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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
BILL BRENNAN TELLS
HOW TO U UMPIRE GAME
Secret of Success Is Quick De-
cision and Normal Honesty.
Arbiter Prides Himself Not a Little on
His Ability as an Extemporaneous
Commentator-Louisv
Was Tough Town.

Bill Brennan says the secret of sue
cess In the romantic fields of umpir-
ing is decision and normal honesty.
He believes further that the snappy
verbal comeback often helps an
''ump," and Bill prides himself not
little on his ability as an extern
poraneous commentator.
Louisville was tough town for UNI
pires last season, but William found
1t the most hospitable and gracious
of Southern cities. Bill attributes
much of his success in Kentuckian
fields to terse answer he once gave
a Louisville player.
He called pitch ball.
"What's the matter with it?' howled
an enraged Louisville player.
81 call 'em; don't explain 'em," bel
lowed Bill in return.
Thereafter the city of Louisville
was so taken with Bills ability as a
catch-as-catch-can cOnversatiOnalist
that they took him to their hearts.
One of Bill's maxims is never to
hesitate in rendering decision. AS
the school book says, he who hesitates
gathers no moss, and Bill AYERS he
would rather be out and out wrong
about decision than putter around
thinking about it.
Decisions are re1exes, anyhow, and
it is better man should reflex freely
and quickly, even If enormously, than
to reflex not at all
Furthermore, Bill Is a great believer
in letting the other fellows fight. He
says any time he worked in game
played between the teams managed by
John CAMEL and Bill Clymer in the
American association he never had
to worry a minute. These managers
spent all their time fighting between
themselves, and consequently had no
time to gun for William.
"If they tried to dog it," says VIII
liam, 81 used to say to Camel: Did
you hear what Clymer called you?
Then would tell Clymer that Gan
eel said so and so. The result was
they had busy summer, but I found
the work pleasant and easy"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
CHANCE TO SIGN HOLLOCHER
President Hickey Passed Up oppor-
tunity to Land Sparkling Little
Cub Shortstop.

1t is with a feeling of regret that
President Branch Hickey of the Card
inals watches the sparkling fielding
and timely hitting of Charlie Hollocher.
Not so many months ago Hickey had a
chance to sign Hollocher, but passed
him up in the belief that he was only
mediocre.
Hollocher is a graduate from st.
Louis sand-lot diamonds. After some
short successes in minor leagues he
was with the Portland club in the Pa
cific coast league when Walter Nc
McCredie, manager of that club and
very friendly to the Cardinals, recon-
mended the young player for major
league berth. Hickey at first was in
clined to dispatch scout to the West
to look over the shortstop, but later
decided that the boy was only flash.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
Hot Weather P0iSOnS
| Hit The Stomach First
How to Keep Your Stomach
Strong, Cool and Sweet

Hot weather always starts those
quick chemical changes which pro-
duce poisons in meats, fish, fruits,
vegetables, milk and food products.
Such summer poisons in foods not
only make well stomachs sick but de-
velop with dangerous rapidity in
sensitive, sick or ailing stomachs and
bowels.
These poisons not only generate
gases and fluids which cause that
bloated, lumpy feeling, heartburn, sour
stomach, belching, acidity, but endless
other stomach and bowel miseries.
!. A sure, safe, quick acting relief has
been found which absorbs and neu-
tralizes these poisons, too much acid
and harmful gases. EATONIC Tab
lets, one or two taken after every meal,
will keep your stomach sweet. You
will have good appetite to eat what
you like, when you want it and be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
Cause for MansIauahter.

1t was Scottish gathering in one of
the colonies, and what the playing of
one and only piper present lacked In
skill was made up in energy. At the
end Of particularly strenuous out
burst, as the piper was taking a short
rest, one Of the guests went up to him.
That's capital" he said. "Thank
you very much. Now would you mind
playing The Cock o. the North for
us?"
THE Cock o. the North r" almost
shrieked the piper. "Man, do We no
ken Ave bin playin' it for the last
quarter o. an 'oor?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
SOUTHPAW BATTERS CAN HIT
No Reason Why Left-Handed Batter
Cannot Connect With TwirIing
From the Port Side.

