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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
FULTON SIGNS FOR
GO WITH WILLARD
HeayyWeightS Matched to
Fight 20 Rounds for
Title.
International New. ssrrics:

International News Service:
CHICAGO. Dec. 22-Fred Full
ton has signed articles of agree
ment 10 box Jess willard 20 rounds
for the worlds title in New Orleans
Dominiek Tortorich. New or
leans promoter. today wired Ed. w.
Smith. Chicago referee and sports
writer. that ne had Fulton's sigma
ture 70 an agreement for the bout.
willard. who is in Chicago. de-
elared. however. that the terms Of
the agreement made BY Fulton
syaded the conditions he stipulated
when he announced his Willingness
TO night for the benefit OF the Red
Cross.
HE says he VIII give half his
winnings 20 the Red Cross" said
willard. That doesn't suit me at
All. 1 am giving all OF mine so why
shouldn't he do the same thing"
"TCrtorich's telegram said that
the club would allow the fighters 20
percent of the gross receipts as a
purse.
Should Fulton win, said the
telesram. he agrees to give half Of
his end 10 the Red Cross. If Will
lard wins he can give ali his money
70 the same institution. Ny serv-
ices as promoter and the clubs or
ganazatiOn as helpers in staging the
battle will be donated absolutely
free OF cost. There will be seine
necessary expenses and after these
have been deducted all of the profits
would be handed over TO the same
cause"
Will1-d expressed some satisfac-
ti0n over the telegram.
That is getting closer to it, said
Jess, but at the same time this
fellow evades the real point OF my
offer. RE isn't a real American
citizen or ne would give his end to
the Red Cross.
i've always doubted whether
Fulton could pluck up courage
enough TO box me He may have
signed, hut what he signed is not
in accordance with the conditions
/ shah insist upon
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
EXHIBIT ART PANEL

LONDON. Dec. 22-The bro
panel representing The Triumph o.
Labor" the work of l. f. Roslyn.
which the British Trades union con
gress has presented for inclusion in
the mural adornment Of the new Of
fee of the American Federation OF
Labor ut Washington, has been ex-
hibited at a gallery in Oxford ST.
The oak frame with which me
panel is enclosed Is taken from Ne
sons flag ship. Victory This fact
is inscribed in brass below the pane,
which also records that IL i5 with
fraternal gr, -tings from the rrra?-
lied workers Of Great R~.ta:: -
those Of America
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
GIANTS TO TRAIN AT
MARLIN, TEXAS, AGAIN
Associated Press Service

Associated Press Service:
NEW YORK. Dec 22.-The New
York National league club announc-
ed today the spring training sched-
ule for next year. The club will
return from Marlin. Tex. in the
company OF the Cleveland Amerf-
can league club which takes the
place OF the Detroit Americans, with
which club the New York team
made spring jaunts in 1916 and
1917. The dates OF games on the
trip are:
March 3o-S1. San Antonio at san
Antonio. Tex, April As, Cleveland
at Dallas. Tex; April ST. Cleve-
land at Houston, Tex; April S-9-tO,
Cleveland at New Orleans. April Il,
Cleveland at Memphis, April Il.
Cleveland at Chattanooga; and April
IS. Cleveland at Lexington. Ky.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
GERMANS GIVE NO
FOOD TO PRISONERS

ROTTERDAM. Netherlands. Dec
22.-According to released English
men who have arrived from tho
camp for British civilians at Ruhle-
ben. Germany. no food had been
provided for them by the German
in the last three months. Tho
were entirely dependent ON the par
GELS sent out from Great Britain
Most of the prisoners at I;uhlebe-
are suffering from stomach trouble
owning 10 the fact that they hay,
principally had 20 live on cannel
food A result OF the monOton
Gus character Of the life there. al
inmates are mentally abnormal '
those who have been released.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23

