Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1918 — Page 2

ITALIAN WAR HEROES HONORED

Soldiers of the valiant Italian army that-checked the German onrush at the Piave Une received decorations at an impressive ceremony held in Milan. The photograph shows a mutilated officer honored with a war medal that had been awarded to his brother who was killed in action.

IDLERS MOST BE FORCED TO WORK

Vigorous Enforcement of the Vagrancy Law Is a Pub* lie Necessity. COT OUT. THE SENTIMENT Duty of Every Citizen to Report Neighbor or Acquaintance Who Won't Work and Demand Sheriff Enforce Laws. (Prepared by ■ the United States Department of Agriculture.) Washington.—Most communities all over the United States are enforcing, or preparing to enforce the vagrancy laws very vigorously. There is a na-tion-wide sentiment of utter detestation for the man so small of spirit as to be willing to do nothing during the supreme hour of all human history. There is a general determination all over America that such men are going to be forced to work, without delay or ceremony. However, in so vast a land there may be a few communities, here and there, where sentiment has not become sufficiently aroused to echo this general demand which resounds over the country. If there is a place where farmers are looking for help, and, at the same time, loafers are hanging around the depot, the stores and the pool rooms, those farmers themselves are somewhat to blame —unless they demand of the sheriff and local officers an absolute and unyielding application of the vagrancy law. A field man of the United States department of agriculture recently wrote this from one of the important agricultural states: “Entirely too much labor, rural as well as city. Is slacking. The compulsory work law is not being enforced as well as it should. For sentimental reasons some persons hesitate to report a neighbor or acquaintance who is idle and won’t work. . . . My idea is that the first thing to do is to clean up the loafing habit.” “For Sentimental Reason!" Maybe you feel that way. Perhaps Bill Smith, whom you know well, and rather like in a casual sort of fashion, is a chronic loafer. He is a harmless enough wretch, and you just hate to make a complaint against Bill —“fori sentimental reasons!” No doubt, “for sentimental reasons,” you hate to think of your son being

TELLS OF BIG FIGHT

Canadian Sergeant Describes Third Battle of Ypres. Man Who Participated Gives Thrilling Account of Sanguinary . Conflict. Chicago. —The thrilling eye-witness story of the third battle of Ypres was told here by Sergt, Reginald Grant of t j First Canadian field artillery. “We were in Sanctuary woods about a mile southeast of town. We were the Micrlflce battery and were to stay tiehfnd if there should be a retreat. WeU, our boys went out of the trench and were met by the Germans in mass formation. “They were smothered —but not before they had wreaked frightful havoc. They died to a man. The Huns came *n yelling with all their lungs and as

WAR GARDENS DECORATE RAILWAY RIGHT OF WAYS

Memphis, Tenn.—War gardens are to be seen from the window of almost any passenger train in the South. In some sections long strips of land paralleling the right of way are in cultivation. A field 30 feet wide, or less, and a half-mile long, is not uncommon.' fhere are innumerable little gardens to be found between the end of the crossties and the right-of-way fence.

killed—but It was the proudest day of your life when you watched him march away to fight in France. By the way, Bill Smith, the loafer, must have a different brand of sentiment from your son and yourself—the "sentimental reasons” that impelled your hoy to rush to the colors at the first call don’t seem to have moved Bill very much. For some reason—sentimental or otherwise —he is still

HEROINES IN BATTLE

Young Women of Red Cross Make Fine Record. _ Render Invaluable Service in Opening of German Offensive in France. Washington. —Young women of a Red Cross front line unit made a fine record in the opening German offensive in France. At Roy e they took over the direction of military traffic. One girl in uniform standing at the four corners directed columns of guns, cavalry, supply wagons and troops, thus preventing a traffic jam. These women were the last to leave several towns before the Germans entered. They aided hundreds of refugees and established temporary kitchens, where, among others, 250 British soldiers who had not eaten for many hours were fed. The girls also established an information bureau at Montdidier until this town was captured by the Germans. They picked up wounded when they were unable • to make their way to dressing stations, and brought food to

they neared we blew great holes in that formation. But we didn’t stop them. They came on running and yelling like fiends of hell. “Our ammunition was gone. We grabbed parts of the guns and our rifles, and retreated with the rest, stopping now and then to drop one or two of the enemy. 1. “The battery to our right didn’t have a chance to use all their shells. The Boche was upon them too quickly with smoke shells that started great fires. The boys there were burned alivp. "Yes, they are fighting, the Germans. But so are the British.”

