THE tfULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG, PA. BOXING EXHIBITION $ Vl y (v Y KID" WILLIAMS IN RINQ AT CAMP HOLABIRD, MD. "Kid" William, the pxchamplon bantamweight boxer, recently gave an exhibition on the "iminly art of self-defense" at Camp Iloluhlrd, Md., for the benefit of soldier encamped there. Although appearing a trifle heavier than the 110 imunds required for a bantamweight he handled himself In great shape and-stlll possesses his prowess ud form of lust year. William was champion of his class for two years (1010-17), when he gave Way to Pete Hermun. A great scrap was staged between the two early last year at New Orleans, when they fought for 20 rounds, the honors going to Pete liprmnn unon a referee's decision. After that Williams met and defeated Denny McNeill, llcnny Kaufman, Joe Lynch, Jimmy Murray and others, BILL JAMES AN INSTRUCTOR former 6tar Twlrler of Boston Braves Teaches Boys In Trenches to Throw Bombs. The photograph show Bill James, former star twlrler of the Boston Uraves, who is now playing with Uncle Pain's giant and crack team of fighters. California BUI." as he Is popularly known, shows how to throw the new- Bill James. tst thing In bombs. His unerring eye and arm has placed him In advance of Ills comrades and he has been appoint ed drill Instructor. AGES OF BASEBALL PLAYERS Many Old-Timers, Including Doyle, Crandall and Bob Harmon Show Registration Cards. Ball players' ages are very often bard to Judge. When a man has been before the public for eight or ten years the fans are prone to regard him as a real old-timer, yet they err frequently In their estimates of an athlete's age. When the recent decision on the work or fight order was lssu 1 by Secretary of War Buker many fans were of the opinion that Larry Doyle was over the age and would be spared to the Giants, yet Larry bobbed up with a reglstra tlon card which showed that he Is In class 4A of the draft. On top of that, John Mcdraw wired to Otis Crandall, who has been pitching In the Pacific Coast league, to find out how he stood, and Otis, who Is a real veteran, replied that he Is In Class 4A. And It wasn't ao long ago that Bob Harmon, resent Ing the application of the word "old" to blm, produced a registration card showing that he Is twenty-nine years old. WILLARD WON'T FIGHT NOW Champion Heavyweight Will Not De fend His Title Until After War Is Concluded. Jess Wlllard, heavyweight boxing champion, will not box to defend his title unlll the war Is ended. During the war he will ronllne himself to ex- hlbltlons, the proceed of which will go to war charities. BASEBALL GAMES IN LONDON Portion of Hyde Park Given Over to American Y. M. C. A. for Con tests on Wednesday. The London Times soys: "A por tion of Hyde Pork, near the Prince of Wales gate, has been grnnted to the American Y. M. C. A. for baseball games every Wednesday. The grant was secured by W. F. Dixon, athletic secretary for the American Y. M. C. A. through Kir Ilandolnh Baker, chair man of the committee of hospitality for American noldli rs and -sailors In Great Britain. Before the ground was secured It was necessary for the king to sign a grant. Wants Wlllard and Dempsey. Domlnlrk Tortonlch has hopes of getting Jess Wlllard and Jack Dcmp- ev In a ring at New tjricnns ror a a round contest on Thanksgiving night, Tommy Murphy Is Veteran. Tommy Murphy, the expert relns tnsn. has driven trotters and pacers to 47 records during his 10 years' compe tition on Grand circuit tracks. GIVEN FOR SOLDIERS s MPU PAMP "RARPIT" 5 NEW CAMP "RABBIT The government built a ball park at Camp Dewey for the soldiers In training there, and the boys promptly named It "Babbit park" In honor of Wal ter Maranvllle. The grand stand will seat 3,000 people and the diamond Is said to be as good as any ever molded out of selected soil and grass. sf COMPULSORY SPORT FOR MEN Idea Evolved by Nelson Lampert of Chicago Athletic Club Aids De velopment of Boys. Nelson N. Lampert, president of the Chicago Athletic association and vlco president of the Fort Dearborn Na tional bank, who evolved the idea of compulsory athletic training for all Americans from the ages of fourteen to twenty-one bus prepared and pub lished a short synopsis of his plan to old In tho quick development of the American race by taking advantage of the grcnt love of outdoor sports preva lent throughout this