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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
CREEK AGAINST ITALIAN
COLLINS TO MEET PARELLI
IN MAT MATCH TONIGHT
Contest Expected to nc Devoid a.,
GcntlcDess-Both Men
Rough II. 49,. ..s

Creek and an Italian arc slated 10
get together on tho mat for wrcst.
ling match to the nnish Tonight at ,hs
Central Athletic School. at Third and
Broad Streets. the grapplers will be
Jack Collins, The Greek Whirlwind. I"
ana Young Iarelli. 1.-THE Italian Bone
$3.50 o'clock. $3.50 u iof
II all started during the Smlth-roi-
Inns encounter Tuesday night Altar
collins had gotten the first fall ana
the TWO grnpplcrs were getting their
wind, II husky Italian In street clothes
crawled through the ropes and offered
TO wrestie the winner, and IL he could
not do that. wrestlc anybody.
The crowd looked him over and he
seemed to be to It's liking and worthy
OF stout foemam. Calls began to
cree. to take him on. The match was
arranged and Mainford defeated lbs
itaiian. after hard battle with - tnc.
hold. This match came after Smith
had defeated Collins.
parelli was not satisfied with this O..
hibition or his skill in Richmond and
he cast his eyes toward Jack Collims
70 let Greece and Italy lock horns 10
The delight OF the crowd that viii nm.
doubtedly attend the match
one OF the toughest men In the game
n'msell. collins VIII meet his euiIuI
IN that respect In Parclli, who mixes
~ UP iast and furious all the TIM.
Wltnout regard TO gontleness The
spectators VIII certainly get all the cN
citement they arc looking for watching
The match will start promptly =,
$3.50 o'clock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
SPIDERS TRAINING HARD
FOR GAME IN FARMViLLE
Failure to Win Contest VIII Sound
Death I<nelI Of Championship
I{Opes,

The next. and possibly the last. game
tiap the Richmond College Spiders have
on their program is the one with
iIampden- Sidney Saturday at Farmvilie.
There Is game scheduled with Will
liam and Mary to be played in this
city Deccmbcf la. but it seems un-
likely that it will be staged owing to
the late season and the interrupted
AFFAIRS caused by the disbandinE Of the
;. a. I. 6. units at the two colleges.
The Spiders are training hard for the
game with the Tigers. They arc train
ing harder than they have before at
any time this season and they expect
TO sc. the results Of this
The Hampden-SidRcy team is now
leading the Eastern Virginia Associa-
ton with two games won and one lost.
The Spiders record stands one won.
one lost and one tied. Ii they win
from the Tigers Saturday and laser win
from William and Mary. IL the game is
played, they viii win the championship
OF the league.
If the Tigers win for the second
time this season from the Spiders. II
will be the death knell for all Spider
hopes OF championship this season.
In the first game between these two
teams the Tigers piled up their points
in the first few minutes Of play and
were then held scorcless by the Spiders.
Coach Marshall thinks that his men
can hold the Tigers this time and in
addition run up enough points TO de-
feat them. lie has gotten his team in
fine shape for the game and Is looking
for win
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
MUST SERVE THREE YEARS
IN FEDERAL PEN|TENTIARY.
Stanley Sochlmali, Who FIccced Lo-
cal Merchants, Sentenced by
Judge Waddill.
CLAIMED TO BE LIEUTENANT
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
Charging Alleged Distilling, Viola
ton of Harrison Antinarcotic Act
and Other sOffcnscs.

