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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-01

A Montana man asks army exemp-
tion because he is "a loyal citizen
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-08


Baltimore, the title holder, and Pete
Herman are favoring the champion
in the 20-round battle to decision.
They figure the sturdiness and hard
clouting Of Williams will wear down
Pete in a long battle.
Word was received in Chicago yes
terday that DIN, the Finn wrestler
who recently secured a referees de-
cisiOn over Joe Stechr, will be here
btween Jan. Is and 20. DIN refused
to accept match before his arrival,
but promised to talk terms. The
Crown management is endeavoring
to secure the attraction. Renato
Gardini, the Italian, is being consid-
cred.
LoyoIa basketbalIers will play six
games this week. Two games are
scheduled for this afternoon at
Crane Tech, two at Chicago Latin
Wednesday and two at North Divi-
sion Friday.
E. B. Hall took first prize in the
weekly shoot of the Evanston Gun
club yesterday by breaking SO tar
gets in the 1OO-target event at 16
yards. R. C. Hall was second with
SO, and W. ]. Doyle third with SO.
Paddy Harmon's all-star roller
hockey team secured sweet revenge
at the expense of the Racine cham
pions yesterday, to 2, in the pres
ence Of 1000 bowling roller hockey
fans at Riverview rink.
The Illinois Athletic club basket
ball team will play the fast Wabash
college of Charlottesville, Ind, in the
gym of the L A. c., Friday, Jan: IL,
at o'clock.
The Wabash team has played five
games this season against all strong
teams and haYe defeated them all.
The Univ. of Illinois and the EN-
Roes of Indianapolis were among
the teams that lost, the last-named
team not losing a game in four years,
previously winning "a straight
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-08
HIGH SPoTS IN LIFE OF BARRY,
RED SOX MANAGER
What He Is

BNldL ne -
Only playing manager in American
or National leagues.
Youngest manager in major league
baseball. Age 29.
Only player who has played in six
world series, four with the Athletics
and two with the Red Sox, drawing
more than $4,000 in world series
money.
Bary's Record
Born, Meriden, Conn.,, April 26,
1887.
Played at Holy Cross college,
1905 to 1908.
Received trial with Athletics in
1908 and became regular shortstop
following year.
Played in world series 1910, 1911,
1913, 1914, 1915, 1916.
Appointed manager Boston Red
Sox Jan. 5, 1917.
In nine years in American league,
batted for an average Of .248a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-08

The dance under the auspices OF
the Ragen Athletic club in the Sew
enth Regiment armory Saturday
night probably was the most sue
cessfUl social event ever held by
that well-known organization. Sew
eral thousand dancers turned out,
most of them in fancy and grotesque
costumes, and until the wee sma'
hours of Sunday morning they were
permitted to dance on the spacious
aTmory floor A handsome sum was
realized for the club, which is enc Of
Chicago's leading athletic and social
organizations.
Indoor Baseball
De Soto 8, Toni 0.
PoL-Amer A. G. 9, Cent. Turn. 8.
Dodger A c.. 10, Corn. Maroons 8.
Lady Of Mercy 6, On. of Angels 5.
O'ConnelIs 4, Seeley Blues 8.
Villas A. c. II, Petersons 1.
Maher A. G. 8, Wallace z.
About the only draft that will be
removed from the minor leagues will
come when somebody opens a win
dow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
RUNAWAY BARGES
CAUGHT BY THREE TUGS
Exciting and Unusual Chase on
River in Which Ferryboats
Dodge Racers

Barge chasing is the latest excitement on
the Delaware River. Three Pennsylvania
Railroad tugboats indulged in this unusual
nastime today and finally corralled five rum
away freight barges after they had caused
havoc among shipping on the river
Hundreds of Philadelphians and Camden
ties watched the proceedings from ferrN-
boats and elsewhere. Even bets were made
The tugs won. Whether or not the barges
will be penalized has not been ascertained.
The fun started shortly after 1i3O The
fye barges used to carry freight cars across
the Delaware. evidently became restless and
broke away from their mooring at the foot
of stevens avenue Camden.
Tied together. they formed a little pro-
cerson across the river, but their conneo-
tions broke Still unaccompanied. they were
caught in a strong upstream tide and hoated
along merrily at a lively pace
Ferryboats lodged, Whistles footed, Sea-
men knit their brows. Some one suggested
sending in a police riot call Since the
barges belong to the "Pennsy." II was de-
cided to send a fleet of railroad tugs. AS
said before, they won.
Since the breaking up Of the ice. with
the decided rise in temperature the last
two days no mishaps have occurred on the
river on account OF the ice. Shipping to
and from the port has reached almost nor
NAL proportions. Al least eleven ships have
made their way up the Delaware aud
started to unload cargoes at their docks
Several vessels received clearance papers
yesterday and are now on their way down
the river.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
OLD FURNITURE GIVES
CUPID A HARD JOLT
Michelana Didn't Think First
Wife's Things Were Good
Enough, So

There is a houscful of quaint and dusty
furniture In Berlin, y j., and in the middle
of rhe wreck there's bulbous little body
without clothes, with his last arrow spent
and his wings dropped down like wet wash
rags cupid might, through the CLINT of
his tears, tell you the tale Of the ratty
furniture. Here it is:
(a) The courtship of Mcheana Cerlino. a
tailor, 1884 South Sartain street. Philadcl-
pha and John Tierno. of Berlin, was quick
and ever so sweet and wound UP teh other
day as the two, arm in arm. viewed the
fulniture of the house John had prepared
near his barbershop in Berlin,
But my love" cooed Mlchelana softly.
the chairs and the table are old-old like
TO the grandfather kind"
But so strong" cried John gay. test
ing the great oaken table with his weight,
stout and strong was many, many win
ters"
The fathers. the mothers or whose =
asked MChelana, the note of anxiety per-
sisting In her voice.
None Of these" quoth. John gravely,
None of these, my love- the wifes. Come
come
But Michelana had drawn back haught =
lily. She knew that John, the barber. had
been married before--that he had bought
n house. But there was his shop to think
of-the 'shaves' dropping in and then
and a great swarm on Saturday night. But
tfCre are certain flghtS tnat the pride must
have-even though she has been bride
before
Yes. the furniture said Michelana,
moving away her head hung high, "Do
ycu think the first wife's furniture good
enough for me. BAH"
But my love" protested John.
"Oh, My love" said Michelana in shrilly
mocltery as she moved away and left John
alone with his furniture.
Today in the supreme Court of New
Jersey MiChelana is bringing suit against
John for $4,000 heart balm, and cupid they
say, still sits these nights among the furni-
ture thinking that the two may come bach
and talk some more. Will some one page
a ship rug for Cupe? He's cold.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
GERMANY DENIES MOVE
OPEN U-BOAT PARLEY

BERLIN, Feb, 1.-THE negotiations"
which the Swiss Minister at Washington
announced as being carried on between Ger
many and America came from Swltzer-
land and were not initiated by Germany.
the official press agency for the Government
announced today. The quotation was as
follows:
The Swiss correspondent of the Vos-
siche Zeitung wires that, according to
his information, the German Govern
ment made no suggestion for further
negotiations, but when asked by
neutral party whether it was ready
for them, declared II was unable to
negotiate about any measures against
the Allies and would decline until the
Allies measures were modified.
The Government press agency also quotes
a Swiss newspaper as authority for the
statement that the negotiations were
merely an answer TO suggestions which
the German Government received from the
Swiss Minister at Washington" and that
the newspaper received its information
mot from the German side"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
NAVY YARD IN ACTION
AT FIRE ALARM BLAST
Men Pour From Buildings and
Swarm Decks, Ready to
Meet Any Foe

