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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-21
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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-21

The Star Of Chile, another of the
alaskan fleet which stuck In the ice in
Bering sea, has been towed 10 safety
by the government steamer Roosevelt,
ACCORDING TO word received In wash
ington,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-21

More than a million American men
will be in service in France in the
near future. declared Secretary Of
War Baker in an address TO 1877 grad
yates of the United States military
academy at West Point, n. Y.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-21
keep BACTERIAL
COUNT very Low
Main Essentials Are Clean Cows,
SteTiIized Vessels and Small
Top Pals.
TESTS ON ORDINARY FARMS
Result of Experiments Indicate IL Is
Possible for Average Dairyman
to Produce Milk of Very
Superior Quality.

The consumer of milk may some
times be inclined to feel that its purity
is in direct proportion to the cost Of
the plant and equipment from which
it comes. The dairy division of the
bureau of animal industry, United
States department of agriculture, has
demonstrated that this is not always
the fact. Clean milk, with low bac-
terial count, can be produced in Ordi-
nary farm barns, provided a few basic
principles are adhered TO in each
case,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-21

italian forces broke into enemy
trenches on the Monte Di Val Bella
front, taking 80 prisoners, six machine
guns and a quantity of materials.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-21

Philip D. RAIDER of San Francisco
and Robert Connor of Los Angeles
were killed by a fall of an alrplane
at the Curtiss aviation field at Buff
falo, N, Y. RAIDER served with the
British flying corps In 1914 and 1915,
returning TO the United Stntes to be-
come an instructor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-21

Captain Charles Of the American
steamer Edward Pierce put into an
Atlantic port after n desperate flight
from U-boat. The Pierce was pur-
sued for several hours and many shells
We're hurled at her hulk.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-21
Domestic

A. L. Hitchcock, Socialist member
of the Cleveland school board, convict
ed of violating the espionage act, was
sentenced by Judge Killits to serve ten
years in the Atlanta prison.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-21

Lieut.. r. Bardwell of New York was
killed and Major Brooks of Kansas
City, commander at Scott field, Illinois,
was probably fatally injured when
their airplane fell 400 feet. 1t was
said the thin air" probably caused the
men to lose control.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-21

Lieut.. David ]. Schalle, Sixteenth
United States cavalry, was killed in
an encounter with Mexican troops on
the Mexican side of the Rio Grande.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

Painting gunners. stripped to the waist.
never relax for moment. knowing fun
we'll the crying need OF their infantry
comrades in tho trenches.
Boom! Boom! Booml Boom 20 tho
howitzers. and all tho batteries around
have taken up tho call On all side,
come spits Of flnme and puns of smoke.
roaring OF guns and screaming of
shells. Tho air is thick with tho smcll
OF powder: field gun. sixty-pounder.
six-inch. eiSht-inch and even the mon
strous twelve-inch are Ginning In, ench
contributing It's quota Of nolsc and de-
struction. each eager to do Its bit in
tho joint effort.
Then:
Moderate the pace littlew come,
the message. and tho news quickly
spreads that the attack is weakening.
Cease hre!" comes xt last, and tho
show" Is over. The men troop over
to the cookhouse and gratefully drink
the hot tea and rum which has been
prepared for them.
Eight o'clock in tho evening, and the
men have been finally dismissed for
the night. Tho rc1ief detachmeEts hays
been mounted on the guns. the gas SEN
try has been posted. and the remainder.
tired out after hard days fghtine,
settle down for a nights rest.
Three hours pass. and the battery is
sleeping peacefully. In the B. C. POST
the buzzer suddenly begins to tap, and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
bears tho inscription In crude rcd


