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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-16
Their Greatest Years;
Ball Players Reach
8: Climax AT Is Or &c

When does the great ballplayer
reach'the greatest efficiency?
At what age is his proves superb
or to his efforts at other times?
a little study of the age at which
ballplaSers rave had their greatest
year is;;interesting. 1t shows that at
about % or 26 the maximum of eff
cheney is reached.
Honus Wagner had his greatest
year in 1900. At least he reached his
maximum as a batsman that year and
his fielding was never better. In, 800
IIonus was IS years old. He batted
$3.50 for the season. 81.
Napoleon Lajoie had his best year
in 1901 when. he was 26. That Year
tho great Frenchman batted for an
astounding total of 1922.
Cobb's star year was in 1911 when
he was 25. That year Cobb batted
.420 and amassed PAS hits and 147
runs. When it is considered that
there are few batters who get beyond
100 runs or 200 hits a season it may
he seen how far out ahead Of the field
Cobb was that year.
;Matty had something like 1G great
years, but the greatest OF these was
1908 when he was %. That year
Matty won, 81 and lost but . games
out of 40 and pitched three shutout
games against the Athletics in the
WOrld series. an achievement which
has V been equalled.
Ed Walsh'S super year. when he
won 40 Eames and lost Is, besides saw
ing a number of other pitchers. was in
1908. Walsh was &c then. His rec
ord of 40 wins has been beaten by
only n pitcher. Chesbro having
gone him one better.
Walter johnson reached his best
season in 1913 when he was 26. That
year he won IS and lost but eve
games. He was .26 in 1913. 1t is haEd.
to- pick the greatest year of Grover
Alexander who has won more than
80. games during the last three sea-
sons but he delivered these victories
during his oath, 25th n 26th years.
There are exceptions of course
iris Speakers greatest year was
1916. He was %.
Joe Wood won 23 games and lost
Rube MarquArd was the same age the
same~year when he made the re-
M rkab1e run of ~ straight victories.
Rut the majority of. the great stars
have been around as. or 20 when they
had their best seasons.
MNO.PITCHERS SIGN. p
Detroitvv.lTwo, pitchers OF, the De-
troit Americans have signed 1918 con-
tracts, The men are Harry Ccveleskie
the veteran left handler and Joe Fin
neran as a conner and Manager Jen-
nings has given Covaleskie another
chance to prove that he is not in the
'has been" class.
my arm feels strong again." said
ECoveleskie. after he signed his con
tract. Coveleskie. for two seasons,
complained OF O weak arm and his
pitching wing was examined by more
than n specialist. Last year he was
Internationally, released.
Coveleskie will so to Waxahachie.
Texas, with the first contingent that
leaves for the training ami on March
s. Soma of his team mates believe
that all. Harry, needs. to reEa in Is his
confidence. They fee' that he lost his
curve when he lost his nerve and
Coveteskie has admitted that he he
came discouraged last year because he
thought his arm was through"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-16

They call 'em those dear old
days"
Dear, with .esgs at IL cents a dozen
ana - pounds OF sugar Tor a dollar?
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
SENATE LISTENS TO
PROHIBITION VIEWS
Hurley, Johnson, BurIeson and
Gompers Oppose, Dan
ielS F aVorS

WASHINGTON, Juno 2j--(Ofic.aI
Vigorously divergent views were e.
pressed today before the senate agrl
cultural committee on the proposal for
absolute nationwide prohibition d"r
IH1 the war Edward Hurley, head Of
tn" Shipping board, opposed prohlbtlrn.
saying that there is more risk connect
ed with prohibition than with conscrIp
ton Of lnhor, and opposing taking
chances at this time by Experimenting
N'h the personal liberties Of million
NmpNard workers. -
Percy II. johnson, vice president of
the Chemical National Bank, New York,
said that a prohibition amendment for
hlddlng the withdrawal Of spirituous
liquors from bond would result in IA
"fnMncial catastrophe.
Postmaster General Burlcson ex
pressed the fear that such action might
interfere with the prosecution of the
war; On the other hand, Secretary cf
tie Navy Daniels advocated prohihi
'l"m,, declaring that prohibition has
h"ught greatly increased efficiency it,
t'r navy President Gompcrs Of the
american Federation Of Labor oppos"l
It. saving it would thrrW discord
among the people Of this country.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
AUWE! AUWE! KNAACK
WILL LOSE HIS BOOZE
Wet Goods Shipped In Furniture
ConfiSCated

