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The Washington times., 1917-03-03
KAUFF uses BATS
TOBACCO-JUICED
Giant 0utfieIder Has. Novel
Method of Preparing His
TWenty-six Sticks.

MARLIN SPRINGS, March 3.-Bash-
full Benjamin Kauff has only twenty
six bats with him. By taking good
care of them, Benpie hopes to make
them last until heSreaches New York.
These twenty-six war bludgeons
are the especial pride of the diminu-
tive outfielder. They should be. He
spent good part of the winter treat
ing them scientifically, or, rather, in
splitting tobacco juice over them.
No one around New York seemed to
know where Bashful Benjamin was
hiding during the months OF Novem-
Der and December, 1916. 1t is only
since he has come to Marlin and dis
played the twenty-six bats, all OF
them stained a deep tobacco-Juice
brown, that the secret has leaked out.
Gets. Twenty-sh Bats.
1t seems that along in the fall
Bennie determined to start on a cam
paign to restore his lost batting pres
tige. OF course, the first essential to
the batter is a bat. So Bennie order
ed twenty-six Louisville sluggers sent
to his home town, down somewhere
near the West Virginia line.
Having ordered the bats, Bennie
went home to await their arrival. On
the road he picked up a supply of his
favorite chewing tobacco, some old
bones. and a can of oil.
The bats were shipped to him with
out being polished. They were simply
shaped in the natural wood. He at
tended to the finishing and polishing
himself. He drove a tack in the
handle Of each bat and hung 1t up on
a string. When he had the twenty
six hung, he began treating them.
TObaeco-JuIeed Sticks.
-juicing was the first proc
ess they went through. Kauff is an
incessant chewer.. Every time he had
TO expectorate he did so on one OF the
bats. Tobacco juice, he explained,
keeps the wood timber and helped pre-
vent cracking.
After the bats had reached the pro-
per tobacco juice color Bennie took
out the trusty oil can. Each stick
was hung in oil for twenty-four hours.
Then came the boning.
1t Is true that there is q little bit
of bone in every good little ball
player. According to Kauff, there
should be a little bit of bone in every
good little or big bat.
1t doesn't make any particular DIFF
ference what kind OF bone you use.
Rubbing the surface of the tobacco
stained and oiled bat closes the sticks
pores and polishes it up.
Kaun Is Hitting Well.
Although he has only been facing
straight ball pitching, Kauff has been
hitting very well since he came South.
II is not the distance that he gets to
his drive that is reassurIng. It is the
skill with which he places the ball in
left, right or center.
Bashful Bennie is out to regain his
batting crown. He is working con-
scientiously and making good pro-
gress. He is clouting heavily on
those twenty-six tobacco-stained. OIL
ed, and boned Louisville ,sIuggers. II
any OF them are stolen he will suspect
agents of the American Tobacco Com
pany or the Standard OIL.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
cHINK WITHDRAWs,

PHILADELPHIA, March 3.-After
having emerged with a score which
gave him a splendid chance to capture
the George w. Childs cup, the chess
championship of Philadelphia, and
the title of Franklin Chess Club cham
pion, r. SEE, the Chinese chess expert
and former University of Pennsyl-
vania student Withdrew from the
tournament now In progress at the
Franklin ChaAA Club
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
NAVY IS ACTIVE.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. March 3.-Ath-
letes of three different institutions
will be represented on the program
OF sports to fake place at the Naval
Academy today. The card calls for
the following.
Wrestling-Navy VS.. Pennsylvania
State.
Gymnastics-Navy VS.. Princeton.
Fencing-Navy VS.. Columbia
Visitors must be accompanied by
officers or midshipmsn.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
BRAVES START SOUTH.

BOSTON, March 3.-A contingent Of
the Boston NationaI League club
headed by Business Manager Hap
good and Assistant Trainer Jones, left
here last night for the spring training
camp at Miami, Fla. Pitchers George
Tyler and Robert Gill, with Arthur
Rice, a catcher, and a number of news
paper men made I'D the party.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
GIANTS STOPPED.

