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The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
ITALY LIKES BASEBALL I S; / !
Most Recent Victim Of National
Pastime Germ.
Football Popular as Well as Diamond
Sport-Favored by, Military
leader&

New York.-One of the curious eff.
fects of the war is the international
interest which has been aroused in
American sports. Italy apparently Is
the most recent victim of the baseball
germ, according to DR.. Felice FerrerO,
director Of the Italian bureau of in
formation in this city.
Football, as played in America, as
well as the national game of this coun-
try, also has taken hold Of the popular
interest in Italy. The Gazetta dellO
Sport, one of the most influential sport
journals Of that country, is raising a
fund for the purchase Of baseballs,
bats and footballs and the distribu-
ton of prizes among the soldiers to
stimulate competition.
General Pennella, commander Of the
Second Italian army, in letter to the
Gazetta dello Sport, says that football
and baseball games are of inestimable
value in the training for war. He
praises the initiative of the Gazetta
dello Sport and says that he firmly be-
lieves that the stimulation of baseball
and football competition among the
various units of the Italian army will
have the most gratifying and impOr-
tant results in maintaining the morale
of the troops. General Pennella is es-
pecially pleased with baseball as an
aid to training and the maintenance Of
the morale of the troops.
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
NEEDS WALNUT WOOD
Government Makes Appeal to
Owners of Trees.
Best Material for the Manufacture Of
Gun Stocks and AirpIane
PropeIlers.

shington.-American walnut has
proven, under a four-year test in this
war, to be the best wood for the manu-
facture of airplane prOpellers and gun
stocks.
Our government will need all of this
wood it can secure during the cOntinu-
ance of the conflict. 1t cannot buy
either logs or trees, as part of the lum-
ber produced by the log is not suitable
for either of the above purposes. How
ever, it urgently petitions all owners
of trees or logs to sell them to one or
more of the sawmills which hold gov
ernment contracts for gun stocks or
propeller lumber. Fight with your trees.
Don't let them remain idle slackers.
Owing to their inability to purchase
sufficient logs the sawmillS have not
yet been able to supply the present re-
allies, and as our participation in the
actual hostilities is increasing rapidly
our requirements in this wood are
monthly growing heavier. Every tree
counts. Half dozen will provide lum.
ber to build propeller blade and put
a gun stock into the hand of each man
in the platoon. The lack of one ma
chine in the air or one platoon in the
fight might turn the tide in a battle,
Picture your own son or the son of
your neighbor holding on and fighting
against desperate odds until the COM
pany or regiment your trees have
armed can come to his relief. Make
this relief possible. Turn your trees
loose. Wake up and get into the fight.
In this way you will be fighting for and
with him as truly as if you stood be-
side him in battle. And you have no
right to do anything else. Act quickly.
If you have walnut trees write today
to Capt. r. L. Oakley, production di-
vision, small arms section, ordnance
department, Sixth and b streets,
Washington, d. G. He will put you in
touch with several sawmills holding
government contracts, any one of
which will buy your trees and pay you
fair price for them.
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
HE GOT THE RING FIRST
Young Man Prepared for Wedding and
Did Not Worry About the
Girl.

Cleveland, O.-Here's young man
who believes in the efficacy Of pre-
paredness. , %t
With his young wife he appeared
recently before Frank M. Kenney,
chief clerk of local board No. z at
Central armory.
"When did you buy the ringY Mr..
Kenney asked.
There was some discrepancy be-
tween the answers of the bride and
the bridegroom and the clerk pressed
for an explanation.
swell, I'll tell you the TRUTH" the
man replied. "Some years ago bought
q watch on the installment plan and
when it was paid for l thought the
idea was pretty good one. figured
to myself that some day I might want
to get married, and thought it wouldn't
be bad idea to get the ring on the
same plan."
'You mean you got the ring and
kept it in your pocket until the right
girl happened alOngY' Mr.. Kenneg in
quired.
"That's just it, mister" the youth re-
piled, unabashed. "This is the right
girl, and we's just got married"
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
LADY STEVED0RES ON JOB
Three of Them Are Fired for cussing
Others Are Giving vaIu-
able Service.

