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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-07
KEYSTONE POSITION
ON GIANTS HOODOOED
Tough Luck Has Stood in Path of
Four Second Basemen.
Herzog Couldn't Get Along With Ms
Graw-DoyIe Was Taken III
Niehoff Breaks Leg-Joe Rod
riguez Does Not Fit In.

The second base job on the New
York Giants must be hoodooed.
Tough luck in one form or another
has stood in the path of four players
who have held down the keystone po-
sition for McGraw during the past
two years. If the job isn't hoodooed,
what is it?
Buck Herzog has tried holding down
the position for McGraw several times.
And Buck and that said job did not
get along. Early last season, after
he had been brought back to the
Giants for the third time, Buck slipped
on the floor Of the Pennsylvania sta
ton while en- route to Philadelphia
with the team and received severe in
juries. His condition has never been
the same since that accident, and yet
it wasn't that alone which caused Nc
Graw to dispose of him, for, in addi-
ton, he failed to get along with the
Giant leader.
Next in line came Larry Doyle,
brought back to the New York club
via Chicago and Boston. Larry went
great guns for several weeks after the
season opened. He led the league In
batting and he was going like a ma
chine in the field. Suddenly he was
taken i'll and had to undergo an oper-
alton.
With Doyle out Of it, McGraw pur-
chased Bert Niehoff from the st. Louis
Cardinals, and just as the team was
getting ready to leave Philadelphia to
return to the Polo grounds after a
long and disheartening trip in the
western half of the circuit Niehoff
broke his leg.
Joe Rodriguez, the Cuban infelder,
has played the keystone sack on and
off for the Giants all season, but Joe
doesn't have the best of luck in the
job, for though he works harder to
make good than any other man who
ever held the sack down he can't make
himself fit into the combination.
The members of the Giants them
selves are beginning to think that the
second basing job is jinxed to fare
you-well and no one can blame them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-07
,sinoIass From Fish Sounds.

Isinglass is made from the SOUNDS
or swimming bladders Of fish. One
ton of hake, says the Popular Science
Monthly, will yield from 40 to 5O
mounds of sounds. These are dried.
soaked, cut in pieces, rolled into
sheets and cut into ribbons. The rib
hons are dried and wound on wooden
spooIs. One ounce of isinglass will
clarity from 200 to 500 gallons of wine
and one pound will clarity from 100 to
900 barrels of beer. 1t is used for
making cement for mending glass and
pottery and for adhesive plaster and
enters into the manufacture of many
textiles and waterproof fabrics.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-07

Jeff" Tesreau, who came to the
New York National league baseball
club as pitcher from the Texas league
In 1910, left the club the other day to
ioin the Bethlehem, club of the Steel
league.
John B. Foster, secretary of the New
York club, said that Tesreau recently
told Manager McGraw he was disgust
ed with baseball and wanted to get in
to some other business" Tesreau, &C
cording to Foster, is in class of the
draft so that his change was not actu-
ated by desire to escape military serv-
ice
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-07
UNIQUE PRANK OF BASEBALL
Sam Jones of Cleveland Indians Has
Distinction of Striking Out Mighty
Iris Speake-

Sam Jones, who figured in the trade
by which Iris Speaker became men,
Der of the Cleveland team, has the dis
tinction of being the first right-handed
pitcher to strike out the heavy-hitting
outfielder this year, and the second
Boston pitcher to turn the trick since
Speaker became a member of the In
dams. 1t was the fourth time Speaker
has struck out this season and the Sec
ond time Umpire Owens has called the
third strike on him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-07
| 0IH7 BY |
IARTHu5 GUY EhHYl


