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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-22
EARNS IA CENTS A DAY;
HAS WIFE AND BABY
And Yet This True Story Has a
Happy Ending.

Even q Frenchman sometimes loses,
for awhile at least, his "unfailing'
sense of humor.
Take, for instance, the case of a
man from Lille, a soldier, Waeltele by
name and only twenty-three He had
done pretty well, for the youngster had
already his own printing shop in that
northern French town, which is still in
side the German lines. In the trenches
Waeltele developed tuberculosis, and
he was sent to hospital at Grenoble.
There he was considered incurable,
and after the usual three months of
treatment he was granted his IA cents
a day pension. Said his fatherly army
doctor, "My son, you can perhaps cure
yourself if you will live in the noun
tains, if you will eat plenty of nour-
fishing food and, above all, if you don't
worry"
WaeIteIe should have smiled, but he
didn't. He was thinking of his baby
and his wife-and his IA cents. Don't
worry!" The humor of it entirely es-
capped him.
Then the Red Cross stepped in. He
was found by an American woman
with some American Red Cross money
for just such cases, and within few
hours he no longer had need to worry.
He was sent to the mountains at La
mure, in the French Alps, happy in
the knowledge that his family was be-
ing cared for by these amazingly kind
Americans.
And now the army doctors words
are coming true. Waeltele's lung is
healing fast, and he is dreaming OF
another printing shop and of living
again some day with that little family.
There have been over 100000 new
cases of tuberculosis in France since
the war started, and to care for these
cases and check the White Plaques
spread is merely one of the big JOBS
the American Red Cross has set out TO
accomplish.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-22
FATHER AT WAR,
TRAGEDY AT HOME
Just What Home Service Means
to a Soldier.

The father kisses his wife and kid
dies goodby, shoulders his gun ana
marches away to war.
For time the current of life flows
smoothly for the soldiers little faml-
". Then comes the tragedy. Mother
is taken i'll. The little brood of broth
ers and sisters is helpless. No father
to turn to. A helpless mother!
To whom can the American soldiers
family look at this critical period?
Must brave mans loyalty to his
country mean desolation and suffering
to those nearest and dearest to him?
No! Emphatically no! The Ameri-
can people will not permit the faml-
lies of their soldiers and sailors to
suffer because their breadwinners are
fighting for their country. And so the
Red Cross Department of Civilian Re
lief has created a nationwide organ
iZation for home service for the fami-
lies of soldiers and sailors.
Under the banner of Home Serv-
ice" patriotic men and women have
enrolled and are devoting themselves
to the noble task of helping soldiers
families to meet and adjust the prob
lens of everyday life and aiding them
to maintain the standards of health,
education and industry.
Home Service-True Service.
Home service means keeping the sol
dier's children well and in school, 1t
means tiding the family over financial
troubles, arranging the household
budget, meeting insurance premiums
adjusting a mortgage, bringing med
ical aid and legal advice to bear at the
right moment In short "HOme Serv-
ice" is true service, in that it provides
the warm handclasp of friendship
rather than the humiliation of charity
Ii calls for sympathetic understanding
and intelligent consideration of the
most vital needs of the soldiers family
The Red Cross is pledged to Home
Service" wherever needed in the Unit
ed States In each chapter of the Red
Cross there will be a home service
section, under competent hands, whose
mission will be TO protect the welfare
of the soldiers and sailors homes and
to safeguard the normal development
of their families in employment and In
ideals of self help and self reliance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-22

One of the ways to say that a man
is good hearted is to descend to ex-
pressive Americanese slang and say
"he'd give you his shirt"
A young Italian officer did exactly
that-gave the shirt off his back to a
baby just born. 1t was during flight
of the Italian refugees just after the
Italian army had been tricked by the
AuStrians.
Here's the story;
An Italian officer, who had been a
volunteer worker at the station when
the crush came through, walked into
the American Red Cross Office at Bo-
logna, Italy, and told of a poor young
woman who had given birth to baby
on the train in which he was riding a
few nights previously. They had been
riding for over 16 hours, and the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-22