Hugo-Bezdek is one National league
manager who refuses to believe that a
left-hand batter cannot hit southpaw
twirling. ITO my way of thinking
there is no earthly reason why left
handed batter should not be able to
hit southpaw twirling," Hugo says. 81
can remember that Jimmy Sheckard
and Johnny Evers of the old Chicago
Cubs were never taken out because
portsiders opposed. iris Speaker, Ty
Cobb and Frank Baker of the Ameri-
can league are all left-hand batters,
and yet you never hear of any of
these men being relegated to the bench
when southpaw is on the mound. It's
just simply case of left-hand hitters
not getting enough practice against
soIthpaw pitching"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

Benny Kauff loves his base hits
more than anything in his life. After
a game he often asks about any hits
be made that afternoon that seem
bit doubtful. The other night he asked
about ball that he had hit to the
infield and beaten out. 1t happened
that the infielder had juggled it bit
and was given an error.
"a man can't get hit every time
he goes to bat, Benny" said news
paper man who was talking with him
about the play in question. mo-"
agreed Kauff. HE can't, but he
ought to-"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

medicine for woman's ailments I ever
saw. Mrs. SARA SHAW, r. No. !,
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Mrs. Shaw proved the merit of this
medicine and wrote this letter in order
that other suffering women may find
relief as she did.
Women who are suffering as she was
should not drag along from day to day
without giving this famous root and
herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham' Vege-
table Compound, trial. For special
advice in regard to such ailments write
TO Lydia d. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn,
Mass. The result of its forty years
experience is at your service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
free from all those bad effects liable to
come after a hearty meal in summer.

free from all those bad effects liable to
come after hearty meal in summer.
EATONIC Tablets are hot weather protec-
tors for the stomach. They guard against the
germs that Turk in the things you eat and
drink. They rebuild listless appetites. pro-
mote digestion by aiding proper action of the
stomach functions and insure speedy relief
from Indigestion and all stomach distress.
EATONIC is good to eat like candy. People
from all over send grateful testimonials. Tens
OF tnous ands are obtaining relief with
EATONIO every day but the best evidence is
to let your own stomach tell you the truth. Go
to your druggist and get big box of
EATONIC. Tell him you want It for the pre-
vention and sure relief of stomach and bowel
disorders produced by hot weather poisons.
Then If EATONIO fails to satisfy you're.
turn it to your druggist. whom you know and
can trust. He viii cheerfully refund your
money. If your druggist doesn't keep
EATONIO-drop us postal. It will be de.
livered to your address and you can then
pay for 1t. Address. 81. L. Kramer, Pres.
lois 8. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
Night Driving in France.

In driving trucks along the roads
leading to the battle front under cover
If darkness headlights cannot be used,
else all concealment would be destroy
ed. To enable the drivers to keep In
The road rows of posts are set along
The roadside. These are three feet
high and painted white. They are Wis
bile even on the darkest night-New
Orleans Times-Picayune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

back to first principles. We used to
consider first our important relatives.
Now we do good deal Of thinking
about relative Importance. The big
question today is not "Who are your"
but ''What can you do?" Jay Cooke,
Sd, the federal food administrator for
Philadelphia, says that If we're going
to shove 100000 bushels of wheat
to the allies in four months we must
each of us-get along with two loayes
of bread, Victory bread, week. It's
easy enough If we turn to the substi-
tutes we have plentifully at hand. Eat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
Good Work for Mush.

Did 1t ever occur to you what the
word '1ady" really means? It's the
Anglo Saxon word ''hlafidge," 'hlaf"
meaning '1oaf' and "dlge" meaning
"kneader." SO that lady, in the orig
fnal understanding of that title, is SIM
DIV bread-maker. How far we have
Travelled in these sophisticated and still
brutal modem times from the sense
of that term! But just as war In Its
offensive and defensive movements re-
verts TO many medieval practices. so
"a domestic particulars we are going
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
Young European Capital.

Helsingfors, the capital of Finland,
is among the youngest of the Euro
pean capitals, for it Is but little over
hundred years since Gar Alexander
/, shortly after the annexation Of the
grand duchy by Russia, transferred
the capital thither from Abo, which
was, in his opinion, too near Sweden.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

IN w SSsAA - S&AAASS ..
could hardly G e t
around to do my
work, and as I had
four in my family
and three boarders
itmade it very hard
for me. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
was recommended
to me. / took it
and it has restored
my health. It is
Al
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
DIAMOND
NOTES

Pete Kilduff of the Cubs has joined
the navy.
Doc Swigler has been life-saver
to the Nashville team with his good
pitching.
Tom Rogers, st. Louis Browns
pitcher, is the latest American league
player to be called in the draft.
Harold Carlson, Pirate pitcher
called to war, is now at Camp Grant,
near his home town in Rockford, Ill.
The veteran Phil Wells has been
taken on by Fort Worth to replace
Larry Woodall as second string catch
err.
Two of the biggest finds of the year
in the National league-Ray Schmandt
and Charley Hollocher-are st. Louis
boys.
L IlSICl aICA OlIIcluS, WIN LUX q
short fling at Western league ball this
spring, is now with Buffalo In the In
ternational.
Paul st. Charles, q Nashville semi
pro, taken on by Chattanooga to play
the infield, has been getting away with
it in a pinch.
Charley Herzog is much impressed
with the hitting strength of the Reds.
and thinks they should put up a great
battle from now on.
The hitting Of Art Griggs is the SEN
sation of the Coast league. He con-
tinues to bat around .450, and shows
no signs Of letting up.
For team that has several of its
sluggers batting right-handed the st.
Louis Cardinals are unusually weak
against left-handed pitching.
Brooklyn scribes are making the
best of bad situation by picking on
Ray Schmandt as hero who stands
out like lighthouse in fog.
Norman Pitt, a youthful Brooklyn
pitcher who was supposed to be sent
to Rochester, went to work in a ship
yard instead and quit the game.
=
Manager Mitchell of the Chicago
Cubs is now saying that he can de-
pend on Bob O'Farrell for his back
stop work when Bill Killefer joins the
army.
New men with Syracuse are Bobby
Davis, veteran infielder, last year with
Los Angeles, and Bob Heck, pitcher
picked up from Syracuse independent
circles.
The Phillies will be sorely crippled
soon. They will lose Jim McGaffigan
In the draft. He is one of their best
young ball players and has been doing
splendidly at second base.
With the departure of Woodall and
Wachtel from the Fort Worth team.
Clarence Kraft is the only player re-
naming who is in class one A and SUBJ
ject to early call. He expects to go
| any day now.
According to Newark newspaper
| writer Joe Lannin is the real financial
hacker of the Newark Internationals.
He also backs Buffalo and Syracuse,
giving him three clubs in the league
as his personal affair.
George Whitfield, who recently en-
listed in the army says he wants to
get over to France and do some fight
ing. George hasn't the artistic tenn
permanent, and says he couldn't paint
! q ship in thousand years.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
ATHLETIC FANS NOW
PRAISE CONNIE MACK

Philadelphia fans are begin
ming to enthuse over Connie
Mack's new stars. George
Burns, the big first baseman
who has succeeded Stuffy Nc
Innis, has set Quakerville on fire
with his great hitting. He made
two home runs in one game re-
Gently and is the Athletics
cleanup man.
Scott Perry's magnificent pitch
ing Is another reason for JOY at
Shibe park. Joe Dugan, the
young shortstop from Holy.
Cross; Morris Shannon, the sec
ond baseman, and Catcher Per-
kins also have made themselves
solid.
Mack has built up a fine ball
club at last, and his former ira
ducers now are showering him
with praise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
Braves Get pitcher. upham.

Pitcher Bill Upham, who jumped
the st. Paul team last year to play
Independent ball, has been secured by
the Boston Braves in a deal with Sc.
Paul and with major league berth
in prospect is right glad to mend his
jumping ways.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
How Woman PLAYS Col.

Parks-I see that you have been
playing golf with Perkins wife. Is
she good player?
Lane-Fair. She goes around In
about hundred strokes and a couple
If thousand words.-Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
Success or Failure.

AS far as appearances go 81 can"
and II can't" look very much alike.
But the difference between them Is all
the difference between success and
failure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
ST. Joseph PROTESTS Came.

The st. Joseph club has protested
the Inaugural game pitched by Paul
Musser for Des Moines. on the ground
ihn. his suspension had not been lift
eli when re was used.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
BUY Bonds or Eioht-

Mother Observation-Disclosures graci-
Gus! Willie. your nose is bloody and
your clothes torn. You've been fight
ing.
Willie (sulkily)-Well, how could
buy Liberty bond?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

Cleveland's excellent showing in the
American league race is due consid-
erably to the efficient pitching of Guy
Morton, whose speed and curves have
been unusually battling this year.
Only recently he came within an ace
of pitching no-hit game. Amos
Strunk of the Red Sox is the player
who stopped him from accomplishing
this unusual feat by driving out sim
gle, the only hit the Red Sox OBJ
tanned. Morton's twirling has been
steady and effective all year and If
he maintains the pace at which he is
going it is believed in Cleveland that
the Indians will make the Red Sox,
Yankees and White Sox hustle to win
the championship.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

The last straw that put the camel
down and out had mint julep at the
other end of it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
At the Museum.

"What an extraordinarily long bill
that bird hast" "Must be dealing at
the same provision store that do"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

A woman's idea of a congenial hus-
band Is one who lets her have her own
way In everything.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
Nothing Of the Sort.

did the two men have an epis-
tolary argumentY
No pistols used at all. They took
It out in letter -writin'..
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

Things that interest some people are
those that would better be left unsaid.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
!" BEST MEDICINE
FOR WOMEN
What Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Did
For Ohio Woman.

Portsmouth, Ohio. I suffered from
Irregularities, pains in my side and was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

mush-but don't talk Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
Explaining II.

DO you believe In hypnotisn7"
Il don't know Of anything else that
could make people walk In front of
'em."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

Gilded youth furnishes quickly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

Armour & Company
Cudahy Packing Co.
Morris & Company
Swift & Company
Wilson & Company
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

New men with Syracuse are Bobby
Davis, veteran inf1elder, last. year with
Los Angeles, and Bob Heck, a pitcher
picked up from Syracuse independent
circles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

Norman Pitt, a youthful Brooklyn
pitcher who was supposed to be sent
to Rochester, went to work in a ship
yard instead and quit the game.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

Manager Mitchell of the Chicago
Cubs is now saying that he can de-
pend on Bob O'Farrell for his back
stop work when Bill Killefer joins the
army.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
Are the Packers Profiteers
Plain Facts About the Meat Business

onal profit makes only fair return this and has
been stated the larger portion of the profits earned has
been used to finance huge stocks goods and to provide
additions and improvements made necessary by the
NOUS demands Of our army and navy and the allies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12

