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GOLF AND TRAPS
, SPORTS FOR ALL
Veteran and Youth Alike Enjoy
Active Participation as Bee
ords cf Tournaments
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BY PETER P. CARNEY.
Golf and trapshooting harbor
sportsmen of all ages. They are the
- pastimes which show real contrasts
in the ages of the performers.
The life of a baseball player is
usually at an end when he turns 40,
and one- seldom finds a tennis player
who is active beyond that age. Track
athletes in America generally hang up
their shoes before they reach the age
of 35, and it is indeed seldom that one
hears about a foot ball player who has
reached the age of 30 but trap
shooters and golfers go on in
definitely. ,
The youngest entrant in' the 1916
golf championship was 14 years, and
the eldest laid claim to 62 years. This
is quite a contrast, but trapshooting
docs even better. .
Among the 683 entrants in the
Grand American Handicap in 1916
v.ere W. E. Thillips, jr., IS years, of
Chicago, "11., and Captain John F.
Urictenstein, 73 years, of Burlington,
la. v ' ' i ;' " '
Phillips, jr., and Brietenstein were
among the 808 entrants in the 1917
Grand American Handicap, but their
laurels were taken by others. Max
Kmery, of Chicago, 111., 14 years, was
the youngest trapshooter, and Captain
Andrew Meaders, of Nashville, Tenn.,
76 years, was the oldest. , '
That age is no bar to ability was
proven by Captain Meaders when he
broke 88 of the targets. " This was
Master Emery's first tournament, lie
' smashed 83 of the clay birds,-
Central Reserves
' Out, After Game;
' Have Good Eecord
The reserves of Central High
ichool, who showed their ability to
play real foot ball last Friday in the
second half of the Beatrice game,
when Coach Mulligan sent in the en
tire second eleven, are now looking
for games. , They have several open
dates on their schedule. ;
After holding the heavy Blair team
to the small score of 12 to 7 in their
first game, they came back at Bea
trice in such a convincing manner
that Beatrice was scarcely able to
prevent them from scoring. The re
sets will play Lincoln seconds No
vember 12. ,
The reserves feet strong enough to
give a good battle to some of the
eastern Nebraska and western Iowa
teams. They are especially desirous
of meeting West Point, Shenandoah,
Harlan, Tlattsmouth, Ashland High
schools, Blair High at Omaha in a
return game, ind would also be will
ing to play Bcllevue college. Any
team wishing meet them may com
municate with Athletic Director
Cairns orCcaches Spinning or Mulli
gan. The lineup averages 140 pounds.
The Itneui.; Swoboda, left end;
Yousam, left tackle; Carlson, left
guard; Vinsonhaler, center; Chapman,
right guard; Pollard, right tackle;
Smith (captain), right end; Hall,
quarterback; Wiley, left halfback;
Konecky, fullback; Woodward, right
halfback. - ;
World's Series Cheaper
1 In Gotham Than Chicago
World's series base ball in New
York was cheaper than in Chicago.
Notwithstanding "popular prices" in
Chicago, there were 10,357 seats at $5
each. -The seats at Comiskey park,
for the biggest day, wert as follows:
Seven thousand six hundred and
twenty-eight at $1.50. 10.357 at $S,
6,600 at $1, 7,500 at 50 cents, 32.085
seats in all (this doesn't include 75
National commission seats). The ad
mission fee per capita was $2.29. For
the Polo grounds the biggest day was
33,969 spectators, the attendance was
apportioned thus: Nine thousand one
hundred and twelve at $1, 15,002 at $2,
8.419 at $3, 1,436 (box seats) at $6.35.
Admissio fee per capita, $2.15..
Sunday Ball Given Chance
In Rhode Island State
A bill permitting Sunday ball games
is to be introduced in the Rhode Is
land legislature and Providence hopes
v that if it passes it can promise a bet
ter attendance showing and thus save
the threat of being dropped from
Class AA ball. Public sentiment in
Rhode Island is said to be strongly
in favor of Sunday ball, but legislators
are. not always. responsive to public
sentiment
Angelus Foot Bail Team
j. Wants Game for Sunday
The Angelus foot ball elevn wants
a game lor next Saturday with anv
e A a v
Sport Calendar Touay
Rarlnr Optnlng of Botnmn meeting of
Maryland Jockey rlnb at Plmlleo.
liosins Jeff Hmlth v. Mike MeTlfoe, 10
round at Brooklyn t Jack ltrltton Hid
Carter, f rounda, at New Yorki Willie Jark
on . Frankle Wllaon, round, at 'New
York i Tatar t'Hne Danny Heidi, S
rounda. at New York. .
