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Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-24

leaning against the traverse Of the fire.
bay, picking mud out of his harmonica
with q silver Of wood. Jim seemed
happy and contented, not knowing the
fate In store for him. Two days later
poor Jim was killed by German bull
let and we buried him behind the lines,
placing q little wooden cross at the
head Of his grave. After working q
few minutes at the harmonica, 1key
would pause, put 1t to his lips and
blow into It; a squeaky, rattly noise
resulting. Then, with deep sigh, he
would resume the picking process.
had just finished letter home and
was signing for the time to come when
once again would be able to say "hel'
lo' to the old girl with the lamp in her
right hand guarding New York har'
Dor.
Although It was warm and sunny,
the floor Of the trench was about three
inches deep in soft, sticky mud.
On my right l heard low mutter-
ing and a splashlng In the mud, and
around the traverse, into our firebay,
carrying q box Of ammunition on his
shoulder, came the most weird-lOOking
soldier had ever seen. AS he passed
In front Of me he turned his gaze In
my direction and a cold shlver seemed
to run up and down my spine as ]
looked into his eyes. They were un'
canny; sort of vacant stare, as II the
owner Of them was looking into the
Great Beyond. As this soldier stag
gered through the fre-bay, almost bend
ing double under the weight Of the
ammunition and passed from view
around the traverse, 1t seemed to me
as II the Grim Reaper had stalked
through.
Shuddering q little, I instlnctlvely
turned my eyes in the direction OF the
rest Of the crew. They were also
staring at the traverse around which
the gloomy-looking soldier had dis
appeared.
My heart sank to zero and had q
sinking sensation In the region Of my
stomach. and on the paradOs In front
of me, like q moving picture on q
screen, flashed a cemetery, dotted all
over with little wooden crosses. ! felt
queer and uneasy. =
Curly Wallace. in a low, half-fright-
ened voice, exclaimed:
"Bllme me, that was 'Aunted Jerry's
brother, the one who clicked It by the
old lone tree. II you blOkes want to
get the creeps you ought to ear i'm
talk. Some o. the fellows claim that
It's unlucky to get i'm started. They
sye that one o. is carers Is sure to
click In within a few days time, but
II you fellows want to tyke the
chance, I'll 20 over to is section, which
Is occupying the second frebay on our
left, and see II / can get I'm to tell
Ms about Is brother. But, now mind.
this fellow is a little balmy in Is nap
Der, so don't myke fun Of In"
I confess that ! vas glad 70 be I'D
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-24
(Copyrisht, lSi7. BY Tho Mcclure NoWspapoR
GyndlcAtol

One sunny afternoon our guns crew
wns sitting on the fire step Of n front
line trench, just In front Of CONNIE
court wood.
Happy HOughton was buslly engaged
In rigging up fash screen to hide the
fare Of our gun, which we were to
mount on the parapet that night.
Sailor Bill was sewing a piece OF
khaki cloth over his tin hat. because
the night previous. while on sentry
60, standing in the moonlight, with his
head over the top the rays from the
moon had reflected from his steel hel.
met and a couple Of German bullets
had knocked up the dirt within a few
feet Of his head.
As was usual with him, Hungry Fox
craft was wrestling with tin Of bully
beef, while "Curly" Wallace was hunt
ing for coolies.
Ikey Honey, with our mascot, Jim,
was sitting on the fire-step, his back
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-24
THE MATTER OF PRICES

M. v. Eardley, of the Chanute Spell
ter Co., informs a reporter for the
Citizen that prices on mine supplies
are showing a marked decline of late.
Shovels selling at $3.50 per dozen in
November now sell for $40. Waste
selling then at SIT now sells for Sl4.
Powder then worth $21.50 now down
to $50, and glycerine Begging" for
buyers at 509e off; hard iron slumped
from $3.50 to $500 and steel goods on
the toboggan; heating apparatus Oft
25A and iron pipe down 20%. The
days of reconstruction appear to have
begun.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-24

