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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21
l3AS(- BALL..
STORIES

Dode Paskert is getting to be a
whirlwind on the bases.
Joe Benz is fast becoming one of
the surprises of this season of upsets.
Pitcher Thomas (Turkey) Boman,
sold by Little Rock to Cincinnati,
won't join the Reds.
Otto Jacobs, the Sox. recruit catcher,
has made hit with everybody on the
worlds champion team.
Walter Cruise conferred with his
draft board in Alabama and was al
lowed deferred classification.
Jim Thorpe may not be giant with
the bat, but he certainly knows how
to utilize his speed in the outfeld.
=
The Cardinals and Reds are asking
sanction to move up games at home
so as to play double-headers every
Sunday.
Clark Griffith now has nine box
men-Johnson, Harper, Ayers, Shaw,
Brennan, Hansen, Reese, Altrock and
Buckeye.
Frank Schultz is taking his shots
at the right field wall at Washington
and has come close to hitting it sew
eral times.
Capt. Slim" Scott won the medal
for being the crack shot of his class
| Camp Perry.
Joe Gedeon continues to thrill ST..
Louis fans by his fine work at second
base. Griffith tried to get him last
winter and failed.
Benny Kauff ranked third in long
| ting when he left the National league
for the bigger game.
The Robins always play their hard
est against the Giants, because they'd
rather beat McGraw's men than any
other club in the league.
Claude Cooper Of the Pirates, whose
bad luck had become a proverb, broke
it all at once by winning two games
in one series from the Cardinals.
!
| Charley Hollocher, the Cubs sensa-
tional shortstop, was failure at golf,
but he made good on the diamond
This should encourage a million links
| failures.
Merito Acosta, erstwhile Griffman,
is singing the old pill for Connie
Mack. Acosta has gotten in some
deadly work with the fail since he
joined with Mack.
Umpire Charlie Moran has voice
like a steam calliope, but there never
is any doubt about what he is saying,
which is more than can be said for
some of his colleagues.
Dodo Paskert deserves praise for
the brilliant playing he is supplying
the Cubs. Not only is he shining in
the outfield, but he is also behaving
like youngster on the bases.
Claude Davidson recently resigned
from the Athletics because baseball
held no future for him." He has
r 4
playing shortstop for the Chester
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Wallace, one of Hendricks board of
strategy. Wallace, in his prime, was
the king pin Of American league short
stops and heady man on the infield.
He directed many plays for the Browns
and even today could go in and give
q good account of himself. It's on the
Hendricks board of strategy, however,
that Wallace will come handy. One
can't win games without hitting, but
a good board of strategy helps lot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21
NOW FIRST-CLASS MANAGER
Clarence Rowland of Champion White
Sox Finally Given Credit
for His Ability.

When Clarence Rowland first as
sumed the management of the White
Sox he was generally ridiculed. Hard
hearted Chicago fans called him a
''bush Lacquer" and said he'd never
succeed. A year ago last fall, when
the White Sox failed to win the pen
nant Chicago fans clamored for Row
lands release. But Owner Comiskey
stuck to him and defed the supporters
Of the team. The winning of thu
worlds championship last fall, there
fore, INDICATED both Comiskey and
Rowland. The latter now is recog-
nized as one of the most capable man.
ayers in the big leagues.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

the town. Tinker woke Douglas up
with start then and there, handing
him railroad ticket and ordering him
to report to Mike Kelley at st. Paul.
This turn of events made a pitcher
out of Douglas, or, at least, started
him on the road to become valuable
slabman. Tinker recalled him from
st. Paul in September, 1916, and he
has been with the Cubs ever since.
This year he is taking his regular
turn, and he recently showed his eff
fectiveness by handing the Giants a
beautiful cleaning at the Polo
Grounds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21
Roach in Munitions Plant.

Roxy Roach quit the Louisville Colo
nels declaring his legs were SO
bad he would have to give up playing,
but later it was found he had joined
one of the steel mill teams in the
East. On the same team with Roach
are Jack Knight, Steve Yerkes, Eddie
Plank and others.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21
Hooper Best Bun eetter.