MARLIN, Tex. March 3.-Co!d
weather is hampering the Giants IN
their training here, and an exhibition
game scheduled for tomorrow will
Dallas, OF the Texas League, has beer
called on. Daily practice games Of
"a few innings each are being held.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03

able to do something worth while
next year. Much work must be done
toward maintaining interest in the
association throughout the East, how
ever. Washington cannot be expected
to support the A. c, B. A. strongly
until the tournament IL held in q city
closer than Syracuse.
From a standpoint of competition IL
would be difficult to find better sport
than that offered at Conventions Hall
by George Washington last night. The
fields were small and select The
meet was purely a local AFFAIR save
in the relays and was deserving of
better support than was given by the
public. Some of the managers of
track affairs might find It to their ad-
vantage to lower the price Of admis
sion as well as the price of seats.
This might serve to draw out q big
and especially Manager William 8.
James deserve q world Of credit for
the successful affair.
Tech High made, q strong bid for
the services OF Wayne Hart a. foot
ball coach for next year, but the "big
un7 has gone to New York and will
not return here for some time. Mean
while Tech Is still searching.
We beg to suggest that two col
leges in the city get together and
run q Joint set of games. The af-
might be given over to school
boy races and relays and the night
to open and collegiate events as well
as relays.
Gallaudet officially closes the
season by playing the Hop
kins Independents tonight. Jack Hass
had a successful campaign out Ken
dal Green way and appears to be the
cock of the walk.
Watch some of the performances
In Philadelphia tonight when the in
indoor events are held.
Next week comes the Meadowbrook
games at which several OF our local
athletes Will attend. These two meets
are fast driving New York to the rear
In track performances indoors
The Washington times., 1917-03-03

AS Penn was defeated 20 to 20 by
Columbia last night Yale and Prince
ton remain to fght for the title. Yale
will play at Cornell tonight.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03
TEAMS ARE TIED
Tigers and Ellis Strive for Basket
ball Aonors.

PRINCETON, N. J., March d
Princeton Is on even terms with Yale
today in the Intercollegiate Basket
ball League. The Tigers defeated
Dartmouth 10 to IL at Princeton.
Following Is the standing of the
The Washington times., 1917-03-03

Arrangements have been made with
the Augusta Y. N. c. a. for all the
players who wish to take a plunge in
the pool and several have accepted
the kind offer. Quite a swimming
party plowed around the pool yester-
day afternoon after the gallop at the
ball park.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03

With the possible exceptions of
Shaw, Charity, Berry, and Ayers, all
the players are now down to required
weight and these will get there after
a day or two of hard work in torrid
weather.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03

Bert Grace. the man Nyho broke in
with Long Larry Mclean back in
1912. is here looking over the Griff-
men. He says that IL Nick can pitch
now, he himself can hit 500. Nick
denies this and a contest is coming
before Griffs boys break camp.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03

Ty Cobb. the Detroit star, who
makes his home here. has issued a
broad challenge to a checker tourna-
;ment and Mike Martin, mayor of
cherrydNle, Va, has accepted. Green
and ned flags will adorn the city hall
during the contest which will be
played at the Albion Hotel, preferr-
The Washington times., 1917-03-03

The first squad has now made all
its arrangements for the training sea-
son. Lockers have been awarded to
the players, uniforms have been as
sorted and given to the players and
all that is needed is good weather for
the boys to get down to hard work.
The Washington times., 1917-03-03

Uncle Nick Altrock. the comedian
coach, has the honor OF donning the
+ FIRST uniform of the season. Also. he
tossed the first ball, Claude Thomas
catching it. After the fifth Nick quit.
: He said that he >eeded all his swift
for the Labor Day contest
The Washington times., 1917-03-03

Jim Shaw came close to being
lodged in the county cooler yesterday
when he asked policeman If a mon
ument in Broad street was dedica ted
to General Grant or General Sher-
man. Jim was fleet OF foot, that's
all that saved him.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-06
WAR BooMS DYE INDUSTRY
American Plants Not Only Supply Do
nestle Needs, But Sell Large
Quantities Abroad.

