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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
Four Thousand Give One Dollar Each

EASTON, Md, June 27.--The local Red
Cross Society Of Talbot County has sue
ceeded in raising $4,000 in 81 subscriptions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
|DEWEY'S 'SOLYMPIA,
AGROUND, TLOST
Magazine Bulkhead Smashed
in, Cruiser Is Filled
With Water
READING MAN is KILLED
Big Ship, Stranded on Rock in
Fog, Is Being Salvaged
by Wreckers
BLOCK ISLAND, R. l., June a..

BLOCK ISLAND, r. l., June %.
The United States cruiser Olympia, which
went on the rocks of Block Island yester-
day. viii be lost. II is feared.
Ths bulkhead OF her magazine was
smashed In causing the vessel TO fll with
water She is resting on sandy bottom
with many ships standing by. Naval light
ors are taking off her ammunition. a
Nreckine company's boats are alongside.
weather conditions are good for the work
or salvage.
The Olympia. which was Admiral Dewey's
fnqship at the battle Of Manila, ran aground
{ IN the fog off Block Island. The crew aban-
doned her and was taken 20 Newport, K L.
hy other warships which stood by
chief Machlnists' Mate William M Babb
lost his life when he was struck on the
head BY falling hatch His mother, Mrs
Sarah Babb. lives at Reading Pa.
rhe Olympia put out Monday for tar
: get practice and it is supposed she struck
+ ds.ing the thick fog which stretched far out
from shore Details Of her exact position
could not be learned here.
The Olympia was recently assigned as the
flagship Of the coast patrol fleet Of the Sec
ond Naval District Immediately after she
Mashed out word Of her mishap. members Of
the patrol feet went to her assistance, but
IL was found that the famous old warship
was In no immediate danger Of break
Ing up
Nineteen years ago on May Day the
olympia gained an imperishable epitaph
as the flagship Of Commodore Dewey,
when that Vermont sailor sank or captured
the entire Spanish fleet under Admiral
nfontojo at Manila Bay. II was the first
blow struck in the Spanish War and II
gave an impetus to the American cause
that was correspondngly depressing 10 the
pons.
\ Captain Charles v Gridley commanded
the cruiser at the battle OF Manila Bay. and
/, ne rained Immortality also when the Com
rnodore uttered that memorable phrase to
rtart operations: You may fire, Gridley'
when ready"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
TeutOnS Fall Back
at Lens; City TOtters

Continued from Page One
was repulsed, the British War Office an
nounced today.
After shelling the British trenches very
violently, the Germans concentrated troops
Tor an attack. Before the assault could be
fully developed il was broken up by the
heavy artillery fire which the British
directed against the German positions.
In the Oppy sector, also on the Arras
front the British raided German trenches
indicting casualties 10 the garrisons and
damage 70 the works
Fighting their way forward through
hooded felds and over the debris of she'll
wrecked villages, the British troops are
slowly but inexorably closing in on Lens.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
SPANISH CRISIS GROWS;
KINGS POSITION GRAVE
Unrest Increasing Despite Mar
tial Law-Alfonso Cannot
Rely on Army
PARIS. June %.

PARIS. June p.
Domestic troubles Of the gravest sort
again loomed up in Spain today. Dis
patches from the frontier and that the un-
rest had been increased in some quarters
by the declaration Of martial law and that
agitators were urging the people to strike
at once for a republic.
The situation is complicated by the fact
that King Alfonso cannot rely entirely
upon the army TO enforce his DEGREES. Re-
Gently many Of the army officers threat
ened an open mutiny unless certain de-
mands were granted Premier Dato smooth
ed over this trouble only to he confronted
with new demands
Alfonso's position is being made more
serious by the activities Of German agents,
who have been circulating through the
army spreading a pro-German propaganda.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
Won TIRPITZ SERIOUSLY ILL
Teuton Apostle of Sea Ruthlessness
Suffers With Diabetes

PARIS June 27.--Grand Admiral Won
Tirpitz, Germany's apostle Of sea ruthless
ness. is critically i'll Of diabetes at a Black
Forest resort in Switzerland according TO
word received here today.
The former German Naval Minister re-
signed in March. 1916, on account Of i'll
health.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
Camden Man in Medical Corps

