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Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-21

roma for interment and a short serv-
ice will be held there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25

ever shone in the baseball Armament; a luminary whose brilliance instead of decreasing as the years went on, seemed to grow with passing time. The wonder of baseball wonders-that was Ty Cobb.
 Nature endowed him with powerful shoulders, with a wonderful batting eye, with wonderful speed, with courage, with resourcefulness, and an uncanny brain. But to these Cobb, the man, added the vital ingredient that lifted him from a baseball novice to the ranking player of all time.
 And that ingredient was hard work.
 Cobb was 8 baseball genius-but at the same time he was the hardest working ball player the game ever produced. He never shirked: always was hustIing. lie played sthe game to the absolute limit of that he was on the diamond. He was human dynamo from the first day that he stepped into baseball armor until enlistment in the United States army brought his spectacular career to an end
 Cobb passes beyond the baseball realms taking with him practically every mod ern offensive record. In fl seasons he shattered almost every mark that rivals of the bygone years had hung up And then, not content, he went ahead and bettered his own records which are so wonderful that it seems unlikely that those players of the generations to come wonderful though they may be-, can eclipse his deeds
 Here is a summary of Cobbs career Years. c. AB. R, H. S.B AV
 IA 1894 6S04 1917 2523 734 s7l
 And here is tabulation that shows his yearly averages
 Games AB. R. H. sB. Av.
 129 4S6 94 1S1 52 57l
 Among the records which the mighty Georgian holds are these
 Highest batting average since foul strike rule came into force-.420 made in 1911
 Most hits in single season-24S, made in 19l1 which included 169 singles, 47 dou- bles, 24 triples and 8 home runs; total bases, 367.
 Most runs in single season-14S, made in 1911
 Most stolen bases in single season-eS, made in 1915
 When Cobb followed his 420 batting feat of 1911 by hitting 40 in 1912 he gained the glory of being the only bats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25
SPENT TWO YEARS
 ], IN BED AND CHAIR
Brown Feared His Wife Could Not Recover-She
 Gained 20 Pounds

My wife gained 20 pounds on three bottles of Tanlac and is as strong and well as she ever was" said J. l.. Brown, S06 Princeton street, College Park, Ga, sometime ago
 sIVor over two years" he continued. -she had suffered from stomach tron- ble and had fallen off until she was all most like d shadow. She lived on the ligntest kind of diet, and got so weak that she spent most of her time in bed or in her chair. There was q breaking out on her limbs, below her knees, and a swelling that made her miserable. She was so rundown that ] thought sLe just couldn't get well.
 That's the way she was when she started taking Tanlac and it wasn't long before she began picking up and getting better. She has a hearty ap- petite now. sleeps like babe at night, is able to do all her housework, in- cluding the cooking, and the change in her sis made us both grateful and happy"
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham ex- clusively by Eugene Jacobs drug store and Ps,ton-Pope Drug Co.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25

man of modern times who hitabetter than 400 twice during his career.
 Hitting safely in consecutive games 40 made in 1911. He started his streak May 15, and from then on until the morn ing game of July 1, when Ed Walsh of the White Sox stopped him, Cobb punched out one or more safeties in 40 successive games.
 Champion batsman Il times in 14 years Cobb won the batting championship of that surpasses that of any hitter. The Georgian led his league for nine success sive years-anotheE record,
 Best batting average-Cobb's grand batting average for his entire 14 years- including 1905, his first season, when he hit only .240-is .371. That's mark which overshadows that of every other batsman-ancent or modern.
 Just to give you an idea of how won derful is the .31 mark of Cobb it is only necessary to point out that the inn mortal Cap Anson averaged only .337 during his grand career; that Napoleon Lajoie averaged only .33S and the mighty Hans Wagner hit for less than .33O.
 Cobb holds the record not only for the highest batting average per season over a long sweep of years but his average hits, runs and stolen bases per year is greater than that of any other player of the past or present
 Tyrus Raymond Cobb was the super ball player; greater than any of the past generation the greatest of this; a ball player whose like probably never will be seen again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25
Se,Danee Tiger Feels Blue,
 Worthan1 May Not Return
Payne and Hammond Also Appear to Be Lost to Team This Year-Cooper and Woodson, Two "Vets," Will
 Take Care of Ends-First Game With Howard

