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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23
HIGH SCHOOL WON
THE OPENING GAME
Game With Grafton satur.
day Had a Spectacular
Finish.

After both teams had fought nip
and tuck into a ninth inning tie, Fair
mont High with the assistance Of
knights and Hamilton's good right
arms, took a tenth inning brace and
put across two tallies in the game with
Grafton High Saturday afternoon
which resulted in the final score of z
TO 8 In favor of the local players. Both
teams led OFF with two scores in the
first, Fairmont scoring again in the
fifth and maintaining lead until the
last half of the ninth when Grafton
rallied and tied.
With the fans of both teams going
up in the air, the tenth was opened in
rapid fire style. Knight slammed a
three Dagger, the Grafton pitcher got
scared and walked Meredith, and be-
fore he could tighten up Hamilton had
plunked him for two sacker that
chased two runs across. Grafton was
! too badly shaken to do anything in her
half OF the tenth and Fairmont was
victorious in her first game Of the sea
son.
Coach Moore had his men working
IN fine shape and bearing all the ear
marks of a carefully trained, snappy
playing bunch of diamond performers.
From the showing Saturday Fairmont
should take the championship of the
Monongahela Valley High School Ath.
letic Association.
The score by innings:
Fairmont -............2 200 010 O20 u
Grafton ..............20 200 900 OIL 0-5
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23
Largest Medical Staff
for Drink or Drug Users

study to the drink and drug problems
tell the story of why physicians, law.
yers, judges, clergymen, business men
and public workers endorse and use
the Neal three days treatment for the
drink habit. Write for free booklet,
giving full information, or better, call
any time, day or night. Neal Institute,
sol Maple Ave, Avondale, Cincinnati,
Ohio. Phone Avon 1920. Open day
and night. Other Neal Institutes locat-
ed at Cleveland, Columbus, Pittsburgh
and Detroit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23
RAMSEY PITCHING
FOR NORMAL TODAY
Hoped That He Will be Able
to Win the Bethany
Contest.

Fairmont Normal and Bethany Col
lege, with Ramsey on the mound for
Normal, are battling for baseball hon.
ors at South Side Park this afternoon.
Both teams are in prime condition and
good crop of fans have been head
ing for the park all afternoon to see
the conflict.
Ramsey, who has been saved for the
game this afternoon, is in fine condi-
tIon, his six feet plus being expected
TO grind out some puzzlers TO the visit
ing performers. Coach Toothman has
been hammering some fielding prac-
tice at his men and expects to have
them in condition to give the slab
man some support. =
The game this afternoon is the hard
asst one on the Normal schedule and
the Yellow and White is all set for a
great fight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

powder smeared all over his coat
sleeve Sunday morning and another
Duck found blond hair two feet long
On his vest.
At some times in Saturdays game
there were as many people playing on
the field as there were fans in the
grandstand.
Which was dirty shame because
the Normal has hang up baseball.
team this season. all reports to the con
trary being i'll founded.
A post season bowling match was
rolled between the Giraffe and the Hin.
pOpotamus on the Y alleys Saturday
night. An average o. three pins to the
frame was maintained.
St Paul ball club has player named
Bohne We can't help but admire his
franlmess.
Recruiting scrgeants roosting Mt the
marriage license counters are about
as popular as the home club pitcher
when he forces over the winning run
with pass.
Joe Cantillion won't have to worry
about his players being drafted Uncle
Sam doesn't want men over so.
Anyone who says I'm a Stacker is
a liar" says Jess Willard. Jess prob.
ably is safe. probably nobody would
care TO resent the short and ugly"
The marriage license Stacker has put
a permanent crimp in the mother-in.
law joke.
Fred Welsh says he wants to recruit
a regiment. If Fred would fight in the
war as he fights in the ring the kaiser
ought to worry.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

won his title has he engaged in 90.
round title bout, winning this on
points from Charley White at Colorado
Springs last summer.
Welsh is not generally given credit
with packing a punch" while Kill
bane's has been in evidence on numer-
Gus occasions.
His last bout of consequence was
with George CLANCY, who had left a
path of ruined boxing regulations be-
hind him to get a chance at the cham
pion. Fhaney lasted just three rounds
with Kilbane
Ten-round bouts have fallen into dis
1epute, because. without decisions. it
is so much easier for a couple of fight
ors to stall through without risking
anything. than to really try that the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

