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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13

and half wide. and had often swan
across and back, and the San Joaquin.
which Is also a mile and n half wide,
had never proven an obstacle to me.
In the wretched shape in which /
then was. however, the Meuse looked
like the Atlantic ocean to me. l
looked for a boat, but could find none.
tried TO get a piece Of wood upon
which hoped to ferry across, but l
was equally unsuccessful.
Get across must, and decided
there was nothing to do but to swim.
It was then about o'clock in the
morning. I waded in and was soon
in beyond my depth and had to swim.
After about an hour of it / was very
much exhausted. and doubted
whether could make the opposite
bank. although 1t was not more than
thirty or forty feet away. / choked
and gasped, and my arms and legs
were completely tagged out. sank a
little and tried to touch bottom with
my feet, but the water was still be-
yond my depth. r
There are times when everyone will
pray and l was no exception. I
prayed for strength to make those
few wicked yards. and then. with all
the viii power could summon, struck
out for dear life. II seemed a life
time before / finally felt the welcome
mud of bottom and was able to drag
myself up to the bank, but got there.
The bank was rather high and I was
shaking so violently that when / took
hold of the grass to pull myself up,
the grass shook out of my hands. |
could not retain my grip. was afraid
would faint then and there. but
kept pulling and crawling frantically
up that internal bank and finally
male 1t.
Then for the first time in my life
falnted-falntcd from utter exhaus
tion. ts
II was now about o'clock in the
morning and was entirely unpro
tected from observation. II anyone
had come along I would have beer
found lying there dead to the world.
Possibly two hours passed before
scgnined consciousness, and then, NJ
doubt. only BECAUSE the rain wal
bcnting in my face.
knew that had to get away, Al
It WIS broad daylight. Moreover
there wns n tow.path right there ant
Rny ialnnte a boat might come alonj
ecl ind Inc. But 1t was equall.
srnserous FOR me TO attempt to trave
.sry Ear. Fortunately found som
rhrihbcry near By and l hid there al
Dr., vilhOlt feod or drink.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13
DRIVEN TO DESPERATION BY HUNGER, o'BREN GOES
BOLDLY TO A BELGIAN HOUSE AND ASKS FOR FOOD.

synops-Pat Momence III, after seeing
Flying border in 1916
Joins the British Canada and brief train
ing period is He assigned active
service the fights with German
flyers from which he victorious Finally fight with four
German flyers Oien shot down. falls escaping
death by miracle avakes find himself German
hospital with bullet hole in his mouth After in the
hospital he
there he IS placed train bound
He decides take
the open window OF the while travelling
hour His wounds by
crawls through Germany and Luxembourg night
sleeping by day. living garbage from
gardens.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13
sILAGE FOR DAIRY ANIMALS
Almost Ideal Substitute for Natural
Summer Stock Feeds, Especially
in Winter.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The demands of the live stock for
the coming winter need to be antici-
pated in many parts of the country.
The silo provides safe storage for for
age that cannot be as effectively stored
in any other way. In addition, the
material stored in the silo is a more
acceptable feed, especially for dairy
animals, than the same feed prepared
in any other way, Silage is an almost
ideal substitute for the natural sum-
mer stock feeds, and is especially val
liable in the fall and winter because of
its succulence and consequent health
fulneSS
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13
SUPPLY OF SEED CORN

prepared by the United States De-
partment of Agricultural
When corn ripens drop all 9th
er business and select an abund-
ant supply of seed corn from
the standing stalks. The proc
ess is too important to be con-
Quoted incidentally while husk-
ing. When selecting seed corn
give the process your entire at
tention. Get the very best that
is to be had and preserve it
well, and your increased Yields
will return you more profit than
any other work you can do on
your farm.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13
ANIMAL FOOD is REQUIRED
Growth-Producine Substances Found
in Grains and Vegetables, but in
Small Quantities.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
1t has been found that such animal
food as milk, eggs and meat contains
growth-producing substances in guam
titles sufficient for the rapid growthi
and development of the body. While
these substances are found in certain,
vegetables and grains, they are in
quantities so small that often in the
ordinary diet sufficient quantities are.
not consumed to meet the needs of the
growing body.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13
Bad Language Astonished Horse.

A horses surprise was rtcouu:ed y
court the other day when Il gsrlekcep-
er was fined a dollar at Tnaxtcd Es-
sex, England, for using bad language.
A woman who preferred the charge
said that horse near her cottage
"laid back its ears and turned its eyes
in great establishment toward the
swearing gamekeeper."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13
ADVANTAGES of Chickens.

