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Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Dempsey Takes Part in
BROOKLYN Boxihc Carnival

New York, Aug. IGNORE than
two score pugilists and referees par
ticipated in a boxing carnival at Eb-
bets field. Brooklyn, tonight for the
benefit of the Knights of Columbus
war fund.
Jack Dempsey failed to go on with
Battling Levinsky. Levinsky went
four rounds to a draw with Billy
Misk OF ST. Paul. Dempsey boxed
four rounds with Clay Turner.
Johnny Dundee outfought Eddie
Wallace Of Brooklyn in four-round
bout. Irish Patsy Kline of New
York outfought Phil Bloom of Brook
lyn and Walter Mohr beat Eddie
Tremblay of the United States ship
Pennsylvania, both four-round con-
tests. M
Jack Britton was unable to meet
Kid Lewis, the welterweight cham
pion because of illness. Benny Leon
ard, lightweight champion. also was
i'll and could not box Harry Pierce OF
Brooklyn.
Jim Coffey of the navy defeated
Jack Bonds OF California in a four
round bout,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
State Boards Fail
To Agree on Express
Rates at WASHINGTON
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Aug. 16-(Special.) y
Representatives of the Nebraska
Iowa and South Dakota railway com.
missions were unable to reach any
definite agreement on express rates
at the conference in Washington las,
Monday, which was called by Di.
rector Prouty of the traffic depart.
ment of the federal railroad admin.
istration.
Mr.. Prouty proposed that the state
commissioners abandon their oppo.
sition to the interstate scale of rates
now effective. adopting it for traffic
within the states as we'll as on hauls
that cross state lines. The director
wants this proposition to include the
lU per cent increase recently allowed
by the Interstate Commerce commits.
sion. but the conferees would not
agree on this point.
|. Although Prouty insisted that he
was seeking uniformity. the state
commissioners at later conference
with his chief assistant and expires,
company heads found the rates are fai
from uniform throughout the coun.
try. 1t developed that the east ha.
an advantage over the west. There
are FIVE different zones and Nebraska
is partly in the third and partly in
the fourth. illinois is in the first.
Missouri in the second and Iowa in
the third, SO that rates vary. in all
these adjoining states.
Director Prouty was told by Com.
missioner Taylor of Nebraska and
representatives from the Iowa and
South Dakota boards that they
would be willing to have their states
adopt the zone system Of rates on
which the interstate scale is based,
but not the rates themselves.
Joint action in the matter by the
commissions of the three states in
terested may follow.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Marine Guard Protects
President From lntruderS

Manchester, Mass, Aug. 16.-Pres-
dent and Mrs. Wilson had delight
full day for their brief outing on the
north shore. Business cares, except
for few conferences with Col. E. M.
House, who has summer home near
by, apparently weSe dropped.
Before breakfast he went for a
walk with Mrs. Wilson. Later he had
a rcund Of golf with DIR. Cary T.
Grayson, and lunched with Colonel
and Mrs. House.
Word that the president was here
drew hundreds of automobile parties
to this resort, but the marine guard
extended their picket line and all ma
chimes were barred from the road
leading to the estate. The presidents
desire for absolute rest and seclusion
was carried out to the letter.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Cudgel Sets New Mark for
Mile and Three S;xteenthS

Saratoga Springs, N. Y, Aug, 10
A new worlds record for a mile and
three sixteenths was established by
Commander ]. K. L. Ross 4-year-old
Cudgel in the fourth race, THE
Schenectady Handicap" here this aft
ernoon. Cudgel carried l3l pounds
and covered the distance in | SO fiat.
The old record was l:s6 3-s, made
by Milton B at Latonia in 1918.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
CALENDAR or SPORTS