Harry Hooper is the leading run get
ter in the American league, and George
Burns is showing the way in the Ma
tional league.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Many of the older members of con-
gress are running against this handi-
cap: "He has had it long enough"
That is a statement that gets circu-
lated over district where a member
has been in congress eight or ten years.
1t does not affect the member who rep
resents a constituency which believes
in keeping a man in service term after
term rather than changing to crafty
the ambition of some particular politi-
clan. But for the most part congress
is made up of men who do not serve
on an average of more than four terms.
and such men are always beset with
the claim that the incumbent "has had
it long enough" The average con-
gressional district contains 225000 peO-
pie and in that number there are sure
to be plenty of men anxious to come
to congress.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

There are states and regions in this
country which will have to make a
special effort TO meet the Fourth Lib
erty loan to the extent that they did
not in regard 10 the other loans. These
states which are producing little or
nothing, and are getting none of it
back" as the saying is in regard to
money at the present time, will have
to make sacrifices to subscribe very
heavily for the next loan. AS Sena-
tor Smoot of Utah remarked. his state
has already paid, in Liberty loans,
Red Cross and war savings. more
than S44,O00000, which is 800 for
every man, woman and child in the
state. Smoot said that as scarcely
anything was being returned to the
state on account of the war this
money was drain which could not
be replaced. At the same time 1t Is
expected that everybody will do his
level best to make the next loan a
success.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

APPROVED OF HOLDING BASEBALL

Not soldiers
position left
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

1t was Vice President Marshall who
once remarked to a Republican sena-
tor after the late Senator NewlandS
had made an assault upon the actions
and policies of the Democratic party
that he (MarshalD believed that
'Newlands is the original fat boy who
spilled the beans" Probably In these
later days the vice president would
be willing to transfer his remark to
the blind senator from Oklahoma,
Early in his speech criticising the
veto by the president Of the $40
wheat proposition Senator Gore re-
marked: eff the next congress goes
Republican it will be due to this veto
message"
That remark caused a Geal of criti-
cism among Senator Cores party as
sociates. Quite a number of senators
and representatives of wheat growing
districts have in their minds the pos
sibility that the veto may work some
harm. but none of them believes that
it was a good idea to advertise the
fact.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Thousands of women are being en-
ployed in France to make war bal
looms.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Food prices in Washington range
from 10 to 40 per cent higher
on all articles than in other cities
of the United States. In some
instances it is found that the chief
staples cost nearly twice as much at
the retail places in Washington as
they do in some of the middle West
ern cities Even after making allow
ance for freight. the range of prices is
altogether abnormal and shows that
tiOnal capital to prOfiteer in foods. 1t
has reached a point where the COM
plants are forcing official action and
it is altogether likely that in addi-
ton to legislation which struck at the
rent prOfiteer in the national capital,
there will be some kind of law
passed to save the people who are
compelled to live in Washington from
paying this tribute to those who
handle the food supply of the city.
Investigation thus far does not place
the blame upon farmers, because the
farmers in the vicinity of Washington
do not produce enough food to affect
the prices. The supply grown in the
region surrounding Washington is linn
tied and in many cases absorbed by
cities which can be easily reached by
water - Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

The day that Senator Gore started
his remarks on the veto of the $2.40
wheat provision in the agricultural APP
preparation bill he was just 'going
good and due to say some very en-
phatic things when Senator Ashurst of
Arizona raised a point of order and
forced an adjournment of the senate.
The next time the senate met Gore re-
sumed and remarked that when he was
interrupted he was more or less sur
charged with the subject. The senate
and the country will never know what
an intellectual and rhetorical treat was
denied them on account of that inter
ruption." And then he also remarked:
"As I was saying when the Ashurst
rebellion broke out" From remarks
that were made by the Oklahoma SEN
ator previous to the "Ashurst rebel
lion" his speech upon the second at
tempt lacked a great deal of the fire
and criticism it would have contained
if he had not been interrupted and had
three days in which to cool off.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Claude Davidson recently resigned
from the Athletics because baseball
held no future for him." He has
found his future, however, and is now
playing shortstop for the Chester
smpbuilding Team.
The evening world., 1918-08-23
BOOTH LINER SUNK
2OOM|LESAT SEA;
TWO ARE KILLED
iO4 Survivors, Landed at a
Port, Tell of Attack by Sub
marine Off Nantucket.