Chickens are great destroyers of in
sects, including many injurious forms,
in yard, pasture and orchard They
utilize, also, many grasses and weeds,
and seeds from the same, that would
otherwise be of no use
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13

found anyway used to pole right
through the mud. Apart from the
discomfort of this method of travel
ing and the slow time l made, there
was an added danger to me in the fact
that the squash, squash noise which
1 made might easily be overheard by
BelgianG and Germans and give my
position away. Nobody would cross
a swamp or marsh in that part of the
country unless he was trying to get
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13

To foil automobile thieves an In
ventor has patented metal curtaia
to be drawn down behind the ;E!nd-
shield and locked. preventing chem
from seeing b drive q stolen car.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13
Weeds in Wheat Field

Two of the most prevalent annual
weeds in spring-wheat fields are the
wild mustard and the wild oats These
weeds are enabled to exist because
they mature seeds which shatter and
reinfest the land before the wheat is
ready to harvest.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13
Strive to Keen Soul Youthful.

My body's old, but that's not my
fault. I'm not to blame for an old
body, but 1 would be to blame for an
old soul. An old soul is a shameful
thing.-Margaret Deland.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13

Block Floors for Rarne

Creosoted wood block floorings are
among the effective modern improve
ments in sanitary feed and dairy
barns, stables and hog houses.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13
Cleanliness Must PreMa:I-

Cleanliness must begin with clean
COW and continue with clean milk
pail, clean milking, clean cans, a clean
cream separator and clean dairy
man.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13

ably figured that I was one of the
foraging party, but 1 realized that it
wouldn't pay in future to take any
thing for granted.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13
Important War Factors.

Two very important factors in war
time farming are live stock and le-
| gumeS.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13

A new oil-burning apparatus heats
tights the room at the same time,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13

In Belgium, after weeks of
hardships and narrow escapes
from recapture, o'Brien finally
finds man whom he believes
to be his friend. Cheered by
the prospect of final escape, he
gains courage to continue his
heartbreaking tramp through
Belgium. Don't miss the next
instalInaent.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Pirnlico Entries

First race Claiming; for two year olds SIX fur
lonGs)-Under Fire 49, Earlocker. 1l2: Wyndover.
~: Tarascon. lo7; Candle Light. .lo7: Mannuvre.'
ll2: st. Quentin li7 Tiger Rose 100 viraso. los.
Second race Claiming: for three year olds and
-. Saints Bridge 100: Lone Hand. -ll2: Ballast.
IL: sersness. lo4: Eddie Henry. 10Y: Julia l..
100: Irish Kiss. 100: Peerless one los
Third race Patapsco steeplechase Handicap;
selltns; foy fovr,year ods and upward; two miles
Woti. 40: tCynosu-e. $50: Margey j.oqus. las
l3s; Nutmeg. l4l: Pebeto l4s.
ods q, Gi1f 70,
master. 1ls: subahdar. il5 Kate Bright lis:
Arsah Go On. ll3: Sir Adsum. 1903: Kistie's Cub.
Finh r.ee County Club Purse; for two-ye.r-old
allies sI furlongs)--colincla. ITO: Phantom Maid.
wy pSSSfs a a is; c aS,.o on sS Ss SDs
Asht. los: Ballet Danoer II, los; Y,etie. ios.
Gallant KITTY, ll2 Mss vosh. los: Alphee. ia:
lo5. "'o'''' -
sixth raes tMerchants' Pure selling: for thres-
.Si!s is,, B.. IsS Ut gsIss., e.
oe JACK Mount ile KENTUCKY boy, oS is IT, peah Pa:
and Calls. ia: .P1edra. lo3 AmsIgamator. III:
SKY pilSt, ~: Hnds on; ~; swoodthrush. los.
o!ds and upward ono miel-Con Tassel. I2s; Tom
McrasgsYt. lis Kahmir, IFS: EErrant ITO: ResaI
Lodge. l2o; Holstcr. l22: John l. Day, 1903 Boni-
face ll2: W1seman. Ils: valor. 40: Whmsy, lis
Apprentice allowance cleimed tshsrrnan en,r,
@Weid entry. sWils0n entry.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Basketball rowing
Popular With Army
Men ''Over There -