20. p. KEEP AWAY"
Up on tho top door a thin shaft OF
sunlight creeping through narrow
slit in the wall facing the enemy
Eliminates the dusty interior of the
room. Plaster and laths. shaken down
the floor. while the grea. timbers shor-
ing up the walls cross from side 10
side. narrow plank. fixed on two
urrights, serves the observing officer
as seat, and on shelf are his neld
glasses and st~p watch.
Ten minutes to co." he says at
length. turning to address his tele-
phonist sitting on the moor. his instru-
ment perched on his knees.
Just test the battery limo once
again"
Halo. battery! Oh. there you arc
at last! Line all right? Everything
y. X? Right"
Line Q. *, sir!"
Peering through the slit. tho ot1cer
has the whole panorama OF the front
before his eyes.
The double line OF trenches snake
away into the distance on either hand.
The steel-shattered terrain Of mo mans
land" between is strewn thickly with
ear6ed wire and plowed up with count
less shell holes. Farther back he can
SEQ the enemy's support and reserve
lines. bristling with concrete pill
boxes" and sandbag forts. AS he sits
thcre Watching, German observation
balloon rises slowly from some con-
ccaled position in the enemy's back
ground. The rising sun catches tho
Oulging envelope and turns Il into a
mass OF molten gold.
\ field gun cracks necessarily. regis
terinE on the caemy's front line. where
the thin puffs OF shrapnel float away
on the wind.
Two minutes to go-one minute to
Then suddenly there comes ono ]
vibrant, crashing repetition Of sound as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

the batteries open out in tho intense
oarrage. The German trenches dis
appear behind n thick veil OF smoke
and dust. The crack-cracls-crack OF
the field guns. the thud-thud-thud OF
the howitzers. the whistling and rush
Ing OF the shells-all combine In ono
great inferno OF sound that deafens
the ear and stupefies the senses.
The officer secs our men leap ont OF
their trenches their Eas-maske1 heads
and cleaning bayonets giving Thorn 1,
terrifying appearance. lie gees then,
scrambling across the debris OF no
mans land" Some fall. but the others
carry on. He secs them reach the op :
posite parapet md climb into tho
trench and vanish.
Two minutes later the German coun-
terbarrage begins. Their batteries,
alarmed by tho infantry in the front
calibers arc screeching past the .. T..
In a vain endeaTor TO silence our guns.
"Barrage bit ragged on the eX-
trcne left" reports the officer down the
telephone. and resumes his seat at tbs
observation slit.
BY now German prisoners have APP
peared. Holding their hands high
above their !. lads, they scramble at
full speed out OF their trench and rush
across the inferno between 1t and our
front line, where 4 grim soldier awaits
them, bayonet in hand.
Still the harrase continues In the
same intensive note. Never moments
pause in the stream OF metal pouring
out OF the rcdhot muzzlcs. Sweating
crews. working like devils in the steam
ing gunpits, fire and load. fire and load.
automatically.
Half-past eight and tho raid is An
Ished. a thin stream OF khaki figures
comes back across mo mans land"
some supporting wounded between
hem. The observing officer rushes to
he phone.
'Raiding party coming back-bar-
age back on boche front line"
And Immediately the wall Of explo-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

sfve. which. while our men have been
In tho enemy's front line, has danced
fifty up and down his support and re-
serve trenches. comes sweeping back
and wipes out half a dozen machine
guns, which their crows wero mount
Ing in frenzied haste to flre upon the
retreatins raiders.
And tho next morning the com
muniQue states:
"A successful raid was carried upon
the enemy's trench system north OF
Beaucoupville. Prisoners were cap
tured and machine guns destroyed"
THEN COMES COUNTER
ATTACK IN USUAL COURSE
An evening peace rcigns over the
battery. Here and there little groups
OF men stand about and gossip.
Numerous fresh shell holes and one
wrecked gunpit testify TO the boche
retaliation on the battery after the
mornings raid.
Suddenly distan. roar OF fring
breaks out. and the men stir uncasi;y'.
looking towards :ne frop: line. where
already wall of SMOKE has formed.
drifting across the landscape.
Thatll be n counterattack on that
trench we TOOK last night" says one
man at last, expressing the general
opinion.
Better get over to the guns" says
another. and one by one the gunncrs
begin to make their. way to their re-
spective gunpits.
officer wanted on the telephone at
once" suddenly shouts the telephonist
from the B. Z. Post and over rushes
the major. who has been chatting with
u, group of men.
Right division front heavily at
tackled. . at once, please" runs
the message.
IS o 81 is shouted by half dozen
men, and In twinkling the guns nre
uncovered and loaded. Rapid fire Is
the order OF the day, and the four mon
sters are seen vomiting forth 400
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tho telsphonist. picking up his pad Of
pink forms. takes down tho message:
ITO COS Battery. Twelve hundred
rounds OF ammunition complete Will DO
delivered to you at 1880 tonight. Ac-
knowledge"
And at 1850 tho whole battery Is
out again, waiting on tho road for the
lorries that are bringing the ammuni-
tion.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
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Il The Restriction Of Special Deliveries
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