country. Lampert has been engaged In aiding amateur sports und developing the youngsters of Chicago for many years. As president of the Lincoln park board he was foremost In the Insistence that the youth of the city be given every advantage the parks had In the way of supplying playground needs. In the management of his bank he has always been strong for athletics and found that the best employees are those who keep themselves In good condition by participating In sports. The Fort Dear born basebull team of the last few years has been one of the best ama teur teams of the country. SEES END OF BASEBALL GAME Veteran Frank Bancroft Never Ex. pected to Live to See Sport Die Won One Pennant. Frank Bancroft, who Is past the seventy-yenr mark. Is business man ager "of the Cincinnati club. Before taking the financial end, Bunny was a playing manager and gave signs from tho bench. Ho was so good a director of play that he won a National league pennant In the '80s with the Provi dence team. No one else In tho game has had his long experience In tho sport. "Well," he said mournfully rhc other day, "who would ever have be lieved It? I always thought I would die before baseball died, but here we see baseball dying before me." ACT AS BOXING INSTRUCTOR Bob McAllister, Formerly of Olymplo Club, Secures Appointment at Vancouver1. Boh McAllister, formerly of tho Olympic club of San Francisco, has been appointed boxIn.T Instructor for the men who will cut the spruce In the woods of the Northwest, from which airplanes will he made. His headquar ters will bo In Vancouver. McAllister was boxing Instructor at Camp Fun ston for a few months while (Jen. Leonard Wood was training o division there. LAMB IS SEVERELY WOUNDED One of Moct Brilliant Athletes of Pennsylvania State Among Those Hurt in France. Lieut. Levi Lamb, mentioned In a recent casualty list from France as se verely wounded In action, was ono of the most brilliant athletes who ever wore the colors of Pennsylvania State. During his collego career Lnmb won Fame on tho football field, tho wres tling mat and as a weight man on tho track squad. For four years Lieuten ant Lamb was n stalwart heavyweight grnpplcr. He met and defeated somo of the best collego matmen. On the gridiron he played spectacularly nt right tucklo for three years. Ills goal kicking skill enabled Pennsylvania Stale to tie Harvard, 1.') to 13, In 1013. Draft Gets Two Yankees. Bill Lamar, tho outfielder, and Alex Ferguson, the recruit pitcher of the Yankees, were notified by their local draft boards to report for military duty. Lamar's home Is In Bock ford, Me., while Ferguson lives at Bloom field, N. J. . . . STAR ATHLETES FOR DIRECTORS IN ARMY Y. M. C. A. Takes Four of Prom inence for Work in France. They Are Crowd It, Princeton Crack; Sullivan, Olymplo Runner; Dun. bar, Weil-Known Bowler and Dwlght, Yale Coach. Four athletes of prominence have Just been recruited by the natlonnl war council of the Y. M. C. A. to go to France as directors In the army schools of athletics. They are: Kdwln Crowdls, oldtlme Princeton football star; J. P. Sullivan, Olympic runner; Alexander Dunbar, one of the best-known bowlers In the country, and B. II. Dwlght, Ynle baseball couch and tennis player. Edwin Crowdls Is a preacher by pro fession, and left the pastorate to vol unteer for "Y" service abroad. He was "Big BUI" Edwards' running mate on the famous Princeton football team of 1800, which defeated both Hurvord and Yale. At that time he was one of the best-known baseball men In collegiate athletic circles. Sullivan Is a member of the Irish American Athletic club, In New York city, and from 1000 to 1012 he held the American record for tho mile run, 4 :22. Ho was a contestant from the United States In the Olympic games at Athens and London. Dunbar made a national reputation as a bowler and Is regarded as one of the topllners l. that branch of sport He Is also an excellent billiard player. Dwlght Is a Yale graduate and In his student dnys was coach for the baseball team at that university. Since his collego days he has become promi nent In tennis circles. As "Y" athletic directors In France they will Instruct soldiers In boxing, football, tennis, bnsebull, running, hockey and other siKrts. WHY KAHANAMOKU IS A DUKE Champion Hawaiian Swimmer Has No Other Ducal Domain Than the Surf at Walkikl. "While Duke Kahanamoku comes of a very fine