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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02

The refreshment privileges at the
Cincinnati ball pork. wh-cn aIwa 5
have been operated BY the BAH club,
have been leased out There's not
much in serving soft drinks and pea
nuts 70 a Cincinnati crowd. Il vas
different in the old days when beer
was sold.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02
COWLER TAKES ON KAISER
INSTEAD OF FRED FULTON

The boxing match arranged at
Denver for February 1 between Fred
Fulton. OF Minnesota. and Tom Cow
Ter. OF New York. was cancelled upon
receipt Of word from CoWler that he
had been drafted into the army and
would be unable to corr 10 De lver-
took another but kept up his fight
for temperance by lecturing OCCASION
ally on the evils OF drink for those
who have athletic ambitions
He was born in Boston. October Is,
1858 and passed the later years OF his
life on a farm which he owned near
here. He was twice married HIS first
wife was Annie Bates. OF CeuterVille.
T. J.. whom he married IN 1852, bu-
with whom he lived only a few
months and from whom he obtained
a divorce on the ground Of desertion
9fter Is years. At 81 years OF age the
former champion took as his second
wife Kate Harkins, OF Roxbury, who
was his sweetheart years before when
he was The Boston Strong Boy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02
AfACK sELLING or

Having disposed Of his stars, man
ager Connie Mack now Is disposing Of
his lesser lights. Announcement VAS
made last week OF the release OF first
oaseman Pug Griffin. catcher 6ilI
Nyers. infielder Palmer. and pitcher
Parnhsr-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02
POOL OPERATORS FINED.

An echo Of last summers raids on
baseball lotteries was heard IN ST.
LOUIS last week. when two opera
tors OF baseball pools who had been
convicted after long delay were fined
$3.50 each.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02
ANNUAL REGATTA
FOR CHILDS' CUP
Princeton's Return to Sport
Assures at Least One
RnYrrir1nr Ronn
RoWing Race.

Princeton's return to intercoIlegi-
ate sport and to rowing in particu-
lar, means that there will be at least
one big regatta next spring. II as
Sures the rowing OF the annual race
for the historic Childs' cup on Lake
Carnegie some tins in May. The
contest was scheduled for Princeton's
course last spring but was cancelled
en- our entry into the world conflict.
Pennsylvania and Columbia, closest
20 Princeton in the competition for
the Childs cup, already have made
known their decision TO organize
varsity crews and the Tigers de-
sision to be represented on the water
now completes the circle necessary
for the holding OF the regatta
PrincetOn's decision does not
mean merely the RESUMPTION Of
the usual rowing struggle for
the Chlids cup. Indications point
strongly to this years regatta
being a combination Of the events
in past years held on the Hudson
and the Thames. Yale Will have
. crew and II Is said to be willing
TO join the company on Lake
Carnegie. but 81 e. too early TO
tell what Harvard win do in row.
ing.
The Crimson's oarsrnen are work.
ing under coach Haines and are said
20 include the makings of a good
eight. In addition 10 Princeton,
Pennsylvania and Columbia. Syracuse
and most likely the Navy would be
willing TO accept an Invitation TO
TOW for the Chiids cup.
Yale possibly may come in even
without Harvard. There Is no chance
that the Harvard regatta viii
be held this year. However, II the
regatta on Lake Carnegie fulfils the
promise Il seems TO hold out. the void
created IN intercollegiate rowing last
spring viii Be filled. and perhaps a
new era IN the sport inaugurated-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02
THE GLAD HAND.

Fred Clarke, millionaire
oil man and wheat magnate
Of Kansas, has been visiting
in Pittsburgh where he
used to manage a ball club.
At the time Clarke retired
from baseball in Pittsburgh
he was handed out some
harsh and even unjust criti-
cism by certain Pittsburgh
ers. A feature Of his visit
was an ELUSIVE welcome by
those who had handed him
the biggest lemons. Striking
oil does make a difference.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02
CAPT. HARRY DAVIS BACK To
OLD FAMILIAR SCRAP Pill

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Jan. 29.-Harry
Davis captain and coach OF the
PHILADELPHIA American league base
ball team, last night announced his
retirement from the game to devote
his entire time to business. He Is a
wholesale dealer IN scrap iron and
last November was elected q mem
Der Of city councils
Davis. who is IS years old. began
his professional baseball career in
1894 with the Providence team OF the
Eastern league He Joined the Ath-
letics in 1871. and with the exception
Of 1912, when he was manager OF the
Cleveland Americans, had been with
Connie Mack's tenn continuously.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02

