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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Fifty-one Fair
Tennis Players
Out for Title
Misses Wagner and Voss
Favored for Crown Worn
by Miss Bjurstedt

The draw for the tenth annual
women's national indoor lawn tennis
championship tournament at the 'th
Regiment Armory, beginning to-mor-
row morning, was made yesterday
afternoon at the armory. Fifty-one play
ers are drawn TO compete in the singles
for the title, now held by Miss MoIa
Bjurstedt, who will not defend II.
The strength is about evenly DIS
tributed in the top and lower halves.
Miss Marie Wagner. five times holder
OF the title. is IN the upper brackets'
and, barring an upset. should work ner
way into the final round. In the lower
half are Miss Gladys Bowling, OF
Brooklyn; Miss Eleanor Voss. winner
Of the recent handicap tournament OF
the eth Regiment Tennis Club MISS
Hazel Gardner and Miss Florence Bal
lin.
Miss Voss and Miss BALM are drawn
against each other in their opening
brackets. but il was believed yesterday
that the latter would not play. In this
case Miss Voss would seem 10 have a
good chance of being the other tinalist.
Miss Wagner's first opponent will be
Miss VI. Zinderstein, of Boston. who IS
said TO be capable of extending the for
mer champion 20 the utmost.
Play will start at 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning.
The draw follows:
womsn's national indoor lawn tennis. Cd ampion.
ship tournament thzt rOundl-Aliss Helen Blum
s. Mss Helen Hooker. Mrs. T. y. Parker ".
M-S Sachs Mrs Jack Anderson ". Mrs.
Walsh Mn s n. Waring MIR NJ B. Hue.
Miss Marie Wagner vs. Miss NJ. Ildentein Ms.
y y carr rs Miss =. &. Walbritge. Mr.. Rob
srt Miller IS Miss \ Hooker Miss VI. Taylor
vs. Mrs Inso Hartman. Mis- Bessie Holden -
Miss NJ Stenvay. Mrs Theodore cassebeef We
Ms J. shsuuck
Miss Gertrude Della Tore vs. Miss B Hooker
Mrs r. ". kspan Mss Helen Bemhsd
M's Marion vanderhoef rs. M W " Ioss.
Mss A. De Lsu,ier Mrs L. Morris. Miss
A O'Gorman y Mrs n yandeTo~ Mrs. $. ".
McAnemy "a Mr. n ZohSt Mas T. NJ Cot
Ms. GLADYS Bowling Mrs l.. Manhelmer IS Miss
= Crane. Mrs. u. T.. Hauwell ". Mrs. PerJ
second round (top hair. nrs, round ty,sl-M's
Dorothy BiFeloV vs. Mis- ". Aiivork. Mrs De
Forest Canlea IS. Mrs e. e. Parsons. Miss Eihs.
Tvndsis vs. Mss Caroms Vim
Loger haf--Niss He-eue Pollal rs. winner n
Hsuwell- Wilbourne match. Miss l. Robinson ".
Ms l. l. Murray Miss Hazs Gzrdner Mrs
A g. Detne Mss Eleanor Goss IS Miss Florence
Balm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Kirkland Hero
Of Columbia's
Triumph on Mat
Welterweight Holds OFF
Giant Of Brown in Most
Thrilling Duel

