The Butte daily post. [volume], October 15, 1917, Image 1

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NO. 247.
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_______ BUTTE MONTANA. MONDAY. OCTOBER 15. 1917.
WEATHER FORECAST
MONTANA—Partly clou«! y tonight and
Tuesday, probably unsettled tonight,
somewhat colder tonight
PRICE FIVE CENTS
33 TITLE IS DECIDED IN CLOSE GAME BEFORE 33,000 SPECTATORS
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IN AND PERR1TT HURL
BALL, BUT MISPLAÏS I
IB THEM OF A VICTORY
rman, Robertson and Kauff Puîï .
of Bad Plays That Let Sox Run
ners Across Plate. Score 4-2
Is Hit Regularly by the Giant Sluggers, !
He Keeps the Safeties Well Scattered.;
|ie" Zimmerman, With Ball in His Hand,
White Sox Runner Home With a Run.
I Game Is Devoid of Spectacular Features.
«nets, New York, Oct. 15.—The Chicago Amer
i pennant winners marched triumphantly off
ries championship today by defeating the New
Ifa» Red Faber pitched a superb game for his
■tomates. More than 33,000 townspeople saw the
jew York Giants' defense blow up in the fourth inning,
ch with a couple of sharp hits put the Sox in the lead
were never headed. The Giants garnered their
I on a couple of passes and a three-ply punch by
Benton and Perritt pitched good ball for New
Jt their work was rendered ineffective by the er
; 'critical periods of Zimmerman, Robertson and
' The story of how the White Sox put the rollers
I Nationals is given in detail below.
The weather this morning was clear
and warm. Toward game time a
southwesterly wind brought lain
clouds and at 2 o'clock the sky was
«\ercnst with indications pointing to
a squall.
Announcement was made that I m
piro Klem would give the decisions on
halls and strikes; O'Laughlin at first;
Evans at second and Kiglcr at third.
The batteries were announced: Fa
ber and Schalk for Chicago and Benton
and Rariden for New' York.
First Inning
FIRST HALF—The umpire
OR
r the managers at the plate
game to discuss rules tor ;
»line. Judge Hylan. demo
lidate for mayor, threw' out
John Collins up. Strike one. ]
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two. Fletcher came ... ... ,
i and took Collins' hopper | J
_ him out. McMullin up
Mrltfullin sent up a weak
. Eddie Collins up. The
Eddie Collin« to the
one. Collin« singled
Jover «eeond. Jackson np
, Herzog took Jackson s Blow
tossed him out. No runs;
o errors.
HAI.F Burns up. Eddie
'W out Burns at first Burns
it bull pitched. Hertmg up.
Ball one. Herzog shot a
• McMtillin'« head and the
ke into a cheer. Kauff up.
» »me. Strike two. Ball one.
Tuck out. Kauff bit at Fa - ;
» curves. Zimmerman up. Ball
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nmerman sent a long drive
j Jackson's hands. No. runs;
no errors.
Inning
HALF— Pel sc h up. Strike
till one. Ball two. Strike two.
Felsch struck out, failing to
the third strike. Gandll up.
punched n single over the m!d
Weaver up. Herzog threw
ver, Gandil moving to second,
up. Strike one. Zimmerman
put Schalk, making a nice play
hicago catcher's grounder,
no hit; no errors.
t>ND HALF—Fletcher up. Strike
___ran down the Une and
ocher's roller and throw him
Jobertson up. Foul, strike one.
Collins took Robertson's smash
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CHICAGO AMERICAN
THE GIME IN FIGURES.
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Letcher, ss • 4
Robertson. rf ...... •
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ollitia, rf
La*ils*bl. rf ...
McMullin, 3b
E. Collins, 2b
Joel »on, if • • •
Felscli, cf . • • •
Oandil. lb •
NEW
IKK NATION AI «S.
AH. R- H. 1*0.
zog. 2b
Ronton, p .......... 1
•Wllhoit .......... 0
Perritt, 1 » .......... J
••McCarty .......... 1
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Totals ........... 0,1 ■
•Batte»! for Renton in min.
••Batted for Perritt in ninth.
Score by innings' .