Baxter merchants are not disposed
to become excited over the expected
general decline in prices Of goods, by
reason of the war ending soon. Mr.
]. T. Polster of the largest depart
ment store in the city, expressed some
apprehension as to the wisdom of fu-
Ture buying. The Polsters for many
years have spent several weeks on
the eastern markets, studying condi-
tions and buying large reserve stocks,
for future delivery. 1--WE have studied
the matter over carefully and decided
to take our loss if necessary, along
with the rest" said Mr.. Polster. ave
have large stock on hand and the
future is very uncertain"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-24
MORN|NG FIRE
NOT THE HOTEL
Dense Smoke Pouring Over
Roof of Empire Build
ing Was from a Shed
in the Rear

Smoke issuing from a shed in the
rear of the Empire hotel ut about
1890 Sat. morning and pouring over
the top Of the hotel gave the people
a scare because It looked for all the
world like the hotel itself was on fire
and had got a big start. The fire de-
partment responded promptly and
with the chemical stream soon ex-
tinguished the flames, although the
interior of the shed was a mass OF
flames and in places they had burned
their way through. The building was
filed with equipment belonging to
Love & Martin, the owners.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-24
# BACKACHY. OR
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Ras Les meat and take Q gla1 Of
Salts 10 HuSh out Kinney
Drink plenty water.

Uric acid In meat excites the Edneys,
thsy become overworked; get sluggish,
ache, and feel like Jumps Of lead. The
urine becomes cloudy; the bladder Is irri-
tated, and you may be obliged to seek re-
lief two or three times during the night
when the kidneys clog you must help
than flush of the bOdy's urinous waste
or you'll be q real sick person shortly
At hrst yOu feel dull misery in the 6d'
ney reRio = you suffer from backAche,
aick headache, dizziness, stomach gets
Oour, tongue coated and you feel rheu'
matte twinges when the weather Is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots Of water;
also get from any pharmacist four ounces
Of Jad Salts; take . Tablespoonful
IN a glass of water before breakfast
for . low dayS and your kidneys viii
then act fine. This famous salts is made
from the aeid Of grapes and lemon juice.
combined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to normal activity,
alro 70 nsutraliEs the acids in urine, %
Il no longer is a source OF irritation
fhus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot IN
iure: makes q delightful efervescene
iIthiaswater drink which everyone should
tSke now. and then to keep the kidneys
eie.n and active. Druggists here say
theV an lots Of Jad Salts 10 foLlo who
Helfuvo IN Overcoming kidney trouble
uhils q b only tEOuhlA
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-24

Breushs 10 thO BIOetIn0 BOdx Of 'Im.
wound on hlmH II It's 90. he must
have bad q bloody poor heart and died
that way"
Curly answered: TT sure lB 20. BE-
cause I got II from q leftenant In
'Aunted .JerEy's section"
Jim was stIIl whImpering. This got
on HeyiS nerves; ha gave him . sharp.
eufS on the side Of the head. This
was thu first dine Q hand had been
raised against Jim since he had Joined
u months back. he gave Key q pite-
ous look, and sticking his stump Of q
tail between his legs disappeared from
the. ere hay. Two days later key
made mp for that slap. because at the
risk Of his, life. during an attack. he
raced Into No Mans land under heavy
iars and brought In the bleeding body
Of Jim.
All afternoon We tried 20 Be a.
cheerful ,as possible. hut our merri-
ment Was very ARTIFICIAL Every laugh
seemed forced and strained. Haunt
ed JerEy had sure put the "kiDOah"
on n.
That night Curly. Happy and were
On, watch frOm ten - twelve. and. be-
lIeye me. We never spent q worse two
hours In ,Our lives. There vas not. q
word spoken among uS ! was think
ing Of Haunted Jerry. and no doubt
the other two were doing likewise. :,
A few days later yerTy's brother
was sent back to Bllghty. and no
doubt Eight now lsIn somSinaans asyS
lum In Bnghty communicating with
Hnuutsds sIsTTp ahd BE. Hpllith
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-24
Cured at a Cost of rs Cents

