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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-10-11
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The Smith and Wesson company
granted an eight-hour day and one and
one-half pay for overtime. They said
this was done voluntarily and not in
consequence of outside influence. Sure
not. But they spoke too late. The
government came in and took the plant
over. 1t seems there is a fellow in
Washington, named Wilson, who is
running things to suit himself and he
sure is running them Next time the
Smith ard Wesson people viii think
and talk quicker.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-10-11

at home and does not honor his coun-
try or his flag?
Truly, in these cases, the female of
the species is more deadly than the
male. Cincinnati Chronicle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-10-11
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1t was thought that the Kaiser
couldn't stand for much but who would
have thought that he would holler
enough" right after the first licking
he got. Why we are just getting into
it. Why don't he give US a chance to
show what we can do.
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It's an i'll wind that blows nobody
good. Since the schools are closed,
the kiddies think Spanish influenza is
alright and they are hoping that it
comes in four month stages about
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-10-11
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With thousands of gallons of whis-
key being sent into the cantonments
to fight the plague of Spanish In1u-
enza, old King Booze can't be such a
bad fellow after all. Would the
"drys' say-rather let the boys die
than to give them the hated beverage :?
We wonder!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-10-11

We read much these days regarding
slackers.
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erty or income sufficient to keep him,
this will not be considered excuse
enough to get away. He MUST go to
work. It's tough, by golly.
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three times a year.
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Did you ever see so many men who
are anxious to go to church, and sore
about it too, now that the churches
are closed?
Evening star., 1918-06-21

The Torpedo catcher has a name that
nobody seems able to pronounce. but
he looks good back Of the bat, just the
same Incidentally. he certainly takes
one healthy swing at the ball when
he is facing an opposing pitcher.
Evening star., 1918-06-21
Nationals Rally in Seuenth

Finneran hurled whale of a game
for Huggins for the first six frames,
only nineteen Nationals facing him in
this period, but in the seventh, after
Foster had walked and Judge had
lifted to Bodie. the heavy artillery
rumbIed into action, Milan register
ing Foster with triple between Mar
sans and Gilhooley and scoring him
self when Rice blistered a double to
right, Sans second hit since he has
been in the service of Uncle Sam
Peck made noteworthy catch of
Morgans Texas Lacquer out in left or
there would have been another tally.
Two more were added in the ninth,
however, when. after Foster was
eliminated, Judge got a double on a
ball that came within a foot or two
OF sailing into the right-fieId stand
for a homer.
Manager Griffith has been swamped
with demands that he use Altrock in
the box in the series here, and he said
today that il Johnson wins this after
noon he will send Nick to the hill
against, the Yanks in the final game
of the Series tomorrow.
Washington fans may have a chance
to see Sam Rice in action in the game
next Sunday against the Athletics
Rice has asked for an extension of
his furlough for one day to permit
him to play his 'farewell" game in
the capital. He expects shortly to be
sent "over there"
Evening star., 1918-06-21
ARMY MED|CS PLAY
CAMP ME|GS NINE
Both Local Service Teams
Stronger Than Average.
CIoffeps Tie Torpedoes.
BY n. c. BYRD.

Army Medical Schools base ball
team plays Camp Meigs tomorrow at
3 o'clock at Camp Meigs. The Med
ical nine is said to he strong, having
in its lineup several former semi
professional players. Camp Meigs
also has been playing good ball. hav-
ing victories over some of the strong
est of local amateur organizations.
Rockford, who some time ago broke
into the limelight among local teams
by trimming the Rex Athletic Club
3 to .. probably will be on the mound
for the Meigs outfit. He is a left
handler and is said to have about all
the stuff pitcher needs to get away
with games. Wednesday the Meigs
team went up against the nine from
Fort Myer and won easily, taking the
long end of 16-to-2 score. The
Camp Meigs lineup probably Will be
Murray, File and Shoemaker in the
outfield. Mcnamara, first base: Peder-
son. second base: Lucre. third base:
Rhinehart. skortstop; J. Rockford.
catcher; D. Rockford. pitcher.
Cloffep and Torpedo teams failed to
break the tie yesterday in the Navy
Yard League. playing a 3-to-3 score
for nine innings. after which the
was not enough daylight left to fin
ish it. Early in the contest it looked
as IL the Cloffeps would win. as
"Dutch" ster"er. who held the, mound
for the Torpedo aggregation was
wild and hit hard. However, after
Evening star., 1918-06-21
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

NEW YORK, June 21.-This busi-
ness of reaching the .500-mark In the
games won and lost column is being
given almost as much attention by
the Nationals as the attainment of a
pennant. The players to a man are
convinced they have a chance in this
race, and have come to regard the
bridging of the halfway point in the
percentage table as the only remain
ing step necessary to a rapid climb
that will place them up with the lead
ers. They look upon it as the crest of
the road up which they are travelling.
and feel that once reached the going
will be not so arduous.
Washington fans are well acquaint-
ed with the fact that the club on
many occasions this season has come
within one game of carrying this
mythical bunker. 1t was so when the
team arrived here Wednesday for the
opening encounter with the 1anks;
then they lost. But they came right
back again yesterday with victory
and today find themselves once again
on the take-off in front of the hurdle.
with johnson primed to help them
over. Walter is in grand form now
and Allan Russell, whom the Nation
ais have been able to beat but once
in three years, in which time he has
turned them back eight times, is re-
moved from consideration, having
worked two days ago. Which of Hug
gins beavers will be nominated to
oppose the kansan is problematical.
If Caldwell were at the top OF his
game he undoubtedly could give the
Nationals q tough rub. but the tall
telegrapher has not been displaying
his old-time stuff recently. Slim Love.
although uniformly successful against
other clubs this season, never has
been able to beat the Griffmen. and
Mogridge has only one victory over
them to his credit in the last four
years. Nor has Thormahlen been able
to last through a game against the
capItalians this year. his first in
select society. However the former
Evening star., 1918-06-21
TENNIS FINALS TODAY.
New York Woman Will Meet Molls
Bjurstedt for Title Tomorrow.

PHILADELPHIA, June 21.-A rep
resentative of the West Side Tennis
Club, New York, is assured of the
honor of meeting Miss Molla Bjurs-
tedt, the national champion. in the
challenge round of the woman's ma
tional tennis tournament at the Phil
adelphia Cricket Club. Miss Eleanor
Goss of the West Side Club. advanced
to the final round in the singles yes
terday and today Miss Helen Pollak
and Miss Claire Cassell of the same
club met in the semi-final round.
Miss Bjurstedt and F. B. A. Alexan-
der and Mrs. George w. Wightman
and Irving c. Wright were the final
lists in the mixed doubles champion
ship.
Evening star., 1918-06-21

One of England's largest veterinary
hospitals is now run entirely by
women.
Evening star., 1918-06-21
SIGNS FOUR PITCHERS.
Manager Huggins Guarding the
Yankees Against Calls to Colors.

NEW YORK. June 2l.-To guard
against raids by Uncle Sam and the
shipyard leagues Miller Higgins has
begun signing pitchers. He annexed
four to the Yanks' staff yesterday
They are:
Walter Bernhard. right t-hander. for
merly OF the University of Pennsyl-
vania.
John Henry Robinson. ("Hank").
left ft-hander. formerly with Pittsburgh
and St. Louis. this year with Little
Rock.
Luke Nelson. right-hander. Mem
phis
"Dozzie" Vance. right-hander. for
mer Yankee. now with Memphis.
Robinson was a star while with
Pittsburgh In 1912 and 1913. Then
he was traded to st. Louis and finally
drifted into the minors. Vance has
improved since leaving the Yanks. and
Bernhard and Nelson are said to
show great promise.
Evening star., 1918-06-21
Harper Sholps Control
Harper's performance against tn,

iarperS performance against the
Yankees yesterday, when Washington
obtained to 1 verdict, was. for
him, decidedly unusual, in that he is
sued only two bases on balls in the
course of the battle. Any time the
southpaw can exhibit this degree of
couple of runs for him. it is fairly safe
to expect victory to perch on Griff's
banner. The fact that there was a
small, but remarkably noisy. delega-
tion of rooters from Hackensack, n.
j.. seated back of the Washington
bench, cheering the portsider on, may
have given the smiling southpaw just
the amount of vocal encouragement he
needed; but, however that may be, he
neglected to take the aerial trips Gus
tomary with him and the result was
the Jerseyite won his fourth straight
game and brought his 1918 record for
victories up equal to the reverses he
has suffered
1t seemed it was to be the same old
story when Harry franked Gilhooley
the first man to face/him, but Peck
hit into double play. turned by
Judge and Mcbride, and although
Baker and Pratt singled in success
sion, Pipp was victimized on strikes
The only other occasion Harry was
threatened was in the sixth. with two
down, when Pratt'S bingle was fol-
lowed by Pipp's near foul double over
hrst, until the eighth, when the Jer-
seyite emerged from a mighty tick
Hsh situation with one run chg liked
up against him. Hitting for Gilhooley,
Miller got a single on a bad hop to
Foster and took third on Peck's double
to left. Rice came to Harper's assist
ance after catching Bakers fly with
a.perfect peg to the plate that doubled
up Miller. Pratt drew Harper's sec
ond pass and, with the count three and
two on him, Pipp scored Peck from
second with single to center, Pratt
taking third. Foster then made a
clever pickup of Bodies bounder and
hagged him at first for the third out
Evening star., 1918-06-21
CLEVELAND GETS FARMER.
National Commission Orders Player
From Salt Lake Club.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, 21.-The nation
al base ball commission In a finding
handed down yesterday. awarded
Player Farmer. who was with the
Portland club of the Pacific Coast
League last year. to the Cleveland
American League Club. Portland dis
posed of the player last February to
the Salt Lake City club and the COM
mission ruled that the deal was made
with the understanding that the Salt
Lake CitH club dispose of him to
Cleveland. The price fixed was $4,000.
but it was stipulated that Cleveland
would have the privilege of trying
out the player before completing the
deal. salt Lake was instructed to fix
the limit of the time Cleveland should
consume in trying out the player.
Evening star., 1918-06-21