stanley e. Soehlman. alleged to have
rspresented himself as Il lieutenant in
curing credit with Richmond merchants
ana cashinE S400 in worthless checks,
NWssddsriday i was Mas ;i, by Judge
court to serve three years at the Fed
eral nenitentary at Moundsvilie, w.
Va. It was charged that Soehimam
4 uniform and other equipment on
credit. lie will be sent to Moundsviiie
before the end of the week.
Many cases We're disposed OF yes
terdaH by Judge Waddiil and the Dis
trict Court grind jury. which has been
norisakis. of Hopewell, charged with
Illegally storing dynamite. was SEN
fenced TO fifteen days in jail and fined
quilted of a similar charge. Sandy Lee
Neave was sent to Jail for five days
and Clarin Bell was sentenced to serve
two more days in Jail. he having been
confined for seventy-hve days. OF u
charge OF stealing from freight car
in interstate traffic.
Ed Wacver was found guilty Of MAX
ing statements declared TO be scditious
ordered To serve five days in Jail. He
has been in custody for five months.
oscar Wade. who has been in Jail for
Two months. was sentenced to one more
day for serving liquor TO soldier
while Ike Kennedy who has already
served twelve days was sentenced to
charge. H. b. Seifert, who has been
in Jail for thirty four days and was
charged with refusing TO register as
an alien under the draft law, was
sentenced TO serve one more day. 1t
was alleged that Seifert would not reg
ister. even after taken into custody.
Indictments by the grand jury in
cluded the following:
y. J. bake. Illicit distlling of liquor:
George .. Moore. Illicit distiiling of
liquor: I. 5. McCoXy, violation of the
Harrison antinarcotic act; Philip c.
Davis attempting to pass altered cur
rency; J: l.. Davis, pretending to be a
Secret Service agent; Eugene Bowen
and Grant Jackson. Illicit distillinE OF
liquor: j. b. kite. unia wfully wearing
uniform OF second lieutenant; Morris
Waxenbaum, stealing from registered
letter; I. 5. q. Jones, violating Harri-
son antinarcotic act.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
CREEL FORCE LANDS
Rent Twcnty-R0om House I'm Paris and
Prepare for Presidents
Arrival.

PARIS, December with the ar
riva! to-day from England Of Edgar
Sisson, accompanied by five assistants
ana thirty clerks. the advance guard
self here in anticipation OF President
wilson's visit TO Paris. They are quar-
tered IN handsome twenty room house
AT oS Avenue Montaigne, in the vicinity
OF the Champs Eiysees. corps OF
servants had hcen provided in advance
for the party.
Here the Creel corn mittee will live
and work. and here the army of Amer
lean correspondents will gather for
news during the peace conference.
1t was explained tonight by n mem
Der of the Sisson party that every
American official communication 10 the
Press must pass Mr.. Creel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
DANCE AT FAIR GROUNDS
Is GIVEN BY SOLDIERS
Preliminary Event to BnIl Which VIII
Mark MusterinG Out OF
=. A. r, G.. Men,

Preliminary to the mastering out of
the 5. A. I. c. of tue Richmond schools,
stationed at the Fair Grounds, a dance
was given last night by the enlisted
men OF the organization in one of the
new barracks buildings. More than
eighty couples attended the affair and
the barracks building was appropri-
atcly decorated In American and al
lied flags. Shocks of corn intermingled
with evergreen adorned the posts
corners and walls of the big room
while music for the occasion was fur
nished by the detachments own or
chestra.
Plans are being made for a big dance
to be held sometime within the next
Two weeks by the men as the final
social affairs before they abandon their
uniforms for the return to civil life
There ire now about l75 men at the
camp. which is commanded by Captain
Charles c. Hopkins. In the period that
the camp has been in existence more
than LOO men have been trained for
service in France and the greater num-
Der OF these have gone abroad.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05

