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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-22

in which the air flowed awiftly. And
having thus faced him toward the rext
world, Milky, throwing away his
cigarette because 1t hurt his lip, put a
stone or two from the roadway behind
his prisoner, and anchored him there,
Then he sat down and waited.
"Any news?" he asked, ut the end
Of ten minutes unbroken silence.
His prisoner said nothing. He was
thinking, doubtless. Weighing things.
too-perhaps life against betrayal. a
family against separation.
Milky examined the letter again. II
was addressed to q border town in
LivOnia. But the town lay far behind
them. The address. then, was a false
one. He whistled softly.
Half an hour.
"Come, come" said Milky fiercely.
"We are losing time" He looked
fierce, too. His swollen lip did that
And he was nervous. It occurred to
him that his prisoner, In desperation,
might roll over the edge himself, which
would be most uncomfortable.
But the precipice, and Nikky's fierce
lip. and other things, had got In their
work. The man on the ground stopped
muttering in his patois, and turned on
Milky eyes full Of hate.
II will tell YOU" he said. "And you
will free me. And after that"
"Certainly," Milky replied equally.
"You will follow me to the ends of
the earth-although that will not be
necessary, because l don't intend to 60
there-and finish me off" Then, stern
ly: "Now, where does the letter go?
I have a fancy for delivering it my
self"
IF I tell you. what them"
This: If you tell me properly, and
all goes well, I will return and release
you. If l do not return, naturally you
will not be released. And, for fear
You mediate a %treachery, l shall gag
you and leave you, not here. but back
a short distance. In the wood we just
passed. And. because you r a brave
man, and this thing may be less seri-
GUS than I think 1t is. l give you my
word of honor that If you advise me
correctly, l shall return and liberate
you"
II have only your word"
"And l yours" said Milky.
The chauffeur took a final glance
around, as far as he could see, and q
final shuddering look Mt the valley Of
tho Ar for hollow "T will tell Won he
said sullenly.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-22
JACKIE friend in Need.

The naval class was under signal
instruction. Most of them had Just
come back from leave, and, as a re-
suit, to some of the boys in blue the
Instructors voice seemed very far
away indeed.
"A ship In Distress" he was saying,
through the room spaces. 'has several
methods by means of which she can
make known her condition to other ves-
sells or home stations. Name one
Binks!"
"The international code signal N.
c." replied Binks. waking up just in
time.
Fright! !" said the instructor. Jerks,
name another"
jerks started out Of a dream.
"Eh?" he calculated.
"What would you do IL you were in
distress?" repeated the signal in.
structor.
"Why," mumbled jerks, pawn my
watch"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-22

After a time he raised mis- head. He
made out that they were going east,
toward the mountains, and he cursed
the luck that had left his revolver at
home. Still he had no plan but to
watch. Two hours ride, ut their pres
ent rate, would take them over the
border and into Karnia.
With a s~quealing of brakes the ma
chine drew up at the frontier. Here
was a chain across the highway, with
two sets Of guards. Long before they
reached it, a sentry stepped into the
road and waved his lantern.
Milky burrowed lower into the car,
and attempted to look like Il rug. In
the silence, while the sentry evidently
examined a passport and flashed a
lantern over the chauffeur, Milky
cursed the ticking Of his watch. the
beating of his own heart.
Then came a clanking as the chain
dropped in the road. The car bumped
over it, and halted again. The same
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-22
DoIUes for Little Jan Girls.

In February each year there is q
birthday celebration in honor of all lit
tie japanese girls. To call this cele-
bration a doll festival" would not be
a misnomer, for 1t is then that every
girl receives dolls from all Of her rela-
tives and friends. 1t is then, too, says
the Galveston Tribune, that the mother
allows her little girls to feast their
eyes upon dolls that have been in the
family for many generations. There
are no birthday poles put up for the
little girls, but they get many gifts and
COOLIES" of things to eat. When the
birthday celebration comes to a close,
all of the best dolls a little girl gets
are put away carefully. and she may
not SO much as take q peep at them
again until February comes once more
and there II another celebration.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-22

both. and we are likely to feel his
weight for some time. Where do you
liver"
Peter Niburg was not for saying.
He would have preferred to pursue his
solitary If uncertain way. But Milky
was no half Samaritan. Toward Peter
Niburg's lodging, then. they made .
slow progress.
"These recent gentlemen" said Nix
ky, as they went along, they are, per-
haps, personal enemies?"
Peter Niburg reflected. He thought
not. But / know why they came" he
said unguardedly. "Some early morn
ing, my friend, you will hear of a man
lying dead In the street. That man
will be L"
The thought has a moral" observed
Milky. do not trust yourself out-of-
doors at night"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-22
COUNTESS LoscHEK's SECRET MESSAGE CAUSES A LOT
OF TROUBLE FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE

Synopsis-Thc crown prince of Iivoniu. Ferdinand William Otto,
ten years old. taken to the opera by his aunt. tires of the singing and
slips away to the park, where he makes the acquaintance of Bobby
Thorpe, a little American boy. Returning to the palace at night, he
finds everything in an uproar IA n result of the search which has been
made for him. The Same night the chancellor calls to consult the
boys grandfather, the old king, who is very i'll. The chancellor sg-
gests that to preserve the kingdom, which Is threatened by plots of
the terrorists to form II republic. the friendship Of the neighboring
kingdom of karnin be secured by giving the Princess iIedwig in mar
riage to King Karl of that country. Countess Loschek, ladyin-waiting
to Princess AnnunciutH, IIedwigs mother. is in love with King Karl
and plots to prevent his marriage to lIedwis. She sends Il secret
message to King Karl.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14

running until the last ten yards in the
third race, slowed so fast that Monomoy
came with rush and beat him out on
the post by a head. This made the sec
ond victory of the day for Commander
j. h. L. Ross. The pace was very fast
for the first half-mile, and then the
leaders blew up. 1t was this that made.
Monomoy catch Torchbearer at the end
end
Fourteen Poor "Madens" Run
Fourteen OF the poorest "maidenso
that ever faced the barrier started in
the fifth race. LIE Dinosaure was quoted
at to .. He get away poorly at the
start, reached fourth place and then
stopped as though he had been hit on
the head. Zenith, backed at Is to l,
Won the first race of the meeting for
former Congressman G. w. Loft.
After the fourth race Cudgel worked
mile trial in 1888. He accomplished
the task easily. Over fast track,
this trial would be equivalent to 1886.
Red Cross day will be next Monday.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Why Mcfarland Didn't Box

THE backed that Garden bout be
Of juggling will be remembered that of the three
originally Brtton Dundee
Dempsey Miske-naterialized.
The Pacey McFarand friends
Ii Southern
willing box exhibition
Tor fund Mcfarland who hogfat
accepted little that his opponent would be
respectable enemy When
Battery
for blood.
Brtton Mcfarland said but in NV
condition if could have lasted the full
d had my
Mcfarland
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Daubert Drubs
Phillies;; Robins
Get T fifth Place
Dodgers Win Double Header
Second Game Going to
Twelve Innings
By A. c. Cavaenaro

Jake Daubert's big bat brought vic
Tory to the Brooklyn Dodgers over
Philadelphia in double header at Ed
pets fleid Yesterday. The score of the
hrst game was . to and the second
I 20 .. which Went twelve innings In
clcentally, the Flatbush Fusiliers dis
p'aced the Quakers from fifth place in
the league race and are only half a
game behlnd Cincinnati for fourth
position
Wnle recounting the batting done
oy. Daubert in each game it must be
said that the Dodger twirlers also
merit considerable credit for the dou-
Die killing. Larry Chenel gave the visi-
tors only four hits in the opening affair,
and Dick Robinson surprised all by
holding Philadelphia TO six safeties in
the closing tilt
runs scored by Brooklyn in the eighth
and ninth of the first victory. In the
eighth Daubert opened with a triple
and scored on a sacrifice fly. His single
IN the ninth sent home one of the three
runners that packed the bases In this
game Bradley Hogg, the PhIlie pitcher
held Brooklyn safe for seven innings
although on two occasions he faced a
third batter with the bases filed
The squeeze play gave Brooklyn it's
winning run in the twelfth Of the sec
ond encounter, and in this instance
Daubert was also a prominent factor
After Johnston grounded out Olson and
paubert singled in succession, Olson
racing to third on the hit Zach Wheat
was passed. Hy Myers laid down u
bunt along the first base line, Olson
beating home Oescher's throw to the
plate. Jacobs and Oescher, the Philly
pitchers, were unable to keep the Dodg-
ers from punching their hits.
The scores:
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Racers Hit High Speed
At Sheepshead Speedway

The Ave greatest automobile drivers
in the world were out on the track
yesterday tuning up their cars for the
frst annual international Sweepstakes
10 De held MT the Shcepshead Bay
Speedway Saturday afternoon. begin
ming al O'clock
Duray, Who holds the worlds speed
record of l47 miles an hour. showed
phenomenal speed in the trials yester-
day. reeline off circuit after circuit
Of the two.mile oval at the astonish-
ing rate Of 11s miles an hour. De-
Palma and Chevrolet also negotiated
several laps at lib miles an hour.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14

De rank victory was one OF m merlt.
The track was far from fast, being
about second and half slower than
it was last Wednesday, when Hannibal
established the record of ;O5 10 All
the other races this afternoon were
slow. This shows what fine race Be
Frank ran in order to beat out mark
that was made under more favorable
conditions
In his previous race here Be Franz
was beaten by poor lot of horses. He
was then the victim Of bad ride at
the hands of Lyke. That jockey real
zed he had not ridden the colt to the
asked for another trial on the colt
But Trainer William Jennings would
not grant the request, and intrusted Be
Frank to the skill of Ensor This lad
got him away we'll and, trailing Tusca
loosa and Colinella, which raced the
first quarter in 0:22 As, easily passed
both in the stretch, and won in hand by
Two lengths.
Favorites opened up well FOR the
form players by capturing the first two
races. After that long shots won three
races in succession, with Be Frank,
second choice. accounting for the last
race.
Robinson Rides Splerdidly
Robnson's fine riding was responsi
Bile for Nightstich's triumph in the
first race: Nightstick was outrun to
the turn for home, but five of the lead
ers made wide turn. Robinson, by
hugging the inside position all the way,
was able to save great deal of ground
and, catching the leaders when they
swung wide, beat them in the sprint
home. Sandman was the best horse and
should have won, but Jockey Gruber
was unable to DO him full justice.
Dramaturge was the favorite for the
Steeplechase, and was so much the best
that he managed to win despite the
poor riding Of Jockey Campbell. This
is the lad who tossed away second place
on Dramaturge last week. He nearly
gave away first money to-day. He raced
Pier had unseated his rider at the div
erpool.' GIenpop and Flying Scout
were hobbling along in the rear. lame,
and lie Marsouin was twenty lengths
away. Neverthe less, Campbell opened
up big gap, and as a result the horse
grew so leg weary in the last half le
that he could only stagger home a
length in front
Dramaturge, now five years old never
had saddle on him until he was three
years of age. He was bred by Ma jor
August Belmont and foaled in France
but because of the war he was never
raced until last year
Knot Jolts Form Players
Knot gave form players a severe jolt
by making runaway race of the
Kentucky Stakes, worth $500 She
had not won a race since Pimlico, in the
spring, but to-day she had plenty of
speed and fairly raced her opponents
dizzy. Aunt Dinah was making hel
first appearance in month but her
chance, as were the chances of Uncle :
/ Lassie and Blushlng Beauty was spoiled
by crowding at the STRAIT, in which all
three suffered. Knot won easily by
three lengths.
Torchbearer, after making all the
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
A Worthy Show

IN Autographs announcing the X of G. boxing
Friday night Ebbets Field
hinge show would lead
staged in these Most of the other
failing
advertised presenting exhibitions where genuine boxing
m and otherwise sailing under the idea
s permissible if the worthy
Field show Jack Dempsey who will be real card
about dggngs he has xpunged Fulton the
rmme
Levirsky impressive for six rounds and
that get Now shall whether they all
nk alike o Dempsey
Dempsey and Levinsky there Ted Lewis Benny
Johnny Billy Msk Gunboat Smith, Willie
who invariably
attraction will be mo Mans
Upton One
The Of c. show worthy cause,
particular kind OF entertainment for has fallen from
the last Garden fasco
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Title Holder to Withdraw

r. SHE cngs Mrs Claire algan Finney h
season will has exceptionally brilliant swim
competing the national quarter halt and
lille championships Mrs Fnney frank in her
that she does less pleasure
out OF competition than she did
M naugh told the other II have
particularly getting condition this and feel
hat after the championships ready to quit
On TOP Monday record by
lowered her record of 81 2 % 1T
been the opinion New Rochelle faster
than she the meropo
half mile Charlotte comeback the mile would
aas that Judges
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Bats and Balls for
Games in Jerusalem,

WASHINGTON. Aug. Americans
serving with the British army in Tai
estine are 10 introduce baseball IN that
country, and present plans call for
number of games in Jerusalem be-
tween rival mines among units of these
troops
Complete outfits for four teams were
shipped from Washington to-day by the
Clark Griffith Ball and Bat Fund at the
request of the Zionist Organization of
America.
The outfits will be delivered to the
Jewish Legion for Service in Palestine
composed of Jews from this country
serving with the British army who are
below or ab've the draft age or are
politically disqualified for service with
the American forces.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Winners Will Have Privilege
of Playing in National
Championships

The juvenile lawn tennis players
opened lively tournament yesterday
% the courts Of tne West Side Tennis
t'ao, al Forest Hills. Two events oc
eap'ed the attention Of the future
Nea's Both were of qualifying
asfure, the winners TO be invested with
'ae privilege Of playing in the boys
sao JUNIOR national championships at
,ae end OF tals month. Only boys and
nniors of the New York centre were
sagl0ie Similar qualifying tourna-
sa. rsnss are now being held all over the
N the boys department one Of the
1s' hollow victories was that of
asS.anam sa,1 Bassford, 3D. The son Of the
sna Cornell player" gave W. Warner,
~ .s opponent, only one game in their
-. sets 5. Schlesinger, who holdg
s.. poys metropolitan title, had Il
= a. '0ssie with l.. t. JanoN, student
'ae net game from Crotona Park,
s,sr - Incidentally the youngest and
~.,e5- payer IN the tourney.
So only did Schlesinger win, but he
a. an interesting display Of the
WA ian t~.st service. This service
b. ptucesssfuiiy Introduced years ago
l.,.xss'Sfr, an Australian, its chief
.snsaa t neing reverse spin, which
-, ,r, lhe opponent 70 drive into the
fo,,; shofnas {. Bundy, The Cali
s,,;s-n' used IL with telling effect
Ts'' ~ A. Larned some years ago.
..l... oizzeEt advance in the Junior
n go. 80 70 me lot Of p. L. Kynaston,
is.a sNF'iis ,. Centre, l.. l., who worked
d.. .s sem final round BY the easy
49, Ai~. q e. pnterling in straight sstg.
~s, afa~n out match in thc juniors
r.e;, "a y, IN The first round between
ssro.. o'ha haldzon, "A we'll known young
"ie!dsr, and T. 2. Anderson
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Saves
Chicago rom
Double Defeat

CHICAGO. Aug. Pittsburgh and
Chicago broke even in double-header
here to-day. Chicago won the first
game, TO l, in ninth inning rally.
which was started on Ellam's tumble OF
Mann's grounder. Pittsburgh won the
second game easily. 70 ?, by punching
hits.
Mollwitz ard Boone were ordered out
Of the first game for disputing the UNI
pires' decisions. Pitcher Miller was HIT
above the knee by line drive off
Merkle's bat. but refused to leave the
game.
Five hundred soldiers from Camp
Cody, New Mexico. who are quartered
here temporarily. witnessed the game.
A collection amounting to s1s2 SO was
aaen up to buy smokes for them, while
they were entertained by singing be-
tween the games.
The scores:
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Hillsgrove Trots Open

HILLSGROVE, r. /, Aug. 13.-Tom
nonohue. owned by L. L. Archer, of
Greenfield. Mass. won the 2:15 pace
in thrilling fve-hest race at the
opening of the Bay State Circuit meet
ing here this afternoon. Betina, from
the Elm City Stables. New Haven, took
the 225 trot in five heats Captain
Volo. entered by Joe Bolduc. Of New
Bedford, was the only favorite to win,
and he set trotting track record Of
2:1o13 in the 2:14 stake. Billy Fleming
drove each winuaS,
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14

Facts and Fancies
l. There To Be a Worlds Series?
Rv LOUIS LEE ARMS

r dsv apparent that either Cleveland or S-
II Red 10 be tenl-
, eonndering with no certainty they will back
M lick necessary the American League pennah eVea'a
M Two games the Sox yesterday has what to us LOOKS IKE
Only Coveleskie capable OF pltchlng
,g hall often the keyed for nnlsh hght Inc
have beat the Cubs but tor once Broad
forced
bs Polo looking like anything but the fondaoe Team
M anne out have about rellnquhed nope
attached to the outcome
race it predetermined whether there will be world series
no steps taken by baseball to establish the tact
the governments consent such series VIII
~ letter Bakers ruling 1t is about time TO scer
w he+asr there is to be struggle this year
There is that Benny kauf, furlough will re-
~ bs Giants and play with them. That is
of the Giants wei known color
v will do the tremendous uphill fight the Giants
,s,a 10 make to catch the Cubs.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Dundee Faces Hard Bout

Johnny Dundee will meet a fighter OF
MS own aggressive type when he
tackles Tommy Touhey, the paterson
flash,' at the Armory Athletic Asso-
cation, OF Jersey City. next Monday
hignc. dundee IS once more fighting in
his best form, bu- will have 10 20 at ton
speed all the way in order to gain II r
verdict over the Paterson whirlwind
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Waiter johnson Bats
Senators to Victory

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. l3.-Washing-
ton twice defeated the Athletics to-day.
70 5, and 6 to !. Walter johnson
was responsible for the first victor.
He cracked out home run with Lavan
on second in the fourth inning and
singled with The bases full in the ninth
inning scoring yvo runs.
Il the second game Harper and Wat
son had d pitchers battle for six IN
aings, but in the seventh. Watson's
failure 70 field kis position opened the
way for rally By the Nationals. who
punched six singles. with sacrifc.
and an Athletic error for six runs.
The scores:
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Advertising Men to Plav Golf

The third one day tournament Of the
Metropolitan Advertising Golf Associa-
ton will be played Friday, August %,
on the Baltusral Golf Club links.
There viii be an eighteen-hole medal
play handicap IN the morning, with
prizes for low gross, first net and sec
ond net two-thirds of association
handicap to apply.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Bobby Roth SUSPENDED

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug IS. Out
fielder Bobby Roth, of the Cleveland
Americans, has been suspended by Man
ager Fohl for the balance of the sea-
son, because Of Indifferent playing.
Roth did not accompany the Cleveland
team East today.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
McCraw' S Men
T AXE TwoCames
rom the Braves
Giants Still Unbeaten by
Boston-Have Now Won
+ ourteen Contests
By Charles A. Taylor

The Giants captured another double
header from the Boston Braves yester-
day afternoon, and have now compiled
string of fourteen straight Victories
over the Stallngs tribe The scores
were ! to and to ,. the Braves in
each contest doing all of their run
making in the closing innings.
In the opening battle. Boston drove
Red Causey out of the box in the eighth,
while in the last clash they waited
until the ninth before they did any
damage 1t is possible that Perritt let
down a bit, with his big lead but
Causey was hammered for keeps.
The Braves will have one more op-
portunity to win from the Giants, and,
oddly enough, Labor Day will be the
time when the two teams meet again.
1t viii certainly require considerable
labor on the part Of the Bostonians to
break the monotony now existing But
as they are under the command of an
exMiracle Man, hey should not de-
spalr
The opponent of Cecil Algernon
Causey on the mound in the first game
was Lefty George, who some time IN the
last century pitched for Cleveland and
hen St. Louis, in the American League
Lefty started off yesterday ike a
wnirlwlnd and until the seventh the
Giants had been able to make only
three hits. These safeties happened TO
be sandwiched in with base on balls
and wild pitch, however and re-
suited in two runs. In the seventh
George went all to pieces. and was
found for four hits and three runs
Falls Down in Eighth
The Braves had been moved down
With great regularity by Causey until
the eighth, when they drove Red from
Perfecto Demaree was called 70 the res
cue just IN time 20 prevent the Giants
lead being entirely wiped out.
Don Carlos Pat Ragan tossed the
balls up tc the Giant bats in the second
encounter and barring one inning Don
Carlos had fair modicum Of success.
Inc NTH was the fatal frame for
Ragan. Sticking opened with a single
Rarlden walked, Perritt was safe on
a helder's choice, George Burns tripled
and Young singled, the total casualties
The Braves gathered their two scores
IN the ninth. through a base on balls
and singles by Red Smith, Konetchv
and old Otis Crandall, who batted for
Ragan
Immediately after the last game the
IlAHts boarded train for Toronto
where they will play an exhibition con
test day. The McGraw nine will oper
their final Western trip with a series
with the Reds. beginning tomorrow
glance at the box score of the first
same Will disclose the fact that Lew
McCarty was the Giant catcher. It an.
pears that the story emanating from
Duluth. Mimi, yesterday 10 the effect
that Lew had arrived there TO work
in steel plant was slightly exag
ger2ted
The batting Of Noretchv and Terr,
deserves special mention The big Pole
has not been hitting so we'll this sessor
as in the past, but he certainly hac
his eye on the ball yesterday. Three
singles III five times at bar was hi.
record in the opening spasm and twc
singles IN four trips to the plate were
his harvest in the second game. TER
made four hits in five charces in fht
! first contest. but failed to get a safet
II, the second.
he eCOrps
New-York tribune., 1918-08-14
Ring Allows Five Hits,
And Reds Beat St. Louis

ST, LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. l3.-Ring held
St. Louis to four hits and Cincinnati
shut out the locals to-day, to o.
costly error by Brock in the sew
enth, when a perfect play would
have prevented scoring, permitted the
visitors to get five OF their runs
The score: