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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
LOCAL TEAMS ARE
PR|MEO FOR FRAY
P. 81 ]. and Harlan's to Settle
Old Scores Here
Tomorrow.

Everything is in readiness for the big
game tomorrow afternoon at Harlan
baseball park. "ovcr the bridge be-
tween the Pusey and Jones team and
Bill Gallagher Gsllopers. The p, and j..
crowd. it is said, have made ready for
the fray by bolstering up their team
and they are backing on giving the
Bethlehem crowd rude jolt.
While all this has been going on, Bill
Gallagher has not been asleep. He Is
going to put bunch Of ball players on
the field tomorrow, that he believes Will
very ably represent the interests back OF
them. SO the rest is left to the teams and
Bill McGowan. Bill is going to umpire
the Harlan-P. and J. contests and no
squarer or more popular arbiter ever
stepped into shoes IN this city.
While tho local teams are wrestling
for honors. the big Steel League team at
Harlan's Will be trying conclusions aga1n
with Fore River, at Fore River, Mass.
And it's not going TO be any easy pickfngs
for Fred PAYNE, either. With Dutch
Leonard and host of other players OF
big league ability, the New England
crowd think they have about got Harlan $
measure, and the fray is likelNsto be one
worth going miles to witness.
Nickerson, the outfelder, WAS out for
practice yesterday. He has been keeping
In pretty good trim down at Camp Meade
and ought to be able TO fill in, In case OF
emergency, with credit to himself and
Harlans. The training at Camp Meade,
he says, WAS much more strenuous than
bali playing ever was and has helped him
In many ways.
Manager Gallagher is busy lining up =
schedule of stiff teams for his team after
the season closes In the Delaware River
League on August 10. Bill has many
offers to travel, but he wants TO fill IN
every date at home that is not taken by
the steel league teams. lie has his ear 10
the ground and promises the fans not to
permit ringer, SO far as he knows, to
contract for game with his aggregation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
Lebanon Steel Gets Texas Fielder

Lebanon, Pa, July Manager Will
liam Maurer, of the Lebanon team, lead
ere in the Bethlehem Steel Corporation
League, yesterday announced having sign
ed Bobby Stowe, of the Fort Worth Tex
team. Stowe, who is an infolder, is now
en- route here, and is looked for by the
END of the week. He will take the plaoo
Of Tony Marhefka, the local shortstop,
who leaves shortly TO enter the United
States naval service. Hobey Light cap
tain Of Penn's 1918 toam, has joined the
Lebanon team and is to be givon chance
70 win . regular borth in the outfcld.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
EASY FOR BRTTTON.
Former Champion Outclasses Willie
LoughIin of South Bethlehem.

Atlantic City, July I2-Jack Bitton,
former American welter-weight champion,
gave X. o. Loughlin. of South bethlehem,
an artistic boxing lesson at the Atlantic
City Boxing Club, here, last night, In an
eight-round bout
In the seni-wind-up, Jack Russo, Of
New Orleans, outpointed Joe Phillips, Of
Philadelphia, in eight rounds. Joe made
a splendid fight, but the speedy pupil
of Johnny Dundee proved entirely too
fast for the Quaker City lad, who took
severe beating.
In the other bouts, Ed Slattery the
fighting cop of Atlantic City, took hard
rght-hand punch on the point of the Jaw
from the glove of Jimmy McCabe, Of
Philadelphia, and fell asleep on his beat
near the end of the second round Patsy
Wallace defeated Danny Buck in the
opener
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
BELMONT RACES.
The Divorce g.. by Dillon Axworthy.
Trots Mile in 2.07. Lowering Track
Record


Philadelphia, July - Remarkable
speed trials featured the breeders met
ing held over the Belmont Driving Club
mile track near Narhcrth yesterday after
noon, when eight colts and tillies were
given fast breeders records and two
matinee events were decided.
The chief event of the day was the
performance Of The Divorce. chestnut
iilly (3l. by Dillon Axworthy 21014
Miss Bertha G.. by Baronmore, who
started against time 2.1il2, trotting, the
filly stepped her mile by quarters IN
.32a+ 04 J ). 136l4, 2.07, being the fast
est mile against time ever recorded for
age in this locality ard setting new trial
mile for Belmont track.
Second in Importance was the mile set
BY the pacing filly, Eazel kurstncr ~, by
Walnut Hall dam Maggie Windcr the
property OF Jacob Ninder, Of Bristol,
Pa. who started TO beat 225l< pacing.
She stepped her mile by quarters in b 4,
10i. 1861. 2.07, it being the fastest
trial against time ever recorded at Bel
mont track BY so young PAGER.
Another trial OF note was the gclding
let Fly % by Peter the Great, dam
Nonia Worthy, by Axworthy, with a mile IL
216
Elcctron Dillon, bay colt. by Dillon Ak
worthy. dam Bisa by Ringara. in , IA:
Robert Emmett. brown gelding, by Tod
dies, dam Hazel Kinney, by Mckinney,
211l4 in 2l5; Miss Expected. bay tllly
o., by Justice Brook, dam FrWty Guy,
BY Guy Axworthy, in 225 Dorothy
Peters. chestnut filly (2l, by Peter the
Great. dam Dorothy AXworthy, IN 2,24$4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
UNITED WE STAND.
Ebbets and Hermann Pledge Themselves
10 John K

