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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-14
SHRAPNEL.
The War and After.
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

To escape confusion the position of
town major was evolved in the armies
fighting behind the battle lines. 1t
was the duty of this dignitary to
arrange for the billeting Of troops.
Beginning with the larger towns, the
idea was extended till nearly every
village where troops have 20 be
billeted has its resident ofacer to look
after their comfort. He allotted a Dor
ton Of the village to them in accord
ance with their size, and permanent
arrangements for water supply and
sanitation centralized. under, his
charge. He also deals with claims for
damage done by troops in the area
He is not necessarily a major. Some
times he Is Of lower. sometimes or
higher rank. In the forward area he
| is often a young officer from 4 neigh.
boring unit His accommodation may
consist OF nothing but the cellars. or
Few ruined houses. and he mag be
compelled in case Of emerkencxafo
try to defend 1t with any stragKlers Of
whom he may be able to get hold.
In the back areas he is often an
older man.
| 1>oAOSA always was IN
| apostle of demon frightfulness is q
declaration made by one Of his one
time close friends
On more than one occasion the day
has been saved for allied soldiers by
| bringing up rifle and machine gun
ammunition by aero. At one point the
Germans were desperately striving to
press through an allied position. The
allied troops had been, lighting long
and had repulsed four enemy attacks
The position being rather isolated
and cut of partially by German bar
rage, the Huns suspected that atnmn-
milton in the enemy trench must be
low. Before they delivered their last
| attack several airplanes' approached
the allied positions and dropped pack
ages of cartridges. The Germans
were decimated when they once more
attempted to storm the position.
Before merchant vessels left Eng
1ish ports under convoy their officers
were compelled to attend q confer
ence where all details Of the business
Of evading the Hun were discussed.
The port convoy officer, who is q
captain Of the royal navy, mounted
the platform and gave his audience
the general Instructions for the Why
age. Each ship was assigned her
place in the convoy. which was shown
In miniature on the blackboard.
Emergency signals were -e.c!:ipA6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-14
US. BOYS SENDING CASH HONE
One 'Y'' Secretary Reports Remit
tances of $4,000 . Month.

PARIS. October is Correspondence
of the Associated Press).--Besides
asking the folks back home" to keep
the home fires burning. American SOL
diers In. France are sending lot of
the wherewithal. to buy the fuel, using
for the purpose the facilities of the
7. NJ. c. A. and the Knights of Co
lumbus.
One 'eY' secretary reports that the
vision have averaged $4,000 a month
for several months. The monthly
banking business of the ''Y"s in that
territory has averaged $500. 008. A
'sY'' secretary. just returned from q
visit there found the soldiers coolly
making change and filling out remit
lance blanks In a hut which was un-
der shell fire and near which several
shells dropped while he was there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-14
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-14

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
Charley Mitchell
WasGame to Core

Tho recent death of Charley Nit
chelI in England has recalled many
stories of his career in the ring, and
without exception the yarns told
about him tend to prove that he was
.pne of the gamest men who ever en-
tered pugiustic ranks.
Mitchell developed remarkable skill
as a boxer before he was twenty ytarS
old. and for his weight and inches
he was of small staturs--he will go
down in ring history as one Of the
most wicked and accurate. pt0chels
who ever lived.
Ability as a boxer and a hitter was
by no means Mitcheu's only asset
He Was cool collected and quick
thinker.
He fret and defeated many man
who lowered above him In the ring
but there is no record that he ever
dubbed over the weights No man
came too big for the plucky Eriton.
He had supreme confidence IN himself
and with the exception Of John Ia
sullivan. whom he fought thirt2-nine
rounds o draw at ChantllN, France,
in. 1883. and Jim Corhet- Who Won
undisputed right 20 the worlds title
by knocking him out In three rounds
at Jacksonville, Fla In 1924. his ca
reer WAS one Of unusual brilliance.
MiteheIIs night with sullivan on
French soil came after John l. had
Knocked him out i'm three rounds q
Madison square garden. In the first
two rounds 81 this fight Mitchell had
the better - the giant Bostouian. aud
won the honor Of knocking sullivan
down for Inc first time in his life.
several wears later. when he riot
Corbett who was then at top prime.
Mitchell Was on the down grade. We
the battle vas fought because If his
persistent challenges. Hc would not
admit even then. that there was a
man in the world who had anything
on hju
Mitchell had the fightinE heart
which is sadly lacking in so ma9v
fighters TODAY Tfc went through Az
the middle and heavyweight bowers ip
Europe with surprising case when IN
his prime. and although he was uev@r
really q professional chawpion hjs
passing marks "fuls' 10 the career
of man who deserves rank as Eng
t lands eamest and most wonderful
boxer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
| $4,000 Soldiers
in Camp We're in
Basketball League