sam Kirkland. of the Columbia Uni
yersity wrestling team, is welter-
weight He IS a slightly built weller
weight TOO. but those who saw him
perform in the dual meet between Co
.umbia and Brown In the NorningsGde
Heights gymnasium yesterday will at
test that ne is all hot sand and ginger
TO borrow from Kipling Ward. Of
Brown, big. heavily muscled athlete,
who met Kirkland in the heavyweight
class. said that the Columbia lad was
ian Injia rubber idiot on a spree" in
creasing the debt TO kipling Kirkland
lost the decision 10 the giant Brown
man. but his work was the outstanding
feature Of the meet, which Columbia
won by a score of II TO 49,.
For nine minutes Kirkland stood up
with the Providence behemoth, and took
punishment that might have caused
m any a bigger man 20 wonder If dis
erection might not be the better part Of
yalor. Tortured by ssvageIy applied
scissors holds. racked by nelson locks,
pressed almost 20 the mat on more
than one occasion, the gritty warrior
OF the Blue and White broke loose
time and again. Twice he had Ward
within inches of the canvas. Kirkland
lacked the power 10 gain a fall, and
since he was on the defensive most Of
the time the referee had no other
course but 20 declare Ward the victor.
Kirkland was forced into the lists
through an injury 20 Captain Grid
ner, who was hurt while competing with
Cooley. Of Brown, in the l56-pound
class. Girdner was thrown against a
chair, and strained the muscles in his
back. The Columbia captain won his
match on the referees decision. much
20 the surprise of the majority Of the
spectators.
James. OF Brown. was injured in his
match with Biork n the featherweight
class While struggling around in the
centre Of the ring BJork lifted his op-
ponent high in the air and slammed
him 70 the floor. James fell on his
shoulder and dislocatcd ID. he re-
ceived medical attention at once. and
his shoulder was reset.
The summaries follow:
i5s pnind class-Gird1er Columbia defeA,eI
Cooey. Brown o. j. MINUTES on fcferc. deision
ll5-Prund cIass-koselswsig Columbia. defeated
N0fs Brown. Boo minutes 0u referees de,.is i0n
i2i-p0urd c'sss-Bi0rk Columbia defeats, James
BrrFr. Brown dsIocsfef bis shoulder
i3j-pount eisss-Whie Brown. defeated Aimee
Columbia. lu minutes 90 referees lccislpU
lfT-pgInd ciass-Balish. Columbia defeated MI
.er Brown iu g minutes 01 referees des1-ion.
iff-p0uad class Armstrong Br0wu. flusE hr-
dle0erg. Columbia. with lex h0lLin minutes and
~ seconds.
Heav0Seisht c.sss-Ward. Brown. defsged KIRK
lad. Columbia 90 . minptss on rsfereef derision.
Point sc0re-f Columbia. l. Bru1n. Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
College Crews 1
Confront Busy
Regatta Season

Philadelphia. March l0.-Penn and.
Yale will start the collegiate rowing
season this year when they meet on thu
schuylkil April s. Seven other big
crew dates are scheduled.
The complete intercollegiate rowing
schedule follows:
A,,u s-Ysle " Psuny.saria. A. Phiiadspnis.
1prii l.-Pscinc coast intercoiessi s eEH's'
oA IN Hazard " Princeton. At Princeton.
Nav i2-AmericAn Helisy. Phtsdelpns Snin.
CUP are Princeton PenrJiSaniA ". ,oiuhloia +"
Nav is-Coiumbia IS. Harvard a. Boston; Cor
nell IS Yale AZ Defbi. conn
June sl-Iniefco.legiate regatta fousnfeeIss' -
June e2-H.raId Yale reslua. NeT LNndor'
Conn
The various Eastern colleges which
support rowing. with the exception OF
The Navy and Syracuse University, nave
completed their regatta schedules, with
tho result that the oarsmen nave
husv season Of competition before
them. The Naval Academy crew man.
apement mas been handicapped ~ the
unsettled international SITUATION ana
no racing dates have been announced.
Syracuse also has failed to make pun
lie its crew contests.
Other varsity rowing centres now
ever. have been active. and Prineeto'S
Cornell Columbia. Pennsylvania isr'
ward and Yale Will all enter eIgnI,
Dared crews N dual, triangular ana
championship regattas. O"lne 20 tns
short season. there will Do several con-
fiicting dates, which IS unior'uhs.o,
since IL will cause Distribution OF w
,erest on days when Two contests 24
separated courses.
a week after the Penn-Yale race ths
Pacific Coast regattas will he held ~
Oakland. Cal. The winning crew -
expected 20 row in the intercollegiate
championship regatta on the hudsos
L. -. Inrn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
The Best Inhelder