), PARIS (By MaiD-To the fact that
necessity is the mother of invention"
the athletic world owes the game of
basketball, a sport that probably is en-
Joyed by more players and spectators
than any other indoor competition.
Just now 1T Is very popular with the
American soldiers over here.
DR.. James Naismith, head of the
physical department of the University
OF Kansas, now serving with the Ameri-
can Y. M. c. A. in France, is the in
yentor of the game. He evolved it to
NIL the gap between football and base
ball and to find something to occupy a
class Of active young men at the train
ing school, Springfield, Mass. What he
Is doing in France is sidelight on the
great overseas athletic programme ar
ranged by the "Y," the K. of c., the
Salvation Army and other United War
Work agencies.
basketball first blossomed back in
1891. There have been numerous
changes in the original rules, but the
foundation principles are the same to-
day as they were when it was invented.
DR.. Naismith takes considerable salts
faction IN seeing the sport of which he
was the father hold a place as one of
the most popular amusements in the
american army in France The SOL
aiers VIII give it prominent spot on
1heir athletic programme this winter,
ana some teams will be developed that
will be equal TO the best Of the amateur
organizations back home. There are
several OF the former professional stars
now IN uncle Sans service also, and as
tne army II not governed by A. A. U.
rules, these men will be able to COM
pete as amateurs once more.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10

style of football. as compared to the
modern rules of the game. "Those
old mass plays, when you felt the i'm
pact of body against body, as you
fought your way over the line, they
were the stuff" was the way Mr..
Kelly sized the situation up. He, with
Holmes and Mckenzie, expect to start
for France within a week.
Before going further with our de-
scription of these athletic veterans,
it might be as we'll to explain that
the photographs printed on this page
depict the three old timers in their
gymnasium suits at Columbia Univer-
sity, just after they had been limber-
ing up their muscles, in training for
their strenuous duties overseas. AS
the camera shows, they are sturdy of
limb and broad of chest still.
To followers Of professional base
will have a familiar ring. provided
days of '96, '97, '98 and up to 1905,
when "Duckey" quit the big leagues
and invested in Middle West team
of his own. Holmes played in left
field and in his day was one of the
real stars of the game. In 1895 and
1897 he was with the Giants, going
from them to the famous old Balti-
more team, "the greatest bunch of ball
players I've ever seen," according to
"Duckey," who has seen them all.
Holmes was with Brooklyn in 1900
and played in the outfield, along with
Wee Willie Keeler, Fielder Jones.
Jimmy Sheckard and Joe Kelly. From
there he skipped to Detroit, remaining
in that berth for three years, and then
went to Chicago, where he wound up
his big league career. Holmes expects
to organize and coach many baseball
teams in France, and his fondest wish
is to bump into one of Johnny Evers's
mines. Evers is with the Knights Of
Columbus in France.
Star Soccer Player
Jack Mckenzie was one of the Scot
tish stars on the soccer fields before
he ever came to this country, in 1902
and began to play with the Olympic
and Barbary clubs in California. Jack
has played before as many as 5000
persons at single game-that was in
Scotland--in a game with one of the
pest OF the English professional teams
Although soccer is making giant
strides in this country, it still has
long way to go before it will approach
IN skill the game as it is played in
England and Scotland. according to
Scotch Jack" Mckenzie. ~ was
through on the other side twenty
years, before I came to this country.
put they seemed to think was pretty
good on the coast" remarked the vet
eran, by way CT illustrating the differ
ence between the game as it is PLAYED
abroad and in this country.
Mckenzie believes soccer offers bet
ter opportunities for healthful exer-
else for the fighting men in France
than any other sport, and will lose no
time IN forming several soccer leagues
behind the lines as soon as he lands
"over there"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Elmer Smith Teaching
Poilus Baseball Art

Elmer Smith, the Cleveland right
fielder, now corporal in the sod Di-
vision, has been touring with an all
star club in France, entertaining the
troops and teaching the poilus the
game: According to Elmer, the season
has closed, and the poilus aren't learn
ing much anyhow.
Smith writes as follows: "The
French are slow to learn. They try
hard, but they are not mastering the
or three ball clubs of French soldiers
AS to the American troops, they have
quit baseball entirely for the season.
Rains are falling all along the front.
the fields are too muddy for any games
and more than that, we are ali getting
into the real stuff, which keeps us 90,
ing night and day. There will be
plenty of baseball in the old U. 8. A.
next season. l believe, for we have
Fritz on the ropes, and few more
uppercuts will finish him forever"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
. .arvardRadiosHave
Scored 172 Points
In Five Contests

