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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-04
CHARLEY MITCHELL DEAD
ONCE FOUGHT SULLIVAN
TO DRAW IN FRANCE
Historic Hout Lasted More 'rhnr Three
Hours-Was Quickly nentcn
Il! torhef.
,By Associated Press I,


HOVE. ENGLAND. April 2-Char,cy
Mitchell. onc-,iu,c mtddicwcisht cham
p'on OF England, died here day o..
locomotor a;aNia.
Charley Mitchell was born al mir
minsham. England. November -. 1851.
Although he fought mang rims battles
against big men like sullivan. Corbctt.
Cardin. McCarcry. kilrain and Eurk O.
Mitchell was a middlcwcight rugilisi.
Ills remarkable fast footwork and
skillful boxing offset this disadvantage
In weight
Mi,chell's frs, rins battle was with
bare knucklcs. when. 1T the age %
ham At EirminGhim. He scored other
vistories during the two following
years
After winning the middlcwe;sh; and
land in 1882. Mitchell came to America
II, Il, 1881 With the intention OF chal-
u HnsS se Ssn TTq haE mc lie wns
son square Garden in a four-round
glove light. under Marquis OF Queens
berry herr. rules. on May Il. 1883 The
meeting Sullirans terrific rushes in
the opening rounds. and after some
hea"y exchanges he scored clean
Enock-down.
THEN .JOuL l., FIRED I>p
AND HAMMERED HARD
This was Sullivan's first experience
or knock down by an opponent. and
II happened toward the close Of the
first round. Sullivan rushed and
rouEhed the visitor during the second
round, , ana threw Mitchell over the
ropes Twice sullivan. with left swings
20 the jaw. knocked Mitchell down
twice IN the third round. and with an
other left he had Mitchell hanging
oyer the ropes when the police stopped
Mitchell always insisted that bo
would nave been able 10 continue had
INC ponce not intcrfcret. and he never
ceased 10 challenge Sullivan until IN,
l"tter consented TO another encounter.
Which took place at Chan;illy France
on March 10, 1855.
""'i lasted THREE HOURS
AND ENDED IN DRAW
MS was Mitchcirs greatest RING cf
Iort. Ihc bout lasted three hours and
e!eEen minutes. Mitchell drew first
niood III the eighth round but Sulli-
van got the credit OF the only knock
Gown during the fight, which was de-
After James i. Corbett had won ,hc
WORDS championship from Sullivan in
~ Mitchell challenged him for the
tue. and at Jacksonville. Fla. on Ian
nary %, 1894. Corbctt Knocked out Tho
I'm iiShman In the third round This
was Mitchclrs last fight in tho ring
as ne returned to England and onrarrI
IN business there up to the time Of his
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-04

Liberty Hond for Winning Drivers.
READING. April 3.-At a meeting OF
tho Reading fair directors. i; was de-
cided TO hold light harness races over
the new Reading fair track on May
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
WINTER WHEAT CROP EXCEEDS
 BEST RECORDS

Washington, Dec. 1.-The largest winter wheat crop ever grown in the history of the United States is prom ised by the enormous acreage soWn this fall. The acreage is almost 16 per cent. larger than last year and totals 49, ,O27, ,OOO acres.
 A crop of 765, 900, coo bushels, or SO'- GOO, ,OO0 bushels more than the best rec ord, is forecast by the Department or Agriculture as next years winter wheat yield, allowing for winter kill ing and spring abandonment. Last years crop was 555, 725, GOO bushels. Winter wheat was sown this fall on 49,O27, 900 acres, or 15:9 per cent. more than the revised estimate area soWn in the fall of 1917, which was 42,3Ol, 600 acres, the Department of Agriculture yesterday announced.
 The condition of the crop on De- cenjber 1 was 985 peC cent. of nor
 mai, compared with 84.1 a. year ago. 85.7 in 1916 and a ten year average of SS.2.
 The area sown to rye is 6,82O,OOO acres, which is IT per cent. more than the revised estimated area -sowR in i the fall of 1917 which. was 6,7O8,0OO Iacres. The condition of the crop on De- cember 1, was 89.0 per cent. of nor- nal, compared with S4. la year ago, SSS in 1916 and a ten year average of 1914
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
AMERICANS PREFER
 UNITED STATES MONEY

