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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-31

for the scrap with 6'IoOlc sunday
NJ the sIneiter arena.
Here's a letter about boy from
OHIO. and coming from Porter Roots
stable, makes him a good one Porter
had d little place over on the West
side over a market. and he had MS
brother Artie. another brother Howard,
Oscar Gardner. before Oscar jumped 10
Jerry Sacks, Elmer Deible, Henry Ger
stein and several others working out
II the lad mentioned in this letter
worked with This bunch. he ought to be
a pretty good boy But. give the letter
? once Over, anyway. cause II : inter-
esting-
Sporting Editor r Paso Herald;
The writer having watched the pro-
eress OF the fighting game IN Ii Paso,
Texas in connection with the militia
and regulars. feels that there is an op-
Dcrruuity for an exceptionally good
match between Battling" Cullens, of
the regulars. and corporal Throne of
the ohio eugiueerS. of Camp PerSnlle-
VIII you please bring all pressure to
bear TO complete the arrangement OF
such a match
I personally know that corporal
I personally know that Corp Thorne,
known as Mullen throughout the state
Of Ohio. andH u young fellow OF cOnsid-
cradle ability. would be glad TO pro-
duce letters Of introduction and com
mendatiOn from other prominent fight
ers including Oscar Gardner. Artle
Root and Porter Root Throne is
formerly from Porter Roots stables.
VIII YOU please advise the writer
Just what can be done to bring these
two men together
Very respectively.
Melvin W Niele.
First Sergt- Ohio Engineers. CO. g.
K
Fort Bliss. Tex. Jan. IS. 1917.
sporting Editor FL Paso Herald.
B. company seventh infangy. hav-
ing organized a basket ball team,
would like to arrange games with
teams in Fl Paso. All those wishing
games address George Siewert. Co. B,
Seventh L. :. infantry. Fort Bliss. Tex
I would like 10 have you publish this
challenge for me.
Yours truly,
COrpl- George Siewert.
Co 3, Seventh L. (. infantry.
Fort Bliss. Texas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-31

nj there ought TO lie something do
= ing among the bantsms.
Right now. you know, the banty sit
uation is considerably mussed up. Only
a short time ago. in New Orleans. Pete
Herman was given a referees decision
over Kid williams at the end of a 20
round battle. and. of course. Pete is
now laying claim TO the bantanweight
title.
But Williams and his supporters
can't see IL thar way. They sim
ply won't accept Herman's claims
regardless OF that decision. and
from Iamping New Orleans news
papers. one gets the idea that the
baltimore Hid has lot of friends
in the Crescent City who think the
same way he does.
nthe meantime. johnny "Kewpie''
Ertls, Of st. Paul, is clinging closely 10
his claims as the bantam king. The
~Kewpie" person Won from Williams
on a foul
While the topnotch trio is busy ar
guing. New York promoters are
grooming a herd of new bantams. who
look as Though they have champion
ship material in their makeups- And
with Williams. Ertle and Herman all
bowling I'm the champion" and a
the fore. il peers" TO US there should
be plenty of action in the 116-pOund
division during the year 1917
Before the year passes along we may
even hear from Johnny Coulon- Johnny
recently did 4 Comeback" in New
York against Joe Wagner He looked
50 good against the veteran Wagner
that Tommy Walsh. who is handling
his affairs. is thinking seriously OF
starting a campaign after the good old
title Tommy reasons thusly:
The way things look to me there
- no legitimate bantamweight
champion now. ErtIe possibly has
the hest claim. and I see no reason
why COuIOn shouldn't have a shot
Mt the st. Paul boy.
ANY time Ertle viii agree to make
I15 pounds ringside for Coulon I'll con-
sent to q match, and Johnny himself is
eager for the chance
But here's the trouble with most of
the bantams;
They will not make ZIG ringside.
The hest they will do n lis pounds.
and they want to weight in ut this
figure at o'clock.
With the banty title up in the air.
some Of the promoters who are fond Of
the little fellows may see their chance
they do il is to he hoped they can in
duce the little fellows to weigh in at
the proper limit. The fight public
would like 10 see some "legits' in the
bantam class once again
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-31
WHAT'S IN WINNING
A CHAMPIONSHIP?
IT'S ONLY A WORRY
Every One Is Disputed and No One Seems Satisfied With
the Title Holder at Any Stage Of the Game,
So What's the Use?

z Is championship WORTH
w dollars and cents, the vaudeville stage but intIneal
Ihisohat
title holders But there always the Pretender to any title
the player eXpTt-some them valid
Excepting baseball and its world series decided in short OF contests
oaik-
there strong doubt that sport
actually is
Is said he world
He
cav can be to
FRANKIE wrestler He
mdea he wills to irTeyOcaby
probably will
That vii renal un
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-31
MAY
PASS UP
GOTHAM
Australian Middleweight
May Sign For Bout in
Middle West as a
Starter.
MATT HINKLE NOW
AFTER THE CRACK

- 2 cW YORK. Jan 30.-The prob
M ability that Les Darcy viii be
= seen in his first American bout
somewhere in the west protruded all
over the place toady. as Tim O'Suliivan
became more and more surprised at
the avariciousness Of Grant Hugh
Brown The latter. it appears from
conversation Of O'Sullivan. does not be-
gin TO realize the monetary value OF
Les Darcy as a scrapper while Tom
/ Andrews and Matt Hinkel have showed
signs of being well equipped in the
pOcketbook.
O'Sullivan met Brown yesterday
and they made money sounds most
of the day. The cIink Of real coins.
however. wasn't heard. and O-SuI-
Iivan turned away. giving the i'm
precision that he wasn't so crazy as
might have been suspected over the
prospect of debut in Madison
square Garden.
O'Sullivan said before meeting
Brown that he would sign II the prOpe-
Inducements We're offered Apparent
~ they were not proper. for the papers
still have blank space.
O'SulliVan already has been in COM
munication with Hinkel and Andrews
and stated just a Few days ago that he
was getting ready 20 sign Tor a CieVe-
land or a Milwaukee bout lie re-
ceived telegram from Darcy yester-
day urging haste in the signing OF
articles Darcy wants 20 fight and the
quicker O'Sullivan signs a set Of articles
the better pleased he will be.
FIN EAST V. WEST TENNIS DATES.
san Francisco. Calf. Jan. 31-Dr.
Summer Hardy. president OF the Pa
cific States Tennis association. has
fixed March s. and 10 as the dates
for the East vs. West tennis matches
at Los Angeles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-31
Bantamweight Class Needs Revising
By JACK VEIOCK.

EW YORK. Jan s1.-Looks Likes
nj there ought to lie something do
inc among the hanta.ns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-31
BEECHER SURE TO
MAKE A HIT WITH
FANS AT SHELTER
Brother of Willie Said to Be Ripping Battler Gets
Chance to Show His Wares in One of the Prelimi-
naries at Show Sunday Afternoon
By CHUCK SWAN.

1@EECHER to show a the >melr arena
II maketh take o
which a
on the Atlantic Besler : @ a he
but New
Harry member OF
stationed
and show a bler the Harry matched
of all
atoughba o. hands
hand so Br be 10 Billy smiths de-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-31
LEONARD DEFEATS BLOOM
WITH HARD SMASH TO Jaw

New York. Jan. 31-Benny Leonard
of New York. defeated Phil Bloom Of
Brooklyn. in a ten round bout IN
Brooklyn Tuesday night Leonard
weighed 1852 pounds and Bloom
1851
Bloom took a count OF nine in the
second round after receiving, a right
to the jaw and was almost out in the
fifth round
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-31

They will not make ZIG ringside.
The hest they will do n lis pounds.
and they want to weight in ut this
figure at > o'clock.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-31

Freddy Anderson Will probably
arrive here Friday afternoon. wind
ing uP his training here Saturday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-31

Tommy O'TOole says hes going
10 whip Anderson. OF course. we
know Tommy IL going 10 try. hut
the popular little fellow from
Pennsylvania has n tough nut to
crack this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
PRISONERS