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. s.-The
United States Naval Radio School foot
ball team, which meets a government
Princeton at the Polo Grounds on
November % in the United War Work
Campaign. has scored 172 points in five
games. Twenty-six touchdowns were
made, one-third Of which were from
perfectly timed forward passes, and
the aerial form of delivery also was
chiefly responsible for at least one
third of the remainder. Sixteen points
have been scored on kicks after Couch
downs. The teams own score sheet
is without blemish.
Washington State College, and A. H..
Cox, right halfback, of Washington
University, st. Louis. have scored four
touchdowns each. Clifford makes fine
use Of the forward pass, and Cox, a
second man, makes his speed count
around the ends.
E. Y. Johnson, end, and j. F. Nagle,
halfback, of the second string. are
tied with three touchdowns each. This
pair scored by using the same methods
the regular men employed, Johnson's
total being made on forward passes,
and Nagle's chiefly on runs.
SdPIdiu w HlVc mas kicked seven
goals after touchdowns. and Claude
Sharer, of the second string, six. Dan
skin, who played regularly for three
years at Cornell College, Iowa, and
Reynold G. Gas, regular end and back
on the Michigan Aggics. are the drop
kckers of the squad, but haven't done
any damage yet this fall.
Radio meets Camp Devens next Sat
urday in the Harvard Stadium. As
yesterdays game with Newport as we'll
as the next two contests are for the
United War Work drive, the key
Founders are 100 per cent subscribed
in this direction.
The lineup and weight Of the eleven
members of the team are as follows:
Left end, j. F. Clifford, 1863 pounds;
left tackle, A. c. Bartlett. 173 pounds;
left guard, E. G. decree, 179 pounds;
center, O. K. Cox, 180 pounds; right
guard, II. R. Brinker. 17S pounds;
right tackle, K. l.. Danskin, 1873 pounds;
right end, W. E. Cronan, 143 pounds;
quarterback, W. r. Holland. 1853
pounds; left halfback, j. F. Beardon,
1856 pounds; right halfback, A. H. Cox,
145 pounds; fullback, G. White. 167
pounds.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
men and high school boys, and the
leading district contestants of all
classes will be seen in action.

Buster TAFT, an unknown sixteen
year-old swimmer from the Olympic
Club, San Francisco sprang one OF the
biggest surprises of the season in the
annual Marathon race across the
Golden Gate. decided last week under
the supervision Of the Pacific A. A. u.
Assoclation. He defeated a field Of
forty Of the ablest contestants in Cali
fornia and scored a most unexpected
victory in Al minutes, 41 seconds,
Second prize went to Tod Burns, a
navy boy, who crossed the line nine
seconds later; and the fight for third
placed resulted in dead heat be-
tween another Of Uncle Sans sailors,
George Bond, and Lawrence Saville. Of
the Porpoise Club. who finished neck
to neck in 81 minutes, 40 seconds. A
novel feature Of the event was the
selection of girl pilots by a number of
tho starters: The San Francisco mer-
maids use the Golden Gate constantly
for practice and know the waters by
heart, so they were in great demand
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Three Veteran Athletes G0ing
"OUer There " for the YM CA.

Y. M. C. A. Each was famous in his
own particular line Of athletic en-
endeavor a score of years ago, Addi-
son. King" Kelly, "Duckey" Holmes
and Jack Mckenzie, and now that they
are bit beyond the age for soldering,
king" and "Duckey" and Jack arc
going to do the next best thing and
help out the boys who WELD the
bayonet.
1t was the gilded age of college foot
ball, in the days when King" Kelly
held forth as right halfback on the
Princeton elevens Yale men will al
ways remember the name of King
Kelly with shudder, for it was Kelly
who scored one of the winning touch
downs against Old Eli, in 1896, when
the Tigers swamped their old foemen
by score of "a to g. in a game played
on the old Manhattan Field Kelly
also starred on the baseball diamond in
his college days, playing first base for
the Tigers in 1896, 1897 and 1898.
After leaving Princeton he coached
teams here and on the Pacific Coast
and was uniformly successful in that
line.
Favors Old Style Game
The old Princeton back said yes
terday that he rather liked the old
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Crosses Continent
To Compete in Big
ReUenge Gun Match

TNRANK M. TROEH. the
r Pacific Coast clay tar;
get champion. will
travel across the continent to
take advantage of an oppor-
tunity to gain revenge. Last
June Troeh met William H.
Heer, national amateur cham
pion. in a match for $4,000
in Liberty bonds. Heer won.
They will clash again at the
Polo Grounds next Wednes-
day. in connection with the
military trapshooting exhibi-
ton to be held for the United
War Work Campaign.
Troeh and Heer will be
contestants in the United War
Work Campaign event at the
Polo Grounds along with two
other Western stars-Chan
Powers, champion of Illinois,
and Mark Arie, the 1917 ma
tional champion. Eastern
stars in this great trapshoot-
ing race will be selected at a
semi-hnal meet to be held at
the Travers Island traps of
the New York Athletic Club
tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Clarence Rowland
Will Have His Joke

