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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26
CATS asIl) CAME TN DESERT
Both Methods of Conveyance En-
pIoyed in Land Where Railways
Are an lnpossibility.

have mOtOred in the Egyptian des-
ert from eight or ten different places
and | heard the same thing every
where: "Cars and camels for this job.
The car for the dash and rush to get
there before anyone can hear you are
moving; the camel, the old ship of the
desert, for the slow and sure, time i'm
memorial method, writes a correspond
ent of the London Telegraph. Both
go where the railway is not and never
will be; both play their different parts
with almost unerring certainty. SO per-
feet and reliable has the ear supply
service become that the vehicles move
). to time table, and at one spot | have
seen two conveys which started w
miles apart meet 10 exchange loads at
the exact moment fixed by the cOnduc-
tor.
The cars run over thousands Of
miles of the toughest desert. Water
is as essential as petrol, ard in wa
terless area extreme care has to be
taken against running short. 1t oc-
casiOnally happens that cars get
stuck, and they are freed by shoveling
away the sand and laying down short
lengths of planks beneath the wheels
Planks and stout ropes for towing
form part of each cars equipment
The light cars are mostly American
make. They, too, have done well, but
the wear and tear is infinitely greater
than in British cars, and as one ma
chine wears out the best parts are
transferred to motors beginning to
show signs of failure.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26
BIG MANS ACT OF KINDNESS
Little Incident Recorded Of James j.
Hill Shows Great Constructive
Genius at His Best.

James J. Hill was a large and IA
miliar figure in American business life,
and there have been printed plenty Of
eulogies of his great constructive gent
us. But no more genuine eulogy has
ever been pronounced than is con-
tanned in little story from st. Paul.
1t was a simple incident-one of the
sort that generally and naturally
passes unrecorded, says the Chica-
go Herald in recalling it. Mr.. Hill
was coming out of an office building
with another railroad official when
he noticed a horse standing SILVER
ing and unblanketed near by. He
walked over and arranged the blanket
and then resumed his conversation.
It is a very good thing to be
great railroad builder and financial
figure whose word carries weight
not only all over the country, but
throughout the world. But it is bet
ter to be able to retain in the midst
Of such important occupation the hui
man kindness which makes a whole
world kin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26
Prehistoric Mans intelligence.

Some years ago the remains of a
prehistoric man were found in central
Europe in a geological stratum that
showed that he existed at least 100000
years ago, and probably more. His
physical formation, especially the
shape and size Of the skull, left no
doubt, according to scientists, that he
had been a well-deyeloped human be
ing with creditable degree of intel
ligence. He did not show the brain
possibilities of modern man, it is true,
but probably he did not need them,
since il must have required less intel
lectual power to dodge the giant dino
saurs and other small-headed mem
bers of the Sauropoda family of that
day, alarming though they might look,
than to escape death from the preda-
tory and terrifying automobile of to-
day.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26
OFLOCAL INTEREST
Some People We Know, and We
Will Profit by Hearing
About Them.

1t took place in Edgerton.
Not in some faraway place.
You are asked to investigate it.
Asked to believe citizens word;
To confirm citizens statement.
Any article that is endorsed at home
Is more worthy of confidence
Than one you know nothing about,
Endorsed by unknown people.
John Koch, Lawton St., Edgerton,
Wis, says: 81 had lot of trou-
BILE with my back. 1t was 50 lame
and sore that l could hardly stoop. My
kidneys didn't act regularly and the
kidney secretions were unnatural.
Doan's Kidney Pills relieved the lame
ness and pain and did me whole lot
of good. My kidneys were fixed up
in good shape and caused me no more
trouble.
STEADFAST CONFIDENCE.
Over two years later Mr.. Koch said:
.'Doan's Kidney Pills put new life into
me and l am glad to confirm my former
endorsement.
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't SIM
DIV ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Kock had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26
SHIPMENTS TO BE MADE SAFE
Government to Start Systematic
Search for Thieves in Various
Parts of Country.