Chicago ' ............000 300 001—4
viw Y^irk ..........000 020 000-2
' Summary: Two-base nit-Holke. Three
base hit—Herzog Sacrifice
on bases —Chicago. 7: New York.
ltrst base on errors—Chicago. -.
on balls—t>ff Faber. 2; oft Benton. 1. oj
sil'Äif r. ito d »Ä.™Ä
ÎJTtîlu V'runs non« m
perritt hits 3. runs none in 4 innings,
flit by pitcher—Hr b v .iber. (Koberlson.)
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base. Rlgler. Time, 2:lw
BASEBALL FORTUNE BESTOWS
HUNORSON REMARKABLE
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A NEW AND TKL'E MIRACLE MAN IN NATIONAL ATHLETICS.
Clarence Howland, manager of tile world's champion Chicago White Sox of the
American league, has never plajed ou a major league ball team, lie was never
regarded as a first-class player in the minor league- where he performed, lie
was a hushcr pure and simple, but he is one of the roust remarkable managers
in the history of the national game. Howland was brought .n from the Ih.ee-I
"ague when famous Jimmie Callahan made a fizzle of the nianagerial ^r h
The fans laughed at Howland, lie was without fame and. they thought, without
experience. In 191.'«, after taking hold in niidseason. Howland pulled the Sox
up to third place. Last year lie landed them in second place, being nosed out of
" championship by the Boston lied Sox. This year he not only carried off the
league pennant but topped the fighting McGr. iw team 'Ç. ^
the world's title. Rowland n a calm leader. He neur pans p !a\trs hut gel
he limitof good work from them. He is a fine judge of raw material and has
developed several of the men who figured in the championship L decided today
OF IH MOVE
Private Telegrams Announcing
Arrival df Troops in Eu
rope Annoy Officials.
Washington. <X't 15.—Aroused by
publication in some parts of the coun
try of private cablegrams announcing
al of American troops in France,
the war and navy departments today
took steps to prevent a repetition of
the incidents which may result in the
court-martial of the officers who sent
the messages.
In one case a former national guard
officer wired his governor of the ar
rival of the state's troops, but as far
as is known, newspapers in that lo
cality observed the governme nt's vol
' ,Continued 5tTPage Eight.)
The Cash
In your pocket is Uncle
Sam's promise to pay.
It pays no interest. A
LIBERTY
BOND
Is Uncle Sam's promise
to pay you all that you
invest and 4 per cent
interest besides. Back
your boy by buying a
Liberty Bui Today!
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500 AMERICAN VESSELS TAKEN OVER
BY GOVERNMENT FOR WAR PURPOSES
BRITISH SIB
The Artillery of Both Sides at
Work on the Flan
ders Line.
RUSSIAN SITUATION
IS AGAIN CRITICAL
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Germans Have Overrun Islands
Controlling the Gulf
of Riga.
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THE WAR SUiMMARY.
Heavy artillery actions ar e aga.n in
progress on the Flanders front. Lon
don's official report today speaks of a
strong bombardment of the new British
positions on the main Passchendaeie
GheluvHt ridge, south of Broodse nde.
In the light of previous experience this
may be viewed as indicating German
counter battery work against the in
tensive British artillery fire «n progress
preparatory to another push.
The British artillery n<»w has su
:■ rior positions from which to work
i there must by this time have la-eri
to pie opportunity for the heavy gun.'
to be put in position on the dominating
high ground taken in the recent ad
it thus seems probable that
Field Marshal Haig will not delay
Kt stroke beyond the
^se guns have had an oi
-ak up such concrete construction
the Germans have been able to build
what they describe as their *'de
sver. is a decided
H
pormm'eiem^Vm this'c'm'siXr
....... as the continuation of hard
storms not only keeps the ground in
a state well nigh prohibitive of co- j
iInated infantry advances but in- ;
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terferes seriously with the vital aerial ,
observation work.
Russian Situation.
q'he situation on the Russian north
ern front continues criti* al. with the
Germans overrunning the island of
Oesel and rapidly pursuing their pro
gram of gaining complete control of
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r.-.Kht
COIL MINERS OE THE
SOUTHWEST TO STRIAE
Men Object to Fine System in
Vogue Under Compa
nies' Rule.
calling lor a strike affe ting all mined
of the Southwestern Coal Operators |
association in Oklahoma. Missouri,
Kansas and Arkansas, beginning next
Friday morning, was passed today at
a meeting of the presidents and secre
taries of the state organization of tho
United Mine Workers of America in
this city.
