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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25
Looking EN- Over
With
JACK KEENE

"Whnt Hbout tho minor leagues this
season" my boss asked mo the other
day
1hs bush l'uguer- viii come bnck into
their own, but don't expect too much
from them thIs year.
Tho men behind the hundred or more
minor leagues IN existence "a yCpr or
20 before the war lost thousands Of
dollars trying 10 Keep their circuits
alive Even after our country WAS
drawn into the wHr several Of tho miFur
leagues tried 10 keep on and thor own
ors, good sports that they were, parted
with moro coin IA the interest OF the
game.
hut II memory serves me right. less
than half a dozen struggled through the
season last year. The bigger minor
league clubs shortened their schedule
nnh some gave up the ghost early ia the
summer
The towns which had minor league
clubs before tho war want baseball
aoain--undoubtedly are keener for
II now than ever. In most casea
the men who supported tho game
before tho general hnit are willing
10 Try Il again. But I believe many
of them Will be ioath to start thls
year.
Horcs the way
Thousands Of our boys are stili IN
service across the water. Others are
on duty ia this country In branches
whore their chances OF release Ia the
near future are slight.
The list OF major league players rep
resents but very small portion Of the
number Of professional players In serV-
ice The big league teams were In nc
ton up until last September and the
men who left the circuits earlier In the
year were held by the clubs under
emergency rulings Hut the minor
leagues which have been dead year
or maybe two have lost all track or
many of their players and would have Il
hard Job claiming those they found
Many Of these men would decline n
chance to go back TO the bush circuits
prefcring TO wait for chance In the
higher-up Leagues. New men would
Taken aii In oil the minor league
situation 10 In q vary chaotic condI-
ton and . season 10 needed TO
strengthen II out.
By next fall our overseas forces will
be home-accordinK TO reports. The pro.
tessional players and amateur stars,
from which the minors draw heavily.
will be back In their home towns In
civilian Jobs aud ready 10 talk base
ball Wa can fbok for minor league
baseball TO start It's own little boom
then.
We are sure that the men who have
been supporting the bush leaguers and
will step into the minor league game
again realize Just as everyone else does
that the recrudercence In baseball II on
but we also believe they Will not rush
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25
MOORE BATTERS
Herman At WILL
Lack Of Punch Only Bar to
Title,

MEMPHIS. Tenn, march - Pete
Herman tho blntamsolght titlr holder
md Pat Moore local challenger. fought
mn eight round no.dccislon match here
last night and It Is doubtful " ever 10
champion was tho recipient ~ more
punches than Herman took, without
exaegcrntlon II actually was one.
sided affair Moore had seven out ~
the eight rounds Because Muuu,
does not pack a knockout wnllOp Her.
man cHn thank his stars that he 's
now tho wonfcr N the bnuiamW,Islt
crown
Moorc'- best round vas the soyDrth
Ile battered the champ from conner
10 corner with let's ana rights ~ mr
body. At times In the round Moore
surprised tho audience and probably
Herman with stlnglug rights tp li.r
mans face
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25
" CLASSES TO
PICK OFFICERS
VoIIey Ball Players to Ballot
Next Week.

cas- cfnocrs win be elected next
week hy members N tho noon mud eve.
Ming yoll,y bnll clusscs at the Y M
~ 4. gymnasium
Nominating committees ALREADY
chosen for each class viii prepare u
list " candidates, ON tvs -... sets.
known us Reds" md "Hlucs" An
cIuts members viii participate IN the
hnlloting. which viii bs sndcr the dl.
icclion ~ Physical Director Hunter.
Physical hud social activities OF the
two classes. II N expected. viii be aidcd
bH lo election ~ officers Elections
WIN held Semi.annuilly
The present schedule Of gnmcs In nl.
moot completed aud will be- followed
m the usual match game between the
iWp DlnsA. championship teams for y
NJ g. A vollcy ball honOfs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25

