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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-30
100000 Germans Idle,
Say Reports of Strike
Movement, Which Gro,Us
IntcIn9iional News Service

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 3O-Seehng industrial and political
rest throughout Germany which is marked by rapid growth
of the national strike movement causing the imperial govern
genuine alarm
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-30
CRAFT WORTH MILLION
ARE ENDANGERED

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 70
Large steamboats, and smaller craft
valued at 100000 i'm the harbor
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-30
THE WEATHER

Tndiana-Cioudy TONIGHT and
Thursday. probably snow Cold
wave Thursday Lover Michigan
Snow or ice storm tonight. colder.
Thursday colder and generally fair.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-30

CONTINUED OK PAGE FoUR)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
In The Days News

Mai. Gen Erasmus NJ Weaver, U. s.
A., who today reaches the age for stat
utory retirement, has become widely
known through his position as chief OF
coast artillery. General Weaver was
born at Lafayette, Ind. and was grad
uated from West Point at the age OF
Il His entire service was in the ar
ullery arm until 1903, when he was
placed at the head OF the militia divi-
sion al the war department. For several
years he devoted himself to the study
OF militia affairs and became one OF the
best informed men in the country or
all questions affecting that branch o
the military establishment. During the
Spanish American war General Weav
er served as lieutenant colonel of thC
Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer infan-
Try He is an honor graduate of th'
artillery school and has served two de
tails on the general staff
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
EARLY LEAD MAY
NOT FORECAST A
PENNANT WINNER
Other Teams Have Gotten Biz
Lead but Few Held It,

NEW YORK. May 23--lt the records
OF past seasons can be accepted AH
criterion the unusual performances OF
the lending clubs IN tho major league
pennnnt races TO date do nor necessar-
lily Indicate "a runaway winning OF the
National and American league champion
ships this year While 1t In true that
the New York Nationals ana the Boston
Americans set most remarkable pace
during the first two weeks OF the season
there liz nothing In the history Of either
league TO Bubatantlate the bellG that
these two teams viii continue their eh.
traordnary percentage Of victories ana
thus cllnch the pcnnAnts long before the
schedules are completed,
Several unusual factors enter into the
situation this season one OF which lH the
fact that the major league play opened
later than has been customary In past
years, While the New York Giants com
plcted the month OF April with eleven
Victories and but one defeat and Boston
lost but two games out Of thirteen
played. such high Winning percent
age can hardly be maintained with sue
ceeding shifts OF the circuit teams. Op-
posing combinations are certain to grow
stronger with the approach Of warm
weather. increasing practice and compe-
tiuon. Furthermore the initial cast Va
west clash is likely 70 develop closer
struggles and broader distribution OF
II such was not the case. however.
} sta ustlcs based upon tho play OF the
clubs In both leagues would appear TO
bear out the opinion that remarkable
and impressive as the Hpurts OF the Oh
ants and Rd SoX have been. they cannot
be maintained atHnythinR like the speed
shown during the first two weeks OF the
season. Although the New York Nation
ais winning percentage on May l was
.Sl7, the highest on record for IN, past
ten years and the Boston Americans
.Is. the second highest In the Amer
lean league for the same period the fact
stands out that very few of tho clubs
which have led the league on May ! also
closed tho season in first place.
But three such examples have occurred
10 tho National league slnse- fSs In
that year the Chicago Ot1H ended the
month Of April with eigbtSRames won
and three lost for percentage OF .12l,
The same team also won the pennant
with .6t3 In 1915 Philadelphia led ON
May ! With a percentage OF 500 and
500. Last season the Glants were out
In front at the close ot April with a per-
centaRe Of .6611 and finally won the pen
nsnt with .636 In the American league
Detroit, In 1909. led on May | with 1853
and captured the pcnnRnt with .6iJ. The
Phpadelphla Athletics also duplicated the
feat IN 1918 whom they won their way
into the world series with winning
lOague percentage OF G27 after leading
on May with .769
II will he seen from the foregoing that
In the past ten years but five out-of the
sixteen clubs composing the two majo
league combinations from season TO sca-
Of the race In April and stlll had the
stamina and playing balance to finish
the schedule race showing the way to
the rival clubs,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
Sisler Pulls Off
An Unusual Play

