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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
BASEBALL is
RIOT TO THE
BRITtSHERS

Baseball is no longer the novelty
to Englishmen that it was g. few
years ago, but it was only recently
| that the natives had an opportunity
to witness the American national
game staged amid the proper sur
roundings. Major league clubs have
toured England in the past, and play
ed the game with all the skill foI
which the players are noted, but the
final touch was always lacking for
there were few if any real American
| baseball fans to supply the natural
| background for the sport.
With thousands of United States
soldiers and sailors now quartered
in England, this deficiency has been
!1emedied, and the Englishman has
seen the fan as well as the player.
The result, as may be imagined, was
somewhat of a shock to the staid
Britisher and the newspaper. reports
elaborated upon this feature. In de-
scribing the opening of the Anglo
American league, composed Of three
United States army; one navy club
and four Canadian teams, Lloyd's
Weekly News published the follow
ing:
I'VE saw a little of Americas riot
GUS enthusiasm for baseball at the
Arsenal football ground yesterday,
when after about three hours play,
the United States Army team beat
the Navy by seven runs to six. From
the moment when Admiral Sims,
commander-in-C chief Of the American
navy in European waters, and Gen
eral Biddle, the American G. o. c. in
England, started the game with a
friendly throw, there was scarcely
a break in a nerve disturbing hub
bub. To the philosophical English
man who takes his sport calmly it
was all very bewildering, and he must
have been thankful that there were
not more than about 1000 people
present. In this sense baseball is an
acquired taste, and perhaps when we
become more ACCUSTOMED to it we
shall regard this enthusiasm as an
essential quality.
Yesterday it seemed as if these
1000 people made more noise than
we hear from 100000 people on Cup
Final day at the Crystal Palace. The
crowd was part of the game Every
sailor in his picturesque white hat
and every soldier in khaki regarded
1t as his right to shout his instruc-
ttons to the men on the field. The
PIc1S St . IIISLtASS1N0S kept up d run"
ming comment, and there was also the
loud voice Of the umpire proclaiming
the balls and the strikes.
The play was good, and the finish
close and exciting, albeit we had to
wait for half an hour before a run
was scored. Then the Army went
ahead with three in their third in
nings, and one in their fourth. But
at the end Of the eighth innings the
score was level at five ALL When
the Navy obtained the lead in what
would ordinarily have been the final
innings, it appeared as If they were
going to snatch win, but after very
keen play the Army squared at six
all.
There is never draw at baseball.
extra innings being played until a
winning run is obtained by either
side. So the match was continued,
and at the elevsnth.attempt the Army
won" %-le7.-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25

Bloomington. ILL.,. June 19.-(spe-
ciaI) I)-Ob Observance of the centennial
of Illinois admission to the union,
which has been general throughout
the state, will climax on July 4, and
6, with re-enactment of the arrival
Of the first white men, the French
explorers, including Father Mar
quette. Tonti and La Sale, with
their little band of soldiers. They
came In 1878, moving along the IL
linois river in canoes. They made a
stop at Starved Rock, the most pic
turesque point in the state, and there
constructed Fort ST. Louis. one of a
chain of sixty which extended across
the mississippi valley.
There win be a pageant lasting
three days, with 1900 actors, includ-
ing 500 Indians from the Tana res
eryation I'm Iowa The siege of
Starved Rock, where the IIIini had
made their. last stand after being de-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25

Valley City, N. D., June 25.-John
O. Hanchett, Republican candidate
for congress in the Second district,
has been asked for an explanation
of that part Of his platform in which
he states that although a life long
Republican, he plades his Ameri-
canism about his party affiliations,
and stands sQuarely behind the ad-
ministration Of President Wilson in
the prosecution of the war to a
speedy, and permanent peace and,
denoundes the playing Of pA)littcs
in congress to weaken the hand of
the President in this crucial hour Of
American history; and he makes the
following explanation:
Il can better explain my meaning
upon this point by giving a concrete
illustration. Last fall at the time
the price fixing committee was
working upon the matter of fixing
the price to be paid for the 1917
wheat crop, a certain congressman
from one Of the spring wheat states
in the northwest. sent out a tele-
gram broadcast to the people OF
his district in which he stated in
substance that any price which the
farmers could secure for their wheat
above $1.65 a bushel would have to
be obtained from the administra-
ton by the mailed fist. Later both
Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Garfield denied
that any such price as $1.65 bush
el had ever been considered or dis
cUssed with anyone.
What would be the natural effect
of sending out such a telegram by a
congressman broadcast to the farm
ers Of his district? Manifestly it
would be to create the impression
in the minds of thousands Of farm
ers of the northwest that the admin
istration was not trying to deal
justly with the farmers of the north
west and that the only way they
could obtain justice from the ad-
ministration was by mailed fist. 1t
Is apparent that this congressman
must have known that the price
that would be set upon the 1917
wheat crop would be considerably
above $165 a bushel and wished to
get credit with his farmer constitu-
ents for any price which they got for
their wheat in excess Of that sum.
For the purpose Of feathering his
own political nest he was willing to
take chances On weakening the ad-
ministration among the farmers of
the northwest and bandicapping the
President in the prosecution of the
war.
'If I should be chosen to repre-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
Clothing Left by
Dead In Germany
May Go to State
CRv Assoc1afed Press.o

