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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1918
Page
5
Major league magnates meet to decide status of players under contract as baseball suspends operations. If play does not resume in 1919, many 1918 pennant players may not receive contracts. Some argue contracts auto-suspend until government permits renewal, potentially rendering 1919 nonexistent for contract purposes.
New York Oct 12 Cupid Black a former Yale All American guard now an navy ensign is said to be a prisoner of war aboard an auxiliary cruiser in the Atlantic. A U boat approached and its commander asked for the captain. The German officer recognized Black from Harvard games and Black was taken aboard along with two other officers before the submarine dove with the party aboard. Official reports verify Black's capture.
A United Press report describes American soldiers burying German dead on the Marne front. Helmets mark graves, sometimes with crosses or bottles bearing notes for families. Many burials occur where time or fire allows, with rapid data relayed to next of kin. Potatoes for sale advertised at $1.35 per bushel at 15 East Fourth Street.
A fragmented bulletin highlights political quips and World War I era commentary. It notes Garfield’s keen eye for trouble, German chancellor’s stance on peace, and mentions local marriages, theater ads, and upcoming Clara Kimball Young film. It also references labor unrest and a possible Wilson reelection bid, all within a crowd of satirical notes and notices.
New York leaders predict Yankees future will draw heavily from military service. Col Husson asserts fans will demand service as an asset and army navy men will become top athletes due to maintained fitness, while current stars degrade from employment.
Two rotund Frenchwomen watched American soldiers resting after repelling a German attack. They praised the boys as brave and good soldiers yet quipped that U.S. troops cut their hair short and lack mustaches. The piece adds scattered oddities and an ad.
Washington D C Oct 12 1917 rulings by the war industries board limit production of sports gear. Tennis and golf items face only 40 percent of prior output in late 1917, while baseball and football may reach 60 percent. Uniform materials will be exhausted, impacting team outfits. overall costs rise as supplies and labor cost climb, complicating next season for teams and managers.
The government’s five month control of railroad properties cuts duplications and trims costs, saving about 25 million dollars annually and reducing unnecessary traffic. Better loading raises carload efficiency by 8.8 percent, equating to more freight cars, while new car orders seem less impactful. The piece also oddly digresses into perfume categories and a medical ad for Phelps’ Glasses.
The article argues that feathered game declined due to land changes, barbed wire, and habitat loss, not just guns. It praises shooting clubs for preserving wildlife, urges rescue of fish from evaporating lakes, and endorses trapshooting as national defense training while stressing adherence to laws and commissions.
The Iowa university Cos game today at Iowa field will be played behind closed doors with gates locked and guards posted to prevent spectators. Coach Jones and the war department order secrecy to avoid Spanish influenza spread as the field remains inaccessible to non players.
Washington reports Captain Schroeder of the United States air service flew to 28,300 feet near Dayton, Ohio, in September, describing three climbs from 24,000 to 28,900 feet. He details tunned engine, oxygen use, frost on goggles, numb hands, and final descent after fuel loss, noting vision improved with oxygen and frost hindered instruments.
A pilot reports a mishap while operating a craft that rolled into a low mood, breaking the tip of the propeller which stood vertically. The airplane did not nose over and the flyer returned safely to Dayton with a damaged Dew propeller.
United Press report from Tokio outlines Japan's open door immigration aims at the peace conference. E Uyehara argues Britain and America should back open doors while granting the Philippines independence and Hawaii neutrality as steps to wider co operation. Japan seeks Asian leadership through these moves, despite potential immediate difficulties.
Correspondent reports that the French armored caterpillar motorcar or tank nearly fell from favor in 1917. The fighter car with a swinging turret could fire in any direction, while British tanks grew large and heavy. France tested 13 and 23 ton machines in April 1917 near Reims and the Aisne, but losses were said to be excessive and fires reportedly common.
The narrative recounts early 1918 Tank Corps experiments and rapid deployment in France. Light tanks appeared on the Villers-Cotterets forest and Cantigny fronts, executing over twenty counterattacks in June and aiding American forces at Montdidier. The successes influenced French opinion on tanks as effective warfare.
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