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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01


The result Of the Wilson Tight. and
Sullivsn's own condition after his ef-
forts and the pounding wilson had given
his ona a. intervals should have
been a warning to the new American
champion. He should have realized h
that a man can't be an athlete and a
tiDpler AZ one and the same time. Later
events were TO bring home the truth OF
this more strongly than ever
Richard Fox had gained a sort OF a
victory over sullivan through wilson's
proof of stamina but it was only half
hearted. and he Immediately began TO
search for someone who would be able.
not only 10 Withstand The punching OF
Sullivan. but would actually be capable
of defeating HIM. Wilson. he realized.
was not the man for such a night. for
sullivan had beat and hammered him
numerically in their four-round meet
ing. 1t was practically certain that
sullivan could have defeated his Eng
lish antagonist il he had been given a
little more time.
Strangely enough it was Billy Madden
who enabled Fox 10 discover and bring
to the fore the man who later was TO
play such an important part IN Sulli-
vans battles. Madden and Sullivan
quarreled and FoA. Selling the oppor-
tunIty of getting a man of Madden's
knowledge for the purpose. sent Sulli-
vans former manager 10 England to
look for the boxer who would humble
the %couqueror Of Paddy Ryan.
Madden held a boxing tournament in
England to pick out the best On that
side of the water. England was shy OF
arst-ciass heavyveights at tina time.
and Madden was there to get only the
very best.
Charley Mitchells selection came aft
er he had been beaten by a man larger
than himself-Arthur Roberts. but the
stamina Of the smaller man and his ring
generalship proved TO Madden that
Mitchell was really the better man Of
the two for the long finish fight thai he
was then considering. Mitchell was
brought to America.
The Englishnlan was given plenty OF
advance advertising. and when he landed
in this country he had already acquired
considerable Of n following. lie was
given a trial match before it was finally
decided to send hin against Sullivan
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
Y. Jockey Club Votes
for LOG Days of Racing

NEW YORK, March THE racing
season In New York VIII be for 100 day q
this wear. This is the longest season
since the repeal of the betting laws III
1905. Al a meeting of the stewards Of
tho Jockey Club yesterday the program
for the year was mapped out. The fol-
lowing dates were announced:
Bowie. Md, April ! 10 10; Havre de
Grace. Md. April is 70 SO; Pimlico. Md.
May I 10 II; Jamaica, L. l.. May IS to
p; Belmont Park, l. l.. May % to June
10; jamaica June Il To- -: Aqueducb l..
l.. june "a to July IL, Epmire City
Track. Workers. Y. Y. july 70 to 81:
Saratoga. \. Y. Aug. J to 81; Belmont
Park. L.. l.. Sept , 10 II.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
From Tow-Boy to World s Champion
A History Of the Life Of John L. Sullivan

fix Cleary was picked as the first op-
ponent Of the sturdy Englishman and
the match was held April .. 1883 in New
York. sullivan saw the fight and picked
Cleary 10 win. but the American was
defeated in three rounds by the clever
punching or the Englishman. He failed
90 stand zip and receive the heavy
punches Of the American. but ducked
underneath and countered to the stom-
ach. Cleary was numerically beaten.
Sullivan. however. saw no warning in
the bout. but kept on in the same way as
usual lie refused 10 take Mitchell seri-
ously. even after the match was com
pleted and the date set for the appear
ance Of tho glsdiators.
I'm punch holes in him in a round, -
he growied TO friends.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
TIMES SPORT WRITER
IS NOW IN FRANCE
Irving Chayken Gets Two Letters Across and Tells Of
His Experiences With Oher Boys from
Hammond

