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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
Watch the Little PimpIes;
They Are Natures Warming

ders- and the one remedy which
has no equal as a purifier IS s S. s..
the purely vegetable blood medi-
cine. which has been on the market
for more than fifty years It Is sold
by druggists everywhere.
If you are afflicted with any form
Of skin disease, DO not expect to be
cured by lotions ointments, salves
and other local remedies. as they can
not possibly reach the source Of the
trouble. whicf is in the blood. Begin
taking S. S. S. today. and write a com
plete history OF your case t, our chief
medical advisor who viii give you
special Instructors. without charge.
Write at once 10 Swift Specific Co.,
al Swift laboratory. Atlanta. Ca
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
Age Makes DOlan
Safe As Player

After all and all was said IN denial,
the BROOKLYN club did sign Mikey
Doolan. with so many Of the Dodg-
ers likely to go in the draft, president
Ebbets thought it would be the part
OF wisdom 10 get hold Of a player over
age. Doolan gives the club five IN
ffeIders who are pretty safe. the oth-
ers being Daubert, Olson, O'Aara ana
O'RourEe-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
STROLLS THROUGH
SPORTVILLE
By wTLLIAH F. KIRK.
Baseball GLORY.

h great American being dme5 by warfare
lh glory since COlunbas fighting together
Di-- ooia teams have sprung everywhere
& 100 some Of these organizations have made fine owngs against
IN exhibition
at concrete pitch for the Greater Game the perfect
and muscle oea
think and act without ndeision. 80 '1 ~
bovbood
e 70 the last degree and soldiers strength
entirely too fast o. them -. - y -s"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17

BENNY kAUFF7S sIRESCUE.1
Benny kauff, the best advertised
ball player in the business, win cele-
crate today the eighth anniversary Of
his rescue from the coal mines and
MS debut as a professional ball PLAYER
Inc renowned BENJAMIN is a native OF
MiddletOWn, Ohio, but he got his first
league job with Parkers5urg. W Va.
he played his first game for that city
on May Il, 1910. and did so well that
ne was retained for the entire season.
Benny's dad was a coal miner. and
Benny seemed destined 10 follow the
same occupation The future famous
swatter had barely entered his teens
when he Joined his father in the mines
and for years he toiled underground
for long hours at small pay In his
leisure hours he played baseball. and
gained quite reputation among the
youngsters in the vicinity as a dia-
mOnd artist
Benny wanted to be come a reg
uiar player, and his chance come
In 1870 when Frank Locke. the
FarkeEshurg pilot consented to
give him chance. He made good
at once becoming the star swat
ter OF the circuit and finished the
season with a batting average of
AZ.
Such a performance naturally at
iracted the attention Of the big league
scouts and Benny was drafted by the
New York Americans. then managed
Dy Hal Chase For some reason or
other Chase decided that KauffI
wouldn't DO despite the fact that he
showed up remarkably well, and sent
him to Bridgeport. The next year Ben
ny was recalled by the Yanks. but
Harry Wolverton. who succeeded
Chase at the Yankee helm. also passed
up Benny and shipped him TO ROches-
ter He wasn't given a fair trial at
Rochester but was sent back to the
Connecticut league, landing with
Hartford. where he was largely re-
sponsibie for winning the pennant in
1919. Pittsburg and other big league
clubs dickered for Kauff at the Close
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
Unsightly and DiaflEuriur siena1s
of Bad Blood.

Don't close your eyes to the warn
ing which nature gives. when IN
slightly pimples appear On your face
and other Iarts OF the body.
Not only are these pimples and
blotehes disfiguring. but they lead
to serious skin diseases chat spread
and cause the most discomforting ir-
ritation and pain. Sometimes they
ioretell Eczema, boils. busters. scaly
eruptions and other annoyances that
burn like flames Of fire. and make
you feel that your skin is ablaze-
When these symptoms appear on
any part Of the body. take prompt
steps to rid the blood Of these disor-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17

Have you tried the service at cur
fouutain2 The man in charge Is one
OF the best in the Southwest Over
head fans keep the room nice and
cool Ice cream delivered TO any part
OF the city-Vanilla % cents a pint.
Phone 731-The Warner Drug Co,
Orndorff Block
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
Doug. 10 REJOTy GUS.

