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R.C. Klegin, a New York boxing promoter who went over to Paris some weeks ago to arrange for a i risit of Georges Carpentier to the U. 8. A., vupon his return from France made the assertion that the famous French 4\;1'01' and lightâ€"heavyweight would arrive in New York within two weeks. The Sportsmen‘s Patriotic Associ ation of FToronto have also detexmmcd to to have Carpentier visit Toronto if he comes to this side of the watez. Promotor Wlegin told the reporters that it was praciically certain now that Carpentier ecould and would come to New York. ‘‘Carpenticr will not acceept any bouts during his tour through _ the United Siates,""‘ Mr. Klegin went on to say. ®*He is coming here wler the auspices of the French Governâ€" ment, and will give exhibition bouts in the priveipal ceities. In addition. Carpentier, whoe has brought down five Germar machines and has been twice wounded, will show some official war filimns depicting the work of the French army flying corps, and the hairâ€"breadth eseapes of some of their pilots from death. "The object of the French Governâ€" ment in sending Carpentier to the United States is to attract young Amâ€" cricans to enlist in the flying corps of the French army.‘"‘ GUELPH AND MOUNT FOREST PLAY® BALL IN ENGLAND An account of a ball game between picked teams of Guelph and Mount Porest, which took place recently at ramshott Camp, has just reached. this country. The seore was 12 to 8 in Guelph‘s favor. If Mount Forest lad followed its oldâ€"time traditions it would have had the game lacrosse, â€"and won out The lineâ€"up was as follaws:â€" (GuelIphâ€"Capt. J. D. Doughty, e4., Pte. Conlan, 1b.: Pte. J. Greenaway, 2b; Pte. W. Ball, s.s.; Capt. Potter (Elora), 2b; Pte. Worthington, p.; Pte. Simpson, c.; Pte. Davidson, r.f.; Pte. Watson, l.f. Mount Forestâ€"Corp. Henry, e.f.; Sergt. Pennock, lb.; Corp. Clarke, 2b.; Pte. Willis, s.s.; Pte. Hunter, 2b.; Capt. Pinkerton, p.; Pte. MeNamara, ¢c.; Corp. Padfield, r.f.; Pte. Beley, 18.; been whipped by a numhber _ of second and third raters. He earned about $350,000 during his ring career. â€"Osear Batiling â€" Matthew _ Neison, former lightweight champion of the world, was born at Copenbagen, Denâ€" mark, in 1882. Nelson entered the "n> at 17. and was the vietor â€" in nearly all of his carly bati les, sufferâ€" ing bui two defeats in his first four years in the ring. Joe Headmark and Eddie Santry woere the victors â€" on these melancholy occasions. In 1804 Neison began to take on the topnotehers, and defeated Eddie Hanâ€" lon, Aureilo Herrera and Young Corâ€" tett. but lost to Jiuamy Britt. In 1905 he knocked out Britt, and the following yesr lost to Joe (Gans on a foul in four rounds. In 1908 the Dane achieved the champion goal by ouiting Gans to sleep and repeated n a refurn mateh. He lost the title to Wolgast in 1810 and since then he Sports for offcers and men eof the aversoeas forees were organized | for Dominion Day by *ho Y.M.C.A. and the military authorities, in aid of the Red Cross Hoslutal inmates. _ Many noted athletes compsted in towns in Eneland and France and the people also coâ€"operated to the limut. The result was the realization of goodly surms for the worthy eause. In adâ€" dition the Day was a memorable one at many army. headquarters for the fire sport put up. 3:'LN‘LDIAN ATHLRTES AIDING {TS IN THEL HCSPITAL at, p» Ei bed FI’. TV COBB MAKBS NEW 2ECORD AT THE BAT Ty Cobb has made a new batting record. He holds the record to safeâ€" hitting in no less than 22 consecutive vscames this season., EXPLOSIONS DESTROY HUN MUNITION PLANTS Several disasters have recently ocâ€" cured in munition plants in Germany, sccording to the Zurich â€" corresponâ€" dent of The Matin. ‘The corresponâ€" dent telcwlaphs that he has learned from private German sotrees that the hand utcaade a l'aenal at Spandau exâ€" ploded on June 16, and that seven anmunition shops at