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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
HOW SPORTS HELP SOLDIERS
Americans Trained to Do Their Work
In Quickest Manner Possible
With Their Guns.

According to returned American
soldier, the Yankee sport training is
helping them over there, in that United
States soldiers do their work. which
is to kill as many Huns as possible, In
the quickest and most natural way.
An English Tommy will chase Hun
ralf mile, he says, to get chance
TO stick him with bayonet. when one
shot from his rifle would do the trick
at once. French soldiers have ten
dency to wait until they can grenade
their foes, but the Yanks get bead
on the other fellows and drop 'em
Quick with their rifles.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08

Joe Flanner, veteran assistant sec
retary of the National commission, af-
ter years Of service with basebalrs
high court, has closed his desk and
gone to South Dakota, where he has
a farm. He has been in bad health
and if he finds that the outdoor life is
Il benefit to him probably will not re-
turn to office baseball.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08

lyn navy yard. He says he likes the
work, all except the getting UP at six
o'clock in the morning TO open the
store" In addition TO running the can
teen, Casey is captain Of II ball team
of navy men, among his players being
Jimmy Hickman. formerly of the Dod.
gers. and Harry Heitman, a pitcher
who belongs to Brooklyn.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
rny E. A. RATcHELoRA

What Is putting the pep" into the
are giving Kaiser Bill's bad BOches?
Athletics certainly are helping. How?
BY raising the morale and the muscle
of the American fighters. In one unit
and in one week, 6,S35 soldiers partici-
pated In athletic sports. They had 49,
275 spectators meaning that for every
six soldier spectators there was one
soldier participant. Better record than
baseball or football has in the L. S. A.,
ne c'est pas?
Rank Of Popular Sports.
How did the sports rank in popu-
larity among the soldiers? Nollcy ball
came first. Baseball was second. Box
ing was on the limb. Track and field
sports were just out of the money.
Basket bah was fifth. Indoor base
ball, soccer, rugby, tennis, etc, were
in the ruck.
Athletics surely are putting muscle
and pep into the young men who
must handle the rifles, artillery, gren-
ades, spades and other implements of
warfare. Besides this, there is the
high morale generated by tinglng high
spirits and good health which blesSes
.i;e wei!-cXerciScd body.
Contrast the figures above with n
worlds series baseball game, where
1900 spectators watch Is men CON
fest, or Yalc-HarIard football game,
where the Yale bowl held 10000 fans
while - men struggled to uphold the
supremacy Of Old Eli and John Har-
ward. Contrast il with boxing cham
piOnship match where gate" Of up
ward of 100000 witnessed Il bout
between two men. Consider the great
er advantage the widespread bene-
fit of sports involving one contestant
10 every six spectators
Everyone in Game.
The figures are furnished by the Y.
NJ. G. A., one of the organizations
whicr assumed the responsibility Of
spreading mass athletics among as
many Of our soldiers as would respond
20 the opportunity. The Y. NJ. c. A.
was the pioneer to make everyone
get into the game. When the X. of c.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
Sure Enough.

Yeast-I understand for the con-
venience of travellers there has been
invented pocket electric heater, TAX
ing current from light socket, which
will boil quart Of water in three
minutes.
msOnbeak-Well, tell me, If you
can, what good is quart Of hot water
for bath for a travelling man?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
ARMY JOB FOR KANSAS COACH
Homer Woodson Hargiss Selected to
Head Athletic Department of
Oregon College.

Another Kansas conference football
coach has gone to the big league.
Homer WoOdsOn Hargiss, athletic di-
rector and coach at the Kansas State
Normal school, has been selected from
O dozen or more candidates TO head
the athletic department and coach all
major ,sports at the Oregon Agricul-
tuVai college, Corvallis, Ore.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
Abandon sheepshead Bay Races.

Harry S. Hardness. owner of the
Sheepshead Bay Speedway has an
nounced that the annual Hardness
Gold Trophy race will not be run this
year. and also there will be no more
automobile races at the Speedway for
the duration of the war.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
"NIcE MEAL" IN GERMANY
Consists of Mush and Sour Milk,
Writes American Girl From
Leipsiq.

