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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1917-09-27
R. R. TRA|NMEN ASK
GR0NNA'S RES|GNAT'N
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES ENDORSE
STAND OF MINOT u. C. T, COUN.
GIL.

At the meeting of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen and order OF
Railway Conductors held in the Odd
Fellows hall Sunday afternoon, Gov
ernor Lynn J. Frazier, A. G. Townley.
Senators A. j. Gronna and R. M. La
Toilette were scored for their disloal
utterances, when the members OF the
two orders went on record as being
firm supporters of the administration
in the prosecution Of the war.
The meeting was purely of pa
triotic nature and stirring addresses
were made by members of the two
organizations. The Nonparti san
league officials ond the two senators.
who played prominent part in the
meeting held in Minneapolis last wees
which has been heralded as the great
est unpatriotic gathering ever held in
the northwest since the outbreak o.
the war, were severely scored by the
speakers.
Endorse U. C. T. Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted by Minot
Council of the United Commercial
Travellers was endorsed at the meet.
ing and the Knights of the Rail
pledged their support to the govern.
ment, declaring themselves in oppo.
sition to the Nonpartisan league ant
all organizations that are proving &
hindrance to the nation during the
present crisis.
The Resolution.
The resolution as adopted, follo IS
cat joint meeting of the O.uei
of Railway Conductors, division IL,
and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmer
No. 463, held at Grand Forks, Sep.
tember 2, 1917, the following resolu.
tion was unanimously adopted:
''That we, in joint session, hearth,
endorse the resolution of Minot Ga,un
Gil, U. c. T. No. PIT of September Is
1917, upholding our government anG
censuring Senators! Gronna, LaFollette
and others of their ilk; and that thess
two local orders, O. R. c. and B. R
T., jointly assembled, are unalterably
opposed to the utterances and actions
of the Nonpartisan league, and that
we stand first, last and all the time
with our United States government. >
The railway men also requested that
marked copies of The Herald, con.
tanning this resolution, be mailed tc
Senator A. J. Gronna, Senator R. M
IaFollette, Governor Lynn J. Frazier
and A. c. Townley and also to S. S
Menken, president of the National Sc.
curity league, New York. Copies Of
The Herald containing the resolution
passed by the Minot U. c. T. will also
be forwarded to these men.
The U. c. T. resolution requested
Senator A. J. Gronna to tender his
resignation as member of the United
States Senate and charged him with
disloyalty. It also requested Cover
nor Lynn j. Frazier to cease his dis.
loyal utterances and to place himself
squarely back of the government in
the prosecution of the war.
The action taken by the conductors
and brakemen at the meeting Sunday
is in harmony with the resolutions
adopted by the railway engineers at a
meeting held one week ago.-Grand
Forks Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
Patriotism in Flags

rom the Electrical World.
 The sale of lighting equipment that can be used to give expression to pa triotic feeling has received a marked stimulus as the result of the declara- tion that a state of war exists. The electric flag signs which were brought out by several firms and were exten- siSely campaigned during the earlier in- ternational crisis are now moving with great rapidity without any particular ef- fort on the part of the sign manufac- turers to exploit this class of goods.
 There is reported from Cleveland a par ticularly heavy demand for the larger sizes of flags, the 10-foot, 12-foot, 1e- food and 20foot sizes being exceeding ly popular. One Chicago sign manufac- turer said that he had sold 50 flag signs in the last three weeks which is more than he had sold in the four months pre- ceeing that period.
 The greatest buyers are industrial plants, municipalities and certain banks which wish to demonstrate their patriot ism. One steel company employing for sign laborers, recently ordered 10 large sized, double-faced flags. requesting prompt delivery, but asking no questions lbout price. These flags were delivered n four days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11

Birmingham premier wrestling match in recent months is scheduled to be staged tonight at the Jefferson theatre, start promptly at S:30 o'clock when John Freberg, the challenger Of the world and champion of Sweden, will meet Tommy Draak the champion of Belgium, and a great local favorite. Several preliminaries will precede the main bout.
 Indications are that a record house will be in attendance. The advance seat sale has been heavy. Tommy Draak ar rived in town yesterday and spent the entire afternoon in rounding up his old friends. Draak Is a great favorite here. He has appeared on the mat be- fore the Birmingham public about six times and the sportsmanlike manner in which he conducts himself has won a large following.
 Freberg is making his third appear ance of the season here. He, too, is a clean wrestler and has made scores of friends by his good work on the mat. He is a big fellow, weighing about 215 pounds. He is very fast and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
Bdrons' Spurt and Loss of Lead By Crackers Features;
 Red Sn1ith 10 Rejoin Team