chance in October by being assiync,
| 10 aid the French In the drive from
Rhotms and OF tho splendid fighting o,
the Thirty.sevcntn and Ninety frs
divisions sent TO join the French arm,
in Belgium.
uonars' force. General pershing re-
ports;
,,n, There are in Europe altogether, IN.
units with the Italian army and the
organizations Mt Murmunsk. also In
s snmrax these en- route from the states
losses, or this total there are in
France l.33Sl69 combatant troops
Forty divisions have arrived. of which
been used as rcplaccneuts. leaving
thirty divisions now i'll France organ
ned into three armies of three corps
OF their equipment he says:
our entry into the war found us
Wlih few OF the auNiliaries necessary
for its conduct in the modern sense
Among our most Important deticienvtcs
IN material were artillery. aviation ana
TANKS In order to meet our require
cepted the offer OF the French govern
men; 10 provide us with the necessary
arisisry samirmen, OF seventy -ires,
HmS ntix,,iNe; mi'iimster howi;zers.
their own factories for thirty divisions
tho wisdom OF this course is fully dem
SNSNEastN u! the iact tn2t. although We
soon began the manufacture of these
classes OF guns At home, there were no
guns OF tho caltberS mentioned manu-
featured III \mreica on our front at
the date the armiStice MAS signed. The
only guns OF these types produced at
home thus far received in France are
loo seventy five millimeter guns.
In aviation we were Ia the same
situation, and here again the French
coNernmcn; came 10 our aid until our
own aviation program should be under
way. We obtained from the French
the necessary planes FOR training our
personnel. and they have provided us
ton and bombing planes. The first air
planes received from home arrived in
May and altogether we have received
1873 The first American squadron
completely equipped by American pro-
duction including airplanes. crossed the
to tanks. We were also compelled TO
rely upon the French. Here. however
We were less fortunate. for the reason
that the French PROJECTION could barely
meet the requirements of their own
armies.
1t could be fully realized tina, tho
French government has always taken
n most liberal attitude and has been
most anxious TO give every possible as
sistance in meeting our deficiencies In
these as we'll as in other respects Our
dependence upon France for artillery
to the fact that our Industries had
not been exclusively devoted to military
production. All credit is due our own
manufacturers for their efforts TO meet
our requirements, at the time the
armisiicc was signed we were able 10
practically all our necessities from our
own factories"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
MAJOR LEAGUES ASSURED
BAN JOHNSON RECEIVES
LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT
General March Sees No Reason Why
National Came Should Not
lie llcbumcd.

CHICAGO. December 4.--alajor league
baseball for 1919 was assured to-day
with the receipt BY Ban Il. johnson OF
4 letter from the War Department CIV
ing full approval for the resumption of
the game. General March In IL frank
statement to tho president OF the Amer
lean League declared tile War De-
pertinent could see no reason why the
national game should not be resumed
according 10 regular schedule. adding
that its discontinuance would be "A
real misfortune" Ills letter to Mr..
Johnson follows:
War Department. Washington. d. c..
December 2. 1918"
My Dear MIR. Johnson:
Il have your letter of Novembcr 80
concerning the resumption OF baseball
next year. and would advise you that
the War Department. under present
EDITIONS. sees no reason why the game
should not be resumed Il! accordance
with the usual regular schedule.
1T is our policy to muster out Of
the service as rapidly as possible all
the men now In the United states, who
number some 100000, and we are re-
turning from abroad for the purpose
of discharge, number of men which
is only limited by the shipping at our
disposal.
Unless there is some change In the
situation. which now seems Impossible,
the great national game should not be
continued next year M usual. Tho
wholesome effect Of a clean and honest
game like baseball Is very much. and
it's discpntinuancc would be a real mis-
fortune
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
EIGHT PLAYERS CONTINUE
IN BILLIARD TOURNEY
,IIudson md Lewis Winners of Last
Nights ConteSts-Daley to
Meet Jackson.

Eight players continue to compete
in the amateur pocket billiard tourna-
ment ut the 81. Elmo Parlors. several
having dropped out OF the race. All
this week two matches have been
played each night In order TO speed up
the tourney 10 make way for coming
iuuLcn pIay whicn IlermuS SicEdrlanu
IS piai"ihS Tor Inc 81. Elmo players
games.
Last night hudson and Lewis wcrc
x ne T irnm Cole 1nnnucnp a s11 up s no
score OF S5-63, anu Lewis lhandicup yu)
won from H-.rper thandicap 500 by u
90-6I count There was no sensational
play in either Of the matches. Hud-
son showed the best form OF the four.
Tonight Daley will meet jackson.
y close and very interesting match Is
expected. Daley has cQuilcd Coftey's
high run of Is and is clever perform
cd with the cue.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
PRESIDENT IN GERMANY,
Is PLAN OF OFFICIALS
Program Includes Review Of American
Troops, Including the Veterans
of Marine and Other Battles.

PARIS, December 4.-Prcsldent Will
son viii enter Germany while he Is in
Europe, IL present plans matcrialize.
Those in charge of President Wilson'S
sojourn on this side of the Atlantic
have tentatively included in his pro-
gram review of American troops in
GLIDING veterans of the Marine. ST. Mi
hicl and the Argonne- Mcuse battles.
Since most of these units that are not
returning to tho United States are in
Guided in the army of occupation, the
President is expected to inspect them
in the Rhineland.
General Pershing will accompany
him on the tour OF inspection.
secretary Lansing and other mem
to visit some Of the battle fields in
France made famous by American vie
tories.
Colonel +. NJ House has sufficiently
recovered from the attack OF influenza
to take short outdoor walks. His ply
Stefan hopes Colonel House will be
son.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
REACH HALFWAY MARK
MngIn md McNnmnrn Continue I
Hold Lend In the SiA-Dny
Iicycic kucc.

