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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-26
DEADLY MASS
ATTACK TACTICS
Are EMPLOYED
Breasts of Troops Have TAX
en- Place of the Trench
Parapets. i
GREAT BATTLE NOW
IN FOURTH DAY
Germany Tightens Door to
Prevent Leaks of Inter
nal Troubles.

British Headquarters in France, via
London, April 26.-(From a staff COR
respondent of The Associated Press)-
There has been a comparative lulI in
the fighting east of Arras in the last
twenty-four hours. the German coun-
ter-attacks in their efforts to retake
the positions taken by the British In
Mondays push having worn them
selves out. After each of these att
tacktng waves had been thrown back
the British managed to creep forward
still farther
Heavily overcast skies are giving
the German airmen a brief respite
from the British aerial attacks en-
abling them to make efforts to re-
organize their badly damaged squad
rons for in four DAYS fighting the
British have accounted for nearly 100
enemy machines. The British airmen
were praying for continuance of clear
weather as their worrying tactics had
provoked the Germans into heavy
lighting but clouds gathered yesterday
and today also the skies were over
cast. In consequence. the airplane
hunt was restricted.
Owing. to the heavy inroads made
by British airmen, the German kite
balloons are extremely timid these
days although the Germans depend
mostly on them for artillery observa-
ton. They seldom attempt overhead
observation with airplanes. The only
aircraft seen on this side of the line
are fast fighting scouts which attempt
raids and scurry home again in the
clouds. One German balloon which
was set adrift YESTERDAY landed within
the British lines.
Stories of the German counter-at-
tacks say there have been eight
separate attempts to capture Gavrelle
since Monday eveninR-tell of almost
incredible tactics employed by the
Germans in sending forward troops
in massed formations. giving the Brit
ish artillery the greatest opportunity
for open target shooting 1t has had in
the last two years. Several thousand
grey-clad Germans were advancing I'm
one ofthese attacks last Tuesday when
the British curtain of fire shut down
in front of them. Still other British
guns fired straight through the curtain
on the advancing men. Not a man
passed beyond that curtain. and when
its obscuring smoke lifted there was
not a moving German in sight. Moth
ing was to be seen but ploughed
ground Uttered with sprawling dead.
One British regiment has particu-
lar grievance against the Germans.
The night before the attack a stray
German shell landed direct on the
reRimental rum cart destroying sixty
eight gallons. Some of the men who
had been sleeping and fighting in the
open for three days were deprived of
their tots which usually are dis
trfbuted just before dawn these bit
ter cold mornings. There were several
ammunition dumps nearby which
might have been hit by the shell, but
as luck would have 1t. the rum cart
was the mark.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-26
Germans Gain sliahtIY.

Berlin, via London, April 26.-The
German position at GavrelIe. in the
today's army headquarters statement.
The British and French lost six air.
planes on the western front yesterday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-26
THE WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight ana Friday.
Continued. cold.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-26

Continued on Page Three.)
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
FULLERTON RATES FELSCH FAR ABOVE
KAUFF IN ALL DEPARTMENTS OF GAME

Happy Felsch, Of the Chicago White
Sox, is one of the greatest ball play
ers in the business, and one OF the
greatest hitters OF his style of all
time. With the exception Of Cobb and
Speaker, he is the best outhelder in
the American League, and some refuse
to admit that even the great Iris is
better.
1t need not, therefore, offend New
York fans much to discover that
Benny Kauff rates quite a distance be-
low Felsch in the comparative figures
and that he is second to the Chicagoan
In all departments of play, even base
running, at which Felsch never was
supposed to shine.
In center, for purposes OF a worlds
series, the White Sox have a bid edge
on pure dope. Felsch figures to be
one of the hitting stars OF the series,
and If 1 were predicting instead of tig-
uring pure dope, 1 would pick Happy
to be the Frank Baker OF this series.
From the present outlook every bit
Of generalship. all OF McGraw's care
in selecting pitchers to hamper Col
Inns, Jackson, and others of the White
sox, will play straight into Felsch's
hands.
Slow to Learn, But Sure.
I have an idea that a large number
Of National Leaguers do not realize
to the full extent what a good ball
player Felsch has become. They have
the opinion that he is a slow thinker
and not a finished man. They are at
least a wear behind the times II they
stick to that belief. 1t is true that,
for quite a time Felsch seemed ter
ribIy slow at learning the finer points
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
REAL
THOUGHT WINS In FIELD

