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i THE BEE: OMAHA. JANUARY 15, 1917 BRINGING UP (FATHER ZULU KID MAKES HIT WITH LONDON American Pug Puts Up Good Scrap Against Jimmy Wilde, Flyweight Champ. ENGLISH CRITICS MARVEL New York. ijan. 14. Though un successful in his recent attempt to wrest the featherweight champion ship from Jimmy Wilde, Young Zulu Kid, the Brooklyn midget, is iu popular favor in England, according to reports just received here from London. The game fight which the American furnished in his contest with the little British marvel earned countless friends for him and li is request for a return match is likely to be-granted. The Kid carried the fight to his rival and forced Wilde to extend him self more than ony one has in a long while, and this came in the na ture of a shock to the champion's admirers. They had been led to be lieve that the kid would prove the easiest kind of meat for Wilde, and thousands of pounds were wagered on Wilde's chances of bringing the bout to a termination before the tenth round. Following is the comment of one critic on the bout: "One noticed that this was the first time in which we have ever seen Wilde in action (with the soli tary exception of the first Taney Lee go) when he was not exactly mon arch of all he surveyed. In all his other battles he has contrived to force his opponents to fight on lines selected by him, and has also in variably been able (with the solitary cxceptionKto force and hold the in terior lines whenever he wanted to do so. But not this time. For ttie Kid posseses a patent, 'duck' of his own, a most singularly unexpected right hook on the breakaway, and a deliberate stick-close-up system of attack which bears a distinct resem . hlance to Taney Lee's own. That duck of his would demand a volume to do it justice, and it is to be feared that Jimmy Wilde's knuckles may demand attention for some weeks to come because of it." Zulu's manager has posted a for feit of $500 to bind a return match with Wilde and is confident that his hoy will make a better showing in another bout' with the champion. Boxing is in a flourishing condi tion in England despite the war, and the praises of Bombardier Wells are ;tgain being sung as a result of the Bombardier's victory over Company Sergeant Major Dan Voyles, a Brit ish army champion. Having elim inated Voyles, Wells is again with out a rival for his honors, and all 'tis time, for the present at least, will be devoted to his military duties. Amateurs Boost J. J, Isaacson for Recreation Board Officials and members of the Oma ha Amateur Base Ball Association are boosting the candidacy of J. J. Isaac-" sou for the position of superintendent of recreation to succeed C. H. Eng lish, who resigned. Isaacson is the president of the Omaha Amateur Base Bali Associa tion, lie has served through three terms, the length of the life of the or ganization, and is now entering his fourth year as the executive head of the sandtot association. He is at I -resent director of municipal athletics and the local amateur players and fans believe he deserves promotion. l.ette'rs urging that Isaacson be t:iven the position on the grounds that a local man should get the position instead of importing an expert froni an outside city and expressing the be lie! that Isaacson is better equipped to iullill the duties of the office success fully than any other local man have been sent to Commissioner Hummel and the Recreation Board. Minnesota Winner Over Wisconsin in Cage Fray Minneapolis. Jan. 14. The Uni versity of Minnesota defeated the Uni. vcrsity of Wisconsin. 33 to 25, in a conference basket ball game here to night. Stomach Trouble and Constipation. Those who are afflicted with stom ach trouble and constipation should r'ad the following: I have never found anything so good for stomach ! trouble and constipation as Cham-j bcrlain's Tablets. 1 have used them j off and on now for the past two years. ; They not only regulate the action of the bowels, hut stimulate the Inzer and j keep one's body in a healthy condi-j tion." writes Mrs. Benjamin Hooper, j Auburn, N. V. , Sport Calendar Today Field Trial: National ChamplonHhlp Field Trial aNftoclittlon, at Grand Junction, Trnn. Alabama Field Trial flub, at De catur, Ala. Bowliwr: Annual tournament of North western Bowling aHHoelation, at Jamenlown, N. I. Shooting: Midwinter International trap shooting tournament, at Plnetitinit, . C. Chepw: Bexlnnlnjt of final round In rhanv pfonnhin tournament of National Corr itpondenre ChHs aittHtelation, Fenelnc: Open foils competition for Hammond foil prize, at New York. Boxtnr: Joe Rivera ajralitHt Yin Moran twenty rounds, at New Orleans. Nam I Jinx - ford anintit Battling Tate, fifteen round. at Kuimi City. CJrorjre Chanty agalnxt "Kid" Julian, fifteen rounds, at Baltimore. KANSAS AGGIES WOULDJSACK OUT Don't Want to Flay Hunkers, Saying Have