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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-09-06

CONTINENTAL & COMMERCIAL
NATIONAL BANK. La Sale. Adams.
Wells and Quincy streets.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-09-06

NORTHWESTERN TRUST & saw.
INGS BANK, Milwaukee avenue and
Division street.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
SPIES OF GERMANY
BOTHERED YANKEES

one night elements of the seventv.
| 'u'ehtn division, from New York citv
siipped quietly into line in the Racca.
ra' sector, relieving other units of tho
sof'y-second division. which ontr.,,od
, ,or 'he west to help repel Hindenburr' =
"S' great offensive. There was every
~ iof secrecy. But when men Of
TIE eeVenty-serenth peered across mo
mans land' at daybreak thav cow,
iiois'ed from the German trenches this
sign, printed in English:
Eood-by, Forty-second division,
"eicome, Seventy-seventh. !"
Ihere were other instances op ,ho
same kind; but the thing was NOT MI
ohe-slded. Often the Americans knew
liiat Helhle was slipping in new ont
IT. the number of the outfit and inst
what kind of stuff its men were made
o. ana they made important use of
that information.
Much Trouble In Asace.
American troops that saw servica In
the mountainous Alsace country had
the greatest difficulties with the spy
evil. Behind the Franco American
lines were large number of people
who were German-born and who re-
tanned their sympathies for the kaiser.
The country offered unusually good op-
portuMties for spies because of its
hilly, wooded nature. On several
nights. when American troops were en-
tering the trenches to relieve other
units, rockets and colored lights shot |
up from hills behind the American |
front. The German artillery promptly
responded to this tip by pounding the
American communication trenches, |
knowing that they would be crowded
with men passing forward. The hills
md woods afforded such excellent hid
ng places that 1t was next to impos-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
GIANTS PLAYING OLD SYSTEM
Number Of Pennants Won by Red sox
BY Trimming Main Rivals-Mo-
0raw Doing Same Thing.

The Red Sox won number Of PEN
nants by trimming their main rivals
the Tigers and White S0x-consist-
emily.
They might blow few ignoble Pos
times to others, including second d.
vision clubs, but when they struck
these two teams they struck with win
ning force.
The Giants have adopted much the
same system this season In regard to
the Cubs. McGraw has always figured
Chicago the team he had to beat. Gin
rinnati may cross him In regard to this
conclusion, but that is the way he had
It doped out. The Cubs are not out
II 1t BY any means. but they can hardly
hope to beat the Giants out as long as
the Giants insist on tearing them apart
each time they meet when victory
brings double reward in the percent
age column. lifting oEe club as 1t
pushes the other down.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
Enemy Learned Valuable Secrets
No Matter How Carefully
Guarded.
Center ON AMERICANS
Germans Sent Smoothest Secret Ser
vice Men to Camp on Trail OF
Americans as Soon as They
Landed.

Paris.-American newspaper CORE.
spondents abroad are now permitted
to relate some of the troubles the
Americans experienced with the great
German spy system.
No army In the world war had a
harder fight against the smooth-work-
Ing, far-reaching TeutOn espionage sys-
tenn than did General Pershing's war
riorS. The Germans concentrated a
large number Of spies against the
Americans Immediately after the first
Yankee contingents landed in France
and kept augmenting their numbers
The American army was made the OBJ
ject of the spy offensive because the
Germans recognized that, If the war
continued until the summer of 1918
and then Tapped over into 1919 it was
the American army that would figure
largely in allied operations. They
wanted to find out what kind Of an
army Pershing had, what the morale
OF the individual soldiers was, what the
STATS were planning and what dIsposi-
>NSA vas DCihS hduc VI AUl6TlCUu
troops behind the western battle front.
Hard to Keep Secrets.
In spite Of all precautions and in
spite OF contre-espionage forces, Ger
man agents undoubtedly collected
large amount of valuable information
behiLd the American lines to supple
ment other odds and ends they had
picked up from American prisoners,
from the reports of their land and air
observers and from other sources.
Officers tried hard to keep the Boche
from learning that one American unit
had been removed from the line and
supplemented by another. That was
Information that the German intelI-
gence officers wanted for their "order |
OF battle" maps, by which they kept |
track Of the exact disposition Of all |
enemy troops In the line and reserve.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
IS A MUSICAL PRODIGY

