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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
REPULSE GERMANS
IN ALLIED ATTACKS
BIG GUNS NOW TEUToNs DOWN
IN TITANIC STRUGGLE ALONG
WIDE FRONT.
GREATEST BATTLE OF WAR
With Clearing Skies Great Struggle
Assumes Greatest Proportions of
War-Results of Assault Fore
cast Teutonic Collapse.

Paris.-With rain falling In torrents
and the sodden battlenelds of Elan
ders yelled In a dense mist, the big
guns continued their work Of destruc-
ton and later in the day, when that
downpour ceased, the volume Of firing
increased rapidly, completely ~paralyz,
ing the enemy massing troops at vari-
osu points for a counter-attack.
The correspondent of the Petit Pa
risien says the resumption of the bat
tie on a great scale is expected. The
Germans are h%urrying every available
man to the danger zone and unmis.
taxable signs other than the formida'
bic accumulation Of troops indicate the
Germans intend to hold their ground
at all costs.
A swaying battle may be anticipated,
but those who have seen the glorious
allied warriors at work, and know the
invincible spirit in which they are
waiting to spring at the threats of the
enemy, are confident another defeat is
in store for the Prussians.
According to reliable information
which has reached the British head.
quarters the decentralization in certain
Prussian regiments developed with
open rebellion, A Bavarian battalion,
abandoning the first line trenches neal
FreZenberg, refused to fight. saving
it was useless to sacrifice so many
men. The battalion Immediately vas
sent to the rear. The commits.
stoned officers leading the movement
were arrested and the men were con.
Fpad
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
DIPLOMAS IN THREE YEARS.
Princeton Faculty Decides To Give In
terslve Schooling.

Princeton. n. by the decision of
the special Princeton faculty commit
tee appointed to consider problems
arising out OF the war, men may now
get their degrees at Princeton univer.
sity in three years instead OF four.
This will be obtained by a special In.
tensive course OF study, Special en-.
graved war certificates will be given
students who enlisted before complet.
ing studies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
NEPHEW OF CHANCELLOR.
Carl Struth. Nephew Of German Chan.
cellor, Enllsts In U. S. Army.

Hartford. Copn-Carl p, Struth, who
claims to be a nephew of the German
chancellor, has enlisted in the United
States army. Recently he applied for
enlistment here. but was not accepted.
Through wal department officials il
was ascertained that he went from here
20 Washington, where he has been ac-
cepted as a recruit for the regular
army.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
Statues and Antiques Stolen.

Petrograd,-Silyer statues and ar
tiques to the value OF 1900, 900 rubles
were stolen from the senate building
by six armed robbers, who declared
that the statues of the Romanot fam
fly offended their revolutionary senti'
ment-.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
Davis %Bodypuard Dies,

Richmond.-With a Confederate fias
wrapped about the casket, Lieut.. Jas.
r Dickinson, c. S. A.. who was one Of
Jefferson Davis bodyguard in the
Of the Confederate chieftain
Richmond, was buried In Holly.
wood, alongside the remains of Davis.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
Issues Commissions Aun. %

Washington, D. C.-Not until Aug
20 will the young men who are In the
officers training camp at Fort Ogle.
thorpe know the result OF the many
tests to which they have been subject.
ed to secure commissions in the new
national army.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
French Minister Retained,

Parb.-Socialist deputies in the
chamber decided by a vote Of Sc to 9
that Albert Thomas, minister OF mum.
lions and member of the war council,
shall continue as a member of the
government.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
Texans Favor Prohibition.

Austin, Te1as.-A resolution urging
the Texas delegates in congress to vote
for the measure passed in the United
States senate calling for national prohi.
bition was adopted by the Texas
senate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
Drop Bombs On Arsenal.

Rome.-Large sQuadrons of Italian
airplanes effectively bombed the ar.
senal and military works of Pola, the
chief naval station OF Austria Hungary
on the Adriatic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
Troops Get Mail In Franco

Observation-Disclosures soldiers at
the front are receiving their mail with.
out interruption as a result OF the es-
adjustment of the United States pos
tai agency In France.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
Morris Becomes Ambassador.