Pitcher Phil Douglas has written
manager Fred Mitchell that he Is
coming along fine. feels no 81 effects
from the surgical operation he sub
mitted TO during the winter and that
he soon will refOfn the Cubs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
GIaNTs HELP REDS.

The New York Giants have begun
the work OF aiding less fortunate
teams IN an effort to make the Ma
tional league race something more
than a farce McGraW has consenr@d
to let Cincinnati have pitcher George
Smith. the cOlegian who has deco
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17

The American and National leagues.
which took over the Federal park in
Brooklyn as part OF the peace settle
ment, under agreement TO pay the
Ward estate $4,000 for 20 years. has
rid itself OF the white elephant by a
deal under which a Brooklyn storage
warehouse concern takes the prop
erty.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.

Noble ,. Chattanooga. 2
Atlanta. s Little Rock. s.
Birmingham. o; Memphis g.
New Orleans-Nashville. wet grounds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
Standings
TEXAS LEAGUE.

Where They Play Saturday.
san Antonio al Shreveport
Houston at Waco.
Dallas at Fort Worth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17

At Des M9iues- r. H. Z.
Sioux City o.. .......100 0oo 0os-f
Des lfoines . -....O10 $50 40x-s
Batteries: Sioux City. Myers. Majors
and Lycr; Dea Moines, Phillips and Brcsn.
At Omaha r. H E.
St. Joseph 90 ...---000 101 COL
Omaha 90 ...-....O20 100 Olx-1O II
Batteries: St Joseph. Gaspar and Ba-
chant; Omaha. Kopp and Lingie-
At joplin Ri. E.
o.. 100 900 oso-s . /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
PAcIT1c coAsT leu.

oall Lake -.--.----.--.------ 3 u
NeEllon $500. 2 II 4
Batteries; salt Lake. Leverenz and
Eonnick; Vernon. Dell. Fromme and De-
vormer- Sixteen innings.
At oakland r H. z.
San Francisco O.. .--... 1
Oakl2nQ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES o
Batteries: San Francisco. Baum and
Brooks; Oakland. Krauss and Murray.
At Sacramento r H. 2.
Los Angeles o.. ............ 5 10 3
Sacramento Il
Batteries Los Angeles. Crandau and
Lapan; Sacramento. Bromley. Leaks and
Fisher. Ten innings
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Where They Play Saturday.
Boston at ST. Louis
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Cincinnati
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
AMERICAN LFAGTF


Where They Play Saturday.
Chicago at Washington.
St Louis at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17

Joplin .......-......221 900 opx-S Is .
Batteries. Hutchinson. Davis. Graham,
Bentley and Banner; Joplin. Mapel and
Collins.
At wichita Ri z.
Topeka d. ..........o0o 600 600 o
Wichita o.. o. ...... oa2 900 COX S
Batteries. Topeka Salisbury and Man
ions wichita, Hovlik and Taryan-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17

Of that season. but the price was too
high and Benny was sent 10 the In
dianapOlis club Of the American as
ISOLATION. Benny went 10 Indianapo-
lis. all right. but it was to Join the
Federal league club then in that city
kETCHEL-FLYNN BATTLE.
Stanley Keschel knocked out Perky
Flynn in the third round at Boston
IN Nay II, 1910. eight years ago to
day. This was the first time Porky
was ever knocked out. and he didn't
have another such experience until
1912, when he was put to sleep By
sam Langford at Melbourne. sam re-
peated the trick at Boston in 1913.
While Flynn never really doomed up as
a championship possibility. he was
nevertheless a great stumbling block
70 the aspirations OF many other
lighters. Sandy Ferguson. Bombar-
d1el Wells, Gunner Moir. Jim savage.
jim Berry, Boer Rodel and many other
fighters had their hopes dashed 10 the
ground by the rugged American
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
BASEBALL

