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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-16
WILL CLOSE SEPTEMBER s

SSnteo Dy tfFeSluellLfa "A. J. iIHtiteilldiiiI' was the lone magnate to favor the lengthy dates.
 WILL CLOSE SEPTEMBER 8
 It was decided that the season would open not later than April IS and would close on Sunday. September g. The games for July were awarded to Little Rock, Birmingham, Chattanooga and At lanta. The Labor Day games will he played at New Orleans, Memphis. Nash vile and Mobile.
 The places for the opening games Of the season were left for the schedule committee. composed of Mike Finn of Chattanoosa, Chris Haurey of Nashville and Bob Allen of Little Rock to decide It was decided that the season would close in the towns having Sunday ball, and the final games in other towns on the preceding Saturday.
 A verbal agreement was reached by the owners to play the entire schedule, if the season was started. And it was the unanimous agreement that the season would be started. HEATED ARGUMENT RESULTS
 The most heated discussion of the sss- sion resulted from the attempt to force Mobile to agree to placing d forfeiture to guarantee to complete the season II started. Mobile emphatically refused and possible break was averted by the agreement to take the verbal word of the Gull stockholders.
 There will be no reduction in the urn- piring staff. The eight arbiters appoint cd will be left to the judgment of Pres. ident Baugh.
 War tax will be imposed accord ing to a ruling of a committee to be announced later. Frank II. Reynoius of Atlanta. T. R. Watkins of Mem phis and w. D. smith of Birmingham compose the committee. Two sugges- tions were offered yesterday. One was to charge 30 cents for the bleachers and 55 cents for the grandstand. The profits of the tax from the bleachers could then cover the box seats. An other suggestion was the profits be donated to the Red Cross fund with a 5-cent tax on each admission
 TO BUY BONDS
 The $1o,oo0 guarantee fund or sink ing fund, of the league will be invest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-16

When Marcus Milligan enlisted in the aviation corps recently and departed for a training camp, the major league lost one of the best prospects for a star hurler in the 1918 campaign. Marcus will be remembered by local fans as twirler of rare ability of the Bir- minghsm team last season He had been attending Auburn for the past few months.
 Milligan is now the property of the Pittsburg club. He was re- called by the Pirates at the close of the past campaign, after en- toying most successful year with the Barons.
 Lester Sheehan, utility player Of the Barons, is also in the national army. Preacher Perryman. the elongated parson, who was loaned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-16

For each CtuD was QSShncu 1P~
 The above facts tell the whole story of the session. The meeting, although a stormy one. failed to produce any sensa- ttons. The issues brought before the di- rectors by President Robert H. Baugn were discussed from every angle, and although the magnates agreed to be as economical as possible during the coming campaign, no official action was taken
 MOBILE OWNERS OBJECT
 Owners of the Mobile club seriously op- posed the placement of forfeitures or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-16
Southern League Magnates Agree 10
 Complete Entire Schedule Ln 1918
Player and Salary Limit Remains Same Sched- ule Reduced to l40 Games Each Club Agrees to Stick Throughout Entire Cam
 paign-Owners Expecting Prosper
 usSeason--Opener on April IS
p- rprn RnnEkE FIR

aay wransing and wild discussion the directors of Baseball adjourned early last night without of the circuit club in the league being The confab at the Tutwi hotel
 154 i4O
  taken No guarantee or forfeiture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-16

Although before the outbreak of the war the output of British magnetos was not more than 100 week, since the wal no fewer than 165.000 magnetos are said to have been produced in the islands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-16
Boxing Tourney Will
 Be Held at New Orleans

New Orleans. December 15.-A naval reserve boxing chanlpiqnship tourna- ment. to be held at the New Orleans naval station the week of January H., under auspices of the Amateur Ath-. 1etic union. was announced today by Artie Simons, boxing instructor at the station. 1t was stated this will he the first tournament of it's kind staged among enlisted men and that 1t is part of an extensive athletic pro- gramme planned by the A. A. U. for soldiers and sailors.
 According to Swedish government re- ports the health of the nation is bet ter than ever before. notwithstanding the food difficulties. The StOckho.m death Late is a record having fa,en to 1s6 per 1000 inhabitants as aganist noi maj average Of l5-7
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
BRIcK-ALDERsoN NUPTIALs.
Miss Margaret Brick and Ralph e. Al
derson Married at st. James Par
sonage This Morning.

