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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-23
Be4gialls Thankedf WhftIock.

United States Minister to oS'a Belgium, has sent to Herbert C. Hoover. chair man of the American Committee of Relief fn Belgium telling how a throng of BeIgfans came to his office on New Years Day and thanked the United States for the assistances giv- e1 to the starving people
 MT. Whftlock said more than 5000 BeIgians signed their names in a little book They were Of all classes. no- bles, middle class and peasants.
 It was very touching, very nov ing, AIr. Whitlock said, land I want you to know Of it. for you have done so much to help them,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-23
CERTILAX
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-23
ParIs to Reemove sentries

Paris. Jan. 23.-Paris is about to : lose it's last signs of fear of an attack by the Germans.
 On Monday next the sentries, which have been on guard ever since the be- ginning Of the war at the gates of the city, will be removed and the en- tire Bofs de- Boulogne will be thrown open kozfoot and carriage traffic
 The gates Haat Passy,s gAuteuil, St. Cloud. Suresnnes and the Porte de Madrid will no longer be closed and Parisians gwi114again be able to enjoy theirsf faEorite stroll through the ave- nues of the Bois. si
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JOHNSON WILLARD
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
[Continucd from First Page.I
Dope" on the Fight


COntestants-Cham Jack john
son. of Texas, and Jess Willard, OF
Kansas.
Place - Oriental Race Track,
MnrianaO. ten miles from Havana,
Cuba.
DaIc-MOlday, April ;.
Number of rOUnds-FOrty-fiVc.
Purse-Naluc not given; johnson,
II is said, will receive s3i 600, ineiud-
ing expenses, and willard, $4,000.
Size of ring--Nfnetccn feet.
Time of entering ring-12;3O u. m.
(PhiiadelDhiu time, 1 y. MI.
Referec-.IncIx weIch.
Alternate referce-Mntt HeuEef.
Standardization Vernon.
Weights-JOhnsOn, 235; willard,
242 Approximately.
AGes-JOhnsOn. rs; willard, 2S.
Hcights-J0hnsOn, q feet y inch;
Willard, q feet q inches.
Reaches = johnson, 1874 inches;
Willard, S3M inches.
HISTORY OF THE PUGILISTS
jack johnson
Born In Galveston, Tex. March 81,
1878.
SON of Southern slaves.
Knocked out only once in his life,
joe ChOyinski turning that trick in
February. 1901.
Has participated in seventy-seven
fights.
Won the championship from
Tommy Burns in fourteen rounds, at
sydney, Australia. I'm 1908.
Knocked out Jim JeRries In ff-
teen rounds, mt Reno, New, In 1910.
Largest purse fought for, St0I. 900,
with Jeffries. johnson received 90
per cent, 100000; a bonus of $4,000,
and $4,000 for the picture priv
iIcEcS. Total, Si70.00O.
Jess willard
Born I'm POttaWatOmic county.
Kan, December 20. 1857.
Farther rnEchmau--a native of
Ohio; mother from Kentucky.
Is the youngest of three brothers;
no sisters.
First light at Sapulpa. Okla. in
Broke brOnchOs until lie became
too heavy.
Never had bloody nose. never
knocked down, never ErOSgy from
punch. Never drank, chewcd or
smoked.
Best fights - NO-decisiOn bouts
with Arthur PellSy. ten rounds; Lu-
ther Mccarthy. ten rounds; Carl
Morris, ten rounds: knocked out Sol
dicr Nearns, eight rounds.
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five hard swings remarking. What
grand old man Jess grinned at the
remark and also at the blows. The
bell found both pugilists fighting in
the center of the ring.
Round Sixteen
Johnson missed a left to the head
and they clinched. The challenger
blocked the negro's rushing. Amid
much fighting the black man said,
willard is a good kid" and then
rushed Jess to the rope, scoring two
hard punches to the body. The negro
drove terrific swings to Wizards side
Fhe challenger was trifle unsteady
in going to his corner at the end of
the round.
Round Seventeen
Johnson hooked a left to jaw and
right upper cut to the same place.
Willard landed right to Johnson's
body and a left to the head. Willard
landed a right to Johnson's body and
a left to the head. Willard again
scored a right to the body and block
ed the negro's return. Jack drove
Willard to corner and landed two
swings to the head. Johnson again
hooked a right to the body and fol-
lowed it up with two punches to the
head.
Round Eighteen
After playing a tattoo on Wizards
chest and stomach the negro drove
him toward the corner, where the
negro smashed him twice in the jaw.
Wizards leads were easily picked off
by the champion. After several tries
Jess landed a straight left to john
sons face and a right swing to the
jaw. AT the bell Johnson landed a
punch to the body and another to the
jaw.
Round Nineteen
Both men slowed up, Willard took
the aggressive. Johnson stood in the
middle of the ring and blocked Will
lard's blows. During the first minute
not a single hard punch was landed
and Johnson seemed unable to block
Wizards early lead. Both then start
ed a rally. landing two lefts to the
body and a right to the jaw
Round Twenty
Willard opened the round with two
light blows to the negro's face. The
latter laughed and said, Lead again
KID" willard did and smiled also
THE crowd around the ring yelled
Hurry up we want to see the races"
Willard stabbed and paved until he
finally landed a swing on the negro's
jaw The negro Immediately cut loose
and they battled across the ring. The
crowd went frantic when Willard drove
a hard right and left to the negro's
body at the bell.
Round Twenty-one
After a minute of posing and feint-
ing Johnson hooked his left to Will
lard's body and sent right swing to
the head. Willard replied with a
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GREAT THRONGS SEE
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
[Continucd from First Page. ]
a score of blankets were placed there
as padding.

