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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
COURT ACTION STOPS
AND FRAZEE SETTLES

New York, Feb. 20-The order under
which President Harry Frazee of the
Boston Red Sex was directed to show
cause why he should not be adjudged
in contempt of court was dismissed
yesterday, when it was announced that
the club owner had paid $2,400 to the
Baseball Players fraternity This sum
covered the judgment obtained after
the players organization had taken
over the claim made by Kurt Hager-
man, a pitcher, for salary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
WILL BE KEPT BUSY
IN MEET SATURDAY

Urbana, Ill, Feb. 20.-Harry ellis
Illini trackmen will have to wor,;
overtime against Notre Dame Satur-
day, as Gill intends to enter his best
men in several events. The relay
team probably will be composed Of
Captain Kreideler, Carroll. Long and
Emery or Gardner. Emery and Gard
ner IN the dashes and Weiss, shot put
are showing the best of the best OF
the new men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
MINTING OF 2-CENT
COIN BEING URGED

Washington. Feb. 20.-Recommenda-
ton that the treasury resume minting
of 2-cent coins has been made by the
executive committee of the American
Newspaper Publishers association in
session here. The new coin, it was
pointed out, would provide conven-
lent medium of exchange in purchas-
ing newspapers, the price of which
generally has advanced to cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
When the Skin Seems Ablaze
With Itching and Burning

not find a blood remedy that APP
proaches S. S. S. for real efficiency.
II has been on the market for fifty
years, during which time it has been
giving uniform satisfaction for all
manner OF blood disorders. Ii you
waut prompt and lasting relief, you
can rely upon S. S. S. For expert
advice as to the treatment CT your
own individual case, write to-day to
Chief Medical Adviser, Swift Specific
Co, Dept. { Atlanta, Ga.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
Is GETTING PLAYERS

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 20. = Ned
Egan, new manager of the Milwaukee
club of the American association. is
rapidly acquiring players to strength
en- the team. Emil HUM, catcher of
major league promise, purchased from
the Cincinnati Nationals. will be the
nrst string backstOp. HUM was pur-
chased by Indianapolis from Cincin-
natl last season. but declined to re-
port because of a salary question.
Pitcher Salisbury, recently obtained
from the st. Louis Nationals, is with
in the draft age and expects to Join
the army in the next call Maybe
I'll be tossing bombs at the kaiser in
stead of throwing the old horsehide,"
Salisbury wrote A. F. Timme, presi-
dent of the Brewers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
There's just one thing to do.

If your skin seems ablaze with the
fiery burning and itching df Eczema,
real and lasting relief. can only
come from treatment that goes below
the surface--that reaches down to
the very source OF the trouble. So
called skin diseases come from dis
ordered condition OF the blood, and
the proper treatment is through the
blood
Search far and near. and you can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
is SET FOR $1,000.

Grover Alexander is quoted as say
ing, while he was here recently, that
he expects to secure exemption from
the army service for physical disabil-
ity. He says he has a broken arch
and bad knee, due to an injury sus-
tanned while skating. While these i'm
PROJECTIONS have not interfered with
his ball playing, he is quite sure they
make him unfit for fighting. And he
figures on getting $4,000 out of base
ball this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
JOHN L. GOT MONEY
BUT SPENT NEARLY
ALL ON GOOD TIME

