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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
ANNIVERSARY OF FTTXsINfMONS'
 FIRST DEFEAT

California fans will never again witness such a contest of pugilistic gladiators as was staged in San Fran cisco just 22 years ago today, Dec ?, 1896, when Bob Fitzsimmons lost his first fight. Tom Sharkey was FftZ'S opponent on that historic occa- sion.
 The freckled Australian. having cleaned up all the middlewetghts, was then candidate for heavyweight honors. Save for Jim Corbett, the champion, Sharkey was the best man to oppose him. The sailor was in his prime. He had fought a four-round draw with Conbctt a few months be- fore, and had knocked out Joe Choyn- ski and many other good heavy weights. He had never been whipped and, in the opinion of his admirers there wasn't a man alive who could lick him.
 The Sharkey- -Fitzsimmons session was highly important, since it was gen orally understood that Jim Corbett would be forced to meet the victor The purse was 10000, and both men were so supremely confident that they agreed to a wtnner-take-all distribu. tion.
 , tF'reckled Fitz also had an unbroker string of victories, save for that fake fight in Australia, when he laid dowr to Jim Hall. Later he stopped Hal in four rounds at New Orleans. Ali ter his fight with Dan Creedon, an. other Australian, in the Crescent City in 1894, F1tz announced his entrance into the heavyweight class, as a com petitor for the title. He started pro ceedings by putting Peter Maher t; sleep in the first round at Langtry Tex, early in 1896.
 Then came the decisive battle witt Sharlley---and Ruby Robert lost. Flo eight rounds Fitzsimmons bombardet the big sailor fore and aft. Althougl Tom was not lacking in cleverness he was only a punching bag for tht nimble Bob. Fitz was already dopinJ out schemes for investing that tel thousand, while sending the sailo spTawlng with sledgehammer blows when the referee, Wyatt Earp stoppet the slaughter and awarded the vic tory to Sharkey on foul A lot o people present, gifted with good eye sight. openly declared that >ler wasn't any foul, but the referee sai, there was, and that settled it, am the records show the result as Fitz' first defeat
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
SPORTING NOTES

President Charles H. Ebbets of the Brooklyn club is going to put up a hard fight against the claim of First Baseman Jake Daubert for $2, 100 back salary, suit for which was filed in the New York courts recently. Dauberts s suit against the club comes as a re- suit of the early closing of the 1918 baseball season. Daubert signed a ftve-year contract with the Dodgers covering the seasons of 1914-191S in
 elusive, and 1t expired on Oct. 15 of this year. The Brooklyn club paid Daubert up to Labor Day, when the season ended as a result of the gov ernment's work or fight" order. It was the contention of the club that this order terminated all contra cts. Daubert put his case into the hands of the National Commission and the verdict was against him. He there upon transferred his claim to one A. Close and the case will now be decided in the civil courts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
IN THE SPORT WORLD
WARNER CLAIMS
 HE WAS JOBBED

Pittsburgh, Dec. 2.---G1en Warner, coach of the University of Pittsburgh football team, VOWS that he will never again allow his team to play wita 'in- competent officials. and asserts that he was "jobbed" at Cleveland Saturday, Said he last night:
 There were many things that indi- cated to me that things were not straight at Cleveland, but a few only need to be mentioned. First. Why did Gardner, manager of the Sailors, telegraph Merriman, head linesman, to his home in Beaver Falls Saturday morning, not to come?
 "He was the only official that had confidence in, and I am glad he paid no attention to the telegram; second, why did Ray the referee, declare the second period at an end just when my team was on the Sailors one-yard line and five minutes yet to play?
 And why did he make them play 26 minutes in the last period to al- low the Sailors to score? Jim Marks | of Ktsh kept the time, as the local timekeeper claimed his watch was broken. The whole thing looks f1shy | enough to be crooked. and I hope it will be strengthened out"
 Director of Athletics Miller said: There is no question but what we were robbed of the game in the inter- est of outsiders. One of the most dis gusting exhibitions of unfairness was the actions of Ray Chapman, short stop of the Cleveland Americans who in every way possible harassed the 1 head linesman and attempted to stop him from calling Cleveland men off | side"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
TALAAT ORDERED
 ARMEENON WASSACRES

