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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-04
S PO r T S
MANY FOULS HERE
Number of Nuucduct Winners Lose
Races because OF FOuiinp

NEW YORK. July 3.-Jock Shilling
took "a nap after startling cieven-to-
live iavoritc and apparently had the
Wiilctt handicap won at Auueduct to-
day and Daduy's Choice, Il ten-to-unc
outsider. came UP with rush and
won In the last jump Maybe Shilling
WAS rejecting on TIA. three day Sus-
pension lie had drawn for his ride on
Election IN The first race. but that did
not apptasc number OF citizens, who
had TO mark = debit on their cuffs
Election won the first race all right
but was disqualified. Dcertrup being
aWMrded the event The latter was
ven played at eleven TO i've. while
Election Was AN outsider: 80 there was
not much syiiipath! tor Election. Shill-
inS redeemed himself ia the eyes of
III" Wis. non"y in the nith race. how
eyer when Ia. plotted Gallon HON. az,
easy winner over Republican, choic"
of the form players.
Tommy McTaggar, also was Sc,
Gown ior hiS ride on Yellowstone in
the ti'ird lie viii have five days to
c"Elia'" on the futility of fouliur.
,Tucdmct HrsmIts.
'ifii race Five furiongs Deer Trap.
10 Iiayncsb, - 10 >. 10 > and To g.
won, Phllppic. 10 81. Mc'rassar,I.
S ( % Tx r. ,,. ana 70 . sseond; Jog
AleGra,h. The Knocker STAR Timch.
iiaii Columbia. Photo. buchanan BRADY r.
,hhuninslE and Election ais" ran.
Election won, bu, was disqualified.
SeCond--onc mile Kacnniusc I"5
'McTaggnrD. |: TO /. 10 / :: 10 .
won; Good counsel, los dyke. to-
J. TO ., 10 !, second. Virginia W.
los tilaynesp. toll to : : TO )
1,imc. lt2. Tinslliug ana Broomvulc
also ran
Third ~. furiongs - Yellowstone.
~ 'T. McTacsarD, = to >. to 2.
ont won: I;Syerdalc. ll2 'KcIsayD. ;
80 >, 10 :. uut. second: Marie Odile
100 'CnmpbcliI, . TO :. , to ,. out
mira Time: 1907. Nancy Fair. Doc
Neal. silver Sandals and Lantans also
ran
fourth SIX furionss-Daddv.s
Choice. - tiionman,. !" TO J. to
10 Won: startling. ilo smiling.
10 !, 10 and 10 g. second
l'"i"ne. 100 'Euxtou,. Ia to J. TO
] aud 10 j. tlurd. Time iis 80
Race. fcruro,k. Miss Puzzle ana Th.
Decision also ran.
Fif;h--onc mile Gallop. no ,Shiu-
inrl, I" .. 10 > and cut won: Re
publican. lie OIyk.p, even. 10 ,. out.
second; Transit, u" -. McTagrarD.
70 ]. even and out. thrd. Time
;iif-5 Tamcrlane. and Humiliation
also ran.
SXth--ouc milc-I.ady Iillingtor.
700 ~. McTa-gartp, g 10 - : to 10.
To ., Won. Fail Count. ils CLoftus). :
4" J, ! To >. = TO >. second. f.ngleb..t
no tWaldrou1. : to I. Sto >. to J.
ih'rd Time. al 80. Altman. Can
tara, curra= Hi,lcn. Whit" Metal
queen VI fdradi-e, shooting star. Eriar
N"ught ana Ojala also ran.
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VISITORS WIN PRIZES
Plays In the Doubles trgin To- Day
several Players HIVE Not Ar
rived Yet.

MEMPHIS. TENN. July 3.-SiNty
players were entered in the iirSt-round
match play to-day in the twenty
championship tournament OF the south
crn tennis championship here. OF the
visitors all won their matches with
the exception Of Estou Mansfield, ot
atlanta. who WAS defeated by j. W
Mcdonnell. OF Memphis, G-i. a.. Doug
las Waters, OF New Orleans. who won
the Tennessee championship in Nash
vile on saturday. and Henry BURNS.
also OF New orleans, won their matches
to-day With ease
Play in the doubles viii begin to
morrow. Bryan Grant. who, with Maj
Thornton. won the doubles title last
year. allowed his match in The sing les
10 go by default II was expected.
however. that Grant would arrive in
,iine 10 compete in the doubles. Thorn
ton AND j.. y. Carter the singles title
h"iaer. both lave announced that they
VIII not compete this year
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-04
STEEL BUSINESS BETTER
THAN EVER IN ITS HISTORY
Production LsrEer. Profits Greater md
wOrkmen Receiving Higher
Wager, Snys Gary.


