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Evening journal., 1918-05-07

some fine Sunday morn. promonadingl
he highways and byways surrounded
by the beauties Of nature, where trees
are blooming, where bees are hum
ming where birds are singing, daisies
laughing and the bright sun glowingly
smiling. and perhaps you may graceful /
ly enjoy an the wonders that nature /
gives and perhaps you may hear the /
sonorous echo of lullaby played 10y
Mr Haberl on sweet 90 sounding
violin which viii even make Mr. Coop
err. the skyman, descend from beyond
the clouds and do the lig a Ia ballad
on The point of a shy hook
Bul Jennings. who attends spiritual
isiic meetings every Sunday, ought 90
be- given a wooden medal for bravery
by getting nlcd with the Spirits.
Ricky Roof. our wlndpad man, win
show the rest of the boys how 60 hit
lhis year
Benny Haywood Is like a bad penny;
] liable 40 turn mp any old time.
Mr. Kelly. The Spanish War veteran,
delivered q speech on patriotism.
BIZ Virgins has just visied Farm
hurst and visits ihe Artillery Fuse
plant instead.
BIN FIncrty. ApplehOocker preaohit
Frrickson Skyhook Cooper. Dutohhsr-
lanisky and Mr.. Springer. the leader u
HIn H.nwH rlar.annnr.NnH Hln r.fnnUNN rrse
from The Harlan plant 40 me banquet
They an made snort hut impressive
speeches. especially The Applenocker
who preached his
William Springer. the well known
Moose of tlls city, is certainly capable
+ OF delivering tousts which each one Of
the members deeply appreciates. Mr.
/ Springer SPRINGS a Joke with every
wom he says
Even Chaplain Farrell enjoyed me
banquet saturday evening
Bnl Jennings has applied FOR a posi-
tion az some place again. he was told
ihat they want a fellow with digni-
0ed appearance. Well don't worry.
hlN, YOU NiN idllu souleHiiuh Mt IIkIAh
but Do the meantime lot your mustache
grow so that the foreman can ten
ihsl yOu arc l| married man.
Carl Go0dey met with the same fste
as Hacketi Guess what happened?
Consult the fortune teller.
Want 30 see good circus boys
Then follow that Newport Jazz band
which Will lead you 90 the KEYSTONE
Field Clubs wrestling show on Thurs
, day evening az SIS O'Clock. Get there
, before the curtain rises, so you car
see the sideshow.
50 long boys. Mr.. Applehooker, Sky.
hook Cooper and Beerhacksol0gist Wi
smile at you again next week.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
DehoHPfchers Show We'll Under Donovan

BIZ certainly has been getting results
during the spring trip. as the Cincin-
natl Reds will testify.
Il often has been remsrked-quite
truthnllly, tOO-that the Detroit Tigers
needed only tight pitching to enable
them 20 win pennants. II the Tigers
had been blessed with that fortunate
thing~a good pitching stsfr-tnere is
no telling how many pennants hey
would have corralled In the American
League. They probably would had 'em
IN a SORT Of exclusive fashion
With a lineup reading from left 10
right Ty Cobb. BOBBY Neach. Harry
Heilman, and an The famous sluggers
who have disported themselves in
Prank Navin's uniform, and q pitching
stsff 10 hold the opposition down 10 a
minimum OF runs. the Tigers certainly
would be referred 20 now as the great
est team that ever played baseball.
When Donovan was manager OF th'
T Yankees he Was credited with being
shrewd handler Of pitchers. Georgl
/ Mogridge developed under his manage
ment and turned In a no-hit game dur
/ ing his service as Bilis best left
handler. Nick Cullop was star will
/ Donovan "a show him how Bob Shaw
/ kew never amounted 70 a great deal "a
a pitcher until Bill took hold Of him
Bill found slim Love. and cslmcd Ra.
/ Caldwell. He's got the goods II III
/ has the material 70 work with In ne
I trolt. he Is a man 20 he Justly feareC
] and perhaps famed.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
RICO LEAna LEWIS

