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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
People Express Gratitude.

These people, Mr.. Hoover reports,
are profuse in their thanks to the
people of the United States. Their
gratitude is unbounded and embar-
RAISING, he says. 1t is no longer neces-
sary for them TO get food through
charity but owing to the systematic
destruction of their textile industries
they must still depend to u consider
able extent upon the United States for
clothing.
1.-THE population is underclad' Mr.
Hoover said, and the one direction IN
which the BelgianS are in need of
charitable help is in large clothing
supplies to the Commission on Relief
for Belgium. There is no quantity of
secondhand clothing that will not be
needed and that will not bring graft
tude in the heart of some individual
Belgian"
With the German evacuation. the
system of distribution of food and
clothing built up by the commission
; during the four years became disor-
! ganiZed. due to the breakdown in trans
port. Mr.. Hoover found. This break!l1E
down of the rationing control in such
commodities as meats. butter and Other
necessary supplies resulted in The
whole of a very limited supply of such
foodstuffS graVitating toward the
wealthy through the rapid rise in
! prices.
| Prices Preclude Purchase.
Though it is now possible. Mr..
Hoover found. to buy almost any kind
| of food in Belgium, the prices pre-
! clude the purchase except by the
| wealthy. Meat, according to the re
port. is So pound; eggs. 81 each. and
| butter, $3.50 a pound. These prices
are in contrast with an average in
come for more than one-half tn"
| population of less than 81 weeh
| per family. NThe food administration
established BIZ the Belgian govern
ment. the report added. is taking ear"
of this situation as rapidly as pos
/ sible.
| IAN examination of the population.
Mr. Hoover said, proved that tn"
shipments of food by the commission
! for relief in Belgium during the past
| four years have bronght this people
through their ordeal wftk out irrepara =
BILE damage to the national health.
There exists among CERTAIN classes
undernutrition, but continued sup
plies of food will rapidly rectify this
There has been a considerable spread
: of tuberculosis as a result of this
undernutrition, but the Belgian au
thorities believe that this can be
stamped out without great loss, pro-
vided adequate supplies iof food will
arrive. DSs'''
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Other Statements False.


Bowling also admitted to the states
attorney that he had made other false
statements in the confession signed
by him yesterday, one of his misstate-
ments being that the evening before
the murder he had visited DR.. William
T. Brown, at Burnt Mills. and received
treatment for iodine poisoning. of
which he said he had been the victim
at the hands of Mrs. Beckwith. He
said today that he had not seen DIR.
Brown States Attorney Bouic also
learned from DIR. Brown that the only
time he had ever treated Bow ling was
several weeks before the murder ana
that it was for some trivial ailment.
Although Bowling insisted today
that he murdered Mrs. Beckwith be-
cause she attempted to poison him the
evening before, States Attorney Bouic
is not inclined to accept that as the
motive He believes that bowling
thought Mrs. Beckwith had received
her annual pension of $40 from the
county. which she had been accustom-
ed to get about Christmas, and that ne
killed her solely for the purpose OF
robbery.
Ne1ghbor Had the Check.
II has been learned, however. that
Nrs Reckwith had not received the
pension. although it had been gwen
to one of her neighbors to denver 10
her This neighbor went to the nome
liver the check. but found the house
a apparently deserted, not dreaming
that the woman's dead body was
alone inside.
Bowling discusses the murder free
w and as coolly as if he were talking
about a base ball game and seems
thoroughly unconcerned. He stated
today. nevertheless, that he is
scared" and has begun to realize
that he has gotten himself into
bad fix
Last evening an uncle of the boy
called at the Jail and talked for some
time with the prisoner. He assured
the boy that he would do everything
for him within his power.
Bowling has not yet employed a
lawyer. He will be given prelim-
mary hearing before Police Justice
Frank Gather within the next few
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

tomorrow evening in the assembly
hall of the y. NJ. c. A. at 1856 G
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

The Young Women's Hebrew AssOci-
alton is to give a dance tomorrow
night at Old Masonic Temple, 9th and
Il streets
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-28
PLAN OFFENSIVE
ON ITALIAN front
New Divisions Are Being
Brought Up Daily By the
TeutOnic Forces