NEW YORK, December 4--With the
halfway mark OF the six day bicycle
race reached ut midnight, Mugin ana
Mcnamara continued To hold the lead,
although sorcly pressed by the Madden.
Cory and Grenda-Hili teams These
runncrS-u made several attempts to-
night to pocket the leaders. but Ma
gin and Mcnamara pulled TO tho fore
III every sprint and were never headed
The crowd Kissed and Sooeu the second
ana tniru teams for what were con-
Kramer, brenda and Scbaetes were
severely shaken up this evening in a
douoie wreck. Kramer was out of the
race two hours. his partner, Dupny. re-
Loving him 's'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
WILL TAKE UP WAGE
QUESTIONS OF MARINERS
Shipping Interests File Request With
National Hoard, Urging Ab0-
1ittOn of BOnuS.
7 BY Associated Press.

BY ASSoclateu PreSs.I
WASHINGTON. December AID
justments of wages of masters mates
and marine engineers on American ships
operating out of Atlantic and Gulf
rorts viii be announced by the ma l.
ticnal adjustment commission on o.
Eefore January / and effective on that
date.
This decision was reached by the
with representatives of shipping In
forests. organizations OF deck and en-
sinccr officers and representatives or
the railroad administration and tie
Navy Department. The shipping in
terests. at their request. were given
until December 16 to submit brief
for the commissions consideration.
The ship officers and engineers asked
that the wartime bonus be abolished
as such and added to the regular
wages. They also requested reclass-
fication of ships.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
Cured His RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk
several years ago. Doctors said my only
hope of cure WAS operation Trusscs did
mo no good. Finally 1 got hold OF some
thing that quickly and completely cured
me. Years have passed and the rupture
has never returned. although I am doing
hard work carpenter. There was no
operation. no lost time. no trouble. I have
nothing TO sell, but Will give full informa
ton about how you may find complete
cure without operation. IL you write 10 me-
Eugene NJ. I'uilen. Carpenter. 1909 Mar
ceiius Avenue. Manasquan, y. j. Better cut
out this notice and show II to any others
who are ruptured-you may save n life or
at least stop the misery of rupture and the
worry and danger OF opera tion,-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
HORTICULTURE SOCIETY
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
Single Enr of Corn Sold Tor $40 nj
LynchburE Gathering of State
Corn Growers Associations.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
Y N-l.II u y z, 4 49,. ..

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
LSNCHBCRG, VA. December A.
Two hundred visitors were present to-
day at the twenty-third annual ses-
sion of the Virginia Horticultural So
c!et% during, the sessions of which a
The State Corn Growers Association
held :: brief session in the afternoon,
at which corn on exhibit was sold, one
car bringing $40.
The officers elected for the IIorti-
culture Society follow: President, II.
NJ Hosc, Leesburg; secretary. w u.
Massey, Winchester: treasurer T.. w.
Moolen, Crozet Directors II N
Thompson, Harrisonburg; DIR. S. S.
Guerrant. Galloway: l.. Purcell McCue
Greenwood: w. a. McComb, Staunton
DIR. \. w. Drinkard. Blacksburg: Il. +.
Crockett. Monroe. Exhibit committee
W. Il. Massey. Winchester: Roy l.. Mar
Cue, Greenwood
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05

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found treatment of the day in Ncrvo-
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BLOOD Dinenscs-Thc ravagcs OF some
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cessfuily in all stages.
Nerve Diseases-I.ocomotor AtaXia,
Neurasthcnia. Melancholy and Dcspond-
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Kidney. Binddcr md Prostntic trou-
bles receive tho treatment called for,
In each case. Early recovery is thus
Cntnrrh In all It's forms of any organ
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Piles. I'lstuia and Hernia success
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Don't put on getting we'll What
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
Spenkcr Ik Selected.

