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The Pulaskian., 1918-01-18

Private John McClain of Dayton, O. a member of the American expedition. ary force in France, wearing the French Croix de Guerre with the palm awarded him by the French govern. ment for saving 50 persons when ap enemy aviator dropped bomb in the village in which he was billeted. Me Clain quickly picked up the bomb and running to q nearby river threw 1t far out from shore. The projectile explod- ed as it hit the water McClain is twenty-four years old and married the day before leaving for France His wife lives at Peekskill, N. Y. He has served four years in the army.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
NAVAL REGATTA
Pelham Bay Crew Outstrips All Com petitors on the Hudson-Boston Crew Takes One Event.

Never was a more thrilling water duel fought on the Hudson than that waged between the crews of the Hing ham Naval Training Sation of Boston and the Pelham Bay Naval Training Sttion in the one-mile ten-oared cutter race that featured the navy regatta under the auspices of the New York A. C. yesterday. Pulling away from the crews of the New Haven N. T. S., U. s. $. Adams, U. s. s. Granite State and Brooklyn Armed Guard at the start the tars from Cape Cod and Long Island Sound fought every inch of the course with never more than half boats length separating them. Tn the last drive for the line the Bay State boys, ten brown backs and flash ing oars sWaying in perfect rhythm, drove the bow of their craft to half a lengths advantage over Pelham Bay.
 Walter Camp, director of the naval branch of the commission on training camp activities, who has seen half century of sport and Admiral N. R. Usher, who of1iciated as referee with Mr. Camp, both said they never had witnessed a more heart-breaking struggle.
 The victory of the Boston crew in the ten-oarcd cutter race prevented the Pelham Bay tars from sweeping the river. Pelham Bay sailors won the two other events. They took the two -mile six-oared cutter race by four lengths from the Granite State and made a procession of the onemile six cared Whaleboat race, crossing the line $ lengths ahead of their closest rivals. a crew from a United States battleship in port whose name it is not permitted to mention.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
RIGLER TO FRANCE.

Immediately after the close of the baseball season Charley Riglcr, the umpire, will leave for France as an athletic director under the Y. M C. A. We learned yesterday that Rigler had been sent an invitation to join the Red Triangle forces and that he had replied with his acceptance without even an hours consideration. The impire has a wife and two children in Cleveland. Rigler is well fitted for the work, as he has had wide experience not only in baseball but in football boxing and basketball. He is the first umpire to enter the national service. We under stand that other umpires in the major leagues have been sent invitations to join the Y. M. C. A. forces overseas but thus far they have not replied. Practically all of them have big re- responsibilities and financial cOnsidera- tions prevent their going along.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
SARATOGA RESULTS,

Saratoga Springs, N. Y, Aug. 29,- afternoon proved if it proved anything, that Billy Kelly is the best two-year- old of the year. Billy Kelly did not start. H. A. BedweIl, his trainer, at the last moment withdrew the son of Dick Welles, not because he was afraid of the 140-pound impost, he said, but because he did not have Sandle to ride.
 The winner of the Adirondack was Walter Jefford's Routledge, chest nut colt by ddington-Understud which until this afternoon had neve: won a race, although he had been sec on dand third several times to good horses. Tn his last start he was beaten some twelve lengths hy Eternal
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
TENNIS TOURNEY
Murray Does the Expected and Eltmin- ates Pel1 in First Round of Cham~ pionSIlip Match.

That Robert Lindley Murray is com- ing back into his own was amply deln- onstrated on the turf courts of tho West Side Tennis Club at Forest HiNs yesterday. In the fourth round of the national championship tennis singles tournament Murray eliminated Theo- dore Roosevelt Pel with little more diff vidual to roll off a log Pell of the superb backhand was expunged from the tournament in straight sets at 6-2, 60, 60.
 Murray displayed by far the best form that he has shown this year, and also showed that he needed practice more than anything else. The fact that the sensational Native Son fell an easy victim to w. T. Tlden 2d, of PhiIadel- phia at Southampton last Friday caused much concern among his 7d- nirers, who feared his lack of condi- ton would be a serious handicap in the national Singles. However his mas terful exhibition yesterday makes it certain that Murray will put up a warm scrap to maintain the top place he won at Forest Hills last year
 Murray was expected to beat Pell. fbut the New Yorker at least was ex- pected to let Lndley know he was in a. match. Pell made a far better show ing with Tilden last Saturday. when the pair fought it out in the Meadow Club final, While Tilden won in straight sets, Pe1 took ten games. r. R. got only two from Murray yester- day
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
BIG BOUT POSTPONED.