~ tho paper every day lof further IN
formation on tho contest telephone
fliN ana hnk for the Clty Editor Of
the TimrA brtVnrn tho hours ~ 30
. clock In the morning and , o'clock
M the evening
READ TIE MULES CAREFULLY.
VIOLATION or THt RULES MEANS
Tthr THE PERSON VIOLATING
TttH toPrtlr5 AS CHANCE 70
WIN n PRIZE.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25
ECknARDT SLIKkS
THROUGH new YORK

NEW YORK, March 2j.-Heinrich
Won Eckhar1', former German am
hassador to Mexico and famed for his
connection with the Zimmerman con.
Spracy TO align Japan and Mexico
against the Cqred States, arrived in
New York yesterday enroute to Eu-
rope. lie has been recalled by the
new German government and is tray-
cling under safe conduct Johannes
Brulow, German consul general a,
Mexico City. accompanied him.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25
IDAHO TOWN WANTS
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

fOCATELLO. Idaho. March 25.-The
Poca,ello Athletic club has been organ.
lsed here for the hvowed purpose OF
backing tho recent offer Of $3.50, 900 for
the willard Dempsey match next July
u was announced that tho club would
he incorporated within n few days with
Capitalization OF $4,000. possibly
500 000
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25
Britton Forced
to Extend Herself

PITTsBURGH. Pa. March 25.--Jnck
Brtion. wclterweight champion. caught
"a tartar In Jack Perry OF Pittsburgh
here last night and although he de-
feated tho local boy In ten-round
bout, he had to go some 10 win Perry
fought hard. Brtton's ring general
ship and clcverness was too much for
Perry.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25
GALVESTON GETS
2 FROM SOUTHERN

LlTTLE RoCk.-Ark.. March 2s.--A
message from New Orleans from Prest.
dart II, u, Allen Of tho Little Rock
baseball club. Of the Southern Asso-
elation. announces the sale TO the Gal
weston club Of tho Texas league OF
Third Baseman Edward Manning and
outfieldw Cecn Coombs. both are vet
crans OF the Southern Association.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25
RULES nI' THE TIMES MOVIE
CONTEXT

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tGNTt'uTt
'Ilp uli the above picture qnd write
Nm no. dotted Ice, what you believe 90
." ilr n.w' Uf IA, player Save he
picture uuNi me contest ends ON Sat
urd1N Mb g.
IiDu uIin the numbers and
names ou = sheet ~ paper
with yulr rumc and address at
the top ~ me- sheets
NpI wrlto on ono side Of the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25
JOE WElLlNG SENDS
ALLEN TO DREAMLAND

SYRACUSE. n. Y, March 25--Joe
Welllng, Chicagos crack lightweight,
Knocked out Red Allen OF bridgeport
hero last night In the second round
straight left to the mouth nnd a
right hand cross to the jaw did the
trick
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25
REYNOLDS RETAINS
WelTER MAT H0N0RS

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, March 25.--
jack Reynolds, Of Cedar Rapids, wei.
tcrweight champion. last night de.
tented Jnck Finn Of Beimont, In. by
plnning Ftnns shoulders TO the ma,
twice In less than minutes
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25

"Thcy started in a purely pla,onic
way reading Browning together"
"Well?"
Now they are engrossed in a hook
iha, tells how to build a $4,000 bunga-
low."-Boston Transcript.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25
So Careless.

Charley is so earelc"l" cxelsimed
young Mrs. Torkips,
What makes you think ,o''
"lIe wen, out yesterday and got hIs,
beautiful new fishing tackle all wetw
Washington Star.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25

New telephone directory goes to
press March 81, 1919. For changes call
Contract Dept, PBX-20O. ,(Ady)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-25

Gee, Alnt " great 10
be crazy and laugh
your fool head offf
lta Just one Wild
howl from start "
finish.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
OUR BANKS HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
Edward G. Asselin Succeeds the Late
Alexander Cochran on the Mer-
chants Bank Directorate