Washington.-Roland S. Morris Of
Philadelphia was confirmed without
opposition by the senate as ambassa.
dor to Japan. He Will succeed the
late George W. Guthrie
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
TEUToN ATTACKS FAIL.
Acknowledgements Offensive Against
italians Is REFUSED.

Rome.-More important offensive ac-
tons were taken By the Austro.Hunga.
rians against the ItG.iEn positions east
Of Vertoiba and on Monte Rombon. il
was announced officially by the Italian
war Office, All the attacks failed. Ital.
Ian air squadrons bombarded the Aus.
trian arsenal and military works at
Pola, causing great destruction and
big fires.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
GERMAN SHIPS ARE READY.
Two More OF Them Have Been Placed
In Commission.

Boston.-Two German steamships,
the Kronprinzessin Cecilie and Cincin-
natl, are now under the American flag
at the Boston navy yard. The Amer.
ika, another German ship, will be COM
missioned this week. The vessels
have about 70 per cent OF their compile
ment, consisting OF regular seamen
and reserves, and will be ready for
shortly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10
Spanish Credit Approved.

Madrld.-The cabinet has approved
credits Of 2S,000,o 900 pesetos for the
war department and for the improve
ment in army CORPS services
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10

Coiumbus.-The Lowndes County
Sunday school association will hold its
annual meeting at Woodlawn, Aug.
II and u. Prof. B. G. Hull is presi-
dent OF the organisation, and J. r.
Vaughn Is secretary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-10

Notwithstanding to authentic
information, Meridian is soon to have
a thorough sanitary o~verhauling under
the direction of the state board of
health. 1t is planned to bring the city
up to the government specifications
from a health standpoint in every par
ticular.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
Sea-Disaster Canard
Spread by Enemy

Washington, Dec. 21.-The source
of the latest crop of unfoundcd ru-
mors of disaster to American forces
at sea was located recently in Ger
man propaganda operating in Spain
through Mexico. For days the ru-
NOR has been about that two Amer
lean TRANSPORTS and q British ship
had been sunk with great loss of life.
Officials at once realized that Ger
but it was not until today that they
found the trail.
The rumor was carried to the
United States from the publication of
an alleged dispatch in newspaper
in Guadaleiara, Mexico. purporting
to come from Spain, saying that two
transports with 1900 men and the
uperdreadnaught Texas had been
sunk and that the American Gov
ernment was suppressing the news.
Persistent repetition of a story that
a woman spy had been executed in
the United States had caused the
State Department to send an official
denial to American conSuls and le-
cations in the European neutral
countries. The story originated in
Germany and it's widespread use IS
regarded as another case of propa-
ganda. The name of the woman was
given as Anna Huitems. Credence
to have been given to 1t in
neutral countries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
Can't End Luxuries,
Vanderlip Asserts

Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 21.-The
most that may be expected from a
wartime economy campaign is cur
tailment of luxuries, not a complete
abandonpent, said Frank A. Wander
lip, national director of the war-sav-
ings movement, in an address here.
Consequently, he said, business will
not be disorganized by even we'll
developed thrift campaign.
In the first place." said Mr.. Van
derlip, this campaign of economy is
not going to be a 100 per cent eff
cient. There never was a crop ap-
preaching in value the crop that
was produced this year, $21, zoo, ,000,-
600, against $4,000, 100000 the year
the war broke out. Now, farm ers
with all this wealth, workmen with
all this added income, are not going
to be Universally economical. The
experience of England was that
there was not dullness, but great
activity in luXuries. The best we can
do will only be to hold down this
activity in luXuries.
mo one needs to be alarmed that
we are going to suddenly disorgan-
ize all business. If each and all of
us will do our best with our cwn
affairs. and do our best to carry the
lesson to others, we may open the
workshops sufficiently for the Gov
ernment to perform the tremendous
duty that is ahead of it. The great
work of the day is to win this war"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
Wilson Approves Sale
of Christmas Seals