Hawaiian family, he has no claim to a title of any sort, except that of champion swimmer," says n New York writer. "We may be able to shed a little light on the subject of the duke's royal lineage and the origin of his title. Some years ago, when Kuhanamoku came here for the first time and swain In the New York Athletic club tank, we watched the bronr.ed Kanakn with great Interest. We were sitting next lo Duke Kahanamoku. one of the Wlthlngtons of Harvard who hall from Hawaii. Wlthlngton hnd come nil tho way from Cumbrldge to see the duke swim. "What Is Kahanamoku the duke of?' we asked Wlthlngton, and he laughed. " 'He Is the duke of Walkikl.' he re plied. 'He has no ducal domain other than the surf at Walkikl. You know Walkikl Is the Coney Island of Hono lulu. Kahanamoku was bred In tho surf and first earned his living and came to prominence as n surf rider for tho entertainment of the tourists. Ho became n general favorite and some body nicknamed him the duko of Walkikl. In time he became Just the duke. His real first name Is Pnlioa,'" RETAIN JOE CANTILLON Joe Cantlllop, after 25 years of service In professional base ball, announces his desire to go to France and do something for the boys over there, either with the Knights of Columbus or the Y. M. C. A., but President Bel den of the Minneapolis Ameri can association club says he must como back when tho war Is over, as ho Is still wanted to miiniigo the Millers when they take the field again. Good Umpires Are Priceless. After the wnr Is over such arbiters ns Klgler, Klein, O'Day, Kvons, Owens nnd Connolly won't have any trouble getting their Jobs,buek. Good umpires are priceless. Feat for 81 Im Love. Slim Love can lay claim to one dis tinction. He has set Ty Cobb down on strikes with the bases filled, and few ultdwrs bare turned this trlult I8"" 1 j s TWO HOLD OFF GUN COMPANY Yanks Caught In Pocket Fight Until Last Bullet Is Gone. BOCHE SHELL GETS THEM Caught Between Barrage and Huns .They. Fight In Manner to Make One Proud to Be of Same Race. T By E. A. BATCH ELOR. Tori. Tho Y. M. C. A. man told tho etory with tears In his eyes nnd a break In his voice. He said that It was the saddest thing that l.e ever lint: encountered, which meant mudt. He hnd been a long time In France, so death and suffering were no stran gers to him. But when ho spoke of the sergeant and tho private thnt they had found dead beside tbelr ninchlue gun he couldn't control his emotion. It seems that the sergeant and the private hnd been caught In a pocket The Germans, In force, were In front of them. There was a bnrrirge behind which made It Impossible for them to rejoin their company. So they stayed and roughed It out, fought In a man ner that mado one proud to be of the same race. Held Off Whole Company. When they found them there was pile of empty shells several Inches high around tho gun and not a single round of unexpended ammunition re mained. The two hnd held off a whole company of Boche machine gunners for several hours. The enemy had been around a bend In the road, a scant CO yards away, and hadn't "been able to advance be cause of the brisk fire of the lone American gun manned by the scr gennt nnd the private. The sergeant had been evidently pointing the gun and the private hnd been feeding It. Their only protection hnd been a lit tle ridge where the dirt bad been thrown up beside the road. The undergrowth Just behind them bod been cut to ribbons by the Boche "LICK THE HUN" I ' 7K;,l fcMM mi, " ' ' t ' ' J-'-'-fi n ii n i il t '-ftj, VtimUMimjMw 41 i.i , - --,- f . : -f- - -v ',yf 'j rfx-jrf Tho commanding ofllccr of n famous It. A. F. fighting squndron In France With their mascot, a parrot, which finds a very comfortable perch on a propeller blade, are shown In this British official photograph. Besides having a smattering of the "polly-vous" language, the parrot Is particularly vigorous In Its denunciation of the Huns In virile English. s5aPEJRSEASY PREY Paris. When Yankee troops pushed Into Bonchcres, Boche snipers got busy from windows and other vantage points. The Yanks proceeded to get buRy with the snipers. Two men who did most effective work In cleaning out the Boche snipers were two Pennsyl vania squirrel hunters Privates Har ry Mceks and J. C. Tltterlngton. Every time they glimpsed the smallest por tion of a Hun they fired, nnd they sel dom missed. It Is estimated