1t the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Citizens Savings Bank
& Trust Company the following dl-
rcctors were elected for the coming
wear: Alden L. Bailey; Henry ~
Stevens, North Craftsbury; Joseph
Fairbanks; Andrew c. Richie, West
Barnet; Fred d. Gilman; Haddon W.
Lyster, Lyndonville; Harvey ". Var
mum, Jeffelsonville; Frank &. Lam
dry; Riley w. Densmore, West
Burke.
The directors organized by elcctlng
Mr.. Bailey president, Mr. Stevens,
vice-president, John T. Richie, treas
urcr, and Gilbert E. Woods, assistant
treasurer. These are the same direc-
tors and officers as last year and the
other employees of this institution
were also appointed.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders; of the First National
Bank these directors were elected:
John c. Clark, Charles H. Stevens,
Walter P. Smith, Frank H. Brooks,
William A. Kicker, Zeno S. Water
man, George w. Caldbeck. The di-
rectors organized by electing MI.
Clark president, Mr.. Stevens vice
president, and Homer E. Smith cash
ier. These are the same directors
and officers as last year.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank these directors were
elected: Elmore T. Ide, Harry Blod
gett, Truman r. Stiles, George Fl.
Cross, Leslie II. Thornton, Charles
w. Ruiter, Edward G. Assclin. The
latter succeeds the late Alexander
Cochran on the board. The directors
organized by electing Mr.. Idle presi-
dent, Harry Blodgett, vice-presidcnt.
Charles w. Ruiter was elected cash
icr, +. II. philburt, assistant cashier,
II. c. Abbott, teller. These arc the
same as last year,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
ARTHUR HEON OUT
OF PRISON CAMP
Lived c.: Dict of Boiled Leaves and
Horseflesh

Albert Hcon has received letter
from Arthur Heon, who has recently
been liberated from a German prison
camp.
Vichy, Dec. II, 1915
Dear Albert
1t is Il long time since | wrote to
you because in Germany they would
not let US write only to our folks. If
we wrote to some one else they would
throw the letter away. So now | am
out of Germany | can write to any
one l please, and, believe
Inc, it seems good to be
out with people that you
can understand and to be able
to go where you please without hav-
ing a guard to walk behind with a
gun. Believe me, that war is he'll.
The man that said that did not lie,
and thing I'll never forget is the
good Red Cross. They saved our liv-
cs in Germany. All the Germans
would give us was hot water with po-
tatoes in it and very few of them.
They would give us that soup twice
Il day and cup of boiled leaves for
coffee in the morning and one slice
of black bread We called it sho,
polish because it was black as polish.
And when we would get meat it was
some old horses that had been killed
in 1915-16, and they would can the
stuff and gave it to US. Our Sleep
ing places were Il few boards nailed
together and an old bag full Of leaves
and paper and two old blankets that
were like handkcrchiefs. If you COW
cred your shoulders your feet were
out and if you covered your feet,
your body was out; and there were
80 many fieas and bed bugs and lice
they would carry your bed away II I
YOU did not watch it. 1t was some
life, believe me. A man can not real
zc what war is until he has been IN
it, and | am glad that there Is not
INV more of the family in it. One Is
enough. There are some people here
hat have as many as four or live
lilled in this terrible war. 1t is Il
shame. Most all the women we see IN
his country are dressed in black. !
There arc not many men lett III
france or in Germany.
| hone to be with you at New
Years.
From ARTHUR p. HEON.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
ANNUAL MEETING
Officers Elected at the North Con-
gregational Church