New York, July 23.-Upward Of $685.
100000 was lost last year through
theft of freight in transit in the Unit
ed States. Federal authorities deter
mined to make freight matter as safe
as the mails have perfected a plan
whereby shippers of freight will be Sc
cured against larceny while their prop
erty is in the hands of government
employees. A systematic thief hunt
will be instituted by the government,
which will employ thousands of men in
the work in the vicinity of New York,
st. Louis, Chicago, Memphis, Kansas
City, Denever and San Francisco.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26
Mrs. Burns Letter,

Here is letter that is certain to
prove of interest to people in this vi
cinity, as cases of this sort occur in al
most every neighborhood and people
should know what to do in like circum-
stances:
Savannah, Mo-, Oct. IL, 1916.
81 used bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy about nine
years ago and it cured me Of 1ux (dys-
entery). | had another attack of the
same complaint three or four years ago
and few doses of this remedy cured
me. [ have recommended Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy to
dozens of people since first used it. +"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26
FOCH FORCES WIN
MORE TOWNS; YANks
PUSHING ONWARD
Americans Capture TWO Villages
and Make Advances.
ALLIES TAKE 1900 HUNS

Germans Burn Stores in Desperation
Must Give Up VesIe River as Rail-
roads Are Cut-French Regain
Old Front-chateau Thierry
Is Taken and Terrible
Losses inflicted on the
Enemy
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26
General Store Traded for New Jersey

In the year 1874 colony of Quak-
ers, sent out from England by Will
liam Penn. bought from the Indians
a large slice of what is now New Jer-
sew. The price as recorded in the new
"Iife of PENN" by John w. Graham
was as follows:
"Thirty match coats, 20 guns, 80
kettles. 1 great kettle, 80 pairs Of
hose. 20 fathoms of duffels, 20 pet
ticoats. 80 narrow hose, 20 bars of
lead. 15 small barrels of powder,
"a knives, 80 Indian axes, 20 combs.
90 pairs of tobacco tongs, go pairs Of
SCISSORS, 60 tinshaw looking glasses,
30 awlblades, 120 fish hooks,
erasps Of red paint, 12o needles. 60
tobacco boxes. 120 pipes, 2OO bells,
100 1ews-harps end 9 ankers Of
rum"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26
czECHS KEEP UP GOOD WORK
Those That Captured JarosIav, Russia,
Join Revolving Peasants Against
the BoIsheviki.

Amsterdam, July 24.-Czecho- Slav
forces that captured Jaroslav in east
ern European Russia joined the revolt
ing peasants an dare continuing their
advance against the bolsheviki, 1t was
reported from Moscow. The Rec
Guards are offering futile resistance,
1t is reported that General KOrnil0ff
will be called to take command OF all
the er-revolutionaries.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26
The Joy of Living.

To enjoy life we must have good
health. No one can reasonably hope to
get much real pleasure out OF life when
bis bowels are clogged good share OF
the time and the poisons that should be
expelled are absorbed into the system,
producing headache and Indigestion. A
few doses of Chamberlain Tablets
will move the bowels, strengthen the
digestion and give you chance to re-
alize the real Joy of living. Tryit.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26
In the Same Class.

Another little thing that we have
noticed is that some girls who spend
great deal of time on their cheeks and
lips and eyebrows haven't anything on
the bad little boys who refuse to wash
behind the ears.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26

Dishonoring an Honor Flag

Barred by law from use of the American flag for their
propaganda work. the League now Decorating
the Service Flag which, while unofficial is today recognized
authoritative emblem of Loyalty There has recently
been circulated in this leet in the form of Service
Flag which bears bdazen baldfaced and vicious msstate
mentS.
To the average man. it would time for Christian
people, standing for mercy right and justice, to at least
ascertain trthness of statements they asked to
circulate and tacty endorse shalt not bear false
witness etc. This Service Flag circular of false
hoods It says brewers annually 100000 tons Of food
stus Government statistics prove that exactly 1OO e
It brewing 100000 tons Of coal yearly
Official Federal figures late the recent fuel shortage place
this consumption less than 100000 tons land this of soft
coaD That is 10000 lie. And 100000 cars are used
annually they say That would be 1870 of the entire supply
and would make brewing the greatest industry in America
Nobody will believe this claim it is about 5000 lie
Then this circular proceeds to insult it's dry folks,
condernng the 100000 1000 Wisconsin citizens who
regularly fail to go the pos They claim that four out
of five these stayathomes dry They insult them with
this couplet:
"sTheir fathers heroes,
Their mothers 'sheroes
They're absolutely zeros."
They are called Sackers That is pretty strong term
to apply in these war days 100000 Wisconsin citizens
whose only fault in the eyes the League that
they fail to vote dry.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-26
Nothino Is Lost.