Those who uenounce the boxing
game as conducted today as brutal"
should bark back 20 the early days
OF the prize ring for examples Of
sure enough brutality. Ben Gaunt,
the 25th man 70 hold the heavyweight
championship Of England won that
title n an encounter that would make
the fights OF today look like a SUM
Gay school strawberry festival st
Adams. England. was the place, and
y years ago today the date Of the
fistcuffs which resulted In the de-
feat Of Nick Ward by Ben Caunt.
after % rounds OF punching, slash
ing. gouging. hair pulling and wrest-
ii7g exhibition which. as the SPORT
ing editors Of that time said. "beggars
description" Caunt received 9 belt
which was emblematic OF the cham
pionship and which was quite a
flashy affair, costing the subscribers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02

Earl Hamilton is coming back" He
has got as far as Pittsburg. Hit 'er
up. Lefty, you'll make the grade yet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02
REPORT ON PUBLIC BATHS
THIS AFTERNOON AT 4-AS

A report on the subject OF public
baths has been completed by mem
bers OF the committee on civic in
proyements OF the Fl Paso chamber
OF commerce and will be considered
at meeting to be held this after
noon at 4:45 o'clock Robert xra-
kauer is the chairman OF the commit
tee
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02
sCHAUER nEFEATs man.

HCHAUEH DEFEATS READ.
Des Moi1es, Iowa, Feb job my
Schauer, OF St Paul. knocked out Jack
Read. the Australian lightweight. In
the twelfth round Of their contest
here last night Read lift the nat
three times in the final session.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02

over $4,000 women IN Austria are
members Of trade unions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02

Points understanding 4.
High gams-Bradshaw 20s.
High total-BradshaW ISL.
Strike out-Bradshaw.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02

The SpaEiurds are crazy over
Jack Johnson according to latest
reports from Barcelona. where
the former heavyweight cham
pfOn has been located for the past
two years He's even going to
run for some kind Of office, again
according TO reports. (They sound
very lLshy.B johnson runs a
cafe that e. the gathering place
for all the sporting men of the
town and e. said 90 be growing
rich.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02

comical. Billy Delaney never proved
better his histrionic abilities than by
the way he worried about poor Jeff.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02
NOW. WHO IS THISP
You All know Manager
T7Fs fe1-s WIS n Ezraczajaclzt
Just a few years ago
II was the whole show
DO You think Il can ever come backf

Fsfs ter WIS n kraekaJack5
Just a Few years ago
II WAS the whole show
DO You think II can ever come baekf
W 9TH the ban on post season
)" transforming lifted. there
ought 20 be a lot OF loose
change lying around for some Of our
well known tragedians OF the dia-
mond-
Nike O'Neill. last season manager
OF the Syracuse club OF the New York
State league. viii take hold OF the
Shreveport club Of the Texas league
the coming season rNeill almost
had a look in recently in connection
with the managerial Jobs at st. Louis
and Milwaukee,
National Leagues Birthday.
Born - yeas ago today. Feb. 2,
1875, the National league has sur
vived a multitude Of troubles. trials
and tribulations and despite ups and
downs it finds itself established to
day more firmly than ever. Gambling
threatened to kill the league and the
game as well. in the early days. and
# was not until four Louisville
players had been expelled from the
game forever. in 1877. that the ath-
letes began 10 see that throwing
games was not profitable. The New
York and Philadelphia clubs were ex-
PEELED after the leagues first year,
Hartford and St Louis dropped out
a. the end OF the second season,
Louisville soon followed and Cincin-
natl was fired In 1880. Chicago and
Boston are the only cities in the
league that have had continuous rep
resentation- In 1884 the Union asso-
citation began Its short lived war
on the pioneer major. The Brother
hood movement OF 1890 almost
wrecked the National and II was fol-
lowed By a conflict with the American
association Next came the war with
the American league, the hardest Of
AL struggles for baseball supremacy,
and more recently, the conflict with
the Feds who had rival clubs IN four
Of the National league cities.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02
BOWLING
Th-stats Telephone League.

T4s SOS T1s sI5B
Points Eon-Plant 2; Commercials L
High gsme-Cook 1s1.
High total-Bsird 53s.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02
WAR HELPS IN SOME CASES.

