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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-06
THREE AMERICANS
THRILLED FRENCH
OF THEAUCOURT
Villagers Were Hiding in
Cellars When Yankee Sol
diers Arrived.

With the American Forces in
France, Nov. 6-(Associated Press
1t was three American privates who
gave the French civilians of the Ger
man occupies village of Thiaucourt
the greatest thrill of their lives. For
four years they had been waiting
and then the Americans came.
When the three privates-an adj
vance guard of swarms Oh other
Americans in their wake-swung in
20 the war-torn village of Thiaucourt
not a soul was in the streets. But
within a few minutes news spread
among the seven hundred civilians
that the Americans were there and
men and women and children came
in droves from cellars where they
had been hiding in terror for two
days and nights. And from other cell
lars and dugouts there came six hun
dred German soldiers who were de-
lighted with the idea of giving up.
The offensive Of the first Ameri-
can army, which wiped out the st. Mi
hieI salient, began on a Thursday
morning and it was Saturday after
noon when the weary Americans
reached Thiaucourt, hungry and IA
tigued from fast walking in their
eagerness to keep pace with the flee
ing Germans.
AS the Americans poured into the
village and the French realized more
and more that again Thiaucourt had
come into her own men stood in the
streets and cried openly and women
sat about on doorsteps and bits OF
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-06
.BR|CKLEY'S TEAM
FAILS TO CHECK
RUTGERS ELEVEN
Naval Warriors Are Swept
Aside by Powerful Scar
let Team.

New Brunswick, Nov 6--The big
Scarlet football eleven which Foster
sanford has developed at Rutgers,
swept Nelson Field this afternoon
with Charley Brickley's Navy Trans
port eleven and ran up a score of
40 to with just as much ease as If
1t had been having an afternoons
practice with the scrub. Brickley's
team is made up of former college
players, and he has trained them I'M
der the Harvard system. The famous
Haughton shift, which the Transport
eleven used, just folded up and
dropped in its tracks when it smash
ed against the Rutgers line.
Rutgers swept down the field I'M
hampered. Gardner, Kull, French.
and Summerhill peeling off anywhere
from 10 to rs yards at a clip. Kull
was substituted for Kelly, who is laid
up, and this young half back went
through the heavy Transport line very
much like a swiftly pegged stone goes
through a window on Hallowe' en-.
When Kull hit the line head first the
Navy players were knocked sprawling
in all directions. It was much the
same when Turk Gardner turned him
self loose.
Gardner scored three of Rutgers
touchdowns and he sailed through the
| Transport players with such terrific
! speed that the tacklers were shaken
! off easily. Gardner, Kull, and French
were all favored with a compact in
| reference which had every move of
| the opposition blocked. The Rutgers
eleven as it stands today is a powerful
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-06
YALE may MEET
COLUMBIA TEAM
AT new HAVEN
New York Boys Have Sew
eral Open Dates-Eli
Proposes Game.

Columbia's S. A. T. C. football squad
still had some regulars on the ire
serve" list yesterday as a result of
the hard game with Amherst last
week. Robb, the former Penn State
quarterback, reported but did not get
on the field in playing toys, while
Houlahan, whose ankle was injured,
also was among the missing. Most of
the others who were bruised and bat
tered were able to get in the short
scrimmage that ended the days drill,
while Zychlinski spent the afternoon
in tossing the ball around.
It is believed that Columbia's diff
ficulties in completing it's schedule
will be overcome today. when Lever
Ing Tyson, graduate manager of ath-
letics, returns to the campus.
Only one date, Nov. 16, which had
been allotted to Stevens, is definitely
open, but there is still some uncer-
tainty about Nov. so, the date given
to Cornell.
The Ithacans aside from asking Co.
lumbia for a date have not communi-
Gated with the authorities although
they were promptly advised that the
Blue and White was willing to play
on the date suggested. A definite
answer from Cornell is expected to-
day.
In case the Ithacans find they can
not send a team to New York, Colum-
bia may open negotiations with Yale
and Pennsylvania. Yale proposed a
game In the bowl for Nov. % or Nov
80, but Columbia has been unable to
negotiate because of the Cornell stu
alton.
1t is said that Pennsylvania is de-
sirous of getting an engagement with
Columbia for the last Saturday in the
month to fill the gap between its
games on Nov. % and Dec. Z. On the
latter date the Quakers are to NEE
Georgia Tech.
While Lafayette has been suggested
as the team that would take Stevens
place on Nov. 16, it is understood th'
| Wesleyan also is considering playing
! Columbia on that date. Wesleyan ha
no game for that afternoon, and il
view of it's victories over R. P. L.
| Amherst and Williams. feels that i
could more than hold its own agains
! DaWSon'S team.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-06
THE TIMES: NOVEMBER s. 1918

