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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
LARGE SALARIES TO
BE CUT NEXT SEASON
Baseball Stars Won't Get Huge
Amounts for Services.
Fat Wartime Contracts VIII Be Vlsl-
BILE No More and Preference Will
Be Given to Players Returning
From War.

There will be house cleaning In
baseball next spring, if the game
comes back then, but it may not be
the kind of house cleaning that Ban
Johnson prophesied. The present ma
tional commission may or may not be
put in power again. There may be or
may not be a new head to that COM
mission; there may be new leader
of the National league, and there may
even be a new leader of the American
league. All these things are possible,
but what is most probable of all is
reorganization and regarding of sal
aries.
The fat wartime contracts will be
visible no more. Valiant athletes who
drew from $4,000 to $4,000 while their
clubs lost heavy money will be offered
from $4,000 to $4,000. If there is any
preference in awarding the big money,
1t will be shown to men returning from
the war, as it is felt that they could
not help their departure, and gave up
large incomes cheerfully to serve the
nation.
Superfiuous agents, extra financial
managers, ETC., will be lost to view.
Baseball will simply start in again
and will try to rebuild its shattered
fortunes along sane and economic
lines. This comes unoficially, but
none the less correctly, through the
Office of the national commission.
Agents of the Arizona Copper
league, which comprises the six Ari-
IONA cities of Bisbee, Prescott, Phoe-
nix, Oakland, Jerome and Tombstone,
are on their way east to grab big
league players. Forty Pacific coast
men have gone in with these six clubs,
but the promoters want major leaguers,
too. Their offer is blunt and direct:
Six dollars day straight wages to
copper miners, and the ball players
will have to earn the money, working
eight honest hours a day; So extra to
ball players with games Saturday and
Sunday.
The jumps are mostly by automo-
bile, and the population has gone wild
over the game.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

Ollie O'Mara, the little blond in
fielder of the Robins, is covering his
position at the far corner Of the dia-
a third baseman.
When Chuck Ward was secured
from the Pirates last winter Manager
Robbie ceased to worry about a guar
dian for the sack, but when Ward was
called to the colors Uncle Robbie de-
cided to give O'Mara a trial at that
important position.
Although he had never before played
third base, Ollie jumped in and has
proved to be success in the field.
O'Mara's only weakness is batting, but
there is hope he will soon show i'm
provement in that department also.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
TRAGRESSER is NOW YEOMAN
Boston Braves Catcher EnIists in Navy
and Stationed at Newport News
Once Rejected.

Walter J. Tragresser, catcher on
the Boston Braves, has enlisted in the
United States navy as a yeoman. He
is stationed at Newport News. Ira
gresser was formerly first baseman
on the Purdue university team and
has been engaged in professional base
ball six years. After the CONSUMPTION
law took effect he was rejected on the
grounds of crippled finger, but was
later re-examined and given a deferred
classification on the grounds of de-
tendency. Tragresser lives at La
fayette, Ind.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
Ball PLAYER Decorated.

Private Hugh S. Miller of the Ma
rine corps, who has been decorated for
gallantry in action, is a former we'll
known ball player.
He was with the Philadelphia Ma
tionals after playing in several mi
nor leagues, and when the Federal
league was organized he played with
the st. Louis club. His home is In
st. Louis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
If FISH MAKE BRAINS,
HERE'S TO WHALE MEAT,

Peter Maher and Kid Broad,
old-time boxers, once walked in
to a restaurant for dinner. &C
cording to story told us. Maher
ordered a mess of fish.
"Why the fish, Peter?" asked
Kid Broad. "This isn't Friday;
it's Tuesday"
Maher regarded his friend
with a smile. "Why, haven't you
ever heard that fish was brain
food?" he inquired. ''The more
fish you eat the more brains
you'll have"
Broad gave more careful at
tention to the bill of fare. "Too
bad they haven't whale today,
Pete" he said. "You ought to
get a lot of good out of a big
slab of whale"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
LIKE BASEBALL NEWS

That major league baseball
means lot to the soldiers over
there is vouched for in letter
Clark Griffith received from L.
L. Kemp, a Washington boy with
the expeditionary forces. He
wrote, in part:
ITO most Of US, next to re-
ceiving letters from home, news
of doings in the big leagues is
the most welcome. The papers
that we purchase here contain
only the results of the big
league games, but the interest
ing part, the box scores, are
missing"
Kemp inclosed two good luck
charms for the Washington pi-
lot, and Griff is going to carry
them around with him until the
close Of the season.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
cromder Was overruIed.