Dr Chester Earl Brenn OF Slb North
Fiftb street Camden. has passed the eX-
animation for entrance into the medical
corps Of the United States army, and has
been notified to report at Washington to
take up further studies, after which he will
be assigned to a post with the rank of first
lieutenant Doctor Brenn for the last year
has been one Of the resident physicians at
Cooper Hospital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-27
PETAIN TELLS POILUS
WHY THEY ARE FIGHTING

PARIS, June II.
Ii the Bulletin des Armees today General
rslafn. comma ander-in-chief OF Frances
Iorcee. published the first Of a series of
articles explaining 70 his troops why they
1ra lighting, how Germany forced the war
4n France and why a premature peace
would be disastrous.
rba articles are written In popular
||1|e and the plain poiius win have no diff
Etn|ff IN understanding the complete details
I| ctfnany's war intrigue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
JUDGES HERE MONDAY
District ''Honors" in Tenth Annual
Meeting in Topeka Monday.

The district judges of Kansas will
hold their tenth annual meeting Mon
day at the rooms of the supreme
court The judges will meet the day
before the annual meeting of the State
Bar association and most of them will
stay over for that meeting. Tuesday
and Wednesday. They will also be
here for the annual banquet of the
Kansas Day club Monday night
Half a dozen interesting subjects,
all relating to the judicial system of
Kansas, are on the program for dis
cuse will discuss me matter of settli-; e
disputes out of court. The question
he will answer will be How far may
judges encourage settlements out of
court?" D. A. Banta of Great Bend
will speak on the subject of THE Di-
, vorce Proctor"
Other subjects W for consideration
are:
Can the judicial system be i'm
proved so to administer justice
more certainly, speedily and cheap
ly?"
us one trial court and one appeal
to the supreme court sufficient for all
litigation %
would divisions of one trial court
meet all demands now met by various
courts?''
Are our trial courts mobile
enough?''
There are thirty-eight members of
the district judges organization and
each member is privileged to talk upon
each of these subjects.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
GET 2 CARS OF BOOZE
Shawnee County Officers Capture Au-
tomobiles Loaded With Whisky.

An effort to forestall possible
bone dry law by the legislature was
nipped in the bud Friday night, when
Sheriff Hugh Larimer, Detective
Mitchell Bundy and Detective Angus
tine Alba waylaid and captured two
booze laden autos en- route from Kan
sas City. Incidentally the persons of
Lennie Lyons, Samuel Williams, Dave
Williams and Charles Renshaw were
taken into custody.
Sheriff Larimer had been notified
that the four men were planning to
bring into the city 4 shipment of
booze via the Overland route" AS
the two big cars passed thru Law
renee at dark last night the Lawrence
authorities tipped off the local officers.
Sheriff Larimer started out on the
Golden Belt road towards Lawrence
shortly after dark. At Calhoun Bluffs
he passed two cars but noticed moth
ing suspicious and let them pass.
Then on second thought he decided
he had better make sure and turned
around. He had followed them but a
short ways when they turned out the
lights and stopped
The searchlight on the sheriff's car
developed the fact that the bootleg
gers were sampling their wares.
They made no resistance to arrest
and the store of liquor was consigned
to a store room in the court house
Exactly 1913 pints were discovered
in the two machines. At bootleg
gers prices this would amount to
about $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
WHY This STRIKE?:
The Stars of Baseball Have No
Cause for Complaint.
It's Only the "COmmOn Herd''
That Is Disgruntled.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, Jan. 27-It hasn't been
thru any action on the part of the
baseball athletes who haul down a
yearly stipend of $4,000 or more that
the Baseball Players fraternity is up
on it's shell-Iike ear
Don't think for a minute that the
Cobbs. Collinses and Johnsons of base
ball have any hankering to loaf
around the family hearth while the
weather is balmy and the temperature
just right for converting two hours a
day into ready cash. Oh, no, not for
a minute
But some of them joined the play
ers' fraternity in 1912, when it was
organized. and if you'll remember
1917 marked the crest of the baseball
business and also the beginning of
discomfort among the players.
Stars in Plight.
Well, some of these stars, as we've
just piped, Joined up with Davie Fultz
and have just hung on ever since.
They don't want to have any trouble
with the club owners, but they don't
want to get in bad with their fellow
members, and so they are waiting to
see which way the cat is going to
jump before they take a decided step
one way or the other
They all hope there will not be a
strike-that is, the players who get
the big dough- But the common gar
isn't classed as a scintillator-is the
one who wants to see the trouble
reach such a stage that the magnates
will have to come thru These
players see the handwriting on the
wall, for many of them got more
money than they could ever have
commanded in baseball thru the Fed
eral League, and now that the Fed
eral League is dead doornail
and wartime contracts are running
out, the player who has himself
slated for a cut in salary wants to
yelp. He'll get the cut, all right He
must know it or he wouldn't be hol-
lering before he is hurt
Life Not Hard One
When one lamps the fat salar
that are paid to some of our very
best little performers it suggests the
thought that the life of the diamond
| is certainly gay and soft one. Look
over few of the brilliantine boys
and have. a think for yourself -
/ the American League we have Cobb
| 100000; Speaker, $4,000; Walter
johnson, $12, 500; Eddie Collins, SIS
| 900; Joe Jackson. $4,000; Schalk
$4,000; Baker, $500; Magee, $4,000;
Peckinpaugh, $1,000; Barry, $500
| with boost this year as manager)
Sisler, $4,000, and so on. The high
est salaried men in the ,Nationa
League are: Daubert, $4,000; Evers
$1,000; kauff, $1,000; Herzog. s10,-
900; Doyle, $4,000; Alexander, $1,000
Seaton, $1,000; Groh, $1,000; Wagner
$4,000: Maranville, $500
You can't blame these fellows 70,
hating the thought of a strike, car
! you?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
lSA 49, Up TO the Minute MA
INA SPoETlNoNEw 6A N2HE
| LZ@ From Everywhere -,
GOOD BALL PLAYERS ARE
ALSO OFTEN GOOD GOLFERS

