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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19
PLAYER BEHIND CLUB
Of MOST IMPORTANCE
Inventions Seldom Assist Golfer
in improving His Game.
Innovations In Form OF a Club Rarely
Prove Practicable-correct Line,
Proper Force and Touch Does
the Business.

With n million golfers in the United
states, little wonder that the inventive
pind occasionally offers suggestions
which threaten to send the ancient
game and Its traditions a-glimmerlng.
Inventions rarely receive encourage
ment, for "golf is golf;" and meant to
be played as "she Is writ :" and for that
reason the iconoclasts seldom make
more than momentary flash ere fad.
ing away to oblivion.
For instance, one is ut loss to know
why anyone should suggest the substl.
tuition of yellow for white paint on a
golf ball. 1t has been claimed that I'M
der certain conditions white Is hard on
the eyes; that on u very bright day n
more neutral color would be service
able.
Yet golfers have played for good
many years, and the sun has shone Just
as brightly In the past as Il does at
present. II would be hard to get bet
ter contrast than the white ball on the
green turf.
So far as the trade goes, there have
been comparatively few recommenda-
tons to change the color of the ball,
though recently man who Is fire.
quenter of an Eastern link left an or
der with a sporting goods house for a
dozen of one of the latest makes Of rub.
Der cores to be painted red.
His reason was that when his shots
went wandering among the glistening
white shells Of the Lido club course
the caddie had trouble In locating the
sphere. Consequently he figured It out
that red object would be much easier
to distinguish.
Occasionally some one comes along
with Il new idea in the form Of club
but these innovations rarely prove
practicable. Not long since man had
a new-fangled putter. with head OF
abnormal size, and mirror attach
ment on the shaft. He thought he had
something that was likely to revolu
tionize the short game, but received nc
encouragement from the manufactures
to whom he showed the club.
After all, the same old saying, "ft's
the man behind the club" continues to
apply. If he hits the ball right II
won't go astray and there will be little
trouble In finding It. While on the
green It's getting the correct line ant
knowing the proper force and toucl
that does the business, mirror or NJ
mirror.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19
ANOTHER TIGER ENTERS ARMY
John Couch Appointed Second Lleuten.
ant After Graduating From
Camp Fremont.

Another former Tiger, John d.
Couch, gets star on a service flag
with Detroit, as the last club on which
he played, best entitled to It. He has
just been made a second lieutenant in
the army, after graduating from the
Camp Fremont (Cal.) training camp.
Couch, former Stanford unlver-
sity and San Francisco pitcher, was
bought by Detroit for the 1917 season
and trained with the team at Waxa-
hachie. He was taken i'll that spring,
later suffered from blood poisoning,
and has done little or no pitching
since.
Another ex-Detroiter, Ducky Holmes.
is going overseas, having been made
q member of the Y forces, and being
now on his way to France. Holmes
last year was 1902, when he, Barrett
and Harley did the gardening-frst of
the great outfields Detroit always has
been possessed Of.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19

developed by practice in boxing to an
extent and with rapidty that is i'm
possible in any other plan of training
thus far tried.
"The commanding officers Of the
training camps In this country have al
most universally testified to the value
OF boxing as part Of military training.
In many of the principal camps 1t has
been made a partOf the daily routine.
"The primary object Of boxing, as
taught In the army, is to make skillful,
self-rellant, hard-hittlng men, rather
then expert boxers. An efficient SOL
der must not only be trained in the
technique of offense and defense, but
he must be charged with the proper
fighting spirit.
Blows Are Similar.
"Practice in boxing has an additional
value. because many of the blows and
movements taught the men in boxing
class have their close counterparts In
bayonet fighting. For example, a left
lead to the head Is very similar to n
long point to the throat; right hook
w 'hN Ju" VI tht bouy Inv biVNs
with the butt Of the rife. OF course,
there are thrusts and parties In bayo-
net fighting that are different from any
lead, block or counter in boxing, but
the principle Is the same. and the Sc
quence Of action, the body balance, and
the ability to take advantage of open
irgs in the opponents defense devel-
oped In boxing are fundamentally i'm
portant for the bayonet fighter.
"In the final analysis all physical
training In the army must have prac.
teal military significance boxing pos.
sesses this significance to an unusual
extent, so that particular stress has
been laid upon the instruction Of all
the soldiers, rather than upon the de.
velopment Of few experts"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19

Published articles to the effect that
boxing does not give useful training
as basis for bayonet fighting and that
the two have no common relationship
have been emphatically denied in for
NAL statement that has been issued by
DIR. Joseph Il. Raycroft, head Of the
athletic division Of the war depart
ment commission on training camp ac-
tivitles, which directs the athletic activ-
tiles in the military training camps
throughout the country. The statement
follows:
Several more or less uniformed
critics have published articles to the
effect that boxing does not give useful
training as basis for bayonet fight
Ing. Such criticisms are based upon
ignorance Of both bayonet fighting and
military boxing. Tho experience Of the
past year In the training camps shows
that boxing has great value as a prep.
aration for bayonet fighting, and In the
development OF those physical and spir.
itual qualities that are characteristic
OF the aggressive fighting men.
Boxing Supplies Factor.
"The great majority Of our young
men who make up the army have had
little or no experience In physical con-
tact games that develop self-rellance,
courage, quick thinking and quick de-
clsions under fire. Bayonet training at
its best is a drill In which speed, en-
durance and skill In handling the
weapon are developed, but in the M
ture Of things there can be no practice
contests with the bayonets. Boxing sup.
plies this important contest factor and
furnishes n means Of training men to
keep t'olr heads and to carry out an
effcrtly. plan of attack, even though
they are being punished by their Op'
ponents. In this way, qualities needed
in the makeup Of bayonet fighter are
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19
GOLF TRIED BY CRACK SHOT
Former Amateur Champion SPOTS
Plays Good Deal at Fox Hills
Putting Is Deadly.

r. L. Spots, former amateur cham.
pion at the traps, has taken up golf
and plays good deal ut Fox Hills,
where he originally learned to handle
gun. His putting Is nearly always
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19
FOOTBALL GAMES IN FRANCE
Director Anguish Of Paris Division Of
Y. M. c. A., Makes Request for
Pair Of Pants.

Judging from request made In the
Paris edition Of an American newspa-
per recently, there Is going to be lot
OF football played In France this fall.
The Hindenburg line is not the only
one that is going to be smashed over
there.
]. l.. Anguish, director of. athletics
FOR the Paris division of the Y. M. G.
A., recently asked for n pair Of foot
ball pants through the columns of
newspaper. He explained that the pair
of pants was wanted to serve as pat
tern from which he hopes to have 12,-
600 pairs made for the use Of the SOL
diers.
Inasmuch rs the great football stars
Of the past decade from the East.
West, North and South are with the
American eXpeditionary force abroad,
there should be some real all-American
games staged behind the lines soon.
That is, II Mr.. Anguish gets that pair
Of pants for pattern.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19
TELLS EXPERIENCES OF WAR
Only Difference Between Zip" Of Ger.
man and Johnson's Fast One is
Hop on Latter.

War can have few terrors for Amerl-
can league batters now serving with
the colors, according to a letter re.
ceived Mt Cleveland from Eddie Klep-
fer, former Cleveland pitcher, now a
sergeant with the American expedi.
tionary force. Klepfer said there Is
little difference In the "zip" Of Ger
man sniper's bullet and the "whlzz" Of
Walter Johnson's fast one, except that
Johnsons offering may have "hOp"
on It. The letter says:
~ have been over the top and !
came back without being hit. was
member of a scouting squad. You
know how 1t feels when you are up
to bat and Walter Johnson buzzes one
Of his fast ones past your ears. That's
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19
WILL PLAY GOLF IN FLORIDA
Links viii Be Opened as Usual In
January - Reservations Were
Made Last Winter.

All doubt about whether the Flor
ida winter resorts, with their golf
links, would open or not We're dispelled
when the management at Belleair
Fla, announced that they would open
rs usual the first week In January, and
remarked that other resorts there, or
most Of the large ones, would do the
same thing. Reservations We're made
last winter, and adylces from Wash
ington have been such as to warrant
the management with going ahead
with their plans, the same as usual.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19

deadly, though the rest of his game is
not so steady. Recently visitor to
the club was introduced to him, and
recognizing the name inquired If 1t
"wasnt Mr.. SPOTS, the famous trap
shooter?"
IL guess So" replied SPOTS. ~ was
IN every trap on the course this after
noon."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19
PLAYERS JOIN STEEL GANG
Jimmy Shaw, George KaIe and
Pitcher Tuero Secure Employment.
at Lebanon Plant.

Pitcher Jimmy Shaw OF Washington
and Pitcher George Kale Of the
Browns have reported ut Lebanon, Pa,
for work In the Lebanon plant Of the
Bethlehem Steel company. Tuero, the
Cuban pitcher OF the Cardinals, Is also
reported as having secured employ
ment In the same plant.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19
EDDIE sICKING STUDIES WAR
Young Giant infieider Called to coIors
HE Was Purchased From San
Antonio Club.

Eddie Sticking, the Giants young in
fielder who was recently called TO the
colors by his local board ut st. Ber-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19

nard, O., is deep in the study Of the
soldiers trade. Sticking, who was pur-
chased from the San Antonio club in
June, saw considerable service with
the Giants following the desertiOn of
Walter Holke, playing third base when
the team faced left handed pitching,
" nile Heine Zimmerman covered first
base.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19

how 1t feels when the Huns are trying
to pick you off. 1t sure is great
Sensation-that of heing fired ut by
some one you know means it,"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-10-19

been promoted to be majors. Won KOl-
nitz played with the Cincinnati Nation
ri league and Chicago American league
teams.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-06
For Indigest Constipation O
BiliouSneSS

Just try one 50-cent bottle Of LAX-FOS
WITH PEPSIN A Liquid Digestive
Laxative pleasant to take. Made and
recommended to the public by Paris Medi-
cine Co.. manufacturers ofLaxative Bromo
Qanine and Groves Tasteless chill Tonic.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-06
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BROMo Quiniue II stops the
Cough and Headache aud works OF the Cold.
Druggists refund money Il u fails 10 cure.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
Damn Your Bit,. Do Your
 UtmOSt---M Major Mdssie

United States should answer the Ger man offensive with great oversub- scription of the Third Liberty Loan.
 "If you do that, it will be the best news you can send to your boys at the front"
 The major praised the Red Cross, the stretcher bearers, the women who have replaced the men in factory and field, and gave expression to many other points touching on the war that will be forever remembered by every one who heard him.
 At the conclusion of his address, Major Massie was thanked by Jos. M. Stayton for his having come to Newport, was thanked heartily in be- half of every man, woman. and child in Jackson county.
 This masterful talk from brave soldier, a former merchant and busi- ness man, brought inspiration to his hundreds of hearers, and doubtless no little amount of good will spring from this planting of first-hand in- formation among our people.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
MISS KEARNEY
 ID TALK HERE
We'll Known Woman of Mississippi Will Speak Here Under Auspices
 of the local w. c. T. U.

Miss Belle Kearney, of Mississippi will visit Newport Saturday and Sun day and deliver lecture under the auspices of the local w. c. T. U., fur ther announcement of which will be made in the Independent later this week. While here Miss Kearney will be the guest of Mrs. Mary Dorsey.
 The women interested in prohibit tion work are fortunate in having been able to secure Miss Kearney, who is known throughout the United States as forceful talker and a wo- man with a wonderful fund of knowl- edge. She has often been charac- terized as America's foremost woman orator, a master of English and a writer and literary critic of note.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
ALLIES PREPARE
 FUR NEXT BLOW
German Thrust May Occur At Some Point On the Front That Has Been
 Comparatively Quiet.
Associated Press Dispatch.

New York, April 3.-While German
 leaders are preparing for another plunge toward Amiens, the British
 and French ale busy preparing to
 meet the next great effort on the bat tlefield in Northern France. With their first stupendous drive stopped, it is uncertain where the next German stroke will come, but the Albert -Montdidier sector may be
 selected, unless the Germans, con- vinced that it would be impossible to break through on either side of the Somme, make an attempt at some other point heretofore comparatively quiet.
 Both the British and French armies are confident.
 Much significance is attached to the announcement that the allied re- serve army is intact. Meanwhile the Americans. one hundred thousand strong, continue to march to the battlefront. Tuesday the Germans made no att tacks on either side of the Somme. The British in a small operation captured an enemy post near Serre, north of Albert.
 In the south artillery is active be- tween Montdidier and Noyon and further east German detachments were driven back from the Disc.
 The French repulsed minor attacks at Woevre and in Upper Alsace.
 There is the usual artillery activ- ity in Flanders and in the American sector of Foul.
 Inclement weather is hindering operations on the Italian front.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
INDIANA POET HUMORIST
 VISITING ENVIRONMENTS.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, April 2.-J. w. Foley, the popular Indiana poet-humorist, who has been devoting several months to the entertainment of the soldiers in the cantonmnts, spent last week at Camp Pike, and gave his last re- cital at the. Palace theatre Sunday afternoon. Monday he left for Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. He has giv- en hundreds of readings from his own writings, and during all this time he has never even mentioned war
 "The boys will get enough of war let them think of something more cheerful now" said he.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
French Gain Ground.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
 Paris, April 3.-A German attack south of Moreuil last night was re- pulsed. The enemy was unable to gain a footing in any part of the French positions, the war office an- nounces, except at one point. The French also broke up German at tack near Rollot and gained ground north of Plemount.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
NO MORE DAILY CASUALTY LIST
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
 Washington, April D. Announce ment was made today that the issu- ance of daily casualty lists here will be suspended pending definite infor- nation from Secretary Baker wheth- CT it is forbidden by the order provid- ing that Pershing's headquarters shall issue all news relating to troops in France.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
Associated Press Dispatch.

London, April 3.-The war office announces the repulse of determined German attack in the neighborhood of Fampoux last night.
 The town of Ayette, about eight miles southwest of Arras, again is in possession of the British, the state ment announces.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
WILL OPERATE
 MEAT PLANTS
Associated Press Dispatch.

ASSOclated PreSS DISpaIcH.
 Washington, April 3.-A resolution providing for the government to take over and operate packing plants was introduced today in the senate and referred to the agriculture committee.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
IS
 THE VICTOR
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
 Milwaukee, April B. Related re- turns in yesterdays election confirm ed the victory of Irvine Lenroot, re- publican, for senator. Lenroot's plurality over Joseph E. Davies, dem, ocrat, at noon, was more than nine thousand.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
DIsCREDITED IN WASHINGTON
Czernin Lied. Associated Press Dispatch.
 Paris, April B." "Czernin lied.r This was Premier Clemenceau'g only comment regarding the reported statement of Count Czernin at Vienna.
Associated Press Dispatch.

London, April 3.-Austria-H Hungz ry was recently "almost on the point of beginning peace negotiations with the entente, Count Czernin, A1stro- Hunarian foreign minister, declaf yesterday in an address before thu Vienna municipal council. The wind suddenly veered,' Czernin addeds with the entente deciding to awale developments in his country, whiek caused it to hope the dual monarchy would soon be defenseless. Czex1lss| in is quoted in a Daily Mail djspat from the Hague as saying that fkes mier Clemenceau, of France, hs6
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
STORM TAKES
 HEAVY TOLL
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
 Clinton, Ky, April 3.-Mrs. Robert Jackson and Mrs. Julia Courtney were killed, several injured and a number of buildings damaged by storm northeast of here in Hickman county last night.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
MEN IN DRAFT
 TO BE CALLED
Associated Press Dispatch.