Wages. Snys Gary.
NEW YORK, July 3.-In statement
issued here to-day Chairman Gary. Of
the United States Steel Corporation. as
serted that the steel business OF tho
United States for domestic use and for
export is better than ever In its his
tory. Production is larger. profits are
greater ana workmen are receiving
higher wages, Mr.. Gary added
Cnhlled orders OF subsidiary COM
panics OF the corporation, he said
amount to nearly 100000 tons. The
corporation is producing AT the rate Of
$1,000 or $4,000 tons per day
Discussing labor conditions. Mr. Gary
said. There is little. If any. rcat
ground for complaint on the part O..
the employers or employees"
TO employers OF labor" declared Mr..
Gary. II world say: Treat your men
right. treat them Justly and literally.
I" employees would say: Loyal eff
Client service is sure to he rewarded.
DO not permit outsiders TO influence to
act contrary 10 your own interests To
both employers and employee would
emphasize the fact that each must RELY
on the other for success: neither is in
dependent Of the other. They must
succeed or fall together"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-04
III LLI:TS HIT At SHOULDER
AND COME OUT At WRIST

I;ut tile machine guns were cntilad-
ing our men from LA Eoscllc. and
from the high ground their bullets
came in showers. so that when they
hit ~ the shoulder they came out at
the wrist. They swept the mo mans
land like scythc. but the I:ritiSh
troops passed on steadily. with hXcd
bayoncts. 1t parade step and not turn
ing their heads as their comrades
dropped right and left. They took the
first line OF German trenches. which
were thrown into dust heaps with the
bodies of the men who had held them.
In the second line there were men
still living and still rcsolutc enough
to defend themselves They were
bombed on, of this position. and our
men went on TO the third line. still
under machine gun fire
Beyond La Iioiscilc the fire became
very intense. High explosives shrap-
mel and trench mortnrs pluwcd up the
ground. The Royal Scots charged
with hayoncts into the body of the
Germans. and other battaiions adj
vanccd AT the double and captured
patches of men who had no more
stomach for fight.
In the neiGhhorhood of Authuile.
hard fighting was done by the Dorscts
and Manchesters. With tho Highland
Light Infantry and Bordercrs, they
had an easy time over the front line.
but when the second was reached, they
had to battle with bombs a large body
of Germans. This resistance was
broken down, and when there WAS q
show OF bayonet. the Germans sur
rendered. Tncy were hagEnrd and had
suffered. IKE most OF those made pris-
oners by the British. from hunger and
thirst, as the bombardmcnt had cut
Off their supplies and had broken their
water pines.
some battalions working on the left
or ThteDrnl had very severe ordeal
One wounded soldier told me they
seized the first system OF trenches in
the face fthe Germans machine gun
fire, and captured the men who re-
manned alive In the dugouts. They are
deep ;'ugorts, going thirty feet below
the ground, and in some cases had trap
door, leading to still lower cham
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LIGHT WINE FOR RUSSIANS
Prohibition HIlI Passed by Dunn Docs
Not Prohibit Alcoholic Drinks
Entirely,

PETROGltAp. July 3.-Thc prohibit
ton bill passed by the Duma. which. on
first analysis, was generally interpreted
as embracing all kinds OF alcoholic
drinks. now has been found to contain
an unpublished clause which makes an
exception of wines not containing more
than ~ per cent of alcohol The bill
rs originally published would have
meant ruin for tho immense vineyard
interests Of South Russia, the Crimca
and the Caucasus.
Sales q. the excepted wines will be
permitted in wine producing districts
and in towns in other regions except
where local option declares otherwise
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LATONIA RESULTS