Brooklyn, N. Y.-SiXteen women in
overalls are wrestling daily with 1872
pound bags of coffee and hundred
weights of sugar. working side by side
with muscular men long used to this
hard job. They are the new lady steve
dores hired by the New York Dock
company.
There would be 10 Of these female
dock wallopers were it not for the
fact that three of the number en-
gagged were fired on account of their
cussing.
Among the present 16 are an au-
thor, a former vaudeville star, several
widows, and two negro women. Their
hours are a. m. to p. m. five days
a week. They are getting 321a cents
an hour, the rate paid to men.
III. B. Whipple, general manager
predicts bright future for all women
similarly engaged, though he really
had no notion the scheme would work
as well as it has.
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
SAYS FUSSING IS HUMAN
Brooklyn Court Rules 1t Does Not
Constitute Cruel and lnhu.
man Treatment.

Brooklyn, N. Y.-SQuabbles, wordy
alterations, unkind and exasperating
or even insulting words used in the
heat of passion aroused by chickering's
do not constitute cruel and inhuman
treatment, according to recent di.
vorce case decision by the appellate
division. The court added:
Unfortunately for our weak ma
ture, these things constitute conduct
which renders it unsafe or improper
to live together"
Testimony went to show that the
wife, who sought divorce and alimony
objected to the presence of a stepson
and chased the male members of the
family from the house.
''In these squabbles she (the plain.
tiff seems to have been able to hold
her own," said the court. "We do not
think any law requires a domestic
exile to support a wife while living
apart from her own family"
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
CAPTURES COUSIN IN RAID
American Soldier Grabs Relative Il
Attack on the Hun
Trenches.

Hackensack, n. "details of how
two cousins, one a corporal in the
American army and the other soldier
of the kaiser, met in France after q
raid were told here recently.
The American is Corporal William
NUM-, Jr., of Hackensack, a member
of the One Hundred and SiXty-fifth in
fantry, the old Fighting SiXty-ninth.'
The German boy is Gustave Winkel
mann of Bremen, a prisoner in al
American camp. Letters from Cor
poral NUM- say he was in a raid
against the German trenches recently
and came back with batch of pris
oners. The captives were being
identified when Winkelmann mentioned
that he had relatives in the United
States. NUM- asked their names ant
found that the boy was his cousin.
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
EL0PERS BEAT OUT father
Young Georgia Couple Run Off in Big
Automobile and Are
Married.

Nashville, Ga.-Foster Monk and
Miss Maurine Moore of Douglas, Ga.
were married here at midnight recent.
ly, after sensational automobile race
from Douglas.
Monk and his bride-to-be left Doug
las ostensibly for a ride in Monks
"big six"
Shortly after their departure the
father of the young woman became
suspicious. The father and a twin
sister of the bride brought an eight.
cylinder car into play, giving chase
Cupid vas the first to make the home
stretch.
Daddy, you are too late-we are
married." was the daughters greeting
as the father came up.
The father accepted the situation
extended his blessing and congratulate
ed the bridegroom on his skill as q
driver. ..a... -.
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
A BILIOUS ATTACK.

When you have bilious attack
your liver fails to perform its func-
tions. You become constipated. The
food you eat ferments in your stom-
ach and causes nausea, vomiting and
a terrible headache. Take three of
Chamberlain's Tablets. They will
tone up your liver, clean out your
stomach and you will soon be as well
as ever. They only cost a quarter.
(adv-aug)
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
MAN TOO HEAVY FOR NAVY
Recruiting Officer Says Uncle Sam
Hasn't Suit Big Enough for
Kansan.