Atlantic City, July I2.-Charles H..
Ebbets, president of the Brooklyn
National League Baseball Club, and
Garry Hermann, chairman of the Ma
tional Baseball Commission, both of whom
are here attending the Elks' convention,
declared yesterday that they would stand
behind former governor of Pennsylvania
John X. Teuer, president of the National
League, in his position in the Scott Perry
wrangle.
President Tener caused a sensation IN
baseball when he announced that, unless
Pitcher Perry was turned over TO the Bos-
ton National Club hy Connie Mack, of
the Athletics, as ordered by the National
Commission he would cease to act AS q
member of the supreme baseball body.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
SOLDIERS EQUIPMENT.
Troops Guarding Shipyards Appeal
to Red Cross for Athletic
Paraphernalia.

Lieut. Eugene DufIield, commanding
the detachment of the Twelfth Bat
TALON of the 40th United States Infantry,
now guarding the local war industries,
has appealed to the Delaware Red Cross
for athletic equipment for the barracks
at Water and French streets.
A complete baseball outfit has been
supplied, but other athletic articles are
desired, as follows: Dumb bells, Indian
clubs, gymnasium mat ard punching
bag
The Red Cross would like TO receive
contributions of these articles, that may
come from irdividuals, corporations, clubs
or societies, and the request is made that
they be sent to the old City Hall before
next Wednesday, and they will he prompt
ly delivered to the soldiers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
MAYS BLANKS CHICAGO.

Boston. July II Mays held Chicago
to four hits vest crday and Boston won the
first game az the series from Chicago, 4
TO O Clcotte Was hit safely nine times,
three OF them dou' les 10 left ~ Babe
Ruth This makes q consecutive in
ningS that Boston has rot been scored on
DOUGLASS WINS TWO.
Chicago. July - Pitcher Douglass, Of
the Chicago Club, had the distinction Of
winning both games Of the double
header with Boston yesterday He was
returned winner in the first by 20 )
score. after the game had gone 10 innings,
rs the result Of the opportune hitting and
daring hascrunning of his mates In the
second game he kept the Boston hits
scattered and won easily.
4 corps Of Federal agents guarded the
gates Of the North Side Park and every
attendant Of draft age was forced 10 show
his registration card A number who
were without cards were held for investiga-
ton.
VICTORY FOR rHILIIEs.
St Louis. Mo. July II Mike Prcndcr-
caSt pitched good game against the
Car,linalS Yesterday and the Phillies won
the third contest Of the series, ) to ,.
The Quaker right-hander permitted seven
hits but kept them well scattered, and, as
his mates had piled up an early lead, he was
never in serious danger until the eighth
when two passes were converted into as
many runs Bill Sherdell, a young lett
handler. started for the Cards. but was
removed in the third after three runs had
been scored of him He was relieved by
A. Rankin johnson. who permitted two
more runs. but gave way 70 pinch hitter.
Oscar Tuero, a Cuban, pitched the
remainder OF the way and blanked the
Philhes with two hits.
MAYER JoLTs GIANTS
Pittshurg, July II New York lost
To Pittseurg here yesterday, 5 TO 4, the
game being evenly fought until the ninth
inning, when Pitcher Mayors single &c
left sent Mollwin across the plat with the
winring run. Mayer drove a triple tc
centre in the fifth inning, scoring on
Bigbee's sacrifice fly.
ToNEY STOPS LOSING
Cincinnati July 12-Toney broke his
losing streak Of eight straight defeats by
winning from Brooklyn yesterday, Z tc
s. He was hit hard, but received very
fast support from the entire Cincinnati
team. who also hit Marquard for many
long drives.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
NATIONAL LEAaUE,
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit at Washington.
Chicago at Boston.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Pittsburg.
Boston at Chicago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
JUDGES FOR STATE FAIR.
Distinguished Men Named to Pass Upon
Merits of Delaware Exhibitors.

s. B. Shaw of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, at College Park, will
Judge the fruits and vegetables at the
Delaware State Fair, September 3. Prof.
f. W. Oldenburg will also come from the
same College to Judge the grain and forage
crops The Delaware State Fair has the
distinction of having an entry for the
1918 Fair from France and better still
the entrant is an American in the Aero
service who is sending sketches in pastel
to the Fair, made during his stay In the
War-rIdCel country
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
Jovian Sports Tomorrow.

