Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1918 — SHOULD FIGHT FOR COUNTRY [ARTICLE]

SHOULD FIGHT FOR COUNTRY

Prosecuting Attorney of St Louie Deciares He Will Prevent Fighters Appearing Yhere. Howard Sldener, prosecuting attorney, has announced that he will stop ail professional prizefighters from making appearance here. “The time has come when these men should volunteer and fight for their country,” Sldener said. “Dispatches from the battlefields of Europe tell of hand-to-hand fighting. Professional pugilists could win real laurels in such battles, and at the same time help the country.” Sldener favors amateur fighting, and will not attempt to stop it.