Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1918 — Page 2

DISMOUNTED BRITISH CAVALRY HURRY TO HELP INFANTRY

British cavalry has played a big part in stopping the rush of the Huns in Picardy. This photograph shows a party of cavalrymen dismounting and going to the aid of a hard-pressed infantry regiment.

Kaiser William Is Now State Tailor

Commandeers All German Shops and Sets the Styles and Prices. CUSTOMER MUST PAY CASH Men's Suits Haye Been Standardized, Running In Six Series, Simplifying the Transaction—Women’s Clothes Will Come Next. Amsterdam. —Emperor . William is 'the greatest merchant tailor in the world, according .to German newspapers which have arrived here. He has taken over practically the whole tailoring business of Germany, for men as well as for women. The emperor is running his new tailoring business under the name of Relchsbekleidungsstelle, which means the Empire’s Clothing Place. German newspapers announce the kaiser’s clothing shops are open for business in all parts of the fatherland. Thus the kaiser controls the whole clothing industry of the nation. He is In & position to dictate the style, the shade of goods to be used and the length of the skirts for women. At present the kaiser seems to favor dark goods for men’s suits, for the newspapers say the goods used for the kaiser’s coats are exclusively of a dark shade. Formerly it used to be the exclusive privilege of the military man to wear the kaiser’s coat, but now everybody practically not only will be privileged, but even compelled, to wear the kaiser’s coat. And the women will not only wear .kaiser coats but also kaiser skirts. It may be assumed the kaiser Is in favor of short and narrow skirts for women, in order to save material. While the kaiser is in charge of the wholesale department of the German clothing industry, so to speak, the local shops in the .different cities, towns and villages are to be in charge of the municipal authorities. However, the prices are fixed in Berlin ,by the kaiser. One cannot buy a hand-me-down early on Saturday morning any cheaper than at any other time. Nor will one have a chance to buy one leg of a pair of trousers this week and the other leg next week. Bargaining is verboten, if the kaiser has his way. No more clearing sales, no more fire sales, no more bankrupt sales, no more misfit sales! The German clothing industry has been Prussianized indeed, pressed with a hot iron into a methodical shape or a shapeless method. Men’s suits . have been standardized, running in six series, from the letter A to F. All male Germans will soon know to which series they belong. They won’t have to have their measurements taken. AH they will have to do is go to the

NOT OFFICIALLY AUTHORIZED

« The German government did not authorise tills use for their steel helmets, but it makes a good wash basin for the Tommies on the front.

kaiser’s shop aftd say: “Hand me down an A suit!” The kaiser’s salesman will know exactly what the customer wants, and any argument as to whether it fits well around the neck will be superfluous. And the customer must pay cash down for his suit. The kaiser needs the money. No more suits on tick, is the standing rule. . Credit Is Abolished. The Germans no longer can have a suit made to order, forget to pay the bill and fall to recognize the tailor when they happen to pass him in the street. Nor can they any longer buy a suit on tick and hock it with the uncle on the same day, to squander the illgotten gain in a beer garden. Of course, the kaiser has given his new clothing a high sounding name. He calls the suits reichsanzuege-, meaning empire or state suits. The reichsanzug for men costs from 70 to 100 marks. This is about the same price that prevailed before the war for custom made clothing. Whether the women of Germany will submit to the styles dictated by the kaiser remains to be seen. Newspapers announcing the kaiser’s new departure state the measure is first being applied to mere man, considered more docile. So if a revolution should break out in Germany these days it may be the German women rebelled against the kaiser’s styles.

