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Evening star., 1918-01-16
NJ the Associated Press.

NJ the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. January 15.--Enemy air
raiders are showing an Increased in
terest in the American aviation centers,
especially those nearest the lines.
During one of the most recent in
cursions the German airplanes descend
ed within 200 feet of the ground. en-
deavorinE to make sure that the several
bombs which they dropped should hit
their targets. which in most cases
were buildings in which men were
biIleted Luckily. the German aim.
even at such close range. was poor. for
NO Americans were killed.
Another German machine which few
over the position later dropped bomb
from higher altitude at hangar
The bomb missed its mark, but dug
great hole in the adjoining field.
Spray of Bullets on Position.
At certain place nearby an enemy
squadron descended within 300 feet OF
the earth and sprayed an anti-aircraft
machine gun position with hail of
bullets but did not hit any of the
Yunners all of whom were French.
The Americans at the most advanced
aviation camp have found a novel
mounting for the machine gun used for
defense against enemy airpianes. When
the guns for the newly dug pits ar
rived it was discovered that only field
carriages had been provided. These
were unsuitable for aircraft defense
work, so swivels were constructed from
old motor truck springs. These i'm
provised mounts are said to be as
good as any used
An order issued for a certain division
prohibits the purchase of pie from
civilians. Real American pie is hard to
obtain in this section of France. But one
day recently nice pies made of excel
lent pastry appeared. The price OF
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WHITMAN AGAINST BOXING.
Tammany's Efforts to Revive Game
Not Regarded Seriously.

NEW YORK. January 16-It is said
that a democratic assemblyman Is pre-
pairing bill to legalize boxing in the
state of New York, also that he has
received encouragement from both
branches of the legislature. Politicians
at Albany seem to think. however. that
there is no chance for this measure so
long as Gov. Whitman Is opposed to
the ring game. If a bill having the
governors Endorsement should be made
a party measure by the republican law
makers. it probably would pass But
the efforts of Tammany legislator to
revive the sport, under the circum-
stances. are not regarded seriously.
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CHICAGO q. BOYS READY.
Six Additional Athletic Stars in
Hospital Unit Going Over.

CHICAGO. January 1s.-Six additional
University of Chicago athletes are
ready today to leave for the war zone
as members of hospital unit. They
are Charles Higgins, jerome Fisher.
Samuel Rothermel Charles Bent. Eu-
gene Rouse and Edward Mahannah. 4.
Higgins' loss will bs the most severe
in the track team. whore he shone as
an all-round. man. Fisher was strong
on the pole vault and high jump. Roth
ermel was q star in the relays and Bent
as a low hurdle point winner. RouDe
was sprintef. while Mahannah was
IN au-rpund track man So
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AMERICAN AVIATION CAMPS
TARGETS OF GERMAN AIRMEN
Enemy Airplanes Drop Bullets and Bombs.
Pie Prohibition Enforced Kicking
Mules, Bad Weather Conditions

single pie in some cases was II cents.
The pie-hungry soldiers cheerfully
paid the price until the officers, suspect
ing that white flour, in some unknown
way, was being furnished to the makers
by a far sighted soldier. put on the pro-
hibition. An investigation is being made
to determine the source of the -four
used.
Can't Be Gentle With Mules.
As each day passes those members
of the American expeditionary force
who have to do with the care Of mules
find more difficult the carrying out OF
the order instructing them to be gen
tie with their charges. The correspond
ent today met several soldiers water
ing number Of mules at q swift
running mountain stream.
"It can't be done," said one OF the
mule "skinners" as he referred to the
order, and ihs remark was greeted with
There's only one kind of language
except the mule language that these
birds undertand and that's strong Ian
guage."
Worst Conditions Yet Experienced.
Icy roads turned into river beds. for tor
rental streams flowing from the melting
SHOWS on the hills, together with down.
pour of fine rain. combined today to
make conditions the worst the American
Army has experienced since coming to
France.
Through the zone of the Army It was not
infrequent to find the roads at places lined
on either side with motor trucks which
had been ditched. Mule-drawn vehicles
also were mired in many cases. In one
stretch of road mile long there were
fourteen vehicles ditched tonight with the
soldiers working hard to release them Tho
mule drawn transport trains. indeed. suf
fered the most from the conditions, the
animals slipping on the icy road beds and
being unable to arise after falling until
branches and twigs cut from trees were
put under their feet.
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CHECKERS FOR SOLDIERS.
Y. M. C. A. Meets Shortage by Con.
yerting Linoleum Into Boards.