Benny Leonard yesterday postponed his bout with Ted Lewis from Septem- Der 10 to the 24th. When the original date was set for his encounter In New ark Leonard took it for granted that he could get enough training through his exhibitions in the Camp Upton show, Zip, Nip, Yaphank," but on due consideration he decided that an OppO- nent Of Lewis C;uiber required his most asSiduOuS attention in prelimi- nary work. Lconard's work in the show will close on September If and he will have 10 days in which to finish his training. Leonard might have gone through with the original plan Irut for WhsperingN that the bout in Newark was to be only the prelude to Q similar engagement in Philadel- phia and perhaps a third meeting in the west, and the lightweight cham piOn would not exert himself unduly in the opening fracas. This rumOr an gered Leonard and he told Billy Gib- son that he wanted enough training time to put himself in the best pos Siblc condition for q knockout attempt against tho champion of the Wcltor- weights Lconard's action will he commended generally. as the boxing public has reason to look with suspi- cior7 on men who do their training in theatrical engagem ments.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
MACkMEN KILL
 INDIANS CHANCES
Red Sox Beat Tigers While Tanks
 Lose to Browns

Philadelphia, Aug. 29.-Philadelphia closed it's home season yesterday by defeating Cleveland 1 to 0. Speaker was today notified notified of his in definite suspension as the result of his clash with Umpire Connolly yesterday Cleveland outhit the locals, but could not get more than one hit in any one inning. Three double plays helped Watson materially. The score:-
 Ihila .......... 00100000x-1 , 0 Cleveland ....... OO000O0OO-0 6 Q
 Batteries: Perkins and WatsoH: O'Neil and Enzmann.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
EAST SCHOOL 1~
 GETS THIRD PLACE
Other Notes From Walnut Hill
 League

The tie for third place position which has existed in the inter-p1ay- graund baseball league was dissolved yesterday morning at Walnut Hilt park when the East defeated the Bartlett playground team q to 16 with the playing of yesterdays game the league season wound up. The Schedule called for thirty games and every game was played which is a unlque record and one to be proud or All Of these games were played in the mornings at Walnut Hill park and after the contests the players were taken to the r. M. C. A. by Supervisor Warren s. Slater and ac- coded a most refreshing shower bath and a plunge in the swimming pool The final standing of the league is as follows:
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29


 Parker 2d; Grace Farrell Sd.
 50 yard jumping rope race (Junior class )-Alice Cobey 1st; Mary King 2nd May Jones 3d.
 Zig Tag Ball match, Girls vsv. Boys. Capt. Alice Schenck, ?; Capt. Barney Clark 3d.
 Pass Ball match Boys vs. Girls. Capt. Helen Lynch 3; Captain Humphrey AIuldoney 3
 200 yard Hill &1 Dale run Cry Outs) Matthew Clark 1st; John McKner- ney 2d; Peter Putney Sd; George Mur- ny 4th. Time 34 sec.
 Circle Ball match. Boys vs Girls. Capt Mary Mahoney ?; Capt. John Pontergast 4.
 Volley Ball match. Girls vs Boys. Capt George Scheyd IS; Capt. Helen Lynch 21
 Basketball throw, girls-Alice %chencl< 53ft in; Helen Lynch 51ft Sin: Margaret Grove Aft 10 in. Running Broad Jump (Minor class boys)-Stabelly lift in.; Dunn 9ft 11in.; Dolan 9ft Sin.
 Running broad jump Junior Class) " .Kiniry Aft in., who makes record for grounds breaking it by 1 in, held by himself; McCue 13ft s in. :: Scheyd 12ft in.
 Running broad jump (Senior classl Clark left in; Murry 16ft 3in.; Watson 15ft 10 in.
 Tennis championship (Senior Class Girls)-AIice Schenck defeated Helen Long in hard fought sets 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Alice Schencll is champion Baseball game (girls)-St. Mary S win. Score 23-15.
 St. Johns . ? 4 2-15 St Mary's -. ? 8 O-23 Batteries: Pauline Manoorin and Helen McAleer for St Johns. Alice Schenck and Helen Lynch fol St. Mary's
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29

