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New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
yEAH TRAP-sHoorING TOURNEY.

<94AA IItAF-SaOOT1NG TOURNEY.
 Pittsburgh. May 1.-The date of Utah state trap-shootinz tourna-
 nt has been changed from May 23 hd 94 to Juno and 5. according to bulletin fasusd yesterday by the h. fstA4e Association for the Encour- 5ement of Trap Shooting.
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HoNoRs FOR STRAND.

Seattle, Wash. Maya 14.-Paul Strand, formerly of the world cham pion Boston Nationals, pitched a mo- hit, no-run game for Seattle against spokane in the Northwestern League p>nnanco race. Not single player reached first base. Strand received sperfoct support.
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PLANTIrRs G1rr CRuM.

Boston. May 14.-The sale of Out dlelder Bdgar Collins to the Rochester club of tho InteTnational league and Pitcher Cal CFum to New London of the Eaatsrn Association by the Boston National League club was announced last night.
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HOREY WINS AUTO RAO

Columbus, Ohio. May 14.-Fred Horey won the 1O0-mile auto race on . dirt track here yesterday afternoon in hour 37 minutes and S6 4-5 sec- onds George Clark suffered broken thumb and his mechanician. Charles Hawkins, of Dallas, Tex. . broken shoulder when his automobile left the track and crashed through a fence in the sixty ninth mile. Clark was In the lead at the time.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
STERN TEAMS
 GOING STRONGLY
Intersactional Clashes End HI in Their Favor

mOre favorable weather the
 the National and American
 For place positions have be-
 more spirited The last week
 the start of the first inter- 9nNI clashes of the season, tn
 the Eastern teams of both eep had the advantage.
 1te intersectional results were: 5onal- Eastern. z; Western, - 4. Eastern 2; Western 5. F 9ew York and Chicago, in the Ma lai league, by winning all their 4es, gained good leads on the other St. Louis. enjoyed one-day lyin first place last Saturday, but 1Orced out by New York Monday. lkenntinued to slip through the rest ksfAe week until Saturday found A&gfns men in fourth place.
 Cubs Going Strong.
 ae. Giants beat Philadelphia Mon And Tuesday, and in the last three
 Ck the week sSsHon three games
 a1nati. McGrnw's pitchers ySfns better and his team ia LII tntact, Her1og having returned he lineup the lastsof the week. 4atcago defeated Pittsburgh Sunday 2 on two hits and beat the Pirates M Monday. Tn the four-game
 In Brooklyn Mitchells men won
 Eame from the league cham
 for Chicago.
 ehef Cincinnati. weakened by
 LII and injuries. nor Brooklyn. Sntly unable to get started, won fn0 during the week. Philadel-
 because of good work by the 64ng stan, captured all three of Mmes from St. Louisr and went
 6f the Westerners In the race. Tnoved ueefrom seventh place Akang thre1 ht of four games Brooklyn aa Pittsburgh.
 Champs Set Fast sPace.
 IT champion Boston. team con- 3s to hold tightly to first place in &ssAmerican league and increased it's VI dnrinE the week by winning i've LII sir games. The Red Gox began tr Western invasion by taking three |X1eat from Detroit. The Boston Jng staff Is working we'll, and nld Barry's men continue their nt sait 1t may be hard to over tlaem. sf.
 9w ork came into runner-up posi- 6y taking two games from Phila- hfa and two out of three from Yankees most dangerous LII for second place. Donovan's <e11 were in fine shape in the Chi series and the third game was 4hrough errors. s,.,ss
 s6a other teams in the American tso did not change positions. and g4aand was the only one to gain @ the percentage column. The orican ieague had some excellent lehing by the staffs of the Boston New York teams, hut Groom. of touis, topped an others by pitch seieven innings against. Chicago % Sunday. in which he allowed 4thers . hit nor run.
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BoWnOIN ELDUT4 CAPTAIN. Brunswick. Me-. May 14.-Frank E. PA1llips of New HAven, Conn. w1s elected captain of the N3owdoin col- h0o hasetAll team Saturday. Philips playS left field. 9ss
New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
RESULTS SATURDAY.