MinneGpolis.-Cornmeal and sour
milk make "a nice meaP' In Germany
now, a Minneapolis girl says in let
ter from Leipsig to her mother here.
The writer is Miss Mabel Jacobs and
Eer mother is Mrs. A. o. Jacobs, 1O1J
Fourteenth avenue. Southwest. When
the United States entered the war Miss
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
WHO ARE THEY7

One of the best jokes is the
story from Cincinnati that major
league players over the draft
age" plan a tour of Cuba the
coming winter. If the man who
sent out the story will enume-
rate the major league players
who have passed their forty
sixth year we'd like to see it,
Just for curiosity.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
II ExpIains a Lot. at That.

"HOw do you account for his pOpu-
Iarity?"
Possibly it's because he comedies
without argument other peoples right
to all the good things Of life and
doesn't act as though he were sharing
with them joys that shOGld be exclU-
EiYely his"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
FREE AGENTS IN 192O7

If there is no baseball in 1919
Il majority Of the players will
become free agents. This will
mean that in 1920. or whenever
the game is resumed they can
sign with anyone they please.
OF course the magnateS may
agree among themselves not to
tamper with each others play
erS. But this will not neces-
sarily mean protection for them.
The players may band together,
too.
These are grave times in the
history Of the national game, as
well as the history of the nation.
Only time can tell what destiny
has decreed for its future.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
rhrounh His PAGES.

"What's the matter, old chap? Yen
look sort of foolish"
81 feel foolish. Some of my wife's
distant relatives are coming to cali
and I'll have to be trOtted out so they
can all see what kind Of critter she
got"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
NOT a BAD Idea.

"why that meditative manner in ap-
preaching your custOmers?"
I'm trying to size them up"
Don't try to size 'em up. Treat 'em
all like they were millionaires, and
you can't 90 wrong"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
ObeyIna Orders.

Mistress-What are you doing.
Martha?
Martha-The doctor told me to take
iron for me blood and I'm trying to
melt the poker
Mlstress-But, Martha, you cant
drink melted iron!
Martha-Then III have to wait tilP
il cOOls.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
Cnmnensafion.

His Wife-MOther's going to make
us a little visit. 1 know you don't OBJ
ject to having her here for short
time.
The JOkesmith-Oh, i can stand it.
Out Of a weeks visit ] get enough MAJ
teriaI for years supply of mOther-iR.
law jokes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
Sorry He Smoke.

His Larger Half-Here's an account
of a man whose poor wife died the
hour he fell heir TO a large fortune.
The Other One-GOsh, some fellows
have all the luck-er-that is to say.
what is the miserable mans namea
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
Grid PLAYER War Victim.

Lieut.. Harry c. Horton, former
tackle on the University of South Car
clina team, was killed in action In
France, September 13, his parents
were notified by the war department.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
Momen to HeIn Soccer.

Bridgeport (Conn.) soccer officials
will invite women principals of the
schools of that city to 'ecome mom-
bers of the boards executive council
in order to help the kicking style Of
football.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08

Jacobs was studying music in Leipsig.
She was not permitted to leave Ger
many. The letter just received is the
first direct word from her daughter
that the mother has had in IS months
Miss Jacobs states she has not
heard from home since the war be-
gan. Il am almost out of clothing" /"
the letter reads, 'but am well and as
happy as could be expected"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
Pete Herman to Sea. ,

Bantamweight Champion Peter Her
man. his manager, Walsh, Ped Dolan
and three other boxers have been or
dered TO sea by the navy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
Undergo Operations to
Qualify for Army

st. LOuis.-More than 1000 st.
L0uisans have undergone surg
ical operations in order to quail
ify for military and naval serv-
ice since the United States en-
tered the war. according TO sta
tistics complied in hospitals
here.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
His Qualification.

"That horse is too sensitive to use
for hunting"
"All the better. He will be quicker
to take a fence"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
Mems and Moments Work.

