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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29

IF left to its natural course the
coal orders will tend to fall off as
warm weather comes OF, mines
may have to shut down for lack of
orders, and railroads may be de-
prived of the opportunity OF haul
ing coal at the time they are best
able to handle it.
The coal which fails to be min
ed in April or May will not be here
to help out the shortage in Decem-
Der or January, and the coal cars
which may be idle in the summer
months will not be available to re-
lieve distress during the billiards.
of winter.
There is but one way to hedge
against a repetition of this season S
experience, and that is to keep the
mines running and the railroads
hauling at their full capacity dur
ing the summer months. The rail-
roads lose half their efficiency dur
ing zero weather, and are at their
maximum power during the milder
periods.
why not make it possible for
the railroads to haul coal while the
hauling is good, and when they can
pull 100 per cent of their capacity
and not force them to wait for the
billiards to cut them to 80 per cent
of their pulling power?
1T is up to the consumer. If he
will resist the tendency to inertia,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29

ministration make this special APP
peal:
I'VE ask that all figure fuel re-
quirements for the coming year,
based on consumption for the past
year, and on the first of April, or
as soon thereafter as possible, TO
go to their regular dealer and file
an order for a years supply, leav-
ing to the Dealers option to make
delivery according to ability and
Judgment. If the consumer has not
storage capacity enough for a years
supply, then let him give as large
an order as he can.
by so doing they will enable
the dealer to file his order with the
producer; they will make it pos
sible for the mine to continue in
operation and for the railroads to
haul the coal; he will have safe
guarded his family from coal fam
inc; he will have done his part to-
ward increasing the coal supply Of
the state and thereby have per
formed his patriotic duty as an
American and will have helped to
win the war"
1t is the intention of the state
administration to continue the var
ious county fuel administrations
for the period of the war, in the
hope of relieving conditions and
assuring that there will be nc suf-
fering on the part of the people of
the state These officers will keep
in close touch with consumers and
local dealers during the summer
months, as they have during the
winter period, making sure that
each section will have proportion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29

If he will refuse to forget the perils
of the past winter. if his magma
ton will project them into the COM
ing season and enable him to see
himself among the billiards of the
coming January, the danger may be
overcome. A lively realization of
privation during the zero days to
come may lead him to store coal.
Nothing else viii avert the dan
ger of coal shortage"
The state administration warns
that the crisis through which we
have Just passed was precipitated
because of a failure to buy early.
Many dealers were waiting for
cheaper prices The result was
there was slackening in produc-
ton which had a most serious eff
feet during the winter months. II
the consumers will adopt the prop
er course early this season It will
add millions of tons of coal to the
supply which will be on hand with
the return of the cold weather I'm
less this course is adopted, there
are reasons for the belief that con-
ditions will be fully as serious, if
not more serious, than they were
during the past winter.
The domestic consumers are
those who are most vitality inter
ested. They are the ones a short
age of coal will hurt most severe
ly. the state administration warns.
Therefore, they are the ones which
the officials are most anxious to
get out of harms way during the
summer season.
In order that this will be done,
Mr.. Williams and the county ad-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
BOYS OVER THERE
ASKING LETTERS;
WRITE THEM NOW

General Pershing calls upon
everyone who knows a soldier in
France 10 write to him. Mothers,
fathers, wives. brothers, sisters,
cousins and friends are all urged
to send him letters. not merely &C.
casionally but frequently.
Other officers, Red Cross work
ers. everyone who has visited
France, as well as the men them
selves. back up General Pershing
in that request The letter from
home is the brightest thing in the
life of a soldier over there" This
is General Pershing's message di-
rectly to the women Of America:
ANY woman who has husband,
brother, sweetheart or relative in
foreign service, should write, write.
write, long. cheerful letters telling
everything that happens in the old
home town The men here are
hungry for news, and the things
which seem like trivial happenings
al home will be of the greatest in
teTest to the men.
The order which I would send
to the women of America is to work
and write"
It isn't the women alone who
should write, however. American
soldiers abroad are mostly young
and healthy. and because they are
they like 10 hear from friends and
relatives of their own sex quite as
much and as often as from women
folks.
All who do write should be very
careful in addressing letters. There
has been much complaint that mail
fails to reach men in France. John
Clark. American postal agent in
France, says much of the fault lies
with the people at home for INSULT
cient or carelessly written ad-
dresses.
When writing to a soldier, saws
the postal department, give him his
full name, like James Franklin
Smith. Don't address him as J.
F. Smith-there may be a hundred
J. F. Smiths in the army. Nor is
James F. Smith ufficient-there
might be a dozen of them.
Don't call a soldier Mister
either. There are no "misters" in
the army. Each has a title from
private up to general, so give the
title.
And always write the address in
ink.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
ELECTRIC SNARE
USED BY GERMANS
TO CATCH FLYERS

