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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
F. B. Alexander
Praises Canada S
Tennis Players
PossibilitylnternationalMatch
May Be Arranged for
Coming Summer

Frederick r, Alexander, the interna-
tionalist, who has played on every
famous lawn tennis court in the world
from Wimbledon to Newport, from Aus
tralia to the Riviera, declared last week
that never before in his career had he
so thoroughly enjoyed trip as the one
nc made to Montreal week ago Satur-
cay, when he, Harold Throckmorton,
Nathaniel ". Niles and Waiter Merrill
Hall played series of exhibition
matches for the benefit of the British
Red Cross.
"The enthusiasm and interest shown
by the Canadians was remarkable" said
the famous internationally yesterday.
I'm all my experience have never seen
ANYTHING to equal it. Not only that,
but they went out of their way on
every possible occasion to make our
visit pleasant. The matches were all
played indoors, on specially con-
atructed dirt court, and a grandstaud
was built for the occasion. Every seat
was taken and substantial sum was
turned over to the fund.
No. only were the spectators en-
thusiastic. but they had thorough I'M
Is VI VIC IillcI UVlNtS OF inc
game and acted accordingly. applaud
ing when good shot was made and re-
naming silent when either side made
an error: 1t was pleasure to play be-
lore such crowd"
Matches Hard Fought
After the exhibition matches on Sat-
urday between the American PLAYERS
the visitors took the courts with four
OF the Canadians, A. j. Nesev. Angus
Castle. Gordon Cushing and Harold
'Grler, president of the Montreal Indoor
tennis Club. All the Dominion PLAYERS
we're around forty years of age. yet, ac-
co'olhg to Alexander, their game was
an excellent one and the matches were
hard fought.
E Cushing, who has only been playing
tour years. particularly impressed Alex-
ander He is more than six feet in
heIght and heavily built and hits the
can with tremendous strength. "He
mas one of the speediest forehand drives
/: nave seen in long time, although
ms back hand is rather weak and he is
tlmld about going in to the net for the
VonIey," said the Davis Cup veteran.
The Canadians were determined ~
make the Americans their guests for
1he entire week, and it was actually
necessary for the visitors to steal their
way across the border to escape the
coh.lnuous round of hospitality.
according to Alexander there is a
ptoss.pplilty that the canadians viii get
,ogether team next summer and en-
gage IN international matches with
men from this side of the line.
We regret that in previous article
something we had to say about the Sit
uatlon in the United States National
lawn tennis Association regarding the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Old Billiard PLAYER Dies

CHICAGO, Jan. l9.-George C. Brit
nerr. SAID to be the oldest professional
n!liiard player in the United States,
a'ed at his home here to-day. Britner
was ninety years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Otis Beats Cuban Chamn;on

HAVANA, Jan. 19.-Charles Otis. of
brooklyn, won the second block of the
three cushion billiard match with Raj
mundo Canpanloni, the Cuban cham
plon,, last night. running up 81 points
The local man scored 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
McCill Seven Loses

BOSTON, Jan. 1.-the McGin Uni
versity hockey team, one of the fastest
amateur sevens in Eastern Canada, was
defeated, 3 to l., by the Boston Navy
Yard team tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Columbia Five Wins
From St. Johns Team

Columbia defeated St. Johns College
IN their annual basketball game on the
Blue and White court last night by A
score of 80 to p st. Johns led after
- close fight in the first half by Is to
IA, but was trailing by three points
after three minutes of play in the
second period.
Farer and Alexander gathered the
majority of the points for Columbia
while Mahoncy canned the individual
honors for st. Johns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Czocking 'en1 Over the Sport Trail
Optimism
NoW eighteen Giants arc IN line.
And others soon, they sag, aciV sign.
II not, eighteen can easily
Toss of the nert Worlds Inmboree.
BY Louis Lee Arms