One hundred and four officers and
seamen survivors Of the British ship
Diomed Of the Booth Line. who were
brought to an Atlantic port today
aboard a British tanker told Of the
shclling and sinking OF their ship by
n German super submarine at dawn
on Wednesday when 200 miles OFT
Nantucket One OF tho crew was
killed. one died in a lifeboat a short
thine after the ship was abandoned
md many were either scaldcd by
escaping steam or wounded by shrap-
mol.
The most remarkable feature OF the
Diomcd's sinking was that after capt
Baker had ordered his men to aban-
don the burning ship the submarine
appeared in the midst Of the boais
and an Engllsh-speaklng officer asked
IL the assistance OF a surgeon were
needed. Surprised by this evidence
Of humanity on the part OF the sea
pirate, Capt. Baker nevertheless sus-
pected a ruse to capture some or the
rev and declined the German S
rroffer.
The Diomed was just nosing into
the first streak OF dawn on Wednes-
dav when a shot whistlcd over tho
bow. Another followed, and the look
outs saw the submarine. which they
describe OF the largest type, WIN
heavy guns fore and aft.
The Diomed's gun crew began to
answer the Germans fire. But hardly
had the twelfth shell from the British
vessel been fired when onA Of the sub
marinc's heavy projectiles struck the
/ stern, disabling the steering gear ana
the stern gun. Another shell eNplouel
| in the boiler room. This shell killed
| one sailor and mortally injured an
other. Capt. Baker then ordered his
/ men to the ships eight boats.
Two hours after the submarine had
disappcared, running on the surface
the rescue ship appeared.
The Diomed was built in Greenock
Scotland. in 1895. She was OF i,69-
| gross tonnage, 392 feet in length AL
| beam and 25 feet draught. She pied
in the service OF the British Admir-
alty between Liverpool and New
York and was approaching the lat
ter mort in ballast when attacked.
A Swedish steamer which reached
an Atlantic port to-day reported thai
yesterday morning she was held VI
! by a submarine. but that after
marley with the 4 boat commander
was allowed TO proceed.
The evening world., 1918-08-23
ITALIAN POLICY ATTACKED.
Milan Paper says Foreign Minister
Is Not Liberal Enough.

ROME. Aug. 22.-The newspapers
are having a bitter controversy over
Italy's foreign policy. The Corrie~e
Della Sera OF Milan attacks Baron
Sonnino. the Foreign Minister, and as
serts that he has not been sufficiently
liberal and open-minded In recoEni1in ;
the claims OF the Jugo-Slavs on the
eastern Adrlatic.
The Giornale d'Italla OF Rome argues
that Baron Sonnino must adhere to the
agreement made in London in Septem
Ger. 1914, with the understanding that
once Austria is beaten, Italy viii bc
generous in dealing with her eastern
ncighbors.
The evening world., 1918-08-23
WARRANT OUT FOR
AVIATOR REUTER-
Held at Garden City, Charged With
Obstncting Search for Rich
Deserter Bergdoll.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ga war
rant has been issued by the United
Frederick Reuter-. student aviator NJ
Garden City. L. l.. Reuter- is being held
at Garden City pending arrival OF tho
warrant. lie is charged with mailing
numerous cards signed &c. c. b." sup
posed at the time of their receipt "a
have been written by the wealthy de-
scrter Grover Cleveland Bergdoll OF
this city.
Reuter- will be brought here to an-
swer a charge OF obstructing justice. IlC
Is said TO have confessed mailing IN,
cards, but TO have declared the whuiy
thing prank. Bcrgdoll Ia still listed
among the missing.
The evening world., 1918-08-23
F. C. MUNSON RESIGNS
FROM SHIPPING BOARD
Will Return to Duties as President
of Steamship Line Here
After Sept. 1.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23,-Frank C.
Munson to-day resigned as a member
OF the United States Shipping Board.
rho resignation. effective Sept /, was
accepted by Chairman Hurley. Munson
" III return to his duties as President OF
he Munson steamship Line in New
York
Munson's retirement came as a sur
prise to officials here. II was known
he felt the work for which no was
called had been accomplished. but
Chairman Hurley had insisted he re-
main. 1t was said lie has served as a
member OF the board more than
year.
The evening world., 1918-08-23
FIRM RUSSIAN RULE
URGED BY 'N|CKY'S'
MOTHER IN LETTER
Former Cars Diary Shows
Dowager Empress Wanted
Unrelenting Policy. ,g

AMSTERDAM, Aug. PA policy
OF "unrelentlng power" was urged
upon the former Russian Emperor by
his mother, the Dowager Empress OF
Russia. early in 1916, according to the
secret diary Of the Emperor as pub
! lished by the Izvestia Of Moscow. The
alleged letter was dated Jan. II, 1916,
shortly before the assembly of the
first Duma. According TO a Moscow
despatch to the Rheinischo wcstfael-
ische Zeitung OF Essen. the abbre-
Waited text reads:
Dear Nicky; We are deeply
thankful for your dear letter. 1t
breathes new spirit. II earlier we
had been more energetic and shown
more firmness in the exercise OF
| power much would have been
avoided. l do not understand why
Witte lone time Russian Premietl
lost so much time.
Now to the question which greatly
occupies and disquiets me-the ques-
ton Of the cabinet and crown d.
mains which these swine want to
take from us. according to their vari-
Gus party programmes. They must be
impressed with the fact that no one
shall dare TO Interfere with these per-
sonal rights OF the Emperor and his
! family II would be a great historical
mistake II we now gave way in the
slightest noint. Every concession
would be- interpreted as weakness.
our absolute principle must now be
Il policy Of unrelenting power"
The letter, which was written parity
in Russian and partly in French.
closes with the repeated admonltion:
BE strong"
The year the Dowager Empress:
letter was written, according to 'hc
Moscow despatch-l916-ev evidently 10
an error The first Duma met on April
y, 1905. during the Premiership Of
Count Witte.
The evening world., 1918-08-23
CALL FOR 300 WOMEN
AS DRIVERS IN FRANCE

Three hundred women motor drivers
for service in France are wanted by
the American Red Cross within the
next six months. Recruiting will be-
gin Immediately, 1t is expected the
first contingent will sail early in oc-
toOer.
Candidates must he twenty-five
years old. loyal to the Allies and in
good health, The Red Cross Will pay
transportation, and, n necessary, S25
a month for expenses when out OF
Pars and $50 a month when in Paris.
Women desiring TO volunteer are re-
quested to make application to their
local captains Of the American Red
Lross EnapLer Aoto1 SoIps.
The evening world., 1918-08-23
Won BOEHN PREPARING LINES
FAR BACK OF PRESENT FRONT
Evacuation of Noyon May Be Under Way
Fifty Villages Retakcn by French

PARIS 23 Omitted Press)Gen Boehn organizing
positions Pardy,
according from to-day.
Echo de Paris believes the
French pushed
to-day Meanwhile the preparing to
and Renaud.
the vcse avators making des
planes
hourly than nfy villages have been
occupied by
Arrival Of Hungarian division the west front reported
The evening world., 1918-08-23
OF PRISONERS TAKEN IN ALLIED OFFENSIVE

when they entered the city The church had been eed the height
of other ruins
Prisoners taken in Albert oaled 75o including battalion
mander and his staff
The evening world., 1918-08-23
FRENCH MAKE FURT HER GAINS;
HOLD O|SE AND A|LETTE BANKS
CONTINUED from Page oneD

EAST The French the Oe and Manramp Canal and
reached the edge OF Moncou 1000 yards Slightly than me)
from the Noyon railway station
The road from Noyon to Laon will be penetrated from another
direction
This road Chauny nile and half to the souwadD
The Germans cngng the hills north the Oe already
der the heaviest fire from the French artillery.
PARIS Aug 23-Between the Oie and the Anc French troops
advanced their lines during the night to Guy and Pon ST. Just
south of the Aee River They hold the southern banks the Oe
The AeN from Sempgny to the railroad west of CoucyeChateau
according to the official statement issued by the War Office to-day
Between the OBe and the ASne during the advance Wednesday
and Thursday Cen Mangn army took 5000 prisoners according
advices reaching Paris
The work of the French aerial forces the fighting south the
Oe praised by the newspapers The Petit Paen says that the
OF & towns Of 3sy afi Cdont dui III sa pat 10
The evening world., 1918-08-23
GERMANS LEAVE GUNS IN RETREAT.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY Thursday 20 (by
Associated PreGen Mangn has driven the Germans the
valley Of the Aete miles The
right of the battle line the plateau between the Ae
and Scissors between the Aiete and the oise.
the
those that hiding fields thcke dead
has the which includes
Of them OF calbc
The s resisting the First French
Dbeney
and
their the
bridges while
Cavalry rendering marked the pursuit
the machine behind
sacrificed in attempting the
cavalry They dispensing
and breaking scattering
machine fire.
Batteries ammunition with the
the yesterday the
their artillery
well a number Of machine
himself could
turcd subatern I'VE didn't which o
excellent coordination the
effective the
which the infantry artillery cavalry
difficult get away
BIG GAINS IN TWELVE HOURS.
LONDON Aug % Il p NJ, United advanc
has comfortable In the day
The French battle
Roye southwark through Beuyraigne
Evrourt Cannectancourt and Ve
Breguy Quezy
through Champs and Gnry 70 Pcmmcrs
The evening world., 1918-08-23
LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS
FRENCH