MRS. GOOLD IS HELD
AS MURDER SUSPECT
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Warrant for Arrest of Woman
as Wineinger's Accomplice
in Slaying of Her
Husband.
1 Jo-pound team.
.Webster 5630.
Call Tom Coll at
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to fttcceM. ,
Sr Tnonti fn Cir .It 1 fSneriat
Telegram.) Mrs. Maud S. Goold this
mnrnino- mi fnrmaltv rharsred with
having been an accomplice of Charles
v. Wineinger in the murder 01 ner
husband, Villiam C. Goold, proprie
tor of the Worth-While garage, early
Friday morning.
A warrant charging Mrs. Goold
with being an accessory to the crime
was issued today. Wineinger is
charged with murder in the first de
cree in a warrant issued after his con
fession. Both will be delivered into
the custody of the state authorities
before tonight, Inspector of Detec
tives Johnson said today.
In Wineinger's confession he tried
vrv uiav tit fi hi elri Mrs. Goold. the
police say, and his chief aim appeared
to be to give the impression that she
had nothing to do with the murder.
However, from her own statements
and from the actions of Wineinger
and Mrs. Goold preceding the murder,
as learned by the police from letters
that passed between the two, the
police believe Mrs Goold knew be
forehand the killing of her husband
was contemplated and actually had a
part in the arrangements for his mur
Statements Strengthen Case.
TT.r atatamenr marie Monday fol
lowing her arrest at her home, 1008
Cmifh Turentv.seventh street, has not
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been made public by the police, but it
is known to contain damaging aa-
missions,
Wineinger did not know what Mrs.
Goold had said when he cbnfessed and
a comparison of the statements, ac
cording to the police, puts the widow
in a bad light . . '
It was after a conterence Between
Prosecuting Attorney Lawrence
Bothwell and Chief of Detectives
Tnlmerm or rentral nnllCC Station
early this morning, that it was decided
warrant should De issued ior ine
widow, ....
Xfra "!nn1(! In her cell in the ma-
tron's quarters, was not told at first
that a warrant would be issued for
her. .
Woman Breaks Down.
AiMf o fVWtr after a nlintocrranh
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of Wineinger had been snapped by
P. J. Ryan, bertillon officer, Mrs.
Goold, still wearing a heavy black veil
which has hidden her face constantly
k nee she was arrested, was taKen to
the bertillon room.
When she looked at the camera
and saw Officer Ryan preparing to
take her photograph she broke down
and it was some time before she was
able to sit for the photograph. At
first she refused to take off her veil,
but after some persuasion she re
moved it. She then was returned to
the matron's quarters.
Half of Fund for
Sammies' Xmas Is
Baised by Women
Nearly $1,000, half of the sum
needed by the local committee prepar
ing Christmas packets for Uncle
Sam's men, is already subscribed.
Mrs. J. E. Gorge gave $50, the
large&t subscription to the fund,
Wednesday. Judge W. D. McHugh,
Charles Harding. A. C. Scott, G. E.
G Haverstick. G W. Wattles, gave
$25; Charles H. Pickens, F. H. Davis,
F. B. Hochstetler. E. M. Slater, J.
D. Foster, J. C McNish, Dr. N. H.
Mercer, Charles and Luther Kounue
and J. T. Stewart gave a cash dona
tion of $10 ciach.
Five dollar pledges were received
from Mrs. C E. Bates, J.,M. Bald
rige, Lawrence Brinker, Mrs. M. G.
Colpetzer, Mrs J C French, Elmes
Cope, Colonel Sharp, Mrs. Henry
Meyer. W. A. Piel, Mrs. Julius Kes
sler and H. H. Fish and from a cash
donation. Mrs. George Joslyn, Mrs.
Watkins and Mrs. Mark Coad gave
$2; Jerome Magee and Mrs. Fred
Metz, $1 and a cash donation of $2.50
was also received.
Americans Bathe in Mud After First
Day in Trenches Shooting Big Shells
At the Germans a Short Distance Away
Graphic Description From As
sociated Press Man Who
Worked His Way Into the
. First Line Trenches.