The lightweight championship of
the world is again at stake.
May /, Johnny Kilbane. feather
weight champion, the most perfect
fighting machine in the world, will
meet Freddie Welsh. lightweight cham
pion, the worlds cleverest defensive
boxer.
In spite of the fact that Kilbane will
give away at least - pounds. Welsh
is facing the most serious threat to
his title since he won from Willie
Richie in London, in 1914.
Kilbane is the most dangerous fight
er in the world today. He combines
bewildering speed with terrific
punch and is one of the shrewdest ring
generals the game has ever produced.
Kilbane is at his best against tn,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

More physicians, specialists In the
treating of drink and drug cases, more
patients treated, more institutions
where drink and drug treatments are
given-this is the record that tells
more forcibly than volumes, the good
work that has been done by the mod.
ern Neal Treatment for drink and
drugs.
Sixty Neal Institutes in principal cit
les of the world, tens of thousands OF
cases successfully treated, hundreds OF
physicians devoting their skill ana
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

greatest fighters. His greatest bouts
have been against men who have
threatened his title. Now they are all
eliminated. Kilbane is drug on the
market in his division. He is too good
for the other 122 Founders. There is
only one thing for him to do-break
into the lightweight division.
Johnny has fought several light
weights including Richie Mitchell,
Benny Leonard, Joe Mandot Jose Riv-
ors and others near the top of their
class. In most cases he was returned
the winner.
Welsh has been able to retain his IT,
tie through his defensive tactics. A
shrewd boxer. he has seldom risked
an opening which his opponent might
take advantage of. Only once since ha
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

public has been made the goat time
after time. But this should be differ
Gnt.
Kilbane has everything to win and
very little to lose. A defeat at the
hands of Welsh would not take his tt.
tie. But should he defeat Welsh he
would be the holder of the title in both
feather and lightweight divisions. This
would mean thousands of dollars to
him.
Kilbane will try. He doesn't fear
Welsh. He is after that title.
Welsh will try, too. He will not
take any chances on losing the sini-
cure worth thousands of dollars year
TO him.
Watch for May /. 1t may be red
letter day in boxing history.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23
WEAK FIELDING
DEFEATS NORMAL
University Reserves Took
Saturdays Game in
Easy Style.

Bad fielding and poor success in con-
Meeting with Gandy's twisters. result
ed in Fairmont Normal surrendering to
the University Reserves by a to 1
score South Side park Saturday aft
ernoon. The Normal made their lone
run in the ninth when Isenhart man.
aged to get all the way round The
Normal got four hits but could not con-
meet when hit meant something, hav-
ing to leave six men dead on bases
The score:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

Sacrifice hits, Lawson, Nefflin; stol
en- bases, Hamilton, Curry (2), Neff'
I'm; hit by pitcher, by Miller, Burley,
Lawson; by Bennett, Candy; left on
bases, West Virginia /, Normal 6;
first base on errors. off Miller a.
of Candy 2; struck out, by Candy
15, by Bennett /, by Miller 6; hits ap-
portioned, of Miller 10 in s innings.
off Bennett 0 in / inning; wild pitches
Miller; passed balls Hamilton. I'm
pire. Mcclure. Time, 1850.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

Every school made a gain. Now Is
the time for church people to stay
close to their work. The Christian
part of the nation ought to be found
in the church services every Sunday
as part of their Christian obligation
to the world task. All people who
are not Christians ought to attend
the churches as matter of inspira.
ton on how to deal with the world
problem.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

who have never seen the game played
on hard wood floor should not miss
this opportunity of becoming acquaint-
ed with this youthful offspring of the
national game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

Games Scheduled Today
Pittsburgh at st. Louis.
Boston at New York.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
chicago at Cincinnati.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23
Score of the Game
Printed By West Viryinia11

Thursday The West vnan rted running
ball
The published
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

'Two.base Hits-Colns, Speaker Schalk
Stolen, BasesSpeaker Robertson Barry, Kau Alexander
Sacrifice Hits-Sser, Smith.
Bases Balls-By Johnson, S; by Alexander, q
Struck Out-By Johnson, l. by Alexander, g.
Balk-Alexander Johnson.
Passed Bals-Flillifer. 8; Schalk
Umpres-Evans and Klein.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

Philadelphia at Washington.
New York at Boston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23
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Ramsey is going up against a real
baseball team this afternoon but
everybody believes he's going to make
'em blink twice before they hit any.
thing.
Ed worthington has lost his rep as
a lady hater. Coach Moore found rice
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23
Bad Opening.

