VOL. LI. LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1916. NO. 19.

problems in the defense of navnrdis-trlct- s. SHE IS AN ThOLD LANDLUBBERS TO The disembarkation win titQ ENGINEER REINS SEVERAL YEARS place September 12. THINKS INDIANS REAL FLAG CONTENDERS Bunch of Landlubbers. McGraw and Mack Have Piloted Re- BE TRAINED FOR Some of the men enlisted for the spective Team Longer Than Any cruise are the veriest landlubbers. Other Leaders. There are bankers, brokers, lawyers, ministers, mechanical, and civil During the last ten years in base- NAVAL SERVICE mining ball engineers, business men of various every team in the National and American sorts, artists and several bona flde leagues, with the exception of the newspaper men In the New York de- Philadelphia Athletics and the ''' New York Giants, have had two or Wndreds of Civilians to Be Giv- tachment ' Readers of salt water Action know en Chance to Learn the that the first thing a newcomer aboard ' :u. Sailor's Life. ship has to do is to holystone the decks, In land parlance, scrub the floor. '. But not this time. There will be WILL HAVE MONTH AT SEA no menial labor for the rookies. They aren't above it They have promised and ore willing to do anything they are do. Amateurs Will Be Taken Aboard Nine ordered to But Assistant Sec- of the Franklin D. Roose- Battleships and Given Course of retary Navy velt, who has the cruise under his Training No Menial Labor par- ticular wing, has decided it would be the Sec- for Rookie, Says a waste of time. Roosevelt retary He decided the men going on the cruise, mostly above the average in i New York. Ye, ho I My lads I For Intelligence, training and education, kbe I naval Plattsburg need no lessons in pealing potatoes Aboard nine United States battle-fshlp- s and shoveling coal. Instead, they will many hundred enthusiastic get work just as hard, but more Infor- (young landlubbers will learn some-pin-g mative. They will be trained Inten- about the gay sailor's life off sively, as the naval officers say, to take (the Atlantic coast next month. jobs as petty or commissioned officers Like their brothers in the military In time of crisis. training camps for citizens, they will In general, according to Mr. Roose- Miss Antoinette Vanasek, one of the partly fit themselves to volunteer for velt, they will be organized, messed few womnn stationary englners In this Service in Uncle Sam's defense when and berthed after the methods em- country, has quit engineering for a iwar conies. ployed with the midshipmen of Annap- while to become chief matron of the And from all olis Naval on public baths of Island Li incidentally, signs, they academy practice Long City. 11 have a Jolly good time, a brac cruises. When she's engineering she wears the ing vacation and a month of exercise The object will be to get them Into duds of nn engineer, overalls and all. Miss and salt air which will put them back the habits of ship life and to drill Vanasek, who Is twenty-thre- Is Into civil and a life ready for almost any- instruct them at the lighter guns taking vacation from the Intense There is at least one In the American lengue who doesn't believe) thing that comes along. of the ship batteries. They will bo heat of tending a stationary engine. the Cleveland Indians are going to "blow" and he is "Bill" Donovan. The The amateur tars at this point will taught signaling, boating of all kinds, Indians have impressed the Yankee lender as one of the clubs) John McGraw. being strongest 'assemble and go aboard the Maine, fire control and torpedo defense sta- that ever represented that city and Donovan it is the most team ever, at the end of the cruise the re- says dangerous at the New York tion work, quartermaster's duties and in the league. pow receiving ship cruit will have a chance to announce more managers. Ten years ago John and the on st marine electrical Includ- When It comes to in runs the navy yard, Kentucky engineering, his intention to McGraw was managing the Giants and batting other members of the Indians must volunteer for service "kow-tow- " hard-hittin- 15. ing radio work. to the Elmer