Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 221, 28 July 1917 — Page 9

THE KiCHMOiNp PALLADIUM AhiD bUN-TEUiiGiiAM, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1917

PAGE SEVEN Christy Mathewson is the Uncrowned Kaiser of X)verthe-Rhine Just Now

CINCINNATIS WIN SEVEN IN A ROW; TONEY PITCHES

Phillies Humbled for Second Time on Redland Field in This Series. . CINCINNATI, O.. July 28. Defeating the Phillies la the second same of the series 6 to 4, for the seventh straight victory for the club, Big Fred Toney took on his eightenth victory of the season and held the speed- Reds in fet-cood place, .on Redfleld yesterday afternoon. Toney failed to pitch his usual airtight ball, but after the first round, lie was in control of the entire situation and ruled the Phillies with an iron hand. The Phillies made two in the first round but their lead amounted to naught for the noble Reds turned In their half of the Inning and draggod In five. Johhnie Evers, who for some time has been acting like a minister at a prayer meeting, broke loose with the chin music in the seventh and was hased off the field by Umpire Rigler. The score. x . ' Cincinnati . . A.B. R Croh, 3b...... 6 1 IB. 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 P.O. A. E. 1 S 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Knopf, cc 4 S Roush. cf 3 0 Chase, lb 3 1 Griffith, rf.... 4 -1 .eale. If 4 1 McKechnie. 2b. 2 0 Wingo, c 3 0 Toney, p.. ..... 3 0 Totals ......28 6 Philadelphia A.B. R. Paskert, cf 4 1, 9 IB. 27 P.O. 2 2 6 1 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 2 A. E. 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 Bancroft, se. . , . 3 Stock. 3b 4 Cravath, rf. 3 Luderus, lb. ... 3 Whitted. If..... 4 Evers, 2b...... 3 Nlehoff. 2b 1 Eurns, c 3 Schulte 1 Mayer, T 0 Tender, p 3 "Dugey ...... 1 Totals 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 12 Schulte batted for Burns in ninth inning. Dugey batted for Bender in ninth inning. Innings 123456789 Cincinnati 50000001 x 6 Philadelphia ... 20000001 14 Two-base hits. Groh, Cravath, Dugey. Three-base hit, Chase. Left on bases, Cincinnati, 3; Phila delphia. 6. ww-v. uy Dnmn, Pases on balls, by Tonev. 3: bv BenHit by pitcher, by Bender, 1. Wild pitch. Bender. Base hits, off Mayer.S; off Bender. 4. Time, 1:41. Umpire, Rigler and Hart. LEAGUE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE

W. L. Pet. New York 64 28 .659 Cincinnati .54 43 .557 St. Louis 50 40 .666 Philadelphia ...42 89 .519 Chicago 45 47 .489 Brooklyn 40 46 .465 Boston 36 49 .424 Pittsburgh 30 59 .337

AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Chicago 61 33 Boston 55 35 Cleveland 51 45 Detroit 48 45 New York 45 45 Washington 88 54 Philadelphia 84 53 St. Louis 36 58 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Pet. .649 .611 .531 .518 .500 .413 .391 .383 W. Indianapolis 61 Bt. Paul 63 Louisville 57 Kansas City 4S Columbus 4S Minneapolis 39 Toledo 39 Milwaukee 34 L. 38 39 45 43 47 56 57 54 Pet .616 .576 .559 .5 .505 .411 .406 GAMES TODAY National League. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. New York at Chicago. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. Boston at St. Louis. American League. Chicago at New York. Detroit at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Washington. St. Louis at Boston. American Association. Columbus at Minneapolis. Louisville at St. Laul. Toledo at Milwaukee. Indianapolis at Kansas City. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League. Cincinnati, 6: Philadelphia, 4. St. Louis. 4; Boston, 3. (11 innings.) New York, 3; Chicago, 1. Pittsburgh, 5; Brooklyn, 1. American League. Cleveland, 3; Washington, 2. (First game.) Washington, 5; Cleveland, 2. (Second game.) Chicago, 9; New York, 5. Detroit, 11; Philadelphia, 3. American Association. St. Paul, 1; Columbus, 0. Milwaukee, 4; Indianapolis. 2. Minneapolis, 7; Louisville, 5. Toledo, 6; Kansas City, 0. There ara two kinds of telescopes, refracting and reflecting. In the re. fracting telescope the observor looks! at the object directly, and It is magni fled by lenses. In the reflecting type the object Is reflected and magnified to the observer's eye by a concave mirror.