Eight years ago when we first
moved to Mattoon, ! was a great suf-
ferer from indigestion and constipa-
tion," writes Mrs. Robert Allison,
Mattoon, Ill. "T had frequent head
aches and dizzy spells, and there was
a feeling like a heavy weight press
ing on my stomach and chest all the
time. felt miserable. Every morsel
of food distressed me. / could not rest
at night and felt tired and worn out
all the time. One bottle of Chamber
lain's Tablets cured me and ] have
since felt like q different person"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-24

Ed Hyatt of the Leader predicted
high prices, especially on shoes for
some time to come as the natural re-
suit of increased demands, from for
eign lands. Baxter merchants have
no reason to complain, business is
good and always has been fair thru
the full time of the war, likely more
SO than strictly agricultural districts
Practically every storeroom and
shanty in the city that can be classed
as a sales room of any kind is rent
ed and new firms are writing in ask
ing the outlook for rooms; the out
look is indeed flattering for a good
year of 1919.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-24

SSn66a6jI az VrOhIA In. but hone Of
'sm sJST Il I'm; No btllet ever myde
sOge fp Auntsa |srf1 o Sou eall
I'm. 80
'TAe vVsl D. ne hlsAes lp the trench
would pun am hoVp bf the frestep.
They thought thsy wtre e-savin' his
life, but Jerry weren't afraid from bull
lets. ~ knew. and 20 did L that they
couldn't arm I'm. Then our captain
. I'd brains. . iad-said that Jerry
was balmy, and gave orders to the GER
geant major 10 tyke i'm back to the
doctors. 70 send I'm 10 Rlighty. Jerry
was told abOut this the night before
o was 10 leave. n was greatly upset.
ana ala nothln' but talk to the spirits
tho afr was full Of 'sm-I could ear
their voices, too.
THAT night about ten O'Clock Jerry
was misssd. The next morning . was
still a-mlssln'. For two days nothin'
was card Of Jerry. Then the Royal
Irish Rines took over q sector Of
trench on our right. A lot Of our
blokes told 'em about Jerry bein'
miSsin'. A few Of 'em got around me.
and described Terry to 'em, but I
weren't afraid for jerry knew
where o vase were with II spirits.
THAT night IN Irish patrol went ont
and when they returned they brought
O body with them: said they'd found
Il at the foot o. the lone tree. Il were
Jerry. all right. but . weren't It mo-
where. Two bloomin' doctors exam
ined I'm. lookin' for wounds. u was
dead. al night. and that bloomin' cap
tain-e 'ad brains, . 'ad-was re-
sponalble for 10 death. 'E 'ad tried to
tyke Jerry aw'y from N spirits, 90
Jerry craRled out to the lone tree 10
answer lts call. = answered II. and
now 'e's with the spirits . loved. and
some time I'll be able to talk to I'm.
,'E's with EN-. on right I know-I
know
Just then Jim started to whimper;
I guess II the truth were known. We al
felt like whimpering.
Without another word, Jerry's broth
er got mp, and. muttering to himself.
passed out Of sight around the trav.
erse. As he disappeared from view.
Sailor Bill exclaimed:
'Blawst my headlights. but II q
blOke like that ever slipped In the
navy. In q fortnlEht's time . would
bloomin' well be an admiral. because
e would be the only one left in the
blinkin' navy. Gives me the proper
creeps. A0w In ell 10 company stands
for I'm don't know. 'Ow about It.
Curly-why 'asn't . been sent to
Blighty 40 balmyr
ST1l tell you, BILL" answered Curly.
'-This bloke only gets these fts Occa-
siOnally 'E's o ID good soldier
always on the job. and next to Cor.
poral French and his brother 'Aunted
Jerry. 'e's the best scout for work
In No Mans land that's ever put q
foot in these bllnkln' bitches. It's only
lately that 'e's been 'aving these spells
70 often. and yesterday the sergeant
major told me that . was under OBJ
.servation and that It would only be q
short time before . was shipped
back"
Els Il O fact. Curly" asked Happy.
''that this 'Aunted Jerry crawled ont
there the way his brother says, and
that he was found dead without Q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-04
ELkS AND COPS ARE
READY FOR CONFLICT
second Clash Of Rival Bail Clubs Will
start Promptly ut 1890 At
Boulevard Park.