Smith-Rot- h in the In was leading the Athletics. right fielder, Robert or Robert navy case of war occurring Roth-Smit- On the same day the will There will also be frequent emer- These two men Elmer whichever way you prefer, the combination right gardener Virginia within the next four years, and most are still piloting those lck Its gency drills, such as Are and having driven in 42 runs for the Indians this season, which Is one-thir- d up contingent at Portland, quarters of the men will do this. teams and bid fair to do so for many only e. ; the at ; 1111- - general quarters. Besides this to gone at this writing. The Smith half of the firm has sent 20 runs white Kearsage Boston the they To years come. across, Be Given Certificates. s the will have field artillery and naval McGraw started his career with the Roth half has accounted for 28. At the end of the course a recruit drills on shore to give them a rudi- Giants in 1009. Under him the New "Chic" Gandil, however, is the Individual leader, having driven In 36 runs. will a certificate mentary knowledge of the handling of get signed by the Yorkers won the National "Trls" Speaker, though, Is giving him a merry battle, having chased 31 of bis officer of his league pen- arms. commanding ship specify- nants In 1004 and 1805, and the world's team mates ocross the rubber. "This," however, is batting some 100 points ing the nature of the duties he has per- better "Chic." the field Lectures will also be a feature of title In 1905. They lost the National than After passing by right firm, we find "Jack" Gt'tmey formed, the efficiency he has has in 24 an lend-of- f the end of the cruise. Between Au displayed league championship in VMH because driven men, unusually large number for a man, who la and the he Is best gust 20 and September B some of the rating qualified to of Merklu's famous "boner" mid forced to follow weak butters. In fact, all the Iudlans are hitting and this com- fill. have to Dest schoolmasters In the navy and third In 1009. In 1010 the Gi bined with the splendid pitching they had date has kept them well on The of army and navy life is expenses the cruise are very nuts finished second, and were first in top. mostly teaching small. The school In some manner or other will recruit must pay his own 1911, 19U and 1613. The Giants losl to and from the talk to the volunteers on' subjects transportation points the world's series with the Athletic of embarkation. Once aboard the bearing on the navy's work. ship in 1911, and in 1913 were again beaten PATIENCE OF BILL SULLIVAN he must make a deposit of $30 to cove? Limit by the Athletics for the big honors, the Volunteers. board and but of this will clothes, part jln 1914 the Giants were nosed out In BASEBALL Incident Secretary Roosevelt also be returned to him Is Illustrating Determination promised if it not all used the pennant tight by the Bravest, after to cut down the number of and Tenaciousness of Veteran volunteers up. the latter had made a whirlwind fin- allowed on different so Coach. ships that there Each man must take with him two ish. In 1915, for the first time In Tiger will be no or discomfort of black STORIES overcrowding pairs shoes, underclothes, McGruw's innniigeiuit.it, they finished in the way of hammock room, or delay toilet articles and other necessaries. in the cellar. Outfielder "GrenBy" Neale Is playing A little Storv is told nf tho nntloneo in food. Cincinnati. nnd determination of serving Washable uniforms will be handed out Connie Mack organized the Athletics xensatlonally for Billy Sullivan, As nt the tne veteran army training camps, there aboard ship. in 1001. They won the American catcher and Tigers' coach. will be courses Sox don't miss The were in Sun Antnnin optional lasting a por- The recruits can't spend much league championship In 1902, 1905 The Red Speaker Tigers tion of each day. The subjects will money on the cruise. However, there uny more than an uuto would miss a Tex., this spring for a couple of ex. Include navigation, signaling, radio Is a ship's store, where they can pur- spark plug. nimtton games. The morning of the work, steam