"Knows Kaiser Personally. "

Carlisle, Pa.—Emil Young, who says he is personally acquainted with the kaiser, was detained by the federal authorities because he could show no naturalization papers. He asserted he had served in the German army.

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sticking to his bld job—whittling in front of the post office. If your son dies in France —gives his life fighting for the freedom of America—fighting for the freedom of that very Bill Smith, the loafer —how much do you think your grief will be assuaged by the reflection that even if your boy did have to die your “sentimental reasons” have been sustained and Bill is still loafing to his heart's content. If your soldier son -makes the' supreme sacrifice how much consolation will you find in the knowledge that if Bill. Smith, the loafer, whom you shielded “for sentimental reasons” had been forced to work on some war job more food and supplies might have been sent to France and your boy might have lived. Maybe your son isn’t at the front yet —but he is certain to be there soon, and the longer you delay “for sentimental reasons” in seeing that your friend Bill Smith, the loafer, is not sent to the chain gang or the farm, the longer it will take your boy and hjs companions to do their job. , Maybe you have no sons. But your neighbors have —and they are over there. But don’t allow your “sentimental reasons” to be directed to them! Oh, no! Don’t try to help the noble boys from your county who started out for hell with a smile just because they are real Americans! Don’t let your sentiment turn to them —but be sure and protect Bill Smith who is not fighting, nor working, not doing anything except encumbering the face of the earth with a useles carcass. Be sure and refrain from complaining to the sheriff about him — “for sentimental reasons!” Between vagabonds and heroes let your “sentimental reasons” flow to the first, of course! When the casualty lists come out you won’t be saddened! You can banish all grief by saying: “Oh, well, these fine lads are dead, but worthless Bill Smith is safe! I lived up to my sentimental reasons! I kept him from having to work, even if real men had to die while he loafed.” Sentimental reasons! See that every idler in your county goes to the rock pile or goes to work—“for sentimental reasons!”

‘HEARS’ MUSIC THROUGH FEET

Deaf Man Tells of Sensations He Experienced at a Piano Recital. New York.—That a highly’ sensitive deaf person is able to “hear” music through his feet was demonstrated at the last piano recital given recently by Josef Hofmann here. Jean Paul Gruet. a young deaf man, gave this Impression of the recital : “The main emotion I felt from the floor and again in the unsupported lighter parts of the body, such as the arms and finger tips. The muscles In the upper part of the lower leg also vibrated. “The lower tones of the piano, when loudly and quickly played, may be experienced inwardly, causing an exciting sensation. Such feeling seems to thrill one and cause a quickening of the circulation."

canteens and kitchens to keep them going. At times the girls were only one day ahead of-the advancing Germans and once crossed a bridge only a few moments before it was blown up. For eight days they worked without removing their clothes 4 , sleeping on straw in barns when they could sleep, and eating irregularly. AU in all, the conduct of American girls and women back of the lines is calculated to inspire our soldiers to the highest courage and exertions.

“WOUNDED 13 TIMES, BUT DON’T WORRY,” HE SAYS

Freeport, L. I.—“I have been hit by shrapnel and got thirteen wounds —the head, both arms, body and right leg. Outside of that I am O. K., so don’t worry.” Such is the word received here from Corp. Arthur C. Trayer of Company D, One Hundred and Sixty-fifth infantry, Rainbow division, by his father.

“13” IN ACTS OF PRESIDENT

Unlucky Number Plays an Important Part in Transactions of Chief Executive, Washington. —Another reason has been discovered for the eerie air of mystery that always cloaks the number 13. In the latest report of the attorney general concerning pardons granted federal prisoners by the president the fateful figures predominate. For ■lnstance. 94 persons were granted permission, upon serving their sentences, to enjoy civil rights again. The combination of 9 and 4 makes 13. The president also restored the rights of citizenship to 13 deserters from the army and navy. The total number of pardon, applications granted by him was 328, and these numbers if taken separately and added combine into the old and gloomy 13. Now then. If one still has doubts concerning the fatalistic features of the number. It might be added that the president denied 31' applications. Reverse that—and what have you?