Joa Rlgo. pride Of fhs Coionfsr
Psrlors, took the lead m tbs drsf two
blocks of his 1000 point pocket bill.
lizard match with Willie Lewis, Of Phil
adelphis. for the benefit Of n1a Ameri.
can Billiard Players Aulbulanoe Bund
at the Colonial last night. wk1on he
finished the second block with ne
score at 200 to fi4. Lewis, Win %.
high run OF "a, won the 4ftarnoou
block 100 TO o.. the long run gNinE
him the advantage oven RICO, WHO was
shooting IN spectacular foryu. but
whose best straiehtawey was r -. IN
the evening he ran 500 10 81 for The
Philadelphian. giving the local man ~
lead by l6 points. The man win most
In two more blocks OF the nrzhch this
afternoon and tonight and every Gfter a.
noon and night Of tho week up 'horaad
including Friday.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
2T5 Athletes Enter
Delaware Track Meet

Grove, Yarnalis Dover, Keith and Wood
Smyrna. Patterson and Ashbn;
GEORGETOWN, Rose and Ableman; Ken
nett Square, Hauey; North East, Logan !;
Newark, Rowan; dupont, Ward and
Hendrickson. Newark. Armstrong.
ssO-yard dash, Kennett Sduaro, Con
nell and Mendanhall; New Castle, Sent-
man and Lovcless; Salisbury. Robert
SON. Belalr, Davis: Dover, Boey srd
HAte; Georgetown. Green; Newark
hooe and Armstrong;: ElltOn. Terrin
nnd Pratt DUPONT Wood.
Oae mfe relsy, West Grove, Worth.
Davis, Ewing. Ysrnan and Rconer;
snyTna Turner, Ashton. Patterson.
Hodsson. rushraAn and Martin, Belair,
Somsrviile. Davis, Wheeler, Hopkins
Kennett Spare. Haney. A. Mendenhall
Fisher. Iloopes, Z. Mendenhsll and
Gunby; Dover, Hoey, Wlllin. Raughley'
Keith, Wood and Jackson; dupont
Wood. Jones. Chambers. Ward, Hen
rlckson and Smith: Georgetown, Rose
Johnston. Chlpman, Abieman, Lynch
and Green; Elkton, Simmons. Palmer
Pratt, Terrell. Dean and Brown; sans
bury. Rasson. Bounds Dashnell, Duny
Hastings and Bailey.
HIGH JUMP.
High Jump. Georgetown. Green ane
Lynch, Elkton. Brown ana ComDiln
West Grove. Thompson, Smyrna
/ Turner and Ashton; Belair, Macabee
Kennett Square, Fisher and GunDy
Dover. Jackson and Lynch; Newer
Robinson and Armstrong. New Castle
Rothrock and Tobin: dupont, Jones AM
Humphreys: North East, Preston am
Logan; Salisbury. DuIy and Levinlss:
Shot put ~ pounds. Belair, Davis
! Kennett Square. Hopes and Fisher
Dover. Lynch and McGougal; NewarH
Riley and Cook, dupont Humphrey
and Chambers; Georgetown, Green an
Rose; Elkton. Harvey and DeiD@i
Salisbury. Rasson and Wright.
Broad Jump, Smyrna, Hodgson an
Tllghman: Georgetown, johnson an
Chipman: Elkton. Deibert and Blanton
Salisbury. Worth and nasson; Beld
/ somerville. Kennett Square, HOPES an
Haney: Dover. jackson and keith
b. Newark. Moffett and Armstrong; Ne
Castle. Newlove and White; duPon
Jones and Humphrey.
Pole Vault. Newark, Robinson an
% Williams; dupont, Hohson and Hump
! reys: Dover, Jackson; Smyrna HodgsoI
5 Elkton Rambo and Ayerst; Sallsbur
- Cooper and Willis; Smyrna, Turne
Georgetown, short.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
GREENI.EAr sTARTs VEL.

