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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
OUR DAILY LAUGH
IN BRONCO


AN ID
TOWN.
Do you miss
the old excite
ment that Bron-
co Town offered
before the town
went dry?
Not go much.
Prices h a v g
gone up so that
two buclIwheat
cakes and a
fried egg seem
like regular dis
sipation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Eighty thousand women are SEW
ing with the Red Cross ambulance
and hospitals in France, Algeria.
Morocco and in the Orient.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Has the editor who referred to
Mr.. CaillauX as being disloyal ar
ranged all his bequests and testi-
ments. in case Nine. CaillauH sends
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

FLAT BROKE.
My girl gave
me q pair OF sill
yer backed
b r u g h e $ that
cost $500.
w ere you
mean enough to
go and price
them?
No; I had to
pawn them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

per cent to ltS mehlpeiS'
patail merchants in Los Angeles,
Coi favor earlier closing and have
orpanized with this object in view.
Fruit growers of California have
declared in favor of the importation
of Chinese land other labor"
Membership of the Austrian trade
unions has been reduced nearly 60
per cent by the effects of the war.
Automobile factories in the United
States are training' women TO take
the places of men who are called
away to war.
Commencing with January 21,I
1918. the minimum wages of San
Francisco carpenters will be SO per
day of eight hours.
Ten million working women
+hrouphout the United States are
asking that they be paid the same
wages as men for equal work.
Children of South Lancashire,
England, were given two weeks hol-
idays for potato picking, and their
earnings amounted to $4,000.
A city firemen's union has been
completed al FL Paso, Texas, with a
charter from the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Eighty thousand women are sel'v-
ing with the Red Cross ambulance
and hospitals in France, Algeria,
Morocco and in the Orient.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

President Wilson says we will
fight till ."the last gun is fired"
Also till the last Hun is fired from
Belgium, France and various other
ountries.-Chicago Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

"BolsheVik' is singular. "Bolshe-
wiki is plural. Also Bolsheviki are
ngular.-Chicago Daily News.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

We have in the world too many
GermaniZed Socialists and too few
socialized Germans.-New York
sun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

1t appears now that the origina
MaXimalist was little Oliver Twist
Boston Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

The world also has the spectacle
of the bear that walks like lamb.
Newark News.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
GOVERNMENT CONTROL

n OVERNMENT control of the
= railroads is the first step to-
ward government ownership
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08

\. Atlanta, April 7.-(Special.)-Th series Of practice games between the Crackers
 and the Philadelphia Athletics during ths last week have shown Manager Charlie
 Frank several things. First and fore most, he is convinced that certain predic- lions in the way of wet blankets on his hopes for the season, made by sport
 writers in the southern circuit, have been without true Knowledge of what he has Ito offer Second, he is convinced that the Crackers are booked for first division finish.
 '. Frank is supplied with good string ,.pf pitchers. Days Wilson. Davis and Brennan are back from last year, and Bressler, Sheehan, Fullenweider and Hess have come this season to bolster up the
 mound Wilson and Davis are probably line weakest members of Franks aggre- ,,gation, the former from an operation !.during the winter and the latte- on &C., ,,count of his lack of control and cratic i.headwork.
 Y. The strongest points of the Crackers offensive will be Ezra Midkif. "Cy' Per sikins Roy Moran and Tex Mcdonald, Those four having started the practice :season, each hitting in the neighborhood
 of ROO. and fielding in the most accepta-
 ble style. ...
 lL Franks weak spots, if any develop, will s6a behind the plate. where he Is using
 Perkins and Neiderkorn, the two catch
 ers with whom he attempted to 60 the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
OUTFIELD PROBLEM
 MAY FLOOR CHICKS
Mike Donn Must Secure Two More Outfieders-Chcks Stand Uncertainty Catching Staff Strong Prospects
 Are Best in Last Few Years
By HERBERT CALDWELL