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-29

Boteler. Charles r. Wade. George r.
Mehrling, William F. Eberwein, Adolph
Il. Tamm. Bernard NJ. Partridge. Dennis
+. Hanlon. Jesse o. Carpenter. Charles
w. Rothacker Charles A. Steele. Edward
A. Dillon. Marcus Reback. Edmund r.
Welch. Arthur J. Lauzon. John !. Monda.
Thomas B Guard, Frank Casasanta. Syl-
van o. L'Etoile, Joseph E. King. Bert c.
Davidson. Emory s. Grove. George >.
Hill. Thomas II. Bladen, Ralph p. Biggs,
John S. Rudeck. Jacob katz, Harvey w.
Rice, Bernard Bernstein, Joel B. 5.
Teitelbaum. Carl G. Ripka, Ellwood F.
Meeks. Herbert T. Holmes. Thomas A.
Locke, Samuel B. Brown. John G. Fred
erickson, Carl J. Fischer. Nathan Sha-
piro, George F. Atkin. James J. Morgan
George T O'Neill Henry J. Brissette,
John H. Heffernan. Thomas II. mourning
han and Giuseppe 1aniere.
Those transferred for general work In
the quartermaster's corps were Charles
d. Clement, Harry F. Anderson, Russell
| c. Hood James Langton. John S. Niera
| Carl V. Hogman, Carl Pinocci. Cedric o
Priestlley, George II. Hansen. John I
Collins, Jacob w Little. Henry V. De
Backer. Frederick II. storm. Leslie wild
gust. Andrew j. Robinson John H. stat
| ford and William F. Moorehead,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-29
25,956 PENNSYLVANIA
MEN ALIGNED IN MONTH
Sent to Training Camps and
Colleges Under Selective
Service Law
By the Associated Press

Harrisburg, July 20.
Estimates made at the State draft
headquarters are that between July Is
and August IS Pennsylvania will have
sent to cantonments. special instruction
camps or colleges for technical train
ing 1886 men under the operations of
the selective service law. This number
includes only men covered by the vari-
Gus calls on file. and 1t is expected in
view Of kilograms received from the
provost marshal general that there will
be other calls at an early date.
Between today and August Is it is ex-
nected that Pennsylvania will entrain
1926 alone. This week men drafted or
voluntarily inducted in Pennsylvania
will go to widely separated places. Men
qualified for working in numbering will
go to Vancouver; 1900 will go to SYRIA
cuse recruit camp to be trained to act as
policemen and firemen at embarkation
points, these men to be those qualified
for limited and not general service. while
others taken from the want columns"
for special work will go TO Camp For
rest. Lytle. Ga, to which 1925 white men
qualified for general military service
and drafted from all parts of the State
will also start on Wednesday.
In the first Ave days of August there
will be 276s negroes sent to Camp Gus
ter; Battle Creek, Mich. and 1880 ne
groes sent to Camp Sherman Chillicothe
Ohio, and on August I forty-three will
be sent to Kelly Field, San Antonio
Texas, while draft boards will prepare
5000 white qualified for general military
service to go to Camp Wadsworth. Spar
tansburg. s. c. Special induction calls
are being filled up for 7s4 men TO &C
to the University of Pittsburgh 10 be
trained for motor vehicle work by Au
1ust 15
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TEAM OF FLIERS
GETS FIFTH FOE
Philadelphia and Son Of
Old Tennessee Down
Boche Airman
COMBINATION OF ACES
Lieutenants McLanahan and
Buford in Thrilling Aerial
Combat

The McLanahan- Ruford team Of
aerial performers got In action again
on the Marne front yesterday. and
brought down another German plane
after thrilling battle
Two months ago this same combina-
ton accounted for boche f1ier, and
have been credited with three more VIC
tories in between their initial conquest
and Yesterdays triumph.
Lieutenant Alexander Hawley Nc
Lanahan. senior of the team. is a Phila-
deiphian. the son Of Mr.. and Mrs NJ.
Hawley McLanahan. Wellington Apart
ments. Nineteenth and Walnut streets
Lieutenant Edward Ruford. Of Nash
Vile, Tenn. Is the Junior member. Both
enlisted In the aviation corps as soon
as the United States entered the war.
but Lieutenant McLanahan received his
commission a week or so before Iieuten-
ant Buford. The latter is a scion of one
Of the oldest families In Tennessee and
was an all-round athlete.
II has become the practice In the Al
lied air corps to have the men work in
teams. Better results are achieved that
way than by sending them out alone
Sometimes they travel In fours and
eights, these larger units being known as
q 'hying circus" for" some reason that
mas not Deen mane clear Dy dlSpatCheS
from the front. It was while working
with Circus" that Lieutenant McLan-
Ahan end Lieutenant Buford made their
first killing" back in May.
Lieutenant McLanahan is twenty-five
years old. more than six feet tall. and
was a star baseball. football and bas-
ketball player in his school and college
days. as we'll as first-class track man.
He was Junior at Yale when this coun-
try declared war.
He took the ground school flying
course at Cornell University, and learn
ed to fly at the big field at Mt. Clemens.
Mich. where so many Philadelphians
were turned into aviators. Among the
men in his section were Kemble Yarrow
and Buck Dougherty. both we'll known
in golf and hunting circles. who are
also driving airplanes on the Marne
front.
Born at ST. Davids, on the Main
Line" Lieutenant McLanahan received
his early education at the De Lancey
School. where he participated in every
form of sport. Later he was sent abroad
to study in Belgium and France. and on
returning to this country, prepared for
Yale at military school in Asheville
NJ G.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-29
WAR WORK OF NEGRO
WOMEN COMMENDED
Red Cross Auxiliary No. {
Cheers Black Troops on
Way to Front