London, Dec. 18-Return to Amer ica, for the American soldiers who have camped in England for half year without ever seeing the French front means a return to land where paper money looks like their idea Of money. One disconsolate private was accosted at Eagle Hut, London, the big Y M. c. A. center.
 "What's the matter, son?" asked a Red Triangle secretary.
 q was just thinking I'd like some of those pancakes. sir," the private answered mournfully.
 And you're broke, heh ?" the Red Triangle man guessed from long ex- perience.
 "Yes, sir"
 Been a long time since pay day?"
 ''No sir, we were paid last Satur- day.
 Lost your money"
 'eWelI, you might call it that"
 "Stolen?"
 ''No, sir. You see, sir, there was some of us walking home last night and I pulled out my cigarettes and 1 passed them around. I thought they | tasted a bit funny at the time. And i then this morning I discovered thai | I'd burned up all my money. It was i those blame little ten shilling notes 1 made out of tissue paper"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
SUIT AGAINST
 GARAGE OWNER
Insurance Company Claims Auto That Killed Woman
 Was Borrowed"

Echoes of the fatal accident in which Hazel Waterman of 905 Noble avenue lost her life, were brought out in the common pleas court yesterday before Judge John J. Walsh and a jury in case in which the insurance companies seek to collect from a gar age owner for damages to an automo- bile alleged to have been takaa from the garage without permission of the owner.
 The action in court is brought by the Ocean Accident & Guarantee Go. of London, and the Providence and Washington Insurance Co. of Provi- dence against Frank A. .'Rantz of this city, owner of the Park Avenue Gar age. The allegation set up is that Frank Jacoby, owner of an automo- bile, placed 1t in the garage Sept. last, and that Dec. 1 David Layton took the automobile out, drove to New York, and on the return trip wrecked the machine. Damage to the amount of $500 was done to the machine, 1t is alleged, and each insurance com pany paid Jacoby $4O0 He assigned i19 1ISAIS Aof recovery Lo the 1nSur- ance companies, who are represented in the action by Attorney E. G. Burke. It is alleged that when the machine was placed in the garage it was with instructions not to be allowed out except under order of Jacoby. Dam- ages of $1,000 are claimed.
 Layton was a chauffeur, at one time employed by Jacoby, and on Dec. 1, 1917, took Jacobys automobile and went to New York with Hazel Water man, Edward Cowen, and May Allen On the return trip the machine left the roadway at Nash's corner in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
BOL LSHEVESM IN
 NORWEGIAN PARTY

Christiania, Nov. 19-(Correspond- enee of The Associated Press)-The Bolshevik faction of the Norwegian Socialist party has, since last spring, exercised a controlling influence over the organization. For some months this was done more or less secretly and the objects aimed at were not made public. But after the revolution in Germany concealment was aban- doned.
 In speeches at public meetings and by articles in socialist organs, laborers were urged to organize revolutionary associations, similar to those in Rus sia, provide themselves with arms, and be ready for a revolutionary up- rising, to overthrow the government. They were told that they should em- pIoy force and terror to whatever ax- tent it might be necessary to accom- plish their purpose and establish what 1 would virtually amount to a minority dictatorship on Bolshevik lines.
 It is admitted by the leaders of the | BolShevik faction that the latter con- l stitute only a very small portion of 1 organized labor but they declare 1t is for that reason they are Justified in having recourse to force because they could not attain their aims by parlia- mentary methods and lawful forms of 1 agitation.
 The president of the labor party is a Bolshevist and in conjunction with certain Russian Bolshevists establish
 ed a Russian telegraph news agency 1 furnishing the Norwegian press with reliable news from Petrograd.
 . No date has yet been approximately fixed for starting their proposed reyo- lution. The leaders declare 1t de- bends on "how things turn out in England" One of them openly stated
 "If there is no revolution in England
 there will be no use trying one here
 for England would at once step inand 1 suppress it."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
DIES DURING SERVICE

Norwalk, Dec. 18-While attending the morning service in St. Paurs church Sunday, Martin H. Wilkens, well known in this city, quietly pass ed away. He was accompanied to the services by his granada ighter, Miss Marian Muren, who sat beside him and who was the first to notice that something was wrong with him. She heard him breathing heavily and motioned two men sitting nearby. tc come to her assistance, but before they could reach him, MT. Wilkens slipped out of his seat and was dead when the men arrived at his side.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18

