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New Britain herald., 1917-12-15
KNOCKOUT WAIlllP
 FOR B0lNG GNE'|
Justice !aycoI Dellh Blallu
 S.G Continuation ol I1i stion|

N New York; D6o. ono more -
 lep was handed tho grand old ennaA
 b0xing yesterday when JunG1On N
 cox in tho Supreme Court of nFn0i
 lyn denied the application 6E lh
 Hroadway g, c. for . con4inMnttOn d
 It's injpnction4 fA8tfninine ti1S noiic
 From intAffarsng with the ciubse b01
 ing ahown, Justico Jave01 orAopa%
 the ola intunntion vacated and tAf1Ank
 the pfosAnf hiesnbef1iaaD & ayitnin ON
 conducting boxing bonus q a ''morSS
 subteFfugo or device to e1ra0o tAS criminal law. x
 Tha dafondaats h tho crss,lana1 acI.
 tdens hrouo1at by the police wfil b2
 tried tn ttA Court of 4puctal OOa tou1 In JRauaFy and the in3inokio1 whicE
 they had ontalnsd prevented tho poS lhoo frun further intsrfseene1 NitlR tho oluh'a pra1rrAm. ' as
 AmnnR tlso defendants afN JOh 1 WoisnN1AAi .Dee1ident; AfadfOW NoAds oFroitAA NooMo1Ary- fxoannRoR; I1A4 HAuleAD r0N1roA. and John P. pNnMN master of 0og,Aon1ea, N Assistant Cor Coun1a Ndx ward A. J10anfAn. with tho coS0p M Atlon of tho Inv DQAnnuDsNnnx 0D& oiety. urssA Jm11lce Jaycox tA ynnnt& the injunction and tho club odlc1nl4 asked that it - continued 1t lAaoN until tho maRi10 o1 the criminal cl1AGN& made AEainst them could bO dator4s mined by tho courts after thair &saalx Their attorney told JuBtice JaycOx thafs the program at EAo club was for tho bonsflt of .'nomhofO only" bat th2 Cooperation CoU1nAliD aRfco ciaent that the mAmbesshsD ,. pAA Mns GaunD0S hage and that auyb6dg oo9ld b9 uaaAx q member in less N1Anas . n4nuaA HrpS vided he was roady t0 p1v &l fOr N seat to see the boufA s-SE @
 No more seriousg . mel1 1, hx4o tA% boxing promoters tncot IT k2 contained in the opiutpn 2D ' ld sIpssi Justice Jayoox. Tho H Iij.,rr C. is diBt1nctively ag boxing cau 1A tSs one of tho few cluhD in tho 1lIIS r3tt which beast clubhou1a eroc1o N ctally for boxing and never y N anything eIse. N ~
 Tho granting Of tho tAmDo11 junction restraining tho polco any interference brought n
 hopes that their application for A
 injunction speedily would b&y Justice JAycox's Apci6ioN yesterday came as . bolt out bf tho blue sky to the ofnc1als of the Broad - way s. c. In his opinion denying theS application for the making perrnaa1nt. of the injunction. Justice Jaycox Gays;8
 The police should not hO re-% strained. The membership and 'dunsR discussed in the brief in my cptnton Constitute a mere subterfuGo end de-1 vice to escape the criminal law. The motion for making the injunction per-. manent Is denied and the injunction hereby Is ordered vacated"
 The Frawley law. which authorized ten round bouts before bona nde ath- lettc clubs was repealed by the last 
 We'll informed authorities expreoGedM the opinion that yesterdays ruling would be the death blow of boxing m New York city, if not in the state 3AA
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15
PECK ENL1sTs IN ARTILLERY.
Famous Pitt Football Player in
 Indiana Regiment.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 15.-Bob Peck, University of Pittsburgh foot ball star and captain of the 1916 Pan- ther eleven, who was twice named as All-American center, has enlisted in the second Indiana Field Artillery, according to word received yesterday by friends here.
 Peck was football coach at Culver Military Academy the past season.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15
HOCKEY AT HARVARD.
Candidates For, the Informal Varsity
 Seven to Report On Monday.

Cam bridge, Mass. Dec. 15.---Candi- dates for the informal varsity hockey team at Harvard are to report on Monday at the Boston Arena. Rob- ert F. Cross, leading. candidate for captain, will take charge of the team until a regular coach has been se- cured. At present he is coaching the freshman squad, which numbers for ty-five men.
 E The Harvard athletic committee has decided to allow the informals to meet nearby colleges if the interest in the team warrants stronger compe- tition than that provided by schoolooy seyens and service teams.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15
STARS ENLIST; RUN IS OFF.