A very pretty wedding took place
this morning at ten-thirty when Miss
Margaret Brick, the daughter of Mrs.
Anna Brick, 459 Bond street, became
the bride Of Ralph E. Anderson, the son
of Mrs. Mary Anderson of Frost street.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Father Smith in the presence Of
the immediate friends and relatives of
the participants at the parsonage of the
st. James Church.
The bride, one of Kenosha IS most ac-
complished young women, was beauti-
fully attired in a suit of blue broad
cloth and carried large bouquet of
bridal roses. She was attended as
bridesmaid by Miss Clara Anderson of
Chicago who was dressed in pink cast
mere and carried bouquet Of pink
Mrs. Paul Morgan of darlington, who,
dressed in a gray travelling suit and
carrying pink roses, acted as the matron
of honor.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held at the home Of the bride s mo-
Their where covers were laid for fifty
guests. Immediately after the recep-
ton Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson left for a
two weeks wedding trip in southwest
ern Wisconsin after which they will
return to Kenosha to make their home.
Out-of-town guests at the wedding in
cluded The Rev. ;. D.. o NELL of High
land Park, ILL.,, Mrs. A. Christman, Miss
Clara Anderson and John Anderson of
Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Brick
and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Morgan of
Darlington, Wis, and Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Burnisen of Waukegan, I'll.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
WEIRD AND WITcHING.
Halloween Party at Columbus School
VIII Offer Wide Variety of Novel
and Eerie Diversions.

AT our school on Friday night,
You E1ill see wondrous sight
Ghosts and COLLINS, witches too,
viii perform some stunts for you.
The hour is eight Don't be late.
Just eome-be brave at any rate. "
With this attractive invitation the
Columbus school has announced its an
nual Hallowe 'en party, which promises
to eclipse in novelty and merriment
even the signal successes of former
years. The attractions for this year
viii be s'better than ever,'' if advance
notices are a real index to future per-
formances. They include among other
thirgs a farce, No Name as YETI
sounds like the Girls Battalion, but it
ism T., acrobatic stunts that will rival
downtown vaudeville acts, fortune
teller who will reveal the mysteries of
the future and guarantee her proph-
ecies, and living pictures, showing
I" Great Moments in a Girls Life. - In
addition to this the real headliner will
be songs by quartette composed of
Luther and Adolph Holm, Fred Beck
man, and Billy Anderson. The musical
program will be followed by "apple-
bobbing" and tice-cream-co coming" as
well as "jelly-auction'' and a
q Cafeteria De Luxe" where light re-
freshments will be served. The public
is cordially invited to attend and is as
sured a good time by the children and
teachers in charge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
Kill WOMEN RIOTERS
Police Fire on Hungry Crowds in
Austria.
Frontier Closed Owing to Serious Die.
order In Many ToWns-Plants
Wrecked.

London, Oct. 24.-The Austro-Swiss
frontier has been closed owing to the
serious internal situation In Austria,
according to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Eernc.
Several mutation factories were
wrecked In recent food riots In Vienna,
Presburg, Brunn and Laibach, the
rioters being mostly women, the adj
vices state.
The police report, according to the
reports, fired on the crowds, killing
and wounding many persons.
Washington, Oct. 24.-An Italian
workman, interned IN Germany since
the beginning Of the war, has escaped
through the Alps to his own country
with report that the German people
want peace and expect 1t to come In
November. Laborers are threatening
to leave the factories and the civil
population is living under terrible con-
ditions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
BUSHES TROOPS TO AID ITALY
French and British infantry and ArtiI-
Iery Cross the Alps.

Washington, Oct. 24.-French and
British re-enforcements are arriving
daily at the Italian front, official Rome
rabies stated. The troop movement is
being made by train from France.
Large quantities of munitions and
many artillery battalions accompany
the infantry.
Rome, Oct. 24--Italian troops re-
pulsed a strong attach by Austrian and
German forces in the Galore region at
Monte Piana, clinching the enemy de-
feat by clearing section of the
trenches which had been temporarily
relinQuished, the war Office announced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
Rev. KIMBALL IN wAR-woRK.
Kenosha Man, Recently Ordained Priest
In the Epicopal Church, WIN
Help Sanmies In Paris.

