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The Washington herald., 1918-02-11

Games this week: Tuesday, Tech
nical vs. Western; Friday. Central VS..
Eastern; Business VS.. Western.
By winning from Teck and Business
last week, it cannot be seen how Cen
trail can lose the championship this
season.
They only have two more games to
play and they are expected to win
both Of them. Eastern will oppose
them in both contests, and the way
the Capitol Hill lads are going just
now 1t is contended that they will win
at least one OF the games 1t will GER
tainly be feather in Coach Bot
temsley's cap IL he Is able to land
both contests, as his quint VIII then
tie Central for pennant honors.
The race for the title this season
has been the wGrmest since the league
started. Every one conceded the title
to Central before a game was played,
but although they have only lost one
contest their shedding has been ex-
ceedingly rough.
Eastern was not considered as hav-
ing a chance this season but Coach
Bottersly has brought his youngsters
through in great style.
Tinny Thomas, the big little man
playing with Eastern, is the star of
the high school series. He is topping
all the other boys in points scored and
has been the main factor in Eastern's s
games. He is the smallest and light
est lad in the league. but, believe me,
partments of play.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
New Class D League.

Cleveland, Feb. 10-Enorts are being
made to organize a class d league In
cities In Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky
that formerly were in the Ohio State.
the Kitty and the Blue Grass. Among
those interested in the plan are orviIie
Woodrun, who once played with the
louisville American Association team.
He may take the Maysvilie, Ky, end
OF the league II the organization plans
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
ICHIYA KUMAGAE TO
VISIT HERE AGAIN

New York, Feb. s.-Banzai!
Ichiya Kumagae, the wonderful lit
tie Japanese who stood tennis play
ing American on its head in 1916,
when he came out of the Far East.
won the New York State champion
ship, defeated William NJ Johnston
on the courts of the Newport Ca
sino and was ranked at No. 5 in
the "first ten." is coming back to
New York and to American lawn
tennis.
Word was received last week to
the effect that Kumagae will ar
rive here some time next month and
will establish q permanent resi-
dence in the metropolis, for he will
enter the employ OF a japanese
importing firm.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
MAY HAVE "FRoSH" CREW.
Syracuse Announces Final Decision
to Have No Varsity Fights.

Syracuse. N. Y, Feb. 10.-Syracuse
will not be represented by varsity
crews this year. Definite announce
ment of this fact was made today by
Graduate Manager Walter S. Smith
to end for all time the rumors Of pro-
posed dual races between Syracuse
varsity eights and those Of other COL
leges.
Smith gave assurance. however, that
the rowing organization would not be
allowed to disintegrate. He declared
that freshman crews would be boated.
and IL possible events to be conducted
on a small scale financially would be
arranged for them.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
JOHN L. SULLIVAN'S
OLD PETS ARE DEAD

Boston, Feb. 1O.-John L. Sullivan's
favorite horse and dog are dead. The
former died today and the latter was
shot by a farm hand when it had
killed a COW.
Some Of John LIS trophies Of the
ring have been brought to light with
In the past few, days. the collection
being valued at about 5000.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
RED CROSS TO
GET HARVEST
Racing in 1918 Expected to
Yield Near $750,000
to Fund.

Baltimore, Feb. 1o.-Last years
racing contributions in money to
the American and Canadian Red
Cross funds amounted to the sub
stantial total of about 100000. No
really accurate record was kept.
For the most part the money was
collected haphaZard.
Racetracks east and west had at
frequent intervals their Red Cross
days, days when free lists were sus-
pended and everybody paid at the
gates. and gross receipts were
turned in to the nearest Red Cross
treasurer. Thousands of dollars
were generously given at railroad
stations and on trollery cars to
attractive young women, uniformed
as Red Cross collectors. by indi-
vidual patrons OF the sport. Tag
all tracks, and many tags brought
fancy prices.
5000 From Laurel Park.
Moreover, many tracks-east and
! west-made substantial donations
apart from the yield of their Red
Cross days. Laurel Park, which
sent 5000 to the treasurer of the
National Red Cross in Washington
early in November, was one OF
these. Horsemen, wealthy and
otherwise. made frequent donations
of purses won by their fayorite
fiiers.
The most considerable contribu-
tions of this sort were made by
August Belmont. chairman of the
Jockey Club of New York, and Ken
meth Alexander, q young Kentuck-
ian, who has been serving with an
ambulance, unit on the French front
these two years. Mr.. Belmont hand
ed over in its entirely the $4,000
purse his great 3-year-old Hourless
won at Laurel Park in October
when he defeated the no-less-ceIe-
brated Omar Khayyam. in this most
brilliant match race between thor
oughbreds in American racing his
tory.
Mr.. Alexander handed over the
5000 earned by his smart 2-year-old
Escoba when Escoba defeated Papp
and several other smart 2-year-Clds
in the Breeders Futurity, at Lex
ington, in September.
THESE contributions were CRATE
! fully received by the Ped Cross
Because of them, some of the
stanchest, Of the friends of racing
and of the thoroughbred are TO be
found now among the officers Of the
various Red Cross associations OF
the United States and Canada
And the Red Cross will have
greater cause to be grateful to rae
ing at the end of the season of 1918
For this year, unless the signs are
misleading, racing's yield to the
Red Cross will reach $750.000, II Il
does not considerably exceed that
sum. For this year racing will make
its collections systematically. Ev-
| erybody connected with the sport
which is recognized by all thinking
men as an indispensable industry
also, because It Is By racing that
thoroughbred blood, which is in
dispensable in the military horse
Is maintained in unimpaireC excel
hence and improved-will do his bit
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
HEILMAN NOT SATISFIED.
Detroit's First Baseman Objects to
Cut in Salary,