NEW YORK. December 4-Tris
Speaker, star batsman for the Cleve-
land American Leagues baseball club
is TO succeed Lee fohi as manager OIL
the team, ii was reported here tonight
Announcement OF Speakers promotion
Will be made ut the annual meeting
OF the league in Chicago next week
II is said, and Fohl will be given the
option of remainingevith the Indians as
coach of pitchers, the position he held
before becoming manager.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
Score In Three Minutes.

SPARTANBURC;. s. C.. December
sweeping down the field and scorinr
touchdown In the first three minutes
OF play. Furnam defeated Wofford here
THIS afternoon by the score Of 6 TO o
me local team stinened after tho
game was drawn battle The locals
pushed the ball over In the second
quarter. but were penalized for offsidc
losing the score. Boyle. of the locals
thanc and Todd. OF tho Visiting eleven
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
RESTRICTIONS REMOVED
Newspapers VIII he Permitted 10 In
crease CONSUMPTION OF
News Print.
fBy ASSOCIATED Press !

WASHINGTON. December All re-
strlc.ionS on the use of news print
paper were withdrawn to-day by the
war Industries Board effective Deem
Der 10. In making this announcement;
CHAIRMAN Baruch urged the adoption
OF permanent rules by publishers pro-
nioiting wasteful practices and con-
t!iued voluntary conservation OF read
ing matter space for time
ndcr the mandatory restrictions
placed by the board several months ago
publishers were required to reduce con
sumption Of news print paper IS per
cent III daily editions. and 20 per cent
II the Sunday editions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
Soldiers ncportcd prl.oner,

WASHINGTON, December "A lis,
OF soldiers reported prisoners OF war
IN Germany, issued to-day by the War
Department. included the following:
reported In good health Mt an un :
known camp--Corporals Joe Nathaniel
iearcy. Rohcrsonvlic, y. c.: John Hin
ton Scawcl, Sunbury. y. c.; Privatcs
g.: Ambrose Franklin Pierce. Reddies
river y. c.: John Pickett. Middlcsboro
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
Chairman 10 See Mcadoo.

WASHINGTON. December 4.-Gcn-
Grail chairman of the Order of Rail.
Gene cAdan ,o- wn sse Dires'o or
fcrt TO secure adjustments Of supple
Tents to the general order dealing
with rates OF pay and working condi-
tions Of agents. telcgraphers. dis
..atchers. tower and train directors
Iowermen and lire rcpairers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
Nitrate Plant s,rlke po.tponed.

SHEFFIELD, ALA, December 4.-De-
nial that plumbers and steamfitters en-
ployed al the government nitrate plants
a Muscle Shoals had walked out be-
cause of failure by the Air Nitrates
Corporation to meet a demand for In
creased wages was issued to-day by
Frank II. Heck. president OF the local
union. Federal mediation has post
poned the strike until December L.
when an Agreement is promised.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
ATHLETIC PROGRAM
Army Athletes to Tnkc Part In Grent
Meet which Is to he Staged
Ia Iuris.
FBy Associated Press.

AMERICAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE. December 4.--Plans are
under way in the army for the most
extensive series OF athletic contests
ever held. The series is to terminate
in great interaliied military olympic
While yet tentative, the plans have
been approved by General pershing
and the finals of the contests Will be
held in Paris IL possible.
The plans provide for competitive
games. such as track and field sports
when completed the program will en-
brace events for every branch Of the
service
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
Sincerely yours.
"P. G. MARCH.
General Chief of Staff.

GcncraI Chief OF Staff.
This letter. according to Mr.. John
son. dispels all doubt regarding the
game for next season. Plans had been
held i'm allegiance. as many clubowncrS
were loath to take any action nntil the
War Department had finally removed
baseball from the >sition in which II
was placed by WAR necessities.
I'VE will go right ahead now with
our plans for the schedule. Mr. John
son said: Il am naturally highly elated
by the statement of General March.
The American League club owners Will
take up at the meeting in Chicago. De-
cembcr u. plans for the schedule.
u do not favor joint meeting Of
both leagues. think each league
should meet separately and appoint
committees TO meet Jointly for the final
plans. The American League owners
will act ut once following the meeting
in Chicago December Il.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05

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through the Want Ads in The Times
Dispatch--you will save time and
money. Phone Randolph L.
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