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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25
Sport Chatter From
"Here" and "OUer There"

NEW YORK, Oct. 25:-Even
though there may be some curtail-
ment of hostiIities on the various
fronts during the coming winter, due
to inclement weather. there win be
plenty of fighting in Paris. Pugilistic
bouts between the leading A. f. Il.
boxers of the various weight divisions
will be staged weekly for the benefit
of the American and Allied soldiers,
Quartered or on furlough in the
French capital. The athletic depart
ment of the Y. NJ. G.. A. ha leased
the famous Palais de Glace for the
winter and every Wednesday night
will be Boxing Night" until spring
time brings a return of outdoor
sports.
The Palais de Glace Is an ideal
ing capacity of 1000 with standing
room for several hundred more. The
ring will be up in the center of the
hall so hat every seat will command
a good view. The building is in the
Champs Elysees. corner of the Ave-
nue. d'Antin, a central location easily
accessible by the Metro subway.
All talent for the boxing programs
will be furnished by members of the
American Expeditionary Force. 1t Is
planned to conduct the shows In the
form of a continuous tournament so
that in time the Paris division cham
pionships In the various classes may
be established. Toward the end of
the season 1t vas hoped to bring in
the champions of other districts and
hold a tournament hat will develop
the star boxers In the entire A. y. F.
f.. w. Stone of the Y. NJ. G.. A. is
matchmaker. He was for years prom
s7ent in promoting amateur boxing
for the Chicago A. A. and is relied
upon to bring together the right men.
The aim of the committee is to de-
velop boxing among a large number
OF men rather than to exploit a few
professionals. At the same time. men
who have had ring experience Will
not be barred. Eight bouts each
Wednesday night L. the limit. with
our rounds as the usual distance, but
In some with wfnd-ups over
longer routes. Eight ounce gloves
will be used. the idea being to In
crease the knowledge OF the game
among soldiers, rather than to fur
nish material for the hospitals.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25
TIME TABLES ARE POPULAR
New Ones Showing Uncle Sam as 6oes
In Demand by Railroad
Employees.

Portland, Ore.-"Please, sir, can
have q time table?" asked Il grimy,
o~verallclad machinist from the road.
house gang Of the trainmaster.
"What the Jim Hill do you want a
time table foregoing to walk down
The track and want to make the
sidlngY'
"No-no, sir. But I'd like to have
one of them new ones"
Everybody on the road from the
engine wipers UP to the superinten-
dent .ants one of those new EN-
pioyees' time tables" said the train
master, after the maehinist had gone
tff nappy. You know ii says on the
front cover: United States Railroads
Employees Time Table And every
railroad man wants one, so he can
show that he's working for Uncle
SAM"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25

Howard Smith Now Has POtty
and Goodman Under His Wing

In a few years II will read: How
ard Smiths stable of fighters from
Perth Amboy." Just nov it's only
Howard Smith. Manager of Kid Potty
and Charley Goodman. "Howy
Smith. who Is the official timekeeper
at the Lotos, has great aspirations OF
becoming the manager Of a bunch or
good fighters and slowly but surely is
gathering the good boys of this city
under his wing. Kid Potty was
Smiths first protege but now he Las
In addition to the Saratoga Kid, Char
ley Goodman. the clever bantam or
New York City. Goodman now lives
In this city. rooming with Potty.
Howard Smith has offered both his
boxers to the local committee of the
United War Work Ca~mpaigners and
wants his boys matched with the best
men in the county. 1t wouldn't be 2
bad idea to put Nfatty Herbert and
Goodman together in a bout for TINS
war benefit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25
Portsmouth Naval Prison
to Have Winter Athletics

WASHINGTON. Oct. 25:-A sports
program which provides for the win
ter months by the opening OF a huge
new gymnasium Is announced az
Portsmouth. n. H., navy prison, where
1850 sailors registered this month for
athletics.
According to George V. Brown. ath-
Ietic director of the First Naval Dis
trict. the registration was made with
reference to the personal choice OF
the men and their previous experience
in sports. The numbers reported to
the Navy Commission on Training
Camp Activities are as follows:
Football. 700; soccer. 450; basket
ball. ESQ; volley ball. $50: c~alisthenics,
500; playground ball. 500: miscellane-
GUS. 5000.
Complying with the general plan to
provide recreational sport for every
sailor, two football leagues have beer
organized and will play until the
weather prevents. For the winter
months the gymnasium will be opened
on November L. This building will ac-
commodate seven volley ball courts
and tour basketball courts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25
Huge Tourney for Shooters