DETROIT, May 23.-SomethinK unusual
In n fielding achievement Is CREDITED TO
George Slslcr, former idol OF University
Of Michigan baseball enthusiasts and now
free baseman for the St Louis Ameri-
cans
During the last series with Detroit
here. Slsler got credit for two assists in
ton seconds. with two out In the ninth
inning. Ralph Young hit n Hrounder 70
Sisler The latter did not have time 10
beat Young To the bHg 40 tossed TO Bert
dropt4d the ball and II rolled away.
sislet M tovered II and threw 10 Gedcon
a feAksst ahead Of Young, who was
tryipG& advance Gedeon also dropped
the<p ehd Young was safe. Sisler got
crS1k fsr two assists while Galla and
Oey~rf were charged with an error
aniece
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
Schroeder Makes
His Third Letter

MINNEAPOLIS. May 23--By taking
two second places IN the Minuesota-Ne-
hraska trick meet, Al Schroeder, star
Minnesota all-around athlete, has won
hts third M" this year and will take
place I'm the Gophers Han OF Fame
He placed second In both the hammer
throw and shot-put Schroeder played
a slashing game At left end on last year
Gopher eleven and was Adjudged one OF
the best outposts ever deJloped at Min
nesota. Last winter he MD little trouble
In winning regular birth on the basket
ball team. Leonard Frank, track coach.
and Bee Lawler are the only other Min
nesot three-letter men.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
Hauser Wins Medal
For Best Service
to His Alma Mater

George Hauser, all-Amorican tackle and
track star Of the University of Mime
sofa. won the 1918 western conference
medal At the University OF Minnesota.
A medal Ia awarded annually to the Sc
nior who If adJudged 20 have served the
university best in athletics, with schol-
arship and character taken into Consid-
Grafton.
Hauser played three years ot football
Practically every critic gave him n posi-
ton on their mythical all-stsr eeveus
last year. Hauser was considered the
best shot -putter In the conference this
spring He enlisted In the naval service
and is awaiting orders TO report at the
school for ensgns In Chicago
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
Knapp Gets $1,000
For Winning Derby

LOUISVILLE. Ky. May 2S-'TBIg Biir
Knapp. who rode EHterminator 70, VIC
tory In the Kentucky Derby, h 81. .001
richer. He was presented with a check
for that amount by willis Sharpe Kill
mer. the Binghamton. y Y. millionaire
owner OF the horse Knapp Is a veteran
OF the saddle, having ridden for seven
teen years
Mr. Kilmer declared that his success
In the first Derby in which his colors
were represented has fired him with ths
ambition to capture the 1918 classic
'I1l he back again next year with the
best s-year -olds In my stable and try
again for the honor" the New York
/ turfunn said
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
George Sisler Is
"Sole Support of
Browns; Exempt

ST LOUIS. NAV ~ a story current
among baseball fans here IL TO tho effect
that George SIHler star first hasefnah OF
the St Louis Americans, was granted
deferred classification I'm the draft be-
cause In his questionable he explained
that he was the sola support OF tho
Browns"
been made by sisler himself. but an ex-
animation Of his record thus far this
season would indicate that II he IN noo
the sole support n the Browns he at
least contributes largely 20 their tpkeep.
In the first fourteen games OF the season
he maintained q batting average OF 3bi
and a fielding average Of 9S
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
306 GRADY COUNTY
PUPILS GET DIPLOMAS

CHICKASHA. Okla, May 2j.-(Spe-
cialD-County Superintendent Shepard
has signed and mailed out 800 diplomas
to the. eighth grade graduates of Grady
county village and rural schools. There
were us pupils took this examination.
Those receiving the diplomas made high
average grades many over VI. The
highest individual grade was made by
Louemma Walden OF Bradley, whose
aycJage on all subjects was 924
Have YOU paid your income tax :?
Kick in and help to kick the kaiser out
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
200 TEAMS PI :: &, ..,I 4s: s;
At CAMP TR;;;'s'.,t';:;: ;','; ): '''' s''
Bldg.
GeoeaI Allen EnCOurag' age, d r's%i"o e.,
ing of Baseball Boz m Is.
White Roclc

