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The Glenwood post., 1917-09-08
sHonfAKmwA1sH INITIALS

The marriage Of Mr.. Charles r. Shoe.
maker Of Las Animas, Colo, and Miss
Ella B. Walsh Of Aspen took place at
st. Stephens rectory Monday, Septem-
ber third. Father J. P. Carrigan Of
ficiated in the presence Of Mr.. Chas. B.
Shelly and Miss Irene g. Nellsr.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-10-04

eastern half Of tie deserted city 81
out o. . Foad for about Asf . mil :.
TAen ve came t. what haA bsea . rail-
read. and under it were . lot Of
~sbris" o. dug g-oofs.
We asked il it we're possible to en-
ter the trenches from there and when
found it possible ve proceeded TO DO
50. We walked five miles ut lsast 70
advance half . mile, due to curves.
We walked on and on. and On, and NO
one said . word. In fact it was 70
easy that We became uneasy and
wondered il We weren't in for trouble.
We found the captain. who passed
us by at first then came hack and
apologetically demanded our pass
ports, with the remark, "The regula-
tions demanded it." That within a
thousand feet Of the first line of
Germans! Apology.
Sees Ne Mans LsnA
Then be delegated . young French
man to take Us through. which be did.
He took Us to an observation post and
gave Us . spy-slass and told u to
Iook all we pleased. We did, and all
We could see was . heap Of dirt half
way up . hill about 600 feet away,
and in between No Mans Land, bsrb.
Cd wire fences zigzagGing along.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-10-04

Then be took us to another plae.
and ve looked over tie top Of tie
trenches without protection at oil and
saw . microphone being used.
The micro" is . phone plseed as
close to the German trenches ~ pos
sible, 70 ~ to hear what 10 said.
After we had been up for few min
utes, we started hack and just as we
went. along esme . mortar and landed
come 50 feet away in . bayou or cross
trench. Both Tim and myself about
passed out with surprise, - that was
the first noise we hAd heard the whole
day.
Fire Increases
Then we went hack to where we
started and on the way to town we
passed q clump of bushes (the firing
was quite lively by this time) and
just as we passed. out belched some
fire and away went . shell toward
Germany.
We decided that We had better move
on, and accordingly did q. but We re-
fused to run. Then hack to town and
more sightseeing and the bakery again
and then started for home, where We
landed-some four hours after We
left there. ! was nearly dead, but it
was worth 4
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-10-04

II vas something yo~ can see NO
vAsre elss and ! IN sisA ] vs.t. kst
like many smother sixh..eesx. would
not do it again for . farm in Texas.
learned the other day that ve yer
to Be taken over by U. 8. in 10 days
md loaned TO the Preach Cevesnnent
Love TO evssybsdy,
WALKER.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-10-04
EXPERIENCES RELATED BY
SOLDIER DOYrAT THE FRONT
J. RERG. Prseristse

The following communication was
recently published in the Decatur, ILL.,,
Herald, and ~ will be noticed is from
Walker Mills, . Dectaur young man
who il serving bis country In ths pfs-
sent crisis. This yong man 10 .
nephew Of Mrs. C. F. Parker Of this
city.
somewhere in France, Aug. 81.
Der 2o1Asr:
I hAvs been doing = great deal
since last wrote. I have been put
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-10-04

Submarines, airships, liquid
fire. poisonous gases, a score
more of modern engines and
elements of destruction made
the conflict appalling, demoniae.
A spectacle 80 terrifying, over
whel,ning as to thrill and grieve
the rest Of humanity. It is that
war you see in
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-10-04
What
Win You..Have
With Your
Dinner?