Not Enough Dates North. DELAYS NEBRASKA'S START Lincoln, Jan. 14. Nebraska's start in the Missouri Valley conference basket ball race may be delayed be cause the Kansas Aggies, scheduled for games with the Cornhuskers Fri day and Saturday, are backing out. The Aggies claim they cannot secure enough dates to make the northern trip worth while. Nebraska will take steps to hold them to their agreement. Beell to Arrive In Omaha Tuesday - For Plestina Go Freddie Beel, who is scheduled to tangle in a finish wrestling bout with Marin Plestina, the powerful Austrian grappler, at the Boyd theater Thurs day evening, is due to arrive in Omaha Tuesday. He will finish his training for the bout here. Beell writes from his Wisconsin home that he has been training dili gently the last month and that he has succeeded in rounding himself into great condition. "I'm able to stand any kind of a gruelling bout," declares Beell, "so you had better warn thja. Plestina person that he is in for'a roughing. ' But Plestina also has been doing some training. As a matter of fact he's been training for six months. He weighs about 210 to 212 pounds now. A year ago he weighed 250. Quite a reduction. And Plestina says he in tends to make short work of Beell. Plestina says he is confident he'll throw Beell twice within an hour and if he makes good his word those mat fans who have seen Beell in action declare he will, be performing some accomplishment. It's been a long time -since Freddie Beell has been exhibited before an Omaha audience, ten years in fact. Freddie was a frequent visitor to the Gate City when the wrestling game flourished here a decade ago. He staged one of his memorable battles with Fanner Burns in this city. Cowles Brothers Team Leads In Sweepstakes Tournament The big sweepstakes tournament opened at Cowles Bros.' alleys in Council Bluffs last night, with the Cowles Bros.' team of Council Bluffs leading with a total of 2,634. The Fre mont team rolled second high with 2,631. Six strong teams from Fremont, Sioux City, Lincoln,' Council Bluffs and Omaha made up the first flock to take part in the affair. Sixteen or eighteen teams will take part in the matches. About fifty doubles entries have been secured and 100 singles entries. Today at 3 o'clock another Squad of six teams will take .the runways. Two Grand Island teams, two from Sioux City one from Lincoln and one Oma ha team will make up this squad. Throughout the day the doubles and singles will be rolled. Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock five Omaha" teams and possibly one from Columbus, Neb., will wind up the shooting. The tournament is being conducted by Walt Goff. A classy bunch of events arc card ed for the Omaha alleys today, with the visiting bdwlers who are taking part in the Council Bluffs sweep stakes pitted against some fast local teams. At ll o'clock an all-star Omaha teanf will roll a match with the speedy Frcmontcrs. The big vent of the day is. the first half i)f the home and home match bctvjecn the Clemruons Auto team of lies Moines, la., and the Home Resuurauts of Omaha, at 3 o'clock on tne Omaha alleys. A $400 purse will be ithe stake. The Lincola Cleaning and Dye Works team will play cither a Sioux City or a Grarjd Island team this aft ernoon on the rarnam alleys. The Farnani merry-go-round tour nament is attracting a large entry. The pot has already assumed large proportions, 1 being past the $100 Coulon Looking It is highly probable that Johnny Coulon, who staged a sensational come-back on New Year's day by de feating Joe -Wagner in a ten-round bout in New York, will be matched against some of the best bantam mark. Maurer, Olsen and Stunz are now leading with a total of 1,815 score. In the special prize series on the Omaha alleys Joe Wagman is high for the Raymond Furniture company prize with a high single game of 256. Miss Miller leads for the house cash prize with a 222 score. Nebraska Quintet Wins Floor Fray From Hamline Five St. Paul, Jan. 14. The University of Nebraska basket ball team de feated the Hamline university basket ball team here tonight, 13 to 8. Billiard and Pool Stars To Pay Visit to Omaha Ora Morningstar and Koji Ya rn ado, two of the best known profes sional billiard cracks of the country, are due in Omaha the latter part of the month to give a number of exhi bition matches at one of the local rooms. The date of their engage ment has not definitely been decided. Walter h ranklin. pocket billiard champ of Missouri, will visit Omaha the latter part of this week or the first of next for three days, during 1 which he will clash with some of the! local pool sharks, including Hcinie I Harsh, who now holds the champion- j ship. Tommy Gibbons Wants to ; Fight Miske or Battler; Tom Gibbons, Irother of the more' celebrated Mike, is anxious to boxi anybody in the middle or lightweight class, Hilly Miske, Battling