and NeNn-
CAMP TRAVIS, Texas MADil. soc for
spectacle N 200 baseball tead. G.. care
nt ono time on the Camp T T.
murds here be- not an unusual,haths re
Major General Henry r Allen mpaW ~
der. some time HRn FOR the hINos' SO
NJ % tongue embracing the entirohh 49,
dis aur nal Union
The bulk ~ tho equipment 30 share.
games I4 being furnished by blackwell.
$ 81. g. 4. Iud an order foi
worth Of athletic equipment. ~
fur dozen husrhHlls WAS placed ,hares
Institution hHt week These goovS 90 IA
go 10 Camp Travis ami other soc OH
department cuuiuuwrutF N OIL
Zach battalion IN 10 hold a sereheau.
baseball games 10 determine whlcfs
contend for rDg.moutll honors. ThiT'
rlrs decided another viii he held ,u--
al l,.,,,,,s no.
Regulations have hecn issued for ,ins
Selsr'iou NJ umpires. the deciding ,
protested games the recording Of ave1d
ages etc. All officers and men OF thu
division have been asked to atten,
games when not actually on duty
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23

WHEN we had our breakfast Worley
w did not come to walk to school
with me so took my meadow mole
and me and Rowdy rambled. and when
| got over to where Spot was he wanted
me to give il TO him, but told him !
would give him a bam on the bean,
and then the bell rang and took it
in school and when the teacher asked
me what had and | showed her she
made me go around to each desk and
show il to each Of the pupils as she
calls the kids and the girls were afraid
of it and the boys all wanted Il, and
then Miss Sands told them all about il
and the things il eats and does and the
farmers do not like them very we'll be-
cause they eat the things up under the
ground and when he goes to pull up
carrot for dinner he don't get anything
but the top and that is a good Joke
on him. Anyone that would eat a car
rot ought to have something happen to
him. and then she asked me what | was
going to do with il and told her !
was going to train II to do tricks and
then could charge people money 10 see
il do them, and she said | could not
do that because il could not see the
tricks wanted Il to do and | could not
tell It because il could not understand
my voice, so then | told her was
going to take II back right where 60,
Il and turn il loose Then she said |
might have a holiday to do it in be-
cause had my lessons and migh,
start right away, and then all the pupils
as she calls them looked like they
wished they were me. They would
have been lucky TO have even been my
dog Rowdy
All the way out to the field where
we got ii Rowdy kept jumping up and
trying to get look at the mole and the
mole kept trying to dig out Of my hands
and | was busy as il was a dog and
had flees on me When we got out to
the lot | told Rowdy to be dead but
he did not want to do it so had to
tell him again and then he did il and I
put the mole right down where he had
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
NED EGAN was A
BASEBALL GENIUS

ST. PAUL. MINI. May 73-The recent
death OF Ned Egan by his own hand in
Chicago caused many baseball player
to speak feellngly OF their friendship
and OF Egan's character. hut probably
the most unique tribute came in letter
to 81. Paul. from Ollie Anderson. tho
veteran umpire Anderson. former
resident OF this city, II living In Arizona
''Umpires are supposed 10 have no
feellngs-to shed no tears but they do
bow their heads occasionally, and mine
Ia bowed In thought" wrote Anderson
Il have just read Of the death OF Ned
Egan.
AS q baseball genius he was worthy
of being compared TO Comiskey: as de-
veloper Of players he was Connie Mack
as a winner Of pennants he was kinR
OF the bushers. As friend, he wai
loyalty itself
what more can we rRy7"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
Conqueror of the
Giants Expected
to Join the Navy

CHICAGO. May 23-Athough Red
faber. who pitched the White sox to
three victories over the Giants in the
worlds series last fall, II mum on the
subject, some OF his friends think he
win enlist In the navy instead Of waiting
20 be called In the draft
Faber. whose home is In Cascade, Iowa
has been placed In class AL and found
physically NJ for military service He
has been an Interested visitor at the
Great Lakes naval training station and
no doubt he would be warmly welcomed
there as he would be n valuable addl-
tion 10 the navy baseball team
The ranEy pitcher IL 27 years old and
unmarried. Ne weighs $50 pounds. ~
feet inch In height In tho winter
he assists his father In running a hotel
al Cascade
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
<Eg8s;!a;S5$ 6; 5!;,!': 4e ! r.
N1snx.,uo. Judd Mortimer Lewis
Judd Mortimer Lewis
co1lAEE1 /one