NEW YORK, January 1S-The
checker board shortage in the United
States, due largely to cutting Off the
supply from Germany. has been met by
the Young Mems Christian Assoc ciation,
which is converting hundreds OF yards
Of old-fashioned checkered llnoleum
into serviceable playing boards for
American soldiers in France.
At checker party" here tonight
hundreds OF girls planned to assist as
sociation workers in packing 10000
iinoleum checker boards and 100000
blue and white checkers for immediate
shipment overseas.
Checker boards also are being made
for soldiers under Y. NJ. c. A. auspices
at Michigan Agriculture College and
by Boston school children.
Evening star., 1918-01-16

Pneumonia caused 149 of the 23o
deaths reported among the national
9uardsmen and National Army men
training in this country during the
week ended January II. The weekly
report of the division of field SANTA
tion shows IS guardsmen died during
the week, as compared with 100 the
week before, and 147 National Army
men. as against 1877 the previous week.
Both the hospital admission and non
effective rates in the guard and Ma
tional Army camps Increased during
the week, with pneumonia generally
prevalent. Among the guardsmen there
were s42 cases of pneumonia, and in
the National Army $40. The menin-
gifts situation continued to Improve
both In the guard and National Army,
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FAVoRrTEs WIN MATCHEN
Winter Golf League of Advertising
interests Opens at Pinehuryt.

PINEHURST. N. c.. January le.-xha
first match round in the tournadpane
of the Winter Golf League Of Adysrs.
tising interests was played here yss<.
terday. the men going over tho chamA.
pionship course and the women using
the No. course. Survivors In the 0sse
sixteen were H. Bradford LewiH and
George c. Dutton. Boston: Louis ~
Hamilton, New York: John e. MIRA
tin. Philadelphia; Stuart H. Pattereons
Plainfield, n. j.; r. Murray Puryess
Boston: A. r. Gardener ana W. II. yel$'
lett, New York.
Favorable weather conditions peeas
mittsd high-class golf. and all the fnA(
vorites won their matches by subssanrss
tial margins fsS
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BOOST FOR ou1afET.
New York Golfers Suggest Him for
Intelligence SQUAD,

NE" YORK. January 1s-There are
quite few golfers IN the metropolitan
district who would be willing to testify
TO the fitness Of Francis ouimet being
made member. of the intelligence
squad. 1t is said the prime qualifica-
ment Is that they must be observant
and there is none to gainsay the fact
that Ouimet has that essential THE
former national open champion now
has the rank Of sergeant =
Evening star., 1918-01-16
PNEUMONIA REAPS HARVEST OF
DEATH IN u. S. ARMY CAMPS

while measles continued to decline in
most of the camps. Epidemics Of Ger
man measles and mumps prevailed in
many camps, with scarlet fever in
creasing In the National Army and
decreasing in the National Guard.
Camp Doniphan. Okla, led the guard
camps In the number of new cases of
pneumonia. with fifty. and Camp
Wheeler, Ga. was second, with forty
seven. Camps Macarthur, Tex: Bowie,
Tex. and Beauregard. La. are above
the average In the number Of new
cases, with forty-five, forty-sfx and
thirty-six cases. respectively.
Camp Travis. Tex. headed the Ma
tional Army camps with new cases of
pneumonia. with ninety-four. against
seventy-two the week before. Camp
Pike. Ark, was second, with forty-one
cases. and Camps Lee, Va. and Taylor,
Ky. reported twenty-four and thirty
four new cases, respectively.
Evening star., 1918-01-16
MRS. BILLINGS FOUND DEAD.