4 woman runs a street car swift
Or in a building starts the lift,
While man with all his brain and Drawn
Can't learn to sew n button on.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
Its STYLE.

"Mrs COmeup gave me an invitation
20 visit them"
"Did she ask you for weekend
down at their barcarole in the sub
urbs?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
HomeIy.

as she hOmelyE
"I wouldn't put it that way, but I
would say that if ever she's tried for
murder the jury will convict her"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08

Women and girls ar employed at
welding in steel factory at Terrence.
Cal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
The Way of II.

"Thls man raised large family with
ease"
'HOw did he manage to do it?''
''He took them up in The hotel ele-
yatOr he was running"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
CASEY STENCIL IN CANTEEN
Former National League outfeiaer
Likes New Job With Exception
Of Early Rising.

Casey Stengel, former National
league outiielder, now in the navy, Is
in charge Of the cantccn AT the Brook
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08

went into overseas work, one Of It's
first acts was to purchase and ship
tons OF athletic equipment. Up to the
present the "Y" has provided hun
dreds of athletic directors recruited
from the foremost athletes of eurlicr
generations and tons of sporting para
phernalia. The X. Of Ca, starting
little later, Is developing similar
program. Directors use every art TO
get the backward, the shy, the non
athletic soldier into the games for the
good of his body and his morale,
tremendous aid to the winning of the
war. The "Y" and X. of c. men seek
to enlist the greatest number of men
in sports rather than To develop Il
small team of crack athletes.
The figures, based on the activities
of one unit, show the result. They
were taken in II comparatively small
region and were selected ut random.
Baseball engaged the attention Ol
,423 men of this region in Il week.
The games were witnessed by l2,OOO
men. which would be considered very
good weekly attendance for minor
league club, and as many spectators
as big league team in the second d.
vision often draws in seven days. Here
the proportion of players to spectators
is one to ten. while in league baseball
it would be l to 400, figuring 30 play
ers us the average number appearing
weekly on the diamond.
VoIIey Ball First
VOlley ball, probably the most pOpu-
lar game for soldiers, engaged 1,6O1
players with a large gallery. Boxing
ranked third in popularity, with 1927
men participating, While 5000 soldiers
looked on. Compare that one to nine
average with a big fist fight crowd
viewing the efforts of two men. Ten.
mis- exercised 227 men, while SO5 par
tiCipnted in track and field sports. Bas-
ket ball engaged 793 soldiers, while in
door baseball. soccer and rugby foot
ball worked the muscles and minds of
hundreds. Just as Waterloo was won
on England's cricket and football fields,
50 this war may be decided by the
athletic contests of the clean-living
hard-hitting American boys.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08

"OW soldiers think the only rca'
queen on earth is the American GIRL
declares Miss Theresa A. Smith, who
lus just returned from tour Of sing
ing to me soldiers Ia camp for the y.
". {. a.
Miss Smiths home Is in BrOOklyn
and she is known among the concert
gGers as "Thc Danish Nightingale
and she has sung her way into the
hearts Of the boys In the camps.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08

pitcher at ;he age Of fifteen, is now at
Middlebury college, Middlebury. VT,
rs a member Of the reserve officers
training corps Hoyt tried repeatedly
to enlist in the tanks and in the navy
but was rejected because Of his youth
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08

Wjfey-They say there's sucker
born every minute.
Hubby-Yes, but he's not real
sucker until he marries.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
Soccer In California

California football league (soccer)
will be made up Of eight elevens.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
Plenty of Soccer.

California football league (sOccert
will be made up of eight elevens.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-08
WAITE HOYT FINALLY LANDS
Brooklyn schooIboy Wonder, After Re-
peated Attempts to Enlist, Is in
Training Camp.

