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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
CROWDER CALL 5
FOR $4,000
NEGROES
co SEPTEMBER Is GEORGIA
SENDS 9a1

Washington, Sept ia draft call
for 10000 negro registrants from 80
states. qualified for general military
service, to entrain for the camps Sept
ember Is and " was issued today by
General Crowder
The draft calls viii take more than
10000 neg , men from eleven South
ern states This will include Alabama.
2,700 to Camp Mcclellan; Georgia
981 to Camp Upton, Hancock and
Johnston
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
: Attempt 10 pt9ids Atffsu

London, Sept 16-Commenting on
the Austrian peace note Foreign Min
lister Balfour said due to its coming af-
ter the recent speech of the German
Vice Chancellor Won Payer this cyni-
cal proposal of the Austrian govern
ment is not genuine attempt to OBJ
tain peace. 1t is an attempt to divide
the Allies"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
BOLSHEVIKI MAY
SEEK ALLIANCES
BUT THERE is NO INTIMATION
AS TO WHO WOULD LIKE TO
JOIN THEM

Amsterdam, Sept 16-Hints that
the Bolsheviki government in Russia
may seek alliances with other powers
lis contained in a note addressed to
the Peoples Commissaries and Soviets
by Bolshevik Premier Lenine and print
ed at Pravda at Petrograd and repub-
Iished in the Lokal Anseigar, of Ber-
lin.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
PORTUGUESE ship
Sent TO BOTTOM
BELIEVED 35 MEMBERS OF CREW
LOST

Canadian Atlantic Port, Sept-The
Portuguese steamer Leiroes was tor
pedoed in the north Atlantic five days
ago, according to sixteen members OF
the crew who arrived here.
1t is feared that IS of the men were
lost.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
American Line Fixed

With the American Army, Lorraine,
ept. 1.-THE Germans have not re-
to consolidate the American line,
which has now become firmly fixed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
No infantry Attacks

With the American Army, Lorraine,
Sept. 16. $3.50 D. III. Associated Press
The activity of the German artillery
was increased somewhat during the
forenoon today. No infantry attacks,
however, were made.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
CHARLES ORDERED
PEACE NOTE Sent
BARON suRiAN SENT 1T ON AUS
TRiAn EMPERoR'8 ORDER

Amsterdam, Sept. 1G-The note in
which Austria Hungary invites the bel
1igerents to a conference for a dis
cussion Of the possibilities of peace
was dispatched by Baron Won Burian
Arstro- Hungarian Foreign Minister,
on the order of Emperor Charles, the
Cologne volk Zeitung declares.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
PEACE OFFER IS
INDIGNANTLY
REJECTED
CALLED A GERMAN TRICK BY
LONDON PAPERS

London Sept, 16.-The Austrian in
Sitation to the belligerents of the
west to enter into informal peace dis
cussions was Indignantly rejected by
the London morning papers. The note
sent is considered by commentators
as a German trick.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
LIEUT. KILLED WHEN
N ARMY PLANE CAME DOWN

New York, Sept. 1G.-Lieut. Charles
Kinney, of Covington, KY, was killed
when an army airplane from Mineola
Aviation Field crashed to earth in the
fat bush section Of Brooklyn today
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
MANGLNS ARMY MAKES FRENCH GAINS o. IMPORTANCE
GERMANY DENIES
PART lNPEACE
OFFER
REPORT SAYS HAD NOTHING TO
DO WITH BURIAN NOTE

Paris, Sept. ia semiofficial re-
port from Berlin is to the effect that
the Burian peace move constituted an
act binding Austria alone, says Zu-
rich dispatch today.
1t declared that Germany took no
part in drawing up the note.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16

The distance by way Of Panama
canal from New York to Valparaiso
Chile, is Sole miles, and steamers
make it III twenty-five days.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
French Continue Progress

Paris, Sept 16.-The French have
continued their progress between the
Disc and the Aisne and captured Mont
Des Singes
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
French Capture VailIY

Paris, Sept 16.-The town of Vail
lily, on the north bank of the Aisne,
east of Scissors, was captured by the
French it is officially announced.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16
TEUTONS REACH
PARIS IN AIR RAID
BOMBS FOUND VICTIMS AND DID
PROPERTY DAMAGE