first-hvc ANA one-half f,mlumes-
hh;nia. ~ tMurpivJ. s3.> $50 $40.
won: sophia Gat"w"od. ~ ";ravc.).
siip $50 second: Bonnie Lassic. Il2
'C"nnollNb. 50. third. Time. los 20
MO- ia,s ,Weisenhach MARY Belle, Clad
iiah Duchess 81 l.isw"ll, Itumored,
Peep o'Dawn also ran.
Heyon"--siN iurlongs- Nubicman. li3
tAndress), S4.20. s3.Io. $3.50. won:
Morristown II: dHunu. $22.6". <l..lo.
second: impression. ilj I.ill.yt. &i4.
third Time. li3 80 Martyr, First
bc-rce. Pin Money. Dignity Zindel.
lIHet Icy anu Erockneld also ran.
iiIhck Thorn lost ride.
Third--h ami nue-hnlf furioueS
Hcilie W"lc"tt. ll2 bIunD. $3.50. $3.50.
S@ip won: Money 10 ,Vandusenr
$50 $50. second; May ". LOG tMar-
Diamond. Miss Jazebo and Trusty also
ran.
Fourth siN furlones Lady Always.
- connolly. $3.50. $50, ~. won
second; May BIRD. 100 'BrownJ. 3.iG.
Triad and Thistle Green also ran.
Fifth--uilo and seventy yards-Cap-
$3.50. Won; The Grader los ,ComnoIly).
$50. sa.ho. secoud; Hvdcloud 100
h'nnp. sato third. Time. 81 So.
Lady Roth and FlcctapcIle also ran
sixth and three Sixteenth
High Horse. >; II. Hunt. S"".io. sli20.
$50. Won. Wadsworth's Last. ios
Ample. - &C. liunD. $40. third Time.
ZOO. Savinn. THANKSGIVING. clubs
Type. W. W. Clark. Brown velvet
Cold color Amulet and Chortaw also
ran.
Field horses-Choc,aw. Amulet and
Cola Color.
Sev"nth-mile aud sixte.nrh-Eook-
:r BiN lUc tCounoilyJ. $3.50 wou.
Reno. ioH Goose. $40, So 30, second
Alcmdn l0l G.awrcucc) ST. NINA.
Time. ~. George Roscch White
crown. lntur. !iusy Lad and Irish Cen
,icman also ran.
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Especial to The Times-Djsn,.,b
itoPf.W ELL. VA, July "a quiet
hnt pretty wedding was solcmnizcd
last evening at jiI North Fourth street
itopcwcll. when Miss Mary Pearl I'D
muNds became the bride OF Abbott H.
krauSe The bride is tho daughter OF
Nr, ana Mrs. J. y. Edinunds. of Hone
we'll. and Mr. Krausc il IN, son Of Nr
and Mrs. !. \. krausc. or Richmond
IN" wedding was witnessed by relo-
tiVcs and friends of the families. Miss
Kathleen Powell, of Portsmouth. was
maid or honor. and Edward Mallory
OF liopcwcl. was best man
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-04
LLOYD GEORGE TO BE NAMED
Reported That lie Soon VIII lie tp-
pointed Secretary Of state
for War.

Especial Gable 10 The Times Dispatch
LONDON, July at will shortly be
announced that David Lloyd George is
to be. appointed Secretary Of state for
War. with Lord Derby rs UnderS ecre-
tary for War. replacing Mr.. Tenant,
who may go to the Bureau of Agricul-
ture. II is understood that Lloyd
George Is to have some extension OF
powers but he will sever his connection
with tho Ministry Of Munitions. The
selection Of an appontec TO the latter
office has not yet been made.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-04
WHITMAN HAS CLOSE CALI
Nnrrowl! Escapes Accidents while
Bcing Driven I'm Automobile by
New Chauffeur.
Especial to The Times-Dispat,

NEW YORK, July 3.-Govcrnor
Charles 8 Whitman had couple Of
narrow escapes from injury while
motoring with Public Service Commits
sioncr Hayward to-day. y new chauf-
four took the Governor and commits
sioncr out in Commissioner Hayward's
new car. When they got back to the
Hotel st. Regis Commissioners Hayward
was driving Il badly battered machine
He admitted he had discharged the
chauffeur after n couple of near acct
dents.
Governor Whitman came 20 New
York TO address the National Educa-
tion Conference.
In the evening the Governor mo-
iorcd to Camp Whitman with Adjutan,-
General Louis NJ. Stotesbury.
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WIMB0RNE NOT RESPONSIBLE
Royal Commission Submit. Rcpor,
Following Inquiry Into Irish
IfCbcIlinn

LONDON. July 3.-Thc royal COM
mission, which investigated the Irish
rchelilon, III lis report submitted to-
day, says tho responsibility for the ont
break does not rest with Baron Vim
borne, the Lord Lieutenant, since rc-
signed, who is declared to have been
in no way answcrnblc for the Dolicy
OF the government. The Chief Score
tary for ireland. Augustine Birreli.
who resigned shortly after the sun
preston Of the outbreak, was primarily
responsible says the report
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BRITISH PASS THROUGH
INTENSE. BARRtt,L. I'It,.