hue as the fertile plains Of Elan
ders are reached.
Each Forest a Problem.
Each particular forest along the
front presents its own problem In
the Argoune, where the crown
prince has been held stationary for
more than three years. the camou-
fiage artists have had TO keep
changing their properties" contin-
ually. Although there for months
the French and German batteries
shell each other and the advanced
lines vigorously every day. After all
this time, the repeated lombard
ments have withered away the for
est to a mere collection of battered.
blackened tree stUmps in some
places. In other places, however.
the trees are still standing and are
in full leaf i'm the summer Parts
of the forest are in evergreens, but
these are generally shelled fire.
quently TO scare snipers and OBJ
servers out of their branches
Roads near the front are always
camoufaged by endless screens
placed along the edges and held in
place by poles. Sometimes the
screens are OF canvas and painted
to represent a field or the adjacent
terrain. Again, the screens are
merely huge nets. with grass, brush,
leaves and other foliage woven into
the mesh. Some exposed roads have
overhead camou1age, too, to hide
the passage of troops and motor
trucks from enemy aeroplanes.
Screens like election banners in New
York are suspended over the road,
so that an aviator must be directly
over a moving object to see it.
Looking from an angle. the over
head screens overlap and mask the
roadway.
Hide Aeroplanes. Too.
AerOplanes are camouflaged, too.
Double camOufage is used. for en-
envy airmen who look down on the
machines and for anti aircraft gun
ners who look up at them. The un-
der sides of the aeroplane's wings
and the bottom of the fuselage-
the body-and the under sides of
the tail are painted a light blue or
pale green, flecked with white. This
makes the machine hard TO see in
the sky from the earth. But the
upper surfaces of the wings and
the fuselage and tail are painted
brown, dark green and deep blue.
Such machines are particularly
hard to locate by an airman above,
especially if they are flying over
wooded ground. The aviator can
not be guided by the sound of the
motor. as the anti-aircraft gunner
can, because his own motor deaf
ems him.
The great naval guns and howit-
zers, measuring up to IS inches in
caliber, which France mounts on
enormous cars and runs up to with
in range of the enemy lines at night
on railroad tracks for their fires
of destruction" are cleverly camou-
tagged. The most eagle-eyed aero
plane observer could fly over a bat
terry of these monsters at 5000 feet
elevation and be entirely unaware
Of their presence Every battery
carries a crew OF Camoufiage artists
with it. and they keep repainting
continually as they shift their posi-
ton and the weather changes
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
RED S0X AND YANKEES
TO PLAY EXHIBITION
Arsorfnfeh - serv1ce

Associated Press Service:
BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 22.-Plans
for a series OF exhibition baseball
games between the Boston Nationals
and the New York Americans 10 be
PLAYED or their way home from
southern training camps in April
we're announced today by Walter
r. HapEood. business manager OF
the local club. The Boston team
viii train at Miami. Fla. and the
New York players at Macon. Ca.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
BOWLING SCORES

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BARDEEN's TOURNAMENT.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
GRANTED DIVORCE.

Emma Garrett was granted a di-
vorce from Martin Garrett yester-
day in the superior court on grounds
of cruel and inhuman treatment
and was given the custody of their
three year-Old child The couple
was married Sept. p. 1912. and
separated this month.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
STATE NEWS

Emanuel NJ. Roderick, Jr., was
convicted in New Hanover Superior
court Thursday Of the murder of his
wife in Wilmington July 20 last and
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair On November 16. Following
a violent quarrel between him and
his wife, Roderiek said he took his
pistol and started to leave the house
when his wife struggled with him
and that the pistol was fired acci.
dentally.
Five eating houses in Wilmington
refused the other day to accept quar-
termaster tickets IN exchange fo1
food when rendered by drafted mer
on their way to camp Jackson. It (
said that the government will inyes.
lgate and take vigorous step:
against the eating houses because
their refusal to accept the ticket.
constitutes interference with move
ment OF troops in war time, a yer,
serious 'offense.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
Patriotism and Your Health

Why not add at least or 4 per
cent to your personal efficiency so
as to be better able to meet all COM
ing needs? The sanitary sharps
agree that the average ,itizen loses
between nine and twelve working
days each year because Of prevent
able sickness. Now, if this war is to
mean anything to the average man,
it ought to mean shaking off only
semisensible habits and living up to
his best. No one is even suggesting
a tax on water; why not drink it and
have more money to buv war loan
securities? Air is as free as ever
take your full share. Fewer of
US will be in danger of over-eating
these next few years, and there will
be work enough to make US all sleep
when bedtime comes. Now is a good
chance to get rid of any foolishness
about clothes; shoes that curse the
feet, collars that cut the wind, and
any other nonsensical items in be-
tween This is a 100 per cent war,
and we can i'll afford to carry the
burden of preventable sickness. TAX
ing care Of yourself is more than
sense now-it is a duty.-Collier'
Weekly.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
y
Give The Stomach
A Chance To Work