Chicago, Dec. 15.--The annual sen for cross-country run of the Central A. A. U. was called off yesterday. The local clubs have lost a large number of their stars through military ser- vice and could not muster enough track men for full teams.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15
GIANT ROCKIES ENLIST.

Jones and Baird EMter Service of Uncle Sam-rirates Lose Carmody.
 Shreveport, La, Dec. 15.-John Paul Jones and A. w. Baird. members of the New York Nationals, and Frank Carmody of the Pittsburgh Nationals, have enlisted in the navy.
 Jones left last night for New Or Jeans. where he will be assigned to g naval training station. Baird and Car mody are awaiting orders here to re- port for duty IT members of the sig nal corps of the Naval Reserve
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15
BAsKETBALL TONIGHT.

Two fast games of basketball arc: scheduled at the Y M. c. A. 9yntnA z sium this evening, when the s. K. F. five meets the Y. M c. A. quintet and the Ramblers will tackle the Highs school reserves.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15
cHahfpToN FIvE IN ARMY,

Chicago, Dec. 15.-The basketball squad of the Illinois Athletic club, which won the national championship last spring, has disbanded and gone to the colors.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15
HIGH SCHOOL WINS
Captain Hibbard's Quintet Proves Too Fast for Bell City Five Reynolds Again Scintillates.

 The New Britain High school bas- ketball team showed the Bristol High boys a few of the fine points of the game yesterday afternoon at the local High school gymnasium. Captain Hibbard's men held the upper hand throughout the game, playing rings around their opponents, winning by the score of A to 29. The work of Tommy Reynolds was of 8 stellar order and he succeeded in landing six baskets from the floor Captain EHb- bard led the scoring with nineteen points to his credit. The work of Secrest and Wallin was praiseworthy. The summary: N. B. H. s. B. H. $. HlbDard SparKS
 right forward Reynolds "OOdIord
 left forward
 Secrest ........... Clarke
 center
 Wallin, Dubowy, Waters Peck
 left guard
 Kehoe wells
 right guard
 EHold rnalc. Hihhar6 ': ReVNoldS
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15

Field goals: Hubbard. 2; Reynolds, 6; Secrest, 6 Clarke. B. Woodford, g.: Sparks, 8. Goals from the foul line: Hubbard, 6 Peck. T.. Referee, D. Dill lon. Timer, Krick.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
Americans in France.

Paris, Feb. 1S,-(By MaiD The
39th section of the American Ambul-
ance Field Service left Paris for the
front today, making 800 American
ambulances and a similar number of
young American men who are sue
coring French wounded behind the
firing lines.
Before the end of March 450 Amer
lean ambulances and drivers will be
at the disposal of the French army
it was learned today. One hundred
and fifty additional machines have
been ordered, and men, mostly col
lege students, have already enlisted
to have charge of the new equipment.
Most Of the latter are due to arrive
in France soon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
ARREST hindu STU
Dent FOR PLOTTING,
Another Held in Connection With
Alleged German Plot.

New York, March 12.-Heramba
l.. Gupta, Hindu student at Column
bia university was arrested Saturday
after he had been Intercepted for
three hours in connection with char
ges against DR.. Chandra Chakraber-,
ty, another Hindu, and DR.. Ernest
Sekunna, German chemist, for
|conspiring to violate the neutrality
of this country by plotting a revo-
luton in India. A man and woman
accompanied Gupa to police head
quarters, where he was taken in GUS
tody, but it was said they had no
connection with the case.
Agents of the department of JUS
|tice announced that LGupta and Dr..
Charkraberty probably would be ar
'raigned before a United States COM
missioner today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
ARMY CLOTHING
BELONGS TO 1, S.
Another Ruling on Uniforms Re-
ceived at the Fort.

