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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16
PRON0TERSAT
DEMING CAMP
MEAN BUSINESS
VIII Make a Real Boxing
Center Out of Thriving
Little Western City.
Is REAL STAGE
FOR GOOD BOUTS
By BUD RUTHERFORD.


~ EMING boxing fans witnessed
their first real fight to be held
IN weeks last Monday night
when Bobby Waugh and Otto Wallace
clashed there. but judging from state
ments made by promoters O. n. Rood
and Dan McCauley the fans are In for
some real mixing TO come off within
the next month, in the shape OF meet
sngs between high class men.
Has Good Prospects.
In the center Of a big national
guard camp and teeming with busi-
ness, Deming has excellent prospects
OF becoming one OF the greatest ath-
letic ceuters IN the southwest. and the
promoters intend to give the fans the
best that they can develop. Plans
are now under way for sreturn
match between Waugh and Wallace
over the 20 round route. to definitely
settle the question OF supremacy be-
tween the little men
Waugh IN particular Is said to
be anxious for a fourth meeting
with his opponent, the two boys
having met twice prior to their
DeminE contest.
According to word from TIE 8 lie
city. while not up to expectations. the
crowd attending the fight was one OF
the best that has been on hand In
several weeks. and the fans came in
spite Of a natural handicap OF cold
weather. Sunday afternoon the
weather was bitterly cold. and as the
wind was blowing a high gale. II was
found impossible TO stage the contest
In the open air arena. and promoter
Rood thought it advisable to post
rone 1t OF course quite number OF
fans were disappointed. many OF them
being from Fl Paso. but those who
we're enabled to stay over felt amply
repaid BY witnessing the bout.
Maybe ThOrp Next.
Just who viii meet the winner OF
the return match between Wallace
and Waugh is not known. but is pre-
sumed that Fighting Thorp Of Kan |
sas City will be imported to the lit /
tie city for the next show.
Thorpe has met both Waugh
and W-'Iace, end Is credited with
n popular decision over both Of
them 70 that the bout Indifferent
rs 10 WIZ Is the opponent Of the
KanEas CITY man viii be q hum
sner md viii he directly in line
with the efforts OF the promoters
20 rive the fans nothing but the
best.
Feathers To Meet.
i is probable also that a return
battle viii be arranged between Jack
Arnold OF FL Paso, and Marty Falk.
g featherTeight Of Deming. These
two little men have met twice, and 1
while Arnold claimed the popular de-
cision once, Falk was leading at the
end Of the second bout according 20
eoncensus Of opinion
He WIS forced to quit In the
fourth round rs result Of
broken hrud sustained In the sec
ond round. and which handicapped
his hitting ability.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16
APPLTCANTs on InR-

Many names appear in the list Of
candidates for the position OF man.
ager OF the Portland team IN the
Northwestern league. This list in
Guides Bill Rodgers, Art Griggs, Gus
Fisher Bill Borton. Paddy Siglin and
Billy Sullivan. Unless judge McCredle
decides on a playing manager the i'm
preston is that Nick Williams. with
Spokane last season, will get the Job.
The Denver star., 1918-06-15
Negro Wins
Second Place
Lee TIMBER, Paced by Bob
Davis, Brings Home
!" The Bacon

BY systematlzinR and con .
centrating his whole soul,
mind and body upon the Sec
ond place. the encouraging
yells of the fans all along the
way did not deter him from
trying TO get and cineh" sec
ond place so that the real test
between TIMBER and Ted John
son will be shown later on in
Philadelphia. There was no
reason why he should let him
self "out" and beat Johnson
Saturday when everything
was ahead of him. The white
The Denver star., 1918-06-15
Louis II. la6mer,
Edison's S Assistant

