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The Twin City star., 1918-07-06
FRENCH SOON BECOME
REAL BASEBALL FANS
As Enthusiastic Over Hit for
Three Bases as for Boot.
Have Not Learned That Most Danger
Gus Place to Stand and Watch Is
Behind Bat-Big Entertain
ment for the StroIIers.

Are the French people baseball fans?
90 Ia la; anyone who was out on the
Bois de Boulogne on recent Sunday
and saw the thousands of excited Pari-
SLAMS crowding around the two base
ball diamonds would answer that ques-
tiOn with an emphatic soul"
The games were staged between the
Medical Department Repair Shop No.
l and the Searchlight Division on one
diamond and the Red Cross drivers and
Y. M. G. A. nine on another. But the
fans didn't know who was playing
nor did they care, says Stars and
Stripes. Whenever someone cracked
out binger for three bags, a chorus
Of whatever Is French for "Atta boyw
rose from the crowd. And whenever
the shortstop made boot and let the
ball get through to left field. the fans
liked it just as well as If he'd made
the assist.
And the Paris games are the first
In history where the umpire has
chance with the bleachers. The rea-
son Is that they don't know what or
why or wherefore is the umpire. And
the umpires, to date, aren't giving in
terviews to the Paris dailies explain
ing the duties Of their positions.
But these new friends of our ma
tional game must learn that the worst
place to stand while watching game
Is behind the catcher. In the recent
games they were crowded within two
feet Of the plate and 1t was impOssi-
Bile to keep them back. "Cest danger
eux !" an American would yell at them.
"Ah, oui," they agreed and moved back
all of two inches.
Those games ran for only FIVE in
nings. and within that time there were
several casualties. When a foul came
screaming over their heads, they laugh
ed; when the catcher let bad one
pass and 1t tapped n fan on the head.
everybody came back for more. There
are bound to be some serious injur-
les when the league opens If provisions
are not made to keep the enthusiasts
from acting as backstops.
.As a baseball game 1t wouldn't have
got very many paragraphs on
home sporting page, but as entertain
ment for the strollers to Boise de Bou-
logne 1t was world beater.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06
SHEARERS ASK $50 A DAY
Are Now Making $40 Day Trimming
Sheep In Idaho, but
Want More.

Boise, Idaho.-Sheep shearers In
Idaho are making $40 day, and II
their demands for more wages are met
they will make $50 day, according tc
]. B. Whitson, a sheepman, in com
plant to the state council Of defense
Sheepmen declare they have informa
ton indicating a statewide sheep
shearing combination has been built
up.
Shearers are getting Is cents head
and by using machines each man car
shear from 200 to 300 head Of sheer
a day. The shearers have made a de
man for an increase to 20 cents head
In addition, the boss Of the crews Il
paid for boarding his men, which would
bring the charge to about % cents Q
head, say the sheep owners.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06
THREE SONS ARE FIGHTING
Mother Wants to Engage In Some War
Work That Will Take Her to
France.

st. Paul, Minn.-Mrs. P. Holstrom of
No. $50 Conway street has three sons
fighting for Uncle Sam, and she her
self is planning to 60 into some kind
Of war work that will take her to
France.
Enoch Holstrom, graduate of Cor
nell university, went to France with an
engineering unit, and during phase of
the present German offensive twenty
two American engineers were killed
around him, but he came through un-
scathed. He was promoted for his brav-
cry under fire from second to first lieu
tenant.
Harry Holstrom, twenty-five years
old, is on the ocean somewhere chasing
submarines.
Ben Holstrom, twenty years old, who
Joined his brother in the fight against
the kaiser, though he is not of draft
age, is in the aviation section and now
is awaiting orders.
All Of the boys graduated from Me-
chanic Arts High school. The two lat
ter attended Cornell university.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06
HE WAS FOR GERMANY
GOT TAR AND FEATHERS

Vicksburg, Miss.-'T am for
Germany and I am awaiting the
day-and 1t won't be more than
two or three years at most
when Germany invades the
United States. Germany will
make a real country out Of this
slipshod, grating nation"
This statement, accredited to
w. M. Wilkerson, caused him to
be taken from passenger train
and treated to a coat Of tar and
feathers. He was then commit
ted to jail. . H. .
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06
DIAMOND
NOTES