r. Ralph Greenleaf. rluner-up Tor
the worlds pocket billiard champion
ship and now one OF Wilmington s
own. displayed his class to a crowded
house az tho Royal Parlors last night
in the opening block Of his 1CO-poin'
match with George Levy. Of Philadel-
phia Greenleaf had little trouble 10
defeating Levy. 100 TO %, but the his
feature OF the evening was a hign
run OF e3 balls made by the youthful
cue wonder. the longest ever made on
the championship table on which TIE
match is being played.
Levy, although outclassed. ran
good enough second to the youthful
wizard and pleased the crowd with MS
hard uphill night. The match VIII ~
continued tonight with another 100
point block.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
THE KEYSTONE'S
WEEKLY CHIMES

Arthur Cooper. who Is opposed to
homphonioism, says that hymphonlcism
Is not real
!. Barclay has taken 20 bag punch
Ing. and the club Immediately ordered
a new stepladder for his convenience
Benny Biddle Is challenging any man
IN the state for O t0oth-puliing compe-
titlon. Glen Hackctt or Johnny Cole pre-
ferred.
One n our club members intends 10
gel married, providing he nnds a suit
able opponent"
Unsophistlcsted Carl Goodey Is be-
coming a regular night owl. This ls
out Of the ordinary for Carl.
Bill Mckee can turn sadness into
gladness and tears into smiles. but, etc.
Leon Franklin. who favors hockey,
tennis and golf. has Joined The military
riding academy and wlh learn 10 ride
so that he can play polo.
Someone discovered a new name FOR
somebody. Beerhscksologist, ana hence
we shall know who that gentleman is.
Johnny Cole. our vegetarian poet is
deeply implicated with baseball scores
az present and will compose good
dietary poetry at the end ~ the season
on runs, hits and misses
Ye gods and little fishes Get on that
mat with your street shoes on. Zealand
These are not my street shoes 7 have
on. they arc my working shoes
Wonder where Benny picked up that
deaf and dumb necktle
stanley Maher showed John Barclay
that he Is not the only man who can
recite. His recitation of Casey Jones
Hiding Under the Brooklyn Bridge ccr-
tainly made a hit.
Chief Bender and Harold Johnson. our
fishermen, are going 10 take a nshng
trip on Sunday. Both hoys are expert
enced fishermen. They hail from a hook
iown-Port Penn.
Harry Kennedy may bring that s5C
note up the yard with him and one OF
I our members IN the Harlan plant viii
- change 10 for you'll
q Don't miss the big wrestling bouts on
Thursday evening Bill Mckee. M,
special added attraction. will do th,
dance OF all nations Even Arthur
Cooper gets crampy watching Bill per
form.
70 Lefty Goldey sisters baby don IS get
a Ting vaccinaied, and poor Lefty hai
been requested 10 be godfather.
- Not trying TO offend you by an,
means. Mr. Bsber. but. are you redE
the best violinist around The neighbor
hoodl
il Leon Franklin. who is not YER
}. prominent IN society. is very sociable.
e Allen Hackeh Is raising an army %
y voluntee-s who are willing 90 eXplor
10 the river Of doubt No not CoXoy'
h army. Hackseys army.
Perhaps you may go on iourne
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
HARLAN TEAMS GET
BUSY ON SATURDAY

Say. boys. do you remember those
old South Side days. when the crowd
used To bulge out of the trolleys and
Market street bridge was ismmed With
sweating. happy, strsw-hatied fans :
Those were the days you say But
those happy times are about to return,
for the Harlan boys are 10 two hrst-
GLASS leagues, the Delaware River ship
builders League ana the Bethlehem
Steel League. bon Of which are top
noch organizations. as their rosters con-
tain the names OF many former big
timers.
There win be q game at South Side
every Saturday now, the representa-
tlves Of the two leagues playing home
and away alternately 10 such a manner
that when one Is In Wilmington the
other will be playing some other club
in ito own circuit
Saturday there will be all kinds VI a
celebration at south Side when the
Harlan-Steel league team opens with
Lebanon land there are those who hope
that the most enthusiastic part OF the
program occurs late In the afternoon
at the end OF the final inning, for In
stanoe). There will be a flag raising
speech making and melodiOus music by
the Harlan Band between innings. II Il
not known Just who will throw ou'
the drst ball
The local Delaware River Leagueri
will 90 10 Bristol on Saturday with M
express purpose OF laclng the ball sl
over the lot Cthus sewing up th'
game).
u A great treat for local fans will HI
the announcement OF the steel Leagu'
lineup which WIN be given out bl
Fred Payne former Detroit star. Free
Is a manager OF experience and discre
ton. and Wilmington fans can feel saf
that, as far as management can max
a team, we should have a top-notcl
collection OF pill iugglers.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
RnN HILL InSFs