worked in Maine when the child was
born.
The father said that at the age of
two the lad was brought to Italy, with
er his parents were returning to take
I'D their residence in their old home in
the Folies Bergere, in Paris. A year
later he appeared in the Costanza the
alter, Rome, where for the first time he
led an orchestra Of 100 pieces. The pro-
gram was composed of Wagnerian,
Beethoven and other heavy selections.
The child took his orchestra before
Emperor Nicholas in 1913 and conduct
ed two concerts for the monarch. In
the same year his orchestra was filling
an engagement in London. and he was
commanded to appear Before Queen
Alexandria Of England at Marlborough
house. He appeared before Pope Ben
cfiict XIV. in 1916.
In April, 1915, just before Italy's dec
laration OF war, Willy was presented
with the gold medal by the Italian min
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
NAVAL BOATS DO
DANGEROUS WORK

a casualty toll of four vessels dam
aged, one officer killed and others
wounded. The U. s. s. Boboiink, the
first victim. had her stern blown In
by an exploding mine. Lieutenant
Bruce was killed. Several other Off.
GERS and men, knocked overheard, were
rescued. The U. S. s. Patuxent was
badly damaged about the stern and the
U. S. S. Rail slightly damaged. AN
were Of about 1000 tons. The fourth
was a smaller boat.
Thus far the feet has covered an
area containing 1000 mines. OF these
40 per cent have been accounted for.
Where the remaining Is per cent are
nobody knows. Captain Sexton est.
mated the mine hunt would keep the
sweepers busy until October or No
vember. 1t involves personnel of
about $500
When the word was first moutled
around through the ranks that Ameri-
can gobs were going. to pick up the
mines they helped to lay a short time
before, the general opinion was that
it would be one Of the most thrilling
jobs yet. And no one has been disap-
pointed. Equipped with maps show
ing approximately where every mine
was dropped, the flotilla started out
in twos, each pair dragging cable be-
tween them.
Mines Sown In Strings.
The mines, the map said, were sewn
in strings. All the sweepers had to
do was to straddle the line, pass from
one end to the other. and the cable,
between them, would do the rest.
OF course, the particular mine in
question wouldn't be the only one to 60
off. The conclusion would always set
off others Immediately adjoining, and.
still others adjoining these.
These two exigencies were provided
'or on the map under the titles "zone
If extreme danger" "zone Of possible
LANCER" and beyond that "zone Of
safety" In addition, there would be a
lew other mines free-lancing around In
Ill three zones.
The first few days were rather dis
lstrous. Captain Sexton and his staff
n London began to dread opening the
dispatches. Gradually, with
Yankee resourcefulness, the Americans
seemed to be getting on top of the
OBJ. until now Captain Sexton is con-
ident they are going to clean up the
assignment with minimum losses.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
UMPIRE o'DAY RANkLEs REDS
suuslchss Cincinnati Players on
Bench When They Question Some
Of His Decisions.

Those who set out to kid Hank
O,Day take upon themselves mans
lob. for the veteran umpire always
retains q Arm grasp on his goat
and usually Is able to silence his
critics with few well-chosen words.
Al one stage Of recent game at the
Polo grounds the players on the Gin
clnnati bench began to cast aspersions
81 Hanks Judgment Of strikes and
nails. but they were stopped short.
Holding ND the game for an instant,
ODay turned to the Reds dugout and
said with Just a tinge OF sarcasm in
his voice: III you guys can call 'em
any better than ! can come out here
ana try. 1t. 1t seems to me that II
vcrr oversight was as good as you seem
q think. you'd be In the game with
The regular players instead of sitting
on the bench =
q whereat silence hung like pail
over the visitors rendezvous.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
Yanks Are Clearing Mine Field
200 Miles Long and As
Miles Wide.
Make NORTH SEA SAFE AGAIN
Task Almost as Dangerous and, From
Viewpoint Of Shipping, as Impor-
tant as Hunting Subma.
rlnes.