Talaat Pasha, the head of the Turk ish government, did not merely allow the destruction of the Arnenians, but boasted that he sanctioned the ex- termination and that he had ordered r. Ambassador Morgenthau who re- peatediy protested against the inhu- man proceedings in Armenia, says in the Worlds Work for December: '"The definite conviction which these conversations with Talaat left upon my mind was that Talaat was the most implacabIe enemy of this persecuted race. He told me that the Union and Progress Committee had carefully con- sidered the matter in all it's details and that the policy which was being pursued was that which they had off, cially adopted. He said that I must not get the idea that the deportations , had been decided upon hastily; in re- ality they were the result of prolonged 1 and careful deIiberation. To my re- peated appeals that he should show mercy to these people, he sometimes / responded seriously. sometimes an- grily, and sometimes f1ippantly.
 "'We have been reproached,' he said, according to this interviewer, for making no distinction between the innocent Armenians and the guilty; but that was utterly impossible, in view of the fact that those who were innocent today might be guilty tomor- row'
 "It is no use for you to argue, Talaat answered, we have already disppsed of three-quarters Of the Ar menians; there are none at all left in
 Bitlis, Van, and Erzerum The hatred
 between the Turks and the Armenians
 Is now so intense that we have got to
 finish with them. Tf we don't, they
 will plan their revenge
 "'We base our objections to the Ar
 menians on three distinct grounds
 In the first place. they have enriched
 themselves at the expense of the
 Turks. In the second place, they art
 determined to domineer over us and
 to establish a separate state. Tn the
 third place, they have openly encour-
 aged OUT enemies. They have assisted
 the Russians in the Caucasas and oul
 failure there is largely explained by
 their actions. We have, therefore como to the lrrevocable decision thai
 we shall make them powerless before
 this war is ended
 One day Talaat made what wa&
 perhaps the most astonishing reques1 . I had ever heard. The New York Life Insurance company, and the Equita
 ble Life of New York had for year
 done considerable business among tht
 Armenians. The extent to which they
 insured their lives was merely ano6he; ; indication of their thrifty habits. " T wish Talaat how said, that yoI would get the American life insuran ance companies to send us complet l list of their Armenian policy holders They are practically all dead now any l have left no heirs to collect tht money. It, of course, all scheats t the state. The government is the ben 7 eficiary now. Will you do SOP You will get no such lists iron | me- said, and got up and left him. | ''Talaat's attitude toward the Arme , nians was summed up in the prout 0 boast which he made to his friends 5 T have accomplished more towar . solving the Armenian problem in thre 3 | months than Abdul Hanlid accom- l plished in 30 years!'' g
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02

many will be minor factor, at least until she has surplus to export, but Great Britain is already putting plans into execution made months a3o and the United States also is making ready. In the coming week the larg- est and most important foreign trade convention in our history will be held at Atlantic City to discuss the prob lems of foreign trade. III all proba- bility it will lead to the formulation of steps that will mark a new era in such relations. In truth events are marching with tremendous rapidity; let us hope into fresh period of peace, prosperity and justice.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
WHY ADVERTISED
 STORES SUCCEED

The problem of any proposition seeking to win favor of the public, is to attract attention, to get talked about. No public entertainment could get attention simply by passing word about it from mouth to mouth. That is why people getting up any kind of public assembly always rash to the newspapers the first thing.
 It is even more difficult for a man to get his business talked about if he refuses to use newspaper space. No one is interested to help him secure this publicity. Few people will take any pains to tell others how good stuff he may carry. He may have ever so good a show window, but people do not stop much to look into show windows nowadays.
 But people always will stop to read the contents of a newspaper, because they pick it up in their own homes at their convenience. Scores ot people will notice an advertisement where one would stop to look at 2 show window
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
STOCK MARKET

New York, Dec. 2-Wan Street, 10:S0 a. m.-Heaviness of speciaIties created some unsettlement in the general list in the first half hour of today's stock market Speculative is- such as Lackawanna, Steel, Royal Dutch Oil and Beet Sugar lost l 1-2 to points. Shippings were mod erately firm with Studebaker, U. $. Rubber, American Wool and Ameri- can Sugar, but U. s. Steel and High Grade rails showed no pronounced trend aside from Canadian Pacifics decline of two points.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02