New York, Dec. 21.-The cam
paign of the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tuber-
culosis to raise 100000 for tuber-
culosis work through the sale of Red
Cross Christmas seals is indorsed by
President Wilson. In letter to DIR.
Charles j. Hatfield, executive secre-
tary of the association, made public
recently, the President says:
Il am greatly interested in what
you say about the very great increase
in the demands made upon the anti
tuberculosis agencies of the country
as a result OF the circumstances Of
the war. The department of the an
ti-tuberculosis movement under the
leadership of the National Associa-
ton for the Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis has been a source of
satisfaction to me. At this time
when we are called upon TO do our
utmost to make the fighting forces of
the United States the most efficient
that human agency can produce, 1
cannot too strongly urge upon you
and your assistants, as we'll as upon
all the people of the United States,
the increasing necessity for pressing
still further the progress which has
been made in the prevention of tu-
berculosis and other diseases.
II am in thorough sympathy with
the efforts which you are making to
raise. SO, 1000, 900 from the sale of r ted
Cross Christmas seals, and 1 hope
that 1t will be possible for the people
of the country to render support 10
this cause as generously as they have
rendered it to other causes"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
LEBANON VALLEY PLAYS HASSETT FIVE AT CATHEDRAL
HXX/E!L!LYC
| b wv CORNER

College night will be observed to-
night at Cathedral Hall. Lebanon
Valley is the opening bill in the col
lege team series with Hassett five.
Members of the Hassett school of
gymnastics will give the Annville
team a right royal welcome.
Basketball candidates at Central
High are showing great form. The
varsity team will be in evidence
again this season with Tech and
Central working hard to get into
championship form, indications are
that another interesting triangular
fight is a certainty.
Garry Hermann is still after the
scalp of John K. Tener, president
of the National League. Like the
Russians, he has gone over to his
enemies.
Ban Johnson will stick to the ship.
The head of the American League
Will not desert the storm tossed
baseball craft. He will remain pilot
as long as needed, which is expected
to be several years. Reports of late
have been to the effect that John
son would resign as president of the
league and he has told friends that
he did not expect to guide the desti-
nies of the junior circuit much long
er. He has had a change of heart
after he discovered that the eight
owners of the league insisted that he
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
Cities Are Judged
by the Policemen

1t used to be said that each coun-
try could be known by the Jews who
lived within it's borders. In the same
way every city can be judged by the
character of it's policemen, writes
Hendrix Willen van Loon, in Cen
tury Magazine.
In Christiania the policeman is a
mild and amiable citizen in a rather
shiny coat, and none too neat, who
and tries to maintain some sem
blance of order in the democratic
muddle of the city's traffic.
In Stockholm the policeman is Il
walking arsenal, with sword and pis-
tol and a brass helmet, and the ar
rest of a disorderly person becomes
an act of state. There the police
man represents the high authority of
n proud country. He fulfills his duty
with a stern severity. He is the SYM
boil of law and established order. Let
no one touch these fundaments of
a well-regulated commonwealth.
In Copenhagen the policeman is
neither the happy-g -go-lucky citizen
who patrols the streets of Norway
nor is he q creature of resplendent
glory like his colleague in Sweden
He strikes a happy medium. In this
he is an excellent representative of
q land where the art of sensible and
peaceful living seems to have been
brought to it's highest perfection. If
only the chauffeurs of the Danish
capital would learn how to drive
their cars we should not have a sim
gle complaint to make against a
country where everybody seems well
fed, where beggars are as scarce as
very rich people and where the wo-
men live UP to the bst traditions of
the charming china which is made
in the royal residence of Denmark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

stick. He made 1t stronger by stating
that he would be willing to work for
nothing, if necessary, rather than be
accused of quitting during these un-
certain times.
Johnny Kilbane, worlds champion
featherweight boxer, who is boxing
instructor to the thousands of Ohio
and Western Pennsylvania selects in
training at Camp Sherman, Chilli
cothe, Ohio, yesterday took a rap at
the ham and egg fighters who are
hurting defys at him. The Cleveland
featherweight says that his would
be opponents would do far more good
for Uncle Sam by offering their serv-
ices to the United States to help
teach the drafted men how to de-
fend themselves and thus help whip
the Hun. Kilbane says that before
he came to the big cantonment he
could not get a fight for love or
money, and now he is deluged with
challenges from unknowns. He as
serts he intends to remain here with
the selects.
Sergeant pat" Reagan is busy
man at Camp Meade. He is the camp
basketball coach and has seventy-five
candidates under his charge. He is
also directing three battalion leagues.
This means that Sergeant pat" is
on the job every minute during his
spare moments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
Meanest Man on
Record Hard to Beat