Nat&onal LoaGuo. New York .. Cincinnati 3.' Philadelphia g.. St. Louis 1. Chicago l. Brootlyn .. Pittsburgh Boston. rain.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
WELSH AND LEONARD MATCNED IAghtweigl1t ssChamrfun" eo Be CAlle(l
 on Aeadn to DoHond Tft2e.

New York. May 1l---Ereddie Welsh, the worlds lightweight champion. and Benny Leonard. the American nsht- weight title holder, havss bean matched. Articles of agreement were signed last night by Billy Gibson. for Leonard. and Harry Pollok, for Welsh. The men will box ten rounds at Man. hattan Casino on Monday evening. May 23.
 This will be their third meeting. Tho first contest. at Madison Square Gar den. was won by Leonard. Laxt sum- mer they met at Washington Park. and Welsh won the newspaper verdict. Leonard has won his last four nghts with knockouts, and has many sup- porters who balieve that he VIII stop Welsh when they meet on the 18th.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
RAAnLlERs WIN.

The fat RambleEs team dofoa4el the Viking A c. it Walnut H1Il park Saturday afternoon. scors to [.
 Chalmers and Jackson worked for the winners while schade, Holmberg and Johnson were In points for the losers.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
LAMB TO THE FRONT.
Former Penn StaAc AHhlettc Commis-
 slon in Rc9ular Army.

TUxaA0x 0assA S<sssssH 1AssascseC NOaaszsaH9-
 son in Regular Army.
 State College. Penn, May 14.-Levi L. Lamb. one of the best athletes who has worn the Blue and White of Penn State, has passed his Axamina4ions and been commissioned . second lieutenant in the regular army.
 Lamb was graduated from State college with the claAe of 1915. For four years he wes prominent in foot ball. track and wrestling. Penn State students remember him as the big tackle who kicked two field goals against Harvard in 1914. enabling his eleven to tie the Crimson. team, 13 to 13
New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday. . Montreal ?, Newark 0. .

Games Today. Newark at Montreal. Richmond at Toronto.
 Providence at Buffalo.
 Baltimore at Rochester.
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American League. Boston .. Detroit .; Chicago 2. New York 1. St. Lou1s 1. Philadelphia 0. Washington |. Cleveland l.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Results Yesterday. Chicago l. New York 0. Detroit ?, Boston (12 innings). St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 1. Cleveland ?, Washington 0.
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Koob FNuo2s lEaclEznan.

St. Lous, May 14.--Koob held Phif- adelphta to i've hits yesterday and
 St. Louis won, to 1. The Athlettoa
 scored in the nrst inn3ng on stn9ies by Strunk and Bodie and Bates out. The Browns counted five h their
 half on four singles. two bases on balls. an error by w. Johnson and .
 wild pitch by Myers. Myers retired in
 the first In favor of schausr after one was out ssigf x < The score: aa . f#g K. r b. ,la,s.
 Phiadelphia -. 1oooooooo---i g
 St. Louis 50I20o0ox--4 q Batteries-Myers, 6chaneR anA
 schans end Haley; Koob and sevet-
 cid. s,.< sFses s
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Games Today. St Louis at New York. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
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COBB BREAKS UP
 GAME IN TWELFTH
Georgia Peach Pounds Out TIO
 Sack Clout, Beating Red So1

Detroit, May 14.-A twc-basO hit by Cobb. coming after a single by B,1Dh and Youn9's sacrifice, gave Detroit . ? to l victory over Boston in twelve innings here yesterday.
 The Red Sox scored in tie second on walkers three-base hit and Gard- ilor's single. Hits by Heilman and Witt and sacrifice by Burns tied the game i'm the eighth.
 Both Ehmke and Shore pitcl1od great ball. the former allowing only Ave hits. none of which came aftsr the sixth inning. The score:
 r. h. .. Boston ..... eio0eooocoo0--1 II Detroit ..... 00Oooo0l0001-2 6 4
 Batteries - Shore and Agnew: Ehmke and Spencer.
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Imeegsa1loaal LeaKue

