bunk;
For smiling or cursng won't carry you
when FaGc begins driving u, YOU.
There's only one answer there's moth.
ing else to IT,
Don't let the assault break through
Was the ancient prophet referring to
the draft when he remarked Many
are called, but few are chosen
Tho Red SoS motto has generally been
as follows. stick around and they'll
come back TO you, II they don't 10 get
Sm.
Freak Incidents,
Dear sir: In calling your attention to
the record Of the birmingham club,
which scored three runs In three days
aud won three games, another record
wns overlooked. Some years ago Gin
Cinnati journcvod to St Louis, and In
four game scrIea scored but one run,
while st Louis scored eleven yet the
Reds got nn even break on the series
The scores were, 81 Louis. II; Cincin-
natl o; Cincinnati, /, 81. Louis, O. cln-
cinnati 0; St Louis. 0; Cincinnati 0; ST
Louis. O.
Here are few other odd achisvc-
ments | gather from my eight volumes
OF dope
Bender one year pitched one ball In u
Etmc aud lost II; Blueiacket, with tho
Hroohcds. dld not mako 4 single pitch,
yet Was Officially credited with vic-
scranton lllmira game, the bases were
full the Elmira pitcher threw to third
and caught the runner OF the bag after
considerable tossing back and forth The
flmlra pitcher found himself three feet
| from the thlrdhas", ball In hand, with
three runners on thrdbasr. lie mnged
NJ the group, which scattered. and In
the throwing which followed, after the
smoke had cleared away, Scranton had
her three runners back ON first. second
EDWARD BlELE.
The ireakiesl golf sho, we ever saw
was hraHsie shot hooked out of
| bounds, that crossed road, struck "A
telephone post. bounded back In on the
green md dropped into the cup for a
IL. The same being no part Of myth
fable OF fabrication
Rival Intisids.
\ sedate hystander desires to know
which has the better ipfield-the White
Sox OF Red Sox
Hobby and Gamer make a stronger
combination than Gandil AZ first; Col.
tins has shade on Barry, but only n
Nhade; both are stars; Scott has some
thing on Risberg at short-enough eS-
perience TO count Gardner and Weaver
are about $3.50 In, Gardner knows
more ahou, thirdhaso play
Willard has lost twenty pounds since
he bought out the circus In which he
add another ring and get down to fight
ing weight without training.
Matty started from the south pole this
senson He hasn't worked his way 10 the
north pole yet, but he passed the equa-
tor and has his Reds at last housed In
tional supplies of PemmlCan and gum
| spring and anchor for the summer
somewhere above Baffn's BAY, at least
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

Four former southern issGusrs ap-
psared In the IT. fouis lineup. namely.
hloan, Pratt, Jacobsen and Runlrr,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

y Eddie Collins stols three baacs on
s,annse In tho second K~me.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

Cobb made three hits out Of sight
timss up In ths two gHmss with ths
white aox. These hits did not increase
his batting average.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

Tho Red sox motto has generally been
as follows. stick around and they'll
come back to you, II they don't, 10 get
ym "
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

S:'.sssm. S:nsss" ei,y ......, S% Is 81
summary Two. base hlts. Mayer sec:
rIfes hit. bettisrewi pAsssd ball. csel ~
~ sst;ss ss:s:y e. ~. cr.~.1. S.'":' " q. n s;.; ;
u struck cut BY kirnsy. :, BY Crawford
I BY MAN II tlms, ons hour snd thirty.
tive minutes. Umpire, Kane.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

The ircakiest golf shot we ever saw
was IA hraHsie shot, hooked out Of
bounds. that crossed II road struck "A
telephone post. bounded back In on the
green and dropped into the cup FOR
2, The same being no part of myth
fable OF fabrication
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

Last games Of the season for tho Boost
the first game being called at o'clock,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03

Poole allowed only one hit In the first
game, but Poison didn't give up = hit
and the Boosters lost 2 to 0, II was only
five innings, because of rain.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-03
Rival intislds.