Five hundred thousand tr~apshooters
the great. the near-great, and not so
great-are expected to compete In the
many trap-shooting events that will
be held throughout the country in aid
of the United War Work Campaign.
1t was stated at local headquarters
of the United War Work Campaign
hat there are still a half million or
more trap-shooters in this country n
every one of them will be invited to
take part in the sectional tourna-
ments Which will be held in nearly
every state in the union.
The grand climax will be at the
Polo Grounds. The winners of the
sectional tournaments will come here
to shoot for the championship OF
America on November Ia and 15. This
Is the first time that such a tourna-
ment IA been held in this country.
In addition to the championship
event at the Polo Grounds, the fore
most trick shooters In the world will
give exhibitions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25
NEGRO DIES AT AGE OF TAT
Answers I~nteIIigentiy All Questions
Put to Him About Revolutionary
Times.

New York.-Claiming to be one hun
dred and f~orty-seven years old, VIII
liam Masios. a negro preacher. died
here recently after being admitted to
Bellevue hospital.
He answered all questions put to
him by the i~ncredulous doctors about
Revolutionary times. and his answers
were so intelligent that the hospital
authorities put him on record as being
OF that age-the Oldest patient ever
admitted TO the hospital.
He told the doctors that Uncle Sam
Is about to bring the draft age up to
forty-ive. but that he could give
sway a hundred years and still be
over the draft age. Neighbors say he
WIS born in Richmond. Va. n It'll
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25
PLANT STOPS WORK AS
WOMAN KISSES FLAG

Evansville. Ind.-Norma Matz,
employed at n factory here, was
compelled to kiss the American
flag because 1t was alleged that
she said Germany dill not want
to fight, but that President Will
son did" She was dragged be-
fore @. A. Heidi, superintendent
of the plant, who says she con-
fessed to making the alleged re-
marks. Work was suspended In
the plant for several minutes
while Miss Matz marched out be-
fore the other employees and
kissed the flag.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25
Bomb-proof Theaters.

One of the most enterprising OF Pa
risian theater managers has opened
two cellar theaters. one zfor e~asaa.lf
his two houses. Ths regular perform
ance begins in the upstairs audltori-
ums. But If the alarm Is sounded for
an air raid the audience Is invited to
adjourn to the cellar, where the play
goes on. One of the cellars dates from
the days of the revolution and Is near
the Palais Royal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25
New shoe ventIIator.

Working on the idea that lack Of
shoe ventilation Is responsible for
many foot troubles. a New Jersey man
has devised a hoe ventilator. The de-
vice fits In a hole punched to accom-
modate 1t somewhat after the manner
of a collar button. By simply turning
the screw tho flow of air into The shoe
can be regulated or shut off as de-
sired.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25
"HAll, HAIL" GREETS
YANKEES IN FRANCE

Gary, Ind.-"Hail, hail, the
gangs all here I">
Thousands of the 1918 edition
American taurists who are daily
arriving somewhere in France"
look up. Joy In their faces and a
warm glow In their hearts, as
groups of little French Riddles
sing this homely refrain as they
line the gangways.
\ According to a 'etter received
here recently early arrivals of
the American expedltionary
forces have taught this greeting
to the children. who pass 1t on
as each new contingent arrives.
Hail. hail, the gangs all
here |"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25

opening of the season is now n chlef
petty officer in tho navy. Sammis
Dubow one OF the premier guards OF
the five has been sent to Fort Han
cock where he will learn artillery.
Billy Wilentz and Louis DATE are both
in the student army training corps at
New York University. "Izzy" Jacob
son is on the waiting list of Uncle
Sam and expects to be called very
shortly. Charley Sherr, the sterling
guard who worked like a Trojan all
season is down in Florida at the Jack
sonville Camp.
The two Schwartz brothers are still
in Amboy. but Leo expects to be
called shortly so 1t would be folly to
try TO form n team and count on
Ham" as a regular. Gordon Rosen-
thai who played in one game Toes
not impress basketball fans as q
player of any extraordinary ability so
1t Is quite obvious that n senior bas-
ketball team to represent the local Y.
M. II. A. on the court is out OF the
question.
The following is the Individual rec
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25