There will be no prosecution of II.
knaack, the naturaGzed German, be
cause of the finding of q quantity Of
Hquor in some household goods shipped
to his new home in Kona, but he will
rot get the liquor returned to him.
Th.S Information was given to Died.
uch Dorlvrrs, an alien enemy partner
of knnark x, who called at the federal
''"c"r yesterday to explain how he
1n"N nothing Of the liquor rOncr&lr 1.
IN the household goods which he con
Ig"ri to the kona address,
Knaack will not be arrested, but
ne VIII not get his booze back, tAr
marshal says he told DOClvers, in effect
It ~ reported there were two dozen
BOTTLES OF beer and two quarts of cham
ragmr in tine liquor shipment confscO
ed hy the marshal last Friday. Mar
-hol SmIddy says he intends to pour
nr beer, which is still in his Office,
INTO III" guttcr'. The champagne
Las disappeared already. Where it has
..rr IS trdrrul office secret, although
luigc j. J. Banks and number Of
other attorneys have made inquiries
- ~ its whereabouts, the marshal says.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28

You can't afford to be laid up with
core, aching Kidneys in these days Of
nigh prices. Some occupations bring
<ldnry troubles; almost any work
mikes weak kidneys worse If you
eel tired all the time, and suffer be
,rdrs with lame back, sharp pains,
uHN sIrII, hradnrhra aud dlsordercd
krdn"l action use Donn 5 Backnrhe
iijr"v rms. 1t may ,uNr an attack OF
{ h"umnt rsm, dr"Psy, heart trouble or
bright : disease. Donn 5 have helped
huu>uui> lack 10 health
"Whru N,ur BE- l. LINN" Rrmem
Der The Nam" - Don t simply ask for
I kidney remedy ask distinctly for
Doun : Backarhr Kidney Pllls and take
70 Other Dnuu : HacLurhc kidoey
'hll, are sold hN all druggists and store.
Keepers, or will be mailed on receipt o.
orice h> the HollIstcr Drug Co, o.
Benson Smith Il Co., agents for the
Hawaiian Islands (Advurtisemeut)
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
.SEAPLANE ENGINE
WILL BF SALVAGED
Has Been Taken Apart and Will
Be Hauled Down New Trail
Through Jungle To HiIo

Lieut.. Ralph II Wilson and Sergeant
Robert GRAY. Of tho signal corps. return
cd yesterday from Hilo after complet
ing plans for bringing the engine Of
the wrecked nrmy yrAplnnr down from
the KniwlN Jungle and forest TO Hilo
for transportation to Honolulu.
They announced that the engine has
been diss"mhlcd and will he taken down
70 Hilo 10y japanese. who are also to
cut n trnri h"'w c"n the two points. The
trnil will he cut through the jungle
up 10 the 300 foot altitude
ct would b" absolutely impossible
to get that engine down to IIilo unless
the trnil WnS CUT snid Lieutenant
Wilson. 'Th"rr Nrc two parts Of /.
which weight 1875 pounds each, too
great a lNad for man to pack, and no
mul" or horse can get up the mountain
side. Our arrangement now is to pack
INC parts Of the engine in the two pom
toons which form n part Of the scoplane
and use them as slcds to drag the en-.
ginc down to the road -
Interesting Souvenirs
Tn" officer has made m interesting
souvenir from arts of the wrecked
machine. He has taken parts of the
canvas, which il made Of the finest
rad" Irish linen, treated with a special
Varnish. and has cat this into covers
for book If photographs he has made
Of the wreck and fastened the covers
with tn" turn buckles and strong steel
wire which held parts Of the machine
together. Painted on the front cover,
which is an odd shade of grey, will be
rad ,,,.l L., n.
liSulnv"d on the propeller.
Possibly even moro unusual is the
other souvenir, says the Hilo Herald.
This il made Of the frame of the wings,
which is in two parts, each separa ted
into four compartments, just the right
size for good photograph. One of
these has all four compartments into
which viii be placed as many different
views Of the wreck. The other has
only the two central compartments re-
naming, Lieutenant Wilson having cut
off the two ends so the second frame
will hold only two pictures, showing
himself and Sergeant Gray, in the heart
Of an imp"netrablr forest, at work dis
%embling the parts.
While there will be several of the
albums there will be but two of the
frames, one Of which Lieutenant vii
son expects to send to his brother AL
'"rt, who is with the Tent Casual Com
any in Washington. This company
works directly under the government
at Washington, and has charge of the
policing of lumber camps, and preserv,
ing order among the spruce lumbermen,
so there may be no delay in getting out
spruce for the manufacture Of lying
machines. The other frame the young
officer will send TO his mother, " no is
still his "best girl".
Lieutenant Wilson hopes to get into
the flying corps himself before the
war is over.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
Western Front Comparatively Quiet
Rene,Ued Hun Offensive