In keeping with the example Of eti-
ouette set by the principals in the To-
ledo combat. Manager Bill Jones' and
Secretary Garrett of tho Police and
Elks' ball clubs. respectively, an
nounced at = late hour last night that
both squads had ceased all training
and were In the celebrated pink for
tho coming encounter.
Both clubs have made several shifts
In the lineup since the pictures ap-
pearing on this page were shot, nettfer
manager feeling that he presented tho
strongest array possible in the pre-
vious battle of the clubs
Ben Tucker. pilot OF the Antlered
Tribe. has shifted his lengthy person
to hrst base, claiming that he had to
bend over too often in his former po-
eition. Amos is filling the gap at Sec
ond and Joe Boehling or Dunn. or
possibly both, will do the hurting. Joe
has not pitched In some time, but he
promised yesterday to strike out Bill
Jones at least -four times during the
game. II Bill didn't lose heart and quit
Jones has decided to start Robertson
instead OF Bob Baur. Bob taking first
and standing by in case of distress.
Ladies will be admitted free and are
permitted to bring as many male
friends with them as they like. The
usual quantities of Taka-Kola will be
consumed by the rival clubs and a
large crowd Is expected to start the
holiday right by giving the fast anna
tours the 90.
Tho latest authentic lineups. AZ
given out at l o'clock this morning,
are as follows:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-04
Not Being Able to Sleep the
Toledo Crowd Is Howling Gay
Fellows Who Can Find No Resting Places Are Carefully
Preventing Others from Enjoying Any Of the Comforts
of Home

tween them tKe referee shall decide
that a foul has been committed. or
the rules violated. he. shall thereupon
consult the two judges and receive
confirmation Of one or both before dis
qualifying the offender"
No exact figures concerning ticket
sales and probable crowd are avail
able tonight But 1t Is figured that
the total intake now has gone beyond
$500, 900. due to big sales today. The
gate may reach we'll beyond $780,
900
The crowd should number $1,000
and may go close to 10000.
Soon after sunset the crowd began
forming in line for the $40 bleacher
seats, the sale of which opens about
A. NJ, Friday. Before midnight the
pected that at least 10000 of the
cheaper seats would be sold.
Every hotel in the city Is crowded.
Toledo Is fight mad--if ever a town
WAS. Thousands came here hoping to
find rooms but failed. And then they
started to plan ways and means OF
keeping awake. All through the night
the mobs paraded around. footing
horns. yelling and singing and the
denizens of this town, who have sleep
ing rooms. used them not at all foi
that purpose. Sleep was impossible
And now, with the fight only few
hours away and assured Of good wear
Their. the question once again Is:
"Who'll win ,"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-04
(By pAMoN RUNrON.,

Toledo. O., July I've have ar.
rived In manner Of speaking ut chap
ter II. OF the first book of, Samuel.
You may recall the incident: And
there went out a champion out Of camp
OF the Philistines. named Goliath. Of
Gath, whose height was six cubits.
and . span"
He wAs. we take II. the willard Of
his time and We have no doubt ~ ~
went forth. burdened with his battle
derby and the swell duster which
weigher 5000 shekels of brass. the
lobby OF tho Hotel Secor OF that her
period boiled with excitement as his
followers showed around crying: Even
money on Goliath, even money on the
big fellow" 1t must have been a day
corresponding In that era to this day
In the Toledo. We would not have
you understand from the above that
We arc attempting to draw parallel
between the two occasions Maybe this
isn't the time that the current Co
Hath 10 stacking up against the cur
rent David. Nor would we have you
infer that we are depicting Bat Mas
terson and Charles O'Deli and Fred
Perry. the ''P. K. Kid" from volney
club. OF New York as Philistines, just
because they are chunking thei.
change in on willard
That's what were trying to get At. II
must have been an occasion of ire
mendous thrill. indeed, when the old
boy went clankinE forth bawling a,
'the astonished Israeiite. Choose you
a man for you. and let him come down
TO me-"
Oddly enough Mr.. willard, the cur.
rent Goliath Is aiding and ahetting our
smile to no little degree by doina
quite a BIT OF hollerinE at this time
II may not be directed particularly At
the Israelites. though they come in on
1t. and 1t Is not exactly OF the tenor
quoted, but It is none the less hoi-
Ter.
Mr.. willard. cannot understand. why
he Is not the favorite in the betting
on the result of his meeting with Mr.,
Dempsey. as becomes the champion.
He has been commenting on this
matter In fretful mood. 1t would APP
pear that 1t Is almost a personal at
front to Mr.. willard. We can scarcely
imagine the Goliath of old squawkthg
about the betting mart. especially II
tho critics of the Socoh Sun. and the
Elah enterprise and the Asekah tri-
hume hadn't stood around for weeks
panninE his method Of getting ready.
toastinE the condition. of his legs and
roasting his embonpoint.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-04
GENERAL BUNDY CALLS
OFF BOXING CONTEST