The annual meeting of the North
church was held in the chapel We'd
ncsday night. Previous to the bust
ness an excellent supper was served
to over 200 people.
The reports of the year preceded
the election of officers. The regis
trar's report showed a total member
ship of 54s, including 10l non resi-
dents. The membership Of the Sun
day school is 314.
Greetings were brought from the
South church by J. H. Brooks in a
very felicitcus manner. A pleasing
feature of the occasion was the pre-
scntation to Frank H. Brooks of a
testimonial in recognition of his long
and faithful services as choir director.
Mr.. Brooks was taken completely by
surprise and responded with much
feeling.
Some of the officers and committees
elected were as follows:
Clerk, Arthur +. Stone.
Registrar, Mrs. Ella S. Truax.
Assistant Registrar, Josephine NJ.
Woods.
Treasurer, Fabian S. Reed.
Receiver of Offerings, Willard V.
circuit.
Auditors, Homer L. Smith, William
A. Idc.
Deacon for six years, l.. p. Slack.
Executive committee, three years,
Miss Grace Rouse, Mrs. Theodore
w. Chase, Charles W. Steele.
Business committee, A. B. Moves,
chairman; for three years, Gilbert r.
Woods, John G. Clark.
Sunday School Superintendent, p.
f. Hazen.
Assistant Superintendent, A. j.
Noycs, c. A. Shields.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22

In Analysing these figures we find
almost every town did better than a
year ago. Our greatest loss was in
the town of Hardwick, which came in
over 500 names less than last year.
Had this town, Groton and Walden,
held up to their last years totals
even we should have gone well over
5000, but they had good reasons for
this in that second attack of the
influenza, and bad year in the gran
ito business, made it more difficult for
their workers.
This was drive that cntailcd Il
lot of detail upon every one connect
cd with it. 1t meant literally call
on every member of each village and
community, probably an army of 400
more workers. A drive for $4,000
with no limit to the amount asked
from each person would have been
raised much easier, and more quick
ly, than was brought in by this
"cvery member canvass limited to
$1.00 each.
The county chairman, A. r. Brooks,
wants to thank every town chairman
and the efficient workers with them,
for their efforts in making this the
success it was, which is we'll above
the average accorded to the other
counties of the state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22

E. II. nurkee of Sharon has pur-
chased of Nathaniel p. Wheeler of
White River Junction the so-callcd
John Duttcn farm on the White River
trunk road about mile above Hart
ford village. The house has gained
fame bccat'c for many years it was
the home of John button and in Col
onial days the house was tavern, be-
ing refuge for escaping families at
the time CT Che Royalton raid and
massacre. Mr.. Durkcc buys for
permanent home. He has been a mcr-
chant in Sharon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
KIRBY

Kirby reached her quota and 25 per
cent over in the recent drive for
funds for relief in the Near East.
Mrs Fl. A. Bryant from St. Johns
bury visited her cousin, Mrs. w. A.
Morse, part of last week.
Miss Madeline McGill spent the
week end with Miss Belle Fairbanks
at her homo in Sutton.
Frank McGill went Monday to Lis
bon to work for the Parker Young
Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Edmunds Wis
tied friends at East St. Johnsbury
Sunday
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
TRENCH FIGHTING
BY MOPPING-UP PARTY
When the Germans Were Beaten to
1t by the American Marines


