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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

thunder following flashes Of lightning
which on a small scale marked the bat
tie front abroad. This may have made
some impression on the golfers for never
In the history OF the numerous tourna-
ments here were the scores 80 high.
This was particularly true OF the
Philadelphia gallery of stars and play
erS who though regularly turning In
cards In the seventies, handed In yester-
day scores which range from Eddie
Styles's low total Of So To the ninety
threes and fours
one of the golfers explained It by say
ing that one Of essential differences be
tween the amateur and professional
golfer is that the latter's play is not
affected by slow fairways resulting
that the amateur depends largely on
from a steady downpour. lie maintained
the roll which follows his tee shots ana
failing to get these on Il slow turf, MS
whole system Of play goes askew.
ON the other hand the professional
player plays his golf by the air route
and never figures on the roll of the
ball Consequently, when he hits day
when the turf Is wet and slow II does
not bother him in the least
Golfers were not getting the long
| tee shots due to the slow turf and con-
sequently the second shots to the greens
were harder and there was much press
/ ing of shots with the attendant topping
and slicing The Smoke Fund of the
| New York sun will be five hundred
dollars richer as the result or the tour
uamcnt.
G. G. Worthington. who made Shawnee
possible. contributed two hundred and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
Eight Scholastic Games
Listed for Today Can
celed and Fistic Clubs
Close
BY JAMES S. CAROLAN

A DELUGE of bombs from feet of
"A German airplancs or shelling Of
Philadelphia with long-range guns
charged with high explosive shells could
not have stopped all forms of amuse-
ments as the edict from the Depart
ment of Health yesterday. 1t knocked
the props right out from under the
sporting program and forced the highly
trained athletes to keep right on train
ing. Spanish influenza was more cffec-
tive than shell fire.
Everything in a scholastic way will
be quiet today. Everything in fight
Ing way at tbe boxing clubs will read
"nothing doing"
This was to be the first big day in
scholastic football. Eight games were
on the program. \ terrific northeastcr
could not have forced cleaner list
of postponements. A few hours before
the ruling by Director Erusen we learn
ed slat II couple of the games had been
postponed because of the epidemic. First
Radnor High notified South Phladel-
phia High that everything was off, as n
few of their players reported ILL., Next
We were informed that Penn Charter
and West Philadelphia High would not
clash. Five of the West Philadelphia
regulars were influenza victims.
Then when the sweeping edict was
announced other schools Immediately
started TO hang out the "no-game
sign camden High and IIaddon
Heights decided to desert the gridiron
for the day. Narberth High and Darby
High called truce Abingdon High
= and Friends Central concluded It best
to remain Idle. Catholic High and Ger
| mantown High decided upon a Friday
| of athletic inactivity Lansdowne and
Episcopal soon agreed to make II holi-
day and F'rankford High and st. Luke S
agreed to remain inactive noncOmbat-
ants.
Episcopal will not discontinue prac-
tice. The Episcopal coach says he be-
lieves it better for the boys to be in
the open and has ordered drill this
morning
As soon as the Department of Health
laid down its barragc, we got in com
munlcation with w. \. Stecher head OF
the department Of physical education
In the public schools and chairman OF
the advisory board At the time h,
made It clcar that he saw no reason
why the games should not be played
He recalled when the nfantile paralysis
Epidemic was so dangerous and said al
that time he was ordered by the De
partment of Health to keep the play
grounds open. The health authoritie;
wanted the athletes out i'm the open.
Two boxing shows were scheduled fol
this week Tonight Johpny Burns had a
card arranged for his Cambria followers
For tomorrow evening the National A
A. was going to put Cn a good light.
weight windup with an excellent sup
porting card. Then for next Wednesday
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
VARSITY.MARINE GAME OFF
Sea Soldiers Eleven Must Stay at
Home Tomorrow

The opening game OF the University
Of pennsylvania's football season. sched-
uled to he played on Franklin Field to-
morrow afternoon with the eleven from
the United States marines at the Phla-
dephia Navy Yard. has been called Off
owing To the prevalence of influenza
AT the naval station the city health au-
thorities decided IL would he inadVisable
TO permit the marines to leave the reser-
Vation.
The University of Pennsylvania ath-
letic authorities were informed by DR.
Wilmer Krusen, Director of the Depart
ment OF Health, that IL tomorrow's game
were to have been between the Red and
Blue team and some other college aggre.
cation II would not have been interfered
with. In the circumstances. however, il
was felt that II would be better to keen
the marines at home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
AND SCHOOL
FOOTBALL WRECKED
BY KRUSENiS EDTCT
Report Macomber TO Sell
Big Stable Of Racers