ASs0c1ated PfeSS DlSpatch-
 Washington, April 3.-In order to meet the emergency in France meas ures to speed up the draft program are in contemplation and eight hun- dred thousand men who were to be called this year will be called more rapidly than was previously planned. Arrangements to this end are in pro- gress.
 You command the immediate inter- est and attention of local customers when you patronize the Independents advertising facilities.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
BRITISH TAKE MENACING POSI-
 TON BY STORM.
Germans Attacks Are Repulsed and Enemy Is Unable to Gain Footing
 In Any Part of French :; Positions.
FRENCH HAVE GAINED GROUND
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
 With the British Army in France, April 3.-The British last night stormed and captured a strong Ger man point south of Hebuterne which menaced defending position.
Newport daily independent., 1918-04-03
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
 St. Louis, Mo-, April 3.-Six are known dead and scores injured in tor nadoes in Central and Southeastern Missouri last night. Property dam- age was heavy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-06

In the last story promised. Il the
farmer didn't hit his thumb with tns
hammer, I'd tell you what happened IN
the Old Barnyard. Well. he didn't hit
his thumb, and when the shin6is wa
nailed on he climbed down the ladder
and went into the kitchen to eat hia
breakfast.
And then Uncle Lucky and Billy
Bunny. who had been hiding under the
woodpile, hoped out and went cliDDasy.
clip over to the Friendly Forest
Goodbye, little rabbits. Come another
day, !.
We are very sorry you must hop away"
And after the weathercock had sung
this ne turned around on his right toe
and pointed to the east. And when no
points to the east he's telling every
body It's going to rain. For Willie
Wind Is blowing from that direction
and pretty soon he'll bring along the
rain clouds and spread them all over
the sky, and then he'll open the little
faucets and the first thing You know
It's raining like everything and all the
trees and flowers are getting shower
bath. .
And when all the Barnyard folk saw
how Mr.. Weathercock was pointing
they began to preen their feathers and
rub their bills over the little bag OF
oil they carry in their tail feathers.
And when the storm came Kenny
Jenny took little chicken into the hen
house and told her this story:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-06
performance AND PROMISE.

1t would seem from the records that
the performance Of the Gonpartisan
league in North Dakota IL better than
the promises Of its organizers as Judged
from their personnel. Townley, presi-
dent Of the national nonpartisan
league, seems to be undergoing bank.
ruptcy proceedings at Bismarck, y. D.,
for his inability to manage his private
affairs successfully while 1t develops
In those same proceedings that he has
been successful in collecting $960,o00
from the poor renters, OF North Dakota
for cooperative stores and promotion
work and draws salaries from several
interlocking enterprises or propaganda.
Then in Minnesota his organizers
seem to be under suspicion as to their
loyalty to the United States in this
war. Minnesota has had much trouble
with it's !. w. VS. in the logging camps
and with its foreign born populations in
certain counties. They have no pa
tience with any propaganda that seems
TO please the disloyal clement so we
find the sheriff preventing a national
nonpartisan league meeting scheduled
for Mortified on Jan. 81 and again at
Glencoe the sheriff of Mcleod county
ordered a nonpartisan league meeting
suppressed on the 30th.
In North Dakota. however the state
legislature controlled by the league
was convened in extra session by a
league elected governor and its en-
actments were a moratorium for SOL
diers, ballots for soldiers when out of
the state. penalties for sabotage and
authority for county governments to
buy seed wheat for farmers. Thus the
performance of men elected to office
on nonpartisan league tickets was far
more patriotic than the long haired
crew that is doing the promoting but
at that there is serious question
whether any other political party would
not have done fully as we'll. Here in
Iowa a regular legislature which had
never heard Of a nonpartisan league
enacted a moratorium law for soldiers
and appropriated a million dollars for
national defense. Farmers did not
have to put ssSO,000 into a promotion
fund to organize a new party.