The meanest man on record nsed
to be quoted as the Scotch nobleman
who, on finding a farthing and being
asked for it by a wretchedly poor
old woman, who lived in one of his
cottages, replied: ma, ma! Fin q
fardin for yorself, puir body" but
Mark Twain gives somewhere an in
stance of an even meaner man than
this.
1.-THE meanest man I ever knew"
said Mark, lived in Hannibal. He
sold his son-in-law the half of a
cow and then refused to share the
milk with the fellow on the ground
that he had only sold him the front
half.
1.-THE son-in-law was also COM
PEELED to provide all the cows fod-
der. Finally the cow butted the old
man through a barbed-wire fence
and he sued the son-in-law for DAM
ages"
But, joking apart, the meanest
man who ever lived happened to be
a French millionaire, flattered by all
the society papers for his generosity,
to whom Dumas the elder, in tenn
porary financial straits, wrote 81
pleasant letter, ending with some
verses. AS matter of fact the let
ter was a literary gem.
modate Dumas, and that very even
ing was entertaining company, when
the conversation turned upon the
value of autographs.
"A letter of Hugo, of Lamartine,
of Gautier is worth it's weight in
gold" said one.
And what of Alexandra Dumas?'
asked the millionaire. This one, for
example, and he took Dumas con-
fidential letter from his pocket.
81 will give you five louis for IT,"
said the other, and the millionaire
actually sold for over 100 francs the
letter of Dumas, whom he had re-
fused to oblige in the morning.
Could meanness go farther?
Yet even this record of meanness
is surprised by the would-be-suicide
who sued the man who cut him
down and restored him to vitality
for the bruises inflicted by his fall
from the tree on which he had at
tempted to hang himself!-TiG Bits.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
True Love, Says Writer,
Is of Slow Growth

True, lasting love is little slower
in starting tan is false love. 1t is a
little more dignified; a little more
truthful and pure from the start. 1t
is less disturbed by jealousy and
trifling differences. 1t is more sturdy,
though less flamboyant. 1t is less
easily disturbed by frosts of misun-
derstandings and other disturbances.
So much for the beginning of love.
The second test of love is time
paration-distance The passing
fascination shows itself in this test
it cannot pass it; it cannot last.
Only true love lasts, and that lasts
because it reaches down to the bed
rock of mutual esteem, and is of
durable material; of mutual interests
and sympathy it is compounded.
When love has passed it's second
test-time-it is usually able to pass
its third test, which is altruism, or
service.
At some time or other in life, love
always asks: What will you give for
love? And he that loveth truly on
swers: l will give my time, my per-
sonality, my position, my wealth.
all will l give for love.
But he that does not love deeply,
says: 1 would keep love, but do not
wish to give up too much for it.
Foolish fellow. His love fails in it's
test. He loses his love because he
will not pay the price of keeping it,
The final test of love is it's influ-
ence. True love makes one better.
The wrong sort of love is degrading
not uplifting. He does not love truly
who is not a finer, stronger person.
ality because of love.
Real love is the sun of ones life;
it brightens, gladdens, uplifts and
eautifies.-Philadelp Inquirer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
Mike O'NeiIl in Line
to Manage St. Louis

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 19.-"Mike"
O'Neill. of this city, one of the most
successful managers in the history
of the New York State League,
stands an excellent chance of being
appointed manager of the st. Louis
Cardinals, to succeed Miller Higgins.
1t is limited that the choice lies
between O'Neill and Jack" Hen
bricks. If Hendricks is unable to
get away from the iron bound con-
tract that ties him to the Indian
apolis club. the next leader of the
Cards may be O'Neill.
Branch Rickey makes no bones of
the fact that he is considering
O'Neill for the berth. The Syracuse
pilot is a close friend of the Car
dinal boss. and also bears a high
recommendation from many we'll
known baseball men, including Pres
ident Tener.
O'Neill formerly pitched in the
major league and also starred in the
Tristate League some years ago.
He is a brother of steve" O'Neill,
the Cleveland catcher.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
RIVAL TEAMS TO
MEET TONIGHT
Hassett Five Opens College
Series With Lebanon
Valley, Five