The Jovians will hold their first annual
field sports tomorrow afternoon at Wash
ington Heights Park There will be open
and closed events both for the public
and members, and as high as three prizes
will be given for each event These will
run in value up to S25 They are on dis
play in the windows of the Wilmington 4
Philadelphia Traction Co, S3i Market
ctr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
SHAWKEY ORDERED TO SEA.

Philadelphia, July l2-The Cost Ac-
counting ball team and the Fourth Naval
District nine at League Island received
solid blow yesterday when Chief Yeoman
Bob Shawkey, former Athletic and Yank,
Was ordered to sea.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
Woman Golfer, Ambulance Driver.

Chicago, III, July l2-Mrs W. A. Ca
win, the English golfer, who has been
playing exhibition matches in this coun-
try for the benefit of the ambulance fund
will drive an ambulance on the French
front this fall according to a letter re-
ceived today from her husband Mrs
Gavin's brother, Captain Dudley Ryder,
is a war prisoner in Germany
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
BIKE RACES POSTPONED.

Philadelphia, July IA sudden down.
pour of rain a haif-hour before the
scheduled starting time caused the
postpOnenent OF the annual American
motor-paced championship at 100 kilo-
meters (62 u miles), which was to have
been held last evening at the Point Breeze
Motordrome. The event will be held
tonight.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
CoNEI IESkIE THE STAR.

New York. July II Coveleskie best
cd Finncran in pitchers battle here
Yesterday and Cleveland won the first
series with New York | To O. Covclcskic
also scored the only run Of the game In
the third inning. when he singled and
scored on hits by Chapman and Speaker.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW.
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit at Washington.
Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia OF St Louis.
New York Mt Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Boston at Chicago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
JoLTs GIANTS.
YESTERDAYS SCORES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMEhILhN LhhutE'
Athletics, 8; st Louis, 5.
Boston, 4; Chicago 0
Cleveland, l; New York, O
Detroit, s: Washington. 6.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia. ); St. Louis, 2.
Cincinnati Z: Brooklyn, ;.
Pittsburg, 5; New York, 4.
Chicago, 4; Boston, 3 no innings
Chicago, 3; Boston, , second game
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
TIGERS WAILOP WALTER.

Washington. July Punching hits
on johnson in the seventh and ninth
innings, Detroit yesterday overcame n
six-r,In lead and defeated Washington,
g IN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
Russian Railway Workers Strike.
lr Associated Press To Every Evoning

Paris, July 12.-Russian railway men
are on strike in several districts, according
Neueste Naehrichten. The strike tb raaten ain,n
to become general, tho newspaper reports.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
Brazil Favors Arbitration With Peru.
By Associa tod pruss 10 Kvory Evenlng

Rio Janeiro, July l2.-rho compulsory
arbitration treaty between Brazil and
Peru has been approved by tho Brazilian
congress.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12

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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-23
JUST HOW PEDDLER GOT BY
ney as to Manner In Which Caller
Evaded Office Force.

City Attorney Stephens was amazed
the other day when a peddler invaded
his private sanctum and began dilat-
Ing on the merits Of an ash sitter.
~ don't want an ash SITTER" snorted
Stephens, "but do want to know how
you got In here"
Everyone needs an ash SITTER" per-
sisted the peddler, ignoring the ques-
ton.
"But I don't" snapped Stephens. II
burn gas"
"But you smoke, don't your de-
manded the peddler.
you VIM" cried the attorney; II
know now how you got in"
"How,?" questioned the perplexed
peddler.
"Just sifted," was the laconic reply.
Los Angeles Times.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-23
doll UP" FOR BOCHES

which they raked up somewhere amid
the wreckage of villas on the Marine.
The boys go about various duties,
cleaning horses, driving ammunition
caissons, working about their billets
and doing the thousand-and-one other
odd jobs that fall to their lot, in their
ludicrous makeup.
Right on the Vesle some of the
Americans picked up some trick"
clothes in gas-drenched Fismes and
put them on. They crossed the river
and raided a German machine gun
nest that had been annoying them
during the day by squirting indirect
fire on them. They brought in a
couple Of prisoners who could not
conceal their amazement from the
German-speaking officer who ques-
toned them that troops could mas
querade in such attire in the midst
Of danger.
Australian and Canadian troops
have a penchant for "dolling up" in
discarded civilian attire also. and the
Anzacs negotiated q raid near VII
lers Bretonnaux under the same cir
cumstances in June.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-23
WON'T MIX WITH SLACKERS
Their Presence In Prison Arouses Pa
triotic Wrath Of Burglars
and Felons.