PARIS Aug 2S-The text Of the war Office statement reads
During a violent
Psssel Chiry-ourscamp
1--WE hold the the oise and the Ae
the railroad CoucyIeChateau.
skirts of and Font St Mard
"The
BRITISH
Fighting taking place virtually whole front between
making a number of points
During the night the twice attacked the
neghborhood Balescou He repued
line slightly
Touret. Berquin
hostile northwest Baileu
positions"
AMERICAN.
WASHINGTON Aug 23Sucessu raids and bombing expeditions
reported Pershng
North of the
Pershing said Hostile
repulsed.
Northwest OF Toul a
chine 81 20
bombs hits
machines returned"
The evening world., 1918-08-23

Word was received to-day in Nonke'S
by the parents Of Private Frank Fall
cone that he had shot himself to death
last night at Fort sin Oklahoma, where
he had been quartered with Battery 2
OF the l4th Field Artillery. No reason
was given for the suicide. Falcone was
,weniv-three years old and enlisted
Eoh is 1917. He has been al the Dor
der the year previous and was shot by
a bandit.
The evening world., 1918-08-23

the work of amen who destroyed conveys the Noyon
Compegne road and spread confusion in the enemyS ranks
The tanks opened the way for the offensive, declared and the
bombing airplaneS hurried the enemy retirement
The Allies the fruits OF the July IS
in critical which
ise.
The retirement held logical
obliged
Allies
ting into the manner cfenscp ons
The evening world., 1918-08-23
U. S. BOY UNDER SNIPERS' FIRE
In SHELLHOLE FOR EIGHT DAYS
Illinoisan Had No Food or Water - Another
in Deserted Dugout Ten Days.

WITH THE AMERICAN FRANCE, 23.-Mke Lenan-
ouski Of Langley lived
American reputation grit and stamina
They follow
told the following remarkable stories
behind advanced crawled
had dugou He there with
his physical condition good when he
found.
shelholc eight days
accumulated the hole from
drink Snip
both sides of the seho which exposed position fired
him with
machine
When the iiar
heoe
him but will Both he Lenanousk hospital
The evening world., 1918-08-23
GEN. VON EBEN IN SERIOUS PLIGHT.

Mangins
of than 10000 22d he
beyond the Aete Tho
believed that formidable
des
Alete probably will saddcr plight
\ hcre
The Dolores star., 1918-08-09
S.WARCOST TWO
MILLION an HOUR
AMERICAN EXPENSES EXCEED
THOSE OF GREAT BRITAIN
BY so PER CENT.
TAxEs,s4,Ooo,Ooo,OOO
NATIONS WAR DEBT 10 ABOUT
$12,soo, 600 900, COMPARED WITH
sRITAiN's $a6,e75. .ooo, 900.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. - Americas war eX-
penses now are about SO per cent
higher than Great Britain's, it was
shown by comparison OF treasury re-
ports and a newly issued British finan-
cial statement. Owing to the shorter
time the United States has been in
the war, however, individual burden
OF taxation in this country is only
about one-half as much as in England.
The monthly cost of the war to the
United States now is about 81 SOC, 0,0Ou,-
900, while Great Britain's expenses are
about $1,000, 100000 month. The
United States is spending about $50
900 900 a day, or more than $1,000, 900
an hour The nations war debt is
now a little less than 81, 900, 900. 900,
as compared with Great Britain's $780,
G75, 900 900.
Before the war both nations collect
ed about the same amount of taxes
every year. approximately 100000,
900. Now Great Britain collects $3.-
27O.0OO.OOO and the United States
about $4,000. 900 900. but the popula-
ton in America is double that OF
Great Britain.