that these two men accounted for at least forty Germans. Just about noon they located three snipers In the belfry of a church Just under the cross. ' From this vantage the Bodies were picking off American soldiers. Mceks nnd Tltterlngton got on the Job Immediately by climbing to the roof of a nearby dwelling. Mecks saw the head of a Ilun for Just a sec ond over tho edge of the belfry. The bullet found Its mark, leaving only GAIN WEIGHT IN TRAINING Young Women Students In Montana Also Increase Height and Lung Capacity. MIsRouln, Mont. Young women stu dents In tho freshman class at the Uni versity of Montana here last year gained in weight, height and lung ca pacity, according to the report of Miss Inn Glttlngs, physical director for women. A thorough physical examin ation nt the beginning of school lust fnll showed tho condition of heart, lungs, posture, feet, etc. A similar ex amination wus mado lust spring. The average gain In weight of each girl taking physical training was a lit tle over four pounds, the averago gain In height was about one-third Inch, nnd the average Inerenscd lung capac ity was ono cubic Inch. Village Is Minus Church. Tho village of Patterson, O., Is with out a church building now. Lightning struck tho only church here, the Meth odist, und the fire which followed com pletely destroyed the structure. bullets and the trees near where the enemy had been were scarred by Yan kee fire. It had been the hottest kind of a fight and tho Americans had been winning against tho terrible odds un til a shell burst right on them and killed both. Whether It was a Boche shell or one of our own, nobody ever will know. Both sides hnd been firing Into thnt part of the wood. Whatever the source of the shell, It had done Its work quickly and thoroughly, for the men were badly torn. Death prob ably had come Instantaneously. They had gone while tho Joy of but tie. was still upon them. Death Not In Vain. It was a glorious death but a sad ono because a few minutes after the shell htnded, the Boche had been Can't Hold Marines Forget About "Kamerad" When They Chase Huns. Pennsylvania Boy Gives Interesting Account of Thrilling Work at Front New Castle, Pa. Byrn Williams, a New Castle boy with the medical corps In France, writes home of the hap penings on the front controlled by the United States marines prior to June 28. He snys the marines forgot nil about the word "kamerad" when they chased the Germans. He writes: "I must say this Is a much hotter spot than the other front, for here !t Is open warfare and you can Imag ine what Is going on here when they put Americans In such a place. About three weeks ago, when the marines first started to advance, they got the fever of going after the 'square heads,' and their officers hnd a hard time hold ing them bnck. That kind of business has been going on so long thut last night the marines wanted to go over IS HIS CHANT two snipers. Tho two Yank then be gan a fusillade of bullets, and five minutes later a white flag fluttered from tho belfry. Soon the two sur viving Huns came down on the Jump yelling "kamerad." A little later a party of Yanks lo cated a mnehlne gun In the belfry of another church. They charged up the stairway Into the belfry and cleaned nut the nest In short order, killing the II mis. Cow Jumps on Farmer. Wesutchec, Wash. Whether or not the cow belonging to Paul Itoblnson'a father, near here, suddenly decided to emiilute the cow made famous In nursery circles and Jump over tho moon, has not been determined. But tho fact remains that as Paul and a farm hand were transporting this cow In a wagon the anlinal Jumped out und fell on Paul, severely Injuring him. RECRUIT TAKES NO CHANCES Locks Up Officer of the Day When He Cannot Give Number of Post Vancouver Barracks, Wash. no- crulfs for Undo Sum's "Hun Tamers' don't Intend to hnvo any German spies put things over'on them, and they are full of pep and caution The olllcer of the day, making his rounds In the general neighborhood of midnight, came upon a sentry, who challenged Min with tho usuul "Halt who goes there?" "Olllcer of the day Tho "rookto" sentry wns doubtful nnd he decided to test tho Intruder. "Well, If you're the olllcer of the day, what's tho number of my post?" he asked. As the officer hadn't set out the si-ntry posts, leaving that to a ser geant, lie couldn't answer, nnd the sentry promptly took