a score of blankets were placed there
as padding.
From two platforms moving pic
ture machines were focused on the
! ring. Five machines comprised the
| battery, three to be Used regularly anc
! two to be held in reserve.
Bell Forgotten
There was great excitement about l
! o'clock when it was discovered thai
no one had thought about the bell tC
| be rung at the starting and stopping
of the rounds. Two messengers were
dispatched on the journey to Havana
to purchase a gong.
The ring was finished shortly he.
! fore noon. While the strongest, it was
also the greatest ever erected for q
worlds championship. The band ir
the grandstand entertained the crowds
The first tune it rendered was by the
Beautiful Sea-. which set the American
contingent whistling.
Late arrivals at the arena told OF
many automobile wrecks along the
narrow and crowded road from Ha-
vana but up to noon there had been
no serious accident.
There was a liberal percentage OF
women among the spectators. Most
of them occupied box seats, many OF
them were Americans.
Johnson arrived at the track al
1926 but did not appear until later
His wife came to the ringSide accom-
panied by Tom Flanagan, who has
been acting for Johnson.
At halfpast 2 Announcer Jim Mace
exhibited Johnson's receipt for $29,-
600, the balance due him on the purse
and the meaning of these papers was
explained to the crowd in Spanish and
English.
johnson Enters Ring
At Ill GAO New York time) John
son made his appearance, being APP
plauded by the enthusiastic Cubans.
One minute later he crawled through
the ropes. clad in a gray bathrobe and
wearing his usual golden smile. The
negro's first move was to ascertain
where his wife was located.
Four minutes later prolonged yell
ing and cheering announced the ap-
pearance of Willard. The crowd went
wild over the, young fighting giant,
screaming and handclapping as he
crawled through the ropes. Willard
wore heavy winter blue trousers and
a black sombrero.
Havana, April 5.-Although Jack
Johnson and Jess Willard did not meet
till 1890 o'clock this afternoon, Ha-
vana time. for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world, the early hours
of the forenoon saw thousands on the
way to the Mariana race course, where
the fight was staged.
Neither the black champion nor
the cowboy fighter changed over night
their optimistic forecasts of the out
come. Each man was sure he would
win.
It was the old story of skill and
strength against youth and strength.
with the betting odds at to 5 on
Johnson's skill Johnson. one of the
largest men who ever stepped into a
prize ring, faced an opponent meas
urably larger and ten years younger
than himself. The negro champion
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ears bleeding and the champion land
ed frequently, but his blows appeared
to lack their old-time power. Amidst
feinting the crowd shouted: kill the
black bear" Johnson Immediately
started a rally by drivin three hard
swings to Wizards bouth. A left by
Willard started the negro's mouth
bleeding. The latter dubbed the
white man to the ropes.
Round Ten
Johnson was slow in coming from
his corner. Willard scored two lefts
to the face. Jess was blocking better
as his nervousness wore off. Johnson
swung a left to Wizards ribs and
sent half a dozen blows to WIZARDS
body and jaw. The negro knocked
Willard to the ropes with rights to the
stomach. A hard right staggered Will
lard.
Round Eleven
The crowd derided Johnson, who
was fighting and answering their sal
lies at the same time. Willard drove
a left to the negro's mouth and took a
right hook to the body in return.
Johnson smashed the cowboy with a
left to the jaw. Jess blocked several
swings. Johnson then tried to rattle
Willard by talking. The latter angrily