The American dye industry has moi
only grown big enough to supply prac'
tically all domestic needs, but IL now
exporting important quantities to
other nations, Uncle Sans bureau Of
commerce reports.
Of all the industries created or de-
veloped as q direct result Of war con-
ditions, none has shown more rapid
progress than American dyestuns.
From only seven establishments In
which 62s people were engaged in pro
ducing 6019,729 pounds Of coal-tar
colors, valued at $1,126,6e9, In 1914.
the industry has developed until now
It not only supplies the domestic de-
mand for colors, but has even invaded
the foreign market In European neu-
tral and allied countries, Canada, Mex
leo, Argentina, Brazil. British India,
and Japan.
No other article Of commerce more
vitality affects q greater number Of In
dustries than do coal-tar dyes, and
very few articles rival them In COM
plexity Of manufacture. At the out
break Of the war the difficulties In the
way Of soon providing adequate do
nestle supplies seemed insurmOunt-
able; yet In the short space Of three
years scores Of plants covering many
acres Of ground have been erected;
numerous by-product coke ovens have
been equipped to furnish the neces-
sary raw materials; Thousands OF
workmen have been trained; special
machinery has been designed, built
and Installed; hundreds Of chemists
and chemical engineers have given
their entire time to the unfamiliar
work connected with color produc-
tion; experimental research has been
inauEuratsd for perfectng processes
and machinery and the possible dis
eOEGy e new eolorS; organization.
consolidation, and alliances have been
effected within the industry to further
Increase output at decreased cost; and
Il n understood In the trade that plans
aFO under way for entering forulGn
PsEklS - . largo ScalA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-06
KELLY U-DOAT
CHIEF IS JOKER
Commander Of German Subma-
rlne Shows Vein Of Un-
German Hum0r.
IS HERO OF MANY STORIES
When Not Laying Mines He Pulls
Franks That Amuse American Sea.
men-Pays Two-Days' Visit
at Dublin Hotel.

Base Of American Flotilla In BRUSH
Waters.-There Is German submarine
commander who is known throughout
the American fiotilla us kelly" His
real name is something quite diner
emit, bur the American sailors promptly
dubbed him Kelly Of the Emerald
isle" and the name will stick In the
songs and stories Of the navy as long
as the great war is talked about.
kelly" earned his name by his dis
play on various occasions OF rich
vein of quite un-German humor. He
has become The hero of numberless sto-
ries told In rorecastle and on quarter
deck. Not all Of these stories are true,
and probably most Of them have grown
In the telling.
"Keily" Franks Tantailzlns.
kelly" commands a mine-laylng Z.
boat which pays frequent visits to the
district patrolled by the American de-
stroyers. When he has finished his
appointed task Of distributing his
mines where they will do the most
harm he generally devotes few min
utes to prank of some kind. Some
times he contents himself with leaving
note flying from 81 buoy scrubbed In
schoolboy English and addressed TO his
American enemy. On other occasions
he picks out deserted bit Of coast
line at night and goes ashore with q
squad Of his men for Saunter on the
beach, leaving behind a placard or a
bit OF German bunting as reminder
Of his presence,
His most Gudacious exploit, how
ever-if the legends Of the forecastle
are to be belleved-was a trip which
he made several months ago TO Dublin,
where he stayed two days at leading
hotel, afterward Joining his U-boat
somewhere up the west coast. He Is
said TO have informed the British Of
his exploit by leaving his receipted bill
attached TO one or their buoys.
Still another Of "Kelly's" more re-
cent stunts was TO plant the German
flag on an eminence on the coast line.
II was the first time that the British
and Americans knew just where lie
md his men had set foot and they
.hared the excitement Of the village
folk. who awOkc one morning TO fiLd
a new kind Of flag flying from their na'
live soil. Al first they could not make
Jut just what II was.
Fishermen Burn German Flag.
But when they made sure that II was
he German colors they were furious,
Tor IL SO happened, so the story goes
that the fisherman along this partlc.
uiar strip Of coast had suffered much
from submarine raids. U-bOats lad
shelled their boats, Germans had SO.
len their 1ish-their only means Of i've.
Iihood-and left them empty ham. !
after a weeks hard catch Of macket"l
These poor fisher folk were In no m d
for this latest display Of German hi.
NOR, so they, according to repcl =,
promptly burned the flag and sci 4
watch for kelly"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-06
GIVES army WEAPONS
Ordnance Bureau important
Branch Of War Department
IntruStsd With Duty d Providing Bis
ouns and Small Arms. with All
Necessary Equipment