IEAAs LEAGUE.
At Shreveport r Il. E.
Shreveport ....................2 /
Batteries: Dallas. Natteson and Dowie.
Shreveport. Ve1bout and Huakling-
At Fort worth p H E.
Fort WORTH .-------.-.-..---. 10 0
Batteries. Houston. Hyatt and AIer-
rift; Fort Worth, Whitaker and Wocd-
AT waco RHE
san Antonio ....-..-..--.----
-. -. -;
Jonnard; Waco Sims and White
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Cincirnati- Ri z.
Cincinnati ..-.-..10o 0o2 o0x-S Il
Batteries New York. Tesreau and Nc
Carly Cincinnati. Toney and Wingo.
Brooklyn --.-.. 900 oso eoo-s 9
Pittsburgh 300 100 cox 2 g
Batteries: Brooklyn. Coombs and
Kruger; Pittsburgh, Jacobs, Sanders and
Schmidt
Philadelphia o.. .....O1O 800 250-s y ,
Chicago o.. .........0OO 90 0O3-5 Il 1
Batteries; Philadelphia, Mayer. OeEh-
ger and Burns Chicago, Carter. Tyler
and Killner
At St Louis Ri E
Boston Of. --.-......100 600 COL OIL
St Louis .-.....0 lO 0Q1 cox !
Batteries: Boston. Ragan. Canavan and
wilson, St Louis. Ames and snyder.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At New York RI E
St. Louis .--..-..-00 600 0oo 600 1
New York --.-.....0 geo 010 o0N-1 oil
Batteries. St Louis. Saliia. Loudermllk
and NuEamaker: New York, Thormahlen
and Hannah
At Boston RI E.
Detroit .......... 600 200 600 oil
Boston ..-. 006 600 OlN-f
Batteries: Detroit. James. Kallio. Jones
and Yelle. Boston. Mays and Schang-
At Philadelphia r. H. E.
Cleveland . 900 10 OILS 81
Philadelphia 90 ....S01 900 1915 6
Batteries; Cleveland. Bagby and Peters;
Philadelphia, Gregg. williams. Perry and
Perkins.
Chicago 900 200 900 o. oil
Washington 200 900 900 90 Il 2
Batteries: Chicago, Benz. Danforth and
schaiki Washington. Harper and Ain
smith
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At St Paul H. z. ]
Louisville .....-.-.......-..-. II
81 Paul ----.--.--
Batteries: Louisville Humphries and j
Kocher: St Paul Heating and Cook
At Minneapolis R. H. 2. /
lndianap polls NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10
Minneapolis -----.....-.--.--. / !
Batteries: Indianapolis. Dale and /
schang; Minneapolis. Patterson. Williams
and Gray. Owens.
Kansas City. /; Columbus, s.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17

Buy your coal noR--it's cheaper.
Held Bros. Oncl Phone ss--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17

vantageous 10 take A.nsmith out at
certain times.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17

LoIaIa $500 % % u y
Points won. smith. 8: leighton. l.
High game: Critchett 116-
High total: CritChett. s22
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-17
AMERICAN AssoCIATION.

ocuanss M4nnea pcllas FaLterHQus W liilaIna
and Gray. Owens.
Kansas City. /; Columbus, s.
Milwaukee, s; Toledo, :.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11
FOR GOVT SERVICE
Negro Dish Washers and Barracks
Attendants Wanted !