We'll. boys. here's the last word from
"lzzy" vho has been Somewhere in
france" for sometime.
"Tzzy' downhearted2
Not so you could observe with a par
Of binoculars.
Irving Chayken. TINES Srorftn@
writer, IS now checking UP ou hits
agsinst the Boches over therc.
Though he docs not mention Tiob
Beatty, the Hammond boy scverels
wounded on the 26t1. there is little
doubt but what Chayken is with the
same trench mortar battery and it is
POSSIBLE that he 100 may have been
sassed.
But here are the letters. see for your
self what Icy IS doing.
Somewhere in France. Feb. =. 1918.
NJ Dear Mr.. Parry:
Have been 50 busy since arriving in
the camp that ! neglected to write YOU
~ooner. and this IS my FIRST oppcrtunity
10 let you know that after crossing the
ehanneI from the rest camp in Britain
We stopped over at another rest camp i'm
= hsrbor city in France, and from there
after a ten day travel by rail we landed
JOB GIN asa %FANA E4N 4N" [rtAAA5 A&t -
Al the chance OF starting new things
1hst Will mean either safety for democ-
racy or victory for autocracy. The
former I am sure viii win out and
while it VIII take a little time the Hun
in the end viii suffer defeat
France is a wonderful country. more
wonderful than England. Spring has al
ready arrived and the fields are nearly
80 -f.s-.s 49, a---..- - +4,~ T--1-,l,
soldiers claim have been in bloom since
esrIy in January and the sun sldneth
forth both day and night. What more
can ] ask for. everything here Is beauti-
ful, even the guns ne are struggling up
on are masterpieces and deserve great
credit to the makers.
The people are hospitable. = smile
wherever YOU go and not an American
soldier is overcharged when buying any
thing al 2 store. but foodstufs are so
high that the average Yanke (and not
sammy thinks he is being robbed,
which is not the case. for ] have already
experienced a difficulty in French money
snd their ways.
yesterday ! met a few Hammond
boys with whom I used 70 chum at
home and believe me il was some sur
prise, There are Hemmond boys in
very field artillery regiment here ana
tonight in my squadroom there will be
a ~get-together meeting at which We shall
discuss things of dear old Hammond.
and I am sure that light refreshments
viii be served.
The camp here is very large and so
I will not be able TO get all the names
OF the Hammond boys until this evening
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
Catarrh is a Real Enemy
and Requires Vigorous Treatment

Throw these makeshift remedies to
the winds, and get on the right treat
ment. Go to your drug store to-day,
get q bottle of S. S. s., and commence
a treatment that has been praised by
sufferers for nearly half a century.
S. s. S. gets right at the sourc of
Catarrh, and forces from the blood
the germs which cause the disease.
You can obtain special medical advice
regarding your own case without
charge by writing to Medical Direc-
tor. % Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01

and WI forward the names as soon as
possible.
Remember me to the force. with
best wishes for sood luck. / remain,
Respectfully.
IRVING.
.Eatscr. e. 1cth + 4. American
ENpeditionary Force. France.
@. F. Censor II. W. Hendricks.
End LII. I.th +. A..
"-Soucvrerc In France. Fob. 4, 1915.
"Dosr MI. Parry.
.1Fa>ins promised 10 send you the
names OF some of the boys l met in
camp here / am NOW taking the FIRST
opportunity OF forwarding YOU their
names. and hope they may reach YOU
before next May. Before writing the
hangs want TO add a few lines to this
letter and would say that we got to-
gether as planned and had a wonderful
time. Are We doNu-heartedc' was the
first toast, and I am sure YOU know the
answer. IL no.
Light beers and wines arc allowed
the boys here and / am sure some Of
the boys at Mel's cor tho stay-at-homes)
would come here il they knew OF ali the
rood spirits. Pep Clabby never haA
anything like they serve here.
The French girls. of which American
newspaper writer's have made SO much
fuss about. are like the American ones.
always shy and with a smile and how
do you dc at all times.
war work ia camp continues from
GOO a.. IN. 10 Is >. IN. ana Fritz. as they
cali the kaiser here, VIII gel his deserts
when ne faces the reuown 75's-
The trench mortar battery boys from
are not far from here. but
will not tie able 10 see them for some
time.
FOLLOWING are The names Of the boys
7 met here: F'rank Pa" Glasgow. Al
bert skevirty. Ed Schultz, Paul Cunning
ham. s. ]. Jablovsli and Benny Koch.
with best wishes for good luck,
"CHAYKEN.'
o. X. Censor r. W. Hendricks.
End 1t. 18th L A.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
CARY EMERSON

Especial to The Times.)

WHITING, IND. March The En-
erson High school %triumphed over the
Polarines IN a fast and exciting game.
Both teams played good ball. with EN-
erson having the edge. The Polarines
led until a few minutes before the close
of the first half when Emerson tied the
score by some clever basket shooting.
The Polarines' chances went gdmmering
when Weiner was hurt and Lynch was
ousted for four personal fouls. The
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
Devere to Box Fulton.