Amsterdam. March s. by MALL.
AT Zeebrugge, the German naval
and aerial base on the Belgian
coast, the Germans have adopted
a new method of catching hostile
airmen. Toward evening the from
tier correspondent OF the Telegraaf
reports, the Germans send up 20
captive balloons without crews at
tached to electrified steel cables.
The electric barrier is said to con
stitute a menace to all airmen COM
ing into contact with il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
DIR. COFFEE.

will be in his Office Saturday and
Monday, March 30 and April l. He
will see patients both days from 9
a. m. to 4 p. m. He will leave
Tuesday to visit his son in the
south, who will leave soon for
France. Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received, 9 a. m,
April 5, 1918, for constructing a six
inch Waterman on Fourteenth ave-
nue. west of Thirtieth street
WILLIAM MCONOCHIE,
Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received, o a. m,
April 5, 1918, for asphalt paving
on Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth and
str e e t,
from Seventeenth avenue to Eigh-
teenth avenue.
WILLIAM MCONOCHIE,
Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29

of coal which will not be less than
that which has been necessary
during the past year.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
.AGGIE TRACK SQUAD
ROUNDS INTO SHAPE
Sore Muscles and Charley Horses
Halt ~ Keep the Men Down;
Farmers Have Great HunCh.

Special ioerhc World
SALTWATER, OKLA. March go.
Ae=i,4te- tf4+.- t,t-tAa.t- t-tHeat- 81 the
men have Hore muscles and "splInts,"
they arc out every afternoon work.
ing hard 10 convert themselves into
a team which no school would not be
proud Of In the past week Coach
Gallagher has been working his men
for form iu all events and having
them specialize In their different
events. The workouts have boen
comparatively hard for the past two
weeks 90 get the men In condition.
but from now on care Will bo taken
not to oyorwork them or injuro them
on the hard track
The distance men are showing
more spN1 10 each day on their differ.
ent races, and with n man for each
race other teams viii have TO go TO
beat them. The distance men are
Keen, Fcnnema, Fetzer, Penquitc,
Stubblcfield, Dixon, Bellis ana Carl
ton
The weight men are showing bet
tor form than usual this week, and
most OF them are improving rapidly.
They are Hougcr. Galloway, lAeb-
hart Keen and Foster.
In the syrlnts, hurdles ana Jumps,
Jackson FetZcr, Gaymon, KittridRe,
Bottger Coldlron and Maleck have
been showing up the best,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
AGGlEE TRACK SQUAD
ROUNDS INTO SHAPE
Contests on Program of Fnrtnor
Track and Field Men.

SALTWATER Okla. March 40
Three dual and two conference
meets make up the 1918 Oklahoma
A. ~ NJ college track and field
rchedulc. In addition the AgRies
will be hosts to the high schools OF
oklahoma at the state intcrschOlns-
tic meet at saltwater May 3 and 4.
This is the arrangement.
April 4--Fricnds university at
saltwater
Aprn 19-Oklahoma university at
Norman.
Apri 27-,-southwestern college at
saltwater
May 3 and State inter-scholas-
tic meet at saltwater.
May Southwest conference at
Norman.
May l7-State intercollegiate meet
AT saltwater
Coach Gallagher started the spring
workouts with but one member OF
last years squad in college, He is
Fcnnema, Il long distance man.
Thirty-fivo aspirants are compet-
INK for places Coach Gallagher says
it's too early TO predict tho quality OF
his track squad, and, altho the first
meet ~ to be held within, a week
the personnel OF the squad Is far
from settled.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
SEVERAL GOOD BOUTS
ON WEEKS SCHEDULE
Many Good Boys Get Into Action
Philadelphia, Staging 8-round
Bouts, becoming Fight Center.