All Clothing drawn by the Iowa
National guard during border serv-
ice is still in the title of the United
States and the men will be held &C.
countablc for every article, accord
ing to rule just received in Des
Moines from the war department.
The opinion is based on the recent
holding that a man being discharged
from active federal service is prac-
tically the same as regular army
man, being mustered into the reser-
YES. These militiamen,, under such
an Interpretation are entitled to use
the army clothing after they are
mustered out of active service, and
during the remainder of the period
Of their enlistment in the guard, but
when the term of service is up they
do not hold any title to it, the ruling
says.
Each one will be held strictly ac-
countable for all of his issue cloth
ing, the same as for his ordnance
property, it is ruled.
The war department holding de-
MES any claim that the enlisted men
receive this clothing as part of
their regular pay.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
A HARD PROBLEM FOR
Citizens TO SOLVE

Washington, March 12.-With a
cry for help that an entire city OF
1000 may be saved from total col
lapse and its inhabitants safeguard
ed against possible examination fol
insanity. newspaperman of Wisalia
California, has appealed to the U. s.
Marines to give him the answer to a
puzzle published in his paper, which
was started on it's mission by them.
He writes that the mayor and other
city officials, the police and fire de-
partments, and other trigonometri-
cal experts have all failed to solve it.
Here's the puzzle: There are three
houses in row wilma gas plant, q
steam plant, and water plant in
rear of them, and the grand central
idea is to run pipe line from each
plant to each house without crossing
lines CT going through a house.
Hereafter the citizens of Visalia
who bump into metaphysical or 9TH
er perpleXities will "Tcll it to the
Marines
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
Darkness Induces Reading.

London, March 12.-L.ondOn' an
ti-Zeppelin darkness has put the
bookseller on easy street. Anti
quated sets of Dickens and others
find ready sale among the Cana
dams who read up during the dark
hours and reserve the daylight to
visit the places that Dickens wrote
about. Novels Of all kinds are also
good sellers. Poetry is popular, to-
gether with detective stories, espec-
tally Sherlock Holiness
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
GIRL GRADUATES TO
DELVE INTO WARFARE

Washington, March 12:-Sweet
girl graduates of the First National
Service School, Women's Section OF
the Navy League, will delve deep in
to the intricacies of warfare when
they go into their second encamp-
ment here at Chevy Chase April 16.
Post graduate companies have
been organized for the encampment
this year and those who served in
1916 are eligible for places They
will take up higher course of dia-
tetics, camp cookery, map reading,
motor car driving, repairing, bicy-
cling, advanced signalling, plain and
wireless biography Former stu
dents must have applied for member
ship in the companies before March
10th.
The regular courses, mostly for
girl rockies, still have a number Of
vacancies but officers in charge of
the encampment declare it will be
Ieven more, successful than last year.
Camp will open April 16 and will be
broken May 26, giving forty whole
days of military training.
A Pittsburgh idea will be put in
to effect this time, the red, white and
blue system. BY this plan those
women who attended but one course
last year will wear redsfand white
service stripes, whiledtllose who took
lup two courses are ientitled to the
coveted red, white and blue stripes.
Plans for the second encamp,nent
are practically complete. Women
have been enrolled from Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, Chicago,
and Boston as well as many southern
cities. Powder puffs and "party"
dresses will be replaced by khaki and
'drab sombreros while these women
learn soldering A large building
will be added to the equipment this
year where lectures may be held in
Indictment weather.
Captain Z. B. Creecy, who has re-
turned from Haiti, will have charge
of laying out the camp and Mrs.
Hugh l.. Scott, wife of the Chief of
Staff of the Army, will head the
camp committee.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
AMBASSADOR GERARD
ARRIVES IN CUBA
American Envoy and Party Reach
Havana.

Havana, March Thames w
Gerard, former American ambassa-
dor to Germany and his party arriv-
ed at Havana yesterday morning
from Corunna Spain, on board the
Spanish steamship lnfanta Isabel
Mr.. Gerard left here this morning at
10 o'clock for Key West, Fla, on
board the steamship Governor Cobb.
The voyage of the Infanta Isabel
was without incident All the pas
|sengers were in the hest of health.
The former ambassador refused
to make any statement. The diplo-
matte party disembarked in gov
eminent launch and went to the Am
erican legation. Yesterday afternoon
DR.. P. Deverine, secretary of state,
paid his respects to Mr.. Gerard and
accompanied him to the races.
Among the passengers on the In
fanta Isabel were most of\the former
members of the American embassy
in Berlin
Other passengers were DR.. e. e.
Elliott and wife, Mrs. j. l. Malone
and family, Carl Alderman and fam
lily, w. c.. ,Dreher and family, and O.
R. Seitz, Capt. G. c.. Marsh, ex-at-
tache at the American embassy in
Toxic; Lawrence Curtis, attache at
the American embassy in Paris; w.
S. Van Rensselaer,, second secretary
at Rome; Mrs. Vecchiotti af BARGE
Iona; c. H. Grasty and r. D. Why
took, and THE English journalists,
w. f. Bullock and Pomeroy Burton.
The passengers refused to be
quoted regarding conditions in Ger
many, but it was learned that the
food question was serious In the
large cities, while supplies were suf-
ficient in the smaller towns. No
member of the party would be quot
ed regarding the military condition.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13

