Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1918 — Page 3

AMERICAN RUNNERS PUT ON WEIGHT ABROAD

PARTICIPATED IN INTERALLIED MATCH IN PARIS.

According to Sporting Chronicle, the American relay team, which ran second to the French team In an interallied meet In Paris, consisted of Jack Eller, Ted Meredith, Tommy Lennon and Kline of Minnesota. The French team had George’ Andre, the famous all-round athlete; Tlssler, Bendon and Lieutenant Gauthier. The Frenchmen must be fliers or the Americans were overweight. It is said Lennon has put on pounds overseas.

BIG LEAGUE STAR A MARINE

Eddie Collins, Famous White Sox Keystone King, Has Joined Soldiers of the Sea. ■ - . Eddie Collins, the famous second sacker of the Chicago White Sox and the former star of Connie Mack’s old Philadelphia Athletic championship combination, has joined the United States marines and will share in the glories attained by America’s brave

Eddie Collins.

“soldiers of the sea.” The White Sox paid a fabulous price for the star and like other baseball Investments, like Grover Alexander, the Chicago, club lost their great star. Eddie wants to get in the service and get in right so he chose the marines because he believed that to be the branch of service where he would-get plenty of action, and would suit his spirit.

CHALLENGE FROM JIM RILEY

One-Time Champion Oarsman, Now Past 70 Mgric, Waats to Row Any Man la World. Jim Riley, whose name was famous 40 years ago In the rowing world, Is out with another challenge. The onetime champion, now past the seventy mark, although he looks hardly more than sixty, will row any oarsman In ;the world who Is sixty-seven years or older any distance from one to three miles. He won’t concede any handicaps, but he will take all comers, and so confident is he that he can defeat anyone who tries to row against him that he will put up the cup which he ■won 35 years.ago as a trophy. He is particularly anxious to meet Jim TenEyck, the elder, who was coach of the Syracuse university crews up until a few months ago, and Is now engaged In a similar capacity at the Duluth Boat chib. _

PLAYING BALL IN PALESTINE

Equipment Sufficient for Four Team* Shipped by Clark Griffith to 'Holy Land. Clark Griffith announces that he has shipped to Palestine baseball equipment sufficient for four teams, on request of Americans of Jewish ancestry and otherwise who are In service with the British in the Holy Land. Several hundred American Jews, specially enlisted, have joined the army In Palestine, and they no sooner got there than the desire to play .ball overcame them. - x ~

CAN HURL GRENADES

Pete Wachob, formerly with the Wichita Western league club, is showing his good arm in Uncle Sam’s service. He is-at Camp Fremont in training and In a recent contest won the grenade throwing event from several hundred competitors. Wacliob is a corporal in his company and plays on i the camp baseball team.

NOVEL SPORT IS INTRODUCED

Chariot Racing Popular at Naval Training Stations—Recommended by Walter Camp. The chariot or drag race is the latest sport to make its appearance in the naval training stations. The race was originated and introduced in the stations of the Firsf naval district by George V. Brown, district athletic director, of the navy commission on training camp activities, and It has been recommended for adoption in other stations by Walter Camp, head of the athletic division of the training camp commission. One distinct advantage of the chariot race is that any number of men can participate. Then, too, the apparatus required is simple, and consists merely of two round poles about two inches in diameter and a chariot, all of which are connected with ropes. Six men grasp the first pole and four men the second several feet behind, these men composing a team. Attached to the second, pole is a sled or chariot, which contains one man, and the game consists of dragging the chariot and its rider over a given course. When the race starts every team runs a stated distance, which covers the first lap. At this point another set of teams take up the race and covers the second lap, and the race continues as long as there are sets of relays. The winner is determined the same as in an ordinary relay race.

HARRY BRIGHAM IN SERVICE

Former Interscholastic Champion Sprinter Is Latest Athlete-to Go to the Front. Among the latest of the athletes to go to the front Is Harry Brigham of Brooklyn, the former interscholastic half-mile champion and holder of the interscholastic indoor mile record of 4:27. While at the University of Virginia Harry won the Southern collegiate mile and two-mile championships. In class 4A Brigham, who is married, waived exemption and was placed in class IA.