&Many good boys get into action IN
the hemped arena this wrch Az
usual. several OF the best scraps are
scheduled for Monday Johnny
Dundee meets Johnny Ray, 6 rounds,
at Philadelphia. PIN Bloom and K.
O. Wagner also go 8 al Quakcrtown,
while Harry Greb and Tommy GID
hons furnish 10-round skit Tor
Greb's home folks at Pittsburgh.
Harry Greb. (how he does do IT,
takes on X o. Brennan at Buffalo.
tho very next eyGhlnR, Tuesday Kid
williams meets that rugged boy
Jack Sharkey rs rounds at BaIti-
moro
Patsy Cline and Lew Tender box
6 rounds al Philadelphia Wedues-
dnv. the only big bout Cardcd for
that duy. several good scraps, all
for 10 rounds. are on for Thursd1y.
BRYAN Dowucy takes on Jock Wa
lone at Fort Sheridan, IN. Richie
Mitchell, boxing instructor NJ tnufIl
Doniphnn takes on Clonlc TAFT o.,
Milwaukee.
Thr big bout Friday night Is the
Frankey Burns-J0e Lynch Ground
sstto. also at Fhilly, which burg lE
the way. is becoming quite o ngh'
center.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
BOXING BY SQUADS IS
TO BE TAUGHT SAMMY
Sparring, with Close Relationship 10
Bnyonctins. to he Tnught All
Men In the Service.

WASHINGTON. March 30.--A
progressive system for the instruc-
tion OF soldiers IN boxing by squads
has been evolved by Floyd A. Rove,
division athletic director at Camp
Custer, Battle Greek. Mich, and
submitted 20 DIR. Joseph ", Ray.
croft, general director OF army ath-
letica for the war department com
for adoption In all the training can
tonments. The system has already
been tested out at Camp Custer with
effective results.
Under Director Rowe's plan tho
soldiers would he detailed IN groups
Of from three 20 six squads TO re-
celve series OF progressive lessons
In the different phases, Of boxing,
thus giving the men n compre-
heusive instruction In the space ~
time ordinarily used up In learning
n single lesson. The first group
would consist of three squads learn
ing fundamWtals; the second. six
squads receiNng advanced instruc-
tions. the thitd. three squads prac-
ticlng Instructions; the fourth, one
squad practicing on the punching
baEs, and the NTH, one squad. In
pairs. boxing. Officers and men OF
advanced training would be assigned
TO the groups as instructors. while
the boxing camp director personally
would take charge OF group two,
where the most important part OF
the instruction takes place.
The system. Director Rowe points
out. would give the soldiers la
minutes Of fundamental instruction,
Is Of advanced instruction, la OF
practice, Ia for bag punching,
aud l2 for actual boxing. allow
Ing for half minute rest between
each period. In addition II would
give variety 10 the lessons and stim-
ulate the interest OF the men in the
training, which is now regarded vital
10 the equipment OF every soldier be-
cause Of lts close relationship with
bayouetlnF.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31

"Champiopsh ips" once declared
lruuie, owen, famous oklahoma
university coach. 10 the wrlte> are
more incidoutala" And Il has al
ways been the policy OF the wizard
Sooner mentor TO ignore all title dis
. putcs lie has never refused To meet
team on the Snoners schedule, but
owen holgd that the games the
thing" Students don't SO 10 school
and participate in sporta. TO win
championships Athletics are hut q
part Of A great educatio big and
reCcssarv u1rt. Il Ia true.
We nil like to win. Even owen
litoq to hiring "A team home In the
load. which Is human But greater
trlu championship greater than an
UIl-yictoriOus tcnms, is one that plays
the game with all II has-and plays
a. like men, win or lose.
Tulsa high school has been won
dcrtMy successful I'm athletics 10
date nut three defeats since the
start Of school have been suffered,
one In football at tho hands OF Bart
lesvile. and two in basketball, both
by Oklahoma CRY
II is a hit disappointing that the
Tuba lads did not bring home the
state basketball championship from
Enid But reports from impartial
fans are 10 tho effect that the Grim
son and white five played excellent
basketball hIuout the tournament,
iud that only an extraordinary luck
was responsible for the large score
of the oklahoma City-Tulsa game.
That is easily believed, as the capital
city boys were but two points In the
lead at the expiration OF the rrft
lslf. However 10 nlibis are offered
for the defeat. The best team won
aud oklahoma CITY Is winner OF the
state iuterscholastic basketball title.
Most Ambitious Schedule.
Tulsa went thru the most ambi-
tious schedule ever arranged for a
state high school quintet Twenty .
FIVE games were played, with 70 OF
them victories And II In entirely
probable that the boys played too
many ramcs The grind OF basket
hall season iq hard one, The Tulsa
Cagers have been playing almost four
months. whilA three months should
he enough. Their play for the past
month. has suffered, and their game
has lacked tho snap Of previous
months Indicating staleness. lihd
they rested n short time, posslbly
two week. without playing "A game
I believe they could have gone thru
the state tournament in much better
condition.
II has beeR the most, successful
basket ball season In the history or
Tulsa high school state ana south-
western wide recognition has been
won by the great five wearing the
colors OF the local school Ana
while Oklahoma city Is indicated
state champion, they played nut
two-thlrds the number OF games
that Tulsa engaged In.
The scholastics played OH ana
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
BASEBALL PROSPECTS
BRIGHT FOR FARMERS
St nsntionaI Pitching and Batting
Star Discovered: ARglcs Meet
Leading state Mines.