FINAL AND DECISIVE CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING BOUTS HELD AT CAMP UPTON

Twenty-five thousand khaki-clad fight fans witness the final and decisive boxing bouts held in the open-air ring at Camp Upton. Six matches were staged to determine the title holder in the various classes. The contenders, in splendid trim, gave a fast and clever exhibition. The photograph shows the Geragty-Richie Ryan meeting.

ONE MORE NAME ADDED TO RECENT DEATH LIST

The death of Charley Mitchell, former middleweight champion of land, adds one more name to death’s recent toll of ring Mitchell started professional fighting when he was in his teens and rapidly rose to be champion of England. In 1883 he was brought- to America to meet John L. Sullivan, and he was the first man to knock that famous warrior down. Their bout at Madison Square Garden was stopped by the police in the third round. In 1888 they fought a famous 39-round battle to a draw in Chantilly, France. Five years later Mitchell was knocked out by Corbett in three rounds. Mitchell, whose photograph is shown herewith, made frequent trips to the United States and was long a picturesque figure in the sporting worlds on both sides of the Atlantic. These are the men who died within the last year: Bob Fitzsimmons, John L. Sullivan, Mike Donovan, Les Darcy, Terry McGovern, Billy Madden, manager of Sullivan and Mitchell; Charley White, referee, and Frank Gotch, champion wrestler.

STARS ARE OVER DRAFT AGE

List of Players Over Limit Includes Bill Killifer, Frank Baker and Zimmerman. While daily reports announce the fact that some major league star has been chosen In the selective draft, there are a great many classy players in the majors who are far above the age for selective service. The following players in the major leagues are above the draft age limit: Jimmy Austin, Frank Baker, Jack Collins, Gravvy Cravath, Jake Daubert, Larry Doyle, Arthur Fletcher, Charley Herzog, Heinie Zimmerman, Larry Gardner, George Gibson, Ivan Howard, Bill Killifer, John Lobert, Sherwood Magee, Fred Luderus, George Mcßride, Eddie Plank, Jack Murray, Dode Paskert, Frank Schulte, Bert Shotten, Oscar Stanage, Terry Turner, Jimmy Walsh, Leon Ames, Larry Cheney, Eddie Clcotte, Jack Coombs, James Levander and Harry Sallee. Eddie Plank is the Nestor' ofthe veteran squad of exempts, the family Good Book accrediting him with fortytwo summers. George Gibson probably is the onlyxone with a son in the army. Gibson evidently got an early start in the matrimonial game, as he now is only “going on” thirty-eight, the same age as Dode Paskert. Gravvy Cravath and Frank Schulte are in their thirty-sixth years, if the records are true.

Matty Prepares to Pitch.

Christopher Mathewson has aroused Cincinnati fans by warmiilg up in practice at the Beds’ training camp down South; Big. Six says that he doesn’t intend to pitch regularly this year, but that in cases of emergency he wants to be in shape to enter the box.

Sticks to Army Job.

Earl Thompson, who had been depended on to play first base for Tacoma this season, is lost to the club. He has decided to stick to his job with a shipbuilding company, which makes Ulm safe from army service.

POOR RECOMMENDATION

“Recommendations of ball players amount to a whole lot, not,” muses the Veteran Frank Bancroft of the Cincinnati Reds. “Yea, ho! Long, long ago, I had to get a first baseman for the club I was managing. The one I chose, on the recommendation of all the wise ones, lasted half a season and, to get him, I turned down a fellow whom the critics said would never do. The one I turned down was Dan Brouthers, that was all!”

ROWLAND HAS STRONG TEAM

First Busher to Win World’s Championship Will Be Hard to Beat for Pennant This Year. Clarence Rowland, the first busher to win a world’s championship. Is

managing the White Sox again this year. Clarence is thirtynine years old. He led the White Sox to victory In the American league championship 1 a d t season and won the world’s championship of 1917 from New York with the Sox. Rowland succeeded Jimmy Callahan as manager of the Sox

in 1915. He came up with a brilliant bush-league record, having managed minor-league clubs with success in Aberdeen, .Winnipeg, Jacksonville, Dubuque and Peoria. Rowland has the strongest team in the American league and will be hard to beat for the pennant this year.