GEORGE BURNS NOW IN NAVY

First Sacker of Connie Mack’s Athletics Wants to See Service —Valuable Ball Player. Here’s George Burns of the Athletics going in the navy now. It was reported way last winter that he had been caught In the draft, but he secured exemption and has been a valuable ball player all season. Now that the game’s over and he’s done his duty by It, he wants to see service and-if they won’t let him in the army he’ll try the other end.

VIRGINIA TO REVIVE SPORTS

Action Has Been Taken by Recognized Leader In Southern Intercollegiate Athletics. The University of Virginia, one of the oldest universMes of the South and the recognized leader In Southern Intercollegiate athletics, has voted to revive sports. The action is expected to cause practically all of the Southern colleges to return to all branches of snorts.

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TEXAS LEAGUER “SNICK”

English sports writers have been having a hard time trying to learn American nomenclature. But they have courage. They already have begun helping us out. ? Look what they have dubbed “a “Texas leaguer.” That name meanj nothing, absolutely nothing to them. Indeed, some of them think Texas is still the abode of ferocious savages. ’ But they have gone and called the “Texas leaguer” a “snick.”

GRIDIRON GAME AND WAR ARE COMPARED

Football and Military Tactics on Western Front Alike. In Allied Drive Between Soissons and Reims Maps Show Massed Movement Toward Center, Same as Worked In Football. War is to Louis Lee Arms In NeMjork Sun. There is an Interesting similarity between football and military tactics, as there should be, since each is to gain ground. In the* allied drive between Soissons and Reims military maps show a massed movement toward the center, precisely as would be done in football were one of the backs to make an off-tackle thrust. The American troops In the center of the rush line and starting at Belleau and La Chappelle have driven a wedge into the German line and carried i,t before them In a manner that could be likened to a center and two guards putting their opponents out pf play.

In military advances there is none to come behind carrying the ball, but If there were, as the lines exist today, the backfield of the' Franco-Amer-ican troops could make an uninterrupted end run off the Huns’ right end, through Hartennes, Vlllementoire, Chaundun and Pernant, for the German ends have been boxed in. It would be up to the defensive full or quarterback, which Is represented by the kaiser’s troops further' back, to stop the runner. By turning both ends of the man line In, the idea -has been to bottle up a great number of men and capture an entire salient. In football It is not necessary to bottle up the forwards of the opposition. If they are tactically outmaneuvered, so that they cannot reach the runner with the ball, they have accomplished what they set about to do. The lines between Soissons and Reims would be a complete •success in a football sense. Our allies are commenting upon the Intelligent manner in which Americans tactically conduct their attack. Well, General Pershing Is a pop-eyed football fan!

DONS UNIFORM OF UNCLE SAM

Rube Benton, New York Giants' Clever Southpaw Pitcher, Is Now Soldier in the Army. Rube Benton, the New York Giants’ southpaw pitcher, who has the distinction of nine straight wins to his

Rube Benton.

credit has donned the uniform of Uncle Sam. The above photo, which is his latest was taken at Camp Jackson, S. C.

GREAT STICKLERS FOR ORDER

It Would “Set Bad Precedent” to Permit Sweltering Fane to Enter Grand Stand. Baseball magnates are great sticklers for the old order. At a recent game a major league city that need not be named, there were some 50 fans in the bleachers and the thermometer tq the shade showed over 100 degrees. “Why. not let those fellows in the bleachers In the grandstand T* was suggested. The answer of the club president was that it couldn’t be done, because it would “set a bad precedent ” Can you beat that? There'll be a lot of precedents set before parks open again, * c * *

A Bird in the Hand

(Special Information Service, United States Department of Agriculture.) BETTER POULTRY HOUSES PAY

Poultry Club Boys Building a Poultry House.

