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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
MANY VARSITY ATHLETES
HAVE ARMY COMMISSIONS
Associated Press Service

Associated Press Service.
FORT SMELLING, Mimi, Dec S.
Many former well known athletes
OF colleges and universities Of the
northwest obtained commissions at
the second reserve officers training
camp. Three former University Of
Minnesota football stars commits
stoned first lieutenants are: Robert
Gray OF the 1917 team, +. W. Kleff-
man. 1914. and Walter Rademacher.
1907-O9.
Paul Bliss. Hamline college ath-
lete. champion mile and half-miIe
runner in Minnesota in 1908 and the
first minor college runner in the
state 20 make the half in less than
two minutes. was awarded a cap
taincy.
other athletes who were success
full include James w. Hubbeu. Des
MOines, runner-up in the Trans Mis-
sisSippi golf tournament last year.
first lieutenant; Ezra A. Eldridce.
81. Thomas football FIRST lieutenant.
o. G.. Didriksen. Minnesota swim
mer. first Lieutenant. q. r. TripIctt.
Iowa football, first lieutenant and
Grover Jacobson. Iowa football. first
Lieutenant
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09

Syracuse last spring will not be re-
sumed, it is said. Cornell will be
played at Ithaca late in the season,
the contract for this game having
already been signed. Michigan and
Pennsylvania have played out their
contract and although the eastern
ers are popular here, il is reasonably
certain that this game will be aban-
doned if Michigan gets a contest
with Minnesota
To Play Ageies.
Michigan Will keep her agreement
to play the Michigan Aggies and IL
L. expected that the game will be
a. East Lansing. This leaves but
one contest-the opening game.to
consider. There isn't much doubt
about that one. Case college has
the call. In 21 years, the Cleve-
land eleven has opened the season
here with Michigan on 10 occasions
and several of these contests were
too close to be comfortable for the
home team.
Granting that Case will play the
opening game and that the third
contest will be with NJ a. G, il is
probable that Michigan will try TO
schedule game No. with one Of
the small conference eleyens. After
these three games will come the
matches with Cornell and North
western. the former at Ithaca and
the latter at Ann Arbor. If Michi-
gan can land dates with Ohio State
and Minnesota, they will close the
schedule.
Next season will be a lean one for
Ann Arbor so far as home dates are
concerned. The NJ. A. G. and Cor
nell games will be played on enemy
territory and it is probable that
Michigan will have TO make a SINH
lar concession to at least one Of the
conference elevens.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
Associated Press Service:

Associated Press Service
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec S.-An-
nouncement is made at Churchill
Downs that Charley Hughes has sew
cred his connection with the Bever-
wyck stables Of Troy, y. Y, with
which he had been connected for
the past two years as trainer-in-
chief. His contract with F. ]. No
Ian. expiring a few days ago, was
not renewed. The inference drawn
by horsemen at the local track is
that owing TO continued ill-health,
Mr.. Nolan is contemplating an ear
IN retirement from racing.
MIR. Hughes is one OF the oldest
and most widely known trainers in
America For more than 80 years
he has handled some of the best
performers on the American turf.
He trained the great Hermis when
that horse was at the height Of his
career. and also saddled Lieut.. Glib
son when that colt won the Ken
lucky Derby nearly IS years ago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
WOLVERINES To
PLAY SEVEN GAMES
Northwestern and Ohio Seem
Assured of Place on Mich
igan Schedule.
Associated Press Service:

Associated Press service
ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec T.
About the only thing certain regard
ing the 1918 football schedule Of the
University Of Michigan is the fact
that the Wolverines will play seven
games instead of TO- The rule OF
the western conference, which limits
the number of football contests, viii
not be unwelcome here. 10 has been
said many times on the campus. that
the l0-game schedule this season
may have had something to do with
Michigan's poor showing in the clos
ing struggles.
Nobody in authority has thus far
said that Yost's men will play Chi
cago. Illinois, or Wisconsin next au-
tumn. 1t is generally believed that
Northwestern will play here and that
a game with the champion Ohio
State eleven will be scheduled. Mich
igan students are pulling hard for
contest with Minnesota.
From a Michigan angle, the con-
be as follows:
Northw return game at
Ann ArbOr, partly in appreciation
for the game with the purple this
year. and partly in an effort TO
aV enge the recent defeat
Ohio State-University authorities
and students are more and more
inclined TO regard the Columbus
eleven as a natural rival of the
Wolverines. Ii is known that Mich
igan would like the game and Ohio
state faculty members have been
quoted as favoring a contest IL is
understood that the game is GER
tainty If Chicago and Ohio State do
not meet.
Cheer mt Minnesota.
NIinnesota-Ann Arborites still
have a warm spot in their hearts for
the team from Minneapolis. They
have not forgotten that Minnesota
Granted Michigan two games, after
the latter left the conference fold.
II is felt that the game would be a
remarkable drawing card, no matter
where il is played.
Chicago-Well-j well. 1t has
been "intimated'' that Michigan will
not play the Maroons next year. II
is hoped, however. that any linger-
ing vestige of feeling will be buried
before 1919 rolls around and that
eventually the Chicago Michigan
contest will be as popular as it used
to be
Wisconsin-Th seven game rule
seems to bar a struggle with the
Badgers. Michigan men realize.
however. that the Wolverines will
be lucky to schedule three confer
euce games next fall and they re-
gard the Northwestern, Ohio State
and Minnesota games as the prob
abls trio.
Purdue. Indiana. Iowa-It would
not be surprising if one Of these
teams played Michigan in case one
OF the other proposed games fell
through.
Tlinois-Nothing authoritative re-
garding the Illinois situation has
been obtained.
There is an unpleasant side TO the
schedule problem for Michigan.
Two. possibly four. Of the teams
which have proved stand-bys for
several years may be dropped. Re
lations which were broken with
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
ALL-CLUB LEAGUE
BOXER JOINS ARMY

Another local pugilist has DOTTED
the gloves and donned a uniform
of Uncle Sans. The said pugilist
is none other than George Popp,
who has gained a considerable rep
utation in and about South Bend
for his ability to handle his fists.
George. was one of the boys who
donated his services last Monday 10
the athletic carnival STAGED at Mish-
awake for the benefit of the neigh
boring city's enlisted men. He leaves
Monday for Indianapolis. where he
will be given final examinations and
then be sent 70 Fort Thomas, KY
for training.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
FORMER TAN AND
BLUE STARS JOIN
Edgren, Sullivan and Wolf
to Learn to Fly for
Uncle Sam.

Cncie Sans army received added
strength Friday afternoon when
three Of South Bends well known
ali around athletes successfully
passed the army examinations and
enlisted in the aviation corps. Paul
-Swede" Edgren. Lloyd Casey" Sui
Ivan and James +. Wolf were the
men who signed up 20 help make
the world free for democracy.
None OF these men need an intro
ductiOn 10 fans who have been fol-
lowing local athletics for the past
few years. Each man having gath
cred considerable prominence ath-
letically during his career at the
high school in this city and later at
college. Edgren will be remember
ed as the smiling blond who con-
tributed 10 the success Of the high
school track and baseball teams dur
ing his preparatory course. II was
none other than the terrible "Swede"
who pitched the high school 20 the
championship OF the state in 1912
and who since that time has gained
It
league cirles and has been such a
big cog IN the makeup Of Coach
Jesse Harper's Notre Dame base
ball teams in the last two years. Al
though Edgren devoted the major
ity OF his time 70 the diamond game
on several occasions he came to the
aid OF the track team in their big
meets and always managed to cop
off a few points.
Sullivan Individual Star.
Sullivan was probably the great
est individual star ever turned out
by the high school. having been
awarded place on the high school
all-state baseball team for two years
and for three years the unanimous
choice Of all critics for the end posi-
ton on an aI1-state team In bas-
ketball "Sullie" excelled as he could
be placed at any position and take
care Of his own against all Corners.
Several times he was called In TO
help the track team in the dashes
and he most generally came
through. "Sullie." having big league
aspirations. ceased playing the grid
iron game on his entry at Notre
Dame and devoted his entire time
TO the study Of law and baseball.
Wolf. the third member OF the
trio. is also a product of the local
high school, having won emblems
in football and baseball Jim was
selected halfback on the all-state
football team one year and on the
all-northern Indiana for two years,
besides leading the high baseball
boys in hitting and fielding one
year This year he distinguished
himself as halfback on the DePauw
football eleven by scoring a touch
down against Purdue and being the
shining light in the Wabash and In
diana games.
With men like these in the Unit
Ell States army the Germans have
something 20 fear.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
ALLEGED AUTO THIEVES
RETURNED TO DETROIT

