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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
CARDS WIN The
LAST OF GAMES
Final Battle Of Series Between
Cubs and St. Louis Players
Won by Latter, 6 to 3.

St. Louis. Mo, July 6.-To save
his slab ace for the Giant series
Manager Mitchell took q flier on
Dixie Walker yesterday In the final
game OF the series with the cards
and lost out after hokus pokus
scramble by q score OF to ..
Walker lived up to Both his
name and reputation during the
short time he officiated on the
hill. He walked three Cards and
was two runs in the hole when he
was yanked with only one down
and two men on bases in the sec
ond inning.
Nick Carter inherited this legacy
and Jake May made It worse by
unbeltiug a home run for his first
real hit Since entering the National
league. putting the Cards five runs
T. the good before the Cubs could
turn a wheel.
Nick stopped them after that IN
IL he was deTricked in the fourth,
when the tuos were threatening
20 get Mays number for good.
Zeider was sI-p ped 10 bat for Car
ter after the tors had scored
TWO runs anu The bags loaded
with three IL. .Ul could not de-
liver
Blossom Aldriase took up the
task in the fourth and after hav-
ing hard time locating the
range pitched swell baseball. hold
ing the Cards back until the Cub:
missed TWO chances to win The
game. then permitted the locals Il
tag him for the winning COUNTIES
il the last half Of the ninth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
ORDERED TO WORK
BY TEXAS BOARDS

Dallas, Tex, July 6. - Pitchers
Irving Compere and Sam Lewis of
the Dallas Texas league club were
ordered yesterday by a Dallas eX-
emption board either to engage in a
productive occupation or be placed
in class OF the selective service.
This is the first instance of the
work or fight ruling being institut-
Cd against a ball player so far as
known.
Compere, who is in a deferred
class because of a dependent moth
er, said he would resign from the
club and engage in useful occu-
patton. Lewis, who is in deferred
class because of a dependent wife
and child. said he would appeal his
case to Provost Marshal Genera
CrowdeT if necessary.
This sudden action on the part OF
Texas draft authorities may have
the effect of Fastening the close OF
the Texas League season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
OFFICERS
POWER BOAT MEN
4. l.. Gibson of Red Wing, MIMI,
Named Admiral Of AssOc1a~
ton at Meeting.

The Mississippi Valley Power
Boat association, in session here,
yesterday pledged itself to do all
in its power to develop the marine
engine as an aid in winning the
war.
A resolution to make Moline the
permanent place for the staging OF
annual regattas was adopted and
referred TO the executive commit
tee for future action.
officers were elected as follows:
Admiral, A l.. Gibson, Red Wing,
Mimi; vice admiral, George a.
MOwry, Minneapolis; rear admiral,
O. d. Collins. Clinton, Iowa; secre-
tary, W V. Kidder, La Crosse, Wis,
and treasurer, r. A. Maple, Clinton,
Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
THOUSANDS SHOUT
SERVE" IN FALL

Chicago. July G-"Serve" VIII be
shouted by thousands Of tennis
players throughout the United
States in September when lt5 net
tournaments will be held in var
!ous cities for the benefit OF over
seas athletic activities among the
American troops in France, and for
the benefit OF the American soldiers
and sailors awaiting the call In
cantonments here.
At a meeting Of the executive
committee Of the United States Ma
tionaI Lawn Tennis association tn
the Congress hotel yesterday It was
decided to set a day in September
for nationwide tournament
among tennis players whereby the
entire receipts for the days play
would be given to the war actiyi-
ties fund for athletics OF the Ma
tionaI Tennis Woman's War Relief
association, and 10 the Red Cross
department Of athletics, which VIII
provide medals for winners and
other local incidentals Of the tour
nameuts.
The date Of the proposed tourna-
mants will be decided by the eXeeu-
five committees schedule commit
tee within a few days, If not before
the committee adiOurns its special
meeting here today
Field Secretary Paul p. Williams
of New York reported that the first
of two ambulances the tennis play
ars of America have purchased for
use overseas was sent 70 Italy last
week and that the other one IS
ready at Allentown. Pa. for snip-
ment 10 France and probably viii
be shipped within the coming week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06