Vols are beginning to show the same form which featured their play last sea- son, resulting in their securing the pen- nant. The Chicks, under the leadership of Cy Barger, won the majority of their games.
 The Chattanooga Lookouts played a consistent game and remained in fourth place as the result of the Barons spurt The Lookouts were displaced early in the week by the Barons
 Mobile suffered another poor week, al- though their play showed a marked in crease of form. Manager Kitchens is try ing out number of new players and seems determined to form a winning ag- gregation. The Gulls lost several games by close margins, including three to the Barons, by one run. Weakness in the box appears to be the Gulls handicap.
 wire was received last night from Manager Molesworth of the Barons be- lore he left for Chattanooga, where the Bafons open three-game stay today, stating that Catcher Tommy Toland had been released and Red Smith would join the team immediately. The Barons passed through Birmingham early this morning and Red was added to the party.
 The return of Smith to the team will greatly strengthen the offense. Red is mighty hitter. Homer Haworth has been doing practically all of the work behind the plate and rest will no doubt do him good. He is playing grand brand of ball. however, and no change is demanded
 Moley will open with Ralph Comstock today against the Lookouts. It is not known who he will use Tuesday or Wednesday. On Thursday, the Barons are back at Redwood to meet the Nash vile Vols in three games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11

me-great nerve tonic. Perhaps 1J doesn't seem like relaxation to walk six or seven miles after little ball But, when you hit one right. Oh boy. And I'll bet the professional golfer would like to go to preaching for his fun Some of them could, too.
 Golf calls for many things that you need in this game of life, and, besides, it keeps the undertaken from getting first mortgage on your body and the devil from foreclosng a second mort gage on your soul.
 The scotch pastime teaches you to keep your eye on the ball and your mouth shut You've got to have pa tience and self-control cursing and swearing never improve your game. You must be able to time your swing and judge your distance
 Try some of the fundamenal rules of golf in life-especially that one about keeping your eye on the ball-even if you trust your caddy.
 Of course, Pm not the smoothest per former in the world because I still run after the marble when I make a good shot You can't stop me from doing that-I don't want to risk anyone else claiming it. And my score totals look like the profits of the United States Steel company.
 The Scotch have given us some good things-including golf and Harry Lau- der. They call Harry hard-boiled egg, but no one ever heard of him asking for a handout.
 Be sure to play on a course where there is no nineteenth hole. Remember that. It's rule No. 1.%
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
GuZZs Swan1ped By Squirting Barons Again
GOLF-THE NERVE TONIC
By BILLY SUNDAY
 Famous EVangelist)

Why don't you play golf, Bill?' a friend of mine asked me sometime ago.
 I'm not old enough yet" told him.
 Right there was where I was wrong. When 1 used to watch the golfer take out his stick or cue or whatever he called the tool and hit out long one, and then walk after the pill, thought he must be a little bit off upstairs. That was when golf first broke in and l was a ball player-and younger and perhaps a little fresher.
 But now I've changed my tune. Every time a man-young or old-takes up golf, the devil loses to toe hold on a prospect, and the tango temples a ten ant.
 Relaxation is what we all look for when we get through with our jobs. Some fellows think booze quiets their nerves. I don't. It only muffles them and they shrek louder the next morn ing-take it from me.
 The lawyer, the ball player, the sur geon, the business man, the office boy, and the preacher are under pretty stiff strain if they keep putting all they carry on the job while in the harness. That's right. Hook slide into any job like Ty Cobb going into second-with the idea of getting there.
 When I get through fighting the devil and the liquor interests and the tango temples, and the cabaret cacklers, I'm all in Maybe it doesn't look like hard work, and maybe some folks think it is a bigger job to listen, but I generally finish on the bit and puffing.
 Now golf once or twice week fixes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11