INTENSE BARRtGE rInF
IL MAS when the British advanced
MON ThicpNai woods That they had IN.
hardest hours. for the German III, was
heaVE ana they had TO pass through
an intense barragc fire.
Meanwhile big nghting was i'm nror
rcss Al fricourt. aud the North J'oun-
,fNn"n cNpcricn, Ell It great ordeal OF
lire
Masses Of men Of many British reg
'lhthtS had advanced OH both sides Of
the village, cudcuvoriuu 10 get nos q.
session Of shelter in the I.oscnc~ wood
anc the nigh ground north Of the VII =
iae" Large numbers OF Germans had
be'h Killed ana wounded. but the Ger
man garrison ~ Fricourt maintained
stout resistance and until Sunda :
morning our attacks did not succeed
IN taking rhis stronghold. although Il,
was nearly surrounded
Heroic acts were done ~ the Eri, :
ish soldiers. one boy. eighteen wears
on was so good q captain. althoug n
= private, that when the officers OF
ms platoon had fallen. he rallied he
men and led them forward
Come or. my lads"' he cried. "wa.ll
get them out
y pipe major Of tire ROYAL Scots led
ti> battalion forward TO an old Scot
Is" tune and. during the attack. stood
our aion" IN the NO Mans Land play.
lag until he fell wounded
Early sunday mornin. a fine n,nls
!ne attack was made on f'ricourt bx.
Inc men who had held unto tho vr,rnd
hnrlhR the night and cruci,ied a trench.
"hich Was taken after the EXPLOSION
OF Nv" big mines The attack then
Closed III. one body OF troops workin.
"r"un" |" the north. and another Eight
ing their way around the southside In
orucr I" get the village within PAL,
Of tones.
me operation succeeded The vii.
'hee was 'aAen. bur the lighting still,
SEM on '" gain possession Of the high
ridge above. y whole company of Cor.
'hah soiuiers came across the open
space with their hands up. Other me,
struG Gled stnSly over the she'll beaten
ground but the Germans put up a
neaNE hre ana also used high explosives
Whch our men tried to advance alon.
NC ridge, and from tie upper end OF
INC ANecourt wood there came the i'm
ccSsaht CHATTER OF achinc gun fire
ana. rs Tar as can learn. the positiou
"l me BrIiISh Tonight is good.
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INCREASED COAL OUTPUT
production During First Half OF the
Present ienr IL Greatest Ever

w AStlNGfoN, July 3.-Bituminous
Goa production in the United states
during the hrst half or the present
year was the greatest ever recorded
III any ha!f-Near period the Geolorl-
cal survey announced tonight Esti-
mates by the survey put the six months
output at 26l 100000 tons n 35 per cent
increase over the first half OF 1915.
an" per cent increase over the last
SIN months or that year. II was added
that production OF 800, OOo, OOn tim.
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JOHN D. TO CLEVELAND
Leaves ON Special Train. with Twenty
Five SERVANTS. to Spend the ~
In, Abf., .NPa

TARRYTOwN. n. Y. July 3.-John Dl
Rockefeller left his Pocantico Hills es-
tate tonight for ClevsIand, where hS|
viii spend the Fourth OF July Johdl
ID. Rockefeller. Jr., drove his father tsl
the station and kissed him good-hy.I
MIR. Rockefeller left In "a special tra.n.]
with twenty five servants Before leav.l
ing he donated $50 toward a Fourth oil
July celebration at Pocantico HnIs n
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might be expected for 1915.
Increased consumption by railrSadSI
and tho iron. steel and other indusJ
tries is given as one cause of thS,inj
creased output. y III
Exports in tho period given .yersj
about 10 per cent greater than In tbs]
corresponding period OF the year be-
fore.
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!;ilhoOlcy Break. Leg.