There was considerable excitement at
the Philadelphia Navy Yard today when a
siren at the powerhouse on the river front
blew several shrll blasts--the signal Of
fire at that particular spot
In a flash, before the first blast had died
out. the yard was alive with officers, ma
rines. bluejackets and workingmen from the
shops. Men seemed to pour from every
building in the yard.
With fire apparatus and guns, too, ready
for action. the men ran to the powerhouse
to battle with the flames. At the same
moment the decks of all the ships fairly
swarmed with men, who. in jiffy had been
directed at the place of the supposed fire.
The drill showed that the men We're
thoroughly I'm trim for emergency. Had
there been some invading enemy the yard
forces would have been equally prepared
to give a good account Of themselves.
The battleship Kansas was moved from
the back channel TO the river this after
noon and preparation made aboard indicate
that she is being made ready for quick
trip to sea. Her destination is a matter
of conjecture.
The Kansas occupied a position near the
German raiders Crown Prnz Wilhelm and
Prinz Eitel Friedrich and its guns covered
these ships. The removal of the Kansas
leaves them unmatched by any of the guns
at the yard.
Marines numbering about 200 who have
been stationed in Cuba and in the Philli-
pines and are now detailed at the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard may be sent to Cuba
shortly aboard the United States transport
Prairie, A six months supply of rations
has been placed aboard the ship.
Officials at League Island today refused
to make any comment about report that
the Navy Department in Washington had
sent orders to get the Prairie in readiness
to sail at a moments notice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
PENROSE GATHERS
DOPE FOR PROBE
Senator's Evidence Against
Utility Commission Said
to Be Damaging
MAY BE COM ROMIS
Fear Reported Felt That lnves.
tigation May Expose Or
ganization Methods
By a stay Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Feb. t7.-Senator Peu-
rose has been collecting for the last month
information to be used In his proposed at
tack on the Public Utility Commission and
the Attorney Generals office Evidence
ity Commission, according to those who
have conferred with Penrose, is most dam
aging,
While Penrose is declaring that he will go
on with the invest cation OF the Administra- %
ton of Governor Brumbaugh. It is known
here that there have been several confer
ences with Penrose by an emissary OF
Brumbaugh and a friend of Penrose which
may result in compromise and the drop
ping of the inquiry.
Penrose and his friends arc fearful that
the Investigation may take q sudden turn
after ii is started and the lmelight he
turned upon them either by the legislative
committee or a Federal Investigation
Democrats have been looking into the last
election and the contribution of liquor mon
10 the Republican campaign with the pur-
pose Of exposing the PPnrose regime
The National Administration is friendly
TO the purpose Of the Mccormick Palmer
leaders and at the proper time before the
next Governor IL to be elected. If not
sooner, there will he an investigation which
will tend to increase the public antpathr
TO the Republicans in Pennsylvania
There is some serious talk here Of bring
ing Mccormick into the national field in
1920 IL he is elected Governor Of Pennsyl-
vana in 1918.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
BOY SHOOTS BROTHER:
BLAME PUT ON MOVIES
Mother Believes Child Whe,
Wounded Lad in Shoulder
Mimicked Screen Hero

His desire to emulate characters he ue'
in the movies" the police believe, led WI
liam II. Ritter. eleven years old, to sho4|
his brother, Albert, today at their homA
3o02 Rorer street. The bullet, fired frcu1
a revolver, entered Alberts right shoulder
He was taken to the Episcopal Hospital
The brothers slept together and y VI
said, seldom quarreled. Albert was xM
to order coal, and on returning asked n|
William was still in bed. On learnluf
that he was, Albert said he would awake
him.
The boy was only half way upstairs
is said. when their mother heard asshoI
When Albert entered the kitchen mome1.
later he looked pale. On putting his han
inside his shirt he found his right shouldff
covered with blood He refused to ~
what had happened and his mother sn'@'
moned a physician He found that the ~
had been shot and sent him to the Episcyal'
Hospital.
William was arrested and taken to t~|
Front and Westmoreland streets station,
He refused to answer questions OF the pollc,,
and appeared to know nothing about ~
shooting.
The pistol with which the shooting "
done had been kept in trunk for man
years.
william. according TO his mother ~
constantly attended the movies He of1
remained away from school to see ~
thrilling drama and was finally sent'o
truant school. NJ
Albert is a student at the Northeast ~
School.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
LEGISLATORS TO SEE
WEAK-MINDED EXHIBIT
Mrs. Charles H. Frazier Tells of
Plan to Prove Need of
State Action

Pennsylvania legislators are going to
know the real situation regarding the
feeble-minded, according to announcement
made today by Mrs. Charles H. Frazier,
prime mover in the campaign for proper
equipment of the village for feeble minded
women Of child bearing age, which stands
still uncompleted at Laurelton, in Union
County.
we have the entire State organized" !"
said Mrs. Frazier today. Every section
has committees of men and women anxious
to do their share. During March the feeble-
minded exhibit. which was shown in the
Widener Building here last winter. will be
in Harrisburg in the Goldsmith Building on
Walnut street.
Now this is where the committees from
every village and town came in. The
committees will appoint delegates. These
are to 60 to Harrisburg, with the avowed
purpose of taking the legislators from
their districts to the exhibit The COM
mttee members will accompany the leg
islators personally and tell them what
II means to let the feeble-mnded go on as
they are. bringing more feeble-minded chill
dren into the world for the State to support,
This will last all through March. Then
when the bill for appropriation for the
completion of the village at LaureNon
comes up the legislators will KNOW. They
will help"
Since the exhibit left Philadelphia it has
been in many cities. One hundred and fifty
thousand people have seen II since the day
the doors were closed at the Widener Build
ing. In the two weeks IL was open In
Philadelphia 100000 people saw II, thus
making o quarter of a million people in
Pennsylvania who have been reached In
the campaign to educate the public to the
need of immediate action.
More than 100000 people have signed the
petition TO be sent to the Legislature urg-
ing the appropriation. More than 400 of
them are city or State officials, while the
county poor directors, who know the con-
ditions in the almshouses are almost unani-
mously in favor of the needed appropria-
tion and signed the petition at their con-
vention this year, indorsing the village
for feeble-mindea women of child-bearing
age.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
RUNAWAY BOYS HELD
ON CHARGE OF THEFT
Left Reading for Montana to Become
Cowboys, but Were Arrested,
in This City