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del. May Iron Hill lost
the opening game OF the season yestar-
day 20 the fast Elkton r. c., d 20 g. Viii
son. who started the game FOR Iron
Hlll. was ia great form He worked
the flrst ilve innings and allowed the
Elkton lads but ono hit and no runs
and tanning ten men. Slack. who nm
lshed the game. also pitched great ball,
but IN the eighth inning. due TO errors,
the Maryland lads secured four runs
and the game. Score by innings iol
lows.
IRON Hni.. o o o 4 OF o o o--a
Elkton F. C.. 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 O-i
Batteries Iron Holl. Wilson and
Howell; Elkton P. c. r. Moore and
Diehert
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
NIscnsE WANTS GA,lrs

The Niscose Baseball club. Of Marcus
Hook, Pa would like TO arrange 10 in
olude on their schedule some OF the fast
teams OF Wilmington and suburbs. Ni8y
25. Decoration Day and June are siill
open. Those desiring games viii kindly
set 10 touch with James Bennett. sccres
tary. No. % Spruce street, Marcus
Hook. Pa
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
LOADMAN-ERTI.E MATCII
NJ The UnlIel Prees

By The United Press
MILWAUKEE, Wis. May 7.-Dlck
Loadman, New York. arrived here to-
day for fnal training for his bout with
the Kewple Johnny Frile ON Friday
night The bantoms are touled 10
put up a real battle-the winner haV-
ing aspirations for a crown match.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
GIBBONS QUITS FIGHT GAME.

BY The United Press
ST. PAUL. Minn.. May Phantom
Mike Gibbons, once near worlds mid
dleweieht championship. Is througA
with the fight game forever, he said
today he Is now boxing instructor
at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
TRAP SHOOTING
ANGLING
BASEBALL
Amt
Nature
Wonderful
MOVIE MULTITUDE

A few years ago
We were one OF
Those who said we'd
Never stand IN line
To see A movie.
The other night we'd
Stood on our hind
Legs a half hour
To get in, We had
To stand up IN hack
For another one Of
Those hour half hourI
And then a big heftY
Mortal got tired OF
Seeing the show thronsh
Twice and sleeping
Through tho thind, and
Got up. We pounced
For his seat, but a
Woman sitting next N
70 called her friend
Across the Aisle who
Beat us 10 h. and wa
Made for her ex-seat
But somebody from
Nowhere already fllind
Il. Finally when we
DID set seated. everybody
In front OF US aud IN
Our row started this
Isn't this where ve
Came in?. Let's gUi-
And We kept bohbing mp
And down to LET them
Out aud IN, and nght
Now We couldn't tel
You what the picture
Was about, Tor tho
kaisers wishbOnG
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
cAnnoCk AFTER ZBYsEKo.
le limited Press

By Inc InlTeu FT0ts-
KANSAS CITY. Kas. May 7.-Sergeant
Carl Caddock. ~ Camp Dodge. lows.
threw Yussiff Hussane twice here. and
is anroute to Chicago today where he
meets Wlsdek Zbyszko on Wednesday
night Husssne kept the heavyweight
champion busy in the flrst fan, which
came In l73O. The second resulted in
.625.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
COLLEGE GIRLS WILL NOT LET THE GRAND
OLD GAME PERISH FROM THE LAND

They may take Grover Alexander and
all the other his leaguers TO France
but the girls have decided that the
grand old game shall not perish from
The earth These University Of Cali
fornia oo-eds have shown their will
Evening journal., 1918-05-07

ingness 20 takeSip the burden and per
peuaie the national pastime-let the
few hair-pins fly where they may. No,
the young lady swinging on the sphere
is not hoo-hoolng over a rank decision
She's just Introducing the 1918 model
baseball face for girls.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
HFRACL IN WEST.