COMFORT IN HEN HOUSE REQUIRED

Prepare in Early Fall for Cold, Disagreeable Weather When Fowls Are Indoors. ESSENTIAL FOR WINTER EGGS Fresh Air, Dryness, Sunlight, and Space Enbugh to Keep Chickens Contented Are of Importance—--Make Roof Watertight. During the summed the poultryhouse question has not given the poultry keeper much concern. The chickens have had the freedom of outdoor life most of the time and just so they had a clean, airy place, free from vermin, and covered with a good roof to keep out rain, was about all that was necessary. - But as winter approaches and weather* conditions are such that the fowls must be confined more, It is essential that their indoor quarters be made as comfortable as possible. This is one of the requisites of winter egg production. The prime essentials In poultry houses, according to the United States department of agriculture, are fresh gir, dryness, sunlight and space enough to keep the birds comfortable. The particular style of house Is not Important, for a house that gives satisfaction In the North will also give good results In the South, but it Is preferable to have more open and consequently less expensive houses in the South than in the North. The location should have good water and air drainage so that the floor and yards will be dry, while the house should not occupy a low pocket or hollow In which cold air settles. When' It Is possible,, a southern or southeastern exposure should be selected, although this Is not essential If there is any good reason for facing the house In a different direction. - Importance of Roof. The roof Is the most expensive but a most Important part of the poultry house, and should be water-tight. Shingle roofs should have a one-third pitch, while those covered with paper or metal may have a less pitch, or be almost flat however, the greater the slope the longer the life of the roof. _ The shed or. single-slope roof is adapted to houses up to 16 feet In width. It Is one of the easiest styles to construct It allows a high front td the house, and furnishes a northern slope for the roof on which roofing paper will last longer than on a roof which faces the south. The combination and semimonitor roofs are adapted for buildings from 16 to 24 feet wide, while either of these styles, or the monitor and the gable roof, may be used for wider buildings. The combination roof on a house over 16 feet wide gives the best head room at the least cost, reduces the amount of surplus air space, and gives a neat appearance to the buildings; while the semimonitor and monitor types are best for wide houses which have a central alley, particularly brooder houses. The semimonitor house usually faces south, while the monitor type of roof is frequently used on buildings facing east or west. The gable roof is used

Types of Roofs for Poultry House. A, Shed; B, Combination; C, Gable; D, Monitor; E, Semimonitor; F, A-Shaped.

extensively for two-story buildings, for brooder houses, and for incubator cellars. This style of roof Is usually ceiled at or slightly above the eaves, or the gable may be filled with straw or some kind of absorbent material, which tends to keep such houses dry and warm. The A-shaped. roof is used for growing coops and colony houses which, with a wall 18 inches high, provides a large amount of floor space with a minimum amount of lumber, but Increases the roof surface, which is the most expensive part of the house. A large amount of glass In the front of the house makes it warm during the day and cold at night, as glass radiates heat very rapidly. Unbleached muslin, or a light weight or duck cloth, is used for curtains in the front of poultry houses, tfhls cloth should be thin enough to allow a slow circulation of air without a draft, which object is defeated by using too heavy a grade of duck or by oiling or painting the cloth. The front of the house should be high enough so that the windows or openings will allow the sun to shine well back during* the winter.

Good Floor Important The best kind of a floor depends upon the soil and the use of the house. On light, sandy, well-drained soils a dirt floor is satisfactory, especially for small or colony henhouses. Such floors should be from two to six Inches higher than the outside ground surface, audit is advisable to renew them each year by removing the contaminated surface down to clean soil, and to refill with fresh sand or fine gravel and earth*. A board floor is generally used where the level of the floor In the house is from one to three feet above the ground surface and in portable houses on land which is not urell drained. Board floors harbor rats and rot quickly, and should be raised some distance off the ground so that cats or dogs can get under them, which also allows a free circulation of air to prevent the wood from rotting. Cement floors are adapted to long permanent buildings, brooder houses, incubator cellars, and to all permanent houses where an artinclal floor is required and can be built on the ground level. These floors are easy to dean, very sanitary, rat proof, and comparatively inexpensive, if one has a supply of gravel or sharp sand.

The Interior fixtures of the pens should be simple, portable, and inexpensive. Roosts are usually placed next to the end or back walls, six to ten Inches above the dropping boards, while the latter are from two to two and one-half feet above the ground. They should all be on the same level, otherwise the birds will crowd and fight to get on the highest roost Scantling two by three inches or two by four Inches, with the upper edges rounded off, makes good roosts with either the wide or narrow surface up. Allow seven to ten Inches of roost space per fowl, according to the size of the bird. Roosts should be placed about 15 inches apart, but the outside ones may be within ten Inches of the edge of the dropping boards. Nests may be placed under the dropping boards, on the partition walls, or in any convenient place where they dd not take up floor space, and should be arranged so that the birds can get into them easily. They should be 12 to 14 Inches square and 12 to 16 inches high, with a strip about four Inches high on the open side te retain the nesting material. Provide one nest for every four or five hens. Trap nests are essential in any careful breeding work, such as pedigree breeding, or the breeding of exhibition poultry.