BALTIMORE. Nd. January 16.-Mrs.
Laura Elizabeth Billings. wife of Rear
Admiral Luther @. Billings of the Pay
found dead last night in her bath
room At tho Marlborough apartments
Evidently she had been stricken with
heart trouble. Her body was found by
her maid. Her hsuband was in Wash,
inUton at the time. Mrs. Billings ap-
peared to- be in good health when her
AQshand 1sft yagtardAx AaoEainE
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RICH PRIZES FOR DOGS,
National Field Trials Club Hangs Up
$4,000 for Annual Races.

CALHOUN. Ala. January 16.-The
fifth annual field races Of the National
Field Trials Club was begun here yes
terday at the club preserves. Part of
the all-age stake was finished during
the day. Six thousand dollars in
stakes are offered by the club with
cups aggregating $1,000. Ono Of the
features of the field trial this year is
the paying of prizes in liberty bonds
instead OF currency.
Seven races were run yesterday in
the all-age stake and the event will
be finished today.
Evening star., 1918-01-16
Camp to Have Electric Lirht.

The United States Army Engineer corps
training camp at Belvoir, on tho river
near Mount Vernon. IL to be lighted by
electricity. The War Department has ar
ranged with the Alexandria Electric
Lighting Company to extend its wires to
Belvoir and TO furnish the current. At
visors Of Fairfax county permission was
given the lighting company to use the
county roads between Alexandra and
Beivoir for Its poles and wires In taking
Aheat ten milas from AlssandrtA.
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SPORT GOODS FOR SOLDIERS.
Y. M. c. A. Ships $l5o,ooo Worth
~ Athletic Euuipment to France.

NEW YORK. January ,1o.-ihe IN
war work council OF 'he
Young Mems Christian Association mas
shipped athletic goods worth ABOUT
$3.50. 900 to the American soldiers IN
France. -.o
The goods ordered include '9'56o 9'556o
base balls. 14.4oo bats. 200 masss: sno i.ooo soo
COZ halls 400 basket balls. $500 rugby
halls. which, with other paraphernaiia.
makss the largest single order for
athletic goods ever placed. 1t was n, saiu.
About $4,000 has fnn atbletc goods
for soldiers still in the United States
Evening star., 1918-01-16
By Ripley.

Tho cold weather has populasissd ice
yachting as never before. Ioe beating
is now tho king Of winter sports, the
last drop in the way Of thrills. An ice
boat 10 tho fastest nature-psope1led
vehicle under the sun. They actually
go faster than the wind. Flights Of
eighty and ninety miles an hour. are
not uncommon. and some have attained
q speed Of 100 miles an hour.
Il speeds along ~ easily and lightly
as . bird. sometimes rearing At an angle
Of forty-hve degrees until but one run
Nor remains on tho ice. Tho sensation
is indsscribabls.
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MANY PoLoIsTs IN ARMY.
For This Reason No 1918 Schedule
Will Be Arranged.

NEW YORK, January 16-of the
I 44o polo players in tho forty-nine
clubs comprising the polo association
ss5 are serving in the Army, 1t was
announced today at the annual meeting
Of the association here In consequence.
the delegates decided not to arrange
schedule for the coming season.
The old officers and executive COM
mittee were reelected unanimously.
Henry L. Herbert is chairman ana VIII
liam A. Hazard secretary-treasurer
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TO PLAY CUBAN CHAMPION.
Otis and Campanioni to Meet in
Three-Cushion Match.

