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New Britain herald., 1918-02-06

ducted events. Fhey'r 6y10i- Do21aA4 TT boxing's sake, and they're with me Iail the way Single out any one of tfS> DfseruntIed Order of Crabs and you find that he's got a grievance. You'll find, too, that in many instances be- fore the quietus was put on boxing, he had split in on some club that put up mere boys to fight, didn't give them a cent, charged a quarter admission and attracted to the club house only the scum of the game.
 ''The follower of the pugilistic game who doesn't favor my bill or one drawn along it's general lines must be dead from the neck up. I know conditions in Albany so far as the legislature is concerned, and I know that the only chance boxing stands of being resurrected from the tomb lies in limiting clubs fixing a license fee that will be guarantee of the clubs standing and devoting a part of the proceeds to the development of ath Ietic ventures at war camps where there are New York soldiers"
 McCue explained that there were 'fpractically no knockers of his bill north of the Bronx" Buffalo, where he said two reputable clubs used to have a practical monopoly of the fights because they staged A No. 1 eX- hibitions, approved the measure. Asked regarding the possibilities of putting his bill through McCue said:
 'ENow that we've learned that the discreGited gang responsible for kill ing boxing is against the proposals I have made, were. convinced mine is pretty good bill. If it contains the features this outfit doesn't want we know these features should remain in it.
 Some of the Assem- blymen, who, at the outset of the session, felt they couldn't afford to vote for any bill re- storing boxing are now looking forwa rd to supporting mine for two reasons. First, because it provides every possi- ble safeguard against the operations of the grafters and the sure-thing boys and aims to put boxing on high plane. Second, because it can't be a bad bill, due to the character of the opposition.
 T am not concerned nor are those interested in clean exhibitions con- cerned about what the old time box ing promoters desire. We're deaf when they speak. We don't want to pass a law so that they can make a good thing out of it at the expense of some one else. We want to put boxing in it's proper place.
 we are interested in the man who wants to look at boxing, and interest ed above everything else in the gooc effect exhibitions will have upon the youth of the state in encouraging him to take up that form of exercise which we believe is most valuable ir developing sound, healthy bodies and alert brains.
 "Let the knockers keep on knock ing That's about all they've had tC do to keep themselves occupied since they themselves killed the goose that laid the golden egg," was McCue's parting shot.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
ARENA SEVEN BLANKED.
Beaten by Boston Navy Yard Icam 5 to o, in League Hockey Match

Boston, Feb. 6.-The first Naval District hockey team played rings around the Boston Arena in the for mers first match in the Amateur leaeue series last night. The Navy won, to 0. Had it not been for the remarkable work of Storey, tbc Arena goldkeeper, the count you'd have been three times as large. The Navv's defence was perfect. Geran, the former Dartmouth star, failed to score for the Navy, but Storey stop ped at least a dozen of his drives
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
GOLDENRODS EASY
 FOR '. M. |. A. FIVE
WinSted Team Elbows" Chance to
 Capture Basketball Title

The hopes of the Goldenrods A. c. basketball quintet of Winsted for an- nexing the state championship were badly shattered last evening in the Y. M. c A. gymnasium, when the aS- sociation team holders of the title, administered a crushing defeat to the state boys, score 43 to IS. Tn the first half the teams battled very close ly, the half ending with the score 12 to 10 in favor of the locals It was a case of too much Slater for the first 20 minutes, the speedy little for ward dropping the ball in the net for ten points, most of them being from the foul line. The game had hardly started when the locals captain shot a, pretty goal from the field. This counter with one by Stepanian. was caught fouling twice, resulting during the half AS the game pro- gressel, the work of the visitors inn proved, and neat shots by Darcey and Hayes brought the Winsted boys with in two points of tying the score.
 The teams started off at a. rapid gait in the second half, and Jacobson was caught fouuling twice, resulting in Hayes scoring one of the free tries From this time on, the Winsted team was completely smothered by the lightning work of the locals who threw basket after basket. Stepanian was again guilty of too much use of his fists, he without any apparent reason slugged little Adams. This sort of trough stuff" is not making a hit with the spectators and does not tend to give the association 8, good name in other cities in the state. There is plenty of opportunity for young men to show their fighting prowess these days, but in other ways. Darcey was the star performer for the vanquished quintet. Physical Director Slater announced that on next Tues day evening the strong Brussels team of Thompsonville will play the Y. M. 1 c. A. five. The summary:
 | New Britain. GoIdenrods.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
WESLEYAN NATATORS REPORT
Twenty Men Report to Captain Bow
 CTS For Instructions.

Middletown, Conn.,, Feb. 6.-1n spite of the large mum Der of athletes who have left Wesleyan to join the vari- ous training camps, the call for can didates for the swimming team has met with a good response. A squad of about twenty men is now receiv- ing instruction from Captain Bowers in the pool.
 There is scarcity of divers. C. S. Spear, '19, is showing up the best in the dives. Ryan, '19; Andrews, 20, and Peck. '21, also are out for the dives. Captain Bowers and Thomp- son are the only veterans on the team.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
MISS BROWNE RETIRES.
Conqucror of Molla Bjurstedt, For saIlcs Tennis for Bank Position.

Conqucror of Molla Bjurstedt, For
 sakcs Tennis for Bank Position.
 Santa Monica, Cal, Feb. 6.-From the paying teller's cage at the Venice branch of the Ocean Park bank yes terday morning Miss Mary K Browne announced her retirement from com petitive lawn tennis.
 Snatching a moment from the duties which she took up only Mon day, the former national champion and conqueror of Miss Molla Blur stedt in their long series of matches for the Ambulance fund last summer, said that she had determined to de- vote herself entirely to her new en- deavor
 ] My work as teller here will re- fulre all my time and I do not see now could do justice to both work ana tennis at the same time" said the Winsome little Miss Browne 'I GO not see any necessity for formal announcement of my retirement, but if you think it will be of interest to followers of the game you have my permission to make such announce ment. l will keep playing tennis as much as l can. It's the greatest game in the world. but as for play ing in tournaments or exhibitions [ am through"
 Miss Browne won the national championship in 1912 and the two following years, and in 1915 did not defend the title against Miss Blur stedt, who won the open tournament After that year the system was , changed so that the champion had l to play through.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
SETTER DOG WINS PRIZE.
Bud Wicler's Spot Wins Field Trial
 at Pinehurst.

Pinehurst, N. C., Feb. 6-The open stoke which brought Pinehurst's first field trial to an end yesterday, attracted an even larger mum Der of high class entries than yesterdays opening session. Bud Wicker's set ter dog Spot took the first prize. The second went to P. l.. Blows Dolly Patch and the third to Major J. S. Browns pointer dog Frank. All three winners were handled by their own CTS.
 The judges of today's events were Messrs Leonard Tufts, c. W. Bil- lings and Harry Kirkover.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
YALE CALLS ATHLETES
Organization Of Varsity Track Team Depends on Material Which Re ports Tomorrow.

ports Tomorrow.
 New Haven, Feb. s.-Orders have leen given at Yale for the candidates for the track team to report for practice immediately upon the re- opening of college Thursday. Tho first of the efforts to reorganize ma jor sport teams will be centered around the track squad. The aim is to form a team strong enough for dual meets with Harvard and Prince ton.
 If the effort to organize a varsity track team fails, an 'informaf' squad will be maintained during the spring, but, at any rate. Yale will have entries in the indoor games which will be held during the re- mainder of the winter months. will send some of the track athletes to
 the Pennsylvania relay games, ana
 will enter them in the intercol- legiates, should these be revived this spring.
 The fall games established the fact that there are practically no track athletes in college among the upper classmen, except few runners. Freshmen captured every event ex- cept the mile race, which was won l by Egbert Driscoll, 20. Freshmen 1 took all the seconds except three. 1 Tn an editorial The Yale News ' 1 appeals to the undergraduates to 1 make every effort to assure the sue cess of the movement to revive 1 spring sports by reporting for the track teams, alluding to the promise . of the athletic council to allow a varsity track squad to be formed if sufficient material can be found.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
KLEPFER IN NEXT DRAFT.
Cleveland Pitcher to Leave for Camp
 February 13.
By Briggs

Warren, Pa, Feb. 6.-The name of Eddie Klepfer, pitcher of the Cleve- land American league baseball team, was among those given out by the draft board here yesterday for depart ure with the next contingent of se- lected men on February 3 for Camp Lee, Virginia.
 The Warren county board yesterday rejected the request of H. E. Weaver, Chicago National pitcher, for deferred exemption.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
LEW JEFFERSON DIES,
Veteran Trainer at Trotters Passes
 Away at Long Branch.