the second period he settled down and
kept the Cloffeps from scoring
Cloffeps counted all their runs In the
second inning. Sterzer's wildness ana
timely hits by Buscher and Rooney
turning the trick.
Torpedo nine got ono of its runs
in the opening chapter on a two
base smash to left center by katawa
and an overthrow to get that player
going to third on the hit. In the
seventh 1t counted again and tied up
the score in the ninth. Cloffeps used
three pitchers, while sterzcr stuck
the game out for the other club.
In one inning yesterday in the game
in the Navy Yard League two plays
were made that would have done
credit to a professional contest. Con :
and speared a bounder with his gloved
hand that looked as II 1t were going
through to single. He tossed his
man out at first with plenty of room
to spare. A few minutes later. on a
swinging bunt at the plate. Robey.
out. got the ball and made bad toss
to first base. The ball was going on
one side of the runner and Tom
Crooke was leaning out in the 1nneid
to get 1t on that side. When Crooke
saw that the ball was going wild he
gloved hand and caught the ball Just
in front of the base runners face. 1t
was about as neat and clever bit of
work as one might expect to see any
where. Connolly is a former profess
sional player and Crooke had years
of experience on professional dia-
monds.
The Torpedo catcher has a name tha
nobody seems able to pronounce, but
he looks good back Of the bat, just the
same Incidentally. he certainly takes
one healthy swing at the ball when
he is facing an opposing pitcher.
Dutch Sterzer. pitching for Torpedo
team, famed thirteen Cloffep batters.
Notwithstanding that Sterzer is not as
slender as he once was, he still has
a lot of stuff on the ball. And better
still, he knows how to pitch. In that
slone he has an immense advantage
over most Of the amateur batters he is
facing.
War Risk won from War Tade yes
terday by ii to Z. Underwood led in
the batting. for the winners. getting
three hits out of five trips to the plate.
Shcwalter, former Technical High
shortstop. did good work in that po-
sition for the sane team and also
battcd well.
Evening star., 1918-06-21
NATIONAL S ANXIOUS TO REACH
500 MARK IN TEAM STANDING
Grif's Athletes Devoting Almost As
Much Attention to That AS Winning
Pennant- nt-Harper Beats Yankees.

great guns since last he faced them
and now has seven straight victories
to his credit, a record for both leagues
this season. The only other hurlers
in the American League who closely
approached this mark were Johnson
and Carl Mays with strings of five
straight games. now broken.
1t is limited that Thormahlen's arm
has been troubling him for the past
week. his work against the Browns
in st. Louis last Friday bearing this
out. Anyway you look at it. the Ma
tfonals with Johnson pitching are
favored to cop today, and IL they do
the psychological effect of Griffs ath-
letes accomplishing for the first time
this year the feat of balancing their
wins with their losses will be in
teresting to watch.
Evening star., 1918-06-21
RED S0X BEATEN AGAIN
Athletics Shut Out Boston, But
Get Whitewashed Themselves
in Second Game.