In the afternoon the boys and girls of the Burritt playground were on, hand good and strong for their last. weekly track and field meet There were siXt-one entries and all of the events were hotly contested. Follow ing are the winners in the various events:
 Twenty yard dash (girIs' minor class) won by K. Finkelstein, second, v. Charlan; third, M. StrawbaI.
 Twenty yard dash (boys' minor class) won by J. Lentine; second, c. Scholar, third, J. Pikowsl1i
 Forty yard dash (girls' junior, class) won by F. Caminski; second, S. Cefaretti; third, l.. Dingress
 Forty yard dash (boys' junior class) won by A. Finkelstein; second, E. O'Brien; third, s. Bosco.
 Forty yard dash (girls' senior class) won by R. Jurvitch; second, M. Scheyd; third, l.. Karnoska.
 Standing hop, step and jump (girls' minor class) won by M. Tych; second, V. Charlan; third, c, Finkelstein, Distance, II it. in.
 Standing hop, step and jump (boys' minor class) won by M. Grif; second, J. Lentine; third, c. Scholar. DisL tance, 13 it. 10 in.
 Standing hop, step and jump (girls' junior class) won by A. Scholar; [ second, L. Dngress; third, E. Camin- ski Distance 13 it. in.
 Standing hop, step and jump (boys' junior class) won by P. Rakowski; second A. Finkelstein; third, E. O'Brien. Distance, 16 it. 2 in.
 Standing hop, step and jump (girls' senior class) won by M. scheyd: second, R. Jurvitch. Distance IS it. 1 in.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
NEW RACING RECORD.

Readville, Mass, Aug. 29.-Miss Bertha Dillon was driven by Serrill 10 8 worlds trOtting record for 4-year- old tillies of 2:01 1-2 in the free-for- all trOt at tho Grand Circuit meeting at Readville track today. The PhiIa- delphia lilly, owned by A. B. Coxe. beat the fast trotters St. Frisco and Mabel Trask in each of three heats making the fast time in the second mile. The record was formerly 2:O4 1-4, held by Bertha McGuirc and made at Toledo on July 24 last
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
Boston 2, Detroit 0.

Boston. Aug. 29.-Sam Jones held Detroit to three hits yesterday and Hooper's batting enabled Boston to win to 0. Hooper opened the first by doubling and scored on Strunl.'s single. In the seventh Agnew singled and scored on Hoopers triple to left Hooper continuing across the plate when Dauss fumbled the relay. Score: Boston ......... 1OO0002OX-3 s Detroit ........ 0O00OOOOO-O 1
 Batteries: Agnew and S. Jones; Spencer and DauSs
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
BNII PLAYERS IIN EINfPT.

Local draft boards today received notification from President Wilson that all professional ball players who arc with the winning teams in tho N0tjon- al and American leagues and who will take part in the world series are tenn pOrariIy exempt from the draft. The presidents order provides that none of these professional ball players shall be jnductcd into the service. regardless of their status, until after Septembe~ 15
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
St Louis 4, New York 2.

New York, Aug. 2S.-Three bases on balls, given by Sanders in the third inning, each yielded a run and brought about the defeat of the Yankees in the final game of the season with the Browns It was a sharp fielding game GedeOn making the only error. Score: St. Louis ........ 00300001O-4 New Y orI1 ...... 00O0101 0O-2 & 0
 Batteries: Scvereid and Davenport; Hannah and Sanders, Heating.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
PLAY AT COMTSKEY PARK.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-The worlds se- ries in Chicago will be played at Com lskey park, the home of the Chicago American league club. This was an nounced today by Secretary Walter Craighead of the Chicago Nationals. Comiskey park was the scene of the 1917 series between the Chicago Americans and the New York Nation slls and has seating capacity of 30,- GOO. The capacity of the Chicgo Ma tionals park does not exceed 16,O00-
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
WILL TRY FOR RECORD.

