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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1918

Page

3

War drains German birth rate and infant welfare

June 1 By Mail reports that war costs Germany millions of babies and births. The text notes a 40 percent drop in 1919 births versus 1918, and describes closures of child welfare centers, mobilization of medical staff, and rising infant mortality. It cites welfare efforts, maternity grants, and private Red Cross schemes to aid mothers and children during the conflict.

Germany Grand Old Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt Cologne Kiel Ndr Imperial Association For the Kaiserin Charlottenburg Red Cross Betton Berlin Dresden Silesia Atinheim

National League Batting Injections and Scores Snapshot

Summary of June 22 baseball results across leagues. Pittsburgh beat Jim Vaughn and the Pirates with strong defense. Cincinnati split two games with St Louis, while New York lost to Washington and Boston defeated Philadelphia in a postponed match. Altrock pitched a complete game but lost to New York, and Chicago edged Cleveland in a low scoring affair.

New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis Jim Vaughn Pirates R. H. E. Chicago Vaughn Killifer Cooper Schmidt Washington Cleveland Detroit Nick Altrock Yanks Senators R. H. E. Washington Altrock Ainsmith Caldwell Hannah Sox White Sox Coveleskie O’neil Shellenbach Benz Danforth Schalk Pet. Seme One Boston Sae St. Louis Sen

Braves Dominate Phillies In 8-4 Victory

Bradley Hogg allowed the Braves to seize control as Philadelphia trailed 8 to 4. Boston and Philadelphia lineups show Fillingith and Wilson matched by Hogg Davis and Burns in a decisive scoreline.

Bradley Hogg Easy Philadelphia Braves Bradley Hogg Phillies Boston Oaticss Fillingith Wilson Hogg Davis Burns

Dodgers Beat Giants 5 to 2 Behind Strong Hitting

Dodgers routed Perritt and Giant relievers to win 5 to 2 in Brooklyn. Perritt Ogden Anderson and Rariden for New York. Grimes Miller for Brooklyn. Score shows New York 2 and Brooklyn 5 in a June 22 game. key hits and runs noted.

Dodgers Perritt Brooklyn N. Y Perrit RAE New York Ogden Anderson Rariden Grimes Miller

Cards and Reds Split in St Louis doubleheader

The Cardinals beat Cincinnati 3 to 2 in the first game after Baird hit a triple with one on in the eighth. Cincinnati won the second game 9 to 7. Batteries: Schneider Eller Allen for Cincinnati. Ames Gonzales for St Louis in game one. In game two Packard May Sherdel Gonzales for St Louis. Brock for Cincinnati.

Reds St. Louis Baird Cardinals Cincinnati R.H. E. Cincinnati Schneider Eller Allen Ames Gonzales R. HH. E Regan Packard May Sherdel Brock

Southern League score recap with multiple games

Little Rock defeated Birmingham 8 6 in two games with 5 first game and 3 second game. Atlanta fell 2 0 to Memphis in first game and drew 4 4 in second. Nashville 0 New Orleans 2. Mobile Chattanooga postponed.

Little Rock Birmingham Atlanta Memphis Nashville New Orleans Mobile-Chattanooga

Wonderful Cudgel Fame Began From Unlikely Start

New York June 22. Cudgel the stake horse of Commander J K L Ross rose from a poor birth and breathing trouble to become the most feared race horse in the country. After slow starts he found form late last season winning the Kentucky handicap carrying 132 pounds and defeating Pit Jr. into the stretch.

New York Cudgel J. K. L. Ross Broomstock Speedy Pit, Jr

Detroit Sweeps St Louis to Extend Winning Streak

Detroit wins both ends of a doubleheader against St Louis to run their streak to five. Cobb drives in the decisive run in the first game with a ninth inning double and an error by Johnson in the tenth. In the second game Cobb Vitt and Cunningham hit extra bases for Detroit’s 6 to 4 victory.

Detroit St. Louis Cobb Johnson Vitt Cunningham R. H. E. St. Louis Shocker Nanamaker Dauss Boland Yelle Loudermilk Severeid Kallio Boston Ssuesesssees OD New York Cleveland Faichetes Af Washington St. Tow Cierediercaine Sie Wetrode Cowie Rie Philadlephia

Does Plane Tester's Job Look Too Easy

London June 22. Flying over fields and hedge rows the plane tester risks life to test new British aircraft. He crashes rarely and is mostly unseen unless a new machine is lost in a barn. The tester faces design and construction defects and must fly with extreme caution before mass production for air forces.

London Archie Britain

Twilight baseball grapples with draft as scouts face losses

Pacific Coast International league games yielded gate receipts after delays while major league scouts report trouble this year as many promising players are drawn into military service and drafted.

Sam

Bridgeport Builds Early Lead in Eastern League Season

Bridgeport has raced to a sequence of victories since the season opener, signaling strong form as it aims to wind up the Eastern league standings quickly.

Bridgeport

Maggie McNair Visits Lum​berton and Local Obituary

Miss Maggie McNair of Maxton spent two days in Lumberton visiting her aunt Mrs J D McMillian. Mrs Emma Pope Higley widow of Robeson register of deeds died at about 60. funeral planned with interment at Meadow Brook. Doctors Greaves and McDaniels to attend.

Emma Pope Higley T.N. Higley Washington Oregon W. G H. T C. L. Greaves McDaniels Richmond Meadow Brook

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