Several weeks ago the birth
day of Thomas Edison was
celebrated in this city in one
Of the leading hotels.
Men OF prominence in all
walks of life. joined in pay
ing honor to one Of Americas 5
greatest geniuses and most
useful citizens.
The guest Of honor was too
busy in mis- laboratory. testing
war devices to shock Fritz"
to attend in person; but his re
presentatives were there to
hail him-though absent
with all their voices-as the
greatest wizard of modern
times.
Among them was Louis H.
Latimer. Thomas Edison S
colored assistant. whose con
tribution to the festivities was
a poem, enlegistic of his great
chief, and which was publish
ed in full in the New York Sun
the following day.
Any man. white or black,
who is publicly recognized as
an inventor and discoveror,
must certainly weigh a little
something mentally himself.
Well, Louis .Latimer possess
es some aviordupois. as an in
ventor and electrician, which
Mr.. Edison discovering years
ago, made him his assistant
and gave him opportunities to
follow his bent and taste for
doing electrical work and for
devlsing electrical appliances.
had he been a white man. he
would. today be a millionaire.
But he IS only q colored
man. who has been permitted
to have privileges which few
Of his race enjoy and he has
made the most of them BY
The Denver star., 1918-06-15

from the country. as it did,
and to impell reluctant War
Department to give equal"
recognition to Colored sold
iers
Ii all the annals of Ameri-
can fighters there have been
few instances of bravery, her
oism and fortitude compar :
able with the fighting, against
tremendous odds, of those two
Colored soldiers. Privates
Johnson and Needham.
Not only did they win the
Croix de Guerre. which
France so gladly conferred up
on them. but they won the
right to be enrolled high a
mong American heroes; the
right to have their names and
their fame go down triumph
ant}y " the corridors of time;
the'right to have their race
their comrades in arms and
their kinsmen back here a,
hOhc. to eniov. without re-
stfictions, the full and com
plete rights and privileges ol
American citizens.
Johnson and Needham Tough,
like Spartans ito make the
wofld safe for democracy
and because they did. these
United States, from lakes to
gulf. and from ocean to ocean
ought to be, and MUST BE
safe for them and their broth
ers.
When can their glory die;
-Cleveland Advocate
The Denver star., 1918-06-15

demonstrating to his employ
er that genius is not confined
to any particular race. and
that merit is the true measure
of a MAN.
Wherever the Negro com
petes on equal terms with the
Caucasian, he excels.
In a note to the writer un
der date March 3. 1918. Mr..
Latimer writes: Il hope when
my story is told, it will inspire
our youth to know. that a col
ored man. made the drawings
for Bells first telephone pat
ents; and made an invention
that made Sir Hirman Max
inns incandcscent lamp a sue
cess: and made drawing for.
and testified in. a number of
the original Edison suits on
basic patents.
Mr.. Latimer omitted. or
was too modest. to say. that
he represented the Edison Co
pany some years ago as super
intendent of some Electrical
work it was doing in England
also that he is inventor Of an
Arc lamp now in use in this
city. l suppose his biographer
would mt let him tell any more
His has been a wonderful
career. and his life story,
when told. will be a revelation
to many who have not known
him as intimately as | have
when wore knee breeches
and long hair Louis H. Lati
more was as young as he now
is.
Although Mr.. Lat,mer does
not claim to be a poet. he has
written-some very commend
able poems and prose.
Ali honor to MIR. Louis H.
Latimer, the races foremost
and leading electrician and in
ventor. may his days be long
on earth-and his shadow
never grow less. New Negro
The Denver star., 1918-06-15

Bob Dams, Umble's PAGER
steadied him to "cinch' sec
ond place and keep johnson
ahead of him always.
He is Lee Umble of Boulder
and has only been in Colora-
three months. He has been
training for the marathon for
two weeks. running the dis
tance every day. To say he
was sensation in the great
fixture is putting it mild for
he was booked as a dark horse
He showed by making the
ten and two -fifths miles in
one hour, seven minutes and
eight seconds and finishing
strong that he can travel with
any fast company. With a
little more seasoning and sx-
experience he can't be headed
Umble was born in Wash
ington, Ind. and is % years
old. He is an all round ath-
lete. earning letters in track.
baseball, football. swimming
and many other sports. He
was a pupil of the Washing
ton High school from 1911 till
1914 and in 1915 went to the
Ohio State University as a
freshman.
Two of his brothers died of
tuberculosis and Lee thought
he had a touch of i, himself.
SO he left foe Boulder to re-
cuperate. The run he made
shows he has no cause for
worry on that score because it
takes a set of alright bellows
to breeze along that distance
and finish as strong as he did.
He IS taking a course in the
International Correspondence
school and supports his moth
er by working from 7 at night
until 7 in the morning in no
tel at Boulder. But with all
this on his hands he found
time to train for the marathon
which he did in the mornings.
He says he only had two
meals a day during his two
weeks of training. running ten
miles every day. He weigh
147 pounds when he started
his workouts and entered the
race weighing ,s' pounds
Umble gives Ted Johnson
due credi, for running away
from him and says he is a
sprinter. playing a game that
he knows like book. He in
tends to enter again next year
and declares with the added
training and experience he
will get in the meantime that
it will take jack rabbit to
pace him on his next start
The prize he won was a
round trip to Philadelphia
with Ted johnson, where they
will both compete in the Ma
tional A. A. U. meet, which
are the classics of long dis
tance marathon races and his
Colorado training will stand
him we'll in the sea level alti
tude.
His running costume was
made from an american flag
that he brought from his homs
in the Hoosier state and as he
dashed by the crowds along
the course he received many
a cheer and carried the Stars
and Stripes right up in front
where it belongs.
The Denver star., 1918-06-15