Competent work of the canteen de-
partment Of American Red Cross Auxil-
larry. No. s. composed entirely of negro
women of this city. Is attracting marked
attention throughout the eastern Sec
ton OF the country and has received the
highest communication from the officers
commanding the negro troops and from
tho men themselves who have passed
through Philadelphia on their way to
Atlantic seaports en- route for France.
Mrs. George w. Childs Drexel. who
has charge of the canteen department
In describing the successful efforts Of
this group of workers. has made public
a letter on the subject received by her
son from Mrs. F. T. Leaf. leader of the
negro auxiliary here. who is now study
ing conditions in New England. In the
letter Mrs. Leaf said
Doing Work Comp.tentIv
The canteen department Of Auxiliary
No. 8 is doing a very interesting piece
Of work In very competent way. Mrs.
Austin Thompson. of Germantown.
chairman Of this group. has nearly 300
women under her who are keenly en-
thusiastc about the work of serving the
negro troops on their way through this
city.
"They have at all times met these
| troops. with only two exceptions. and
! these were when the headquarters had
not been notified of the arrival of the
| troop trains in time to call out the
women. But on these two occasions
the other workers of the auxiliary or
duty took care of the men.
The negro troops have expressed th'
greatest appreciation of having The
workers meet and serve them. Having
been informed that the negro womer
Of Philadelphia were meeting all negro
troop trains, the soldiers were alway'
IN the lookout for the blue wells of tn,
workers. and they have never been dis
appointed"
Serve Light Refreshments
When the commanding officers Of tn
troops request sandwiches and coffee 70
the men during their short stop-ove
here. these are prepared and served b.
the negro women themselves, hut whe
such requests are not made. light re
treshments only are given. the same a
are distributed among all troops passinl
rnrough the city.
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CLASH OVER REGISTRARS
Hearings Started bv Board OF
e< Commissioners

Hearings on the appointment of
division registrars was started today
before the board Of registration COM
missibners. A sharp clash between the
rival Republican factions over the ap-
pointment of registrars in eight wards
where the Republican City Committee
recognizes contests, is anticipated.
Eight Penrose ward leaders have been
denied seats in the committee until the
contests are settled, A letter from
Joseph M. Smith, representing the Pen
ing of the contest committee of the city
COMMITTEES to settle the contests, was
ignored by Sheriff Harry e. Ransley'
cha 'rman of the city committee.
seek to gain control of the registrars in
the wards where the alleged contests
exist and threaten to appeal to the
State Committee. The contested wards
are the Third Fifth, Ninth, Tenth,
Twenty-tf,ird. Twenty-fourth, Twenty
fifth and Thirty-eighth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-29
JUSTICIA TARGET
OF 7 SUBMARINES
Passengers of British Liner
Say Torpedo B a arely
Missed Their Ship
TELL OF SEA BATTLE
Later Fired at American I'm.
dersea Craft Before 1t
Showed Its Colors
An Atlantic Port. LllY %.