Provost Marshal General Crowder
wanted to permit baseball to continue
until the end of this season without
molesting players on the work or fight
order, but it is said he was overruled
" the White House.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
Graham Preferred War work.

Mike Finn arranged for First Base
man Dawson Graham of the defunct
Chattanooga team to get trial with
the Detroit Tigers, but he chose war
work at Nashville instead.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
MolIwitz Head-First slider.

First Baseman Fred Mollwitz of
the Pirates is one Of the few play
ers in the major leagues who employs
a head-first slide to base.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
WARSH|PS MUST Be
TAKEN FROM HUNS
ALLIED NATIONS DON'T INTEND
TO LEAVE GERMANY MEANS
OF MAKING ANOTHER WAR.
SUFFRAGISTS ARE HOPEFUL
VIII Review Efforts to Pass Federal
Amendment Soon After Senate Re-
sumes Business-Rural Motortruck
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

WaShington.-Wo are looking ahead
quite long ways when we talk about
what shall be done with the German
ships after the war. 1t is very doubt
full whether the people of the United
States would look with favor upon re-
turning German ships which were con-
fiscated and are now being used by this
government But 1T is the ships that
are in the Kiel canal and in the Ger
man harbors that are of especial in
terest, particularly the fighting ships.
1t is not believed that Great Britain
and France will ever consent to have
those ships left in possession Of Ger
many and thus become nucleus of
further submarine outrages when Ger
many gets ready for another war.
While it is looking a long way ahead,
II seems to be the determination of
all 1he nations which are now con-
dutFlng the war against the mad dog
Of Europe" to so end that war as TO
make 1t impossible for any set of men
to precipitate upon the world any
such catastrophe as that which began
four years ago and is still wrecking
the world. Germany must be stripped
of her war power, and that will in
clude all the ships that can be used
for war purposes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
Cuba Wants BeIoians,

Cuba wants the Belgian army soccer
team to visit Havana when it appears
for its tour of the United States.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

Ty Cobb will quit baseball at the
end of this season until after the war.
He said so the other day in Washing
ton, when he dropped in at the White
House to see some of his friends at
the executive offices.
"At the end Ge this season I'm go
ing to do my or y to my country in
the best possible way. I love the
game, but the next season will see me
out of it for the period of the war;"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

regard to the age limit in order to &c.
cure soldiers for such an army as Is
now contemplated No doubt there
will be a reduction IN the age limit,
but not without a great deal Of pro-
test, as many men in congress think 1t
is unfair to young men to force them
into military service before they have
reached the voting age of twenty-one
years. In the discussion at one of the
short sessions of the senate alluSiOn
was made to the fact that men below
the present age limit are volunteering
for service in the navy and marine
corps and giving good account Of
themselves. Senator Nelson of Mime
sofa, who enlisted in the Civil war
when eighteen years old, again took
up the subject of young soldiers and
insisted that we would secure a much
better army by taking IL. tie boys from
eighteen to twenty-One rather than try
ing to make soldiers of men above
thirty-0ne. He also called attention to
the fact that there was still a pres
sure on the part of maDv men to get
into the military service in positions
of ''soft snaps" where they would not
be called upon for actual fighting or
going into the trenches. He insisted
that that kind of material would not
be obtained If the draft age was re-
duced and that real soldiers would be
the result.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
New ZeaIand's Rabbit Pest.