Baldermo Acosta is back with the
Atlanta Crackers.
-
Bert Gallia is acclaimed as the best
hurler on the Browns staff.
Charley Risberg keeps right on play
ing brilliant ball ut third base.
Hub Perdue's batting record Of OLA
should elect him to Crowder's idler
class.
Utility Man. Chuck Workman is find
ing 1t difficult to break into the Cub
lineup.
Earle Neale Of the Reds plays closer
to the fence than any other left fielder
in the National league.
J. Weldon Wyckoff. pitcher last
year for the Boston Americans, has
been signed by Minneapolis.
.
O'Farrell, q colt, Is catching regu-
larly for the Cubs, who will lose Kill
lefer, DAILY and Elliott in the draft.
Chet Thomas should strengthen the
Indians, for when Steven O'Neill Is
absent only q rookie Is left to catch.
Buffalo continues to make changes.
Among recent acquisitions are Tom
McCabe and Marty Murphy, outfield-
ers.
In "Swede" Risberg the White Sox
have as clever a utility infielder as
is to be found in major league COM
pany.
President Hampstead Of the New
York Giants has the major league
baseball scores cabled to France every
evening. ,.,n
So far Jack Hendricks, the Car
dinals' new boss, has found the pilot
ing Of big league team tough
proposition.
It is estimated that the increased
railroad rates will mean an additional
expense of $4,000 a year for each ma
jor league club. ,sro
..s -t@tlsTi7. ll7s I -
The Joplin management, in an at
tempt to catch the fans, has decided
to try the experiment Of starting its
games at A o'clock.
The Giants are as unpopular as ever
in Cincinnati and verbal clashes be-
tween the fans and the New York
players followed every game.
Walter Pipp of the New York Yam
KEGS is the latest diamond performer
to talk Of taking shipyard job to
get deferred draft classification.
Since Rollie Zeider was made the
Cubs regular second baseman he has
batted at a .240 clip, and seemingly
is improving all the time In his bat
ting.
Bill Phelon, the Cincinnati scribe,
remarks that as pitcher Joe Wood,
now with Cleveland, was never much
Of hitter. Wrong, Bill-Wood al
ways could hit. ,.
Baseball does not appear to be suf.
fering much as rival of the war.
Large crowds are turning out every
where as If glad Of the chance to for
get the war for few hours. When
u team is playing good ball 1t is max
ing no complaints Of the crowd.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06
A Case for Hoover.

Albany, N. Y.-Heeding only spring
with its blossoms and bird songs,
Thomas Farrell, eleven, and Frank
Redmond, nine, followed the call of the
road. They were found asleep in q
haystack six miles away from home,
holding closely six eggs.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06
UNASSIsTED DOUBLE PLAY.

Douglas Baird, Card third
sacker. made a put-out at first
the other day, and incidentally
an unassisted double play. The
Cards were playing the Reds,
and with Neale on first. Wingo
raped a hot liner straight at
Baird. Neale was away with
the crack of the bat, as the hit
looked safe, but the third base
man speared it and then raced
across the diamond to first, beat
ing Neale and taking the put-out
himself.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06

ia. ..t of America Red Gross
Tuhe Danzg the chief prison
black
supplying clothing comforts tobacco
transmitting for the the which furnishes
supplies
o. 900
sent to Tuche is stock Red
Red will
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06
Cardinals Not Hitting Well.

John Hendricks, Cardinals pilot,
says the reason his team is not VIM
ming Is because his good hitters, Horns
by, Smith, Cruise and Gonzales. are not
stinging the ball as hard as they did at
this time last year.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06
French and British Impressed by
Splendid Enterprise and
Initiation.
HEROIC DEEDS ARE PREDICTED
General Says American Spirit at
Critical Moment Served to Main
tain Morale of French at
Chateau Thierry.