An Atlantic Port. July 30.
At least seven submarines were in the
fotilla which attacked and DESTROYED
the huge White Star Liner Justicia. ac-
cording to passengers Of a British liner
arriving in port today This ship was
In the conv< of which the Justicia was
a part and her officers said she was the
original target for the torpedo which
frst hit the Justc'a. missing the other
vessel by only a few yards
The liners guns we're turned on a
United states submarine off Sandy
Hook and three shots were fred before
the submersible's nationality was known
1t was reported by the ships gun crew.
In the list Of the liners forty-three
cabin passengers were Edward II. Butt.
brother of Major Archie Butt. lost on
the Titanic. and his wife, who have been
residents Of England twenty yards. Mr.
Butt is cotton broker with offices in
Liverpool
Were After American Transports
Naturally. none Of the officers or crew
would talk for publication. but they
communicated tC passengers the i'm
preston that they believed the suua dron
OF attacking submarines had orders to
get the American transport Leviathan
and that they mistook the Justica for the
greater ship, which she resembles
The liner that got in was on the
| inshore side of the formation about 900
feet from a sister ship. About the same
| distance from the latter was the Jus
ticia.
The eight passengers had been held
UP at a British port twenty-nine hours
| awaiting word that the lane they were
| to take north Of Ireland was clear of
danger. They got away on the afternoon
Of July II.
| Two days later. on the afternoon of
Friday, July 10. Mr.. Butt said the BOOM
ing of guns and the screaming of sirens
and whistles indicated that the subma
rines had attacked.
The sea was smooth and the air clear
None Of the passengers who put on life
belts and hurried to their boat stations
saw a submarine. Mrs. Butt says the,
learned soon after they got on decl
that a torpedo had been seen glmmerine
astern, only few yards away. 1t JUS
missed the next ship and hit the Justicia
not more than 800 yards from the arriv
ing liner entering her engine room.
.Battled as Passengers watched
The liner speeded through a placic
summer sea without seeing anythinj
portentous. not even a sportive whal,
that often has thrown scare into war
time sea travellers, until last Frida,
afternoon. when she was within tw,
days of her American destination.
A call to quarters came at 12:45 |,
the afternoon. and while all hands wer
; adjusting lifebelts the ships gunner
began firing at an object about seve,
miles or The object was recognize
later as supersubmarine, which ais
indulged in. some vain practice at tn
, liner.
Shells from the Germans burst half
mile astern Of the unfrightened passer
gers. The guns of the liner blaze
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NURSES DRAMATIC
CLUB AT CAMP MEADE
Director Rochester Planning
to Amuse Women at Base
Hospital
MANY TRANSFERS MADE
Men From Maryland Canton,
ment Are Assigned to Other
Army Organizations
Camp Meade. Md. July 20.

Camp Meade. Md. July 20
William F. Rochester. director Of dra.
matics here for the Fosdick Commission
on Training Camp Activities, has under
consideration a plan fer the organiza-
ton of a nurses dramatic club at the
base hospital here for the production of
shows in which only women will take
part
The first show ever produced here for
convalescent soldiers will be staged this
evening at the Red Cross house under
the direction of Mr. Rochester. There will
be a minstrel show which will compare
favorably with the best of the blackface
productions on the professional stage.
The following men of the 154th de-
pot brigade have been transferred to
Fort Myer. Va. for assignment to the
Sixty ninth Engineers: James ]. Bayne.
Earl f. Moose. Benjamin H. Wilt. Law
renee A. Martin. William l.. French,
Norman o. Daley. David II. Johnson,
Curtis B. Grim, David p Neot: James
H. Pick. Charles E. Daniels. Thomas
G. Rizer. Herbert F. Price, Warden
w Working. Earl H. Mckinney. Philip
d. Frye. John c.. Mock, Frank T. Vim
cent Thomas F. Moriarty. Harry A.
Nagle, Floyd c. Fuller. William NJ. Nc
Cab, James 7. Haney. John A. An
drews. Eugene Fl. Brooks, Clarence L.
Rdgeway, Jesse II. woddlo. Clarence
n. Summers, John F. williams, Edgar
Breeden. Lloyd r. Smith. Joseph Sweitz-
er. Chester A. Billman, Lester McC. Sny-
der, william P. Drury, Oscar c. Long
| Charles NJ Sloan. Clarence B. Davis
and Harold B. Mckilligan.
Sergeant Major Frederick Hensler
eadquarters. 154th Depot Brigade. has
taken the following men to Camp Joseph
r. Johnston, Jacksonville. Fla. They
will be assigned to different units of the
quartermaster's corps there. Those who
will go to the supply companies are Ed.
ward c. Seay, Orland +. Hoffman. viii.
liam Ragan. Henry j. Hellwig, Ellsworth
L. Harrison, Harry L. Zirckel, Robert c
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away more than half an hour in an un-
successful effort to reach the submarine,
whose commander apparently did not
care to take the risk of drawing nearer
to the merchantmen SO he might launch
a torpedo.
shot at Yankee U-Boats
About 5:45 on Saturday afternoon. a
big submersible was noted breaking
water not more than three miles astern.
The guns Of the liner began barking the
instant the submarine emerged
One of the three shots sent in her d.
rertion fell within few yards Of her
She made no effort to do any shooting
herself and the liners skipper began to
suspect that she was an American. al.
though she displayed no flag to prove il
The British sn!pper signaled. who are
you?" and must have received a salts.
factory answer. as he ordered the CUR
crews to cease firing.