Bread. pie, cakes. cookies.
take your choiee-whatever
you like, we have it. And
none of them have that old
.steee" tasts-but taste Just
Hike the real homemade kind.
Serve our bakery goods and
,eu guest win compliment you
a your skill in baking. Speod
sll your time o. tie rest Of the
dinner-lesve the baking to u.
yeu will savs time. trouble and
money By doing -.
Nsv squipmsat has bssa In
SAILED - make . hfst-elass
Daksey. aad snes ysu have tried
~ eeeds ~ vim - assured ef
having yea - en- II Of sssis-
- eustsasss.
We havs esane - Ju1se6ofg -
stay. s.d ysuR Da&sseaes wm
- sppeseiatsA h bsst It
seevies = guaranteed. ~ ~
ass cordially hvitel = esas p
a,d gst acquainted. Vs szs -
n6sl sssoAl ADsR vast & ~
Pstssssa Nseea.ti,s c.. stses.
Julesburg
BAKERY
J. nE1c. Prssristse
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-10-04

Marks this man. He was =
king. but he committed the
greatest crime in history. Cir
cusnstsnce gave him power to
mould the fate Of a nation, and
he sent his people to war-such
4 war as the world never had
known.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
DETROIT WOMAN
WOULD SERVE AS
DISP ATCH BEARER

II the Detroit branch Of the Ma.
tional League for Womans service
manages to place every woman who
applies in the position for which she
thinks she is best fitted. the number
Of female soldiers in the American
service will be much larger than has
been anticipated
One woman. - years old, entered
the Offices Of the Detroit branch.
Madison-ave. and witherell-st.. Mon.
day. volunteered the information
that she was an expert on horseback
and al sharp-shooting, and wished
70 get place as a bearer OF dis
patches on the battle front.
II Is difficult 10 state al this time
whether or not she will attain her
goal.
The local branch has taken up
the work OF providing reading mat.
ter and other comforts 10 members
Of the crew Of the United Revenue
Cutter Morrell The crew is sta
toned on Crosse lie
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
- THE
OTACE
nETuOIr OPERA HORSE

Ever su many thousands ~ Hertons
are snirloved ~ ID ". Griffith 80 a
cost ~ eyer SEQ many Thousands OF
dollar. o. prove that Intolerance ~
rot pa nlt nice Astute philosophers
have suspected this from time to
time. but IN the most astonishinglN
elaborate picture ever shown ON a
pcttolt screen ST. Grifhth, in In
Tolerance" stsope the belief ofhctal
in th- Detroit opera house. The
spectacle went on view Monday night
sud NIL trml n for Two weeks
To Urlv. that intolerance Is iutol-
ercblc SIR Glfhth becomes highly
iutoleraUt ana tnus wins ms case
because 10 dorsnt 10 the spectators
BnF good to .alk back 90 a MOVING
picture Also 20 nrove his case he
has invoked Hihl cal history As well
as prOfane history and lot or mod
srn hlstcrt 90 his own making At
chic end n slEEests q truth that the
tN0ughtfuf were quite convinced N
In the heeinr.ng. SO that rs lesson
Ia not a particularly valuable con
q sutton 10 The sum 81 human
Taken from the viewpoint os a
spectacle ~ is nagnincentiy gor-
geoUS The suthoT tells the story
~ the terrors wrought Nv intoler7
auce IN four erss % the worlds his
tory beginning IN Bsbylouian DAYS.
N owing 10 the Judean story % the
YEAR - 4 ~ then coming BIT
closer 20 the middle ages IN France
and the massacre 81 Professionals on
- Bartholomew morn and hnally
coming down 90 The present dan The
fail % Babylon rs not more dreadf ul
on the screen than - the horrid work
% modern ucdrieT~ dissulSed ~
nhilanthropists. according 70 MIR.
Crlffth who eEagg"rates the horrors
- charitable societies scandAlouslv
Mechanically the picture - work
- at and splendid engineering
when giant wells and towers tur1 ; =
n ruins and fanes. carving down
rn death hundreds 81 warriors the
spectator feels impeiled 20 dodge
from under. 80 tmpelhng - the spec
t7cle and the emotional ma, he for
given Z they turn away With snud p
der from some - tNe batr'N scenes
rf'h fhNi- awful carnage Heats are
cleft from BODIES and roll ahsu' Ike
rrss that rsfuse 30 hRiance On =
s-ife thanks - the trickery and ar
80 the photographic while blood run
rod Br1 49, Ev0RnS ard shrteks -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
ART MUSEUM TO
PURCHASE GREAT
FRENCH PAINTING