writ Of error and supersedeas. bond.
$500, in tho case of tho Phoenix In
against tho Shulman Company. of Nor
folk. Tho Judgment complained v,s
for $1,000. on n motion to recover on
an Insurance policy rendered in favor
OF tho Shulman Company. and entered
In the LAW and Chancery Court for
tho city OF Norfolk on Juno 13, 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

Writ OF Error Allowed.
Judge STAFFORD G. White, OF the SUI.
preme Court OF Appeals. has allowed
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Dope Is Upset In Race For The American Lt
WAR and LURE OF
STEEL LEAGUES
HITS ALL CLUBS
Yankees Look Like Contend
erS in American,

The war. the lure OF the steel leagues
and other causes have upset the dupe
that pointed TO "A twO-club ilRht Tor th'
American league pennant, with chicago
and Boston ns COntcnders. There Is
prospect now that neither Of these tennis
will be heading the procession at the m
hh
The White Sox, weakened by the loss
Of jackson FabOr, Scott. williams ana
others, and the failure Of Russell 70
round into form, have skidded and
glumped aud New York has made the
going so hot for the Red SoN thtt the
Bostonans finally went down under the
pressure and were pushed out Of frsl
place on last Thursday by the Yankees,
Cleveland IL going strong, and Wash
lngton is another club that refuses TO ht
counted out OF the hunt. but II is unlikely
That either OF these clubs has the staying
qualities necessary to finish at the top,
New York Is the most dangerous look
ing OF the new COnteuders
Bearing out the opinion Of most fans
that the National league made a hlunder
and permitted a great manager to get
away when II permitted him to get out Of
the parent circuit Miller Higgins has
worked wonders with the Yankees.
At tho start his pitching staff looked
much too weak to give the club a chance
for the pcnunnt but the former Cardinal
piot has managed to get some remark
Iblc work out Of an ordinary slab corps
depending chiefly upon three left hand
,rs I'm Love MOgridgo and ThOrmahlen
and has kept the rest OF tho team going
at top speed as well, with the result that
the Yanks promise to stay In the fight
IN the way.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Great Race Is Due
When LOOMS and
Howard Drew Meet

NEW YORK. July 4.-The news that
10 Looms ths crack sprinter and
jumper OF the Chicago Athletic assoca-
lion. who has several national cham
pionships TO his credit, will probably be
"A candidate for one or more events at
thla years A. a. U. games, brings out
the fact that a renewal OF the speed
duel between Chicago Jo" and Howard
II Drew, the great negro runner, is one
OF the possibilities that the future holds
for the athletic sharps. Loomis ls now
lieutenant In an artillery regiment
stationed within easy reach OF Philadel.
phia. where tho nationals will probably
he held He Is athletic officer In his
regiment and has every intention OF
getting into good trim this summer.
Drew has Just executed one OF the
most sensational comebacks seen In
fast time after having been relegated
10 the good old has-been class by the
followers Of the track sport. II Drew
decides to propel his comeback stunt In
the direction OF the national meet he
and Looms will certainly clash In the
l0O- yard dash and right there will be
renewed the series OF speed duels which
marked the meeting OF these two fine
sprinters during 1915 and 1916. Such a
turn OF affairs would add TO the public
interest I'm the national championship
games tenfold
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Slim Loves Work
With Yankees Is
Vastly Improved