WASHINGTON, June 90 Associat
ed Press while the Allies on the
Western Front are bracing themselves
for resumption of the German of
frnsive, which it is fully expected will
be launched at any hour, no fighting
Of great moment occurred yesterday
anywhere along the long line held by
the Belgians, English, French and
Americans.
Events Of considerable moment, how.
ever, took place in Russia and Siberia,
the Germans being the aggressOrs in
one instance while in the other the
Czccho-Slovaks took the initiative.
An official statement from Moscow
reports that the Germans. have landed
three thousand infantry and cavalry,
with artillery, at POti, on the BlaCh
Sea.
\ despatch from London saws Berlin
advices received by way of Copenhagen
assert that force of Czrcho Slovaks
under General AIcxirfr has captured
Irkutsk, in Siberia, from the Bolshc
wiki.
Japan Wont Intervene
Although it is reported from Toxic
that Japan has no intention Of inter
Ncming in siberia at present, yet she
has no objection toNChina taking steps
to block the Huns. The Toxic despatch
says that the press Of that city re
ports that as a result Of the delihar
atoms of the advisory board, JaPav,
has decided not to comply with tn"
request of the entente and will re
frain from intervention in Siberia at
present.
A despatch from Hardin, howevcr.
says that the embargo placed by the
japanese government upon Chinese ac
ton in Siberia has been raised because
Russia is taking no steps to prevent
the German advance to the East.
Although no fighting of great i'm
portance took place on the Western
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
MANY ALIENS WANT
TO Be NATURAL|zED

Announcement that alien enemirs
and other aliens in the military forces
Of the United States may now
petition for naturalization caused a
flood of inquiries and applications
of army men III the federal clerk 5
Office yesterday. Two of those
who seek naturalization are youths Of
Canadian birth, who have completed
their training at the Schofeld Barracks
officers training camps, and who must
wait until they ar" naturaliZed before
they can be commissioned. They are
Roy Pattru. member Of the station.
cry firm of PAttcn a Company, and
James Sinclair, formerly with the Aud.
It Company of Hawaii. None of the
petitions for naturalization are to DO
filed at the federal clerk : office until
the special forms required reach here
from Washington.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28

Fr0nt, There w s0mp activity 10Th
of artiller, and iufantrv. with ne
Germans rcIul~,d ~ thrIr otternuts Il, |
the Az = wlrnlou surccss in roids
Paris reports thnt north of tho
Aisnp the Grrmar> nttarkcd but were
thrown back without pains, London
reports that the Grrmnn artillery wa,
active caS Of Nmicns and that thc
British in ruidS carried ont in III.
Arras re, ion took prisoners.
1,bo pr;t;.h o,.;.,,,n, ,.
torJav and r,rr;,J NV, r.,,,I. nm man,,
nn;n+s hort of 49,. G,rn,a" '', I ,,'n"
tors of bombs ,.,,ro rrn,,,,,1
TLo U,,,,
,;ctory of tho .nr, f,r u'h;,h .t,,' w. w.,
r,n.t ro+oriors .rh,ir n,.;a.' ,,,,n
,,,.rr =, CanaI;a, ,;,1, ','i, -. "
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
WILSON TO SPEAK At
WASH|NGTON'S TOME