The eDtroit Museum OF Art in its
bulletin for April and May, an
nounces that n has secured an or
ton or the painting "Hallali, a
hunting scene by CASTOR n Touche.
recognized as one OF the rreate 2
Preach artists OF the nineteenth
century The work has created
such profound Impression among
members and friends OF the museum
that 70 will be acquired for the per
manent collection OF the museum
by popular subscription
The collection Of dark blue his.
torical china assembled by the Tate
Mrs Arthur W Soper has been ob.
tanned by the museum " Is gift
from Mrs Sopers daughter. Mrs
GustAvus D. Pope
julius Rolshoven. among tho N
ternationally known artists OF 10.
day who were born in Detroit has
presented the museum with Ave in
teres'inE ,ketches reminiscent OF
his student days in Munich.
n NJ Ferry. Jr, has enriched the
museums collection of oriental art
pieces with a gitt OF several objects
OF antique Persian handicrar
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
THREE SLAIN IN
BANK ROBBERY

PITTSBURGH MAY So Prank
Erbe. assistant cashier of the Cas-
tie shannon National bank. u T.
McIain, cashier and John Chefch.
bank robber are dead. and two
other men are less seriously wound
ed as a result Of battle in the
bank and streets Of Castle shannon
when four men attempted 10 rob
that institution Monday
The bandit uss killed and h..
two companions captured i1 bait
ne near Bridgeville an hour after
The robbery The loot secured oy
The robbers was about 10000 Near
lX All % which was recovered bt
The posse
one bandit escaped 10 800 auto
mobile after a running den OF
yards
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
NABS ALLEGED
THIEF IN MOVIE
AFTER A CHASE

An audience in the columbia
theater was thrown into confusion
Monday afternoon, when George
Joslyn, IS years old o. Chicago.
tired 10 elude 2 woman store detec-
tive and Patrolman Mcdonald BY
heeing into the shoyhouse
Look out he's gor gun
shouted 4 man as Ioslyn ran down
the main aisle Scores ducked u
their seats
Joslyn and Blanche Allen. -
years old, were in a downtown de
partment store Two Vomcn de-
tec'ives say they saw them .tea.
some silk shirts One OF the Dc
rectives held the Alien woman The
other pursued Joslyn thru tho
streets and into the rheater whore
he was caught
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
WILSON WANTS
FOOD DICTATOR
Measure Before Senate Pro,
vides Absolute
Control

WASHINGTON. MAY I5-Presi.
den Wilson IS empowered 70 ap.
point 4 con-rollerEsn4rsl OF supplies
who shall hold Office during the
period o. fha war in p bin introduced
late Monday and recommended for
immediate passage hy Senator Gore.
chairman ~ tho senate AGRICULTURAL
committee Itls understood the bill
IS adv9carei tr the president
Ihe cautro.lar-zanersl ~ supplies
would receive lhc Same salary as a
member % the cabinet and have
broad powers ,o administer The
cutie. % his Office
iie NAV confer and cooperate
e.'i mliar Representatives ct other
goF-rHmoat. now making common
cel.e with the Dnued States against
Germany
fud.r DIS a4,houl viii come the
llro. ION of purchase. storage. con
'r,auo sportation distubu.
ou. safe exchange and control u
,oods folders fuel and similar
rrcesearles essential .o tho conduct
~ 200 present var
The Office embrace sl OF thc like
ness Of food dictator and i 81
aeemed hselv nat 70 fb hM-s
Joint resolution passes Her6eit
Hoover WIN be fhe man elected b,
fhe president iQ lake 'uf post
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
n q nu TIE IND
u, ., UN IHE JUL
AT CITY HALL
Sergt. Joseph Fawdry, Disciph'
marian. VIII Put Stop to
Rowdyism In Recruiting