BOSTON. June 21.-Boston and Phila-
delphia divided double header here
yesterday. Philadelphia winning the frs,
game. to 0. and Boston the second
toe
Gregg was too much for Boston in the
opener. allowing only three infield hits
A homo run over the left field fence with
a man on in the ninth gave Philadelphia
its two runs
In the second game Scott Perry Of the
Athletics suffered his seventh straigh,
defeat: Two triples. 2 single and a base
on balls gave Boston three runs in the
sixth inning.
Leonard. who started In the box for
Boston. had to give way to Molyneaux in
the sixth. when a hot drive from wal
ing hand. -
Lore " Pader. formerly of the Boston
club. was discharged from the Navy be-
cause or loose ligament in his knee
He reported to the Red Sox for work.
I'hilacelphia 80. q q q q %
Boston .........0 0 0 0 0 o O 0-(
Philadelphia .... o q o o q q n-f
Boston n n
Evening star., 1918-06-21
Jones Retains Tennis Title.

Harry c. Jones successfully defend
ed his title of Massachusetts, tennis
champion yesterday by defeating Nat
w. Niles. winner of this years state
tournament. at the Longwood Cricket
Clubs grass courts. The score was
ca. 6-4. 0-6, 6-3
Evening star., 1918-06-21

Two-base hits-Ppp. Rice, PeckInpa ugh
Judge TO Mcbride to Judge; Pratt to Pipp: Rice
to picinieh. Left on bases-Sew York. .;
Washington. /. First base on balls-0ff Fin.
neran, s.: of Harper. 1. Hit by pitcher-By
Harper tGiihooley). Struck out-By Finneran.
2; by Harper, 4. Wild pitch-Harper.
Evening star., 1918-06-21
BRILL'S HOMER WINS.
Best Pigeon in Race From Dan.
vile, Va, Yesterday.

A pigeon owned by E. F. Brill cap
turned first honors in the race of Wash
ington district Of the American Racing
Pigeon Union yesterday from Danville.
Va, when it made an average speed of
1884 yards per minute for the distance
The result:
Evening star., 1918-06-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results of Yesterdays Games.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Washington. 4: New York, l.
Philadelphia. .; Boston, 0.
Philadelphia. o: Boston. 3.
Chicago, 5; Cleveland, 10 innngs)
Evening star., 1918-06-21
Reserve Seats for Sundays Game

Reserved seats for Sundays game.
Washington vs.. Philadelphia. are now
on sale at si3 18th street. Box Office
at park opens Sunday morning at
$50. Gates will open at l o'clock.
The Sunday games will start at $3.50
and week days at 1 pm.
Evening star., 1918-06-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

New York. g. Brooklyn. o.
Pittsburgh. 8; Chicago. I.
Boston. 8; Philadelphia. 4.
Boston. >: Philadelphia, 4.
Cincinnati at St. Louis train)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-26

10 advise me whether you desire me
TO place your name On the Dallot az
candidate for governor?
Il have of course. read your state
ment TO the effect that you intended
TO withdraw from the campaign, but
you no doubt appreciate that no infor-
nation has been received by the COM
mittee, and shall. therefore, be very
glad TO have you formally advise me.
Very truly yours.
tSignedJ "Ashly G. Tobias. Jr..
Secretary Democratic Executive
Committee"
July IS. 1915"
Mr.. Ashly G. Tobias, Jr.. Secretary
Democratic Executive Committee. Col
umbia, s. &.
Dear Sir: Your letter 10 hand in
quiring if | desired my name upon the
official ballot. reply in the aftrma-
tive.
MY recent letter. addressed to My
friends was intended to release them
IRON such obligations as they might
feel TO SUPPORT me. If, however, there
are those who desire to vote for me.
because of the principles for which /
am the exponent. and the policies
which | advocate. have no intention
OF DENYING them the opportunity. and
on the ballot.
"Pcspcctfully,
John Luwndcs McLaurin."
"Hygci:t Hospital. Richmond. Va.
July %, 1918.
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DELINQUENT TAX SALES

THE following described property
L will be sold at Public Auction be-
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MONDAY, AUGUST 5, (Salesday) for
the purpose Of satisfying executions Is
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CLOVER cULlINes