Washington, March 27-Preparations
for a Teutonic offensive of the Italian
front continue, the Italian embassy was
advised today by cable from Rome. New
divisions are arriving daily on this front
from the Rumanian front and the Aus
TRANS have brought up numerous new
pieces of heavy artillery. The dispatch
says:
1.-THE situation at the Italian front is
becoming every day more intense. 1t
appears that the Austro- Hungarian
forces are counting upon the success of
the German drive in France to discour-
age the Italians before attempting a
new offensive.
New divisions are daily being brought
to the Italian front from the Rumanian
front Artillery duels are growing In
intensity all along the mountain section
of the front in Val. Lagarina, Giudicaria
and Astico. The Austrians have numer-
GUS new pieces of heavy artillery.
"Great movements of Austro-Hungar-
liam troops are reported by Italian avia-
tors in Val Sugana. Everything points
toward new effort on the part of the
enemy forces to break through the noun
famous zone of the Italian front toward
the plains"
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PLAN TO CANCEL
COAL CONTRACTS
Would Place Country's En-
tire Production Under
Administration Control

Washington, March Decentralization of
all contracts for coal, outstanding April
J., when the new zone system of distri-
button becomes effective, Is under con-
sideration by the fuel administration.
This would eliminate all high price con-
tract coal and place the country's en-
tire production under the control of the
fuel administration.
Most of the contracts now in existence
will expire with the beginning of the
new coal year, April /. Part of the re-
naming small percentage will be can
placed on the movement of coal by the
zone system. Many of them were made
at a time when prices were abnormally
high, and generally are held by large
consumers, such as railroads, industrial
plants and jobbers who act as purchasing
agents for factories.
Suggestions for abrogation of the con-
tracts have been heard frequently since
the fuel administration began work. Ac-
ton was not taken, however, on the
ground that the contracts should be al
lowed to stand pending the organization
of a complete federal plan of distribu-
(! ton, which has now been developed, and
which will assure that all contract hold
ers have other means of obtaining fuel
| During the coal shortage last winter
the fuel administration had difficulty in
| finding free" coal for distribution in
emergencies, because almost the entire
output of the country was tied up by
contract.
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- NOHbETvT
h e turned around to the newspaper
boys and said:
q III nash put his full strength into
e.. as yet. He can win in any round
nc, ne chooses and 1 guess the TWENTY
rirst round Is the one he IL ,,fnts,,.,
nc gong banged the call for the txuen-
ty-1irst round and 1 jumped FROM NV cor-
ner and met John L. as he waa ril,, 49,.
out from his corner
livery incident of that final round NJ
"a, 1.e Hsnt rs burned indelibly in nv brain
nose re" minutes stand out as the most
, noiaenlous or my career. They were
nVec more than % years ago vet not
one detail has gone from my memory i
could tell the story of the finish of that
fight In my own way but it seems To me-
that the fairest thing to do is to ot1ote
from the unbiased newspaper accounts q,
that contest And here they are:
ROUND TWENTY-ONE
Sullivan came out of his corner
SLOWLY and as the two men got into close
quarters Corbett tented with a left as if
1t was intended for the stomach The
champion was tricked into dropping his
guard to protect the stomach and this
was the chance Corbett was waiting for.
Tbe Californian put his whole force into
~ iA5Ht-HdHuef lnaC crashed full against
the jaw of the champion. 1t was the
first really hard punch that Corbett had
attempted to land throughout the fight
sullivan reeled under the impact of the
piow, but by splendid courage kept ia
his feet. Realizing that the end of Sui
Ivan was only a minute or so away,
Corbett, like a panther, was on Sullivan
The Californian began to rain a shower
OF blows upon the head and body of the
dazed and beaten champion.
Under the Corbett attack, Sullivan
groggy and staggering, dropped his
guard. Corbett shot left to the face
following with three more to the same
place. Steadying himself the Califor-
MAN put the whole weight of his body
into highlander which landed flush
on the jaw of John l.. Sullivan The
champion reeled, attempted feebly to re-
gain his balance-and then fell full or
his face to the floor.
Sullivan lay on the floor until Referee
Duffy had counted off seven seconds
Then, weak and blood besmeared, he
made pitiful effort to arise. Sup,
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BEAU BRUMMEL TO
WORK IN ATLANTA
|Sc0tty Chestnut Asked to
Umpire Games In
Windy City

That old adage about "class will tell
was never better exemplified than in the
case of Incompatible Scotty, of umpiring
fame, who has just been appreciated by
Charles Frank and asked to officiate in
all of the sixteen preseason games to
be played in Atlanta. While Scotty ts
loath to tear himself away from Nine
teenth street, he cannot resist the call OF
spring, so the summons to again don the
mask and pneumatic vest will not go I'M
needed.
oS while Birmingham will lose much OF
her brilliance by the departure OF our
subject, Atlanta will undoubtedly Bios
som with his presence.
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Terrifying Itching Causes
Continuous Torture