Inelng. RED Cross subscription stceple-
kl>nse ae Saratoga. Opening Of summer race
yoee1lng - Reno Business Mems association
~ Meno, New.
A(femobiie: Twenty five Thousand dollar
feznhfi0nal sweepstakcs - 6hsepshead
(~lnnin4. NationaI women's half-miie
9<QHplsaship 1t Deihar. n. ,. Central a.
~ 3. ehaBpIonshtps nt Chicago. Annual
1,>1asEent n Municipal Athletic association
~ ~ Louis.
xsanh; Ohio State championship .tourna-
~teu3 opens at Cleveland. south Jersey
&4@npionehip tournament opens at Ocean
chi. n. y.
Usrinxs Spike Kelly ssalnst Navy Rostran.
ssunds. Il Koft KiIey, Kan.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Where Can | Find Relief From Itching,
Terrifying Eczema?

tier how unbearable the itching and
burning of, the skin, S. S. S. will
promptly reach the seat Of the trou.
BILE and forever rout from the blood
every trace of the disease, just as it
has for Others who have suffered as
YOU have. This grand blood remedy
has been used for more than fifty
years, and you have only to give it a
fair trial to be restored to perfect
health.
Our chief medical adviser is an au-
thority on blood and skin disorders,
and he will take pleasure in giving
YOU such advice as your individual
case may need, absolutely without
cost. Write today, describing your
case to medical department. Swift
Specific CO., 434 Swift Laboratory,
Atlanta, Ga.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
ice MEN GIVEN
TILL TUESDAY, TO
+ MAKE SHOWING
Advance in Prices to Consum
ers Is Held Up by County
Food Administrator
Allen.

Without anyone protesting, Oman;
manufacturers and jobbers in ice
raised the price from $4 to SIS a ton
The retailers and peddlers sought tc
put over a similar stunt, but there wa:
a protest. As a result, IA of the re
tailers and peddlers were before
County Food Administrator Alien yes
terday afternoon, called in to explain
why they should boost the price from
50 to go cents per 100 pounds. The
advance has been held up by Mr.
Allen.
AT the hearing, the ice men were
given until next Tuesday to file af.
fdavits and expense accounts showing
the actual cost in connection with the
handling and delivery of ice.
May IS Of this year the retail ice
dealers and the peddlers were before
Mr.. Allen and then assured him
that during the present season, to
homes, ice would be delivered at sc
cents per 100 pounds. The proposed
advance of 10 cents was without notice
to the food administration and was
put in effect by several of the dealers
However, they have all agreed to go
back to the old prices and continue
them in effect until Mr.. Allen can di-
gest the figures to be submitted next
Tuesday. @...
Not Many Bookkeepers.
AT the hearing yesterday, few OF
the dealers could tell definitely what
it is costing them to do business,
though they all assured Mr.. Allen
that they are barely making living.
L. Oh Gregory, however, keeps
books and from his records he showed
that with the sales from his one
wagon, after paying all expenses, he
has $3.50 per day net profit. He em7
ploys two men as helpers and his net
profit is 81 day on the work of one
Of them and $1.50 on the other.
Other dealers thought that during
the summer months their net profits
would be around $50 to $50 week,
but contended that during six months
of the year they only made expenses,
or trihe more.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Harry B. Hawes Joins Army.

St. Louis. Aug. 16.-Harry B
Ha@es, nationally known in demo,
cratic politics, has been commissioned
captain in the United States army
according to a dispatch from Washing,
ton. Hawes, wealthy attorney, will
be assigned to service with the gen.
eral staff. He accompanied Mrs,
Adolphus Busch, widow of the
brewer, here from Switzerland on her
recent return from Germany.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Spain to Seize German
Ships in Compensation
For SinkiRgs In Future

London, Aug. l6.-Spain has
notified Germany Of its intention
to compensate itself for future out
RACES against Spanish shipping by
confiscating a corresponding
amount Of tonnage from German
shipping that has found refuge in
Sapnish ports, says a dispatch to
the Times, from Santander Ninety.
German steamers we're voluntarily
interned in Spain.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Armours Make II Three
Straight at Shenandoah

Shenandoah, Ia, Aug. l6.-(Special
3 Te1egraln. 1.-THE Armours won again
today from the Shenandoah team,
making it three straight and winning
The tournament. The score was 3 to
] III favor of the Omaha ipen. Score.
r. II. Z.
Armours ........a e-.o1iooo lis b
6henAndoah ....0 0 o o 0001 o. OIL 8
B4tteries ssArmours, Baker Graves and
WlIliams; Shenandoah. Mckee and Castle.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Supreme Judge to sit
On Commissioners Case

Des Moines, Ia, Asg. l6.--(Special
Telegram) Attorney General Havner
today announced the appointment by
the supreme court of Judge E. Mccall
of Nevada as trial Judge in custer pro-
oeedings case against w. r. Hamilton,
police commissioner of Sioux City.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Sloan Principal Speaker at
Meeting CT Ole Settlers

Albion, Neeb.. Aug. 16.-(Special)
The Boone County Old Settlers as
sociation held the annual meeting
and picnic at the fair grounds. Con-
gresham Charles FL. Sloap delivered
the principal address, Which dealt
with patriotic war matters.
Officers elected were: Garret Van
Camp. president; John Halligan, vice
president, and F. M. Weitzeel, secre-
tary
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Missouri Valley Tennis
Meet viii Be PoStDoned

Kansas City, Aug. l6.-The Mis-
souri, Valley tennis tournament. an
uninterrupted annual event Of the
last l6 years, will not be played this
year. it was announced today.
War conditions which would pre-
vent the participation OF players from
: distance and the absence in military
service Of many Of the stars are given
as the reasons for passing the tour
nanent which was originally sched-
uled to begi.. next Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Council Of Defense Asks
VI Flags Be Displayed

The council of defense for Doug
. las county, through Its executive
committee, recently adopted res
ofution calling upon the people OF
Omaha to display flags as matter
of patriotic duty. Its attention has
been called to the fact that many
Of the flag stats on big buildings
down town and elsewhere bear no
flags. -.
The council believes that there
should be a flag on every one of
these flag stats, and it requests the
owners OF the buildings to keep
flags floating from them.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
NEW YoRK
CINCINNATI



zone ont when winning run scored.
New York ...s........,o 00o2 VVv z--s
Cincinnati .............0 20 0eo0 20 2--b
rwo-baso hit. Kauff Home run; Rcush.
Sacrifice hit: Griffith. Left on bases: New
York. Z; Cincinnati. .. First base on errors.
New York, 4; Cincinnati. 3 Bases on balls;
OFF Schneider, 5. Hits: Off Toney In
xiffat innings; Off Steele, In cnc-thrd In
ming off Perritt. | in one-third inning.
Hit BY pitched ball: BY Nney I. Struck
out: BY Schneider, 2; BY T6ney. 3. Losing
pitcher; Steele.
Cardinals Whitewash Braves.
8t. Louis, Aug. 1s--st Louis shut out
ths visitors, TO o. In the first game OF
khe series, The Boston team was late ar
SIsinx and the game did not start until
h&arly O'clock. Score;
Beaten .........o o 1910 o o 90 .
&f. Louis ........sb03000 o % 0 s--s is
Batteries: Rudolph. crandali and Will
son; Packard and Gonzales
Mayer Driven From Box.
Pittsburgh. Aug Is.--Mayer was driven
from the box and Pittsburgh defeated BY a
score OF 10 l. This Is Mayors first do
feat aimee joining the Pirates after win
Y ming eight straight games Score:
brooklyn ........s o 0 O. o Q o . o--5 10 0
Pittshurgh ......o o 0 ouIo c--l 3
Batteries: Cheney and Miller; Mayer.
Sanders and Schmidt. smith.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
This Question Is Ever on ,
Lips of the Afflicted.

Eczema, letter, Erysipelas, and
other terrifying conditions Of the
skin, are deep-seated blood diseases,
and applications of salves, lotions
and washes can only afford tempo
rary relief, without reaching the
real seat Of the trouble. But just
because local treatment has done
you no good, there is no reason to
despair. You simply have not
sought the proper treatment, that Is
within your reach.
You have the experience Of others
who have suffered as you have to
guide you to a prompt riddance of
blood and skin diseases. No matter
how terrifying the irritation, no mat
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Sides and Huff Visit
CapitaI on Auto BUSines.

Washington, Aug. l6.-(Special
Telegram Lee Huff of Omaha and
H. E. Sides of Lincoln, general sales
agents of automobiles in Nebraska,
together with other representatives
are in Washington for a conference
with the war industries board to de-
termine what the output of CONNER
cial cars may be for next season.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
More German Mines Found
off the Coast OF AuStrali:

Sydney. IN. S. W., Aug. l6.-The
finding of additional enemy mines
along the Australian coast is an
ncuneed.
Two enemy mines were reported
destroyed off North Cape. the north
ern extremity OF New Zealand, on
June Is last. The supposition is that
these and others were lard by Ger
man commerce raider.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
DETROIT BEATS
WASHINGTON IN
'16.|NN|NG GAME
Tigers Tie Score in Ninth With
Six Runs When Harper
Weakens; Winning Tai
lies Due to Errors.

Washington, Aug. l6.--Entering
the ninth inning with a lead OF six
runs, Harper, pitching for Washing
ton, weakened and Detroit tied the
score. The visitors won in the six
teenth. 8 to 7. The winning runs were
due to errors by Foster, who missed
Harper's grounder, booted Bush's low
hit and then threw wildly ito the
plate. Score:
DETROIT. WASHINGTON. h
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
China Recalls Minister.

Pekin, Monday, Aug. 1.-THE
Chinese government has cancelled
,the appointment of its minister to the
Vatican and has ordered the minister,
who has reached Madrid on his way
to Rome, not to proceed,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Cement Output Curtailed

Washington. Aug. l6.-Use> of ce-
ment by industries engaged in other
than war work will be greatly cur
tailed if not completely stopped by
an order issued today by the fuel
administration restricting delivery of
coal TO cement manufacturers to rs
per cent Iof the normal amount.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Storage Batteries Need
Three New .nfieIders

Three in6elders are needed by the
Nebraska Storage Batteries to re-
place men working in South Omaha
who are leaving the team. A fast
second and third baseman and a
shortstop can land good berth by
calling Flohr at Tyler 1920.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Men Aged TUenty-one
Must Register Aug. "a

All male persons who have reach
ed their 2lst birthday since June S,
1918, and on or before August "a,
1918, must register on August "a,
1918. . ...
These men should consult with To-
cal draft boards as to how and
where they should register.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
WASHINGTON.
pETRoIT,
Totals 6e t@asl ls 8 Totals 50 144s16
sBatted for Jones In ninth