As a fair illustration of the rabbi.
land, and especially in the drier sec
tions of the South island, it is stated
that on an estate lately taken over by
the New Zealand government, com
prising 12,446 acres of freehold and a
pastoral run OF 1920 acres, there
were killed or captured about 10000
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

What seemed rather q severe hard
ship upon parents and other friends
of soldiers who desired to send them
packages either of foodstuffs, clothing
or tobacco, and were denied that priv
ilege except upon written request
coming through commanding officers,
is explained at the war department.
1t seems that at first the American ex-
peditlonary force was overwhelmed
with these packages, G great quantity
of which arrived in damaged condi-
ton, and which, oftentimes were use
less to the soldiers. General Pershing
therefore issued an order that nothing
was to be sent unless on request by the
soldier, coming through the officer in
command of the detachment. The post
office department will not accept these
packages except they comply with the
requirements of Pershing's order. In
some instances this w,rks hard
ship, but in great war with a million
and a quarter of men in foreign
land, everything must be systematized.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

Suffragists will make another effort
10 pass the federal amendment soon
after the senate resumes business.
The suffragists have been materially
aided by changes in the senate and
1t is believed that several senators
now serving under temporary appoint
ments are likely to vote for suffra ge,
although the men whose places they
fill were opposed to suffrage. Such
is the impression in regard to Benet
of South Carolina, Whitley of Missouri
and Guion of Louisiana. The efforts
which President Wilson is making to
get Democratic senators to vote for
the suffrage amendment are a power
full aid to the suffrage cause. 1t is
rather hard for senators who are can
didates for reelection, and who are
conscfentiously opposed to woman suf-
frage, to withstand the demand of the
president that they vote for the suf-
frage amendment as a war measure.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

A question has been raised as to
whether there should not be legisla-
ton to prevent the return to this coun-
try of Germans who were residents
here but went back to Germany to
fight for the kaiser. There were thou
sands of these men who came to this
country to better their conditions,
some of whom became American citi-
zens, but upon the demand of the Ger
fighting against Americans. 1t would
be an interesting question to decide
as to whether those German soldiers
should ever again be permitted to
enter this country.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

All of Americas preparations for
carrying on the war are on such
a grand scale at the present time
as to indicate the possibility of a
protracted struggle. We have laid
down a program for long war. With
more than hundred government ship
yards completed or in the course of
construction with hundreds of pow
der and ammunition plants completed
or nearly ready for business; with
preparations for an army of 100000
additional men, and with appropria-
lions and revenue laws never dreamed
of before, it is evident that this coun-
try is putting itself in an attitude
which will make it the greatest fight
ing power the world has ever known.
America is really waking up and the
Germans must begin to realize that
fact by what has happened in Europe
already. And they ought to know more
about it if their spies in this country
dare to keep them Informed of what
the United States is doing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

WHen the fumOfS OF grant ana prof.
fteering in war supplies first began to
receive attention in the national capt.
tai general condemnation was ex-
pressed, and none in more pronounced
terms than uttered by Senator James
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, quite gen.
orally recognized as spokesman in the
senate for the administration. He
then remarked that when American
boys were being shot down in Europe
while fighting the battles of their coun-
try, and at the same time men in the
United States were defrauding those
gallant soldiers and accommodating
large profits for themselves on goods
and materials furnished to the army,
it would cause a bitter feeling among
the people in this country which
would mean severe punishment. If
the troops were furnished with poor
food and defective raiment, or with
guns and ammunition which were
poorly made in order that somebody
could reap profits, 1t would mean the
prosecution of the profteers, and no
jury in America would let them off
with anything less than the maximum
amount of punishment.
While there have been charges and
some proof that profiteering in the
way of furnishing defective materials
has been going on, it has been COM
paratively small, considering the vast
amount of materials that has been pur-
chased. But it is known that the gov
eminent authorities are close upon the
trail of all those who would defraud
the soldiers and it is almost certain
that swift and severe punishment will
follow their conviction.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

