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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
GETS THE THUMB GRIP

she's sailed on. her chin in the air and
her mouth about as smilin' as crack
in a vinegar bottle. But she'd said 1t.
Shed pushed it home. too. And the
worst Of it was. I couldn't deny that
she had the goods on me. l might pass
as a husband. II you didn't expect too
1 wasn't meetin' the specifications.
The only model I could think Of was
them fond parent groups you see In the
movie close-ups-mother on the right.
father at the left. and Little Bright
Eyes squeezed in between and bein'
mauled afrectionate. Had We ever In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

is too strenuous for single quartet TO
keep 1t up continuously. The paraja, or
pair OF players, place themselves In po-
sition to guard each other. When the ball
it may be caught on the fly or on the first
rebound from the wall at the opposite end.
1t Is here that the ability Of the players
is manifested.
There are maneuvers which involve
strategy in the highest form. One Of
these is to deceive the rival pair OF play
ers as to where the bail Is meant to re-
bound. The game thus becomes a duel OF
experts to keep the ball in motion. or to
put on the other sdeithe error OF missing
1t or throwing 1t outside the bounds
These naneuvers are endless. They would
re described by base ball player as IN
fielding. and outfielding, though the out
fielding is by far the more important part
OF the play.
In serving the ball there arr two dis
tinct methods. One is to hurl 1t from
the long wicker hand along curved
trajectory to the front-end wall. and in
sure Its return in almost the same ira
jectory. yet with just enough variation
to deceive the rival player whose bust
ness is to catch 1t. The accuracy OF
judgment displayed in this play Is re-
markable. 1t is not unusual In base ball
for an outfielder to Judge a fly hit SO as
to place himself directly under it and
make. a catch. but this is easy when
compared with judging where to stand
and reach out an immensely long arm
and catch a ball that Is rebaundfng with
a force many times greater than that OF
ny ball projected through the air ny
bat. Yet the. pelota players do this
with the greatest apparent ease.
The fiat trajectory Is an even more
difficult hit, and Il difficult catch. too.
Great strength and equally great skill
arc required to project the ball from the
wicker hand along a straight lire to the
front-end wall. from which It rebounds
in straight line again with force
which is Droportioned to the strength
with which 1t is propelled. It Is some
thing like hit to third or to the
pitcher by base ball batter. but in
base ball there is. Of course, no re-
bound. and in pelota the whole play
consists In the rebound.
The force with which the ball some
times comes back is terrific. and one
wonders how the long wicker hand
which stretches out and RECEIVES 1t can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
No Reverence.

ss~CRS is a truly great country"
W said Novelist Robert Herrick Of
Chicago. but we have no great rev.
erence for the arts here.
II know an author whose wife was
once asked at a tea:
Your husband is a writer. is he
notT , .t.[ ~
".Yes. he is,' said the lady.
What does he write forT
Goodness knows! I guess its q
disease" = -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

ticular bears the impress of their indi-
viduality. They did not, however. limit
their activities to the coast regions of
the new world. but penetrated into the
remote interior. Bogota, Colombia. for
instance, today has a distinctive Basque
element.
Many Basques went to. Cuba, where
their capacity for business found'a IA
vorable field. They engaged both in
tile business. and they are stilI a dis
tinctive element In the business life of
Havana.
The Basques are like the English In
one respect. Wherever they go they
acteristics. So 1t happened that the IA
nous Basque game of pelota could be
seen in Buenos Aires. Havana or Mexico.
While the bullight retained the de-
became the national pastime of most OF
the Spanish-Am countries. the
Basques never took to. 1t, and they
formed very small element among its
ttonal game, with all the elements of
manly strength and skill that it pre-
scented and none of the brutality Of the
bullfght.
The players came out from Bilbao and
thus kept the pastime as 1t was kept
at home. Long training was necessary
in order to fit them for their work
They were professionals. even more
than there are professional cricketers
In England. professional lacrosse play
ers, in Canada and professional ball
players in the United States. The game,
in fact. is not one for amateurs.
Americans who visited Mexico a few
years ago had the opportunity to see
how pelota was played. but there was
better opportunity in Cuba during the
American occupation. There were many
Basques in Havana. and there was a
society known as the Jai-Alai This
was merely the Basque term for Club
of good fellows"
The game was played in what was
called the fronton. also a Basque word,
which meant an fnclosed athletic PARK
The fronton in Havana was about 200
feet long and thirty, feet wide, with
concrete flooring. two end walls and
side walls. Spectators were seated
somewhat as in a semi
with raised seats.
The pelotR, which gives the name to
the game II .. gltta percha ball wound
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-05
A Hard Job, Mate