replied in time. johnson then tapped
the giants shoulder at the end of the
round. 1t was a slow round.
Round Twelve
The negro opened with a left to the
body and right to the jaw. In clinch
he smashed Willard three times with
his left. Johnson then drove rights
to the body and a left to the head. His
blows apparently had no effect on Will
lard. Johnson drove Willard to cor
ner with a swing to the head. Will
lard'S ear and cheek were bleeding.
He walked spryly to his corner at the
bell.
Round Thirteen
Wizards body now was red from
the effects of the negros punishment.
Johnson ducked under Wizards leads.
Willard drove Johnson into corner
and landed n straight left to Johnson's S
face. The negro got a left hook to the
jaw in return. lie next hooked his left
to Willard's body. repeating his blows
a minute later. The champion landed
right and left to the head when the
bell rang.
Round Fourteen
The round opened with Willard
rushing and missing a right uppercut.
The challenger was the aggressor and
tried to force the fighting. Johnson
| slammed Willard on the mouth with a
left on the body. Jess laughed. Will
! lard drove a aarc right to johnson S
! ear. Johnson smashed hard at the
| bell.
Round Fifteen
The crowd kidded Johnson. who
/ rushed Willard to the ropes and scored
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straight left to the negro's face. john
son rushed but Willard protected
himself well and they fell into a clinch.
johnson walked around the ring. Will
lard missed q right swing and they
both laughed. Both were fighting
fierce at the bell.
Round Twenty-Five
The fight at this point had degen-
Grated into a slow sparring and
clinching battle. In a clinch Willard
battered the negros body with rights
and lefts. Willard continued work
ing for the negro's stomach. Jack
grinned at the shrieking crowd. New
ertheless Johnson was showing the
effects of the pace.
Round Twenty-three
Willard rushed into a cIinch. John
son held on until forced to break by
the referee The challenger shot two
lefts to the negro's face. They clinch-
ed again and wrestled about the ring.
Jess added two more lefts to Jacks
face and clinched. Up to this point
johnson had not struck a blow in the
round.
Round Twenty-four
The crowd yelled to the fighters to
fight but instead they clinched. Will
lard laid his weight on Johnson at
every opportunity in the clinches.
Johnson pushed Willard back in the
same manner at he did Jeffries at
Reno. Johnson missed two weak
swings. The crowd howled with dis
appointment Willard then smashed
Johnson with a left to the face at the
bell.
Round Twenty-Five
Johnson's actions might have indi-
Gated that he thought he could krock
Willard out and was trying to get the
decision on points at the end of the
forty-fifth round. Willard shocked the
negro with a right to the heart. He
then clipped Johnson on the jaw with
a left and started forcing the pace.
johnson was conserving every bit of
his energy. Willard again landed a
left to the mouth and then repeated II.
Johnson stepped around backward at
the bell and dropped heavily into hih
seat
Round Twenty-siX
Willard opened with a smash to
Johnsons body. The referee forced
them to break from a clinch. Willard
rushed and slammed Jahnson right
and left. In clinch the latter looked
over his shoulder at his wife,
Willard smashed Johnson. Willard
wins on a knockout. The great crowd
rushed into the ring and menaced
johnson. Several squads of soldiers
hurried on to the platform and cleared
BURIAL HERE
Jacob Lenny. aged 26, of Wiconisco,
who died Thursday, was brought to
this city by Undertaken c. III. Maul for
burial in the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-05
Fellow Who Soaked
"Pete" Gets 8 Months
By Tad