Washington. April 28-fn round
figures, $4,000 soldiers IN the mill
tary training. camps participated in
organized basketball alone last sea
son, according 10 com pilations made
from the reports OF camp athletic di-
rectors TO Or. Joseph t. Raycroft.
member Of the war department com
mission on training camp acti,it tiles
In charge OF camp athletics This
figure, DR.. RayCroft says does not ap-
ply to the rank and file who have
PLAYED informally and who would
bring the nun her much nearer ! so
900, which means that more men
have taken part in competitive bas-
ketball his year than over before
Or. RAycroft has been struck BY
the widespread popularity Of basket
ball in The camps The choice of
educative and competitive games for
the soldiers in training" he declared
lis based primarily on their relation
ship to military, activities, This idea
is paramount bur it does not neces-
sarily minimize the recreational quail
ties
Basketball is such ramc.
= iihpbEH ilIl]ifi III team pFEdilzA-
ton. this fact alone makes it excep-
uonsily intensive, 1T Is a game that
requires a keen coordination OF the
physical and mental Distance must
he gsuEed to a nicely and every effort
must be correctly timed. such
training enables a soldier to retain
and exercise his wits and inventive
faculties under the most trying cir
cumstances and the consequent body
punishment ne receives creates in him
a disregard for casual injuries In
short, il is magnificent course in
hardening
Outside Of these advantages, the
simple equipment required for bas-
ketban makes It an ideal camp
game. DIR Raycroft asserts "as II
may be played IN the open as well as
under cover In certain camps" he
says, THE courts have been strung
with arc lights and matches played
outdoors at night"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
The baseball world has never heard
much about Frederick Yapp.

The baseball world has never heard
much about Frederick Yapp.
But there are seven managers in the
National league who have a whole
-otue respect Tor him, and he is better
know 'as~ Fred Mitchell, manager OF
the chicago Cubs
Mitchell. the Miracle Man" is the
way some writer's refer TO him. and
though Fredericks may not be. able
10 perform miracles. il Is altogether
Within the pale Of possibility that he
will perform wonders with the Chi
cago cubs.
Mitchell is a fighter. He has the
squarest jaw in the National league
And like most fellows who accomplish
things. he is a man of few words
quiet. unobstruStiye and ohservant to
high degree, Mitchell isn't the east
est fellow in the world TO warm up
in an interview, But once he does SO,
tho interviewer Is Impressed with the
fact that he - Ginning with a bird
who can read his baseball A. r. Cs
backward.
The cub pilot has been player and
student Of baseball ever since he
vas old enough TO toss a bah around,
Eorn in Alton. Mass about forty years
ago. Fred Mitchell grew IN among
crowd OF lads Rho liked. talked,
dreamed and devoured ia sebsll When
he grow old enough he sspired TO be-
come q great pitcher. and although he
never set the world ahre with his
pitching feats, he finally arrived at
position Of prominence
As coach Of hail players he ranks
as one Of the greatest in the game.
lie was chief lieutenant In this line
under George Stailings. Of the Boston
&f4ifInrz lOath to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
She VIII Sing mississippi"