serFt. Joseph Fswdr. Who has
been IN the regular army for II
years. - OF which have been spent
in recruiting service is now 10
charge Of the recruiting booth on
the city ball lawn lie took hold
Tuesday mornins Sergt Fa~dry Is
said 10 be a strict disciplinanan. and
Major r +. Phelps. in charge OF re-.
cruiting 10 his district promises
that under the administration o. this
ofioer there Will be- no cause for
complaint As 70 the manner 10 which
the AUXILIARY station Is conducted.
Sergt Fav dry has been 10 sag
NAV on rec. uiting service. hut when
The trouble developed over the ci'y
hall station he was ordered here 20
bring order out o. tho chaos that
has existed there
Clarke Kent Fales. Vho has JUS
graduated from West Point, came
10 Detroit Monday 10 visit his faith
or. Cspt % NJ Fales OF BAY CITY
who is assisting Major Phelps IN The
local recruiting Office AFTER a brief
visit with hi- father be will JOIN his
regiment somewhere in America
and prepare for service "Somcwhere
IN France
So far Is the navy is concerned
patriotism seems 20 be az q low ebb
in Detroit just nov Since this couu
try got into the var Detroit has or.
listed III men for The navy rs
quota OF those needed was l.2oo. al
~ whom should have been supplied
before May L. In the entire central
district OF the navy Detroit ranks
next 10 last. St Louis alone is be
bind Minneapolis ranks hrst and
Kansas City second in recruiting for
the navy
Lieut. Richardson, IN charge Of the
navy recruiting Offices, complains
that business houses will not permit
him 70 post bills on their premises
inviting young men 20 enlist He
says that they give no reason except
that they are not particularly In
rympsthy with the movement
Twentyfour men were enlisted oy
the marine corps over sunday and
there we're several men in the othce
morning making applica-
Tors. Capt. Morrison, OF the ma
rines, says there are fake solicitors
nut gathering money presumably for
the marines He advises all who
are approached 10 call him up be
fore contributing Capt. Morrison
SAYS he can use a stenographer u
one will enlist for duty in the re-
cruiting Office az No - Monr0e-ave
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
D. U. R. TOTALS
WAGE INCREASE
ID. /. X. Figures 1t oNuld Cost
S3.553.932 10 Meet Increase
Asked BY Men

supported by a mass of statistics.
The . e r contended Monday arr
ernoo1 ths, in would have TO 10.
crease i,s pay roll FOR motormen
and conductors hy $855}s3243 j,
Il we're forced 70 erant all The d
mands OF The street railway men
union TIE company maintained Il,
would De utterly impossible 70 meet
such q boost and a- Tho mo tme
keep lp improvements and el
tickets 81 rte present tfo fts
. increase uore asn double 6e
total pad In Cos ~ the car -ews
in 1876
While Judge Edpsrc JerrIis.
rerre -enting he street -aIw4 men
IN rha arbitration proceeding con
Quoted vigorous examias -oD 10
an eF0r 10 hr..t taan h
Ways contention Bauar9 p N,a
. d0os a'0rre far the ouF7rg a-
sisted -har rHe D ora 1'
'hr Most eones-ly fneuorerel p
.ic service corporations 10 The conn.
-t
l' stock is not iuEg's5 hc said.
and the company hs, m do
policy ~ spend s. In actual in
rroyeuenf- Tor every err Ire
mortgage or BOND. that ISSUES
has been the r0Hrt~ n| tne
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
S25,000,000
MORE LOANED
TO BRITAIN

WASHINGTON MAY To- Great
Britain Monday received 2 bird ~
stslment % s2s oo0 400 Of me 800,
10000 which the United state
has agreed 70 lend 20 meet British
purchases in fhi, country during
May
This brings the amount advanced
10 Great Britain thus TAR up jo
S275,000.000 and The total IN an the
Allies. exclusive 81 The So 900 Q11
10 be loaned 20 Belgium for teediu
the population up 20 St7500c 900
The other 5000 600 000 has been
divided between France and Isly
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
ODD FELLOWS GO
TO OWOSSO MEET

OWOSSO. Mich MAY l5-Odd
Fellows from al parts 90 Michigan
arc assembled here TODAY FOR she
si1iy-ninth annual session of Tho
grsnd encsnApment
A BIZ parade rill be- held ms AZ.
ternoon IN which about 1000 viii
participate Drills between crack
cantons 81 The Pstrisrchs Militant
will foiloN
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
,NnpYNsM &c
IS UHNWIHW ~
KILLED BY AUTO
Nicholas Veins. SalOonkeeper,
huns Down Unidentified
Man Waiting For Car