81 say, old boy, are you going to
keep Lent?" mo, but dare say that
flyer you borrowed from me is"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23
Baseball at a Glance.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
st. Louis. a: Pittsburgh, /.
Cincinnati. Z; Chicago, 4.
Others not scheduled.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

AMERICAN LEAGUE
eIeland. A; Detroit, 3.
Chicago. s; st. Louis, 2.
Others not scheduled.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-23

powder smeared all over his coat
sleeve Sunday morning and another
Duck found blond hair two feet long
On his vest.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
CAMP LEWIS MACHINE
GUNS UNLIMBERED
Montana Wants Corporal on
Grand Larceny Charge.

Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Nov. xo.-The
machine guns at Camp Lewis were
limhered up for the first time this
morning. The guns were fired by Of
ficers in the school of instruction in
the use of small arns at the camp.
The rifle rangs Is now ready for ,,se
and In "A few days when more ammu-
milton is on hand the infantry will get
regular machine gun practice.
Fifth quota men began arriving at
Camp Lewis today. These are men
sent from exemption boards In the
west to replace men In the first four
quotas who We're found physically un-
fit for army life. Firth quota men
will arrive In small patches and they
will number about $500 in all.
Extradition papers for Corporal J.
+. Nolan of the depot brigade, were
sought from Governor Lister today by
the governor of Montana on charge
OF grand larceny In funds which Nolan
is alleged to have handled az time
keeper for the c., NJ. and st. Paul rail-
way. The matter Wns turned over to
the military authorities, who have
wired to the war department at Wash
ington for instructions. n
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
PROHIBITS SOLDIERS
VISITS TO SEATTLE
City Up in Arms Over Order
Of General Greene.

Seattle, Nov, 22.-Seattle tonight is
deeply stirred by the announcement
from Camp Lewis. Tacoma that Ma jor
General II. A. Greene commandant at
the cantonment. has issued an order
forbiddins his $4,000 soldiers and off
GERS to visit this city except under cer-
tain greatly restricted circumstances.
Charging that a powerful vice syn
dicate was operating here and that
men high in authority" were involved,
General Greene several weeks ago
served notice on Seattle that his order.
OF today would be issued unless the.
city was Immediately and Thoroughly
cleaned up.
Mayor Hiram Gill said General
Greena's order WAS grossly discrimi-
native and added that II Seattle vas
to be auarantined the same action
should be taken against Tacoma. The
mayor declined to make any further
statement. saying he did not care ta
tehaAse In controversy with General
Sareenc.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
Marshall and Russell
Divide Butte Attention

Butte. Nov. 22.-Thomas r. Mar
shall. vice president OF the United
States. and Charles Edward RUSSELL
writer and former Socialist. divided
honors in Butte today, the former ap-
pearing on the lecture platform and
Mr.. Russell speaking at local theater.
on behalf Of the American government.
Both declared the United States was
in the war to the finish. and In addi-
ton Mr.. Russell, who was a member
Of the American mission to Russia, as
serted that the United States must do
all in its power to combat the tempo
rary detection of Russia. In the
afternoon Vice President Marshall re-
viewed the battalion of Washington
coast artillery now on duty here and
In Anaconda.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
Beat H?
Dandelions and Daisies for
Thanksgiving.