Habeas corpus proceedings insti-
tuted a week ago in the circuit
court against Sheriff Bailey and
Chief of Police Kerr in the case of
the arrest and detention of Howard
Shields and Edward r. Erickson.
Notre Dame students, for the alleg-
ed theft of an automobile in De-
troit, were dismissed Friday and the
two youths taken back 10 Detroit by
officer Navarro Of that city's police
department.
It is charged that the young men
stole the automobile in question in
Detroit and evidently started 10
drive il 10 South Bend, and that the
machine broke down at Bristol,
where il was abandoned.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
GOLF TITLE HOLDER RE-
CEIVES ARMY PROMOTION

Associated Press Service:
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec s.
Tom Stevens, winner of the Min
nesota open golf title here last Sep
TENDER, who was called into the ma
tional army, has been promoted TO
corporal In a letter to friends
here he expresses himself as pleased
with army life but regrets that he
finds no time for an occasional
round of golf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
TO HOLD WESTERN
HANDBAlL TITLE CONTEST
A.soclnted - Service:

Associated Press service
DETROIT. Mich, Dec S-An
invitation tournament 10 decide the
singles and doubles championships
OF the west at handball will take
place on the Detroit Athletic clubs
courts Dec. ! and S. II Is eNpeced
that star players from Chicago.
Cleveland. st. Louis and other cities
will compete.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
G0ULET AND MAIN
WIN BICYCLE RACE

Associate Press Service.
NEW YORK. Dec. S.-Goulet and
Nagin won on points the annual six
day bicycle race which closed at
Madison Square garden at midnight.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
REAT PRINCETON 10.

Associated Press Service:
PRINCETON. y. J.. Dec. S.-The
soccer team Of the college OF the city
OF New York today defeated Prince
ton. TO O. The game was played
on a field OF snow and slush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-19
TEACHER
 IS SHOT DEAD BY
 SISTERS HUSBAND

Oklahoma City. Okla, January 1S.-John M. Couch, who came here several days ago in an effort to effect a reconciliation with his wife, who had obtained a di- vorce. and. it is alleged, shot and killed his sister-in-law, Miss Nellie Dunn, school teacher, and Rowland D. Williams. music teacher and composer, when his efforts to bring about a reconciliation failed, surrendered to federal officials at Guthrie early tonight. After the killing of Williams and the young woman. Couch fled in an automobile to Guthrie, where he is technically held on an indictment, returned by the federal grand jury at Enid several months ago. charging the sending of obscene matter through the mails It is anticipated however. that he will be surrendered to state authorities on warrants issued late today ei.arging murder. s
 Couch is said to have sent threatening letters to Miss Dunn and his wife after the latter secured a divorce last sum mer and today. it Is alleged, went to the schoolhouse where the young woman wss employed. called her from a classrooni and shot her to death. Then. the police believe, he went to Williams studio and killed him. Williams was said to have been a close friends of Miss Dunn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-19
COTTON MARKET
 TURNED PRIMER
Covering and BulIish Spot Advices Caused General
 Net Advance