An unidentified laborer about IS
years OF age was strucS and instant
Is killed at Grauot ave. and Brush-st.
by an automobile driven By Nicho-
las Veins. a ssloonkeeper az No.
1855 Gratiotave. Veins Is held by
police.
According 10 witnesses. Veins
was driving az a high rate OF speed
and struck the man as ne was wait
ing 10 board a Gratiot car. Veins
maintains the man became brighten.
ed as the trolley and his machine
came alonh abreast and stepped in
front OF the latter In an attempt
10 avoid an accident. the ssloonkeep-
err turned his auto into the car but
q glanced OF Two wheels passed
over the victims body. crushing
him.
Four men were with Veins in the
machine All corroborate his story.
Matt Burr, aged H. No. 81 Cam
eron-ave., was seriously injured
Monday afternoon when his bicycle
VAS struck by an automobile driven
BY John Peryean, No. 1921 Rvard-st.
The accident occurred on Rivard-st.
near Cameron.ave The lad was re-
moved 70 his home
Fve.year-old Audrey Rye kmsn.
No 2S2 Scott-st., Was struck by an
automobile driven by Arthur Rose,
No ll6 Canheld-avc Monday: while
crossing Gratoi-ave. At McDougarI-
ave -he was taken % Children =
Free hospital Her injuries are
minor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
FUTURE OF
GRAIN MART
IN BALANCE
CURLING or Abolition
of Speculation
Seems Sure
HEADS OF TRADE
MEETING TODAY
Will Seek to Devise
Plan to Remedy
Situation

CHICAGO, May i5.-The fate Of
grain speculation Ivas 10 be decided
today
Representatives OF the grain eH
changes OF st. Louis, Kansas City
Minneapolis, Toledo, Omaha and
Duluth were to meet here with ON
Gals OF the Chicago Board Of Trade
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon 70 take
uniform action toward stopping all
trading in futures These steps will
be considered, IL was stated unoni-
cially today.
Establishment Of maximum
price for all wheat futures, the
prices 70 be adjusted as the market
requires.
Prohibition OF further trading IN
any May grain contracts
Fixing OF maximum prices on July
and September corn.
Elimination OF the purely speculs-
tive element from the market ana
adoption OF strict rules and exer'
else Of suspension OF those who do
not conform.
Uniformity OF action IN demand
ing excessive margins.
Considerable significance was at
tached to the summoning OF sew
eral big grain dealers before L. 3.
District.Attorney Clyue late yestsr-
day.
Some OF them were Nelson B. Up
dixie. vice-president OF the Updike
Commission company, OF Omaha,
who is understood 70 have been
trading heavily in wheat recently;
r. J. Thatcher, president OF the
same concern: Henry s. Robbins,
attorney for the board OF trade, and
n B. Jackson. of Jackson Brothers.
Clyne refused 10 say whether any
action was contemplated by the
federal grand jury. That body was
busy all day yesterday on the Chi
cago Butter and Egg board invest
CATION.
Robert ". Childs, special assist
ant Encouragement in charge oi
food Investigations, was due II
Washington today. following con
ference with government offlciall
and Representatives OF the board o
trade here yesterday. He is said I,
have with him statement as Z,
the holdings OF all wheat purchase,
on the board, commission firms hav
ing barred their books voluntarily
The ownership OF wheat an
other grain stocks is now a matte
OF government knowledge. Ever
step taken so far has been mad
only after consultation with repre-
sentstives OF the Allied govern
ments now in Chicago.
The immediate effect OF The an
certainty OF grain conditions va
the inevitable boost in the price o
-four. II took jump OF 90 cent
late yesterday 10 $3.50 wholesal
for the family brands
Simultaneously, it was intimate
that the 20-cent loaf OF bread woul
soon make its appearance. The onl
other size 81 WAS said, would be IN
lucent loaf.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15