Rochester 6-3. Newark 1-7. BufBA1o 7-S. Richmond Ia. Toronto 2. Providence 0.
 Baltimore l1-9s Montreal 3-S.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Games Today. New York at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Chicago. Washington at Detroit. Boston at Cleveland. .
New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
BRIDGEPORT WINS TITLE

Championship From Brit3sh-Amer-
 jeans on Aneonia Field.
 Ansonia, May 1.-The state cham pionship in soccer football was won yesterday by the Bridgeport City team of Bridgeport, which defeated the British-Americans Of Waterbury by the score of 2 to c. Tho game was played at Hotchkiss field. and was witnessed by what was said to be the largest crowd that ever attended a soccer contest in this place. Soccer players and enthusiasts from all over the state were present, and from Bridgeport and Waterbury the crowds that accompanied the teams were even larger than those who came here year ago to witness the state cham pionshtp game between New Haven and Bridgeport.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
Cicotte Holds Yanlks Safe.

C1COt3e HOl08 Tanks So1e.
 Chicago. May, 14.-Eddte Cicotte held New York to two hits yesterday, while Chicago touched Nick Cul1cp for five, and won the final gAms of the series here, to 0. The victoy of the White Sox brought them intA tie with Wild Btl1's mon for sesbnA place. each having percentaE@ of .S71.
 A base on balls to F. Collins, Jack sons sacrincs and a single by Felech scored the winning run in the fourth.
 Toward the end of the gaIhe, Cui- lop persisted in, discoloring the batls as fast as Umpire O'Loughlin would throw them out to him, until the um- pire told the visiting twirler 1t would cost him $5 for his action. Then Nick suhdded and tho game con- tinMed.
 .Cicotte pitched a grAnd game. only three New Workers reaching first an6 only two gsttiug n fer as second
 The score:
 J F. h. ..
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EASTERN LEAGUE,
Results Yesterday.
standing of the Cluhs.
Games Today.

Hartford at New Haven.
 New London at Bridgeport. Springfield at Lawrence. Worcester at Portland.
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BnalAenn IAaSl.>.

New Haven !. Hartford l. Springfield s, Lawrence l. Other 9ames postponed; rain.
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Win On Two Hi1s.

Cleveland, May 14-Cleveland made. 1t thres out of four from Washin0t0It' yesterday. winning by score of 2 ta o. Cleveland made only two hitR but by reason of daring base runnfne turned each into . tally.
 Only four Indians reached fiFss base. Coveteslxie WAS hit harder aa4i lacked Shaw.S control btzt va1 effec-i tive with the bases occupied. gs
 Ainsrnith was put out 0f the 1ganas for disputing a decisfon Tt tho plate.
 The SCOre: sks
New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
EASTERN LEAGUE RESULTS
By Briggs

NIcCann's Planters Get Going Early and Maintain Lead to Finish Kritchell's Boys Mako Many Hits. Bridgeport, May 14.--New London defeated the local team here yesterday afternoon. 8 to 2. Timely hits hy the visitors and errors by the home team contributed to the victory. Three To- cal twirlers were ppsd. 0ingras. Lloyd and Banks. the lattsr doing the best work. holding the visiting team hitless for three innings.
 The score:
 r. h. e.. Bridgeport ......10o104oo1--7 2 2 Batteries: Crum and Fish: Gin gras. Lloyd. Banks and Donnelly.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL

NATIONAL LEAGUE. .. Results Yesterday. No games scheduled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-29
GERMAN INFLUENCES AT BOTTOM OF
PLOTS TO RESIST REGISTRATION ON
june 5, DECLARE FEDERAL OFFICIALS

