The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-06
Ring Stars Now
 Doing Their Bit

TIN training its soldiers Tor etfectlve f J fighting the government is over looking nothing that might add in any way to the skill of those who are Ito engage in hand-to-hand onslaughts. The stars of the ring have been re- tained to instruct the men in boxing as a means of making them better Ibayonet fighters.
 Kid Mccoy, Battling Levinsky, Benny Leonard and other celebrities of the sporting world have been se- Ilected to teach groups of men in training camps, these groups in turn to teach the other men. Dr. Joseph E. Roycroft of Princeton, a member of the commission on train ing camp activities, has charge of this branch of preparedness, and he will see that only experts are chosen for the work.
 The commission announces that the training will be principally in shadow boxing, which belongs to the scheme evolved by Sergt. William Armstrong of the Canadian army. The motions taught are said to be nearly the same as those used in actual bayonet com bat.
 This mode of warfare will be dis played in motion pictures. As the boxing film will show Kid Mccoy, James J. Corbett, Benny Leonard and Johnny Kilbane in action, there will be no lack of interest on the part of those outside of training camps as well as the soldiers themselves.
 The boxing idea is good one, and lit opens up an avenue of usefulness for professional class that hitherto had not been reckoned with as part of the military efficiency proposition. The noted boxers will not only be able to do their bit in winning the war, but do it in manner most con- genial to themselves and most agree able to their army pupils. * * <: General Cadorna doesn't look like i'll the rictures of him that appear in Amer ican newspapers, for the simple reason that in some newspaper offices the pie ture of any officer in an Italian army uniform serves for Cadorna. < * <:
 The German retreat in France was bitter disappointment to the German Crown Prince but not because so many of his soldiers have died miserably. It's a personal matter with the crown prince.
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 It is now claimed that General Korni- loff's rebellion" was due to a mistake. However, according to the latest in- formation at hand. the general is still taking his meals in prison. * i; s: Southern negroes taken in the draft surprise army surgeons by their splendid physical condition. And they may possi- by surprise the commissary department by their appetites.
 This month the Berliner' one cold ! storage egg, a three weeks allowance, will cost him 12 cents "The authorities advise that it be eaten quickly" There's a reason
 Pctrogradically speaking, the Russians would rather enjoy their newly won free com than fight quite ovcriooking the fact that their freedom won't last unless they do fight.
 l When dyspeptic wants to cut down his daily allowance of crackers and milk l to help conserve food, he has the heart of patriot, even if his stomach is on the blink.
 After Billy Sunday gets through talk | ing about Atlanta, even the towns pro l fessional boosters may be willing to con cede that there is room for improvement. l * <. * I If von Mackensen is as mean as some of his critics say he Is, and succeeds in 1 capturing Venice, he will personally de- stroy some of it's priceless art treasures.
 While. of course, as may be said n passing, there is nothing in a name, the town of skidoo. Cal. probably knows what to do with an undesirable citizen. i * *
 It Is to be expected that American sol diers will fall into German hands, but they are not going to cry "comrade' every time they get in tight place.
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 The political waters in New York art
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 per reader might infer that the Kaise
 were candidate for mayor.
 While King George Is not figuring II
 the war news these days. that doesn' | cear, to bava anu particrllar bearing or