Waite Hoyt, the Brooklyn Schoolboy
wonder, who lptro[ the Giants as
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-25

AS we passed through a shell-de.
stroyed village a mounted military po-
iiceman stopped US and Informed the
driver to be very careful when we got
our on the open road, as 1t was very
dangerous. because the Germans lately
mad acquired the habit of Smelling II.
Inc corporal asked the trooper II there
was any other way around, and was
INFORMED that there was not. Upon
this he got very nervous and wanted to
turn back. but We insisted that he pro-
ceed and explained to him that he
would get into serious trouble with his
commanding officer II he returned
without orders; we wanted to ride,
not walk.
From his conversation we learned
that he had recently come from Eng
land with a draft and had never been
under fire, hence his nervousness.
We convinced him that there was not
much danger. and he appeared greatly
relieved.
When we at last turned into the open
road we were not so confident On
each side there had been q line of
trees. but now. all that was left of
them were torn and battered stumps.
The fields on each side of the road
were dotted with recent shell holes.
and we passed several in the road It.
self. We had gone about half mile
when a she'll came whistling through
the air and burst in field about three
hundred yards to our right. Another
soon followed this one and burst on
the edge Of the road about four hum
dred yards In front OF us.
l told the driver to throw In his
speed clutch, as we must be In sight
OF the Germans. / knew the signs:
that battery was ranging for us, and
the quicker we got out Of its zone of
fire the better. The driver was trem-
bling like a leaf. and every minute
expected him to pile us up In the ditch.
/ preferred the German fire.
In the back Atwell was holding onto
the straps for dear life, and was sing.
Ing at the top of his voice:
We beat you at the Marne.
We beat you at the Aisne,
We gave you hell at Neuvs Chapeile,
And here We are again.
Just then we hit q small shell hole
and nearly capsized. Upon a loud
yell from the rear 1 looked behind, and
there was Atwell sitting in the middle
OF the road. shaking his fist at us. His
which he had taken off
upon getting into the ambulance, was
strung out on the ground, and his rife
was In the ditch.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-25

gives you full authority a. special n
p. detailed on intelligence work. Re.
port at the front line according to your
instructions. 1t IL risky work and ]
wish you both the best Of luck"
Ny heart dropped to zero and At.
wells face was q study. We saluted
and left.
That wishing us the best of luck"
sounded very omin0us In our ears: II
he had said II wish you both q swift
and painless death" II would have been
more to the point.
When we had read our instructions
we knew we were in for 1t good and
plenty.
What Atwell said IL not fit for pub
lication. but ] strongly seconded his
opinion Of the war, army and divisional
headquarters In general.
After q bit our spirits rose. We were
full-fedged spy-catchers. because our
instructions and orders, said 90.
We Immediately reported to the
nearest French estaminet and had sew
eral glasses Of muddy water. which
they called beer. After drinking our
beer we left the estaminet and hailed
an empty ambulance.
After showing the driver our passes
We got In. The driver was going 10 the
part Of the line where we had to re-
port. :.
How the wounded ever survived q
ride In that ambulance was inexplica-
BILE to me. 1t was worse than riding on
q gun carriage over rock road.
The driver Of the ambulance was q
corporal Of the r. A. n c., and he
had the wind up" that b, he had an
averslon TO being under Are.
I wa riding on the seat WITH him
while Atwell was sitting IN Ire ambu-
lance. with his Leg hang1ng ct G H.
1aek.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-25