DIAMOND NOTES

The Cleveland club has released pitcher Shoup to Portland. * * * If the Pirates win the pennant Pittsburgh will be just as gloomy as ever. • • * The Chattanooga club has sold Outfielder Sylvester to Waco of the Texas League. ♦ * • Evers may lose his throwing arm and his batting eye, but his chin will go on forever. * • • You may have a lot of tough luck, but you can always be thankful that you are not a minor league magnate. • ♦ • “B E Z” may be the first letters of Hugo Bezdek’s name, but his players say “be easy” is not his motto by any means. • • • The veteran outfielder, Al Schweitzer, last year with Rochester in the International, has joined Joe Tinker’s Columbus team. While the Americafa association will have no set rule on It, the opinion seems to be that practically all clubs will start games late this season. • ♦ * Outfielder Roy Wolfe, who played with Rock Island last year until the Three-I league suspended; has been signed by Wichita of the Western league. * • * Heine Zim is in form. He won a footrace with a bush leaguer in an exhibittmi gqme the other day. He is now ready to resume his pursuit chase of Eddie Collins. You want to be cdrefhl this season and not ask the peanut boy to give you a bag of “hot roasted thrift stamps.” The venders will have the "“war savles” for sale, which is one more way the national pastime is to help Uncle Sam.

Rowland.

MOGULS LACKING IN ENTHUSIASM IN WAR

; Captain Huston Raps Owners of; Major League Clubs. 11 ■— ■. ■■ * Baseball Paying Too Much Attention to Dollar* and Cent*—lt Wa* Boaa of Yankee* Who Suggested Drilling of Player*. Capt. T. L. Huston’s scathing .arraignment of big league baseball men for what he calls a lack of interest to the proper extent in the war, may be traced, to a large extent, to the statement given out by Captain Huston, almost a year ago. At that time Captain Huston was in a training camp near Detroit, Mich., he hammered the Interview out on a small typewriter while he sat on a camp stool in a tent. It was the part owner of the Yankees who suggested the idea of drilling American league ball players, which Was gobbled up by Ban Johnson, president of the league, so quickly that Ban was given the publicity that went with it. The fact that Captain Huston was the originator was lost sight of in the praise for Johnson. Seeing into the future, and outlining forthcoming difficulties for baseball, Captain Huston suggested in this statement that drilling be prolonged in the American league by having the accomplished men in the clubs drill companies of fans who would act a* a sort of home guard in case of need.' In this manner. Captain Huston pointed out, there would be some good from the drills so patriotically paraded before the fans last summer Instead of taking up Captain Huston’s suggestion Johnson and his colleagues ignored It to such an extent that it has now been dropped from the league. There will be no drilling at all this summer in the American Jeague. Captain Huston’s missionary work in the American league has gone for naught, which may account for some of the bitterness his letter from the land of fire and brimstone carries. Captain Huston points out a grave and forceful fact: That baseball is paying too much attention to the dollars and cents of business, rather than to the business of exerting everything in the Interest of the war. The American public is patiently standing for It, but whether it will continue to do so is a qustioon. The action of the magnates in raising admission fees above the cost of the war tax will not serve to make the public more patient.

BRIGHT FUTURE FOR SPORTS

President Pilkington of Amateur men Talks of Athletics After End of War. . Jim Pilkington, president of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, sees a brilliant prospect for aH„ athletic sports when peace is declared. Pilkington, whose active association with the governing body in rowing goes back to 1876—within a decade of the end of the Civil war—believes that conditions following the great war will be much the same as those which were experienced here in the reconstruction period. “The Civil war, or rather the ending of it, gave sport its impetus in this country,” said Jim. “Because Uncle Sam is practically making athletics compulsory in the land and naval forces, hundreds and thousands of young men who never before engaged in sport have become active and enthusiastic athletes. It Is easy to see what the result will be when the war ends.”

INDIANAPOLIS TEAM SIGNS HENDRICKSON

Olaf Hendrickson, for a number of years on the Boston Red Sox team as utility player and pinch hitter, has been sold to the Indianapolis club of the American association.

144,000 Bats for France.

Shipment of 144,000 baseball bats, the largest in baseball history, has been started from Lbblsville, Ky., for the Lorraine sector of the western fighting front in Europe, according to officials of the Young Men’s Christian association.