Che manned AND dfin- krrT time Co
the hlcksring picture.
purinr the running So -fhe ttute
q largt orchestra renotrs >1rriate
music ass4sted hN small rhoTus of
women whose sweet voices are heard
from time 70 time above the roar OF
BATTLE The picture. whirf has te a
subtitle Loves Stru- gie Thruouf
th, Agts ls Gnuhtt-s. flo n'ost cole
lossAl ever shown in petroit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
CIV Job ooesnt Paw: Reslona

NitT Joo Ooeant ray NesionA-
John 5 Smith. one OF the city
building inspectors, Monday re
signed. saying that be could not
support his family on the 1920 an
nuslly that the job pays The resis-
nation was accepted by the commits.
sion
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15

T. Is estimated that nearls 2 COO
600 women In nc United States are
engaged In farming or gardening
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15

PrtntiBE-thr BIain peHf kipf-thas
e rirht--Tiues Job D~Bt-Mafn fs7o
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15

PVtnttng-the pistp neat ktna--tha t
n rtGhs--TYuea Job p~pS--wntn 4G1o
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-15
JOS. H. CHOATE
DIES SUDDENLY
Distinguished Lawyer and For
mer L. :. Envoy Was s.
Years of Age

NEW YORK. May l4-Joseph r..
Choste brilliant lawyer and former
United State ambassador 20 Great
Britain died his home here an
11:bo Monday night
Choate VAS taken suddenly 90
Monday morn.ng at nigh, he I'd
denly grew worse and died before
his physician could reach him He
VAS So years old
Choste lar public appearance
was WIN British Foreign Minister
Balfour ~ fhe Cathedral Of s. John
the Divine LAST Sanday lie bad
been win The British envoy almost
constantly since bis arrival here
SATURDAY, nieht Ralfou- was his din
ner guest
The last 81 choate many brL
liant after dinner speeches wa,
made IN The Waldorf. Astoria rt-
bsnque ~ tbe Ngrr3 commission
ers
The evening world., 1917-02-06
Charles Ebbets NoW Regarded
Luckiest of All the Magnates

have any more contracts. Even X a
mates would prefer TO start 1t with a
limit OF something like fifteen players
rather than the twenty-five and
twenty-five at which they have raised
so much objection. 1t ~, indeed. an
unhappy hour for the strike.
A sort Of grim hunor has appealed
to the owners in recognizing that
Charles Ehbets. supposed TO have
been the worst off OF any OF the
magnates in the matter OF reaching
tho luckiest of them all. 4 large
percentage OF the brooklyn players
have declined TO sign 1917 contracts.
II the sport has 10 he conducted dur
Ing "A war period Mr.. Ebbets will be
hoping against hope that none OF
them ever do come across with their
signatures.
"Yos, IL looks as IL the two New
York clubs are getting the worst OF
IT," declared Captain Huston with u
Sltillts N''N W ~ hhp w "'N'
congratulating ourselves that we had
IA full team ready TO take the field
regardless ~ 4 strike. And nav we
appear to he overstoCked. Moreover,
more contracts are coming In daily.
There Is no doubt In my mind
that II war IL declared and 1t is de-
cided to 90 ahead with the baseball
season anyway. We Will have 10 cut
down expenses. II there should he
II call for an Immense number OF
troops, though, there Is Il doubt IN
my mind if 1t would be advisable to
try to play baseball at all, All W
can do now is just sit back and wait
II don't doubt that a number OF
players would want 10 enlist In the
army. ana YOU may rest assured tina,
no major league magnate viii! stant
In their way"
incidentally, the Captain, who ver,
likely will return to his old rank IL
the Army Engineers, has visions OF q
baseball regiment.
"Can you imagine he said. "whal
"A lesson IL would be to the country tC
have a regiment made up OF the
picked professional athletes Of III,
country. There are about $50 major
league players, and IL would he Gus,
TO recruit enough more from Tn
several minor leagues Ia make up ,
regiment. That would be my idea q
the most unique body of soldiers IL
the history ~ any army, OF course,
don't know that II Is practicable. bu
the idea il certainly worth thinking
over"