London.-The behavior of the
American troops at Chateau Thierry
has demonstrated more than anything
that has happened on the American
front the splendid initiative and en-
terprise with which the American ar
my is endowed, and nothing has
aroused the keener enthusiasm of the
commander, says the Daily Mail cor
respondent with the American army
In France. .,
He quotes an unnamed French gen.
eral as saying that the American spir-
It and enterprise at critical moment
served to maintain the morale Of the
French troops around Chateau Thier-
~. "
Among the incidents of the engage
ment the correspondent mentions Is
the steadiness and persistence of the
American machine gun fire in the
streets Of Chateau Thierry. Company
after company Of the enemy marching
four abreast, repeatedly tried to ad-
vance, but recoiled sorely shattered
before the fire Of the American gun
ners. The streets were strewn with
German dead and wounded and the
American officers estimate they in
flicted at least 1000 casualties.
Predicts Heroic Deeds.
When bridge across the Marne
was blown up, the correspondent adds,
the Americans were left on the north
ern bank with the enemy in front Of
them and the river at their backs. Car
rying their guns, the Americans de-
scended to the lower banks OF, the riv-
er, and under enemy machine gun and
artillery fire succeeded In reaching the
next bridge. ..
The correspondent predicts that
much will be heard Of the deeds Of
the Americans In the next few days.
and adds:
/" American troops fresh from the
United States continue to arrive with
regularity and in numbers more than
sufficient to justify renewed conf
dence In the ultimate triumph Of the
entente. The Americans at this mo-
ment are distributed over a very wide
front.
"In some sectors entire American
divisions form one unit, holding a
certain extent Of line, while else
where they are brigaded with French
and British regiments. In the Lune-
Vile and Toul sectors the Americans
hold very difficult safents-in the
Toul sector completely dominated by
the German artillery on Moptsec. The
Germans recently have been drench-
ing these positions with gas, but the
Americans stood firm and won the
ready appreciation Of all observers"
The spirit and morale of the Ameri-
can soldiers wounded in the Cantigny
battle, 80 per cent Of whom will re-
cover, is wonderful. The first ques-
tion they ask the surgeon is:
"Doc, when will I be able to go
back after the Germans who fixed
met"
Two young privates were waiting
their turn to enter the operating-room
of large American hospital in Paris.
One said:
II have been over the top three
times, and it is the greatest sport
ever had. Fix me up quick because
I want to 60 back after the Boches
again." .. ~. ,.
The second soldier, who had seri-
Gus wound in the thigh, said:
'If I do not return to the trenches
I have the satisfaction Of knowing
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06

LIE Verne Chappell, known in base.
ball as Larry" has Joined the navy.
Chappell had brief spectacular ca
reer in baseball. While with the Mil
waukee club In the American associa-
ton he was star and his work was
SO brilliant that Owner Comiskey Of
the White Sox purchased him at what
was then almost record price.
Sickness, accidents and other mis-
fortunes combined against Larry and
he was never able to duplicate his
minor league record in the majors. He
left the White Sox and this season was
in the Pacific Coast league.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06

1t has been some years since ball
player has had the nerve to wear a
mustache during the playing season,
but this spring Catcher John Henry Of
the Boston Braves grew one. Mus
taches went out Of existence among
ball players when John Titus left the
big leagues some years ago and none
has had the nerve to display one until
Henry came to bat this year. He
probably became brave enough to
sprOut one because he plays with the
Braves. -,.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06
Chivinaton's New Job.

Tom Chiyington. former president
Of the American association, is with
the Colonels as business manager.
The Twin City star., 1918-07-06

Baseball does not appear to be suf.
fering much as rival of the war.
Large crowds are turning out every
where as If glad Of the chance to for
get the war for few hours. When
team is playing good ball 1t is max
ing no complaints Of the crowd.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-15
Facts About the American Red Cross
Did you know that ~

It has established and operating twenty dspensares the American Army Zone in France for the needy ia miles there and improve health conditions in that section ready for our troops
 is housing and feeding thousands of children War Zone keep them away from the danger and shell fire? It has divided the entire Zone districts, utensils agricultural implements bed bedding, food and clothing?
 It provides builders and ready toput-up buildings to house the homeless in the devastated often before the walls of the destroyed homes have cooled?
 It is bringing two hundred supplies Paris from which hundred and twenty-five reshipped to branch warehouses France? It is providing artificial limb factory outside in addition to special plants for the making pmts? What will YOU give to keep this Hand of Mercy at work? Every cent of every dollar received for the Red Cross
 goes for War Relief
 The American for the relief of suffering is nVes without most all giving
 is voluntary
 
 is today o human mua nrn county
 of feeds clothes n O fgreat is there in time of Your Army. million 1t.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-09-07
L'ANsE NEWS NOTES.