NEW YORK. July 4.-The regenera tlon
OF slim Love as II pitcher has been n
process that has continued steadily FOR
TWO months, and therefore no longer pro-
yokQs wonder, hut the development Of
Sllm Love, tho hitter In most anna zing
when II In remembered that Sims bat
ting average only two yenrA ago mar
rowly escaped being n deficit
Yankee fans have confidence I'm their
tall side winder when he steps to the
mound these days--confdencs that no
will not only hurl the pill with rare pre-
cision. speed and judgment. hut that he
is not n mere barnHcle on the batting
order For Slim Is developing into one
of those win your own game" pitchers
Manager Huggins may be Crdited with
erccting an Improvement In Loves
pitching this year. but slim claims that
hts hitting is all his own stuff Hug
worked on tho big fellow lndustriously
during the period Of spring training and
IN some way curbed his wlldnesE Love
could always pitch. hut his falling was
lack Of control And he was Just ar
Wild at swinging bat. and used TO strike
out with great vchemence and no fouls
Apparently Love can control his hat
now as well as the ball Behold. there
fore. an athlete who made one lonely
single In 1915 the proud possessor now
~ a batting average OF 27j'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Babe Ruth Has a Long Way
To Go to Supplant Home
Run Heroes of Other DAYS

the more favorable batting conditions
that prevailed at that time. when pitch
ing was not the science 1t is at present
Bobby Lowe, for instance, playing for
Bostons National league team I'm the
afternoon game Of May 900 walloped
Pitcher Elton Chamberlain OF Cincin-
natl for four homeruns and a single. two
OF his homers being made In one inning
This record was duplicated on July IS,
1896, by the late I'D Delehnuty, then
playing for the Philadelphia Nationals,
who made four homeruns and n single IN
nine Innings against Pitcher Bill Terry o
Chicago.
Some baseball historians credit a slmi-
lar performance to Dan Brouthers In the
National league, while I'm the minors II
was accomplished by Crooks OF Omaha
In 1889, BOttenus OF Buffalo in 1895 and
Jackly Of lrontOn In 1913.
In spite OF his great start, Ruth also
will find II n mighty hard job even to
approach the standing records for mum
Der of homeruns made In a season
Ed Williamson OF the old Chicago Ma
tions ls credited with the highest majo
league mark, with 27. made In 1888. but
the modern record ls held by Buck
Freeman. who hit for the circuit IS times
while playing with the Washington club
In the National league in 1899
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
AL Denaree Has
More Speed Than
Wise Ones Thought

NEW YORK, July Al Dcmaree Is
a wise old owl and he has more speed
than fans generally give him credit for
II Hnnoys the pitching cartoonist fear
fully to be referred to as curve ball
pitcher when, as matter OF fact, Al
bertus Pcrfecto prides himself upon his
smoke ball
Some OF the boys thought the jig was
up with Al Inst season, as he In getting
along In years where he does not run
alouud the hotel lobby playing Jokes on
innocent bystanders az Ferdie Schupp
does but prefers TO sit quietly and
smoke black cigars. Al sensed this
feeling last fan and this winter he be-
gan training early in gymnasium The
result WAS that. he reported at Marlin
already I'm perfect condition He was
merely saving board down south
Rut the thing that is puz2ling some
of the sharpshootcrs today is whether
Al is putting anything other than his
fingers and good wishes on his curve
ball His recent streak Of prosperity,
combined with tho fact that he pokes
into his hip pocket before each pitch.
has led TO the belief In some hostile
quarters that Albertus Perfecto Is pull
Ing something" Anyhow his curve ball
even though Al Is a fast bah pitcher
is simply dazzling
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
The Russian Reign of Terror.