New York, January 1S.-After some early irregularity due to continued nerv- ousness over ocean freight affairs. the cotton market turned firmer on covering and bullish spot advices. May contracts sold up from 17S6c to 17sec and closed at 1T.66c, with the general list closing steady at net advance of Is to g points.
 The market opened steady at an ad- vance of ? to 10 points in response to relatively firm cables. Liverpool and New Orleans selling was encountered at the initial figures, however, while there was also good deal of scattering lioui- oation or local pressure, and prices soon turned easier. March contracts eased off from 17.40c to 1716c and July from 17.57c to 1z35c right after the call, or about 12 to 15 points under last nights closing and back to within 10 points cf the low level reached yesterday The selling was by no means as active or as aggressive as 1t had been on the previous day, and as soon as offering diminished, the market showed better tone on spot house buying and covering. Reports from Houston claiming that adyices had been received there from Havre to the effect that 20,00O bales of cotton rumored to have been sunk by the German raider had arrived at the French port and were being unloaded may have aided the ad- vance. The large exports reported for the day also encouraged the buying movement in the late trading as indicat- ing that the activities of commerce raid- CTS had not proved any immediate re- strictlon on shipments, and the market had reached the best point of the day just before the close. March sold up to l7.49c and July to 176Sc, with active pres ent crop deliveries generally showing net gains of Is to 20 points while the new crop was relatively firm on trade buying and sold about P to % points net higher. Reports of an improved spot demand and of continued firmness among interior holders were colored to some extent by the buying of brokers with spot house connections here and in connection with the somewhat more hopeful view of ship ping conditions were considered chiefly resposible for the advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-19
HORNADY SPEAKS
 FOR SCHOOL TAX.
Explains Advantages of the 3-Mill Levy in Address
 at WOOdlawn

Tn an address before a mass meet ing at Woodlawn last night, Commits sioner J. R. Hornady, who Is man. aging the campaign for the 3-mill school tax to be voted upon January 90, told his hearers that in reality this movement is for a tax reduction rather than a tax increase so far as the citizens of Jefferson county are concerned. He then enumerated some of the extraordinary forms of taxation now being imposed, such as incidental fees and supplements, and showed that these ran up a total of more than st50,o00 a year,
 He then said that the 3-mlll tax would cost the people of Jefferson county less than this sum with the result that they would get vastly bet ter educational facilities. He explained this by pointing to the fact that only about 25 per cent of the taxes paid in Jefferson are paid by citizens resid- ing here. while the remainder was paid by foreign property owners and other investors who reaped profits from this territory and would reap in- creasing profits as the county grew and developed under the impetus of proper educational facilities.
 The meeting was held in the city hall under the auspices of the Wom- ems clubs of Woodlawn J. B. Gibson, who presided. declared that the sue cess of the 3-mill election would be worth millions to Birmingham and Jeff ferson county because of the tre- mendous influence the modernization of school facilities would have upon the development of the county along all lines.
 In his address Mir. Hornady called attention to the fact that the public schools are now crowded far beyond their capacity, and he said that an utterly hopeless condition would con front the school authorities at the be- ginning of the next school year unless greatly increased facilities were pro- vided; this because the compulsory at- tendance law becomes operative at that time which will bring about 10,- 900 additional pupils into the schools.
 Failure of the school tax would mean a school term of about five months in the rural sections and or only about seven months in the city" said MT. Hornady, "as much larger force of teachers will have to be pro- y1ded With the 1nadequate revenues or today" He said that the school tax would prove the best investment the people of Birmingham and Jefferson county could make.
 Nightly meetings are now being held over the county in the interest of the school improvement movement and sentiment in it's favor is grow ing rapidly. The deplorable conditions in rural sections are being graphical ly shown by means of stereopticon slides and those who see are easily convinced of the need of additional funds.
 There will be mass meeting at Irondale tonight at which Senator Frank S. White will speak. Next week meetings will be held almost nightly in the city. and the campaign will be pushed with great vigor through out the entire county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-19
GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Chicago, January 1s.-Active buying on the part of houses with seaboard connec- tions carried the wheat market today decidedly upgrade. Closing prices were strong. %c to 2Sc net higher, with May at s1sO to S1so1s, and July at $1.5S1s to sd.5Sss. Corn gained 1ssc to Pc; oats, %c to 1lsc, and provisions 71sc to S21sc.
 Purchasing of wheat appeared to be in- creasingly based on notice of conditions that, according to some leaders, sug- gested not only complete elimination Of the surplus in the United States, but also indicated possible scarcity before the maturing of new crop European advices told of need of wheat and flour importation on a large scale, and in view of the destruction of shipping In the south Atlantic seemed to majority of traders to point to North America and especially the United States as the log icai chief resource for buyers Bullish estimates, however, were current as to the amount of wheat available for ex- port from this country before July l. and there seemed to be a corresponding ur- gency in the seaboard demand
 Possibilities of renewed German inter- ference with steamships on the routes from the United States to Europe did not receive much attention today from wheat traders. The fact that large mum bers of boats were awaiting cargoes at the seaboard tended to offset anxiety on that score. Pessimistic crop reports from Kansas acted, to some extent as a further handicap on the bears
 Corn reached the highest price on rec- ord for the May delivery, $1027s bushel. As in the case of wheat, houses with seaboard connections were persistent buyers from the start. Crop and vessel news from Argentina favored the advance in values.
 Oats were stimulated by the same in- fluences that affected corn and wheat. It was said shipments of oats from Ar gentina had been virtually reduced to zero.
 At first provisions were easy in line with the hog market. Later, the strength of grain led to 8 substantial advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-19
DR. CRIMSON GIVEN REAR ADMIRAL RANK BY HE PRESIDENT
Four Other Officers Pro- noted to This Position While Holding Present
 Places in Bureaus