According to reports, the large rae
ing stable of 4. X. Macomber IL to
he disposed OF. No date Of dispersal
has been named, but II is said that
so soon as racing winds M In this
vicinity the entire string win be Of
fered for sale. The reason for clos.
ing down this famous stable IL be-
cansr the owner Is engaged In war
work in California.
Disposing of the Mscomber horses
would break up one of the greatest
stables gathered together In years.
Macomber IL probably the leading is-
ure on the turf at present. ns far as
steady racing IL concerned, aud the
passing away of his red and white
Jacket would mean u heavy loss.
Macomberjs advent on the turf
took place only IA few years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
FORTY ATHLETES REPORT
FOR COLUMBIA ELEVEN
One Hours Workout Held on First
Day Of Practice

New York. Oct 4.--More than forty
candidates answered the first call for
football candidates at Columbia yes,er-
day and put IN an hour of hard prac-
tice on South Field under Coach Fred
Dawson. in anticipation of favorable ac-
ton by the military and university au-
thorities upon the continuation of inter-
collegiate athletics On Morningsidc
Heights
The university authorities have not
yet made known their decision. but IL il
understood that Colonel John H. Finley
is in favor Of as much sport as can be-
ntted INTO the already restricted mill
tary and academic schedule.
lntercompanN football will he played
nnd there is every reason to believe
that the Columbia post or varsity eleven
Will be permitted to play games with the
teams OF other colleges late this month
or in November
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
SLOW FAIRWAYS
HURT AT SHAWNEE
Heavy Rains Make Course
Soggy and Result in
Many High Scores
$500 FOR SMOKE FUND
Bv WILLIAM II. EVANS
Buckwood Inn. shawnee on Delnwar

tn. UCT, Z
While the field of golfers who today
will begin the match play rounds in the
fail golf tournament Of the shawnee
Country club Is nearly nfty per cent
smaller than In other years. there ia
ono remarkable feature and that is that
every man who qualified for the three
flights Is either in the first or second
draft or has son or brother in the
national service.
The night before the tournament OPEN
ed the heavens began bomhardment
which reminded one OF the big battle
front in France. II was + terrific BON
bardment and there was crash OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
NAVY SCHEDULE RIDDLED
List of Sure Football Games Ha,
Now Shrunk to Three

Annapolis, Nd. oct AT present the
Naval Academy football schedule pre-
sen.s but three contests. Lebanon will
open the season here Saturday and, 20
far as is known. Virginia Military In
stitute will play at Annapolis on Octo-
Der 90 Ursinus has agreed to come on
November 16
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

nifty dollars aud the fifty odd golfers
who competed gave the rest
There will he three sixteens. and
silver medals will 60 to the winners
and runners-up I'm the winning and
beaten Fighters
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
Driver Hur, a, Bloomsbura

BloomsburR, Pa. oct. A--With crowd
" about a. 900 persons present Yesterday.
In spite uf unfavorablp weather, each Of the
races here went to split heats. In the fourth
heat of the IL pace. Gilbert NJ. and w. G..
Zleenhelm nRured In a nlN-nn. WITH -hoth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
APPRENTICES IN DEMAND.
Enrolment for Shipping Beard
- Training Vessels Il Urged.

BOSTON, May AN urgent call for
enrolment of apprentices for engine de-
partments Of the shipping beard train
[ing eships was sent out today BY Henry
Howard, director of the boards recruit
ing service.
ANY American citizen between TWEEN
ty-one and thirty years old can per-
form no moro patriotic service than an
roll in the engine department Of , mer-
chant marine training ship. and thus
help relieve the acute shortage Of frs-
men and coal passers In the govern
ment-owned merchant ships" Nj, How
ard said. There to an unusual chance
for advancement in this service en-
American merchant ships. The tPeiAinQ
ships maintained by the shipping board
recruiting service are able now to take
on many hundreds of young men who
wish to serve their country In the prea-
ent emergency and At the same time
prepare themselves for future career
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
ALLIED AIRMEN ABLE TO DROP
BOMBS OVER WIDE GERMAN AREA
With Growing Supply Of Planes and Pilots
]. Attacks May Be Launched Which
Will Have Strong Effect.