Levinsky, Bob Moha or Knockout Brown pre ferred. Gibbons' manager states that though Tom can make 158 pounds, he is willing to allow Miske to come into the ring at catchweights if a match can be arranged between the men. Bowl in Not. The Alamito bowling team plays tin Non pareil on the news alleys in the Bluffs Wednesday evenlnjf. Thin will tws the last, of the aeries. With the aid of Green's roachlnu. James came back strong Friday and left the alleys wlih a smile a foot Ion,'. Kernan says if they succeed In fororng him out of tiei-onfl place he haa the satls fHCtlon of knowing that it took three to do it Cross, Hileinaii and Bartlett. George Maxey says he Is going to cop Greens berth In two weeks' time. Ueorge is going good. Did you ever nolif that almost every time, a bowler plrks a split or minuet, a spare ho always look a at his thumb, rubs his ankle, janln his nhofH or xomethlng of the ort? Watch Hartlelt. He is good. Geneva Wins From C'relei. Onova, Neb., Jan. H, (Spot-Jal. ) Oeneva High school defeated Onto High, school In a trame of basket hall Itv a score of 33 to 22 Friday night. Th visllors played fat hall. lut wero unable to slop Ucntva's wrorlng machine. Fu ridel I starred for the v 1st tors and Martin and Koehler for tho locals. Manilla Wins From Dealnon. Manilla. la.. Jan. 1 4. (Special.) Manilla High school baakPt hull team defeated Denl son High school team here Friday evening, 16 to 14. Dinner in Honor of I,nrh. ' Nrw York. .Ian. 14. Friends of Frederick i B. Lynch of Minneapolis for 16 yean member of the democratic nnlinnal conmiltten from Minnesota gave a dinner in hist honor, h'-re tonight. Among ihoh who arranged the I tf;lmonlal were Colonel Kriward M. lioiifle, l friend of rrctd"nt Wllnnn: William C. Mr-I Adon, MTretary f lh- Irasuory, and Wil-! limn r. Mirtian. For Khrumalisni. Apply Sloan's Liniment to the painful part is all you need. The pain ge at once. Only 2vc. All IdruKglnlB. Advertiucmcnt. s ' for More Bouts weight scrappers in the game. Cou lon demonstrated beyond the shadow of a doubt his ability to hold his own among the little fellows, and in his bout with Wagner showed flashes of the old form which brought him the bantam crown years ago. Germans Kidnap Employes of Big Belgian Factory (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Rotterdam, Netherlands, Nov. 30. How an entire factory staff of 250 hands was carried off to forced labor in German service is told by one of the numerous Belgian civilians who have escaped over the Dutch frontier in' the last few days, and is reported in the Belgisch Dagblad. The well known De Naeyer paper works at WMIebrook, near Malines, were suddenly surrounded by German soldiers at 3 o'clock one afternoon, according to the account. A train composed of freight cars drew up be fore the principal entrance, on the branch line connecting with the main railroad. No one was allowed in or out of the works. A German officer and one or two men entered and went through the shops ordering over seers and workmen to stop their work and collect together at an indicated spot. Protests were of no avail; everyone had to obey. Then in par ties of a score they were taken out under military escort and loaded into the cattle trucks and the entire staff thus carried off to an unknown desti nation. Although they only had their blue workmen's smocks, the men were even refused permission to go home and get a few indispensable things together. The narrator of the story himself hailed from Willebrook and the facts were confirmed by an other citizen of that place. White Men Are Hardiest Soldiers, War Surgeon Says (Correspondence of The Associated Press. Near Verdun, Dec. 20. Native troops from the French colonies are not so hardy as white soldiers from the cities and villages of France, ac cording to the chief surgeon of the great field hospital here. He said: "The opinion has been very gen erally prevalent throughout the world that semi-civilized races arc hardier than the civilized white races. This idea, however, has been proved falla cious. I, myself, since the beginning of the war, have treated some thou sands of wounded men and have found in general that the white race can support pain without complaint better than any colored race. We have had here cases of all kinds and I have been able to prove that not only our peasant.