I COT up in the nighttime twice to
| take a look at mine and Rowdy's
meadow mole, because II is mine
and his. II he was not my dog 1t would
be all. his because he caught it, but
whatever he has is mine if can grab II
before he swallows it. Anything that
he has swallowed belongs to him and
he may keep It, He whlned and
begged for the meadow mole both times
that | got up and looked al it, but he
did not get 1t. got up because 1t was
trying to dig a hole through the side
OF the tin can, and of course being blind
il could not see that that would not
do II any good. When | woke up this
mprnlng which was Wednesday, | got
the can and crawled back into bed with
II and | looked at the meadow mole
quite a while, and then ! touched il
with my finger and jumped becals |
thought it might bite me, and then 1t
did not bite me or even growl at me
so then took it out and held il, and
It put IT'S little paws together and tried
to dig between my hands and ii was
awful strong, and IT was not because
my hands were dirty that it tried to
dig them, because | got up and washed
them and it still tried to dig them
was so busy having a good time with It
that my father opened the screen door
and came in before | knew it was time
for his breakfast, and when he saw
what | was doing he smiled and lit the
gas stove and stirred up the pancakes
himself, and then | put ii back in its
can and made the coffee and then |
asked him IT he thought the meadow
mole would like some coffee or pan
cakes, and he said that the things they
liked best were raw carrots and turnlp'
and roots, and that shows what rotter
taste they have got, but they have go'
awful soft fur.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
TooAYs SCHEDULE.

National.
Brooklyn A. Chicago. clear.
Rjston NJ Cincinnati. clear.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. cloudy
New York at 81 Louis, cloudy.
American.
Chicago NJ New York. cloudy
Detroit at Philadelphia. clear
s. Louis Ht Washington. cloudy.
Cleveland at Boston cloudy
Southern.
Chattanooga Bt Atlanta.
Nashville ~ Birmingham
NcW Orleans at Little Rock
Mobile a. Memphis
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23

let NE out tomorrow. A flea would
not be any good. expect | will 60
TO school tomorrow and stay put |
prayed 10 my mother to get busy right
away planning my vacation. Amen
Go Pc Contnued)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
CAMP TEAMS TO PLAY
GAME or BASEBALL [

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. May ga Ef-
forts are being made 10 arrange a base
ball game between teams OF Camps Gus
ter and sherman 10 be played at Cleve-
land Several former college md hig
league stars are IN the lineup Of the
Camp Custer team.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
Scoreboard
YEsTERDAY's RESULTS.

National
A. Chicago ?. brooklyn
Al Pittsburgh g. Philadelphia D.
At Cincinnati 2 Boston
A. ST.. Louis New YORK. rain
American.
Al New York / Chicago Uhirteen in-
lNg'l
AZ Washington ? st. Louis T.
A. Philadelphia J; Detroit 3.
AZ Boston Cleveland, wet grounds
American Association.
~ Minneapolis 2. Toledo =
A. S, PAU l Columbus 2
A. Milwaukee o. Louisville g.
At Kansas City-ludiauapOlis. rain
Western League.
A. Sioux City 3. Joplin
At 81 Joseph wichita, rain.
A. Des Moines 2 Topeka
At Omaha Z. Hutchinson a.
Texas League.
Al Fort Worth o. San Antonio /.
Al Dallas 7, Houston g.
A. ShTeyepOrt-W Waco. no game sChcd-
Iled.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23

A RABBIT is a very strange insect
n or whatever it is am going to call
it when | get my education 1t will
run till the dog that is chasing it has
almost run his legs off and has to lie
down to rest and then the rabbit will
stop and stand up on his hind legs
and look around to where the dog IS
nearly dead from running and then the
rabbit which has run just as far and
just as fast as the dog has will put
down his other feet and run q few
miles more Just for fun suppose the
rabbit thinks the dog is playing with
him, but il a rabbit ever thinks about
that and stops to play with owly
there will be a strange rabbit in heaven
in almost no time
Me and Rowdy went up 10 where the
little river runs into the big one and
then we went up that a little ways and
| found some wild flowers to take home
to my own true daddy who is not going
to marry anyone and Miss Sands might
as well know it, but they were warm
and sweaty from my hand when | got
them there, but he put one on his coat
! and then he went to his watching and
, wondered il there was anything else
| | could catch so that the teacher woulr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
AMT 1T A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELIN'7

