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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-04

George siler promptly warned Maher
that IL he did SO again he would
award the f1gnt 10 E1tz on foul. At
ter the break Ma.her landed a left
on Bob's neck. Close in fighting fol-
lowed. Maher smashed a left on
Fits upper lip drawing blood
Another ciinch followed. As they
broke, Maher landed left and right
TO Fits head. Fitz seemed a bit
bothered and backed away on Mahers
lead. Maher followed him up and
swung a left. Fitz side-stepped that
punch and Immediately shot a terrific
right hand wallop fun on the point
of Makers left chin. Maher went
down as though struck by crowbar.
made feeble effort to rise at the
count of eight, "a nix back to the can
vas and the fight was over"
And then the little crowd broke into
a wild cheer for Bob FitSsimmons, the
Australian warrior--the niddleweight,
the light heavyweight and the heavy
weight cham pion Of the world
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-04
RICHMOND COLLEGE
HAS FUEL SHORTAGE

Because Of the present shortage OF
fuel hat<.ng a Richmond college
made q sudden position from 2
t+saeaSsl. to -IuxnrN. Heretofore Il
was customary for the boys to daily
enjoy hot shower. but as long as the
present condition exists these pleas
nres Will be limited 10 weekly and at
the most bi-weekly affairs
The coal shortage Is acuteiy felt at
that institution, there being only
enough on hand TO last through to
norrow, and the superintendent OF
the grounds and buildings stated yes
ter day that ne did not know whore
more could be obtained when the sup
ply was exhausted
The primary necessity Of having the
dormitories and lecture rooms heated
70 the proper temperature takes every
pound OF coal that can be obtained.
Hot water will he furnished once each
week and at other times those desir-
ink additions Will i>sas 10 lake them
reid. ..>
The heat for Richmond and west Z
ha mpton colleges is furnished by
central heating plant which consumes
carload OF coal each day. There are
sight large buildings 10 be heated. and
Z the fuel famine liz not relieved soon.
be authorities will have to resort
% the wood supply which is found
n abundance on the campus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-04

reached The green aud Won the hole
amid the rlsudits Of the assembled
multitude. bar one
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-04
!. N. c. A. WILL SHOW
PARSIfAL TONIGHT
Moving Pictures OF Startling Nature
Exhibited at John Marshall
High School.

Owing 10 the confusion created by
! the consent of the Young Mems Chris
tian association to surrender its right
ito the use of the City Auditorium for
Wednesday night of this week to the
state council OF defense. and on Fri
day night to the Richmond chapter
OF the Red Cross. The Firginian has
been requested to emphasize the fact
that ''Parsifal" will be given in NOV
ing pictures at the John Marshall
High school auditorium tonight at
$50 o'clock. Notwithstanding the
change from large auditorium to a
smaller house. the tickets already is
sued will admit with silver Offering.
without ticket admission will be
twenty five cents.
The Central Young Mems Christian
association brought these wonderful
moving picture illustrated lectures
here for the good they will do and
had no desire TO make money, but
prefers TO meet expenses, and should
the high school auditorium he filled
every night at the rate announced. ii
viii Just about cover the expense al
ready incurred. The combined pro-
duction of these great Gina naalogues
cost slfs.o00.0o Four thousand feet
of moving picture is used. Colonel
iAaH y! hoHuof is exceptionally strong
in his presentation. and with his rich
ba ritone voice in solo work and his
powers of description. used to such eff
feet in presenting the stories as the !
pictures are run off. makes an even |
lag not only one OF great instruction. !
but also of uplift. The hrst 200 will |
get in tonight, The west side of the
balcony will be reserved for colored !
citizens
The association regrets eXceedinsi~t
after the offering had been taken
sun6ay aftegroon the police officers
'ound 1t necessary to have those who I
rere standing leave the auditorium.
is IL is feared some of those who gave
lad to leave the house without seeing
he pictures. If so. and these will call
It the association building they viii
,e given two tickets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-04
GOOD PROGRESS IN
ORGANIZING COMP ANY

5000 progress is being made in the
organization OF the twelfth company
or coast artillery. and the projectors
OF the movement are much encoGr-
aged BY the response OF the Young
men who prefer TO choose this branch
~ the service 10 being drafted later
on.
II is exceedingly desira bile that all
epFlIcations shall be in hand early.
as II is hoped that the company may
be organized and mus cred into the
service well in advance OF Decem Der
-. After midnight on December IA
there Will he no more volunteering
permitted and all registered persons
viii be subject to draft In order TO
secure more room for the expanding
activities of the orga nization the head
quarters have been moved from room
Real Estate Exchange building 10
the Grays' armorv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-04

for $4,000 each. Fitz Immediately
turned to Martin Julian, his manager,
and said:
That stuff don't 60. I'm lighting
for real money. Those checks may
De all right but / haven't any guaran-
Tee that the bank will cash them. I
won't fight unless ] see real money"
ORourke. in anger jumped up and
shouted:
These checks are worth every dol
lar they call for. The money is in
the bank. | didn't bring il with me
because ] would have been a fool to
fetch it along into such dinky place. 3"
fftz, as every one knows, had been
trimmed several times by crooked
promoters He didn't doubt the
honesty of stuart. who always will be
remembered as one of the m ost honor
able men ever connected with pugi-
lism. But Bob was playing 1t safe.
He had gone through rather extensive
training and it had cost him a lot
OF money to prepare for the bout
Therefore. he wanted to be sure that
he would get real cash SO he and
Julian went to one corner of the ring
and held a lengthy conference. After
about fifteen minutes Julian walked
TO the other side of the ring and
addressed o'Rourke:
ITS all right The checks will do.
Bob will fight"
Maher entered the ring complain
ing that the alkai dust had partially
blinded him. ft liz true that his
trainers worked on his eyes In the
tent in an effort TO relieve the blood
shot condition caused by particles OF
alkah. But Maher didn't use the in
famed eyes. as an aiibi for hating
the battle until the next day. He
gamely announced that he would go
on with the night.
The battle itself was the shortest
stellar heavyweight contest on record.
il lasted exactly one minute and for
ty-three seconds. The description OF
the first. and only. round OF the fight !
follows:
Fftz opened up. leading with his |
left. Maher hacked away. Fitz land |
I'd with right and a ciinch followed /
haher struck Fitz with his right while I
hey were clinching and Referee |,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-04
Fitzsimmons Wins Championship
of World in One-Round Fight
BY JAMES j. CoRBETT
Copyright, 1877 by King Features Syndicate Tne)

tEdftors Note.-This is the twenty
third chapter of series of articles
by Jim Corbett which deal with tho
life OF Bob Fitzsimmons. Few men
knew F'itz as Corbett knew him. and
so these stories reveal some incidents
in the life of Fitys.mmons that never
before have been printed. The next
chapter will appear tomorrow
Bob Fitzsimmons fought Peter
Maher for the heavyweight cham
pionship OF the world" on February
Z, 1895. Maher weighed around 1875.
Fitz somewhere near 170. The bout
was staged on Mexican soil lust on
posite Lantry. Tex. The purse was
10000. and Dan Stuart. who pro-
noted the bout. suffered huge finan-
cisl loss
There were only 1872 ringside spec
tators. Each paid $40 The total
income from that source was less than
$4,000. Stuart had hoped to make
up for the gate" loss through the
exhibition OF moving pictures. But
the day was gray and misty ana il
was impossible TO take pictures OF
that fight.
The battle was staged on little
platform on the hatlands which
nestled among the hills. The seats
were rude benches The contest was
scheduled to take place at gao p. NJ.
but 1t was delayed until nearly 1870
by Bob FitzsimmonB, who at frst re-
fused To fSht because the $4,000
purse had not been put up in cash
Bob was dressed and ready for the
ring at the scheduled time, a tent
serving as a dressing room, but he
refused to leave the tent until he had
had conference with Stuart as to
the money. stuart told him that the
money was tn the hands OF Etsxe- t
holder O'Ronrhe. who vas At the ring !
ride. Bob then climbed into the |
ring, and Immediately looked around |
for O'Rourke. When ne spotted |
him in the crowd he yelled at the !
+
Have you got the money with /
sou9''
Yes, replied O Rourke
Let me see 1t, ordered F'itz
O'Rourke flashed two checks calling
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-04

pinehurst. N G.. Dec They are
teiiing a good one, at the rfnehursi
Country club 1t seems that durins
thefnais of tournament o the Moore
County Country club held at Pine
hurst early in the autumn. ore 81 the
analfEts played his hall from = trap
straight into the crturned cuff OF "a
Innocent btstsndsrs neither hsoili-
wsnts
The referee took instant Steps to
prevent the innocent bystander from
sisiodEfng either tire ball or himself
sn6 "a general discussion en~ued
smons the experts The decision. o.
course, WAS that the hall was ln be
raayed from where II lay OF the plAs =
~ to concede An upplayahie position
and lose The hole The p,aYpr coutdY't
see he ,oss of The hole end tna eer
slen,an in the fanuels frrap declined
~ have his ankle used ~ "a ie4 for
the next shot He had pElNed WITH
he waiting golfer before b, said ANA
wasn't taking any chances OF t!,js uc-
ession.
IN the meantime soni.f,od, mad
hrought along i ~ rel or = bfaatnt
>r something. into VIII ell the bysta.sd
er retired for the time heinE, The
troaserv being handed over 30 the
referee and suspe pded Ter the shot
- the original height trona lhe.
Erouna. The fnalist PLAYED neat
mashie ninlie cat OF the upturael cuff
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-04
To LATE TO CLASSIFY.
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Price you paw for casing alone else
where
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We viii also include Norwalk on
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special at Sass. Bring this add and
call by TO see us.
Special attention given to mail or.
ders.
TIRE AND RUBBER CO.,
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Reference ANY hank or trust com
psny r. T. Dun e. Co.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-04
Patriotic SaIooniSts.

From Chicago comes the informa-
ton that certain saloonkeepers have
taken to burying their liquid treasures
in the earth to evade the special war
tex. Various tips to this effect reach
ipF the ears of Julius r. Smietanka.
eo:ector OF internal revenue. he be-
gan search for the concealed goods
To- collector aid that warrants
wou'f be sought for the arrest of the
offenders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-04
R|cAMOND'S B. Y. P. D.
TO BEGIN INSTITUTE
'n''lai session Will BE Held at 7
"Nock On Sunday Afternoon In
First Baptist Church.
"oNHNuEs THROUGH FRIDAY
os'am OF Great Interest Arranged
A"o instruction In Methods and
,pesiai Work of Organization WIN
Re Theme.

me combined Baptist Young PEG.
unions OF Richmond will begin
'"e" Young Peoples institute for the
1919 next Sunday afternoon at
clock in the First Rantis,
q cH Al that time Arthur Flake
r l, field secretary SUNDAY
hooi board, BALDWIN, Miss, will Adj
less the assembly and oreaniza Tho
asses for active work beginninv a,
-" clock the following evening
p institute will continue every even.
s throughout the week. the Anal
SH'on ending Friday evening. Both
- ya,hor ana senior organizations
TO pe identined with the work.
ne faculty for the class work AZ.
All welE-known B, Y. p T. wortara
STnur Flake heads the list p n
foit' junior specialist. Tabernacle
.ourch, Raleigh, y. c., and Iosanb
watts, B. Y. r. l. general secre-
AfS or Virginia. are the other two IL.
sfuctors. Mr.. Flake will nreside over
ne class which will stury for
-, raining in p r. r. L. Methods "
ne Junior 3. Y. r. L. Mammal,
WIN be the theme of Mr. CsrrolI.s
teaching. MIR. Watts will conduct
Work s'4"'
Daily session Will begin at & oo
clock in the evening. pevo,ior,t
services will be held on all Ave nights
from SEQ to s:I5 The following
speakers will conduct the .ervtoes'
..Mcnaay, n l. F7ippen. Tuesday. +
- Rylsnd, Wednesday. w J., Ma
tlh, Thursday. Hugh L. Rudd Fri. I
say, g II. Bailey. From s.l5 10 : 90 /
"~isss~s in the above mentioned xub- /
5ecta viii hald the attention of tho I
scholars. Then frskn 700 to $40 a
luncheon viii be served free OF charge !
so All who are taking the textbook
WORK. relieving the nightly recess /
class work viii be continued until
Sis q clock. Between SIS ana
% the instructors win each even /
ing alternate in making addresses per
tanning TO the progress of the wort (
&na the instructions they deem neceS-
Fsry FOR he work. The last period OF r
~seh days work will he taken up
WIN demonstrations by those In
barge of the work The session will i,
lose At $50 o'clock nightly. !.
The committee on arrangements
consists of Fl. r. Carlton, NJ NJ. Ha- +
Sood. and James O. Kirk, Jr. The
er'csFs OF the senior association are
x r. Carlton, president. Robert A
HTiand, 6rst vice~president. w. "
Martin second vice president; y l. 4.
Fhppsn third vice-presideut. Miss
katherine Jones. recording secretary !
and treasurer. Miss Mary Gentry. cor |
responding secretary: A c. tones /.
treasurer C. Fl. Bailey, chorister and I
Miss Maria Alley, pianist
The junior organization is in CharRe {
Of NJ " Hagood president Miss
Elsie Harding. vice presiden, and 8
r. W. Hewn1an >HRsaFd lns= saFret4 =; Il
:. N.S~ = vi
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-04
Fayorite Wins n, Nc~ Orleans

New Orleans Dee 3-Diok vii.
1a ms. the heavily played favorfte. ac-
counted for the fourth and feature
event 1T Shrewsbury today, huf Mack
Garner had To ride the son Of Dick
ffnneN-Auna Williams 10 the limit to
Ia 81 PolTous who closed with a great
rush in she last sixteenth Three fav-
or'ies won and Nj Bright, at / 5 to
teob the two year-oid race All
fright Was heavily played ny the east :
efn contingent Meeieks, who took
tue third nj to !, also had much
Decking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
Flee Terror-Stricken.

The tanks wheeled into position and
turned heavy fire on the Notifications.
and the Germans were killed. or else
they surrendered. The enemy casual
ties were heavy. Great numbers of
Germans We're seen fleeing terror
stricken as the tanks appeared in the
distance, and considerable number
threw down their arms and surren-
dered without Offering resistance.
The tanks cleared the whole terri
tory desired, and then trundled back
home. They suffered no damage, and
the casualties for the operation totaled
fifteen. This has been the most strik-
ing incident of the latest fighting along
this front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21

Seldom G. Hopkins of Wyoming is to
be sworn In this afternoon as second
assistant secretary Of the Interior. in
succession to the late 30 Sweeney, ac-
cordinS to announcement made at tho
Interior Department today.
Nj Hopkins. who is a close personal
friend Of Senator kendrick of wyom-
ing. was born in Wisconsin in 1862 and
is, therefore. ffty-five years of age
In his young manhood he taught
school and later read law. becoming
county attorney of Sheridan county. Kan.
following his admission to the bar of
that state. He occupied this position
from 1884 TO 1898 and in 1900 became
a member Of the Kansas state senate.
He was editor of the Times of Wheat-
land, Wyo., in 1901. and later secre-
tary of the Wyoming democratic state
committee. In 1912. when J. NJ Carey
a republican. was elected governor OF
the state on the democratic ticket Mr.
hopkins was made state land commis-
Sioner.
When oil was discovered in the state
Mr. Hopkins began leasing the lands
instead of selling them. and as a re-
suit the state received large revenues
When senator Kendrick was elected
governor he reappointed Mr.. Hopkins
as state land commissioner, and since
that time there has been a close friend
ship between the two men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
CASE OF DALMAN GRUHER
is SUBMITTED TO JURY
Alleged Go-Between for Men Who
Pleaded Guilty of Bribe-Taking
in Draft Conspiracy.

NEW YORK, August ef.-The case Of
Dalman Gruher, the alleged go-between
for Or s. j. Bernfeld and Louis l.
Cherey, exemption board officials who
pleaded guilty yesterday Of conspiracy
to defeat the conscriptior. act by &C
cepting brides, was given to the jury
today in the United states district
court. Gruher. who was likewise in
dicted for conspiracy in the case, chose
to stand trial
Bernfeld and Cherey will he allowed
a week to wind up their business af-
fairs before being taken to the At
lanta prison. Meanwhile the men Will
be confined in the Tombs. Both men
lose their professional licenses by their
pleas Of guilty.
The usual long list Of applicants for
exemption, who had appealed their
cases from the local boards. came UP
today before the district board. Of
which Charles L. Hughes * chairman.
Revised figures for the work Of the
board Yesterday show that but twenty
cases of exemption were allowed out
Of IFS called y number Of new and
rare diseases are being discovered
daily by those who seek exemption
One man told the board yesterday he
would like to serve in the Army, but
felt that he should claim exemption
because of a mental rupture" which,
he said. would be an obstacle to carry
ing a,gun. The board ruled otherwise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
Commerce DEPARTMENT Changes.

TIE peparttnent of Commerce toda Y
ar,,s,,4cad The following changes in its
nersonnel:
6,f,ice 81 the Secretary: Earl a. Miller.
assistant messenger, s5eo. has resigned
and Rs,,lah NJ Frost Was appointed as
sistant messenger. $50.
EirTa,l ~ fha census: Apno!ntn,ents-
Jy.r q. Johnson. bon r. Kiplineer.
rlvde F. chelf. Homer ". Barton. Joe
!, Gr1ntham and Robert + lindelI.
clerks $500. ProInotions-Wa H.
Hiidreth' clerk. from $1,000 to sl.4o0;
ann4 N Clauser and Alfred w Ask
htn ciarks from $1,000 10 81 200: Eliz-
aheth Stai<er. Howard H. Saxton. Mar
,raref /. Rronks. clerks. from 81 600 to
& a0o. ,..nres,. II ony. Wilhert I. SOU
1ar rlia 3, NIccrfstal. william T.
Racers ana PANEL y Ciarre.tson,
aiae},e frt,, 5000 IL Il 900
Krraau III foreign ana domestic com
49,, aprai,ttmanfs u ilIiam II PARK
iIenr% Iailan Anna /. Whifn. Viola
i Thorwarih, cleyks. $1,000: Helen :,
Sr,,hak. Garo.iye & i,wiaeI. Lola Wells
,.I II rrI.reSa 1Iycrs clerks S4Gn
palf,.n.,tian,,1 Helen r Wishard' cierl,
i s1n. Jan~s q. +. ,i.nga and tieUr4e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
WILL NOT MAKE AMISH
TAKE OATH UNDER LAW
Secretary Baker Assures Committee
Members of Religious Sect Will
Not Be Embarrassed.

delegation of elders from the
Amish sect in Indiana called on Score
tary Baker today to seek relief from
the peculiar situation in which the
members of the sect find themselves
under the selective service law. Not
only are the tenets Of the order op-
posed to the participation of its mem
bers in hostlities. but they also forbid
the taking of any oaths or swearing
In any form.
The young men of the sect who have
been summoned for service under the
draft are by regulation to be assigned
TO non combatant work behind the
fghting lines, provided they make af-
1daNits that their religious beliefs
forbid them to take part in the actual
hghting. Since they cannot make af-
fdavits. however. the elders feared
the Young men might be forced into
tie fighting ranks
Secretary Baker assured his callers
that they would not he embarrassed By
the operation Of the selectiva dra TT
service and that a way to turn the
young men to n-combatant work
even without the making of affidavit
would be found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
Tanks Score Triumph
|. in Flanders Battles:
Germans DemoraIized

BY the Associated i'ress
!. BRITISH FRONT IL FRANCE a%r.
BELGIUM. August %. = British tan1s
scored another triumph in the capture al
important German positions vesterdav
morning IN the neighborhood Of the Ypres-
Soeicdpelie road. north Of st julien ii
was a tank show almost from start tn
tinish, and the infantry in this case ulated
Ine parf OF supernumeraries IN SUPPORT III
rne leading actors, while large numbers Of
the enemy troops added a final rneIodra
natlc touch by surrsaderiiig ab iectIYA or
Eeeing In terror as the hea w leads ~lIr1-
their shooting irons" ~ -
= AS recorded II the official coumuuica-
zion. the British captured Gera4ar d.
lenses along mile front 70 = Geptn II
200 yards. Among the StroIghoiflS o.
Eupied were the famous Triangle. Hiball
and Cockcroft farms, the sizes OF ex-
ceedinsiy strong concrete and steel ma
Chine gun redoubts thai raenaced the in
3antry advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
HELD TO BE LEGALLY DEAD.
Samuel Percival Rabbit Missing for
Sixteen Years.

samuel Percival Rabbit was declared
today by Justice Could Of the n str ct
supreme Court to be illegally dead and
letters of administration on his ertat q
were granted to his wife, Veronica
Rabbit. Mrs. Rabbit told The court
that her husband left Washington
about sixteen years ago. leaving two
sons. now OF full age She says he wan
dered from place to place and she
heard from him in Massachusetts, Maine
and other places, In 1908. she states
she received communication which
she has lost IN which 1t was stated
that her husband haG died. Numerous and
repeated inquiries by her and her sons
have failed TO discover trace OF tho
missing parent. the court IS advised
The principal estate consists of life in
srrance policies which have been kept up
by the wife. Attorney E. L. Gies repre-
scented Mrs. Rabbit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
BITTER FIGHT is AHEAD
ON MARYLAND JUDGESHlP
Democrats Split Over Filling Va
cancy Created by Death Of
Judge Brashears.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. August 21-A
democratic primary fight for the cir
cult court judgship made vacant by
the death Of Judge James r. Brasheers,
assumed bitter proportions here this
morning. The democratic regular or
ganization. after having been fought
for years by Robert Moss, jumped the
fence and unanimously determined to
lndorse Mr. Moss for appointment at
the hands of Gov. Harrington.
Nicholas II. Green. the lifelong or
ganization man and for fourteen years
states attorney OF the county, had been
considered the organizations logical
choice.
When he heard of his throwdown at
the hands of his former friends he went
to the office of DR.. George Wells, clerk
of the circuit court and democratic
leader. where he threw down the gaunt :
let and served notice of a fight to a
finish.
The other counties included in tho
local Judiciary circuit are Carroll and
Howard Although opposed in his
county by the politicians. Mr.. Green is
strong with the voters. having been
unopposed either In the primaries or
general election the last two times he
ran.