Paris. Sept 16.-Seyeral enemy ae-
rial squadrons flew over the region of
Paris this morning.
They were subjected to heavy al
ii aircraft fire but succeeded in drop
ping few bombs. There were few
victim8 and some material damage
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16

FOR SALE-Twenty one doz nice,
whit narcissus bulbs. 15c per doz-
Cali S53. 9 Is Ct pd.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-16

is now at the helm and the powers
must insist on preliminary conditions
Alone will make useful talk possible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
The Summaries

NATIONAL JUNIOR INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP
SINGLES
First round-samuel sandbeg won from Cecil
Donaldson by default.
second roInd-Gerald Emerson defeated Sand
lerg, 6-2. 6-l.
Third round-Henry b Kaltenbach defeated HSr,
Old l. Taylor, g S. Abraham Bassford III
defeated H. G. snow 6-i .. Vincent Rich
ards defeated Percy kynaston. 20. 6--3.
NATIONAL JUNIOR INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP
DOUBLES
Flint roundc1NI.a.crsqud and Balisch defeated
second round-Enersoi and Bassford defeated
snow and Gardner 6--3. 6-l: W. f. and L. r.
0ssood defeated Porter and Tucker, 81. g;
Morse and Frey won from Noble and Ham by de-
fault; Anderson and Kaien6ach defeated Nathey
and Ycdreu. G--5, 6-3; Pawley and Greet de
fcatcd Mackscul and Basch. S6. 6-2: Taylor
ard Richards defeated Bernstein and kohn C.
-.
Third EMERSON and Bassford defeated
". L. and F. T. Osgood Go: Cd: Taylor and
Richards defeated rawiey and Greet. 60; Ct.
LOYS' NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP
SINGLES
Third round-M Bernstein defeated Jerry LanSe
-. 81 ca.
Semi final round-Leo JandoH defeated Charles
{. Vail. %. 6-3
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Boxing News and Notes
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

We wish Jimmy Wilde, the tiny
British "tanglefoot' champion, would
tell us how he does it. According to
reports from England, Jimmy is frail,
spawned, stoop-shouldered, has weak
eyes, poor Indigestion, receding gums,
fallen arches, warts, freckles. stomach
aches and he stutters-but, Oh, lady,
lady. how he can fight!
Jimmy, it seems, has frequent spells
of sickness, and in his conva escent
periods he engages in ring bouts, and
almost always knocks his victims so
fat you could play them on your CAB
bing machine at home, Aunt l. ieanor
Ann, and with soft needle at that.
Just imagine what fighter Jimmy
would be if he ever got his health
We hereby take back all the hard
thoughts we had begun to store up in
cur mind against Santa Claus. We
climbed up on the roof OF our house
yesterday morning and discovered there
was a trick chimney, with one of those
patent, revolving, ventilators just about
big enough to put your hand IN. IN
less the Old boy has been bantlng re
Gently he cOuldnt nave got even one
finger in the opening. But we always
were unlucky Aunt Eleanor Ann. If
we We're in the trenches, and there was
an epidemic of trench feet we would
be centipedel
Silvey Burns, the Greenwich Village
hermit, sent us 4 reminder, on burnt
orange piece o. note paDer, last night
tHat the Slvey BURNS Nike Wasnef-
Frank Morgan Association are getting
all worked up over the grand annual
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Senior Track and
Field Dates MINED

1t as announced yesterday that the
national indoor senior track and field
championship Of the Amateur Athletic
Union would take place in the Odd
Regiment Armory, this city, on the
evening of either March IS or 22,
Frederick W. Ruben, chairman of the
national championship committee, has
written the members as regarding
holding the games on one of these
dates, and expects to make definite
announcement within a few days.
1t was intimated that the contests
would be decided on the 18TH which
would permit the out-of-- town ath-
letes here to also take part in the big
Millrosc Athletic Association. Nego-
tlatlons are already going on for the
use OF Madison Square Garden Tor the
American championship contests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
G.. G. n. Y. Will Have
Swimming Team