Rev. Norman c. Kimball, formerly
of Kenosha but now of Milwaukee, is
leaving his pastorate in St. Paul S par
ish to assist the Very Rev. Frederick
w. Beekman, Dean of the Pro-Cathe-
dral at South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
in the maintenance of an American
Soldier and Sailors Club in Paris.
"This association" says fThe Living
Church., sshas been made the sole
Pennsylvania agency to receive and
forward supplies supplies not only for
Pennsylvania S, but also for other
American soldiers and sailors in Eu-
rope. A speciality is being made by
active subcommittee in securing jam,
chocolate, and tobacco, while in agree
ment with the Red Cross, large quanti-
ties have been shipped. These will be
kept on hand and delivered to the Sam
mics as they report at the Club for
reading, rest, or recreation. Rev. Kim
ball is admirably qualified for work of
this nature. OF unquestioned efficiency
and pleasing personality, he will be
able to aid Dean Beekman in making
the American Club quite as popular in
the French metropolis as are the Brit
ish Army and Navy League Club in
the Place de la Republique and "The
Corner of Blighty" in the Place Ven
dome.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
sAMM1ETTEs WORK SERIOUSLY
Girls Battalion Meets al Lincoln
School and Completes Organization
of COMPANIES

"Oh it was great. 1t went per-
feetly fine. Fifty-four girls reported
for the first roll-call and brought with
with them fourteen new recruits.
That makes seventy-four in all now and
we have prospects for at least twenty
more. -
This was acting commander Eliz-
abeth Robinson s comment on the first
war council of the Girls Battalion held
at the Lincoln School Gymnasium on
Tuesday evening. The report is indi-
cative not only of the success of the
meeting but also of the general spirit
of the Sammiettes. They are bubbling
over with patriotic energy and are de-
termined to utilize it in ways that may
be most helpful to their country and its
cause.
In the 9poW-wow' of Tuesday even
ing the recruits were divided into two
companies, the personnel of which is
only tentative. As the work progresses
changes will be made and Officers cleo
ted after which permanent Ofganlha-
ton will have been effected. In this
way the two companies will become ad-
mirably balanced and practical working
units doing everything they can to
bring victory to the Stars and Stripes.
The first war-work accomplished by
the Sammiettes is the sale Of tickets
for this evenings Red Cross concert
In this work they have been signally
successful and have thereby shown the
practical nature Of the Service they
mean to perform.
The next drill practice for both ocm-
panies will be held at the Lincoln school
building on Thursday evening. New
recruits will be received at that time
and enrolled for service under cold
Glory Thereafter enlistments will be
registered until 900 p. M, Friday,
after which the recruiting office will
be closed to further applications.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
KENosHA WILL ANSWER.
Night School VIII Establish Glass in
Home Economics as Made Possible
by New County Agent.


by New County Agent.
A new vocational class is to be es-
tablished in the Kenosha night school
following a recent communication from
the Wisconsin State Board of Voca-
tional Education, in which it was learn
ed that the state would send new
county agent to this city to teach de-
velopmenta1 and intensive work in
home economics. The new class should
prove attractive to the young women
of the city in view of the emphasis
which is now being laid upon conserva-
ton in the home.
Other classes in che night school have
been proceeding well during the month
of instruction. The classes in manual
training and Spanish are dangerously
near the minimum set by the board and
it is hoped that new members win be
obtained. On the other hand the class
es in bookkeeping, shorthand and type
writing are more than filed and it has
been found necessary to establish
waiting list for entrance to these
courses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
INSANE SOLDIER IS ARMED
Searchers Sent Out From Fort SherI-
dan to Find Man.

Fort Sheridan, H., Oct. 24.-Cor-
poral John Harrison Of the Forty
fifth infantry, thought to be insane,
is roaming at large, armed with rifle
and a supply Of ammunition. Squads
of searchers have been sent out and
the police of Highland Park and other
towns have been notified. Harrison
left the post while acting as corporal
of the guard He is nineteen years
old.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25

The Rev. P. L. G. Hansen is able to
be out again after a long siege with a
particularly obdurate cold. He has
announced his regret that he was I'M
able to present the cause of the Liberty
Loan from his pulpit on last Sunday
and at the same time announces that
he will take up this patriotic call at
the church services on next Sunday.
Mr.. Hansen has been one of the most
active preachers of loyalty and patriot
ism among TIT ministers of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
o. KS LABOR "PlCkET' RIGHT