Quite a surprise was sprung when
it was announced that John l.. Sulli-
vans estate would not reach over
$4,000. He spent most of the money
earned early in his career having a
large portion of his income An old
time friend gives the following fig
ures as Sullivan's earnings since 1881
up to 1898:
May 16, 1SS1-Defeated John
Flood ...-..S ioo
Feb. I. 1Ss2-Defeated Paddy
Ryan .................. 0,VOU
July 4. 1SS2-Defeated Jimmy
Elliott l,lUU
July II, 1SS2-Tug Wilson, at
Madison Square garden. go. 10000
1SS2-1SS3-Tour under man
agement of Billy Madden. 105, 900
March 10. 1SS3-Boston benefit
to Sullivan ............. 3,tOO
May IA, 18S3-SullivanM Mitch
ell, at garden .............. 1900
Aug. 6, 1sS3-Herbert A. Slade $4,000
Sept IS, 1888, to May 3, 1854
Tour with AL Smith ........ $4,000
June 80, Sullivan Mitch
ell, at garden .............. 5000
Aug. 13, 1SS4-McCaffrey, Bos-
ION .........-.-.. LOW
Nov. 10, 1SS4-Laflin, at Mad
ison Square garden ....... 5000
Nov. Il. 1SS4-Al Greenfield, at
Madison Square garden.... $500
Jan. u. 1SS5-Al Greenfield, al
Boston o,oV0
Jan. 10, 1ss5-Paddy Ryan, at
Madison Square garden -. 1000
June 10, lSS5-Jack Burke, at
Chicago ................. 4,soo
Aug 30, 1SS5-Dominick Nc
Caffrey, at Cincinnati .... $500
Sept. IS, 1SS6-Frank Herald,
Allegheny City, Pa. ..... 1900
Nov 10, 1SS6-Paddy Ryan, at
San Francisco .......... $500
Dec. %, 1SS6-Duncan McDon-
aid, Denver, Colo. ......... $500
Jan. IS, 1SS7-Patsy Cardiff,
at Minneapolis .......... 1880
1SS7-Tour under Pat Sheedy. $4,000
Aug. s, MISREPRESENTATION of
| belt, Boston theatre ... 5000
November, 1SS7-March, 1885
I Jour Vi EuS ldlu ....-...-.' o',ooo
March 10, 1SSS-Draw with
| Mitchell ..r............... 1000
May Is, 1SSS-Benetit at Bos-
| ton observation-disclosures. 4,VVo
June 4, lSSS-Benefit, Madison
Square garden ............. $500
July 8. lSS9-Defeated Kilrain 10000
June 4, 1S91-Sparred COrbett,
San Francisco ............. 1000
J 1S91-Australian tour, August
/ to September ............ 5S,O00
| 1S91-Tour, Honest Hearts
and Willing Hands" .... $4,000
Sept. I, 1S92-Defeated by Cor
1S93-1S94- Theatrical tour. :. $4,000
1S95-Tour, east and west,
with Parson Davies ........ $4,000
1S96-Tour with Duncan Har-
rison .............. 10000
Aug. 81. 1S96-Sparred with
Sharkey, Madison Square
garden Observation-Disclosures. $500
! 1S97-Tour under own man
agement .................. 10000
1s9S-Tour through the west. $4,000
/ 1S9S-191S-Va earnings. 100000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20

5000 INDIANS ENLISTED
Washington, Feb. 20.-Five thou
sand Indians have enlisted in the
army or navy for the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20

In the three-cushion ambulance
fund billiard tournament at Chicago
Joe Gapron defeated Charles Ellis so
to As; Alfredo De Orc beat Augie
Kieckhefer so to 80 and Clarence E.
Jackson won from Joe Capron so to
As Kieckhefer is in lead with nine
games won and two lost. Ellis is sec
ond with seven won and three lost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
Bits 0'Sports

Eddie Randall was given decision
over Jimmy Hanlon in an S-round
boxing match at st. Louis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
INFLUENZA IN THE ARMY

" THE ARMY up to this time, something like 100000 cases of influenza have appeared and the disease has not run it's course have been in the neghborhood of 2OO deaths Influenza in past pdemics has attacked as many as fifty per cent of the population infected It has been quite common for person in three in affected community to have the disease highest death rate in English speak ing community covering large population appears to have been in Great Britain in 89 when death from influenza claimed 56O victims each million These deaths were predomnany among old people, and those of lowered re- sistance.
 The American army is composed of selected manhood It embraces youngest and strongest of the nation But the death rate from influenza apparently in excess and far In excess of the British rate of 1891
 Either the disease manifestng in cantonments is of unusually vrulent ype there special reasons for its fatality among troops.
 An inspection of the mortality and incidence of influenza civil communities will disclose whether it equally lnures young persons, whether it is fatal to the old
 the mortality among young persons is great in civil army fe may be assumed that the present influenza is harmful 10 the young.
 civil statistics show that the old peculiarly victims the disease former times, question vii be raised to the conditions by which soldiers susceptible.
 may appear that the mortality is heavy among the young recently arrived in camp and not used to the life in which would be included of course those who have most recently received small pox typhoid and other protection whose of health might not in every case have had time to be restored.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
USEFUL MINUTE WOMEN