Dr. Muck Refuses to Play
. "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Providence, R. I.. Oct. 31. Resolu.
tions condemning the Boston Sym
phony orchestra and Dr. Karl Muck,
conductor, "for his deliberately insult
ing attitude" in failing to play "The
Star Spangled Banner" at a concert
last night after being requested to do
so by a number- of women, were
adopted today by the Rhode Island
council of defense. The police com
mission was requested by the council
to refuse further permission for con
certs here during the war "when con
Huct4 hv Dr, MUrfc."...-. k . .. , .
With the American Army in France,
Monday, Oct. 29. The first Ameri
cans to establish contact with the
Germans today are bathing in the
mnd of eastern France. They con
stantly are under fireand constantly
have their guns on the enemy.
American shells have been hurled
into German territory and they have
exploded near the enemy line.
On a hill to the right of the ex
plosions cataracts of mud are to be
seen. To one side an American of
ficer is looking out on the scene
through his field glasses. He is trying
to see what damage has been done
by the artillery to the enemy and his
barbed wire entanglements.
Closer to the enemy, in the first
line trenches is the infantry with the
shells of both American and German
erins whizzine over their heads. The
men are rubber-booted and ponchoed.
Rain Pelts 'Em Hard.
Rain mixed with snow pelts their
helmets. No clothing, however, is able
to withstand the wind-driven drops of
rain and snow, but gunners and in
fantrymen, although they were wet,
are satisfied, feeling that the honor of
having been the first Americans in ac
tion is more than sufficient recom
pense for their discomfort.
The correspondent reached the
American position after a long motor
ride through shell battened towns.
Leaving the motor in one of the
towns, he walked the rest of the way.
Motor cars attract the eye of the Ger
mans and they are likely to drop a
half dozen shells in the direction that
anv machine is seen.
The first American battery was al
most walked upon before it, was dis
covered. It was so well hidden un
der the trees and with foliage about
it on a low-hung wire netting. Un
der the net water dripped steadily.
Some of the gunners were digging
another pit in the mud alongside their
hidden gun.
Work by Flash of Gun.
Through the foliage in every direc
tion the ground was undulating. At
that moment there was a flash of
flame through the mist.It was the
crack of a .55 gun and following it
closely came the noise of the shell
rushing through the air, becoming
fainter and fainter as the projectile
went on its way to the German posi
tion over the crest of a hill further
away. The mud-digging artillerists
continued their work, without even
looking up.
A lieutenant from Georgia emerged.
He was the officer who directed the
first shot. He led the way down the
slippery, muddy hill to a dugout cov
ered over with sand bags and logs.
There we met a lieutenant from In
diana of the same battery, who di
rected the first 18 shots of the war
against Germany from an observation
point.
On the other side of the hill was
found the first gun fired. The muddy
gunners weit hard at work cleaning
their gun. ' '
"This was the fist gun fired in the
war," said the jaunty lieutenant "The
sergeant inside the pit there fired it."
From South Bend.
Looking into the pit, the lieutenant
said: "Sergeant, where are you
from?"
A husky voice replied: . "I'm from
South Bend, Ind."
"Are you Irish?" asked the" lieuten
ant. :
"No sir," the sergeant laughingly
replied.
At this time orders came for his
gun and others of the battery placed
in nearby hills in sight and sound
of each other to commence firing. The
gun on the farthest hill went off with
a roar, and a faint stream of smoke
was blown backward from the pit.
Inside the pit in which the correspon
dent stood a voice shouted out the
range figures and the lieutenant re
peated them. A voice inside the pit a
moment later yelled that the gunner
was ready t,o fire. The lieutenant gave
the command to the gunners, "Watch
your bubble."
The lieutenant, who was standing on
a pile of mud which had been re
moved from the pit, cautioned those
about him to place their fingers in
their ears. This was done and the
lieutenant shouted the word "fire."
The gun barked quickly, the noise
being followed by a metallic clank and
the shell case was ejected and the
guns made ready for the next load.
The lieutenant told the correspondent
the story of the first shot of the war,
punctuating the narrative throughout
with the orders "ready to fireT and
"fire," which each time was follow
ed by the report of the gun and the
whizi of the shell.
Haul Gun Themselves.
"We came up the night before,"
said the lieutenant, and got into posi
tion in a driving rain. No horses had
first gun and so were my men. I asked
them if they were willing to haul the
gun by hand to this place so that we
could get the first crack at the Ger
mans. The agreed unanimously, so
we set out across the fields until we
got over there at the base of that
hill you can just see in the haze.
"We had a hard time getting the
gun, which we have not named yet,
over those shell craters. We labored
for many hours and finally reached
the spot. Then I got permission to
fire.
"Strictly speaking, the first shot,
which was in the nature of a tryout
for the gun, simply went into Ger
many. The sergeant put a high ex
plosive shell there at 6:15 o'clock in
the morning." 1
Another officer here took up the
narrative.
"I was in an observation point," he
said. "There was a fog as the first
shot went .singing over. Suddenly
the fog lifted and I saw a group of
Germans. I directed my gun at them.
The shrapnel burst overhead and they
took a dive into the ground like so
many rabbits."
The lieutenant grinned broadly,
shook the water off his shrapnel hel
ment, and, using both clenched fists
to punctuate his remarks, said expres
sively: Shot fojr Shot.
"Jt was great." He paused a mo
ment, pointed to a field filled with
fresh craters, and continued: "We
had a hot time here last night. Fritz
tried to get that gun on the hill there
and put all those shells behind it. So
we all let the Germans have shot for
shot. That's the game out here
give them as much as they send."
The gun itself gave visible and audi
ble proof the next second that the
Germans did not get it or any of the
gunners serving it.
" From the artilley lines to the infan
try trenches was a considerable dis
tance over more muddy hills. The
correspondent found the infantry in
side the trenches. Ihereaiso were
many wires which ran into switch
boards, and Americans and trench
were sitting side by side directing
operations.
The American privates in the front
splashed through without hesitating
sometimes getting a footing on step
ping stones in the muddy water and
sometimes not. -The trench turns
sharply to the right and a voice
warns: "Keep your head down."
The rest of the way the walking is
difficult. Halting near a machine gun
the German positions directly op
posite on a hill could be seen across
the barbed wire of No Man's land.
Lights appeared in a little town to the
left.
Gentlaman's Agreement
There is a sort of gentleman's
agreement in this sector that towns
over the line are not to be shelled. If
one side violates the agreement the
other side promptly fires shell for
shell into a hostile town.
The correspondent visiting the
American batteries found the mud
caked gunners in pits on the sides of
hills surrounded everywhere by fresh
ly dug mine craters, showing where
the German retaliatory fire: had
dropped projectiles. It was against
this fire that the guns, including the
one , which fired the first shot, kept
plugging away a good part of the
afternoon. "
The correspondent asked a passing
patrol how he liked it. He replied
in a soft southern accent: "Fine, but
it is wet as hell, isn't it? Virginia
would certainly look good." '
Another, hearing the conversation,
chimed in: "My little old flat in the
Bronx was plenty good -enough on
an evening like this." ,
Another patrol was leaning against
the muddy side of the trench, his
hand over the muzzle of his rifle,
whistling softly a tune from a Broad
way musical comedy.
' Morale Always Good,
" General Sibcrt, who has just com
pleted a tour of the trenches, was
asked how the morale of the Ameri
cans in the trenches was. He replied:
"Morale? How could the morale of
Americans be anything but good."
All the officers never failed to re
mark on the enthusiasm of the troops
and their anxiousness to get at the
enemy, but they are technically un
der instructions, so they are re
strained. All the men are eager to
get on patrol duty, which affords a
welcome change. -
The American engineers attached
to the sector have been very busy. In
the wet weather their duty is to re
pair trenches which have fallen, in
and to tackle similar jobs. Aside from
one husky sergeant remarking that he
would like to have something more to
eat, the only complaint heard was one
uttered by a youthful engineer. He
was all alone in a great mild waste
and was trying yo locate his billet.
He had difficulty in keeping his feet
on account of the slippery mud and
after taking a tumble turned and said:
"Sherman- certainly knew what he
was talking about 111 bet it was
muddy like' this when he "made his
famous remark." '
TEWER ARRESTS FOR
INTOXICATION NOW
Records Show Decrease
Drunkenness Since State
Went Dry May
First.
m
During the first six months of pro
hibition in Omaha, ending today, the
police ..rrested 793 persons on charges
of "plain drunk;" during the cor
responding period of 1916 the total
was 1,047, a decrease of 25 pef cent.
The total arrests of all classes of
drunken persons during the last six
months was 915, as aga'inst 1,356 dur
ing period of May to October, in
clusive, 1916, which is a decrease of
ZllA per cent. These latter totals in
clude "pjain drunk,", "drunk and abus
ing family," "drunk and disorderly,"
and other charges accompanying in
toxication. The police records show there were
31 arrests from May to October, 1916,
on charge of "drunk and begging,"
while none was recorded during the
last six months.
Since May 1 of this year there have
been 480 arrests on charges of violat
ing the liquor laws, 377 being re
ported at Central police station and
103 at South Side station.
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Fersistent Advertising Is the Road
Observe Anniversary of
Reformation at Seminary
A service to commemorate the four
hundredth anniversary of the great
event in the Protestant Reformation
when Martin Luther nailed to the
door of the castle church in Witten
berg his celebrated "ninety-five
theses," will be held Thursday eve
ning at the Presbyterian Theological
seminary.
Fifteen-minute addresses will be
delivered as follows: "Luther's
Times," Prof. C. A. Mitchell; "Luth
er's Preparations," Prof. Charles Her
ron; "Luther's Doctrine," Prof. Frank
H. Ridgley. The services will be held
in the seminary chapel, President A.
B. Marshall presiding.
BOY SCOOTS STAGE
FINAL FOOD DRIVE
Spend Entire Day in Cleanup
Campaign to Carry Omaha
"Over the Top" For
Pledges.
Boy Scouts have been rushed to the
first line trenches in the 'pledge card
campaign to put Omaha "over the
top" in this week's food conservation
drive. The Scours, 600 s ' will
be excused from school all Friday
to make a house-to-house c.canup so
liciting pledge-card signers.
A mass meeting of the Scouts is
called by Scout Executive English to
morrow night. Omaha Scouts' will
meet in the ball room on the mezinine
floor of the Fontenelle hotel at 7:30
p. m. Thursday and South Side troops
will gather at the Young. Men's
Christian association building at
Twenty-third and K streets at the
same hour to receive instructions.
Campfire Girls also are asked to
take part in the campaign and attend
the Scout meetings.
People of Omaha who have already
signed pledge cards and have window
cards are requested to display them in
their windows Friday so that the
scout solicitors will not have to waste
time in calling at homes where the
food conservation pledge has already
been signed.
Cup for Leaders.
Each boy scout who-brings in five
signed cards 'will receive the new
"food service" band , for his distaff.
The bands are of silver and engraved
with a mark for foor service. A silver
cup will be presented by State Food
Administrator Wattles to the troop"
bringing, in the largest number of
pledge cards per capita in Friday's
campaign. '
Mr. Wattles returned from Grand
Island, where he spoke on food con
servation last night, highly pleased
with the interest and co-operation on
the part of the people in that section
of the state, especially the German
people, in the food conservation
work and the pledge card campaign.
Denver Mint to Turn Out
Pennies Only to Fill Need
Denver, Colo., Oct. 31. From to
day until some undetermined time iri
the future the Denver mint will turn
out nothing but pennies 600,000 of
them a day to relieve the need for
great numbers of coppers caused by
the war tax bill.
JAPANESE MISSION
HAS ARRIVED IN O. S.
Finance Commission, Headed
by Baron Tanetaro Megata,
Lands at Pacific
Port.
A Pacific Port, Oct 31. A special
Japanese finance commission,. headed
by Baron Tanetaro .Megata, credited
with having reorganized the financial
policy of ' his country, rrived today.
The party included distinguislied mer
chants and financiers, and was.,; to
stay here several days before 'pro
ceeding to Washington. . .
Formation of a Japanese-American
chamber of commerce was announced
as one of the probable results of the
visit of the commission, for whose en
tertainment a program had been ar
ranged by civic organizations and the
local branch of the Japanese Society
of America. ,
In the notice of entertainment sent
out by the society the visit of ' the
commission is set forth as follows:
"No commission of higher import
ance has been dispatched to this coun
try since the visit to Japan by
Commodore Perry. The special fi
nance commission comes for the pur
pose of working out practical, de
cisive olans for the establishment on
a solid and enduring basis of closer
and vastly more extended relations
between the United States and the
Orient."
Celebration of the Japanese em- ,
peror's birthday today was to be par
ticipated in by members of the com
mission.
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