The residents oF this city who h9'
heard Frances Whites incompara tle
rendering of "Mississippt' and other
numbers Will be given an opportunity
of hearing Miss White sing her re
nowned numbers when she and Mr.
Rock appear at the Academy on
Thursday matinee and night Mr.
Rock and Miss White are ma king n
whrlwind transcontinenta tour and
will he seen here for but a limited
enRagement With them will he the
\. Y. chef club, an organ ization of
twenty colored SINGERS and PLAYERS.
who viii render negro songs of the
Southland and real Jazz tunes. such
as have never been heard here he
fore.
Miss White will, Of course. sins
her own renowned "Mississinpi" and
also Monkey in the Too" Fishing,
six Times Six" and "Goesiuto."
Mr. Rcck Will give some OF the
snecialties the have stamped him AS
an artist of rare ability. including
The Dandy" THE Pessimist" and
The Bald Heads Lament" Popular
prices will prevail during the engage
ment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
WHO. IS THIS COLONEL
]. c. NILLER?" FANS
WERE WILDLY ASKING

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
NAMES FAMILIAR
To FANS MISSING
FROM BOX SCORES

New York AnriI gs-Nanv names
that .snnsar,l daul.. in thr box scores
last season arc missing this year
m, afiurinc business OF h4nt.nc the
Hun Il the answer.
Practically, ever. major league rlub
rs raprcseu,ed In the lisa of American
and National 1ssrt1ers with tho army
or nav and as Inc wheels or Uncle
SanucIs var machine continue to
grind the list uin srnw.
The American league. with an sv.
eraro Of Younger PLAYERS than the Ma
rion4I is represented nv more men.
and three clubs in the iunior circuit
can boast inward OF five service stars.
The uphpa4af in Rcd Sox ranks
caused nv enustDncuts has almost
completely changed the complexion of
tho ,}uh while en}Istments. coupled
with the sale Of platcrs bv Connie
NarL, has changed the secrecy Of the
Athletics az cornrlete!y as If the club
had been urIppd off the man by a tor
made.
Eoston.s American 1eag,,a rllh IS
renrcsented under the rattora1 en-
hlen, nv Jact Rorr,. Durf,- LEWIS
Ernie shors Harold lanvriu Del
Ca{ror Nt>>-al1v yCa1ab penno,k and
Tyadsr f1a,eiaDd bae LOST Yo,1is
(;uisfo lack DtRarr-,.. lack Petty "a
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
AN OLD HORSE SUIT
Rv W. II. GoCHTR.

The files in the courthouse at Toll
land, Conn, show that on the third
TUESDAY in December, 1899. there was
a horse case on the docket under the
title Dean VS. Rockwell" 10 recover
$500. one half of the amount for
which Rockwell sold a black pacing
stud horse" II was tried in William
kilFs hotel at StafTo<d Springs and
decided in favor OF Dean. In the writ
the horse was represented as being
about seven years old which would
make his fosIing date 1925
Elias l. Rockwell. the defendant.
was born at stafford Springs. then
known as stafford, in 1901. He was
q short, thick-set man with black
curly hair. Before he married and
located In Norwich. \. y. Rockwell
drove all over the country selling
Yankee notions as well as trading and
racing horses In 1880 while In Mon
treal. Quebec, he heard of q black
stallion That was fast PAGER but
10 vicious that his owner would NOT
20 INTO his stall with him Rock
well went and saw the horse. He
hridied and rode him and also bought
him for $50
Rockwell returned 10 stafford
Springs with this horse and Wintered
there He also equipped him with
breeding and pulleys attached TO the
EAdGfe 30 ll8t ne touia CoHiIbk MIN
p'rSle at speed, the horse being q bad
pulier, and exhibited him on training
day. the first Monday in May. In the
interval Rockwell sold Il half inter
est in the PAGER 10 John Dean and
as soon as the roads were settled the
pair started of with peddler's wag
on, the black PAGER and a running
horse owned by Dean being attached
TO the rear While on their way west
fsa x+n It S-arszeiEh
and raced the PAGER on a fat near
that town.
From Norwich. Rockwell and Dean
continued their journey selling Van
kee notions and making match races
until they arrived at New Orleans,
la, where the runner died while the
PAGER WAS sold TO Ma TOR .. Duboise
for 81 900 after Rockwell rode him
a trial in 2:2s such speed At the
pacing gait under the saddle was un
heard 81 az that date and Duboise
expected 70 trim everything In the
Southern country with the black
horse Some one told ~ the trial
however. and as he could not get any
races, Du boise sold the PAGER at cost
10 p. Henisohn Of louisville XIV
This horse Was then known as Pilot
and remained the property of Heni-
snhn until short time prior tn his
death. He was also the sire offithe
gray horse. Pilot Jr. that appears
in turf records as the sire OF Tat
tier. 2:2S. the e-year-old record OF
the world when made in 1868; Tack
Is. 2:eg, the dam of Pilot Medium
whose son. Peter the Great, Is the
greatest OF all trotting sires: Water
witch. the dam Of Mambrino Gift
the gfrst stallion 10 trot in 1920: Mid
ntxft. the dam OF Jay Eye See. the
first horse to trot in 2:io. Miss Rus
seff. the dam OF Maud s.. 2:0s "a
'she worlds record when made and
f1Ord Russell, the sire OF kremlin,
1.es Ia. q champion stallion.
Aaav authorities credit True Brit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
THEATERS
Rock a. Rve Baby.