Physical ExertIon and Heart Trouble
The only way OF surely determining
whether a sufferer from an irritable
heart can bear extensive exertion 3
to put him through a series of gradu-
ally increasing exercises, states Brit
fish Medical Journal, with careful ex-
animation after exercise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25
NC followlng Is the indlvidual {

Total points scored 1851. oppon-
ents scored S55 points.
Y. NJ. II. A. won 20 games and lost
8, playing total of 81 games.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-25
UNDERWEAR

Ribbed Underwear, special,
S1.15 a garment.
Extra Heavy Ribbed Under
wear, $3.50 a garment.
Glastonbury" Wool I'm
derwear, $3.50 and $500 a gar
ment.
Scotch Wool Underwear, $3.50
a garment.
Refs Wool Underwear. $3.50
a garment.
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ALBION

| Rev. G. \. Beebe of Rye. \. H., a
former pastor of the Christian church
! here, is very i'll at the present writ
ing. His former parishioners here
wish for him a speedy recovery.
| The Red Cross met at the parsonage
! Wednesday to make up the autograph
quilt which has been in the process
of making for some time. Already
they have realized S26 on the quilt. 1t
will be sold at the entertainment on
| Thursday evening
Word has been received here of the
serious illness of c. S. Billings. a for
mer resident of this town. His many
friends in town hope to soon hear
that he has regained his health.
Eugene Rackliff and wife went to
Unity Monday to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Adeline Fuller.
Miss Winifred Webb has gone to
Rangeley to pass a number of days.
Mrs. Shiblen. who has been car
ing for Mrs. Julia Fuller, who is much
improved at the present writing, has
returned to her home in Knox.
w. a. Walker, who has been de-
livering SO much cord wood in AL
bion and Waterville this winter. had
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INFANTRY ATTACK ON
TAMMERFORS. FINLAND

Stockholm, April Am infantry at
tack on Tammerfors, Finland. has be-
gun according to the Vasa correspon-
dent of the Dagens Nyheter. The re-
ports from Swedish correspondents con-
tain stories of terrible atrocities COM
mitted by the Red Guards The bodies
OF scores of White Guards have been
round mutilated in understandable fashion.
One American told The Associated
Pret correspondent that he had seen IA
bodies which had been treated In hor-
ribie manner. Many Of the White
Guards, especially officers, carry cau-
sules containing poison for use in the
event OF their capture.
Red Guards also accuse the White
Guards OF atrocities. Correspondents
with Gen. Mannerheir s army admit
that the Red leaders are regarded as
murderers and are shot when captured.
If. as is frequently the case. thew are
found in possession of dumdum bullets
these are used in executing them.
According to dispatch from Nasa
Gated yesterday. the White Guards
captlred the eastern part Of TANNER
Tors yesterday morning despite des-
perate resistance. and captured a
thousand prisoners and a quantity {:
locomotives wagons and provisions.
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the misfortune to lose a good horse
the past week.
Mrs. Crockett and daughter Ruth
have been passing the week in Unity
with friends.
Word has been received tina:
Dwight S. Chalmers. who enlisted in
the Aviation Corp. has arrived safe
~ over the sea. Thus Albion has
eight men over there" ready to meet
the Huns. There also are 10 in
training here in this country and one
Red Cross nurse in actual service in
this country from this town.
The pastor of the church will take
for his subject Sunday morning, DO
ing More Than Our Bit" All are cor
daily invited to be present.
The awarding of the war service
emblems to the Boy Scouts who won
them by selling Liberty bonds during
the last Liberty Loan campaign will
be Sunday evening, April Z. Lieut..
0'Donnell. lately returned from
France, will be one of the speakers.
He has seen service in one of the
front line trenches and was injured
while there. Lawyer Carl c. Jones
will also speak. The public is cor
daily invited to be present.
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No General Shortage Of Steel for
Ships==Some Yards Temporarily 0ut

Washington. April 3.-To speed up
the shipbulding program the War
Industries Board today issued orders
TO steel mills and fabricating plants
to make 100 per cent. deliveries on
all orders for steel ship plants from
the Emergency Fleet Corporation
This Will give priority to these or
ders over all others and supplements
recent orders to the mills to turn out
no plates for commercial purposes.
The action of the board followed
complaints made before the Senate
commerce committee yesterday by
George j. Baldwin, chairman of the
board of American International
Shipbuilding Corporation. which is
building fabricated ships at Hog Is
land, Pa. that his yard and some
others are short of ship steel
At the war industries board, it was
said that there was no general short
age of ship steel, but it was con-
coded that shortages probably exist
cd at some individual yards. During
the past three months officials of the
board asserted sufficient steel to build
ships at the rate of more than g.
100000 tons a year has been turned
out for the Fleet Corporation alone
Further assurances We're given the
shipping board today by the war In
dustries board that if detailed infor-
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nation of the requirements OF indl-
vidual Shipyards is furnished all the
needs of the years will be promptly
met
Shipping board officials expressed con-
tidence in the ability of the war indus
tries board to make deliveries. but new
ertheless Senator Fletcher of Florida,
chairman of the Senate committee. and
Chairman Hurley of the shipping board
today made an agreement to see Presi-
dent Wilson tomorrow and lay the sit
uation before him.
In view of today's order of the War
Industries Board it was not believed
that the President would take any ac-
ton. Ii was explained that it was to
meet just such a situation as this that
the President recently appointed Ber-
nard Baruch to head the board with full
powers to act.
The fact that deliveries at the Hog
Island plant are behind schedule was
explained with the statement that first
orders for plates for that yard given
before Mr.. Hurley became chairman of
the shipping board were let to eastern
mills, which in turn shipped the plates
to western plants for fabrication. This
involved long Cross-hauls and transport
tation congestion added TO the normal
delay. The board is relocating the or
ders with view to obviatirg unneces-
sary hauling Delay also has resulted,
it is said. from the difficulty of some
eastern plans in obtaining coal and coke
because of the railroad congestion.
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KING VICTOR
EXPRESSES DEEP
APPRECIATION

Rome. April fixing Victor EN-
manuel. in receiving f. S. Davidson.
chairman Of the American Red Cross
war council today. expressed deep
appreciation and admiration for The
manner in which the American Red
Cross has shown to Italy the support
and sympathy of the American peo-
pie"
Inc King said that not only had
TINS IN itself been Of great value. but
the way in which the assistance had
heen rendered made it doubly valu-
able. The whole Italian people had
been impressed with the character Of
the men sent here by the American
people to do the work.
Italy, the King continued feels
a very warm spirit of understanding
ana sentiment for America. Italy de-
lights TO think of America as the aIly
or Italy and knows that the Ameri-
can army and navy are rendering
great assistance to her allies.
The American Red Cross is the
messenger telling Italy in very
practical way that America is with
her, heart and soul The Italian peo-
pie are profoundly grateful for il all.
II IS a distinct contribution to the
winning Of the war. 1t is a su-
preme expression of international
sympathy and good will"
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METHODISTS
WANT NO : :
.PRO-GERMANS

Boston, April 4.-The purpose of the
Methodist Episcopal church to eliminate
every pro-German discovered in its
dore S. Henderson of Detroit at the New
England conference of the church today.
The declaration was greeted with cheers
and all the delegates joined in singing
America
Bishop Henderson, who is a member
OF the war council Of the church. said
that so per cent of his blood was Ger
man, as his mother was a native Of Ger
many. But" he said, 100 per cent OF
that blood is dedicated to wiping Kaiser
ism from the earth. Every man who
will not publicly uphold the ideals and
preach the truth concerning our coun-
try from the pulpits or our churches We
ment of justice.
Rev. Appleton Bush. d. D., of Pitts
burg. Pa, who was the principal speak
err tonight. said the church never had
faced such peril as it was facing now
He declared that Methodism had been
retrograding in every large city in the
country for the past 10 years. In Ohio
he said, $50 Methodist Episcopal
churches had been closed in the last
five years and there was heavy influx
of foreigners in the mines and great
industrial fields who were beyond the III
fiuence of any church The way to meet
the situation, he said, was to provide
the proper ministers and then to pro-
vide for those ministers in the proper
way.
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| REMOVAL OF
capt. POULSON
is REQUESTED