It will still be possible to have a very jolly Christmas, even if there isn't candy enough to make all the kids sick
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
EIsENMAN ESTATE

Clara D. Eisenman, executrix un- der the last will and testament of the late Charles B. Eisenman, filed an inventory of the estate with Pro- bate Judge Miller. The appraisers were John Speidel and William E. Eisenman.
 Property valued at $6,s29.4O is list ed. Real estate amounts to s2,200 and the balance is in personal prop ertY.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
NEW CORPORATIONS

The following certificates of incor- poration have been filed in the state secretary's office:
 A certificate of organization of the American Stores of Bridgeport has been filed. The officers are; Presi- dent and treasurer William n Rock, president, Frank M. Conway; secretary, Aaron H. Abrams.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
AIR RAIDS oowED BAvAR1ANs.

London, Dec. 1S-Fear of air raids by the Allied forces is believed by the Royal Air Forces to have induced Ba- varia to condemn the German rulers who brought the empire to disaster
 It is pointed out that the Bavarians realized that the aerial invasion might begin any day or night. The collapse of Austria. !t is stated, sent a cold -shiver of apprehension through the Bavarian cities whose inhabitants
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18

Westport, and Miss Waterman was so injured she died Dec. 5, Layton was held for the accident, and given jail sentence in the superior court.
 The contention of the defense is that that there was no instruction and that Layton was an authorized person to take out the car
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
NO WORD FROM
 PRIVATE WALENDZEAK

Thomas Bromzik, 292 Main street, is anxiously awaiting news from his cousin. Walter F. Walendzeak, a for mer employee of the Crane Co.,, now serving with Go. H., 2Srd Inf. Pri- yate Walendzeak is listed in the cas- ualties as wounded, degree undeter- mined. He wrote his cousin July 2S from the American Red Cross hospi- tai in Paris that he had been wound ed in the arm but was recovering. Later advices from the war depart ment to MT. Bromzik stated that Walendzeak had been returned to duty Sept. 18th, but the soldiers rel atfves, not having heard from him since July, are worried about his vel fare.
 FTIa-. A.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
TO RETAIN UNIFORMS

Washington, Dec. 18-A bill per mitting all men who served in the nations fighting forces during the war to retain their uniforms after they are mustered out was passed Monday by the House and sent to the Senate
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18

dreaded the terror and tragedy of the warfare they had waged and vaunted. The people of Munich realized that their great war factories were doomed and that perhaps hundreds of working people would be killed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18

Although it is desirable for the boys to train themselves in marks manship so they can defend their country, they need not feel under obligation to shoot out the electric bulbs in the street lights.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18
STRIKE CENSUS

The U. S. Department of Labor is taking a census of all lockouts and strikes, or other labor disturbances which have occurred in the city since the beginning of the war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-18

The people who stand in line at the post office for half an hour to get stamps for Christmas packages are the same ones who couldn't take a minute to buy stamps a week or two ago.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-24
sToRIETTEs

The young man strolled into 9
Sixth Avenue restaurant of the bet.
ter type and, quietly gave his order
There was nothing conspicuous about
his manner or appearance, but wher
the bus boy came along and the
young man asked for, received anG
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-24
THE BRIDGE

! stood on the bridge at midnight
AS the clock was striking the hour,
And thought of the lust of nations,
The greed for gold and power.
/ saw in the bright reflection
OF the waters under me
The ghosts of monarchs and warriors
Well know to history.
I saw the shade of Xerxes,
And of mighty Caesar there,
And Anthony disporting
With Cleopatra fair.
l saw Herod there, and Nero;
King George and Cromwell, too
And by himself Napoleon,
Outlined against the blue
OF mighty waters rushing
To join the parent sea.
And then, two forms appeared
That at first quite puzzled me
To recognize the monsters
And place their identity.
One plainly was not of this earth;
The other, clear to see,
Was from the land of sauerkraut
That lies beyond the sea.
And yet, SO very like they seemed,
Twas difficult to tell
Which one came from Deutschland
And which one came from He'll.
They stood aloof, this monster twain,
And talked in whispers low;
And on their hands saw a stain
By sulphurous glow
That emanated from them,
A stain of blood and tears.
Ones hirsute growth turned upward
And one had horns for ears;
One talked and gestured wildly,
The other did not speak,
But stood before his master,
Like schoolboy, mild and meek.
I could not hear word they said,
But, then, twas plain to see
Twas Satan taking lessons
From Bill of Germany.
F. S. Sullivan in Meade News.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-24