ing into Switzerland and then into
Haute- SavOie. From there they went
to Lorraine. Nine Pellier hoped that,
even though her village had been bonn
barded, her home might have escaped.
She found nothing except her bare
fields.
You changed that picture, you Amer
leans, who can never be bombarded,
who can never lose through war five
out of the seven dearest to you. 1t
was not your husband and children
who died; not your wife who was
widowed; not your little ones who
came back, bOny and tubercular, to a
home that had vanished. Not yours,
but only the grace of accident saved
you; not yours, but it might have been
and so you changed the picture. You
could not build up with your own
hands that heap of stones into home,
nor till the fields, nor bring Nine. Pei
lier back to hope and the children
back to health. But through the Red
Cross you saved the remnants of that
family that had suffered as you might
have suffered.
Things the Red Cross Did.
You took the mother of Nine. Pei
lier to a Red Cross hospital to be treat
ed for anaemia. You took the little
girl, who was in the first stages of
tuberculosis, to a Red Cross SAM
tarium. You found a place which
could be made habitable for Nine. Pei
lier near her fields which she was
anxious to till. You gave her clothes
and furniture; you got her seeds; you
lent her implements. You sent Wis
iting doctor to watch over her health
and that of her little boy. You sent
nurses, who achieved the mighty vic
tory of making her and the child take
baths. Later you persuaded her to let
him go to refuge not far away where
he might attend school and where she
could often visit him. Through the
help of your Red Cross hope and cour-
age and ambition have come back to
that woman, and she is rebuilding her
family life. The biggest thlng one nu-
man being can do for another you, if
you are a helper of the Red Cross,
have done for that mother.
Red CrossI | saw its work every
where in France-in fields and in
blasted villages; in hospitals and
schools and clinics; in refugees and
vestiaries for widows and orphans and
for the sick children of soldiers fight
inc to keep you safe from the enemy.
This symbol of help has double
meaning now for Americans, who have
always taken for granted the blessing
of safety. 1t stands for your willing
ness to pay the price of exemption, OF
pity, of sympathy. A bitter, black
road this road of war, but across it,
like a beacon Of hope, you have flung
the Red Cross.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-22
FULL VANISHED
HAM SANDWICH
What Ten Minutes for Re-
freshments Means In
Modern War.

Think of what refreshments mean
''over there" Think of the Sammie or
the Poilu coming out of the trenches
with a thirty-six hour leave of alb
sence, getting aboard the train or mo
tor on the L. o. C.-the Line of Com
mglication between the front and til
rear. Think of these tired fellows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-13
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. June 13.-Staging q
cyclonic rally that swept the Browns
off their feet. the Griffmen yesterday.
after being held scoreless for eight
frames. landed on Urban Shocker like
a ton of brick and, through the me-
dunn of veritable bombardment of
hits that included four singles and
three doubles. together with brace
of walks and a sacrifice fly, chased six
runs over the rubber in the ninth and
emerged victor in the third contest of
the series, the home talent having
been able to annex only four tallies
off Harper. Incidentally the Griffs
again assumed the berth at the top of
the second division. Score was to 4.
That finish was one of the most
spectacular made by a Washington
club since Griff assumed the reins and
was noteworthy in that Stanley Reese,
although toiling but one frame-the
eighth-gets credit for the victory,
something decidedly rare for nine
teenyear-old boy seeing his initial
service in a league game of any de-
scription, and on his first day with
the club. In addition. Johnson and
Schultz. used as pinch hitters. deliv-
cred with safeties. and Bob Berman.
having his first work as a catcher in a
championship contest, use of whom
was imperative for lack of any other
backstop, held up the mighty john
son like a veteran in the final chap
ter and ended the battle by freezing
to foul tip from Severeid's bat for
the strikeout that ended the struggle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-13
GREATRALLY IN NINTH INNING
YGRIFFMEN DEFEATS BROWNS
Bombardment of St. Louis Pitchers Gives
Nationals to Victory and Puts
Them Back in Fifth Place.