Setwgn end company the Other 3eE
announced the enFa cement of F3na
Hihhard fer the role ~ "Znio in
their new musical play. "Eook-9- ffFN
Ta nv which comes 10 the ACade-
~ Nusic tonight, TUESDAY and WI
needaN matinee Wednesday. Their
is little story well worth the toll
ing in connection with the announce
nent. It ought TO interest other Girls
who have chosen the stage for their
life work.
Two years ago Miss Tfihha ri I'm
known and Unheralded, came into tire
SclwHu office and asked for q posi-
ton in some production. Asked what
she could do, she promptly answered
anything"
1t lust happened that severH' com
oaHies of Fair and Warmer" were
being cast at the time, It was prov
in% comparatively simple to fll all
the parts. save that created by Madge
Kennedy. Her ".Blanuy' was a Guer-
ulouslv winsome little thing AID to
find others was ", no means easy,
Arch Seiwvn CHANGED 10 be n the
Office when Miss Hihhard anpear rod
and IL occurred to him that shn nigh
nossib1v he good Blauny. She was
given tho part and told whom 10 an
near for rehearsal To make long
story short. the little lady got the '"'s
and went off with one of the COM
panies scheduled to play one-niEnt
stands PresertIv reports began n
filter hack to tho Selwyn Office about
her work They were remarkably
good
At the end II her first season she
had three offers 10 play parts In
shows scheduled for Broadway. Sell
wyn md company wanted her for
their first company this season Of
Fair and Warmer"
Miss Hihhard hesitated. Rroadv ny
sounded awfuIly good to her. Then
a barga in was struck. II she would
play Fair and Warmer" again this
season. she was promised the chance
TO create the role Of "Zoie" when the
musical MAY of "Rock-a-EYe BABY
was produced.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
BY JAMES J. CoRRErT

- r~ohh,. fns+ ~ Ssr, ~, erfyYr ont
s.s hits a. fss games N 3a11 Tor a
grand average Of $50 stands ou; as
the most remarkable batting achieve
ment in all baseball history
The greatest rum her Of hIfF ever
credited 20 a batter ard the highest
AVERAGE ever compiled through ,om-
pleSe season Of play belongs To =. r.
tylpl O'Nein who VS. with che ST
Louis Browns IN l2A7 The records
list him with 80 hits for that year
and mark Of 4T2 But n that sea 2.
son--the only ore in hssebsII's his
torv-bases on halls were counted as
hits OMEN probably was given at
tnsx, esv.,. ,ae.rs in that ear which
,,o,,,s 80. +-, sr.,szf -ur~ner If
- s. -.
49,
eins MA u"
And refneu Der 9 NclI cIdn nave
The foul strike rule 70 menace him
the baseball regulation which cx
rerts claim has decreased a players
normal hating average about thirty
n,,-+e IL o.Nnf1} hr1 hAr- facod
49, -. sa..t .,-,,,o -. .ss
go "a, =, - -
'''N' ~
o% Nou'd0 : haE~ hesn F7'
Ner0sPs tNSS Mo t0h0 M Tor .'-'
In o'%eiITS Dav
Since C.NciIl's azy The hDIk lest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29