drank four glasses Of water in rapid
succession persons near by stared at
him out of the whites of their eyes,
SO to speak.
Presently the waiter returned with
a huge steak and about six types of
vegetables. Theyoung man asked for
two glasses of water and proceeded
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-24

fully devoured the vast supply Of
food before him. Then he ordered
chicken, with potatoes au gratin, and
two glasses Of water
Just when the now thoroughly in
terested observers of this strange re-
past were on the verge of irritation
from curiosity another young man
strolled in and sat down disconsolate-
ly across for mthe first.
cts all Off, said the newcomer;
mo Plattsburg for me. l weigh 1873
and | needed 1911, Gosh, it seems as
if can never make anything"
The first young man looked at him
intetly and thoughtfully.
81 got all my papers through, he
said, "but l don't weigh in until
three o'clock"
He turned to the attentive waiter.
"Will you please, he said, "bring
me an apple turnover, some rice pud-
ding, a napoleon, and two cups of
coffee?"
"That man ought to be arrested!
He threw lump of coal at cat"
"Are you going to tell the S. P.
&c. APP
"No. I'm going to tell the fuel
commissioner"
School Inspector my little
man, what do five and one make?
No answer.
Inspector-Suppose I gave you five
dogs and then another dog, how
many dogs would you have?
Small Boy Confidently -Seven.
Inspector = Tut, tut! How would
you have seven.
Small Boy-'Course would. got
a dog O. my own at home.
During the cross-examination of
young physician in a lawsuit, the
plaintiffs lawyer made disagreeable
remarks about the witness youth
and inexperience.
You claim to be acquainted with
the various symptoms attending con-
cussion of the BRAIN" asked the law
yer.
81 do"
eve will take concrete case",
continued the lawyer. "If my learned
friend, counsel for the defense, were
to bang our heads together, would we
get conclusion of the brain?"
The young physician smiled. "The
probabilities are",' he replied, chat
the counsel for the defense would"
Shortly after Raymond Hitchcock
made his first big hit in New York,
Eddie Foy, who was also playing in
town, happened to be passing Days
theater and paused to look at the
pictures Of Hitchcock and his COM
pany which adorned the entrance.
Near the pictures was a billboard
covered with laudatory extracts from
|, newspaper criticisms of the show.
When Foy had moodily read to the
bottom of the list he turned to an
unobtrusive young man who had
been watching him out of the corner
of his eye.
1 "Say, have you seen this show?"
he asked.
"Sure", replied the young man.
Il "Any good? How's this guy, Hitch
|, cock, anyhow"
"Any good?" repeated the young
man, pityingly. "Why, say, he's the
best in the business. He's got all
these other would-be side ticklers
dashed to the mast. He's a scream.
Never laughed so much at anyone in
all my life"
"Is he as good as Foy?" ventured
Foy, hopefully.
\ GAS good as Foyp The young
mans scorn was superb. "Why this
Hitchcock has got that Foy person
looking like gloom. They're not in
the same class. Hitchcock's funny. A
man with feelings can't compare
them. I'm sorry you asked me, feel
so strongly about it."
Eddie looked at him very sternly,
and then, in the hollow tones Of a
tragedian, he said:
81 am Foy."
~ know you are", said the young
man, cheerfully. "I'm Hitchcock"
Cheap Skates.-Gigantic sale of
15c mems collars. -Advertisement in
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Automatic Soldier Made
Of Steel Shoots 400 Shots
In Any Desired Direction

IAN automatic soldier" Is one of the
latest developments in weapons of war.
A Danish engineer has recently taken
out patent for an apparatus TO which
he has given this name 1t consists of
steel cylinder normally within larg-
er cylinder, the whole being sunk into
the ground vertically. By means of q
mechanism operated by wireless, the
inner cylinder rises to height of IS
Inches from the g. ound and simultane-
ously an automatic rifle mounted on the
inner cylinders fires 400 shots In any
given direction.
The automatic soldiers can be con-
trolled from q central position some
four or five miles behind the line of
defense, according to the inventor.
They may be seen by the enemy only
when they rise from the ground.
From trials already made II has been
shown, so 1t is reported, that few hun
dreds of these steel soldiers can easily
defend position against infantry at
tacks, however numerous the opposing
force may be. They blaze away their
400 shots without flinching, and never
retreat. In order to overcome the Eau
tomatoes" they must be destroyed one
by one.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Bones of NapoIeon's Heroes
Paid Homage by French PoiIus