sewanee. Tenn, September A.-The Tiger coach has been wearing some what long face for the past few days, and it leaked out today that the cause of his discomfort was the fact that he had received information that Wortham, captain of the 1917 and captain-elect of the 1918 team, would not likely be in college this fall. In addition, Virgil Payne, who was equally effective at tackle or center, and Charles Hammond, the fleet half back, are probably lost to the purple.
 These men, with others from the uni versity have been taking special training at Fort Sheridan for the past sixty days, and it is rumored that they will be re- tained for active duty in the army.
 To offset the loss of these men Wick Cooper and Count" Woodson have re- turned both of whom were regular ends last year, and in addition Cooper can be played at tackle. Cooper was hurt in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25

ston. Peter LaF'ayette, Miss Dewey Is. King Watts and Truxton also
 ed. Time, 2;O51s. 2:061a, 2:07A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25

Kentucky game last year. and did not play any more until the game with Van derbilt, in which latter game he proved to be one of the stars Both of these men are seasoned players. and Will add considerable strength and steadiness to the line
 Wright, Harper and Brown Burch are the old men trying for the back field, and they are being pushed hard by the large number of freshmen out for the positions. It looks now as if some of them may have to give way to the new material, which is showing up better each day.
 Scrimmaging has been going on for sev- era days, and will be continued without interruption until the first game, which is with Howard college, Birmingham, on October F. The game will be played on Hardee field, and it will be for blood as the varsity has not yet recovered from the surprise of last year when this same college played it to a 6 to tie.
 Several open dates remain on the sched- ule, and negotiations are on with Center college, the University of Chattanooga and other teams to fill the dates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25
France Needs Her Orphans

The reason why you can't adopt a French war orphan and bring it into your own home in America is because France needs all her babies to make up for war losses, according to M. Stephane Lauzanne, editor of Le Matin of Paris. The great French editor explains this need in an interview in the Peoples Hcme Journal:
 Our most precious possession when the war ends will Be human beings. Our sturdy men will have much work to do. Our wounded, mutilated soldiers will have their work, too, for they must be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25
MADISON FARMERS
 PROTEST FIXING

Huntsville September 4.-(Special)-A strong and vigorous protest against the fixing of the price on the cotton crop has been sent to President Wilson by some 600 of the best known farmers of Madison county.
 The protest, which was sent in care of Senator oscar w. Underwood says:
 Small farmers and their families. num- whole cotton crop bX- their sole labor. financed only by their landlords. In the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25
By BRIGGS

educated to follow new trades Our wo- men will have their full share of occu- patton. And our children are our future citizens.
 If we sent them to America they would learn to love America as their own country. They would be weaned from France. We cannot afford that. We must keep them with us. Think of our loss in human life in this war.n
 San Francisco postoffice inspectors S de- partment has it's first woman clerk in it's 40 years of existence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
B, LANES J. CoRBETr

By JAMEsS This is the tcnth-and final-of a series of articles by Mir. Corbeft which recount long heart-fo-. heart talk which he had with the greatest ball player of all time. It reveals n different Ty, Cobb than fandom has known--the real Ty Cobb; it reveals some of the inside details of many of the re- markabIe incidents of his career. It is a story different than ever has been written before and one that no lover of baseball should miss.
 Ty Cobb was the brightest star tha
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25
BIG CROWD ENJOYS
 BEST DAYS RACING
 OF CIRCUIT MEET
Directum J., The Fodder, Ante Guy and Peter June Win Four Events in
 Hard Battles