Mention has been made OF this or that star as the best
aaround nfelder This honor belongs exclusively 70 one
ma-Charles Lincoln Herzog Herzog is the only ball
player we know of who proved be a Of first
nitude al second. third and short
Herzog was best fielding third baseman in either
league last season while work upon that assignment.
The wear before had been Of the three best short
stops Moved to second IN the opinion OF John Nc
Graw he was as good an infelder Eddie Collins and
NeGrav has always figured Collins Of the great
ball players Of the games hstoryhe most valuable since
Wagner began TO drift
n Herzog could bat only 22oif ne only ordinary
nfcder- he would still be Of the most useful members
Of the cast through the amount Of pepper he spills
W and down the field.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Relieved System Adopted
!, Canada Would Prove
Beneficial Here
Nv FRANK O'NEILL

,.,b Wright. coach Of the Univer-
- Pennsylvania rowing crews, is
wv ,o-irr TO introduce races for
80 r., Of limited weight in the Ameri-
-. ,.g,ttss. and his idea has found
'4- With many. On the other hand,
- is 20 be expected, there are some
-. opnose the idea. Wright. how
-, is going right ahead with his
- and on May - crews represent
penn and Yale, TO which no man
',.,;ng more than $50 pounds IS
rs;S,e viii meet in the American
- regatta in Philadelphia. Ii Is
sn' s5 that other colleges will enter
~ race. and. according TO latest re-
~. .or,s il is probable that one or two
VIZ ~. ~ for crews Of limited weight
introduced on this side Of the At
80. IN Canada. The ArgOnsut Row
.s y Of Toronto. OF which Joe
Ts-bt w,s coach for a number of
".,s developed several remarkable
49, s'n crevs which invaded this country,
. ..5 more than held their own against
---b;netions which unmatched them
sessrs;csllv Practically all the clubs
F.'Csraia followed the lead OF the
..-onsnts. and the 145-pound class
-, in the Canadian Henley regattas
- sailed 20 furnish thrills for the
most exaetHe'
Might Create Wider Interest
vsc interested IN intercollegiate
.,-;nr believe that races for crews Of
-, Lac advocated by Wright would
- ~ bencft for the sport. The point
Il. made chat IL would interest more
~, In rowing. which now IS limited TO
~. bic powerful men of the universi-
-, the men who enjoy the sport
-ost axe the physical anstocrats who
- DEVELOPMENT least of all. The
ssisf objection 20 establishing weight
sissses is that il might tempt some
bov( who are slightly above the limit
"a veduce their weight so as 20 enable
,bem 10 win a place in the crew. TINS,
s5vever. might be prevented by the
aoscbes and the physical directors Of
n colleges. An iron-clad rule against
uuwise weight reduction, rigidly en-
forced for a year or two, would safe
gssrd the sport. and. moreover. would
5-oteet the overzealous candidates
srainst themselves.
A man closely identified with college
rowing said the other night:
Il hope that the colleges will sup
rcrt Joe Wright in his effort 70 estsb-
isl q race for 150-pound crews. There
are any number OF fellows in college
gho would love 20 do some rowing. but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
N. Y. u. Gym Team Is
Winner Over Rutgers

New Brunswick. y. j.. March 10
The Rutgers gym team was defeated by
the y. Y. L. gymnasts in the Ballsntine
gymnasium by a score Of 80 20 IS.
Cremer Of New York. proved the star
Of tne meet. taking three first places
End a second Captain Summerill, Of
hutgers. gave another Of his clever ex-
hibitions Of club swinging, and was
awarded first place.
The summary:
Horizontal bar-Won hy Cremer s. y e. Has.
Ruiz gers. second Yanoslk. ~ Y o. third
Side h0rse-Won b. Crcmer. y. Y. u Schlsce.
y Y T.. second seidler Rutgers. fhifd
Clu0s-N0n hy Summeriil Rutgers FaVoe,t Rut-
gers end smith. y 5. D.. fiei f1r secoud ana
Third
frng rnss-Wou 1y LAMB. S. Y. T. Cremer.
y D. O.. se,ond. rrimner Rutgrrs. third
rmhling-N0n rY Blee-kc- Rutgers Dsarellsno.
T. o. second fanos.k - Y. a. third
ra-sieis-NCD b. Cfemer s. J. o.. schisde
3 o. sec0nd Haas Rutgsr third
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
MACPHERSON and Mathey
Defeat Man and McNeal

