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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04
you NEVLIt CAN TELL!

lOI y ~ Lax lAN TELL
All fans who know -
Say he's there with the punch in his
bat;
We don't think, by thunder,
That he's such a wonder,
Though he's liable 10 fool rs. at that.
T. PAUL may be q great breeding
place for boxers, but Buffalo is
- cert~ inly there when It comes to
developing eatchers. Maybe the Buff
falo air is good for the men behind
the bat ANY way. Jimmy Archer.
Bill Killefer. wally Schang and Hank
Gowdy all came to the major leagues
from the Bison City.
At last reports Larry Lajoie was
still serving in the ranks OF the To-
ronto club. despite the rumors from
everywhere that one club or another
wanted him. and wanted him badly.
Bill Rariden. the Toy BaekstOp.
'Benicose Bill. the Boy Backstop."
might be the title OF a nickel library
setting forth the life story Of Bill
Rariden. the mighty catcher OF the
Giants and formerly the star back
stop Of the Boston Braves. BITS
biography begins with February 3,
1888, 30 years ago come tomorrow.
which was the date Of his birth at
Bedford. Ind. "Once 4 Hoosier, al
ways a Hoosier," holds true in this
case, for after graduating into the
big show he retained his allegiance
to the state and town Of his birth
Bill was eight years old when he be-
gan catching for a scrub nine in his
home town, and he has been catching
ever since. No other position on the
diamond ever tempted him from his
first allegiance From the first he
was contented with being mentioned
second in the announcement OF the
"batt'ries for tuhday." At high school
he made the football team. and his
gridirnn experience was later TO
sand him in good stead in blocking
off runners at the Mate. at which
pariSen has never had an equal
Raridan was = fireman for a time A.
ter leaving school. and at that time Il
was his intention to he a bla7e eT-
tinguisher for the rest OF his life. II
was while Dlaving with q local bail
club that Raridan attracted the at
tention Of the manager Of the Can
ton Ohio. Central league club. who
offered him lob That Was IN 1907.
and he cau1ht for Canton THROUGH
the fedS season and a part OF 1909.
In mia-season Of the latter year.
when Raridsn was p. he h-oke into
fas coTnanv with the Boston Braves.
with whom he soon made a renutation
as a headv. fast and scrsn player.
and one OF the best backstops in the
National circuit
Paul Musser-thaf's some name for
a pitcher. isn't it-who pitched ex-
ceTIeuf hall for the nea Mofuaa -Irh
last season, has signed up with the
White SOx- He was once tried out by
Clark Griffith at Washington. WHAT'S
in name, anyway.
X *
Walroft-Rynn Battle.
Eighteen years ago today was the
date ana Cincinnati the place Of the
fnrnnna haA.la hntrr-anr. L. .--.la.---
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04
FANNY DURACK
To MAKE TOUR
Famous Australian ANA
teur Champion to Swim
in American Cities.

San Francisco. Calf. Feb. 4--The
announcement recently made that
Fanny Durack. Of Australia, worlds
amateur champion woman swimmer.
would make an American tour begin
ming next June. already has had the
effect OF injecting renewed interest
and activity among the swimming
clubs Of the Pacific coast. The sched-
ule for her Pacific coast appearance
is as follows:
June 3-She arrives
June 6-7-Stanford University.
June 21-Sacramento.
June 22-Stockton.
June 23-San Jose.
June 2S-Oakland.
June 29-Fresno.
June 30-Bakersfield
July 1-7-San Diego.
July S-14-Visit to Los Angeles and
Yosemite.
July 1S-27-AIeets in san Francisco.
Oakland and Alameda.
July 2S-Portiand.
July S1-Seattle.
August 5-Nancouver
Following this. tentative arrange
ments are being made for her TO
swim In some Of the larger cities OF
the middle and eastern states.
Miss Durack never lost a race and
is holder OF practically all worlds
records from the sprints to the longer
distances. The besf Of the American
girl swimmers will be selected to
meet Miss Durack in each city she
visits.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04
WAY WISH He HADN'T.