WASHINGTON. Jr1y 3.--Frank Gil
hooley, right fielder Of the New York
Americans. broke the small bone IN his
left leg sliding TO base in The game
with Washirgton TODAY, and proba bly,
will he unable TO play again for six
weeks. lie is in n hospital here
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-04

i" , The United states. y" ZOO 81
states i in ,s %sc Gonrt Of the unted&
viGted oil monopoly. branded certa In
,nvnniuuais as being in n criminal con- u
cnmpcttto aps iT Ths ,s yenrs against all
associates OF these rich conspirnfors 81
Nov Now neTrn,iF control or own several big q
New York and other cities Ii "'e Wso
through fake financial writer's hays a
AGAINST s "p ,ne , eG1nt, IN conspIracy
ana are continually printing insinua q
ions and false statements AGAINST the
1mc,c sam on Company 20 scare, the Il
valuable stock in this meritorious Com. II
, n.'mH: ana thus DEPRIVE 1t OF needed
bine. '''''o' Oh me Die COM 4
Under these circumstances. We are
sa ,ria 10 1 1n thls stock at great y
and The unlawful acts OF the "pai,l q
rress: this big. independents continues \
Gent production to operate from rorty L
to NIFTY drills after paying satisfactory
cash dividends. and make tho further.
S"Nr'"ce OF STOCK unnecessary.
Later. s
Since the above notice was written
lniS Company has completed a $4,000 X
0"o gas well near the center Of lis 8
iourteen quarter sections Of leases ii,
.,
many wcll-informed oil men expect
ie'riy Il second Gushing pool, In six 4
=" !wehtx- four days. real oil gushers Z
In this district now seem sure. The y
drills Will go deeper day and night. z
ana we have started two new wells ini9.
the very heart of this new field on uif. ss
icrent properties
We have over five miles OF line Ia b
protect I'm this field. and may start the d
balance OF forty-two t42l new wells
on these valuable leases on compile, z
ton of wells now drilling and soon.
drive this stock in record -breakiu. c
advance OF from twenty to fifty times 3
AS part of the consideration, THIS
or reject any subscription TO or trans. q
fer of its stock. The stock is nonas- a
sessahlc Rcmittances will be accept q
withdrawal without notice If mailed 4
not later than July 10, 1916:
SACRIFICE OFFER. &
5000 shares ............., 3T.Sti &
10000 shares ...... 1910 n
100000 shares ........,..... sGo.oii i
Put an y opposite the stock, .,you4
able to the Uncle Sam Oil Company, s
by check, draft or money order g
Write your name and address,
plainly. III
tSanie,
accommodation. ................., s
street. City and State Addre.sl :
Respectfully submitted,
THE UNCLE SAM OIL CO. &
hy u. II. TUCKER. JR.. President.
tAddress all letters TO the company "a
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
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Vt Atlanta Atlanta. 3 chartanoo-,'.
~ New, Orleans New orleans. 5.
Memphis
NJ Little Rock-I.it,Ic Rock. ). Mo.
bile. =
VILE. ~ In.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
American <>sorin,iop.

,'ity, !.
NJ Toledo Toledo. s Columbus. /
~ LouisNillc-iou!sNillc /; Indian
apol;S. {
y" others scheduled.
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!'# iar Gllhnol"l IA eleventh.
Washington 80 0o . % q a.,
sew i,rN.., .,-..p . ii
NaW,narN Run Cslnw"ll Brscs on bails
"' i"hn""u. :; oH pliw~il. STRUCK nu-
by Caldwell. ;. 10y johnson. Two. b.ro
il' I"utoU. Sacrifice hts MOclI.r jamie
-nu caldwell. High Bruhtc play-i. S.oo
{" JIHrc ~ ~ ritchcr-bv Caldwell. /
wa pitch tal6Wgl Time, go Umpire.
''N"'- and Councils
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No FURTHER ATTEMPTS
Al COT NTER Alta Ck =