John Herscle. the local wrestler, wno
made such a good showing with Joe
Stecher. the scissors marvel, in a bout
here a few weeks ago. Is now touring
through the West. Through cards re-
celved az this ONCE from Big John, as
he is better known. he is meeting all
comers with more than ordinary sue
cess.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
GoLpEY Us. TEXTILE.

Goldey College and Philadelphia Tex
tile baseball teams will meet in their
annual game on the Eastlake diamond
tomorrow afternoon. Goldey viii pre-
sent It's fastest lineup and is confident
OF winning
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
RESULTS
American Besuun.

nNt'AtNaA ncnNtAna
Washington. a.; Athletics. Z
New York. 40; Boston. n
Detroit. 9; 81. Louis. 3
Chicago, g. Cleveland. 4
National League
Brooklyn, 2; phillles. O.
New York. s. Boston. 4.
Pittsburgh. Z; Chicago. 2.
81. Louis. 3 Cincinnati. 4.
STANDING OF THE CLuBa
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
American Lenque
Nnllnnal Lnanne.
sCHEDULE FOR ToDAY.
American Ieannn

American Leauuc
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Washington.
Cleveland af Chicago.
So. Louis az Detroit.
National beaHuA
phniies at New York.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Cincinnati az ST. Louis.
Chicago st Pittsburgh.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07
By TOpIife

The spring basebal
season has convinced a
good many baseball man
agers that ihe same
On ight be introduced
protitsbly among nc Is
kim0s.
Evening journal., 1918-05-07

nad Strawbridge has
picked Wildel TO win
in tho All-Wilmington
l.cagie. Bill Lewis had
better pay Dad some
hush money
Evening journal., 1918-05-07

Perhaps You may go on a Journey
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-03-28
CHAPTER W.
nInto the Trench.n

Ihe next morning the draft was in
Spcrtcd by our general and we were
assigned 'o different companies, The
boys in the brigade had nicknnmed
this general old Pepper and he GER
tain!y earned the sohriQuct | was ns-
signed to Il company with another
American named Stewart,
For the next ten days we "rcstcd,"
repairing reads for the Frcnchics, drill
ing, and digging bombing trenches.
one morning we We're informed that
we were going up the line, ana our
march began.
1t took us three days to reach re-
serve billctS--cach days march bring
ing the souuH of the guns nearer and
ncarcr. At night, way off in the dis
tance We could see their flashes, which
lighted up the sky with red glare.
Against the horizon we could sec
numerous observation balloons or "Sau-
SagcS" rs they are called.
on .hc afternoon Of the third days
march ! witnessed my first nirplaue
being shclod. A thrill ran through me
and | ga2cd in awe. The airplane was
making wide circles in the air, while
little putrS Of white smoke were burst
ing all around it. These puffs appeared
like tiny balls Of cotton while after
each burst could be heard a dull
''pop" The sergeant Of my platoon
Informed Us that it was Il German air
plane and wondered how he could tell
from such n distance because the plane
seemed like a little black Speck in the
sky. | expressed my doubt as to
whether It was English French or Ger
man. With look of contempt he fur
thcr Informed us that the allied anti
aircc.ct shells when exploding emitted
white smoke while the German shells
gave forth black smoke, and, as he eX-
pressed 1t, at must be an Allcmand be-
cause our pom-poms are shelling, and
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-03-28