eracy is noticeable. Many of
the men have become fluent
French takers and l have
heard animated conversations
between our Colored men and
the Sengelase who chanced to
be passing. The American
Negro lads get along famous
ly with both white and black
Frenchmen. In their deal
ings with the feminine popula
tion thep are pun-tiliously po
lite and not a single complaint
has been lodged against them
in this respect. Naturally
they are delighted at the com
plete lack of racial prejudices
they have found in France
and some of them have declar
ed to me their intentention OF
remaining here after the war.
Their pride in their unit
speaks we'll for a continuance
of the high morals they have
manifested SO far"
There is no discount to be
placed on the American SOL
dier by reason of racial ante
cedents, religions prediction
or previous conditions of ser
vitude. One and all they are
soldiers true who will soon be
tried to the uttermost will not
be found vomiting.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tr
bune.
"OvER HERE
l know and you know that
if the Negro will now prepare
today for tomorrow when un
told opportunities for better
mens in everyday will be Civ
en-. many of our ills which we
now suffer and bleed from
will be destroyed or corrected
If the sober. serious opinion
were to be given by the sin.
cere and honest white men,
he would undoubtedly answer
in truthful fashion that the
Negro has been i'll treated in
America for we'll nigh three
centuries. suffering every hor
Eor of infamous, inhuman hate
reproached. maltreated and
condemned almost completely
to a menial contemptuous ex
istence. Yet in spite of it all,
he musters a spirit to carry
the American flag, steps to
the beat of the drum. risks
the petils Of the submarine
lined oceans aud bears his
breast to the consuming FIRE
of the German race on the
field of battle. This proves
almost conclusivelv that the
Negro of all men is the Super
man. They wore with honor
the American uniform at Bos-
ton Commons, Petersburg.
Fort Pillow. at FL Caney. up
on San Juan Hill and Haunted
their suits at Carrizal and this
year found them upon French
territory planting the first
American flag ON French soil,
capturing cantigny and Mar
queglise.
They UPHELD TRADITION
Again. and splendidly. too.
Colored soldiers have sustain
ed their traditional reputa
ton for being courageous and
heroic fighters. The deed OF
those two Colored soldiers Of
The Denver star., 1918-06-15

Canada wing to the dra
site shortage of hremen on
the railroads in st. Thomas
the +. NJ. railroad is to bring
large number of southern
Negroes to fill the vacancies.
The Denver star., 1918-06-15

Chicago. ILL.,. June 9 How
ard P. Drew. the great color
ed star athlete of Drake Uni
versity joint holder of the
Worlds record for 100 yards
at 100 3-s will be seen the
eighteenth annual outdoor
track and field meet of the
Western intercollegiate con
terence.
The Denver star., 1918-06-15
Negro 7 roops Halt The En-
emy; Then Charge Thru
Their Lines

The following clipped from the morning paper Wed
nesday:--
Negro supported by entente allied tanks which
did great excursion delivered brilliant counter attack IN
vicinity and ecapured the forest running southwest OF
MarqueRse. between Perte farm and Loges farm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
British Enlistment in
u. S. Nets $4,000 Men
Mission Prepares to End Re-
cruiting as New Draft
Law Is Effective