Nebraska Court Also Hulee unions
May Combine Against Open shop.
Omaha, Neb., Oct 24.-The right Of
labor unions to combine and to make
use Of the peaceful picket to fight
the open shop" Is upheld In de-
cision rendered by Judge Charles
Leslie In the district court Of Douglas
county, In suit brought by Attorney
General Reed Of Nebraska to enjoin
the Omaha unions and opposed en-
ployers from carrying their differences
to a point inimical to the orderly
course of business.
The attorney generals suit was fled
under the "Junkin act" prohibiting
combinations in restraint of trade, and
was directed against the opposing par
ties as co-defendants, charging each
with conspiracy in violation of the act
mentioned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25

The regular weekly dinner of the
Kenosha Kiwanis Club will be held at
the club room of the Hotel Haywood
at half past twelve O'Clock Thursday
afternoon. Joseph N. Funck, cashier
Of the Merchants and Savings Bank,
will make an address on "Trade Ac-
ceptances.' In addition the members
of the club will consider some very i'm
portant lines of patriotic work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
SPY FIRED PLANT IN JERSEY
Russian General Tells U. S. That Aus.
trlan Caused Blast.

New York, Oct. 24.-Gen. N. NJ.
Khrabrov. chief representative Of
the Russian military authorities in the
United States, gave for the first time
the official information that the great
shell plant at Kingsland, N. J., which
was burned last January with the
most spectacular effects ever known
In the vicinity Of New York. was fred
by an Austrian.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
QUIT WORK ON BUILDINGS
Unions object to Employment Of Non.
union Men on Arsenal Plants.

WATERFOWL, Mass, Oct. 24.-Two
thousand union building laborers en-
ployed by three firms of contractors
who are erecting II buildings at the
Waterfowl arsenal are under union
orders to quit work today, in addition
to 800 who struck. The men object to
the employment of aonunion labor by
one of the contractors. and demand
double pay for overtime work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25

Judge Belden has been named as one
Of the members of the national com
mittee to have charge of the big move
ment to provide proper recreation at
the army camps in the nation. He is
expected to serve as member of the
commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
SUMMON KENosHA SCOUTS.
Frederick Dyer and Leonidas Hill are
Asked by Chicago Council to Assist
in PATRIOTIC Parade Today.

Two Kenosha boys are wearing the
smile that won t come off. They are
Frederick Dyer and Leonidas Hill, both
Kenosha Boy Scouts, who have been
asked, because of past efficiency to be
present at the Liberty loan Day pa
rade in Chicago today. Both boys we're
among the Kenosha Scouts who went to
Fort Sheridan early in the summer and
the present invitation from the Chicago
Council is a recognition of their servi-
ces. They left this morning on an early
train and will participate in the city
pageant this afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25

Henry Sullivan of Superior street
left Tuesday evening for Ell Paso, Tex,
where he will spend the winter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25

J. M. Sexton of Madison spent the
day with Kenosha friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25

Let The News do your printing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-28
Sporting Notes.

Mack s young pitcher, Seibold, shut
out the Browns yesterday and did not
allow any of them to get beyond second.
He held st. Louis to four hits and had
perfect support.
The veteran Jock Coombs held the
Cubs to five scattered hits at Brooklyn
yesterday and won the game to !. He
made three Dagger, scored one run,
struck out one and issued three passes.
Washington and Cleveland each used
four pitchers at Cleveland yesterday in
n weird exhibition, the Senators finally
winning. An unusual feature was a
triple steal by Cleveland in the fifth.
Twelve bases were stolen. Gallia and
Shaw each struck out the entire side
The game required three hours and IL
minutes, the last five innings consuming
two hours and 10 minutes.
The Tigers spilled Boston 5 beans yes
terdav at Detroit, setting back the
world s champions by a score of to
while the White Sox were winning from
New York Chicago thereby gained
another full game over the American
league contenders and is now three full
games in the lead. Detroit punched hits
off Ruth. while Shawkey handed the
game to Chicago in the seventh inning
j He walked Felsch, Gandil and Schalk
land Manager Rowland then sent Eddl,
Murphy in as pinch hitter for Cicotte
! He singled to right, sending Felsch am
! Gandil home. Sehalk, who had gone t
third. then scored on a wild pinch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-28
CONFERENCE ON POTATOES.
State Officials Consider Plans to Con
serve the BIG Crop.