Washington, May 29.-German inf1u-
ences to encourage resistance to army
regulation and the se1ective draft,
uncovered in Texas by a federal grand
jury investigation, already have re-
suited i'm II indictments Other ar
rests on the same charge, made In
various cities by agents of the de-
partment of justice, apparently are not
so closely linked with German inf1u-
ence, but are being investigated.
In the Texas case, according to an
official announcement by the depart
ment Of justice, an organization was
formed some time ago, ostensibly for
the purpose of cooperative buying.
It's members were required to take
secret oath and soon after the enact
metn of the army draft law the Off
cial statement says, "a strong Ger
man influence succeeded in inducing
the organization to turn its efforts to
combating the conscription. and high
powered rifles wereo btained to intim-
fdate persons subject to registration
and the officials who will be appointed
tc perform the registration
In some western cities there are evil
dences of an effort afoot to defeat the
registration, but the department Of
justice, it was officially announced, is
fully prepared to deal with the Offend
ers under existing law and the new
espionage bill now nearing completion
in congress, which imposes heavy PEN
alties for such offenses.
Scattered over the country are spo-
radio efforts to interfere with regis
tratfon, but officials here do not be-
lieve they are connected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-29
RINCL|NC BROS.
/. CIRCUS PARADE
THRILLS CROWD
NT
Youngsters Throng Streets
Despite Edict of No Holi-
day From School.

Bridgeport ''the circus town. true
its traditions, gave the Ringing
Brothers show a royal welcome to-
day. The parade this morning was
greeted along the entire route by en-
thusiastic throngs of men, women and
children, and the city turned out en-
masse to see the circus come to town.
The small boy getting his first real
glimpse of jungle life followed the
parade to the grounds and watched
with delight the gilt adorned wagons,
open cages of wild beasts, elephants,
prancing horses, mounted knights and
ladies fair and laughed at the antics
of the clowns.
There will be two performances of
the show booked as the greatest in
the world,'' are this afternoon and
another tonight, and the program
gives promise of meeting all the ex-
pectations of the throng that is GER
tain to attend.
The parade was a particularly good
one, even for this day of elaborate
circus displays. There was a chariot
for almost every nation, with the
national flags floating and folks
dressed up like the natives of each
country, sometimes 10 horses drawing
it. Russia, had a bevy of Russian
women, with fur caps and coats, car
rying white linen parasols. Sur
mounting Egypt was Cleopatra.
The parade was led by a phalanx
of blondes on cream horses, and in
terspersed along the huge caravan
were blondes and brunettes, with a
few 'titians by way of variety, escort
ed by noble cavaliers.
There was a riot of ecstacy when a
dozen huge cages, with sides off, rolled
by. First came the 1eopards, then
wolves and tigers, and then somebody
down the line shouted: "Lions!"
There were panthers and more leop-
ards and another family of lions, and
then came the elephants.
Each had a relocated and white
hated keeper on his head with a long
sharp hook. There were, "a of them,
and they each hung on to the tail OF
the one in front of them with their
trunks. There was one big fellow
with iron chains on his feet hooking
him to those in front and behind.
The circus is transported this year
on four trains, comprising 80 cars,
which, when stretched out, are over a
mile in lengt. The big top, the largest
the Ringlings have ever used, is espe-
cia11y constructed, not only to accom-
modate the circus with its three rings
stages and hippodrome track, but also
arranged for the massive spectacle
"Cinderella", which is presented on q
stage five times the size of that founo
in the largest theatres.
All the cooking for this enormous
enterprise is done by steam and ir
ranges built in wagon weighing plne
tons. and drawn by ten horses. AS 6
mere detail of the marketing, the cir
Gus consumes daily 4,500 pounds O.
fresh beef, 800 dozen eggs, 500 pounds
| of bread, $50 pounds of butter, 15t
pounds of coffee, 500 pounds of sugal
and other items equally as large Th'
first order to the cooks in the morning
is for $500 griddle cakes and yet, a.
large a number as this may seem, it i
only four apiece. For the stock ant
animal department there are uset
daily ten tons of hay, five tons o
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-29

Many shots were fired, but only one
negro is known to have been wound
ed. He fed to st. Louis and was
found there unconscious with bullet
wound in his head and three ribs frac-
tured. All negroes were searched and
if armed they were beaten into un-
consciousness.
Many negroes were given refuge in
the city Jail and at midnight the po-
lice estimated that two thousand per-
sons surrounded the building threat
ening to storm it. The mob dissuad-
ed, however, and rushed into the bus
iness section, where street cars were
stopped and saloons were searched.
Several negro saloons were wrecked
and Mayor Mollman isued an order
for all bars in the city to close. Riot
calls brought out the entire city po-
lice force. but the mob went virtually
unchecked. The Sixth Illinois infan-
try was called and put under arms but
took no active part in the disturb
ance.
Many work1nen here have been idle
on account of strikes, and it is esti-
mated that at least 5000 negroes have
been imported from the south to take
their places.
At the meeting of the council,
which was held in the main auditor
ium of the city hall to accommodate
the crowd, the mayor pleaded with
the men to restrain themselves
from violence and promised that
some method of controlling the in
gress of negroes would be found
The crowd seemed peaceab1e
enough until a rumor was heard that
a white woman had been insu1ted and
that two white men had been held
up by the negroes. Then the mob
began attacks on negroes, who were
seized and searched. If unarmed.
they were punished lightly: if they
| carried weapons .-ey were shown no
mercy.
This continued internationally for
! more than four hours. Gov. Low
den was asked to send troops, but as
| the national guard has been federal
| lied it could not answer such call.
The mob began to disperse short
| 1y before o'clock and at 8 o'clock
| the city appeared quiet. Police Of
| cia1s said, however, that they feared
| another outbreak, especially if ne
groes started to work in plants where
| strikes have been called.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-29
CONSIDER FOOD
SURVEY BILL: IN
SENATE TODAY

Washington, May 29.-The admin
istrations food survey bill, passed by
the house yesterday, went to the SEN
ate today where similar measure is
under consideration.
The house bill is the first of the food
control measures and carries an ap-
preparation of $14,77O,000 for a sur
vey of the national resources and for
stimulation of the food supply.
The survey will be made gy the de-
partment Of agriculture and Secretary
Houston is only awaiting enactment
of the legislation TO put a force OF
men into the field to gather the infor-
nation. The secretary hopes to give
Herbert c. Hoover, selected for food
administrator, an estimate of food re-
sources within three weeks after Pres
ident Wilson signs the bill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-29
FRENCH TROOPS IN
VICTORIOUS BATTLES

Paris, May 2s-The French have
captured a German post north Of
Vacherauvil1e in the Verdun region,
according to an official announcement
issued by the war Office this morn
ting. Two German attacks in the
region of Hurtebise. on the Cham
pagne front. were repulsed. The
Germans attacked after a violent
bombardment.
The statement follows:
"a violent bonDbardment late yes
terday in the region of Hurtebise was
followed by two German attacks.
which were repulsed by our fire. Oor
positions were maintained in their en-
tirety.
Patrol encounters occurred in the
Champagne, in the sectors south OF
Nauroy and Moronvi1iers. Our bat
teries directed an effective fire on the
defenses and railroads Of the enc
my.
"On the right bank of the Meuse
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-29
WHOLE CITY TO
HONOR DEPARTED
HEROES OF U. S.
Memorial Day to Be Gener-
ally Observed Through
out Bridgeport.
MARSHAL PERFECTS
PLANS FOR PARADE
Flowers to Be Strewn on
Sound in Memory Of Civil
War Sailors.

Tomorrow throughout Bridgeport,
devotion will be paid to the memory
of the departed soldiers and sailors of
ceremony, coming as it does during
war that may add other graves. to the
numerous ones that already mark 10y
atty to the Stars and Stripes.
Bridgeport's military, fraternaL,
civic and educational representatives
will turn out in large numbers for the
occasion.
The first ceremony of the day will
be scheduled at Seaside park at 10
O'Clock when the waters of the Sound
will ibe strewn with flowers in memory
of deceased sailors and other mar
iners who died in war, by Sheridan
Circle, Ladies' of the G. A. r. The
graves of soldiers in he cemeteries
will also be similarly decorated with
flowers and flags by the G. A.. r. and
other organizations.
A parade of military and other COM
panies will march to Seaside park in
the afternoon where exercises will be
held about the Soldiers and Sailors
monument and the parade will later
be reviewed at City Hall park.
The parade program follows: Grand
marshal to establish himself at Broad
street, north of Fairfield avenue, at 1
o'clock.
First Division will form at Fairfield
avenue and Broad street, right resting
| on Broad.
Second Division will form on Can
| non street, west of Broad, right rest
ing on Broad.
| Third Division will be in position
and John streets, right resting on
Broad.
| Fourth Division will form on John
street, east of Broad street, right rest
| ing on Broad.
| All organizations will be in position
ready to march at AS p. m. The col
| unn viii move promptly at 2 O'Clock,
down Broad SIS to State street, to
Park avenue. I'd Seaside park to the
Soldiers, and Sailors monument
The column will halt at Park place
to allow the second Division to take
| the right OF the line and review the
parade from the west side of Park
avenue south of Park place. After
the review the Second Division will
take up the march in the rear of the
procession and be escorted by the par
| ticipating organization to the Soldiers
| and Sailors monument.
At the conclusion of the exercises at
the monument the First and Second
Divisions will move out of the circle
and form on the Seawa1l Boulevard
facing the Flag Staff.
4 The Second Division will take posi-
ton in front of the First Division, te
participate in the ceremonies of re-
treat.
j The Eleventh Co, G. A c., is desig
mated to fire a salute at the flag stat
and to provide the color guard.
On its return the column will NOV,
in order .om the Park to Broad st.
passing CT y hall where it will be re
viewed by Mayor Wilson, the board o
aldermen and other city officials.
Another review by the grand mar
shall will be held at Bank and Broa.
streets. The parade will be dismiss
ed at John street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-29
Berlin Hourly Expecting
Renewal of Hostilities on
Russian and Rumanian
Fronts French Capture
German Post in Verdun'
Region.
Repulse Attacks on Cham
pagne Front Bring Down
( Seven Hostile Aeroplanes
Italians Engaged in
Great Drive on Huns in
PLAYA Sector.

Berlin, May 20, via London
An attack by Russian and Ru-
manian troopsAis expected, to-
days official report says.
The Rumanian front extends
along the mountainous western
frontier of Moldavia, the
northern province of Rumania,
and eastward across the south
ern edge of Moldavia to the
Danube south of Galatz.
The Rumanian army has
been virtually out of the war
since its reverses >of the latter
part Of last year, when nearly
all of Wallachia was lost to the
Central powers. While Rus
sian troops bore the brunt of
holding the line taken up along
the Moldavian border, the Ru-
manians were reported for the
most part to have been sent to
the interior.
The blow struck Rumania's military
power by the campaign of Gems. Won
Falkenhayn and Won Mackensen was a
heavy one. but her government an
/. nounced a. discrimination to continue
the Struggle. ref4 hef army and place
!. it again in the field against the enemy.
Unlike Russia, Rumania has had no
difficulties over army discipline to con-
tend with, so far as is known, and
while little has been heard of the
progress made in the task of reorgani-
zation, Sufficient time has elapsed since
there was any heavy fighting on the
Eumanian front for important pro-
gress In this direction to have been
made. The Rumanian line has been
almost entirely quiescent since early
this year. only one or two minor bursts
of activity developing.