Memphis, April -(Special)-Unt Mike Donlin, manager of the Memphis Chicks, solves the outfield problem-and the only solution looks like for Mike to go out and get pair of outfielders-the Chicks look more or less like an unknown amount in the 1917 Southern league stakes.
 At present Luther Cook, member of the 1916 Chick outfield corps, looks like the only one of four candidates with a ghost of chance to land job.
 Without making a guess and barring, of course, accidents, the Chick infield as they will line up to open the season can be- named now. It will be Beall, secured from Toledo, at first; Cruthers last sea- son with the Chicks, at second; Dobard, last season with the Chicks. at short and Texas league, at third.
 While Beall has not shown a great dea' of hitting strength in the five exhibitions in which he has played his fielding has been flashy. He is a tall left handler, covers world of ground and possesses strong and accurate arm. In the last l7 games of the 1916 season with Toledo Beall hit .2SS and Donlin is confident that Beall will hit in the Southern league this summer.
 Earl Biting, another infielder, was pur- chased from the Asheville, North Caro- lima league, club. With the way Cruthers Dobard and Manda have been showing off in the exhibition games it looks like Biting will experience some trouble sticking.
 The catching staff is a settled thing and the Chicks will probably be the strongest fortified club behind the bat in the league. The catchers are Charlie Schmidt with Mobile last season, who hit 314, leading the catchers of the league in hitting, and Muddy Ruel, the youngster with the Chicks last summer, who led the catchers
 in fielding.
 Manager Donlin has considerable of a task on his hands in selecting five pitch CTS from a lot of 12. They are Willett and Barger, with the Chicks last season; Hoyt, youngster secured from the Giants Fentress from Fort Worth; Marshall from Ridgway, Pa; Adams. McColl and Kaiserling, from Toledo: Fowlkes, an ir- dependent pitcher from Dyersburg, Tenn. and Handwerker, Aycock and Long. local semi-pros.
 Hoyt looks the most promising among the youngsters. He is only 17 years old but the prediction is that he will make
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
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Charley Frank BelieDes His Tram WiU Be in the Fight
Rx LESLIE RAWLINGS

season last year. The Dutchman seems to think that his two youngster catchers are heavy enough for the years work, but local fandom and dopesters are doubtful if they will be able to hold down the posi- tion behind the bat.
 After thorough review of what Frank has to offer Connie Mack, of the Athlet- ics. asserts that he sees no reason why the Crackers should not boost into first division finish, and thinks his friend of the southern has banded together good ball club the best he has managed since coming to Atlanta.
 From the various summing ups given the Southern league during the last sew eral days, it seems that Little Rock will have the edge on the other contenders, mainly through the superiority of it's pitching staff.
 Nashville seems to have dropped from the list of hopes through series of in- iuries which have hefallen EIlam's squad. and Chattanooga Birmingham and Mobile are looming up, all three with good or ganizations.
 Although very little has been heard from New Orleans the Pelicans are going to enter the field with good team, and althoueh it Is not thought here that Heineman crew will develop into pen nant contenders, the season may show di~erentlv.
 From the present situation 1t seems that the race will narrow down to Little Rock Chattanooga and Birmingham. with probably Memphis or Atlanta trailing along In the next kroove
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
VOLS IN POOR SHAPE
 FOR SEASONS START
Roy Eams Gang Ball Tossers Have Been Greatly Hand capped by Lack of Suitable Weather-Infield Will
 Be Mountain of Strength Defense
By BLINKY HORN

Nashville, April Especial )-Al- though the belated signing of Art Kores, stellar performer at third base, who only came to terms on Thursday' solved one of the three problems con- fronting Manager Roy Ellam, the Vols continue to be an uncertain factor in the 1917 flag chase. The acquisition Of Kores infates the offensive strength and returns the stubborn inner works which last season proved such an ob- stacle to hostile hit hopes, but fright ful training weather has dwarfed the efforts of the slabbers to get into, and there is even grave danger that into the early games Manager Ellam may be forced to work his pitchers on re- lay system.
 Short of Tom Rogers, the pitching
 staff's standard this season is proble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
TRAVELLERS ENTER STRONGER
 THAN LAST SEASON
Bob Allen Has Collected a Mighty Staff of Pitchers.
 Offense Is Weakened
By HARRY LoEscH