There is an excellent opportunity
for negroes in particular in an offer
received Thurs. ut the Chamber OF
Commerce, for 10 negro dishwashers
and Is negro barracks attendants, or
porters, at Nitro, W. Va, where the
government is putting up another
smokeless powder plant. Fifteen
white tlishwashers are also wanted.
The wage for dishwashers is SIS per
week, room and board, and for bar
rack attendants $1,000 per week
straight timc: There is an urgent call
for all these positions.
There are also wanted Immediately
at Nitro for construction work 100
pipe cOverers and 100 sheet metal
workers at zoe an hour with double
time for all over time, and stcamfit-
ters are also given double time for all
over time. Common labor, both negro
and white, receive 40c an hour, time
and a half overtime and double time
on Sundays and holidays.
All men, who go to Nitro, must
leave Baxter Saturday morning, oc-
tober IL, so as to be at the Santa Fe
depot in ChelTyvale, Kan, at in the
afternoon. Transportation is ad-
vanced.
There is n call also for 10 first class
moulders at the Locomotive Finishe
Material plant at Atchison, Kas.; the
wage is S4.55 to $3.50 for an Sia hour
day and time and one-half for all over
time.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11
news ITEMS FROM
ALL over KANSAS
Happenings Of More or Less
Interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
WAR MAKES SMALLER FARMS
Shortage Of Man Power Causes Read.
justment In Western Kansas
Women to Assist With Harvest.

According to farmers from Western
Kansas, there will be 10 wheat fields
OF five hundred, a thousand and more
acres next year, nor any year while
the war lasts. This does not neces.
| sarily mem there will be materially
decreased acreage from normal years,
but the fields will be smaller and the
number Of producers larger. This plan
is popular In several counties west OF
Salina and is being adopted generally.
The shortage OF manpower is the
cause, and II Is said that each man
is seeding q field no larger than he
knows he can handle next summer,
when the mahpower will be still short.
er and price Of labor higher. Many
OF the farmers will depend upon the
women members of their family to as
sist In the harvest, as they are doing
III the preparation Of the ground and
tie seeding. II is believed that this
plan will result In less waste In what
is produced than the old plan Of ex-
tensive production.
The plan of letting seed wheat out
to farmers for Il share of the crop Is
still in vogue. and several well-to-do
men will furnish considerable seed on
the shares.
The price of wheat, the farmers say,
will not justify the seeding of large
acreage sufficient to make an exces-
sNr supply of high priced and un-
skilled help necessary next summer.
In consequence the Western Kansas
farmer is putting out about what he
and his immediate family. and by ex-
change Il work with his neighbOr, can
harvest conveniently and economic.
ally The big fields of wheat are
thing CT the past. for the duration Of
the war at least, the farmers say.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11

That It cost the farmers Of Kansas
an average Of at least $40 Q bushOl
70 raise the 1913 wheat crop was the
assertion made by DR.. W. N. Jardins,
presldent Of the Kansas State AsriCai.
turHl Collage. At the International
Wheat SHOW at Wichita. Dr.. JardinO
chose CoWley County a. an average
for the state.
The average In 'cowley County was
sixteen and one-half bushels per acre,
probably q little larger than the aver.
age yield Of the entire state. he said.
He found that the farmers who raised
light crops lost heavily, while those
who had good crops made o fair profit.
J. c. Mohler. secretary Of the state
board OF agriculture, was one Of the
speakers. To substantiate the state
ment that Kansas farmers are doing
their part toward aiding in the war,
he pointed to the fact that prior to
the beginning Of hostilities. never had
as much as 100 million bushels Of
wheat been raised In this state, where
as. during the four seasons since the
outbreak of the world war, the aver.
age annual production OF wheat has
been 10 million bushels.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11
GOVT. ORDERS
TO Be ENFORCED
Permits to Build Must Be Sc
cured from Council Of
Defense