alone. don't want any coward around
me-"
The words cut Lloyd like a knife,
but he was desperate. Taking the re-
voiver out of the holster of the dying
man he pressed the cold muzzle to the
soldiers head and replied:
"Yes, it is Lloyd, the coward of
Company D, but so help me God, if
you don't tell me how to load that gun
I'll put bullet through your brain !"
A sunny smile came over the coun-
tenance of the dying man and he said
in faint whisper:
"Good old boy! knew you wouldn't
disgrace our company"
Lloyd interposed: "For Gods sake,
if you want to save that company you
are so prond of, tell me how to load
that ID gun!"
AS if reciting lesson in school, the
soldier replied in a weak, singsong
voice: "Insert tag end of belt in feed
block, with left hand pull belt left
front. Pull crank handle back on roll
er, let go, and repeat motion. Gun is
now loaded. To fire, raise automatic
safety latch, and press thumbpiece.
Gun is now firing. If gun stops, ascer-
tain position of crank handle
But Lloyd waited for no more With
wild joy at his heart, he took belt
from one of the ammunition boxes ~
ing beside the gun, and followed the
dying mans instructions. Then he
pressed the thumbpiece and burst of
fire rewarded his efforts. The gun
was working.
Training it on the Germans he shout
ed for joy as their front rank went
down.
Traversing the gun back and forth
along the mass of Germans, he saw
them break and run back to the cover
of their trench, leaving their dead and
wounded behind. He had saved his
company, he, Lloyd, the coward, had
"done his Bit" Releasing the thumb
piece, he looked at the watch on his
wrist. He was still alive at SO 49,"
"Ping pa bullet sang through the
air, and Lloyd fell forward across the
gun. A thin trickle of blood ran down
his face from a little, black round hole
in his forehead.
"The sentence of the court had been
duly carried out"
The captain slowly raised the limp
form dropping over the gun and, WHIP
ing the blood from the white face, rec
Ognized it as Lloyd, the coward OF ID
company. Reverently covering the face
with his handkerchief he turned to his
"nOncoms" and, in voice husky with
emotions, addressed them:
Boys, it's Lloyd, the deserter. He
has redeemed himself, died the death
of hero-died that his mates might
live"
That afternoon solemn procession
wendell its way toward the cemetery.
In the front a stretcher was carried by
two sergeants. Across the stretcher
the Union Jack was carefully spread
Behind the stretcher came captain
and forty-three men, all that were left
of D company.
Arriving at the cemetery, they halt
ed in front of an open grave. All about
them wooden crosses were broken and
trampled into the ground.
A grizzled old sergeant, noting this
destruction, muttered under his
breath: Curse the cowardly blighter
who wrecked those crosses If could
only get these two hands around his
neck his trip West would be short"
The corpse on the stretcher seemed
to move, or it might have been the
wind blowing the folds of the Union
Jack.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-07
STEVE BRODIE is IN FRANCE
Veteran Ball Player Is Coaching Sol
diers in Pershing's Army in Fine
Points of Game.

Walter (Steve) Brodie. veteran ball
pIayer, has been heard from in France,
ghere. under the auspices of the I. M.
- A. he is coaching the soldiers of
,'ershins's army in the fine points OF
,sebaIl. Brodie was member OF the
..io,.s OLD Orioles OF the nineties.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-07
(3ASC BALL
STORIES
Walter Pipp may be drawn in the
draft soon.

Walter Pipp may be drawn in the
draft soon.
Swede Risberg is showing marked
improvement at the plate.
Catcher Harry Glenn Of the st. Paul
Saints has been called by the draft.
Harry Weaver has reported to Mana
ger Mitchell that he has joined the
navy.
Harry Hoffman continues to pitch
winning ball for Arthur TWINS
Rochester club.
'Rube Parnham seems to find the In
ternational league easier than the
American association.
1t is estimated that $50 professional
baseball players of organized clubs
have joined the colors.
William Finn of Boston has been
chosen to head the Fordham college
baseball team next season.
Most of the heavy hitters in both the
National and American leagues are
members of Eastern clubs.
Pitcher Kester l. June of the Univer-
sity of West Virginia has reported to
the Cleveland American league club.
4 *
Des Moines announces that it has
secured Adrian Lynch from the Wash
ington club to fill out it's pitching staff.
Ed Pfeffer of the Robbins is pitching
Sunday games in the Chicago City
league. He is at the Great Lakes ma
val training station.
Pittsburgh picked up three players
from the Southern association, Out
fielder Southworth and Pitchers Com
stock and Slapnicka.
With Byrd Lynn gone into war work
the White Sox are using Otto Jacobs,
minor Lacquer of several years expert
ence, as warm-up catcher.
Guy Morton is on a fair way to es-
tablish a real comeback after all the
trouble he has had with his arm. The
member is showing no effects Of the
old injury.
In the e-Chattanooga game of
June 20 Johnny Bates, leading off for
Mobile, walked five times, every time
up, which probably is record or at
least a tie.
There will be no hunting trips for
major leaguers next fall. The hunt
ing season is open in Europe, though,
and they can get all the action they
want "over there"
Grover Lowdermilk, who had been
depended on for so much by the st.
Louis club this year, had no sooner be-
gun to get his arm in shape than he
was taken. down with stomach trouble.
Dutch Leonard of the Boston Red
Sox, who married after the passage of
the draft law, has been notified by his
draft board at Fresno, Cal, that he
has been moved from class to class /.
Ernie Koob, former pitcher of the
st. Louis Browns, and Harry Glenn.
catcher of the st. Pauls, comprise the
battery of the Overland Aviation
school. They expect to sail for France
before snow flies.
Baseball teams representing various
government plants, East and West, fol-
lowing out the idea of encouraging
competitive sports as a recreation,
may meet in the championship series
between the two leading mines of the
two leagues at the end of the season.
Many former major and minor league
players are members of the teams.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-07
INDIANS LOSE TWO