Willie Willis-Ma, what is the
Lord High Chamberlain?
Mamma Whistle is the man
who helps put the king to bed
Willie Withstand does he have
to think up the excuses to tell the
kings wife?-Judse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-05
Flying

Flying
It never hurts to fall, you know
It's just the sudden stop that
counts.
Remember as you downward go
II your descent be fast or slow
1t never matters till you bounce.
It never hurts to fall, you know,
It's just the sudden stop that
counts!-The Purple Cow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-05
Feminine Language

First Coed (after hearing
passionate poet" in the Houston
Club}-Oh. I think he's all too
marvellous.
Second of Species-Yes, l was so
excited that even my gloves were
suede with emotion.-Punch Bowl.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-05
Smith Girl All Right

Onfftf VHf EfT NfBHt
When a man Is mention,
The Bryn Mawr girls asks
How much does he know?"
The Vassar girl
How much has he got?"
The Wellesley girl
who is te?"
The Smith girl
Where Is he?'-Yale Record.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-05

v
met her, you know-no matter
how, n
And kissed her, think-no mat.
ter when.
You see 1t doesn't matter now, 4.
In fact, it didn't matter then. i
At dance or dinner or some such
thing Z
We met-and guess / gave her .
ring.
And kissed her. think-or, made
a bow.
And there l was engaged
again.
Oh. we'll, It doesn't matter now;
In fact, 1t didn't matter then.
-Awgwan.
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SCHOOL DAYS
Wished to Know Where He Stood

Wished to Know Where He Stood
lawyer can't tell just now
whether you should plead guilty
or not.
Prisoner-Why not?
Lawyer-Well, it depends upon
circumstances.
Prisoner - Well, what l would
like to know, just for my own
curiosity, Is whether I committed
the crime or not.-Life.
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of Wilhelm of Hohenzollern, for
sins altogether inexpiable, sins that
appall, that outrun experience and
overpass the powers of imagination.
Leave him as he is, that is the worst
the world can wish him. This man
felt himself to be the greatest on
,arth, he is now the meanest. He
has come down from his high place
where he dreamed of extending over
all nations the supreme power he
welded over one. He has come down
to a condition from which the
wretchedest would flee in horror. Is
he not in way of punishment which
the most inexorable would hold to
be fitting and adequate? Yet some
men say there is no God"
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NEWS OF LIEUT.. NEUFFER.

News was received in Abbeville
Tuesday that Lieut.. Gottlob A. Neuf-
fer had been wounded. The news
came in letters to friends and to his
father. To DR.. Neuffer the young
soldier tells that he was wounded on
Oct. 18th, in the foot, and that he
IS now in base hospital in England.
He hopes to be walking soon with
the aid of crutch or cane and asks
that no uneasiness be felt about him.
He is in an American hospital under
the care of American doctors and
nurses and is faring we'll.
Friends in Abbeville will be glad
TO know that he has passed through
such thrilling experiences and was
rot called on to make the supreme
sacrifice.
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PRIVATE CLAUDE E. HUGHES.