When James Lewis, charged with as
by banging him over the head with a
peer bottle, was called for sentence
TINS morning, in the Dauphin County
Court, Mr.. Blackwell, chief prosecutine.
witness, was innocently slumberine
way back in the courtroom near the
steam heat pipes Mr.. Blackwell grinnec,
the witness stand. W
me witness explained that he, as
president of a Steelton club, had al
tempted to evict Lewis because the lat
Ter was drunk and obstreperous when
Lewis promptly whacked him with n
beer bottle. The bottle struck the vic.
tim mead and was shattered MIR
along to court
Lewis got eight months in jail ana
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-05

Jacob Lenny. aged 20, of Wiconisco
who died Thursday, was brought t.
this city by Undertaken c. H. Mauk 70
burial in the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-05
j. II. BENDALL SERVICES

Funeral services for John II. Ben
dali. en- employe of the L. w. Cook
department store, sos Market street
for twenty-seVen years, were held at
the home, S14 Herr street, this after
noon at o'clock, the Rev. DIR. Silas C.
Swallow officiating. Burial was made
in the Harrisburg Cemetery
Mr.. Bendall was a member of Ridge
Avenue Methodist Church. He is sur
vived by his mother, Mrs. Josephine
Bendall, and one sister, Mrs. Fred
Pierce. Pallbearers were members of
the L. w. Cook firm, and representa-
tives from the lodge to which he be-
longed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-05
TWICE MARRIED: TO TRY IT
AGAIN

Despite previous interference of
death and the divorce courts both Ir
vim M. Kissinger and Jennie C. Master
son, AZ and 45 years old, respectively,
want to try married life again and to-
day they applied for license at the
Dauphin county license bureau. Kis-
singers first wife died in November.
IeO9, and the second was divorced on
November a, 1914. The brides first
husband died in Philadelphia in 1880
and the second died in st. Louis in
1905.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-05
Charlie Collins to Fight
Young Herman Miller

York. Pc. Anril Charlie Collins
the Columbia r1iddleweight. and Young
Herman Miller tho Southern cham
pion, from Baltimore. will meet to-
night for the third time. This time
they are TO go over tho ten route, their
previous meetings being over the six
round distance. Tho other two bouts
were voted the fastest ever seer in
York and Manager Joe Barrett Is OK
pecting the State ArmorY to be filled
to overflowing. Kid Smith, also, of
Columbia, will meet Battling Kelly, of
Baltimore.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-05
ROASTED STOLEN PIG
Special TO The Telegraph

Columbia. Pa, April 5.-Three
Young men who enioyed pig roast at
til ) expense of Lewis Ibaueh, whose
pig they had stolen to furnish the re-
past. have come to grief by reason of
their illegal indulgence. Grief Camp
bell and Constable Blair early on Sat
urday placed the men under arrest
for the theft.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-05
Police Have No Fear
of Rioting Over Fight

1t was not thought necessary to-day
at the police station to put on an extra
force OF "coppers' to quell any riots
that might arise in the city over the
JIohnson-Willard- championship fight7at
No trouble had arisen this afternoon
at the opening of the fight, but every
member of the department is on the
alert in case any outbreak is seen
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-05
MOTORCYCLE EASTER PARADE

SXty-one members of the keystone
Motorcycle club. Thirteenth and Wal
nut street yesterda participated in an
Faster parade through the city and
Steelton. Afterwards they were serv-
ed with luncheon at their clubhouse
The club donated ; dozens OF colored
eggs to the Children's Industrial
Home.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-11-06

Total overdraft to date. .......$ 1,791.S SO
Clerks Office, st. Francisville, La,
November /, 1916
To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen,
City.
Gentlemen:-Pursuant to a resolution of
your Board adopted October 18th, appoint
ing me a committee of one to go before
the Railroad Commission in Case $685.
/ appeared at the offices of the Commits
sion on said date, and found that case
which had preceded this one would occupy
the attention Of the Commission the
entire date of the goth. So as not to go
to any further expense, filed our protest
in writing, which will be placed upon the
record of said proceedings.
l will say for the information Of the
Board, that while in Baton Rouge on that
date, l found an opportunity Of looking
into matter which was of far more i'm
portance to this community than case
No. 1919, That was the matter of raising
the sweet potato rate to Texas common
points from "a to So cents per cwt Mr..
Willis Daniel and had a conference with
Mr.. E. C. D. Marshall which was highly
satisfactory.
At this time. when the railroads all
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-11-06

Section g. Be it further ordained by the
Police Jury of said Parish. that in order
to provide for said Budget and estimate
thorized to be levied for the year 1916
under the constitution and laws of the
State be and the same Ia hereby appor-
toned and dedicated as follows;
For statutory, necessary, usual, ordi-
nary. incidental and contingent expenses,
A mills; for bridge building bonds, "a
mills; for public schools of Parish, mills.
Section 8. Be 1t further ordained, that
this ordinance be published for thirty 900
days in the official journal Of said Parish.
and that it have full force and effect from
and after its adoption and publication, as
provided by law.
Read and adopted on the third day of
November, 1915.
C. F. HOWELL,
President of said Police Jury.
c. T. ToORAEN,
Clerk of said Police Jury.
Moved, seconded and carried. That place
now occupied by j. M. Barrow, known as
the Singleton plantation, bounded by pub
lie road from Thompson creek to Wake
field, be and Is hereby declared to be a
part of the Fourth Ward of the Parish of
West Feliciana.
Moved. seconded and carried, That re-
port of Bridge Committee and engineer be
accepted A. G. Mundinger, engineer re-
ports two bridges across Alexander creek
completed and satisfactory and work pro-
pressing on Thompson creek bridges
Bridge bonds No. 40 and No. SO for
$500.00 each sold to Austen Bros. at 100
to pay expense of engineer as per con-
tract on file. Bonds Nos. to inclusive
sold to Austin Bros. as payment on
bridges across Alexander creek.
Motion made by Cobb, seconded by
Cutrer That all parties interested are
requested to assist in building approaches
to their bridges. c. F. HOWELL,
c. 7. TOORAEN. Clerk. President.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-11-06