Willard has lost twenty pounds since
I've bought out the circus In which he
was formerly employed" Jess might
add another ring and get down TO fight
ing weight without training
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10
FIX Retail PRICE
OF coal LATER
Committee for Each Com
munity Will Decide on
Dealers Commission
EACH STATE TO HAVE
FUEL ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON, Sept 1O.--Judged
~ the attitude Of Henry A. Garfield,
hoai controller. the prices Of retail
ruai viii not be fixed for several
months, and then only after a COM
mittee representing each community
decides on proper commission or
nglira for the retailer This neces-
lariiy will occasion such delay as TO
bring the time until Inc early winter
months before price on coal to the
bonsumer is arrived a. for each COM
nunity.
While Mr.. Garfield declared on the
hrst day ne assumed his new
position that the retail price
would be quickly fixed. developments
N the last week go TO show that this
Is the most difficult part of his job
and the only one in which the public
= vitality Interested.
Pennsylvania coal consumers have
been flooding the commission with
protests against tho increase in the
price OF pea coal through the Presi-
dents proclamation over the prevail
Ing trade price before the fixing.
While The Federal Trade Comm ssion
has declined persistently TO offer any
ie allied statement for such pro-
cedure. the general explanation given
Is that pea coal comes in competition
with soft coal and accordingly, The
President had 10 increase that price
commemorate With soft-coal figures.
Mr.. Garfield. before he left on his
week END vacation 10 Wi'liams;own,
Mass. said tha, some prices might
be adjusted finally He would NOT
say tina. the price Of pea coal would
be knocked down.
President Wilson had a confidential
report from the Federal Traae Com
m ssion as 20 coal consumption and
cost Of production before him When
he fixed the price, on hard and soft
coal The comm ssion refuses 20 give
ont the report. or make any comment
upon g. About the only valid OBJ
lection which has been raised aga INST
the pr ces Of hard coal, T. b said, is
on he pea size.
Within p few davs Mr.. Garfield.
with President Wilson's approval.
will appoint n coal Administrator and
n citizens coal comm ttoe for every
State The later will appoint local
committees for every county and each
city win more than 2 800 inhabitants.
Mr.. Garfield VIII FIX retail pr ces
after local committee make SURVEY
Of coal supply re alters costs and
profits
Coal operators appear satihed with
The plan. Sken icisn IS displayed by
nflcials who have been working for
lower prices 10 consumerr.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10

CINE experts, working night and day,
have perfected In three months an en-
CINE OF enormous power, exceptional
ileXlbility and remarkable reliability
1.-THE Greatest Engine ia The World %
experts who know the best product Of
the French. English, italian and German
lanplane factories call u. And liiis iude-
ment has been completely established
! by tests far more severe than those Of
/ any other nation, conducted by the
! tuitel States bureau of stan iptic.
CEe hundred and forty mills an
hour -iNO and a third miles imEute
is the speed with which this eight
cylinder engine will drlye American
battlc-planes through the mir. This ls
equal almost 90 the best speed foreign
| builders have attained with their scout
planes in which everything "a sacri-
J Need for speed. Tho American battle
planes, heavily armed and carrying two
men, will be able 90 oycrtake and de
stroy the fastest of the German scouts.
About two pounds to the horsepower
$50 horsepower from an engine
weighing about G50 pounds lis the Sc
crot OF me marvellous speed this en-
ginc Is able to impart TO an alrplanc.
Think Of itl
Iiroc men can easily MT it and yet
! 10 will drive two men IN an airplane
weighing half a ton through The air at
twice the speed OF the twentieth
Century Limited"
Fifty hours run under load--two full
! days on end-was the nnal ordeal 20
which the engine was submitted TO
test It's endurance 90 the limit The
original schedule permitted minor adj
! iustmcats at The end OF each I'VE hours
1 but in the actual test tho engine was
running so smoothly al tho end Of the
| FIRST nve-hour period that 10 was not
touched until 40 hours had elapsed. In
| ten. hours fleet OF American battle
planes driven by these motors could
make the run from London 20 Berlin
/ and return, pauslng on their way to
4 do full justice 10 the krupp works In
Essen.
The FIRST OF these wonderful engines
was built within q days after the idea
for It's general plan OF construction was
conceived. After the lines were laid
down on paper there was never any
doubt about Us being good engine.
for ihere was no feature In Il that had
AANN NNNH NifNu NNh III Nlll VI ANt WtaN
foreign engines The only novelty Jay
IN the way in which these parts, drawn
from the worlds best experiences, were
combined.
But there were questions as TO Just
how good it would be and how rapidly
the bugs small defects and con
structlonal liicultles--could be re-
moved. Every new machine Is bound "a
have bugs and often lt takes longer
20 clear them out than TO perfect thg
basic designs. In the preliminary tests
nearly six weeks ago. al kinds OF
bugs showed up. There was trouble
with valves. intakes. Oh pumps aud d
score Of small parts whose names mean
nothing To the layman. The engine
wouldn't deliver the power for when
Ct was designed The critics-the know
it als-sdid 81 told YOU SO. You were
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10
GREATEST ENGINE MAKES lao NILES
AN HOUR AND GIVES U. S. AIR MASTERY

! foolish to eitempt in two months what
the best designers Of Europe have boon
striving after for three weary years. II
can't be DONE"
Ijut Nrcent and Hall. tho two Amer
lean engineers foremost in the develop
ment OF the All-American motor. never
lost heart. Day and night for more than
month they and the greatest gas en-
CINE experts In America. called in con
sultailon, worked over each part--lm-
proving this part, readiusting that,
finding the bugs and chasing them
out Of the engine.
They were never satisfied and are
not yet. for they stlll see chances for
improvement But at last they reached
stage when all agreed tho time for
the real tests had come.
Then their faith was vindicated.
From the first test 10 the long Nifty
hour run. the engine showed its class.
Every requirement was met; every
prediction was Justified They had
proved the United states need not
waste years or months gotng TO school
TO foreign engine builders.
Now the engine has been sent 20
I Pixies Peak to be tested at flying 0ltl-
tudes-i3OOO feet-whsre all the az
gravatlng effects Of extreme cold and
rarifed atmosphere can be studied.
America has reason to be proud OF
this achievement. Such an engine is
worth a million soldiers. There VIII be
no greater victory in the war than this
foat Of American engineers aud me-
chanlcs-the battle OF the workshops.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10
RED CROSS TO LOOK
AFTER Captured soldiers
Ry The United Press.