We can't expect the stomach to sct
normally If the natural avenues of elm
ination are blocked so It cannot dis
pose Of its refuse. When the bowels ara
constipated the stomach is called upon
for work beyond its capacity and The
result is bloat, be1ching, headache, and
discomfort generally, and, unless the
condition as promptly relieved, serious
Illness.
An effective remedy for constipation
Is sold in drug stores under the name
Of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. 1t is
q combination of simple laxative herbs
with Pepsin that acts on the bowels in
ing or other pain or discomfort, afford-
Ing speedy relief. Get a bottle of DR.
Ca1dwell's Syrup Pepsin from your drug.
gist and have it In the house when Won
need it; 1t costs only fifty cents and Is
the ideal family remedy, mild enough
for children and old people, yet s5f-
hciently powerful for the strongest con-
stitution. A trial bottle, free Of charge,
can be obtained by writing to Or. ". s,
Caldwell, 456 Washington ST., Ionti-
cello, Illinois. y
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
bv the Petrograd bureaucracy.

by the Petrograd bureaucracy.
Everywhere the military machine
of the Teutonic allies has run into
the armies OF a first-class power
in Flanders, in France, in Italy, in
Russia until the disintegration of
that unhappy nation has been de-
feated, except where it has been able
partially to gain it's object by treach
cry. The dynamite outrages; the at
tempted bribery of Japan; the offer
of Texas to Mexico perhaps dou-
BILE cross, that; and the corruption Of
Sweden, to say nothing of the in
Vulnerable attempts to smirch Bel
GUMS reputation or the odoriferous
doings in Greece-what are they all
but the logical pursuance of a policy
founded on the Ems telegram :?
When Bismarck uttered the forgery
that tricked France into war in 1870,
he struck the keynote Of German di-
plomacy. But it takes supreme abil-
ity to be successful liar. Bismarck
had it, but Won Papen and Dumba
and Luxburg haven't; therefore their
attempt to play Bismarck's game has
only brought confusion on themselves
and ruin on their countries.
It is not the treachery of Luxbure
or Won Papen that is detestable
They were only playing the game ac
cording: to the rules that Prussis
laid down. It is the Prussian spirit
that free nations must break or per
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
MAMMA! DON'T YOU
SEE YOUR child Is
SICK, C0NSTlPATED
Look at tongue! Move poisons from
liver and bowels at

once
Mother. Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish. See if tongue IS
coated; this is a sure sign its little
stomach, liver and bowels need
cleansing at.once. I'll
When listless, pale, feverlsh, tull
of cold, breath bad, throat sore'
doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally
has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, remem-
ber, gentle liver and bowel cleans
ing should always be the first treat
ment given.
Nothing equals "California Syrup
of Figs" for children's ills; give a
teaspoonful, and in few hours all
the foul waste, sour bile and ferment-
ing food which is clogged in the bow,
els passes out Of the system, anc
YOU have well and playful chilo
again. All children love this harm,
less, delicious "fruit laxative, and II
never fails to effect a good INSIDE
cleansing. Directions for babies
children Of all ages ard grown-up:
are plainly on the bottle.
Keep it handy in your home. A lit
! tie given today saves a sick child to
morrow, but get the genuine. AS
your druggist for a 50-cen5 bottle o
! "California Syrup Of Figs, then loo!
and see that it is made by the 'Call
! fornia Fig Syrup Co..
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
Row, Peterson & Co. Forfeits ST..
.259.9O On Its Reader

Row, Peterson & Co. of Chicago
forgeits $7,259.9O to North Carolina
for variation Of it's contract to the
State on it's readers. This announce
ment has been made from the office
Of the State superintendent of public
instruction and the Chicago company
agrees to paw that amount into the
State treasury. The figures are bas-
ed upon the difference in quality and
weight Of paper on 100000 readers.
The calculated variation in cost of
readers is one cent and one
and an eighth mills. The order
IS based on the commercial value of
the present edition Of 900 1000 books,
1t declares that henceforth all read
ers most measure up to specimens
filed in the office of the secretary OF
state.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
The German and His Treachery


The world has exclaimed with as
constituent at the revelation of Ger
man duplicity in Buenos Aires, but,
after all, why should Count Luxburg
nave been expected to do otherwise? !?
Deprive the German of treacherv,
and where would he be? Not in
northern France, because the only
way he has won foot of French
soil was by attacking through Bel
gium where the French, trusting in
s5Sermany's pledged word, had left
their border undefended. From Yer
dun to Belfort, where the French ex-
pected attack, the German armies
are Approximately where they start
ed, Not in Russia, for the Grand
Duke, IN spite of Tannenburg and
the much-heralded campaigns of
Hindenburg, was marching re]ent-
lessI on until German agents bought
up Petrograd and cut off his ammu-
nlton supply. Not in Rumania, for
It has recently been revealed that
Rumania was deliberately sacrificed
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
Flight of 6 Hours With 10 PASSENGERS