For some unknown reason this rule
which makes e team onside on q kick
of or a kick from q fair catch Is
oftenest neglected by coaches and
players. Even officials are not al
ways clear on this point. Witness
several years ago when West Virginia
was playing Geneva Twice the West
Virginia team kfcked-off to Geneva,
recovering the ball back Of the &C.
neva goal line for q touchdown In
each case the referee called 1t q
touchback and q touchback It re-
mained.
Needless to say such an official was
never used again, for one so ignorant
Of one of the primary rules Of the
game Is not going to be used by
teams which want Q square deal all
the way through.
A similar Ignorance OF the rules on
the part of Indiana against Purdue
in 1912 gave the latter a one-sided
victory. Purdue made several fair
catches during the play and once
punted from a fair catch formation
to the side OF the field. The Indiana
team did not know the Purdue play
ers were onslde on this play and were
much upset because the officials
called II a touchdown when q Purdue
player caught the punt and ran over
the line for a touchdown.
Another point in football that the
vast majority of players have a
wrong impression f-goodness
knows where they get it's that the
ball cannot be "stolen" from the man
who carries 1t know every coach.
like myself, has to pound this point
into the heads OF his players time and
again.
There II no law Of the game pro-
hibiting taking the ball from an op-
ponent when II Is in his possession at
any time during play, yet nearly every
embryo player thinks there Is just
such a clause. This but proves my
contention that few players study
the rules.
Studying the rules II not . very
exciting Job but is q vital factor In
q teams success to know the game.
And no player does know the game
until he studies its laws.
(COneIuded TOmOFrOw.)
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
By SOL METZGBR
(Coaeh Warrington and Jefferson
EleVen.)

NO0aeh Warrington and Seuefson
EleVen.)
Two vital points are often over
looked in the preparation Of q foot
ball squad for its big games which
not only may prove responsible for
the winning or losing Of these games
but which also cause the player to
lose much Of the after benefit to be
derived from his participation in
football while In school or college.
The two vital points are negligence
In studying the rules Of the sport,
with its accompanying code, and the
failure Of the coach to impress upon
the players the fact that he can only
teach them so much football, that
their status as players Is only to be
above the average when they think
beyond the coaching and thus reach
a state OF proficiency in play as well
as confidence In themselves and their
abilities which, after all, are the
main factors in the best work Of any
player.
When a player does not know the
rules he Is no more likely to help win
games than the lawyer trying a case
who has avoided studying the law
governing the case. Last year the
Yale Princeton game should have
been a much closer struggle than It
,,s Roth teama ware about equal in
playing ability but the Princeton
eleven. II Il did know the rules, gave
away any chance 1t had for the game
when It failed to catch one Of Yale's
kIck-offs.
Both teams have equal rights TO tho
ball on q kickoff and all football men
at that game were amazed to behold
a Princeton eleven in its last game
watch the Yale eleven kickoff and
then come down the field and recover
the ball near the Princeton goal line.
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
GIANTS W|LLPLAY
CUBS IN PRACTICE
FOR TITLE SERIES

CHICAGO. Oct 1.-The Cubs have
consented to take an extra mauling this
the worlds series, It was announced to-
day. The game probably will be played
here Thursday. The National League
champions Will finish their season Wed
nesday in Philadelphia. and will arrive
here ThurSday morning. Manager Nc
GraW, believing his men will face south
paw pitchers of the White Sox, has
,Aslzed Manager Mitchell to use Jim
Vaughn. In Thursdays exhibition
The Cubs are expected to divide the
receipts among themselves, as the
tGiants are expected to waive any in
terest In the gate because Of the physl-
cal benefit derived.
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The Washington times., 1917-10-01
GRIFFs LOSE LAST.

CLEVELAND, Oct. LIN the con-
cluding game of the season here the
Indians defeated the Griffmen, 2 to 1.
Bagby was hit harder than Du Mont,
but he kept them scattered better.
The Washington team left for Bos-
ton, where they open their final
series of the year tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
DUNDEE MEETS JACKSON.