New York. Feb. 4.-"Iri-h Patsy
Cline has catapulated a challenge at
Benny Leonard. He has defied the
champion 10 enter the lists against
him and debate their quarrel IN 20
passages OF arms with padded gloves.
He prefers Connecticut as the scene
of battle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04
BARNEY DREYFUss ~.

After a one-day session in Wash
ington the joint schedule committee
Of the majors adjourned 20 Pittsburg,
because OF the Illness OF Barney
Dreyfuss, member, which prevented
him attending the session in Wash
ington.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04
KING CHANGEs ~

KING CHANGES TEAMS.
Add Lee King. Pittsburg outfisider.
to the list OF major league ball play
ers who have been Put in the first
call under the revised draft classifi-
cation. He looked like a good pros
pect last season.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04
sPENCER MAKEs GOOD as COACH.

Catcher Ed Spencer. of the Detroit
Tigers, is acting as coach OF the base
bail squad at Santa Clara University.
in California This is his second
year at such work and he made a
winner out Of the Santa Clara team
last spring.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04
BASEBALL IN ALASKA.

Kechikan, Alaska, Feb. A.
This city claims q unique
baseball diamond. When
baseball players Of this
southern Alaska city eched-
ule games they always take
tide conditions into consid-
GRAFTON, for the park Is built
on the flats below he city
and at high tide the playing
ground and lower seats OF
the grand stand are under
water.
Games are played at low
water after the park has
been rolled by the waves.
Long games are often called
on account OF rising tides.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04
BOYS At FORT BLISS USE BIC
GLOVES AND KICK PLENTY HARD

Members of Shop Repair Unit, No. 3O5, Stage Good
Bouts at Y. M. c. A. Auditorium; Well Made Matches
Add to Success of Show; Members of Gath Infantry
Put on Snappy Bouts at the Weekend Show
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04

- he weekend boxing show put
On at TT Bliss by members Of
y the mechanies, shop repair unit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04

Paul MusSer-thaf's some name for
pitcher, isn't it-ThO pitched ex-
ceIlent bail for the Des MOines club
last season. has signed up with the
White SOx. He was once tried out by
Clark Griffith at Washington. What's
in n name, anyway.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04

Eighteen years ago today was the
date ana Cincinnati the place Of the
famous battle between the welter-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04
SOUTHWESTERN FOOTBALL
TEAM IS DIFFICULT To CHOOSE
Championship Between University Of Arizona and New
Mexico Military Institute; Texas State School Of
Mines Unable to Enter Because of War Drains;
High Glass Football Seasons Rule.
by J. F. AIeKALE.

r Of Athletics, University Of Arizona.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04

.HE task OF picking an AL
Southwestern team furnishes
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

II do declare, the paper says that
Jim Smiths widow is married again.
wonder how she got him." unused
Mrs. Bill Misgivens. "Oh, probably
from one of them big male order
houses" replied Old Bill.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

| A MEXICAN military observers who
have been on the European fronts
l,studying the situation and listening
to French and British generals who
have seen three years of war, are
getting back to Washington. 1t is nc
secret that they have brought back an
emphatically affirmative answer to
the question that has been heard with
disquieting wonder by many, can the
German lines in the West be broken :?
No military genius is going to achieve
this breaking of the German line;
no "garaged" invention, no new tao
tics. II is going to be brought about
by America taking the means and
methods the French and British have
been employing and multiplying them
as many times as may be necessary.
1t is just that simple, just that diff
cult.
The military observers know how
many guns General Byng used to open
the Cambria front. They know how
wide he opened it-and that it was
not wide enough. They know how
far back of the German lines the
enemy communications were threat
ened and why they were not threat
ened farther back or destroyed. They
know, in short, why that offensive
was not and could not be pressed
home, why sufficient infantry could
not be thrown forward through the
breach. Whatever it was that was
probably it was many
the things that America
must multiply and take to the front.
Let us say it was guns and arr
planes. The French and British high |
commands said as much. Not in re-
alton to this particular offensive, but
hey have said the things, then, that
rave been lacking and lacking which
,ffensives have stopped short. They
ave stopped with five and ten mile
openings in the enemy lines, with
five and ten miles deep.
Take, then, the number of guns
nd airplanes with which these re-
ults have been accomplished and null
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