CHICAGO. March bob Devere. the
Kansas CITY heavyweight. whose bout
with Jack Dempsey for tonight was
called off. has been matched to meet
Fred Fulton at 81. Louis. March II, KID
Howard announced last night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
Do Not Neglect 1t.

When you use medicated sprays,
stomizers and douches for your Ca
tarrh, you may succeed in unstopping
the choked-up air passages for the
time being, but this annoying condi-
ton returns, and you have to do tbs
same thing over and over again.
Catarrh has never yet been cured
by these local applications. Have
you e experienced any real benefit
from such treatment?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
FIGHT DECISIONS

Decisions OF fight Representatives
Wednesday were;
At Superior, wis.-Bnly Mtske beat Gus
Christie (1ol.
At Peoria-Pal Moore beat Pektn Kid
Herman (lo).
At Raltinore-stevo Tlessner won a de-
cision over Joe Tuber (l2).
At Fort worth-Bobby waugh beat
Carve Thorpe (15).
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
Woods Hip Dislocated,
Stopping Mclean Races

PITTsBURGH. PA. March 1.-The
championship skating races etWeen
Bobby Mclean and Norris wood were
POSTPONED indefinitely last night when
II was discovered that Wood had dis
located his hip in the accident that stop
ned the races Wednesday night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
Sporting Briefs

Should the government decide TO IN
augurate a daylight saving campaign
this summer it will be a boon To those
who delight TO psrtake of outdoor ath-
letics whether it be lawn tennis. golf.
baseball, rowing or other sports.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
Willard to New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. LA. March Jess
willard is expected TO arrive here next
week to confer as TO whether or not he
viii meet Fulton here. lie is oming
from Jacksonville. Fla.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01

Central high school viii have the
rowing sport all to itself this year ia
Philadelphia. as Northeast and West
Philadelphia schools have dropped tine
sport.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01

There was n stock market furry az
he Mack Seunett studio recently, and
The members Of the company where
Paramount-Mack Sennett comedies are
produced were thrown into temporary
~ylaoil. Somebody knew & laGn who
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01

The United states Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation invested $4,000 in Liberty
bonds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01

sandusky CO) County Horse Protec-
tive Association passed a resolution to
form a mutual automobile protective as
sociation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01

DO NOT UNDO MORE WITH A
sPooN THAN L SOLDIERS CAN DO
WITH 4 GJN.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01

Heatless. mestlass, w:eatlsss. light
less days-yes But NO thuftless days
Buy ". s s.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01

Soldiers at L%eavenworth camp boast
a crack tenpin squad.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01

HooYERIZE THE HOHENZOL-
LERNS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01

The decision of the Mount Royal CluA
and the Montreal Kennel 10 unite VIII
give Montreal one of the largest kennels
IN Canada.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01

Joie Ray is ready To compete in the
Kansas city tAio) 4, g.. indoor sports
March > and Will take part in the mile
or I,00G-yard race.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
Gary Emerson (26,)
PolartreS 600

Score at half time, 9 TO 3. Referee
Ummack.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-01
Camp Custer go

The score at half time wa
Referee-Umnack
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-15
District No. 2

Includes all Territory outside OF
Fitzgerald and surrounding
Territory.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-15
A SOUND BUSINESS
PROPOSITION

THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE pledges good faith and fair
ness to all who engage in this campaign This not some
thngornoting scheme; in fact no scheme at all: ne
Their is charitable undertaking the part the paper
is BUSINESS PROPOSITION pure and simple THE
LEADER-ENTERPRISE breaches ADVERTISING and be-
heves in ADVERTISING. 1t conducting this campaign
to ADVERTISE this paper and increase its circulation for
the benefit of its advertisers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
STACKER MONUMENT BURNED.
Schlatter Family at LAWYER Met
With Citizens There and
Promised 10 Uphold Govern
ment