Long Branch, N. J., Feb. 6.--Lew5s Jefferson, 92 years old, died here yesterday. He had handled trotting horses for the past sixty years and was life long resident here. m the days of Monmouth park he was known to every trainer and horse owner as Lew Jefferson, the man who knows how to handle trotters.
 He had been active up to six months ago.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
Great City Without Policemen.
(Toronto Mail and Empire.

In Petrograd, according to the cor respondents, there are no police and no authority to appeal to. In conse- quence, burglary, murder and robbery in audacious forms are prevalent in unprecedented extent. What else could be expected? Wherever the strong hand of authority is removed, whether due to natural disaster or rebellion, violent crime is immediately in evi- dence, and persist until reaction sets in and order is restored. It is always So
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
VETERAN BOWLER DEAD.

Orange, N. J., Feb. 5.-William Henry Nichols, who at the age of eighty-two years was Captain of the Thursday Night Bowling Club and charter member of the South Orange Field club, died yesterday at his home, Mo- 10 Watson Avenue, East Orange.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
ANDERSON ELECTED CAPT.

Urdana, H., Feb. 6.-E. W. An derson, of Charleston, has been elect ed captain of the Illinois basketball team. This is Anderson's first year on the squad, which since the de- parture of George Halas for Great Lakes is composed entirely ot new men.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
DEVORE BEATS WHITE.

Akron, Ohio, Feb. 6.-Willie Devore of Akron outboxed abez White of Al bany, N Y, in a keen fifteen round bout here last night. Devore won eight rounds, while four were even.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
DECISION FOR JOHNNY ERTLE.

New Orleans, Feb 6.-Johnny Ertle of St. Paul defeated Arthur Simons of New Orleans in a ten round no de- cision bout here last night. The men are bantamWeights.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06

Ccore-New Britain 48, Goldenrods 15; goals from floor, Slater ', Ste panian 6, Jacobson 2, Larson 8, Car roll, Hayes, Darcey 3, Adams; goals from fouls, Carroll 8, Slater r referee. Miller; Umpire, Timbrell; scorer, Lue- beck; timer, Nelson, time of halves. 20 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
CHICAGO FIVE BEATEN.

Great Lakes, H., Feb. 6-Ths Great Lakes Naval Training Station basketball team yesterday defeatedS the University of Chicago, 3S to IS.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21
Denmark Dots.

Denmark, Feb. 18.-Mr. j. B.
White has sold his farm to Mr.. D. N.
Cox and will move this week to the
city of Greenwood, where he has pur-
chased a residence. He will contin-
ue farming in Greenwood county, hav-
ing bought a plantation near Corona
ca.
Mr.. NJ. T. Willis has bought thd4
J. B. White home and sold his home
to Mr.. w. B. Smoak.
Mr.. J. B. Guess is enlarging the
store formerly occupied by Mr.. J.
H. Walker, converting it into a ga
rage. When completed it will con-
sist of two apartments, measuring
II feet by go feet.
On a corner one block from the
Seaboard Air Line freight depot, Mr..
w. H. Faust is erecting a brick liv-
cry stable, 100 feet by so feet, which
will be leased to the Virginia Live
Stock company, Mr.. B. Newsome man
ager.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21
Chapel -

one from each for every contest in
that grade.
Ali who expect to enter any OF
these contests will report to Prof.
Aliens Office where they will regis
ter and be directed to the room where
their contests will be held. One
hour will be allowed for these con-
tests.
Defamation and Recitation Contests.
Each school which expects to en-
ter these contests should send the
names of the pupils who are to
speak. along with the name OF the
school, to Pro. Allen, Bamberg, S. c.,
two days before the contest.
No one who won medal in either
defamation or recitation contest last
year will be eligible to speak this
year.
Athletic Contests.
Each school will be allowed one
entry in each athletic contest. How
ever, no pupil may enter more than
three athletic contests. No. pupil
who won first place Ill any athletic
contest last year will be allowed to
enter the same contest this year.
All pupils who wish to enter any
athletic contest will be required to
register at Prof. Aliens office be-
fore the hour for beginning these
contests.
Trophy Cups.
There are to be two cups awarded
this year. One will be awarded to
the rural graded school making the
highest number of points, and one
to the town graded school making
the highest number of points. IN
case any rural school should make a
higher number of points than the
highest made by town school, it
will be awarded both cups. On the
other hand, no town school will be
eligible to compete for the rural
school cup.
In counting points there shall be
first and second only. In the dec
lamation and recitation contests first
place shall count twenty points and
each second place ten points.
In the mental contests, first place
will count ten points, and second
place five.
In athletic contests, first place
shall count five, and second place
25.
We earnestly request all schools
to take part in this programme.
The teachers of Bamberg county
are urged to meet at the graded
school auditorium next Saturday af-
ternoon at 8 o'clock. The field day
programme and other matters of i'm
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Branchyille Briefs.