READING, Pa, Feb, 17.-Walter Sleek
and George High, sxteen-year-old boys Of
this city who were arrested in Philadelphia
the other day as they were about setting
out for Montana to become cowboys, were
arragned before Magistrate Wolf here to-
day charged with absconding with s626 be-
longing to Highs employer, Robert Clauser,
a local wholesale poultry dealer.
Clouser gave High the money TO deposit
In bank They used just enough of the
money 10 fit themselves out with guns and
Ammunition and knives and to pay their
fare to Philadelphia, where their dreams
of the wild and woolly West vanished when
detectives took them In custody upon
advices from Reading
After today's hearing the boys were
returned to Jail TO await trial at the March
term of court. Nearly all OF the stolen
money was recovered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
GERMANS REPULSI|
FOE in CHAMPAIGN
Beat Back French Counte,'
Attacks South of Ripont,
Berlin Says
FIGHTING ON EAST FROM
British Expect Big Teuton al
fensive on West
Front
FIGHTING ON EAST FROM
BERLIN Ear

r.. r. BERLIN, Feb \,
The French counter-attacks y.
south or Ripont, in Champagne rsuncne@
Germans had made half-mile gair -,
repuiseo last night, according to the osS'a:
report issued by the War OfIice ,as. omc1{'
the Somme front the British attscSaH q:
Of Miraumont after a bombardran,u eul>c
reached the violence of drum fre H.. ,whk4
repulsed. The War Office aunouno.s ~
ther that there was fighting along ~ .iei w
River and west of Berry-au-Bac
sides of the Ancre River, near rhs nn,,V n 10y
end or the Somme front, the artillerv ss1.
ing was very powerful '~''
German aerial suuadrons ex,..., "
bombed important enemy establishmsnssssxX, ",
hind the front, several ammunition 49,
being blown up on the Somme, todsvs ~
cial statement asserted "F
Heavy fighting has again develonoa
the Rumanian front despite cold ana .na'a ~
On the heights north of the Oitoz vs,..
(Moldavia) battles have been in nros.s'L
since dawn. says the War Office statemsn,
There has been no change on the rass =
the Rumanian front nor in Macedoni. " "
Near IlluXt, southwest of Lutsk e ~ =
Zbovov, south of Brzezany. and southwest y
Stanislau offensive enterprises Of the Pns.
slams failed.
PARIS, Feb i1i4
dDDreCiskI4.
loss" in French attack at AmertzwilI.r,
today's official statement asserted. El,'
where there was artillery activity repor,sx
in the sector OF Naisons. M
LONDON, Feb. NJ
That the sudden German drive in ch.r
pagne may mark the beginning OF w.
Hindenburg's much-heralded spring drrS'
was the opinion held by number Of nil
itary critics today. on the other hsnd
some viewed il as a diversion to di,tr,d
attention from the point where the rnj'
offensive will be opened 1t was recals1
that next Wednesday will be the anniver.a
sary of the great Verdun drive of the Ger.
mans, and it was accepted as possbIlity'
that the German general staff may mahs
that the date of their next big enterprlsa.
The French War Office communloue On
Friday made no mention of any German
attacks in Champagne, but mentioned ths
great artillery activity prevailing in the Sec
tor of Maisson de Champagne farm, thin
was evidently the bombardment which prs.
pa red the way for the assaults of the f,tr.
man infantry.
The Germans made their greatest Efforts
in the sectors of Maison de ChampanA
farm and Hill 1856, striking In the direction
Of the road which runs through MasslEnss
point that they claim to have advanced
storming four lines of trenches and cap
turing twenty-one officers, S37 men and
twenty machine guns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
WOMAN PUSHED IN FRONT
OF CAR, WITNESS ASSERTS
Police Investigating Death of Mrs.
Teresa Vito-Motorman Re-
leased on Bail