The Stacker monument, a picture
of which, appeared in these columns
a couple Of weeks ago, has been
burned at Lawler, and the family
it was erected for have promised
to uphold the United States govern
'ment in the future. The following
is taken from the Lawler Dispatch
of last week:
"At a meeting held in the opera
house this afternoon at one o'clock
the Schlatter family met with the
business men and citizens of Law
Ter and promised to in the future
do all in their power to uphold the
u. S. Government in all its war
activities. They also will have
erected in the center of Main street
a steel flag staff that Old Glory
may wave in the place of the monu-
ment that has been there The
sum of $1100' was also given to the
Red Cross Society. Let every one
meet them as loyal citizens of the
U. s."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
c. S. Marsh Family to Oregon.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Marsh and
children departed Monday morning
over the Rock Island for their new
home at Me.olius, Oregon, where
Mr.. Marsh is interested in the
banking and real estate business.
Their SONS, Eugene and Francis,
who graduated from the high school
this year will probably go to col
lege at Berkeley, Cal, and the daugh-
ter, Miss Leila, who graduated frora
the State Teachers College at
Cedar Falls will possibly take up
a course there also. We dislike to
lose this excellent family from De-
corah, where they have lived SO
long and have so many friends, but
wish them happiness and prosperity
in their new home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
Wet Weather and Roads.

Happily the opponents of perma-
nent country highways are growing
fewer every day. One has but to
drive over ordinary country roads
during a rainy period such as we
have had during the last month to
realize the impossibility of keeping
up dirt roads. Graveled roads
stand up and make travelling pos
sible even tho they become rutted
immediately one leaves the gravel
and starts to make progress across
the black dirt road his trouble be-
gins. A road is just as good as it's
worst part and no more. What
particulars lasting benefit is it to
have ten miles of gravel or paving
with a mile of impossible road in
the middle? Permanent roads are
coming just as drainage came to
northern Iowa and those who OPP
pose gravel or paving will find them
selves left in the minority and lined
up with few obstructionists to
progress.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
| SOLDIERS LETTER FROM
FRANCE
Says Take His Tip and Tell People
Not to Waste Food

The food administration in Michi-
gan credits the Lansing State Jour
nal with the following:
Roy E. Carver, of the medical
department, one hundred and nine
teenth Field Artillery, writes in
an interesting way of the food con-
ditions and the country in France.
He says, in part: "The people
here buy food only when they have
a food card. If they have no food
card they can't buy. Soldiers are
not allowed to buy any food in
city. They have to buy what extra
food they want in camp where there
is an extra supply provided for that
purpose. They can buy only 8
pence worth at time. Here is one
place where money will not talk.
Take my tip and tell the people
not to waste food. They don't see
why now. but il they are placed as
these foreign countries are they
would realize it then. You see the
people are allowed only so much
so that the soldiers can have more.
We get good healthy stuff to eat
here. l. like the war bread better
than / do the white bread 1t is
something like brown bread and
sure is nourishing. We have sugar
in our coffee and are certainly liv-
ing high for soldiers"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
ELMER SHAW WRITES.
Sends Letter to His Father About
Army Life at Jefferson Bar
racks

Received your most welcome let
ter last night. You will have to
excuse this writing as l just got
thru boxing a fellow. He got the
best of the bout, but the fellows
said l done fine. He was larger and
taller than /, but at least it is good
exercise, don't you think? You
ask what we have to eat. We
have Strawberries, apples, oranges,
pine-apples, prunes, peaches, corn
flakes and ice cream with straw
berries every Sunday. For meat
we have roast beef, ham and eggs,
fish, pork chops, beef steak, sausage,
chilli and beans and (stew) which
the boys call (slum). l sure get
plenty to eat, and the best in camp,
as l eat at the Y. M. c. A.. l am
doing electrical work at the quarter
masters. Don't have to drill at all.
Half of the time l forget that I am
in the army. However, once in a
while a guard will yell get off the
sidewalk. Button up that coat.
Then / know l am in the army and
not behind pillow. We sing to the
new drafters and try to scare their
blues away. You say you saw a
girl in. Cresco that was going to
write to me, we'll l hope she writes
alright, but / have about a dozen
of them now, and get a new one
every Sunday. Am going to see
one tomorrow night and one is COM
ing to see me Friday night. l
have hard time fixing dates so
that two won't come the same night.
That was too bad about Anton
Bernatz being killed, but all De-
corah must be proud of him.
think he is a hero, don't you? We
get fine treatment here, but you
hear some of the drafters kick be-
cause they didn't get slippers, but
they will get over that before they
get through with this job. I think
it is the best job l ever had. No
thing to worry about. Can't get
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
new RATIONS OF
MEAT AND SUGAR
Householders Not Under Amy Cir.
cumstances to Buy More Than
Ia Pounds Clear BEEF
Weekly
NOT OVER TWO POUNDS
SUGAR AT ONE TIME
Sales of Sugar Must Contain so
Per Cent of Soft Sugar, So
Called Light and Dark
Brown