Bestow Praise Upon U. S. Hospital Units

French and British Officials Commend Their Work in Picardy. SHELL GRAVES OF YANKEES Germans Deliberately Tear Up Cemetery—Basebail Teams Play in Their Gas Masks as an Innovation in Training. With the American Army in France. —The work of the American hospital units in Picardy has won high praise from both French and British officials. By the establishment of a non-trans-portable field hospital only a short distance from the front line, the first of its kind to be introduced, it has been possible to perform operations which seem to be little short of miraculous. Of 155 cases recently admitted, operations were performed on 118 men, and the mortality was only 30 per cent. The doctors say that had it not been for this hospital so near the scene of action the mortality undoubtedly would have been 80 or 90 per cent. This hospital is situated in a picturesque bit of country. It is surrounded by wild flowers. The principal building formerly was the country home of a French count, who now lives in the stable with the countess. It is said this hospital is one of the most complete in Europe. It is equipped with every necessity. Near the hospital is a cemetery in which nearly 100 Americans are buried. W’hen all is quiet along the front and the hospital attendants have some spare time they pick wild flowers and decorate the graves. Many aged French women also spend much time in this way. They say this is little enough for them to do to show their appreciation of what American mothers are doing for France. ' Shell American Cemetery. The Germans have been deliberately shelling an American cemetery near the front in Picardy. Recently one grave was torn up four times. It may be cited in contrast that the Americans in this sector a few days ago took a German prisoner who w’as mortally wounded. -He died and received a Christian funeral and burial in the American cemetery near the front. His grave was marked in the same' manner as the others. Except artillery activity, the American frent in Picardy has been quiet for several days. There are signs be-

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CRIME GROWS IN GERMANY

Burglary and Food Thefts Are Constant—Letter Stealing Also /j Increases. London. —Crime continues to increase alarmingly in all parts of Germany, according to German newspaper accounts. A conference was recently held in Berlin to discuss “public insecurity.” Statistics given of the payment on account of burglaries had increased from $400,000 in 1914 to $1,100,000 in 1916 and to about $5,000,000 in 1917. Owing to the constant thefts of food in Berlin, an olficial order has been Issued that no corn or flour is to be moved through the streets after dark. The theft of letters is reported more common. Owing to the frequent thefts of letters at the town of Mittenwalde the postmaster laid a trap for the thief, with the result, according to the German papers, that his own wife has been sent to prison for six month’s.

WANT GIRLS TO HERD GOATS

Unit Is Being Organized at Stanford University for Service in France. Los Angeles, Cal.— Dorothy Barnes Egbert, known as the “goat girl,” is organizing a goat unit to take to France under the auspices of the Stanford university. Miss Egbert plans to take a number of girls to France, where they will herd goats. She says the “goat girls” must be college trained, but does not offer to explain the necessity of a college education.

hind the German lines of slight movements, but nothing further to indicate that the enemy is preparing to launch an attack here. The recent enemy air raids over French villages to the rear of our lines have only served to incense the Americans and make them more determined when they see women, children and old men needlessly killed by bombs, and the lives of American wounded andsick in the hospitals endangered. The Bavarian troops which have just arrived opposite the American sector, northwest of Tout suffered casualties of 50 per cent of their effectives while they were engaged in the north of France in the recent offensive, according to reliable information received today. Virtually all these losses were in killed and wounded, as the Bavarians, it is declared, lost only one man taken prisoner. Leaves of absence again are being granted in the American expeditionary forces to troops serving elsewhere than on the northern battlefronts of the Somme and Flanders. In the case of organizations which may leave for that zone all be automatically discontinued 'on receipt of orders to proceed northward. An innovation in training recently put in practice back of the American lines is to have the men while playing baseball in> their recreation periods wear their gas masks throughout the game, the Idea being to get them accustomed to breathing properly in these protective devices under all conditions; An exhibition game will be played with Hank Gowdy, the former Boston star, and other soldiers with big reputations on the baseball field participating. Gowdy, wearing his gas mask, will catch for one of the teams and all the other players will be similarly equipped.