fast team which ranks favorably with
the best scoring machines of the foot
ball past. 1t is splendidly schooled in
both defensive and offensive football
and its unified power is something
which any eleven would find embar-
RAISING.
Sanford showed a brand new play
yesterday in the form of a double
pass. He sent in the regular quarter
back, Baker, for tn is one play, Just
to try it out. Baker fell far back
of the line to take long direct pass
from the centre. In the meantime,
Paul Robson, the giant end, raced
over behind Baker and received a
backward pass from Baker. Standing
deep in the back field, with no one
near him, Robson hurled the ball
on a 40-yard forward pass through
the air to Captain Feitner, who was
down in the Transport territory wait
ing for it. The play is spectacular
and worked perfectly.
The Navy lads had the ball only a
few times during the game. Brickley
once made five yards on a plunge
through the lines, but he was so
hardly shaken up when big Robson
stopped the play that Charley tarried
in the background after that. The
Harvard shift was smothered before it
got started and the few attempts to
gain resulted in O'Boyle punting the
ball out of danger. Brickley never
| had a single chance to try a field
goal; he never got close enough to
Rutgers final line. to see what the
goal posts looked like.
| When the game started, Kull caught
| the ball on the kickoff on his own
| fve-yard line. In seven plays Rut-
gers rushed the ball all the way down
| the field, 95 yards, for a touchdown,
Gardner carrying the ball over. After
| the next kickoff Rutgers carried the
ball 70 yards for another score. The
| plays were run off with clock-like
| precision. There was no hesitation,
no faltering, and there were NO
| fumbles The tremendous drive be-
! hind the Rutgers attack left the Navy
| players flattened on the soft turf.
In the second period the Rutgers
| back field travelled SIS yards without a
/ stop for another score, and the count
/ stood 20 to at half time. Just be-
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fore time was called Kull. the new
Rutgers back. peeled off rs yards in
three rushes.
In the third period, Gardner, Kull
and Summerhi1l ripped off rs yards
in six plays for another touchdown.
Summerhfll going over with the pig
skin, and another score was made
when 9 Robson partially blocked
O'Boyle's punt and recovered the ball
for Rutgers on the 2S-yard line. Two
great rushes by Gardner carried the
ball over Late in the game Feitner
tried multiple kick, but it went wide
of the goal posts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-06
W. R. GOES Bet
wins MANLY
MEMORIAL RACE

Baltimore, Nd. Nov. 6-W. R.
Goes Bet, a bay mare, by King James
Nancy D, won the Manly Memorial
Steeplechase by a neck at the Pimlico
track yesterday. ]. 2. Grifith's The
Brook, was second, a neck in front of
j. E. Wideners Duettist. ]. w. McIll-
murray's Smithfeld was fourth. The
aggregate value of the stake was SILL
95O-the richest cross country event
in America. Bets portion was S.
$50. The Brook, $4,000. Duettist
$1,000 and Smithtield, $500,
Fourteen horses started, and all fin
ished except kingstown Pier, which
lost his rider when he bungled his
jump at the seventh fence.
The pace was very fast from the
start, and as a result Bet ran the
2 IL mile course in 4:49-the fastest
time ever made over it.
Bets victory wassdue in great part
to Jockey Heating. He handled her
we'll during the early part Of the
struggle and made his run at the
right time. If Crawford on The
Brook and -Byers on Duettist had mo-
delayed their challenges SO long they
would have finished first and second
respectively, with Bet third.
The Brook and Duettist closed u
big gap in the last three furlongs and
was fairly running away from Bet a
the finish. But Keatings vigorous
finish enabled Bet to get home in
front. She paid her hackers $3.50
for 2. She seemed to be overlooked
by the majority of the $4,000 specEa-
tors, who forgot that last year Brooks,
the winner, only beat her a head.
Hibler led by four lengths for ne.c-
ly a mile and a quarter. Smithfi&!d
then showed the way until half u
mile from home. Keating, who h4d
been rating Bet along in fifth PLACE,
then slipped her to the front aAd
opened up gap of two lengths Tne
Brook and Duettist were still far be-
hind and did not make their runs ua-
til three furlongs from the finish.
Then both horses raced very fast, but
Bet held her lead to the end.
Billy Kelly never ran a better raIye
than he did yesterday, when he w1A
the Juvenile Handicap carrying lao
| pounds. He won easily by nearly
| course in 1:12 2-5-the best race evsr
! run by two year old over the slow
| Pimlico course.
/ There will be ten entrants in TIE
! race for remount horses ridden by CT
| ficers of the army. This event is wv
+, der the supervision of the War De-
partment. which has appointed 4
/ committee to take charge of it. The
race will be at a mile, with $500
| added, and will be run off on SatuY-
day. Entire colts and stations only
are eligible Each owner has agreed
to sell his horse to Uncle Sam for 81,
900 II the committee decides that they
are suitable for the government stud
farms.
Old Bill Knapp's contract with
Willis Sharpe Kilmer expired on Nov
1. He will ride free lance this win
ter.
L. Cheyne has signed to ride Capt
Joseph E. Davis steeplechase horses
next year.
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until near exhaustion. And in the
confusion the children cheered but
even some of them, the older ones
realizing what it all meant, cried too
and kissed the hands of the officers
and men.
What food they had on hand the
French turned over to the Ameri-
cans, the villagers insisting upon the
Americans taking all they wanted OF
what they had. So in the streets and
in the houses, some of them occupied
only few. hours previously by Ger
man officers and men, the Americans
made themselves at home, for a short
breathing spell, and the French pop
ulation Of the village endeavored to
satisfy the appetites of their deliver
ers.
From the time the Germans reach
ed Thiaucourt in September. 1914
until a. few days after the village had
been retaken by American troops the
civilians were entirely without fresh
meat of any kind excepting now and
then chicken or a rabbit which
were raised in cellars without the
knowledge of the Germans. All the
cattle in the region of Thiaucourt
were taken by the Germans. but cows
being left to furnish milk for babies
Until the United States entered the
war food was sent to Thiaucourt by
way of the Netherlands by the Amer
lean relief committee and later by a
Spanish relief committee This con-
sisted principally of bacon, flour, sug-
ar, rice, beans, peas and some cocoa.
Two boxes of condensed milk were
received in Thiaucourt each month
and now and then shipment of salt
meat. Twice several boxes of Amer
lean shoes arrived for the inhabitants
and at long intervals there were small
shipments of clothing.
During the four years occupation
by the Germans none of the civilians
was allowed to leave the town. How
ever, on one or two occasions individ-
uals were permitted to visit a nearby
village to attend the funeral of rela-
tives, accompanied by a soldier guard
There are still girls who will go
out doing homework, provided the
mistress of the place will work as a
second girl under them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-06
SPORTING NOTES

! English Jimmy" Carroll, the vet
, eran pugi!ist who, when more than
/ 40 years of age, went At rounds with
. Jack McAuliffe in a contest for the
lightweight championship, is seriously
+ Ill at his home in San Francisco, and
while these lines are being written
may have fought and lost his last
great bout with the Grim Reaper. He
is now nearly 70 years of age. and
from the beginning of his Illness there
has been little hope of his recovery.
Carroll became a contender for the
! lightweight title in the days Of the
old California Athletic club in San
Francisco, which turned out so many
famous fighters. At the expiration of
his ring career, he handled several
| boxers and gave instruction in the art
of self-defense. He was Bob Fitz-
simmons manager when Ruby Rob
ert" first came to this country. For
several years he has been bailiff in the
Superior Court in San Francisco.
BEGINNING OF ORGANIZED
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
It was As years ago today that an
informal meeting of men interested in
baseball was held in New York and
q plan for organizing a league of
profession clubs was discussed.
Several other sessions were held dur
ing the winter of 1S70-1871, and as a
result of these talking bees, the Ma
tional Association of Professional
Baseball Clubs was formally launched
in March, 1871. The corner of Broad
way and Sth Street, Manhattan, is the
birthplace of organized professional
baseball, as Golfers saloon was the
gathering place of the fathers of the
pioneer league.
In 1870, when the idea of league
baseball was first discussed, there
were in existence seven clubs which
paid regular salaries TO their players.
These were the Philadelphia, Athlet-
les Chicago, Cleveland. Troy, n. Y,
I[aymakers. New York Mutuals, Balti-
more Marylands and Cincinnati Red
Stockings. The latter club, the first
professional baseball team, disbanded
about this time, however, and Gin
cinnat was not represented in the
National Association. All of the other
clubs mentioned Joined the league
with the exception OF the Marylands
and Boston, Washington, Fort Wayne
and Rockford were also represented
in the circuit in the 1871 season. In
addition to these clubs which paid reg.
ular salaries to their players, there
were dozens of other mines scattered
over the United States and Canada
which were operated on a co-opera.
tive basis. the members of the team.
dividing the gate receipts.
The National Association. the dadd,
Of the major leagues lasted five years
and during that period no less thai
1e cities were represented at one TIM
or another, embracing a territory from
Boston on the east to st. Louis, anC
Iez-~i1AsiS tho west. In 1875 the Ma
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-06
SPIKE" ROBSON'S BIRTHDAY.

Frank Robson, better known as
spike" in fistic circles, was born on
this date in 1877 at North Shields,
England. Spike was one of the best
little fellows England turned out in
several decades. He started boxing
while still in his teens, and in 1897
he fought 33 rounds with Jack
Thompson and won the victory. He
then toured England, meeting all
corners, and won about a score of
bouts. Spike had a good punch and
most of his victories were knockOuts.
In 1902 he fought a 20-round dra "
with the famous Pedlar Palmer. When
George Dixon visited England in 1903
he was defeated by Spike in 5 rounds,
but the Chocolate Drop was then an
easy mark for almost any good boxer.
In return match the following year
Dixon had the best of an 11-rOund
argument. Spike came to America in
1905, and knocked out Jack Meal
pine in New York. He came back in
1906 and fought several no-decision
bouts in Philadelphia. In 1907, after
winning from Johnny Summers in
LOnQOn, lie pdlu d lliAIu 'ASAI ~
America. The next year ne was
knocked opt by Joe Cans in New
York, and two defeats by Jim Driscoll
in England ended his career.
However, the people who wonder
why the soldiers are not protected
better from gas, are often the sam1
ones who won't bother to save their
e,,i+ -4o,,o, 70 mako masks with
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tional Association was succeeded by
the National League, which, in its
history has had clubs in rs cities.
TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-06

-Four men were killed in an ex-
piosioR in the plant of the Metals
DisintegFating Company at East
Bound Brook,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-06

190S-Jack Twin Sullivan defeated
Jim Prendergast in nine rounds at
Halifax.
1911 -. Bat Nelson and Frank
Loughrey fought a 10-round draw at
Troy.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-18
RARE COIN GIVEN TO MUSEUM
New York lnstltution Has Confederate
Hall Dollar, Only Four Of Which
Were Made.

The museum Of the Numismatic So
siety Of New York has received n gift
or probably its rarest coin. This is
the famous Confederate half-doIlar. OF
which but four were made, and two
only are known 10 exist.
In the early days OF the Civil war
the Confederates. when they took New
Orleans. seized all government prop
eerty, which included the United States
mint What coins there were on hand.
or course. were used. The silver bull
Hon was also mlnted into United States
coins with the dies then there. The
question then came up OF dlstlnc-
i've coinage for the Confederacy. A
die was made for the reverse of the
o0-cent piece, showing Confederate
shield and the legend. Confederate
States of America" The diverse side
or the old United States half-dollar.
showing seated figure OF Liberty sur
rounded by 13 stars, dated 1861. was
to be used in conjunction with the new
die.
-Four pieces only were struck, prob
ably to submit TO the high officials I'm
Richmond. No more pieces were ever
struck, as the supply of bullion had
run out. and during the life of the
Confederacy no sufficient amount OF
bullion was ever obtained TO strike
any silver coins.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-18
Lives 200 Years!

For more than 200 years. Harlem Oil
.ne famous national remedy OF Holland
mas been recognized as an infaIlible reliel
irStn all forms of kidney and bladder dis.
Ssuers. Its very age is proof that il must
have unusual merit.
you are troubled with pains or ache.
IN the back, feel tired in the mornins.
headaches, Indigestion, insomnia. painfni
OF 700 frequent passage of urine. irritation
or stone IN the bladder, you will almost
certainly ind relief in GOLD MEDAI.
nasriem Oil Capsules. This IA the GOOD
oid remedy that has stood the test for
hundreds of years. prepared in the proper
quantity and convenient form To taie
II Is imported direct from Holland lab.
oratories, and you can get il at anv
drug store. II is n standard. oldtir,s
home remedy and needs no introduction
zach capsule contains one dose OF Ave
drops and is pleasant and easy 10 tale
They viii quickly relieve those stiffened
JOINTS, that backache. rheumatism. ium.
bago; sciatica, gall stones. gravel. "brick
dust, etc. Your money promptly refund.
ed II they do not relieve you But be sure
to get the genuine GOLD MEDAL. brand.
In boxes, three sizes.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-18
PORK CAN BE GROWN
AND CURED AT HOME
Custom OF Farmers in Purchas-
ing Meats Is on Increase.
Little Difficulty Experienced In Ea
sao''sned Trade for Country
ArtieIe-oood Flavor Is
Most Desirable.

