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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
FARCE CAME TO
INDIANS II TO z
Crushing Dose Handed White Sox
BY Cleveland Puts Hose Out
of First Division.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug 13.-The
White Sox perpetrated something
new in baseball yesterday. Moth
ing like it was ever seen before.
1t is rather difficult of description,
being sort of a cross between d
farce and a burlesque of the ma
tiOnal game But it was decidedly
expensive, as it sent the world
champions down to defeat. II to
2, eliminating them from the first
division and sent them eastward
with no better than an even break
with the Cleveland Indians.
This new Sex style of baseball
will never prove popular. 1t fur
nishes merriment for your enc
mics, it causes your friends to
swear-which isn't pleasant when
the mercury is soaring; it riddles
your own batting average, and fat
tens the other fellows and last,
but not least, there must be a GER
tain amount of bone displayed.
And that never adds to the pOpu
larity of your game. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
SOLDIER LIFE rs
NOT ALL WAR; PART
rs FATIGUE DUTY

Behind British Lines in France
Correspondence of The Associ-
ated rPess.) Life on active ser
vice is not entirely composed, as
some people are inclined to imagine.
OF hghting,of sitting in trenches. of
resting in billets, or marching. eat
ing and sleeping. 1t is true that
the main activities of the soldier
are comprised in the above list, but
there are countless other duties
which he is called upon to perform
duties which might best be called
odd jobs and some of which are
distinctly odd
The days of camp followers, who
used to perform the more mental
tasks of the battle zone. are gone
never TO return. The soldier must
now he his own newer of wood and
drawer of water He must attend
himself to all the little details of
life, the cleaning of his quarters,
the digging of trenches, the carry
ing of his food Broken trenches
must be mended, fresh trenches
dug, and dugOuts built. All these
odd jobs, which the soldier is call
cd upon to do in what would 9TH
erwise be his spare time. he sums
up under the comprehensive head
ing of fatigue"
Fatigue duty, as the name i'm
plies, is not often a light or restful
form of occupation. 1t may involve
a long march with a nights work
at the end of it.
The first men to be picked for a
fatigue party are the defaulters.
men guilty of minor delinquencies,
such as the possession of a rusty
rife or an unshaven chin at the
morning parade. 1t follows that the
term fatigue" has fallen somewhat
into dlsrepute, for il has come 10
be associated, at least in the civil
ian mind, with an idea of punish
ment. In consequence, an attempt
has been made to differentiate be
tween extra work which is definite
~ allotted as a form of punishment,
and extra work which is included in
the duties of every soldier, be his
character never so stainless. For
this purpose a new phrase has been
introduced. This new phrase is
working party" Men are elected
for working parties in turn. so that
everyone contributes a share.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
PIRATES CRUSH
BRUINS Il TO |
Inflict Overwhelming Defeat Upon
Chesty ChicaGOans-Ma Martin
WeakenS in Second.

Chicago, Aug 13.-Pittsburgh' s
Pirates wasted tremendous
amount Of man power yesterday in
inflicting an overwhelming defeat
On the Cubs, y to /, when to l
would have done just as well. And
il only put another half game dent
in the salient separating the Cubs
from the Giants.
Manager Mitchell took a chance
on Speed Martin, one of his rookie
pitchers, who looked pretty good on
the eastern trip, where he was used
as a fniSher Martin looked like d
swell starter, too, until a tough
break in the second spilled three
runs on the platter as a result of
his own error Martin lost the
range completely after that and
was removed in that inning while
in the act of starting a six-day
walking match
Hendrix tried to rescue Martin,
but it wasn't Claude's day and he
was sent to the shower with only
one out in the third inning. after
the Pirates had accumulated a com
handing lead of to l. Napier, an
other recruit slabman, was given d
tryout the rest of the way and was
tagged for the other five useless
tallies
This affair may have been a bit
Of superstrategy on the part of the
Cubs 10 wear the enemy out in the
furnace like heat of yesterday, so
that Bezdek's tribe will be all III
when they start today's double
header, while the locals will be COM
paratively fresh because they did
not run until their tongues were
bliStereI Score.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
BOXING FINALS TO
BE HELD AT CAMP