Chicago, July 6.-Heinie Groh Of
Cincinnati is the new batting lead
er Of the National league, deposing
Fred Merkie, the Chicago first base
man. Averages released today give
Groh q mark OF $50 with Merkle
trailing a point behind. Jake Dau-
bert, the Brooklyn veteran, also is
batting $40
The Cincinnati inielder, fourth
IN the list a week ago, went on
batting rampage, driving out ten
hits in his last six games. His stick
work included three doubles and a
brace Of triples. The averages in
clude games Of Wednesday.
Max Carey Of Pittsburgh, who IS
leading the base stealers, added
seven 10 his credit, bringing his to-
tai 10 "a. BOush of Cincinnati and
O'Mara Of Brooklyn, are on even
terms for hon0rs in sacrifice hit
ting with Is each. Wickland OF
Boston and Cruise Of ST. Louis are
tied IN home run hitting with FIVE.
George Burns of New York, the
leading scorer, has registered As
times.
Chicago. which is giving New
York d sce-saw fight for first place
honozs. leads the clubs in batting
with an average Of -273. The Giants.
however. are on top in fielding with
.971 Leading batters for thirty or
more games:
Groh, Cincinnati. $50; Merkle.
Chicago. 349; Daubert, Brooklyn.
549. Smith. Boston. 341; Mann. Chit
cagO, 322; Williams, Philadelphia.
$40: Paskert. Chicago. 317; Hol-
locher, Chicago. 3I1; Bigbee. Pitts
burgh, 800; Schmandt. Brooklyn,
299.
Tyrus Cobb. the feet-footed
Georgian, IS setting a merry clip in
the American league. The Detroit
outfelder has jumped from seventh
TO second place among the bat
ters and has advanced into a tie
for second place with Bobby Roth
oT Cleveland for stolen bases. He Is
Sly bases behind George Sisler, ST.
T.ol,is. who IS leading that depart
p,err The averages include games
Of Wednesday.
Cobb also is getting back to his
old tricks IN scoring runs. His dar-
INC has moved him up 10 within one
run of Harry Hooper. Boston, who.
with A, leads In runs scored.
Cobb's mark is 45.
In the last five games Cobb has
cracked out II hits which included
one triple and one double. and has
a mark Of .342 as compared with
s24 last week. This IS four points
awer than Sisters mark
CObb's speed on the paths ID
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
COAST LEAGUE TO
QUIT TOMORROW

Seattle, Wash, July 6.-The Pa
clffc Coast International Baseball
league will close its 1918 season to-
morrow, r. L. Blewett, president,
announced yesterday. Seattle, Port
land. Aberdeen and Vancouver,
Wash, have teams in the league
The season opened with six clubs
playing. On account of poor sup
port the number was later cut to
four. BY playing until Sunday the
P. c. l. league will retain its claim
granted by the national baseball
commission, TO the players con
tracts and the northwest territory
Blewett asserted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
SPEED PILOT is
KILLED IN RACE

Burlington, Iowa, July 6.-Alva
Ford of Good Hope, Ill, was killed
Thursday at Carthage, H., when
a stearing rod on his car broke
on the 60th lap of the 100 mile
automobile race He was thrown
out against a telephone pole and
his neck was broken. Ford's wife
and 12-year-old daughter witness
ed the accident. He was "a years
old. The race was concluded. 9th
er entrants not being apprised of
the fatality. A driver named Brown
of Keokuk won the race.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
CLEAR $4,000
AT CAMP GRANT
Military Authorities Estimate This
Amount as Result Of Boxing
Carnival July T.

Camp Grant. ILL.,, July 6-MiIi-
tary authorities estimated that
about $4,000 VIII be available TO
the overseas athletic funa az a re-
suit Of the big boxing carnival
July T.
Although it has been impossible
TO collect reports from every head
of working committees who cooper
ated to make the day a huge sue
cess, announcement was made that
both the sale OF programs and OF
Eighty-si1th division tags went well
over the estimated totals and that
the contributions from home folks
will supply athletic equipment for
the Black Hawk division for the re-
maindar Of IT'S war service.
Eddie McGoorty leading fighter
of the division, was given fun cred
1t for the excellent showing made
by the picked team against the Can
adams He has trained every man
on the team into perfect form and
has q lighting organization that is
ready 10 tackle the bcsr profess
sionsl or amateur talent IN the
country or in Europe.
BOXir-- S7erts who saw the fights
declare ut man for man the Black
Hawk team is superior 20 any am
ateur boxers produced iu the last
decade, and that the ease with
which they disposed Of the Cana
dian artists is not an indication OF
poor fighting on the part Of the
nOrtherners.
NcGoorty viii have fun charge
of the division team hereafter, and
. it is possible he VIII be named chief
division boxing instructor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
EyERS Is BOOSTER.

