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mdiridudi Cards
and The Best Ball

From tee 20 fairway there h. Il carry
of about l9N Yards. TherS are pits
to the left Of the green and jn front
aud 10 the right the ground arops away.
kirkhN again drove the greett 7 Auder-
s-n was nearly hole high pff to the
right in IN" rough Marston was ia the
pit t. the left ana TraNerss was hole
high Just off to the left. Travers. all
but holed hiS chin shot, While Sirkby
was ten feet short on his approach shot
Both made their puts for bar. TRAY.
ers ?. Marston' :. Kirby ,. Anderson J.
Travers and Marston up.
Six,h hole. 40 yards. par I. An
other Hne do" leg. The drite is over
a valley e rough ground and into the
face nr the rairway is cub huge
bunker or series of bunkers. a pulled
bail will find another bunker. y stiff
head wind WAS blowing and both kirl<by
and Anderson tried the long carry and
landed in pits. Kirkby's ball looked
safe from the tee Travers elected the
shorter way and pulled into a trap but
MarstOn was nicely out I'm the fairwaN.
MarstOn was the only one home in two
shots. kirsby played "A very fine iron
out of the trap close to the green.
Travers and MarstOu Just missed par
figures and the hole was halved. II
was 'he first hole that the beSt ball
failed 10 equal par. Travers 6. Marston
;. Krkhy ). Anderson ;, Travers and
MarStOn | ul'
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Two More Birds
SeIenfb hnle

seventh hole. b66 yards. par ..
This hole requires a fine tee shot in
order - &c, over the hundred yard
bunker that runs clear across the fair
way and another trap guards the green
Andersen began with a tee shot IN the
rough. and Travers had a fair. drive.
There was following wind and Marsi on
and kirihy drove just short of the
hundred yard bunker. TraVers's second
found a bad spot in the big bunker. and
1t required two shots to get out ktrkby
and MarstOn had two fine irons ShOr
of the green, and both laid their thirds
dead. three very fine shots. and both
went down for birds. Anderson was
home on his fourth and took two puts,
while Travers was on the green on his
sixth TraVerS :. Marston 4, kirkby 4,
Anderson 9. Travers and Marston mp.
Marnlon Has Trouble
Eighth hole. 3i5 yards. par I. Nh
this hole needs Is an elevated tee so
that the players can see the flag. \
good drive will land In a bowl-shaped
farway and the green is elevated and
cut away from the fairway by pits
But the second shot. whether the drive
is long or short. is difficult because OF
the cont our of the green Aude rsOr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
What May Happen
in Baseball Today
NATIONAL LEAGUE

pitching duel. 2-I.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08

On July = Johnny Dundee and George
CLANCY will he seen in action in a twelve
round hGht in Boston ring.
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Increase Their Lead

Twelfth hole. I4I yards. par 4.
This Will he the sixteenth hole whri
the course Is completed. The chief fea.
ture of this hole is the big diagonal trap
The short carry il about 1870 yards ana
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fast-risinG fiywPight
son. of Kens!ngtOn.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
COMBATING "KAISER ALLIES
Struggling With Burberry Hedge-ThC
Cause of Red Rust, Spring
Wheat's Chief Foe.

Ames, Ia, April 11-A vigorous at
tack is under way all along the line
in Iowa against barbeGry kaiser al
lies. which furnish a starting place
for red rust, chief foe of spring wheat
production.
In Fort Dodge one barborry hedge
nearly three-quarters OF mile long
was located. Before the fighting
against this red rust stronghold is
ended, several thousand bushes will
be completely destroyed. They We're
located in one of the city parks and
as soon as the park commissioners
learned of the barberry menace to
wheat, they agreed promptly to the
eradication of this extensive hedge.
In Sioux City the park board and the
school authorities joined in promptly
to make warfare on this shrub and
every bush that can be found on pub
lie grounds will be dug up and burned,
Wherever barberry bushes are
IOuIu ny TIC agents vi LiC ~ ~. LI-
partment of Agriculture and of the
agricultural experiment station and
extension department at Ames, they
are tagged with tags bearing these
words in red ink This barberry
bush is a Kaiser Ally. Its owner
has been requested by the Iowa Coun-
Gil of Defense and the U. S, govern
ment to remove it Immediately"
The harmful barberry, the common
or European variety, may be identi-
fed easily 1t grows from 4 to 8
feet high and has grayish bark. It
bears three-pointed spines along its
stem; one variety has green leaves,
borne just above the spines, and an
other has purple leaves. The harm
less barberry, the Japanese barberry,
is easily distinguished from the harm
full shrub 1t grows low, from to 4
feet high, and it has a reddish brown.
bark and single-pointed spines.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
HUNS TO DRIVE into ITALY
Believed to Be About Ready 10 Start
! Another Big Offensive. To
Keep Allies Busy.

Washington, ID. c., April 17.-An
Austrian offensive against Italy is inn
minent and will be started on large
scale, in the opinion of Italian obser-
vers as expressed in official messages
today TO the Italian embassy here.
The recent visit of Emperor Charles
TO the Austrian front and inspired ar
ticles in the Austrian and German
newspaper, the usual forerunners OF
an offensive are taken as an indica-
ton. ".
The enemy press Res begun to
speak openly of the offensive in order
to prepare the Austro-Hungarian pub
lie for the inevitable losses resulting
from such colossal operations as are
anticipated by semi-official newspa-
Pc. The dispatches say.
THE Vossische Zeitung, (Berlin)
in an article full of mysterious illu-
siOns says this spring will put Switzer-
lana'a neutrality under the severest
lest a. the Austro-German troops will
probably enciTcle, in the course of
their operations, the little republic.
The Mannheimer Anzeiger urges
that the German offensive in France
be completed with similarly irresis-
tible drive against the Italians and
against the British in Palestine The
newspaper asserts that a simultan-
eous offensive against the entente on
all fronts would prevent the trans
ferring of the allies reserves from one
front to another, which undoubtedly
is part of the general Scheme OF the
allies supreme command.
THE Budapest Irlap expresses the
same opinion and insists that. since
General Foch is in the supreme com
mand Of all our enemies, we must at
tack Italy Immediately and carry the
effect of our presence to the back OF
the French army"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
ASK LOCAL BOARDS TO EXPLAIN
Where Percentage of Glass One Men
Falls Below 25-Boards In Some
Instances Failed To Comply.

Des Moines, April 17.--Iowans in
class / of the selective draft repre-
sent 27,4 per cent of the total number
classified in this state, it was an.
nounced at the adjutant generals Of
flee here today
ton with a letter sent to all local
boards, ordering all those whose per
cent fell below % or exceeded 80, to
report at once detailed reasons for
such classification"
ut is presumed" the letter says,
that local board returning a class
substantially varying from the state
average has failed to administer the
requirements of the law with. suffi.
cient care Phe belief that a low
number in class ] would reduce the
quota to be drawn from that area may
account for this excessive depletion
in class in some districts. The
movements of young men from farms
to cities to secure better wages may
explain the higher percentage in some
cities"
A table is presented showing per-
centage OF men In class in each
boards jurisdiction. The lowest is
in Monroe county, with IA per cent,
and the highest in Pocahontas and
Buena Vista counties and the city of
Waterloo, all with 81 per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
ARMY OFFICERS PROMOTED
rels Named by President For
Higher Ranks.

Washington, D. c., April 17.--Ter
brigadier generals of the National
army We're nominated today by Pres
ident Wilson to be major generals
and twenty-seven colonels were nom
mated to be brigadier generals.
The major generals nominated fol
low:
William p. Burnham, James Fl. Nc.
Rae. Ernest Kinds, Charles S. Farms.
worth, Edward +. McGlachlin Jr.,
Willard A. Holbrook. George B. Dun.
can Charles II. Martin. James w
McAndrew, Leroy S. Lyon.
Those nominated to be brigadier-
generals:
Colonels. Robert II. Noble. Arthur
johnson, Charles Gerhardt, William
X. Dashiell. Guy H. Preston, Frank
M. Caldwell, Lutz Wahl. John l..
Hines. Joseph G. Cashier, Julian r.
Lindsey, George H. Jameson, Lincoln
C. Andrews. Dwight f. Aultman. Ora
Fl. Hunt, Adrian s. Fleming. Thoams
w. Darrah. johnson Hagod. Lytie
Brown, Alfred A. Starbird, Edward r.
Donnelly. Fred r. Austin. William /.
Augustine Mcintyre,
Richard w. Young, George A. Win
gate. Hugh S. Johnson, Lieut., Col.
Robert r. Wood. "
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18

general, left this week for Madison
Wis, TO receive special training to
fit him for service with the American
army against the German govern.
.ment. The son tried several times
before to inlist but always there was
a slip or hitch before his desire was
contaminated.
Werner Mahnke's home is in But
Ter county and he had visited Water
loo, Des Moines and Minneapolis, try
ing to get into the army. After taking
the oath and marching with body of
selected men at Minneapolis in a
Thrift Stamp parade, an eagle-eyed
officer requested he undergo another
examination II was then discovered
one leg was quarter Of an inch short
err than the other.
The elder Mr.. Mahnke came to
America as soon as he could after the
close of the German war in 1871.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
NEW YORK CITY
GREETS MAHASkA
.FiRsT OVER q ACHIEVEMENT
ATTRACTS ATTENTION.
CONGRATULATORY EXPRESSION
Special Message From Mr.. and Mrs
II L. Spencer in chicaso-sum
Total is Still Acknowledgements
For Children.

Mahaska County's record in the
Third Liberty Loan over the top be
fore the rest of the world had started
is becoming noised about considerably
far and near, and New Sharon, Beacon
and the rest of the boys are sharing
in the honors.
! Congratulations and comment began
arriving at Commercial Club head
quarters of the County Loan organiza
tion last week and here are samples
of the kilograms and messages re
lceived WIN
The Spencers Are Proud.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Spencer who are
in Chicago saw the Associated Press
story of the achievements of Mahaska
county in being the first county over
in Iowa and among the very first coun
ties in several states. They we're sc
pleased with this record that they
sent Mr.-Lofland a special telegram OF
generalization.
Here is the special greetings:
Chicago, April 3, 1918.
c. F. Lofland, Chairman Third Lib
.erty Loan Campaign.--We are made
proud and grateful by the report that
Oskaloosa and Mahaska county have
quickly, Loyalty and nobly gone high
over the top on Third Liberty Loan
We commend, thank and congratulate
you and through you every person con
nected with the campaign.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Spencer.
From New York City.
And here is another, particularly
pleasing recognition of the achieve
ment of the county. New York il
seems has heard of Oskaloosa and from
the First National Bank of New York
City came the following congratulatory
telegram Monday afternoon:
New York, April Is, 1918.
To c. E. Lofland, Chairman Third
Liberty Loan.-Accept our heartiest
congratulations upon the splendid
achievement'o of you and your commit
tee in the present Liberty Loan.
First National Bank New York.
Applications for bonds in this coun
ty are still marching forward with
no signs of let up. Mondey was a
busy day at headquarters again and
more and more subscriptions are be
ing added to the total already sub
scribed. \ Innumerable promises of yet
more funds have been given. These
amounts may not be counted in the
total for several days and the com,
pletes figures for the county will not
be named until the list is complete.
Bonds For Children.
Several school children of the city
are owners of Third Liberty loan
bonds since last week and they are
about the proudest and happiest
youngsters in the community.
One father said, Il saw that poster
Ny papa bought me a Liberty Bond
did yours" l couldn't get away from
the idea. bought her the bond"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
To-day's Markets.

Chicago Union Stock Yards, April
17-Hog prices jumped up Is to rs
cents today. when the run was less
than needed to supply and buyers had
to pay for what they wanted The
opening was strong at 10 to Is cents
above Tuesdays average and before
the close another to 10 cents was
added to the early advance to get de-
sired grades. Top went back over
tho $500 mark to $1S.05. The ruin
was the smallest Wednesdays re-
ceipts of the year.
The top paid today was $1S.O5; yes
terday $3.50; uast "Wednesday $3.50:
four weeks ago $3.50; one year ago
$1,000; two years ago $3.50; three
years ago 1885; four years ago sS.57s
and FIVE years ago $3.50.
Sheep and lambs are still climbing
and western lambs hit a new high
point Of S21.50, Ten cents above
close was.bid % open and
business was lively, The advance
held steady to the close. $3.50
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18

In coming before the voters. of Ma
haska, Poweshiek, Jasper, Keokuk and
Washington counties as a candidate
for the office of District Judge, take
this occasion to answer generally the
questions most frequently asked OF
me.
am thirty-seven years old, married
and have lived in Jasper county since
was fourteen years of age. obtained
my legal education in the State Uni
yersity of Iowa, graduating there in
1904. | have been engaged in the prac-
tice of law at Newton, Iowa, for over
thirteen years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
IOWA 100 PER CENT PATRIOTIC
People Thoroughly Aroused to AII'Ef.
forts Necessary to Help Win
The War.

Des Moines, April 17.-Iowa is 100
per cent patriotic and the Hawkeye
state is on fire with patriotism. Gov
ernor Harding declares after having
been out over the state on liberty
loan speaking campaign. He predicts
that the state will double her liberty
loan quota.
Reports from over the state indi.
cate that the people are thoroughly
aroused. The liberty loan is being over
subscribed. Farmers are putting in the
largest spring wheat acreage in the
states history. German is being
thrown out of the schools and any
evidence Of pro-Germanism is being
promptly reported and investigated
There is every indication that the de-
mands of the nation are being met not
only promptly but with great enthusi-
asm
State Superintendent Deyoe today
forwarded letter to county school
superintendents advising the doing
away with German in the school
courses. ne says ~ ~ OF no particular
value and points out that the state
educational institutions have dropped
II from any entrance requirements.
German Papers subside.
Many German newspapers over the
state have either ceased publication
since the first of this year or nave
changed their names and are being
printed in English. The state council
OF defense Monday received word from
the publishers of the Postyille Volks-
blatt. published at Postville. ALBANIA
kee county. that II was changing its
name and would be printed in English
in the near future. The junior owner in
the concern has purchased the paper.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
FATHER WAS GERMAN GENERAL
In Franeo-Prussian War, Son Eager to
Enter Service Against German
Army

Waverly. Iowa, April 167.--In the
living room OF neat and coy home
here hangs the picture of German
general resplendent in uniform and
bedecked with medals won on the
field Of battle. The portrait is that
OF Henry Mahuke. who was an Off
Ger OF high command with the Ger
man forces In the war OF 1s70,187l,
Time has wrought mani ehanges.
Werner Mahnke, 4 son o. The former
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
sCHWAB is TO DIRECT FLEET
Big Steel Magnate Will Have Entire
Control Of Building Program
For the Government.

washington, D. c., April 17.-Chas
M. Schwab has become director gen
eral of the emergency feet corpora
ton and viii assume entire contro
and direction of the construction Of
the governments shipbuilding pro
gram.
At the suggestion OF General Man
ager Charles Piez. the Office of gen
eral manager of the corporation was
abolished to give Mr.. Schwab free
hand in his work. Mr.. Piez will re
main vice president of the shipping
board.
No Other Changes.
Announcement of Mr. Schwab's
acceptance OF the position followed
conference at the White House
which was attended by Mr.. Schwab.
Mr.. Piez. Chairman Hurley and Balm
bridge Colby of the shipping board
Except for the new position of the
director general which absorbs the
position OF general manager. the or
ganization of the shipping board and
the emergency fleet corporation re-
mains unchanged
Ira A. Campbell of San Francisco
was appointed admiralty counsel for
the shipping board in place 81 Alfred
G. Huger. who has been commissioned
major In the army.
-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
John E. Cross
NeWfOn, I0lUa
Candidate For The Office of District Judge

I appreciate the importance and re-
sponsiblity of the office to which |
inspire, realizing that it calls for
discriminating knowledge of the law,
for broad and sympathetic under
standing of human nature, and for
fairness, tact, patience and common
sense in applying the law to the facts.
If the people of the District consider
me qualified for the office, | shall APP
preeiate their votes to that effect, and
shall. certainly try to prove worthy
of their confidence.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

U. S. Yards, H., April II, 8 a. nj.
HOGS-Quality good; market strong
and 10 to Is higher than yesterdays
average; mixed and butchers, $17.25
@1795; good to choice heavy, $16.45
@1680; rough heavy, $16.45@16.S5;
light, $I7.45@1S0O; Workers, $1775@
1890; bulk, $175o@17S5; pigs. $13.25
@1725.
CATTLE Prospects steady to 10
higher; beeves, $11G0@16S0; cows
and heifers, $7.6O@13S5; stockers and
feeders, sS.75@12.75.
SHEEP-Steady to 10 higher; ma
tive sheep. $1325@17.35; western
sheep, s14.O0@17S5; yearlings, s15.75
@19.00; native lambs, $16.50@2100;
western lambs, $13.00@21.50; ewes.
$13OO@1LOO.
Closing Prices 4
HOGS-Market closing active and
1920 higher; mixed and butchers,
s1735@18.00; good to choice heavy.
$17.50017.85; rough heavy, $4,000
1890; light, $175O@1S.05; Workers..
$17.80017.95; bulk. $1760@17.95;
pigs, $1S.25@174O; clearance good.
Cattle market closing strong to Is
higher.
Sheep market closing steady to 10
higher.
Official receipts yesterday-Hogs
24,475; cattle. 1926; sheep, 1899.
OfIicial shipments Hogs
9,147; cattle. 1913; sheep, 1868 n
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
John E. Cross

No. 2 yellow s1.73; No. 8 yellow $1.6S
@165; No. 4 yellow, $1.4O@1.45; No.
5 yellow, $125@135; No yellow
$110@1.27; No. white $3.50; No. 4
white $3.50; No white $1,S7@1.40;
No. white $1.1O0115; S. c., S5c@
$120.
Oats-No. 2 mixed, 85ac; No. 2
white, S93c; No. white, 8S2@S9c;
No. 4 white, S720SS4c; standard, Sss
.0S93c.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
IDLE COAL MINES HELP ENEMY
Hhys r. Rhys Urges Early Buying Of
Fuel for Next Winter as Patriot
ic Duty.
(By Rhys T. Rhys.)

Ottumwa, April 17--It is gratifying
to know that Iowa mines did much TO
lessen the fuel shortage of our 'coun-
try last winter by producing in 1917
the largest output of coal in the his
tory of mining in the state.
The total amount of coal produced
in Iowa in 1917 was 9,049. SOC tons.
over the production in 1916
Wapello county ranks seventh among
the coal producing counties OF the
stae. The mines of this county pro-
.duced 376599 tons in 1917, or 50.4l4
tons more than in 1916.
No increase Probable.
Viewing the outlook for coal produc-
.tion in Iowa the present year / fail
10 see any substantial grounds to war.
rant sthe prediction that Iowa mines
win increase their output 100000
tons in 1918 over the total for last
year. In my opinion, even if every
mine were kept work practically full
time the year around. which they are
not, they would do well to produce as
much coal this year as they did in
1917.
Our coal consumers should bear in
mind that the increased production ex-
pected from new mines will be nearly
balanced by the loss of tonnage from
abandoned mines and by the reduced
production of some of our old mines.
Also. in all probability, there will be
fewer miners in the state in 1918 than
in 1917.
Miners Leave Iowa.
A large number of miners already
have left Iowa in the last few weeks
because of the present idleness of
many of our mines and many more
will leave unless the mines are kept
working full time. This and the draft
ing of our miners to the army is a
loss that cannot be very easily re-
placed and will lessen the production
of coal considerably.
Compared with other mining states,
Iowa last year suffered but very little
from lack OF railroad cars to trans
port coal. We cannot hope to receive
better service from the railroads this
year than we received last year, and
the probability is that it will not be
as good, for greater demands will be
made on the railroads this year than
ever before to carry war supplies and
to furnish ships with bunker coal.
Hence we should not except an in
crease but decrease from this source.
Don't Be Stacker.
To help to prevent shortage of
coal is just as much our patriotic
duty as it is to prevent the shortage
|of wheat One Is just as essential as
the other TO winning the war The
coal consumer who can and does not
buy his winters coal as early as he
can obtain it is just as much~a slack
er as the man who can and will not
buy Liberty bond,
And the one who will demand that
his government carry coal for him
from. far away states in this time of
stress when he can buy good coal
close at home is helping the enemy
to defeat his own country.
The true patriot will buy and store
coal now the closest coal at hand.
Iowa coal can be stored with safety
and it should be bought and stored
now by Iowa people. particularly at a
time like the present, in preference
to foreign Goals
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18

The Customer--"These grand opera
photograph records are no good.
can't get anything out OF half OF Them"
The Salesman-"They are our finest
achievement You can never tell when
these records VIII sing. They're so
temperamsntii London Opinion.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
German Papers subside

Many uses For Old papers.
There are many usss for old paper
around the home Or the once.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18

A new photograph of Judge Robert
Worth Bingham of Louisville, who I'M
der an agreement with other heirs of
the Henry NJ. Flagler estate will re-
ceive $5,000,000 willed to him by the
late Mrs. Bingham. the former wife of
Henry NJ Flagler. Following Mrs.
Bingham's death, relatives Instituted
series of proceedings which had their
climax in the exhuming of the body.
All family differences have been,
cleared away, however, according to
reports. The bulk of the fortune will
go to Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, niece of
the late Mrs. Bingham.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18

Chicago. April II.
corn-rNo, i mixed, S14li No S
mixed 1925; No 8 mixed si,ioQl A8;'
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