In common with other branches Of
Uncle Sans military service the ord
nance division Of the war department
IL Of interest at this time. The chief
Of the ordnance Of the army II
charged with the duty Of procuring. By
purchase or manufacture, and dlstri-
buting the necessary ordnance and ord
nance stores for the army and Ma
tional Guard.
Ordnance and ordnance stores In
clude cannon and artillery vehicles and
equipment; apparatus and machines
for the service and maneuver Of ar
tillery; small arms and ammunition,
and accoutrements. Horse equip
ments and harness for field artillery,
and horse equipment for cavalry and
other mounted men: tools, machinery
and materials for ordnance service,
and all property Of whatever nature
(including specially equipped motor
trucks, motorcycles, tractors and rail-
road cars) supplied to the military es-
tablishment must be provided BY the
ordnance department.
More than 800 students installed on
the campuses Of eight American col
leges have been taking the prepare
tory course to at them for ordnance
work In the enlisted reserve corps.
These students have been trained to
become storekeepers in that branch OF
the service which win supply the new
American armies with guns and mu-
nition8.
In connection with those who have
had some training and who wish com
missions az either captains or nrst
lieutenants the department wishes to
have mechanical engineers, chemical
engineers specially qualified In explo'
sive chemistry, and metallurgical en-
gineers; also men with special knowi'
edge Of the manufacture Of leather
goods and cloth material. In accept
ing men for these commissions the de-
partment prefers graduates Of q recog'
nized college or university, and also
prefers those who have had sufncient
experience in the manufacture or In
vestigation Of ordnance material 70
qualify them to take up at once sucn
duties In the ordnance department
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-06
FREE AFTER II ATTEMPTS
Russian War Prisoner Spent Many
Weeks on the Road In
Germany.

Winstersyr. Netherlands.-The r, =
ord in escape from war captivity would
seem to be held by a Russian prison n
Of war who has crossed the 'front.' r
near Winsterswyk. This was Lis
twelfth attempt at escape.
Three times he ned in the direction
Of Luxembourg, twice he made for
Switzerland, on several occasions he
took the road to Poland and again to
Denmark, but In every case without
success.
This was the first time he had tried
his luck in the direction Of the Neither
lands frontier, and after being two
months and twenty days on the road
success crowned his perseverance
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-06
SPARE HOSPITALS AND
CHURCHES WHEN THEY
SMELL @ENEMY" CITIES

Uncle Sans marines are busy
bombarding enemy cities and
the only buildings left standing
after the terrific IRE are
churches and hospitals.
They are only miniature
cities, to be sure, and the build
ings are not more than q foot
high. Cities In miniature are
used as detectives by marine
corps artillerymen in training
at Quantlco, w.. and the little
buildings In them are plainly la
beled gun factory" barracks"
CHURCH" hospital" etc. The
marine Gunners are careful in
training to avoid hitting build
inRs marked church" or "hos-
pltal," and in practice they show
wonderful craftsmanship In raz-
ing buildings adjacent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-06
ENGLAND Needs Roads

LOndon.-It win require approx
mately $50, 100000 to reconstruct or
strengthen 1900 miles Of roads In
Great Britain aftor the war in order
to enable then to carry the growing
nstsg tARe sAyS n oneal estimate
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-12-06
PARENTS SHOULD HAVE
TWO NAMES FOR BABIES

Indianapolis, Ind. - Because
parents haven't always got q
name for their baby when II Is
born, the state Of Indiana Is
spending $50 q month more
than necessary, according to Or.
]. N. Hurry Of the state board
Of health.
"The state IL spending about
$50 Q month In writing to
homes, from which physicians
have sent in reports Of births
without the names Of the babies
attached.
"Parents ought to have two
names ready, one for q boy and
one for q girl Sometimes both
can be used"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23

never takes Il drink. He declares he
doesn't smoke. except IN New York.
HeSides. highball hilaritN is going to
be expensive" he pointed ont After
exercise, marriage children and Il nice
little home are fine teachers of laugh
ter
Then You believe one can laugh,
even after one is married." / asked,
inauirnsly.
sure Non can; You can LAUGH Ia
think how you've got it on the other
fellow, Mr.. Fairbanks rctortod in
trepidly. And his wife was not cen
soring the interview, either.
Il believe in marrying while you're
youna" he went on. Then YOU can
laugh together before the Laugh foun-
tains get dried up with waiting Your
life is happy because its normal"
Laugh at Yourself.
There's one sort of laughter of
Which yon haven't spoken" | observed.
and Vel / believe it's The most val
liable Of All | am thinking OF the
ability TO laugh Al ones self The
person who takes himself too serious
i. who - honestly blind 10 his own
,oblss and Inconsistencies, not only
loses 4 lot OF fun but is destined To
lie bruised repeatedly by he rough
tongues Of those more clear sighted
tHan himself Now. tell me II You
think women lanah AS much az men"
Women laugh more than men.
They're always Ciggline, especially
when they're Young. and why not? We
men wouldn't appreciate il if they
went about frownine. | think that
women always laugh more than men
until they know men, he ended, with
an unexpectedly discerning cynicsm.
Honestly. do you think any of us
can or should laugh until this war is
over" | asked in the pause tina, fol-
lowed.
Why not he challenged, with the
inaomitabilitN he displays toward
preeipiccs and other apparently I'M
conquered impedimenta. we should
think Of the War as we think OF any
great force of naturc--a thunderstorm
or an earthquake. our gloom won't
help things any | don't believe in
grouches."
Neither do L Yet in this world of
today. which seems to be singing
itself to death like the scorpion there
are thousands of women VINO must
fight even to smile and for whom all
laughter must be as the cracking Of
thofns under Il pot. X,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
HENRIETTA CROSMAN
COMING THIS I'EEK
Noted Actress to Present
"Erstwhile Susan Here.