Knight, E., St. Louis. Lee, Cliff, Pittsburgh. McGraw, Willard J., Boston. Maranville, Walter, Boston. Milius, John, Brooklyn. Mitchell, c. E.. Brooklyn. Marquard, R. w, Brooklyn. Malone, Lewis, Brooklyn. Marriott, W. E., Chicago. McGafigan, M., Philadelphia. Malls, Walter, Pittsburgh. Miller, Ray P. Pittsburgh. Milligan, Marcus, (kined) Pitts. May, Jake, St. Louis. Miller. John, St. Louis. Powell, Ray, Boston. Pfeffer, Edward, Brooklyn. Ponder, Elmer, Pittsburgh. Rehg, Walter L., Boston. Rico, Arthur. Boston. Russell, John, Brooklyn. Royce, w, S., New York. Ruether, W. H, Cincinnati. Began, Mike, Cincinnati. Rath, M. C., Cincinnati Rixey, Eppa, Philadelphia. Sohreiher, Henry, Boston. Schmandt, John. Brooklyn. Smith, Sherrod, Brooklyn. Sheridan, E., Brooklyn. Schick, Maurice. Chicago. stolz, Martin, Chicago.
 Sticking, Edw. J., New York. Striker, Sterling. New York. stengeLs Chas. D., Pittsburgh. Smith, Jack, St. Louis.
 Snyder, Frank, St. Louis.
 sherdeI, Wm., St. Louis.
 Tragesser, Walter J., Boston. Tincup, Ben. Philadelphia.
 Terry, Zeb, Pittsburgh.
 Ward. Charles, Brooklyn.
 Winters, Jesse, New York.
 Weaver, Harry, Chicago.
 Whitted, George B., Philadelphia Woodward, 5. T., Philadelphia. Warner, Hoke, Pittsburgh.
 Winn, George, Pittsburgh.
 Webb, Wm. J., Pittsburgh.
 The following Is a resume of u foregoing service roster, and sho1 the number of players who joint the colors from each of the eig National League clubs:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
MASS MEETING

Jewish residents of the East side are to hold mass meeting this even- ing at the Avn Jacob Synagogue, cor ner of Connecticut and Carroll ave- nues. Hyman Silver will preside, and the speakers will be Rabbi Israel Bow man, Attorney Charles Cohen. of New Haven, Isaac Carmel of New York.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.

Washington, Dec. 2-An earthquake of moderate intensity, estimated to have been centered about 2,S00 miles from Washington, was recorded this morning on the seismographs at Georgetown University. The shocks began at 4:44 and continued about an hour.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
TO-DAY IN PUGIU1sT1C ANNALS

1860---J. Fitzpatrick and James O'Nel fought four hours and 20 min utes at Berwick, Me, the longest bare knucl1le fight in American ring his tory. ] 1S98---Ad Wo1gast knocked out Young Kid Mccoy in two rounds at Los Angeles.
 1911-Eddie McGoorty knocked out Jimmy Howard in two rounds at Fond du Lac
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02

Rudolph Havenstein, president of the Imperial Bank of Germany. urged the German people not to hoard money.
 The farmers that are getting to- gether to increase the price of milk, include some who have always vehe- mentIy denounced the trusts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
DISCOVER NEW COMET

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 2-The dis covery of a comet by Prof. Schorr, director of the Hamburg observatory, was announced today in a cablegram received at the Harvard college obser- vatory from Copenhagen.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss PROBATE COURT,
November 30, 191

Estate of Charles r. Naylor, late ct the town of Bridgeport, in said dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their ac- counts properly attested, within said time, will he debarred a recovery. All persons i,Lebted to said estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 MRS. CARRIE NAYLOR, Administratrix. 517 Connecticut Avenue. Hs0 s+p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
EIGHT MORE SUBS SURRENDER

Harwich, Sunday, Dec. Eight more German submarines surrendered today, making a total of 122 which have been taken over by the Allies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02

It is reported in Tokio that Japan will abolish the civil administration on the Shan-tung peninsula, the area taken from the Germans.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02

During the retreat of the Germans hand grenades were attached to the oodies of dead Huns, and as the bod ,es were picked up the grenades ex- 3loded. killing the bearers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02

Owing to available supply of sugars being sufficient, certificates will be discontinued on Dec. 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02

Stockholders of the Norfolk & Western railroad authorized the sign- ing of a contract with the government.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02

Canadian Pactfic's honor roll shows that up to Oct. 1, 731 employees were killed and 1,575 wounded since the war began. The service flag contains g ,497 stars
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-24
l.uANnrii 4. IIn.c.