Columbus, Ohio, September 24--A card that comprised the best days racing so far of the present Grand Circuit meet est crowd of the week. Of the four stakes on the programme for total dis tribution of $15,000 but one was won in straight heats, even the three-year-o -old colts in the Western Horseman's futuri- ty, trotting some extra miles before a decision was reached. Directum J ripped off three winning miles in the 2;Oo Board of Trade pace, equalling his record of 2:03A in the last heat, with Lit tie Batice chasing him out.
 Ante Guy did an cratic first mile in the 2:12 Buckeye trot, finishing tenth be- cause of bad break She trotted a new record for her of 2:04A in the sec ond heat and won the third handily.
 Prince Loree and Herr Reaper set so hot pace in the fourth mile that Mur- phy lad up Ante Guy while Geers won With Herr Reaper She came back strong iH the fifth and winning heat.
 One of the best battles was between The Fodder and Wilkes Brewer in the Chamber of Commerce 2:0S trot. The Toddler dropped the third heat to the mare. She had him beaten in the second heat, but broke at the wire The Tod dler trotted the last half of the fourth and winning heat in 1:0lh to shake off Wilkes Brewer.
 The Western Horsemans futurity had David Guy as a strong faVorite, but Peter June took the second heat away from him and David re-entered the bet ting. Peter then won the third heat and the race, David Guy going to break The first mle trotted in 2:O51a by David Guy was new record for this event.
 Summarizes:
 5000, 3 in heats:
 Directum J. (Murphy) ................1 l Little Batice (Cox) ....,..-,..........2 5 Mary Rosalind Parr (Valentinel....6
 Rascal, Alexander the Great and Bar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25

name of these six millions of loyal patri- otic, southern farmers, whose gross re- turns per family will average under $500 with cotton selling at 30 cents per pound. over 300 representative farmers of Madi- son county in mass meeting assembled, representing the overwhelming sentiment of this section, do solemnly protest against the unwise, prejudicial and un- timely agitation of governmental interfer- ence with the normal laws of supply and demand in connection with this years cotton crop"
 Those who signed the protest are: B. D. Johnston, N. M. Rowe, Clarendon Da- wis. W. F. Garth and o. A. McFall
 A survey of the farm labor situation in Madison county shows that the farms Of the county lack 4S5 skilled laborers. The survey was made under the direction of c. F. Striplin, farm demonstration agent, and it is stated that the labor condition will be considered in future calls by the draft board.
 X Madison countys delegation at the Con- federate reunion in Tulsa, Okla, left Sunday morning, about 15 veterans being in the party. They took with them three old negro veterans who are Confederates in their own right-Matt Gray Henry Boiling and Seth McCalley.
 Will Lee Hamilton, the Morgan county negro who is under sentence to hang for the murder of policeman in Decatur, has been brought here for safe keeping and will be kept in the Madison county jail until short time before his execu- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25

light started. Time, 2:05A, 2:04A, 2:03A.
 2:0S the Chamber of Commerce purse 5000, 3 out of heats:
 The Toddler (Stinsom ...........1 l l Wilkes Brewer Nee) ..............5 2 7 Gentry c. (Geers) ..................2 , ]
 Ross B., Mack Forbes, Kelly Deforrest and Esperanza started. Time, 2:061a, 2:05A, 2:05s4. 2:07A.
 PIP trot, the Buckeye purse $5OO0, in heats:
 Ante Guy tMurphy) ...........1o l l Prince Loree (McDevitt .....1 J Herr Reaper (Geers) .......... ? j
 Alma Forbes, Isworthy Mckinney, Dick Watts, Magnolia, Royal Knight, Bonnie Del Lotto Watts and Blackburn Watts also started Time, 2:06A, 2:O4A, 2:06a4, 2:o714, 2:OSA.
 The Western Horseman's Futurity, g. year-old trot, purse s4000, ? in g. Peter June (Geers) ....................2 l l David Guy (Murphy) .................1 4 Olive Faut CMcCarr) .................3 J
 Easton. Peter Lafayette. Miss Dewey Watts. King Watts and Truxton also started. Time, 2051a. 2;o61a, 2;O7A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-25

The Argentine Federation of Labor 250 labor unions and railroad and maritime laborers.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-17
NEWSY FACTS AND
 FIGURES OF BUSY
 LOWELL MERCHANTS
Popular Store. Has Beautiful Stock of Tidies for Women :; Attractive Hats, Waists and Coatees Featured.

