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The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
KILBANE CLAIMS He
IS SORE AT Heart
Ritchie Mitchell Backs Out of Battle
with Eeather-weight Champion.

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. "a. - Johnny
Kilbane was considerably ranked
when his bout with Ritchie Mitchell
in Cleveland was called on by Mitch
ell. who claimed that he had hurt his
hands so badly in the bout at Milwau-
kee with Freddie Welsh that he would
be unable to get in shape in time to
meet Kilbane and do himself justice.
In fact. Johnny was so peeved that
he sent out a letter in which he claims
that Mitchell hurt his heart instead of
his action in backing out OF the af-
fair was his memory of their former
meetings.
Kilbane has tossed down the bars to
the light-weights. He has decided to
enter the 133-pound division. and he
is delighted with the prospect that the
lightweight limit in this country may
be moved back to the 133-pound ring
side mark by popular consent on the
part OF critics and promoters.
There are very few good light
weights at the present time who can
really make 1873 pounds. Most of the
boys who call themselves light-weights
scale around 1875 to 1877 pounds at
o'clock in the afternoon and enter the
ring weighing several pounds heavier
than the figure at which they scaled
But with the weight OF 1913 pounds
adhered to, Kilbane believes that he
stands an excellent chance of adding q
title to his collection which now con-
sists OF one feather-weight champion.
ship that looks so solidly placed upon
his Irish brow as the Rock of Gibral-
tar in the Mediterranean Sea.
Two New York boys who can make
1913 ringside are Benny Leonard and
frankie Callahan. Johnny Dundee
finds that weight just a little light
but he claims that he can hit it with
ease and would agree to do so IL he
were to be matched for a title bout
Joe yelling, who 10 casting longing
eyes toward the lightweight title. it
another lad who can make the 1873.
pound limit IL the occasion demands.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
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CURB, TWO INJURED
Chaufeur's Ann Broken-Three Go to
Hospital.
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Philadelphia, Feb. A-Three persons
were injured in a peculiar manner today
when a motor truck, after starting away
from Tenth and Filbert streets after It's
chauffeur had had his arm broken crank
ing it. ran wild down Tenth to Market.
jumping the curb at the northwest cor
ner. knocking down two people, a man
and a woman.
All three of the injured were taken
to the Jefferson Hospital In a passing
automobile. None of them was seriously
injured. The chauffeur with the broken
arm was John Gillin, ~ years old, 2l3
North Clifton street The two people
knocked down by the machine were Mrs.
Alice Able, a years old. ISIS North Thir-
teenth street. and W. c. AIburger, s.
years old. 42l Rittenhouse street Ger
mantown.
When the machine ran away GiIlin's
helper. Lester, I3I South Fifty nth street,
was on the drivers seat, but before he
could secure control OF the mechanism
the truck had rolled down Tenth street
and up on the curb. GillIn and Lester
were subsequently placed under arrest on
q technical charge Of assault and battery
and will be given q hearing In the Night
Court.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
BASEBALL TEAMS MAY
VISIT SOUTH AMERICA

New York, Feb A-BasebaH may be
introduced in South America next winter
II the world war is over by that time.
1t is the intention of Charles A. Comis-
to take a team composed OF American
League players to the Latin American
countries and John McGraw may COM
mand another aggregation on the tour.
The leader of the Giants was so much
satisfied with the result of the last trip
around the world that he has been just
as eager for the next journey as Cornis-
key himself. who Is always glad of an
opportunity to explore new regions.
Ted Sullivan, the veteran player and
manager. is now in South America max
ing the arrangements for the trip. He
was director-general of the last world
tour
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
COLLEGES MUST BUILD
LARGER STADIUMS

New York, Feb. 4.-The massive stad-
iums at Yale and Harvard are certainly
monuments to the great college game OF
football, but the popularity of the game
and its growth in recent years can per-
haps be better realized when 1t is re-
membered that these two great stad-
iums-Harvards with a seating capacity
of 10000, and Yale's wonderful bowl
which will seat Soooo-were not large
enough to accommodate crowds last fall
for the big games. From now on the big
colleges which erect new athletic fields
will probably provide for overflow crowds
by building them large enough to accom-
modate 75, COO to 100. oo0
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
EPIPHANY ISSUES
Def TO THE PREPS

Owing to the nne record the A & N.
Props have established this season the
Epiphany team Is desirous OF arranging
q game with them The present Epiph-
any team is the strongest that has ever
Represented the @ street church. and q
good game 10 assured.
The time and place for the game may
be set as soon as Epiphany hears from
the Preps. The present lineup Of the
Epiphany squad IL Catiin and Ingiey.
forwards; Tabb. center; Daniels and Mar.
tin, guards. Address all communications
street, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
TENNIS PLAYERS MAY
TAKE SUNSET ROUTE

New York. Feb. 2f.-Interest in the trip
TO the coast by the Eastern team Is NOT
confined to the two sections. Paul =.
yette. president OF the Border States
Tennis Association. Il trying to arrange
a stop at Ell Paso for the Eastern
players. on their way to or from the
coast The advantages OF the southern
route, by way OF Washington. Atlanta,
New Orleans. San Antonio. Ell Paso and
some OF the tennis towns in New Mexico
and Arizona, are emphasized. Usually
the trip has been made by the northern
route. Border States men claim 1t would
be good thing for the game to have
The Eastern players appear in their ter
IrItory.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
BOEHLNG OFF FOR
CLEVELAND'S CAMP

Richmond, Va, Feb. 4.-Joe Boehling,
the Richmond boy who was traded by the
Washington club to Cleveland the latter
part of last season, will leave here this
morning for New Orleans, where the In
dians will do their spring training
Joe has been working out for the past
two months in the gymnasium at the Nc
GIL Union and he is reported to be in the
best physical shape. He believes that
this season will be one OF the best of his
career.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
To Permit Boxing Until December

New York. Feb. 24-Boxing fans, pro-
moters and the boxers themselves are
looking ahead to a busy year between
now and December 81, when professional
boxing will be killed in New York State
Gov. Whitman has issued the edict, and
the Frawley law will be repealed. Pro-
fessionaI boxing would have been wiped
out much sooner had II not been for the
,fact that many engagements have been
made in good faith by the promoters. The
state Boxing Commission will go out of
existence with the FrawIey Jaw.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
HOW MUCH WOULD JOE
HAVE EARNED In 1916

Joe Wood has been offered the most
original contract yet rendered by any
magnate in organized baseball
Smoky Joe" believes he is still there.
President Frazee says show me-
Compromising. the owner offers the for
mer star right-hander a contract calling
for a stipulated amount per game. II he
Is good as he says Frazee AYERS. he
will follow up this contract price per
game by a bonus at the end OF the sea-
son.
Frazee says IL Wood can come back he
has a swell contract Smoky Joe" is
thinking il over. He feels that the old
soup bone is in condition to go after that
record Of thirty-six wins made in his ban
ner year
Baseball writers believe he will be
traded to Cleveland or some other major
league club that is willing to assume a
big salary for a great pitcher when he Is
right. Whether he is right or not is stiIl
doubtful
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
TIA JUANA MEET IS
EXTENDED TWO WEEKS

Tia Juana- Calf. Feb. A-President
James w. Coffroth, of the Tia Juana
Jockey Club. announced this afternoon
that the race meet will be extended two
weeks beginning a week from Moonday.
He also stated that IL the interest shown
In racing at Tia Juana justified 1t at the
end OF that time an indefinite extension:
would be ordered. 1t is claimed by track
followers that there will be racing far
into the summer at Tia Juana
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Trayers Is Eliminated.

Houston, Tex, Feb. A-Jerome d.
Travers, of Upper Montclair, N. J., re-
garded as a possible winner Of the mid
winter invitation golf tournament of the
Houston Country Club, was eliminated in
the third round yesterday. when Louis
Jacoby, of the Audobon Club, New Or
leans, beat him by one hole. Travers.
who has been suffering from a rheu-
matte shoulder, was decidedly OF form
in the latter stages of the match
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
REINDEER WINS TWICE.

Red Bank. n. J.. Feb. Ain a light
northeast wind and over a course oov-
cred with water, Chester Minton's Rein
deer captured two six-miLe races Oh the
Independent Ice Yacht Clubhouse yes
terday afternoon. The races were for
points on the season cup donated by
Clarence E. Fisher. OF Newark.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Dashiell Best Swimmer,

Annapolis. Md, Feb. A-The swim
ming championship of the Naval Acad-
emy has been won by Robert B. Dashiell.
an Annapolis boy, who is member Of
the first class. He was closely pushed by
Midshipman M. r. Browning, of New
Jersey. Midshipman Seabury Cook, of
Jersey. was third. Dashiell won the 200
and 4o-yard events and tied with Brown
ing for the 40-yard back-stroke contest.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Boxing Bill Bumped

Indianapolis. Feb. "a The so-calIeG
boxing bill to legaltze certain kinds If
fights in Indiana failed 10 pass the low
er house of the Legislature when taken
up on third reading. As a sufficient num-
ber of votes to defeat the bin decisively
was not cast 1t may be taken up again.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Rex Club to Hold Meeting

One of the most important meetings OF
the Rex Athletic Club will be held to-
day at the residence of James e. Wright
last years manager, $50 Twelfth street
northeast, at 2 .. m
Officers for the ensuing year will be
elected and plans Of great Importance will
be discussed. ~
All members and those interested In
the welfare Of this club are requested to
attend.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Bartfeld Hard to Get.

Brooklyn, Feb. 2L-Sam wsIIach pens
these lines: Soldier BartheId is yeIIinS
loud for another bout with Mike oibbons,
but it was a hard job getting him to
agree to meet Marty Cross again at tha
CIermont Rink on wazhinEtou's Birth
day evening
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
THE WASHINGTON HERALD. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 1e17lF
SAY, FREDDY ARE
THERE ANY MORE
HOME LIKE Y0Ug

Chicago, Feb. A-There are
plenty more at home like the mas
todonic Fred Fulton. pugnacious
plasterer, who may square on
against Jess willard for the heavy
weight championship Of the world.
IL the proper articles are ever
signed up. The combined height Of
his family, IL stood on each others
heads, would be fifty-seven feet
and the weight Of this solid spirs
would be 1876 pounds. Here is the
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Hurley Quits Lehigh.

South Bethlehem, Feb. Al. ]. Hur-
ley, star fullback of the Lehigh eleven
last fall, has discontinued his studies at
Lehigh and yesterday left for Manchester,
N H., where he will enter st. AnseIins
College for the remainder of the term
Next fall he will enter Fordham.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Scott Wins Tennis Title

New York, Feb. A-charies y. Scott,
jr., Of Company II, captured the tennis
championship OF the Thirteenth Regiment
Coast Defense Command, by Defeating
William Graf, Of Company +. In the nnal
round Of play yesterday. The score vas
IS, Is, 80 81
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Darcy Names NEW Manager.

New York, Feb. 2L-Lou Darcy, the
Australian boxer. today named Jack
Kearns, OF San Francisco, as his man
ager. Kearns holds three-year contract
with Darcy, which was signed in Australia
more than a year ago.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25

This Is held to be almost q worlds
record for solid family bone and
meat. The Fultons get along beau
tifuily with the neighbors.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25

Baseball players want 20 be ths same - plastsrers
hricklayers or teamsters. Many Of them would
make good brcklayers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
Officers of American
 Passenger Steamer
 Tell Story of Attack
Speed of Liner Saved Her From Dead- Iy Torpedo-Naval Gunners Fail
 to Hit U-BOat

An Atlantic Port August 19,-An American passenger steamship which ar rived from England today was attacked by submarine off the Irish coast on her last outward voyage and escaped by margin of inches her officers said. The periscope of the U-boat was ob- served abeam of the vessel by one lookout almost at the same time an other espied the approache of tor pedo. As the missile came on 1t seemed, judging from its course, that the liner was doomed. Her speed, however. saved her, the torpeo> mississg the rudder. the officers said. by not more than foot.
 The navy gunners fired almost in slantly but missed. The submarine sub merged. but soon the periscope reap peared 200 yards astern. the U-boat com mander evidently anxious to see whether his torpedo had found it's mark.
 The gunners fired second shot. but that also went wide The submarine then quickly submerged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1-Italiaps strrt offensive on 3s- mile front.
 Dr.ti,h make further gains Tt Ypres.
 Germnns are changing method of defense.
 Canadians bringing to triumphant close bitter fight. Congress expect to complete work by September 15. I. w. w. leaders are placed under nrrc<t by soldiers. Tennessee and Kentucky miners are becominE restive at gloomy outlook.
 Pan-German element in Germany docs not want peace on popc'a terms. 2-Am~rsran nviators take prominent part In raid on German posi- tiOns. 8--Promiuent Annistonians will pfos- ccute woman for making false charge. 6-An0ther week i'm city campaign 1s without Incident. Kennnmer claims strike has simply been delayed. x Story is told of the rise of prices on local markets. Alabama merchants are to arrive tomorrow. County jail has fewer prlsoners than ever before, Big crowds mt public singing.
 FEATURES. l-EditorinI comment. G-sports. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20