to 500 feet and running north along
the main road from Rheims to ST.
Hilaire-Le-Grand. The Germans knew
that an attack was coming and had
made full preparation for it. The
French blow, however, was delivered
with such skill and vigor that the de-
tenders, disheartened by long and
furious preliminary bombardment,
broke ground after a very stiff resist
ance and the whole line was lost by
the Germans. South of Moronvillieres
the impetus of the attackers carried
them thru the first line into, the Sec
ond line system centerlng at Mont
Haut. This summit, $50 feet high,
was stormed.
Ready to Renew Drive.
In the meantime, on the Scissors
Rheims front the French are busy
organizing the captured ground won
in the first days battle and repulsing
fierce counter attacks. A storm of
artillery fire is preparing the way for
another drive against the positions to
which the Germans retired yesterday.
The latest French victory while on
a smaller scale than that of Monday,
is an equally important success. Both
of the sections attacked had been left
alone hitherto on account of the ex-
ceptional natural strength of the Ger
man positions. The French command
held that an assault could only be sue
cessfuliy undertaken when over
cumulated and the general situation
was favorable. The general who
commands the armies of the right
center had been planning the attack
for several weeks and had left moth
ing to chance. Everything was pro-
vided for and the chiefs under him
had nothing to do but follow instruc-
tons to the letter.
Infantry Charge at 4:4o a. NJ.
AS soon as the result of the battle
between scissors and Rheims was
known, the attack was ordered.
Principally at 4:45 the French in
| fantry went over" we'll supported by
powerful mass of artillery They
swept forward in ma gnificent style
and in two hours the first line system
has been captured.
Later news came that the French
soldiers were carrying all before them
and taking prisoners by the score.
British Capture Another Town.
London, April 1S-The British have
progressed further north of St. ,Quen-
tin and have captured the village of
| Villers-Guislain, according to an Off
cial statement today.
| The statement follows:
| During the night. we made further
progress southeast and east of Epehy
and this morning captured VilIers-
Guislain with some prisoners
! Elsewhere there is nothing to re-
port of special interest. Heavy rain
again is falling
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
National Defense Council Also
VIII Supervise Distribution.
Legislation to That End Being
Framed atWashingtOn.

Washington, April 1s.-Legislation
to empower the council of national
defense to- supervise distribution of
food and. if necessary, fix maximum
and minimum prices was being framed
today as one of the results of yester-
days conference between the great
Chicago meat packers and Secretary
Houston of the departm of agri-
culture. Headed by J. Ogden Ar
mour, a delegation of the foremost
packers, including Edwin Morris. E.
A. Cudahy, Thomas E. Wilson and L.
+. Swift, assured Secretary Houston
of their utmost cooperation and vol
UNFAIRLY proposed that the govern
ment take steps to fix prices thru
the council of national defense. The
licensing of food distributing agencies
so the government may trace any
movements of middlemen or others to
monopolize supply or force raises in
prices is one of the features of the
plan packers proposed.
AS their own bit in defending the
nation the packers offered a plan to
distribute their products at a mini
mum of profit to themselves, and one
of them estimated the saving to the
country would approximate at least
Sl00,0OO,OOO a year. Secretary Hous-
ton favors the plan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
TO BUILD HOTEL ?IF|X FOOD PRICES
Ten Story Structure Announced
for Rhodes Corner. Il
Eastern Concern to Break
Ground in Three Months.

A 10-story hotel will be built on the
John S. Rhodes corner. Tenth and
KANSAS avenue, it has been an
rounced by J. F. William Renker.
the Topeka oil man who obtained an
option on the property The OPP
ton, he said, was secured in the in
terest of a group of eastern financiers
who plan a hotel in Topeka on the
plan of the Statler hotels in Detroit,
Cleveland and Buffalo 1t will be on
the European plan, with an immense
roof garden, and a tea garden. The
same price will be charged for every
room in the house.
Construction work will begin in
three months if the present pla1-s of
the syndicate. as announced by Mr..
Renker, are carried out. The plans
will give Topeka one of the finest
hotels in the west, Mr.. Renker said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
TAKE 5000 FRENCH SOLDIERS.
German Report Says French Prevent
ed From Piercing Line.