TT HE MINUTE WOMEN of Bridgeport more laures for themselves in the campaign to obtain women munitions workers steadily waged and successfully clos As the progresses the idea that have capac ity for team work is to be unounded Prior to the de- mands of these stirring times had less experience in organization than but not less capacity to engage in operative effort
 In practice it may be discovered that less in dviduaisic than men, and capable than of gazing in voluntary cooperative effort.
 Women seem to have devotion to a principle, and to be willing 10 support their beliefs by their work They less likely than take them they 10 in qure what personal reward is to follow their efforts
 This psychology of is not strange when the facts of womens life carefully consdered it is in the home who is accustomed to self denial She is familiar with the performance of duties without the first hand cept of direct material compensation She carries into pub
 life the qualities that have been built up in her during her home e and the atrustc tendencies bred in her by the age long of her children.
 Fortunate will be the country when take their fair part in political activities and share with the duties the rewards of the wider spheres of action
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
Birthday Bio-Brlefs FAMOUS MEN.
 To Parents and Teachers-Get Your Children to Read This Instructive Daily Feature.
JONATHAN EDWARDS.

The first American theologian and metaphysician to win wide fame abroad was Rev. Jonathan Edwards, who was born in East Windsor, Ct, 215 years ago to-day, He preached at Northampton, Mass, laboFed among the Indians, and in his later years was president of wE0t is now
 Princeton University. His Free dom of the Will' and other theolog- ical works made him famous in Eng land, Scotland and elsewhere in Flu rope, as well as in America. Ed wards preached constantly of hell and his favorite texts were such as Why Saints in Glory Will Rejoice to See the Tortures of the Damned" He described hell as a place where Gods conviets suffer extreme tor ment forever and ever." fin pain, in wailing and lamenting, grooming and shrieking and gnashing of teeth" with bodies and every member full of racking torture, without any -possi- bility of getting ease: without any possibility of moving God to pity by your cries; without any possibility of obtaining any manner of mitigation
 or help or change for the better any way" How dismal it will be- he pointed out, when you are under these racking torments. to know as- suFedly that you never, never shall be delivered from them; when after you shall have worn out the age of
 the sun, moon and stars in your dolo- rous groans and lamentations, with out any rest day and night, or one
 minutes ease, you shall yet have nc | hope of ever being delivered.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
LOAN APPROACHES $5,OOO,OOO MARK. BOOST NEXT WEEK.
Major Blenister, Hero of Foreign Legion, Will Visit
 Factories Next Week.

The Liberty Loan campaign will re- ceive an added impetus next week, according to the program of the gen. eral committee. They have secured Major Blenister to speak at the differ ent industrial plants. He is a mem Der of the famous French Foreign Le- zion, and he has seen the fighting in France at its worst. His wife will accompany him and will have much interesting information to impart re- garding her adventures in the early days of the war. The program for the week has not yet been fully de- eided upon, but they will speak Mon day at the Lake Torpedo Boat Co.,, and Tuesday at the Crane Co.'S West End plant.
 The unofficial total for the day is $4,5S1,100, an increase of $75, 300 over yesterdays figures. The retail com mittee report subscription for the sum To $145,O00. and the women's commit tee have $85,000 to date, and the buildings committee have s75,000.
 The factory subscription to date are as follows:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
ROSE THERESA BALDWIN

The funeral of Rose Theresa Baldwin was held this morning from the home of her parents, 200 Housa- tonic avenue, Stratford, and from St. James R. c. church. Rev. M. J. O'Connor celebrated the requiem mass and was assisted by Rev. Thes. Mulcahy, as deacon, Rev. John Con- way, as sub-deacon. In the church were Rev. NJ. J. Keane, Rev. J. Keat
 ing, Rev. M. Trainer, Rev. Willie T McAuliffe, Rev. William Ryan and Rev. P. Sullivan. As the body en- tered the church Mrs. Agnes MeNa- mara and MT. William Chew sang Beautiful Land on High" and at the offertery Pie Jesu." After mass Mir. Chew sang Lead Kindly Light" and as the body was borne from the church the church auartette sang Nearer My God to Thee" The flor al offerings were of unusual beauty and pfofusion, and the attendance was large. Ten nuns from the St
 Vineent's hospital attended, as did also large number of nurses. The
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
COAL DONATED
 TO SOLDIERS
 SAILORS. CLUB