Everything lives, fiourishes and de-
Gays: Everything dies but nothing is
lost: For the great principle of life
only changes it's form, and the destruc-
ton of one generation is the vivilca-
ton of the next.-GOod.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
JONES
 LEAVES BROWNS
Veteran Claims He Is Un- equal to Strain of Piloting
 Big League Club

St. Louis, Mo-, June 14.---Fielder Jones. manager of the St. Louis Americans, resigned yesterday, to take effect immediately. James Austin, third baseman, will succeed him.
 "There is nothing connected with the business management of the club which influenced me to quit" Jones said. q feel that I am unequal to the strain attached to the manage ment of a major league club when I do not have to depend on baseball for livelihood"
 No other reason save the one ad- yanced that he was unequal to the strain of managing big league base ball club" had been learned last night for the resignation of Fielder Jones, manager of the St. Louis American League club, who yester- day announced his second retirement from professional baseball. His first retirement came in 1908, when he re- linquished his position as manager Of the Chicago White Sox.
 Rpth Jones and Phil Ball, owner of the Browns, were emphatic last night in asserting that no friction resulting from the business management of the club was responsible for Jones retire ment Jones' announcement said:
 There is nothing connected with the business management of the club which influences me to quit. l have rendered my resignation and will leave for Portland, Ore, as soon as IT close up my business affairs. My relations with MT. Ball, president of the club, have been cost pleasant, but I feel that am unequal to the strain attendant on the management of major league club when I do not have to depend on baseball for living" Jones has extensive lumber interests in Oregon, which have been greatly increased in importance by the growth of the shipbniIding industry.
 The big league career of Fielder Jones which ended it's second episode yesterday is well known to every fol- lower of major league baseball. He
 won the worlds championship with the Chicago White Sox in 1906, de- feating the Chicago Nationals with team developed in two years and known at that time as the "hitless wonders" He resigned as manager | in 1908 and was out of baseball until 1 1914, when he became manager of the St. Louis club of the Federal League.
 When that club was bought by Phil
 Ball and it's playing personnel fncor- porated in the American League team,
 Jones became manager of the Browns.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14

healthy wallop to right field, which netted two bases. Pjura grounded to Braun and was retired at first base for the final out. |
 Bridgeport scored it's only run in the eighth on Yim's single and Sava's scratch, which Leid dropped after long run. In the ninth the visitors crowded the bases with two out on Grimes hit, pass to Baker and an error by Miller, but Nutter took care of Braun's fly and the game was over.
 Fielding features were contributed by Simpson, Torphy and Ball.
 The second game developed into a pitchers battle between Ferguson and Watson, the latter faltering just long enough in the second inning to allow the visitors to score twice. Baker singled with one down, took third on Yims hit to center and scored on Brauns safety. Vim later counted while Ball was tossing out Connolly at first. New Haven threatened only in the first and third innings. Torphy hit safely in the first, advanced to sec- ond on a passed ball, reached third on an out but was trapped on an attempt ed delayed steal, following a pass to Simpson. Pjura opened the third with a double but got no further, Lai con- verting Watson's grounder into fast double play. Thereafter not a New Havener reached first base.
 Both games were played in fast time while the umpiring of Brown was sat isfactory throughout.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
WORCESTER HERE FOR SUNDAY CAME
Americans Off to Massachu- setts City for One Game
 Tomorrow Afternoon