Using a Capreni machine with a
capacity of "a passengers and carry
ing ten persons, Captain Riznati, of
the Italian army, stationed at the
Langley Field army aviation field
near Hampton, made a flight of six
hours duration WEDNESDAY ay, accord
ing to dispatch of the 18th from
Newport News, Va. Captain Riznati
circled the Virginia peninsula. The
Capreni used is Of the same type
used in carrying the Italian commits
sion across the Alps from Milan to
Rome.
Captain Riznati, who was sent to
Langley Field some time since, was
a member of the famous Italian gre
nader regiment and has seen much
hard service. It is reported that the
test trip Of Wednesday is a prelim-
mary to one to New York in the
near future.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
TO BUILD ENGINE OF DEATH
Men Who Will Enter Edison Factory
to Help Build Great Engine With
Which it is Hoped to End the War
WIFI he Xirtuallu Prisonorc

winch 1t is Hoped to End the War
Will be Virtually Prisoners
The Dillon IS. c. Herald of last
week carried an announcement that
Mr.. Rod Carmichael, of that city,
has been selected as one of the sew
eral hundred men who will enter the
factory of Thomas A. Edison at Or
ange, N. j., to assist in the building
OF the great engine of destruction
with which the famous inventor hopes
to end the world war in a short time.
In letter to his mother, just be-
plant, Mr.. Carmichael says that he
will be virtually prisoner for the
next II months, as all who are to
work on this wonderful invention
will be restrained from communicat-
ing with the outside world until the
mysterious machine is completed.
This confinement of the workmen
is to prevent the secret of the ma
chine from reaching the enemy. The
men who are to take part in it's con-
struction have been selected after
a rigid weeding,out process. The
remuneration for this Imprisonment
will be SIS day with board, lodging
and clothing.
AS the men will be kept in practi
cal confinement, they will have nt
opportunity to spend their earnings
and as the time of their employment
is approximately $50 days, thei:
savings from this work will amour
to S4,950.
Mr.. Carmichael will enter the Edi
ison plant this week.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
WILL REOPEN INQUEST
Solicitor Asks Coroner of Cabarrus
to Reopen Inquest Over Death of
Mrs. Maude A. King

30 'icitOr Asks Coroner of Cabarrus
to Reopen Inquest Over Death of
Mrs. Maude A. King
Solicitor Hayden Clement of the
18th judicial district of North Caro-
lima in a statement issued at Sails
bury Friday announced that he would
ask the coroner of Cabarrus county
to reopen on September "a the in
quest over the death of Mrs. Maude
A. King, who was mysteriously killed
near Concord August 20. The Jury
investigating the case the day after
Mrs. Kings death returned a verdict
that she had been killed by the acci-
dental discharge of a pistol. Solic-
itor Clement says there have been
conflicting statements and a mass
of other material and important evi-
dence uncovered since the coroner's
jury investigated the case, which
met with foul play ard that hel
death was neither suicide nor an &C
cident.
A New York dispatch states thai
agents of the department of justice
took possession there Friday of the
apartment Of CASTOR B. Means, bus
mess agent of Mrs. King and he
companion when she met death. Sc
recy was maintained as to the rea
son for Federal intervention in tn
case and as to the nature of add
tional papers which were found. On
Unofficial explanation offered fo
the appearance Of government agent
II the case was that the ramifica
tons of the mystery have extende
into several States. The same dis
patch states that District Attorne
Swami had announced that facts i
fis possession tended to show a mt
tive for foul plav in the case of Mr.
ling, and preparations for the Grim
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
ct PAIL NEWS PACKAGE
.::ool Progressing Niceiy-Protrast
cd niaeting-Town STEADILY Grow
;no-ParsOnal Mention