Through the rural motOrtruck serv-
fee instituted by the post office depart
ment a great deal of information has
been obtained regarding produce, for
these mOtortrucks handle a large
amount of farm and garden products
which are carried to the cities. The
service now forms a chain from Port
1and, Me-, to Washington. d. c., with
branches in Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia, and its success
is likely to cause its extension into
communities further west. Motor
truck men have been gathering infor-
nation on prices and it is found that
In a radius of 100 miles the price of
eggs varies from 35 to Go cents per
dozen; potatoes from $3.50 to $225
per bushel; young chickens from 30 to
20 cents a pound; butter from 36 to
80 cents a pound. There is POSSIBLE
tty that when the motortruck service
is in full operation there will be an
equalization of these prices which will
be to the advantage of the farmer as
we'll as the consumer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

TIE age limit for men drafted
into the military service of the
United States is again agitating Off
GERS who are responsible for carry
ing on the war. When the last Mill
tary appropriation bill was before the
senate a very strong effort was made
both to reduce and to increase the age
limit, but a suggestion from the war
department that no such action should
be taken ended in defeat of both prop
ositions.
Since that time Provost Marshal
General Crowder has made it plain
that some action must be taken In
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

Already 1t has come to the notice OF
officers of the treasury department
that sharpers are trying to get the best
of innocent people who are owners of
Liberty bonds. They are trying to
obtain them at discount or to trade
worthless properties for them. The
treasury depastment feels called upon
to warn everybody to beware of this
class of swindlers and before dispos-
ing of government bond to consult
a banker or government official in re-
gard to its value. But further than
that, IT is recommended that owners
of government bonds make every eff
fort to hold them, because in doing so
they are helping finance the war.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28

On the principle that "a singing ma
ton cannot be defeated" the council
of national defense is undertaking to
organize Liberty choruses" in every
community in the country. These
choruses will sing at all patriotic
Red Cross rallies, and in fact local
gatherings of every kind. Under the
urge and example of its Liberty chorus.
the people of a community will be
able TO learn and sing the songs of
America and of our allies as WELL
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-08-09
BEAUTIFUL PARTY GIVEN
AT CLUB BY MISS FLORENCE

The largest and prettiest affair of
last week was the Snitting-party
given at the Club by Miss Odene
Florence in honor of her house-guest,
Miss Annie Armstrong, of Atlanta.
The Club was symphony in yellow,
the lavish decorations of flowers
being of that sunny shade Golden
glow in tall crystal basket whose
handle was tied with fluffy bow of
yellow tulle, formed the center
piece for the attractive tea-table.
Yellow shaded candles in. crystal
stands, and tall crystal COMFORTS of
yellow minis encircled this, and the
delicious salad course carried out this
bright color-scheme. Miss Floren-
ce's guests were Misses Annie Arm
strong, Henrietta Rhodes, Sara Gle
ment, and Elizabeth Shewmate, of
Atlanta, and Misses Hattie Black and
Mary Frances Gilbert, Helen Grit
FIN, Fredonia Field, Amiee D. Glover,
Julia and MIME Lou McNeel, Sara
Patton, Mary Ellen and Charlotte
Law, Ruth McCulloch, Margaret We'll
Ions, Lucille Morris, Mary Holland,
Dorothy and Elizabeth Stephens, Eli
zabeth Nolan, Odessa Clifford, Lucille
Sessions, Glennis Hancock, Irene Ma
lone, Constance and Lucy Cole, Char
lotte Northcutt and Janet Anderson.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-08-09
CHANGING POSITIONS

Mr.. w. G. Carriker, who has been
the bookkeeper for the McNeel Mar
Bile Company for the past ten years,
has accepted responsible position
with Messrs R. H. and Ralph North
cult, of the Marietta Knitting Com
pany. Mr.. Stanley Welsh, who has
been with the Marietta Knitting Com
pany for eleven years, leaves soon
to join the Army, and Mr.. Carriker
takes his place.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-08-09
MR.. AND MRS. EARNEST
HANDY LOSE INFANT

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest
Handy are sympathizing with them
IN the death of their lovely baby dau-
ghter, Mary Etna. The little one was
ten months old, and was an unusually
fine child. Mary Etna died with
membraneous Group at the home of
her parents on the Powers Ferry
Road. The funeral was held at the
New Hope Church, the Reverend
Rembert Smith officiating, and the
interment was in the New Hope
Cemetery.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-08-09