Permits to put up any building
within the city's limits and to put up
any building on a farm that will cost
to exceed $1,000, including labor, must
be secured through the Council Of De-
fense. The local Council is authorized
to take the matter through DR.. Fl. G..
Waters Of Kansas City, Kan, state
chairman Of the Council of Defense,
who in turn, if he approves the ap-
plication, passes it on to the War In
dustries Board at Washington for the
final approval and permit. Repairs,
not exceeding $2500, including labor,
may be made on buildings.
This order from the War Industries
Board was issued on September l and
has been in effect since that date, al
though seemingly it had not perco-
lated this far west. The secretary of
the Local Council Of Defense, c. NJ.
Sarchet, has written DR.. Waters to-
day to secure the necessary applica-
ton blanks on which to ask for build
ing permits. 1t is expected that these
permits will be received in the near
future.
The idea of this order by the War
Industries Board is solely to conserve
labor. The government, it is under
stood, is several thousand carpenters
short at the present time, and it is
figured that the only way to force car
penters onto government work is to
cut out local building.
Secretary Morehead of the South
west Retail Lumbemen's association
has Just returned from Washington,
where he went ut the request of the
retailers to learn what conditions. sur
round their business. MOorehead
lives in Kansas City. Local lumber
men have learned today that no build
ing will be permitted excepting on the
program as outlined.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11

decided to accept this nomination. !
feel It my duty to work where most
needed. / have been doing q good bit
Of free service for my country in the
last eighteen months but I'd be q
queer sort Of a patriot If would not
do my best in any capacity, with my
only son in the aviation service"
When asked If he had any special
legislation to promote, in the next
legislature, the Judge said:
mo, excepting that / will always
have the interest Of all Of the people
Of Cherokee county in mind, in pref
erence to any other interests else
where in the state. Our county ranks
mighty high in Importance, and we
have been very fortunate in hav-
ing been so capably represented for
so many years by Senator Huffman.
If l am elected, and / feel certain
that the people Of Cherokee county
will elect me, it will be my earnest
endeavor to give each Of my consti-
tuents a square deal throughout my
term in office. ! expect to enter upon
the performance Of my duties un-
shackled, with no rewards promised.
and no enemies to punish. ! believe
in the performance of official duties,
rather than promises which are as
easily broken as pie crust. / believe
the laborer is worthy Of his hire, and
that exact justice should be meted out
to all alike.
All this sounds pretty good to us.
We only wish to add that the reputa-
tiOn of Judge Skidmore for close at
tention to business, his lifetime Of
fair treatment of those with whom he
transacts business, will commend him
to the favorable consideration Of the
voters of the county. We predict his
election by a handsome majority.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11

The deposits in the 1.031 state banks
and twelve trust companies in Kansas
are $55,O00,00O greater than they were
year ago. according to a statement
issued by State Bank Commissioner
Walter Wilson. II shows total de-
posits OF $226,290.140. the largest in
the states history. This is an increase
OF $S0.O00.OOO over the last bank state
ment ,of May 8. 1t lacks $1,000,000 Of
reaching $1OO.OOO.OOO increase in two
years. The total loans and discounts
are shown as $7S9, ,s0S, an increase
of nearly $4,000 q year ago. This
showing is made ON q total capltaliz.
alton Of $23,75s,0O0. The total surplus
is $11,77S, ISL and undivided profits S3.-
757.5S0.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11

Mr.. Fisher is well versed in scout lori
having had several years actual ex'
pcrience in Ksnsas City, No., and
Baxter Is fortunate in securing him.
He has the boys inStraining at the
present time and viii. immediately
have all Of them enrolled in the M
tional organization. The boys are now
gathering walnuts, one peck each, for
the Red Cross, under the call for nut
shells and fruit pits for the manu-
facture Of gas masks and each scout
Is also planting six walnuts, under a
call made by the American Boy maya
zine, so as to insure future walnut
crops.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11