New York, July 6.-Mighty good
material for major league baseball
is being developed at Camp Upton
and other environments, according
to Johnny Evers.
1T would be a good plan" said
Evers, for baseball scouts to sign
some of these men. OF course,
there is no telling just when they
may be able to use the men, but as
soon as the war is over they would
be mighty good material. Some OF
the best plays I've ever witnessed
on the diamond have been pulled
by soldier PLAYERS"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
CUB CALLED TO WAR

81. Louis. sMor July 6-Vic
blossom" Aldrldge, pitcher with
the Chicago Nationals, yesterday
was notified by his draft board in
Indian Springs, Ind 10 report ior
service in the national army July
%. Aldridgc IS one of the cubs
recruit pitchers and viii he the
seventh member Of the team 10
iOin the cOlOrs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06

Commissioner Rudgren offered
resolution that the mayor advertise
for bids for the. publication of all
notices, advertisements, reports,
proceedings and miscellaneous
matters required to be published.
Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl offered a
resolution that the bid of the Lit
tig Construction company for grad
ing Forty-third street, Thirty-fiftb
street and Twenty-fifth avenue be
accepted, and the city attorney is
instructed to draw contract for
same. Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl read a re-
port of the board of local improve
ments, recommending the adoption.
of an, ordinance providing for the
construction of a SiX-inch water
main on Eleventh street from
TWenty-seventh TO Twenty
savenues, together with an estimate
of the probable cost of said i'm
provement in amount of 1851 90
over the signature of the city en-
! gineer and the board of local i'm
pTovements, also the ordinance
providing for said improvement,
which on his motion was consider
/ ed by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl offered a
resolution that the ordinance pro-
viding for the construction of a
six inch Waterman on Eleventh
street from Twenty-seventth 70
Twenty-ninth avenues be adopted.
Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Liedtke read sn
ordinance fixing the wages of gar
| bage wagon drivers, be adopted
| Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Liedtke offered a
resolution that A. Won Dresky and
Fred NJ. Welch, be granted soft
drink licenses. Carried by unan:-
nous vote.
Adjourned on motion of Mayor
McConochie.
NJ. T. RUDGREN,
City Clerk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
INCREASED SILK TRADE.

Unparalleled prosperity IS be-
ing enjoyed in the Philippine Is
lands. according 10 The statement
OF the governor general in a re
cent message and substautiated by
foreign trade returns for 1917.
prosperity Is represented in a
elk trade that approximated ST.
600 900 and more than doubled in
value" says commerce reports.
Textiles. which are a leading
item. increased nearly 300 per cent
In quantity. while much larger
quantities Of spun silk iOT local
manufacture were also imported. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
MINOR LEAGUES.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
st. Paul, Z; Milwaukee, 4.
Columbus, {; Toledo, 0.
Louisville, 10; indianapolis. Z.
Minneapolis, 2; Kansas City, l..
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Buffalo, .; Rochester, 0.
No others played.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

st. Louis, 6; Chicago. 5.
Pittsburgh, 10; New York, 4.
No other games scheduled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
League Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Boston, 4 f.; Philadelphia, 90
innings).
Washington, 2; New York, l.
No others scheduled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
Municipal Matters
Regular Meeting Held June II, 1918.

Regular Meeting Held June II, 1918.
City council chamber, Rock Is
land, Ill, June 17.-191S-The city
council met in regular session at 3
O'Clock p. m, Mayor McCOnOchie
and all commissioner present.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing held June 10, and the special
meeting held June Il, 1918, were
read and approved
Commissioner Rudgren presented
an invitation from the Independence
Day association asking the city
council to participate in the parade,
July 4, 1918, which on his motion
was accepted by unanimous vote
Commissioner Rudgren submit
ted the following list of claims
against the tuberculosis sanitar-
ium fund. which on his motion was
allowed by unanimous vote:
John NJ Kaiser e Son 70 IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
PITCHER RFTIRES.

Boston, July 6. Bill" Upham, a
member OF the pitching stan OF me
Boston National league baseoaiI
club. notified Manager George Stall-
ings tonight that he had decided 10
quit baseball. Tpham CAME nero
from the ST. Paul club of the Amer
lean association
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06

OLdi ? I f.oA
Commissioner RUdgren submit
ted the following weekly payroll
for week ending June 10, 1918,
which on his motion was allowed
by unanimous vote:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06

All the news all the time-Th'
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06
S443095
REHABILITATION.

Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following list of claims against
the general fund, which on his mo-
ton was allowed by unanimous
vote:
American LaFTance Fire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-06

Total ................ $9S3.73
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following list Of claims for sal
aries, which on his motion was al
lowed by unanimous vote:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-08
Twenty Per Cent Less
]. Anthracite For N. Oak,

Bismarck, N. d, June s.-The
Anthracite committee. has announced
that North Dakota has. been. allotted
100000 tons Of anthracite or..the cur
ont season; slightly under t~wentysper
cent less than the quantity shipped
into North Dakota during the coal
year 1916-17 and twenty-one and one
half per cent less than that shipped
in the coal year 1917-1S. The cur
tailment has been made necessary
because of the tremendous increase in
demands for anthracite on the part Of
war industries and domestic consum-
ers in the eaet. @ ~
The reduction in anthracite tonnage
for North Dakota. ar that in certain
grades Of bituminous coal resulting
from the exclusion, of Pocohontas, In
diana and Illinois and bituminous
coal and Ignite and increased guam
titles Of Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginia bituminous coal to- come over
the docks Of Great Lakes ports.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-08
Standard OF Class
Men Must Be Brought
Up To Requirements

Bismarck, N. d.. June s.-Orders
went from Adjutant General Fraser's
office today to all district and local
draft boards, advisory boards and fed
eral appeal agents in North. Dakota
directing a review of classifications
under the selective draft service act,
with. a view Infringing up to the ma
'tional standard the percentage of
class / men in counties whose present
proportion of class l men is far below
the average. While the average per-
centage Of class I. men for the whole
state is 80, well over the national
average of 2S.7 per cent, there are
several counties whose. average is alb
normally low. and whose. class / men
have been. practically exhausted by
calls already made. Some Of these
counties are those. with a preponder-
ance of Germans in their population.
The discrepancy in other instances
may be explained by the fact that the
smaller. counties have a population
almost wholly occupied with agricul-
tural pursuits. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-08

All Reports Indicate Acre:
ags Greater. , T'ha S.,
i Year,

80 ..tpA ,sE 49, .SStsN. - y .. ;. ar. - - -EN -.E ~
North Dakota's crop prospects. at
the opening of June. areAe1eel3ent.
and reports from all. sections ofethe
state are; uniformly; optimistic. y :
Even from the mores arid, regions
Of the west. where there Is ordinarily
greater need for. rain than In the heav-
Ter soiled. eastern districts. reports in
dictate that there now Is sufficient
to carry the crops to.matur-
border districts are amply supplied
with moisture. n 49,, ~.
Only In one or two isolated districts
has there been too much: rain, dam
age by virtue of excessive: moisture
being extremely light.
The states. flax acreage bids fair
to be quite. large. according. to the
present available figures. The gov
ernment's appeal for AZ biz. flax acre
farmers were successful in seeding
their other grains much earlier than
usual, made the bigger flax area pos
Sible. 49,. - "a ...=.r. / ...s-'$ 20 ~
Flax seeding is now about COM
pleted, but some will be sown yer as
late las June. Ia. -. :. 49, .%t !.
From New England in. the Mis-
souri, slope district, comes an neour-
agingireport of the hay situation. The
the hay crop; will be heavy. When
the government report vas issued a
situation, was far below normal, but
the heavy and very general distribu-
ton OF the rainfall in the past three
;weeks. has: neutrality-suspicious. that
All reports, indicate that the acre.
age is far greater than 1t was last
year. The. state has responded tc
the governments call for at leas,
700. 900 more acres of. wheat and
s as' 1htsh .as q ml RiaSe acres eee increase Use a.
Nearly every county in North Da'
kota, reports. rainfall of at least two
inches in the last four weeks. while
in some. counties the moisture pre-,
cipitation has totaled ove foul
| fnCfioa ; 80. = 4 .-N&'..t h-@ !sif+F -.'rfr
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-08
SHAW ELECTED !
MIN0T' MAYOR
Well Deserved Rebuke to
Governor Frazier and
Townley Leaders

Minot, June Sin: population Of
the Towniey-Lesuer7 Yssomans inter-
ference in civic affairs Minot yester-
day reelected w.. s.; Shaw president
Of the city commission :by a majority
Of 26s.4 The total votefar shaw 1870:
Johnson. E1,071.> The women {polled
1886 votes. giving Shaw 4 slight ma
jority. Shaw resigned recently before
the hearing .ordered%by Gov. Frazier,
following the institution of: removal
proceedings against him. Shaw. de-
clared he was willing to etE.he vot-
ers Of. ,Minot decide ,the:ease. The re
,sult yesterday indicates him. Local
forces Of the N~onpartisan league COM
prised the greatest opposition to
Shaw,''and r credited with bringing
johnson into the .oampaiGp. .
It was the largest majority ever
given Shaw in the, three campaigns
in which he was elected president OF
the city commission. Many cars
paraded. the streets. last night. bear:
ing banners Of I'VE Believe in Shaw
Down With Townleysand ,Bolshev-
Xxi" .: III !r
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-08

sss.o7b:42;s income, s2s,E5o; net ap-
preparation, $~l4,b25.42.
st. Olaf college, gross ~appropfia-
ton. %$76.360;s income, $4,000; net
appropriation. $3A, $50.
Red Wing Seminary gross appro-
priation. $ls.s4s; income, 1885; net
appropriation, '$8,063. He{ \
Falls, s. D.. gross appropriation. $14.7
.soo; income, $500; net %appropria-
lutheran Normal, Madison. Mimi,
gross appropriation. $14,066; income
$7.176; ne appropriation, $3.50.
Additional appropriations for in
istitutions not held in the name of the.
Grated by independent corporations
OF ganized under the general church
policy: Ausustana, $500; Jewell,
$3.50. Concordia. 1880; Park, Re
gion, $1,000; Spokane, $500; Pacific
Coast, $1,000: Brui1at, Camrose, Cliff
ton. Gale, Luther academy, Lutheran
Ladies' seminary, Outlook, Scandina-
via. Waldorf and. Willmar academies.
$500 each
The board Of education. is. listed for
$500. all educational appropriations
to, come out Of the general fund,
|. which Is thus increased to S15S,8N2.-
|98. Of which $142,240.10 Is for educa-
|tion.
The Home Mission appropriation is
placed at %$17S,42s.11. and the reten-
Ition Of its surplus at $1s.706.ss. maxi
! Missions also have a $4,000. endow-
ment income. The appropriation for
field work is apportoned among the
districts as follows: Eastern, $780,
$50; Rocky Mountain. $24,o31: Pa
cifc. s23,75o: Canada, $4,000; Nor
thern Minnesota. $17.672;: South Da-
kota. $17,672; North Dakota, s1e,sss;
Southern Minnesota! 315,s3e: Iowa
$6I75.
For foreign mission work it is pro-
posed to expend $65,S32 for missions
in. Madagascar; $500 in the Screeoder
mission; Sc, 500 in the Alaska mission
and $4,000 for the work among In
The members Of the budget com
mission. are: Chairman s. II. Hol-
stad. G. F. Hjermstad, o. A.: Ulvin,C G.
S.. Orwell. s. j. N. Ylvisaker. Peter
Norbeck. O.. @. Erling, A. Grindeiand
A.. o. Hauge and Erick Waldeland'
treasurer, and l.. w. Boo, secretary.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-08

scendsd FROM srScs ~. fsCorAishkpen,
who hAwes@Heenss srnlhArs Tor tentlrie4
HeShay been iderftinedp$ with stheSU United
Minis Workers Observation-Disclosures
n~eption.s.lIe was MISREPRESENTATION Of
tho Miners Magaxfnessfor q n9mbexp Of
years and was aonsfs6f the snrSt exstn-
tiyes OF, Illinois. John Mitchell; former
president ofs.the :Unitedff Mime workers
and now chAirmans*of tho New York
state Industrial cofrf1fissi6nsA ; with
Pascoe and other leadessSina1S2I IN.
49, 00 mine workers.s Beginning with
q local membership Of 150,ai iii less
than a.year they had. q 100. per cent
Organization in illinois,, ri ~ =
I'VE expecth tosti1oroughly organize
North Dakota said Mra Pascoe to-
day. I'VE are also working for q
contract between employer and EN-
ploye On q basis approved by repre-
sentatives of the United States gov
eminent. the CoaisOperators' .assoct-
alton and the United Mine. Workers
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-08
Steel Office Fixtures il:l (. a.
Will Be Hard To Obtain

individua,s and public ofices I desiring
to purchase Office fixtures. especially
those into whose manufacture steel
enters, must await their turn here
after under orders from the war de-
partment. which has, placed consum-
ers of this class of~manufactures in
five classes. County Auditor +. H.
Flaherty, desiring tof%purchaset new
steel safe, learned today~that his Of
fee i in the nth class and .Axt'l be
four preferred classes preceding his
have been satisfied The 4localfcounty
board, being actively engaged in, war
work. is in the. second class. The
Fs~r'y. and. navy constitute the first
class. 49,. "a, y : 5.1tsa... ..'t