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E. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 v.. 0 0 0 0 0 Totals Richmond .30 6 10 27 14 .. 10010002 1Peoria 0 00 000330 - Stolen bases O'Farrell. Rapp. Sac rifice hits 'Jackson, Rapp. Two base hits Bashang, Bromwich. Three lasa hits McHenry, Hauser. Left on bases Peoria, 5; Richmond, 9. Double plays Kopp to O'Farrell to Jackson: Crouch to Gygli. Base hits Off Young, 8; Couchman, 2. Struck out By Kopp, 2; Young, 2. Bases on balls Off Kopp, 2; Young, 1; Couchman, 3. Time of game 1:45. Umpire Daly. Attendance 1,400. QUAKERS STILL ON TOBOGGAN ...I. i . CENTRAL LEAGUE

A.B. R. H. F.O. A. Evers, 2b 4 1.0 1 4 Gygli, lb 5 12 9 0 Rapp, ss 4 0 1 11 Crouch, rf . . . . 5 0 2 3 1 Donica, 3b .... 4 1 0 2 0 Coveleskie. If.. 4 2 3 2 0 Gleich. cf 4 0 1 2 0 Hauser, c 4 0 2 4 2 Young, p 2 0 1 0 2 Couchman, p . . 1 0 0 0 1 Gilbert, p ..... 1 0 0 0 1 Totals '....38 5 12 24 12 Peoria. A.B. R. H. P.O. A. Bascbang, cf . . 4 1 2 0 0 Jackson, lb ... 3 .00 13 2 Bromwich, 3b. . 3 2 2 1 1 1 McHenry. rf . . 3 2 2 5 0 O'Farrell. c ... 4 1 1 4 2 LaRoss, If .... 2 0 0 0 0 Pechaus, ss . . . 4 0 2 0 2 Callahan, 2b... 3 0 12 2 Kopp, p 4 0.0 2 5

W. L. Pet. Springfield 48 30 , .615 J Grand Rapids 52 33 .612 Muskegon 43 37 .538 Peoria 39 41 .488 Dayton 37 44 ' .457 Ft. Wayne 36 47 .434 Richmond 33 44 .429 Evansville 34 46 .425.

Yesterday'g Results. Peoria, 6; Richmond, 5. Springfield, 9; Muskegon, 2. Dayton, 2; Grand Rapids, 1. Evansville, 2; Ft. Wayne, 1. ' Games Today. Richmond at Peoria. Evansville at Fort Wayne. Dayton at Grand Rapids. Springfield at Muskegon. PEORIA, 111.. July 28. Habits, once formed, are hard to shake; the Quakers. who have the losing habit, and are Indulging in the practice with much frequency, allowed Peoria to take the opening game ofrhe series, here yesterday afternoon. 6 to 5. It ! wts . (he ninth straieht win for the Distillers and the ninth straight lose for the Quakers. Young and Couchman were mainly responsible for the Quaker defeat, and to Young goes the credit for the loss. The visitors outb.it the Peoria club in the contest, but it was impossible for the Quakers to take the contest. The Distillers have three more games against the Quakers here and a series of four games at Richmond, and are planning to step in the .500 column as a result of this series. Springfield 010 061 0109 14 3 Muskegon 000 000 0202 4 4 Haines and Hungling; Allen and Brennegan. Umpire Slear. Dayton 000 020 0002 10 1 Grand Rapids . . 000 100 0001 9 0 Shettler and Donahue; Melter and Devormer. Dayton 000 020 0002 Grand Rapids . . 000 100 0001 a i '7 i Shettler and Donahue; Melter and Devormer. Evansville 000 000 200 2 6 2 Fort Wayne ... 000 001 0001 4 1 Shoup and Boelzle; Kowaleski and Smith. REAPERS SLABMEN LEADING LEAGUE Two Springfield pitchers, Haines and Coffindaffer, are now leadine in the pitchers' percentage column of the Central circuit, according to the offic ial averages issued by President Stahlhefer Saturday. Haines has won fourteen games and is credited with losing four, whihla "Coffie" has pulled in ahead in six teen starts and finished late in flv!. Only one Reaper pitcher has lost more than half of his games, Clark, in 24 starts being credited with a victory in only seven. Manager Gilbert is still leading the Quaker hurling staff, and Lefty and Couchman are the only Richmond pitchers that have won the majority of their games. Rufe has won six games and lost four and has pitched in eleven games. Couchman has worked in seventeen games, has won seven and lost six. Ainsworth is next on the list among the Quakers, with nine victories and twelve losses, for a percentage of .429, and Young Is at the bottom of th-3 list of Richmond slabmen. with a percentage of .375, having won three and lost five games. An interesting feature of the aver ages is the gift record of Turner, of Evansville. Turner has presented a free trip to first base to 83 batsmen. Seventy of these have been on balls. and thirteen passes have been given to recipients of blows by pitched balls. Turner is also leading the list in the number of runs scored against his offerings with 183.