That a good baseball player may
also be a good golfer is being proved
with increasing frequency as more
ball players succumb to the lure OF
the royal and ancient game in thelr
leisure hours. Several eNcellehI
golfers have been recruited from
the ranks of the stars of the dla-
mond and there are said to be many
more in the process of development
for it takes time to develop golfer
Among the noted ball players
who are also good golfers may be
mentioned Clyde Engle, former To-
peka mana ger; Iris Speaker, John
Ward, former Giant manager, and
Arthur Shafer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
INDIANS PLAY IL GAMES.
Training Trip Itinerary of the CIeve.
land Americans Announced.

Cleveland, O., Jan. 27.-Seventeen
exhibition games have been arranged
for the Cleveland American league
team. which will get away on March
1 for its spring training camp at New
Orleans. Six games will be played
with the New Orleans club of the
Southern association, March 10, II,
II, Is, % and 26
The rest of the schedule follows:
March 81, Louisville at New Orleans;
April l, Pittsburg at New Orleans;
April 2. Birmingham at Birmingham
April 3, Birmingham at Birmingham
April 4, Memphis at Memphis; April
5, Memphis at Memphis: April 6,
Louisville at Louisville; April 7. Gin
cinnati at Cincinnati; April 6, Cincin-
natl at Cincinnati; April 8, Columbus
at Columbus; April 10, Columbus at
Toledo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
wrestling Popular at Purdue.

Lafayette, Ind. Jan. 27.-Wrestling
is attracting as much if not more at
tention than any of the indoor sports
at Purdue this year. When practice
started Coach Paulson believed his
squad would be weak in the heavy
weight class. but prospects are brigh-
ter with Jordan and Bartlett both
working out daily. Rivalry in the 9TH
er classes is keen. Coach Paulson has
decided upon a series of tryouts for
the men so as to get a line on their
ability before the final trials shortly
before the opening of the conference
season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
M'NAMARA GIVES IN
"a Days in Dungeon Convince Dyna-
inter Convict He Should Work.

San Ouenten, Cal. Jan. 27.-After
spending twenty-four days in the
dungeon of the state prison here ]. B.
Mcnamara agreed to obey orders and
day began work in the jute mill.
Mcnamara, who is serving a life term
for his confessed part in the dynamit-
ing of the Los Angeles Times building
in 1910, had been working in the prls-
on laundry but his work was found
unsatisfactory and he was ordered to
the jute mill. On his refusal to work
he was placed in the dungeon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
BASKETBALL NOTES