MONTPELIER, Aug. pa meeting
called by Gov. Graham was held last
evening in the executive chambers at
the state house. Among those pres
ent were James Hartness, food com
missioner; former Gov. C. w. Gates of
the food committee; f. S. Brigham,
commissioner of agriculture; Prof
Thomas Bradlee of the state agricul-
tural college, and the county agents.
\ three hours session was held, a
large portion of which was given over
to a discussion of storage and care of
potato crop. The bean crop also de-
handed attention.
Mr.. Hardness gave the board to un-
derstand that his information from Mr..
Hoover, the national food admins
traitor, and Mr.. Sweet, the potato king,
was that the ruling price, if the potato
crop was not thrown early on the mar
ket, would be about 81 bushel
The county agents were urged to get
exact data upon the storage of the crop
and number of bushels needed for con
sumption in their counties and to keeI
the state food committee well informed
upon the situation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-28
PERSONAL.

Daniel H. Cray of Bellows Falls was
in town yesterday or ous.ne~S.
Miss Dorothy Edwards went today to
Vernon to visit her grandmother, Mrs |
NJ |. Reed
Mrs c. A. Miles went Monday to |
Larchmont n u, to visit her sister, |
Mrs Neftel.
Miss Elizabeth Doyle is spending the
week in New York attending the MILL |
merry openings.
Mrs. NJ. j. Moran went today to Spot
ford lake to spend a few days with
Mrs. J. T. Denning.
Miss Dorothy Shorey left this morn
ing for a visit with friends in Boston
and Swampscott, Mass.
Mrs. L L. Moore went this morning
to West Suffield, Conn, to visit her son,
Rev. W. A Moore, and family.
Miss Adeline Rochon, nurse, has re-
turned from Londonderry, where she had
been two weeks on professional work.
Miss Margaret Fleming is having a
weeks vacation from her work in the
office of the Durham Brothers company.
Mrs. Paige of Athol, Mass, came Sun
day to visit in town with her daughter,
Mrs. Walter S. Pratt of Western avenue.
Howard Titus of Boston and Wilbur
Knapp of Dover were here Saturday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Lucina
Knapp Titus.
Mr. and Mrs. Perley Durham of West
Paris, Me, are visiting here a few days
with his brother, Harold Durham, and
Mrs. Durham.
| sMrc n NV ,Df Nnrl- VIII
had been guest three weeks of Mr.. and
Mrs Alfred S, Thompson, returned today
to New York
Mrs. Minnie +. Webster of Lowell,
Mass, who spent a few days with her
mother, Mrs j. II. Braser of Washington
Istreet, has returned to Lowell
Mrs. Harold Webster resumed work
this morning in j. L. Mann's store, after
a vacation of three weeks spent in
Springfield, Holyoke and at Spotford
lake.
Miss Mollie Ryan, who is having a
vacation from her work in the office of
, the Durham Brothers company, is a
r guest of Miss Marion Denning at Spofford
lake.
1 Mrs. w G. Bartlett and Miss Emily
Pasquale of New York, who had beer
guests of Miss Anna and Miss Regins
Heaphy, returned this afternoon to theil
home.
f Miss Irene Currier returned Thu
n morning to her home in Everett, Mass
after having spent several weeks will
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
; Currier.
= H. G. Barber and Mrs. Barber
, father, C. S. Whittier left last night b,
- automobile for Montpelier. Attorne,
& General Barber will go from there t
st. Johnsbury to attend special session
of the grand jury in the Bradshaw mul
4, der ease.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-28
Girls! Use Lemons!
Make a Bleaching,
Beautifying Cream

The juice Of two fresh lemon
strained into bottle containing tire
ounces Of orchard white makes a Who'll
quarter pint Of the most remarkabl
lemon skin beautifer at about the cos
one must pay for n small jar of an or
binary cold creams Care should be
taken 20 strain the lemon juice throug
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in,
then this lotion will keep fresh 70
months Every woman knows tina
lemon Juice is used to bleach and re
move such blcmishes as freckles, sal
lowness and tan and is the ideal skin
softener, smoothener and beautifier.
Just try it, Get three ounces o
orchard white at any pharmacy an
two lemons from the grocer and max
up a quarter pint Of this sweetly fra
grant lemon lotion and massage it dali
into the face, neck, arms and hands
IL naturally should help to soften
freshen, bleach and bring out the rose
and beauty of any skin. II is simply
marvellous to smoother rough, red
hands.-Adv.