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TYRUS AND TRIS IN RACE FOR BATTING HONORS

Cobb Is In Lead -With .377; Speaker Has .345 and Sisler.344. CHICAGO. July. 28. Ty 'Cobb has a thirty-two point lead in the race for American league batting honors. Unofficial figures released today show the Detroit star hitting .377 with Tris Speaker of Cleveland in second place with .345. Sister of St. Louis is a point behind Speaker. The averages include games of Wednesday. Although Cobb maintains his lead in scoring. Ownie Bush, a teammate, is pressing him. Bush has scored sixty0 1 three runs, one less than the Georgian. ! x ne uetrou shortstop crossed the plate seventeen times in his last six games, while Cobb scored only five times, Cobb, however, boosted his total bases hitting to 203. He has driven out 130 htts. including 26 doubles, 19 triples and three home runs. Chicago, which is making a desperate bid for the pennant, is without a 300 hitter among the regulars. Russell, a pitcher, with an average of 308 is the club's leading hitter with Weaver next with 288. Eddie Collins is batting 26y. Roth Regains Lead Roth of Cleveland, regained the lead! in base stealing with 31. riennsin:? Chapman, his teammate. Chapman, lioweter, continues to snow me way to; sm-imuB itinera wun o. i ipp j with six circuit drives is the leading

nome run nitter. Detroit tops the list handsome one, being solid gold, set ! brook. Joliet, Ills., and Mrs. Roy Holin team batting with 256. I with rubies and diamonds, end is the j brook and family John Randall Leading batters for half their clubs' property of the Interstate Roque As-: while at his work in Reinheimer's games: Cobb, Detroit,- 377; Speaker,' scciation, which has headquarters i quarry Monday was struck by falling Cleveland, 345; Sisler. St. Louis, 34 i; ! here. stcne. The cut required several Rumler, St. Louis, 321; Baker. Xewj L0cai players are sounding much of! stitches, and though he remained at ork. All; Mclnms. Philadelphia, 307 ; j their spare time at the local courts ! home a day or so.'was back "on tho Chapman, Cleveland, 306; Heilnan, De-j preparing themselves tor contests J job" Thursday Mrs. Caroline Mctroit, 03; C. Milan, Washington, 294; hater oa with visiting rcque-ers. I Grew is much improved from her illRoth, Cleveland, 293. ness which has lasted several months