The absolute anarchy and lawiess
ness is awful One Of Oka's class
mates was here this summer. His
father. an admiral a very genial. kind
ly chief, loved by all. was brutally mur-
dered in his bed simply because he was
an officer His ears and nose were cut
IF, and eyes gouRed out, while alive.
could tell you many such instances,
the victims of which we knew person
ally. This is my great dread for our
boys; IL II is Gods will that they be
killed in battle doing their duty, it is
one thing but TO he butchered would
be worse 10 bear-Atlantic Monthly.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
SCOTTISH SOCCER
CLUBS PROSPEROUS

GLASGOW, July Further evidences
Of the prosperity of some Of the Scottish
league clubs is shown IN two more ball
ance sheets just issued. Partick Thistle
enjoyed one OF their best seasons on
record and show n net profit OF 81 907,
out which they have paid n dividend OF
percent. placed 81 900 TO ground pur-
chase and bond redemption fund. 81 000
10 reserve and carried forward just over
81 900 The net income from league
games md Glasgow cup ties was $50. .ohf,
while the government benefited 10 tbs
extent Of 50 900 from entertainment tax.
The St Mirren club had an exception
ally good season, which resulted In its
shareholders receiving a didlvend OF ~
percent
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
ANDREWS BIDS FOR
FULTON DEMPSEY GO

MILWAUKEE,, July tom Andrews,
local fight promoter has announced that
his Cream city Athletic club stood ready
TO offer Fred Fulton and Jack Dempsey
no percent OF the gross receipts, less
actual expenses, II they will settle their
pugilistic differences In his arena. The
club inserts one proviso-that the boxers
give fair percent OF their share to the
fund to purchase athletic equipment for
Wisconsin soldiers The club agrees to
pay tho state tax out Of the remaining
lh nerreni
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
MRS. BUSHMAN
WON'T MAKE UP
Wife Of Movie Star Says Peace
RumOrS Are Absurd,

BALTIMORE. Md-Mrs Josephine
Bushman wife OF Francis Y. Bu,hman.
movie star SAYS she has no intention Of
Withdrawing her divorce suit Mr.,
Bushman has been confined 10 a hos
pi,si hore because Of an automobile ac-
tident
Entirely without foundation are the
tumors that a reconciliation is immi-
nent with Mr. Bushman," stated Mrs
Rushman
1T is perfectly absurd that some peo-
pie will go so far as TO conceive such
Ideas without a word of information. II
Is true said that Mr.. Bushman called
sp the Biadler- Sellman sanatorium re-
sently and inquired of DR. Biedler as
ie my condition He was in New York
tien. and II was only charitable or
humane act of his. appreciate his
talling up the hospital, but il means
practically nothing. He did not ask
} personal conversation with me
= have not heard from Mr.. Bush
naa Directly. He has had two years
b uhicA 10 take steps toward betterins
- lDlises, and II his object was TO
loU me cosrtesy In an effort ito try to
. reconciliation I know nothing
y netiyes."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04

The remarkable smuggling achievements
OF Babe Ruth this season. particularly
his feat OF making a homerun in each
of four consecutive games. and at an
other stage three homers I'm three
straight contests, have led to specula-
ton among the fans as 10 the possibility
OF his being able to crack some OF the
existing records for long distance hitting
In the major leagues.
OF course this would be out OF the
question for a pitcher working only in
his regular slab turn. inasmuCh as he
would not appear In sufficient number
OF games TO give him reasonable
chance. but as II has been rumored that
Boston may use Ruth practically as a
regular during the remainder OF the race
some Of his enthusiastic supporters are
predicting the smashing OF long standing
marks for homeruus.
Babe has long way 70 go, however
before he can hope TO suppant the home
run heroes Of the past Four homeruns
in four successive games s considerable
ClOutng. II must he admitted but II
isn't a record by any means Greater
feats may be found without going back
to the early yenrs OF the game. when
the Pixies. Wriehts and others used to
make six or seven homers In q day under