-, who form such a large part of our army, but the inhabitants of our big cities arc as naturally healthy and amenable to surgical and med ical treatment as the men of any race which lives under primitive conditions. Observation of the effects of contact with dirt upon wounds proves that natives suffer from gangrene, peri tonitis and blood poisoning just as much as white men. At the same time their complaints when they are suffering pain are much greater than those of white men." Long Skirts and Short Shoes Are War Styles (Correspondence of D3Ae Associated Press.) London, Dec. 25. Lengthen the skirts and shorten the shoes as an other war-time economy, was the plea made in Parliament the other day. The member told of going through the fashionable quarter of London's shopping district and finding women's footwear selling from $10 to' $15 a pair, the average length of the uppers being from ten to sixteen inches. He found some as high as twenty-two inches. Drawn for CHINA GLOWS WITH HOLIDAY SPIRIT Brilliant Miltary Reviews in Peking Are Part of National Birthday Celebration, THE PRESIDENT ATTENDS (Correspondence yf tho Associated rresB.) Peking, Nov. 1. China celebrated the fifth . anniversary of the estab lishment of the republic with patriotic exercises in practically all sections of the countryPrking was the scene of one of the most brilliant military re views ever held in China. The capital city was gorgeously decorated with the five-barred flags of the republic and great arches of brilliant colors were erected all along the ten-mile route from the Forbidden City to the Nan-yuan parade ground, where 3U, (Htn troops passed in review before ' resident Li Yuan-hung. ' Great changes have come over the Chinese republic since the fourth anniversary of its establishment. Yuan Shi-kai was in the throes of the mon archical movement last year, and was compelled to abandon the annual re view of troops in the capital which had previously been held on the anni versary of the republic's birth. Democracy of the most pronounced tvoe marked this year's celebration. the occasion was characteristic of the spirit which has dominated Chin ese affairs since Li Yuan-hung be came the president. Imperialism was thoroughly in the background. It was Yuan Shi-kai's practice to review the troops from a balcony high up on the immense watch tower which surrounds the main entrance to the Forbidden City. But Li Yuan hung rode boldly outside the For bidden City to the great drill ground south of Peking, where he mounted a horse and, accompanied by his staff, made a complete round of the mili tary forces which were drawn up in a great hollow square. He then took his position on a low reviewing stand and stood practically unattended while the thousands of infantrymen, cavalrymen and artillerymen passed in review. Great interest centered about the the review, as there had been rumors that certain disgruntled military leaders might inspire an attempt up on the president, and endeavor to re place the present government with a military dictatorship. The president made light of the reports and demon strated his hold upon the Chinese people by appearing as had been ar ranged before the evil rumors came into circulation. This action has done much to strengthen the Chinese republic and Li Ytian-hung's leadership. It was widely advertised in the news papers that the troops which passed in review were chiefly north ern soldiers. The loyalty of this force of 30,000 magnificently drilled soldiers was a warning to disgruntled leaders in central and south China that Li Yuan-hung and his govern ment have actual physical strength with which to resist any onslaught up on Peking. Li Yuan-hung wore the gorgeous dress uniform of a Chinese general. His long coat and trousers were light grey-blue, of European cut. heavily trimmed with gold, and his breast was covered with a score of medals and decorations "bestowed upon the leader who was an obscure brigadier general in Wuchang five years ago. His helmet was surmounted by a flowing white plume. When the Chinese president mount ed his horse and dashed across the reviewing fields, the hundreds of foreigners invited to attend the re view were much impressed by his figure and the ease with which he rode. He is still the same active military leader who practically ini-1 dated at Wuchang the revolution which undid the Manchu regime and made it possible for him to become vice president of the new republic. At the conclusion of the review, biplanes and monoplanes of the Chin ese aerial corps flew over the review ing grounds, while President Li 1 Yuan-hung stood watching the flights. I Scores of photographers and moving j picture men were permitted to photo- graph the president. He showed no j uneasiness nor fear of any assault. His bodyguard did not accompany j him to the reviewing stand, and ap parently there was no effort to prevent ! assassins from attacking him, had i nicy wisnea to ao so. The Chinese press is unanimous in its praise of Li Yt.an-hun'g's defiance of the critics of the present adminis tration. Newspapers in the capital and other prominent cities of. China say the president did much to silnece the critics of his cabinet bv his fear I say the president did much to silnece I L1 wo . the cabinet by fear-1 "'' i JA 1 JH'tS TT y TT A pure grape brandy of J";' P V K the better .ort AS II Xf JL atj) JARVIS BRANDY CO., A U U k V U St Joe, Mo. tif