bombs dropped in one town at one
time by $50 machines? Such a raid by
$50 machines in a day is well within
the bounds Of possibility at any time.
especially when the American bombing
squadrons are in proper flying trim.
Geographical Advantage.
For once. In . way. the allies have an
Immense geographical advantage. In
military language the allies have the
interior lines of communication. The
only important Englieh munition cen
ter which the Germans can reach IL
London. Almost the only important
French center 10 Paris. To roach
either the Germans have to transport
all their airplanes, stores. men. ETC.. to
ways already packed with transport for
the army in the field.
Tho allies start from aerodromes in
France fed by railways which are not
by any means the hardest pressed.
From these aerodromes they can
launch their attacks as they please.
One day the whole feet may concen-
trate on Mannheim: another day Stuff
CART may be the objective. Germany's
sources Of supply form q kind of fan
over . hundred miles in extent, and
any point along that fan can be reached
with equal ease. Every point has to
be defended az II 1t were the only
point, so that one attacking force can
produce the same moral effect on all
those munition centers az If there we're
a separate attacking force for each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

but 1 didn't feel like going to hear
anybody sing. was SO blue.
Well. along come q lady and tvo
gentlemen. ana one OF the sent'sms"
we might cut across here: Miss
Wilson, and save stops, but it's 10
muddy I really think we ought to 20
around by the walk"
dier here than it Is in the trsnchss!'
They cut across, and cut across
after them. kicking myself for letting
little mud make me unhappy ana
heard the Presidents daughter ein1,
ana thought about what she said about
the mud, and haven't let myself Be
homesick since.
Now about the camp.
This place q year ago was . grove,
and when they built tho camp they
the low-roofed, gray-sided buildings
among them. SO that the station looks
more like college than war camp,
except for the big, bright nag flying
dreds Of men in military uniforms
II You s stood at the main gate in
daylight you would see lot OF things,
You would see, first. maybe, a cara
van Of army truck, allied With suy ..s y
the overalls are called that. not tbs
guys. Tho guys are or somewhere on
construction work. digging post holes,
perhaps, for new buildings.
Then you'd see q string of fellows
every one carrying = long. canvas
wrapped bundle on his shoulder. They
have done guard duty for twenty
four hours. and now they're heading
back with their hammOeks to the bar
racks. No beds for Gobs. remember,
We sleep in hammocks.
My hammock came undone last
night, and it's against reEulations to
have light after taps. So slept
on the floor. The Cob that dxed my
hammock so it let me down with get
his tonight. or some other night. don't
worry.
Out on tho parade ground you would
see couple of thousand Gobs doinG
infantry drill. Their white hats and
bayonets look swell in the sunlight,
and the fash Of their legglns keeping
perfect time in a line a Qlartec of q
mile long is the finest sight / ever
want to see.
But if you want to see snap and
spring you want to rest your eyes
on a bunch Of Gobs marching toward
the gate. This is what We call .
liberty party They have forty
eight hours on. and. believe me, they
don't waste a minute of 1t inside the
fence. The Broadaide, our camp mag
azine. has q joke this week about
Patrick Henry being the most popu-
lar American patriot with the Gobs
here because he said to give him lib
erty or give me death.
0 Liberty, where is thy sting? Low
ingly, JOHN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
when A GUY BECOMES
COB.
Johnny Jenkins Writes to the Home
Folk About Life at . Naval
Training Station.
A Naval Training Station.
aonewherA in Amaric<


-. Somewhere in America.
Dear Folk-Where did we leave
our hero. Oh. yes. I read piece
in . paper that said all this stun they
print about boys being homesick in
the camps is sentimental gush. But
don't you ever believe that. I was
pretty homesick those three keks
while waited for the doctors to see
me break out with the insaSles or some
ether child's disease. But I hope /
didn't let on that I was, and I
didn't have time. anyway. because I
had to learn the Navy regulations and
how to box the compass and handle q
gun and march in line. all in three
weeks, and didn't want to funk.
In the daytime II was easy, but at
night, ii 1t hadn't been for the Y. M.
c. A. hut I sure would have climbed
the wire fence and got myself arrested
by sentry and sent to prison for life
As deserter. These Y. M. fellows
certainly help >. guy over the rough
spots.
You don't have to have . ticket to
belong. You Just walk in and play
the player-ptano till somebody yells:
rs there a piano player in the house,"
Or you write letters OF borrow Q book
or read the magazines. A. IL 1t was .
clubhouse and you owned It.
All my three weeks . big sign over
the secretery's desk looked down at
mo and said: 'Fa -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
CAMERIN0 CABALLER0 KILLED.
Two Other Officers Among Dead in
Rout by Mexican Federals,