Bridgeport will play in Worcester tomorrow and Jim Mckinley and his Boosters will be the attraction at Newfield park Sunday afternoon. It is expected that a record crowd will be @n hand to see the locals perform. Worcester played a twin-bill affair at Newfield last Saturday and gave the Americans a tough time in both con- tests.
 Manager Kriche11 was all smiles this morning even if the sensational winning streak of the Americans was broken yesterday by the Murlins.
 We can't win lem all" said Peer less Paul in talking about the first game. "The boys made 9, few boots and I'm glad now that we've got them out of our system. Ferguson pitched a fine brand of ball in the second game and it looks now 'as if we are going to start another winning streak"
 The bronze medals offered to the players by President Lane for their good work have been ordered and will be inscribed with the figures 10 dash and 1 with the name of the club the league and the season. Bill Tai and Andy Vim are going to send their medals to Hawaii and have them placed on exhibition at the Hawaiian fair which will be held in October
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
DEPENDANT IS
 FREED FROM CHARGE

For the first time the jury now sit- ting in the Superior Court has noS awarded substantial damages in an ac- cident case. Yesterday afternoon in the action of Harry Hershmann adm, for the estate of Beccy Kon-. torowsky against Frank Clark, ct al, of Naugatuck, for the sum of s10,O00 damages for the death of the little girl who was struck and killed by CIark's automobile on Stratford ave- nue as she darted from behind a trolley car, the jury found for the defendant. It took the jurors tvs hours to arrive at this decision.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
Mcck Will Keen Perry

Detroit, June 14-"We will hold Scott Perry and will pitch him in his regular turn" said Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Ameri- can team, when leaving here last night. The National Commission de- 7lared the transfer of Perry from the Club to the Philadelphia club null and void and upheld the claim of the Boston National League club to his services provided $2,O00 was paid to the Atlanta club. 'So far as we are concerned there is no change in the status of the player" said Mack.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
MARRIED MEN WIN.

The married and single men em- ployed in the office of the American Chain Co.,, settled an old argument at Newf1eld park, yesterday afternoon, in an alleged ball game. The teams played seven innings, the family guardians winning over the front par Tor leaguers, IS to IT. The feature of the game was the umpiring of Clark Lane, who called them as he seen 'em and not as they really were.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
FIsTIC HISTORY

Twenty-one years ago today, June IA, 1897, Johnny LaVack and Tom umy Dixon fought twenty y-f1ve-round draw at Rochester, N. Y. These two lads were among the best of the little fellows of that period, although nel- ther reached the championship heights. In a previous bout La, Vacll, who was a French Canadian and q native of Montreal, had fought twen- ty rounds with little Dixon with the same result. La Vack also fought draws with Solly Smith, George Sid dons, Australian Billy Murphy, Joe Bernstein, Kid Broad, Oscar Gardner, Jack McClelland and other reatner- weights. and his ring record contains a larger proportion of drawn battles than that of any other modern fight CT. Tommy Dixon mingled with most of the best featherweights of that time, and was seldom defeated. It is likely that either La Vack or Dix on, if in their price today, could speedily establish a clear claim to the featherweight title, but they were ac- tive at a time when the division of the little fellows was in full flower, with a dozen or more good lads con- testing for the honors.
 It was eight years ago today, June IA, 1910, that Mysterious Billy Smith boxed ten rounds with Al Neill at Portland, Oregon, this being the for mer's last appearance in the ring. Smith was the first champion of the welterweight division, having achiev- ed that honor in 1892, when he was twenty-one years old, by knocking out Danny Needham of Minneapolis. Billy lost the belt in 1894, when he was whipped by Tommy Ryan in Minneapolis, but he regained it in 1898 by defeating Matty Matthews and Joe Walcott. He lost the cham pionship definitely in 1900 on a foul to Rube Feerns, in a twenty-one- round bout at Buffalo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
Decision for Stecher
 Over W1adek Zybszko

Omaha, Neb., June 14-Joe Stecher was awarded the decision last night in a wrestling match with Wladek Zbyzko.. Stecher threw his opponent back from the ropes and knocked him unconscious after two hours and three minutes of wrestling.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
LIENS FILED.