Mrs. Lizzie Hughes has received
the following letter concerning the
death of her son, Private Claude E.
Hughes, in France:
Battery D, 316th Field Artillery,
"American E. F., France.
"Oct. 16, 1918.
Mrs. Lizzie Hughes,
1926 S. Main St., Abbeville, S. c.:
Dear Mrs. Hughes:
Am writing you few lines to
show my respect for your deceased
.on, Private Claude E. Hughes, who
passed away on October II, 1918,
1855 A. M.
While a member of this battery,
your son proved to be an honest and
upright boy, always willing to do
whatever he was told to do and al
ways helping the other ones when
ever they were in distress. He was
we'll liked and respected by every
one in the battery including his su-
perior officers.
His death came as a surprise to
the Battery as he had only been sick
few days. He was laid away with
the very highest Of respect that pos
sibiy could be shown under the cir
cumstances.
Jake A. White,
1st Sergt. Battery 3D." 316th F. A.
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.on. This division has been fighting
with the British troops in Flanders
and the casualties were first reported
to the British army headquarters,
with whom the division is merged.
The lists were then telegraphed to
General Pershing, but the names
were so garbled in transmission that
General Pershing refused to accept
them, which caused the transfer by
courier. The rechecking was thus
much delayed. Senator Benet, how
ever, was assured that the lists
would be procured with utmost dis
patch. This division is comprised of
former National Guard units from
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Tennessee and was trained at Camp
Sewer, Greenville, before the eighty
t:rst Division was transferred from
Camp Jackson. Thus thousands of
people in this section of the country
are vitally concerned in the publica.
zion of the lists.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
TO ALL REGISTRANTS
Men Under Thirty-Seven Must Fill
Out Questionnaires and Return
Them.

Washington, Nov. 13.-To clear
up confusion regarding the handling
by draftees of questionnaires Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder to-
day issued the following statement:
"Draft registrants who on Sep
tember 12, 1918, had reached their
37th birthday must return their
questionnaires to their local boards,
although it is not necessary that
they fill out the QUESTIONABLE. This
was provided in the following sup
Elemental order issued from the Of
flee of the Provost Marshal General
today. Those men between the ages
of 10 and SO inclusive who have re-
ceived them must fill them out and
return them"
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THOUSANDS OF MEN
WANTED FOR SHIPS
Recruiting Officers and Training
Vessels Will Keep Right on
Training Sailors.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Orders to
rush recruiting of men for the crews
of merchant ships were sent today
. agents of the shipping board in
all parts of the country.
"We shall want thousands of men
for our feets," Chairman Hurley
said. "Our recruiting oficeu and
training ships will keep right on pre-
pairing men for jobs on merchant
ships. The service is training at
present 1000 apprentices a month
and we are planning to increase its
output and the shipping board will
continue until further notice to &C.
cept men between 18 and 35, inclu-
sive, for training. We want to build
up an all American personnel for
the great merchant marine"
Shipyards also will continue their
work with unabat ted energy, except
for the curtailment of overtime and
Sunday work, the chairman said.
There now are under construction in
the United States for the board 724
ships, aggregating 100000 dead
weight tons. Four hundred Of these
are steel or concrete and the others
work. In addition practically all
The yards have contracts carrying
them into the fall of 1918 and the
board has under consideration fur
rher program for construction in
1920.
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Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Court of Common Pleas.
Mary Hall, J. F. Hall and Mary Nor
rison, Plaintiffs,
against
Eliza Fleming and Fleming Hall, De-
PENDANTS.
By authority of a decree of sale by
the Court Of Common Pleas for Alb.
beville County, in said State, made
m the above stated case, I will Offer
for sale at public outcry, at Able.
vile C. H., S. c., on salesday in De.
cember, AID. 1918, within the legaI
hours of sale the following described
land, to wit: All that tract or parcel
of land situate, lying and being in
Abbeville County, in the State afore.
said, containing thirty (30) acres
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SOLDIERS LETTERS.
A short letter from Lieut.. Ralph
SWAN to Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Syfan :

