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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
Ban on Dempsey and Fulton

Atlnntic City. n. j.. July s.-Cha irman
John $. Smith. of the New Jersey Boxing
Commission yesterday discredited the widely
published story that the Fulton Dempsey
latch would be held In Newark on July 20,
II was stated that the bout was to be mart
OF a big boxing carnival for the Clark q
Griffith bat and ball fund. Newark has set
a goal of s25, 900.
This is jugglery: pure and simple" said
Chairman Smith. You can say for me tha 1
under the ARRANGEMENTS as announced there
will be no Fulton -Debpsey fight in connection
with this charity event The commissioner
readily granted permit for the tournas
ment; but viii stand for no such cloak for
this big fight"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
LOSE MAJOR LEAGUE
RACES HOLD INTEREST OF
FANS IN SPITE OF WAR
N Club in American League-Daily Changes Occur
A in Positions of Leading Teams
By ROBERT ". MAXWELL
Sports Editor Evening Public Ledger

SPITE of the diversion from the sports field to the
instability OF
national evidence
the big the the
major league the American and National
eFcuts
W the in the American League far snrpas the ono
National proposition trancenos
years AS
in June ana E
- not the this
played vet
a today
LAST February standing of the four hrsdVsion
show that
baseball be the Nest enthusiasm
American League
dtodav
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
Boxers Md Red Cross

National Park, ]. j., July 3. = At the
close of four boxis bouts at the Nations |
lection was. taken FOR the Red Cross and
the sum Of s85 vas contributed, There
were bouts particinted in by Philade lphla
boxers who are speding the summer here
Tine men box everyssturday night to keep
the raised ring an enjoyed the bouts
Among the participnts were John Kelly
John Clark, Bobby Graham and william
Hannum. Next Saturday, night Knockout
Joe O'Donnell. wlllim Fuller, James Raj
the contestants. syney Martin. the new
Director OF Public saety. declares that he
held according to law and permission Is OBJ
tained to hold them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08

ton won, anyway. 1875. in an abbreviated
contest. Sickel, Southampton's star
hurler was not in the lineup and Hope
twirled in his place. Amber won from
Glenside. 30, and 1t was a tough ono
for the tailenders to lose. Up until the
close of the sixth inning the figures
were 90. and Pitcher Schelfley had held
Amber hitless. In the seventh, how
ever. Rowe opened with a triple, fol-
lowed with singles by Seibert r. Wo-
dock and Robinson, scoring the winning
rms And at that. the losers outhit the
winners, 9-6
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
FOURTHNAVA


'Lettersout. hit by batted ball.
F9iSfa's Fourth Ss AL. sal... 9 3 9 g g 9sG-s
stolen hses-Letters. .: Spalding Two
base hits-tetters. McInnis. Haenner. Wea-
yer. FoulR Sacrifice hits-Rath Brom-
all. Yeahsfy. Struck out-Bv Johnson. y:
Weaver. .Shawkey, l Koehler, 3: Bases
on bals-N Johnson, .: Weaver. / Koch
ler 3. HE-On Johnson. in s. Weaver.
0 in .: shskey. in . Umpires-otis and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
Naval Reserves Win

wildwood. y. j.. Juy g. wissahickon
Barracks outclassed Wildwood here yestsr-
day winning, TO 2 Wildwood had ten men
left on ha ses. nut coula not deliver Its hits
at opportune times.
wisss hIckon .o . 80 2 q a-7
wildwood ~ ~ a. u n %
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
American Champion Enters
Grind on 2 Hours Notice
and Takes 3O.Mile Event

TT WAS a tired, groggy, fatigued,
l. perspiring winner that slowly lmped
to his dressing room after the thrilling
thirty-mile motor-paced race at the
Point Breez Motordrome Saturday night.
AS Percy Lawrence. American champion,
carefully wiped his dripping forehead
he weakly uttered: Boys. that was a
tough race. I thought Bedell was lead
ing me all the time and for that reason
made the terrific finish. I still feel it"
AS the .speeders sped around the
saucerllke track the speed increased as
the race progressed The final five miles
was a race between Menus Bedell and
Lawrence. Starting with the twenty
sixth mile Lawrence gradually pulled
away. and as the signal was given for
the last lap Lawrence was seen to eX-
ert himself to the limit. He was fully
seventy-five yards behind the fast-going
Bedell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08

New Hampshire.O 90 o o %
Arsenal .......0 90
Stolen Decentralization, Long Dun
leavy. Two-base hit-Long. Double play
RauRhman tunas.sted) Sacrifice hits-De
BY Jones. s. Dal. q Bases on balls-or
Jones, 4; Deal 5. Umoires-Rivell and
Voorhees,.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
Curtis G. C.. Wins

Cheltenham, Pa. July s.-Curtis Country
Club outclassed Harrowgate here yesterday,
winning a heavy-hittins game. 10 to g. Tn.
aIl-sround work Of Alsayer and Barker fea.
tured the contest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
The Speeding Finish

The Speeding Finish
Lawrence was seen to bend closer to
Speedy Nandeberry. whisper to his pace
maker. and in an instant the PAGER and
cyclist were speeding along the upper
part of the lower track. When halfway
around Lawrence was on even terms.
which was a full lap advantage for
Lawrence. with Bedel As they crossed
the finish line Lawrence led by twenty
yards, plus his one lap. He pedaled an
exhibition lap. then returned to the
starting line. where he was assisted to
his quarters.
Lawrence took the race on two
hours notice. Victor Linart and Vim
cent Madonna We're scheduled to ride
but We're set down by the National Cycle
Association for violation of the rules
The suspension il indefinite. Corri, an
other substitute also rode a great race,
and it is doubtful If the suspended riders
could have ridden as well as the SUBJ
stituteS. The time of Al minutes As 3-5
seconds for the thirty miles was the
best of the year. The final five miles
was covered in minutes 80 seconds.
Vandeberry Delivers
No one was more elated after the
race than the much-abused Speedy
Vandeberry. Here is a noted motor
paced artist, famed for his ability to
speed rather than pace. He usually is
the last choice of the riders and only
Is in the race because there Is no other
PAGERS TO select His ability to pace
Elmer Collins to a win on last Thurs
day night helped his stock little. for
he was made the third choice by Law
renee over Norman Anderson.
Jimmy Hunter and Rody Lehman SO
far have outstripped the field as PAGERS
that the gathering Immediately looked to
their rider to win. The motor-paced fan
picks the winner in much the same man
ner as the track followers gather their
dope on the horses by giving preference
to the colt carrying one of the famous
jockeys, Now and then an outsider
scores with rookie in the saddle The
same often happens in motor-pace cir
| cies, but in this instance Vandeberry has
advanced from the class of novice PAGERS
into the select. He will bear watching
in the big races
Stars in Title Race
| The first important race of the cycle
season will be held at the Point Breeze
| drome Thursday night. The occasion will
| be the annual staging of the American
| motor-paced championship over the 100
| ktlometers (sixty-two and one-half
miles) distance. Five riders will go to
the starting line. The results of Sat-
urday nights thrilling thirty-mile event
has served to make President Tim Buck
ley and Manager Jack Roden very enthu-
| siastic. -
| Never saw the boys ride better. F."
sputtered the hustling Jack Roden, en-.
ergetic manager, as he took a hurried
bite Of the end of his two-bit Havana
while he FASTENED for tn. cffice.
They looked fine and take il from
me 1t should be some race here Thurs
day night" replied Big Tin. az ne care
fully tilted that noisy Legnofn straw lid
another twenty-five degrees, IF Law
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
An Expression
of Appreciation

On January first, 1918 it was my priv:
directing head Of the company organized to
handle Overland and Wiilys-Knight Motor
Cars, Bethlehem Trucks and Federal Tires.
was told that Philadelphia might not
welcome newcomer until time had proved
his merit and that until such time as perform
ance had furnished proof of intention business
would be slow and unresponsive. Feeling that
forewarned was forearmed, III decided to gather
together an intelligent, courteous organization,
with real purpose behind it, lay my cards on
the table and start things going.
This was DONE
In a newspaper announcement which ap-
peared January 9th, our policy was outlined
and the public invited to avail itself Of our SER
vice and cooperation From the moment this
advertisement appeared things have fairly
hummed. The corner at / st and Ludlow has
been veritable bee hive and the six months
have been eminently pleasing to us-as pleas
ing as we have tried to make our service to you.
Philadelphia has accorded us the most
royal treatment We have endeavored to re-
spond in kind and we take this means of ex-
pressing our gratitude for this splendid appre-
citation which has been so encouraging to us
and so fitting tribute to the lines we are
representing.
+A IT,. neA-
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HARROwGATE

Totals 13 10 81 1s4 Totals slI2 24I4o
Curtis c, c.. o O ia
Harrowgate' l o 1 o 2 0GS
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-10-18
Wilson Sounds the Doom
... Of the German Empire

The German empire has sinned it's
day away. 1t was born and it must
die in the lifetime of William the
Second.
President Wilson pronounced its
death sentence when he declared that
this country will deal with no nation
whose chief has absolute power of
declaring war. Mr.. Wilson has
sounded the death knoll Of kaiserism
and the divine right of kings. 1t is
now up to the allies to execute the
sentence
Under the constitution of Germany
the kaiser has sole power of declar-
ing war. President Wilson has an
nounced that the war must go on un-
til Germany perishes or until there
is an unconditional surrender.
But we cannot win this war, or
carry on the war, by abusing the
Germans and by boagting.
President Wilson has done his
duty. He has realized the expecta-
tions of every liberty loving man.
1t is now up to us to do our duty,
and our first duty to-day must be to
over-subscribe to the Liberty loan.
There is no alternative. 1t is
war to the death or to the surrender
of Germany.
The programme is now in the
hands of Marshal Foch and the other
marvellous men who are leading the
allied armies and to the splendid
soldiers who are fighting and dying
that liberty may be the blessing of
every man thruout the world.-Com-
mercial Appeal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-10-18

| ed it should be taken, unwrappeC
and unsealed, together with the la
bel and sufficient stamps, to the near
est collection centre designated by
the Red Cross. After the package
has passed the inspection of the Red
Cross representatives, as to contents
and weight, and been wrapped in
stout paper, the Christmas label,
bearing the address of the man for
whom it is intended, is placed on it.
The person sending the package, in
the presence of the Red Cross work
er, is required to affix stamps suffi-
cient to carry it to Hoboken, N. ].
The postal charges are to be at the
rate of fourth class or parcel post
zone rate. A label certifying that
the inspection has been completed
by the Red Cross is placed on the
package, which is left in the custody
of the Red Cross until delivered to
the postal authorities.
NAVY'S REGULATIONS.
The Navy Department has issued
the following instructions regarding
the shipping of Christmas packages
to sailors in home waters and abroad:
Packages forwarded by parcel post
for men in the navy must comply
with the postal regulations, and
should be inclosed in substantlal
boxes with hinged or Gcrow top cover
to facilitate opening and inspecting.
All boxes shipped by express are
limited to twenty pounds in weight,
should measure not more than two
cubic feet in volume, be of wood, we'll
strapped and have a hinged or screw
top to facilitate opening and inspect
ing.
All mail matter should be address,
ed as now prescribed by the postal
regulations. All express packages
should be forwarded in care of Sup
ply officer, Fleet Supply Base, Twen-
ty-ninth Street and Third Avenue.
South Brooklyn, N. Y.
No perishable food product other
than those inclosed in cans or glass
jars should be packed in parcel post
or express shipments.
All packages must be plainly mark
ed with the name and address of the
sender, together with a notation in
dicating the nature of the contents,
such as Christmas box" or Christ
mas present"
The Supply officer at New York
will cause each express package to
be opened and carefully examined to
see that nothing of an explosive or
other dangerous character is for
warded.
The shipment of Christmas pack
ages for United States naval vessels
abroad should be made so as to reach
New York as early as possible, and
not later than Nov. Is.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-10-18
Most Important Notice.

To all the persons who have sign
ed up for the Fourth Liberty Loan
bonds go at once to your bank where
you had the card sent and make your
initial payment so that the banks
can report to the Liberty Loan Or
ganization the amount of bonds
Oblon County has taken. Do this to-
day. Don't wait until tomorrow. It
must be done before the 10Th of
October.
LIBERTY LOAN ORGANIZATION.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-10-18

many should know beyond a perad-
venture with whom they are dealing.
"The President will make a sep
arate reply to the royal and imperial
government of Austria-Hungary
Accept, sir, the renewed Gssur-
ance of my high consideration.
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING,
FREDERICK ODERLIN,
Charge d'Affaires, ad Interim, in
Charge of German Interests in the
United States"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-10-18
SCHOOL NOTES
War Work Being Done by Schools in
0bion County.


(By Supt. Ridings and Miss Luther.
Mount Olive and Antioch schools
combined their efforts Friday night
Oct. 4, and had box supper. Re-
suit: Mount Olive, $27.13; Antioch
$27. 7.92-Miss Greta Bcnthal and
Miss Ethel Thompson, teachers. This
money was turned over to the Red
Cross.
Oak Grove school has made up the
money to enroll in the Junior Red
Cross (25 cents for each pupiD-
Mrs. Beth Sutherland and Miss Ruth
Griffin, teachers.
Crescent school has raised $158 by
giving a play and other means
Vivienne White, teacher.
Houser Valley has done a large
amount of this work; the exact
amount we do not have, but we
should like to call your attention to
the plan of the teacher, Miss Pearl
Milan. She has each pupil bring
one egg every Friday She gives ten
cents each FRIDAY. At the close of
the month she turns this money in
to the Red Cross Chapter at Union
City. Last month the amount was
$500. Her plan for next month is
to have this money used for the COM
ing Y. M. C. A. campaign. She in
tends to have her pupils solicit funds
from the patrons of the school for
this campaign so that the amount
the patrons would naturally give will
go to the credit of the school as we'll
as the individual. About $1,40O
worth of Thrift Stamps have been
bought thru this school.
A regular class in home economies
has been established in the follow
ing schools: Kenton, Miss Gibson;
Clayton, Miss Reeves; Obion, Wood
land Mills, Cunningham, Hornbeak,
Troy, Glass, Rives, South Fulton,
Miss Holderman. The other classes
are being taught by Miss Veltman
from Paris and Miss Luther. More
than 200 girls have been enrolled in
these classes. We feel that this is
big step in the advancement of our
schools this county. We hope to
have our work on a better standard
next year and that we may have
more regular teachers in tho schools
In all of these places where we have
begun home economics the local
school boards have gotten the stoves
ind tables. The mothers and girls
nave gotten the equipment.
Since the influenza is raging and
10 many of the schools have had to
,lose, we are compelled to call off |
'ur fair. Instead of this we hope to
lave an exhibit of our home eco
lomics work about Thanksgiving or
December /.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-10-18

According to French writer, Kai-
ser Wilhelm has a Rasputin in the
person of Admiral Miller, retired ma
val officer, who is said to exercise
unusual influence over the German
Emperor, even to the extent of
grumbling at him.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-10-18
FULL TEXT OF PRESIDENTS
REPLY TO GERMANY

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE text OF
the Presidents answer to Germany
follows:
"Sir: In reply to the communica-
tion of the German government dated
the 18th instant, which you handed
me to-day, l have the honor to re-
quest you to transmit the following
answer:
1.-The unqualified acceptance by
the present Germcn government and
by a large majority of the Reichstag
of the terms laid down by the Presi-
dent of the United States of America
in his addro>, to the Congress of the
United States on the Sth of January,
191S,and in his subsequent addresses,
justifies the President in making a
frank and direct statement of his
decision with regard to the COM
munications of the German govern
ment of the Sth and 18th of October,
1918.
"It must be clearly understood
that the process of evacuation anu
the conditions of an Grmistice are
matters which must be loft to the
judgment and advice of the military
advisers of the government of the
United States and the allied govern
ments, and the President feels it his
duty to say that no arrangement can
be accepted by the government of
the United States which does not
provide absolutely satisfactory safe
guards and guarantees of the main
tcnance of the present military SUI
premacy of tho armies of the United
States and the allies in tho field.
''He feels confident that he can
safely assume that this will also be
the judgment and decision of the
allied governments.
1.-THE President feels that it is also
his duty to add that neither the gov
ernment of the United States nor, he
is quite sure, the governments with
which the government of the United
States is associated as 6 belligerent
will consent to conGider Gn armistice
so long as the armed forces of Ger
many continue the illegal and in
humane practices which they still
persist in.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-10-18
Atrocities Must Cease At Once.