The House committee of the Sol diers' and Sailors club sent a request to the Bridgeport Coal Dealers asso- citation that their IS members should contribute the 25 tons of coal requir- ed to heat the club for the ensuing year. On September 18th the Coal Dealers association, through its sec retary, MT Howes, sent to the House committee the following letter:
 Relative to the 25 tons of coal re- quired for the Soldiers and Sailors club at 4O2 Golden Hill street, at a meeting of the Bridgeport Coal Deal CTS association held on September 9th, it was found to be very agreeable to the dealers to each contribute their share of this tonnage.
 '"The Fuel Administration have ad- vised us that there should not be de- livered in excess of two-thirds of the full amount at, the first filling. This would be seventeen CID tons. We enclose herewith a list of the vart- ous dealers and what you may expect from each in the near future"
 The following is a list of the mem bers of the association contributing together with the amount of their contribution:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
Senator Halls
 Widow Died Today

Hartford, Conn, oett. 5.-Mrs. Sarah q Hall. widow of Senator John H. Hall. died at her home here early to- day. She had been ill nearly five months,
 She was born in New York city Jan uafx 8, d84s, a daughter of William H. and Elizabeth L. Loines. Her mar riage to MT. Hall occurred in 1870 ana they lived in Portland where MT aail had extensive business interests dntiI they removed to Hartford, MT. Fa-H Ec"or2ing vice president and general manager and later president of the colts Patent Fire Arms Manu- featuring company in 1902.
 Mrs. Hall was a member of numer- ous local and state organizations, in cluding the D. A. R., Colonial Danes, and the Civic club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
DRAFT BOARDS
 WANT 45O MEN FOR TROY SCHOOL

A call for 45o men from the state has been received at the draft boards. This will be for white men only, for training in the Troy Training school, and they have had at least q fair ed- ucation. They will be trained as auto drivers, repair men, auto mechanics blacksmiths, carpenters, concrete workers. electricians, pipe filters. n1a- chfnists, radio operators. sheet metal workers, surveyors top 0graphlcal workers and wheelrigAts. .~hey must be in the military service class and will serve at the front. or back of the lines. in France. They must carry three weeks supply of civilian clothing with them, 5 they will be without their uniforms for time.
 Local boards have been notified to look over their lists of men and report on the number available.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
CAUSE AND EFFECT

~ BRITAIN REPUBLICAN, candidates have been nominated N the Citizens ticket Governor Holcomb's name was not put upon this ticket Republicans endorsed include Fred erok L. Perry, candidate for secretary of state; Frank E. Heay, candidate for attorney general anad Clifford Will candidate for lieutenant governor The ballot has been printed and sent for distribution to the soldiers Nevertheless some of the Republicans desire to withdraw
 The primaries and other machinery of election into being very early this year. that the soldiers might opportunity to vote designations from any ticket ought have been made long ago. The ballots sent to soldiers be withdrawn. The circumstance that politicians feel party solidarity may be affected because Republicans give themselves better chance for election Governor comb has, cannot stand in the way of broader public policy which requires that Che orderly election shall not be disturbed by the whms and fears by the hopes ardice, of individual office seekers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
DANGER SOLDIER VOTE MAY BE VOID BY ACTS
 OF PERRY AND HEALEY
Republican Candidates Want to Leave Citizens Ticket Though Endorsed Wilson, Bridgeport Candidate, is Also Leaving-Upstate Machine Insists on With draWals.

Hartford, Conn.,, Oct. 5-The Sec from Lieut.. Governor Clifford B. Will son in which he requests his name to be withdrawn from the Citizens tick ct on which it had been placed as the candidate for lieutenant governor. MT. Wilson was renominated by the Republicans for the office. In his letter to the Secretary, Lieut.. Cover nor Wilson says that he sent a letter some time ago to the secretary of the Citizens party withdrawing his name from its ticket and he supposed that was sufficient. The withdrawal will be accepted by the Secretary of State
 Whether or not Secretary of State Frederick L. Perry will decide that he has a legal right to accept the resignation of Candidate Frederick L. Perry from the place on the Citizens ticket, to which he was nominated by that newly organized political party, last June; whether, as a matter ef fact. he has the authority to decide a matter involving his own interests; and whether. in rendering his resig= nation, ne was acludASo py i4iS oN II desires or by the will of the demin- eering Republican State Central Com mittee, are questions in which Con- neeticut people of all political per suasions are eyinctHg no small amount of intercs+ of late.
 Ever since it became known pub licly that Perry and Frank E. Hea1y l candidate for atterney-general, hao requested that their names be with | drawn from the Citizens ticket, there has been wide speculation as to the reason for their doing 50, and the | only conclusion that close observer: have been able to arrive at is tha the pair were ordered by the Repue Hcan bosses of the state, under thfea | of reprisal, to take that exceedlngl! i dangerous step.
 It is pointed out that Perry anf Healy announced their desires almos immediately after meeting of thu Republican committee, altheugs prior to that ti1.7e they had given n' | inkling of any other intention tran U remain on both tickets.
 What is also regarded as h1ghi' significant is the fact that the onl,
 other Republican on the Citlzenf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
F Franco-AmericaE2s Are
 Smashing Important
 Champagne Positions
Continued from Page One)