J. Louis Comiskey, for many years
treasurer Of the White Sox, had occa-
sion to visit downtown CHICAGO re-
Gently. and drove there in his big
Although Louis has lost one fine
car recently by theft, he neglected to
LOCK the door when he paused by the
curb, and went into a store.
During his absence a man passed
by, recognized the machine, and
stepped inside. He took one of his
business cards from his pocket, wrote
a few lines on the back and laid the
card on the seat. A moment later he
was lost in the crowd.
Comiskey, having completed his
business. entered the car and was
about to start when he noticed the
card. He picked it up and read:
why don't you get this telephone
booth of the street. 1t is against
the law?"
Louis felt himself growing angry
when he happened to turn the card
and noticed the name. "Huh!" he
growled. another of Clarence Row
lands bum jokes"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
G. A. Valentine Ranks
High Among Drivers
On Trotting Track

Perhaps no present day trainer and
race driver is better grounded in all
matters that pertain to the trotting and
pacing horse than the Buckeye pre-
micr, Charles A. Valentine of Colum
bus, Ohio.
Every year since "Vallie" started
racing horses on the big ring he has
been in the limelight to a great extent,
but his achievements during the racing
season Of 1918 were wonderful.
lie succeeded in doing something the
past summer that no other driver has
ever accomplished. viz, giving records
OF better than 2:05 to seven different
PAGERS, also reducing the record of
Baxter Lou from 2:O4A to 2:o2A.
Besides the seven additions to the Sc
lect 2:05 list, Mr.. Valentine also
marked the PAGERS Hal H. in 2.05A
tramp Quick in 2:o7A and the good
;hree year old pacing colt Cochato
Banks, in 2:07h. Cochato Banks is
very high class colt sired by Cochato.
(2:11h), and out of the good old
race mare Hazel Banks, p. (2:1OA }, by
Sir Liss. He was bred by Mr.. John P.
Keogh, of Dayton, Ohio, and his dam
also produced those good PAGERS
Judge ormonde (2:o1h) and Wydrad
(2:O4h).
Among the high class PAGERS that
"Vallie" has raced in the past and
given fast records to are Judge Or
monde (2:01h ~, independence Boy
(2:02), Little Frank D. (2:02A), Goldie
G. (2:02A), Beth Clark (2:03A),
Dwight Logan (2:03A), Michigan
Queen (2:03&>, Peter the Second
(2:04A) and Wydrad (2:041a). He has
also been equally fortunate in bringing
out good trotters, having their fast
est records to twelve trotters in the
2;1O list, viz: Straight Sail
(S:04A). Donna Iona (2:O5A), Lizzie
Brown (2:05A), Donna Clay (2:06A).
Early Don (2:06A). Suldne (2:S6A),
The Emo (2:06A). ONeill (2:o7A !.
Sister Strong (2:08A), Locust Bug
(2:os%). Erda (2:o9A) and zombro
Clay (2:09A).
With the PAGER Un Mr.. Valentine
won the majority Of the big pacing
stakes Of the season on the Grand Cir
cult, and with Lou Baxter and MARY
Rosaind he was contender in many
an important race. With John A. Hal
Omonde, Minor Hal and Baronwood ne
surprised the talent in races at Lex
ington, and it is said that his friends
profted heavily by his winnings in the
events at the Kentucky trottine track
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Entries Close Tuesday
For Amateur Bouts

Entries for the Crescent Athletic
Club amateur boxing tournament, to
be held under the auspices of the
Amateur Athletic Union. for the bene-
fit of the United War Work campaign,
at their clubhouse, Pierrepont and
Clinton streets, Brooklyn. on Thursday
evening, will close with B. Levine, care
Metropolitan Association headquarters,
29O Broadway, on Tuesday, November
IL.
Three classes will be contested for
110-pound novice, 115 and 130 pound.
A few Of the entries to be received
are as follows:
110-pound novice-E. ]. Callaghan,
Frank Castelli, E. Note and Louis
Cohen, Frank Sinclair and Joseph Vor-
eel.
15-pound-Harry Fenster and M.
Sidekaner.
30-pound-Arthur Parsall, Raymond
Hill and L. Brownstein