WNSHINGTON, June % CONCEAL
\uu"Hu, rmrut was made at III,
White House tulay that President VII
son viii deliver Fourth of July nd
lrr,~ ~ rNrrclSrs that viii I've held a.
VT. Vernon.
The celebration which will hr at tho
historic srot where George Washing
'uu is hurlrd it was announced, will
he attended by representatives. of all
Of the allied nations.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
TO DRAW NUMBERS
OF NEW REG|STRANTS

WASHINGTON, June 25- (OficiaD
Serial numbers of America 3 1918
class, which registered under draft
laws June 5, will be drawn this week
for 744,SG5 men, it was announced
today.
The men who registered June and
for whom serial numbers are to be
lrawn are those who have h"com"
twenty one years of age since the regis
ration last year. The drawing to de
termine the serial numbers will be con
lrawing held last year
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
WASHINGTON PAYS NO
HEED TO Won KUEHLMAN

WASHINGTON
Allies
outbreak the
believed
orally agreed
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
PRINCE ARTHUR VISITS
TOMB OF COUNT NOGI

TOXIC, June "5-(Specinl Cable to
Nippu JiiD A visit to the tomb Of
tn" late Gen. Count NJ. Nogi, the hero
of the Port Arthur siege in the Russo
japanese war, was made yesterday by
Prince Arthur Of Connaught, who is NOW
STAYING in Toxic as the Mikado's guest
Of honor. The homage paid by the
prince was picturesque.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
JAPANESE AVIATOR
IS KILLED IN FALL

TOXIC, Iuuc @5--(Special Cable to
Nlppu Ilu While mancuNcring over
the naval station base at Oppama. near
Yokohama, yesterday, hydropl"nr
rloIrd bN I.rr'rnant Sakamoto Of the
naval aviation corps fell, killing the
aviator utmost instantly. Lieutenant
Yonrzawa. who was carried as n pas
,cn-cr wa seriously, probably fatal
", ilrrd in the fall.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
CHINA'S FINANCIAL
STATUS SATISFACTORY

TOXIC. June 95 Especial to Nipru
HIi) Baron Y. Snkatnni, the nnuur'n'
advisor to the Chinese government. hat
returned here this morning from
Picking. The financial status of tn,
Chimes" republic, said the baron. is A.
satisfactory as can be expected.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
PARIS IS DECLARED
WITHIN ARMY ZONE

PARIS, June 25-(OhicinD -Prc,j
dent Poincare by decree today declared
the department Of the Seine, including
Paris, within the army zone
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
LUMBER CUT OF PAST
YEAR Is ENORMOUS

ANuINGTON. June 25-- ,OfiriuN
liz was announced here today that the
total cut Of lumber in the United States
III the past year reached total Of
- NJ 80 600 feet
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
HUNS BLUFF.
IN LATE PEACE
HATTER|NCS
Foreign Minister
Has Idea Chivalry
Should Be Given
Recognition AS a
First Preliminary

n MSTERDAM, June 20 -
4 "A (AssoCiatcd Press -Scout-
ing the idea of any military vic
tory for the Allies and claiming
that Austria has just won a
triumph in Italy. Won kuehlman,
Gcrmany's foreign minister, made
Il statement of Gcrmany's war
aims in the rciChStag Yesterday
These aims, as laid down by the
foreign minister, are based on the
German faith in final military
>ictOry, but are not to be looked
uoon, he explained, as the full
fruits OF such victory.
\ significant feature Of the adj
dress Of the foreign minister was
his shifting OF the blame for the
war from the shoulders of Great
Britain, which has been the in
rariablc German claim SO far, and
placing it upon Russia. The sec
"nd featue Of his announcement
vas his declaration that Germany
would not pledge herself in ad
yance to the restoration of Bel
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
BAKER CONGRATU TIES
ITALIANS ON VICTORY

WASHINGTON June rs onca-socrotary of
won by the troops Of General DtaS The Secretary said
the italian 'front.'
planned, by the Vienna war
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
AMERICAN ARMY FOR ITALY

Press)-Sae New
American take thor the
early
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
MORE VICTORY COMING