London.-Eighty United States navy
mine sweepers are busy In the North
sea at Job almost as dangerous and,
from the viewpoint Of shipping, quite.
as important, rs hunting submarines.
They are clearing away the largest
mine barrage in the world. This bar
rage, nearly so per cent American
made and American-laid mines, is
about 200 miles long and 45 miles
wide. 1t closes the North sea from
Scotland to Norway.
The task has already resulted In
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13

more flashy shortstops in the game
than the Collinsville veteran, but John
McGraw would hardly consider pass.
ing Fletcher along in exchange for any
of them.
Injuries sustained on the eve Of the
opening OF the championship season
slowed Fletcher up in the first few
days Of play and finally forced him to
fall out Of line and allow Eddie Sick
ing and AL Baird to take turns at plug
ging the gap between second and
third bases. 1t irked him to remain on
the bench, however, and he missed
only six games. He was not In the best
Of shape when he reported for duty
after his brief Iay-off, and even now
his back, wrenched in an exhibition
game In mid-April, bothers him when
he makes an unusually strenuous play,
yet his physical condition is only
family reflected In his work.
Since resuming his place in the line.
mp Fletcher has peppered the pellet at
q .263 clip. This average is not par
ticularly remarkable one, yet when the
details Of his batting are scanned 1t
will be found that his hits have been
OF a most timely nature.
II Fletcher's batting has been Of a
timely nature his fielding has been
doubly so. OF course he has booted
q few grounders. but at critical mo.
ments. when the blocking of a hard.
hit ball has meant the checking of an
lncipient. rally by the opposing club,
he has not been found wanting.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
Boy Leads Orchestra at the
Age Of 13
Child Who Astonishes Europe Born
In Maine Of Italian
Parents.

Rome.-Willy Ferrero, aged thirteen
who leads 100-piece orchestras In
selections from Wagner, Beethoven,
Rossini, Greig and others. is an Amer
lean and was born in Portland, Maine.
The child has attracted the attention
OF Europe since he was four years old.
out 1t was only recently that his Amer
scan birth was revealed by his parents,
who are italian.
The father told the Associated Press
correspondent that Willy carried an
American passport, but that his name
thereon was William Ferrero. aame
Se had chosen for him while at bad
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
SHOOTS PIGEON, PAYS 47.5o
St. Louis Man Loses in Court After
Argument With eird's
Owner.

st. Louis.-Shooting q single pigeon
has cost Philip Hommel of Belleville
total Of $47.5O.
The pigeon ate some Of Homme,s
garden seed and vegetables. Homma
killed it. Then Hommel got into "a
argument with Anton Sehlinger. owner
of the bird.
He brought charge Of threatening
to kill against Sehlinger. Justice
Lautz ruled against Hommel IN each
of the four cases and the plainii3
was compelled to pay the costs, 20.
Then Sehlinger sued Hommel FOR dis
turbing the peace anQ Judge Lautz W
sessed 6 fne Of 81 and costs.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
GOOD QUALITIES OF
SH0RTSTOP FLETCHER
MOT Flashy, but Brainy and Most
Reliable Of InfieIders.
splendid Work Of Veteran Overlooked
IN Excitement Caused by sensa-
tionaI Playing of outfelder
Young. and Larry Doyle.

IN the excitement caused by the sen.
Sational hitting and fielding of Ross
foung, the timely swatting of Larry
Doyle and the generally fine work of
the Giant team as whole, the results
obtained by at least one member Of
the cast have been somewhat over.
looked, says New York critic.
The player In question is Arthur
FLETCHER. It was IL long years ago
that Fletcher first eased his way into
q major league game, but he is still
very much In the running. There ART
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13

Miss Josephine Marie Kelly Of Chi
caSo, who is now in Athens as mem
Der Of the American Red Cross, is re-
ceiving marked attention from kicl
Alexander of Greece, whom she met
last January at a tea given in the
home of Greek friends. King Alexan
der according to the story, made nj
attempt to conceal his admiration for
the attractive American girl. Since
their first meeting they have. accord
ing to report, been seen together at
number of functions attended by both
viii the king marry the American
girl? That is the big question per
picking Athens society.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13

ers Of persuasion in order to make him
do so. When Gowdy came to me from
the Dallas club he was first baseman,
and though he was fair enough field
er aud good hitter, soon saw he
was too slow on his feet to make first
beseman. ! told him that his only
chance to remain in the major leagues
was to become catcher, but at first
he did not agree with me. convinced
him that what I said was true, how
ever, and he finally consented to- go
behind the bat Now he's quite a
catcher, III say"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
DISCARD EMBLEM


connie Mack athletes no long
CT want to be known as white
elephants.
1hey are through with the
lame, manager and players
ankle feeling that it is a link,
noodoo, or something that is
neepfng the team from winning
Us way out Of the cellar posi-
ton.
Inc emblematic elephant has
oeen torn, or cut off the sleeve
VI all the Athletics, and now
mere is a feeling of hopefulness
IN the Mack camp.
The first day the sign of the
pachyderm was removed from
.heir uniforms they defeated the
crippled Tigers. That made the
Mackmen feel sure the elephant
On the sleeve was an unlucky
symbol.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
DIAMOND
NOTES