Dandelions and daisies will be
blooming out of doors for Thanks
giving in Missoula this year, That
is, il the warm weather of yester
day continues Il few more days.
The sunshine yesterday eoaxed
open the buds that have sprung
up since the snow of four weeks
ago disappeared Lawns are.
sprinkled with dandefion blossoms
and the daisies are in bloom in
cajawea park. In consideration
of the fact that Missouln is ap-
proximately $500 feet in altitude
and lacks only ten degrees of being
Al degrees north latitude. the
Thanksgiving blossoms tell the
story of sheltered valley with
abundant sunshine.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
AMERICAN TRANSPORTS -.
ElUDE GERMAN | !! u-B0A|Ts

A French Port. Nov. 22.-The latest
American transports to reach here had
an exciting trip through the subma-
rine zone. The first night in the zone
two transports collided. One was
slightly damaged, while the other had
a small hole torn in her how and a few
projecting guns damaged. Tempo
rary repairs were made and the ships
proceeded.
The following night a submarine at
tackled the transports. The wake of
a torpedo was seen off the bow of one
of the vessels but no coming tower or
periscope was visible. The trans
ports raced ahead and succeeded in
reaching port safely, where the COL
lision damage was repaired.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
Taking German Spies
to Internment Camp

Helena. Nov. 22.-Rernard c. Har-
loft and Karl Aminoff, seized under
presidential warrants as German spies.
left here tonight in custody of Thomas
Topping. United States immigration
agent. for an internment camp on the
Atlantic coast. Harloff was arrested
in Butte. He Is a German. Aminoff,
a Finn, was apprehended here. Har-
loft Is the aecompiiee. it is alleged, OF
Carl Won Poh. formerly business man.
ager of the Montana Stats Zeituns
of Helena. and said to have been prom
inently identified with pro- German
propaganda in Montana.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
Frisco Telephone Strike
Is Finally Disposed OF

San Francisco Nov. 22.--Complete
agreement between the Pacific Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, it's en-
ployes and the federal mediation COM
mission, headed by Secretary of Labor
William b. Wilson. was reached late
today through settlement that pro-
vides for recognition of the girl oper-
ators' unions. increased wages for the
operators and electricians. and the ma :
chinery for peaceful settlement of any
future difficulties during the period of
the war. 6s=H=s}Hz a
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
Average of Four Daily Are
Being Burned in Dakotas
and Minnesota.
ARE TRACEABLE TO
PHOSPHORUS GANGS
Two More Plots in Lennon,
S. d.. Nipped Before
Damage Results.

Sioux Falls, $. H.. Nov. a2.-De-
eiarins that the reeane epidemic"
of fires which have burned nnmer-
ous elevators aud warehouses;
throughout South Dakota were the
result of a systematic German
campaign of destruction. w. n.
Van tamo, state insurance com
missioner, tonight issued a warn
ing to all towns in the state to be
on guard, urging that every MILL
elevator and warehouse in the
state be picketed at night by
guards, lie attributed "A number of
fires occurring recently in the state
to the l. w. w.
Mr. Van Camp has inStitltcd an
investigation of the recent fires at
Lennon, $. D., which destroyed 4
considerable part of the town. The
fires are declared to have been
started by IN organized "phosphor-
us gang" connected with the L.
W. W.
Averaging Four a Day.
Mobridse, S. d.. Nov. 22.-Th
travelling auditor of a grain compan
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
ELEVEN WHEATLESS
MEALS EVERY WEEK
Montana, With Other States
to Save More Flour.

Bozeman. Nov 22.-Eleven meals
each week with no white bread. no
white bread for any noon day meal and
no white bread for any meal on
Wednesdays and Saturdays, This is
the new wheat saving program pro-
mulsated by Professor Alfred Atkinson,
Montanas food administrator, pursu-
ant tn the Instructions he has just
brought back from Washington. The
dtctum from there is that the wheat
saving program thus far has not ac-
complished enough TO enable us to feed
our allies until III. next harvest
What constitutes white bread under
this call IL defined by Miss Harkins
haMe economics demonstratE TO,
| Montana. az any bread which has more
than 90 per cent OF white flour.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
SOLDIERS Of kERENsKY
GIVE UP TO D0lsH[vK|