Marienhall were destroyed by fire on the 18th. _ Some ammunition factories at Nuremberg also have been burned down, accordâ€" ine to this authority. The Women‘s Auxiliary of Hailâ€" eybury presented, Mrs. F. K. Ebbitl last week with an address, a beaut+ ful handbag and a silverâ€"mounted The address made reference to the higa regard in which Mrs. Ebâ€" bitt was held, the useful service she had given to the town and people, and the regret felt at her expected deâ€" parture from Haileybury where she had spent several years. Marjorie Lowe, a â€" New â€" Liskeard little girl, tripped while skipping last week and in the fall twisted herself in such a way as to injure her neck and spine. At first her condition was looked upon as very serious, but later reports indicate that the injury will not permanently eripple the ehild. The Cochrane Northland Post says that the hospital funds are almost exâ€" hausted and steps will require to be taken immediately to obtaim funds to keep the institution running. The cost of tresting patieuts is much more than the feoes being charged. A. Abramson, of Iroquois Falls, was found guilty but allowed his freedom on suspended sentence hy Magistrate Atkinson in the District Court at Haileybury last week, on a charge of receiving stolen copper wire. _ Some boys took the wire from the premises of the Abitibi Power Paper Co.. and Abramson, according to the eviâ€" dence, bhought as much as three dolâ€" lars‘ worth of wire for twenty cents. Through the efforts of Capt. Tom Magladery, M.P.P., a grant of $8,000 has been made hy the Government for the permanent improvement of the road between Haileybury and New Liskeard. Coleman Township has agreed to spend an equal amount on the work, so that this road will be one of the best in the North Land. Turns will be straightened out and other efforts made to have not only a good road but a permanent one. ‘For black flies and mosquitoes, this is one of the worst seasons known in the North Land,"‘ says one oldâ€" timer. Another oldâ€"timer denies thuis. The latter says that this is one of the BEST seasons in this land‘s Iustory for the said black fiies and mosquitâ€" es, but one of the WORST â€" FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TRAVEL IN OR NEAR THE BUSH where the little pests hold joyous celebration of Canada‘s jubilee. The â€" Sudbury Starâ€" says:â€"‘*The first step towards improving the resiâ€" dertial streets of Sudbury by the planting of trees was taken by the Council on Monday when the property committece was â€" authorized to l>u"~h.1~,c from the Bowman nurâ€" series at Ridgeway 200 trees, Caroâ€" lina poplars and Norway maples from 10 to 12 feet high, the company givâ€" ing a cuarantee of one year after the date of planting. It is too late to. ,)lunt the trees this year but the comâ€" pany will ship them this fall and pit tmm for the winter, and early next spring a man will be sent here to plant them. The Carolina poplars will mst. 45¢c. each and 200. for planting, and the Norway maples $1.00 each and 20e¢. for planting. The expense will be bhorne hy the property owners benefiitted." Gen. Von Blums, in a review of the war in a â€"â€" semiâ€"official â€" German publication, recently wrote:â€"*‘ With head eroct and a gaze full of conâ€" tempt, we come to a . consideration »f the nations which since the beginâ€" ning of the year have joined our enâ€" amies, the United States in the foreâ€" front of them. With our three allies we have now to g: ard ourseives agâ€" ainst thirteen entirely hostile and rine half hostile States â€"comprising the greatest part of the earth‘s inâ€" habitants. Tlhs more enemies the ‘,m-wre honor.