Atlanta, June 10.-The continued spurt of the Birmingham Barons and the fall of the Atlanta Crackers from the top of the ladder in the Southern associa- tion race was the features of the past weeks play. The Barons, by scoring apother victory over the lowly Mobile Gulls again today, made it five straight from the tailenders. The Crackers lost the lead to the New Orleans Pelicans, who won a double header from the Little Rock Travellers today.
 The Barons' play was the most sensa- tional of the week The Molesworth ag- gregation lost but two games of the last eight played. Good pitching was respon- sibe for each of the wins, although the htters showed a complete reversal of form and emerged from the slump which lowered over the team during the disas- trous series with New Orleans.
 Hill won two games of the six, while each of the four members of the Baron staff won one game. Ellis hitting fea- tured the series at Mobile. He secured four triples and three doubles.
 The Pelicans' double victory today over the faltering Travellers placed the Dob- bers back in the lead of the league after a period of about three weeks Atlanta went down in defeat before Ellam's Vols Red Day was hit hard and the champions encountered little difficulty in annexing the title.
 The crucial series at New Orleans be- tween the Crackers and the Pelicans re- suited in an even break.
 The Nashville Vols showed an increased form, as did the Memphis Chicks The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
ARTHUR JOHNSON
 WINS FOR PELICANS

New Orleans, June 10:.-New Orleans took both games of a double header today and went into the league lead- ership when Atlanta was defeated at Nashville. Todays scores were to 2 and 2 to l.
 Knight, who succeeded Hardgrove in the fifth inning of the first game, was sent back against the Pelicans in the second game and pitched splendid ball. holding the locals to three hits. The Pelicans made two of the hits count. however. Johnson, released by Bir- mingham and signed by New Orleans made his debut as a Pelican in the second game.
 After the second inning of the first game downpour of rain caused a delay Of more than an hour. Scores:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
VOLS FIND RED DAY
 EASY AND WIN, 5 TO ?

Nashville, June 1O-Nashville had little trouble hitting Day with runners on base ana easily won the first game of the serles With Atlanta, to 2 Both teams played ragged ball in the early innings. put Scott grew stronger as the game progressed and only one man reached i'rst base after the second innings.
 Kaufman, whose huff of an easy flv in the first inning gave Atlanta r,, Was responsible for three of the locals runs, He was credited with two dou ples and single out of four times at pat his second two-bagger driving in scott who singled in the fifth with what proved to be the winning run. Knisely hit safely in his thirteenth consecutive game. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
Erciting Bout Expected As
 ResuHofDrddk- Freberg Bout
Match Tonight Jefferson Theatre Is Premier Exhibition Season-Both Draak and Freberg Have Large Fol
 lowng-Advance Seat Sale Heavy

aggressive and a scrappy battle can be expected.
 Draak is well known to the local colony. His bouncing tactics on the mat is probably the most unique meth cd used by any wrestler in the game to break a body or arm hold. No wrestler to appear in Birmingham against Draak has ever been able to stop the Belgium from breaking holds with this popular method and much in- terest is attached to tonight's bout for this one reason.
 Freberg will go on the offensive from the start, and as Draak Is also very aggressive wrestler a fast and exciting bout will no doubt be fur nished. Draak is slightly outwei ghed, but is considered faster than Freberg, thus making the men about evenly matched.
 Promoter Brown Parks secured Draak for tonight's bout as Freberg's opponent after scores of requests. Con- sequently an overflowing house is ex- pected. There will be only two short preliminaries, starting at S:30 o'clock, and the main bout will follow imme- diately. E. M. Parry, whose work as referee in past bouts has been a source of much satisfaction to both the wrestlers and the fans. will officiate again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11

N . M M \ N Y ThreeBase Hits-Ellis 3. Two Base Hit-Reed Sacrifice Hits-Johnston, Webb. Hill. Stolen es-McDoweH, Johnston ?, Coombs. Haworth
 Double Plays-Kitchens to Lunte Caton, unassisted; Webb, unassisted Pitching Record-Five hits with runs in 1 inning off Eldridge; 12 hits, runs in innings off Adams. Struck Out-Hill 1 (Adams). Bases on Balls-Adams 3 (Coom bs Webb 9; Hill ? (Meyers. McDowelD Hit by Pitched Ball-Adams (John- ston).
 Wild Pitch-Adams. Left on Bases-Birmingham II, Mo- bile 6.
 Time-1:55.
 Empires, Moran and Kerin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Coumbe Batted For Win

Cleveland, June 10--Three hits in row, sacrifice and two bases on balls off Coumbe combined with a hit and a wild pitch off Klepfer gave Chicago six runs Tn the second inning here today. The final scoEe was Chicago 10 Cleveland 1. Spec tacular one-hand catches by Jackson and Felsch were the features. Score:
 Chicago ............. 063 GOO 100-10 13 Cleveland ............ GOO 001 Ol2-4 g 8
 Batteries: Williams and Schalk; Coumbe, Klepfer, Bagby and O'Neill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11

LIttIe ROCK .......... 100 100 000-2 New Orleans ........ 900 32O 00*-5
 Summary; Two-base hits, Stansbury, knaupp. Three base hit, Bluhm. Stolen bases, Wares 9 Covington 2. Sacrifice hits, Barney, Chapman, Baker. Stans- burg. Double play, Knaupp to BIuhm. Struck out. Smith ?, Knight l. Bases on balls Smith 3, Knight l. Pitching record, 10 hits with runs off Hard grove in 4 Ia innings Earned runs. Hardgrove f. Knight l, Smith 2 Gone out and 2 men on bases when Hard grove was relieved. Time. 1:33 Um- pires, Chesnutt and O'Toole
 SECOND GAME
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11

Summary: Two-base hit. Covington. Stolen bases. Tincup. Bittle Sacrice hits Bluhm, Higgins, Baker Struck out. Johnson 4 Knight 3. Base on balls. Johnson l, Knight ? Hit by pitched ball, Knight (Baker), Johnson (Barney). Earned runs, Johnson 1, Knight 2. Time of gase, 1:f1. Empires, O'Toole and Chesnutt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
On Easy Conditions

From the Ch1cagO HeraId.
 The widow sat beside the bedside of her dying friend.
 Now, Susan, when you get to heaven. will you tell John that I am longing to be with him?' she said.
 If sees your John I'll sure tell him." Susan said, 'but if don't ain't a-gon' clickety -clakin all over heaven lookin' for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
Nothing But the Truth

From the Rochester Times.
 lawyer was examining a Scottish farmer. You'll affirm that when this happened you were going home to a meal? Let us be quite certain on this point, because it is a very important one. Be good enough to tell me, sir, with as little prevarication as possible, what meal it was you were going home to-
 You would like to know what meal it was?" said the Scotchman.
 Yes, sir; I should like to know, re- piled the counsel, sternly and impress sively. Be sure you tell the truth
 well then, it was just oatmeal!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
AMERICAN
BACON PLAYS BIG
 PART IN CHICKS LOSS

Memphis, June 10-Bacon held Mem phis to three scattered singles today and got three hits, including two home runs, which, with the home teams S er- TOTS made it easy for Chattanooga to win the final game of the series. to 0. Two runners were on bases when the Chattanooga pitcher hit for his sec
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
WESTERN TEAMS WIN

The western teams in both organiza- tlons were prominent in the intersec- tional results. In the National the west erners won l4 and lost eight and in the American 13 out of 23 games went to the western quartet.
 Ty Cobb and Amos Strunk each made hVe hits out of i've times at bat dur ing the week. Cobb batted out a dou- ble and two triples in addition to two singles, while Strunk made tour singles and a double.
 The weeks record in each league of games played, won and lost, with runs hits and errors, including the games or saturday, June g, is as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
Two Months of the Baseball Season in Big Show Over.
 Giants Suffer Slump
TIGERS BRACE AND
 WALLOP CHAMPIONS
Hangs Wagner Returns to Diamond. Western Teams in Both Leagues Win Majority of Games.
 Reds Play Good Ball

New York, June 10.-With the 1917 baseball season two months old for the American league has shown a combina- tion strong enough to hold first place secure. The National league has had more changes in first position than in several years and no team yet has de- veloped sufficient staying power to hold the lead after it had gained it. Boston showed winning form early in the sea son, but since the games with the west ern teams of the American Barry's men have not done so we'll When the weeks play enGed Saturday, Philadel- phia led the Nationals
 In the National New York found the going hard in St Louis and Cincin- nati last week, the Reds especially play ing havoc with the Giants progress Matthewson's men developed unlocked for prowess and took three games from the league leaders
 Philadelphia moved into first place Wednesday, went into tie with New York Thursday and regained the lead Friday Chicago fell into a slump the latter part of the week and was shut out three times in succession-by Phila- delphia twice and once by New York St. Louis and Cincinnati proved the best teams of the week. The Cardinals won five out of six and the Reds five out of seven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11