l-eaaing pitcners partlClpatinC In nineteen or more games, rated accordmg io earned runs per game: G. W. L. Cicotte, Chicago 20 17 6 Faber, Chicago 19 9 7 Bagby, Cleveland ... 30 13 8 Leonard, Boston 22 10 10 Mays, Boston 20 11 5 Russell, Chicago ... 24 9 4 Coveleskie, Cleveland 27 11 11 Ruth, Boston 23 15 6 Sothoron, St. Louis. 30 10 9 Klepfer, Cleveland.. 24 7 2 Ell. 1.17 l.2 1.50 1.81! 1.811 l.o9j 1.1)7: 01 2.06 2.17 Roush Breaks Tie Roush of Cincinnati, broke the tie! lor hitting supremacy in the National league and with an average of 341 has a nine point lead over Cruise of St. Louis. - Hal Chase the veteran first base star with Cincinnati, batted his way into the 300 class for the first time this season. His average is 301. Hans Wagner is within three points of U0, , , tiemie Groh or Cincinnati, took the ieau m Bconng, navmg crossed the plate 61 times. Cravath of Philadel - phla tied Hornsby of St. Louis in home run hitting, each having eight. Carey ...Bwwftu uuu.u lull, DI.UICU Urtot.o to his total, bringing his total up to twenty-five. Deal of Chicago, clings to sacrifice hitting honors with twenty, Cincinnati continues to lead in team batting with 226. The averages include games of Wednesday. Leaading batters for half their clubs games: Roush, Cincinnati, 341; Cruise, St.. Louis, 332; Hornsby, St. Louis, 330; Fisher, Pittsburgh, 329; Griffith, Cincinnati, 316; Rariden, New York, 309; Rawlings, Boston, 308; Groh, Cincinnati, 305; Chase Cincinnati, 301; Burns, New York, 300. Leading pitchers, participating In eighteen or more games, rated according to earned runs per game: G. Anderson, New York 18

W. L. ER. 8 6 1.58 12 4 1.87 6 8 1.90 12 8 2.21 11 4 2.2.1 5 6 2.3.1 3 15 2.o9 8 4 2.55 10 10 2-51 9 9 2.G1

Schupp, New York Alexander. Phila . 20 24 22 25 21 23 19 1 Vaughn, Chicago . . . . . . Meadows, St. Louis. Cheney, Brooklyn . . . Jacobs, Pittsburgh . , Perritt, New York . . . Rixey, Philadelphia 21 Doak, St. Louis 24 HAGERSTOWN, IND. ' - - -, . , B. B. Perry and son Elijah arrived Wednesday evening and are guests of Mrs. Perry's brother, Jerome Day... Prof. C. Hostetter, of Westport, Ind.. spent Saturday here with the local school board, and was hired to teach in the high school the coming term. . . . ..Mrs. William Cordell fell down stairs at her home on Elm street, early Friday morning and was seriously injured The Community Chautauqua will be given here next week. Tourist Low Round

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. By DON WARFEL He was there in many places, And could hit the ball each day; But each time that he would 6lam one, He would pull a bone-bead play. Peoria Journal. Now, could that refer to any of the Quakers? Fred Toney, the star hurler of the Reds, has won eighteen games, and has two more to cop that little bonus. Fred has about 12 or 15 games to pitch this season and it is a cinch that he will come through. The Indians are having a little trouble at Milwaukee in keeping a champion appearance. The Hoosier A. A. leaders have lost two to the tailenders of the league, and have been making a poor showing. Every time the Reds do Cards do it also. it, the The Baseball Publishing company's announcement of July 25 read: "The Bull signs in Evansville, Fort Wayne, New Paris Roque Fans io Attend Tourney NEW PARIS. O.. July. 28. A num - ber of roque fans are planning to at - tend the diamond medal series of roque games to be staged at Milton, Ind., beginning Monday, July 30. fir roo "Rsili-or snrl T ( 1 I .af hrnn l"'hi Cago, Ills., are the contestants, both be ing well-known to New Paris players because.of attending the annual touru - ament which is helld here in Septeruber of each year, The medal being played for is a ' . ' i . , . I na I In the Majors National League. At Chicago R. H. E. New York 100 000 2003 11 1 Chicago 000 000 001 1 4 2 Salle and Gibson, Rariden; Demaree and Dilhoefer. At Pittsburgh s R. H. E. Brooklyn 100 .000 0001 3 1 Pittsburgh 100 003 10 5 11. 0 Coombs and M. Wheat; Cooper and Fischer. At St. Louis R. H. E. Boston 200 000 001 003 14 1 St. Louis . . . 000 201 000 014 9 2 Allen, Ragan, Nehf. Barnes and Tragressor, Rico; Fackard, Ames and Snyder. American League At New York R. H. E. i Chicago " . . 4 102 120 030 9 13 0 1 New York 010 012 1005 13 2 Russell. Cicotte and Lvnn: Caldwell. j Love, Shocker, Mcgridge and Walters, j At -Washington R. H. E. Cleveland Ill 000 0003 9 0 Washington . 1G0 010 0002 7 0 Boehling. Lambeth and Billings; I Galia and Henry. Cleveland 000 100 0012 7 3 Washington 001 200 11 5 8 1 Morton, Coumbe, Gould and DeBerry; Shaw and Ainsmith. At Philadelphia - R. H. E. Detroit 300 300 10411 12 0 Philadelphia .. 200 010 000 3 8.4 Ehmke and Stanage; Johnson, Anderson and Meyer. ! NEW PARIS, o. ; Dr. C. W. Beans of West Manchester, O., called on local friends Friday, enrcute fro Richmond to his home Messrs. and Mesdames C. M. Benson and W. E. Roberts leafe Thursday for a motor trip to James Lake, Ind., for a vocation trip John Sawyer, whoj is employed on the avitation fi6ld at Dayton, came Friday for a short visit with his mother, Mrs. Hannah A. Sawyer Mrs. Mart BanTill of New Madison, spent Thursday with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Dunn Mrs. E. H. Young and sen Donald, are the guests of Rev. and Mrs. S. K. Scott at uayton.. . . .jonn Lehman, ot Sandusky, O., is the guest of his son, George, and family Sister Cassiana of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Dayton, O., made her annual solicitation trip to New Paris, Friday and found the usual generoii' response.. ,. .Miss Opal Cox of Eato spent Thursday with J. M. Sawyer id son Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reinheimer left Friday by auto for James Lake, Ind., for an outing.. . . .El Tickets Trip Fares Daily