The Bee by George McManus less participation in the celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the republic. Holy Land in Need of Food, Light and Fuel (CorroHVondrm'O of Tho Associated 1'ress.) London, Dec. 20.: Advices received here indicate that this winter is looked forward to with the greatest dread by relief workers in the Holy Land. The food situation is no better than it was a year ago, and the greatest simcriug is caused by the want of fuel and light. The cold in Jerusalem during Jan uary and February is intense, and the scarcity of fuel is so severe that it is difficult to have a fire even to cook with. Petroleum, formerly brought in abundance from the Rus sian oil fields as well as from Ameri can sources, is not to be purchased at any price. Coal, formerly obtained from France and Wales, is nowhere obtainable even in the smallest quanti ties. The only fuel remaining is wood, and very little of this is to be had, and that at a very high price. Even before the war wood supply had to come very scanty, owing to neglect of proper forestry work and the lack of forest laws. In many districts even the fruit trees .are being cut down to provide wood requisitioned by the government tor the operation ot trams. Although the harvest throughout Palestine has been fairly good the people have derived little benefit, ow ing to the requisitioning of all the crops by the military authorities. Su gar has long been practically unob tainable. There are no stores of food. available for the peoples of the towns this winter, but the peasants in the country districts have in many cases been able to hide a part of their crops from the military. In the towns the destitution and exhaustion is so severe that actual starvation seems the in evitable lot of a considerable part of the inhabitants. The Turkish government's intro duction of paper money has caused great hardship. The inhabitants of Palestine are unused to such money, and have no desire to become accus tomed to it. In spite of the most stringent government regulations against any preference being shown for coined money, no shopkeeper will -give change for paper money, and change is only to be obtained secretly at a heavy loss to the owner of the notes. ii ii ii Mi 163 WHEN it comes to tobacco an' complexions, any im provement on Nature ain't any improvement Velvet is made Nature's Persistence is the cardinal vir tue in advertising; no matter how good advertising maybe in other respects, it must be run frequently and constant ly to be really successful. 1 Austrian Regent Of Poland is Man Of Sound Ability (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Warsaw, Dec. 12. By those who know him, Archduke Charles Stephen, cousin of the late Emperor Francis Joseph, who has been selected as re-. gent of Poland, is considered a most democratic sovereign, gifted with common sense, ability and personal charm. Conditions under which The Associated Press correspondent re cently made his acquaintance illustrate the democratic side ot his character. The correspondent was calling upon a friend at one of the lesser hotels in Vienna when a knock at the door was heard and without further form ality a tall officer entered, shook hands, shed his overcoat, which he threw on a bed, and embarked in in formal conversation. It was Poland's future sovereign who had thus made his way to the hotel room without even calling the services of an attend ant when he learned that a corre spondent of an American news agency was there. The archduke conversed with the greatest cordiality, displaying an in timate knowledge and keen interest concerning conditions of American life, and volunteered his assistance to facilitate the newspaperman's work. He was particularly impressed with the importance ot the press in Amer ica and lamented the fact that the newspapers did not play such a role in Austria-Hungarv. lie voiced as well as manifested his belief in democratic customs and declared that he had deliberately urged two of his youngest sons, who had graduated from the Austrian Military academy the day before, to take commissions in or dinary line regiments instead of in one of the favorite guard organizations. In the thick of the fighting in the Car pathians the archduke has been living as simply as his subalterns, learning at first hand the environment of the officers and Soldiers from the ranks of his people. His two sons have followed his suggestion, like their elder brother, Charles Albert, and have entered line regiments, the Thir teenth Uhlans. Drjr Committee Mee tins'. Chlcaao, Jan. 14. Chairman V. O. Hln shaw today issued a call for a meeting of the national committee of the prohibition party to be held lti Chlcaso, January 16, 17 and 1", to plan a campalan for the electloa of a "dry" congress In IMS. way. "II i ft t oi lip! itl.-i I iifcX tn.-o inn Mill vis .: nsq ttotl .'.I