NEW YORK. Oct. Johnny Dun
dee and Willie Jackson. two incessant
challengers OF Lightweight Champion
Benny Leonard, have been matched
for a ten-round bout for the night of
October 9.
The Washington times., 1917-10-01

Harold Ruel, the Memphis catcher
once with the Brownies, is called the
best baekstop in the Southern Asso-
citation this year. He has been pur-
chased by the Yankees, and has re-
ported already.
The Washington times., 1917-10-01

Tom Seaton, sent to Los Angeles
by the Cubs for inability to take his
turn on the rubber. has done so well
in the Coast League that he has been
recalled by Fred Mitchell for smother
trial
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
KNIGHTS GET ACTION,

knights OF Columbus duckpIn roll
eFs will inaugurate their schedule
tonight at the knights Hall, Sixth
and E streets northwest. State Dep
uty Leo Rover will roll the firEt ball.
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
ALLENTOWN TEAM
MAY CLASH HERE
WITH GEORGETOWN
By LOUIS A. poUGHER.

The United States Army Ambu-
lance Corps eleven, now in training
at Allentown, Pa, where it gave the
strong Penn State team a tough bat
tie Saturday before losing. 10 to 0,
is likely to be Washington's football
attraction at the Hilltop on Thanks
giving Day. Negotiations are now
under way between the Ambulance
Corps and Georgetown and, unless
something unforeseen happens, the
game should be clinched in a day or
SO.
Only lack Of football conditioning kept
the ambulance eleven from vanquishing
Penn State Saturday. The players have
been hiking eighteen and twenty miles a
day. but that isn't the kind Of training
needed for football, and the ambulance
boys did not stand UP under Penn
States attack as well as they might. At
that. they lost q TOUCHDOWN when Conn.
former Oregon Aggie star. ran thirty
yards down the sideline to the goal and
the referee saw him step outside.
Has Some Real Stars.
by Lieut.. w. F. Rankin. guard at Penn
in 1904 4; Major Vaughn. former Virginia
star: Lieutenant Hamilton, South Caro-
lima University, and Lieut. Ormsby Nc
Cannon. OF Princeton.
Trying for the eleven are CubbaEe,
O'Donnell, and Beck, OF Penn State:
"Untz" Brewer. Maryland State: Hast
ings and Morrow, Pittsburgh: Gano and
Brown. Lafayette; DOand. Wisconsin {:
Thomas. West Virginia Richards. Har-
ward Mangan, McDermott, GartShore,
Kerth. and Rheibold, Bucknell; Hanney.
Indiana: Abel. Mayield. and Wick,
Washington State; Ross, Hawley, and
Berg. Pennsylvania Moore and John
son, Washington and Lee: Hall. CALI
fornia; Irwin. F. and NJ. Murphy. Yale /:
Dunno. Michigan, and Conn. Oregon AG-
gies.
Dudaek Has Call.
Bill Dudack, the husky tackle from
New Britain. Conn, has apparently
earned Bill McCarty's vacant berth
at left tackle. His sturdy work in
last weeks scrimmagss made q good
impression upon Coach Exendins, and
he should start there next Saturday
against Lebanon Valley.
Ahern, the 197-pound freshman
from Manchester, n. H. is being
played at right guard. He Is. the
heaviest player on the squad, but IL
fast for his height and weight.
Georgetown's first string lineup
today Is as follows: Left end, Con-
nell; left tackle, Dudack: left guard,
Zuger: center, Anderson: right guard,
Ahern; right tackle, Smeach: right
end, Whelan; quarterback. Maloney;
left halfback, Gilroy: right halfback,
McQuade; fullbacl6, Cody.
Daily scrimmaEes will be held this
week at the Hilltop. Gilroy Is still
overweight, and there are one or
two others who require a lot of hard
work before being ready for real
football.
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The Washington times., 1917-10-01
PLAY TIE BATTLE.

The Park A. c. eleven fought out
a o to o game with the Southern
A. C. in Potomac Park yesterday aft
ernoon. Southerns were held for
downs on the fve-yard line just be-
fore the game ended.
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
HOMER NETS LIBERTY BOND.

NEW YORK. Oct IA $50 Liberty
bond for the first home run made in
the worlds series game at the Polo
Grounds next week is the offer made
by the New York World.
The Washington times., 1917-10-01

The Blue Ridge League showed nnS
baseball to its patrons all season. but
It was disastrous financially. 1t is .
matter of doubt as to whether the
league will start next year.
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
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GAMES SATURDAY.

Georgetown Is scheduled to play
Lebanon valley at Georgetown Satur-
day while Maryland State is booked
to meet Delaware College at College
Park. These games will open the
college football season.
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The Washington times., 1917-10-01
DIAMOND DOPE.

Carl Sawyer has played some q d
baseball for Minneapolis this season,
but his failure to hit harder than $50
means that he won't come back to
fast company.
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
= eRAYs EVEN UP.

The Grays and Cardinals are tied
up today for the title OF the Alex
andria baseball series. The Grays
took yesterdays battle. II to 5, main
ly through the efforts of Ayers A
triple play was made by the GrAyB.
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
VERNsTEIN IN FORM,

"Roonen" Vernsteln, pitching for
the W. +. and A team, won a 3 to 1
game from the Irvington team in the
Baltimore semi-pro league. Vern-
stein famed eight and allowed no
hits.
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
LEAGUES START up.

Four teams will roll tonight at
Shermans in the start OF the Masonic
Duckpin League. Twenty teams have
entered the race. Two sections will
roll during the season.
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The Washington times., 1917-10-01
PLAY TOMORROW.

.westsrn and the Army and Navy
Props will battle tomorrow on
Friends Field In their opening foot
ball clash Wednesday the George
town Props and Business will play At
the Hilltop.
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
CLOSES SEASON.

Clarendon closed a victorious sea-
son by defeating the Fort Hunt SOL
dIers by to 3. Pfeil allowed the
visitors three hits and famed nine
soldiers.
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The Washington times., 1917-10-01
TOURNEY STARTS.

Spirited competition marked the
close of the first rounds in classes A
and B In the annual fall tournament
Of the Bannockburn Golf Club yes
terday. Cunningham and Williamson
turned in cards OF 81
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The Washington times., 1917-10-01
MoHAWKs VICTORIOUS.

The Mohawks opened the tnde-
pendent football season yesterday by
annexing a I4-toO game from the
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The Washington times., 1917-10-01
LEAGUE STANDINGS.
AM ERIcAN.

where They Play.
ronAY. TUNoRR0w.
No Kames. Wash. at Boston
PhIla at ". 7.
Yesterday Games.
Cleveland, Z: Washington, 1
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
NATIONAL.
Yesterday,a Games.

Boston, .: Chicago, 4.
Cincinnati, .; New York. 5.
Cincinnati, 4; New York. o.
PhiladslphIa, IL: St. Louis, 1
PhIladelphia, 10: St. Louis. 6.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24
PROTESTS HERALD ART

PROTESTS HERALD ARTICLE.
For a paramount insult to the in
telligenCe of Americans, and an Illus
tratiOn of the depths to which a
trust paper" will sink it its efforts
to provide sensational stuff for it's
readers, the article in Sundays Her
aid, 'MoTmOns Recruiting Thou
sands of European War Brides" is a
world beaten. The article purports
to tell how $4,000 refugee girls and
young widows of battle-swept lands
are drawn to this country and trick
ed into plural marriages." One of
the Illustrations depicts a Mormon
agent in a mUnitiOn factory "se-
cretly recruiting wives; with hat in
hand he is addressing a girl who has
one hand on a lever and the other
turning a crank of a supposedly mU-
milton machine.
To any intelligent person who
knows that stranger" would not
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24


most obvious duty. 1t has tried
''fTesh-air cars" while the temper
ature Of ChicagO's street cars and
Il" trains is generally near the
freezing mark in cold weather. 1t
has conducted eating experiments to
show the possibility of living on 40
cents per day while the average wage
worker in the city does not earn 40
cents per day for every member of
his family When the department
does not compel the car companies
to clean, light and heat the cars,
how can it expect the confidence of
the people?
There are cars running on Chi
cagO's streets that are scrubbed only
at intervals of from two to four
months. All other cleaning" con-
sists in sweeping out with broom
whatever is too much in the way.
GeTm-Iaden slime and matter eX-
perforated by passengers is left to
dry and rise as dust to be inhaled by
other passengers. Cars have been
pulled out of the various stations
this winter to carry passengers with
the temperature around zero. Cars
have been and are now operated
with hardly any lights in them. PeO-
pie try to read newspapers in half
darkness. All very conducive to
health and good eyesight!
During the hot weather last sum-
mer dead horses we're allowed to lie
on the streets in a state of decOm-
position for several days, sometimes
a whole week. Why should any one
take serious the advice of such a
health dept? Sometimes I wonder
if the department is anything be
sides a joke-but an advertising and
soliciting agency for "the medical
profession"
The department now urges parents
to consult their family physicians"
and citizens in general to get behind
a movement to secure better coop
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24

It was worth it. But where is a
working man with big family, earn
ing on the average about 81 per day
where is he to get the money? He
cannot afford to spend 500 to have
his child's nose or throat troubles at
tended to. Such an operation as
had performed he would consider a
luxury and would not think of send
ing his children to a doctor as long
as they are able to stand on their
feet.
Some of the family physicians" in
the neighbOrhOOds are not worth
consulting. Some of them know no
more about health and the human
organism than a scrub woman or a
janitOr. Expert medical services are
today beyond the reach of the poor.
They are beyond the reach of the
WOrkingmanH when he must work
more than a month, every day, ten
hours per day, to pay for the services
OF doctor during less than two hours.
Let our health dept start a move
ment to bring medical services with
in the reach of the working people
and l and many others will get be-
hind and push it forward. -PubIic-
spirited Citizen.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-22
TWO BOYS KILLED
AT RAILROAD CUT
Each, Fourteen Years Old, Re-
turning From School at Time

New Haven.-Two boys, IA, were
instantly killed yesterday afternoon in
the railroad ~'cut," just east of the
Hamilton street bridge when a Spring
f1eld-New York express, running a half
hour late, struck them. The young
victims OF the accident are Stanley
Jacobs, of $40 East street, and George
Snyder, PA Chapel street. Both were
about IA years old. A third boy who
was with them, Fred Budmas, of 246
Water street, who did not venture into
the "cut' from the banks, escaped in
jury.
The three boys, who are chums
were dismissed from school early on
account of the Christmas celebrations
which were held in all of the schools.
1t was about 3:45 when they reached
the "cut'' and young Jacobs and Sny-
der ventured into 1t, leaving Bud4
mas, who was not of so daring a spirit,
behind. They had been there but a
few minutes when the express came
dashing down upon them, and before
they could get out Of it's way or the
engineer could slacken his speed, the
boys had been ground to death under
its wheels.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-22
Like Kentucky Feud.

waterbury-A family vendetta of
several months ended in the death, by
a blow from a heavy stick, Of Reso-
line Perugini, 10, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
r. Perugini, Of xAlthea street, and
the arrest of Louis Ferraro, Is, VINO
Is being held at police headquarters.
A threat by the Ferraro boy that he
and his father were going to "get" the
Perugini family preceded the fatal
quarrel between the school boys, Mr..
and Mrs. Perugini claimed, when seen
at their home. The children, In spite
of their elders continual quarreling.
had been chums, Mr.. Perugini said.
The tragedy, according to- Information
cleaned from the Peruginis and the
police, had its direct start when the
Perugini boy is supposed to have
kicked Frank, the younger brother Of
Louis Ferraro, while in school. Inn
mediately on the dismissal of the
Chapel street school, which all three
attended, Resoline Perugfni and Louis
Ferraro began wrangling. Perugini is
said to have struck his chum over the
head with the abandoned handle of a
pickaxe. The other then picked up a
much larger club, the police learned,
and hit the Perugini boy first over the
head and then across the abdomen.
He fell down in A1thea street, and was
taken into his fathers house. He
died there. on the kitchen floor, almost
Immediately, it was reported.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-22

boards and to boards of legal advisers
80 kilograms in all-containing the
substance of an important despatch
which he received from Provost Mar
shal-General Crowder giving instruc-
tons in regard to Series of the
QUESTIONABLE which relates to alien
registrants. Under the previous in
structions, it was possible for a regis
trant to- pretend that he was an alien
and obtain exemption on that ground
The amended instructions will make it
nigh impossible for an alien to escape
draft. Under the old instructions,
when a person said in the question
naire that he was an alien and when
he claimed exemption ON that account,
he was not required to answer the
other questions, and his statement as
to his alienage Or alleged alienage was
accepted as final, the board being for
hidden to ask him further questions.