Berlin, April IS, via London.-The
number of prisoners taken by the Ger
mans on the French battle front yes
terday, according to the official state
ment issued today by the German
army headquarters staff. was in
creased to more than 5000 officers
and men.
German forces in Macedonia, the
German official statement says, drove
the French from positions one kilo-
meter wide on the Crvena Stena
which were captured by the French
last March.
French attacks in the Champagne
yesterday over twelve mile front. the
German statement adds, were prevent
ed from piercing the Teuton lines by
the German barring positions. Part
of the wood between Moronvillers and
Auberive was wreSted from French di-
visions which had reached there.
During the fight on April 16
twenty-six of the numerous French
armored motor cars were destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago. April 1S.-Enlarged estimates of
the amount of wheat available in Canada
had a bearish effect today on the market
here but efforts to buy a little May de-
livery disclosed that offerings were scarce
and led to sharp rally. The Canadian
stock was figured as high as 100000
bushels according to some authorities. a
total apparently sufficient to permit con-
siderable importation into the United
States
Excellent weather conditions also tended
at first to give the bears some advantage.
Opening prices. which ranged from the
same as yesterdays finish to $40 lower.
were followed by additional declines and
general upturn. altho- July and Sep
TENDER were relatively easy as compared
with May.
May wheat acted very tight, and ad-
vanced to S23i a rise of IS cents from the
early low point. Evidence of renewed ex-
port buying a large scale helped to lift
July as well May. The close was un-
settled . to Sic higher with May S2.32L
to So 21a and July at S1-9I12 to S1-919.
Corn declined and rallied with wheat.
Trade was in the main of a local character.
After opening II to 13sc off the market
sagged further and then. except for Sep
TENDER rose to well above yesterdays
close. Oats al eraged higher on account
of large purchases for leading houses 1t
was inferred that some of the demand was
from the seaboard- Weakness of the hog
market depressed provisions Lard led the
decline
Buying of May and selling of September
a feature. The close was strong at
17se to SIC net advance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
CITY GETS $4,000
First Payment of Old Sewer
Debt Is Paid Today.
Surety Company Will Soon Set
tie Long Standing Account.

First letters of fms to the notorious
Fifth ward sewer scandal, which has
been dragging thru the courts for the
last ten years, were written today
when w. H. WATSON, finance commits
sioner, received a check for $1,000
from the Title Guaranty & Surety
company. The check is in part pay
ment on a S21, 900 judgment rendered
in favor of the city against the surety
company, as bondSmen for Brooks &
Gilmore, contractors.
The sewer controversy began more
than ten years ago under the old
council form of government when
Brooks & Gilmore were given the con-
tract for construction of a sewer in
the Fifth ward CIR what is known as
sewer district No. "a. During the
time the sewer was being built the city
began claiming that the contractors
were not fulfilling their contract in
more ways than one. One charge was
that they changed the grade. Others
were sensational, records show. A few
years ago the whole controversy sim
mered down to a point where the city
sued the surety company, as bondsmen
for the contractors. Frank G. Dren-
ming, city attorney when the affair
began, has carried the case for the city
in its various forms ever since. Judg-
ment in favor of the city was handed
down by the supreme court last
March.
The $1,000 received by WATSON to-
day as the initial payment on the
Judgment will be followed by another
SIS, 600 in thirty days. the commission
er was notified. The balance is prom
lsed by the surety company in sixty
DAYS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
CHILE SHOCKS BRAZIL
Note Protesting War Attitude Stirs
Resentment of Latter

= Rio de Janeiro, April 1S.-Brazil
was stirred to resentment today by
receipt of a note from the Chilean
government declaring Brazils> break
with Germany creates a deplorable
condition"
With the war spirit running ram
pant and the public officials strongly
believing in adoption of Brazi1's atti-
tude by many of her neighboring re-
publics, the Chilean expression came
as a distinct shock.
Chile is one of tine "A B. c." group
with Brazil and Argentina and it had
been confidently expected that even if
Chile was not DESTROYS of breaking
relations with GERMANY she would al
least cautiously indicate her approval
of that step. The third of the "A. B.
c." group, Artentina. is believed to be
slowly swinging ehind Brazil and
with the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
SHOOT AT A KANSAN
WOuId-be Murderer Fails and Then
Burns Physicians Office.

TonganoXie. Kan, April 1S.-Au-
thorities were seeking here to uncover
the mystery surrounding an attempt
Monday night to shoo1 Dr. George Jen-
nings, prominent physician. that was
followed Tuesday by the burning Of
the building in which his office was
located. Three shots were fired at DIR.
Jennings shortly before midnight
while he sat reading in his home
None took effect. The building that
housed DIR. Jenningss office burner
about four hours later. authorities
holding the belief that it was set afire
by the same person who had done the
shooting. No arrests have been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
SUB WOMEN WORKERS
Armour Plant in Chicago Paves Way
As War Necessity.