prepared by the United statss Denart.
ment OF Agricuiture)
Too many farmers buy part or oil
or their supply Of meat from local
stores ana hucksters. Meat, especially
pork. can be grown and cured M home
Tor much less than the cost Of tbe
purchased meat. 10 say nothing az n
ready market for good country.cured
mans. shoulders and sides. In spite
Oh this the custom of farmers purchas-
ing cured meats is increasing. II may
not be practicable for every farmer to
butcher and cure his own meat but I'm
nearly every community few farmers
could do this and make good profits.
Farmers who sell country-cured meats
have experienced very little difficulty
In establishing Al permanent trade. To
accomplish this one must understand
the KIND OF cured meat his trade ce-
mands, and also how II Is made. Coun.
try-cured meat often carries too much
rat ana undesirable odors, and Il IL
generally too salty. A well-marbled.
juicy. savory piece of meat showing
the proper admixture OF fat and lean
ana possessing good flavor Is the
kind the consumer desires.
In selecting hogs for butchering.
health should have first consideration.
Even though the hog has been properly
FED and carries prime finish, the best
quality Of meat cannot he obtained IL
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SPREAD OF WEED
SEED ON FARMS
Farmers Should Ever Be on the
Alert for Appearance of New
Pernicious Plants.
INTRODUCED IN MANY WAYS
important Point Regarding Control Is
to Destroy All Weeds Before They
Have Gained Hesdway and
Prevent Spread.

eFrom the United States Department a.
Agriculture.)
NO matter how careful man ma,
De In preventing weeds from going
I'd SEED on his lanu. most OF his work
VIII be for nothing If he permits seeds
10 be constantly brought TO his farm
from the outside. Another important
point regarding weed control Is IN do.
stroy pernicious weeds before they
nave gained sufficient headway TO do
serious damage. Farmers should ever
be on the alert for the appearance Of
new weeds which are being introduced
and for old weeds which are develop-
ing noxious tendencies. When n plant
SHOWS any tendency toward becoming
troublesome weed IL should be called
10 the attention OF someone I'm au-
thority and every effort made TO keen
IL under control.
weeds may be brought to the farm
In various ways. The principal source
OF introduction Is through seeds.
Introducing Weed Seed in Crop Seeds.
Many OF the purchased grain. clover
ana grass seeds contain weed seeds
as impurities. How can the farmer
purchase clean seed? I'm no perma.
nent way will the quality of seed Of
fered for sale be greatly improved ex.
cept by greater knowledge and alert.
ness on the part Of the consumer.
FIRST, the farmer should know what
constitutes good seed; second. he
should know fairly closely what high.
grade seed Is worth; and, third, he
should be willing to pay a fair price
for 1T. Laxity on one or more of
these points is responsible for most of
the farmers trouble over Door seeds.
Seedsmen say that they are forced IN |
carry poor seeds in stock because |
many farmers will not pay for the bet.
Ter grades. Cheap seeds are really
the most expensive kind that can be
purchased
In improving his knowledge of what
constitutes good seeds, the farmer will
nnd the advice of the state agricultu-
raj experiment stations and the United
States department of agriculture of
great assistance. These institutions
gladly test samples of seeds for farm
ers free Of charge. That test will show
whether there are any weed seeds or
other Impurities present and the per-
centage of termination Of the crop
seed. In purchasing seed of alfalfa
and clover the most important point to
is the presence of dodder
seed. Glover seed should also be ex-
amined for seeds of the plantains.
Introducing Weed Seeds in Stock
Feeds.
Some kinds Of stock feed are free ,
'r weed seeds, while others are not. !
Jottonseed meal oil meal. brewers :.
md d'stillers' grains. corn bran, mid j,
llings and the gluten feeds are prac.
1cally free Of weed seeds; but mo-
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wi
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