san FRANCISCO, April 4.-Removal Of
captain r. J. Poulson as deputy United
States inspector of hulls and boilers at
Seattle. Wn.. was requested of Wash
ington officials today by federal author
tiles here as a result of testimony given
by Captain Poulson a, the trial of a
group of Hindus and others charged
with conspiring to foment revolution
against British rule in India.
Government officials charge that in
1914 I'otlson as master of the steamer
Naseat;len delivered to the German
cruiser Leipsig a cargo OF coal while
the snip was on the high sea.
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FIELD MARSHALL
HAIG'S REPORT

London. April i.-Fleld Marshal
haig's Export tonight from British
headquarters in France says:
After heavy artillery preparation
me enemy launched a strong attack
ms morning on the whole front be-
'"eeh the Sommo and Avre rivers
"h the right and center of the British
mes, the attacking German infantry
We're re1ulsed. but on the left the
weight cf the assault succeeded in
pressins lack our troops for short
Instance IN the neighborhood of
,amel IN the south bank of the
s%"mme. The fighting is continuing in
@s area.
Early IN the afternoon the enemy
.na attacked our line ives, of Albert
"a completely repulsed.
hos "''ns the past few DAYS there
riv.r '|'A heavy fighting south Of the
r ra'sf las, Lag. A Canadian cavalry VI b ,Ie
a ID nyd actions both 'P manr IN
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PRESIDENT SIGNS
Continued from Page One)

In opening the meeting Mayor An
drew j. Peters declared that the man
without a bond would be almost like
o man without flag.
1T will be your passport to the flu
ture." he continued.
1T will be your honorable dis
charge from the civilian army OF
America, worthy to be passed on as
a priceless relic, showing to those
who bear your name that in the
greatest war for democracy you did
something to make the world safe"
Charles r. Weed. chairman of the
Boston district committee of the cam
paign, announced that every home,
office, store and factory in the city
would be visited before the campaign
closed.
Major NJ. s. Boehm of the Cana :
dian army warned the audience that
they had only just begun TO give.
This is the time for every loyal
American to throw his all into the
sale he said. a subscription to the
Liberty Loan was not sacrifice. he
added. but n sound business invest
ment backed by the best security in
the world.
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GEORGE GRAY DEAD
CITIZEN OF DIXFIELD

Dixtield. Me. April 4.-George
Gray. one Of DiXfield's most promi-
nent citizens. died at his home We'd
nesday afternoon. after an illness of
about two days. He was born in
Portland, son of one of Portland's
large wholesale grocers. Mr.. Gray's
early life was passed in that city
Some few years ago he married Miss
Abbie Howe, daughter of the late
Ward Howe of Canton. They soon
moved 20 Dixfield and lived for 4
while with Mrs. Grays mother La
ter they bought the fine residence of
the late George Merrill here where
they since resided, except that they
passed their summers at Weld pond,
where NJ. Gray built large and ex-
pensive home.
Though quiet and unassumng in
his ways, Mr.. Gray was always in
terested and participated in all the
social ami civic affairs Of the town.
For several years he was a member
of the school board.
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JOHN CASSIDY, BANGOR.
LEFT S6.OOO.OOO ESTATE

Bangor, Me-, April 4.-The will of
John Cassidy, filed in the probate
court, shows an estate which will
inventory more than 100000 in
: stocks. bonds. timberlands, real es-
tate. shipping and interest in the John
Cassidy Co. wholesale grocers. There
are no public requests.
A trust is created for the two sons,
two daughters and granddaughter.
! Edythe l.. Rice. James w. Cassidy,
John Cassidy, Jr.. Mrs. Mary A. Muir
ply and Mrs. Carl r. O'Brien, all Of
/ Bangor. who are to have $4,000 a
Year from the income of the estate
during their life time. The property
then goes to the heirs. There are
two grandchildren.