Little Rock, April 7.-(SpeciaL) Strong CT on the defensive but slightly weaker on the offensive than the club which Lit tie Rock entered in the Southern league last spring is the team which will take the fields Thursday afternoon. The ad- ditional strength is found in the pitch ing department which has been almost entirely rebuilt during the winter. The absence of such mighty sluggers as "Bnl" Rumbler, "Baby Doll" Jacobson, Ernie Walker and LaRue Kirby is the basis for the conclusion that the Travel CTS will not hammer the ball this season as they did last.
 The loss of the sluggers mentioned is believed to be more than offset by the improvement in the pitching department. Certainly the club of this spring is far more dangerous contender than we had last spring It is the fond hope of the fans over here that their club will be up in the race from the start.
 "Rube" Robinson. the veteran left handler who joined the club late last year and won Il and lost one game, is the foundation on which President Allen be- lieves he has built one of the strongest pitching staffs in the league. Ralph Led better, bought last winter from Mobile, and Chief Ben Tincup, enc Indian pitcher secured from the Philadelphia Nationals in the trade that disposed of Ernie Walker are being relied upon. George Baumgardner, the ex-Brown, is out to "comeback'' this year. His arm appears in good shape and "Bummie' is expected to be fourth man on the staff Fifth place is being sought by Elma Knight, prom sing youngster from Mississippi and Tom Phillips. big rght-hander secured from the Browns. From these six men Charlie Starr believes that he will be able to select a pitching quintet that will have few rivals in Dixie
 VACANCIES PLUGGED
 To plug the vacancies caused by the departure of Jacobson and the other heavy hitters is a difficult task but Prevsy Allen has two men who are rap idly qualifying. They the Harry "Budv Weiser, who came from the Phillies with Tincup, and Dee Walsh, former Mobile star. Both were late in reporting but they already are showing the class ex- pected of them The Travellers have a likely young catcher in Ray Kennedy, a tContinued Pnge FIve)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08

some of the older heads hustle to oust hirn from a job. McCol has not worked much yet Kaiserlng, Willett and Barger have not started in an exhibition. Marshall and Fentress are both promising looking. It looks like the five pitchers will be chosen from Barger, Willett, Kaiserling, Adams. Hoyt, Fentress and Marshall and with Chief Donlin confronted with considerable of a task in making his se- lection.
 Summing things up the Chicks look stronger in the infield.- behind the bat and in pitching than they have for sev- eral years. But in the outfield Manager Donlin must secure some more strength.
 The Chicks lost the first four exhibition games to Washington, Cincinnati twice and St. Louis Americans, but won their last two from Toledo and the New York Giant seconds.
 With the exception of the outfield, Chief Donlin is satisfied with what he has to start his first year as a manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
WEDDING PROCESS
 STARTED BY MOLLY

Lee Farley a recruit infelder. was sold last night to the Eufaula club of the Dixie league by Manager Carlton Molesworth. Farley, who was formerely semi-profes- sional player of Cincinnati, was brought to Birmingham this spring for trial.
 He has prospects of developing into a neat little fielder, but is slightly at the bat. He is originally shortstop.
 Farley left last night for Eufaula. He will play good ball in the Dixie league and should make good records.
 The release of Farley marks the first wedding of surplus material in the Baron camp this season. Moley has several other young players on hand he must farm out before the opening of the season on Thursday.
 The squad must be cut to IS men by Thursday. Three more must feel the ax. Catcher Toland will be farmer to some club while two more pitchers must be cut adrift
 The Barons will play the Ensley T. C. I. team Monday afternoon at Redwood It will be the last game before the open- ing of the season for the Barons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08

matical. Both Herbert and Wells are expected to be improvements over the form displayed in 1916, the former by reason of the expiration of his Federal league contract and a resultant stimu- Jus to his work, since he is now forced to fight for job. Wells familiarity with hitters in the Southern league is expected to increase his ability. while Ellis, when his injured thumb will per init his playing, is expected to even better his 1916 mark of 16 wins and II defeats.
 Should Pug Cavet fulfill the ex- pectations of Manager Ellam to win 12 games of ball and a smart hurler be bequeathed the Vols through the agreement with the Cubs, and Wiley Taylor measure up to his predicted
 (Continued on Page Five)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
KJTCHENs GOOD CATCHER