Hard Boiled in the fell grip Seventy-second
Street dentist Boosting gamencss under punish
ment "The way bob around in the chair" an OBJ
serving friend, "remnds of rowboat."
"ls New York's wrestling the eve?" says an cx-
change
Sea level, kind srs!
a Roman is all RIGHT 20 lnna.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20

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Kcnnedy o,tc, ,Nolc
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Hail ..................L W. ..........p cahody
rye ..'...........,..R W. ............H allock
Goals (hrst half)-l:all (sldc shot>. 49, shir-
fcr (aonel. 40; ShIrreT laonc). GO Pea
body l,ns shoO. Slo Peabody Ton pass from
Sdel. i'l5. Second half--Shirrer (alonc). $40.
Kennedy (sloro). 1880; Ilsllock taiono) l9l0,
ShirTeh lalone) 1925; Kennedy (pass from HalD
SO Pcnalty-o' Rourkc t@oo). slashing Ref,
oree--John MoGrath. Irish American A. G. Goal
umpires-F Neck. Crescent A C.. and Privats
j. Roach. Camp Upton. Time OF hayes-s0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20

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AeNander. ............H ................ .tiottt
l:nt1ur '..''-.'.....,i G. .......... MGhoney
l. Farrell. Il. G. ............. I.ezOi
Goals from field Coumbia-Farcr (N. Tom
berg, Alexander a. Latour t2l, 4. Farrell. St
from tout Farrell 20, Mallouey (C). Refere--
j. Dcering. Manhattan Time Of hayes20 min
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Navy Basketball Men
Easily Defeat Crescents

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Jan. 19.-Thc
Crescent Athletic Club, Of New York
City, went down before the Navy quin-
tet here this afternoon by score of
"a to %. The playing was lively in
spite of the heavy scoring Of the adj
mirals. The game was sharpened by
the trio of long and trying shots by
Scully and one by Nicklas. of the WISH
tors, and by expert work everywhere by
Allen, Wclch and Olsen, of the Navy.
The opening of the game promised
even honors, and it was fully five min
utes before the admirals were able to
make point. This they finally did by
field goal They made three goals
from the foul circle. The first half
ended with "a for the Navy and 10 for
the Cresccnts
The linn.l,,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20

Roman nose is all right long doesn't make
man look like South American ant eater
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20

New Champion On the Way
Ere another has passed New York NAV Law claim
to woman swimmer who. in her class will stand out nre
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-02
CHAPTER vi.
A Leap for Liberty.

had been in prison at Courtrai
nearly three weeks when, on the morn
ing Of September 9th, I and six other
officers were told that we were to be
transferred to a prison camp in Ger
many.
One of the guards told me during the
day that we were destined for a re-
prisal camp in Strassburg. They were
sending us there to keep our airmen
from bombing the place.
He explained that the English car
ried German officers on hospital ships
for similar purpose and he excused
the German practice of torpedoing
these vessels on the score that they
also carried munitions! When I
pointed out to him that France would
hardly be sending munitions to Eng
land, he lost interest In the argument.
Some days before, had made up my
mind that it would be a very good
thing to get hold of map Of Germany,
which knew was in the possession Of
one Of the German interpreters, be-
cause I realized that If ever the op-
portunity came to make my escape,
such map might be Of the greatest
assistance to me.
With the idea Of stealing this map,
accordingly, lieutenant and l got in
front of this interpreters window one
day and engaged in very hot argu-
ment as to whether Heidelberg was on
the Rhine or not, and we argued back
and forth SO vigorously that the Ger
man came out Of his room, map in
hand, to settle it. After the matter
was entirely settled to our satisfac-
ton, he went back into his room and
I watched where he put the map.
When, therefore, learned that was
on my way to Germany, I realized that
it was more important than ever for
me to get that map, and with the help
Of my friend, we got the interpreter
out of his room on some pretext or
another, and while he was gone con-
fiscated the map from the book in
which he kept it and concealed it in
my sock underneath my Logging. AS
I had anticipated, it later proved Of
the utmost value to me.
I got it none too soon, for half an
hour later we were on our way to
Client. Our party consisted Of five
British officers and one French officer.
At Client. where we had to wait for
several hours for another train to take
us direct to the prison camp in Ger
many, two other prisoners were added
to our party.
In the interval we were locked In
room at hotel, guard sitting at the
door with a rifle on his knee. 1t would
have done my heart good for the rest
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-02