Detroit. ..,.... 0oo000o0s00o00 2--s
Washington ...b 10000 III
Two base hits: shotton, Schultz. Foster.
Three-base hits: Ainsrnith, veach. Stolen
bases; Milan, Cunningham, Schultz. sacri-
flee fly: Ansmith Double plays: Jones.
Young. Griggs. Left on bases: Detroit, 49,;
Washington, 8. First base on errors: wash
ington, .; Detroit, g. Bases on balls: Off
Harper. g.; Jones, J.; Shaw. Q: Cunningham.
O. Johnson. /. Hits: Off Kallio, 6 In one
inning. Jones, . In seven innings; Cunning
ham, In eight innings: Harner, 13 In eight
and two-thirds Innings; Shaw, none in one
third Inning; johnson, IN seven innings.
Struck cut: BY Kallo. !; Jones. Q; Harper.
a; Cunninghanb 2: johnson. g. Wild pitchs
johnson. Passed balls: sAinsrnith. /. Win
ring pitcher: Cunningham; losing pitcher:
johnson.
Bush Outpitches Cicotte.
Boston. Aug. 16--Bush outpltehed Cicotte
today and Boston won the odd and last
game of tha Chicago, series. to o. Score:
R.H.E.
Chicago ........o 0 o0 90 0 0 o 90 0
Boston ..........i ! 0 0 o 0 0 o s---3 8 0
Batteries cicotte and schaik: Bush and
Mayer.
New York. Aug. le.--Cleveland made Il
two out OF three from New York defeating
the Yankees In the last game OF the series
here today. ~ to 1, Wood made q clean
steal OF home in the fourth inning. Score:
r. II. e.
Cleveland s...s,0 0 07oo 0 b-o-l2 II l
New York....,,,2 o o o O o 0 2-- . Q
BatteriesA Copmbe and oNeill; Finneran,
sanderson, Ferguson and Walters.
Davenport Repeats.
! Philadelphia. Aug. i6,--Davenport for the
second time In three days pitched St. Louis
to victory over Philadelphia. The score
was Z to 2. Score: r, II. e.
st. Louis .......l 90 2a0 o o 0--5 II o
Philadelphia 1870 0 0 o. o ! o-2 8 l
Batteries: Davenport and SEVERED.
Johnson Pierson, Gregg and McAvoy,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
CINCINNATI Wins
FROM new YORK
IN GAME FINISH
Two Runs Scored After Giants
Had Gone to Front in the
Ninth; Steele Knocked
Out Of Box. .

Cincinnati, Aug. l6.-After New
York had gone to the front in the
FIRST half Of the ninth inning Today
by hitting Schneider freely, Cincin-
natl can't back in the last half,
Knocked Steele out of the box AMI
won, 5 to 4. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
Standing of the Teams.

Yesterdays Results.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago. o.; Boston, 2.
Cleveland. IL; New York. 1.
st. Louis, 5 Philadelphia, q
Washington, q; Detroit. s.
NATIONAL
New York. 4; Cincinnati s.
ST. Louis, s; Boston. 0.
Pittsburgh. !: Brooklyn, q.
Games Today.
AMERICAN LEAGUE,
Cleveland at Boston,
st. Louis q Washington.
Chicago at New York.
Derolt at Philadelphia.
NATIONAL LEAGUES
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Cincinnati
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (two games).
Boston at st. Louis.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17

Empress--The Archie Nicholson Duo at
the Empress theater are exceptionally clever
musicians They introduce solos, duets and
trios with trombones, cornets, saxophones
and other brass and reed, instruments. An
act that is worthy Of special mention is that
Of Hal stephens and company who represent
famous characters in famous scenest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-09

diers fighting and dying over there if
the fellows back home aren t going to
fight, too?
All Of which brings me straight to
the point
:. Never in your life has it been 50
important as it is now that you, as an
individual. should pull your own life up
to the highest standards that you can
maintain. These are nervcracking days.
Civilization seems to be shaking all
around us. IF we lose faith in our
selves and III the race, we are indeed
lost. Every time we see a man doing
his individual job up to the top notcn
of efficiency, we can have just that
much more efficiency in the worth
Wilderness of the big struggle. Every
time we see a man surrender to the
forces that wreck an individual we
suffer loss of just that much conf
dencc
SO open your eyes TO the truth, and
realize that right now in these early
days of 1918 your acts are of more i'm
portanee than they ever were before.
THE war is like great fire. The
soldiers are the firemen, and the safety
of the rest of us is in their hands. Aft
er risking their lives for us, what arc
these soldier fremen going to find that
they have sayed-yaIuables or junk
/ Think about this when you look in the
mirror
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-09
If ycu Aren't Fighting, Are Ycu Worth
Fighting For?