HAVANA. January 16.-Charles Otis
of Brooklyn, who was defeated In
championship match here last week by
Alfredo De Orc. the three cushion bill
lizard champion, has agreed to play a
150-point match with ''Mundito" Cam
panioni, the Cuban champion. The
match with be played tomorrow. Friday
and Saturday nights Of this week, fifty
points each night so
Evening star., 1918-01-16
Kirkside Golfers Elect Officers,

side Golf Club Of Chevy Chase the fol-
lowing officers were elected: H. L. Bis
selle, president; Newman Little. vice
president: Charles +. Bright. treasurer,
Evening star., 1918-01-16

With ties for first and second place and
the teams playing games which are won
by two or three points, little moro could
bo asked. The teams. considering them
as a whole. are better than usual and the
work Of each usually Is good.
Business won from Central yesterday in
q rough. hard game. in which 1t played
Just a little bit the better basket ball The
Stenographers acted from the start as if
they expected an even chance to win, and
win they did. even IL it was by a margin
Evening star., 1918-01-16
o. S. Boat Makes New Record.

A new record for sustained endurance
has been established by one of the new
"nush deck" destroyers, the Navy De-
partment announced today. The voyage
was from q Pacific to an Atlantic port,
and occupied ten and one-half days. the
average speed being 1915 knots per
hour. A new record also was set in the
construction Of the destroyer, only
hfty-one weeks elspsing from the lay
ing OF her keel to the date of launch
ing.
Evening star., 1918-01-16
BY II. c. BYRD.

Business victory in the game with
Central yesterday in the scholastic bas-
ket ball series insures a close race. So
close have been the games in which Cen
trail, Business. Eastern and Western have
taken part against one another that ono
Of the best played schedules in the his
tory of scholastic basket ball in Washing
ton seems certain. Incidentally. Tech is
coming along at a good gait and shortly
should be able to give some Of the other
Quint hard run for their money.
Here is the present standing OF the
schools:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-07-19
THE COLUMBIA HERALD FRIDAY, JULY 10 1918
SQUIRE JOHN N. DAVIS
FOR REELECTION ]. P.
ONE OF THE MOST STABLE MEM.
6ERs OF COUNTY COURT
FOR YEARS.

Squire John M. Davis, for twelve
years member of the county court
from the third District, (Spring Hill
has yielded to the earnest solicitations
Of his many friends to stand for re-
election. 1t was just a matter of get
ting the Squire to allow his name to
be put on the official ballot, and since
he has yielded to the many appeals of
his friends, 1t goes without saying
that he will not have any opposition.
Squire Davis is one of the busiest
men in Maury county, in fact he is
busy three hundred and sixty-five
days in the year and nine hours over.
But it is just this class of man that
is needed on the court, and 1t is this
class Of men that the court cannot af-
ford to lose. Squire Davis in all of
his official capacity has always
made 1t his business to keep down lit
igation, and where he could possible
avoid it there was never law suit in
his court. He is a magistrate to
serve his people and not to prosecute
them. He is member of the court to
do good, and he will always be found
where he thinks he is absolutely right.
This news will be received by his
friends with gladness
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-07-19
mrs. BELLE COLEMAN
sUsTA|Ms BROKEN WRIST
FELL WHILE ATTEMPTING CROSS
STREET IN FRONT OF HER
HOME WEDNESDAY,.

; Mrs. Belle Coleman, mother Of Mrs.
Joe l.. Hutton, fell Wednesday even
ing while crossing the street in front
OF her home on Sixth street and sus-
tanned a broken wrist. Mrs. Coleman
tripped upon something, causing her
to lose her balance, when she was
thrown violently to the ground. Be
sides sustaining broken wrist, Mrs.
Coleman was considerably shocked,
having just undergone a great ncr-
vous strain occasioned by the disas-
trous railroad accident near Nashville,
in which her granddaughter, Miss
Josephine Hutton and two friends
were, but fortunately escaped with
Nt injuries. - - 2
Mrs. Coleman is considered as great
~ improved today, since recovering
from the first shock OF the accident.
Her many friends and the friends Of
her daughter will learn of her acct
dent with genuine regret.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-07-19
MISS FANNIE MAI GARNER SAVES
CARL C0AO'S LIFE; STOPS RUNAWAY
HORSE AS Man DANCLED FROM CART