Of my life If I could have gotten away
then and fooled that Hun--he was so
cocksure.
Later we were marched to the train
that was to convey us to Germany. 1t
consisted of some twelve coaches,
eleven of these containing troops going
home on leave, and the twelfth re-
served for US. We were placed in a
fourth-class compartment with old,
hard, wooden seats, a filthy floor and
no lights save candle placed there
by a guard. There were eight of US
prisoners and four guards.
As we sat in the coach we were an
object of curiosity to the crowd who
gathered at the station.
slope you have nice tripl" one of
them shouted sarcastically.
"Drop me line when you get to
Berlin. will you" shouted another In
broken English.
"When shall we see you again?"
asked third.
Remember me to your friends, will
you? You'll find plenty where you're
goingw shouted another.
The German officers made no effort
to repress the crowd, in fact. they
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-02

There were DOZENS Of other ways
which we considered. One man would
be for endeavoring to make his way
right through the lines. Another
thought the safest plan would be to
swim some river that crossed the lines.
The idea of making ones way to
Holland, neutral country, occurred
to everyone, but the one great obstacle
In that direction, we all realized, was
the great barrier Of barbed and cleo
rically charged wire which guards ev-
cry foot of the frontier between Bel
GUM and Holland, and which is closely
watched by the German sentries.
This barrier was a three-fold affair.
1t consisted first of a barbed wire wall
six feet high. Six feet beyond that
was nine-foot wall of wire power
fully charged with electricity. To
touch 1t meant electrocution. Beyond
that, at distance of six feet, was
another wall Of barbed wire six feet
high.
Beyond the barrier lay Holland and
liberty, but how to get there was a
problem which none of us could solve
and few of us ever expected to have
chance to try.
Mine came sooner than expected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-02

Joined in the general laughter which
followed every sally.
I called to German officer who was
passing our window.
you're an officer, aren't you?" I
asked, respectfully enough.
"Yes, what of it?" he rejoined.
"Well, in England" I said, "we let
your officers who are prisoners ride
first class. Can't you fix it so that we
can be similarly treated, or least be
transferred to second-class compart-
| ment?"
eff had my way" he replied, "you'd
ride with the hogs!"
Then he turned to the crowd and
told them Of lay request and how he
had answered me, and they all laughed
hilariously.
This got me pretty hot.
"That would be d sight
better than riding with the Germans |"
I yelled after him, but If he consid-
cred that good joke, he didn't pass
it on to the crowd.
Some months later when had the
honor Of telling my story to King
George, he thought this incident was
one Of the best jokes he had ever
heard. / don't believe he ever laughed
harder in his life.
Before our train pulled out, our
guards had to present their arms for
inspection and their rifles were loaded
in our presence to let US know that
| they meant business.
From the moment the train started
or its way to Germany, the thought
kept coming to my head that unless 1
could make my escape before we
reached that reprisal camp might as
well make up my mind, as far as /
was concerned, the war was over.
It occurred to me that If the eight
of us in that car could jump at given
signal and seize those four Hun guards
by surprise, we'd have a splendid
chance of besting them and jumping
off the train when 1t first slowed down,
but when I passed the idea on to my
comrades they turned it down. Even
If the plan worked out as gloriously
as I had pictured, they pointed out,
the fact that so many of US had es-
capped would almost inevitably result
In our recapture. The Huns would
have secured Belgium till they had
got US and then we would all be shot.
Perhaps they were right.
Nevertheless, was determined that,
no matter what the others decided to
do, / was going to make one bid for
freedom, come what might.
AS we passed through village after
village In Belgium and realized that
we were getting nearer and nearer to
that dreaded reprisal camp, l con-
cluded that my one and only chance Of
getting free before we reached 1t was
through the windowl / would have
to go through that window while the
train was going full-speed. because IL
waited until 1t had slowed up or
stopped entirely, it would be simple
matter for the guards to overtake or
shoot me.
] opened the window. The guard
who sat opposite me-so close that
his feet touched mine and the stock
of his gun which he held between his
knees occasionally struck my foot
made no objection, imagining no doubt
that found the car too warm or that
the smoke, with which the compart-
ment was filed, annoyed me.
AS I opened the window. the noise
the train was making as it Numbered
along grew louder. 1t seemed to say:
You're a fool If you do; you're fool
If you don't-you're fool If you do
you're fool If you don't"-and said
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-02