gas had penetrated through the hole
made In the cloth.
Out of our crew of six we lost two
killed and two wounded.
That night we buried all Of the dead,
excepting those in No Mans Land. In
death there Is not much distinction :
friend and foe are treated alike.
After the wind had dispersed the
gas the r. A. NJ. G. got busy with their
chemical sprayers. spraying out the
dugouts and low parts Of the trenches
to dissipate any fumes Of the German
gas which may have been lurking in
same.
Two days after the gas attack was
sent to division headquarters, in an
swer to On order requesting that cap
tains Of units should detail q man
whom they thought capable of passing
an examination for the divisional in
telligence department.
Before leaving for this assignment
went along the front-line trench say
Ing good-by to my mates and lording it
over them, telling them that 1 had
clicked a cushy job behind the lines,
and how sorry I felt that they had to
stay In the front line and argue out the
war with Fritz. They were envious
but still good-natured, and as left the
trench to so to the rear they shouted
after me:
Good luck. Yank, old boy; don't
forget to send up a few fags to your
old mates"
/ promised to do this and left.
/ reported at headquarters with six
teen others and passed the required ex-
animation. Out of the sixteen appli-
cants four were selected.
I was highly elated because was,
thought. In for a cushy job back at the
base. 'ss-~--
The next morning the four reported
to division headquarters for instruc-
tons. Two of the men were sent to
large towns In the rear Of the lines
with an easy job. When It came our
turn the officer told us we were good
men and had passed q very creditable
examination.
My tin hat began to get too small
for me. and noted that the other man,
Atwell by name, was sticking his chest
out more than usual.
The officer continued: II think I can
use you two men to great advantage
In the front line. Here are your orders
and instructions. also the pass which
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-25
DON'T BE FOOLISH
and buy an imitation; get the origin

ana Duy an imitation; get the original
VACHER-BALM.
1t Is better than any Of the substi-
tute "Balms" for quickly relieving
Coughs. Colds, Group. and all kinds Of
hurts and soreness.
The many limitations are proof that
1t is an unusually good thing.
The price. IL only Csc per Jar or
Tube. Surely Il Is worth that to get
rid Of Cough or Cold. or your child's
Group. II your druggist will not sup
ply you and we have no agent in your
locality, write for the agency.
Every family needs vacher-B Balm,
and we supply samples Free, to start
the demand. q. w. VACHER, Inc,
New Orleans, La.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-25
CTO BE CoNTINUED.)
DESTINED TO BECOME DESERT
Great French Colonial Territory In
North Africa Seems to Hold Out
Little Promise.

Wadai was the last point Of colonial
expansion Of the French before the Eu-
ropean struggle drew their energies
and attention homeward. The great
African territory was added to the
French Kongo only a short time before
the war broke out.
Very few white people have actually
visited Wadai. but tales Of the region
are numerous both In upper Egypt and
in Tripoli. Occasionally some Of the In
habitants Of the little-known region
can be seen In the bazaars Of Khartum
or Algiers. Wadai lies at the
head Of caravan routes that cross the
desert both from the Mediterranean
and the Nile. II bears q bad reputa-
ton, even for North Africa.
It IL known as one Of the last strong
holds and sources Of supply Of the
slave trade. Its people are divided
into conQuerors and conQuered-the
former belonging to q powerful ma
tive tribe that holds the Mohammed-
an faith and the latter including all
manner Of very primitive savages. Up
to very recent times these savage pe0-
pie are known to have been captured
and sold as slaves along the Barbary
coast. The French only established Q
In 1912, 20 that they had
little opportunity to break up the
trade before the European war.
In physical appearance Wadai IL de-
scribed by the caravan men as q vast,
low-lying plain. Great tracts Of 1t have
never been explored. It seems to have
once formed the bed Of Q great inland
sea. of which Lake Chad, In the south
west il the shriveled remnant. In
fact, the Sahara Il steadily encroach-
Ing on II from the northward. It 10
crossed by the old channels Of several
rivers. but without . single flowing
stream. At no very remote geologic
epoch Of the future Wadai viii appar.
emily become a part Of the great des-
rrt to the north.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-25

Years ago. during q winters visit
In London, I used to watch the per.
sons who regularly fed the birds in
Hyde park. noticed that most Of
them were people Of apparently hum
bic circumstances, q few pretty close
to undertaking themselves. II was
delightful to see how much pleasure
they all took In keeping these birds
from hunger.
Two that ! saw each day for a
week or 20. evidently husband and
wife, ventured to speak to. Eagerly
they talked about the birds as they
might have talked about children.
noting and relishing individual char.
acteristics.
"we have beesuDe % fond Of them.
said the wife. They recognise N
now. many Of them. and . fsw cone
to rs quite feariessly. We should
feel quite uncomfortable r. Ne ahoulA
miss q day. They arc NIKE membess
Of the family that hnyo = - caco6
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