Two rival teams will meet this
evening at Cathedral hall when the
Hassett five and Lebanon Valley
College clash for basketball honors.
The local team will use their strong
est lineup, which will probably be
Ell. Sourbier and Houston, forwards;
Ed. Sourbier, center, and Bihl and
Cough, guards.
AS this is the opening game Of
the college season in this city the
local boys are hopeful of annexing
this game. The attendance prom
Uses to be a record breaking one as
the Lebanon Valley boys have a host
OF followers in this city.
Red AttickS in Lineup
The game will start promptly at
S.15 and dancing will follow. A
straight admission of twenty-five
cents will be charged, which will
include war tax.
Lebanon Valley will bring a speedy
bunch and Captain Red Atticks
and Walters at forward will prove
a formidable pair. Red" is a we'll
known player in this city, having ap-
peared here with the college boys
for the past two seasons. A big crowd
of rooters will accompany the COL
lege boys to this city,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
Marysville to Have an
All-Star Basketball Team;
Players Now in Practice

Marysville, Pa, Dec. 19.-For the
first time in years. Marysville will be
represented during the 1917-1S sea-
son on the basketball floor with a
basketball quintet. The second floor
of the Municipal building, formerly
occupied, has been fitted up for Il
basketball cage and squad of a
score or more of men have already
started to work out.
The baskets were placed in po-
sition last evening and for the first
time this season the men were givek
an opportunity to shoot. However,
the squad had INDUCED in some floor
work for several evenings previous.
c. S. Sheaffer, Chestnut street, will
manage the team and is now desir-
Gus of booking games with teams of
the Central Pennsylvania section.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
MAGNATES WILL
CUT WAR CLAUSE
Contracts Same as in Past
For All Players;
Less Talk

New York. Dec. -ts.-Whife the
matter was not made public at the
time. it has been learned that one
of the chief topics of discussion at
the joint meeting of the National
and American League Club owners
at Chicago last Friday involved
players contracts. William f. Baker
was not present to suggest his the
ories as to inserting a wartime clause
giving the employer power to reduce
salaries, or even to terminate con-
tracts, in case great business depres-
sion demanded the most stringent
form of economy.
There is absolutely no chance for
Bakers pet theory being considered
for a moment Baseball contracts as
now worded leave reasonable doubt
holds the whip hand because of the
ten days notice of release. The
player may be discharged on ten
days notice; he cannot quit by Civ
ing similar warning. The. reserve
clause, which is the body of the
release clause, If classed as an evil,
has the character, at lease, of a nee
essary evil. Such an instrument as
Baker suggested some weeks ago
would be absolutely inequitable in
any court of law. 1t would call for
speedy resentment and resurrect
quickly the baseball players fra
ternity bugaboo, now almost dead.
Too Much Shop Talk
The magnates do not intend pub
licly to antagonize the profession.
They realize they have talked too
much shop as it is and have leopard
died the health of the sport by
calamity bowling. But they also
realize that undue extravaganza
must be eliminated if final bank
ruptcy is to be avoided. Overhead
expenses must be trimmed and the
profession must bear it's share to-
ward this attainment
The remedy as effected at the
joint meeting is simplicity itself. 1t
explains, after fashion, the un-
usual precipitation in gigantic base
ball deals that astounded the sport
ing public during the recent major
league meetings. Whatever swap
ping is done before the next CAM
paign is likely to be seen within
the next fortnight, for the market
Will be pretty dead after the new
year. This is because of the simple
means toward economy taken. From
one close to the situation it has been
learned that a sort of gentleman's
agreement has been countenanced
by the sixteen major league club
presidents not to tolerate overtures
from disgruntled men of other clubs
1t is expected there may be many
disgruntled athletes soon after the
new year when the 1918 documents
reach the players. but no heed is to
be given them.