Dragged for more than a mile by a
runaway horse hitched to cart, Carl
Goad suffered severe and serious in
juries Friday afternoon and was saved
probably from death by the heroic
act of Miss Fannie Mai Garner, who
succeeded in stopping the horse when
it reached the pike in front Of her
home in the Knob Creek community.
Young Goad, who is about II years
Of age, son of Addison Goad, was driv-
ing the horse when his cart wheel
struck passing wagon. In an effort
to keep the cart from overturnilg as
the horse became frightened and ran
away, he fell and was caught by his
clothing to the cart. The horse ran
for a mile or more, once dragging the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-07-19
CONGRESSMAN PADCETT GOES TO I
INSPECT: NAVY INWAR ZONE ACTION

Hon. L. P. Padgett has gone for
a. visit of inspection of the Ameri-
can naval forces in European waters.
He will be gone about six weeks.
Representative Padgett is chairman
of the naval affairs committee OF the
house and will be accompanied by
some of the members of the sub-cOm-
mittee appointed for this inspection.
In letter to Col. Jonas Amis, Mr..
padgett said:
1.-The navy is having such large
activities over there and we are call
ed upon to appropriate such large
sums Of money, and in the future will
have to do the same that it is thought
advisable by the committee that
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WILSON vETOES $24O
WHEAT AMENDMENT
DECLINES TO PERMIT INCREASE
IN GENERAL HIGH COST
OF LIVING.
(Ry United Press.l

WASHINGTON, July 13.-The an
nual agricultural appropriation OH
carrying an amendment increasing the
price of wheat to $40 was vetoed
Friday by President Wilson. II was
stated by the president in his veto
message that the amendment would
caues an increase Of 81 barrel on
flour and would add 1887 100000 to the
goo, 600, 900 bashel wheat crop of l91S-
II would also increase the price CT
Canadian wheat and add to the gen.
era high cost OF living. the message
said
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cart into a telephone pole and crush
ing a wheel, while the victim dangled
on the ground.
AS the runaway horse appeared in
view of her home, Miss Fannie Mai
Garner. disregarding the protests OF
her father ran $50 yards and succeed
ed in stopping the animal.
Mr.. Goad was found to be uncon-
sciOus and in serious condition. Ply
sicians were summoned from Colum.
bia and he was brought Friday night to
The Kings Daughters hospital where
he is still unconscious and in a crit.
ical condition. Although no bones of
his body or head were broken. he suf-
fered numerous severe cuts and
bruises on his head and body.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-07-19
CONFEDERATE VETERAN
ANSWERS LAST CALL
w. r. WELLS DIED AT ADVANCED
AGE AT HOME NEAR BROAD
viEW-FUNERAL SUNDAY.

Z Another Confederate veteran has
been called to his last resting place
while wishing that he could take part
in the present war. w. T. Wells, age
80, well known and highly respected
citizen of the Broadview community
died Saturday afternoon at 1880
o'clock at his residence after brief
illness. He was a member of the Third
Tennessee regiment and fought
throughout the Civil war for the cause
he thought was right. 1t was regret
Of his declining days that he was not
young enough to participate in the
present struggle for the liberty of the
world.
Mr.. Wells is survived by his wife,
four sons and three daughters, ]. s.
Wells of Tacoma, Wash. ]. e. Wells
of Nashville, T. H. Wells of Knox
vile, w. E. Wells of Columbia, Mrs.
Anna Norman, Mrs. Kate Russell and
Miss Ida Wells.
With veterans of his company serv-
ing as pail bearers the funeral was
conducted Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock from the residence by the Rev.
Albert Holt Interment at the fam
lily lot at Reese Chapel. The pail
bearers were Alb ADHESION. J. b. Err
win, ]. L. Maxwell, Ira Harris, Rob-
ert Estes and Dave McMaury. +. L.
Cunningham of Maury Undertaking
Co.. in charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-07-19
NEGRO FINED IN TWO
CASES BY ALEXANDER