after Hendryx walked and scored on
Smiths sacrifice fly to Shotton.
Stanley Reese made his debut in
the box for the Nationals, his first
day with the team. in the eighth. re-
placing Harper. for whom AinSmlth
had batted in this frame. He was a
victim of hard luck when the sacks
were loaded on him in that Gerber.
after walking. was advanced on Sew
ereid's out and took third when Shot
ton dropped Shocker's Texas league
fly after a. sharp sprint. He famed
Tobin. however. and although he NIL
ed the bases by passing Maisei, he
retired the side by causing sister to
lift a foul fly to Picinich.
Griff was most favorably impressed
with Reese's showing in his warm-up
before the game yesterday, and 1t was
for this reason he showed him into the
game when Ainsmith hatted for Har-
per in the eighth. The youngster
ball, and although he is far from be-
ing in condition, his excess weight
totaling nearly ten pounds. his &C
tons Indicate he will exhibit more
than the average amount of stuff
when he gets in shape. Reese is
southpaw with a side arm delivery
and varies it by tossing underhand-
ed. a la Ayers and Mays.
Picinich made pair of neat pegs to
second that nipped runner in each
of the third and fourth rounds. His
second, also to Lavan, got SEVERED.
who had walked and taken second on
Johnny's muff of Harpers toss of
Shocker'S bunt. Shanks killed off a
run in this frame by a fine running
catch of Maisefs low liner.
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How the Boys Did 1t
Entering the ninth four

Entering the ninth four runs in ar
rears, Foster, first up, singled over
second and took third on Milan's dou-
BILE to right. shanks' sacrifice fly to
Hendryx scored Eddie, Zeb moving
to third, from where he tailed while
Maisel was tossing out Morgan. Two
down, two runs over and still two
runs behind, Lavan basted single
20 center and scored when Johnson,
batting for Picinich. pounded a dou
BILE to the scoreboard in left. Schultz,
sore hand and all. was sent in to
stick for Reese and delivered with
single over first. which Sisler barely
was able to knock down. Shotton's
double to right placed Schultz on
third and ended the regime of Shock
er, our old friend, Bert Gallia, being
called in from the bull pen to as
sumo the pitching burden. Galiia
filed the bases by walking Judge. and
Schultz scored on Fosters swing
ing bunt single to Maisel. Gallia
forced Shotton over the plate with
the sixth and final run when Milan
worked him for base on balls, and
Shanks, on his second appearance of
the inning, ended it by striking out
some room for hope when he opened
the Browns half of the ninth with a
clean single to right. Shanks hauled
down Smiths liner and the tying run
was put on the paths when Walter
walked~ Demmitt, pinch hitting for
Gedeon. Ernie johnson then was
showed into the breach to bat for !.
famed the brother member of the
johnson tribe. and then ended the
battle by whiting SEVERED.
Shotton got credit for a hit in the
opener on his line drive to left CEN
ter. which Smith reached, but was I'M
able to hold, and pulled up at second
on Judges safety to right. Foster
lifted to Smith and the bases were
filled, when Milan plunked a single
through Maisel, but Shanks' rap to
Gerber was converted into a double
play, which retired the side. Three
hits and no runs. Sisler beat out
bounder to Morgan and stole second
only to be left.
Harper's old weakness, lack OF con-
troll, paved the way for the two tai
lies the Browns acquired in the sec
ond. These were handed to Gedeon
and Gerber with one down. Severeid'
single scored the former. Gerber TAX
ing third, from where he tailed on
Tobin's hit through Morgan. plain.
garden variety of muff by Milan gave
the enemy an additional marker in the
third. Sisler and Hendryx both SIN
gled. Sisler was caught OF second ana
after Smith had famed Gedeon lifted
an easy fly, which Milan let hitter
through his fms, Hendryx scoring
from second
Shocker's first pass-to Shotton IN
the sixth-fnally landed Bert on third
through the aid of an out and WIG
pitch, but Milan lined right into
Maisers hands.
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Gus Edwards Song Revue.

Gus Edwards annual song revue will
head the bill at B. F. Keith's Theater
next week. presenting Olga Cook, Dan
Healy, Helen Coyne, Mario VILLAIN.
Marguerite Dana and sixteen pretty
girls, six song harmonists. ten scenic
surprises and two hundred 5th avenue
gowns, all in 1.-THE Fountain of Youth"
John Barclay and company will offer
Somewhere in France" an episode of
the trenches, introducing four types
of soldiers in character songs and
stories of the war; Charles Irwin and
Kitty Henry, Comm Through the
Rye; Marie Fitzgibbon, a monologue.
and Bayonne Whipple, Walter Huston
and company. the quaint skit, "Shoes."
Others are De Haven and Nice, Sylvia
Loyal and Pierrot, the pipe organ re-
citals, and the Hearst-Pathe newA pic
torial. Saturday of this week Man
ager Robbins will begin his drive for
war savings stamps.
Sunday at 3 and Sis pm. the bill
will offer the Spanish dancers, Bert
Clark and Mabel Hamilton, and the
other acts of this weeks bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-13
ATHLETICS LOSE PERRY
National Commission by Majority
Vote Rules That Pitcher Be-
longs to Braves.

CINCINNATI, June 13.-In a major
ity finding the national commission
yesterday declared the transfer of
Scott Perry from the Atlanta club to
the Philadelphia American League
null and void and upheld the claim of
the Boston National League Club to
the players services upon the pay
ment Of $4,000 to the Atlanta club.
The Boston club also was permitted to
return the player to Atlanta, If, after
thirteen days trial. it desires to do so.
President Johnson Of the American
League did not concur in the finding,
which was signed by Chairman
August Hermann Of the national
commission, President Tener of the
National League and Secretary ]. H.
Farrell of the National Association.
President r. H. Bough of the South
ing. in which he stated that he be-
lieved the Atlanta club was within It's
rights in disposing Of Perry to the
Philadelphia club.
Perry was sold by Atlanta to the
Boston Nationals for $4,000, optional
agreement. but deserted the team
June II. 1917. The Boston club was
assured at the time that IL the player
ever returned to organized base ball
it's rights would be protected, al
though the National League notified
Boston that it could not carry the
player on Its ineligible list, as he was
being carried on Atlanta's ineligible
list. Boston at that time had paid a
$500 installment Of the $4,000 agreed
upon for the player. This year At
lanta sold Perry to the Philadelphia
Americans. and Boston complained
and laid claim to him. provided it
fulfilled the original agreement made
to Atlanta. The majority of the COM
mission upheld Boston's claim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-13
MAYS BEATS WHITE SOX
Big Boston Pitcher Allows World
Champions Three Hits, Scor-
" ing Shutout.

CHICAGO, June 13.-Mays held
Chicago to three hits yesterday while
Boston punched bingles or the local
trio of pitchers. Danforth, Benz and
Wolfsang. and won an uninteresting
game..7 to o. Score:
Boston .......O.2 o o o o 81
Chicago ........0 o o. o o o 90
Tvo-base hit-whiteman. Three-base hits
Mays. Hooper. Stolen bases-Murphy, Hooper.
Sacrifice hits-Weaver. Shean. Mays 81. Sac
rifce ny-Shean. Left on bases-Chicago, u;
Boston, 8. First base on errors-Chicago, l.:
Boston, 1. Bases on balls-On Danforth. 1: of
Mays, 4; OF Benz. /. Hits-On nanfcrth, 4
in 9 innings; Of Benz. 9 in innings: Of
WolfganE. 4 in 9 innings; OF Mays. in in
nings. Hit by pitcher-By Mays tSchs1k).
Struck out-By Mays. 2; by Danforth, /.
Losing pitcher-Danforth.
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ADJUSTMENTS
Belasco.

The sdaddies'' Of the play Of that
Name, which had its first public show
ing at the Belasco Theater last even
ing. are four bachelors. organized into
IN anti-matrimonial club, who find
themselves compelled to adopt war
orphans.
"Daddies" is not a war play; it Is
not q propaganda play. Yet u polnls
to a field in which playwrights may
sgarner rich material from conuieio ,,,s
brought about by the war. Its com.
edy note is all but submerged az
times in its eloquent plea lot ils'ie
ones robbed of fathers and mothers:
The production carries heavy IN
eurance for it's success In the cieioren
who impersonate the orphans. But u
has much more than this sure appeal
in the whimsical philosophy OF It's
lines. in its truthful characterlzatlons'
particularly in the portrayal OF Will
full and persistent old bachelor ny
John W. v; 1 Core and Eaps IN the s0u'"l0
The craft of David Belasco is seen
in the acting, in the settings and es-
pecialIy in the delicate appeals 70
sentiment. MIR. Belasco, made DIleI
speech in recognition of the enthu-
siasm expressed at the close OF ' ne
made to the identity of the author.
John L. Hobble. was that he could not
be found.
The bachelors club, in reunion. when
the curtain rises, is dead set against
women, likewise children. By the re-
quest Of dying American VINO iousnl
IN France. one Of the members is COM
pelled to adopt an American war or
phan, and by way of paying their debt
to society and escaping matrlmony
the others vote to do likewise.
Through the strategy of the mother
OF one. who is determined TO wreck the
organization, the particular bachelor VINO
has an idea that children are mighty
easy to manage falls heir to tr1plets,
her own son becomes the volunteer par
ent to a girl of seventeen, and 10 the
founder of the club and the crustiese oi
them all is assigned a particularly al
fectionate miss CT five years. >.
The period of assimilation is difficult
and highly amusing. But when the
chance is offered to relinquish their
charges all resist vigorously. And rather
than give up his orphan the veteran
misogynist marries the mother who
turns up inopportunely to claim her
own.
Truly remarkable was the acting
articles of the experienced actress,
with all the artlessness and natural
ness of child. The other children,
called upon for less arduous acting.
performed well.
The father by adoption of the
seventeen-year-old miss. who was
about ten years older than he had
bargained for. was heartbroken when
she ran away. He celebrated her re-
turn by marrying her. The guardian
of the triplets became the hero of his
home town and married in self
defense.
Bruce McRae. who marries his
adopted daughter, played with his
accustomed sureness and sincerity.
Edwards Davis. Winifred Fraser,
Edith King. William Boag, George
Abbott and S. X. Walker met in full
demands Of the more important re-
manning roles.
Mr.. Belasco, doubtless. will shorten
the play. especially the last act.
speeding up the action at some points
in that process. The chief criticism
of the piece as it now stands is that
its points of interest are SO numerous
as to sometimes become diffuse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-13
Shanks Comes Through

Howard distinguished himself again
in the fifth, when he made a perfect
peg from deep left, after a running
catch of Gedeon's liner, to Lavan at
third. doubling up Hendryx, who tried
to advance from second after the
catch. Morgan was charged with an
error after making spectacular one
handed catch Of Smiths bounder in
this inning. Morgan came up with
the ball in miraculous fashion, but his
throw to Lavan to force Hendryx at
second was wide
ShanKs' best play, the most spec
tacular of the game. too, was per-
formed in the sixth, when the
Monacan Travelled nearly to the foul
line and speared Gerber's terrific line
drive. 1t was all Hank could do to
keep his balance after bagging the
bali.
Shotton lost chance to score in
the initial round by not being on
his toes. With the bases loaded.
shocker. in winding up. had his
fingers in contact with the anointed
place in the splitter he was using. and
the ball slipped. from his fingers.
rolling back of him between Gedeon
and SISTER. ShOtton sized uD the sit
uation too late to take advantage
of the break. He could have scored
easily had he dashed for the plate
withou. hesitation.
Picinich's contribution at bat I'm
the second was line drive that Mai
sci did not have to move for. A foot
to either side and the catcher would
have had a double.
johnson is billed to pitch for the
Nationals this afternoon. But for the
fact that a large delegation of SOL
diers is to attend on the strength
Of the announcement that Walter
will work, Griff might be tempted to
save his ace for the opening game in
Chicago tomorrow and use Ayers to-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-13
BLUE RIDGE TO QUIT.
Little League to Throw Up the
Sponge Next Saturday.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, June 10
At meeting of the Blue Ridge League
held here yesterday afternoon. it was
decided to abandon the season after
this weeks schedule.
Increase in transportation, inability
to secure good players at fair salaries
and other reasons, all of which were
caused by the war, in an indirect way,
prompted the moguls in their action.
The Blue Ridge League was the only
Class D organization to start the sea-
son, which it did on May %. 1t
operated for three years and until
this season had met with considerable
success. Many players of note have
graduated from the ranks of the
league, including Goodwin. who
startled the National League last year
while with st. Louis, who got his start
when Clark Griffith farmed him to
Martinsburg: Herbert Lefty" Thor
mahlen, now doing mound duty for
Miller Higgins New York Yanks.
formerly with Chambersburg: Bill
Scherdel, now with st. Louis: Lew
Blue, Washington. boy with ST. Paul.
and a number of other promising
young athletes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-13
Chesapeake Beach.

A train for Chesapeake Beach
leaves the District Line station at
$50 pm. every week day. The run
to the beach Is made in an hour.
Other trains leave the District line at
1890 am. and 2:30 Pm; returning.
leave Chesapeake Beach at 1880. s
and 10 pm.
Trains on Sunday leave District
line at $3.50 and IL am. and 2:30, 4:45
and 8 Pm: returning. leave the
beach at 1890. 3. 6 and 10 pm.
Bathing, grabbing and fishing are
among the. attractions, which include
the amusements of a modern park,
with free dancing to music by a large
orchestra. Beginning June II, special
vaudeville attractions will be pre-
scented daily at 3 and pm.