Peters is slightly better hitter than Kitchens, having hung up record of .222 in 1916, but the advantage he would give at bat is more than offset by the de- fensive work of the first string receiver. o~eIn the case of Harper, who went to bat only 56 times with Detroit last sea- son and hit but .161 his record for his last year in the Texas league is given It is nearer what he will hit in the South ern.
 The Lookouts ought to finish in the first division and be in the pennant fight. Memphis, Little Rock and Birmingham Hook the strongest, with fighting chance for Nashville if the Cubs, Browns and fortune favor Ellam as last year. Johnny Dobbs can never be counted out as long as it is mathematically possible for him to win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
TOLEDO PLAYS WELL ,e AND RED SOX LOSE

Toledo April 7-The Toledo Amer i3ean association club punched hits off Ruth and shut out the Boston Amer icans 6 to o in an exhibition game hera today. Score: R.H F. Boston .............. Toledo ......-" F Batteries: Ruth. Pennock and Thom- as; Bedient. Heating and Bresnahan, Sweeney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Beaumont: Beaumont II, San An tonic l. At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 3, Dal- las (10 innings). At Houston: Houston 4, Galveston Z
 At Waco: Waco IS, Shreveport 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
PIRATE SECONDS
 LOSE TO PELICANS

New Orleans. April 7.--New Orleans batsmen punched hits on Pitcher Frank Miller in the third inning and won today's game from the Pittsburg Nationals second team, to 1. The score: k Il +. Pittsburg 0l0 O00 00O-l New Orleans .... 0O3 00l 00'-4 lO l
 Batteries: Miller Carlson and Fish CT; Walker, Kroh and Roth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08

With Watt at shortstop instead of FL berfeld there will be difference of but three points in hitting strength. The collegian hit .265 in the Virginia league last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
SENATORS DEFEAT
 MORAN'S PHILLIPS

Washington, April 7.-The Philadel- phia Nationals were defeated to ? by the Washington Americans here to- day. Score: H F. Philadelphia . 900 020 O00-2 Washington ... 100 020 00*-3 2 l
 Batteries Alexander, Oeschger and Killifer Gallia, Ayres and Henry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08

Moy His Team Interesting
Played 1916
Club and League


 Club and League Bat Field Denison, Western Association ......... .289 .936 Birmingham, Southern League ....... ..264 .96S Grand Rapids, Central League 1928 .96S Columbus, South Atlantic League .272 955 National League ..213 .9S7 Ashevle, North Carolina League 1925 985 Birmingham, Southern League ..298 .954 Southern League. ........2f3 .933 Semi professional ...................
 Birmingham, Southern League .......227 .934 Duluth Northern League .............263 .930 Birmingham, Southern League .......265 .992 Great Falls, Northwestern League. ..261 .985 Ball .....................
 Birmingham. Southern League ..195 .913 Birmingham, Southern League .....163 .977 Brmine eham, Southern League ......156 .913 Brming gham. Southern League ..175 .958 Rochester, International League ......238 .974 Wheeling Central League ..........211 .927 Amateur Baseball ................... Semi-professional ..................
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
STRONG MACHINE IS
 BANDED TOGETHER 7 BY KID ELBERFELD
Prospects for LOOkOuts Best
 in Several Years-Offen- sive Strength Great
By CARL HOOD