Sid says in the February American
magazine:
''There is something | want to say
about this war. Perhaps you will
think it a queer twist to the thing
Anyhow, here it is:
''The other day | heard a discourag-
ing report of an able man in Chicago
who for wears was a bad drinker. Two
years ago he quit absolutely. For two
years he has not taken drop. He has
been cleaning himself up morally, in
tellectually, and physically. | don t
know him personally-neyer talked with
him. But | have seen him occasional
IL, and VITA others have reioiced in
his improvement. 1t has been an in
sg;ration just to look at him, Just TO
hear about the fight he was making
and winning.
= But now comes bad news. He has
lost the fight. He has gone hack to
drink He has given up the struggle.
When | heard this | felt almost as
bad as | did when | heard the news
about the Germans beating the Italians
Somehow, it was another victory of the
forces of evil over the forces of good
Somehow, it made me consider the wal
with more gloom. Somehow, it made
me think What is the use Of the sol
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-09
his horns, thus turning the tables com
pletcly.
Answer Pleased Grant.

Dr. James Thorington had "Pana-
ma dinner for some of ais confrer2s
who shared the exciting life on the
Iathmus in the early sos, and he told
this story of how his father, that
doughty Civil war veteran, Colonel
Thorington, obtained the postof consul
at Colon:
Grant was the first president to in
stall civil service regulations govern
ing appointments to federal office.
Colonel Thorington for once iii his
life turned pale when he went to Wash
iugton and this question faced him on
his examination paper:
How many soldiers did England
send to the colonies during the Revo-
lutionarv warl"
lie gazed at the paper and the paper
gazed at him for many precious min
utes. Then in desperation the colonel
wrote:
/ "a Id sight more than ever went
/ back,
lie trudged home to his hotel NUT
tcring to himself: ''Oh, well, it S al
| of now.
Some time later an orderly knocked
at his door. "Colonel Thorington, tn,
president would like to see you, sir. ,
He went to the White House, feel
ing "shaky
The president, smiling broadly
wrung his hand. "Colonel, you re
man after my own heart he cried
Here arc seven consulates. Whicl
| will YOU have New York Tribun,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-09
Wise Dog of the Trenches.

In section of the line where the
enemys trenches were only some 20 yards
away there had been stiff fighting, and one
OF our men left badly wounded midway
between the line moaned so pitifully that
the officers could scarcely hold back his
comrades from certain death in attempt
ing to bring him in
Taxing his brains for plan of rescue,
his eye fell on stray tyke, which was ac-
customed to run to and fro between the
British and German trenches, finding
friends in each. He quickly wrote note
"Nill you allow US to bring our man in?"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-09
A War Both Simple and Complex.

Whatever the war may have been at
the start it has settled into a conflict be-
tween autocracy and democracy, with its
great objective, from the allied stand
point, the crushing OF Prusslan mlh-
tarism This is clear enough, but be-
cause there are so many nations involved,
each with its own personal aims, the war
Is also one OF the most complex of his
tory. The allies are coalition OF many
powers, the rights of each, whether big
or little, being recognized. In the mat
ter of unity the central powers have the
advantage, for whatever may be the per-
sonal ambitions Of Austria-Hungary, Bull
garia and Turkey, these powers are serv-
ants of Germany's will rather than al
lies on an equal footing with her. The
fact that so many nations are involved
gives grounds for separate peace move
ments and for the possibility OF ending
the war in this way Our Civil war and
the Franco-Prussian war are examples OF
comparative simplicity, because In each
case there were but two parties to the
quarrel. On the other hand, we have as
examples of complexity the Thirty Years
war and the Napoleonic wars. The
I former was a prolonged struggle, invoiv-
ing religious and political issues, OF
many small powers, loosely held togeth-
er, and was ended as various powers
made separate peace. In the Napoeonic
wars, France enjoyed the advantage OF
unity under Napoleon, while the enemy
| was the rest of Europe unified only in
the desire to bring about Napoleon's de
| feat. If in this present war, any single
| belligerent is detached it will carry with
| it train of circumstances that will at
feet all the rest 4 Charlton Bates Stray
| er in Ieslie's