Summary: Two-base hits, Elberfeld, Sylvester, Hyatt Home runs. Bacon 2. Sacrifice hit, Platte. Stolen bases, Ba- con, Sheehan, Platte. Double play, Graff to Gleason to Sheehan. Left on bases, Memphis 5, Chattanooga -. Wild pitch. Bacon. Base on balls, off Bacon l, off Trieste 3. Struck out. by Bacon A. by Trieste B. Hit by pitcher, by Trieste (Peters). Time. 1:40. Empires, Pfenninger and Breitenstein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
Taxi Trouble

From the Christian Herald
 You are charging me for three miles "Yes, sir" and half"
 AS general rule. sir; but we skidded."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
HOW THEY STAND
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham g, Mobile 1.
 Chattanooga s, Memphis 0. New Orleans Az, Little Rock 2-l. Nashville 5, Atlanta 9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
Games Today

Birmingham at Chattanooga. Little Rock at New Orleans. Atlanta at Nashville. Memphis at Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 80; San Antonio 1-2.
 At Dallas: Dallas "A; Shreveport 80. At Houston: Houston 3-2; Waco 2-1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11

John Henry Honus) Wagner who considered shorop the National League during his failed the Pttsburg Nationals the beginning of the after twenty player the contract to play with the No the salary Wagner will the last years it said he has receiving $0000 according reports because the veteran shortstop failed report this spring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

Philadelphia 4, St.. Louis l. Chicago 6, New York 5. Brooklyn 4, Cincinnati 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11

summary: Two-base hits, Kaufman 2 hores. Double plays, Ellam to Sheehan 10 hauHman; Day to Reilly to Munch Earned runs. Scott l, Day 3. Base on balls, Scott g. Day 9 Struck out, Scott 2 Day 8. Sacrifice hits, Baker, Sheehan Ellam, Day Stolen bases, Baker 2, Davis Time. 1:45. Empires, Morgan and Mar can.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Alexander Beats Cards

St. Louis, June 10.-Alexander was too strong for St. Louis today and Philadel- phia strengthened it's hold on first place by winning, to l. Snyder was badly hurt in the fourth, when one of AleXan- ders fast ones hit him on the arm. Score: R. H. E. Philadelphia ......... no 101 O00-4 ' ? St Louis . 100 GOO O00-1 5
 Batteries: Alexander and Killifer; Wat son, Horstman, Steele and Snyder, Liv- ingston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
American Association

At Toledo: Toledo 1-6. Kansas City a-2
 At Louisville: Louisville o-5, St Paul 4-1.
 At Columbus: Columbus 4-s. Minne- apolis TO.
 At Indianapolis: Indianapolis Az, Milwaukee 2-l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
WAGNER RETURNS

Hans Wagner came back to the dia- mond Thursday. The lure of the game was too much for the veteran star and he patched up his differences with the Pittsburg club.
 Boston lost the lead in the American while playing on it's own grounds, main ly through three straight defeats at the hands of Detroit in two of which games the champions did not score. The Fig CTS apparently have struck their stride and also broke even in four games against New York early in the week. Cleveland also added to the difficulties of the Yankees by taking two out of thee games.
 Next to Detroit, Chicago made the best record of the week in the American and took four out of six games played, losing two to Washington, in which they found Dumont and Walter Johnson lnVinclble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
Cubs Win Over Giants

Chicago, June 10.-Chicago defeated New York, to 5 today in one of the most exciting games of the season here, The largest crowd of the season wit messed the game.
 Chicago started it's winning rally in the eighth when Zimmerman threw Manns grounder wild to first. Flack beat out a hit and was forced at second by Deal, sending Mann to third. Hendrix then de- livered a timely double which scored two of his mates, tieing the score. Zeder s double then sent Hendrix home. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
Games Today

Boston at Pittsburg.
 Brooklyn at Cincinnati. New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday Chicago 10, Cleveland 4. No others scheduled.
 Games Today Detroit at Washington. Detroit at Philadelphia. Chicago at New York. St. Louis at Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
Dodgers Beat Reds

Cincinnati, June 10.-Brooklyn took the second game of the series from Cincin- nati here today to 3. After the third inning both Toney and Smith pitched good ball. Score: R. H. E. Brooklyn .......... 1O3 900 OO0-4 g l Cincinnati ............ 300 GOO Oo0-3 7
 Batteries: Smith and Snyder; Toney and Clarke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11

Empires, Moran and Kerin.