London, June 25.-(British Wireless
Service)-Clothing in Germany has
now become almost as scarce as food
Perhaps nothing could more graphic
ally reveal the clothing plight Of Ger
many than g. proposal just put forth
by Justizrat Otto Feig, a prominent
Berlin lawyer, that the government
should forthwith enact law making
it compulsory for the heirs Of dead
people or the administrators Of their
estates to turn over to the state all
the clothing left by the deceased per-
sons.
He points out that the death rate
in Germany, owing both to casualties
in the battlefield and to the mortality
caused by the desperate food condI-
ton at home, is rising by leaps and
bounds.
What becomes Of the clothes left
behind by all these people?' he asks.
why should they not be given to
the living? The dead no longer need
them"
After July 15 it will be illegal for
any hotel, restaurant or other public
house to serve meals on table cloths.
Such table cloths and napkins as
these establishments now possess, will
be confiscated and utilized primarily
for baby linen.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
wiz Launch SO
Ships July f
(By Associated Press.O

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Celebra-
ton of July 4 this year will be made
notable for all time by the launching
from American shipyards Of theslarg-
est number of ships Of the greatest
aggregate tonnage ever put into the
water in one day.
independence days contribution to
the merchant fleet on which the world
is depending for victory over the
Germans will be at least 80 vessels
with capacity of 439,886 dead weight
tons. In addition, enthusiastic work.
men are straining every nerve to COM
plete six other hulls in time for them
to join in the splash that will be
heard around the world, which would
make the total tonnage 470,8S6.
Buy W. S. S.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25

feated by the bIoodthirsty IroQuois,
and from which the famous pile Of
sandstone was given it's name, will be
depicted Other historical events in
connection with the early days win
be shown in a series Of episodes.
In addition to the historical associ-
ations, Starved Rock is famous as the
place where bituminous coal was
first discovered in the United States.
1t was utilized for heat in black
smiths forge 22S years ago. The first
stage coach to reach the rock was in
charge Of John Cation, the date being
July 4, 1888. Daily trips were made
from Chicago. connecting at Ottawa.
with steamers for St Louis. These
coaches were operated until the days
Of the railroad
Governor Lowden and other prom
inent men and women of the state
will be guests and $4,000 spect tors
view the celebration
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
HancheH Defines Attitude
T0wdrd Support Of War Work

sent the people Of the Second dis
trict, will promise to dc what l
can in any reasonable and proper
way to get the farmers a higher
price for their wheat than they are
now getting but I could not prom
1se them that 1 could raise the price
CT wheat SO cents i bushel or rs
cents bushel. I can, however look
into the face Of every father and
mother in North Dakota who has
a soldier boy in our army in Europe
and promise them that If shoNld
be nominated and elected to the
American congress from this dis
trict, the stay Of their boy in
the trenches of France win not be
prolonged one single day or one sin
gle hocr by the pulling off Of any
political stunt for the benefit Of the
Congressman from the Second dis
trict of North Dakota"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25

in Baltimore the other night williams
proved that he can still deliver by de-
cisiyely defeating Young Chaney, the
boy who whipped Champion Pete Her
man. Williams never looked betterNin
his life than in this bout.
With First Baseman Hoblitzel in
the service, Mgr. Eddie Barrow. Of
the Boston. Red sox, has been COM
PEELED to stop experimenting with
stuffy McInnis at third base. stufgy
is back at first base. the position he
covered so capabiy for the Athletics
years. When RTcInnis Joined the Red
Sox this spring Barrow needed q. third
baseman greater than first baser. SO
Stufry was shifted over to the Far
corner of the infieId despite the fact
that ne had never played the bag be-
Tore: Stufry was unable to become
accustomed to playing with d finger
glove SO Tor several weeks the snec-
tators We're treated to a rare sight OF.
q third baseman playing the bag with
a modified first baseman's nitt THE
experts differed as TO the possibiIi-
ties OF StufGy developing into a star
at the new position His greatest
difficulty seemed In learning the art
OF tagging runners. lit wasn't very
hard for clever base runners to
hook around him and reach the
bag in SAFETY. His fielding was Just
as sharp and certain as ever and the
shirt certainly didn't affect his bait
ting.
FsYIT 1w a
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
Grid Star Gets
French Cross
(Rv Associated Press \