Especial 20 The Times Dispatch.l
GATE CITY, VA. April @$.-Edward
y. Elogc died at his home here Monday
morning at $50 o'clock, after an ILL
ness OF several months, aged siXty-nine
years. His funeral took place this af-
tcrnoon from tho Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. and he WAS buried in
EStill Cemetery With Masonic honors.
Mr. liorc was reared on Guests
River, in Mise County, and located in
Gate City in young manhood. lie was
"a lawyer. served eight years as Com.
monwcalths attorney and represented
the county ono term in the House of
Delegates. Ills wife, one daughter,
Mrs. Lake Johnson. and one son. DIR.
f.. A. Hogc. Jr.. survive him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-24
CLAIM WEST VIRGINIA
WILL REFUSE TO PAY
omcini. Believe Virginia
Must Take Legal steps 10 Col
lect sI3.OO0,OOO.

Special TO The Times D!spatch.l
WhSNINGTON, APRIL .3.-Thc belief
strongly prevails among leading Wes.
N'rs inians in Washington that the poo
rle OF that state VIII never consent
to voluntary payrner: o. the 5i3.oOQ.ono
iudsmcn, rendered that Commonwealth
ia tho adjudication OF the old Wig MIA
state debt and that compulsory steps
must DC taken 20 collect the money.
This opinion was expressed in discuss
ing the decision OF the chic: justice,
which was handed down in the supreme
Court yesterday. giving West N.rs mia
another year OF grace - make pay
mcnt.
The greatest obstacle in The way o.
aymcnt OF the judgment. +, was cA-
planned. is that the people OF West Viz
gina for more than 4 generation have
tcon told the debt claim advanced By
Virginia Was not just. A result i
litter and strongly pronounced sent!-
mcut has Developed IN the State against
paying the judgment, despite the tac;
= Is the nnd!nG OF the highest court Of!
he land /. was declared that there
< no public man in West Virginia 70.
DAY I,ho is bold enough TO advocate the
.a.;nent OF the $4,000, 900.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-24
BAKER MEETS HOUSE
MILITARY COMMITTEE
Makes Informal, Confidential Report
OH His Observations in
War Zone.
CoNGREsSMEN ARE IMPRESSED
Dcfcr Action on Army Matters in
Order TO Secure Benefit Of Sccrc-
tary'S First Fl n nd Information
Prom Ifun-A tliictctl l;uropc.
NV Asgoclatc,Inrcys

WASHINGTOE. April 23.-Sccrctary
haker gave the House Military Com
inttec to-day Il confidential report on
hi. trip to the battle fronts. lie spent
the morning with the committee in
executive session. going over the situ-
alton.
You car say" he anncunccd. as
no entered tho committee room. that
am here jus. for an infor:na! talk on
conditions as found them in France.
! am not GOING 10 bring up the ques-
zion OF the size OF ,he army Or extern
aion OF the draft age. You can go as
,ar as YOU like ia the matter o: uni-
hcd control OF tho allied forces and
In the sanguinc and confident bciic {
IN the success OF the war"
Members OF the committee were
present in force. as it vas the frs:
meeting OF the secretary with any CON
crcss!onal committee Since his return.
Despite his announced intention not TO
bring UP the question OF the size OF the
army. Chairman Dcn; and his col
leagues were curious AS 70 the sccrc-
tarys views along this line. and were
disposed 10 accept his recommends
tons.
Representative ShallenborGer. OF Ne
hraska has prepared u bill 20 extend
tho draft age from thirty-one TO forty,
but has deferred pressing It until he
car ascertain the secrctarys views.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-24
National Capital
Neus Cut Short
Happenings al Washington as
Reflected in NcWs Dis
patches.