Branchville, Feb. 16.-Mrs. Gar
land Wooding, of Danville, Va, is
spending some time here with Mrs.
E. F. Cabell.
Mrs. Susie Stoble, of Washington,
D. c., is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Wesley Berry.
Miss Inez Rushton, of Columbia
college, spent the weekend here with
her mother, Mrs. Rushton.
Miss Lucille Weimer has returned
from a visit to friends in Charleston.
P. A. Watson, Jr., of Atlanta, is
here on visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. P. A. Watson.
Mrs. w. A. Bass is visiting rela-
tives in Florida.
Mrs. Pearce and Miss Blanche
Wood, of Windsor, N. c., visited
Mrs. W. A. Bass during the past
week.
@. w. Myers, of Atlanta, is visit
ing relatives and friends here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21

Germany will give in before we sac
rifce our men.
Berlin is no longer the beautiful
city you saw when you visited it,
mamma" said the young singer sud-
denly turning to her mother. "Once
it's proud boast was that it was the
cleanest city in the world.
Berlin Filthy City.
To-day the erstwhile spotless
streets are filthy, buildings are COW
cred with dirt, windows black, gar
bage accumulates in the back yards
and sewerage is in bad shape.
There is no pleasure living in a
German home these days. If win
dow is broken you must board it up.
Servants can not be had; they've all
gone to the munition factories. Sit
ting down to a meal, of course, is
farce.
"You can only have hot water on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, pro-
viding you have the fuel to heat the
water.
Everybody travels in the street
cars, since all automobiles have been
commandeered. l had to literally fight
my way out Of Germany. l would
not have remained there after we
had declared war had not folks here
invested so much in my musical edu-
cation.
Last October it became deadly
plain a winter of frightful suffering
was ahead for everybody. They did
their best to stay me. But my per-
sistence overcame their violent OBJ
jections, and after stripping me of
everything except my money and per-
sonal belongings, they allowed me to
go. Believe me, when l reached Co.
penhagen l did nothing but eat for
days.
Sausage and MOthy bee1.
'Mein Gott! Two kinds of meat!
| shall never forget the stupefled
amazement of the guests at the
spread arranged for the students
and myself just before l left Berlin.
And the two kinds of meat were sick
ly sausage and mothy-looking beef. y
Its a wonder you have not been
impressed with the German view
point?" I suggested.
Nothing doing on the German
viewpoint" declared Miss Marzyns-
XII vehemently. 81 am for the good
old U. S. A. first, last and always!"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21
Colston Clippings.

Colston, February 20.-Rev. Wal
ter Black will fill his regular appoint
ment at Colston church next Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Sunday
school scholars will please be pres
ent at 3 o'clock.
Miss Aileen Beard spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Octavie
Mcmillan.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Clayton visited
relatives at Fairfax last Sunday.
Miss Mamie Mcmillan, Of Bamberg,
spent last weekend with Miss AL
berta Kearse.
Messrs. G. C. and Talbert Padgett,
of Bamberg, spent last Sunday with
their parents in this section.
Mr.. Frank kirkland, Jr., spent Sat-
urday night with his sister, Mrs. J.
A. Jennings.
Mr.. Johnnie Clayton was the Satur-
day night and Sunday visitor of Mr..
Roy Mcmillan.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Beard and fam
ily and Miss Pearle Hutson spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Laurie Cope
land, of the Oak Grove section.
A large crowd of young people
from this and other sections enjoyed
Valentine party at he home of Miss
Laura Mcmillan.
Misses Nettie and Inez Clayton and
Master Ernest Clayton were the
guests of their brother, Mr.. H. H.
Clayton, of the Kearse section, last
Sunday.
Mrs. H. K. Clayton and children
are visiting relatives near Denmark.
Mrs. Hammie Warn and children,
Olive and William Oxner, are spend
ing some time with Mr.. and Mrs. T.
NJ. Warn.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21
ASKS FOR COOPERATION.
Food Administrator Appoints Assis-
tant Administrators.