THE ubiquitous one piece here ma
terialiZes in maroon white striped
wool jersey worn with white silk
tights. The V neck laces with Il silk
cord, and matching the suit is snug
cap dashed Off with the all popular
tassel.
The frightening of dress skirts quite
naturally is having a tendency to short
therefore shorter above the ankle.
Stout ladies.and those who are only
q little plumb will be given as youth
tul lines in sNts, coats and dresses as
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
The Human Side.

London, March 12.-There are
other sides to Sir John Jellicoe, First
Lord of the Admiralty, besides his
lighting side.
81 have had many touching letters
from wives and little children" he
said the other day THE little ones
ask, When will you let Daddy come
home?'
Il have answered a greet many OF
them myself and have had to say in
each case: It is impossible. The
country needs daddies and husbands,
and SO long as the country needs
them we must ask the wives and chill
dren to let them Off"
Bracelet watches. all prices, al
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13

the willowy formed damsel, and when
these clothes are made correctly they
will not be lacking in the necessary
quality of dignity.
Beads of all varieties and all colors
are used with distinctive and real arts.
tic value as trimming combined with
hand embroidery.
Quite naturally, because of the vogue
of the separate skirt. belts and girdles
in a wide and pleasing variety of pat
terms, colors and materials are being
accepted for spring wear.
ANNA MAY.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13

The barn on the |. B. Stafford resi-
dence property, corner of Broadway
and First, has been RACED and fine
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
'|T WILL COST LOTS
TO DRESS A WOMAN

Chicago, March 12.-Eycn when
the high cost of living is what it is,
here's the Fashion Art League Of
America taking the joy out of life
with the cheering news that the wife
must spend sG53 for clothes if she's
to be properly dressed this year. The
leagues fashion show opened here
today and that was one of the first
things sprung.
The list does not include house
dresses or lounging robes or anything
like that: just outdoor necessities.
Here's the gastly array: 1 tailored
gown, SIS, l tailored topcoat, $50,
1 afternoon gown, $110, 2 waists for
suit, $40, i evening gown, S135, 2
pairs shoes and I pair slippers, $24,
y hats. S35, ! corset, IS, pairs
gloves, Sc, Undertaking, $50, stock
lings, $40. And that's the very low
est you can get it, if your wife's go
ing to look like anything at all, the
League says.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
SCORE DEAD IN
INDIANA STORM
More Than 200 Hurt When Tornado
Sweeps Through New Castle.
MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE.
600 Residences Are Demolished
Militia Rushed to Stricken City.
81 Bodies Are Recovered.
MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE,
81 Bodies Are Recovered.
Rescue Work Proceeds in Darkness
After Storm.

New Castle. Ind. March 12.-
Twenty bodies have been recovered
in the wake of the cyclone which
in one minute yesterday afternoon
destroyed five hundred houses in this
city and caused a loss of a million
dollars. Many persons are missing
and three companies of militia are
Enforcing martial law. The factor
les are closed and the workmen are
aiding in cleaning up the debris. Re-
lief for the homeless is reaching the
city from every quarter. Five hum
dred physicians and nurses are car
ing for the wounded in improvised
hospitals.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
Attention, Farmers.

Now is the time to bring in your
discs, plows and cultivator shovels.
and have them put in shape for your
spring work. Bring them in now.
Yours for business,
A. S. Holt.
Second door south of city scales.
Superior street, In Wilke building.
2-13f3t3@
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
FOR the issuance Of bonds in the sum Of
$2,5OO.00 for Waterworks purposes.
AGAINST the issuance of bonds in the sum
of $2,500.00 for Waterworks purposes.