''no-annexatioE and mathematics resolution passed Qby the Reisehstag in July in 1917. In his peace eHorts he has had the support of the pacltlst clements in Vienna. He has made several tips to Switzerland to further his peace movement.
 Paris, Oct. 5, 10 a. m.-Ainefiean troops attacked again this morning between the Mouse and the Argonne aIong an extended front. The advance at some points has reached moro than a mile and several villages have been taken.
 Paris, Oct. 5-AIl factories and business houses in St. Quentin which were likely to compete against Ger man industries were methodeally de- stroyed by the Germans.
 London. Oct "A statement deal- ing with the operations around St. Quentin issued ty the French war of- fee and just received here SAYS:
 We have taken Cha. JnlYert south of Sequeahart and many forti- fled woods. We have captured Mo-- court, where we sooA 40o prisoner and four cahncn.". London. Oct. 5-In the region north | of St. Quentin, British troops made substantial progress ge&5ezdt,s- south east of Beaureyo:- and north of Le | Catelet. Field Marshal 1t2Eg's report today says 800 prisoners were cap | tured.
 The statement reads: "In successful minor opera ions yesterday north Of St. Que:---l wf
 made substantial progress sou,Isss of BeaureToir and north of Guoy ana Le Catelet capturing 8G0 prisoners. At night our line again was ad
 vanced slightly northwest of Le Cate, | let"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05

ticket-Clifford B. Wilson, whom both parties have nominated for Lieutenant -governor-has not with drawn, and does not appear to have any such action in view. It is sig nifcant because Wilson represents the John T. King branch of the G. o. P, and is not dominated by Boss Rora- back and his clique, as Perry and Healy are generally understood to be. Threats of reprisal could have had no effect upon Wilson, because he sue ceeded in landing the Republican nomination in spite of the avowed determination of the newly establish ed umvirate-Rorabaek Healy and U1lman-to keep him off the ticket and thus strike a blow at King.
 And now the legality of their with drawal is seriously questioned, for it is generally contended by persons who make a study of such matters that inasmuch as their names have already been placed upon the sol dfers' ballots and probably been voted upon, it. is too late now for them to
 back down and leave the Citizens party Wll1lOdL o41ANS AASHA> can be substituted at this late date. And since it is claimed that then
 resignation is illegal, the question
 may accept the withdrawal of their names. Indeed, he has been asked for an opinion on this matter by the 1 Citizens party leaders, but has as yet
 failed to give any. He has written 1 the Citizens organization, in turn | asking a more specific statement o1 what grounds they allege as the basis
 for their contention, and is yet to be I answered.
 According to the Citizens organiza-
 ton, the Republican rulers realize
 what the new party is going to prove
 a powerful factor in deciding the out
 come of the election, and fear that it l influence may elect Spellacy gover nor. For this reason they do no | wish their candidates to endorse the | Democratic nominees in this way | They don't want Republican cand1 dates drawing votes from the straigh ticket to an independent ticket, al
 there would be from people wht might want Healy or Perry or Will
 son. or all three, without desiring tt
 elect the rest of the Republicans.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
A WAY TO HELP

TN HERE ARE many ways for helping The Board of
 A Health wants to act orderlie in hospitals for influenza This work is strictly work The epidemic is born. It probably out of Russia moved to the German army made its Spain and America through various channels Some American cities fer much their work scarcely be carried Bridge port authorities by the of prompt scientific methods demanding the aid of every resident trying to keep Bridgeport There cases which need
 enton, More hospital help is needed. Who will give it? Who will volunteer? Such help will keep influenza down work up.