did not matter. On one side Of the
disk was inscribed your rank, name,
number aud battalion, while on the
other was stamped your religion.
G. of r., meaning Church Of Eng
land; r. c., Roman Catholic; W." Wes-
leyan; F., Presbyterian; but II you
happened to be an atheist they left it
blank, and Just handed you a pick and
shovel. On my disk was stamped c. Of
T.. This Is how got it, The lieuten-
ant who enlisted me asked my religion.
| was not sure of the religion of the
British army, so l answered, "Oh, any
old thing" and he promptly put down
c. Of II.
Now, Just Imagine my hard luck. Out
Of five religions l was unlucky enough
to pick the only one where church
parade was compulsory
The next morning wns Sunday. !
was sitting in the billet writing home
to my sister telling her Of my wonder
ful exploits while under frc-~all re-
cruits do this. The sergeant major put
his head In the door of the billet and
shouted: &C. of L. outside for church
parade"
kept on writing. Turning to me, In
loud voice. he asked, "Empey, aren't
you G. of E.?"
answered, "Yep."
In an angry tone, he commanded,
"Don't you yep me. Say, Yes, SER
geant major"
"I did so. Somewhat Modified, he
ordered, "Outslde for church parade"
looked up and answered, II am
not going to church this morning"
He said, "Oh yes, you are!'
answered, "Oh, no, I'm not But
went.
We lined up outside with rifles and
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-03-28

swcrcd, 1--WE haven't had Il bath for
nine weeks or a change Of clahbcr. If
tried to pick the coolies off my shirt,
| would be here for duration Of war"
After taking a close look Mt his shirt, l
agreed with him; 1t was alive.
The greatest shock Il recruit gets
when he arrives at his battalion in
France is to see the men engaging in a
"cootie" hunt. With an air Of con-
tempt and disgust he avoids the com
pany of the Older men, until couple
of days later. in Il torment of itching,
he also has to resort tn a shirt hunt
or spend many Il secpleSs night of
misery. During these hunts there are
lots of pertinent remarks handled back
and forth among the explorers, such
MS, SAY, Bill. I'll swap You two little
ones for big one or, I've got a
black one here thar looks like Kaiser
Bill"
one sunny day in the front-linc
trench, | saw three officers sitting out
NI'l' VI ll'll NHE'Nl 't'ti'N hl' Nv
rPSpovtvrs Of rank; have even noticed
Il suspicious unoaSiucSs about Il certain
wcll-known gcncraD, one of them was
major two of them We're exploring
their shirts, paying no attention to the
occasional shells which passed over
head. The major was writing letter;
every now and then he would lay aside
his writing-pad, search his shirt for Il
few minutes, get an inspiration, and
then resume writing. At last he fin
lShcd his letter and gave it to his run
ncr." l was curious to see whether he
was writing to an insect firm, so when
the runner passed me | engaged him
in conversation and got glimpse at
the address on the envelope, II was
addressed to Miss Alice Somebody, in
London. The "runncr" informed me
that Miss Somebody was the majors
sweetheart and that he wrote to her
every day. Just imagine it, writing II
love letter during Il "Cootic' hunt; but
such is the creed Of the trenches.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-03-28

| know our batteries are not of their
hally nappers and are certainly not
strafelng our own planes, and another
piece of ndvicc--don't chuck your
weight about until you've been up the
line and learnt something"
I Immediately quit "chucklng my
weight about" from that time on.
Just before reaching reserve blllets
We were marching along, laughing, and
singing one of TommyS trench dlttlos;
want to 60 home I want to 20 home,
/ don't want to 20 10 the trenches no
more
Where sausages and whzz-bangs are ga
lore
Take me over the sea, Where the Ale
mand can't get at me,
Oh, my, don't want 10 die,
! want to 60 home"
when overhead came "swish" through
the air, rapidly followed by three 9TH
ers. Then about two hundred yards to
our left in large field, four columns
Of black earth and smoke rose into the
mir, and the ground trembled from the
report-the explosion Of four German
five-nine's, or "cOalbOxcs." A shnrI
whistle blast, Immediately followed by
two short ones, rang out from the head
Of our column. This was to take ur
ARTILLERY formation" We divided into
snall squads and went into the fields
on the right and left Of the road, ant
crouched on the ground, No othel
shells followed this salvo. 1t was oul
first baptism by shell fire. From The
waist up wfs all enthusiasm, bat fron
there down, everything was missing.
thought should die with fright.
After awhile, we reformed into col
umns of fours, and proceeded on oui
way.
About five that night We reached tn!