The United States Food Ad-
ninistration through J. F. Deems
has promulgated new rations OF
meat and sugar as follows:
Meat.
1T will be direct service to
our army and the Allies if our
people would, in some degree, sub
stitute fresh pork, bacon, hams and
sausage for beef products.
1--WE request all hotels and res
taurants not to place on their menus
or serve boiled beef more than two
meals weekly, beef-steak more
than one meal weekly, and roast
beef more than one meal weekly.
1--WE ask householders not under
any circumstances to buy more
than one and one quarter pounds
of clear beef weekly, or one and
one-half pounds including the bone,
per person in the household"
g.. Sugar.
THE amount of sugar that can
be sold for general consumption
purposes has been reduced from 5
pounds in the city to 2 pounds,
and from 10 pounds in rural dis
tricts to pounds. In other words,
the retail grocer cannot sell over
2 pounds of sugar at one time to
city or town customers, except for
canning purposes and then only
when the consumer signed our regu-
lar form canning certificate.
From now on and until further
notice, sales of sugar must con-
tain 500 of soft sugar (So-called
light and dark brown sugar.. That
is, if merchant sells two pounds
of sugar, one pound of it must be
soft sugar, and the other pound
granulated sugar. This applies to
sugar for canning purposes also. /"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26

The Illinois Stats Zeitung, NOR
ming German language newspaper,
and its affiliated evening paper, the
Chicago er Presse has announced
suspension until further notice
This announcement was made to-
night by Judge John Stelk, presi-
dent of the publishing company.
The Stats Zeitung was established
about seventy-three years ago.
"You know, a German hardly
dares any more to read a German
newspaper in the street cars. And
advertisers don't like to give them
their business" Judge Stelk said.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
Ragnwald jacobson i'm Panama.

We received a card Saturday from
Ragnwald jacobson, which located
him in Panama, on one of Uncle
Sans ships. The picture of the
city is very pretty one, and Mr..
jacobson writes that there is moth
Ing like this in Iowa, but after all
no place like good old DEBORAH.
The card was dated June II, and
he said they came through the
canal Monday, and it sure is a great
piece of work. He left for some
place in South America that week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
Autoed to Milwaukee.

T. T. Henning and F. S. Muller
made an auto trip to Milwaukee
Sunday, June 16 in Mr.. Henning's
Mitchell car. They left DEBORAH at
Z a. m. and arrived in Milwaukee
at $50 p. m. They went by the
way of Prairie du Chen and Madi-
son. The distance was 255 miles,
which is evidence that they made
good time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
WARMING.

Parties who have recently bought
excess sugar (from different merch-
ants) are warned that list of all
sales are being sent to the state
department for INSPECTION; but that,
if such excess is returned at once,
that no penalty will be attached.
The sugar situation is acute
The administration viii tolerate no
hoarding-No one will be spared.
c.. J. WEISER,
Food Administrator.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26

fired. Always sure of your meals
And as to the war, a fellow for.
gets there is one was with a
civilian. last night, / met him at the
park. He had two girls, so he gave
me one. 1 asked him when he was
going to join the service. He said
soon. His girl wouldn't let him go.
A little later when he was dancing
with my girl l asked her why she
wouldn't let him go. She said /
am not holding him back and /
think he is a Stacker.
l sure enjoy the Public Opinion.
Please forward this to Gene.
Your son,
ELMER V. SHAW.
18th Co. Engr. corps,
Jefferson Barracks,
st. Louis, Mo.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
SOLDIER WOUNDED IN FRANCE
Sergt. Clarence Johnson Severely
Wounded in Acton June 13
Telegram Came TO His Mother in
Madison Twp. Last Saturday
Afternoon.

A telegram to Mrs Christ john
son. of Madison township last Sa.urx
day afternoon conveyed the sad
news that her son Christ was wound
ed in action.
The telegram read:- deeply re-
gret to inform you that it is official
lily reported that Sergeant Clarence
C. Johnson was severely wounded
in action June 49,"