Copenhagen. Nne. 22.-"The Holshe-
wiki press agency officially reports
from Petroerad that all of Premier
kerensky's troops have SURRENDERED
and that the Bolsheviki also have
gained IA complete victory at Moscow.
says dispatch to the Bcrlineske III
dende from Haparanda
THE Ukranian government has sent
an army of 10000 men against Gen
eral kaledines. Hetman of the don
coassacks and at the same time Gem
eral krasnoff. ii member of kerenslSy' s
staff has gone To kaledines' headuuar-
ters To open negotiations with him =
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23

declared here tonight, in commenting
on the Lennon fires. that an averns.
of four elevators a day are being 1t
stroyed by fire in the Dakotas and
minnesota. The fires, he said, were
traceahle to various phosphorus
gangs.
More Fires at Lennon.
Two fires found today and extn-
guished without serious damage Ii.
Lennon were started by phosphorus
plants, according to word from that
town tonight. One was found under
the coal sheds of the Western Lum-
Der company and the ether In the
Hamm Brewing company's warehouse
Armed vigilantes continued to gulrd
the town of Lennon tonight.
Suspects Evade Officials.
Police failed to gather information
Of supposed incendiarism from the
few persons questioned today and
turned them all loose. Two men, who
We're reported to have left the vicinity
OF the elevators after the fire and to
have aboarded II westbound train, were
traced to Reeder, n D.. where the
trail was lost.
The ST. Paul travelling man repor.
ed missing after yesterdays fire has
been accounted for and no casualties
are known.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
Airplane Travels 1000
Miles on Bombing Trip

London, Nov. oe.-The admiralty an
the vicinity of Constantinople has been
fully accomplished by a large British
bombing airplane, which flew from
England to British base in the Medi-
'terrannean in a a.series of eight flights
The stopping places included Lyons
and Rome and the total distance COW
cred was nearly 1000 miles.
The machine was actually in the air
81 hours. THIS is believed to be a
worlds record for a cross country
journey and for the weight carried.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
Hand Of |. w. w. Seen
in Destruction Of Many
Northwest Elevators
Governments Warning
Forecast Incendiarism

Early this fall the government
issued statement Of warning to
owners Of warehouses, cold storage
plants, store houses and elevators,
to take unusual precautions IN the
guarding Of their properties, ~ a
huge plot, fostered by pro Germans,
had been discovered by federal
agents, to destroy such property.
Tho fires which have been consum.
ing grain elevators in the Dakotas
and Minnesota are believed to be
part Of "a nation wide intrigue 10
destroy the vast food resources Of
America and cripple the country in
its conduct of the war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
KEY MEN GET RAISE.

Chicago. Nov 22.-G. w. w. Hanger,
member of the United States hoard Of
mediation and conciliation, today an
nounced the settlement by arbitration
of the dispute between the 2.200 teleg-
raphers of the Chicago. Burlington 4
Quincy railroad and their employers.
The men are given an increase of $40
q month In wages.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
TO talk PEACE Terms
NTH HUN SOCIALISTS

Stockholm, Nov. 22.-The Bolshevild
government, according to a report from
Haparanda, has sent representatives to
ably at Stockholm. to arrange an arm
istice and negotiate a peace. 1t is un-
derstood that the delegates from both
sides will hide their identity.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
Adopt Resolutions Against
National Woman Suffrage

Washington, Nov. 22.-The National
Association Opposed to Woman Suf-
frage. at a special meeting here today.
attended by representatives from 20
states. adopted resolutions pointing
Out what it believed would be evil ef-.
fects from the passage of the proposed
federal suffrage amendment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23

All Of Missoula was on the streets
yesterday trying to get full enjoy
ment Of the warmth of early fall.
Thursday was another star in the
crown of autumn. 1917, and the coal
pile still refuses to diminish visibly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
14s MILLIONS TO LOAN,

Toronto. Nov. ". Subscriptions
amounting 10 sl45.7ll.20 have been re :
ce'vea to date throughout the dominion
for the Victory loan.' The nunAbs, a,
Subscribers is given as lsa,a5a. OF whom
$1,000 were lesiaen,s OF Ontario.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-23
Greece Preparing Forces
for Wars Participation

Washington, Nov. 22.-Greece Is
rapidly preparing to take her part In
the war. A cablegram received here
today from Athens via Switzerland.
says many new divisions of Greek
troops swiftly formed have taken their
places Mt the front. The morale of the
TROOPS Is declared to be excellent.