The public Is hereby notified that hunt
ing on, crossing over, or any other form
of trespass is prohibited on piece Of
ground west of the Y. & M. v. Railroad.
beginning at the north boundary Of r. H.
Stirling and extending to Whitman plat
form, on the property of Mrs. s. T. Al
lain. Also on all property of Mrs. C. H.
Lewis, Mrs. j. A. Mhoon, and r. H. Stir
ling. r. II. STIRLING, Agent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-11-06
HE WANTED IT DECIDED.

"Ma! Nal" bawled Freddy as the
usual morning wash was going on. do
my ears belong to my face or my neck?"
Ma temporized. "Why, what Is the
matter?" she asked.
II want it decided now. Every time
you tell Mary to wash my face or my
neck she washes my ears too"
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posed upon, and interests and costs to be
collected from delinquents. are declared to
be the same and to be collected in the
same manner as provided by said act of
the General Assembly Gas amended by
subsequent acts> for State purposes.
Section 5. That for every business or
dealer in distilled, alcoholic or malt
liquors, whether selling by wholesale or
retail, the parochial license is hereby
levied, graduated and determined as fol-
lows, in this Parish:
When the gross annual receipts of said
business are Fifty Thousand $3.50, 100000
Dollars or more, the license shall be One
Thousand Five Hundred (s1,5O0OO) Dol
lars per year, or for any part thereof.
When the gross annual receipts Of said
business are Thirty seven Thousand $751;
900 O0) Dollars and less than 100000, the
license shall be One Thousand Four Hun
dred Isl, 100000 Dollars per year, or for
any part thereof.
When the gross annual receipts Of said
business are Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,
10000 Dollars or more, and less than
Thirty seven Thousand $685., 000.0a) Dol
lars the license shall be Thirteen Hundred
($130O0O) Dollars per year or for any part
thereof.
! When the gross annual receipts of said
business are less than Twenty-Five Thou
sand ($25, 100000 Dollars. the license shall
be One Thousand (s1,000.00 Dollars per
year or for any part thereof
Section 6. That the annual license tax
| the sale nf
pistols, or pistol cartridges and rifles, or
rifle cartridges blank pistols and blank
cartridges hereby levied shall be the same
as to graduation and amount as now
provided for State purposes by Act No. 65
of the regular session of the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana, of the
year 1904 to which act special reference
is hereby made for the purpose aforesaid
and for Identification herewith. and said
Collector in the same manner and at the
same time as are collected the other
license taxes
Section Z. That any persons, firm, cor
poratlon, or company having more than
one place of business in said Parish, shall
pay separate license for each place of
business in said Parish.
| Section 8. That incorporated municipal
ties exempt by the Constitution and Laws
of this State, particularly under Act No.
142 of the Gsneral Assembly Of the session
of 1904 of the State of Louisiana. situated
in this Parish, are hereby declared to be
exempt from the provisions of this or
ldinance.
Section g. That the parochial licenses
which are herein levied are declared to
be for the purposes which may be requir-
ed by the Constitution and Laws of this
State for parochial purposes,
C, F, HOWELL,
President of the Police Jury of the Parish
of West Felciana.
C, T, TooRAEN,
of West Feliciana.
Moved, seconded and carried, That budget
he adopted
ORDINANCE NO. A.
State of Louisiana, Parish of West
| Feliciana.
ST. Francisville, La, Nov. 8, 1915.
Budget of said Parish for 1916
Section l. BY the Police Jury of said
Parish, be it ordained that the budget of
the Parish of West Felciana in the State
of Louisiana and the annual expenses,
taxes and revenues of said Parish for said
year are estimated and apportioned and
dedicated as follows to-Wit: