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Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-02
CHILDREN SHELTERED
FROM BOCHE SHELLS
When Guns Boom Tots Beg to Be
Taken Into Cellars Beyond
Harms Reach.

"Les cavesI Les cavesr' I want
to go In the cellarP
Shrill cries from Jean and Marie
and Felix and hundreds of other
French youngsters, huddled together In
little frightened groups, answered the
booming of the big guns, the crackle
of the mitrailleuses and the intermit-
tent hum of a Boche airplane.
The children were gathered In the
old fort on the hill, overlooking a town
very close to the front, where the Red
Cross takes care of them. The cathe-
dral bell had tolled for FIVE minutes,
though you could hardly hear 1t for
the roar of the guns, and the siren
had blown. Then the people in the
town below had scurried to their cell
lars, for that was a warning Of a raid
er coming.
In the cellar they would have been
quite content and unafraid. For more
months than they could remember they
had been living In cellars In the little
shell swept villages near the town and
sometimes In dugouts in the hills. But
the Red Cross and the project had
taken them away from their homes,
and now there were no cellars.
"A dozen little girls crowded into one
big bed. With the bedclothes over
your head 1t was dark. Perhaps the
bomb wouldn't get you there. Half
an hour seemed ten hours.
Then the guns stopped firing, and
1t was quiet again. The Boche had
gone. Only the restless searchlights
still guarded the sky.
Below there in the town a tenement
house had been cut in two. A poilu
had come all the way from Salonica,
1000 miles away, to see his wife and
three children. But the German
bombs found them first.
On the hill the children were safe
this time. You can't always be safe
from the bombs when the Boche car
ries them. But the children are always
safe from guns and gas and disease
and filth and hunger. So much safety
the Red Cross can and does give them
for the sake Of tomorrow In France.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-02
RED CROSS ASKS AID =.
FOR BEL SUFFERERS

Thousands of shoes are needed today by desf - - = -
uay impossible the well do to buy shoes there Fmsy og
of
q a the
collecting
United States have been
Council undertake
VIII abroad
Belgian relief helpers sorting Shoes
repairing other Shoes making durable set
hundreds OF
elk,
chapters
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-02
s1,s16,o45 APPROPRIATED
FOR SHIPMENTS TO ITALY

At the request of Major Robert Per-
kins, Red Cross commissioner to Italy,
the War Council Of the American Red
Cross has appropriated the sum of
S1,316045 for the purchase Of certain
supplies to be shipped to Italy. These
shipments will comprise a two months
supply of foodstuffs of which the fol-
lowing items make up a single months
supply:
Two hundred tons each of condensed
milk. rice, canned meat, dried meat,
beans and peas; and one hundred tons
each of concentrated soups and
chooses, as well as twenty tons of
lard
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26

saw him square on In the Red Cross
exhibition actually giggled. But
Potty in the asst six weeks a
changed those giggies into cheers, has
converted skeptics into admirers.
Through 1t all Potty has retained
his hair comb and his poise. But he
has more than that now-he has soma
w~ell-earned victories slowed away.
and the reputation OF n climbing
youngster. The accompanying pho
tograph shows Potty a. he looked
then. and as he looks now.
Until a caulihower ear laid him up.
Potty had soundly trounced Young
Thompson of New Brunswick and
Moe Forgottson of South Amboy. The
latter's game rally. however. brought
him another match. This IL TO be
staged Just as soon as Potty pulls
around from his operation.
Potty is OF h aggressive type. He
Just wades right into the other fell
low at the tap OF the gong and
never does let up. He has worked
the same tactics in all his battles.
Some day. perhaps. when he steps up
against acc beyond his class. he
may calm down but until then-he
is a rushing. ~Elashing. hustler who
gives the fan plenty OF chance to
gaap "o-o-oh!"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26

Willie Ryan, the New Brunswick
weller. continues a storm center.
Now. we have frankie Kid Glenn
ems. the local welter. on Ryan's
lrail-and Clemens in a note to h
Sporting Editor of the News ex-
presses his feelings anent Ryan
briefly and to the point. Clemens
wastes no time. He challenges
Ryan's claim to the state welter-
weight championship. demands
another bout and charges Ryan
with making unreasonable de-
mands upon the local club-all in
the course of a few lines.
There is a growing sentiment
among pugilistic circles through
out the county that Ryan, since
fighting Jack Britton, has become
stuck on himself" and feels that
ne would be lowering his dignity
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26

Thirty rounds of boxing, together
with a wrestling bout composes the
next card of the Amboy A. c. to be
staged at the Empire theatre in South
Amboy Monday night. The partially
OF South Arboy fans to the speed and
snap usually generated in bouts be-
tween the lighter boys has received
the attention of the matchmaker and
as a result he has relied almost wholly
on the little fellows to produce salts
faction.
OF the two shows the club has
staged already, the first. almost OK
clusively billed with the lighter
weights, produced the more favorable
comment. Compared to the lightning,
sensational bout put up between Shar-
key and Farina at the opening show,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26
DUDOCK
WITH M'CAULEY
Ford Scrapper Sets Stage for
Come Back Performance at
Lotos Monday Night.

Young Dudock of Fords, a veteran
of the old Permo days, is hard at 1t
preparing for a comeback at the
/ Lotos Sporting Club Monday night.
Dudock is scheduled to go six rounds
in one of the semi-hnals to the Terry
Martin Frankie Fleming star o
Dudook is working hard and faith
fully to get into shape. In his debut
some Eve years back he rolled up
quite a following and many of these
are still with him. He was one OF
the real promising local youngsters
in action when the quietus was I'M
tremendously put on the sport.
About the only sad part of the
scenery in connection with the come
! back may prove the result. Dudock
is matched to meet Jack Young Nc
Cauley. of Staten Island. who carries
the additional sobriquet of Soup"
Dudock might just as well have walk
ed out upon the plains of Fords and
started to play tag with an untamed
mules hind hoof as to venture into
this match with McCauley.
For McCauley, be 1t said, Is some
hoof singer. In his last three bouts
he has s~quashed, or rather smashed
the ambitions OF just that many OPP
ponents before the scheduled end OF
the bout. His latest victim was Bud
Smith, a likely looking youngster sta
toned here with the Coast Guards.
His victory over Tom Render. an am
bilious South Amboyan, was even
more impressive.
McCauley illustrated just why he is
known as Soup" in his local debut.
He, himself, took the count in the
third round. But McCauley under
estimated his opponent and he fought
his battle from the ears down only.
McCauley barred his chin and laughed
at his opponent. This over-con1dence
stung his opponent, a novice practic-
ally. to sail into him-and McCauley
hit the floor. At that 1t was the con-
tact of the back of his head with the
tarpaulin that really knocked him
senseless.
McCauley convinced the match
maker that he was entitled to an
other chance-and got II. Since then
he has knocked out three opponents.
All OF which is quite encouraging to
Mr.. Dudock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26
CLEMENS CALLS RYAN TO TASK AND
HANDSH|M SOME VERBAL BLOWS

to meet such common folk" as
Clemens or Buddy Jackson, an
other w~elterweight who has re-
Gently sailed into Ryan's claims.
Be that as it may, Clemens con-
tinues on Ryan's trail and pro-
poses to hound him until he
comes across with a match. Glenn
ems and Ryan fought a draw at
Germantown several months ago.
Moreover, Ryan never possessed
any real claim to attention until
his wise manager brought on a
match with Britton at South AM
boy. The result. an out and out
victory for Britton who travelled
under wraps, does not seem to play
any part in discussing Ryan's flu
ture. The mere fact that Ryan
fought Britton carries a certain
make Ryan honestly believe that
he a dictate terms whenever
and to whom-so-ever he wishes.
To aggravate this situation.
Ryan has secured another match
with Britton to be staged in Jer-
sey City Monday night. Ryan
makes an excellent sparring part
ner for Britton. nothing mor The
old master is %parading but very
little kick around these days and
most any scrapper with any kind
of defense can figure upon staying
the limit.
According to Clemens, Ryan was
given a reasonable offer to meet
him but insisted on an impossible
guarantee. Almost any terms
would be agreeable to Clemens
whose uppermost thought Is to get
Ryan into the ring, and then do
the ~quarreling.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26
MORGAN SEEKS
TOEVENS SERIES
Camp Nine Sees Hope In Play
ing on IngotS' Grounds
Saturday.

Basing their conclusions on the
series record to date the Camp Nor
gan tossers freely predict that they
will turn the tables on the Ingcks at
the Raritan Copper Works grounds
tomorrow afternoon and thereby tie
up the series at two-all. In the three
games already played neither team
has managed to win on the home
grounds. The Ingots hold the lead
by virtue of their two victories by a
3 to 1 score In the opening clash and
the IL to 8 %drubbing in the third
battle. staged as a twilight contest
at Camp Morgan.
Camp Morgan took the second
game when Harold Conklin. pitching
alright ball, held the Ingots score
less and won. 8 to 0. on the Copper
Works grounds wv weeks ago.
The game tomorrow. the fourth OF
next Saturday but due to the fact
that the twilight game was moved
forward from this Saturday. the fol-
lowing game was also put forward.
A victory for the Ingots will be a
big thing since II will mean that
Camp Morgan would have TO win
three straight games in order to take
the championship and cur. ON the
other hand another Camp Morgan
win tomorrow afternoon will insure
the completion Of the original six
game schedule.
Harry Apologize will probably take
the mound for the Ingots. In the
brief period he pitched last Saturday
he flashed some OF his old time form.
conklin is scheduled 10 oppose him
but there Is a possibility that Aicer
Jensen. who has pastimed this sea-
son for the Newark Bears. will oecu-
by the mound against his former
teammates.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26
CLIMBING
YOUNG FIGHTER
Local Youngster Changed Gig
giles to Cheers When He
Got Going.

When Kid Potty started his pugil-
istic climb recently. he started with a
fancy hair comb and nifty poiSe. He
had no reputation, and the fans who
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26

Here are three noted athletes Of
other days who are doing their part
TO help Uncle Sam win the war. Plat
Adams. the Olympic champion jump
er, is recruiting athletic directors for
the Y. NJ. c.. A. service with the Amer
lean armies. In this picture he is seen
interviewing Tom Sharkey, who wants
to Join and is about to sign on the
dotted line. Tom Gallagher, sports
man and once worlds champion long
distance runner, Is Sharkey's sponsor.
The old-time pugilist wants to get to
Franco for two reasons-one Is to be
near his son Joe, who is a member of
the old New York Sixty-ninth Regi-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26
TWO ~
DIVE nSLX" ON CARD

the Britton-Ryan welterweight affair
had the speed of a snail.
Battling Reddy, a prominent East
ern featherweight, is booked to take
on Danny Pavese OF Newark who Is
one of Mickey Delmont's big rivals
They are to go eight rounds. AS q
special attraction the management has
hooked up Willie Spencer, the New
Jersey bantam, and Eddie Fletcher.
the Ghetto champion. The s~ix-round
semi-inal will bring together two col
ored lads-Sandy Taylor and Young
Sam Langford. Two f~our-round pre-
liminaries are carded also.
In the wrestling match, catch-as-
catch-can rules prevailing. Young
Zbyscko. a brother of the famous
heavyweight grappler. will square of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26

But Most Of Them Don't.
"De more some men talks." said
Uncle Eben. "de moro you keeps
thInkin' how i%nterestin' dey'd be II deg
knew somethin' with tellln'."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26
All Traces of ScrofuIa i,
Cleansed from the Blood

for removing the last trace OF Scrot-
ula and other blood taints, and there
Is no case that It does not promptly
reach. s. s. s. will thoroughly cleanse
and remove every disease germ that
infests the blood and give you new
life and vigor. It is sold by all drug.
gists and you should get a bottle and
begin it's use to-day. Write q COM
plete history Of your case, and you
can obtain expert medical advice free
by addressing Medical Director 30
| Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Go.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26
Impurities Promptly Wiped
Out.

II there is any trace Of Serofula, or
other impurities in your blood, you
cannot enjoy the full physical devel-
opment that a healthy body is ca
pable of until your blood has been
thoroughly cleansed and purified OF
all traces of impure matter.
S. s. s., the wonderful old purely
vegetable blood remedy, has no equal
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26
The Clemens Note
Perth Amboy,
July rs

Sporting Editor,
News.
Dear Sir:
/ would like to know who Willie
Ryan ever defeated that causes his
boldr ess in claiming the welter-
weight championship of New Jer-
sey?
I would like a return match with
Ryan. and what is more. 1 don't
ask for every nickel the club takes
IN.
Yours truly,
Frankie Kid Clemens.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26
Coal Assured by Pile

CLEVELAND, July 26-As a
guard against suffering from waS+
coal next winter the City Val I'm
will place al once an order for 1,-
tons of coal to establish a commuk
coal pile.
II is reported that many famil
who have placed orders for coal q
been unable to secure 1t and dealeri.
are not making any promises as &C
when they may expect delivery. Other
families have not the money to buy
In quantities or to buy in advances
and for their protection coal will be
sold from one sack to a ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26

with Mel Nelson who halls from
some distant point of Denmark.
The club has planned to shift II
regular weekly show to some other
night than Monday. but the manager
that he will be unable to do
this until the lease he now holds on
the theatre for every Monday night 10
changed. This, he proposes to bring
about within a week or so, or Just ~
soon as the theatre owners can be In
tarV1awad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26

ment, National Guard. and to do some
thing to help this country whip the
Germans. He originally considered re-
joining the navy, where in 1898 he
first made his reputation as the
Fighting Tar" but he figured that
that would not get him near the fight
ing as soon as would athletic work In
France for the Red Triangle. Shar-
key is In excellent physical condition,
able and Wiling to do any of the va
rious things required of "Y" workers
abroad-act as athletic director, put
on shows for the boys, do g. mono
logue. drive an automobile. run a store
and carry smokes into the front line
trenches.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26
TIDE TABLE
Country Of LITTLE Water.

Alaska has been called the land Of
the great unwashed." and II is said
that In some parts OF the country
water retails nj 81 a bucket. In still
other sections clothes are washed In
the rivers. and women have been seen
-treading blatkets" when the water
was 30 cold 81 to turn their feet and
ankles keef red.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-23
Bike Riders Will
Be Well Covered
Against Accident

All the contestants In the lnterua.,
tlonai six-day bicycle race at Madiso3
Square Garden the week of DecembeiI
IT, will be fully protected by life
and accident insurance. Jimmy Johns,
ton, who is promoting the classic thI5
year, has taken out a blanket policf
for 100000 that protects ali tb&
riders for period of two weeks.
In previous races the riders boufhx q
their own insurance and many of thsHs4
VIII again carry individual insurance,
Bobby Spears always protects himself
against injury TO his legs. Krames
last year carried heavy insurance os
each leg.
After his experience last Novemboa
Reggie Mcnamara never again wiz
enter race unless he is protected
against injury or death. It will be re4
called that last year the shaggy.
haired Australian suffered fractured
skull and broken Jaw while training
for the grind in Boston. This kepb
the popular rider out of both racess
and it meant loss Of about $1,000 to
him.
Ray Eaton and Fred Weber entered
the race yesterday. Eaton Is one or
the kids of the race. His riding three
years ago, when he regained a lost lap
almost at the eleventh hour, was one
of the sensational features of the race.
Ray. is chip off the old block. HiE
daddy, Jay Eaton, was one of the best
indoor riders in the world Illness
kept young Eaton out Of the race last
year.
Weber is Newark boy and mada
his debut as six-day rider last year,
He was teamed with Tommy Smith and
they finished sixth
New-York tribune., 1918-11-23
Bowie Results

500: ons. nils ~ twsa. yards1--s'bela I9s
[Wslsj' ssse $40 sa1o w0n; caddie. loe
lDsnyssl. 81 30. third. T.ns. i47 Is. sCspits;
City. Ssnaoa Purse. Ear Coy. 'Clsrssa, sDs5.
break. George uashinstep- Boston. Jimmy Burr.
Second race two year olds selling hlies purse
$500 Eve ard 2 half furonysj-- Incles Lassie /
,Msgsrs, sia 40 & 10: s. Won orr9o0de. i9&
fKrmme-l. q 90. third. Tine. .os s-s Lack
.snna Il lit's e sisqa.s t5a-asT:atio.. +YFs:e;
Third rscs three .sear-olds and upv srd: pvf,a
Ifoo 80 SsA Ssas * 81 5F1s29s g - osseSk the r. e
iio sae'daa- siao So 40 sscond; Bl.1esgsy i,Ss,
l2e (oBricRl. 50. tlurd Time Il5 4-5 Wsscs
Lady, 'Amacisssin. RisponGe. Horne Sweet Hoeue
Old Metal MaiYoiio. Myrtle Y. Hrfa and 'Iop
Fourth race f.he sgdNay Purse: three -resr o,cs :,
Ierse 500; one nile )-Qme;Ude. Jos tButnmeri =
Tasgart, s2S 40 81. 10 second Kssh-nir ies thri-
seyl. Sc 80. ihFd Tine. ia. Poscher and Cams
Cock ssD
F!nh race Ctilree-yesr.oids and upward: selling:
e. i0l NfcAtoel $3.50 So 80 ou,. Won. fsSta,
oa&a, 10 .staker). $3.50. out SECOND Bar Of
lord Herbert and THuda's Brother aiso ran.
sixth race ttlsree year dds; claiming purse $500
one mils and se.en,y yardsl-Broom Peddier 10
sey). 81 50. 50 81. second salyatelie as tweip
.Rhsdsnes, Grayson. Rogai. .osen Roe o<,.l.
CandelaTia and Bar One also ran -
sexcnth rsre fThree- wear olds; claiming: nurxc
5000; one. mile and seventy yards B abetts ios
Myers. SIG g 2o. s2 50. Won GREY Tssie. iiys
to.Bnsnl s2 70. third Time. 10 as virs,5;S ,
Yen. Lady Eileen Vocabulary Miilrsce and ~,
wood also ran
Field
fFrsncis Arthur entry
New-York tribune., 1918-11-23
Paul Chace Wins
Wo Events In
Brooklyn Swiilns4
New York Boy Easily
Captures Century, Has
Struggle for 22O-Yards

Paul Chace, representing Berkeieys
Irving School, was the brilliant star in
the first annual swimming champions y
ships of the Eastern Interscholastid
Swimming Association held at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A, Brooklyn. las,y :
night The New York boy performed
with the skill of true champion. :
capturing the 100 yards in the sensas
tionai time of 1 minute 2-5 seconds
and the 220-ysrd event in minutes
40 seconds.
However, chace had hard time in
capturing the furlong SWIM, and it was
only his timely sprint in the hnsk
twenty yards that carried him home
IN front of Clarence Ross, of Erasnus
Hall. Ross set burning pace for 600
yards, with Chace always close at hand
and biding his time At the final turrs
Chace caught Ross. and the latter
found that he had used up too much
energy during the early stages TO corr =.
bat Chsces challenge.
Chace captured the century swim aA
be pleased. He was off in front and
never left the issue In doubt, winning
by 10 yards from Joseph Burrill, Eras.
mus Hall. The latter had previouslr
won the 50-yard race.
Fred Schwedt. of the Northern High
School, Detroit, successfully defended
his plunge for distance championship
with a spectacular effort of "a feet,
The majority of the prizes went td
the members of the Erasmus Hall tesnls
The proceeds went to the United WsS
Work Campaign Fund
The summary follows:
- ho-ysrd , swim---won by Joseph 1urrtn. gsssruus
HaM Hish School; b sascke. Hamilton Insututss
S sf11Ve:ant foh oSss fms fsms' ~ As third '" sa
Plunge for distanoe-won by F. schweit North
gb uts -
Rutgers Prep. with ,e5 feet second. T. Peck st1J,s
vesant High School. with 50 feet, third
T.. loo.ysrd swip-won BY Paul chsce. Berkslcgs
School. second; W Eberhardt. StuyTesant Hieg
Schocl third. Tine. 100 2-S.
22o-ysrd sw1m--Wou by Paul Chsoe Berkelsys
Ivins Nsncol. I arenee Rcss. Erssmus Hail. sec,
ond J. Weed, Fordham Prep. third. Time, 2:4o
Fancy dige-Won by Rudolph ssacke, Haniitoss
Institute. with I4.3 points; J. Kane All allows,
with u 3 points, second: J. Slater. Stlyvesens
High School. with 6s points. third
SS0-yard relay raceWon By Era8rnu, Hall Had
School With b., Re~s. Bgrrill Ffsnken and Rossstfl
mann and EberhaEt. second: Rutgers Prep, VIVA
Haan. Ghllsgher. Atkinson and Gallagher. thN}.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-23
Harvard Line-Up
Shows Big Change
AT Eleventh Hour

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 22.-Har-
wards service team will go into
to-morrows game with Boston Col
lsgc with several eleventh hour
charges. On the rush line Captain
Dal~, has been put back at left end.
his place at tackle being taken by Ma
comber. local all-interscholasti star
from Newton, who has come along very
fast this week. McManman, who has
not played since the Tufts game, is
back at right tackle, while in the back
field, with Zimmerman, is Hoffman, Of
last years Harvard informals, and
Gherke, the heavy defensive back from
Cleveland.
Boston College Is expected to be
strengthened by six former regulars
who arc returning from Camp Les.
Harvard's lineup will be: Daley,
left end; Macomber, lett tackle; Brown,
left guard; Russo, centre; Coleman,
left guard; .McManman, right tackle;
Dennis, right end; Conlon, quarter
back; Gherke. left halfback; Hoffman,
right halfback; Zimmerman, fullback.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-23
John F. O'Hara, Amateur
Sports Friend, Is Dead

John F. O'Hara, who was one of the
hardest workers for amateur track and
field sports in New Jersey, died at his
home az Caldwell. N. j., yesterday.
0Hara was operated upon for stomach
trouble several months ago, but never
fully recovered. He was prominent as
promoter, With his most meritorious
Performance being the staging of the
1915 national outdoor champ pionships in
conjunction with the centenary cele-
bration Of the City OF Newark. He
vas Amateur Athletic Union commits
sicner Of the southern part of New
ton committee Of the Metropolitan
Association.