San Francisco, Cal. Feb. lo.-Harry
Heilman, Detroit first sacker. has re-
ceived his contract from owner Navin,
of the Tigers, but makes no bones OF
it that he is anything but fully salts
fed.
II am not n holdout." said Heilman
yesterday. but 1 have written Navin
asking for a change in my contract.
haven't suffered any cut in salary. but
as one of the regulars expected to
play day in and day out, think am
entitled TO a raise. It's all very well to
cut the big fellows who are drawing
S1O.O 900 and thereabouts per season, but
some of the rest of US should be con-
sideped.'
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
Jack FIynn Gets Job.

Milwaukee, Feb. 10.-Jack Flynn.
former catcher and first baseman for
the Brewers, and whose last appear
ance in the American Association
was in a St Paul uniform several
years ago, will pilot the New London
club of the Eastern League this sea-
son. Since leaving the A. A. he has
been managing minor league clubs
with great success.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
wHITTED In CLASS A.
Philly ouhelder Called for Physical
Examination.

Durham. N. C. Feb. 1o.-George
whitted. outhelder Of the Philadelphis
Nationals. has been placed in Class A
and called for physical examination
by the local exemption board He
claimed no exemption.
II he passes the examination he VIII
be called this month
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
Mat Bout Drew $4,000.

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 1o.-Nearly
5000 persons paid more than $4,000 to
see the wrestling match here last
night in which Earl Caddock. Of An
ita, Iowa, national army private, was
awarded a referees decision over
wladek Zbyszko, after they had
wrestled two and . half hours
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
BANNER SEASON
FOR NAVY FIVE
Middies Win Thirteen Of
Fifteen Games-Other
Cage Gossip.

The Naval Academy basketball
team closed their season on Feb
ruary 2, with a win over the New
YorR University i've. Fifteen games
were played out of which they
were returned winners thirteen
times. They suffered defeat at the
hands of the University. Of Penn
sylvania Quint, leaders Of the
intercollegiate League and the City
College of New York.
They nearly trippled the score
by their opponents getting 637
points in the fifteen contests, to "a
by their opponents. This record is
not considered so remarkable as all
of the fifteen games were played on
their home court. 1t is doubtful
whether they would have been able
TO win so many contests II any of
them had been played on opponents
courts.
The GEORGETOWN University team
made a splendid showing on its
Northern trips. They did not win
from the United States Army AM
bulance Corps nor Lafayette, but
the scores were so close that con-
sidering the fact that they were
playing on the winners home courts
where the home team usually has
an advantage of at least 20 per
cent they did better than was ex-
rected.
The Hilltoppers are scheduled to
play thre games this week at the
Hilltop, Virginia Poly's Tuesday
night, Lieut.. kinney's team from
Camp Meade, Wednesday and
Trinity College, of South Carolina.
Friday night. 1t is not yet known
whether the former and latter
teams will fulfill their engagement
or not.
GEORGETOWN missed the service
of Freddy Fees in their games up
North as he was seriously injured
in the frst half OF the game with
the Usaacs. Freddy is considered
about one half of their scoring ma
chine and his loss in a severe one.
The race in the intercollegiate
League is an interesting one and the
winner swill probably not be deter
mined until the final game between
the Catholic University and George
Washington University is played on
March 2. Catholic University has an
other hard contest besides the one
with George Washington. They are
scheduled to play Gallaudet College
again next Saturday night. The Ken
dali Greeners won the first contest and
are priming to land in the second.
Basketball in booming in all the
army camps. Every regiment has a
team and inter matches are being
played to determine the championship
of each camp. Nearly every regiment
has enrolled a dozen or two eX-college
stars and the games played are SINH
lar to those contests participated in
by the big colleges.
The game on Wednesday night at
Georgetown between the university
team and Camp Meade should prove
Intensely interesting. Ole Kinney.
who was the first player picked for
the all-star intercollegiate Quint of
last season, will bring up McClintock
of Cornell as his running mate at for
ward, Bache, center. and Gesham,
guard. of Allegheny College, and Will
lard, guard, of Penn State.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
MORE CRITICISM FOR
BASKET RULE MAKERS