CORRESPONDENCE The Yorkville Enquirer.
Glover. July 2i--Miss Ami" Neil
who is I'm training ut 4 hoSPi''' III
charlotte, is spending her Ea'atlol'
here with the family of her brot"er'
DIR. NJ. Il. Neil.
Misses Margaret and Nina Ford ana
little Dan and Ethel Farris visited MT
and Mrs. Hope Ford on Route l. thiS
week. , All.
Miss Addie Matthews returned TINS
morning from Rock Hill. where sh'
has been for the past few days.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward G. Adams OF
Gastonia. are guests In the h"i''' vi
Mr.. W. T.. Adams here. o.,
Major T.. w. Presley of Camp Sc
yicr. and MIR. j., Clyde Ford OF camp
jackson. spent sunday nero VIII"
homcfolks.
Mrs. Ida G. Hardin, who has been on
IN extended visit to relatives III spar
tnnburg and Ash willie, has returned l"
her home here.
Mrs. Claude McDill and little son.
who have been visiting the fahlii. Oh
MIR. J. II. Curry here. left Tor 'h''r
home in Chester Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Paul and Mr.. Clarence S'roul
spent Monday in Chester WIN reia-
tivcS.
MIR. and Mrs. James \. Pace and
children, spent sunday ut Camp jack
son with Mr. viii Rudiscll
Mrs. John Jackson and childree ni
near Filhert, spent Tuesday hc.c win
the formers father. Mr.. john Knox.
Ecy. 4. \. Mclean Is conducting u
meeting ut Filbert Presbyterian church
This week. He Is being assisted 10y
Rev. r. W. Gregg OF Rock Hill.
Prof. and Mrs. Howard l.. Dickson
are spending a.few days here with the
family of the formers father. Mi. NJ
l.. Dickson.
An interesting meeting is in progress
nj the a. X. T.. church here. the
preaching is bci..~ done by Rev. l." l.
Echols OF old Providence, Va.
Quite number from Glover were
visitors In Sorkvillr "Wednesday. dur
To the candidates for state offices he
ing there.
Mcssrs. V. G. Stroup. :. j. Matth-
cws and y. W. Holland are jurors IN
Yorkvillc this week.
Little Miss Louise Smith of Ganney
h "A guest in the home OF Mr.. W. !,
Smith here.
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FOUR DEEP. MILE LONG.
The German Army Really Did Get to
Paris.

Herbert Railey, correspondent OF the
Daily Mail. teleSraphed from the
American army in France on Monday
that the number of prisoners Is in
creasing hourly. Il saw many on the
road Yesterday" he says In town
h.hina the Soissons front they were n
rcmnrkablc sight. Headed by at least
thirty officers. the procession. when
WIS four deep. stretched fully one
mile. , ,. ..,.,,
,pd anrarrntly in excellent condition.
and the happy smiles on their faces
rnnflrmed what | was told yesterday -
that the enemy morale Is low. AS
they passed the townspcoplc ironically
cried out, Mach Paris" smile with
an asserting shake of the head was the
only reply.
Bavarian. fell to the Americans. 80
rapid was the American advance
that they trapped him and his stan In
command OF post in II quarry. He
was brought I'm by private. who OK.
claimed as he passed: Look at me.
I'm a hell OF big guy bringing ~ a
colonel! ,,,
prisoners belonged are in considerable
Confusion. An American unit near
Soissons brought in fifty-six prisoners
from no fewer than five different di-
visions, So far captires from seven
divisions have been identified by this
unit alone. OF the three divisions
which have fought this unit one was
nut out OF action altogether by losses,
n second badly maulcd and third is
now lighting with the remnants OF
other divisions. Such Is the plight OF
the enemy In this region.
THE American unit In the Sois-
sons district alone have captured l2S
officers and 5,027 men, also 46O
machine guns and other booty. This
is the reply of the Americans to the
German war minister's snecrs.
I'm the Marne region prisoner
who could speak English was asked
WHY he thought the United States had
come into the war. so Wall Street
brokers can fill their pockets with
more gold was the reply. 4 state
ment | have often heard from prison.
ers. 1t Is evidently spread by the Ger
man propaganda department"
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NAME ON THE BALLOT.

MeLaurin Officially In the Race But
Friends Released.
The following letters are sel-ex'
p planatory:
Hon. John l. McLaurin. Bennetts-
willie, 8. c.
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NOTICE

A MEETING OF the Democratic Exc
"A cutive Committee of York County,
will be held ut the Courthouse on Mon
day, July 29th. ut IL a. M. for the pur-
pose OF examining tho ENROLMENT
Books of the various Precincts. All
PERSONS who wish To complain of cr-
rors i'm said roll, are notified TO appear
before the Committee Ut said time.
J. a. MARION,
County Chairman.
July 25th, 1918. II
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A NCE M E n T 8
FOR CONGRESS

ITO the Democratic Voters Of the
Fifth District: respectfully ask to
he rrnominated and reelected to
Congress from this District. and agree
TO abide the results of the Demotr;dc
Primary Election. I will not be able
TO spend much time in the District
this summer. because OF the great
amount Of important legislation grow-
ing out Of the war situation. but Will
attend meetings In the District hem
ever possible. 1t Is absolutely essen
tial for Congressmen to be at their
post at this time
w. F. STEVENSON.