him to t lie guardhouse. London's population Includes 471,000 persona who reside In flats. obliged to retire. Another half an hour, and tlin heroic pair would have hem safe. But they bad not died 111 vain. Tho company that they had held at bay carried back to the Ger mnn lines a story of American hero ism that will do much to convince the Bocho that the men from across the sea are going to decide the war. . The sacrifice of these two lives will save' others. They called on the Y. M. C. A. mnn to help bury these two heroes. It was not his first experience ns a member of a burial party because he had been nt the front all through the big push. As he aided In the burlul he could not help wishing that of all the thousands engaged In that battlo these two might have been spared. "Hun" Streets Renamed. St. Louis. St. Louis Is still busy clearing away evidence of Germany. Streets which recently were ordered to take new names, to replace former German ones Kaiser, Knnpsteln. Bis mnrck,, Von Versen will soon have new signs with their new names Amer ennly printed thereon. and get some machine gun nests that were planted on a rocky ledge In a large woods. "About five o'clock they hlgh-bnllcd nnd so did everybody else. At eight o'clock they had taken all the machine gun nests nnd, of course, they want ed to chase the Huns out of tho woods and awny they went, the 'square heads' yelling 'kamerad,' but the ma rines could not understand the word. So the only Boche left In the woods now Is under the sod. After ridding the woods of the Germans at the edge of the woods where a lurge forco of Bodies were located, we surrounded a regiment of the enemy nnd finally suc ceeded In defeating them after a hard battle. About 800 Huns were captured at this one place." HATED YELLOW, EVEN PAINT ON SIGNS Newark, O. There Is a wom an near Perryton who has a son In the army. Consequently she will not stand for anything yel low about her premises. A. L. Norton hired Joe Nels to paint a sign for him. In putting In tho flourishes and curly-cues Nels placed a streak of yellow across the board. A telephone call promptly In formed the painter that he must change the sign. Accordingly, ho went back and erased the ob noxious yellow streak, substi tuting one of the ulllcd colors, blue. TOLD TO DESERT, SAYS HUN Allies' Boy Prisoner Asserts Mother Urged Him to Surrender at First Chance. New York. Tho spirit of American forces overseas has raised the morale of the allied troops to the highest pitch, according to Dr. E. W. Buckley of St. Paul, Minn., supreme physician of the Knights of Columbus, who has Just returned from a tour of the west ern front. Whllo there he had Inter views with General Pershing, General Mangln, Premier Clemenceau and oth er allied lenders. This spirit, Doctor Buckley nsserted, wns In sharp contrast with the spirit of German prisoners he saw. "One of them could not hnve been more than fifteen," he said. "This boy told American officers his mother hnd bade him surrender at the first oppor tunity." AGAINST WIDOWS MARRYING German Doctor Urges a New Law to Give Single Women a Chance. Amsterdnin, Holland. Ennctment of law In Germany to prevent widows from remarrying so ns to leave the few available men for single women Is urged In a letter to the Tag by n Mu nich doctor, Hans von Hertlg. He points out That tho widows, through remarrying after the war, would have detrimental effect on the birth rate, ns most of them are mothers already. "On December 1, 1010," he writes, "there were In Germany about 300,000 widows between the ages of eighteen nnd forty-five. At a very modest esti mate there are now 800,000." Recovers His Sight. C. D. Van Orme of Clover, Pa., to tally blind for four years, has re gained bis sight. He has undergone :2 operations. While working In a foundry he lost his sight through nn explosion of metal. Several weeks ago n cataract formed, upon removtil of whlcli lie could see. Forty-Five Girls Work In Bank. Forty-five glris are now employed In the Iowa Natlonnl bnnk nt Des Moines where, before tho war, only four were employed. Tho largo number Is due to the fnct that the draft has taken a largo number of men from tho bnnk The girls handle the mailing depart ment, adding machines nnd other work. They do It almost as well as the men, of.lcluls say. Plenty of Hun Helmets. In a letter to his parents nt Ashta Iniln. O.. Georiro