The Battery A and Second United
Presbyterians will clash tonight in the
Washburn college gymnasium. Both
organizations are said to have strong
quintets.
The Topeka high school players and
Coach Bearg are greatly elated over
their victory at Emporia this week.
They feel that they are now capable
of going up against the best teams
in the state and of giving a good ac
count of themselves.
The girls and boys teams of the
Auburn high school defeated the girls
and boys teams of Oakland in easy
style. The Auburn boys won by the
score of 80 to Is and the girls 4 to 4.
The Emporia Normal team defeat
ed Bethany college at Emporia by the
score of So to IS Friday night. 1t
looks more and more like the Normals
are out for the championship of the
conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

A German scientist has invented q
process using superheated steam for treat
ing sewage sludge to remove its fatty acids
and increase its value as fertilizer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

ThOrp and Wallace Fight Draw.
Kansas City, Mo. Jan. 27.-Harvey
Thorp, of Kansas City, and Otto Wal
lace of Milwaukee, lightweights,
fought 12-roun1 draw here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

Horizons fast team defeated Pow
hatan high school by the score of 90
to 20 in a close hard fought game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

Because of the war Switzerland has in
creased its acreage under cultivation in
grains by more than 20 per cent over the
1914 figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

The Washburn quintet will make its
first long tour of the season next
week. being on the road four days.
Ten men will make the trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

The Russian government has given an
American company the right to explore for
petroleum in Siberia. where there are in
dications of it's presence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

The new owners of the Vernon
Coast league team have selected
George Stovall as their manager for
next season and George has an
agreement that will get him his re-
lease from Toledo. Stovall declared
when he was managing the Kansas
City Feds that he was through with
organized ball forever. but he seems
TO have changed his mind sine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

ADDITION SPORTS WILL BE
FOUND ON OTHER PAGES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27


Johnny Kbane Cleveland
Hike will
would to
want to take chances
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

"Quig" usually wears a white shirt be-
cause few players wear white jersies but
sometimes they do, and then there is al
Quigley is the kind of official who believes
in being right over every play made, and
he is always in the thick of the fray,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

.Quig" wears neatly pressed white f1an-
mel trousers, tan shoes and usually a
white sport shirt. He is the only man on
the floor whose trousers cover every hair
of his lower eXtremities and he looks so
much like Beau Brummel that you would
never think a player would take him for
a member of his team, but this sometimes
haDDens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

In the opening game between Missouri
and Ames "Ouig" was dressed in his spick
and span and was expecting no trouble
His white shirt was right from the laun-
dry. but so were the white jersies of the
Ames players, and before the game had
gone five minutes every Ames player had
taken the referee for Il player and thrown
the ball at him. The game was stopped
and "Qu1g found green jersey that
solved the problem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

In the Washburn-Agg game this week
"Quts" wore his usual white shirt and the
Washburn players also were dressed in
white. The same trouble occurred, but no
one had green shirt to lend and it was
necessary for His Umpship to wear
eaIP
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

Dressing the part of a basketball referee
Is not always as easy as it may SEEM E
c. Quigley, of st. Marys. can tell you that
1t isn't, and he is bit worried because
he is afraid that the time will come when
be will have to carry special trunk of
costumes with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27

Clevenger seems to regret not being able
to schedule n game with Nebraska but
says he believes permanent relations have
been established with Ames At any rate
a 2-year contract has been signed with the
Iowa school, and. in as much as Ames
seems to be a conner, these games ought to
be important ones.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
M~ARTINSRURG ITEMS.

j. B. Davault and H. L. Crane were
transaeting business in st. Louis Fri
day. - Mrs. H. L. Burwell, of Wells
vile, was the guest of N H. Friedman
and family Friday. 49, Miss Hattie
Linneman spent the weekend with
friends in st. Louis. - Mrs. D. L.
Blanchfield was in Mexico shopping
Wednesday. - Miss Mae Jarboe has
gone to Moberly for a few days visit
with nfriends. - Herman and joni
Weischhaus, Jr., went to st. Louis
Friday. - Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Pasch-
ang went to Slick, Friday, to attend
the funeral Of Mrs. Paschang's father,
DR.. Wommaek. DR.. Wommack is well
known here, and has many friends who
will regret to hear Of his death. -
Mrs. Sam Martinez of Amarillo, Tex,
and Miss Lurine Malicoat, of New
Truxton, are guests Of DR.. f. Baier
and family tbs week. - Mr.. and Mrs.
R. W. Taylor are home from a bust
ness trip to Bowling Green. - L. T.
Williams was in Moberly on business
Saturday. 49, Miss Rena Craig has
gone to Mexico for a few days visit.
l. Miss Josephine jacob spent the
weekend with friends in St. Louis. -
Miss Florence Underwood, of st.
Louis, spent Saturday and Sunday
with friends here. , Miss Bess Wat
son, Of Centralia, was the guest of
Miss Ara McGraw Sunday. - Miss
Mildred Stephens has gone to St.
Louis for a visit with Miss Florence
Underwood. - Clark French and John
A. Smith, Jr, spent Sunday with
friends in Mexico. - DR.. J.. G. jacob
and VIM. jacob visited friends in
Vandalia Sunday. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Hall, of Wellsville, spent Sun
day with friends here. - Rev. Joseph
Horner, of Fulton, is the guests of the
jacob family this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
nr 1T g
Al }