City College Will this year again be
represented in the intercollegiate
Swimming League. Because of existing
financial conditions, the Washington
Heights institution will suggest re-
vlsed schedule calling for the adop-
ton of single meets rather than a full
season with home and home meets
between the teams.
There is wealth of material for q
team Martin Schneider, the 1917 cap
tam, who swims the hundred yard dash
and was a member of last years relay
team, has returned to college. Leo
Lehman, who was freshman last
year and was not permitted to take
part in intercollegiate competition. has
been showing lots of speed in the
two-twenty yard swim. chubby" Car
stem, who was recently released from
the navy, has also returned to college.
Carsten. who was member of the
1916 team, was formerly one of the
LaVender's most consistent point
pat hcrerS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
'Nf'9ht, 1918, Neac York Tribap,e me-

NEW Arms conductor of thu
of this sporting page glad that he is
health spirits young ahoney a
strenuous sege of training activity
We wish extend congratulations Mr..
BRIDE who before well aectonatey
land Miss Mae Marsh
half To- these many have permission
from the rising bnedic himself the following
to hand will show
Angeles, 49, 1918
Bill line % yourself
Christmas Happy New incidentally, dry
Everything the climate much that
population Angeles
every Tuesday when Doyles
with of ur1ound boxing bouts that look
much the ham and order
Angeles sartngy Imagine riding
bloom oeande poinsetta palms. and eucalyptus
distance peaked mountains behind the
along Of alfalfa
freshly poughed fields ready for the seed! 1t rather difficult
you billiards. back
YOU rather makes ethat perhaps getting
somewhat advance my allotted
that / the
beauty should like through
pals upon you But can't imagine how citizen the
United would other without first having
behed Southern California.
that. | Addie Wogast down the
teday. did Immediately of mental
told he Mike Colns
Fulton perfectly
with the his aguardian. told him
thought be pay nickle Fulton
which he stands ready fork But he
thinks he the money with the big this What
would you give for Fulton?
published with trumpeting head
lines here we friends probably responsible
for the about anyhow
merely saved the trouble.
the league meetings off schedule and that
Heyder is now getting always
0 on his shoulders.
"Be give my best to all the
GAS
"(Signed)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Captain Jim Scott
Lost to White SOx

Chicago, Dec 25.-Captain James
Scott, oldest pitcher in point of SER
vice, on the sWhite SoX reserve list,
Will not return to the team next sea-
son, according to present plans He
has signed to play with semi-pro-
fessional team at Beloit, Wis
Scott left the White Sox in, mid-se
son of 1917, to attend an officers
training school at Preside, Cal, and
won a commission as captain in the
reserve army. He was here to-day on
a furlough, but expects to return af-
ter the first of the year to Camp Lewis,
WASH, where he viii hand in his
resignation from the army.
Captain Scott has been acting as
instructor in small arms and owing
to this assignment, was unable to get
overseas. Scott joined the White Sox
in 1909, coming from minor league.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Cornell and Penn
Divide HfOnors in
Chess Tourney

Meeting in the first round Of the
twentieth annual tournament of the
Triangular Chess League, Cornell and
Pennsylvania divided the honors of
the four games contested in the match
between their teams Of four each at
the rooms Of the Stuyvesant Chess
Club yesterday. Eacn side scored two
games, but the champion Pennsylvania
team lost one at the fourth board on
the default of c. A Wischek, Wharton.
10, who came over with the team from
Philadelphia, but in some strange man
ncr was lost sight of in the metrop-
oils and failed TO put in an appearance
when the teams lined up for play.
c. X. Thomas, '21, thus easily obtained
full point for Cornell without so
much as making move. Soon after
however, A. Tobias, Oh. f., %, equal
feating B. Letter. Cornell ri, in a
four knights opening, in which Letter
had the white pieces, the game lasting
twenty-nine moves.
The games at the two top boards
were very stubbornly contested, and
H. Adelsburg, Cornell, ~, formerly
the champion chess player at the
Brooklyn Boys High School, had the
distinction of lowering the colors Of
Meyer Schimselowitz, Oh. f., 10, who
headed the champion Pennsylvania
team both last year and this. Adels-
burg had the white pieces and his OPP
ponent resortcd to the two knights
defence. The Cornell player gave up
a pawn in the opening, but obtained
IN return promising Development
During the middle game Schimsele-
WITT worked up a dangerous attack,
which required all Of Adelsburg's skill
to parry. In this he was successful
and turning the tables upon his adver-
saIy he finally placed the game in Cor
neA's column after forty moves. S. N
Gerson. Pennsylvania Oh. e., 30, cap
tain Of the team, made amends for the
failure Of his first board player by
defeating II. Gariinkel Cornell, 30, in
an eventful game. which went to forty
one moves. Gerson had the white side
Of Giuoco piano.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
By G.. A. I.ovett