Their mopping-up party started
down through it, throwing dozens OF
their potato-masher grenades. But
there was nobody in the trench to
kill. An automatic-rife team was
stationed at c, with field of fire
covering the three directions indicat-
ed. When he heard all the commo-
ton in the Balzac trench, the gunner
moved his rifle SO as to fire into that
trench to meet the advancing Ger
mans. He kept the stream of fire on
them as he would a hose. They
could not face the music. The lead
er of the party had a hundred holes
in him. The party did not reach it's
objective
The other party, led by the two
lieutenants, had a desperate bit of
business to get done. Each lieuten-
ant carried big-eXplosive internal
machine, made by arranging 20 sticks
of powerful explosive, like dynamite,
into a bundle wrapped securely in
burlap. Inserted in the charge was
detonator with fuse attached. The
heutenants surrounded by their
men, were to crush their way to the
tops of the dugouts. With wires fas-
tened to the bundles, they were to
hang them from above, down into the
dugouts, and set them off. 1t was a
piece of hiGh-class stuff and requir-
ed an officer to carry it out. 1t is
only by the use of some such power
full explosive that dugout can be
destroyed and everybody killed. A
grenade will not do it. 1t will not
destroy the dugout, and some of the
occupants may survive. The dugouts
were not full of men, as the enemy
anticipated. There was one man in
one of them. The others were out
in the melee that was now growing
desperate. The one man was getting
ready DIS fast as he could to get out.
The German first lieutenant stood on
the top of the dugout. He was peel
ing off his silk gloves, ready to
bangle that frightful piece of mechan-
ism in front of the door of the dug
out into the hands of the German cor
poral, who was at his appointed place
to carry it inside. The American saw
the German in the doorway. With
45 he scored a perfect hit. A hole
the size Of a quarter was put into
the front of the helmet and a similar
one behind. Some one from some
where saw the two lieutcnants. There
was one lying on top of each dugout.
This ended the party
(From "Fiehting in France with the
Marines" by Lieut.. Newton Jen-
kins, Infantry, U. S. A., in the JAN
>'ry Scribners.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
CUT THIS OUTFIT is WORTH
MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out Thu,
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Chicago. ILL.,, writing your name and
address clearly. You will receive in
return a trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound,
for coughs, colds or Group; Foley
Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and
back; rheumatism, backachc, kidney
and bladder ailments; and Foley Cat
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thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for
constipation, biliousness, headache,
and sluggish bowels. Sold Every
where.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22

tore through his helmet, ripped a
long, mean wound in his scalp and
passed out of the helmet again. A
! wicked wound that would have stop
! ped most men, but it didn't stop that
officer. He went on, and when he
was ordered to the rear he begged
permission to remain with his pla-
toon.
A captain was struck in the stom-
lch, but he went on and took his
company to the objective. Then he
sent field message to the colonel
II have taken hill-Sorry l couldn't
go further for you. am wounded
Within a few hours that hero joined
the host Of those who have died for
America.
A private staggered past me with
Il shrapnel torn arm dripping blood.
"The first aid station is the other
way shouted, pointing to the rear.
"First aid station be damned!" he
exclaimed. "I'm trying to catch up
to my company"
Individual deeds of hcroism We're
100 numerous to recount. Every man
in the regiment proved his heroism
when he took the fiery test and step
ped under the terrific storm of death
that poured from the sky and burst
from dirt emplacements and thickets.
Nightfall found the men of the
Thirty-cighth feverishly digging in,
with the days work we'll done. They
had reached the objective of their
first attack. But they were not to be
left in peace while preparing their
dugouts. Many squads had to dig
and shoot in turn. / saw one group
of men at work, four of them making
the dirt fly with picks and shovels,
while the other four were busy with
their rifles, making Fritz keep his
head down and refrain from shooting
until the dugout had been finished.
That night few men slept. The
Germans ceasclessly kept up their
fire; shells tore holes in the ground
all around US and clouds Of gas lore
cd us to keep our respirators on.
The next day began series of at
tacks, made for the purpose of weak
cninG and breaking the lines ahead
of Us. Never did the boys receive an
order to go ahead but what they glad
~ threw themselves against the foe,
and hammering their way
to their detectives.
Shippers made life miserable at all
times, but VIC generally evcned scores
with them. One man located snip
cr's nest. He salvagcd an abandon
cd German anti-tank gun and played
that on the gray uniformed devil who
had been taking toll of our men when
ever they exposed themselves within
range. The big anti-tank bullets did
wreak havoc in the sniper's place of
business. He is no more and he cam
not be found, and he was not buried.
During one of the night watches a
of bold Germans ventured
Il counter attack. But it was a SUI
prised company of Huns that beat a
precipitate retreat when hail of bull
cts showed them that their observers
,ad not located all of our machine
gun emplacements.
Attacking with the ferocity of lions
md enduring as only hardy, brave
ncn can endure, the gallant Rock OF
he. Marine, Thirtyeighth United
States infantry shock regiment, broke
he strongest of Hindenburg's lines
md opened a gap through which 9th
II American soldiers have poured to
zeal with their bullets the fate of
.utocracy.