Grand Rapids, Muskegon. RICHMOND, : Springfield and South Bend parks have not as yet been hit." But the sign in the Richmond park has been hit twice. The Distillers seem to be able to get to the top of most any league they

care to join. Lefty Won His Game . in Eighth Inning Two boys' teams, each averaging about 10 years old, played a game of base ball '"In the big alley between Eighth and Ninth streets," Friday. Here is the report turned in by a member of one of the teams: Lefty won his game in the eighth inning when the score was 6 to 6 and there were two outs and three balls and two strikes", and knocked a home run. Score: R H E Star 004 100 0016 9 2 Tiger 031 010 0117 10 3 Uphaus and Vosmeier. Feldhaus and Jarvis. wood Murray, son of the late James I anrt Martha Miiprav riifirl TVoHnesila v jat FraDkfort, Ky. ' The body was i brought here Saturday and interred on the family lot. He leaves three broth ers and two sisters Miss Eleanor Smith, of Richmond, spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. John Marrinan E. C. Mikesell spent Thursday in Cincinnati on business. .. .'Miss Anna Hol1 zrook, of Joliet, Ills., is the guest of her brother, Roy Holbrook and family. .... Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Spangler entertained Wednesday, Miss Anna HolI and la ahlp tn ho ahmit hor hnmn nd yard Mr. and Mrs. John Tickel are the parents of a daughter, born Monday E. A. Leftwich returned Monday to his home in Indianapolis after spending his vacation with his aunt. Miss Carrie Whitaker Preaching services will be held at the Christian church Sunday morning and at the Methodist church in the evening Sunday next. Sunday school will be held in each of the three schools Sunday morning Rev. and Mrs. I. G. Armbrust and small daughter of College Hill, Cincinnati, O., are spending Mr. Armbrust's vacation of two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bohn and daughter, Miss Margaret, at their country home. Mrs. Arrabrust is well-known to local folk, being formerly MisS Anna Clarke, the daughter of Rev. Clarke, pastor of the local Methodist church several years ago Misses Lila Van Nuys, Bethel, Misses Fanny, Fearle and Maude Crubaugh, and Mr. Van Zant, Richmond, spent Tuesday evening with Miss Helen Sawyer. Mrs. Carl Hawley was also a guest Rev. George F. Crltes leaves Monday morning for his farm at Hiram, Ohio, where he will spend his two weeks vacation granted by the Christian church here John O'Dea. shipper consigned to Cincinnati markets Wednesday 127 hogs, or about $4,000.00 worth. He will ship from the local station again Monday next Miss Mildred Jones spent part of this. week with relatives at Covington, Troy, and Bradford, Ohio Miss Leth Brown of Lewisburg, O.. was a recent guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hawkey. .". . .Joseph Timmons left Wednesday morning to take a position with Contractor W. E. Jones at Covington, O D. A. Raney is spending this week with his father at Eaton, O. Corn and Wheat Each Bring $2.10 Bushel NEW PARIS. O., July 28. For the first time in local history, corn and wheat sold here at the same price Wednesday. John Barney disposed of i a wagon-load of corn at $2.10 a bushel. ! which was the wheat price Barnev received $151.32 for the load. NEVY QUARRY BOSS NEW PARIS, O., July 28. Wednesday morning Richard D. Alexander, of Dunkirk, Ind., assumed the superintendency of the Reinheimer Quarry company here. He is known to his men, having for several months been employed here. Eastern