Welcome announcement is made Of
The coming of Henrietta crosman
most DISTINGUISHED of American act
resscs in new modern comedy en-
titled "t.rstwhilr SUSAN to the Mis-
soula thcatcr September "a.
The new comedy is from the pen OF
Marian de Forest. RECALLED for her
Little Women" and founded on Helen
X. Martins novel sHarnabetta The
play Introduces 10 the stage an en-
Nlronmrn, IT once new and novel ana
never before used III the thrater, that
Of the quaint characterizations and
modern life among the PENNSYLVANIA
| Dutch in their settlements through
| Pennsylvania, Additional interest at
! taches TO Miss crosman's present
| visit, also, since, il marks her return
J to field in which she exccls. that of
| brilliant. deft iigh, comedy of the most
| delightful KIND She is seen as Susan
| Miller. an affected, posing woman,
! high flown and individual" in dress
! who replies 10 an advertisement for i
/ wife and finds herself merricd to
| Barnaby Drrary stirly tieht listed
! Pennsylvania Duichman with three
| grown children, Susan, despite her
airs and .fa,ea ttots the upper hand
| Of the unpleasant conditions surround
! ing her new lot her efforts reaching
| Il climax when she settles in Surpris
| ing ana happy "a shlon the love affair
| of little Bafnahetta, her step daughter
| whom she has learned 10 love and up
| on whose happiness she has set her
+, heart. An admirable characteristic
| OF Mis- Croamans supporting com
! psntea in the past the palnstaRi ing
, care With which players Tor the sur
| rouudin. roles have been chosen has
/ been IaSidlN adhered To bN Joseph
Eit"r. under whose management The
| actress is now ipitea ring
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
MOTHER CALLS SON
COWARD; mo SAND"
"Micky' Denounced for Not
Joining Army.

Philadelphia. Pa--John Cannon,
known as "Micky," was denounced as
n coward by his mother. Mrs Mary
Cannon of ~ South Fifty=fi,h street
before Magistrate Harris in the Thr-
ty-second street police station. Can
non. who is "a, was arrested after he
had gone home drunk, according to the
police and the woman. had broken fur.
nitnre and had tried to beat his moth
er.
He has two brothers that I'm proud
of, judge said Mrs Cannon, hut he's
no good They both enlisted but he
won't. He's no good. He's got no sand
think he's yellow
why don't sou enlist and show YOU
have som. sand SHE delna nded
scornfnlly, turning to Cannon, who
stood rubbing his hands together and
hanging his head
I will enlist, Judge IL you'll give me
n chance said Cannon trying vainiy
TO look The magistrate in The eyes
No. ! won't make the Army "A ref
ige for drunken huns said Harris.
"bat I'll tell Sou what | will do I'll
send You to the county prison for 30
days and ii al the end OF ten days YOU
have the rum out OF your system and
still want To enlist YOU write me Il let
ter and toll me. Then I'll have yo,, re-
leased and I'll have arrangements
made for you to enlist
All right, judge" said Cannon and
his mother.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23

study of the prisoners mentality, told
the court:
.Dessalles is an emotional charao-
ter He is afraid Of thunder and 9TH
er things. but not 81 obsessed by fear
as to render the case one OF mania. At
first he did his duty at the front but
allowed himself To become depressed
more easily than a normal man. But
Ia say that he deserted under the In
fesisiihle influence Of fear is going too
far. He was simply unable To offer
the same resistance TO the emotion OF
war as an ordinary man
The deaeiter told the court, Il am
eahsiitut,onaiiy iiinid In my family
afraid 81 every thine. Asked il he