stretcher. For seven days, he told us,
he had lain in shell hole, wounded.
and he was almost famished, and we
were mighty glad to share our ban
quet with him.
We called on each man for a speech,
and one might have thought that we
were at frst-class club meeting. A
few days after that our party was
broken up and some Of the men, sup
pose, shall never see again.
One Of the souvenirs of my adven-
ture Is check given me during this
banquet" by Lieut.. James Henry
Dickson Of the Tenth Royal Irish Flu
sileers, fellow prisoner. 1t was for
20 francs and was made payable to
the order of "Mr. Pat O'Brien, End
Lieut." Poor Jim forgot to scratch
out the London" and substitute
"Courtrai" on the date line, but it's
value as souvenir is just as great.
When he gave it to me he had no idea
that 1 would have an opportunity so
soon afterward to cash it in person,
although I am quite sure that what
ever financial reverses I may be des-
tined to meet, my want will never be
great enough to induce me to realize
on that check.
There was one subject that was
talked about in this prison whenever
conversation Jagged, and I suppose it
is the same il other prisons too. What
were the chances of escape.
Every man seemed to have differ
ent idea and one way, suppose, was
about as impracticable as another.
None OF us ever expected to get a
chance to put our ideas into execution,
but it was interesting speculation, and
anyway one can never tell what Op-
portunities might present themselves.
One suggestion was that we disguise
ourselves as women. "O'Brien would
stand better chance disguised as a
norse!" declared another, referring to
the fact that my height Il am six feet
two inches) would make me more con-
spicuous as woman than as a man.
Another suggested that we steal a
German Gotha-a type Of airplane
used for long distance bombing. 1t is
these machines which are used for
bombing London. They are manned
by three men, one sitting in front with
a machine gun, the pilot sitting behind
him and an observer sitting in the rear
with another machine gun. We fig
ured that, at pinch, perhaps, seven
or eight of US could make our escape
in a single machine. They have two
motors of very high horse power, fly
very high and make wonderful speed.
But we had no chance to put this idea
to the test.
worked out another plan by which
I thought I might have chance If /
could ever get into one of the German
airdromes. would conceal myself in
one of the hangers, wait until one of
the German machines started out, and
as he TAXED along the ground would
rush out, shout at the top Of my voice
and point excitedly at his wheels. This,
figured, would cause the pilot to stop
and get out to see what was wrong.
BY that time would be up to him, and
as he stopped over to inspect the ma
chine, I could knock him SenseleSs,
Jump into the machine and be over the
lines before the Huns could make up
their minds just what had happened.
It was a fine dream, but my
chance was not to come that way.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-02
Gro BE CoNTINUED.)
Spanish Cedar sawdus&.

Some curious uses are found for
the better kinds Of sawdust. One OF
these pertains to the Spanish cedar
sawdust, which Is of extreme light.
ness. 1t Is employed for packing cheap
chemicals contained in glass and ship
ped for long distances. In this reia-
ton there must be taken into consid-
GRAFTON the question Of weight and
freight charges, and so Spanish cedar
sawdust enters the equation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-02
vlhr.+,ona Ear can Detect.