Do you sometimes feel like
you will scream if you do not
yet relief from the tormenting
and terrifying itching and irri-
Eating burning that makes you
feel like your very skin is
hblaze?
Possibly your disorder has
not reached the torturing stage
as yet, but there are thousands
Of victims Of skin diseases that
know too we'll the we'll nigh
uncomfortable pain that comes
from eruptions, irritati o MS,
pimples, boils, ulcers, eczema,
psoryasis, carbuncles and the
numerous other forms of tor
ment that attack the delicate
tissues of the skin.
The only proper method OF
treatment for any disease is q
remedy that will reach its
source, that will remove it,
cause and not simply palliate
its symptoms. Every form Of
skin ailment comes from a col
ony of millions upon millions 0.
tiny disease germs that infes
the blood. Naturally, then
these germs must be eradicatel
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Corbett's Daily Letter
On Great Sport Topics
Br LANES J. CoRaEryr

BY JAMES
(Note: This is the thirty ninth chapter
OF a series of articles which Mr.. Coroett
is writing on John l.. AS Knew Him. .
1t relates many heretofore unpublished
incidents in the life of the great war
rior The next installment will appear
tomorrow.
Back in my corner after the end of the
nineteenth round, L looked over at John
L. and studied his condition closely.
Then whispered to Billy Delaney, my
trainer:
bill, it's time now for me to go out
and end the fight"
Right you are. JIM replied Delaney.
Victory was within my grasp. John
LIS splendid endurance powers had
weakened under 10 rounds of fighting and
felt certain that in about two or three
more rounds 1 could win for myself the
heavyweight championship of the world
under Marquis of Queensbury rules.
AS the bell banged for the twentieth
round / hustled out from my corner and
rushed at John L. The champion quickly
went on the defensive. Backing him tc
the ropes, began DOmDdfulneHI OIL MS
, head and body. Three right-handers in
succession landed against his face fol-
lowed by two lefts to the stomach and
then two rights to the head Each blow
landed without a return and the crowd
in the house sensed that the end was
near. I might have stepped back Their
ard successfully measured the champion
for final blow. But it was my plar
to devote the twentieth round only tc
reducing John L. to point where vic
tory would be certain in the twenty
first
Under a volley of blows, John l.. moved
around the ropes and eventually into The
center of the ring. There | landed q left
to the face and two more to the stom
ach. Each punch was adding to his grog
giness; each making him a little weaker
Using my left and right. l landed on the
neck and head and was beating a tattoo
on the stomach as the bell ended the
round.
you've got him now, jim whispered
Delaney. END the fight in the mex
round
Just when William A. Brady, my man
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OH! FOR RELIEF
FROM FLAMING
SKIN DISEASES

from the blood before a cure
can be expected.
You know well enough that
YOU cannot reach the blood by
applying lotions, ointments,
salves, washes and other local
applications to the surface OF
the skin. So when you use such
treatment for your tormenting
skin diseases, the most you can
expect is a temporary discon-
tinuance of the pain, which
promptly returns and keeps
you constantly applying the
local remedies, making no
progress whatever toward per-
manently Kidding yourself OF
the disease.
Why longer continue such
makeshift treatment? Go tc
your drug store today and gel
a bottle Of S. S. S., the reliable
blood purifier, and begin {
treatment that will prove salts
factory, as it has to thousands
of others who were afflicted
just as you have been. S. S. S
has been used for more thar
fifty years, SO that you are no
experimenting when you take
it. It will promptly cleanse
the blood Of every impurit,
and rout out entirely every
trace of disease germs.
Don't continue to suffer, bu
begin taking S. S. S. today, anC
write our head physician, who
will give you full instructions
about your own case. Address
Medical Director, 4O4 Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
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Mrs. Hurd Wins the
WOmen's Golf Tourney