The Indianapolis team, al
ready crippled by the jumping
of several players who have
gone into some war work, lost
two more when First Baseman
Clarence Covington, and Pitcher
Jean Dale were called for imme-
diate army service. To replace
Dale the club has secured a
young pitcher named Stewart
from the st. Louis Browns.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-07
CHAPTER XIV.
PREPARING for the Bio Push.

Reckoning Atwell after the execution
had a hard time trying to keep my
secret from him. I think l must have
lost at least ten pounds worrying over
the affair.
Beginning at seven in the evening 1t
was our duty to patrol all communica-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-07
MAYER FOR JACOBS


Discussing the swap Of Mayer
for Jacobs, one Philadelphia
sport scribe says: Mayors re-
fusal to abide by Moran's and
the catcher's signs was his big
gest handicap. In pinches he
was prone to pitch carelessly.
1t is expected that he will do
better in Pittsburgh. Mayer is
twenty-eight years old and
joined the Pills in 1912. His
best season was in 1915, when
he won 81 games and lost Is. In
1916 he won z and lost z, and
last year he won IL and lost g."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04

See the announcement OF a re-
markable sale or children's vea~
on page eight OF tbs pace. 1iiar
BROTHERS. ADV. sZs-4
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04
TO START KIWANIS
IN MISHAWAKA
Local Club to Hold Meeting
in Sister City Next
Thursday.

Every man present quickly got on
his feet at the meeting OF the South
Bend Kiwanis club in the Farmers
Trust Inn Thursday noon when the
members were asked If they would
assist I'm the organization of XII
wants club Ia South Bends sister
city, Mishawaka For this purpose
81 was decided 20 hold the meeting
Of the South Bend club AT the Mish-
awake hotel next Thursday noon. in
viting representative Mishawaka
merchants and manufacturer TO at
tend the meeting. South Bend XII
wants members also agreed 20 tel
ephone their Mishawaka friends to
get into Kiwanis there, write let
tiers 10 desirable members; tele-
phone them. and otherwise assist in
getting the Mishawaka club under
way as soon as possible.
Speakers at Thursdays luncheon
which was the most enthusiastic
held in many weeks, declared the
spirit OF cooperation as fostered in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04

Kiwanis will be OF immense value
20 further feeling Of greater
friendship between merchants in the
two cities. Joint meetings Of the
two clubs viii be held at regular
intervals in both cities. and get
together session OF the three clubs
lin South Bend Mishawaka and
E1khart will also be held later i'm
the year. The EIkhart club was
only recently esta blished. Kiwanis
I'm Indiana has been further
strengthened in this state recently
by the establishment OF clubs at
KokOmo. Fort Wayne. Marion and
Lafayette. The South Bend, In
dianapolis and Terre Haute clubs
were opened I'm 1916
Organization work I'm MishawaEa
will be i'm charge Of w r. Arm
strong. former South Bend newspa-
perman. who for the past year has
been establishing Kiwanis clubs
through Pennsylvania. A charter
membership OF 60 or - will be in
stalled. the usual plan Of taking
two in each business classification
being followed Members of the To-
cal club viii leave from i'm front Of
the Farmers Trust building at
11:45 O'Clock next Thursday noon.
making the trip i'm automobiles. IL
is planned TO have the machines
decorated with Kiwanis emblems
and pennants Of different kinds.
and some special music and stunts
are being provided for the Occa-
sion
John A. Hibberd and William
Happ were the speakers at Thurs
days meeting. Fifty members at
tended.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04
HOUSTON WARNS SEED
SUPPLY MUST BE SAVED