In spite of the indictment weather which has delayed the customary spring openings, in advance of Easter, the merchants and business men of Lowell have all prepared for the big spring drive and their stocks were nev- CT more complete.
 The Lowell Haberdashery has just received big shipment of mems fur nishings including everything from silk shirts to necktie novelties and classy English shoes. At. the present time. a person who desires the best the market affords, may select fash ionable shirt or silk hose with necktie to match at prices which rival those of the larger cities. Proprietor Kyle R. Winstead always carries every pop ular article of wearing apparel in stock and he enjoys a rapidly increas- ing business.
 A. z. Megede. the Lowell jeweler, re- ceived word last week that he had been appointed the official watch in- spector for the Fl Paso and South western system in Lowell. Mir Me gede is an expert watchmaker as we'll as jeweler and his many friends will be pleased to hear of his ,appointment. Tn addition to handling this work. MT Megede has large stock of watches and jewelry, which he sells at reaso..- able prices.
 Lohman and Wright, who run the Willard Storage Battery service sta ton at Lowell, are firm believers m the policy of giving real service to the motor car owner. Day in and day out dozens of cars are stopped in front of their place of business and the .:wner always has his storage battery tested and re-filled with distillate water This service is given free and as a resuls, the automobile owner always reme,l- bers Willard service when he wants his battery repaired or re-charged.
 The New State Cash Grocery at Lowell has just received a big ship ment of groceries in preparation for the usual spring boom in business Many a housewife always planse on re plenishing her stock of food supplies with the coming of warmer weather and this progressive grocery is always ready for the increased business A feature is made of deliveries and number of motor cars are kept busy throughout the day delivering goods to various parts of the Warren Dis trict.
 Quick service and good things to eat are accountable for the increased busi- ness enjoyed by the Quick Service Cafe, which is located on Main street, speciality of giving rapid fire service to those who are in a hurry, while ta- bles and private booths await those who wish to take their time while dlu- ing. Only the choicest cuts of Kansas City meats are served in this popalar restaurant and the kitchen is one of the cleanest in the district.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-17
MOTHER GENERAL
 PRAXEDES VISITS

Mother General Praxedes, head 3. he Loretto order Of the Catholic church of America, spent the past few days here cn visit with the Loretto sisters. She is accompanied by her secretary. Mother Olivette. The mother general has nct visited Bis bee for five years and noted with wonder and delight tha substantial and attractive improvements in the district.
 The mother generals headquarters are in LOretto, Kentucky. where cen venes the council of this great ana most useful order. LOretto colleges and academies are known the world over for their thorough and complete courses of study and for their wonder tul success in educating and training girls. Here organization and personal care and attention are brought to their iishest degree.
 The mother general will leave to. night for northern Arizona and then on to the Pacific coast to finish her cur Of inspection of tie Loretto schools O. the west.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-17
' BOYS TAKE HIKE
 TO INDIAN CLIFFS

Members of the boys department of the |. NJ. C. A took hike yesterday afternoon to the Indian cliffs and ev- cry one of the eleven boys who accom- panied Physical Director Jas w Nor ley on the walk reported that the hike was well worth while. The walkers left the r al ? o'clock and did not get back until 6 Another hike is sched- uled for March 30
 Those who were on yesterdays trip were Robert Haskell, Alfred Loomis, Jack Landrum. ClaytonR eynOlds. Kenneth Mitchell, Claybourne Hub bard. Henry Stodgill Bert Morse. liar ry Downs. Richard Means and William Musso
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-17
THE SIN WOMAN IS
 FILM AT CENTRAL

The Sin Woman, shown at the Cen ral theater this afternoon and to- night with Continuous performance rom 1:3O to II D. m. is a picture that grips an audience and keeps it spell Jound from start to finish.
 Speaking of this play the New York
 Tcefrl picture which carrier a punch that sweeps those who Ti2w 1t off of heir feet by its dramatic incidents Ahicb are replete throughout"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-17
HUN CONFIDENT.
By RevIew Leased wIrel