Bill Bailey continues to pitch won
derful ball for the Beaumont team.
|
The lOwly Spartanburg team stopped
Charleston after 1t had won ter
straight.
Duffy Lewis is playing good ball
now. His hits, which are frequent, are
also timely-doubly valuable.
Turn the American league standing
upside down, and the Red Sox would
be staging their usual pennant drive.
Doc Johnston Of Cleveland Is third
among American league batters. He
Is the same Johnston who went back
to the minors because he could not
hit.
The Pirates have formidable uuin.
tet Of pitchers to puzzle the opposing
batsmen in the National league
Adams. Cooper, Hamilton, Mayer and
Miller.
According to the dope, any ball club
able to stick around the first division
until July Fourth with mark of 500
or better stands a good show of win
ming the pennant.
Ping Bodis is shining these DAYS, and
is near-idol with New York fans.
Home runs, triples, doubles and
singles are coming in flocks for Ping
and he is as well pleased with him.
self as the Gotham fans are pleased
with him.
Dutch Reuther, little counted on
when Pat Moran assembled his Red
pitching staff, begins to look like the
best on the team.S He not only ia
pitching winning ball, but has done
stunts in the outfleld and as a pinch
hitter.
Manager Ed Barrow Of the Red
Sex rises to complain about the 70.
port that Jack Barry was the cause Of
in his club. It is an IN.
Justice to Jack, says the Boston boss
who insists that his team is, and was
pne happy family.
The Snyder who is playing short
stop Tor Peoria Is not one of the fam.
~ that has provided number of
players for Three clubs In the past
This Snyder Genes from the Pacific |
.oast and Manager Jimmy Hamilton |
discovered him In a shipyard out
here.
By accepting Il chances without a
lip on June q, Happy Felsch is be-
ieved to have tied the record for ont. /
lelders in nine-inning games. The
White Sox picket came back the next
lay with nine more. a total Of q
hances In two consecutive nine-,nnine
,ames.
The Giants have a great outfield. but
heir margin over the Pirate outposts
not very wide. -Bigbee, Stengel and
are championship mate.
ial. When Max Carey is crowded
ut OF the batting order, the quality of /
ne other three speaks for ITSELF
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
Elsie Janis Adopts
Boy Who Fought in War

New York.-Elsie Janis signed
papers which make her the fos-
ter mother of Michael Cardi,
fourteen. an Italian orphan vet
eran of the war, who landed here
as a stowaway on the transport
Madonna from Marseilles six
weeks ago. Miss Janis put up a
bond Of $1,000 to insure that Mi
chael will not be a public charge
and the Lad is now at her home
in Tarrytown.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13

lister Of education after he had made
successful appearance In the Angus.
teum, where he had conducted an or.
chestra and chorus aggregating 500.
All the players In the orchestra ara
men Of long experience.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13


onc successful major league
nns refused to test the unwren
necessary to become league
env Lee Meadows recently traded to the Philadelphia the
is only major who
thing him
Durham N this unusual sgh pitcher
wearing glasses
Meadows Is remarkable athlete Nearshted
tot five Of
football struggles wearing his and has
stepped 100 = -
Meadows it impossible
capped with glasses Made his mark
Alexander but
minor Lacquer pitched and three n day.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13

sible to attempt to trap the men whe
had touched off the lights. The situa.
ton in Alsace was all the more diff
cult because the French government
desired to avoid offending the Alsatian
villagers by making arrests.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13
M'GRAW PUT G0WDY STRAIGHT

New York Manager Compelled to Use
All His Powers Of Persuasion to
Make Him Catch.
John McGraw was talking the other
day Of ball players he had developed,
and mentioned the name Of Hank
Gowdy.
THE funniest thing about Gowdy is
that he did not want to become q
catcher, and had to use all my pow
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13

The Giants have great outfield, but
their margin over the Pirate outposts
Is not very wide. -Bigbee, Stengel and
Southworth are Championship mate.
rial. When Max Carey is crowded
out OF the batting order, the quality of
the other three speaks for itself
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-13