Washington, January 1s.-Ffve new rear
 admirals of the navy authorized by Con-
 gress at the last session were nominated
 today by President Wilson. Four of the
 nominees are departmental bureau chiefs
 whose positions carry the rank of rear
 admiral during the term of office and
 the fifth is pr. Carey T. Grayson. the Presidents naval aide and physician and
 now a passed assistant surgeon with the rank of lieutenant commander. The bureau chiefs who now become rear admirals in their own right regardless. of their positions in the department are: Frederic R. Harris, civil engineer Qieu- tenant commander, chief of the bureau of yards and docks.
 William c. Braisted, medical director
 Commander, surgeon general and chief
 of the bureau of medicine and surgery.
 Samuel McGowan, pay director Ccsp-
 tain), paymaster general.
 David W. Taylor. naval constructor
 (captain), chief constructor.
 The last naval appropriation bill pro- vided for two rear admirals to head the
 list of medical directors and one each
 among the civil engineers, naval con structors and pay directors. Heretofore captain had been the highest permanent grade provided for in these corps. Dr. Grayson. who is promoted from far down on the medical corps list, has been attached to the White House since x1e Taft administration. He was retained by President Wilson, and, besides serving as
 aide and keeping his chief in physical trim, he has become the Presidents friend and companion. The doctor recently passed the examination for the grade of medical director and in spite of the demands of the White House upon him, has found time to keep up practice in local hospitals He Is 3S years of age, a native of Virginia, entered the navy in 1903 and has had three-year cruise around the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-19
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans. January 1S-Moderately wide price changes carried the price of cotton on this market today ahead and below the level of yesterdays close In the early trading the tone was unset tied, and bear pressure put the market down for net decline of IS to IS points Resistance to the selling developed on the large export movement and the mar ket recovered. Late in the day private cablegrams from Liverpool said that Manchester had been caught short through listening to bearish advices, and this bit of gossip caused a general buy- ing movement which sent prices 19 to 25 points over yesterdays final figures The close was at a net gain of 17 to 20 points
 The market opened at the advance on good cables and stood to 8 points up around the opening call but soon after fell off under short selling, which ap- peared to be an aftermath of yesterdays S unfavorable shipping accounts. The market commenced to do better when it was seen that the export movement was going to exceed receipts at the ports
 Total foreign shipments for the day were 4o,780 bales, against receipts of 2s,- SS9. Shipments for the week were 122, 1884 bales, while receipts thus far were only 115,086. It was pointed out that in spite of high ocean freights and other difficult ties, exports were ahead of those for the corresponding week last year, the move ment for the same period beong only S5. 345 bales.
 The market had very steady tone on the close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-19

of the whole iron and steel business of the south and of the welfare of the coun- try, the various towns which are sDe- officially interested in securing the armor plate plant should unite and eInrlcss as their representatives to appear before the board in Washington the ablest experts that can be had; men whose reports would carry weight everywhere
 The question is one which cannot and should not be settled by politicians. It should be settled on it's merits without political influence pulling this way or that or without the influence of vested interestsf in the iron. and steel plants Of the east and west endeavoring to create false impressions as to the ability of the south to produce the highest grade of steel suitable for armor plate or any other work Into which steel enters"