Minneapolis, June 25.-Lieut. Albert
P, Baston, former football star at the
University of Minnesota, who was
severely wounded recently in action
with the marines at the Marine, has
been awarded the French Cross of
War, according to word received here
last night.
Although badly wounded. Lieuten-
ant Baston insisted on seeing that his
protected before he allowed the
stretcher bearers to move him to a
field hospital.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
Border No Bar to
DraH.La70s Noqv
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June 25.-Treaties be-
tween the q. S. and Great Britain
for reciprocal operation Of army
draft laws to British citizens, includ-
ing Canadians, were ratified late to-
day by the senate without a dissent
ing vote.
British subjects in the United
States between 20 and A years Of age
the British draft ages-and Ameri-
can citizens in the British empire
between the ages of 21 and 81 would
be subject to draft under the treaties,
but they would be given the option
Of returning to their own countries
for service under their own flag.
-R11v w 8 S.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
League Boycotts Against
Newspapers Exposed by
Editors; They Use Names

Mott, N. D., June 25.-Attempts to
boycott The Mott Pioneer Press.
which has been outspoken in it's
opposition to the Townley movement
are recited by the publication in its
current edition.
These self-appointed boycotters
are being watched and we can prom
ise them q hearing before the year
is out" says The Pioneer Press.
Furthermore, we will not hesitate
to print their names so that all may
know them, and they will appear in
the near future If their activities
do not cease"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
Greece Will Haze
Army OF 100000
lRv Associated Press.l

Paris, June 25s-Havas- Agency
Greece shortly will have more than
200, 900 men under arms, according
to a statement given by the Greek
legation here Ito The Matin. National
troops beyond this number are to
be called soon, it is added The not
able work accomplished by the Hell
lenic kingdom since it's entrance into
the war a year ago this month, is
reviewed and the achievement of
Premier Venizelos In restoring pub
lie confidence and effectively guard
ing the interests Of the country is
pointed out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
Binder TzUime
.Wj1I Be Cheaper:

Washington. June 24.-Mexican
sisal growers have entered into an
agreement with the food administra-
tion to sell in this country 100000
bales OF this years sisal crop at a
price three cents pound below that
received last year. Food admins
traitor Hoover said today he esti-
mated the agreement would save
American farmers approximately $6,-
100000 on binder twine next year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
Sporting Ne70s
Tn Tabloid
(Rv Associated Press.l

Chicago, June 25.-W. H. Heer
Guthrie, Okla, won the intersectional
shooting championship at Seattle,
and $4,000 in Liberty bonds from
Frank Troeh, Vancouver, Wash, the
total scores being: Heer 472, and
Troeh 469.
Chick Gandil. first baseman for the
White Sox, was notified to appear be-
fore his draft board at Cleveland for
reclassification.
Francis and Lawrence Heer, veter-
an pedestrians, began a six-day run
on treadmill in New York in an ,.S-
fort to raise 100000 in the War Saw
ings stamp campaign.
Johnny Dundee was given the pop
ular decision over Mickey Donley IN
an eight-round bout at Jersey City
The Jack Dempsey-Fre Fulton
fight, scheduled for July 4 at Balti-
more, was postponed to July 81 be-
cause of difficulty in obtaining a place
TO hold the bout.
-RIIv w g &
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Chicago, June 25.-Chicago settled
down behind Hendrix after an un-
steady start, overlook st. Louis, and
won, 8 to 8. Meadows was replaced
on the mound in the fifth inning after
Mann touched him for a double. May
replaced Meadows and was hit for a
single in that inning, which sent
St. Louis ....... 1o1 100 Ooo-8
Chicago ........ 600 SO 04x-S 13 2
Meadowsi Nay May and Gonzales; Hen
Philadelphia, June 25. oeschger
kept Brooklyn's hits scattered while
won the first game of the series yes
terday, Z to /. Cheney forced in the
first local run by giving Oeschger his
base on balls after he had filed the
bases by Intentionally passing Adams.
Pearce, a local semi-professional,
made his debut as a regular second
baseman, McGafigan having been
called in the draft.
Brooklyn ...... 600 oo1 ooo-f s
Philadelphia -. 030 200 02x-7 10 2
Cheney and Miller; Oeschger and
Adams. ,@ =
Boston, June 25.-Demaree had the
better of Rudolph in q pitchers duel
the season. after three victories.
Boston made only four hits of
Demaree and reached second base but
twice,
New York ..... 01o 900 o02-S 8 o
Boston ......... 600 900 000-0 4
Demaree and Rariden; Rudolph and
Wilson.
Cincinnati, June 25. - Schneider's
wildness, combined with clever bunt-
ing and base running by the Pitts
h1Tr Fao vile a ~ "a -
victory in the third game Of the SER
les here yesterday. Mollwitz was put
out of the. game at the end of the
f9}Fi5 f9nrth inning mi by Umpire Klein for
Archer finished the game at first base.
..-. r. H. Il.
Pittsburgh ...... 800 900 202-7 10
Miller and Schmidt; Schneider and
Allen.
Buy w. s. s..
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
He Publishes The Names.