Makers of the college and ana
teur basketball rules have come in
for scathing criticism at the hands
Of Arthur Kiefaber. guard on the
championship, Pennsylvania basket
ball five OF 1903 and later coach OF
the team.
Kiefaber believes that not only
should the four personal foul rule
be eliminated but that the making
OF the rules should be taken out OF
the hands OF the present commit
tee and put in the hands of the
players and former players. The
rules committee as it is at present
constituted is joint committee OF
the Amateur Athletic Union, the
Young Mems Christian Association
and the National Collegiate Athletic
Association.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
Bayouet Drill Popular.

New York. Feb. 1o.-Harvard uni
yersity has been so successful with its
venture for driIl In bayonet fighting
that q second class has been opened
ut Cambridge. This SQUAD was or
ganized q month ago >as an expert
nent
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11

Fred Fulton has challenged every
body but the Kaiser.
DR.. Garfield did not have to order
parlor lights out.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
MAMAUX TO TALK
WITH PRES. EBBETS

New York. Feb. 1o.-A Mamaux,
pitcher who was transferred from the
Pirates to the Brooklyn club in the
recent player deal, is ready to talk
terms with C. II. Ebbets, presiden.
of the Brooklyn Club.
He will come here Tuesday for a
conference, it was announced today.
A deaf guy could enjoy q wrest-
ling match.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-11

A 1918 railroad train will get you
some place and keep you there. :.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-09-19
SCOTT FIELD FLYERS
COME HERE THURSDAY

Two aviators from Scott Field,
Belleville, ILL.,, will arrive here early
Thursday morning in an army BIZ
plane to visit Miss Ruth Robertson, of
this city. Lieut.. Wilbur Grum and
the Commandant of Scott Field are
the two flyers. They expect to make
the trip from Scott Field to this city
in two hours.
In a telegram to Miss Robertson
Wednesday they stated they would fly
over her home on East Love street so
she would know they had arrived and
then go to the landing field, where she
will meet them in car. Police pro-
lection for the bi-plane has been ar
ranged for during their stay here.
Just how long they will remain in
Mexico is not known, but it is under
stood they will fly from here to Cuba,
Mo. Both men are among the most
accomplished flyers at Scott Field.
They will fly over the business sec
tion of the city as they go from the
Robertson home to the landing field.
This will be an excellent opportunity
for Mexico people to see a war plane
in actual flight at close -raases-.ss-..s---
In their message here they stated
the flight would be made unless it
ra:ned.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-09-19
REPUBLICANS
NOMINATE TICKET

At a meeting Of the Audrain coun-
ty Republican committees here, the
committee denounced the action Of
Speaker Champ Clark on his opposi-
ton to the selective service law, in
which he compared the manhood Of
America which is fighting in France
at this time to the eonvicts Of the
country.
Full support was pledged to Presi-
dent Wilson in every measure that
tends to bring victory to the allied
arms. The candidates. Of Judge Seld-
en- P. Spencer for United States Sena-
tor, Judge B. Dyer for congressman in
the Ninth District, and Samuel A.
Baker of jefferson City for State su-
perintendent of public instruction,
were indorsed.
The following county ticket was
nominated;
For State Legislature - Charles
Householder.
County Clerk-Clyde Ellis.
Circuit Clerk-Lewis w. Roberts.
Colleetor-George Kunkel.
Prosecuting Attorney-Dave Sell
lard.
Probate Judge-John S. Gatson.
Presiding Judge-Joe Considine.
Judge of Western District-Lute
Smith.
Judge of Eastern District-Walter
L. Boyd.
Justice of the Peace-George Clark.
Indorsed by Chairman of the Com
mittee, E. r. Taft.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-09-19
AMERICAS WAR AIMS.


Open covenants of peace without
private understandings.
Absolute freedom of the seas in
peace or war. except as they may he
closed by international action.
Removal of economic barriers and
establishment of equality of trade
conditions among nations cOnsenting
to peace and associating themselves
for its maintenance.
Guarantees for the reduction of ar
maments.
Impartial adjustment of all colonial
claims based upon the principle of
"hOme rule"
Evacuation of all Russian territory
and opportunity for Russia's political
development.
Evacuation of Belgium and repara.
ton without any attempt to limit her
sovereignty.
All French territory TO be freed and
restored, and Alsace-Larraine re-
stored.
Readiustment of Italy's frontiers
along lines of nationality.
Freest opportunity for autonomous
development of the peoples of Austria.
Hungary.
Evacuation of Rumania, Serbia and
Montenegro. Access to the sea f0I
Serbia. International guarantee oi
economic and political independence
and territorial integrity of the Balkan
states.
Secure sovereignty for Turkish per
ton of the Ottoman Empire. Other
nationalities under Turkish rule to hi
assured security Of life and OppOrtun'
ity for autonomous development. The
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-09-19
ST. CLAIR BISHOP
DIES HERE TUESDAY

ST. ClairJ. Bishop, 81 years old, died
Tuesday morning of a complication Of
diseases at his home on South Union
street.
Mr.. Bishop was born in Galloway
county and has lived in Mexico a num-
Der Of years. He formerly lived at
Rush Hill. He is survived by his wife,
Emma Bishop, three daughters: Mrs.
Nettie Patterson and Mrs. Maud Wills
Of Mexico and Mrs. Ruth Wellinghar,
Of st. Louis. The one son, Frank Bis
hop, lives in this city. Tyra Bishop Of
Hannibal and Font Bishop of Galloway
county are Brothers.
Mr.. Bishop is a member of the Mod
ern Woodmeu Of the World of the Rush
Hill lodge. He has always been an ae d.
tive member of the Christian Church
and he leaves many friends to mourn
his death.
The funeral service was held at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the
Liberty Church in Galloway county.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-09-19
FOLK TO SPEAK IN MEXICO.
rAnNaEn nnxy-nAYnn TAH-D,

fOhNiLR WV GNANOh JODLI II
W. FOLK will speak in Mexilo some
time before the November election.
The political campaigns in Missouri
will be of short duration. The Repub-
lcans will open at Sedalia, while the
opening gun Of the Democratic cam
paign will be fired next Saturday from
Kirksville and Macon. Former Gov.
Joseph W. Folk and Congress Scott
Ferris of Oklahoma will be the feat
ured speakers at the Adair county
rally Saturday afternoon. Gov. Fred
erick D. Gardner will preside at this
gathering Of the disciples of Jeffer-
son. That night Gardner will speak
at the Macon County meeting.
Folk will make a tour of the State
for one week after these rallies. He
then will devote his entire time to
making patriotic speeches for the
Fourth Liberty Loan campaign.
Politics will be adjourned" by the
Democrats during the Liberty Loan
drive and all Of the party leaders will
speak and work for the bond issue.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-09-19
FoRTY-sEcoND ANNIVERSARY
OF MANAGEMENT

EORTY-Two YEARS ago this weel,
the Mexico Ledger was bought from
}. Linn Ladd by R. NJ. White, and the
paper Is today owned and edited BY
RM. White and son, l.. NJ. White. We
want to extend thanks to our patrons
especially those who have taken the
paper for more than 40 years. for
their cordial support. James Sallee,
Mark Pitcher and S. p Emmons are
the only ones who were in business
here az years ago and are still active.
Men may come and men may 60, but
the old reliable Ledger goes on for
ever. "To our pride in the past and our
hope for the future we are adding
vigorous work in the living present" !"
That's the way to make Mexico a
bigger and better city.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-09-19
BRITISH TAKE 1901
PRISONERS 8 MILES
WEST OF ST. QUENTIN
American. French and British Are
Pressing the Enemy Hard in Woe
yre and Pieardy Sectors
SERBS CAPTURE 5000
Serbs and French Wrestle from BuIga.
riaR Strong Positions Held in Mac
donia Two Years.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
Special 70 the Ledger.
8 p. m.
LONDON, Sept. 1S.-rhe Ameri-
can, French and British forces are
gradually exerting great pressure
against the Germans in the Woevre
and Pieardy sectors.
The British have advanced their
lines at several points, capturing Hol-
non, three miles west of st. Quentin. In
the last "a hours British forces have
captured 1901 Germans. Captured
German orders point that the enemy
lacks assault troops for an expected
Allied offensive. General Petain's vet
Grams are slowly forging ahead in
their struggle for the st. Gobian for
rest, which the Germans have been or
dered to hold at all costs. 1t is a nat
ural citadel and fortified strongly by
the Teutons.
The Americans are striking along
the valley of Rupt De Mad, in the di-
rection of Gorze and Chambly, where
they have captured series Of impor-
tant fortified positions. The last "a
hours has been the quietest since Gen.
eral Pershing launched his drive in the
st, Mihiel salient.
The Serbs and the French are wrest-
ling from the Bulgars some of the
strongest positions they have held in
Macedonia for the last two years. The
offensive launched $here seems to be
the most pretentious in several
months. 1t appears probably that a
further advance by the Franco-Serb-
ian troops will uecessitate the recall
of the Bulgarian divisions which have
been loaned to Emperor William to
bolster the Teuton resistance in
France and FLINDERS.
The battered Serbian army has al
ready taken 5000 prisoners and there
IS no indications cf letting up in that
part soon.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-09-19
IS REGISTRANTS ARE
PLACED IN CLASS

The men examined and passed upon
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday Of
the local Exemption Board have been
classified into four groups; those
qualified for regular service in class 1;
Group B, Means Remediable; Group c,
Limited Service, and those rejected.
OF the men examined only two
were disqualified, three were put in
Group C for limited service and two
were classified in Group B, Means Re-
mediable.
The list is as follows; (Class Reg
ular Service)
Joseph Douglas Carter, Benton City.
Kenneth Graham Kennen, Laddonia.
Charles Bennett league, Laddonia.
George William Hampton, Ben
ton City.
William Z. Hudson, Benton City.
Othel Wainscott, Molino.
Allen Morgan, Molino.
Emanuel Rennan Meyers, Rush
Hill.
John W. Fuqua, Laddonia.
Albert L. Feger, Mexico.
Harold w. Jackson, Vandalia.
The men examined Saturday and
placed in this class are:
Rayphell Reed
Roy Nicholas Thomas
Joseph Sunnen
Edward Matthews Aubuchon
Hubert Calbreath Collins
]. W. Slonaker
Adilore Louis Girard
Frand David Hendeson
Joseph Freeman Yostmayer
Edgar Hamlet
Roselle Franklin Haskell
William P. Quisenberry
Lillard Wardell (col.)
Choate Smith
Joseph Howdeshell
William Mckinley Baker
Louis Augustus Imam
Luther S. Spotswood
John Hart
John Million Ball
Tommie Barney Estes
Thomas Ball Sneed
William Estel Jennings
George L. Payne
Wallace Frederick Feutz
Group B (Means Remediable)
Jacob Whistler Jones
James Clark Surber
Group C Limited Service)
Lloyd Logan Frisbe
Omar Creighton Blackburn
Otto William Somwalt, Rush Hill.
Rejected.
Samuel Ward Carr, Auxvasse.
George Carlyle.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-09-19

A MEXICO minister is in guam
dairy. He says he believes he can pro-
nounce most of the locations in the
war-infested regions properly since
activities have practically ceased on
the Russian front, but it is hard to tell
Just what attitude his congregation
will assume when he presents prop
erly pronounced names so many of US
are anglicizing. At that we dare say
most of us will never know the differ
encp
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-09-19
CANT.

Everything looks like springtime
since the good rains.
No Sunday School last Sunday at
Salt River or Groves Chapel. Both
schools were rained out.
"Aunt" Betty McCarty is spending
a few days with her sister, Kate, and
family.
Mrs. Basil Smith is visiting her
parents near Laddonia.
Mr.. Fulkerson and family were call
ed to the bedside of the formers moth
er, whom they had recently taken to
the sanitarium at Evansville, Ind
Mrs. Frank Berry and family wele
visitors of her parents Saturday night
and Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard.
Joe Smith sold calf to Doan Wea-
yer at Sc per pound, amounting to
S29.
John Nevins and family and Law
renee Winn and wife ate Sunday din
ner with Arthur Nevins; also Misses
Lotto and Mary Alice Dempsey.
Joe Berry and wife, and Joe Smith
and wife and sons motored to Mexico
shopping Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-09-19
SIX MEN LEAVE FOR
SOUTHERN CAMP

Six men entrained at $3.50 Wednes-
day afternoon for the Mississippi Ag-
ricultural College. All were volun-
teers in recent call for men to enter
mechanical training in the Southern
camp.
The men who went are: John Wild
ing, Mexico; Harry Householder,
Mexico; Vane Halbert Brown, Mar
tinsburg; Rudolph Worrell Green,
Mexico; Alexander Reed Gamble,
Mexico, and Leo Raymond Hoer, Mar
tinsburg.