G. p. Gallagher, of Lansing, with tho
federal fuel administration Office, wa;
la business visitor in the county Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Londberg re-
turned Wednesday from their honey
moon.
Blackheads, blotches and pimples
are generally caused by the improper
action of the bowels. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea regulates the
bowels, cleans the stomach, clears the
complexion from the inside-nature's
way-"fet that healthy, happy look"
Superior Pharmacy.
Miss Adeline Boyer left Monday
for Lake Linden, where she will at
tend school. Mrs. Boyer accompan-
led her to Lake Linden, returning
Thursday.
H. G. Smith, Of Laurium, spent
Wednesday guest Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Smith.
Mrs. j JDln, Roberts, Of Huron Bay,
was in town Wednesday.
Captain John p. Christopher left
Thursday for business visit in Ro-
chester, Pa.
Mrs. Bell Thomas and son John Wis
tied in Houghton Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Kent and Mr..
and Mrs. R. H. Kent spent Thursday
in the copper country.
Mr.. and, Mrs. George DeGagne
spent few days this week in Hough-
ton, guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Major. =
Miss Sophia Picard left Sunday for
Rapid City, s. D., after spending the
past eight weeks here guest Of her
mother.
o. j. Smith, Of Munising, transact
ed business here Monday.
Amy Laundroche, Of Houghton, was
a week end guest of T. G. Belanger.
Mrs. Christian Westberg spent
Sunday in Chassell visiting her son,
Andrew Anderson.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-09-07

Deputy Fire Waredn Edward Par
ish, of Calumet, was in L'Anse Tues
day on business.
Joseph Fisette visited in Chassell
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Nadeau and
children spent the. first Of the week in
Republic.
Supt. Fred Foster, Of the Stearns
& Culver Lumber Co., was business
visitor in Escanaba Thursday.
Deputy Food Inspector John T.
Rowe, Of aurium, was in L'Anse on
Wednesday on an inspection tour.
Robert, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Laino Of Zeba, shot bear near their
farm Tuesday night which tipped the
scales at three hundred pounds. Mr..
Bear has been playing havoc with
the young cattle in that vicinity, kill
ing one Of Mr.. Laino's cows.
Miss Anna O'Leary spent the week
end at her home in Hancock.
John d. Calhoun was a business
caller in Houghton Wednesday.
Miss Myrtle Lindahl, of Skanee, was
L'Anse visitor Wednesday.
Carl Peterson, of Houghton,. visited
few days this week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Kentof Pellston
arrived Tuesday and are guests of
their son, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Kent.
Duncan Mclean, of Sand River, Wis
tied few days in town this week
with old acquaintances.
Charles Zeiser, who recently under
went an~operation for appendicitis,
was out Wednesday for the first time.
Mrs. Frank Read, of Camp l, was in
town Wednesday shopping.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-09-07
FOR SALE.

An up-to-date six-room dwelling,
with fine stone basement and all
modern onveniences-hot and cold
water, telephone, etc. Also have two
milch cows and a heifer for sale. In
quire of Mrs. John Sands, L'Anse.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-02-08
TORPEDO DESTROYS TUScANiA
OFF NORTHERN COAST OF
IRELAND.
267 OF 2,179 MISSING
TROOPS ON cuNARoER PRINCE.
PALLY WISCONSIN AND MICH.
iGAN GUARDSMEN.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Feb. THE first
American troop transport bound
abroad has been sunk by German
submarine. approximately 267 Amer
lean soldiers persisted when the ship
rescued
The transport sunk was the Tus-
cania. a Cunard liner lent to the
United States by the British govern
ment which carried 2,179 American
soldiers as passengers, but was con.
voyed like regular transport.
The scene of the disaster was off
the northern coast of Ireland, the sur
vivors being landed by the vessels OF
the convoy at two neighboring Irish
ports, fifty miles apart.
The military units aboard the trans
port were:
Headquarters detachment and com
panies D, E and F'of the Twentieth en-.
gineers.
One Hundred and Seventh engineer
battalion OF Michigan engineers and
the First battalion of Wisconsin engi-
neers.
One Hundred and Seventh military
police from the Fourth and Sixth Wis
consin National Guard infantry
One Hundred and Seventh supply
train. formerly from the Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth Wisconsin infantry.
One Hundred and Fifty-eighth aero
squadron.
Replacement detachments No. l and
No. OF the Thirty-second division
michigan wisconsin, with fifty-one
casual officers.
not indicate what members of these
units were lost and what members
saved Only extreme meager informa-
ton had been received up to O'Clock
this morning
The American ambassadors infor-
nation was embodied in the following
statement issued by the State Depart
ment:
THE latest adyices received by the
State Department from the embassy
at London regarding the Tuscania is
that at II p. m. Feb. 6, the latest in
formation was that 1912 officers and
men on the Tuscania were accounted
for out of 2,179
The ambassador further reports
that the lord mayor of Belfast is Civ
Ing all the aid possible
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-02-08
AMERICANS REBEL 20 AIRPLANEe.
Heavy Artillery Fire Kept Up Day and
Night on Enemy Trenches,