WASHINGTON. Jan. IF nor
nal production of the nations food
and feed crops is to be had this
year, prompt action TO protect the
seed supplies is necessary. Sec'y
Houston warned congress Thursday
i'm asking for an urgent deficiency
appropriation for government pur-
chase and sale of seed 10 farmers at
cost.
There is urgent and immediate
need for at least $6,0OO.000. and it
is probable that an additional sum
will be required i'm the near future. 3"
said the secretary. THE seed sit
Uation presents many difficulties
Two general areas have suffered Sc
yerely from drought during the past
season. the southwest. including a
large part OF Texas and a part "
oklahoma. and a considerable por-
tion of the northwest. including
large sections of North Dakota ana
eastern Montana. These regions rep
resent a large part of the grain pro
dUcing areas of the United States
The seed corn situation i'm the north
ern half f the corn belt is more Sc
rious than it has been for many
years"
The secretary said it is impor.
tant that adequate seed supplies OF
supuB1d lxsu eql JoJ 9IqrTuAg eIg
SOY beans and white or navy beans
season.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04
Night Schoo to
Reopen Monday;
Add New Classes

After a two weeks vacation, the
free public night school will open
next Monday night All the classes
of the first semester will continue
and in addition new classes are to
lie added as follows, according TO
the announcement OF j. w Kit
finger principal OF the night
school:
Typewriting. from 70 9 O'Clock,
beginners class 10 start short hand
from TO o'clock. three sections
advanced section, those who have
had the first semester's work and a
beginning section.
Bookkeeping from $3.50 10 9
O'Clock, beginners section.
Penmanship and spelling open TO
beginners.
Commercial arithmetic VIII form
beginners section if there is de-
mand.
English, two sections. elementary
at 7.30. advanced AT Sis.
Mechanical drawing, beginners
may enter at this time
Machine shop and automobile re-
pairing, new students WIS be adj
mitted if there is room.
Spanish. new section will be
fui med for beginners.
French. new section will be form
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04
J. 0. FAGAN, INDUSTRIAL
AND LABOR MAN. COMING

James O. Fagan retired globe
trotter and authority ON industrial
and labor questions. vii address
the Chamber of Commerce and
members of an clubs of South Bend
az The south Bend Chamber OF
Commerce building Wednesday
NIGHT. Jan 43. Nr. Pagan is a
native of Scotland and has visited
South America. south Africa. and
up until his retirement a fen years
ago he was employed 10y an eastern
railroad
He viii emphasize -he necessity
OF al. patriotic Americans 20 stand
bach of American industries DURING
the present war and durLn- tile re-
constructive period rollowins lIe
believe that the industries of :ha
United States constitute the Wei.
life and safeguard ot the ua-.C
and will tel, why at The romls
meetins
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN

ed for beginners.
Agriculture. Tuesday night at
1880.
Glasses in other subjects viii be
formed il there is a request made
by / 2 people.
There Wi be classes i'm beginners
English and citizenship at the fol-
lowing school buildings:
Laurel, three sections
Washington, two sections.
oliver. one section
People desiring 20 TAX work iu
these night classes should get start
cd Monday night
Classes liz which tho attendance
does not keep up will oe dropped.
The classes meet on Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
Requests for new classes or other
particulars, should be addressed 10
J. W Rittinger. room i19. hich
school building, or Mr.. Ritdnger
may be reached on either phone,
Home 1883 or Bell 2729
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04
Big Guns Drove
Foe From Last
Nest on Pave

Neutrality-suspicious. OF THE ITAL-
IAN ARMY N NORTHERN ITALY.
Jan. 2.-CWednesday) The enemy
today attempted to gain the west
bank Of the Piave river TO offset
the loss of Zenson. but met with a
quick repulse and the entire west
bank now is definitely clear and held
by the Italians a landing party ON
latboats attempted 10 cross near I'M
testadura. but an intense artillery
and machine gun fire concentrated
on the boats led 10 the abandonment
of the attempt before the west bank
was reached.
Big Cans DO tho Work
The general commanding the army
corps In the Zenson sector is receir-
ing high praise for the tactics which
brought about the route Of the en-
envy from the only nest they were
able 20 maintain on the west bank
with heavy enemy losses and rirtu-
ally no italian loss. This general
Informed the correspondent. as men
toned in a dispatch forwarded on
Christmas. that he would not sacri-
fee his men by useless frontal at
tacks against machine guns but
would slowly wear ont the enemy
Iy continuous concentration ~ ti'
iery on thoir positions ln the bend
OF the river
Many doubted the generals abil-
ity 20 carry this out. 5ut his sue
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04