Disappointment Is becoming
the lot of Richmond fistic fans
The Holman Lawrence scrap was
again called OF yesterday. after
500 soldiers and icvies had parted
with q barrel Of jack in return
for reserve seats at the Liberty
theatre. where the mill WAS
scheduled for one O'Clock today.
Promoters of the contest held
q powwow In Petersburg last
night and announced positively
that the boys, Holman and Law
renee. would be brought together
1t Boulevard Park 1t two o'clock
today. admission free. This ends
argument concerning the legality
Of the bout. There 10 no law
which prohibits boxing for the
pure and unadulterated fun of
the sport.
Ma Omar Bundy,
commanding ofYicer of Camp Lee,
delivered his ultimatum 1T 4:3o
o'clock. saying merely that the
facts had been misrepresented to
him. Unwilling to disapppint
the hundreds Of Richmonders who
have been aching for q chance
to see the local boy in action,
the managers of the two light
weights decided to upIl the bout
off. free to all, In the local ball
park.
Yesterday was the second time
schedule bout between the boys
has been ''squshed.' the first
time being at the government or
dinance depot at Seven Pines.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-04
SHoO TING IS.
BOWLING J
AQUATlCS.

eagerly fer thS original jim scorbstk's
want to copper Jtmst rather fa4ou1
fabtiity Tor picking the loser IN = ~
ckamptoxshIp d6ht 4 sFs M
Ons mas. 10 carry 1 shoehorn Ia ~
through the jam In the lQ4Hy OF th6ss
Motel sectors which. byse6nasnon con
sent . hstao hAa6a6artAFs. Il haA-s
the sornd and atmosphets q 4 bAttin4
ring sbout noon To-Day and enough
mouthwxkare we're recorded TO cover
the state of Ohio. and atm leave enough
ID lap over Into Kentucky. i
Ring LatdnAr, the hvmtrist, vas
seen dashtng about In weltsr cf
rsr: PR srs,nx g GET down aacsn.
already place ave Yards on. less, 81
the saying 10. and the fact thAt III n .
. humorist might cAuee hts. t6tt Is -
regarded with some spspictoa, Wof6 ~
not batting real money.
Rsak monty 10 net funny. &tAA IN y
timakssper, bst $1,000 81 he eS1i-
l>ngsr Oefor4shs drew . long BREATH
but tonight II was reported thaf VII
lard money had coFnnlenced, II kof Suf
search wafr43ts for tAksfa,
y Jack Ksafas. ,DAmpsAyl rraAAgtlf
Jimmy De Forest. his trainer. ana 3
couple OF thu black men ~ho hAva
a
behind him tomorrow. Il With WtllAT1
will probably b only. Mcn4han. AAta.
pie and Dnl Scott. his epxffiAg Daft. ..
nera 4 u 4 ssNs.
Ii this. - In everything Use, VA
lard Will probably BE- hi1 own beeA ~ |
viii b sofa director 81 his &otUSS. !.
We shah know by this time i4Aehetrcw i
night just how. food his tutem4nt - ,
on that point a,s ~ |.
And by this time tomorrow night
We shan know too. whether ~ .havN !
new heavyweight champion Of tn.
world. full pAnspNAd4 In youth. 6f ~
old one rAjuvenaSsd. snd. rAhA bilitAt4ds-
o. whether W wiz hAys hAA just
ticulaf. = 49, sxl
That's = mental Eho4s ii our eoAtsiss- !.
piation of what's to- Be toiiorfDw-
that twelvs-rpund idea. sDempssy q !.
elk rounds II thS popular spick 81 tAk.
people who fevor .thks.AnAilsngef ten
night. Willard BY =, tAoekout ID the
Arst few rounAs. soss willard By lAeetss
Of the Pottwat4mae nAn1 boosters u. |.
Ny Eusss ID. bAmpi>x inside. On st1.s.
Now take = guesA. And were Ill NseA-
In. the inSaortafsN1rd1.1 III the ianaa4a3.
Billy Jordan: sEss -. -
And may the 6Sat pAdn win "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-04
By FRANK G. MENKE