and electrical engineer chase soap, tobacco, stationery, toilet first day Sullivan started to clean an of old ing. accessories and a few other things. Ping Bodle, with an average 365, pipe. He shoved a match In the bat- Franklin D. Roosevelt The cruise will have several lmpor The motor boat mobilization is stir, is leading the stem, and the wood was caught In tho tant advantages over No ring up much interest in this and ters in hitting. curve of the amber, where It stuck. at Newport, R the Rhode Plattsburg. city jols L; mosquitoes, no on the wet more men will take In it than to Sullivan worked on the pipe all morn island at Alabama sleeping part Philadelphia; the no I have learned Ing. He used half a dozen at ground, trench digging the sea cruise. The "mosquito fleet" Chicago newspapers strips of Philadelphia ; the Louisiana at Nor- Tinker would like to Johnny wire in a vain Thomas V. Slocum, a n of several hundred chuggers will be that get attempt to force the folk, Va., and the New at - Jersey is head of com Inspected and classified by off- Svers from the Braves. match on through. He failed, how- Charleston, S. 0. yachtsman, the civilian navy mittee in this city which has charge icers. All will then to Gardiner's decided to moke a proceed of getting recruits for the cruise. Mr. Harold Vanderbllt has shown his McGraw has y, at the other end of Island out of the Giants' Long Slocum, whose ideal Is Paul Jones, Interest by having a scout cruiser pitcher , sound, holding drills on the and outfielder. ship way. for whose ship Ranger he has named built Just for the purpose of the mobil- extra At the bay will in de- they participate his yacht, Is very enthusiastic when ization. maneuvers of there Is partment strategic with talking about the cruise. Many other young men of well, Speaking encouragement, other vessels the : Rooters Won- of Atlantic fleet "Think of the he said known families are actively interested the headline "Brooklyn Division drills will take advantages," Whether Team Will Crack." place. recently. "A summer vacation at sea In the cruise and the boat mobiliza- dering On 27 August the nine training ships on vessels that cost millions of dol- tion. These Include Vincent Astor, will set of the New Yorks, is sail (qr steam, If you like it lars, the sea the wholesome Hermann Oelrlchs, Paul Hammond, Gllhooley air, food, to hit as he did In the Interna- better) for Tangier sound, a part of the healthful exercise. Besides the William Qreenough, Orsun Munn, Chesapeake tional He is a capital lead-of- f bay, where they will hold gainful experience, everyone will come Thomas Laroont, Harry B. Holllngs, vague. target some man. practice and of them will back with a larger knowledge of the Jr., Robert Jacob, B. H. Borden, Stew- coal at Hampton Roads. art Davis and Charles H. Jackson. navy and what our sea defense means to Is About 5 will come Young men from the same com. According importers, ivory September they will start and back with a rudimentary never be- for their or the same school or growing scarce, but you'd ports of embarkation and training in that defense, an Increased munity college baseball here as sort of club be lieve It after attending a few they will be Joined by flotillas of pride in his country and a better pa- may enlist" a and Connie Mack. motor games. boats owned by citizens who triot" assigned to the same ship. However, 1910, 1911, 1913 and 1914. nisi 1. have patriotically offered to train for No to Is incurred enlistments are closed now, but they They I obligation fight by the world's title in 1910 from It looks as If Lee Fohl has worked coast defense In time of war. The on the the will open again next spring. The civil- captured going cruise, except duty the and from the Giants in 1911 Mnrton too hard and that the fast motor boats and American citizen has to defend ian cruise is to be a permanent annua) Cubs, training battleships every and 1913. Lost finished last, young hurler Is about through for the will hold Joint his when called How- - fixture. year they maneuvers, studying country upon. for the first time In their career. present.