LONDON. March 16.-"If we con- tinue the U-boat war without flinchins we can secure a peace with England which will insure for Germany a navy bsse eff the Flemish coast for all time'' Admiral Won Tirpitz is quoting as de clarinC in 9 recent telegram
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-17

district The play is one of man who fights for love but whose fighting is on the square. The hero is the kind of hero that every man some time wishes to be. The play will be shown this afternoon at a special matinee from 1 to 5 o'clock and again this evening
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-17
J. WARREN KERRIGAN
 IN STIRRING DRAMA,

J. Warren Kerrigan. in the dramati- zation of Peter B. Kyne's novel, "A Mans Man" at the Orpheum theatre last night. was declared one of the most virile, most attractive and most striking dramas ever shown in this
Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-17

REVIEW WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-12
ARMY CALLS FOR RAIL MEN.
Prepares to lncreaseIts Force in ThI'
Glass Of $1,000.

washington, June 1.-THE war de-
partmefit announced that the organlza-
ton of FIVE new regiments and nine
teen battalions Of railway engineers
to be used in addition to the regiments
already working in France, was beins
completed by the staff Of the director
general Of military railways, Samuel
NJ. FELTON,. The work has been done
IN conjunction with the engineer
CORPS. When the new forces are put
on duty, there win be $4,000 Americans
engaged in railroad construction ana
operation in France.
total of slG0. 900 900 has been spent
on railway materials alone, not includ-
ing supplies provided and used by the
engineer corps proper. Director Cen
eral FELTON, describing the growth IN
personnel and the increase In the size
Of the task confronting his staff, be-
ginning with the organization OF the
first railway regiment, said that early
in 1917 the chief Of engineers decided
to organize a railway operating regi-
ment. Mr.. FELTON,. who had acted as
his railway adviser in 1915, was asked
to take charge Of the work. Six rail-
roads having headquarters In Chicago
were called on to recruit one company
each, the roads being the Atchison. To-
peka G. Santa Fe; Chicago Great
Western, Chicago & Northwestern. Nh
nois Central. Chicago, Rock Island =
Pacific, and the Chicago. Milwaukee g
st. Paul.
The regiment formed the nucleus OF
the present railway organisation.
While it was being formed the United
States entered the war. One OF the
first requests transmitted to the gov
eminent by the French mission was
for assistance In strengthening the
French railway systems to. meet the
increasing war strain. This request
was made in April, 1917. and early IN
May, Mr.. FELTON, was, called to Wash
ington to organize nine railway regi-
ments. including the Chicago regiment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-12
WILD IcTuREs OF WAR.
Hun Advance Difficult eseauss Of
D>vsst atsd Country.


rCorrespon dence Associated Press.1
Amsterdam, May 1.-THE difficulties
of the German advance over the de-
vastated country around Armentieres
are described by the correspondent Of
the Cologne Gazette.
TN Armentieres there is not house
that can be used" he says, "The streets
are in ruins. It must have been evacu-
ated long time ago. because there Is
hardly piece Of furniture to be seen.
On the western side, by the working
mans quarter, lies a large new English
cemetery, with countless graves beau
tifully decked, with spring flowers. over
the gardens of the neighboring village
the commanding heights Of KENNEL
peers above the Flanders plain. There
the battle RACES f1ercely. We meet
English prisoners and our own wounded
They describe the difficulties Of the
fight above all the countless machine
gun nets OF the British. But they are
! c. seed courage
'Tn the western suburb Of Lille the
children were playing ball, but upon
~. s-t-s..ce eA~e If the town we came
on ruined houses and then the Widest
picture OF war. We wondered how II
was possible that men could hold oul
there. They did 50 in winter too!
Water lies everywhere under the soil
"a thrust Of the stick and 1t soozes
forth. one can only 60 thru trenches
on boards The dugouts stand foo'
and more full Of water. The breast.
works ~ sand and earth must be liftee
above the level and 30 afford scarcely
any cover Tor shooting. Z,
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