A. W. MACPHERSON, the brilliant Rus
sian player. paired with Dean Mathey,
tenth man in the ranking list, defeated
Alrick H. Man. jr., and Harry McNeal,
the Casino professional, in an exhibit
ton doubles lawn tennis match yester-
day afternoon At the Heights Casino,
Montague Street, Brooklyn. MacPneI-
son and Mathey won IN four sets by
score OF s n Is. 60. 81.
.icNesl was not so steady as usual
yesterday. and Man was not strong
enough to Offset this. with the result
that MacPherson's spectacular smash
ing and driving and Matheys great
court covering brought victory 10 the
Russian and his partner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Commerce High Beats
Flushing for Place

The Commerce High School basket
ball team clinched second place in the
Public Schools Athletic League tourna-
ment Yesterday afternoon by defeating
the Flushing High School five in a
rough game At the Municipal Gym
na-iun By the close score Of rs 10 20.
Birdie, Of the vietors. and Robert.
son Of Flushing. were the individual
heroes Of the respective combatantt
Each Melted four field goals. Birdie
made six baskets from the foul marx,
and Robertson FIVE. The lineup follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Soccer Clubs Subscribe
10 England's War Loan

London, March 10 Included in the
s'ss''si war loan ever raised in the
'''ids history are number Of sub.
"'phons from British soccer and
r.sket club.
! ne Asyiebore Cricket Cab stands
-. - prominently boz the list. having sub
.i.Deo ior $4,000 The famous club
mfnbcrfhip Of over 5000, be-
sssn 1000 and 900 Of them being on
@''fs service with the forces
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
oresnahan Leads
Toledo Club to Camp

'oisdo, March 10 Eleven members
tA' Toledo American Association
s''h club, headed b. President
= 'Aassf bretnshsn. left tonight for
'yrings H..
So signsd contracts u Catcher
rsGhfy snd Firrt BAssman Charles
,,..n had not arrived whom the train
ss!sset. " ''"'''u a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
7HE%PORT 8y d' S;ts
y LIGHT

nicely But with America itself the verge Of enter
ing the battle smoke there sudden feeling against
enriching a runaway from military duty
Darcy's happened to be peculiarly fragrant And
what little chance ne had get by he wrecked himself
by his first activities in this country.
He NAV be a wonderful boxer, but the odds that
one in this country will have any chance to obtain proof
Of the same for several years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Ofher crest ~ ANiHs''
In the spring with your permission, A. old Poi me
Many other things that happen 70 the iorry and the
great.
In the spring hope springs eternal in the c'id fanatics
breast;
IN the spring he clamors nadly that his ball c"0 IS
the best
IN the spring the popeyed rOOer rises from hs 'eot
and roGrs;
In the spring the young fans fancy hgNty f""s. 10
tuU Dor scores
IN the spcnq the gent cbO batted AIS NTH kanatee
JOINS a BIO league camp in Dire, ~here he s'oat-
tch %.
In the spring the sornbre human" erst~hae cal" ana
dignifed
Pounds his neighbor the neck piece Yelling S'd''
YOU boncheod slide
IN the spring the frensied golfer starts 70 tell ms OF his
score
Hog he got an cren hundred, but dcscrred m eighty
foW
Tn the spring the pits are ct"ttered Nhere me nouoFs
beat the sand;
=, tbc spipq strong oohs are mdtercd mp ana oo''n
the fragrant land.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

The Washington ball club came within a half jify Of
establishing wosderfu record last season If Grifs team
had won one more game had suffered less defeat
would have been the only club in baseball 70 finish in
seventh place with mark Of 800 As it was we doubt
that any seventh place array ever had mark Of 49,
Washingtons finishing figures
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Rather Has Argument
To Settle with Cross
Fight Log

MONDAY
Yorkville S. C.-Walter Laurett and
Tim Murphy.
TUESDAY
Pioneer 4. C.-Joe Lynch and Kid
Williams.
Palace $. C.-Augie Rather and
Marty Cross.
Broadway 5. Gus Christie and
George Brown.
WEDNESDAY
Lyceum A. C.-Benny Nalger and
Young Benny.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Harvard Sends Team Here

Cambridge. Mass, March 10. - Hsr-
ward will send three men 70 the Senior
A. A. L. championships, which are 20
be held in New York next week Cap
tain Teschner will compete IN the
sprint and 300-yard run. Westmore
Wilcox in the 440 and Billy Mesnix in
the hurdles and sn0-uard run-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Claire Calligan Wins
Three Swims in Jersey

Claire Galligan, Of New Rochelle. won
the hfty-yard metropolitan women's
championship swimming race at tn.
Ponies Palace pool in Jersey City last
light. She defeated Josephine Bartlett
and Rita Greenfield b. three yards az
%, ar Interesting race. Miss Galligan
.lso won the i00-yard race. covering
m. distsnee IN / minute ~ 2-5 seconds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Yale Wrestlers Win

Princeton, y. j.. March l0.-Yale de-
feated Princeton at wrestling here to-
night. % 20 10. The Yale freshman
wrestlers defeated the Princeton first
year team, l6 20 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Reports from the Coast indicate ha Mclaughlin looks
in better shape this than for several campaigns
There Is always chance that Erie the Red will reach
the crest for one trip but ne probably came closer
n IL two wears ago when he TO the final round with
Iobrston than he will again Passing years
are not likely add 20 the speed and punch that are
good part Of tennis success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Half Strides

All pacifsts are not towards But the pachs banner
affords wonderful alibi for extremely pronounced
case of chilled feet.
One OF the chief causes of trouble is that it is so
much easier start thing than it is TO finish it,
The entry who gives the game his best hasn't time TO
worry about the aspects of the final
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Yale Five Trims Dartmouth

Hanover, n. H., March lO.-The Yale
basketball team defeated the Dart
mouth five in an intercollegiate league
game here tonight, by the score %.
81 10 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Tiger Swimmers Beaten

Providence. March l0.-Brown swim
mers defeated Princeton here tonight
2s TO Is. FitEglbbons, OF Brown
starred.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

seorlnr FIRST h6lfl.-Guy. alone. g. Baker.
,iaae il23 Second haif-Cuy. on a pass from
"a. 2 80 Prnsities--For. MINUTES tripping
uushes minutes. tripping. suhstiiuiions-S uh-
- for Rsnnie HuEhss f0r sullivan
uaf,r.e-Psiou. Hcc,uy club. Assistant rsfsrss
-Uossard Hockey Club
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
New Workers to See Pete
Herman in Ring at
Broadway

Marty Cross and Augie Rather will
meet The Palace Sporting Club, 163d
street and Southern Boulevard. on
Tuesday night TO settle their long
Standing argument as to who is who
ia the squared circle The articles call
for both men 10 weigh in at $50 pounds
ringside or below. and both men are
already down 10 the notch. Cross has
been working out at Lakewood and
Rather has been doing his training in
ihis city.
New Workers viii get their first
chance to see Pete Herman in a bout in
Ibis city since he won the bantam title
By defeating Kid Williams. Herman
vii oppose Dutch Brandt At the Broad
way Sporting Club OF Brooklyn on
tuesday night. and in the other ten
round battle Gus Christie and George
Knockout Brown. the man-eating mid
dlsveights. viii thump each other.
Billy Gibson announced last night
lat he had ened articles calling for
Kenny Leonard 10 meet Richie Mitchell
u Milwaukee on April Il. Tom An
crews closed the deal for Mitchell
In the meantime Leonard has an
ether little argument 20 settle, for he
Is matched 10 take on Freddie Welsh,
lightweight champion OF the world, at
ne Manhattan Casino on Thursday
sight, March %. Benny processes 10
os delighted 40 having another chance
% take the aged Freddie's title, and
ne has gone 70 Douglaston. Long ISL
ana. 70 train.
Walter Laurette and Tim Murphy,
Selterw Fights. and. Of course. game
hnc aggressive will meet IN the main
bout a. the Horville Sporting Club to-
morrow night. Joe Bender and Young
billy Pspke meet in the semi-hnal.
Benny Valrer. tie tiny son Of France.
VII face Young Benny. OF the West
siee. IN the star bout at the Lyceum
a C. On Wednesday night. Willie
A,ty ard frankie Brown, another pair
o. bantams. meet in the other ten
round AFFAIR Smiling Florrie Barnett
. 70 referee.
jim Cofey and Joe Cox is the card
- Will draw the fght fans 70 the
tieryont Sporting Club OF Brooklyn
N thursday night. Both these in
ans are biz enough 20 hurt some
ooay and the winner is promised a
shanee with Frank Moran. Cofey's
record it vel. known. and Cox rs re-
ll,so % have made Jess willard jump
'.' - ne mig in fye rounds. So look
GU for fireworks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Great Spring Sport

There's big reriral, they say
For sport in the spring;
BIT sitting the standing broad ydrn
Is a rcoHderful thing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Russia paying her soldiers six cents day comes as
close 10 the true amateur spirit nation know
Of lust AZ this moment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

princeton banks on Chaplin in the box" We always
hgurcd that fellow who could custsrd PIE with as
wonderful control would bc fully good with baseball
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Darcy and F ate

Darcy picked tough time 10 enter America as con
quenng hero year ago and he might have gotten by FeH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
In the Spring

an the spring fuller crimson comes upon the r2o"S
breast;
In the spring the tcdnton lGpwing gets himself an
otber crest" Al Tennyson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Walter Laurette and Tim Murphy,
Es.terweights. and. Of course. game
anc aggressive" viii meet IN the main
bout a. the Yorkville Sporting Club to-
morrow night Joe Bender and Young
Billy Pspke meet in The seml-hnal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Billy Gibson announced last night
lat he had gned articles calling for
Benny Leonard 20 meet Richie Mitchell
IA Milwaukee on April Il. Tom An
crews closed the deal for Mitchell.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-10-11

steer one Of our airplanes called the
eyes Of our army-up, Up into the
dangerous heights among the clouds
when the icy particles Of Sthe atmos-
phere seem very devils in league with
the enemy as they search out your
vitals and seek to numb your hands
and feet which must be kept ready for
instant emergency? Have you ever
stopped to think that these are the
very conditions that our American
boys have gone valiantly forth to
meet? "a
We at home cannot change these
conditions, but we can provide more
warmth and comforts for our brave
lads on land and sea by knitting, knit
ting, knitting!
Join the Red Cross now and stand
behind the fighting men!
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-10-11
l. Five ExemDted

County Auditor w. C. Doane (of the
local "war department") has received
notice from the third district exemp-
ton board that the following have
been exempted from service in the
army upon agricultural claims:
Joe Pawlette, Chas. W. Lundquist
John Kirchhoff, Edward Schubert and
Ole Christopherson.
In a letter to Mr.. Doane from the
adjutant generals department the
following information is conveyed as
to the movement of the next incre.
ment to Fort Dodge:
I Apparently the date of entertainment
will not be before October 81, and il
may possibly be later, therefore yor
will not send any men before October
Is or II, as originally advised.
"By direction of General Rhinow
Capt. G. R. Henderson.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-10-11
Stand Behind the Boys in Khaki.

We are accustomed to thinking Of
war as a succession Of exciting ex-
periences Of constantly recurring
scenes ofstirring action. But have
you ever stopped to think Of how it
would seem to crouch, chilled to the
bone, for hours in the cold cellar
like trenches that make up so large a
part Of the battlefront in our modern
warfare; Or to feel your way, with no
lights on, through binding snow
storms orscold misty rains, over she'll
marked roads guiding an ambulance
filled with wounded, groaning com
rades; or to stand watch on one Of
the ships of our navy during the long
night hours with no shelter from the
biting wintry winds that blow over
the dark treacherous waters; or to