DENIES THAT SHARK ATE HIM Brick Owens is doing sterling work BEAR CUBS ARE CAPTURED East Indies, upon which America now Another Pitcher Flaherty. Bill Sullivan. In as In the American draws to a considerable extent, Is In- There's another pitcher Flaherty umpire league. Mr. Baldwin Refutes Story He Is a One about Brick he's on the Bruins by and bounds. Positively the American lengue. young- thing ever, and was still working on It when Bhy Are as Gentle creasing leaps Man-Eatin- as Puppies of His Taking Off by g taken on After Their According to figures just published ster from Dean academy by square. the call came to go to the park. Sulli- Mother la Driven Fish. Ed- the Batavla Rubber Trade associa- Hugh Jennings. His first name is van put the pipe away. That night ha by 1 Away. i the still says the Wash- tion the crop harvested last year In ward. The newcomer, by way, worked again, and the next morning Cel. H. Baldwin will win the American the island of Java alone was 6,069,098 Berkeley, George a nephew of Pat. ington league he was ost in front of the hotel still Estaeada, Ore. Fred Bannister of denies he was eaten Not unless he gets some Estaeada as 3,260,274 In positively that pennant. working on the pipe. Along about returned from a kilograms, against 1 recently by a shark, despite seemingly over-- Fohl Two Pitchers. heavier hitters Wp in the Interests of the de- 1014, and It is estimated at as much Signs noon he started to grin, and persona forestry whelming evidence to the contrary. Rei Lee Fohl has added two more pitch partment, near Hot on as 9,205,825 kilograms la the current Interested knew the end was near. A Cary'a Springs, cently a man-eatin- g shark was killed ers to his staff in Dana Fllligim, the They are saying that Danny Shay, toe Upper Clackamas year. Other parts of the Dutch Bast few minutes later the broken match river, bringing off Catallna island, and when Its im star hurler of the South Atlantic who once played short for the Cardi- lith him two brown bear cube. Indies yielded 2,285,889 kilograms of was driven out and Sullivan, taking terior waa examined fragments of a and John Ferguson, said to be nals, is liable to get let out aa mana- These cubs are about months rubber, as compared with 1,821,320 In league, the stem between his teeth, blew long three man's coat were found, to which was best In the Ohio State lengue. ger of Kansas City. pld and were Bannister 1914, while the estimate for 1916 is the and vigorously. captured by attached a pin of the American Society Fohl will need more pitchers pfter the mother had been driven 3,752,000 kilos. certainly "That must be a valuable pipe," re- bear of Civil Engineers, bearing Baldwin's: if he Intends to keep his team up at Pitcher Bill Harrington, formerly a pit and the allowed to climb marked a bystander. youngsters name. His demise was announced in1 the top of the list big card In the New England league, tall tree. it Woman's Ear. It coat 60 cents," Sul- some newspapers and his wife began has Joined Lynn, that club satisfying "Nope; replied Temporarily Los Angeles. Reaching out for the livan. the animals, which are to receive scores of telegrams and let Hal Chase Is Popular. the Denver claim to him. J eentle as will in three leaves that adorned the didn't an- puppies, be kept green ters of condolence. Mrs. Baldwin somd Hal Chase has developed Into one of "Why you go and buy pstacada, where of Mrs. Mary Miller, sixty years wasn't they are furnishing hat months ago gave away one of Bald' the most players In Cincinnati The Boston Braves have another other? It worth while to work much amusement of Ninth and San Pedro streets, popular on a for young and old. old, win's old coats, from which she forgo and receives n hand every time that he outfielder. He Is Fred Bailey. Mike that long pipe." old horse missed the a staid draught to remove the the Kahoe dug him for Stalllngs out "Maybe not, but I'm not going to let DUTCH "RUBBER and bit off the left ear of pin. approaches plate. up OUTPUT UP trimming of and Lee any pipe get me down. I start-e- d Ninth street market Washington university. the woman at the Tamsett Returns to Game. to get that out of the stem and I with Mrs. Lessens Annoying Humming. Indian Terrified and shrieking pain, Tamsett, who announced An umpire in Little Rock has been Intended getting it oat If it took ma Crop Expected to Reach stall near by To lessen the bumming of telephoni Jimmy .205,828 Miller ran Into a produce that he to two In a week or a month." Kilograms During wires fastened to buildings a new some time ago bad retired sentenced years prison for and collapsed. She was revived and The illustrates current Year. German inclosed them in eel from baseball, has consented to play bootlegging. Which same oughts get Incident the patleuce, taken to the receiving hospital, where system ment that are softer m tin some semiprofessU(Qnju games, u more than a passing guffaw out of the determination and Uuuclousuen vt "triuerinnus nast mates. the told the surgeons how the acci- cylinders the Inside, than the outside, 7. . Schenectady. Johuny rivers. matt. rubber production of the Dutch dent happened. .W.&ff--