The police are investigating the death OF
Mrs. Teresa Vito, fifty-six years old, of 1925
Carpenter street, who was killed by troll
lev car at the cornor of Seventh and Car
penter streets near her home, today Ac-
cordng to the police, Julius Soboff, 7l2
Parrish street witness to the accident,
said he saw man push the woman in front
OF the car. She was instantly killed.
William ]. Grivens of 260 Sepviva street,
the motorman, was held at first without
bail, by Magistrate Beaton, in Central sta
ton He later was released into the custody
of the Rapid Transit Company. Witnesses
said he did all in his power to stop the car.
Detectives Geonnotti and Henneke are
investigating the story told by Soboff.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
POTATOES $s A BUSHEL NOW
Latest Jump of 25 Cents Nets One
Long Island Farmer $4,000

: NEW YORK, Feb. 17.--Long Island po-
tatoes are stlll jumping in price. and at
Riverhead and Calverton they sold at Ss a
bushel. The farmers say they wouldn't ex-
change their potato crops for shares in a
munition plant.
Walter E. Hawkins, a Calverton farmer.
said that the increase of twenty-five cents
had netted him $4,000, and he IA holding
his supply
Many farmers started for the railroad d
with potatoes at s2.7b a bushel. The price
jumped twenty-five cents while they were
on the road. This makes a boost of 81 a
bushel In the last week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
5000 COAL MINERS STRIKE
AT PORTAGE AND VICINHl
Demand Abolition Of Standard wen
System-Seven Companies Al
fected by Walkout

JoHNSTowN, Pa, Feb. ll-lms
thousand miners employed at Portsn Il,
vicinity are on strike today demanoins v
abolition of the standard weight ~
which means that the miner sou. ssas
loads his car and does not get cre'"
the excess weight. N
The Portage Coal Mining Conps ~
Miller Shaft Company the PORTAGE
Company. the Plymouth Coal COMP
George Pearce a sons. the Thermal smo'j
less Coal Company and the Martin D's''
Coal Company are involved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
EDISON IN SECRET WORK
FOR BENEFIT OF NATION
Inventor and Assistants Labor Behind
Guarded Doors in Eagle Rock
Mountain Casino

ORANGE, N. j., Feb 17.-Thomas A.
Edison Is working on something for the
Government li', secretary. w. II. Mead
ewcroft, admitted today that experiments
were being conducted. Meadowcroft showed
considerable amusement, however when
asked n the experiment was on new sub
marine Edison employees have been busy
rigging deviceA on Eagle Rock Mountain.
Eagle Rock~is hardly the place TO con-
Duct submarine experiments he said.
Mar from the Edison plant, however. have
&1m hnnf On ths mountain for several days.
er1<onoe - The vacant cssino. atop
1H11@1 W d carefully
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
Young Woman Takes Poison

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Feb. l7-Doro-
thy Green twenty years old. of West Mar
ket street, this place. is In a hospital here
as the result of taking n large amount Of
poison yesterday afternoon with suicidal
intent, II is said she was respondent over
becoming estranged from young man
who had been attentive TO her. At the hos
pital II was said she had small chance Of
recovery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-17
TOO LATE FOR cLAssIr1oArIoS

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funeral lss wsss Service. % 'i at Iiswi.Surs Pa. We
ton paDsF: pi'iiss' "a 'sfEA CHARLES e
ELL ased 7e. Relatives and friensGs fries1.n ~
to funeral services. sun, - rar.y' mr.; s6ie
dence OF his son n-in-law, NJ L. rorss rorssss,t N
SIss &on. on arrival M q train leaving Phis Sst ~
oLIvER.-Feb. 1s MARY NJ. ,ss q
Char,es M i,cnn 4liyer oa punsaso sso D. m. mt p,
iAMBERT. - Feb. 16, OTTO. nSio
Cecilia Lambert (nee Hseketl s,su,r,ct sssr sn{i
police Pension Fund .Asso, invited ado 70 y.
Tues. 2:sO p. m. t2s w. Hpn'inisSyssd an niswsd ~
Greenmount. Remains may DO ''e"'
TO owskpLL%s.-Fsb, p % 10. EiIzABETa =, f,;,,,,s2' "
William ]. Walls ReisssiySsos sSo a am M. 10
Thompson, solemn high requiem tsoly 0
Malachys Church 10 a. m. INT
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