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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
OH, WELL, ANYWAY

Tommy Leach retlreS from DaSeDall
we'll fortified for the future. Tommy is
the owner Of an orange grove in Flor
ida and is more interested in that
than in baseball
It is taken for granted in Cincinnati
that Matty's infield will be made up OF
Chase at first, Shean at second. kopf
at short and Groh at third. Black
hurne and Mckechnie are slated to
start the season as substitutes.
Carl Sawyer, the baseball comedian,
is trying to arrange for his transfer
from the Minneapolis club to the Sac
ramento club of the Pacific Coast
League.
I'he Chicago Cubs will arrive at Pas
adena, Cal, in time to begin regular
training on March H.. They will play
their first exhibition games on April
% and "a against Vernon and Los An
aeles.
TIE Boston Braves will have only
about two weeks of work at Miami,
but Stailings believes this will be suf
fceDt in view of the weather cOndi-
tons. The Braves will reach Miami
about March Is and leave on March 30
Fred Snodgrass, the former Giant,
who played last season with the Yer
non club Of the Pacific Coast League,
has announced his permanent retire
ment from baseball
/ Arthur Shafer is a member of the
baseball team representing a naval
aviation corps on the Pacific coast.
This team is composed of several for
mer professional and college stars.
Alec Gibson, a young pitcher drafted
by Washington from the cambridge,
Ca, club, is now at Camp Sewer, at
Greenville, S. c. He is the seventh
player connected with the Senators to
get into the bigger game.
Nap Lajoie is now being mentioned
as likely to succeed Jack Hendricks at
Indianapolis This is about the sixth
place that has been connected with
Lajoie this winter
The deal between the Robins and
Pirates will stand, regardless of what
may happen in the draft Pittsburgh
takes its chance on losing Stengel and
Brooklyn does the same in regard t1
MamauX.
Johnny Tobin, who amassed 32a
batting average in the Pacific Coast
League last season, has signed his con-
tract with the Browns for the coming
season. Tobin expects to win regu.
lar place in the outfield.
Johnny Bates, the veteran outfielder
has signed up with Pat Flaherty's Mo.
bile team. Bob Hasbrook, last veal
with the Chicago White Sox, has hook.
ed up with the same club.
Eddie Long of Chicago, manager OF
Earl Puryear of Denver, Col, has
dropped line stating that Earl chal
lenges the winner of the Pal Moore
Ray Moore fight at the Empire Thurs
day night. His letter follows:
Sporting Editor-Dear Sir: Ear
Puryear of Denver. Col, who hold.
decisions over Champion Pete Her
man, Nate Jackson, Benny Mcneil ant
many other good bantams, would lik,
to meet the winner of the Pal Moore
Roy Moore fight. Will you kindly run
this challenge in some of your note!
of the coming bout?
EDDIE LONG"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
DRAFT BOARD PUTS
KAUFF FIRST CLASS

Pomeroy, Ohio. Jan. 29.-Benny
Kauff, the hard-hitting Giant out.
fielder. yesterday was placed in class
l under the new draft law. and prob
ably will be among the first Of the
next draft quota to be called into ser
vice. Kauff in his QUESTIONABLE
waived all claims for exemption. The
Giant outfielder is thinking about en-
listing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
CAMP DODGE MEETS
FUNSTON SATURDAY

Omaha. Neb., Jan. 29.-An athletic
field, track and gymnastic meet be-
tween Camps Dodge and Funston will
be held In Omaha Saturday night.
Competition Will consist Of competi-
tive drills and calisthenics in vogue
in the curriculum OF the government
cantonments. supplemented with box
ing. wrestling, rescue races. relay
races and the like. between chosen
teams of the two camps. The gross
receipts will go to the athletic funds
OF the cantonments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
LEVINSKY CLEARED
OF FRAMED CHARGE

Aver, Mass, JAN 29.-"Battling''
Levinsky, assistant instructor of box
ing at Camp Devens. recently suspend
ed pending an investigation Of charges
in connection with match at Boston
with X. 0. Bill" Brennan, was rein
stated today. Joseph E. jRaycroft,
chairman of the Athletics, Announced
that nothing had developed to warrant
the charge Levinsky had an agreement
with Brennan as to the character of
the exhibition before entering the ring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
REDS TO CONSERVE.