Finals in the boxing series for
the championship of Fort Sheridan
will be pulled off Wednesday night,
starting at $50 o'clock. The bouts
have been moved up from Thurs
day evening by Athletic Director
Charley White so that fans who go.
to Great Lakes for the iackies show
in the afternoon may stop over at
the fort and see the soldiers battle
also. A belt will be awarded each
winner in the Is bouts scheduled.
The trophies have been donated by
the father q of Corporal Douglas
Lathrop, who is stationed at the
fort.
Two contests will be held at each
weight, ranging from the bantam
class to the heavyweight. Infantry
men will oppose cavalrymen in each
battle. All contests Will be three
rounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
COAL VALLEY

Mrs F. T. OGle and children have
returned from an extended visit with
the formers mother. who resides
near Terre Haute. Ind
Mrs. Harry Bear and two children
OF Erie are visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Lees
Mrs. Omer TresseH and two chill
dren OF East Moline returned TO their
home sunday after visiting Mrs
Eliza Conner
Mr. and Mrs. r. N. Prvce and Mrs.
Martin SleNers accompanied Blanche
PTyce and NTra SleEerS TO Davenport.
where the latter two had their ton
sis removed Both are getting along
nicely.
Mrs. Q. J. ScarIe and daughter
Margaret and Mis- Minnie Martin of
Rock Island were guests last week
of the Misses Annie and Margaret
Pryce.
Ernest Knapp, who is confined to
his home with typhoid fever, is re
covering rapidly.
Rev. +. + Ogle pastor OF the
Presbyterian church. viii take a va
cation until the first sunday in Sep
TENDER Church services VIII at that
time b. held at 3 2. m.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Conner and
son visited Sunday at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Eliza Conner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13

and we will mention no names,
have had success thrust upon
them by opportunity. More than
ninety per cent of the present
stars are of the opportunity-madc
variety.
But it is quite possible to have
a thoroughly logical com cInatiOn CT
both. For genius may be recog-
nized by a person who is in po-
sition to throw opportunity in the
way and then the way is short and
the rewards are great. Such has
been the case with Mildred Harris,
star of For Husbands Only,
whose genius was discovered by
Lois Weber. She has actually ar
rived with her third Weber pic
ture. which will be seen at the
Spencer theatre tonight
When Miss Harris created the
role of Linnie, the little shop girl
heroine in The Price OF a Good
Time" people said who is this
new beautiful child who acts SO
naturally" The answer came back
that she was a Lois Weber find.
The public waited in expectation
for her next appearance. When
The Doctor and the Woman"
came they were not disappointed,
Beloved Sydney was more lOyeable
than the Sydney of Mrs. Mary Rob
erts RinehaTL's novel Il" from
which the photOplay was taken.
People said that Miss Weber had
maze no mistake.
But now in For Husbands
Only" Miss Weber has given hel
protege a role which would tax
the artistry of the greatest OF
stage actresses and this mere slip
of a 17-year-old girl leaves no pos
sibili,y of doubt that she has ar
rived. Three such successes as
Mildred Harris has had are enough
to make any actress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
RECORD CROWD
LOOKED FOR AT
ALLSTARCAMES
CLASSY Baseball TESTS Should be
Furnished Local Bugs This
Week End.
CAMP GRANT NINE TO PLAY
Dan 0Teary VIII Captain Arsenal
Team Which VIII Clash With
Army Athletes.

The record breaking crowds that
attended the baseball games at Is
land City park in the days OF the
pennant winning Islanders under
Jack Tighe are expected 10 be emu
lated next Saturday and sunday
afternoon at Douglas park. Rock
Island. when the Eighty-sixth di-
v-si0naI team Of Camp Grant clash
cs with Dan OLeary's AIl-Stars.
Advance sale of tickets is already
unusually large, the employees in
Tho arsenal shops buying up the
tickets almost as fast as they can
he distributed. The ducats will
also be sold at tri-city downtown
cigar stores Wednesday.
lrI-c.ty fans, in addition to aid
ing several war charities, are as
sured two Of the best games of the
national pastima scheduled in the
tri-Cities this year when these two
teams meet. The Camp Grant team.
by virtue OF its two victories over
the Great Lakes team the fore part
Of this week. now claims the ser
vice championship Of the middle
west. while the All-Stars have de-
feated the best amateur teams in
this vicinity
Foremost among the personnel Of
he Camp Grant team s Hal Carl
ron. who was one of the star pitch
7rs for the Pittsburgh Pirates at
the time he entered service and at
one time a member Of the Rockford
Three-Eye league team; Otto Keep
: ping, for many years second base
man of the Davenport Blue SoX and
remembered by every tri-city dia-
mond bug: Sullivan. another Three
Eye Lacquer: Sweeney, catcher. for
mer New York Yankee, and others,
all of whom have had professional
baseball experience
AII-StarS Look Good.
The AII-Stars include Billy Neal.
Pete Lister and Freddie Marks, all
former Islanders: George Halas,
One-time Blue SOX star; George
Hughes. who led Moline TO the only
pennant ever captured by the Pillow
City in the Three-E Eye circuit. to
eether with the best of local anna
ieur talent. The team began prac-
tiCe Monday night under the direC-
ton OF OLeaTy and will work out
every night this week.
The Rock Island Employees band
Will furnish music at the park on
both days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
At the Majestic.

The adnirers OF Vivian Martin,
the celebrated screen star, who
made an enormous hit in her re
cent Paramount success, The Fair
Barbarian. and "A Petticoat Pilot, -"
will find in her newest photoplay.
unclaimed Goods a vehicle OF
captivating attraction. This is d
western comedy of an unique char
acter and laughs, thrills, dramatic
expectancy and tragedy, are its
chief elements.
AS Betsy Burke, the daughter of
4 sheriff, the star is sent to a min
ing town by express, but on her
arrival at her destination. no one
claims her The reason for this is
obvious when it is known that the
town is in the hands OF a band of
thugs and that all good citizens
thereof are locked up while the
thieves loot the community. The
leader of the band seeks to buy
Betsy at auction, but she is saved
by the timely Intervention of a man
she had befriended. and who sacri-
fees his life in a gun battle in her
behalf Betsy finds happiness in
the love of the express agent in
whose care she had been placed by
her father, and whose devotion to
her welfare and comfort wins her
love
Unclaimed Goods" is to be the
feature of Manager Quinn's bill at
the Majestic theatre tonight and
Wednesday. The picture is baseu
upon a story by Johnston McCulley,
i magazine writer Of prominence,
while the scenario was written by
Gardner Hunting. The director was
Rollin S. Sturgeon. In Miss Mar
tins support are Harrison Ford,
CassOn Ferguson, George Mcdaniel.
Dick La Reno. George Kunkel and
Carmen Phillips.
Non-alcohol1c wines, Beardsley's.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
BURGESS

Mrs. J c. Boyer and children were
shoppers in AledO saturday
Rev. and Mrs. R G. PinkertOn of
sunbeam visited at the J. L. Ham
ilton home Friday
,. .. Morrow was a business call
er in Davenport Tuesday.
O. y. Ottoson OF New Windsor was
a business caller in this locality the
latter part Of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Bower spent
Saturday in Aledo
Friday evening Miss Vera Morgan
entertained the members of the A 3
G. club. Although this is very
pussy season, about forty OF the mem
beTs were able to attend.
W. J. Ewing OF Monmouth visited
Friday with relatives near here
The Misses Philleo, Boultinghouse
calhoun and De Board OF Aledo Wis
TIED over the weekend at the home
of Vera Morgan.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bur
CESS church VIII meet this week AT
the home Of Mrs. 5. .. Morrow This
VIII be handkerchief day and each
complete handkerchief which viii
90 on sale at the annual bazaar to be
held this fail
Mr. and Mrs. W A McLaughIin
visited in AledO SUNDAY
Mr.. and Mrs Meals Of naar Nor.
wood motOred TO Burgess sunday
Mr. and Mrs. George Pease Of
\ Norwood visited IN Burgess sunday
4 Y Harriotr was a business call
er n Aledo Saturday.
Shelby Humphrey was taken III
last week and was removed In ne
Ga4esburE hospital! where ne vs.
operated on for appendicitis Mr.
Humphrey Is getting along wen
At a recent special election the
people IN the Burgess school distrt-t
voted TO buy the Frank NVhan haII
for q new school building This h4ii
Will make an ideal school building
the Burgess church held d verv in
terestinE s well as profitable meet
ing at the church Thursday affer-
noon This Is growing into one Of
the main church socIeues
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13

A herd of elephants enact the
role of soldiers and Red Cross
nurses in a war drama of their own
at the Al G. Barnes circus, which
is here today for an afternoon and
evening performance.
Grace Marvel. their dernure little
trainer, demonstrates that ele-
plants can fire cannon6, wave flags,
fall dead and wounded carry
each other from the field, etc, just
like real soldiers on the firing line
in France.
The mother of the herd. Ruth,
Barnes oldest elephant. fires can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
SHOW IN
ROCK ISLAND FOR
ONE WEEKS STAY