MRS. GAAR TELLS HOW SOCKS MUST BE

MADE Mrs. W. W. Gaar, in charge of the Sock Shop, Saturday issued Instructions as to how the foot-wear should be made properly. Socks should measure up to full dimensions of 3 ribbing and eight inch leg. They must be at least eleven inches from the heel to the toe after being shrunk. A twelve inch sock is prefered to an eleven inch one. Fifteen; or sixteen inches must be taken up the side for the heel. The ball of heel , in the sock should measure 2 inches before the heel is turned. The "toe", must be taken off in such a way that there will be no seams inside or out. Socks should be fastened together with a thread when finished. . Richmond Women Are Best Sock Knitters in Hoosier State Richmond sock makers are the best in Indiana, according to word received at Red Cross headquarters from Indiana headquarters in Indianapolis. A shipment of socks from Richmond for soldier boys has been made every week and the Richmond workers are complimented on the superior quality of the work. , More than 400 pairs of socks have been made in the district. Three hundred women have registered to make shirts for soldiers and headquarter:, of the shirt makers will be established in the St. Paul's Episcopal church parish house. Material lor the shirts is expected to arrive soon, according to information from Jeffersonville. DETROIT MAN SUCCEEDS BETHARD AS FORD AGENT Harold Coleman of Detroit has been assigned to the Richmond territory for the Ford Sales Agency as successor to the Bethard Auto Agency. Mr. Coleman has been in the office of the Ford company in Detroit for some time. The mamo was a beautiful bird of the Hawaiian islands. Its golden feathers were so greatly prized as ornaments that it was destroyed for the sake of these. j

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County Officials Escape Payment of Registry Expenses Wayne county officials will not hae to pay the expenses of the recent registration for the constitutional election, according to a ruling received by County Clerk Kelly from Attorney General Stansbury, Saturday. According to the opinions of several attorneys over the state the county officials would have to pay for the registration on account of the supreme court's decision that the law was Invalid that called for a constitutional convention. , Attorney General Stansbury, however said the registration was carried out under an act passed on February 1, which concerned the registration of voters and had nothing to do with the constitutional election, thereby making, the expenses of the registration legal.

HAGERSTOWN RED CROSS OPENS WITH 25 MEMBERS HAGERSTOWN. Ind., July 28. A Red Cross branch society was organizezd here this afternoon. Twentyfive persons were present and signified their intention of joining. Membership cards will be signed and a work shop started at once. A committee from Richmond headquarters attended the meeting. PREPARE FOR HOME-COMING CENTERVILLE, Ind., July 28. Preparations for the Home-Coming meeting will be made In the Epworth League Doddridge Chapel Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Clara. Houseworth will lead, her subject being, "Recreating the Community's Recreations." Sunday school will be at 10 o'clock, and the Bible teaching clas3 after Epworth League. TO TRAIN NON-COMS NEW YORK. July 28. Because of the great demand for corporals and sergeants for the new army, it was announced here today that classes will be opened where men who expected to be drafted might be instructed in the work of non-commissioned officers' work. nT M THE Phone 1480.

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