Saratoga, x. Y, Aug. 29.-Willie Sharpe Kilmer will start his three year-old horse, Sun Briar, here today, in an attempt to break the mile roc yord of 1884 4-S seconds recently made sbJ Roamer. Sun Brisr will carry 100 mounds and will be paced by Hank Fo'Day for the first half mile and by ExternInatcr for the second.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
CUHS AIiE FANORTTES.

Percy Guard, curb bHttlnG con7mis- siorcr. yesterday was offering $1O.0O0 to Sq n0O that Chicago wins the world z baseball series. Some small bets were made, Boston demahuS lo to [, Guard stateg there is plenty of Chicago money but very little Boston.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
PIONEERS WILL PLAY
 PRATT WHITNEY NINE
 HlE[RII NEXT SUNDAY.

Manager Luby of the Pioneers wishes to inform local fans that the statement which appeared in an out Of-tOWn paper that the second Pratt & Whitney game will be played Labor Day is incorrect. As announced in these columns already, the game is scheduled for next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock on the Ellis Street grounds.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29

terday, Chicago winning the first game, to f, while Cincinnati shut out the locals, 9 to 0, in the second game. Chicago won the first game by bunch ing hits off LuQuo. Mitchel's fine pitching and perfect support, coupled with loose and cratic fielding behind Martin gave the visitors the other game. The scores:
 First Game.
 r. h. e. Chicago ........ .O0040210N-7 II Cincinnati ...... 0022O0O01--5 II
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
Standing of the Clubs
Games Today

Games Today Boston at Philadelphia. Brooklyn at New York. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati at Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
DODGERS WIN FINAL FROM NEW YORkS Reds Split Even With National
 League Champs

Brooklyn, Aug. 29.--Broolklyn won the last game of the season on the homo grounds yesterday by defeating New York, 8 to '. It was the anni- versary of the battle of Long Island and many sailors from the navy yard with bands attended. The score:
 r. h. e. Brooklyn ........ .O0O3111O2-S 16 1 New York .0OO30310O-7 12 0 Causey, Steele, Perritt and McCarty; Grimes and Miller.
 Chicago 70, Cincinnati o-9.
 Chicago, Aug. 29.-Chicago and Cincinnati divided a doubleheader yes
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Results Yesterday.

Binghamton s, Rochester ?. Buffalo 4, Newark i.
 Other games postponed, rain.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Yesterday V

St. Louis f, New York ?. Boston 3, Detroit 0.
 Philadelphia 1, Cleveland O.. Only three games scheduled.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
BASEBALL IN X NUTSHELL
N ATIONAL LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

Brooklyn S. New York '.
 Chicago 70, Cincinnati 5-9. Only two games scheduled.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
Standing of the Clubs

Games Today New York at Washington. Philadelphia at Boston. Only two games scheduled.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29
BOWEING RESULTS.
Unknown Partner

UEl<hOWn FaTtneT League.
 A. And'son 79 no 116 83 1O1-4S9 Foote ....107 105 93 93 121-519 sattler ..1O3 S9 1O4 SC 86-462 Kahms ..11S 96 113 9S S9-514
New Britain herald., 1918-08-29

Second Game.

r. h. c. Chicago ......... .O00OOOOOO-0 0 Mitchell and W7ingo; Martin and O'Farrel.
The Washington times., 1918-08-20

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The Washington times., 1918-08-20
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The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-14
DENVER COLORADO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER II, 1918

organized effort for adjustment,
white employers and white workmen
have looked with favor upon the
plan, accepted it, and given hearty
cooperation.
Third, that the plan as now dem
onstrated in Negro Workers Advis-
ory Committees made up on n Co
operative basis of representatives of
Negro wage-earners, white employ
ers, and, wherever possible, white
wage-earners, is most effective,
practical means of guiding all inter
ests concerned. That as govern
mental effort it can deal successful
ly with many of the problems grow
ing out of the effect of war condi-
tions upon Negro labor.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-14
Wounds Fail to Blot Out Native
Sense of Humor.