Reaching q decision to make the
tour rather suddenly yesterday morn
ing, the Bethlehem Steel Football
Club. soccer champions Of the United
States, left Bethlehem, Penn, at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon for st.
Louis. The steelmakers will play q
series of three games in the soccer
centre of the Middle West, Saturday
and Sunday December 20 and 20, and
New Years Day.
Fans of the kicking game the coun-
wy over Will await eagerly the out
zone zone of the contests in the Mound
wy For reasons laid to geography,
gut largely selfish, the strong ST.
LOUIS professional clubs never have
enntered the national soccer champion
sinips which Bethlehem has won three
tsmes in the last five seasons, in a
avufth season being the runner-up
Two years ago Bethlehem ventured
cut to St. Louis at the same season
s sii was defeated goals to l by a
league and tied by the famous Ben
@illers, then leading the league.
Out for Revenge
=, bethlehem, even stronger than two
ssars ago, is out for revenge this time
T Tho the club will be heavily backed.
ane st. Louis professionals have been
t %uch weakened by enlistments. More
Kan thhan dozen professional stars from
l l league headed by Winton f. Bar
n nei are in France, in khaki. Two have
c pe the full measure Of devotion to
vWvun'ry and flag. Several others lie
'S"uhded in hospitals.
~. Louis soccer players numbered
t nore than half of the members of the
ems that represented Camp Pike and
s salap Funston a year ago. Half a
lure an are members to-day of the Great
r r@Ses Naval Training Station team,
se rognized as the best now in the
dsstIce' but soon to be broken up by
pected.
ard Two or three more st. Louis hooters
cbo.lh the crews of the feet which an
amnsu yesterday in the Hudson.
n,ong them Matt Diederichscn, gun
' mate Of the Nebraska. who was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Soccer Champions Will Play
Series of Games at ST. Louis

the only st. Louisan ont he first inter
national soccer team from this cOun-
try, which, under Tom Cahill's direc-
ton, proved a revelation in Sweden
and Norway in the summer of 1916.
But while some of the older stars are
missing, the st. Louis League has de-
Velopcd many new marvels of the
game, a number of these drafted from
the st. Louis Municipal League, num-
boring among its divisions nearly fifty
teams. Several other new stars to be
encountered by. the recognized cham
pions will include two who learned the
game In Spain and came only recently
to this country, signing with the lnnis-
ing the st. Louis League
Bethlehem will play against Joseph
Lancaster, now of the Ben Millers, but
who started the season with the Beth
lchem squad. Harry Jay Ratcan. the
Bethlehem centre forward, and leading
goal scorer of the country last year,
and jim Easton also of the Schwab
team, are graduates of the St Louis
playing pitches The Pennsylvanians
Lave been strengthened by the re-
engagement of Bob Millar and by the
re turn from the army Of Jimmie
Murray.
Innisfails First Opponent
The schedule at st. Louis has not
been announced, but on Saturday Beth
lehem probably will meet the lnnis-
fails, and on Sunday either the St.
Louis Screw Company club, now second
in the league standing. or a picked
team of the league. The match on the
first day of the new year undoubtedly
will lsee Bethlehem opposed by a Sc
lccted team. January and the steel
workers will play either in Chicago or
Detroit, returning home then to re-
sumo their league and cup competition
schedules.
The chwab kckcrs, but for slow de-
livery of number of kilograms eX-
changed last Sunday and Monday, and
but for the illness Of the wife Of II.
Edgar Lewis, vice president of Bethle-
hem Steel Company and head OF the
soccer committee of the athletic l a asfS,
citation at the plant, would nave filled
in at 81 Louis on Christmas Day for
he Merchant Ship F, C..F Team A, Of
Hartman, Penn, which backed down
late last week on holiday season tour
of the Central States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Havana Enarie-