An interesting ceremony was held re-
Gently at Rivoli, in the province of We
roma, Italy. There, on January IA,
1897, Bonaparte won q great victory
largely through the skillful use of his
artillery. So Ii was only natural that
in 1913 the French expeditionary force
In Italy should choose the battlefield
of Rivoli for its artillery training
school. When the ground was being
prepared for this purpose the bones of
eight soldiers of Bonapartes army
were discovered and identified by their
buttons as grenadiers of the guard.
Their remains were solemnly inferred
ut the foot of the monument OF the
battle of Rivoli, detachment of
French poilus rendering the last hon.
age to their predecessors of 121 years
ago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Nu1. h4t~slQ
New Erie Canal, $40 Miles
Long, From Troy to Buffalo

The new Erie canal extends across
New York state from Troy TO Buffalo,
distance of $40 miles. From Troy 1t
follows the line of the Hudson river to
Waterford. Turning west 1t follows
the line of the Mohawk river TO a point
beyond Little Falls. West of this point
Ii follows the route of the old canal.
but passes north Of Utica on new
line, thence south of Rome and through
Oneida lake. From there Ii follows the
Oneida river to the Seneca river at
Three River point, and on through the
Clyde river TO n point east of Lyons.
From there the old canal route Is fol-
lowed beyond Pittsford. Here the
channel leaves the old route, crosses
the Genesee river about mile south
of Rochester, joins the line of the old
canal n few miles west and continues
through the old channel 10 and through
Tonawanda creek 10 Tonawanda on the
Niagara river. which Is followed to
Lake Erie at Buffalo.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Signs Forbidding Peasants
From Taking Potatoes, Plan
To Induce Eating of Tubers

Although potatoes were early intro
duced into Europe by the Spaniards,
they did not come in quantity for many
years. The English found them In Vir-
ginia. but 1t is believed that the Span
iards brought them to that colony from
further south.
The first attempt to introduce them
into France was due to a well-known
scientific authority named Parmentier.
This was in the seventeenth century,
says Popular Science Monthly. He i'm
ported some Of the plants, set them out
In field near Paris. and by means Of
learned pamphlets and talk with the
people tried to have the new vegetable
brought into cultivation and the mar
ket.
But Ii was oil In vain. Potatoes did
not prove attractive, and when the
planted ones matured Ii seemed that
they would rot in the ground on ac-
count of the prejudice against them.
Then some wise man who knew hui
man nature--a student of psychology
with practical ideas--suggested that
peasants could not be made TO try
potatoes by persuasion, but might be
led to adopt them If they were forbid
den TO eat them.
His idea was adopted. Many signs
were painted and erected In plain sight.
forbidding under severe penalties any
one from taking any potatoes from
the field.
The peasants at once began to raid
the hills, and before long most of the
ripe tubers were stolen and eaten with
relish.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13
Enemy Son of British Princess.

ClaremOnt. the fine old mansion and
property at Esher, In England, where
the greatly lamented and once tire
mendously popular Princess Charlotte.
daughter Of George ", spent her mar
ried life, has been turned into a girls
school under the pressure Of war. The
duchess of Albany owns ii now, whose
son, the duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha.
is married TO a niece OF the German
emperor, and is in the war against us
There is pretty strong feeling In
England against permitting him to in
herit the beautiful property at his
mothers death.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13


tremendously stout who didn't hang for straight fronts
Milo dked black
kingdom
a
skirt showing lace under blue lowered null.
There Others but these will the
trfe clothed a
ladies 1
of the mill stick
when Knockers fashion"
And anybody who that lady failed smile
plaster
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-13

The brawny southpaw of Mitchell's
staff has averaged about five ssrikeouts
game this season. Alexander is a
wonderful pitcher" said Killefer re-
Gently. $50 is Vaughn. I've handled
them both and, take 1t from me, there's
little TO choose between the pair.
Vaughn Is the equal of Alexander. all
things considered, but their styles are
different. Alex is side-arm pitcher.
Vaughn has varied assortment of
curves and he has a great hook that
Is puzZling to batsmen."