Under the auspices Of the Tri-City
Federation OF Labor, Parker
Greatest shows opened last night
on the Rock Island river front for
a six days stay. Practically every
show is said 10 be a feature attrac-
ton. The Underground China
town" is slated as being one Of the
best attractions ever offered the
public by a carnival company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13

Women's Swimming association for
the benefit of the Red Cross.
The meet will be held Aug. 1917
in the Belmar lagoon, an artificial
tidal pool, measuring half a mile
across.
The program only awaits for final
settlement news ss to whether
Americas two greatest watermen
Perry McGillivray of Chicago and
Norman Ross of San Francisco,
now in Uncle Sans service, will be
able to compete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13

non and wounds" one of her sons.
Two other elephants Immediately
dash on the field" waving Red
Cross flags
While the smoke from the can
non is yet hanging low on the bat
tlefeld" the Red Cross" elephants
tenderly pick up their injured fell
low and carry him out of the ring.
1t took months of patient train
ing to- teach the big fellows not to
be afraid of the fire and noise from
cannon, but Miss Marvel, their
trainer. at last succeeded.
There are eight elephants in the
Barnes circus herd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
MITCHELL TO BOXLEONARD.

Richie Mitchell, Milwaukee pre-
mier lightweight, will get an op-
portunity to box Benny Leonard at
the Great Lakes encampment soon.
The bout was scheduled for Labor
day, but Mitchell, due to an infec-
ton in the arm. has held off the
date, and presumably will face the
champion somewhat
later
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
At the Spencer,

How long does il take to arrive
on the screen is q question which
thousands Of aspiring actresses
and near actresses are asking
themselves. There is now answer
Il is all a matter of individuality
and opportunity. Some actresses.
like Mary Pickford, achieve great
ness through their personal fitness
and the universal recognition of
this ability and adaptabilIty. Some,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
ahe[hQatpr
In the Movies.

Spencer Square Tonight We'd
nesday, For Husbands Only"
Hearst Pathe news and allied war
review
Majestic Tonight and Wednes-
day. Vivian Martin in "UnClaimeI
Goods" keystone comedy
Fifth Avenue - Tonight. Mary
Miles Aiinter in "Periwinkle," also
comedy. Wednesday. Ruth Clifford
and Monroe Salisbury in The
Savage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

l desire 20 announce my candi-
dacy for the nomination on the Re
publican ticket for the Office of Rep
resentative in the 51st general
assembly, subject to the primary
election TO be held Wednesday.
Sept. II, 1918.
GEORGE II. RICHMOND.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
Totals ......... "a Il
+Battad for Mitchell in sixth

Two base hits-Good, Chapman
(2), Speaker, Graney, O'Neill.
Three base hits-ONeill, Bescher.
Struck Morton, 4. Bases on
balls Mitchell, ,; Danforth. l.
Hits-Off Mitchell, 8 in innings;
Danforth. in 3 innings. Hit by
pitcher-Pinnelli Wild pitch
Morton. Passed balls-SChalk.
Losing pitcher, Mitchell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Yesterdays Results.

Pittsburgh. II; Chicago, l.
St Louis. 3: Cincinnati. !.
Other games postponed; rain.
Games To-day.
Pittsburgh at Chicago %.
Boston at New York.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at St. Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
zBYSZk0 AGAINST PESEK.

After considerable wrangllng
WIadek Zbyszko yesterday signed
to meet John Pesek, Larney Itch
enstein's heavyweight star. They
will lock arms at the State FAR
grounds at Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 4
or ,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13

chicago ...4..U U . u u y u i
Two-base hits-Flack. Cutshaw,
Schmidt, 3 Three-base hits
Schmidt, Southworth. Struck out
Napier, f.; Hill, 3. Bases on balls
Martin. 3 Napier, 3 Hill, 4. Dou-
BILE plays-Deal (unassisted). Hits
Martin, in l % innings; Hen
Dirk, ) in % inning Wild pitch
Hendrix Passed ball-OFarrell.
Umpires Harrison and QUigley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
League Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Cleveland. II; Chicago, ,
Washington, l; Philadelphia, L
New York. 2; Boston. /.
Detroit and St. Louis not sched-
uled.
Games Today.
Washington at Philadelphia.
New York at Boston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
TANK STARS TO MEET.