Ell PASO. May 4.-Luis Caballere's
brother, Camerino Caballero: his chief
of star. whose name was not given,
and Rodrigo Flores Peres. colonel un-
der Cahallero. were killed in . battle
between caballero and federal forces at
Marquesotes. Tamaulipas. according to
a message from Gen. ,Ricaut. military
commander at Ciudad Victoria. Ia
maulipas, a copy of which was received
at the Mexican consulate general here
today. One hundred Of Caballeros fol-
lowers were killed and wounded aud
ninety six prisoners taken. the message
stated. No date was given for the bat
tie.
chief Of staff. and Col. PereS were found
on the battlefield after Cahallero had ss-
capped with only twenty two OF his men.
according to the message.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
DON'T FORGET TO WRITE
THAT LErTHk TO
5 !. ~, YUtR MOTHER - I

And all the while I had to wait till
I was sure Of making good. SO they
would let ne stay here. But now I'm .
regular Cob. and can write you about
everything. 80 I will tell you about
this place. which 10 all to the good.
believe your, son Johnny.
Before ! begin, though, ought to
tell you about q thing that happened
to me while / was homesick.
Il was standing around one night.
and the wind blew cold Off the brfny.
and everything was ankle-deep in mud
except the walks. and there was to be
an entertainment at the Y. NJ hut
Miss Margaret Wilson. thS President
daughter. was to sing for the Boots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

n. c. q. GREY, EAitsR Of the AefeDlane
!. lceprssponaense Of The Sunday star
and New York WORLDLY
LONDON. ApIil IA good many
smonths ago. whom after a somewhat
important air raid on London the
premier visited one Of tha bombed dis
tficts, II was reported in various news
papers that he had intimated the gov
Z srnment's intention to give EN- hslf
1t some future time The phrase was
not confirmed. but in the atmosphere
Of strict propriety which permeates
the house Of commons it was formally
announced by . competent authority
that the British Flying Service would
institute retaliatory raids when the
proper mement arrived.
What 10 or what is not a retaliatory
: raid or reprisal 10 a matter which
seems to exercise nightly the minds
Of many people. but one imagines that
what most interests the average citi-
zen of any Of the allied countries II
whether the proper moment has ar
rived and whether the bombing aero
planes Of the allies are, in the parlance
Of the aviator. doing the trade" or
ly that moment at which there is a
sufficient supply of aeroplanes and
pilots available to assure the striking
of blows which will be definitely felt
by the enemy. and TO assure that q
succession of those blows will be
maintained. One is inclined to believe
that such is now the state of affairs.
Affair Hurriedly Handled.
Early in the winter. when there was
Q clamor In England for reprisals i'm
mediately. q email number Of young
men OF the Royal Naval Air Servics
eastern France. intending to start re-
prisals at once. unfortunately the
whole AFFAIR was handled hurriedly, and
insufficient consideration was given to
The question Of weather. with the re-
suit that on the very first raid six ma
chimes started over the Vosges in clear,
dark weather. but on their return the
weather changed. heavy snowstorms
came up. and three machines out Of
are taken from the Official communicate
of the time.
From these facts one deduess that
insufficient care was taken to secure
accurate weather forecasts. 1t may
have been noticed that the German pays
particular attention to his weather bu-
reau. He never comes over against q
west wind. partly because a head wind
means hying slowly while heavily
he has no accurate means Of knowing
what weather 10 coming up behind the
wind. When there 10 an east wind,
however. he has command Of weather
information behind the wind all the
way from the Arctic circle to the Black
sea for . thousand miles and more to
the eastward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

How porcelain home How spod
always looks No material could possibly take its place. In the
homes porcelain possible only because
does look 30 much sanitary easily
cleaned Battub plumbing
wishes combine beauty and perfect
cleanliness, porcelain is the only material considered
Leonard Cleanabe
white everlasting like Of china that Is unbak
able This porcelain possibly scratch knife
blade. crev germs
china dish Notice
lain lining Of the door is made in piece.
For your familys sake choose Leonard
One-p;ece Porcelain L;ned-"L;ke Clean China Dish"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-17