Grandliouche asks If they would core for a German helmet as a souvenir. "They arc lying nround here as thick as hickory nuts," he said. "I guess, from tho looks of It. the Germans Just naturally ran out from under them." Fight Yellow Fever. An American sanitary commission, hended by A. K. Kendall, has arrived at Guayaquil, Ecuador, to co-operate In wiping out yellow fever. It wns given nn enthusiastic reception. The commission, which was sent by the Rockefeller Foundation, Includes four physicians aud six nursos, ASTHMA ) INSTANTLY RELIEVED With mmmm OR HONEY REFUNDED ASK ANY DRUGGIST Glcnns Sulphur Soap No other toilet soap is as effi cient in clearing the com- plexlon of blemishes. The sulphur Purifies (All DlllllM.) . Contains 30 Pure Sulphur. NO'S HA I WMrttr Drs, list w Imrn.so, PATENTS FrKssK! Bataiteuoubl. Ilifhul retereuoM. Umunici! K. 13. Duddlng of New York wbhii 100,000 American convicts put to wort In munition pinnts. C.mvm't Tulcleu chill Tnnlr Matnrn Tltalltr unorir bj purlfting tni m. tlohlni tha blood. Too oun oon (ml lu ainuik nlas, in? Igontlng Hffeok FrlMOki. We Getcha, Boy. "Can you swim, Siimmle?" asked thi Visiting uncle, as tho two were out foi a little walk together. "Well, I'll tell you, uncle," said thi boy, with a knowing look. "It nil d pends On whether I in around ma oi the fellers." WHY WOMEN DREAD OLD AGE Don't worry about old nite. Don't worn about being in other people's nay whet oil are gelling on in year. ii-cp you odv in eood condition and you ran h u bale and hearty in your old tl.iy h at yoi were when s kid. and every one will b glad to see you. The kidneys and bladder are the cauie of senile aftlictions. Keep thorn clean id m proper working conumon. urive ltn poisonous waates from the nyxtem mi avoid uric acid accumulations. Take G0U MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capaulea periodical ly and you will find that the ytcm wii always be in perfect working onli-r. You) pints will be enlivened, your munch made strong and your fnce have ono more the look of youth and health. New life, frenh atrenth and health wit come as you continue Una treatment. Whn your fimf vigor has been restored continw for awhile taking a capsule or two ead, day. They will keep you in condition ul prevent a return of your troubles. There is onlv one guaranteed brand nl Haarlem Oil Cansules. GOI.I) MKDAL There are many fake on the market. Ill sure you -t the Original GOLD MKD.U Imported Haarlem Oil t npsules. I ln-y an the onlv reliable. For sale by all firtda druggists. Adv. Editor Gets Into Trouble. They tell lots of tales on Hip edi tors, but this Is n new one : The nit tor of n Kiinsns paper went to nltond party given by one of his iiclnhlion where Just a few weeks before tin home hud been blessed by n new liubr. Tho hostess met him at the door, ami after the usual salutation he nM after the baby's health. The hnly was hard of hearing, had n bad culil, nnd, thinking be was asking about ln-rsi-H answered thnt iillhoiiKh "l"' simlly had one every winter, this :is the worst ono she ever had; It kept hei awake at night a great deal, nnd il first confined her to her bed. Thin, noticing thnt the editor was nrtlni very strangely, sho sold she could Ml by bis looks and actions that he wn! going to have one Just like heis, nnd she asked lilm to como In out f tin draft nnd sit down. Ladles' Hume Journal. To Become Toy Makers. Toy making Is one of the vnnitlun! encouraged In the re-education for war cripples In France. The hro Joffre Is situated In the city of I.roM nnd now specializes In commercial training for the one-armed and In the manufacture of toys, according to writer. Toy making Is being studies with serious purpose. A beglnnlnRlw' been made In the wholesale ntiuiufac turo of toys on the factory system, lJ which tho making of separate par" Is assigned to the mutllcs, whose physl- cal handicaps allow for easy opera tion of Hinglo process only. Worse. "They say thut ho married to ape military duty." "That's like committing suicide to escnpo death." Tt's difference of opinion that nwM Jlvorce cases, too. always goes with hoAirvnnri health making is the bi$ reason Tor If. A delicious food rich in the vital phosphates. NoWastc.You cat and enjoy it to the last atom. Health making nourishina. economical. Try it ft There's a Reason.
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