Chicago April 1S.-Anticipating an
increasing labor shortage, superinten-
dents of Armour & Company today
began laying plans for the substitu-
ton of woman labor in their plants
as war time necessity.
A new employment bureau, with the
main object in view of recruiting wo-
men workers for positions now held
by men, and for the purpose of bet
tering working conditions, will be
formed at once.
Large employers of labor. where
men are being used in departments
where the work can be done by wo-
men, will soon find it an economic ne
cessity to fill the ranks with women
workers, manufacturers here predict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
T. R. GREATEST LEADER
N. Y. Governor VIII Confer Military
Office on Roosevelt.

Albany, N. Y, April 1s.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt may have any
military commission which Governor
Whitman has the power to confer,
the executive announced today. The
governor asserted he believed Colonel
Roosevelt was needed in the present
crisis.
II think no other living American"
the executive said would attract by
his leadership so many men to the
colors. OF course, my commission is
good only within the state. Whether
it would be recognized by the federal
government is not within my power
TO determine'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
MORE RAIN FOR KANSAS


CONTINUED from Page One)
81, degrees above Monday nights
low mark and 16 above the normal
night temperature for this season. 1t
was a regular June night The mer-
curry had climbed to 10 by O'Clock
this afternoon and promised to pass
the so point before night.
Thursday will be cooler with the
temperature lowering around IS to-
night and rising to 60 in the after
noon.
NThe lowest temperature on record
for this date was 80, in 1901, and the
highest, Sc, in 1897.
The wind was blowing twenty miles
an hour from the south at o'clock
this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
GOAL NOW In SIGHT
r. r. Y. NJ. C. A. Will Have $50 New
Members in Short Time.

The goal of the membership cam
paign of the Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. is
in sight already. More than 100 of the
$50 new members have been secured.
This was announced Tuesday night at
the big booster banquet given to the
membership committee. The cam
Pierce, secretary of the state associa-
ton, will talk at the meeting tonight.
A cafeteria supper will be served
this evening. James Gibbons of the
tank painting department will speak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
ToD.NSAMUSEMENTS

NOVELTY = Five acts vaudeville
and Pearl of the Army"
ORPHEUM-Norm Talmadge in
"Panthea."
IRIS - Jack Pickford in THE
Dummy"
GEM-Dorothy Gish in Her Off
cial Fathers"
GARFIELD PARK - Skating to-
night.
BEST-Motion Features.
COZY-Motion Features.
RYSTAL-Motion Features.
For details prices. etc. see adver-
tfsement on this page of the tate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
OFFICIALS TO ALLIES
Would Send War COM
missioners to Europe.

Washington, April 1S.-A resolution
providing for appointment of war
commissioners to Great Britain,
France and Russia by the president to
hold office during the war, was intro
duced in the senate today by Poin-
dexter, Washington.
The duties of such war commits
sioners" would not infringe on the du-
ties of our ambassadors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
BUSINESS MEN DRILL
Topekans Enroll in MIL
itary Training Glass.

Twenty-three Topeka business men
enrolled for military drill instructions
under Art Hargis, a veteran of the
Twentieth Kansas, at Hamilton hall
Tuesday night. About thirty-five men
attended the meeting. Following
Hargis, Justice John Marshall head
ed those who enrolled for regular in
struction.
Another meeting will be held Thurs
day night at the same hall at 1880
a clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
KIMBALL is NAMED
Secretary to Codding Made Deputy
Warden Lansing "Pen."

Leavenworth, Kan, April 1s.-An-
nounccment has been made that Roy
Kimball, secretary to Warden j. Il
Codding, had been appointed deputy
warden of the state penitentiary here.
He succeeds c. NJ. Tolman, who prob
ably will become superintendent of the
prison farm, it was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
LEXINGTON DAY FETE
German American Community Stages
Big Patriotic Celebration.

Quincy, Ill, April 1S.-Tomorrow,
Lexington day, the German-Am erican
community here will conduct an all
day patriotic celebration in connec-
ton with the chamber of commerce.
A dozen bands from all parts of west
central Illinois and northeast Missouri
are expected to participate in the fete.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
Chicago Grain and Pork Market.

Chicago, April 1s:--Close wheat May,
@1.70
CORN-May. $141a@%; July, $1.S7@H;
Sept. S129k@1.3O.
oATs-May, 66lsc; July, e41s@Ac; Sept.
PORK-May, S37.o2; July, $3.50
$21. 80
SHORT RIBS-May, 1890; July. 1880;
Sept. $685..