Engineer T. A. Mccullough and Fire
man c. o. Mahan, both Of Fort Scott
were killed recently when st. Louis &
San Francisco passenger train No. 101,
which left Kansas City at 10:40
o'clock in the morning for Springfield.
plunged through Il burning bridge
twelve miles south of Fort Scott.
Twelve passengers were injured, none
dangerously. The two passenger
coaches OF the train remained on the
track, but the entire train was de-
stroyed by fire. The mail car. In
which F. r. White Of Lenexa and d.
c. Oberlin of Kansas City we're work.
ing. followed the engine across the
stream and rolled off to one side, On.
abling them to escape unharmed.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11
LIBERTY
By ]. NJ. Smither

By J. NJ. Smithcr
Yonder at the eastern gates,
OF our own United States,
Standing out against the sky,
Is the statue of Liberty.
Rising there the gift Of France,
Der the waters vast expanse,
Holding high the torch Of light,
Liberty dispels the night.
Washington, the father brave,
Liberty his country gave,
Henry by immortal breath,
Said "give it me or give me death" /"
Lincoln served it none the less,
And still his name we love and bless
For Liberty, we dare to live,
For Liberty, we life would give
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11

The activities Of all health officers
and state. city and county health Of
ficials are just now directed TO con-
trolling the Spanish influenza in Kan.
sas. There have been eighty-one cases
reported to the state board Of health
and all but thirteen have been con-
firmed by diagnosis as the disease.
The Hays schools have closed since
eighteen cases developed there. The
students army training corps at Hays
Normal school is under strict quaran-
tine. No orders have yet been issued
to curtail the county fair but every
precaution is being taken by physi.
clans to isolate all suspicious cases.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11

In a letter to Mrs. Allen. written
September 10. Henry J. Allen, who IL
doing Y. NJ. C. A. work in France,
says II Is doubtful II he viii be able
to arrange to return 70 Kansas before
December. He indicated in the letter
that even II he could not set away
from his work early this fall. his phys
ical condition would not permit him to
take any part In his campaign for gov
ernor Of Kansas. He IL troubled with
a numbness IN his left side, caused BY
torsmIa, the result Of . toxin taken
Uhils b vas IN q nsld hospital thrss
woskS NIIh dilhfhoEiA
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11

The residence Of Charles Fisher. pit
boss for the Jackson-Walker Coal and
Mining Company, at q coal mine near
Capaldo, was dynamited recently. A
bomb placed under the house broke
every window OF the large 10.room
structure and wrecked the walls in
several places. but Fisher. his wife
and their four children escaped injury.
Immediately after the explosion two
or three revolver shots were fired into
the house. Ten days previously Fisher
was shot at near his home.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11

Fred S jackson, attorney for the
Kansas Public Utilities Commission,
believes the Kansas cities will have
double the amount Of natural gas this
winter as year ago. But there will
be no gas for heating" he said. Re.
ceiver Landon believes he will have
sufficient gas for lighting and cooking,
but that is ALL" Mr.. Jackson returned
recently from the hearing at Minneap.
oils. where an attempt was made to
secure the consent of the federal court
to increase the rates for natural gas
to 81. o thousand feet.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11
SCOUTMAsTER is NAMED.

Walter Fisher has been named
scOutmaster for the Baxter boy scout
troop and a recommendation for his
appointment by the national organi-
cation has been forwarded to head
quarters. The local scout council has
been organized with Ed. G. Polster,
e. n. Richardson and A. L. Harvey
as the members. The scout organiza-
ton is recommended also as a Cham
Der of Commerce auxiliary and goes
before headquarters in that capacity.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-11

According to word received at Wich'
ita, Lieut.. Ralph Branch Of that city
died in France, September s, the re
suit of wounds received in action in
the battle of the ourcq, July 20. Lieu
tenant Branch was the son Of Mrs
Flora Branch. He was a student at
Fairmount College before his enlist
nent in the summer Of 1917. He was
married to Miss Mary Meyers Of Wei
lington, Kas., September q. 1917.