By accepting IL chances without /,
slip on June %, Happy Felsch is be
Heved to have tied the record for out
felders in nine-inning games. ! Tn,
White Sox picket came back the mex
day with nine more, a total OF d
chances In two consecutive nine-innin,
games.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-31

for prairie chicken to continue until
October !, 1928 The prices of resi-
dent hunting licenses is increased
from 81 to $3.50. }r' "2' H..
r B. 10S, PattersOn.-Relatin to
abstracts and briefs upon, appeal TO-
the supreme court.
H. B.. 10, ,Robinson.-Giving, the
railway commission authority to sup
ervise the construction, operation and
maintenance of electrical supply and
signal lines and power transmission
lines upon the highways and public
places Of the state.
H. B. III, LarsOn.-Defining mutual
telephone companies and their control
by state highway commission.
II. B. 112. Bailey.-Creating state
board of architecture.
II. B. 113, Judiciary Committee
Providing reasonable time for pur-
chaser to discover defects in person.
al property. ,.-,& ..-...
b.. ii. B. ia, zWalker.-Appropriatipe
1911 to reimburse V. w. Brazda of
Fort4 Clark for articles, loaned to
state historical society March 2S.
1903. and lost by said society. ,5 ...
H. E., lis, concurrent resolution
amending the constitution relating to
the debt limit of any county, town.
ship, city,; town. school, district OF
other POLITICAL Isubtlivisibny SE'iIl5 J! II
II. B. 116, Harris.-Relating to the
season-=for killing deer. ,,..,.....y
II. b. III, Manufacturing to sports
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-31

Senator PlOyhar's senate concur
rent resolution calling upon congress
and the secretary Of war to allow SOL
diers upon being discharged from the
national army six months advance
pay.
In committee Of the whole the house
gave Senator browns amended grain
grading bill the final O. X. 1t will be
up for third reading and final pass
age this afternoon.
The senate on third reading passed
House Bill 2, amending and re enact
ing Section 6076 Of the compiled laws
Of 1913.
House Bill "a, prohibiting discrim-
ination in commodities sold in the
state. -.4.,at' .v.
Senate Bill SO, amending and re
acting Section 1877 Of Article 2,
Chapter T., revised laws of 1913.
In the senate. S. B. 81, II. B. A., S.
B. H., reducing the legal rate Of in
terest to eight per cent; S. B. "a, S.
p. q and S. B. SO were reported out
of committee for passage and they
will come up for third reading this
afternoon.
House Bill G3 was referred to the
senate committee on insurance. -.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-31
HOUSE BURIES
MONUMENT FOR
COL. ROOSEVELT
Maddox Thinks Memorial Bet
ter Combined with His
tory Building
BIG GRIST OF WORK DONE
Both Bodies Pass Number of
Semi-lmpOrtant Bills on
Third Reading

The house yesterday inferred House
Bill Sd, appropriatiDg $4,000 for u
memorial to be erected in the capitol
ground to the honor Of Theodore
Roosevelt Floor Leader Maddox in
explaining his negative vote, stated
that q bill had been introduced in
the assembly for a $4,000 memorial
building on the capitol grounds, and
he believed it more proper to .incOr-
pOrate some suitable monument to
Roosevelt with this structure. His re-
marks would indicate that the league
majority favors appropriating from
the capitol building fund, which now
contains 100000, the amount neceS-
sary to erect new fOur-stOIy men,
orial building, which would house the
state historical library and museum.
the state library, law library, supreme
court and other departments now cs-
tablished or created by bills now be-
fore the assembly. More room must
be had it is generally admitted.
On third reading the house passed
Thursday the following bills:
House Bill 32.-Relating to the ap-
pointment and salary Of deputies.
House Bill 4S.-The Dupuis dis
lance tariff bill of the 10Th general
assembly revamped to include dis
lance rates for Ignite.
House Bill 55.-ReguIating the oper-
alton of coal mines and creating the
office of state mine inspector.
House Bill S0.-EmpOwering the at
torney general to maintain actions in
the name OF the state for the bene-
fit of persons residing in the state.
House Bill S2-Providing that the
attorney general may certify to claims
against the state by investigators in
his employ. and that no itemized state
ment or expense accounts need be pre-
sented to verify such claims.
House Bill S7.-A bill requiring the
keepins of repairs within the state
for all gas or oil burning tractors.
steam or gas engines, harvesting and
threshing machinery automobiles and
auto trucks. CA body blow at the mail
order. business.) II
Senate Bill 23--To prevent any
foreclosure proceeding without first
giving due notice to the mortgagorM