WASHINGTON. Sept i0.-Amerlcans
captured and held M German prison
camps are 20 be looked after by the
American Red Gross. Already a Prison
ers Relief Committee has been organ
lied. under supervision OF Ellis L.
Dresel. Of the American Legation 40
Bernc. Switzerland.
Tho German policy of giving prison
ers poor and scanty rations is 10 De
counteraciOd by shipping food parcels
10 American prisoners Each will con-
tain 2 postcard. TO be signed as "a re-
cclpt and returned. as a means Of MAX
lng sure the Americans get The aid in
,cnded for them
These packages Will contain ten
pounds OF meat, quantity 90 butter.
lam. coffee or tea. salt rice and dried
food The parcels viii be sent three
lines in a fortnight
Arrangements also have been made
permitting sending clothing. money and
letters from the families In this coun-
Try OF men taken prisoners.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10
10 PLEAsE NEGRO EMpLoYEs.

CARNEY'S POINT. n. D.. Sept. lo.--
Homesickness will no longeg grip hun.
drads OF Dix!eloying farkies. import
ed frcm the south TO work here IN the
big dupont powder factories, 80 a
scheme hit upon by some OF the com.
pany officials works out as they eN-
pect it 70 In the past & has been
The custom TO simply number the dor.
mitor'es in the powder camps. but IL
hiss Seen decided 20 give the build
ngs In which the Negroes are quarter.
ID the names Of southern States
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10

Many Wilm nston shooters will
participate in he Westy Hogan. which
viii be held at Venice Park. Atlantic
City, n. j.. Ser. ember 18th, 12.h, 1ath.
14th and 18th
Among the local shooters entered
are
Isaac Turner Harry p. Carton. p.
NJ. Ross. Joe Ben McHugh. William
G Robe'en. Clyde Leedom. Dudley S.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10
man NAN IDENTIFIED

Edgar Touchton and Charles s. Neal,
OF Rising Sun, Nd, came TO this city
and had the body Of an unidentified
drowned mau dlslnterred in order that
they might examine II. They Identified
70 as the body OF Joseph +. Touchton.
y years Old. a retired farmer Of that
place. and u viii be sent to his home
for interment.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10

The All-Amcrlcan
aviation motor has
Just completed the
full series Of tests,
including a 30 hour
run, In which ID FAR
surpassed even the
expectations OF its
designers. and put 20
shame the carplng
critics who scofled
az the idea of the
United states deve-
Looping such an en-
CINE in less than a
year.
BY a succession of
cngin @ ering a n d
manufacturing mir
acles American en-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10
COURT pAILIFFs LOSE INCREASE.

Balllns OF The New Castle county
court cannot receive the si5 a month
increase In pay which the Central La
Dor Union asked for them and TO which
they think they are entitled. The law
fixes the wages Of the officers at SEQ
per year The Legislature PASSED q law
Increasing Il 10 5000. but for some
reason A did moi reach the Governor.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10
Rest Stations for Americans on the Firing Line

writing materials and games. In many
Of the stations there will DO lunch
rooms and dormitories.
Nowadays when the French soldiers
come from the trenches they are sent
to the nearest railway junction. whore
they wait dirty. tired and restless. for
the trains that take them back homo.
10 Is TO meet the needs OF these mon.
as well as the American soldiers mat
the stations are 90 be established by
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Sept iO.-To hearten
Uncle Sans boys I'm France and sivo
their French comrades a real token OF
American cooperation, the American
Red Cross Is establishing cantccns and
rest stations back Of the firing line.
shower baths end laundrles viii re-
move the accumulated Nth OF the
trenches. Quiet rest rooms Will be pro
vldcd with plenty OF books, magazines,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10

Wood A c. Subbe, Captain william
A Simonton. E. r. Calvin, William
Food W. w. Terrin. P. d. Guest.
r. e. Doremus and others. The Del
awareans expected from other places
are James McKelvey. of Newark. and
Linn r. Beauchamp. Of Harrington.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10

Get competent woman to help you
with the cleaning and the way to get
her is to ask Tor her services through
little Want Ad.-Adv.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-10

means OF s7os.OOO fund set aside by
the Red Cross War Council.