WASHINGTON. April 23.-Bccause
the army trucks arc tearing up state
highways. Representative Cooper. Of
ohio. today introduced a bin providing
that the United states shall aid tbs
states in maintenance, repair and re-
construction of public roads subjected
to extraordinary traffic conditions b,
war usc. The bill would appropriate
slo.cO0.00e.
Plans for the shipbu!ldins program
in 1919 and 1920 Will he discussed to-
morrow at luncheon 10 be attended by
Chairman Hurley and the other mem.
ocrs of the Shipping Board. Nicc-Prcsi.
dent picZ and Director-Gcncral Schwab,
OF the Emergency Fleet Corporation: T.
y. s. Franklin, OF the international
Ship Contro! Committee; Major-Gcncra
Gce:hals, representing the army; Ed
win Carey. director OF operations OF
the Shipping Board; L. +. Gay and
Charles Day.
The STIR which the retirement OF
Count C2ernin caused among the Ger.
mans Of Austria is not lcsscninS. ac-
cordins to an official dispatch from
France today. quoting various Aus
;rian papers. The observation-disclosures
nave iHioIHltI lHc government cI '!Ic
anxiety which has seized the masses
CT Austria Hungary and the dispatch
says hostility against the new minister,
Baron Bur!an, IS not lcsscninG.
\ national labor administrator 10
have charge OF all labor problems in
volved in the production OF war sup
plies will! be named by President Will
son soon. Duties now performed by
various labor bureaus in the govern
ment departments. which have TO do
with war materials production. will be
taken over and co-o.dinated by the new
officers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-24
GERMAN PRISONERS START
STRIKE ON FRENCH PIERS
Rcfused to IfnndIc American Supplies,
but Were "Pcrnundcd" TO
Ncconsldcr.

By Associates rrcssl
AN ATLANTIC PORT. April %
Several hundred German prisoners en-
ployed in the handling ana dischargiug
Of carGoc3 at a French por; recently
went on strike because they wcre
asked to assist in handling supplies
from America TO be used IN war against,
their country, according to officers OF
an American ship which arrived here
to-day The strike was ins,igatcd By
some of the German officers who were
acting as forcmcn." ono OF the Amcri-
ca said. II did not last long, how
ever. as a dozen or 50 Americans doing
police duty, assisted BY French SOL
dicrs, promptly TOOK the matter In
hand. The German officers responsible
were hustled away. and the business
like nightsticks, about the size OF a
ba scball bat. carried by the American
military police conveyed conviction
that it would be better for the Ger
mans to reconsideration they did
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-24
DRIVE THROUGH STATE
HIGHLY ENCOURAGING

NirGinia's drive to raise its allotment
j. highly encouraging 10 the members
Of the committee because of the great
interest the people are taking III the
work. The state is climbing towards
its goal. with every county chairman
tNcrting every effort TO speed up the
work. The committee yesterday was
preparing 10 mail 49, copies of a
rrocla nation issued by Governor Davis
Urging the people to buy bonds.
The state committee announced that a
mass Getting would be held tomorrow
night at Powhatan Courthouse and an
other at Radford. DR.. Edward -.
Calisch will speak at Radford, and will
he accompanied by Captain .Armistead
Dobic and Captain Jerome Toujan, of
Camp Lee. Another meeting, at which
Harry st. George Tucker will speak,
will he held Friday night at Farmvillc.
In every section OF the state such dem
onstrations arc being held, and Virginia
is leading tho States of tho Fifth Dis
trict in the amount OF subscriptions so
far reported.
Greater efforts arc now being made
throughout the Fifth District to secure
subscriptions. in oIu,. that tho appor-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-24

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-24
KOONTZ WINS MEDAL
Roanoke Speaker Awarded Annual Tro-
ply of Washington Lit
crary Society.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. April 20.
Warren W. koontz. OF Roanoke, Va.
speaking on the subject. The Ameri-
ca uization OF the World" was awarded
FIRST place in the annual ovatorical con
test. held last nigh. IN the hall CT
the Washington Literary Society az the
University Of Virginia, and Will be
awarded gold medal at the final ban
Duct to be given By the society the
last week in May. Honorable mention
WAS given Samuel 4. Wofsy. OF Nor
folk, Va. asd James G.. McManaway. of
Charlottesville. The former spoke on
"Nationalism and the Jew" and the
latter had for his subject. "A League TO
Enforce Peace" Other contestants for
the medal were: Paul +. Moore, OF
Bennettsville. 5. c.: Robert \. Wade.
Of Turbeville, Va; Clifton w. Barrett.
OF Alexandria, Va, and George L. Bum
dick. OF Culpeper, Va.