Aest ga'e itwo-'cas a'ds ai.osanees. pir.~ $500.
five 4al tef rrla as Terrible Miss 1895 Nav
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Chance lo8. ka.Aes sne ~ Ias ~l,ndtfp
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N The 1iadsf M GUN. III. Iee4t-sos-a.
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ing. purse 500; Ase furiongs -'A Ms Jaals nos
heuan lQ,. D.. Nickal. lio l.aufana. Ill Mss
son. llZ. lorAgiile. lli Ballad. llI.
Fourth r@ce ,ihree-year-o Odds ard upward claim
irE. purse 500. six tlraussl --' Esmont ieT
Bright Sand los Bafroa. l0a. quick iaY Como
wrgo. 10. foncuonnaire. loo. Trapping 40.
Liver Boz llt
tiith raes tthrce year old and upward. claim
lrs' purse 500 SIX tlronsa "Lady 81 li!masrr.
IS. Mss Cove loo THAR JOSS So ande i0s
j-a''y 1sines. lea, Fort b.-. lio. 3 y .ios. 49,
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aftsA lna disH liie lns Al1llr-iDf. AS.
Bans Sister. Ill.,
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
lizard Said To BE
Ready for Dempsey
~ Telegraph to The Tribune

~ Te7e0roph 10 Tie 7rlJulc)
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 26.-lt was
stated tonight, apparently on reliable
authority. that Jess Willard. heavy
weight champion of the world, has
agreed to box Jack Dempsey in this
city, and has either already signed
articles or is ready to do so as soon
as Dempsoy's manager accepts.
Two or three local clubs have been
negotiating Tor the champions services
in a siX-round bout, the Olympia A. A..
being ono Of the most persistent bid
dors. Nc date has yet been SET for the
bout but it 5 believed such a conte t
you'd ae tagged in the spring. pos
siblT in the open air at Shibe Park
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Carl Star Boxer,
Joins Ranks of 'SPros''


Cearl Carlson, the New York Ath-
letic Club wrestler. has ended HES
amateur days on the mat He sieniiied
his intention to enter the professional
ranks when he surrendered his regis
tration card to the Metropolitan AS
scciation yesterday.
Carlson at one time held the local
1A5-pound championship and has been
the runner-up in the final bout of
many other title encounters. HIS first
professional test will be against Louis
Nelson Finnish American Athletic
Club. whom he meets at Prospect Hail.
Brooklyn, on New Years night
Nelson was the 1917 amateur cham
pon at 145 pounds before he broke
awav from the simon pures. Nei at
present recognized as the professional
welterweight champion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Brooklyn League
Announces Dates
or Il OF b a | |

The schedule of the Brooklyn Inter
scholastic Football League for the sea-
son of 1919 was announced by the COM
mittec yesterday. In addition to the
league games, the six schools compris-
ing the association, will again meet
their traditional opponents on the grid
IRON.
The list of dates is yet to be an
proved by the High Schools Games
Committee of the Public Schools Ath-
letic League, no trouble is expected a.
at its recent meeting the committee APP
pointed one of its members to assist the
league in completing its plans.
AS yet no field upon which the con
tests are to be played has been Sc
lected. The committee in charge Of
this work has recommended CONNER
cial High School field, but no definite
action has been taken. Efforts are also
being made to close deal with Charles
II. Ebbets for the use Of his baseball
field.
The schools entered for the title are
Erasmus Hall, Boys High. Commercial
High, Poly Prep, New Utrecht and
meet the other once with the league.
getting under way on October Is and
ending on Thanksgiving Day. Officials
for each contest arc to be appointed
by the committee representing the Pub
lie Schools Athletic League
The schedule follows:
Boys High School-Oclober u.s. New Utrecht. r.
Roy Prep; November T. commcrciai, rs. ERASMUS
Erasnasa Tai Iish $Scheql-o,loocr Ia. New
lGa - ns GsmTS isb y Ney g Fr. Manual
New Utrecht High Schuol-Oclobcr Is. Erasmus