New York.-Two hundred suspected
slackers, caught in the greatest man
hunt In the history of Gotham, rolled,
tossed, groaned and cursed curing the
first night of their Incarceration In
the TOmbs.
They also aroused the patriotic
wrath Of other prisoners, such as bur-
glars and felons, DRINKS ard dopo
tends.
Can you beat itT' whined one old
timer, up for cracking a safe. How
do them guys get that way? Take 1t
from me, I don't want to be mixed up
with that Stacker bunch"
And then, as though drawing tho
final line Of classification, the old
timer shouted to a husky "cooscien-
uous objector":
"They hain't no coolies In here. DO.
If yuh can't face desc bars and the
music, how yuh goin' to face the
uuns"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-23
Lives 200 Years!

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Each capsule contains one dose of five
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They will quickly relieve those stiffened
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-23
AIRPLANE AFIRE.
HE "CARRIES ON"
der bar. We were down to 1,5OO feet,
but the heat was intense.

der bar. We were down to 1,5OO feet.
but the heat was intense.
1.-THE fire had reached the right wing.
Things were getting more and more ex-
citing. Would the fabric continue to
support us? pushed down the nose
to hasten our descent, keeping the ma
chine also In side-slip. The rush Of
air slightly changed the direction Of
the flames. Now we were nearly down.
There were few shell holes and hard
ly any hedges. Unless we were un-
lucky we should not meet any serious
obstacle.
"The ground rushed toward US. I
took off the bank and 'flattened out
One landing wheel touched with a
bump, broke away and continued its
course Independently. The machine
pirouetted on the remaining wheel and
finally crashed on its nose and left
wing. 1t was quite a wild affair, but
we were unhurt.
"Springing to the ground, we hurried
away from the burning wreck just in
time, for second later the petrol
tank exploded. We just looked at each
other and never said a word. but
neither Of us regretted having CHANGED
1t and finished our job"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-23
British Pilot Tells Of Thrilling Ex-
! perience Spotting for Ar
tilIery.
DEscENDs JUST IN Time
Engine Stops Just as Mission Is Com.
pIeted-puts Machine Into Side
SIip-Tank ExpIodes Just az
He Reaches Safety.

London.-"The fighting pilots don't
get all the fun Of the war in the air."
writes a young bird who had thrill
ing experience recently, returning to
his base In flaming plane.
ave were flying over No Mans
land" he says, sporting for the artil.
fiery, and by constantly changing direc-
Etion end height we had pretty well es-
Eaped the attention Of the ubiquitous
Archie. The shoot was progressing
satisfactorily, and our battery would
soon be all ranged. Our engine had
been running very badly, and had the
i'shoot' been less important we should
have returned home; but the target
twas a special Hun bridge, and the bat
9tery was shooting excellently.
I; Airplane on Fire.
Suddenly a smell Of burning wood
reached my nostrils. Looking down,
Il saw the framework near my feet
blackeled and smoldering. The en-
'gine's back-firing must have made a
torch Of the exhaust. I switched off
1.-THE petrol supply and opened out the
Throttle. One steep, swift dive and the
lire was out.
"Then I hesitated. Should we hurry
Ifor home and safety, or continue the
t'shoot' in which very little more OBJ
serving would bring complete success?
b tuned to the observer. He leaned
over and inspected the damage. It
was not very bad, really. He shouted
into my ear:
"Let's carry on"
II climbed again and we continued
TO shoot Our battery was very soon
firing as a battery-all guns-our last
message having completed tire regis
tration; and now shells were dropping
about the target. Our part was done
pretty well, too-and in a few min
utes the bridge was entirely destroyed.
In our excitement the faulty engine
had been forgotten until, with one last
splutter, 1t gave out completely. 1t
stopped.
'aThe machine was really on fire this
time and I was too late. The wood
work was burning independently Of pc
troll and exhaust, and to dive now
would only fan the flames about my
feet. Yet we had to get to the ground,
and very quickly, too.
Quite Wild Affair.
81 put the machine into a violent
eide-slip away from the line. The
danes were thus famed toward the op-
posite wing. The observer, leaning
over my shoulder, squirted the fire ex-
x1nguisher about my feet, which en-
fabled me to keep control of the rud-
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-23
GeorgIa Lieutenant Gives His
Estimate of Enemy.
Man for Man the American Has u All
Over the Boche, He
Says.

Atlanta, Ga.-"Don't worry about
me. mother; TIL be better In a few
days than before because Of a good
rest" wrote Lieut.. L. v. Stephens to
his mother from "over there" after he
had recovered from gas attack and
shell shock during the big drive start
ed July IS. He longs to go back into
action. Describing the Huns fighting
ability Lieutenant Stephens says:
"what a treacherous, cowardly lot
they are" he said. They'll blaze
away with their machine guns and do
their best to kill all the Americans
on earth, but when we get to within
a hundred or two yards Of them. out
they come with absolutely no weapons
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-23
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

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