Liens were filed yesterday by City Auditor Bernard Heating against 9S property owners who have not paid benefit assessments in the plaza pro- ject In all, the amount remaining to be collected is s45O,O00. There are a large number of appeals still pending, in the case of those who have not paid.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
CINCINNATI LOSES
 BRESSLER IN DRAFT

Lockhaven, Pa~, June 14-Raymond (Rube) Bressler, one of the Cincin- natl National League club pitchers, has been called into the army by the Clinton county draft board. He will go with the contingent that leaves in the five-day period beginning June 9d
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
ONE RUN MARGIN
 WINS FOR PONIES

Springfield, June 14-Springield won another yesterday by one-run margin, defeating Worcester, to 2. Wheat and Manners drove in Spring fields run, while Redman's single scored one for Worcester and two in- field outs, following Coonney's double in the fifth, furnished the other. The
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
STALLINGS DOES NOT
 WANT SCOTT PERRY

Boston, June 14-George Stallings, manager of the Boston National League baseball team, last night, wir- ed Connie Mack, manager of the Phil adelphia American League team, that he would not insist in the delivery of Scott Perry, pitcher of the Attn letics to the Braves. Stallings said he was willing to take, another player in the place of Perry, although the National Commission had upheld the claim to the players servsce.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
2S 8 10 27 12 c
Worcester.
S1 2 6 "A 14 3
*Ratted for Larocque in 9th.

#Batted fOr- IarOCque III 5lIl. Springfield =. 2 0 1 0 *-3 Worcester =. O 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-2
 Two-base hits, Gonzales 2, Man ners, Cooney; stolen bases, Parent, Jacobson; sacrifice hits, Gonzales, Martin, Johnson, Kiefer; double play, Dee (unassisted) left on bases, Springfield 6, Worcester g; bases on balls off Manners 5, off Kiefer ?; hit by pitcher, by Kiefer (Martin); struck out, by Manners 6, by Keller 4; passed ball, Wheat.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14

Jimmy Archer continues to play good ball for the Pirates, though it was generally believed last fall that he was through as a major leaguer.
 Elmer Myers seems to have lost some of the speed for which he was famous when he first made his ap- pearance in the American League.
 With Dick Rudolph in his old-time form the Braves may be expected to raise considerable smoke before the season ends.
 President Ebbets of the Brooklyn Nationals is another magnate who is looking around for pitchers and doesn't know where to find them.
 With all the talk about the great catchers in baseball-Schalk Wal ters, Killefer, McCarty, Ainsmith and others@people seem to have entirely overlooked Steve O'Neill of the Cleve1ands, who is as good as the best of them. O'NeiI1 is a veteran. He is handling some first class pitchers and he works every day. He is a remarkably good thrower, knows how to size up opposing hitters and is very steady.
 Roger Bresnahan, president and manager of the Toledo club and for mer pilot of the Cubs and Cardinals, will pass his thirty eighth birthday today. The veteran backstop was born in Ireland, June IA, 1880. It was twenty-two years ago that Roger began to tread the path to baseball glory as a. member of the Lima club of the Ohio State League.
 In 1897 he broke into the big show with the Washington Nationals. 1r those days Roger was making a noise like a pitcher, but it wasn't a very loud noise, and in 1899 he was with the Minneapolis club of the Western League It was there that he re- formed and became a backstop, ano on the strength of his achievements behind the bat he was hired by Chi cago in 1900. He then jumped tc the American League, landing witf Baltimore, but in 1902 he followed McGraw in jumping to the Giants. IT New York Bresnahan developed into one of the greatest catchers in thf game, and remained with the New York club for seven years.
 In 1909 he went to St. Louis as man ager of the Cards, but was succeeded by Miller Higgins, the present man ager of the Yankees, in 1913. Rogel i then went to the Cubs, and iron there joined the Toledo outfit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL
 TO PLAY IN ELM CITY

The Hartford and Bridgeport high school baseball teams will clash at Yale field tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock. These teams are the chief contenders for the state title and de- cided to settle their differences on a neutral field.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14
Totals ,
Bridgeport

Bridgeport 70 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 New Haven 70 0 ? 0 2 0 Ne
 Two base hit, Leid. Stolen bases, Nutter, Ball 2. Sacrifice fly. Miller Double plays, Ball, Torphy and Mill Ter; Baker and Grimes. Left on bases, Bridgeport 5, New Haven 4. First base on errors, Bridgeport 3, New Haven 4. Base on balls, off Sava 2, off Watson 4. Hits, off Sava, in s innings; off Watson, 4 in g innings. Struck out, by Sava 1, by Watson 3. Wild pitch, Watson. Winning pitcher, Watson. Losing pitcher, Sava.