BELIEVED LIBERTY BELL SIGN WAS PHONE OFFICE

’ Des Moines, la.—" Wher- | ► abouts can I pay my telephone < J bill?” asked a stranger of Ted 1 ► Bengfort, head of the military A I department of a local store. / < “We have no such place here,*7 ’ ! replied Bengfort in surprise. < > “Then what you got them J ! signs up for?” queried the man, « [ pointing to a sign in the door. J > Bengfort looked. The sign « J was a Liberty loan bell. J

RUBE OLDRING ONLY VET WITH ATHLETICS

Connie Mack’s Line-Up Has Been Completely Changed. Stars of Old White Elephant Machine Which Won Four Pennants In Stretch of Five Years Are Replaced by Youngsters. Rube Oldring, persuaded to Come out of retirement by Connie Mack this season, is the Only player on the Mackian roster who was actively engaged in the pennanbwinning campaign of 1914, w’hen the Athletics won their last American League streamer. Gone are the stars of the old White Elephant machine which rolled through the American league, winning four pennants in a stretch of five years, and in their places are players upon whom Mack is depending to regain the laurels of his once famous club. The once famous infield of the old Mackmen composed of Baker, Barry, Collins and Mclnnis, has been replaced by Burns, Gardner, Shannon and Dugan. Baker is with the Yanks, Collins with the White Sox, Mclnnis with Boston and Barry in the navy. The old Athletic outfield has faded away completely. Strunk has been sent to the Red Sox and Oldring has been used as a pinch hitter for the most part since coming back to the club. Bender,. Bush, Coombs, Plank, Pennock, Shawkey, Wyckoff and Bressler were the mainstays of Mack’s pitching staff only four years ago, yet not one of them is wearing a Philadelphia uniform. Bender is helping Uncle Sam build ships at Hog island. Bush is with the Red Sox, Coombs with Brooklyn, Bressler with the Reds, Plank retired and Pennock, Shawkey and Wyckoff In the service. Lapp, Schang and Thomas, catchers, have also passed along, Schang being the only one still classed as a star. McAvoy, who was with the club in 1914, was a fourth string catcher at the time and is now doing half the backstopping for the rejuvenated club. Gardner, Walker and Cady, from Boston; Jamieson, from Washington; Burns, from Detroit, and Gregg and Kopp, from the International league, have stepped Into the shoes left va_cant by Mack’s many deals within two years. In short the Athletics are perfectly camouflaged.

TY COBB, IN 32D YEAR IS BEST DRAWING CARD

Ty Cobb is in his thirty-second year. He has been playing with the Detrolts since 1905, the only year in which his batting average was less than ;300. The Georgia Peach has been the champion batsman of the American league at the end of each campaign since 1907, excepting 1916, when Tris Speaker had a better average. Cobb’s greatest batting record was .420, being hung up in 1911. Last year he batted .383, and never played more brilliantly. In spite of advancing years, Cobb still is in his prime. He is easily the greatest ball player of all time, and he Is worth the $20,000 salary • which the Detroit club has been paying him since 1914. As a drawing card Tyrus Raymond stands at the head of the class.

CADORE STILL FOLLOWING HIS OLD FAVORITE GAME

Leon Cadore; former star pitcher of the Brooklyns, now at Camp Gordon, Ga., is still following the old game. This photo was snapped at a Southern league game in Atlanta. Cadore,has passed through the officers’ training camp and is now awaiting his commission.

SINGLE HIT SPOILED GLORY

Dan Griner Came Within an Ace of Pitching No-Hit Game Against Philadelphia Club. Dan Griner, who has been pitching for a long time and was sent back to the minors a few years ago, is doing a comeback for the. Dodgers. He came within an ace of pitching a no-hit game against the Phillies May 6. He held his opponents hitless until two were out in the ninth, and then Cravath spoiled his record by singling over second base. "\

THREE GENERATIONS OF WALTER CAMPS SHOWN IN MOST UNUSUAL PHOTOGRAPH

This unusual photo shows three generations of the family of Walter Camp, noted for his pre-eminent position in the athletic world. Seated on the edge of the chair is Walter Camp, Sr., in his uniform as commissioner of athletics of the United States navy. In the chair is Capt. Walter Camp, Jr., with little Walter Camp JU in his arms.

TREE-ROOF PERCHERS AID NEW BASEBALL TAX

Persons who sell seats on any roof or structure overlooking a baseball park will be obliged to pay a war tax to the government, according to the bureau of internal revenue. The tax must be collected and paid by the enterprising owner or occupant of the building who receives payment for the seat occupied by “perchers.” The announcement says that in one city a woman whose yard adjoins the ball park has been selling seats In a tree, the price being five and ten cents, depending on how high the patrons have to climb. Recently the price has advanced to six and eleven cents, the extra cent being added to the war revenues.