The ordinary human ear can detect
a tone whose vibration rate is at least
$4,000 vibrations second, while the
whistle will produce $4,000 second.
This upper limit varies with the age
of the Individual to such an extent
that If the upper limit at sixteen
years of age were $4,000 vibrations. Of
sixty years of age 1t would be abous
2k.0OO a second.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-02

Travelling at night and hiding
by day, subsisting on raw vege-
tables stolen from gardens,
O'Brien craWls through Ger
many and Luxembourg toward
Belgium. Some of the terrible
hardships that he endured and
the perils that he encountered
are described In the next In
stailment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-02
GRIMM THE WINDOW OF A TRAIN RUNNING 35 MILES AN
HOUR, O'BRlEN MAKES LEAP FOR LIBERTY.

srons-Pat OBrien, a resident of Momence, seeing
in the American flying the Mexican border 1916
Tho British Royal Flying Canada after
He is assigned
% On the in several hot fights with
from which energies victorious Finally fight
I'm flyers OBrien escaping
b bv miracle awakes find himself
sraI with hole in his mouth. After few days
tarHaI he is sent a prison camp at Courtra.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-23
Raymond Street Dies
After Long Illness

Raymond l.. Street. 43 years old.
widely known in Richmond. died
Wednesday morning Of complication
of diseases following an illness of
long duration. He was a member Of
Triumph lodge of Knights of Pythias
and was secretary of the Entire Nous
club. His genial disposition and kind
nature made him popular with hun
dreds in this city.
Street was born at Gratis, Ohio, and
had been a resident of Richmond
more than twenty years, working in a
number OF capacities that gave him
wide acquaintanceship. His last
place of employment was the Jones
Hardware company. For the last two
years Street had been in poor health.
An operation failed to bring relief
He is survived by a widow, one
child, a mother and three brothers.
Funeral services will be held from
the home, 210 North Fifth street, Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial
will be at Earlham
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-23
Germany's Ans.Der Has No
Effect on London Market

LONDON, Oct. 23.-Germany's reply
to President Wilson was considered as
pure camouflage on the stock exchange
today. Gilt-edged securities and do
nestle railways were steady, with
demand that exceeded the supply Of
available stocks. The land group was
active and rising. French rentes were
a feature of the day, in view of the
new issue at Paris. Shippings were
weak. 1t is understood that negotia-
tons are proceeding toward the for
nation of British company with
capital of five million pounds (ster-
ling) in Connection with mining and the
disposal of metallic products. Money
was in better demand and discounts
were quiet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-23
*Home Guards" Lead in First Day
Of Y. NJ. {. A. Membership Drive

General Will Jenkins Home
Guards" led in the first days Y. M.
c. A. membership campaign with a
total Of 1T new members reported at
the end of the first half days effort
One team reports visiting fourteen
men and securing twelve of the four
teen for membership in the Y. M. C..
A.
General Harry Doan's "Regular rs"
came in a close second with 1O2 new
members and promise for some race"
before the final report tomorrow noon.
Captain Samuel H. Hodgin carried off
team honors with &c new members
and high honors in the boys depart
ment go to Captain Roland Keys with
Is new members.
The campaign results are posted on
the big chart in the Y. M. C. A. lobby
and on the front window of the asso-
citation building. The campaigners
met in front Of the Y. M. c. A. build
ing this morning at 9 o'clock and
started the drive from there. The
workers are to make their second Of
fensive tomorrow morning with the
closing report at noon tomorrow.
The great response that has come
in the opening day of the campaign
gives excellent assurance that Rich
mond is going to meet the challenge
for 1000 members.
Campaign Bulletin.
The membership campaign bulletin
for today follows:
Reported by Regular" today . !. /. 102
Reported by Home Guard" III
Renorted at avn Office 10
Total new members .......... 231
Old membership ................6 COS
Camjaign goal ....... 200 members
REGULARS"
Harry Doan, General