The British and Canadian Recruiting
Mission IS preparing to close its books
and depart. In accordance with the
agreement between this country and
Great Britain the recruiting of men
between the ages of twenty and
thirty-one will end September %, and
the recruiting of men of the ages in
cluded in the United States registra-
iiof of September II will end October
-
Remaining British citizens in the
United States. about 100000 in number
then viii be subject to the selective
service act. Fourteen officers of the
commission soon will depart for Siberia
with the first contingent of the Can
adam Siberian expeditonary force.
numbering about $500 men.
The mission began its work in the
United States in June, 1917. and has
obtained approximately $4,000 recruits
Tor The British and Canadian armies;
the British Army got one-third of this
number and the Canadian Army two
thirds. The records of June 7, 1918,
showed 3i.363 recruits. 26,2SO for Can.
ada and S.0s3 for Great Britain. The
mission has recruited FIVE battalions Of
Jewish non-citlzens for the British
expeditionary forces in Palestine.
Each battalion numbers 1000 men.
bringing the total to 5000. some of
whom are aiding in the offensive being
c9nducted at present by General
-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
Relief Worker Tells
OF Famine i'm Persia
Horrors Of Starvation Among
Armenians and Syrians De-
scribed by Mrs. Douglas

Horrible conditions of starvation in
lehelan and other Persian cities are
pictured IN telegram to the American
committee for Armenian and Syrian
Hellef from Mrs Eva Balls Douglas.
who has gust arrived from Persia. Mrs.
Douglas returned to recuperate from
typhus, with which her husband also
was stricken and from which he died
While they We're administering aid to
refugees driven out by the Turks.
In Ieheran and other cities" her
message reads, men, women and chill
dren are Frustrated in the streets from
exhaustion and are dying. In Hama
dan the heads and arms of two children
remained to tell the story of bodies
that were probably eaten after they
dled from starvation.
People gathered daily at slaughter
houses with small vessels to collect
blood as it flowed out of the trough.
People were grazing in the fields like
cattle. Children came to our rest
houses with flesh hanging on bones like
rags. voice gone, but eyes pleading
and imploring for crust The mem
cry Of thnir cmaciated bodies shall re-
main forever with me"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
Allied Filters Bomb
Five German Towns
British Bay 10 Enemy PLANES
and Drop More Than &c
Tons of Explosives

LONDON, Sept. 21.-The Entente AL
lied Independent Air Force dropped
bombs Friday on the German towns Of
Mannheim, Karlsruhe. Boulay, Frescaty
and Morhange, according to an official
statement issued this evening by the
British Air Ministry.
Explosives were dropped on the Lans
works at Mannheim, on wharves and
factories in Karlsruhe, on blast fur
naces at the Bourbach works and on
airdromes in Bouiay, Fresoaty ana
Morhange. One German machine was
brought down. One Allied machine is
missing.
Nineteen German airplanes have been
accounted for by British airmen, while
the British themselves have lost eleven
machines. according to Field Marshal
Haig's report tonight dealing with avi-
alton. The text of the report follows:
despite low clouds and frequent
showers. our airplanes Friday carried
out useful work in all departments.
Sixteen hostile machines were downed
and three sent down out of control.
Eleven of ours are missing.
"Twenty-six and a half tons of bombs
were dropped during the twenty-four
hours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
Spain and Germany
No Nearer Agreement
Negotiations Over Submarine
Question Reported Far
From Settlement

PARIS, Sept. 21.-Negotiations be-
tween Madrid and Berlin over the sub
marine question are far from ended
says the Madrid correspondent Of the
Petit Parisien." but, on the contrary.
they are active and contain obstacles
to an agreement.
Germany has let it be understood
that she would turn few ships over
to Spain and would not interfere with
Spanish traffic toward South America
This proposal, it is said does not
satisfy the Spanish Cabinet. Besides,
the German proposals change daily.
both Madrid and San Sebastian, the
summer capital, are embarrassed and
preoccupied
Count Romanones, The Minister Of
Justice, told the correspondent the prob
lem would not be settled until a few
days before the approaching meeting
of the Spanish Parliament, but that it
would be settled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
Trawler Is orpedoed
OFF American Coast