with the American Army in France.
Feb. Twenty enemy airplanes
which endeavored to cross the Ameri-
can lines were violently shelled by
the anti-aircraft batteries and driven
off.
British filters on Monday dropped
three tons Of bombs and accounted
Tor eight enemy aeroplanes, with the
loss of one machine. On the Italian
front Italian and British aviators have
brought down thirteen enemy ma.
chimes while the Germans again have
bombed Padua.
Raiding operations and artillery
duels are Increasing on the western
front as the time for the beginning of
the spring operations approaches.
Two years ago Germany began her
drive on Verdun Feb. 10. while last
year the British captured Grandcourt
on the Somme front on Feb. 7, and the
Germans two weeks later retired from
the Ancre, the first step in the re-
treat to the Hindenburg line.
All official statements report great
artillery activity. The big guns have
been busy around Ypres and before
Cambria, on the British front, on the
right bank of the Meuse, on the
French front, and on the American
sector.
The British have made a successful
raid northeast of Ypres, and French
raiders brought back prisoners in the
Argonne. German attempts near
Cambria and near Corbeny. in Cham.
payne, were repulsed.
There has been lively aerial and ar.
tillery fighting on the American SEC
tor, northwest of Toul The skies there
have cleared, and the Germans are re-.
ported to be bombarding villages un.
touched for many months.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-02-08
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
western Newspaper Union News Service.
PINTO BEAN DAY EACH WEEK.
Governor cuntsr. In Proclamation.
Urges Substitution Of Product for
All Meat on Tuesdays.

Governor cuntsr, In Proclamation,
Urges Substitution Of Product for
All Meat on Tussdays.
Denver-The increased consump.
ton Of Colorado pinto beans as . sub
stitute for meat on meatless days IL
urged upon the people Of the state In
a proclamation issued BY Governor
julius c. Gunter. The following u the
proclamation:
Inasmuch As the United States food
administration. Of necessity. has desig.
mated Tuesday Of each week - meat
less day; and.
Whereas, the Colorado pinto bean
is the best and most available sub
stitute for meat Of all kinds and
should be used by Colorado people.
because
l. A pound Of Colorado pinto
beans is the equivalent OF 1.63 pounds
of sirloin steak, 2o1 pounds of round
steak. or 1873 eggs.
2. Careful analyses by government
and state authorities show the food
value OF Colorado pinto beans to be
equal to and even superior to navy
beans.
3. The Colorado pinto bean has
been developed as q most successful
crop under dry farming conditions.
I. Colorado raised in 1917. In 70
Spouse to the plea for increased food
production, five times the quantity
produced In 1916 and there are now
In the hands Of the growers 100000
pounds seeking q market at . price
much less than that at which navy
beans are sold
s. The use Of this excellent article
Of food by all Colorado will relieve the
necessity Of importing other foods and
therefore release for government use
rolling stock needed for other pur
poses.
6. The greater use Of Colorado
pinto beans will raise the price to the
grower; will reduce the price Of east
ern grown beans to the consumer and
will, at the same time. encourage the
greater production Of this staple
article Of food In response to war Dc.
mands.
Z. Coloradoans should encourage
the use of pinto beans al home pro.
duct because the crop IL capable OF
greatly increased production In this
state.
8. The growth Of this crop will put
the ground in excellent condition for
the planting Of wheat rye and furnish
valuable by-products for live stock.
9. Pinto beans are easily stored
and handled, are non-perishable and
do not depreciate with age.
Now, therefore, all Colorado fam
lilies. hotels. restaurants, boarding
houses and dining cars are asked in
aid of the general war campaign to
use Colorado pinto beans as a substi-
tute for meat on Tuesday Of each
week.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-02-08
Cars Ars Needed for Potato Crop.

Cara Are Needed for Potato Crop.
One Of the biggest problems In food
conservation yet undertaken by tho
Colorado Council Of Defense was pre-
scented through Dr.. Charles A. Lory,
Chairman Of the conservation commit
tee. He brought the appeal Of farm
ers Of northern Colorado to assist In
moving 5000 cars Of potatoes within
the next sixty days. with the added In.
formation that unless this b accom-
plished. the majority Of the potatoes
VIII represent great loseeo.