Mr.. 4. NJ. Brabham, food admins
traitor of Bamberg county, requests
space for the following:
''Having been appointed county
food administrator for Bamberg
county, | would like to ask the white
and colored people to do all they can
to help me carry on this work. 1t
is very important that we save all the
food that we can so that our boys
across the water can be fed. Our al
lies are asking us for wheat and
meat more than any other foods and
we should be willing, without being
forced to do so, to send them all that
it is possible for us to send.
Let US make our county a mod
ell for the State in the conservation
and making of food and feed.
81 have received the following tel
egroms from Mr.. Elliott, the State
administrator:
".National administration has
adopted recommendation made at our
meeting Monday concerning farmers
who have their own corn meal, blanks
for millers being printed and mailed
and statement of plan given Sunday
papers. Please note most important
point is to get county papers to pub
lish the news. Please prepare for
this. Full details mailed later. Tele-
gram authorizing plan received this
morning.
Washington has authorized flour
census on basis agreed upon at our
meeting as follows: All persons are
invited to report to county food ad-
ministrator amount of flour they
have on hand in excess of thirty days
supply. It should be made entirely
clear that they should keep this flour
unless some disposition of it is Or
dered by food administration and that
it is a census and not plan of con-
fiscation; also make clear that when
these written reports are filed the
person accurately making them will
be relieved of charge of boarding or
other unpatriotic act. This will make
plan popular. Certificate should be
very simple. 1 suggest the following:
81 have on hand blank pounds OF
flour in excess of 80 days supply. -
Suggest that this census may result
in great saving of transportation,
since shortage can be thus equallzed.
I will be glad to have suggestions in
order that I may pass on to others
to make plan success.
"Please make your report to me or
to any of the following gentlemen,
who have been appointed administra-
tors for their districts:
"Mr. F. V. James, Denmark; Mr..
Mop. Eubanks, Govan; Mr.. w. B.
Chitty, Olar; Mr.. w. Max Walker,
Ehrhardt; Mr.. NJ. J. Black, Bamberg;
Mr.. G. E. Kearse, Olar, R. F. d.;
and Mr.. Norman Fender, Hunters
rbono1 ,,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21
Blackville Brevities.

Blackville, Feb. 16.-Miss Marie
Farrell is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Miner, in Aiken.
Miss Beartha Rich is visiting Mrs.
Henry Zeigler in Bamberg.
Mrs. James Hammond, of Colum-
bia, is visiting Maj. and Mrs. E. S.
Hammond. j
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ninestein have
returned from a trip to New York.
Miss Hattie Rena Milhous is spend
ing while with her sister, Miss We
ra Milhous, in Washington, D. G.
The Misses Brooker, of Colum!
bia, are visiting relatives here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21
Transports Carry Books to Troops

Transports Carry Books to Troops.
The overseas service of American
Library Association is in operation.
Although space is extremely valuable
aboard transports, they have been
provided with bookcases holding
collections of books which are used
as circulating libraries on the way
over. The cases are emptied at port
of debarkation and the books sent
to the men in the field.
AS a means of further increasing
the supply of books among the over
seas forces, the association plans to
have each soldier carry book in his
kit, to be put in circulation when he
reaches the other side.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21
BERLIN A STARVING CITY
BOSTON GIRL SAYS PEOPLES
NERVES ARE SHATTERED.
They Quarrel Over Trifles, But Are
Unit in Belief They are Right.
Interesting Narrative.

Fifteen months in Berlin-it SEEM
ed like an age to a young Boston
girl. Josephine Marzynski, the singer,
who returned from the Prusslan
capital recently. Here was re-
markable experience and an extra
ordinary opportunity to observe
conditions. A little more than eight
weeks ago this slim and exceedingly
girlish young American made her
veritable escape from the German
metropolis. Only by the most des~
perate and importunate efforts did
she obtain her passports. She brings
back vivid picture of Berlin To-Day
-grimly resigned to terrible prl-
vation and resolutely determined to
fight to the end.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21

portance are to be discussed. 1t IS
urged that as many teachers as pos
sible be present at this meeting.
COMMITTEE.