Deputy Dave Latimer left last Sat-
urday for Charleston, S. C. where he
was offered position with some
Government ship-yar contractors
but he found the heat so great and the
water so bad at the working location
that he decided that Marietta was the
best place to live, at least until the
hot weather is over.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-08-09

Grady Sanders who lives on the
Austell road had Ford car stolen
from his home last Sunday morning.
Many thefts of cars are being report
ed and it behooves a wise man to
have care for the safety of his car.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-08-09

We have a letter from William
Caldwell in France, with the 327th
Infantry, but by reason of the cen
sorship the only news we can gather
from it is that he wants the paper
and signs as a Sergeant now.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-08-09

Col. R. M. Johnson of Washington,
was in town several days last week
and has now gone to Indian Springs
for week before returning to Wash
ington.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-08-09

At Meadow View Farm five miles
north of Gainesville the first Pig
Club Convention will be held on Au-
gust 18th.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-08-09
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
MRS. D. C. COLE. Society Editor.
P H O N E 3 5 3

Miss Annie Louise Comfort is
spending few days with Misses Re-
becca and Virginia Skeen in Decatur.
Mrs. Earl Clayton, and childrn
pent the first part of the week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John War
rem.
William DuPre, Jr., is recovering
from mumps.
julius Seize and Benjamin Miner,
OF Atlanta, were the weekend guests
of Edward Groves.
Miss Mary Cline Ship, of Moultrie
Ca, arrives this week TO ra visit to
Miss Glennis Hancock.
Mr.. Edward Reynolds, of Atlanta.
was the weekend guest of his bro
Their, Mr.. Welborn Reynolds.
Mrs. Margaret Burkhardt and little
daughter, of Nashville, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Thornton.
Mr.. Donegan Towers, Superintend-
ent of the Mount Vernon Mills at
Baltimore, arrives this week for a
visit to his aunts, Misses Tallulah
ad Mary Towers.
Miss Allie May Simpson spent the
weekend in Norcross.
Mrs. w. J. Barker, who has been
the guest of Miss Louise Schilling,
has returned to her home in Jack
sonville.
Mrs, Kate Roberts, of Savannah,
is the guest of Mrs. Irwin Smith.
Mr.. A. M. Lance, U. S. N, of Ports
mouth, Va, has been a recent visitor
to his sister, Mrs. J. w. CAN'T. He
has just returned from trip to
Scotland, and was home on brief
fdrlough.
Miss Florence Swanson is the guest
of relatives in Acworth.
Miss Della May Gains, of Atlanta,
spent the weekend with her grand
mother, Mrs. Mrs. M. E. Manning.
Mrs Montcastle and Miss Gains,
of Atlanta, were the guests of Mrs.
E. Mathews last week.
Mrs. B. F. Blair visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Hill, last week.
Miss Elizabeth Howell, of Chatta-
nooga, will arrive this week for Wis
it to her aunts, Misses Julia and Mary
Howell
4 Il Il
Mrs. w. j. Black has returned
from visit to Andrews, North Car
Olina
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Summerhill, of
Alabama, motored over last
week for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. w.
R. Gat4in, returning home Monday.
4 * X x
At The Strand Saturday-George
Walsh in "The Pride of New York;
4 \
Lieutenant Guy Northeptt, who
has been visiting his parens, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H. Northcutt, left on Tues
day for Boston. He will return to
Cambridge, where he is in the Quar-
ter masters Department, of the Knit
Goods Division. Lieutenant North
cult leaves shortly for France.
x 4
The price of The Marietta Journal
after September 1st will be So per
year, and it will be worth it. Better
renew at once.
See Editorial announcement.
USE JOURNAL WANT ADS.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-08-09

The prize of The Marietta Journal
after September 1st will be So per
year, and it will be worth it. Better
renew at once.
See Editorial announcement.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-08-09

Mr.. Ryburn Henderson, who is sta
toned in Pennsylvania, has been sent
to his home in Tampa, Florida, on
furlough, and spent the weekend
here with his sister, Mrs. w. E. Schil-
ling.