Gem county not only went over the
top in the Red Cross membership
campaign, but went clear across No
Mans Land into the enemy trenches.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03
HOW THE WAR WILL BE ENDED

tiply the number until you can maxi
an opening hundred miles wide ant
a penetration Of fifty miles. That il
the simple arithmetic Of it-except
Of course, that every time you add 6
gun or an airplane you must add the
right ratio of men and supplies to &c
with it. There must be more in
fantry to follow up, more engineers to
lay railroad, more railroad material to
lay, more ammunition, more fliers
more tanks, more machine guns, more
of everything, including, back of it
all, more production and efficiency at
home, more big men in big places,
more patriotism, more sacrifice, more
determination to win.
Given these things and the western
front can be broken. 1t is for the
military experts to do the Multiplying.
General Petain is quoted as saying
that America should bring $4,000
heavy guns and 10000 bombing
planes. If that is the right number
for those two arms we must use
higher multiplier for the other arms
we are getting ready-all our arms
from infantry to wheatless days. All
must be brought up to right ratio
with $4,000 guns and 10000 planes.
For that is how America is going to
break the western front and end the
war-by overwhelming preponderance
in everything that the experience of
three and half years of war has
shown will enable an army to advance
against the resistance of an enemy.
They know in Europe now what it
will take-what in guns, planes, men,
muntions-to give that preponder-
ance. The French and British high
commands have told our military OBJ
servers. Our military observers have
told the president. Are we up to the
task? Are we ready to put the big
men in the big places so that the
task can be done? When we can
answer affrmatively to those ques-
tions America will be getting ready
in a manner commensurate with its
job.-Kansas City Star.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03
CURRENT COMMENT.

CEM county is mighty proud of the
response to the Red Cross mem
bership drive, and mighty proud, also,
of the men and women who neglected
their own affairs to canvas the coun-
ty. They gave their time and energy
unstintedly to the task, and won
derful showing they made. What a
message Of united nation the Red
Cross figures will carry to our Allies
and our boys now over there-and to
our foes!
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

The al" in Bolsheviki is silent. 1t
would be better for Russia and the
world if the whole blamed Bolsheviki
works were the same as the a."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03
TALES OF TOWN
ONE STAR

when a man dies in service the blue
star on his flag should be changed
to gold.)
Last evening mother gathered us
around her rocking chair,
Her hand so soft and gentle, smooth
ing sisters sunny hair,
And told the story that we love about
the golden star
That shone on Baby Jesus and the
Wise Men from afar,
And then, cause Fathers with the
troops protecting all of us
| folded up the Service Flag, so our
star wouldn't muss,
And crept to bed and fell asleep, and
as | slept | dreamed
That | was holding Fathers hand,
while up above it seemed
The sky was white, just purest white,
but filled with stars of blue,
Then all at once some changed to gold;
first one, then two by two,'
And Fathers face just seemed to
shine, and patting me he said:
"Be Mothers man." And then
found that was home in bed,
With Mother kneeling there; and tho
I'm not so very ola,
She didn't have to tell me that our
Service Star was gold.
With Christmas and New Years all
over, there is little to look forward to
except peace.
One can't understand why they send
draft registers to Jail instead of to
the front line of trenches.
A Chinese prophet has predicted the
end of the war in September, 1918.
A Chinese prophet is as good as any,
but no better.
Switzerland holds presidential
election every year, a feat which 1t
begin to accomplish if it had
a California in it.
The app in Bolsheviki is silent. 1t
would be better for Russia and the
world if the whole blamed Bolsheviki
works were the same as the 81"
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Gem county not only went over the
top in the Red Cross membership
campaign, but went clear across No
Mans Land into the enemy trenches.
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II do declare, the paper says that
Jim Smiths widow is married again.
l wonder how she got him." unused
Mrs. Bill Misgivens. "Oh, probably
from one of them big male order
houses" replied Old Bill.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

what you will give her to spread 'em
about town? My sisters got 'em
awful"
"Excuse me, sir" said Bilson little
timidly, "but you appear to be fol-
lowing me. Is there anything you
want?" "Weel, Pm jut trying to find
where you live and introduce myself
like. Pm Mcpherson, the undertaken"
said the burly stranger. "Oh-er-
quite SOL Pm pleased to meet you,
Pm sure! But there's nobody dead
at my place" "Nae, nae," said the
undertaken, smiling sweetly. "But l
hered your cough, an l hae hopes"
A Swede walked into the office of
an attorney. so it is reported, and
said: GAY want you to make some
Taper out. Ay luy farm and a,
tank ay want mortgage" "Why
do you want int rtgage'' asked he
lawyer. "if you bought the farm,
don't you wan- g. deed?' mo, ay
tank not. Sax years ago ay buy q
farm and get a coed and ncder fellar
come along with a mortgage and tax
da farm. Ay tank ay take a mort
gage"
Old Bill Misgivens got even with
the missus last week. The occasion
was her birthday and Bill presented
her with buck saw and a box of
cigars. They have lot of old trees
in the back yard and Mrs. Bill has
been cutting them up with Ratchet
for kindling. Bills heart almost
burst at the hard work she was max
ing of it, and the buck saw was pur-
chased to make her work light. The
cigars were presented to carry out a
policy inaugurated by Mrs. Bill at
Christmas time when she gave him a
rug and set of dinner plates.
An editor recently bought pair
of trousers without trying them on.
They proved to be several inches too
long. 1t being late on Saturday night
the tailor shop was closed, and the
poor man took the trousers to his
wife and asked her to cut them off
and hem them over. The good lady,
whose dinner had perhaps disagreed
with her, brusquely refused. The same
result followed an application to the
wife's sister and the eldest daughter.
But before bedtime the wife, relent
ing, took the pants and cutting six
inches from the legs hemmed them
up nicely and returned them to the
closet. Half an hour later the daugh-
ter, taken with conjunction for her
unfilial conduct, took the trousers and
cutting off six inches, hemmed and
replaced them. Finally, the sister-in-
law felt the pangs of conscience, and
she, too, performed an additional sur
gical operation on the garment. When
the editor appeared at breakfast. On
Sunday morning the family thought
that Highland chieftain had arrived.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

be rather amusing to note how ready
its people are to kill one another and
to contrast this with the soldiers re-
luctance to stand up against the Ger
mans. If the blood now being shed
so freely in domestic struggles had
been poured out as generously in de-
Tense of the country Russia would
now occupy an honorable and envi-
able position in the eyes of the
world.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

THE Turks, who use red crescent
for their insignia of mercy on the
battle field, respect the Red Cross.
Only their Hunnish ally desecrates the
symbol.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

THERE can be no neutrality between
a citizen and his own country. No
man can be against his nation when
his nation is fighting for its life and
remain a man, and no one can libel
any of its war agencies and be a
desirable citizen. Nor is there any
excuse for a citizen to be deluded by
German lies. When a citizen hears
some wild rumor, more or less plaus-
5ble, the effect Of which is to occasion
doubt or discomfort, let him notify
member of the Emmett council of
defense, and ask him if it is true.
Most lies keep in circulation only be-
cause they are not serious enough to
be denied authoritatively. But even
a little lie in these days may do lot
of damage. Let us, therefore, be on
the lookout not only for spies and
propagandists, but also for their pro-
duct. We may miss catching the per-
sons themselves, but we can certainly
sterilize their seed of discomfort. The
nation has no use just now for "neu-
trails" within its borders.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

THE man or woman who circulates
scandalous lies about the Red
Cross or its workers has descended
so low as TO be in a class with the
kaiser himself. Not only have the
Gem county workers labored without
remuneration of any kind, but they
have paid their own expenses mad Civ
en- their time freely, to the neglect
and detriment of their own affairs.
Then to think there are people, thank
God only few of them, so base, so
ignorant, so lacking in patriotism, as
to insinuate and say that the workers
were getting big "rake off" on the
money they took in. The United
States is no place for such people.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