\ charming Hawaiian custom AND
one which has come down since the
memory Of man runneth not 20 the
contrary. is the wearing and the use
Of lei. Travellers in the Pacific, who
have visited the islands. viii recall
the long floral leis made ny their
Hawaiian friends and carried down
10 the departing steamer and given to
them with cries OF Aloha" so thst.
even " hen the isla nds are hull down.
the fragrance OF the lei is still syn
holic Of island friendship. Il.
During the @ction OF The Bird
Of Paradise" many OF the native
characters offer their American
friends a lei as n token of rejoicing
Until the Mamo and 90 birds be-
came so scarce, thege leis we're made
OF feathers, the l:.rgest In the Rishop
museum being some two feet in ctr
conference and valued at over ; 205.
The leis are sign of festivity and,
even now when an Islander or for
eigner living on the island comes TO
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
HONT~S SpECTNCLt'. ~ DREAM
OF THE ORIENT" NJ I4N RI(

iIoN's massively staged val}devilIe
production, "A Dream Of tho Orient ."
IS n stellar feature OF the new show
that comes 10 tho 1y-jc for the Grzy
half Of the week. opening with tho
maunce performance today
Dream of the Orient * 3 musical
comedy and dancing spectacle. with
a large cast Of speciality performers.
mostly pretty and talented girls The
principal comedian is verSat lo fun
maker who excels a. an ecccutri.
dancer. He leads the feminine ballet
through a maze of eorreousIv cos
TUNED dance numbers and contributes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
THIRTY THOUSAND SEE
BOSTON SUNDAY GAME.
Army Team From Camp Dcvens De.
feat Navy Team. o to adds
$3.50 TO Fund.

Boston. April 2s.--Thirty. thousand
persons today witnessed the first Sun.
day baseball game ever played here.
between the Army tea m from Camp
Devens and the Navy team from
Commonwealth pier. The Army men
won. 6 to .
No admission was charged, but con.
tributions of s1,5eo were made 10
the Camp Devens baseball fund.
There were no big leaguers in the
game, as had been expected, Captain
Barry's Red Sox- Navy yavt4 players
and Meanwhile being prohibited by
a navy department ruling.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29

toRn he viii have a foycer loi wound
around MS hat, or hanging from NJ
neck. as p sort of badge Of pleasure
In tho first act ~ NJ Tul'ys dran \
Of womau's soul, INa0 IA is shown
he token and It is placed about her
neck by tho high priest as symbolic
~ royal descent. This token is
bit Of ivory about three inches tong
~h"ped like a sickle, the 1oi being
made Of a womau's ha r. This token
IS one OF the most sacred thinys in
he eyes Of q ustive Hawaiian. as
1t IS closely associated with ono of
he great events in the life of Rama
hameha I
The Bird of Paradise" which IS
nnquestiona hlv one Of the dramatic
novelties of the season, is bein- sent
hv Oliver #Morosco TO the Academy
Friday and Saturday and Saturday
matinee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29

on, horse that was owned h, Sasah
norton, of Hartford, Conn for a
nufno Der or years after the Revolution
as oelhg the sire of Justin Morgan n.
founder Of the Morgan family of,tror'
tiers This is disputed. however. and
mere are GOOD grounds for same.
me Old suit in Holland. however
proves beyond question that Pilot the
FOUNDER of the family Of horses bear
ing his name, was owned IN Con
necticut and left there in 1891. tied
70 the TAIL end Of Yankee pedler's
wagon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
FIELD MARSHALS OF MAJOR LEAGUES
Being Closeups of the Men Who iii Battle for American
and National League Flags


and with the change came a chanpa
IN luck. As catcher ne hooked "a
with the Yankees and later wen, ~
Rochester. Stallings was go wsfl i'm.
pressed with Mitchell that he toor
him to Boston and Fred played hts
part in helping the Braves. to success
in 1914