Chattanooga, April 7.-(Special) )-All the clubs that finish above the Lool1ous in the coming Southern league pennant chase must present a formidable fire on the mound and be able to hit around 265 sas a team.
 Elberfeld will go into the race with a team almost 100 per cent better than last year. In 1916 he worried along with a pitching staff that was weak, without a utility infielder and he played a weak hitter in left field and slow fielder in center. The Lookouts had other defects, but they are lost in memories of the games lost through the weakness emu nerated.
 All have been remedied. Three weeks of work in the summer suns of Texas have put the Lookouts in midseason form and Elberfeld knows what he has to count on.
 Marshall, Allen. Merritt and Knowlson are in fine form and ready to go to work now. Gaston and Bacon are fighting hard for the other pitching berth and either looks good enough to become a regular.
 PADDOCK IN LEFT
 Paddock, former St. Paul American as- sociation star, will play left field. He has already reported and is fielding and hitting well enough to end any worries the Kid may have entertained about this position.
 Harper former Texas leaguer, is to come from Detroit next week. He will be used in center field. Harper is flashy fielder, and ought to hia around .290. Ham Hyatt will play right field
 Bobby Watt, young collegian, is ready to fill Elberfeld's shoes at short or to step into any other infeld position ex- cept first and the team will lose little in hitting or fielding with him in the game. At first base Lester Sheehan will hardly be an improvement over Joe liar ris, but the slugging ex-Lookout never showed as much promise as Sheehan The rookie is big and fast in the field and handles himself around first so well that the big leaguers who saw him in faction in Texas called him right handed Hal Chase He hit 300 in the Northwestern league last season.
 LOOKOUTS CAN HIT
 On offensive the Lookouts will give little to any team in the league. Figur- ing on last years average, they will hit 265 for the eight regulars Nashville won a pennant last year with a team that hit less, and the Terrible Travellers only hit a little over .270. This is proof that the Lookouts are going to be dan gerous with even fair pitching and FL berfeld is more enthusiastic over his pitchers than any other point, excepting young Sheehan.
 Here is the Lookout batting order with batting averages for last season:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-15

Miss Mary Lowell Jones 10 one Of
eleven seniors at q house part at Fair
mount. Horace Huddleson has rent
ed the property Of Charles Davis and
will move his family here from Cam
bridge City,. Mrs. Carrie johnson
and son Lewis have returned from
Lafayette. Rev. Taylor will preach
at the Methodist church Sunday morn.
ing and In the evening Children's Day
will be observed. Rev. Outland will
preach at the Friends church.
Liberty bonds amounting to $500
were sold here. DR. and Mrs. Albert
Anderson spent Wednesday in India
napolis. :. Mr. and Mrs. James Wells
Of Lexington, KY, were recent guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs Carl Zook. The
Newman Bros and Henry Hussey sold
1000 pounds of wool at IS cents a
pound. ;. AT a recent shooting match
at Farmland, Fred Murley broke 40
out of $50 and tied on high first.
Mrs Alvin Lowry. who underwent a
surgical operation at the Methodist
Hospital, Indianapolis. Thursday of
last week is doing nicely. /. Friends
here of Mrs. Rebecca Mountf Of Rich
mond, we're sorry to hear that she had
fallen while visiting her children in
Connersville, and broken her hip and
is in a critical condition. Mrs. Mount
formerly lived here. ;. .Lycurgus w.
Beeson, commissioner. will offer for
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-15
kINC-%Me KHYBER RIFLES
TRdno7ce @1qd>@7ture
81 TALBOT MUNDY
TEEr1TYrEGo.~MAHN


Forward" said King. Come
along!"
He began to set q fairly fast pace.
lsnlail leading the spare horse and
the others towing the mules along.
Except for. King. who was modern
and out of the picture. they looked
like Old Testament patriarchs, hur-
rying out of Egypt, as depicted in the
illustrated Bibles of generations ago
all leaning forward-each man car
rying staf-and none looking to the
right or left.
After time the moon rose and
looked at them from over a distant
ridge that was thousands of feet high
er than the ragged fringe Of the Khy-
Der wall. The little manly jackals
threw their heads up to howl at it:
and after that there was a pale light
dfffused along the track. and they
could see so well that King set a
faster pace, and they breathed hard
in their effort to keep up. He did
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-15

not draw rein until 1t was nearly time
for the Pass to begin narrowing and
humping upward to the narrow gut
at Ali Masjid. But then he halted
suddenly. The jackals had ceased
bowling, and the very spirit of the
khyber seemed to hold its breath
and listen.
In that shuddersome ravine unus-
ual sounds will rattle along some
times from wall to wall and gully to
gully, multiplying as they go, until
night grows full of thunder. So it was
now that they heard a stacato can
nonade-not very loud yet. but so
quick, so pulsating, so filing to the
ears that he could Judge nothing
about the sound at all. except that
whatever caused it must be round a
corner out of sight.
At first, for a few minutes, King
suspected it was Rewa Gunga's mare
galloping over hard rock away ahead
of him. Then he knew it was a horse