Pinehurst. N. c., March 27.--Mrs. Dor
othy Campbell Hurd of Pittsburg won the
united north and south woman's golt
championship here today. defeating Mrs.
Ronald III. Barlow OF Phiiadeiphla' IN
the final contest, and 3.
Miss Sara Fownes OF Pittsburg won the
first consolation trophy, defeating Mrs.
Myra Helmer Pritchard Of Battle Creek,
Mich, 3 and l..
The governors trophy was won by Mrs.
J. F. Duryea of Springfield. and the
secretarys trophy went to Mrs. j. d.
Armstrong of Buffalo.
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SPORTS
BY WIRE

ported by his hands he got as far as his
knees. In attempting to get to an up
right position he toppled forward and
lay there. Corbett had stepped back and
was waiting to resume the attack if John
L. again got to his feet. But it was
an unnecessary precaution.
The champion who had reigned for 10
years was dethroned.
"Corbett, the Kid from California had
accomplished what no other fighter over
a 10-year period had been able to per-
form He had beaten the mighty John
l. Sullivan without receiving even a
scratch and through p rounds Of fighting
had not been hit more than one real
! blow"
Dear Mr. Corbett: What is the worlds
pacing record for one mile and who
| holds it? JOHN G. ELLIOTT
| 1855, made by Dan Patch.
/ Dear Mr.. Corbett: Do the Giants hold
the record for the most stolen bases in
| a single season?
HARRY AND PHIL.
| The Giants hold the modern record
| (since 1900, with SAT thefts made in 1871
However, the real record is held by the
| Philadelphia Nationals of 1897, who stole
! 6SS sacks.
! Dear Jim: What player holds the rec
ord for continuous playing?
| ARNOLD JONES.
J Sam Crawford, with 472 straight ~ames.
1 However, If Eddie Collins plays in the
/ first four games in 1918 he will be the
! title holder, as, at the close of the 1917
season, Collins played in 469 consecutive
games.
!
| Dear jim: What is the standard max
imum weight for welterweights?
| JAP pounds.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-28
BARON bLUDGEONS
PLAY MERRY TUNE
IN FIRST FRACAS
Collegians Offer Snappy Re-
sistance In All But
One Stanza
DEBUS AND PURCELL
LEAD FENCE BUSTERS
Tommy Long and Whitley" Glayner
Turn Back Howard Artillery
and Apply First
Whitewash

Barring an awful balloon ascension
In the third inning, the nimb1e collie
CLANS from Howard put up very
creditable showing against Moieys
henchmcn in the initial fracas OF the
season out at Redwood yesterday aft
ernoon. At least hundred souls
crowded into the confines of the park
and made merry over the antics Of
ball tossers who apparently enjoyed
their maiden performance of the prac-
tice schedule.
Umpire Dixie Walker announced
that Tommy Long would pitch for the
Barons with Patterson catching. How
ards battery was Martin and Shinn.
The game by innings:
II FIRST INNING
L. walker led off for the students
but got no further than the plate as
he struck out, swinging wild at Tommy
Longs curves. Jackson, following this
precedent, likewise breezed. pea
Eead's Walker managed to ifft fly
TO Coombs for the third out.
KID Henderson. first up for the Bar
worth ffew out to center. Cecil Coombs
hit safe to left for two bags, but died
Pm second when Bersen hoisted fly
10 short.
SECOND INNING
Griffin couldn't see EN- and struch
hut gracefully Sergent went out IRON
Long to Bernsen. Carr grounded T.
Debus and was out at first.
Danny Clark walked, was sacrifice,
10 second by Debus, who laid down
pretty bunt, and scored on Patter
/. sons single to left. Long went out t.
Duke unassisted. Henderson was out
third to first.
THIRD INNING
Duke hit safe to the infield and wa
caught off first but went down to sec
ond when Bersen let the throw
get through him.. Shinn laid down
bount, sacrificing Duke to third. Mar
tin hit a grounder to the pitcher an,
Duke was caught at the plate. L. Wal
ker ended the inning by going out
Clark to Bernsen.
Southworth started the fatal thir'
by bouncing a high single over first
Coombs was safe when Duke took hi
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-28
Indians Defeat Reds;
Speaker and RauSh Star

Montgomery March 27-The Cincinnati
National league team defeated the Cleve-
land Americans here this afternoon by
a score of to l. The alright pitching
of Schneider and Reuther at critical Pc
RODS saved the Reds on several occa-
sions. The fielding OF speaker and Roush
was a feature, both players making sew
eral sensational catches. which looked
like sure safe hits. Score: Hi y.
Cincinnati ......................-..
Cleveland .........................
Batteries: Schneider, Reuther. Wingo
and Enzmann; Coombe,. Grooma ano
O'Neill
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International League
Adrift In a Storm