Jacob Sehopp, so years old, one Of
the pioneer merchants of St Louis.
and a former resident Of this city
died at his home in St Louis Satur-
day. Besides two sons, Otto and
Charles, a grandson, Leo Rockenstein,
also resides here. The funeral WIS
on Monday afternoon at ? o'clock from
the home at S4S5 Lafayette avenue.
The burial was in B~ellefontaine
Cemetery.
Mr.. Schopp, who retired from busi-
ness twenty years ago, came to Mex
leo shortly ~atterward, and built him a
country home on the Paris road north
Of this city. He continued to reside
here for a numebr of years but later
returned to ST. Louis. He started in
the fruit and produce business on
Third street in St. Louis, when quite
a young man and was most successful.
He leaves a large estate.
Beside his wife by a second marriage,
he leaves the following children: G. P.
Schopp, Mrs. John R~ockenstein, Mrs.
A. f. Mes. Mrs. Frank Kurtz and Miss
Hilda Schopp, all Of St Louis, and
Charles and Otto Sehopp, of this city.
Mr.. Schopp was a splendid man,
with large ideas and the ability to
made good under all conditions. While
a resident here he made many friends
who join the Ledger in regretting his
death, and extending sympathy to the
bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
RECONSTRUC-
S.TI0N Is CONF
PLETE ALL WAYS
I'm A New Man Since TAX
ing Tanlac, G. W. Vestal,
of Sedalia, Declares

SEDALIA- Nc, Jan. II. - There
is probably no happier man in the
NJ. P. R. R. shops than G. v. Vestal.
The past month has seen a remarkable
change in Mr.. Vestal, who lives at
$40 East Saline street, this city, and
it is interesting to others to know that
it all came through Tanlae; the new
medicine. Yes. Mr.. Vestal says so.
For eight years" he declared, 81
have suffered with stomach trouble
and nervousness. / experienced Sc
we're pains in my stomach that would
run up to my heart and cause smoth-
ering spells. l couldn't eat anything
owing 70 poor digestion and it was
hard for me to sleep. Pains came in
my back and sides, so sever at times
that ! couldn't bend over.
q read in the newspapers Of what
Tanlac was doing for others and de-
cided to try it. The shooting pains
in my stomach have entirely disap-
peared now and I'm not bothered with
the nervousness anymore. | eat hear
tily and sleep like & log The tired
worn out feeling no longer troubles
me. l get up in the mornings feel
ing fine ad can do a days work with
=
the best of them. To be brief, | feel
like q new
''Tanlac is the finest medicine ever
put on the market and / recommend
it.n
Tanlac is now being especially in
troduced and explained in Mexico at
Buckner's Drug Store. Adv,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-01-18
SSS$SSSSSSSSSSSS$S$

been accidentally killed Sunday night
about II o'clock, by being knocked off
a car in St Louis. James is the
youngest brother. - J.. ". Coons sold
his town residence to J. E. Burch, and
is now making ready to build a new
house on his farm just north Of the
Oak Grove school house. - Corn is
selling at soc; cream 42c; eggs 20;
butter soc; hens Ice; spring chicks
tic; ducks lac; geese, 14c; turkeys
Csc. - 1t is estimated that two firms
in Laddonia together have handled
about $4,000 worth Of country pro-
duce in the last three months-0cto-
Der, November and December. - On
January 9Th a special election was
held for the purpose Of authorizing
the granting Of an electric franchise
10 light residences, halls and bust
ness houses in Laddonia and this is
the first instance in the history of
Laddonia elections that a PROPOSE
ton was carried with no opposition
whatever.