THE muffled boom of the tom-tom Airts
4 with the crash of barbaric Cymbals; the
hollow moan of weirdly swept strings is over
whelmed as jungle-land'S wild symphony
swells to its maddest height. Through it all,
the fierce rhythm, the frenzied swing of a
super-syncopaton that is sweeping the dance
world into a vortex of new delight The Jazz
Dance Blues are here!
w. c. Handy, of Memphis, Tenn, is the originator
and composer of these famous Ble5' successes. The
Handy Orchestra of southern negro musicians plays
"Be dance numbers no other orchestra ever could
This unique organization makes records exclusively
for Columbia. You want It's Jazz Dance Blues records
for your party-theyll make 1t success. You will
spond to these records, whether you dance not
they're great!
Jazz Dance Blues by Handy Orchestra of Memphis Tenn
Livery lA24s The Ey Blues Fostrot A2a2i
That Band One-e FuryW uzzy ne-S tepl
The Hooking Cow Blue. Foxrot }Az4zo Bunch Az4s
Ole Miss Rag Foxtrot Use Moonlight Waltz 7ss
Old Town Pump Foxrot lA24l7
SwestCb1 One-Gep)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04
ELK BOWLERS BANQUET

Seventy-five out-of-tOwn Elks at
tended the annual bowling banquet
given Thursday night by the local
lodge. b. p. o. +. The guests We're
60 members from the st. Joseph and
Benton Harbor lodges and Is from
Niles.
prizes 10 the ] s bowling teams i'm the
Elks' league. During the evening
Thrift Savings stamps We're sold UNI
til the supply of stamps were eX-
hausted. Music i'm the way of songs
and instrumental selections by mem
bers Of the local lodge was a fea-
ture of the evening. Speeches by "A
number Of the visitors were made
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04
CONCRETE BOAT STALLED

a telegram reached the oliver
hotel Thursday evening stating that
the concrete boat which was to have
arrived there ON "a motor truck at .
O'Clock on the first lap of its jour
ney from Chicago to New York was
stalled" at South Chicago and
forced to return 20 Chicago for re-
pairs and will arrive in South Bend
Friday evening.
The boat. made entirely Of con
crete and mounted on a motor
truck is the latest publicity effort
of the Portland Cement Co and is
90 make a journey of 1886 miles
overland stopping at all points
along the line of travel.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04
TRADING WITH ENEMY
LAW SLIGHTLY MODIFIED

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-Regula-
tions prohibiting American business
concerns from trading with the en-
envy were modified THURSDAY night
by the war trade board 10 permit
American branch houses in neutral
countries 10 do business with the
enemy when a refusal 10 do SO would
constitute a violation OF the law or
of a commercial obligation enforci-
bic in the country in which the
branch was located 10 house. how
ever taking advantage of the rul-
ing will be permitted 70 enter new
transactions with the enemy.
The board today removed the
name Of Flack and Son Of Mexico
City from the enemy trading list.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04
rs HUNTERS KILLED IN
PENNSYLVANIA IN 1917

HABRISBUEG. Pa. Jan. t-
TWENTY-FIVE men were eIeI and
wounded aaatiH- accidents in
Peurss IFauIa durue -he season ond-
ing Dee. - according to reports rec
eellei bv the state same commits
sion Game kuledtiucluded $780,
600 rabbits. IT9.f0o squirrels. 1os.-
PSI grouse. 1850 deer. sos bears and
$3.50 raeCoOns.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04
TO EXPLAIN INCOME TAX

Particulars about the income tax
law are 20 be made clear TO Cham
Der Of Commerce members next
Monday noon when II. a. Euler and
John G.. Hiss, connected with the
revenue Office. Will address the reg
ular weekly meeting following "a
luncheon. Questions which may
arise will be answered by the two.
IL has been announced.