WHEN TAG pIoNe RINGS
AND ToU GET n SERUM TloUS
DrNNeR DATE For SATURDAY
NlGLT
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23

dug it out of and it began to dig and it
was out of sight in no time and then
when ! called Rowdy he wanted 10 dig
it out again but | would not let him,
and all the time while we were going
across the field he kept looking back so
sad and anxious that | was glad when
he saw a rabbit because ! knew he
could not catch it and he would feel
better when he had nearly run his legs
oEf
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09
FINDS CHICKEN
THIEF PLAYING
POSSUM in HEDGE
TOO Bad He Didn't Have
Auto" Captured Man
MournS

Chasing a chicken thief at o'clock
in the morning in his bare feet and
finding him hiding under a hedge
'possum fashion was the experience
of Thomas Wagner, Union Deposit.
who testified in the larceny suit
against Antony Lendi.
The chickens, AZ in number. were
stolen from the coops of William
snyder and George Miller. Mr.. Wag-
ner said about year ago more than
100 were taken from his coops. In
telling how ne caught Lendi he ex-
planned that his son called him early
in the morning and said he had seen
two men prcwling around. Mr.. Wag-
ner and his son at once went down
stairs and started in pursuit. After
firing several shots in the air they
thought they had lost the thieves
when they saw four bags oflchickens
lying near u hedge. Further search
brought them to Lendi who was
doubled up under the hedge pretend
ing to be asleep. When he Was
caught it is said he remarked that
it was too bad that he and the other
man did not have an automobile so
that they could get away. In court
to-day Lendi pleaded guilty and in
telling his version of the chicken
coop raids said the other man stole
the chickens and he helped take
them away, intending to sell them.
President Judge George Kunkel
TCOntinueu OH Page
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09
CAPT. STACKPOLE
WRITES OF GREAT
GERMAN RETREAT
Pennsylvania Boys Had Big
Part in Crucial Battle; Him
self Slightly Wounded
RANKS KEPT FILLED UP
Fresh Men Take Places of
Those Wounded by Ter
rifle Enemy Fire

Many interesting letters have come
from the Harrisburg and Central
Pennsylvania soldiers IN France dur
ing the last two or three days. Cap
tain Edward j. Stackpole, Jr... COM
manding NJ Company, of the 1l9th
Regiment, Pennsylvania Division,
which regiment had a large part in
turning back the German wave in
the Aisne-Marne sector, writes in
terestingly to the home folks. Many
of his men were wounded and at one
time he was without any officers for
several hours. After the terrific
fighting in July it was necessary TO
reorganize his company to some eX-
tent, as for 4 time Captain Stackpole
and one lieutenant were compelled to
do the work of six men. Fortunate
ly," he says, our schedule of train
ing can't be very heavy or very
complicated on account of the neces-
sity for concealment from avions.
and the only disturbing factor is an
occasional high explosive or gas shell
which causes temporary embarrass-
ment.
Yesterday g Boche plane brought
down another Allied observation bal
loon nearby, the second in three days.
He was a nervy devil and flew around
in the midst of a heavy antiaircraft
pdFTdSe until ne got MS ODJectlNe. w e
were forced To admire his courage"
Speaking of the capture of thou
sands of prisoners, many of them
being sixteen at most, the writer says:
The Germans must surely see the
handwriting on the wall. All the
odds are now in our favor and IL
should be "a more or less squeezing
process at quickly changing points
until he sues for peace.
Just saw an aeroplane battle in
which one of our machines was
worsted and dropped in a hea-y
corkscrew to the ground. These
things are becoming everyday occur
rences now and scarcely cause a rip
pie of excitement.
Slightly Wounded
Captain Stackpole expresses appre-
citation of note from the Rev. DR..
Bagnell, in Paris, and also speaks
of the requirements in his company
from many sections of Pennsylvania
and other states. Most of his men
were originally from Latrobe and he
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