New York, Aug. 13.-Plans have
been completed for a two-day cham
pionship A. A. L. water carnival,
which will be staged at Belmar, n.
J.. by the New Columbia Hotel Ath-
ietic club of Belmar and New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
CHIP TASTES REAL
PLEASURE IN KAYO
OF HUN BRAGGART

Newcastle. Pa. Aug. 13.-George
Chip, former middleweight boxer of
this city, recently had the honor Of
whipping a Boosting German in the
lnteTnment camp near Camp Green
leaf. Chip is a corporal in the ma
Ional army. When one OF the in
termed Germans boasted that he
could lick a half dozen Americans,
Chip was summoned TO teach him
d lesson. The German was knock
ed out in short order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13
SEXTON TO Get
TENER'S PLACE
Rock Island Baseball Chief Is Re.
ported as Being Slated 10 Head
the National League.
MIKE is UNWILLING TO TALK
Declines to Make Statement on Mat.
ter or Say Whether He Would
Accept the Job.

Cincinnati, Ohio. Aug. I3.-Thers
was report in circulation here TO-
day 10 the effect that N n Sexton
of Rock Island, ILL.,, president OF
the National Association Of Minor
League Baseball Clubs, is slated for
the presidency Of the National
league to succeed J. K. Tener, re-
signed
While the report could not 10
confirmed. it nevertheless was CIV
en- wide circulation in sporting cir
cIes here, and in absence Of an Of
fetal denial was generally accept
ed.
When questioned today concern
ing the report that ne is being con-
sidered or is slated for the pres
idency OF the National league. Mr..
Sexton declined 10 either confirm
or deny IT. When asked il he would
accept the post If il were offered
him, he declined TO make state
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13

Polishes, Beardsley's.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09

Italian external trade that is decided
ly in your favor. Then it is entirely
left to you, gentlemen, to see that you
secure to American exports the place
o feel that they should have on the
Italian market.
Governmental action as you know
may help a great deal in so far as it
may point out new openings. new OPP
portunities for trade. and by making
it possible for all concerned to avail
themselves Of such opportunities on
an equal footing, but I am sure that
you agree with me. hat aside from
that. it is for the iniatitive and enter
prise of commercial concerns to work
their way to success. That such sue
cess will crown your efforts in the
italian market is my great hope and
desire, as that will contribute in no
small degree to that intensiication of
trade exchanges between our respec-
tive countries, which since my arrival
in the United States has been my con-
slant endeavor to bring about"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
Kinks SPOILED
BY THAWTOBE
RE-FLOODED
Children to be Provided
With Unlimited
Skating.

It was the good intention, Of the
grown-ups to provide abundant
amusement out-of-doors for the
younger generation. and Bert Soren-
son. street commissioner, had been
instructed to make ready a number of
Kinks for the enjoyment of the chill
dren.
Then the weather man INTERVIEWED
and the beautiful weather of the last
three or four days cannot be consid-
cred by the younger ones az an un-
mitigated blessing for their Kinks that
were becoming SO nice and shiney are
completely spoiled.
However, additional orders are Is
sued and six or eight Kinks will be
made. !. The idea is to have Kinks In
all parts of town so hat there will be
no dearth of good healthy outdoor
amusement for the children this
winter, and the flooding will be begun
at once,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
TRIES TO RAM BOUT.

Minneapolis. Mimi. Dec. 9.-Mike
Collins. the local boxing promoter, to-
day offered a purse Of $4,000 for a
ten round bout between Jack Dempsey
and Mike Gibbons. Gibbons returned
to his home in st. Paul last week
after having served as a boxing in
structor at army cantonments.
Collins said he had received tenta-
tive acceptances from both fighters.
It is understood, however, that Collins
wants to stage the bou tin January,
but that Gibbons prefers a date in
February.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-09
AWARDED 100000 DAMAGES.

st. Paul. Mimi. Dec. s.-Mrs. Vera
Eastburn of Portmouth. Va, was
awarded $4,000 damages in her
breach of promise suit against Judge
John w. Finehout, by a jury in fed
eral court here. The jury returned
a sealed verdict last week and the
verdict was opened today.
Finehout, an elderly man, is judge
of the municipal court. Mrs. East.
burn at the trial introduced a num-
Der Of love letters which she declared
the judge had written TO her.
Notice Of appeal was given by Fine
jhOut's ATTORNEYS.