Brooklyn scribes are making the
best of bad situation by picking on
Ray Schmandt as a hero who stands
out like a lighthouse in fog.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-16
TEUTONS SIT UP
 AND TAKE NOTICE
 IF 0UR AV|AT0RS
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Jan. 15.-(By The Associ- ated Press).-Enemy air raiders are showing an increased interest in the American aviation centers and es pecially those nearest the lines.
 During one of the most recent incur sions, the German airplanes descended within 200 feet of the ground, endeav- ording to make sure that the several bombs which they dropped should hit their targets, which in most cases were buildings in which men were billeted. Luckily the German aim, even at such close range, was poor, for no Ameri cans were killed.
 Another German machine which flew over the position later, dropped bomb from a higher altitude at a hangar The bomb missed it's mark, but dug a great hole in the adjoining field.
 At a certain place nearby, an enemy squadron descended within 300 feet of the earth and sprayed an anti aircraft machine gun position with a hail of bullets, but did not hit any of the gun ners, all of whom were French.
 The Americans at the most advanced aviation camp have found a novel mounting for the machine guns used for defense against enemy airplanes When the guns for the newly dug pits arrived it was discovered that only field carriages had been provided. These were unsuitable for aircraft de- fense work, so swivels were construct ed from old motor truck springs. These improVlSed mounts are said to be as good as any used
Arizona republican., 1918-01-16
BUDDING E[|G|b[ES
 MUST REGISTER AS THEY CAIN MAJORITY
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The gov ernment has decided on draft regis tration of all young men as fast as they become 21 years old as the means of keeping filled the ranks of the war army. It was decided against raising the draft age limit above 31 years.
 An administration bill was intro duced today, at the request of the war department by Chairman Chamberlain of the senate military committee, to register for draft all men who have reached 21 since June 5, 1917, when the draft law became effective. The administration support seems to as sure it's prompt passage. The bill agrees with the recent recommenda- tions of Provost Marshall General Crowder.
 Other administration bills introduced today by Chairman Chamberlain, at the request of the war department. will supplement the draft law to make it workable under conditions that have developed. One would permit furlough- ing of national army units for harvest work or other civilian duty; another would eliminate enemy alien popula- tion from basis of calculations for draft quotas, by making the basis for each state, the number of men avail able in class one.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-16
WAR REVIEW
 OF THE DAY

A message issued to the Russian people by the British labor party an- nounces that the British people are one with the Russians on the prin- ciple of self determination of peoples and no annexation for the British en- pire, particularly in the middle west, in Africa and in India. It also calls upon the peoples of the central em- pires to force their governments ito renounce annexations in Europe with the same good faith m which we are renouncing them in Asia" and not let them drive the British people as they are driving the Russians, into the terrible choice between continuing the war and abandoning the only prin- ciple than can save the world
 AS for Turkey, the message says, the sovereign independence of the Turkish people in their national home is re- spected, but that the Turkish govern ment's domination oyer other peoples is hindrance to the national devel- opment of the Turks. The formation of an international organization is called for to take over the responsibil- ity of, governing peoples, such as the Arabs, the Palestinians and Armenians. Meanwhile, Admiral von Tirpitz, the father of Germany's submarine war fare and one of the leaders of the fatherland party, in speeches is en- deavoring to bolster up the case of the pan Germans In his latest address he still held to his dream of forcing Great Britain to seek peace as a result of Germany's submarine campaign.
 Probably with the purpose of lay ing further plans to meet the antici- pated stroke of the reinforced armies 1 of the Germans on the western front, there will be an early meeting in plenary session at Versailles of the supreme allied war council.
 The political pot in Germany contin- nues at full boil, with the mlitaristic element in the ascendancy. Notwith- standing the seeming impasse that has arisen in the peace negotiations be- | tween the Russians and central pow CTS, owing to objections by the Rus sians to the demands of Germany and her allies, announcement has been made in the reichstae that no altera- tions has been made in the instruc- tions given to the chler German repre- sentative in the pour parlers.
 A meeting of the annexationist party in Germany has been broken up by the independent socialists.
 After days of inactivity, due to ad. verse weather, the Italians have agair attacked the Austro- German front 1T the Monte Asolone region and made soodly gains of ground. Likewise along the southern course of the Piavt river, they have added materially tC their bridgehead east of Capo Sile pushing back the enemy from severa trenches, which were held by the Ital. ians in spite of furious counter attacks
 In the hill region the Austro-Ger mans offered strong resistance, but tn, Italians, in addition to inflicting ex tremely heavy casualties, captured eight officers and 2S3 men.
 On the other frontA the fighting, ex cept for the artillery, continues below normal, although the Canadians agail have raided German trenches north O Lens, blowing up their dugouts ant taking prisoners and a machine gun.
 Yarmouth was bombarded Monda, night. three persons being killed ant ten injured by a German attack iron the sea