‘‘ It does not seem To strike the Blumeâ€"ing General _ that the more enemies that face Germany the more that ration â€" naturally is proven out of fouch with the modern world an:d the greater its chanees not only of crushing defeat but also of equally erushing diffculties after the Previous to their departure for their new field of labor at Brampton, Rev. J. Sparling and Mrs. Sparling, were preserted with an address. and â€" a purse of zold by the Cobalt Methodist church congregation. The police in Cobalt have succeeedâ€" ed in breaking up an organized bhand of hoys in that town who have been a nuisanceo and mengcee to themselves and others. Work is progressing on the obserâ€" vation tower on **Fisher‘s Rock," two iniles southwest of Uno â€" Park. This tower will cnable the fire ranâ€" gers to locate any fires within a radiâ€" us of over twenty miles. Joln Hopeson, for sixteon years a resident of MeCool Township. died in New Liskeard Hospital last week, aged 72 years. â€" Heart trowhle was the esause of death. A widow â€" and family live near FToronto. _ The deâ€" ceased was reported to be a iman of superior education and a gifted pubâ€" lice speaker. On a recent visit to the Indians at Manitoulin Island, the two daughters of Rev. H. A. Rims, of Cobalt were formally invested by the Indians with the naimes â€" signifyving _ ** Brightest Day,"‘ and ‘""Lady of Midâ€"day. During his former 1)1stomte on the Island, Mr. Sims had been invested as * * mly Cloud,"‘ and Mrs. Sims â€" as Curly Cloud, ‘Red Cloud." The North Bay Times ,last week says :â€"â€" “I‘xamnw is a most uncertain pastime, although there is this to be said in its favor: Tile sportsman usually gets something Sometimes lhe gets \\'et, more ()Hon he gets hungry, and oceasionally he gets fish, but he is most sure to get a biteâ€" mosquito. *‘ The Claybelt says:â€"* * Mr. J. Miller McCormick, founder and superintenâ€" dent of the Churech Camp Mission in Canada, is a visitor in Cochrane, From coast to coast wherever there are camps, whether for railroad conâ€" struction, lumber mills, paper mills or inining, this mission contrives to inâ€" troduce besides missioners, literature, readingâ€"rooms, ete., which will keep the men linked to Christianity. It is a bisg work, but quietly done."" The â€" Haileyburian says:â€"** When Mr. Joln Ritchie returned â€" to lus claims in Grenfell township last week he was surprised to find his entire camp outfit ruined by lightning. Mr. Ritchie says that the lightning went clean througzh the tent and both melâ€" ted and punctured all the tinware and cooking utensils, but left the tent uninjured. The streak tore a trench yight through the ground inside the tent. We consratulate Mr.â€" Kitchic on his esceape for had he been campâ€" inz that week he would now, perhaps, be in the happy hunting grounds."‘ * )1*2 Gunner R. J. Roy, aged 28, who cnlisted at Haileybury with the First Contingent, was killed in action on Jure 16th. His mother lives at Coâ€" balt, and has another son at the front. Mr. Jerry Shea, wellâ€"known in the North Land, especially around Hailâ€" eybury and Kirkland Lake, died at Haileybury Hospital on Wednesday last after an operation for â€" bladder trouble. He was ill only a few days, being apparently in his usual health on the previous Saturday. He was interested in a number of claims at Kirkland Lake, the claims being unâ€" der the control of an English Syadicâ€" ate. Mr. James J. Anglesey, foreman of the Nugget‘s newsâ€"mechanical departâ€" ment, and Miss Margaret Tobin, of Cobalt, were united in marriage last week and left for a wedding trip to the south. On their return they will live in Cobalt. Rev. A. Bushell, formerly Methoâ€" dist Minister at Uno Park, now â€" of Thornloe, has joined the â€" Canadian Air Service. Before entering the ministry he was employed on mechanâ€" ical work in construction of gas enâ€" gines, and his expert knowlzdge thus attained will be of undoubted service in his new sphere.. Mr. Bushell now has a double right to the title, ‘‘Sky Pilot."‘ utX » A TR $000008689900 $00000000000000000000000000800000000006064 0006006008 * IT PAYS TO PAINT WITH MINERVA PAINT © _ Phone 51. 10 Third Avenue. P.O. 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