New York, March 27--After an all-day
session at the headquarters of the Inter-
national league here, the club owners
adjourned until tomorrow without hav-
ing reached any definite agreement as
to the future OF the organization.
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,oot off the bag. Bernsen, Clark and
Debus followed with rapid slhsles'
Coombs was caught at third but ber-
sen and Clark scored. After Purceii
gained first by a mix-up in the How
ard infield. Patterson, Long and Hen
derson hit for one base each all put
Henderson scoring. Henderson was
caught trying to purloin the Keystone,
southworth. IN for the second time,
htt a fly TO jackson. The Howard
gardeners came in with their tongues
wagging.
FOURTH INNING
jackson hoisted fly to Bernsen ana
sat down. Walker and Griffin both Tell
victims to Longs southpaw delivery.
Coombs was out on high foul to the
catcher. Bernsen grounded to first and
was out unassisted. Clark lifted ny
to center.
FIFTH INNING
Sergent led off for the Baptists with
a clean two-bagger over third, but
died on second when Carr and Shinn
struck out and Duke knocked one INTO
Longs hands.
Debus hunted to third and beat 1t
out by a nice margin. Purcell hit
clean single to center. Patterson was
called out on strikes. Long popped to
second and Henderson went out from
second to first.
SIXTH INNING
"Whitey" Glayner mounted the hill
for the Barons Bill Southworth took
Martins drive to right in his usual
STYLE Walker hit high one to DebuS.
Jackson struck out.
Southworth grounded out from sec
ond to first. Coombs hit grounder to
Walker and was out Bernsen got
free trip to first by taking fast one
on his anatomy. The big first sacker
was out moment later attempting to
steal second.
SEVENTH INNING
Walker missed three good ones and
retired. Griffin was out at first on
grounder to Clark. Glayner took care
of Sergent.
Clark drove a long liner to right
which L. Walker grabbed after good
run 1t was the best play of the game.
Debus hit safe for the third time but
was out when Purcelrs grass-cutter
caught him in the side as he was run
| ming to second. Purcell was another
victim of Shinn's wing when he strove
! to regain the midcushion.
EIGHTH INNING
/ Bill waldron took Clarks place at
second. Carr opened this spasm with a
clean two-bagger to right. Duke flew
\ ont to Southworth. Shinn hit safe to
| left but Carr was held on third On an
| attempted double steal Carr was caught
between the paths and extinguished.
Martin "ozoned." This was the nearest
| the collegians came toward marking
| the slate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-28
WHEN THOSE PAINS
JUST WON'T LET Up
90 after them with the sure
relief that Sloan's Liniment
alone will bring.

Can't get rid Of that rheumatic
twinge, that dull. constant headache,
that neuralgia pain. that stiff neck?
Nonsense! Apply little Sloan's Linf-
ment Don't rub--let 1t penetrate
naturally. 1t brings relief in fifty.
Generous sized. long-lasting bottle.
Tell your druggist you want Sioan's
Liniment--he'll have 1t. No increase
in price--25c, soc and $1.00.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-28
Athletics Beaten Again

Jacksonville, Fla, March 27-Hundreds
Of soldiers at Camp Joseph E. Johnston
watched the Camp team defeat the Phil
adelphia Athletics this afternoon by the
score of 3 to i. Fahey, who relieved
Adams in the SIXTH was hit hard, While
Morgan, who pitched for the camp team.
was almost invincible. Score: R.H r.
Phlladelphla ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Camp Johnston ................... 10 .
Batteries: Adams, Fahey and Perkins;
McAvoy; Morgan and Rehor.
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Rurleigh Grimes Wins
Red. Handy Man, Hurt

Montgomery, March IA FOUL DAT from
the bat OF Sherwood Magee, at practice
TODAY. broke the nose of McHenry. utility
outfielder of the Cincinnati National
league club. 1t was the first injury OF
the practice season to q Cincinnati
PLAYER. McHenry Will be unable to play
again for week.
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Two Base Hits-Sargent, Carr, south
worth, Coombs.
Stolen Bases-Bernsen, Clark
Sacrifice Hits-Shinn, Debus.
Base on Balls-Martin 2.
Left on Bases-Howard 4, Barons ..
Hit BY Pitched Ball-Martin Bernsen)
Hits-Of of Long 2 in s innings; Glaz
ner 3 in 4 innings.
Struck Out-Long 7, Glazner 4, Martin
Time of Camel 80.
Umpire-Dixie Walker.