ward to the sacrifice.
 The Fourth Guards were cut to pieces in yesterdays counter attacks and during the night new division, the 22Oth. was brought up. Passing through their own lines without stop ping, these fresh troops attacked at 4:30 o'clock Saturday morning on the Bois Hugo sector, north of Hill TO-
 LIQUID FIRE AND GAS
 The attack was accompanied by projection of enemy liquid fire and gas Our artillery turned an effective barrage upon the Germans, which caused heavy losses. but they con- tinued to advance with the utmost de- termination. At cloes distance Of only 70 yards from our line the ma. chine guns were turned upon the at tacking groups and they broke and ran for cover.
 South of St. Laurent the enemy pen ertated our first line trench. but were driven out again as the result of q counter attack. In these desperate struggles there has been much use of the rifle, bayonet and bomb. The pris- oners now number more than HOO.
 HEROIC DEED
 One of the most heroic deeds put on record in the Canadian corps since the war began is that of runner of Colonel Ormonder's Alberta battalion. The company to which he was at- tached was hotly engaged near the chalk pits and he was given mes sage to take back to the battalion headquarters, over ground on which shells were falling continuously.
 SUBSTITUTE KILLED
 He had not gone far when he was seen to fall and another runner was at once sent out with duplicate of the message. The second messenger was killed midway on his journey, but two hours afterward the first one ar rived at the battalion headquarters with his left arm blown off near the shoulder.
 His terrible wound had been rough ly dressed in the field and the messen- ger. far spent from loss of blood, had then staggered on to do his duty He was removed in a dying condition, but he carried his message to Its destina- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
German Workers Go on Strike Demanding
 More Potatoes Weekly
They Want Ten Pounds Instead of Eight as They Now Receive.
 Agitation Increasing

London, August 18.-A strike or workers in the Essen and Dus- seIdorf districts is threatened. ac- cording to dispatches from Am- sterdam to the Exchange Tele- graph company. The workers de- mand 10 pounds of potntoes week. ly. At meeting arranged between labor delegates nnd the war food department it was declared that 1t was impossible to give the work ers more than eight pounds of po- tatoea during, the next 20 weeks.
 To make up for the shortage in potatoes . slight increase in the bread and meat rationA might he granted, the labor deleEates were informed. The reply of the work ers has not yet been received.
 Agitation favorinE strike in the Rhine provinces ii increasing daily. accordtnx to . dispatch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
l. W. W. LEADERS
 ARE PLACED UNDER
 ARREST BY SOLDIERS
James Rowan, District Sec retary, Who Called Gen. eral Strike, and 25
 Others Are Held

Spokane, Wash, August 19.-James Roman. district secretary of the In- dustriaI Workers of the World, and 25 other members of the organization were arrested at local I. w. w. head- quarters here this afternoon by a company of Idaho national guards- men and placed in the county jail as military prisoners. Rowan had ordered the general strike of I. w. w. labor in the northwest to begin tomorrow.
 LET FRUIT ROT''
 Strike orders advising farm workers to 'let the fruit rot on the ground, and calling on construction workers to by Rowan.
 Lumber workers in the four states already are on strike,' Rowan said, while he was awaiting his turn to be searched and booked. T think the strike will spread farther now. and probably will affect the industries. in which no strike has been called, Even though all the officers or employees of the or ganization are put in jail, and all the halls closed arrangements have been made to handle the movement
 ONLY VOTE CAN HALT
 Only a vote of the members of the organization can halt the strike, Rowan said, as there is no one with author ity to take. such action unless I. w. w. members. alleged by leaders of the or ganization to be illegally held in jail, are released by that time.
 Rowan and William Moran, secretary or the l. w w. organization. were ar rested at the local I. w. w hall by Major Clement Wilkins in command of q battalion of guardsmen on patrol duty here. While Major Wilkins, accom- panied by Rowan. went to executive headquarters three blocks distant to un- lock the door. 10 members of the com pany, under the command of Capt. J, A Jeter, rounded up g other men. who were in the hall. and tcok them with Moran to the county jail.
 NO RESISTANCE
 A squad of guardsmen was left at the exec utive headquarters and another was stationed at the I, W. W. hall and the latter arrested three other mon who went to the hall later and took them tc the Jail Orders then were issued that no one would be permitted to enter the hall. None of the men arrested offered any resistance. The 8 prisoners were lined up, in double column. between files of the guardsmen. with fixed bayo- nets and marched half mile to the jail.
 You men are military prisoners. and are not detained under civil law" Major Watkins told the men in the jail
 An investigation of your cases will
 tCoAtinued on fass Two>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
Belmont Quits Navy League Because of Carping Attacks on Head of Department

Washington. August 19.-Perry Belmont tonight resigned as a vice president and director of the Navy league. In letter to Robert M. Thompson. president of the or gnnixation. MT. Belmont snids
 "The good accomplished by the Navy league in the past is beyond question, but It's present efforts are teopardfxed by persistent dis agreement with the official head of the navy in time of wnr. Of this attitude disnpprove and. therefore. with regret. tender my resignation ns one of the vice presidents and directors Of the league.v
 Because of what he denounced ns false and libelous attacks on Aim nnd on the service, issucd by the Navy lengue headauartern. secre- tary Daniels recently announced there could be no connectton be- tween the navy and the league m now managed and Officered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
EASTERN FRONT
Five Thousand Troops from East Arrive in Annist0n; Gen. Gather in Command

Ann4ston. August 19.-- Especially With the arrival of Brig, Gen. Charles D. Gaitherof Baltimore. who will have temporary commend together with about 5000 men from New Jersey. Maryland. District of Columbia. vir- ginia and Delaware. Camp George B. Mcclellan became busy place this evening.
 Not single case of sickness was reported among the men who arrived and all seemeu deitEhted <kith tho camp, which was reAdy for them when they detrained at artillery. near tho machine gun camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
German-Americans Are Being Forced to Fight
 in Armies of Kaiser

Geneva, Switzerland August 19-News received here from Munich. Bavaria, is to the effect that number of German Americans are fighting with the Bavarians, some as volunteers and oth- CTS under compulsion, Germany consider ing her nationals wherever they may be naturalized, as real Germans.
 The advices say that the practice of forcing German-Americans into the fight ing has been general since the depart ture of the American representatives from Berlin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
7ennessee-Kentucky Miners Become Restiue
 Al Gloomy Outlook

Knoxville. Tenn, August 19.-Though quiet reigned in the Tennessee Kentucky coal mining region Sunday, when the second week of the miners strike was entered upon, reports today were that the miners were becoming somewhat restive under the prospects of continued idleness. This was in some measure checked by rumors broadcast among the miners that the operators would take some decisive action at an early date. Supporting this rumor is the fact that meeting of operators affected by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
Coney Islands Luna Park
 Damaged By Flames
Eleven Infants in Incubator Building Came Near Being Victims-Loss
 Placed at $15,OOO

New York, August 19.-Fire early to- day did damage estimated at $15.000 in Luna park and for time threatened the Coney Island amusement park with destruction. when the high water pressure system got out of order The quick repair of the defect in the water pressure and hard work by the firc- men, however, kept the flames con- fined to toboggan slide and the "burro trail" which were destroyed
 Eleven infants in the incubator building adjoining the fire were re-. moved in safety to nearby hotel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-20
Soldiers Eat Stale Food
 and Are Made HI

Houston. Tex. August 1s-Twenty-two men of Company F. First Illinois engin- eers of Chicago were taken suddenly i'll with ptomaine poisoning Sunday after noon at Camp Logan and were at once removed to an inhrmary. The company, In command of Capt. F. c. Rossiter. 16i strong. arrived in Houston at o'clock Sunday morning from Chicago.
 According to members of the company the illness Is believed to have been caused by some ham Eandwiches the men ate en route to Houston. The sandwiches were purchased in Chicago and were re- ported as not very fresh.