Hebron, the town in Bible land re-
Gently captured by the British, lays
claim to the distinction that Adam, the
father of all mankind, was born there.
But Just the same we still contend
that the Emmett country was the site
of the original Garden of Eden.
A little Emmett boy said the other
day: "Gee, l wish l had a little
sisterl" He had never before been
heard to express such wish, and he
was asked why he wanted a little
sister. And he replied: "Oh, | get
tired having nothing but the cat to
tease"
One young man, filling out his ques-
tionnaire, wrote that his annual in
come was $500, and that he had con-
tributed it all to the support OF his
dependents in the last year. isn't
that statement rather extravaganza! 2"
asked his legal adviser. "Yes-thats
what told my wife half dozen times
this year," replied the registrant.
4 4 &
Ny Tuesdays are meatless,
My Wednesdays are wheatless,
I'm getting more eatless each day.
My home it is heatless,
NY bed it is sheetless,
They're all sent to the Y. M. c. A.
The tea it is tealess
The coffee is sweetless,
Each day grow thinner and wiser.
NV stockings are feetless,
Nv trousers are seatless-
BY heck but do hate the kaiser!
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A preachers little daughter was
visiting at neighbours home. "Papa
has received call from rich con-
gregation back East" she said. as
he going to accept to" the neighbor
asked. 81 dunno-he's in the study
praying about it" the child replied.
"What does your mamma think about
it ?" was the neighbours second inter
rogation. "Oh, she's busy packing
up" was the reply.
Passing through military hospital
a distinguished visitor noticed pri-
vate in one of the Irish regiments
who had been terribly injured. To the
orderly the visitor said: That's a
bad case. What are you going to do
with him?" Hes going back, sir"
replied the orderly. "Going back!"
said the visitor in surprised tones.
EYES," said the orderly. HE thinks
he knows who done it"
At last vindication has come for
the teacher who always insisted upon
his pupils getting their geometry les
sons. An s-tilleryman writing 70 the
cid home paper says thst those prof.
Gent in geou etry advance very rap
idly in that branch CT the service
Like the colored troop of the Tenth
cavalry said; with 'hese new fan
gled cannon they have, all they wants
to know is the other fellows address"
& & &
A little boy entered the doctors |
office the other day. On his catching
sight of the doctor he whispered quiz
city into his ear: please, sir, mother |
wants to know is measles catching?"
"Tell your mother of course they are"
replied the doctor. The boy, not be-
ing satisfied with this, exclaimed:
please, sir, mother wants to know |
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

A ND another thing worth remem-
boring: 1t cost but one and one
half cents on each dollar raised for
expense, all of the rest goes to ac-
tual relief. This is made possible by
the large number of high class men
and women who are working for moth
ing and are paying their own ex-
penses while doing so. Out of the
1000 employees of the Red Cross in
France, 600 work without pay, and
the average salary of the others is
but s25 a month, less than it costs
nowadays for board and room.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

MAX MAYFIELD of Boise--many
Of our readers know him; if they
don't they have missed some of the
joy of life-has the right kind Of
patriotism in his makeup. Recently
he offered his services to the govern
ment. He was too old to go into the
fighting line, and Uncle Sam wrote
him asking where he wanted to work.
His reply was, Anywhere that can
be of service will go to hell, if
necessary, for my country" He will
receive the princely salary of 81 a
year.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

WE notice that that former long
horned and spike tailed dragon,
Uncle Joe Cannon of Illinois, voted
with the dry forces in congress when
the prohibition bill was passed. 1t
will also be noticed that Old Joe has
been standing by the president and his
country all through the crisis, too.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

IF it were not for the terrible trag-
edy of Russia's collapse it would
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

DR.. Judd, dentist, Monroe Bldg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
POLICE SEARCH
 FOR VITO CATONE

Vito Catone, 15, of 4Os Benham avenue is missing from his home since early Wednesday, according to re- port made to the police yesterday by his distracted mother who stated that the lad had drawn his back pay from the Lake Torpedo Boat company where he worked and had taken his new bicycle with him when he dis appeared.
 Captain E. o. Cronan has sent out an alarm to all nearby cities and towns to be on the look out for the lad and in the meanwhile every con- ceivable place where he could be in hiding within the limits of Bridgeport is being search by the authorities.