Two more stories have come to me
to prove that our colored soldiers
preserve and radiate their humor
even where shells and shrapnel fly
thickest A colored soldier slightly
wounded in the Argonne lighting
and let me assure my readers there
was some" fighting there-sat
down beside the road to wait for
chance to ride to the field hospital.
A comrade fastening forward to his
latest news of the progressing bat
tie, asked the wounded brother if he
had been in the fight; did he know
all about it. and how were things
know all about it, the wounded
man replied. well, what's happened
to 'them?" quickly asked the trooper
on his way to the front. well, it
was this way replied the wounded
/ fellow, II was climbin' over some
1 barbed wire tryin' to get to them
d,--n boches, and they shot me;
that's what 1 knows about it,"
company water cart was follow
| ing thu advancing troops when a
German shell burst in the ditch al
most beside the cart. The horse on
the shell side was killed, and the
driver was wounded in the head
While the blood ran freely from his
wound down his face, the driver
took one look at the wreckage. then
started stumbling back along the
road. A white lieutenant who had
seen it all stopped the driver of the
cart and said:
THE dessing station is"
Before he could finish his sentence
the wounded driver, with the blood
flowing in rivulets down his face.
said: Dressing station hell! I'm
looking for another horse to hitch to
that cart to take the place of the
one that shell put out of commits
sion."
That was bit of nerve, grim hui
NOR, and evidence of fidelity to
luty. a mere wound in the head
could not stop this driver from keep
,ng up with the troops with a need
cd supply of water.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-14
CAMP DIX TROOPS TO BE SENT
TO HOME STATES.

Camp Dix, n. J-Instead of releas-
ing at Camp Dix the thousands of Ne
gro soldiers awaiting rehabilitation,
new orders of the War Department
received here direct that all Negro
troops here shall be returned by de-
tachments to their home states, where
at central points they will receive
their discharge papers and final army
pay. No explanation is announced,
but it is evident the new plan will
prevent the Southern Negroes becom-
ing stranded in Northern cities, while
at the same time it will insure nor
NAL distribution of men to meet labor
conditions in Southern states.
All regular army Negro enlisted
men serving here, chiefly as non-com'
missioned officers, in Negro organiza-
tions, will be sent back to the Twenty
fourth and Twenty-fifth Infantry
whence they came.
Immediate steps for a general clean
ing out of the camp by prompt demobi-
lization is directed to make room at
once for incoming overseas troops.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-14
THE PRESENT SITUATION.

Colored folks, do not discuss this
war and the making of peace just
now. Let the white folks try hand
at that kind of business. Conditions
are unsettled and no one knows just
what will happen in Europe during
the next few months. Revolutions
are taking place and the indications
are that some of them will occur in
the countries of the Allies.
The situation in Ireland is one OF
grave menace. to the British Empire
in particular and to the civilized world
claim to self-determination, which
means that the people of that country
shall decide upon their own form oil
government and the right to decide
whether or not they shall remain un-
der British rule, India will come for
ward with similar claim and prob
ably Australia will make demands
that cannot be denied.
Evidently concessions have already
been made to these divisions OF the
BRUSH Empire anu lIlSSe SohNSSSAo-iS
will no doubt be made known at the
peace table. There were some dan
gerous dogmas set up in President
Wilson's fourteen points in his peace
program, which if carried to their log
ical conclusion will revolutionize the
civilized world.
Evidently President Wilson has had
an inkling of what is coming, else he
would not have taken the unprece-
dented step of going to Europe in per-
son. 1t looks to us that inasmuch as
the Allies are heavily in debt to TINS
country, they are about to endeuvor to
try to transfer the burden to Germany
and thus put as in the attitude of col
leoting our money from a defunct
creditor.
What else can be the meaning Oh
the demand that Germany must pay
the cost of the war. when the great
portion of the cost is due to the Unit
ed States of America a?-Richmond
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