THE TIE

By CARRIE L. P. CURTIS.

(OopnUbt, J»18, Westers Ntrw.paper U»ion./ , Don’s mother went out wearily, to look over the bloom of the garden, but the garden, like all things about the little home, had lost Interest since Donaid went to war. If he had not been such an exceptional son, his mother might not have missed him so bitterly. Always she had loved her boy with a selfish love- Fiercely she had claimed him in her widowhood, her own* Donald’s father had died when the lad was young but his mother had taken a silent, almost unconscious vow, that the boy must live to >care for her, even as his father would have cared, if he had been spared. The little home became eloquent 'of those things which pleased his mother. Donald did not realize that young women whose acquaintance he made, and for whom he entertained at times a passing Interest, were not made welcome in this home of his endeavor; he wondered vaguely, why mother found in each girl some disappointing quality. But he knew that the friendships grieved her, al«o he saw that she grew more frail each day, and that she foijnd her only joy in his presence. He had bidden her good-by, standing on the vine-shaded porch, whei'e nasturtiums nodded their bright heads, and though Don had been cheery and brave, a shadow lurked in his eyes, a shadow which his mother could not define. Now, he was in France,' far away France, where guns boomed their warning, where men fought for the safety of this beautiful land spread about her. . Donald’s mother sank down upon the porch. So many years she had devoted herself jealously to her son, there had been no need for other close companionship. Now she was alone. Tears made their way through her wrinkled fingers, she did not hear a light step on the path at the side. It was a girl’s voice wffich roused her. “I beg your pardon,” said the voice. “I have been directed to you. I am anxious to spend my summer in the country, and it was thought possible, that you, being alone, would take me in.”

"I could not care for any one— Donald’s mother was beginning, when the girl interrupted eagerly. “That I would not a»k, only that it might be a mutually beneficial ar- . rangetnent—you taking me into your home, I helping in every way. And," because of her heart-aching loneliness, because her need of human comfort was so great, Donald's mother did, what she never would have believed herself willing to do, she took the strange girl into her home. As time passed, she was glad. It was good to hear footsteps at night in Don’s room, even though the steps were so different and light; it was good to see a bright young face opposite her own at table. But best of all, were the confidences over Don’s pictures, pictures in childish frocks to the latest in soldier's uniform. Myra—that was the girl’s name —went to the post office each day, returning with Don’s bulky letters. Together they read them. It was Myra at last who answered letters, her flrm hand tracing readily lines which the trembling fingers could not master; so that Donald’s letters came to be a composite of them- both. Donald was reported missing; killed, it was believed, by a German plane. Her light step dragged as Myra moved with difficulty up the flower-bordered path. Donald’s mother was there on the porch wlA&e he had bidden her good-by. Twice Myra tried to speak to tell her terrible news, but that duty, was’ spared her. The mother looking Into the girl’s wide eyes read their message and understood. Diffidently the young woman followed the bent form of the other into the house. "I,” she murmured, “oh I I suffer with you.” Donald’s mother turned in unexpected passion. “What do you know of suffering?” she cried. "You! I love him. lam his mother.” The girl raised her white tearstained face. “I,” she quietly replied, "am his wife.” “When?” the mother asked unbelievingly, “could that have happened?" “In the city,” the girl answered. All life had gone from her voice. “And you knew when you came to me that I was his mother?” “Don sent me to comfort you,” she said. The mother looked again into the young face whose sorrow was now her own, then all at once she opened the arms which had been closed to all but her son, so the two clung together. It was a messenger on the porch who called the young wife to answer his summons, when, presently Myra 3 returned, her eyes were shining with some great Inner joy. > , . “Can you bear happiness?” she asked Don’s mother, “the great happiness of knowing that your son was not killed as reported, that he is but wounded slightly and in a hospital, longing to hear from you and me—” and slowly the rigidness left the older woman’s face. When she spoke her voice rang with a tenderness it had never known. “Daughter,” she said, “we win write to him now.”