Spcrisl to Tho World
SALTWATER okla. March 30
with the men -ounding into excellent
fcum, prospects FOR another hgsie
champ pionshlp nine are good. Coach
pritcEhrd put the bows through hard
sessions last week. winding up with
q practice game with the local high
school The collcgians won by
score OF 20 O. The batting and
pitchii OF Walter Word OF the Ar-
gies team was the feature ana fans
believe that another star has been
discovered in .he crack little hurler.
Coach pritchard has given no deti-
mite lieup AMI. In fact. ls shifting
lIs men continually 20 got the best
results OF teamwork.
Tho men Of tho squad now are An
cetsCn. Becker. ColglaziCr, Edwards.
EssiHger. Ethridrs, Hatch Hickey.
Ho.tick Mathews, PAUL, Percy,
SGutnwick. WILDER. Wtaver and
Word
Tho baseball rchetIla;
March 2S---SJuthewC Uni
veTsity. saltwater.
April l2-13-Chilocco Indians. Chi
locco.
Aprr Oklahoma University.
saltwater.
Asru 26-27 -- Phillips Christion
University. Enid,
MAY l-2-Chilocco Indians. still
water.
Nav Oklahoma University.
Norman.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
EVERY SAILOR TO BE
INSTRUCTED TO SWIM
Alnipst 80 Per Cent Of Embryo
Juckirs tnubir tn SWIM Water
and Land 10 BE Is'd

NE WHANEN. Conn. March 30.
Every sailor In the various trimming
stations throughout the country is
10 be taught 70 swim ~ = military
requirement. according 20 plnns an
nounccd today by Walter Camp, gen
ernl director of navy athletics Of the
navy department commission on
training camp activities
In survey Of the training stations,
Director camp has found that nj
most 30 per cent Of embryo sailors
ure unable 10 swim This condition,
he saya although alarming, IL easily
explained inasfuuch as most NJ the
men huvo had little opportunity in
this direction as they have come
from communities and cities where
facilities for ucquatlc sports are not
available
Two wethods are being employed
in the naval stations IN teaching
the sailors t. swim one is In the
water the natural way and the
other 81 on dry land. To a novice
the Idea uf "a man learning 10 swim
on land would seem ridiculous hut
10 has proved TO hc ouevof the best
means ~ conditioning the men fur
the course in water instruction that
fellows. and completes their train
inE
swimming is ono ri the few
exercises that tend toward "a finer
und more uniform ply ical develop
mont Director camp declares. 1T
Produces 20 cloHr-rut and supple body
where other sports only develop "a
ulrt of it. lu addition. swimming
stands almost without "a rival as r.
lucrative sport FOR where Is the
man who doesn't prefer a plunge In
the surf TO any other form Of recre-
alton on d hot sumnrer's y dayT'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
SPRING FOOTBALL TO
BE HELD AT 0. A. M. C.
Coach Pritchard Working on His New
"Tiaer Shift" Several letter
Men Return.

Special to TAe World
SALTWATER, Okla Ngrch 3o.~-
6u two uttrru9etts rt-t n " eek -
squad Of about twenty men viii re-
port for spring football practice,
Mary OF last falls squad are out and
are learning tho nsw Tiger SHIFT"
on which Coach pritchnrd has been
woi king for some time The purpose
OF this spring practice Is TO get every
man ready 20 work when school be
Gins next fall Every man Will come
hack with every play wei In mini
and he capable of learning more
when he returns.
There are several lottermen out
and It will be possible within n Few
weeks to have nearly all Of them out
with this wonderful Tiger Shltt'
Coach Pritchard expects to repeat
last years performance In football.
\ Needed Reform.
Along with the many .torms
urged by those who hold the fate
OF lnterscholastic and intercollegiate
sport In their power, an important
one has been overlooked. In place
of awarding sweaters and letters TO
football men and IN some cases ig-
noring those of other sports, better
plan is suggested.
The football sweaters and mono
grams cost nearly ten dollars, while
fifteen or more must be purchased.
Tho letter mny be bought for a dol
lar. Why not, then. give merely tho
monogram, and give II TO nil men
making regular teams7 Surely n
fellow giving his best turnout hard
basketball season should be re-
warded the same as football
player Also, by not buying the
sweaters, nt least 500 could be
saved, which would be n big aid to
many a college and high school.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
Baseball Fans to
Meet TOMORROW Night