A short letter from Lieut.. Ralph
Syfan to Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Syfan:
American E. F. France.
October IA, 1918.
Dear Aunt Mamie and Uncle Brown:
AS we are having little rest after
some very hard fighting, find lit
tie time now and then to write let
ters. An officer in battery never
has any time even during rest peri
DDS that he can really call his own,
already tonight 1 have been called
out in the mud about five times to
see about some work with horses,
wagons or guns.
I have been in some of the hard
est fighting in the last month that l
,ver seen in my short military life.
The sights that I have seen makes
the hair raise on my head to think
about them, and I have gone for
days and nights at time watching
big shells bursting all around, splin-
ters completely riddling my small
shelter with holes, nerves on edge,
cxpecting every minute to be blown
into pieces. The morning after the
night we took up our last position l
went out to the infantry first line
70 look for an observation post from
which to conduct the fire. I kept
going from one hill to another trying
to find a hill from which I coull see
nv whole sector, I kept going until
I came to a line of machine gunners
and Just in front of them saw a hill
that I could see was just what l
wanted. I asked the lieutenant in
command if he thought it safe for
me to sneak up to clump of bushes
on the crest, he said that he didn't
know whether it was safe for me or
not, but that he was going to try to
drive some German machine gun
ners out of that clump of bushes
that day. Still thinking that he was
either joking or didn't know what
he was talking about, I started on
I'D the hill. Needless for me to say
what happened. I came down at the
rate of about 40 miles an hour in a
hail of bullets and how they ever
missed me I don't know.
Will have to stop now as I must
get some sleep.
Hope that you are all as well as
you were when I left.
With love and best wishes,
Ralph.
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Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.
COMMERCIAL BANK OF GREEN
WOOD, s. c., Plaintiff,

WOOD, S. c., Plaintiff,
against
A. H. MILLER and SUE E. NOR
TON, Defendants.
By authority of a Decree of Sale
by the Court of Common Pleas for
.bbeville County, in said State,
made in the above stated case, I
will offer for sale, at Public Outcry,
at Abbeville C. H., S. c., on Sales
day in December, A. D. 1918, with
in the legal hours of sale the follow
ing described land, to wit, All the
interest of the Defendant, A. H. Mil
er, to-wit: All his undivided one
third interest in and to all that GER
tain parcel or tract of land in the
county of Abbeville, State of South
Carolina, containing Two Hundred
and Seventy-four and IA (274 1-4)
Acres, more or less, and bounded by
lands of Gus Tolbert, Thomas Tol-
bert, Miller Estate, Sue E. Morton
and r. R. Tolbert, being the tract
of land conveyed to the said defen-
dent and to Benjamin F. Miller by
Sue E. Morton.
Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser to
pay for stamps and papers.
THOS. P. THOMSON
Nov. ID, 1918. Master A. c., S. C..
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SACRED HEART
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Sunday, November 18th, the third
Sunday of the month, usual services
at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Mass and sermon at II a. m. Sun
day school afterwards.
Benediction and sermon, 1880 p m.
Mass Monday morning 1880 p. m.
The public always welcome to all
the services.
Rev. Father Murphy will officiate.
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NOW
MUCH LESS RIGID
War Industries Board Modifes
Rules-Increase at Once-Indus-
tries Whose Activities Have
Been Curtailed by War Have
Better Chance.

Washington, Nov. 13.-As the first
step in national industrial read
justment from a war to a peace
basis, the war industries board yes
terday announced notifications in
the restrictions against non-war con-
struction and manufacturing.
All industries whose peace time
output has been curtailed in the in
terest of the nations war pEogram
may now increase their output so
per cent. of the amount of restric-
ton imposed by the board, while all
restrictions are removed against the
building of farm or ranch buildings,
structures, roadways or plant facili-
ties for railroads and other public
facilities and the construction, main
tenance, improvement or develop
ment of federal, State Of municipal
authorities of highways, roads,
;oulevards, bridges, streets, parks,
Fairgrounds, and public utilities, in
cluding water, sewerage, light, pow
er and street railways.
Forty-two specific industries, chief
among them the passenger automobile
industry, is affected by the modifca-
ton of curtailments imposed on
manufacturers since the war began.
They include:
Agricultural implements and farm
operating equipment including trac-
tors.
Heating and Cooking.
Heating and cooking appliances
and devices using coal, coke, wood,
gas, oil and gasoline and electricity.
Boilers and radiators. =
Family sewing machines, electric
vacuum cleaners.
Metal beds, cots and couches, in
cluding hunks and metal springs.
Linoleum and rag felt floor cover
ings.
Black galvanized ware and tin
plate household utensils.
Pianos, pianoplayers and automa-
tic piano players and parts, talking
machines, including motors, acces-
sories and needles.
Baby carriages, corsets, bicycles
and sporting goods.
Refrigerators washing machines
and clothes wringers.
Ice cream freezers, glass bottles
and jars, tin plates, pottery, step
ladders.
Clocks, clock watches and watches
Safes and vaults, lawn mowers,
electric fans, padlocks, scales, and
balances and rat and animal traps.
Pocket knives and similar prod
ucts.
Road machinery, builders hard
ware, and cash registers and pneu-
matte automobile tires.
More Motor Cars.
Under the new ruling passenger
automobiles may henceforth be
manufactured to the extent Of rs
per cent. of the annual output. Last
August the automobile industry was
required to manufacture cars on
basis of SO per cent. of their annual
output and were warned to get on
. 100 per cent. war basis by January
1, 1919. This would have meant de-
voting their entire plants to war or
essential work. Today's action null
lilies suck a requirement.
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more or less, and bounded by land of
R. W. N. Hall, J. F. Hall and P. A.
Crowther and others.
Terms of sale, Cash; purchaser to
pay for stamps and papers.
THOS. P. THOMAS,
Nov. IA, 1918. Master A.C., S. G.
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BIRTHS.