Toledo, Ohio. July 3-Everybody in
Toledo tonight Is suffering from fisuc
feilrnm
On the eve of the most important
pugiltstic clash on American soil
since 1910, the natives of the aliens
of this town are running amnck. They
shout nothing but fight language: they
gesticulate nothing but jabs, upper
cuts and hooks,
On every street corner. in the
hotel iobhies. the restaurants and
everywhere the sole topic Is the bat
tie tomorrow with the heavyweight
of the world at stake.
And the causes of all this furore---
the two human magnets that will
draw 10000 to $4,000 strangers 10
Toledo-~are idling away the hours in
the secIusion Of their camps. await
ing-and with great impatience-the
call of the bell at T. NJ. tomorrow.
Both have been pronounced In
fghting condition by pr Joseph Of
ing commissions both have been found
At to travel the twelve rounds at any
pace Each man stirred on by per
sonai enmity for the other. and by the
desire to convince the world that he
is king of pugiitsm, Is anxious for the
bang OF the first gong.
This Is the lifetime opportunity
for me-" declared Dempsey, Ever
since ! was able 10 swing a fist | had
dreams OF becoming champion
Through the years have fought &c
reach that pinnacle The chance
comes TO me tomorrow--and I'll make
good.
i realize that Willard is i've inches
or so taller--and that his reach Is
longer and that he will outweigh me
forty Ave pounds But that is the
least of my worries I've always
found big men easiest to whip And
think 1t will be the same way with
Willard. He says he can take every
thing In the stomach that l can send
along. Well. hen have plenty oil
chances--~and before the first round il
over. I'm going out for n knockout
with the first minute OF the fight
and ! am going 10 win quicker time
than any other man that ever climb
ed to championship heights"
VIII At VrrIyJApn CaUC
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-04

CONTINUE
On WINNING RAMPAGE

f0pActal to The Richmond yircinian.)
SUFFOLK. Va. July 3-Newport News
StOns from Sufolk this afternoon on
x14 local diamond, score to i. Both.
spttehArs went well. Harris having
l1Ehtly the better OF the argument
49AWpoft News scored In the third
Ae4&n. with two men down. Henges
Ihtts a&ole second. stole third and came
sHQSaA on RrAnntgnns hit.
Tia winning run was ADDED in the
18th when Strain hit. went to second
i1lhs Jones hit and scored while the
4mnolk players were caught mapping.
The score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-04
III DURIHAM HOLDS
COLTS TO FIVE HITS

&EjAl 10 The Richmond Tirg1nian-9
l6roburg. July 3.--"Lefty Burn
held Colts 10 Ave scattered
- today and Petersburg easily
Sxted Richmond in the opening
~ ne the series 8 70 o. Jnlllr
s2fkNa3ed q cred,tahse game. was wild
s&x &fAxps, but his team mates could
I'M nothing with the delivery OF the
s1acAi pitcher and only one Colt
sNS&ehen third base. The game was
3&Gxured with shoe string catches ny
14aSAr and Eirkes.
Nj The score.