The meeting OF nll those Interested
in the proposed city baseball league.
TO be held at the Deshon sporting
Goods company tomorrow night at
o'clock. win be attended by the lead
ing fans and players OF the city, This
Eas been assured. following numer-
oCa inquiries resolved at The World
office relative TO tho conference.
No definite plans for the league
have been made. action being de-
ferI ed until all get together and put
their cards on the table. With Inir
park available for diamond. tho big
obstacle 20 be encountered w re-
r.Oved. Seven teams have asked for
information relative 20 the league
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
PUBLICITY DOGS
WORK FOR FIGHT.
Press Agents Already Busy
on Willard-Fulton Go;
More to Follow.
MAY NOT BE so POPULAR
Bout Must Be Staged Within
Reach of All; TimegIs Not
Ripe to Stage Title Fight.
By Bud Fisher
tBy j. A. ERMATrNoER,

MILWAUKEE,, March s0.--Clear
the sporting pages for The ereatest
exploitation OF prize fight publicity
that has been attempted sinoa thu
memorable encounter between JEFF
fries and johnson.
Already thero IL beating Of tom
tom TO announce the momcntosR fact
that the massive Willard has siwned
articles 10 defend his chesnpiounhlb
against Fulton hut II win ~ q few
days yet before the paid prec6
agents get under full steam In pr&.
pairing the public for ths constn9
struggle. 4
Then look out FOR some pyro-
technics in publicity. There n
plenty OF good material 10 work 0H.
In all probability II will BE- the ia1t
match that Willard ever win ensnGo
In, as he has publicly stated th94
win or lose against Fuiton, n II ~
intention to retire from the ring nu1
settle down 10 the quiet pprsuits q
a country gentleman. His Ialeok
farm land purchase In Kansas II 10
be his home IN the future.
Ths formal detail Of signing finkl
articles for the chnmpionnbip rnatGA
was closed enthusiastically At Chirs02
last Monday, Now the next ntap n
the selection Of q battle erouu1.
Spirited competition IN anticipates
for this match. Each day sees ~,
bidding mount higher and hiehof. I
II Is the anticipation Of Colonel ME-
Ter. promoter Of the affair, that ~
event will draw gate receipts 81 a.
proximateiy 1850 goo. and he 6o@k
not intend to award the battle to aAy'
ms. ~ - IA ~~"N
fore he will do that Miller declares
he will stage the affair himself.
IL may be that the daring Miller
and the avaricious willard are over
reaching themselves. These are
dangerous times In which 70 attempe
the promotion OF such a stupendolo
and expensive proposition In ordor
for the bout 10 be financial sue
cess II should be staged within eaay
reaching distance OF the centere ~
population. The suggestion that II
can be successfully promoted In sofne
state that IL hard OF access, such -
Nevada, New Mexico, or esewhcre
In the southwest Is seriously ques-
toned. In the first place, the pro-
moters forget that the government
IL openly discouraaing unnecessary
travel and there may be obstacles
encountered oH that score 10 the con-
test ls held in some far Off place. y
Then. too, there r. constant
preaching OF economy everywhsre.
Naturally many will take tho view
that the big battla Ia In direct on
position TO the suggestion OF nation
wide thrift. Some criticism IL sure
70 come because of thia, There are
few disturbing elements in con-
nectlon with the successful pro-
motion OF the big match but In
spite Of all this the outlook IL bright
for financial clean up for both
Willard and Miller. The latter
surely deserves success because he is
gambling on the outcome.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
Campaign
Comes to a Close

The fogr-dav swimming campaign.
conducted at the Y. NJ c. A. TO teach
the BOYS Of Tulsa TO swim. rame 70 "A
close yesterday The campaign was
the most successful yet held. over I55
boys taking the lessons, under the
direction Of Fred Woodson.
During the course OF the campaign.
the lads. most ot whom had never
been I'm the water with tho exception
of a bathtuh. were instructed on masa
swimming on the side OF tho pool,
then given a trial in the water.
Amazing results were secured. Many
Of the lads were swimming the first
day. And no fears OF fond parents
were realized. Not a single boy WIS
drowned