STUFFY M’INNIS IS PLAYING GOOD BALL

With Richard Hoblitzel, first baseman of the Boston American baseball team, nominated as a first lieutenant in the army dental corps, John (“Stuffy”) Mclnnis, formerly first sacker wjth the Philadelphia Athletics, is slated to play at the initial corner for the . Red Sox. Mclnnis, who was obtained by Boston last winter, has been playing third base this season. Thomas, last year with Providence, is expected to fill Mclnnis’ place at third.

GOOD PLACE FOR YOUNGSTER

Kid Pitcher Who Worked Out So Well in Morning Practice Saved for Decoration Day? Many years ago, when Connie Mack was the Milwaukee catcher, the club opened the season with several sorearm veteran pitchers. There was one youngster with the club who did not complain of this trouble, so they sent him to the slab. Milwaukee was beaten something like 16 to 4. The kid pitcher was downcast. “The umpire didn’t give me any the best of it,” he said by way of an alibi. "No,” replied Joe Cantillon, who had overheard the remark; “neither did the opposing batters give you any the best of it” The kid walked off in a huff. Connie Maek turned to Cantillon. ’Til say this for the boy,” he said. “I’ve forked out with him every morning for the last two weeks, and he looked mighty good.” Cantillon pulled a schedule out of his pocket and glanced over it rapidly. “The next morning game is on Decoration day, Connie,” he remarked. "Save the kid pitcher for then.”

DIAMOND NOTES

Lee Magee is continuing his swatting activities. * * * Pitcher Robert McGraw, of the Yankees, has been called for military service. • • • Detroit fans are panning Hughey Jennings for the poor showing of the Tigers. * • • The Yankees are drawing constantly increasing throngs to see their battles at home. ♦ • • Mike Menosky, outfielder with the Washington Senators two years ago, has arrived “over there.” j ♦ ♦ * In the 20 years Larry Lajole played: in the major leagues he never attend-i ed a world’s series game. * • • The attendance in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati this year is greater so far than it has been in five years. - ♦ • ♦ Sherwood Magee has come to life with a vengeance. He is playing well and slapping out vicious safeties. * * * The American troops in France want baseball bats. But this by no means Indicates they are planning for a home run. ♦ * * If somebody don’t stop Cincinnati soon, Redland fans will be claiming the pennant, if they have not already done so, • * * George Stallings of the Boston Braves has not given up his fight for Hubert Scott Perry, pitcher who is with the Athletics. •• * * George Sisler is the American league’s leading base thief. He is also a much improved performer around that first corner. * • • Pittsburgh fans are delighted with the showing made by the Pirates and Manager Hugo Bezdek is being loudly praised in the smoky city. * * ♦ Steve Yerkes, who could not make good at second base for the Cubs, is to be brought back to the National league as a member of the Cardinals. * ♦ * With ten baseball games a day scheduled in Paris, that lively capital is in a fair way to more lively sport of the wholesome sort than ever before. * ♦ * Some of the major league clubs are going ‘to be shy of capable pitchers this year. In both circuits there will be not more than twenty good southpaws. * * • Outfielder Charley Jackson, the outfielder secured by Pittsburgh last fall from Spokane and slated for return to Spokane, has been sent to Minneapolis instead. • • ♦ • There never was a time when the Detroit Tigers looked as bad as some of the cartoonist drawings of “Tige.” Nor has anybody ever seen a real tiger that looked like some of those drawings. • • • Though he is in the draft, Donle Bush of the Tigers doesn’t expect to be called for some time, as his number is far down in the list. Furthermore, fie is the sole support, of a widowed mother and several sisters. • • • Outfielder Ted Cather, who has been signed by the Rochester Internationals, will play with Newark Instead, President Farrell of the league having ruled that Newark had first claim to his services.