Speaking OF the military sltua
Won. Won kuchIman said that the
."c"nt German victories had given
hat country the initiative of action in
'rancr. 1--WE can hope that this sum.
mcr and autumn will bring new sue
.rsScs to our arms, he declared. He
LnOrad completely the fact that the
AUSTRIAN army had been overwhelmed
III its offensive in Italy, saying that
he recent activities of the Austrian
army had resulted in notable success
The result of this year s military
activities have shown that the Allies
idea of obtaining u victory is only an
IDLE dream,' he concluded.
WILSON DIDN'T BITE
The statement of the foreign minis
ter was followed by another by Won
il"rtling. the imperial chancellor. ~
said in a previous address to you that
the statement Of the war aims of the
United States by President Wilson
resented four points which might form
'hr basis of pracr,' he told the reich
stag members. "But, - he continued,
"tlrre followed no uttcrance from
President Wilson that he desired to
r'llo" up my suggestion and I can see
% Object III spinning further threads
than those winch | have started. Still
!, IS Is there an object in 50 doing after
thr statements which since then have
reached us, especially from America.
THESE later statements make clear to
rs what is to be understood in the
ihru~c "a pence league Of peoples, or
'" league Of peoples for the main
.'namcr Of freedom and justice
GERMAN WAR AIMS
In his statement. Won Kurhlman told
inc rrichstng that Germany could not
tnd herself to any pledges regarding
lir!GIum. Regarding the war aims of
Jrrmany he SAIL:
We wish u free, strong and indie
pendent existence within the boun,
laTrs drawn for us by history. "
desire overseas possessions correspond
lrE to our greatness and wealth. We
'rslrr the freedom of the seas for the
carrying of our trade to all parts Of
tic world.
The blame for the war, he said, rests
rIrfly with Russia, which instigated
the conflict. France is next in line of
cMPability and Great Britain next.
Quoting from the speech made by
\-quth on May Is, when the former
British premier said that Great Bri-
tam wOuld not turn deaf ear to peace
proPosals if they come couched in
terms that are not ambiguous, the
foreign minister said:
GERMAN CHIVALRY
1--WE, likewise, can make the same
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08
Northern Lights
Seen In South

Washington. March THE North
ern lights, that weird phenomena Of
the Arctic regions, were seen in an
unusual burst of glory from this city
tonight. Naval observatory officials
said It was the most wonderful dis
play in probably twelve years. Sell
dom are the lights observable so far
South.
Stretching across about thirty de-
grees OF the Northern zenith. they
Jared In bursts of red AMI purple and
streaks OF gold and white. They
Slowed for three or four minutes at
times and again showed IN fttul
flashes Of only seconds duration.
They glared go at times as to cause
a report throughout the city that there
was An immense fire to the North.
Observatory officials asserted that the
aurora boreaNs is most active In DC
tober and %ovem her and during a Sc
ries of sun spots. There have been
an unusually large number OF sun
spots recently. which accounts for the
display.
Telephone and telegraph wires were
slightly affected here and reports from
cities to the North were that the teie-
graph wires were crippled BY the mag
netic influence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08
CAMPAIGN STARTS Up
IN JEFFERSON WARD
East End Citizens' Association to Hold
Mass Meeting Thursday Night
In Chimborsso school.

emerson ward gets 10 II Tfst
The polictical pot Will bubble and
boil and trouble will brew for some
of the candidates at a meeting an
nonnced FOR next Thursday night at
Chin ooraso school
The East End Citizens association
Will chaperone the meeting, and
President j. Mat Davis Of that as
ISOLATION. will WELD tho gave1.
Chimborszo school auditorium has
been the scene of some merry gather
inss. II was here that opposition 10
tho taking Of street car tracks of
the streets of the East End met It's
Waterloo. which cost the street car
people nearly $500. II was also here
that Captain Morgan II. Mills was de-
capitated, and II was likewise here
that ne was restored to political pow
err: And II was In Chimborago that
John Grimes WAS saved from defeat
by Captain Bailey.
Familiar political figures Will grace
the auditorium next Thursday night,
including Jim Dickersor. The
Folkes. George Davis. billy" sullivan,
Charlie Ganzert and all that crowd
In sending out his invitation to the
public President Davis says: ALI
candidates for the council and board
of aldermen are requested to be pres
emit and address the citizens. The en- :
tire membership of the association Is
expected to De psesent and every eitt-
zen of Jefferson ward is cordially in
vited to lay aside his private affairs
and attend this important public meet
ing