Correspondence of The Robesonian. /
ST, Paul, Sept. 14-School seems
to he be- progressing nicely. Prof. Tea,
que with his corps of teachers should
make q successful year Of it-that
is. # the pupils do their part, too:
A big protracted meeting is IN tull
sway at the Methodist church, Rev
A. j. Parker Of Red Springs is con-
ducting it. Let Us hope for much
good being accomplished.
Mr.. L. l.. MeGoogan is In Baltl.
more purchasing his fall stock OF
goods. Miss Addie Caudell, his COM
petent lady clerk, IS helping him IN
his selection.
Our little town is steadily growing
all the while. This war business
seems a shakey Old thing, tho. How
nice it would be if all were at peace.
We would feel like singing "Peacee,
peace, sweet peace, wonderful gilt
of Gods love-" sure enough:
Mr.. j. C. Lindsay spent last Sun
day at his mothers.
/ Miss Annie Louise Fisher is here
in school. We are always glad to
welcome any new comers in our town
i Well, the school girls have left,
some for one college and some fol
others. Miss Bertha Butler has re-
turned to Meredith, while Misses
| Clvde Fisher, Katie Groves NorthroE
and Monte Shaw Johnson have re
turned to Flora Macdonald, Rec
Springs. We wish them all sue
, cessful year. Mr.. .Hallie Seawell re
: turned to his school also, SO our toWT
! is minus a few; but that's the wa!
5 with life.
Mrs. Maggie McEachern is visit
4 ing friends in WhitevilIe. Her so]
! Mr.. Archie, and nephew Mr.. Duncan
: went with her, returning that night
t Mrs. Josie Shaw is home after
: pleasant trip to Willoughby Beac]
: and other places. She saw her So
: Mr.. Albert Nutting while away. H
2 Joined the navy some months ago.
e Several from here are in Ne1
S York, among them are Rev. J. J
t Murray, Messrs. A. R. -McEacher
! and Locke McInnis, and Mr.. and Mrs
}, Jas. Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. John
: son, will visit DR.. and Mrs. Sp1r
before returning home. Mrs. Spir
7, was one of our st. Paul girls, Mis-
O Eolire Shaw.
e Rev. Daniel Patt McGeachy an
J. brother, Mr.. Mclean McGeachy wer
v shaking hands with home folks an
e friends here this week. They wer
It looking we'll, and seem greatly er
e thused with their noble work. Nj
y Mclean will return tomorrow to tn
n seminary.
e DR.. Lancaster is in town.
l. Mr.. A. G. McNeill and sister, Mis-
S Lena, Of Rennert, spent few hour
d in our midst last Saturday p. m.
l. Miss Josephine Evans spent yes
I terday in Shannon.
= Miss Bessie Nash spent fe
'e days in town recently. Miss Mas
'r will enter Flora Macdonald this yea
r. She is sister of one of our phys
= clans, DR.. J. F. Nash, who reside
l. here. .-
r. Mrs. w. D. johnson nd childre
l. visited her mother at Hamlet r
v Gently.
s. Mrs. Harris and sister, Miss Me
II vim, have rented few rooms fro
ly Mrs. Shaw, Miss Melvin being Of
ty Of the teachers here this winter.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
Her Day tO Sleen

She was sleeping peacefully. A
lady came in on the V. & c.. S. train
Friday morning. Although the port
er and conductor had called out the
station, the lady was still asleep when
the train stopped and she continued
to sleep. When the train was ready
to go out the lady was still aboard
and sleeping in a most peaceful man
ner. She looked to be resting so
well that the conductor was loath to
wake her from her peaceful slum-
bers. 1t was job to wake her, too.
1t took much shaking. Even after
she had left the train she was not
awake. She could not find the wav
to the waiting room without helm.
She was sleeping, that's all.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
Farmer in Good Shape

II planted II acres Of tobacco this
year and sold that tobacco for enough
money to pay all 1 owed, pay for a
$3.50 automobile and still have ST.
GEO in cash." was the way a farmer
put it up to the reporter one day re-
Gently. That same farmer has a
fairly good cotton crop and will raise
plenty of corn, potatoes and other
foodstuff for his family and stock. He's
in good shape.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
Eager to Serve His Country

Il hate to leave my family, but I
nave enough supplies to last them
and with what I make while defend
ing, my country they can get along,
and I'm not going to file anv claim
Tor exemption. These were the rn-
marks to the reporter made by a
Young Robson county farmer. The
young farmer was true to his word
and will leave for the training camr
on the 10Th inst. He said he coulG
not resist the call of his country.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
He Was All Frocked Up

He was all "frocked" up, and there
is no doubt about that. A colored
man blew into town the other day
and he was wearing a coat that at
tracted no less than considerable at
tention. The coat was long and
broad and was adorned with numer-
GUS buttons that looked like gold. 1t
looked life a kaiser's coat. When
asked why he was wearing a coat
of So much appearance, the darkey
replied that it was given to him by
a "dear" friend and he was going to
wear it.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
Swapped a Ard for a Cow

While on the Ard subject, might
as we'll tell about a certain farmer
who bought a secondhand car and
when the auto refused to go that
farmer swapped the car for a milch
cow. No doubt there is more pay IN
milch cow to the average farmer
than there is in an auto.