The polls will be opened at eight
O'Clock a. m. and closed at seven
5 O'Clock p. m. All citizens of the
town of Kamrar over the age of 81
years are entitled to vote at this cleo
ton without regard to sex.
F. A. Welp, Mayor.
S. l.. Clabaugh, City Clerk. ASIA
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13

j. n. Garth, who purchased the
residence lot and property just west
of his residence, corner of Des
Moines and Boone streets, is tearing
down the old house upon the lot and
expects this spring to build new
two story house upon the lot. The
new house will be for sale or rent
and will add greatly to the appear
ance of that block upon Boone street
( THE Support OF the ut Teed's.
.tion but the heckling and a-f-t-tf |,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13

Pyrex glass in silver holders, at
Teed e. Teed's. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13

i Indianapolis, March pa tor
nado swept over central eastern IN
diana late yesterday, killing more
than score of persons at New Cas-
tie and two children in Wayne coun-
Sty.
The total number Of injured will
run over 200, some Of whom are
probably fatally hurt. The damage
will total well over s1,O00,O0O at
NEw Chstle and several thousand
dollars in Wayne county.
Is Wire communication was crippled
by the storm and reports were mea-
ger and hard to obtain.
3 Adj. Gen. Harry B. Smith of the
Indiana National guard was at his of
flee late last night directing meas
lres of relief. He said his reports
were that 26 were dead and $50 in
,jured in New Castle. Two compa-
mics of militia We're ordered to New
Castle to police the city. Physicians
nurses, undertakers and ambulances
were sent from nearby towns. Two
special interurban cars carrying
thirty physicians and fifty nurses
were sent from here early in the eve
ming.
Forty-Two Reported Dead.
George Dyer, general superinten-
dent of the Lake Erie & Western
railway said late last night that he
had received word from railway Of
ficials at New Castle that forty-two
bodies had been removed from the
wreckage in the storm swept dis
trict and that at least twenty-five
persons in the hospital probably
would die. He said the report came
from division superintendent, who
in an automobile, had made trip
through the devasted districts.
New Castle, Ind, March r.
More than score of persons were
killed and $50 were. injured, ,some
fatally in a, tornado which wrecked
900 residences in this city late yes
terday The property damage was
roughly estimated at $1,000,OO0.
The storm swept over the city in
southeasterly direction, demolish-
ing practically everything in path
two blocks wide and more than ten
blocks long. For several hours the
city was entirely cut off from COM
munication.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13

Japalac, the varnish stain, any
color or size, at Teed's. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13

Bracelet watches, all prices, al
Teed & Teeds. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.
In Kamrar. Iowa.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
a Special Election will be held at the
TOWN HALL IN KAMRAR, IOWA,
on the sixteenth day of April, 1917,
at which the question will be sub
mitted whether or not the Town
Council shall be authorized to issue
bonds in the sum Of $2500.00 for
waterworks purposes, said question
to be submitted in the following
form:
FOR the issuance Of bonds in the sum Of
$2,5OO.00 for Waterworks purposes.
AGAINST the issuance of bonds in the sum
of $2,5o000 for Waterworks purposes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-13
(From Mondays Daily.)

-Chas. Hopkins of Lake City,
spent Sunday here with his father
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-04

small lawn or cultivating vege-
table garden on the back end of the
lot. There are any number of adyan-
tages which present themselves in ia
vor of the bungalow. The benefits to
the wife and children are even more
evident than those to the imam of the
house."
In external finish the bungalow
yields to a number of pleasing effects
which, no doubt, have had considerable
weight in causing this type of house to
come into such popular demand. The
atmosphere of home is very easily
brought into the design. and almost
any of the common building materials
may be used to effectively bring out
some desired detail of finish. For the
man who wishes a thoroughly first
class house, there are any number of
devices which may be used to give
the bungalow a distinctive appearance
of elegance. In fact, the range of pos
sibilities extends from the most SIM
pie design to the most elaborate, with
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-04

sports hat de luxe. The shape Of its
crown and the delicate gray of the soft
felt, make delightful background for
the fascinating landscape which APP
pears to have lit upon the hat with
considerable force. Surely nothing
less than an earthquake could have
produced square clouds, Il rickety little
house and an animal that might be
either a sheep or COW. A road, such
as all five-year-old artists put in theii
landscapes, wiggles across the fore
ground, while the background is given
over to bushes and birds equal in size
These marvellous things are outlined
with colored worsteds and make an
adorable hat, whose only other adorn'
ment Is binding of fur.
An all-round hat-conservative and
becoming -belongs in every wardrobe.
Nothing could qualify better than the
black velvet hat with tam crown and
plume-like band of fur at the left
side, which is piece of sensible and