Turtle Lake, N. D.. June 25.-''We
have definite information that a
boycott is being organized against
The Wave, to punish us for doing
our duty as we see it and for eXer-
cising our right to give facts and
information to the public relative to
the issues Of the primary campaign
according to our honest convictions,
or to- intimidate or coerce us into
support of their propaganda and
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25

Valley City. N. D., June 25.-Percy
Record ReeoSi@G' of vaney SeS city, which news
paper has been the object of a boy
cott inspired by the INonpartisan
leagues daily and weekly papers in
Fargo, will publish. In a. few days
names of all men who have quit
his subscription hist because of the
boycott. He says about 25 have had
their names taken off the list, and
that he will publish them when he
thinks the boycott has gone its limit.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
President WIZ
Speak On July f
fRv Associated Press.l

Washington, June 25.-President
Wilson will deliver a Fourth Of July
address at Mount Vernon, Va, in
connection with celebration in
which representatives Of all the al
led nations will participate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Columbus ....-. oso O2o oo2-7 Is !
George and Wagner; Johnson and
Murphy.
At At Minneapolis. 900 200 000-2 Z /
Humphrey and Kocher;, Hughes ana
owens.
Nc others scheduled.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
Rally Defeats
Hendrun1, 9 to. s

Grandin, N. D., June 25.-The Gran
din Liberty Red Gross league club
staged ninth inning rally, scoring
two runs, ana defeated the fast Hen
drum, Mimi, team in a special game,
to 8. The game was we'll played,
both teams hitting the ball hard.
Buy w. S, s.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
fII0TTIE OP4R AND,
LOUISE EIERiALIINSLIE.
@eSARL VANGERED,
.ResoIutIon col1lIlit

Little Bessie, who went in to enter
tain the minister while he was walt
Ing for her mother, was shy at first
SO he began: DO you remember me,
nay deaF?
III fink I do" answered the child;
you're the man mother makes me
a awake and listen to tn church. =
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
W. S. S..
DINNER STORIES.

The congressional party brought
back many stories from the fighting
fronts in France.
"At a camp for German prisoners
behind the British lines" saidf a
member Of the party in Washington
"a detail was called out for some
ditch digging. None OF the British
guards could speak German and
none Of the Germans seemed to be
able to understand a word Of Eng
lish.
"Under the circumstance it was
difficult to give orders.an the"Tom.
mics had, terrible time SHOWING
! the prisoners what they wanted
done. For this reason they drove
the diggers a little harder perhaps
than the union rules allow.
Finally one big German, his face
aglow with perspiratton, dropped his
shovel, Strengthened up painfully
and said in a tone Of genuine dis
gust:
'Ach! Why in hi did ever leave
Ba1timore!'"
A prosperous farmer Of the old
school had made proud boast that
he hadn't drunk glass of water for
LWSIlIy years. w ME On a journey
one day, the train was wrecked
while crossing a bridge and plunged
into the river.
They pulled the farmer out with q
boat hook, and when they got him
on shore one OF his fiends rushed
up, crying: Are you hurt?''
MOI the farmer snorted. Never
swallowed a darned drop!"
+.
The lady OF good family was
showing her ancestral home to her
small son. She pointed with specia,
pride to bust OF her father.
And that, Robbie, she said, sis
your grandfather"
Bobbie looked surprised.
''Ts that all there was OF him?'
ne asked.
g proposed to Miss Peaeher last
s'Did she accept your
She said, Yes, yes, in an absent
minded way. but I'm afraid that isn't
flnal"
Why not?''
she was Knitting at the time. ]
don't belieYe she understood what
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
Ngz0s Fr0nl.tllg World Of Sport
|. Four Games In
League Today

-Four games are scheduled In the
Liberty Red Cross league today.
Grandin will play Argusville at Ar
gusviIle, Mapleton at Erie, Hunter at
Arthur and Gardner at Galesburg.
The club standings today:
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25

leadership" says The Turtle Lake
JNawe,\, editoriaIly, of a Nonparti-
san inspired boycott against the
paper. Geo. L. Nelson Is the pub
Usher.
This is being done by a coterie
Of rabid Nonpartisan members who
appear to think it ought TO be easy
to coerce a newspaperman with a,
large family dependent upon him by
threatening starvation -
ITO date the subscription stops
are H. c. Reeshagen, H. b. Britton,
z. z. Kraft and w. L. Brokodsky."
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25

Buy w. S. S.
Walter Rehg, outfelder with the
Boston Braves, called In the draft
obtained permission from the draft
board in his district ito join the navy.
y
The latest rumor is that Manager
McGraw, of the Giants, is trying to
trade Heinie Zimmerman to the Car
dinals for Inflelder Hornsby, who is
proving one of the seasons sensa-
tions.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25

Minneapolis. = Joe Cantillon has
taken stock in the new company
which bought the Minneapolis bal
club of the American asso ociation from
his brother, Mike Cantillon,. and viii
Thus is saved to baseball one of its
landmarks. There are few older In
the game.
Pon%o Joe started his thirty-ninth
season in the game when the 1915
race began, thus having a longer rec
ord than some of his players, David
Altizer, for instance. In all these
years, either as player, umpire OIL
manager, Joe has been continuously
before fans Of the national pastime.
-Rnv w s. s.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
Gardner Wins
Postponed Game

Grandin, N. D., June 25.-In a. post
poned game in the Liberty Red Cross
league, Grandin was defeated by
Gardner in the fastest game seen in
Grandin in years McDonald's pitch
Ing was the feature of the game. Re-
lieving Frank Colwell in the third in
ming, with the bases full and one out.
he retired the side without a run, and
allowed but two hits the remainder
of the game. He received good SUP
port, especially by Fay Colwell, who
had seven putouts in center field,
Eleven innings were necessary to de-
eide the game. The score:
R.H. Il.
SG5aro5eP gar sfsI '.'s."'ss % s.'-' $50 !
#. Colwell, Mcdonald and Gowen-
lock; J. Garrett, Hearne and Cormack.
Buy W. S. s.
GARDNER BEATS ARGUsvII.LE,
Gardner, N. D., June 25.-In an ex-
hibition game, Gardner defeated Ar
HE.
Garqner ss..s.'s.'.s.s...'... 40 13 5
ArgusVllle .'..,.......,..., II 4
Mcdonald and Fischer; Buick.
Mulhaney and Buzick.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
standIne of the club.

New York, June 25.-New York de-
feated Boston in the first game of a
four-game series in which the Yam
KEGS have an opportunity to oust the
Red Sox from the leadership. New
York won, 3 to g. in a ninth inning
rally, Notwithstanding wretched field
ing, as six errors were made behind
Mogridge, who permitted only three
hits and no earned runs.
Peckinpaugh walked in the ninth
and advanced to third on Bakers
single and scored the tying run on
Pratts sacrifice fly. Pipp then hit into
the upper right field stand for what
ordinarily would have been 8 home
run, sending Baker in with the win
ming tally.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-25
British VIII
ObSe1oUe July 4
(Bv Assoeiated Press. }

London, June 25.-The plan Of the
Bishop Of Exeter to celebrate the
Fourth Of July in his diocese as a,
day OF thanksgiving and prayer as
aal act Of courtesy to the United
States will be followed. in the
Diocese OF York Cathedral. Com
menting on the Bishop OF Exeter's
plan The Times says: That Is how
we should all wish to keep it. The
observance of the day should be in
the spirit which will help us to a
true understanding OF the impulse
which brought the American people
into the war. BY all the means and
with all the heartiness which these
grave days make seemly let the
country celebrate the day.