Nontauhan remains in British hands.
and so far the Germans have not at
tempted further countcrattacks.
Mametz il fun OF German dead and
wounded. who are being found in tho
cellars and taken 20 British hospitals.
II was IN the iaEia. % Mameiz that
the Gordon Iiirhlanders suffered
heavily.
with the Enslish troops they ad-
vanccd across the open. with slopcd
arms. There WAS very little shell fire,
and not rifle shot came from the
Germans broken trenches.
suddenly" says one OF their officers,
tho machine guns opened nrc upon
US point blank, and caught US in the
face.
Il shouted TO my men 10 advance at
the double. We ran forward through
perfect stream OF shattering bullets.
Many Of my boys dropped, ana then |
Eel! and knew nothing more for Il
while, but afterwards | hcard that Nc
had taken Mamctz and still held il.
MY t;orIons were fine, but We had
bad luck
II vas the German machine guns that
We're most trying 10 tho british
Ia spite Of tho enormous British
bcmNardmcut. there remained her: and
there. even in front-line trench. q
machine gun cmplaccmcnt SO strougly
built 90 steel girders with concrete GOV
criug That i, dcficd high explosives, and
inside were men who were defiant also.
An officer Of the northumberland
Fusiiicrs paid a high tribute to them.
They are wonderful mcn." ne said.
and they work the machines until
they are bombed to death. I'm the
trenches near I'ricouri they sta,cd or
we'll. All other men either had been
killed or wounded and would neither
surrender nor escape"
The advance past I.u Roisclic to Con-
talmaisou was splendid and mcmora pic.
The men who took part were tough
fellows. who fear neither man. devil
nor engines OF war. Thcr went for
ward cheering, and tho Tyncside pipers
We're playing.
The German guns were nnsing
Jack iohnsons" over. but did not in
hict much damage, and the men jcered
at them
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hers. 80 that the bombardment had not
touched them. Many were clabOrateIv
lifted and furnished. and we'll stocked
WIN VINE ana beer y great Zeal OF
cOrTcSpOndcnce was found
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south Atlantic League.

NJ Observation-Disclosures SON VILE l; Al
banl. :.
At Colum bia-Columba 5. Column
bus. .
At acknowledgement &; Macon, !
tcn inninGSl.
Al Charlcston.-Charl eston. o; Mont
eomery, fourteen inning).
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Na.liinrton.

p"UEh. liftcd "a short rs 10 left which
ALLOW cd caldwell 10 score the winning
i..ir Tho score
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ADVANCE OVER THEIR DEAD
AND WOUNDED COMRADES
German Countcrnttack Met With Ma.
chinc-tiun and Rifle Fire and
Moved Down.
LOSS OF MONTAUBAN SERIOUS
Village i,cmains In British Hands.
Gordon fighlandcrs Suffer iIeav-
lily in Taking of ion
al British Is Good.
by PHILIP GIBBS.

PRESS CAMP, BRITISH HEAD
QUARTERS IN FRANCE, July 3.-Th.
attack on Montauban was one OF tile
best successes Of the British on Satui-
daN Tn. men engaged were mainly
the Lancashire troops. supported by
the men of Surrey, Kent. Essex. Bed
ford and Norfolk
They advanced in splendid order
straight for their objective. swept over
tn" German trenches and captured
large numbers Of prisoners without
rI"a' loss to themselves.
Their commanding officers ware anx-
iouS about th. Germans strong point.
called the 'Brickheld," which had been
fun Of machine guns and mine-throw-
ers, aud the original intention was to
pass this without "a direct attempt TO
take u. But th. position was found 10
b" utterly destroyed by the lombard
mcni, and TIA" party detached to take il
did 20 with comparative ease.
tn" remainder went on TO the
ruined village OF Montauban. and IN
spite ~ the spasmodic machine gun
fire from the broken houses. carried il
in one great food OF invasion.
Large numbers Of Germans had
taken cover iu the dupouts and cellars
but as Soon ~ our men entered they
came into tn" open and surrendered.
MANY of them were so cowcd by the
great homhardmcnt and by the waves
Of men that swep; into their strong
hold that they fell to their knees and
begged r.teOUsly for mercy. which was
granted.
The loss Of Mon,auban was serious
10 The Germans. They prepared for Il
counterattack. which they launched at
2 a rlOrL Sunday npr,ip,-
strength Of two regiments. The
British, expecting this, HAD organized
their defense. The Germans came on
in close order very bravcly. rank after
rank advancing over their dead aud
wounded comrades. But they were
caught b. our machinc-guu and rifle
fire and moved down. Only a few ere
able TO enter the British trenches. and
these died.