"At the very time that the Ger
man government approaches the gov
ernment of the United States with
proposals of peace it's submarines are
engaged in sinking passenger ships
at sea, and not the ships alone, but
the very boats in which their pas
sengers and crews seek to make their
way to safety; and in their present
enforced withdrawal from Flanders
and France the German armies are
pursuing a course of wanton de-
struction which has always been re-
garded as in direct violation of the
rules and practices of civilized war
fare. Cities and villages, if not de-
stroyed, are being stripped of all
they contain, not only but often of
their very inhabitants.
"The nations associated against
Germany cannot be expected to agree
to a cessation Of arms while acts of
inhumanity, spoliation and desola-
tion are being continued which they
justly look upon with horror and
with burning hearts.
''It is necessary, also, in order that
there may be no possibility of mis-
understanding, that the President
should very solemnly call the atten-
tion of the government of Germany
to the language and plain intent of
one of the terms of peace which the
German government has now accept
ed. 1t is contained in the address of
the President delivered at Mount |
Vernon on the 4th of July, last.
"It is as follows:
The destruction of every arbi-
trary power anywhere that can sep
arately, secretly and of it's single
choice disturb the peace of the
world; or, if it cannot be presently
destroyed, at least it's reduction to
virtual impotency'
Autocracy Must Be Destroyed.
Inc poWeI WHICH mas nlJnerCO
controlled the German nation is of
the sort here described. 1t is within
the choice of the German nation to
alter it. The Presidents words Just
quoted naturally constitute a con-
dition precedent to peace, if peace is
to come by the action of the German
people themselves.
''The President feels bound to say
thai the whole process of peace will,
in his judgment, depend upon the
definiteness and the satisfactory
character of the guarantees which
can be given in this fundamental
matter. 1t is indispensable that the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
SILK FLAG PRESENTED
Patriotic Exercises Held u, iiiri:nond
Council. knights OF COL
umlIuS.

The first OF series OF nag nights
was given at Richmond Council No.
800. Knights Of Columbus Hall on East
Grace street, last night. \ beautiful
SILK iaS was presented to the council
on behalf OF the members by DIR. w. \.
McGowan. who read history Of the
making and evolution of our ma tional
banner. The flag was received on be-
half OF the council by Grand Knight
L. L. Kelly. who cloqucntly portrayed
what this country had achieved under
it's banner and what II was in pros
pect of achieving for the whole world.
! The audience sang America" Column
bus Canepa sang as a solo: "a Long.
Long Trail" James w. Nokcly read
the poem by Joseph Barton Grady: "a
salute to the Flag" Melvin O'Grady
sang: Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing Professor Winter rendered a
Dixie" medley John Blake stated
that when the Presidents call first
went our there were Scventy-nve mem
hers TO volunteer and when the Tag
was first flown to tho breezes theirs
were $50 stars on the flag. Since then
many more have either volunteered or
been drafted into the service and when
the flag is brought up TO date on
July 4 there will be 1T least 40 stars
in the Tag -Four members having fall
len there Will be four gold stars added.
Father kcllher followed with a pa
triotic address. as did James j. Dreamer
ana Father Mark the chaplain OF
Richmond Council. The exercises
closed with the assemb7aEe singing
the "Star-SpanEled Banner" Further
flag nights will be held. the dates of
which Will be later announced
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
MISS CUNNINGHAM FALLS
FROM UPPER WINDOW
Seriously Injured, She Is Found OF
Shed Roof UncOn-
SciouS.
is CARRIED TO HOSPITAL
Condition Is Reported as Critical.
Her Father Was Once Head of
State Female Normal School at
Fnrmville.

Leaning ont of "a window of hei
apartment at the Franklin, at Third
and Franklin Streets. Miss May Cum
inEhan ovcrbalanced herself and fci
upon the roof of shed adjoining the
building on the cast side. and is now
in St Elizabeth's Hospital in dam
gerous condition. The accident oc-
Cured at , O'Clock yesterday after
noon and at IL o'clock last night there
WAS no record of the accident either
at the Second Police Station or at po-
lice Headquarters.
For some time after the fall. Miss
Cunnin CHAM lay on the roof Of the
shed in an unconscious condition. Be-
ing alone in the apartment at the time
of the accident her fall was not noticed
and it was some time before help
reached her. She was taken to St.
Elizabeth's Hospital in Il private ambu-
lance.
Miss Cunningham is the daughter of
the late Richard Cunningham. ut one
time president of the state Female Nor
NAL School. at Farmville. and widely
connected throughout the State. Rich :
ard t.. Cunningham. assistant cashier
Of the National State and City Bank. j.
her brother. Miss Cunningham lives
ham. in an apartment lit the Franklin
Her sister is employed in the Office u,
state Fuel Administrator Harry Flood
Byrd.
No details as to the extent of Miss
cunninghnms injuries could he learn I'd
last night. At o'clock this morning.
the report Of her condition at ST. Eliza
bcih'S Hospital was critical. However
she l.; conscious