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 21.-The
American steam trawler Kingfsher was
torpedoed and sunk eighty -ive miles
off the North Atlantic coast last night.
Captain Riley and his crew Of twenty
six were rescued and reached shore
to-day.
The trawler was en- the fishing banks
when the enemy submarine appeared.
Advices received here tonight indi-
Gated that the torpedo was fired with
out warning No one was injured, and
the captain and crew quickly took to
The boats. They reported that the sub.
mersible did not approach them after
they had left their vessel and that
there was no shell fire. The weather
was moderate and the men were able
10 row TO land.
The klnghsher was owned in Boston.
She registered 1853 tons and was built
at San Francisco in 1902.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
Death Sentences Of
5 Soldiers COMMITTED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2f.-Three sol
diers sentenced by courts martial to
be shot have been shown clemency by
President Wilson, it was disclosed in
orders made public to- day by the War
Department.
Private Vincent Porru. 10th In
fantry, found guilty of sleeping at his
post as a sentinel N France, was sen
fenced to death, but General Pershing
recommended, because there was but a
single witness to the offence, that the
sentence be committed to dishonorable
discharge and three years confinement
at hard labor. This recommendation
was approved by the President, who
earlier in the war pardoned two sol
oilers sentenced to death for sleeping
at their posts.
Private Herman Ladensan. 154th
Depot Brigade. was found guilty of
having deserted at Harrisburg, Penn,
and sentenced to be shot The Presi-
dent approved the finding, but com
muted the sentence to dishonorable
discharge and fifteen years at hard
labor.
Private George Barnes, 122d Tnfan-
try. found guilty of deserving at Camp
Wheeler, Georgia, after his regiment
had received overseas orders, also was
given death sentence by the court
martial. President Wilson confirmed
the sentence, but committed it to dis
honorable discharge and thirty years
at hard labor at Fort Lcayenworth
Kansas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
Colleges Open to Sailors
Naval Branch Of Students
Training Corps Arranged

A naval branch of the Students
Army Training Corps. now being cstab-
lished at various educational institu-
tions in the country. will be opened
on October / TO furnish men for the
United States Naval Reserve force
Applications for this service may be
made tomorrow at the Naval Recruit
ing office, "a East Twenty third Street.
at Columbia University. College of the
CITY of New York. Fordham University
and Pratt Institute, the four institu
tons in New York City which will give
the training.
A three months course, similar to
that for tho Army Training Corps, will
be offered, with special course Of
training IN naval engineering. Students
will have the opportunity for advance
nent to the rating of petty officer chief
rettv officer warrant officer or commits.
stoned officer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22
Everett Colby Enlists

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Sept. 21.-
Everett Colby, former State Senator
and nelghbor of Thomas Edison at
LleWellyn Terrace here, has enlisted in
the Tank Corps. Announcement of this
was made last night at the organlza-
''on OF the West Orange Liberty Loan
Committee at the Essex County CLUB.
Charles Edison presided.
Mr. Colby is forty-1our years old.
He is The father of two daughters ano
two sons. He has been assisting Her
bert Hoover, Food Administrator. In
Washington for some time. Mr.. Colhv
made a tour Of the battlefront to study
food conditions and on his return COW
cred virtually the entire country in 81
rood conservation campaign, delivering
hundreds of addresses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-22

General II: L. Reed. commanding the
18th Scottish Division, British army.
praising the First Artillery Brigade Of
the First American Division CIRCULARS
Tor work in cooperation with the Scots.
The order said the 18th had never re-
ce:Ned such perfect assistance in "tak-
ing over operations, although it was
realized that the American division at
that time must have been under severe
strain and had suffered severe casual
ties
The Scottish division, it appeared,
was relieving the lst American Di-
vision on an active front. General
Reeds order said an awkward situation
arose, and that the voluntary action Of
the commander of the American artil-
lery brigade in remaining to Join in
establishing the British units and in
giving up the well-earned relief for
himself and his men had relieved the
SITUATION. The order specifically
thanked Brigadier General L. r. Hol-
brook. the American artillery COM
mander, and Colonel Mabie, the medical
othcer. If it had not been for the
American ambulance units, General
Reed said, at least four hundred British
wounded would still be on his hands in
this sector.
General March said that more de-
tailed reports OF the American opera
tons at st. Mihicl spoke highly Of the
work OF the French troops which par
ticipated.
answering questions regarding spe
emo American units. General March
said the Goth Division (Texas and Okla
homa National Army troops) is in the
Vosges, while the seth (Texas and
Oklahoma National Guard troops) is in
framing sector with the French.
NO commander has yet been selected
for the 18th regular division, which
stlil IS IN this country training at Camp
!. ! faVls, Tex. The Hath Engineers, OF
INC o9th Division ARKANSAS. Missis-
slPpl ana Louisiana National Guard
troops), has just lanGed in France.