The point of contention between the
miners and operators is the fine
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Th"*
L. k To wwk untTi the to .Teum.lb.inc.
which deducts certain amounts from
;r»X« (»r X infraction of rules
of the operators. I. abolished.
ACTIVITY Of FOE
Closing of Gulf of Riga Brings
Renewed Exodus From
the Capital.
mVÎÂ^ST.
Germacr on 0„.l «»Und. The Bour.e
Gazette says the situât»«
try i& the more complicated be
solution must be fou
or.satisfactory
• rterio*-. but of the problem presented
by the closing of the Gulf of R ga by
the Germans. The Russkaya Vo!ia
piicatea oeoause a
nd not »my of the
"We are being led toward
ary, but perhaps ws shall
Cal -
ich
attribi
The
partly to had visibil
amph-d political friv
the Russian democr
press takes the M.i
rhe V'olii
r.sky's warning o
iorman coup in thi
tigmatized by the
vaiists im an un w«
;
(Continued on Pik« Eight
THREE
The Nitro Drying House in Du
p Qn { WofkS In NeW JeT- i
PvnlflHp«;
Scy LXpiUucS.
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Philadelphia. « »ct. 15. - An explosion
in the nitro starch dry house at the t
DuP«>nt Powder works at Gibbsto
N J., resulted :n the instant death
two workmen. A third man is n
ing and probably dead. Another
was seriously injured. The destroy»
building was a small one-story strut-
ture isolated from the rest of the plant.
and the force consisted of the four i
j men mentioned. There was no other
damage. The DuPont company says
I there is nothing suspicious about the
explosion. The territic force of the ex
plosion shatteretl windows in Philadel
phia. 20 miles .listmt _
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WORK OF THE EXEMPTION
BOARDS NEARING AN END
Soon Be Made Up.
Lists for the Final Contingent
Q z pj rs { Q ra ft AnTlY Will
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District
www. ---r - -r
Board Suspends Its oittings.
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, . . - irvtiAn Krt-irds
Work of the local exemption ooarus
, . . ,,
for the first national army draft call
nearing completion. Word has been
ii.-dime. tvui|zicw»... ------
received from the district board that
that body is .uopend^I for the time
bat wilt meet occasionally on
ru'l from Chairman 'ialen The county
and city hoard, stiil are hearing ex
emption claim* and upon the action «
TUB PRESENT IN
They will Be Withdrawn as
jrmv and Maw r^manHc
Army and Navy Demands
Require.
FOUR-FIFTHS OF SHIPS
TAKEN ARE FREIGHTERS
Shipping on Two Coasts and
Gulf Affected—Lake Ves
sels Not Included.
VCashington. Oct IS.— Approxi
mately 500 American coastwise
and ocean ships of 2 500 tons or
over were commandeered today b/
the government. Ships on the
Great Lakes are not affected.
While the government control be
came effective today, the ships
will continue in the same traffic
and under the same plane hereto
fore until thev
the contrary.
receive orders to
: of
ships
orders u i
The orde
th-n
ships
v eight, including bunk
tores. and all passenger
t less than 2.500 tona
Approximately four
umber taken o-er arv
i ' ,,ns '
' -rr »-«
fifths
t cargo
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I.ondon. >ct. 1. —The British rmed
men-an tile cruiser Champagne has been
sunk and the mma sweeping si«iop Pe
gonia is »«-.erdue ir.«i regardeu .*-• lost,
-says xn « ff.« n. st..ter,>ect ton g 1 -
BRITISH 1RMED CRUISER
CHAMPAGNE IS SUNA
r.f these two local boards the district
board will be called upon to pass be
fore the quotas leave for Gamp Lewis.
The ° unt > ani * **>■ '"^rds e» h havf
certified enough men to Helena U
up 1U lter cent 0 f their quota»
but the presence of many aliens in tin
number of men **rt:fied w ill lower the
linal percentage.
ReporU received from Helena today
that the counties under the dis
^now tnai tne counites unuer uir u»-
trict board of division No. 1 have cer
lifted «.«M men for mattery service.
more than the required
Mineral county s average ie theh*h
eat, having eertit.ed enough men «
« jContia
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