Salina, Kan.-'I want to fight" de-
clared v. G. Emick, twenty-one. Of
Miltonvale, at the local naval recruit
Ing Office. A recruiting officer gave
him the ''once over" put him through
series of PAGES and then said:
"There is nothing doing here. There
isn't sailor suit in Uncle Sans navy
that would fit you"
Emick walked out of the Office q
disappointed man. He weighs 275
pounds and was recently registered
under the new draft law.
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02

over $200,000,00 the estimates made
year ago when the revenue meas
ures were passed by Congress.
The success in collecting this large
revenue is attributed by the Treasury
Department to the patriotism and
cooperation of the American people
in promptly and cheerfully meeting
the war burdens imposed upon them.
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
THE PEOPLE AND WAR TAXES

More than $4,000, ,OOO,O 900 has been
collected in internal revenue taxes,
including income and excess-profits
taxes, for the fiscal year. This ex-
ceeds by over 100000, 900 the. esti-
mates made few months ago, and by
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
Find Indian Skeletons.

Martins Ferry, O.-While stripping
coal at the Beech Flats Coal company
mine at Rush Run, above this city,
workmen unearthed the skeletons of
three Indians. The skeletons are in a
good state of preservation. The teeth
are perfect and white as ivory.
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
Ban on Baseball Pools.

Albany, N. Y-The operation o.
baseball pools, prevalent throughou
the country, has been held to be book
making by the appellate division of tn,
supreme court, third department O.
New York state.
The Bourbon news., 1918-08-02
CHAMPION JONAH MAN
OF AMERICA IS CLAIM

Los Angeles.-R. d. Jacobs OF
Los Angeles says he is the cham
pion Jonah man Of America.
Here's why:
While instructing his wife in
the use of a revolver Mrs. ia
cobs accidentally shot her hus-
band in the shoul II. While
Jacobs was receiving treatment
burglars entered the home and
stripped the place.
"The darned old thieves" wall
ed Jacobs, took everything of
value except the revolver which
caused all the trouble. Can you
beat it?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
ASKF0R HEARING
ON HALF AND HALF
Executive Committee of Joint
Fiscal Committee to Protest
House Action.

The executive committee of the citi-
zens' joint fiscal committee, which rep
resented the District in the hearings In
1915 before the congressional joint Sc
lect committee, at meeting held today
decided to apply to the Senate appro-
priations subcommittee on the District
bill for a hearing to protest against
the repeal by legislative rider on the
pending District appropriation bill Of
the halE-and-half law Of 1878.
The executive committee consists of
Henry B. F. Macfarlapd. chairman: A.
s. Worthington, Theodore W.. Noyes.
Corcoran Thorn. D. J. Callahan end Ed
ward F. Colladay.
The organizations represented by the
joint citizens committee are the Board
of Trade, the Chamber Of Commerce,
the committee of one hundred, the Bar
Association. the Federation of Citizens
Associations. the Retail Merchants. AS
sociation, the Builders and Manufac-
turers' Exchange, the Columbia heights
Citizens Association, the Northeast Cit
izens' Association and the Georgetown
Citizens Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
US. FLIER WITH FRENCH CITED
Official Journal Commends Lieut.
Paul Frank Baer.

PARIS. May 2.-Lieut. Paul Frank
Baer. now of the United States Flying
Corps, and formerly of the American
Lafayette Escadrille, was honored by
a citation which appeared today in the
Omcial Journal. The citation follows:
Paul Frank Baer. lieutenant of the
American Lafayette Escadrille, an
American pilot engaged in the French
army. has shown himself at once a
pilot of the first rank. engaging the
enemy in numerous combats in which
he has always put the enemy to flight,
and has downed an enemy airplane"
Citations in the Journal always ap-
pear sometimes after the events they
chronicle. Hence Lieut.. Baer's later
victories are not mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
INTERALLIED COUNCIL
SETTLES WAR QUESTIONS
Gen. Pershing Is Present at Two
Day Conference Held
at Paris.

PARIS. May 2.-The supreme inter-
allied war council met today at Abbe-
Vile, with Premier Clemenceau pre-
siding. Those present included Premier
David Lloyd George of England, Pre-
mier Vittorio Orlando of Italy, Viscount
Miner. British secretary of state for
war; Gen. Foch. commander-in-chi of
the allied armies in France: Gen. Sack
ville-West. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss. Amer
lean representative at the council; Gen.
Belin of the Versailles committee: Mai
Gen. Henry H. Wilson, British chief
of stan; Field Marshal Haig. Gen. Per-
shing, Gen. Petain, Vice Admiral
Wemyss, British first sea lord. and
Vice Admiral De Bon, chief of the
French naval staff.
During the two days in which the
conference has been in session all mil
itary questions of moment were ex-
amined and settled in full agreement
The results obtained are unanimously
regarded as most satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
NEWY0RK LIBERTY LOAN
T0TALS$75O,4O0,0OO
Reserve District Within $3.50.
100000 of Minimum Quota-Big
Gain Overnight.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 3.-With less than
forty-eight hours remaining in the lib
erty loan campaign. the New York fed
eral reserve. district was within ap-
proximately s150.o00,o00 Of its mini
mum quota of $soo,ooo.ooo at 10 am.
today. An overnight gain OF about
$43,400, 900 brought the official total up
to $750,4OO,000. .
4 Subscriptions poured into headquar-
ters today like a tidal wave. and jubi-
the minimum quota of $900.000.00 was
assured, redoubled their efforts to OBJ
tain a substantial oversubscription.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
GEN. FOCH IN CONTROL
OF ALL WEST FRONTS

PARIS. May s.-The military author
ity of Gen. Foch as result of the Ital-
ian adhesion, has been extended to all
the western fronts and the general
now becomes commander in chief of
all the allied armies in the west, says
Marcel Hutin in the Echo de Paris.
M. Hutin saw Premier Clemenceau on
his return from the meeting of the su-
preme war council at Abdeville. The
premier. without going into details. ex-
pressed satisfaction with the results 8
OF the conference.
"And the situation at the front e''
asked the WriterH
Gen. Foch is very optimistic; that's
all I can tell l-you." was the premier's $
reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
WOUNDED ]. S. OFFICERS
ACT INSPIRES; MEN WIN
Lieut.. Meyering Plunges Through
Barrage, Remains at Front
While Near Collapse.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 2.-Lieut. William D.
Meyering, u. S. r., has been awarded
the distinguished service cross. He
commanded a platoon, which was at
tackled by the enemy on April 6. He
handled his men well under fire until
he was seriously wounded.
Compelled to attend to the wound.
the lieutenant refused assistance and
walked through barrage to a dressing
station. He objected to being moved
to the rear until he knew the result of
the engagement.
clared his brave example inspired the
men to drive off the enemy, who did
not reach the American trenches.
Lieut.. MeyerinSs right hand had to
be amputated as result of the wound
he received.
German Force Cut to Pieces.
which attacked the American position
at Seicheprey April 20 is known to have
suffered more severely than it was at
first believed. Information has been
received from German prisoner who
was brought in by one of the American
patrols. He was Red Cross man. who
assisted in the removal of the wounded
and the burial OF the dead after the en-.
and told the American intel
Hgence officers that the German force
was cut to pieces. about four-6fths of
its 1:5oo electives being killed or
wounded
In view of the fact that the prisoner
gave other information Of a definite
character, the intelligence officers SEEM
ed to believe his statements relative to
the German casualties.
Aside from subnormal artillery activ-
ity, the American sector has been ex-
tremely quiet during the past thirty-six
hours. The Germans, however, are do
ing much work behind their lines and it
is expected that fighting will be re-
sumed at any time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
". H. TAFT MATCHES"
PRESIDENTS $50 BOND

RALEIGH, n. c.. May 3.-Former
President William H. Taft matched
President Wilson when he subscribed
for another $50 bond at liberty loan
meeting at Elizabeth City. last night.
at which Mr. Taft was the principal
speaker. it became known on the ar
rival here of the former President to-
day.
Mr.. Taft breakfasted with friends in
Raleigh this morning en- route to
Greensboro. where he will deliver a
liberty loan speech tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
HUNS CHIEF BLOW
NOT YET DELIVERED
Officials Here Believe Whole
Line Will Receive Force of
Major Effort.

With a study of the meager informa-
tinn contained in dispatches from the
western front officials here become
more convinced that. important as the
Flanders operations have been, they
were only preliminary to the major
purpose of the Germans to advance be-
fore Amiens. separate the French from
their allies and roll back the British
army.
DESTROYS as they may have been of
capturing the channel ports, it is held
that the Germans must have counted
on stiff resistance there and have hoped
that a secondary effect would be the
mobilization of reinforcements in such
number as to leave the defenses Of
Amiens too weak to sustain a second
attack.
Artillery Preparations.
The fact that the Germans, who have
shown their army to be extremely
mobile In their present operations,
seem to have withdrawn few men from
the region between Arras and Laon
points to this theory. There have been
reports, also, of extensive artillery
preparations by the Germans in Pic
ardy.
Though the operations of the western
front seem to have developed by the
accidents of fighting into two distinct
attacks. one before Hazebrouck and
another before Amiens, it is pointed out
that Germanys original intention was
sustained attack all along the line,
and that she is extremely likely to con-
tinue to work on that program.
Cause Of Past Failure.
The thing which upset this plan was
the failure to make any appreciable ad-
vance at Arras north toward La Bassee.
and to have penetrated farther per-
haps. in the direction of Amiens than
she has hoped within the time con-
sumed.
The result is that Germany, instead
of piercing the enemy line, or even of
driving it back uniformly. now is left
in a disadvantageous position by her
deep Impressions at two points, with
her army circling about the Arras
stronghold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
MAI. GEN. NJ ANDREW
NAMED STAFF CHIEF
Pershing Makes Army Shifts
to Utilize Men Who Have
Fought at Front.

By the Associated Press,
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. May 3.-Maj. Gen. James Nc
Andrew has been appointed chief of
staff of the American expeditionary
forces, assuming his duties Immediate
ly. Brig. Gen. James G. Harbord, who
has been Gen. Pershing's chief of staff,
has been assigned to 9 command in
the field, which he will take over this
week.
These changes are explained as being
In conformity with Gen. Pershing's
policy Of, making shifts among the
officers Of the general stan. In this
process some are sent to the field and
replaced with others who have been
on the front, and by reason of recent
personal experiences are better able to
grapple with field problems.
This policy also serves to give the
general STAFF officers an opportunity to
serve with the troops. All of this is
calculated to inject additional energy
into the activities Of the American ex-
peditionary forces.
Other Charges.
In further pursuit of this policy there
have been several other staff changes.
One section chief has been assigned as
a divisional chief of staff and other Of
fcers Of similar rank have been as
signed to service with the troops. The
new post of deputy chief of staff at
headquarters has been created with a
view to giving the chief of staff more
freedom of action and ena abling him to
keep In closer touch with the COM
batant troops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
1000 Chicago Molders Strike.

CHICAGO. May 3.-Fifty-eight iron
and brass foundries are closed today
as a result of a strike of 1000 mold
ers. Representatives of the companies
said the plants would remain closed
until the men are willing to work for
S5.25- day, the wages received when
they struck for Sc day. Most Of the
plants are said to have been turning
out war supplies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
FILIPINOS HAVE PASSED
i. QUOTA ON LIBERTY BONDS

MANILA. May 3.-The liberty loan
drive in the Philippines has passed the
figure Of 100000 pesos. the quota for
the islands. The bond workers are con-
tinuing their campaign. with view to
reaching: the mark Of 100000 pesos.
II possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
Louisville Steel Mill Burns.

LOUISVILLE. KY, May s.-Fire
originating at the plant of the Louis
VILE Iron and Steel Company last
night destroyed the main building of
that plant and spread to the Louisville
and Nashville railroad shops, where
several buildings were burned The
damage Is estimated at S250No0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
Cause of Past Failure,
NAGEL REPORTED COMING
TO TAKE FEDERAL POST

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May 3.-Charles
NageI. former Secretary of Commerce
and Labor in President Taft's cabinet.
left today for Washington, where. it 10
said. he will take federal post, the
nature Of which is not disclosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
NET INCOME OF RAIL WAYS
SHOWS HEAVY DECREASE

During the first three months of gov
ernment regulation. ia American rail-
roads showed net operating income of
4,10S,661. against $l44,0l1,3s9 for the
same period under private direction in
1917.