Walter Robertson, colored, submitted
to the charges of assault and battery
and unlawful trespass, Friday after
noon before Justice OF the Peace W.
E. Alexander and was fined $40 and
costs in the first and IS and costs in
the later case. He was committed
to Jail and viii have to work out his
fine and costs.
Robertson was arrested Friday morn
ing by Special Officer Roy Rigsby
after he had struck a trainman with
a club when he was told to get off an
l. & N. freight train
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-07-19
S WHITE MEN CALLED
TO ENTRAIN JULY "a
LIST OF sELEcTMEN WHO WILL
BE SENT TO CAMP GORDON,
GEORGIA.

Five white selectmen were called
today by the Local Board to entrain
on July "a, for Camp Gordon. Georgia.
These men will report at $50 4. m.
on the mornig of their departure and
entrain at 5:35 p. m. The men called
are:
Herman Eugene Akin. Andrew Earl
Gray. Emmett Beekum. John Marshall
Roberts and Irvine Alexander Pogde.
Alternates-Edwin Anderson STAG
ey, Jewell Garfield Henslee. and
Henry Kenneth vandergriff.
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Three temporary office buildings
providing working space of $3.50 per.
sons, have been built in 10 weeks In
Washington, d. c., by the construction
division of the Army, without the EN-.
plOy ment OF a contractor. Ane, a g.
story structure. 491 feet long, 260 feet
wide, with a floor space OF 270.G00
square feet, was ready for occupancy
"a working days after the first
spadeful of earth was turned.
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should 60 over there and get first
hand information" Fy
Mr.. Padgetts course in this mat.
ter is in keeping with his entire rec
ord as chairman of the naval commit,
tee, during which he has been largely
responsible for the excellent stata OF
efficiency of this branch Of Americas
fighting forces.
While on this tour OF inspection
the committee will visit the American
fleets in English and French waters
and other areas of the fighting zone
The friends of Mr.. Padgett wish him
bon voyage on this tour, which will
not be without peril, going as they.
will into all the areas that are intesr-
cd with submarines and mines.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-07-19
LIEUT.. HERBERT DYER LED PATROL 4.
THAT CAPTURED Al PRISONERS and
KILLED and WOUNDED II GERMANS

Forty-one prisoners and II dead and
wounded Germans without scratch
on any OF his party is the result of a
patrol raid made by Lieut.. Herbert
Dyer and seven men several weeks
ago on the western front, according to
l:letter from Lieut. Dyer to his broth
er, Phil Dyer.
Lieut.. Dyer intimated in his letter
hat il his ammunition had not given
out the number of prisoners would
have been smaller. He spoke of the
raid as only an incident Of the days
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-07-19
SCOTS MILL COMMUNITY
GIVES TO THE RED CROSS

About $48 was realized at COM
munity ice cream supper at SCOTS
Mill on July 6, which was divided be-
tween the school and the Maury coun-
ty Red Cross chapter, the committee
giving the Red Cross the very liberal
sum of $35, which amount has been
handed to the treasurer by Miss Ruby
Morrow.
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work and called the German soldiers
dirty devils" who wouldn't fight. 4
A request with permission for the
shipment was made by Lieut. Dyer for
several articles, including two sticks
of shaving soap, cigarettes, and q 80
automatic pistol with ammunition.
Everything but the pistol and ammii.
milton will be sent him. Ammunition
cannot be sent by parcel post. &
Lieut. Dyer has been in France less
than two months, 80 1t is apparent
that he got into the fighting with 1T.
tie delay If