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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-04

EW YORK. Nov Benny Leon
N ard has abandoned his quest Of
= the lightweight championship
for just few months Benjamin does
not intend to poster Freddy Welsh for
that length Of time. for he has some
thing OF more Importance on his mind
And it deals also with a ring cham
pion. but in another class Leonard is
after the scalp Of Johnny Kilbane. boss
Of the featherweights-
Leonard and KiIbane have exchanged
greetings in the ring but once before
on April %, 1915. to be exact. The
occasion was a ten-round bout at
catchweights at the old Federal A c.
on the Bowery. KIbane nearly caught
Leonard or the weight for he was
only two pounds behind Leonard's 100
pounds.
As a matter Of record. the bout was
one of the tameSt and most lackadaIsi-
cal seen around these parts in many q
day. There was little execution by
either lad-although the disappointed
crowd favored the execution Of both
at the nearest lampposL
Who Was the Winner!
Opinion was divided as TO the winner
The Leonard adherents claimed vic
tory for their idol. while the few hil-
bane supporters summarized the AFFAIR
by merely saying Rotten" Leonard
couldn't fight Chat evening" and XII
bane wouldn't. Leonard was willing
20 drop the matter right there, and
so was Kilbane. Nothing has been
mentioned Of the affair by either since
that evening until the other day
Then it was that Kilbane broke the
long silence OF that fiascO by announc-
ing from the stage Of theater where
he was showing that Leonard was one
OF the softest marks he ever met IN
the ring" He supplemented this with
81 Is he 7sa
exercise that evening, for l was never
worried about the outcome I handled
him like toy. and he was ike baby
in my hands"
Benny is Angry
Little wonder Benny BOY is riled-
Can anyone imagine q future light
weight champion being handled like
toy by a mere featherWeight cham
pion2 Leonard has taken umbrage at
kilbsne's remarks. and he means 20
make the Clevelancer "swaller them
Woids" The only possible way he can /
arrange for such a circumstance is to
and that is what Benny has avowed
20 do, II il takes him the rest OF the
winter TO do IT,
Leonard is ready to acquiesce to any
reasonable weight imposition Kilbane
may demand Leonard. who is one
OF the few legitimate 133-pOund light
weights, will readily consent TO do 12S
pounds for kilbane- II IS hard 10 VS.
ualize Klbane lodging a meeting at 4
this weight for he took on Leonard Z
al $50 pounds. and even then handled :
him like q toy
No Promoter In sight.
No promoter has offered to stage the
return bout However. II would prove
an interesting match this time, as
Leonard has improved some 500 per
cent since the last meeting, while Xii
bane has not deteriorated a single per
centage point As a matter Of fact.
ne has since shown that he is one Of
ha act Hnrh Of
ton. judging BY the easy manner in .
which he accomplished the downfall
Of George Clancy.
A battle between Leonard and Kill
bane would also serve 10 settle. or go
a long way toward settling, the ques-
rion Of how Kilbane would fare in a
bout with lightweight champion Welsh /
The universal idea appears to be that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-04
LEONARD DROPS CHASE Of WELSH;
ANGRY, WOULD BATTLE KILBANE
Kilbane's Announcement That Leonard Was a Baby
in His Hands, Irritates the Budding Lightweight Who
is After Championship and He Wants Return Match
at Any Reasonable POundage to Show Up Kibane.
BY RINGSIDE.

Kilbaue would come close TO knocking
out Welsh. We're me SO disposed
Whether he would may be determined
before next spring as kllbaue-
Welsh fight is beyond the incubation
stage and negotiations may he closed
before the Kilbane-Leouard match IS
clinched
Comparisons Hard to Make.
Leonard has met Welsh twice IN ten
round bouts for an average Of soc
Benny won the first clash by wide
margin. while the champion reversed
the order in the second meeting Leon
ard had the champion primed for
knockout but once in the 20 rounds
in the fourth round OF the first fight
but ne lacked the punch to finish off
the titleholder.
Since the second tilt. Leonard has
knocked out Ever Hammer. who a few
months previous had given Welsh
flattened the bristling blond IN II
rounds. holding the upper hand all
the way. So, it viii be seen. compari-
sons are odious-
In his little talk TO western theater-
gOers, Kilbane reveals some interesting
facts After taking his fall" out of
Leonard. the featherweight king de-
clares thai the lesser lights OF the
division have caused him infinitely
more trouble than the topnOtchers-
Johnny Dundee. whom many consider
as efficient lightweight as there is
in the world today, was quite easy Tor
him. Kilbane says Continuing, Jawn
declares
The toughest opponent I ever en-
countered was Eddie Wallace, 126-
FOUNDER from Brooklyn I met him
on two occasiOns-Once in Brooklyn.
the other time in MOntreal-and in
both bouts he made me miss repeatedly
and jabbed my face as no other fighter
ever was able TO. He even left a scar
on my cheek, and try as / would
was unable TO make him stop his an
noyiuE tactics"
Can il be that Johnny is angling FOR
another Wallace bOut2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-04
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-04

TEW YORK. Nov. 4-The begin
M ming Of the Big Three tourna-
= ment comes next Saturday after
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-04

eleven was great. but that OF 1915 was
greater The Painters tuSseled with the
toughest foes they could find. and
dragged them into defeat PennsyI-
vauia. Navy. Carlisle. Washington x
jefferson. Penn state. Allegheny,
Westminster. and Carnegie all got in
the way Of Warmers steam roller, and
We're crushed.
Then IL was that at last the natives
began to realize that out in Pittsburg
there had grown Up team within two
brief seasons that ranked as one Of the
most powerful in America Pitt, in
1915. won every one OF its eight games.
was scored upon only five times all
year and rolled up "a points against
IS by its foes which record gave -
beaten. for the championship OF the
western section OF the L. y. a.
Freshmen Barred Mt Pitt.
As is always the case when someone
or some group accJmplishes noticeable
deeds a few disEruntled folks tried 10
HeHttie Pitts achievement by pointing
out that success was due TO the fact
that Pitt permitted freshmen TO play
"n It's varsity teams And right then
and there this new faction in charge
of Pitts athletic affairs set about
stealing the ammunition OF the mock
ers- They forced through immediate
ly a rule which barred freshmen from
all varsity teams beginning with the
1916 season.
The freshmen haven't been the ones
who have done our best work in the
ELS have been the stars. And feel that
in 1916 when our team viii be recruited
solely from sophOmOres. juniors. and
seniors. We VIII have an eleven stronger
by far than those OF the two other
years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-04
CHARLEY KEnHEIsEN, LIE BAYsIDE bIa.k.nilh ~.

other day, and Of course, had 10 sell his
old horse. A ChinamaH up the line needed
a Dobbin and Charley Pranced right up
and offered his steed for 80 berries and
made a sale.
Next day the Chink came back, limp
inc, with the horse behind him. II seems
that he was sweeping out the stall the day
before and sort of tiekled the horse a
bit and the latter. thinking that his boss
wanted to frolic, playfully kicked hun
on the shin bone.
The Chink brought the horse back to
Charley and sold him for five bucks less.
Charley then asked him what the mat
ter was with the steed.
Him no good piped the Chink,
pointing to his damaged leg. Him lift
up; no good: lift up too much" and he
initiated the horse bucking.
Hard Boiled Eggs, Take Notice.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-04
Tickets $l&S 1.5C

At Ryan's Drug Store, Lobby
Cigar Store, HOndO Cafe
Sheldon Cigar Store, Paso d..
NOrte desk and W. G. WaIt
Co.
RESERVE YOUR SEATS
NOW AND AVOID The
RUSH.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-04

Lay the Foundation Right
If you would build well. the fOunda-
ton must be right The superstruc-
cure viii be as weak as the foundation.
ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-04

Efficient service in lumber. doors.
windows. builders hardware. paints.
varnishes. enamels and brushes Ian
der Lumber CO.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-06
STEERING COMMITTEE
REFUSED INVITATION
Ford Delegates Would Have Been
Glad to Attend Banquet and
See Dancers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 6.-Because
some airily clad "classic" dancers
were on the program, the Ford peace
party will not attend reception ar
ranged by the local society of Esper.
Artists. It was announced today
Had the matter been put to a vote,
the invitation probably would have
been accepted by an Overwhelming
majority. But Rev. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones and other members OF the steer
Ing committee decided classic dances
were not strictly in accord.
The Danish delegation to The
Hague conference is nearly completed.
Several American delegates. now
thoroughly saturated with home-sick-
ness, are preparing to leave the Ford
party and sail direct from Copenhae-
en- for home.
There is possibility that the ex-
pedition may not proceed through
Germany to The Hague tomorrow.
Rexford Holmes, who was discharged
as head of the expediticns steno-
graphic department, is threatening to
hold the party here by instituting
legal proceedings unless certain re-
marks alleged to have been made
about him by members of the steer
ing committee are retreacted
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ENGLAND

United Press Leased Wire Servicel
LONDON, Jan. 6.-Failure OF the
British government to send $4,000 re-
inforcements he had requeated, caused
the collapse Of the Dardanelies enter
prise, General Ian Hamilton asserted
In his final report today.
The British commander made an
equally sensational disclosure concern.
ing the reasons that led to his recall
as commander IN chief Of tho British
forces at GaIiipoIi peninsula.
ION October II, Lord Kitchener sent
me message, suggesting tho pos
sibility that we evaeuate GaIIipoli and
abandon the attempt to reach Con.
said General Hamilton.
~ replied that it was unthinkabIe,
was recalleed from com.
rand. When reached London l
was informed that the government
wanted fresh unbiased opinion from
another commander on the possibil-
tiles Of an early evacuation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-06
Norway Sympathizes With
England and Denmark
Hates the Kaiser.
IBv Charles p. Stewart, United Press
STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

iTBy Charles P Stewart, United Press
Staff Correspondent
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 6.-Sweden
does not intend to let Germany lose
the European war, even If she is fore
ed to make war herself as Germany's s
ally.
Sweden may not insist upon an out
and out German victory, but she feels
she cannot, for her own safety. allow
the Russians to beat Germany. She
is not particularly pro4German or
pro-ally. but she is anti-Russian with
her whole soul. She will fight with
Germany before she will see Russia
win. She believes her strength Will
be the deciding factor in the last re-
sort
This is the outstanding fact In the
Scandinavian situation as outlined to
the United Press today.
AS far back as any Swede can re-
member. all Swedes have been In ter
ror of Russian attempt to secure
the cars much and long coveted warm
water port on the west coast OF the
Scandinavian peninsula. This can
only be at Norway's expense and Nor
way can only be reached through
Sweden.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-06
CONSCRIPTI0N IN TINE OF WAR
BAL. KAAS

[ United Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, Jan. 6. 80 Invasion OF
Greece by armies Of the central en-.
ptres 10 about to begin, according to
dispatches from several widely scatter
ed sources today. A United Press dis
patch from Salonika reported that the
BuIgarians had resumed their concen-
tratlon along the Greek border In the
last forty-elght hours and that II 10
believed the campaign to drive the al
lies from Greece will open within a
few days. Ansio-French aerial scouts
are most active along the Bulgarian
front. Ammunition Is moving forward
from saIonIka and the allies are pre-
pairing to meet the attack. Field
Marshal vonMackensen has been or
dered to move Immediately against
salonika, the Frankfurter Zeituna de-
clares. The railways leading south-
ward through Serbia have been repair
ed and artillery and munitions sent
forward to the front.
(. Similar reports came from Athens
and Rome today. Athens reported the
continuous arrival Of Bulgarian troops
at the border and added that a gar
rison Of Austrian avIatora has arriv-
ed at Monastir. Some Of the Buigar-
Ian forces reaching tho border were
fresh from the Albanian campaign
against the eerbs, II was reported.
printed dispatches fro \
several sources declaring the first bat.
tie on Greek soil Imminent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-06
FUNERAL TODAY
OF GENERAL, DODGE
Governor Clarke and Staff Attended
Last Sad Rites Of Well
Known Veteran. "

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Jan. g.
Escorted by two battalions OF national
guards, one from Iowa and one from
Nebraska. and followed by hundreds of
sorrowing friends, Major General
Greenville NJ. Dodge, last corps com
mander of the union army OF the civil
war and the man who built the
Union Pacific railroad was laid at rest
in the family lot at Walnut Hill cem-
etery this afternoon
Rev. DR.. A. G. A. Buxton, of st.
Paurs church. read the Episcopal
service and Rev. J. T. Jones. of Cen
eral Dodge's church, delivered the
Grafton.
Among the floral pieces was a huge
..broken Wheel in tube roses from Of
ficials OF the Union Pacific railroad.
Governor George w. Clarke. Of Iowa,
his staff and many state officials at
tended. W. c. Brown. of Ciarinda,
former president of the New York Gen.
tral railroad, was also present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-06

/ United Press Leased Wire Service.l
|. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Amer1cans
must adopt voluntary military train
ing or face conscription This was
Secretary Of War Garrison's warning
today when he opened the army ma
jtional defense hearings before the
house military committee. He de-
clared q large standing army unde-
sirable and utterly futile" He as
serted reliance upon state militia,
utterly unwarranted" as an unstable
foundation. His continental army
lplan, Garrison said, was the only
feasible alternative II compulsory
military training and conscription for
service is to be avoided
~ you adopt q system based on
voluntary action (the continental army
splan1 and that fails. then policies
based Son universal sAryice saor some
form Of compulsory service will be en-
acted as the only remaining remedy" I"
said Garrison.
The war secretary read long state
Iment to the committee In opening
his examination, outlining the admin
listration army preparedness program.
including increase OF the standing
army to 100000 men, the continental
army Of 100000 volunteers. and In
crease Of munition supplies and
Strengthening of coast Notifications.
"The people are now insisting that
such proper measures for national de-
fense shall be taken" said Garrison.
"The integrity OF the nation and its
very existence may depend upon
what is done at this time. The pep
pie have passed beyond point OF
requiring further debate or reasons
for necessity for such action.
I'VE may not relieve our problem
by either regular standing army or
attempting use OF the militia"
Regarding invoking the Swiss or
Australian universal training system,
Garrison said:
Neither Is believed practicable at
this time. The national government
has no Jurisdiction over the states
public school system. A constitutional
amendment would be required to give
1t such Jurisdiction. Furthermore 1t
is believed the people have not reach
ed the conviction that compulsory mill.
tary service is necessity.
"Our present military force is total
ly inadequate to our responsibilities
continued Garrison. The chaos which
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-06
AUST TR|A

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BERLIN (vla wireless to Sayviiie)
Jan. 6.-OfficiaI denial was teIe-
graPhed here from Vienna today Of
the report that the Austrians have
evacuated Czernowitz.
The announcement was authorized
by the Austrian government, which
added that despite extravagant claims
from Petroorad, the Russians have
net advanced near czernowitz, beyond
the positions they have held for many
months on the eastern frontier
Russian official statements telling
OF continuous dvances, remind ono
OF General Cadorna's reports on itaii-
an advances" said the Vienna state
: nsnf; - hsy are issued q Pstroarad3
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-06
Steamer Struck Dam and Pas
segers Had Very Mar
row Escape.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.i
rAhkERSBURG. w. Va, Jan. g.
eighteen persons who were aboard the
steamboat Kanawah when 1t sank in
.ne Ohio river near here last night.
were accounted for at q. III. today.
,.aptain Berry, OF the steamer. be-
neveo however. that every passenger
sas rescued and that the missing will
We found on the Ohio side of the river.
Inc authorities have been unable to
ssach Little Hooking, the nearest tele-
pnone point on the Ohio side.
Ine steamboat carried thirty-six
passengers and crew OF forty-five
. struck a pier at Dam No. 19 at, so
an y m. an hour after It left here. It
hned rapidly. Passengers taken on
~ small boats, were In water up to
neir necks when rescued. The steam
capsized and noated i've miles
uown stream before 1t sank. The
.sptain was at the wheel when the
Soat struck the light house at the
yam during heavy storm. Wind had
,ss'aently blown out the light house
mntern and all was murky darkness.
me vessel was OF 429 tons and 1S0
/, seet long, owned by the Pittsburg and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-06
SWEDEN TO HELP GERMANY
IF RUSSIA SHOULD GAIN

The Swedes claim they can put I.
900, 900 troops in the field. Experts
doubt this, but concede that the
Swedes are admirably trained and well
armed. In the event Of hostilities,
they will be thrown across the frontier
into Finland in the expectation that
the Films would join them in a cam.
paign to capture Petrograd and sweep
southwark to join the Germans near
Riga.
The Norwegian attitude cannot be
spoken of SO unqualifiedly. By senti-
ment and In consequence of trade re-
lations, the Norwegians sympathize
with England. They are mindful, too.
Of the ruin England's navy could work
to their merchant fleet, the worlds
largest, after England's and Ger
many's. Norwegian army officers, be-
cause many of them were trained in
Germany. are mostly pro-German, but
the masses of Norwegians are friend
1y to England. But for political rea-
would be with the Swedes against
Russia II forced to take sides. The
Norwegians can muster 100000 excel
lent soldiers, fully equipped.
F. Denmark does not enter into the
northern Scandinavian peninsula's cal
culations. The Danes are pro-ally in
sympathy and German haters, both as
a legacy from the days when Schles-
wig Holstein was lost to the Germans
and for fear that more or all the rest
of their territory will go the sans
way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-06

9Irnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Jan. 6.-Labor leaders
struck heavy blow against conscrip.
ton today A resolution protesting
sin the name Of 5000, 900 trades union
lists" against compulsory enlistment.
was introduced by the executive COM
mittee when the National Labor con-
rgress met in Central hall. Westmin-
ster.
The resolution was greeted with
cries or approval, from all parts Of
the hall. 1t contained expressions OF
regret that the solidarity of the ma
tion has been gravely imperilled and
Industrial and political liberty men
aced BY the attitude OF the conscrip-
tionists.'
Nine hundred delegates. represent
|sing 400 laber organizations. including
|the most powerful unions In Great
britain, were In their seats when the
meeting was called to order to deter
mine labor,s attitude on the conscrip-
tion policy OF the government.
The majority Of the delegates were
outspoken In opposition to any form
Of conscription. One group had draft
ed resolution for presentation, call
Ing upon Arthur Henderson. labor
member OF the Asquith ministry. to
resign at once.
Harry Gosling. trade union leader.
presided. Scattered about the hall
were a number Of labor members OF
parliament.
Preceding introduction of the anti
conscription resolution, the executive
committee presented a lengthy re-
port emphasizing labor's "deep-rooted,
traditional and uncompromising hos
tility" toward conscription.
This hostility cannot be outraged
with impunity." the committee chair
man read, and a storm of applause
swept the hall. Especially is this
true since the wage earners have
volunteered with such splendid chiy.
airy" The committee then offered
statistics to show that labor has more
than done its part in filing the ranks
Of the British armies. Recruiting flg-
ures from large Industrial centers
were presented and with them reports
Of various unions, where memberships
have been depleted through loss OF
unionists who surrendered their lives
in northern France.
The eyes OF the nation were center
ed today upon the labor congress. II
was generally expected that the labor
delegates would pass resolution op-
posing conscription, but the govern
ment had hopes that strong trades
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-06
Secretary of War Says United States Must
Adopt Voluntary Military Training
or Face Conscription.
HIS PLANS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
State Militia is Inadequate and Large Standing
Army is Impossible Because Of Its
Great Cost.

IA crisis always produces makes It GER
tain that several months would inter
vene after the outbreak of war before
any considerable number Of volunteers
would be ready.
There is a disposition among some
that we are now facing crisis. This
is not the proper view. There Is COM
mon agreement that we should have
49, 900 men subject to instant call"
Garrison said 1t was impossible and
1t would be enormously expensive to
maintain q standing army Of that
number, declaring present accommo-
dations would only care for fifty
Thousand additional. The cost OF =
half million men would be half BILL
lion dollars annually, he said.
ut is also impossible under pres
[ent conditions to enlist more than
[hffy thousand q year" Garrison ex..
|plafned II Il
s,1n democracy. the .natioris de,
Tense should rest upon the citizens and
not upon a professional paid force"
Federalizing Of the national guard
Garrison said, was impossible because
the government lacks authority over
state militia He disapproved the fed
eral militia pay bill. That the militia
be given the right to enter the con-
tinental army grade for grade" he
recommended.
"Thus free discretion and choice
would be afforded either to stay in the
national guard, which will be conserv-
ed and built up on an even moro lib
eral scale than at present or enter
the continental army, without any loss
Of rank" Garrison stated. He denied
the militia would be injured by the
continental army's organization.
Recruiting for the continental army
from private military schools and high
schools can be expected, Garrison pre-
dicted. and he said all U. 8. military
experts are unanimous IN endorsing
the plan.
There Is absolutely nothing new In
this suggestion" said Garrison. TT is
merely a system Of federal volun.
teers, raised. organized, equipped and
trained in times Of peace.
"The occasion calls for q wise,
sensible, adequate military policy on
permanent lines and for definite ends.
IF compulsory service is now de-
sired for the country, then short