Cincinnati. Jan. 29.-The smalles;
squad Of players taken south by. the
Cincinnati Nationals in years win 60
into camp at Montgomery, Ala. early
In March The reason for the small
squad is because Manager Christy
Mathewson considers the club COM
plete, and there is no necessity OF
taking a flock OF untried performers
on the training trip. In former years
the sclub offered unusual opportuni-
ties for rising players. Fewer than
thirty players will be taken south this
spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
JIM AUSTIN SIGNS UP
IN SPITE OF BIG CUT

St Louis, Jan. 29-Jimmy Austin,
third baseman of the Browns. yester-
day signed contract calling for a re-
duction in salary of 81, $500. Austin last
year received $500. the contract be-
ing memento of the Federal league
war. The paper mailed this season
provided that he should receive $4,000
Austin not only affixed his signature,
but inclosed 1t with letter saying that
he would ply just as hard as II he had
received an increase.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
WATERLOO MAN WILL
TRY PRO RING GAME

Waterloo, Iowa, JAN 29-Roy (kid)
johnson of Waterloo, who has been
winning fame in boxing circles in st.
Paul and Minneapolis, will make his
debut as a professional fighter in Wa
terloo on Feb. 5, when he will meet
Jack Reed, the Australian lightweight,
in a ten round bout. Johnson is under
the management of Mike McNulty, for
mer manager of Johnny Ertle. he
has not lost decision since entering
the game. tu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
SPURNs PHHLY TERMS.

+ san Francisco. Jan. 29.-Justin
Fitzgerald. outfielder OF the San Fran
cisco Seals. has returned unsigned the
contract sent him by the Phillis.
which club drafted him last fall, Fitz
says the salary offered him is too
low and he will refuse 10 accent,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
OPEN TO SOLDIERS.

New York. Jan. 29.-The annual
games OF the New York Athletic club
Will be held March % in the Twenty
second Regiment armory here, it was
announced yesterday Most of the
events will be for enlisted men. Only
Few events will be open to regularly
registered A. A. U. athletes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
$4,000 FOR MARATHON

New York. Jan. 29.-Captain J. X.
L. Ross. Canadian sportsman. has pur-
chased the stallion Marathon for a
price reported Yesterday TO have been
$4,000. J. B. Respess sold the horse.
The stallion will be quartered at the
Ross Montreal quarters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29

Alfred Whitman. the popular lead.
ing man of the Western Vitagraph
forces, has left the Hollywood studios
for a trip to Mount Wilson, Cal.
where he will do some exterior scenes
for his latest Blue Ribbon feature.
"Cavanaugh-Ranger," from the well
known novel of the same name.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
GIVEN DECISION.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-Frankie Burns
was given a decision over Dutch
Brandt in the tenth round OF seized
I.ed IS round fight at New Orleans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
Illinois Theatre.

Vaudeville-Two shows daily at 2:45
and SIS. Three shows Saturday ann
Sunday at 300, 1880 and 900 p. m.
Change of bill Sunday and Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
The Columbia.

4 Valadeville-Two shows daily at 2:45
and SIS. Three shows Saturday and
Sunday at 800, 1870 and 900 p. m
Change of bill Sunday and Thursday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
In Tn" Movies.

Spencer Square Geraldine Farrar
! in 1.-The Devil Stone; Mack Senne tt
comedy, Tanning Target Center;
Majestic-Tom Mix in "Cupid's
Roundup; also comedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
At Spencer Square.

The Devil Stone" with Geraldine
Farrar. Wallace Reid and Hobert Bos-
worth will be repeated at the Spencer
Square theatre tomorrow. On
Sunday 1t was shown before large
audiences at the Spencer and seemed
to give excellent results. Miss Farrar
has somewhat different kind OF role
IN this picture, one which demands
not 30 much emoti0nalism as it does
an ability to sustain suspended inter-
est. Mr.. Reid and Mr.. Bosworth. ex-
cellent players, have good, strong
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
"Chin Chin Tonight.

lNuln
To dance well ana 10 dance differ
entity has been the aim of Harland
Dixon, whose Dance Poetique" in
"Chin Chin" is one of the sensational
features of the Charles Dillingham;
success coming to the Burtis in Dav-
EXPORT this evening. The child
who studies piano playing begins with
the learning of notes, and the key
board Then come the scales and SIM
! pie exercises which are practiced for
several months. After the foundation
is laid the student is given simple
melodies and from the time he be-
| comes sure of himself the choice .of
what he shall play is his own. One in
every hundred people play piano or
some musical instrument Only one
| in ten thousand becomes above the
average; only one in many thousands
reach the point of being accepted as a
genihs. Almost everyone dances and
still of all who dance only a very few
are wonderful dapcers. The modern
or rather the present, day dances are
the simplest form of the terDeichOrean
art and still the great dancers are
those who possess a natural gr1ce and
dancing ability. The power Of express
sion in rythm depends entikelysupon
the personality of the danGgr aid to
dance better than most pe0ld} nHans
a natural ability plus n ny
months of tedious practifl
SHave Heart HeregTwo .Iialsss.
Henry w. Savage's Trademark, es-
tablished for nearly quaFter of. a
century in half hundred nAenaNra Bile
stage productions, stands for III best
quality of artistry. brainy production
| and lavish establishment "Hayef a
Heart" his newest musical comedy Of
fering, won enthusiastic endorsement
in New York last winter. Now it is to
be disclosed at the Burtis on next
Saturday afternoon and evening and in
Moline Friday evening. This entertain
ment is, from all accounts, SO merry
and melodious that. every ono who
loves to laugh and hear good music
will find it fresh. captivating. and diff
ferent from the average musical show
Its authorship is gilt-edged, for it is
by Guy Bolton. P. G. Wodehouse and
Jerome Kern, a trio that brings new
ideas, new methods. ned melodies
crafty appealing to the popular
tastes. The action swings from big
department store, peopled with pretty
girls and joyous youths, to the more
fashionable environment OF summer
hotel at Blueport, r. l. And the story
is all about fond young couple
separated through jealousy. who make
up upon the eve of their divorce and
elope for second honeymoon, which
involves fresh and amusing complica-
tiOns. The big cost numbers such
able musical comedy experts as Ce-
celia Wright, Joseph Keno, Grace
Hoey. Harrison Garrett. Betty Weber
Henry Antrim, Rosie Green, Edward
Ciannelli, Maud Ream Slower. Law,
renee Wood, Edward A. Smith, Chaun.
cey Causland and Willard Ward. There
Is real beauty chorus and Henry w
Savage's own orchestra.
/ At Spencer Square.
THE Devil Stone" with Geraldine
Farrar. Wallace Reid and Hobert Bos-
worth will be repeated at the Spencer
Square theatre tomorrow. On
Sunday it was shown before large
audiences at the Spencer and seemed
to give excellent results. Miss Farra,
has somewhat different kind OF rofs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
At the Columbia.

Cal Dean, fat and cute, and Marie
Fay, dainty and comedy, have the
leads in 1.-THE Sorority Girls" nifty
musical tabloid showing at the Co
lumbia theatre, Davenport. Cal is a
real cut-up. and the fun which hap
pens when he walks into a girls dor
mitOry at college and finds the CO.
eds in their nighties, is fast and fur
.ious. There are songs and bright dia-
lOgue and amusing antics, just the
Kind of an act that vaudeville patrons
Ike when it is properly put on. Some
thing unique is presented by Ellis
Nowlan and company, in Merry Mon
archs of the Sawdust Arena. A for
surely circus is shown. with the
bleachers filled with applauding peo-
pie. and clowns and everything.
There's clever steal on Max Blooms
horse" stunt, and some remarkably
difficult athletic turns that are given.
Up-to-the-minute songs and the most
original brand of nonsensical humor
feature the work of Hiatt and Gear
They ring the bell. Much talent is
displayed by Vera Berliner, violinist
with a soul, while the Ziras do COM
edy juggling act filed with surprises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
ha2&a[Eh}!eatre

parts. In addition, there will be
shown today. the fourth episode of
William Duncan and Carol Holloway
in vengeance and the Woman"
the exciting Vitagraph serial.
On Wednesday, the extra attrac-
ton will be the Mack Sennett COM
edy, Tanning Target Center" and a
Pathe weekly showing all of the latest
news event of world interest. Thurs
days attraction will be Ethel Clayton
in Easy Money" and on Friday and
Saturday Christine Mayo appears in
Who's Your Neighbour"
At the Majestic.
Gowns designed to express the per-
sonality of the star, Emily Stevens
are seen in the Metro production Of
the Broadway play, "Daybreak," which
will be shown at the Majestic today
AS Edith Frome, Miss Stevens wears
a series of distinctive and fashionable
creations. Her most tragic scene In
"Daybreak" is played in a soft blue
brocade negligee with over dress o.
violet chiffon. The arms are passed
through openings edged with gra.
pearls. The chiffron sweeps about thu
feet in very long serpentine train.
An ethereal lacy negligee of pales
flesh color is sacrificed, when JuliaI
L 'Estrange is obliged to tear it from
the shoulders of Miss Stevens in tn,
character of Edith. The very delicac.
of the fabric accentuates the violenc
of the scenes action, and registers
effectively. Miss Stevens believes tina
woman of society such as she por
trays in "Daybreak" should wea
gowns that are conventional either il
outline or color, but not in both. TIL
stars gowns were designed in &C
cOrdance with her own ideas and ar
sure to be Of particular interest to tn
women members of the audience.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-18
KEEP A FEW HENs--ADvANTAGE
 OF HOME POULTRY.

Everyone should keep a small flock of laying hens whether on q town or village lot, or in city back yard" says H. B. Lansden, Poultry Husband man, Extension Division, University of Arkansas. Tt is true that ths value of. the product from each hocx is small, but the aggregate is large and will help considerably in the pres ent crisis. A small flock of hens, even as few as six, should produce eggs enough for a family of four or Ave persons and by the preservation Of surplus eggs produced during the spring and early summer the usual pc riod of scarcity can be provided for.
 Remember, such flock will pro dxce eggs and fowls for the table at little cost by utilizing as feed all ta ble scraps and other waste products. such as beet tops, turnip tops, carrot tops, potato parings. onion tops. etc. which will be relished by the hens Never feed them mouldy cake or bread or throw dish water in their pail
 For information or bulletins oL poultry, write to H. B. Lansden. Ex- tension Division. Old statehouse. L4lt tie Rock. Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-18
CHAPTER XIV.
PIcks and shoveIs,
l bad not sIept Iong before the swse

Ihad not slept long before the sweet voice of the sergeant informed that "No. section had clicked for another blinking digging party" smiled to myself with deep satisfaction. l had been promoted from a mere digger to a member of the Suicide club. and was exempt from all fatfgues Then came an awful shock. The sergeant looked over in my direction and said:
 Don't you bomb throwers think you are wearing top hats out here. Cord in to orders you've been taken up on the strength of this section, and will have to do your bit with the pick and shovel, same as the rest of us
 l put up a howl on my way to get my shovel, but the only thing that re- suited was a loss of good humor on my part.
 We fell In at eight o'clock outside of our biIlets, a sort of masquerade party. I was disguised as a common laborer, had a pick and shovel, and about one hundred empty sandSags. The rest, about two hundred in all. were equipped likewise picks, shovels, saDdbags, rifles and ammunition.
 The party moved out in column of fours, taking the road leading to the trenches. Several times we had to string out in the ditch to let long col umns of limbers. artillery and supplies get past.
 The marching. under these condi- tons, was necessarily slow. Upon ar rival at the entrance to the communi- cation trench. looked at my lllumi- mated wrist watch--it was eleven o'clock.
 Before entering this trench. word was passed down the line, mo talking or smoking, lead off in single file, GOV ering party first"
 This covering party consisted of 30 men, armed with rifles, bayonets, bombs, and two Lewis machine guns. They were to protect us and guard against surprise attack while dig ging in No Mans Land.
 The communication trench was about half a mile long, zigzagging ditch, eight feet deep and three feet wide.
 Now and again, German shrapna would whistle overhead and burst in our vicinity. We would crouch against the earthen walls while the shell frag- ments slapped" the ground above us.
 once Fritz turned loose with q ma calne Gln.- the -hullets- from which
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-18
lCnniinued from last week ]


 There are so many instances of be roic deeds performed under fire in res. cuIng the wounded that it would take several books to chronicle them, but l have to mention one instance per formed by chaplain, Captain Hall by name in the brigade on our left, be cause 1t particularly appealed D me. A chaplain Is not fighting man he is recognized as noncombatant and carries no arms. In charge or trench raid the soldier gets feeling of con- fidence from contact with his rife, re- volver. or bomb he Is carrying. He has something to protect himself with. something with which he can infiict harm on the enemy-in other words, he is able to get his own back.
 But the chaplain Is empty handed, and Is at the mercy of the enemy if he encounters them, so it is doubiy brave for him to go over the top, under fire, and bring in wounded. Also a chaplain Is not required by the kings regulations to go over in charge. but this one did, made three trips under the hottest kind of fire, each time re- turning with wounded man on his back. On the third trip he received a bullet through his left arm but never reported the matter to the doctor until late that night-just spent his time ad- ministering 10 the wants of the wound ed lying on stretchers.
 The chaplains of the British army are fine. manly set of men, and are greatly respected by Tommy
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-18

weeks.
 IT by wounds he Is unfitted fer fur ther service, he is discharged. given a pension, or committed to a soldiers home for the rest of his life-and still the expense piles up. When you real ize that all the ambulances, trains and ships. not to mention the man power,i used In transporting a wounded man, could be used for supplies. ammunition and re-enforcements for the troops at
 he front, it will not appear strange
 hat from a strictly military stand point, dead man Is sometimes better than live one Of wounded).
 Not long after the first digging party. our general decided. after careful tour of inspection of the communion ton trenches, upon "an ideal spot" as he termed 1t, for machine-gun em- placement; took his map. made dot on 1t, and as he was wont, wrote "dig here." and the next night we dug.
 There were twenty in the party, my self included. Armed with picks, shovels and empty sandbags we ar- rived at the ideal spot" and started digging. The moon was very bright. but we did not care as we were well out of sight of the German lines. We had gotten about three feet down, when the fellow next to me, aft CT mighty stroke with his pick, let go Of the handle, and pinched his nose with his thumb and forefinger, at the same tune letting out the explosion, "Gott strafe me pink. I'm bloody well gassed, not 'alf I ain't." quickly turned in his direction with an inquir- ing look, at the same instant reaching for my gas bag. I soon found out what Vas ailing him. One whlff was enough md l lost no time in also pinching my nose. The stench was awful. The rest
 pf the digging party dropped their | picks and shoyeis and beat 1t for the weather side of that solitary pick. The officer came over and inquired why the work had suddenly ceased. holding our noses, we simply pointed in the direc- tion of the smell. He went over to the
 pick, immediately clapped his hand over his nose, made an about turn'' md came back. Just then our cap tain came along and investigated, but after about a minute said we had bet
 ter carry on with the digging, that he 1 lid not see why we should have stopped as tho odor was very faint. but fl necessary he would allow us OFT
 saS helmets while aierng Hc won il
 flay and see the th'la through. but he had to. report bacl a brigade head | quarters immediately. We wished that
 we were captains and also had date !, at brigade headquarters. With our gas helmets on we again attacked that hole
 and uncovered the decomposed body of
 a German; the pick was sticking in his chest. One of the men tainted. I was that one. Upon this our lieutenant halted proceedings and sent word back to headquarters and word came back
 that after we filled in the hole we could
 knock off for the night. This was well come tidings to us. because
 Next day the general changed the dot on his map and another emplace- ment was completed the following night.
 Continued in Next rssue.)
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-18
Loap REApING LAups AMERIcA
Declares U. s. Soldiers Are Potent
 Factors in Checking Big Drive.

Chicago, April 1.-The line of the western front in France will hold, the Earl of Reading, British ambassador extraordinary to the United States, said in an address before the Cham Der of Commerce of the United States here aonight.
 ''It would be foolish to minimize the onslaught of the German horde against our line" said Lord Reading. Gains have been made by the enemy. Our line has been pushed back. But the objectives of the German military commanders have not been attained They never will be attained
 England is thankful, all of the other allies are thankful beyond ex- pression for America's consent, thru her President, for her brigading of American soldiers with French and British army units. American sol- diers are proving and will still more prove factor in the fighting"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-18
Notice of Application for Order tc
 Sell Lands.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned as Administrator of the estate of W. s. Jones, deceased, will, on the i1th day of May, 1918, make application to the Probate court of Polk county, Arkansas, for an order authorizing and directing him as such administrator to sell Lot 9 in Block 13 of the city of Mena, Arkansas, be- longing to the estate of the said de- cedent for the purpose of raising funds for the payment of the debts of said estate.
 April IT, 1918.
 J. A. Thornton, Administrator. Adv. First Pub April IS, 1918. Last Pub. May 9, 1918.