1loline-The 1918 regatta OF the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-17
B0L0 PASHA DIES:
WAS GERMAN SPY

Paris, April Is. I'olo Pasha was
executed at Vineeunes ylr.y Tuesday
morning
he was sentenced -o death for
high treason Feb 3D. Several a'-
tempts had been made since tAen 10
secure clemency for the condemned
man. the last beius based on the as
sertion thar he had many revelations
to make which would mculpate oin-
ers in France.
These were listened % in the SCI
creey of Bolo Pasta cell. hut The
prisoner never hoI@d tIal they would
do more than defer the execution.
One Of the latest statements that he
made was on Saturday Jas. when he
said:
Il am sure 70 "a 20 N.ucenues, but
others viii follow
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-17
100 CHICAGO GUARD
FLEE FROM LOGAN;
PROTEST TRANSFER
So aMUTINEERsr RETURNED AZ
TER TAKING LEAVE or CAMP
TO SHOW OBJECTIONS TO or
DER COMMANDING IL Ell
TRANSFER.

Camp LOGAN, Houston, Tex AHri.
lin u spectacular raid this morn-
ing by military police. 50 out Of laa
men from the 1GSth trains and MILF
tary police units, who lett the reser-
walton without leave. upon learnins
that it had been transferred to other
units in the 93d division. were cap
red
All were returned 10 the command
to which they had been transferred
The majority OF the men were from
the old Fighting Seventh o, Chi-
cage.
The affair, the most serious yet 20
occur in the Prairie division, fet
lowed reading OF the order Al reyeille
this morning.
Within TWO hours il was reported
10 Lieut.. Col John v. Ctnnn, com
handing the TWO units, that the men
transferred were absent.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-17
Simple Way To
End Dandruff

There is one sure way that has never
failed to remove dandruff at o0ee. and
that is to dissolve il, then you destroy it
entirely To do this, just get about four
ounces of plain. common liquid arvon
from any drug store (this is all YOU wiz
need). apply it al night when retiring I;
use enough to moiSten the scalp and rub
it in gently with the finger tips.
BY morning, most II not all, OF youS
dandruff will be gone, and three or four
more applications Will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of il, no matter how much
dandruft you may have
You will find all itching and digging
OF the scalp will stop instantly, and your
hair will be fluffy, lustrols. glossy. silky
and soft, and book and feel hundred
times better.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-17
THE IDEAL WIFE

One OF the mos, successful men OF
this country recently wrote: What
ever J am. aud whatever success |
1aye attained. owe 70 all to my wife
Sae has ever been an inspiration and
he greatest helpmate of my life To
De such q successful wife should be
the ambition ri every woman. bat
how impossible when dragged down
by headaches. backache, dragging
down pains, nervousness and the
blues. Every woman in this conii
stem should start at once 10 build vi
her system by a tonic OF specific pow
ers. such as Lydia r Pinhham's Nege
table Compound which for three gen
erations has been restoring American
women to Health and consequent hap
rmesS.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-17

Naumouth- child wartare cam
laigU has been started here, a series
ot mothers meetings are being held
ut Nhicb VANS and means for the high
development Of children In the com
mgn.ty are being discussed
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-17

Mississippi Valley Power BoIl as
ISOLATION viii Doe held here July q
aud o. Il promises 10 Bee one of me
most successful in the history OF the
organization Eight events. with peiz-
eS ageregating ST. win De on tie
card
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-17
ILLINOIS BRIEFS.

Eeueyillt 1t cost John and Anna
TomaIks <IDO for locking Frank Kos
Eari in a smoke house They were
fined the sum by Justice laut1 after
entering Il plea of guilty Koshari is
the son IN Law of the Two
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-17
GAMBLER RULES ON
LIGHTNING ARRESTERS

Springfield. ArrIl l7-Telephone
companies in Illinois have been or
dered TO install lightning arresters and
approved Pushes on the promises OF
all subscribers By State Fire Marshal
John e. Gambler. The order is de
signed especially to protect places
where foodstu1s are stored. The
telephone companies are given until
August |, to comply with the ruling
it is fire prevention measure. Mr.
Gambler says.