Born-At Abbeville, Nov 18th
1918, to Corp. and Mrs. W. P. Ken
nedy, a son-W. P. Jr.
Born-In New London, Conn.,, or
Nov. 18th, 1918, to Mr.. and Mrs
Robt. H. Coleman, a daughter, Viii.
helmina.
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HOME ON A VISIT.

Mrs. Thomas Marchant is here
from Greenville on a visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Speed.
She is accompanied by her two fine
young sons.
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NEWS OF THE BOTH DIVISION.

Senator Benet has been making
strenuous effort to procure the cas-
nalty lists from the Thirtieth Divis-
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GOING HIGHER.

One dollar and twenty-five cents
is being offered over town and n the
country for cotton picking.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-03
Food, Political and Dynastic
Problems Worry Auto
cratic Rulers
By J. w. T. Mason
Written fer the United Press)

(Written fer the United Press)
New York, May 3.-Serious internal
difficutties of the central powers are
following. the stoppage of Won Hinden.
burg g offensive along the west front.
Food, political and dynastic prob
LENS have been accumulating in Ger.
many and Austria Hungary while the
world has had its attention fixed on
the military events in Picardy and
Flanders A sudden collapse of Teu-
tonic resistance because of new domes,
tic crises Is not to be expected but
there can be no doubt Of the effect on
the morale of the Hohenzollernist alb
sclutist regime.
In both Austria Hungary and Plus
sit demands in the local parliaments
for political reforms are reaching q
disquieting stage Of insistence. The
vested interests have united against
any extension of democracy and are
resolved to continue the struggle for
their own privileges, regardless of con
sequences. Compromise solutions, there
fore. are not probable.
At the same time, disorders as a re-
suit off food shortage are announced
in Germany, while the Austrc Hungar'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-03
Liberty LOAN NEARS
ITS Minimum GOAL
Majority Of Federal Reserve
Districts Have Already
Exceeded Their Quotas

Washington, May 9.-With two days
more to 90 in the third liberty loan
campaign the nation early today was
$l62 100000 short of the minimum
quota of the $3,OOO,00O,OO0 in sub
scriptions. The total subscribed was
So, ,S3s,0OO,OOO.
Overnight reports brought the total
subscriptions to $2,73S,0OO, ,0OO--a gain
of about $s7O0O,000. Loan officials
are now confident of a substantial
over subscription.
Reports from Dallas and San Fran
cisco claimed that these districts have
obtained their quotas.
The Chicago district has won the
honor of being the fourth to reach its
quota officially. Subscriptions for that
district this morning aggregated 1885,
Gal 900. Its quota was $425,000,000.
In the New England district, New
Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut and
Vermont have attained their quotas.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island are
expected to 90 over the lire today.
Ohio is claiming today an oyer-suD-
seription Of five per cent. This. how.
ever, has not been officially confirm
ed.
Interest in the last lap is being
shown in the Atlantic district, accord
ing to kilograms today. The indications
are that every state aud county in the
district will reach its quota before the
campaign closes tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-03
INTERNAL DIFFICULTIES ARE
ALARMING CENTRAL POWERS


ran government has been forced to
seize the private food stores of the
peasants TO keen the cities from star.
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