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Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
NO GAME TONIGHT

The basket ball game which was advertised for tonight between teams of the Juneau and Douglas High schools. has been called on and no time has been set for it Co take place in the future, lt is probably just as well. as the Island boys had pre- pared Co give the maiulandcrs an awful trimming.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
TWO BOATS WITH FISH

Acting Manager Johausen, of the A. C. Fish Company. reports having purchased 5000 pounds of halibut yesterday from the two boats. North Star and Alberta A shipment or 37 boxes was made last night on the steamer Seattle. Nearly dozen boats arc due in from tho banks within the next few days.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
st. Luke,s lEpiscOpall Churoh

St. Luke's (EpisCopal) Church
 Second Sunday in Advent, Dec. g., 1917. ~
 CIcrgy-Tho Very Rev. c D.. Christian. tho Rev. A. D. Butcher, 70 a. m.. Sunday school. ..r.. Il @. m.. Holy Communion and sermon .... The Rev. Canon Butcher will preach.
 An arc cordially invited to at- tcnd.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
FOUR-MINUTE TALKS

Manager A. k. Gurr, Of the four minute talk brigade announces that Canon Butcher will speak at Che Lyric tomorrow night and Prof c. W. Greene will speak at the Or pheum theatre Sunday night
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
AEROPLANE LUMBER

The ,C. p. R. steamer Princess Sophia took on 15,OOO feet of lumber here last night. the product of Che James sawmill. lt will be used "a the construction Of aeroplancs for use of the allies in the war.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
WORK MEETING TODAY

This Is another busy day at Che Red Cross headquarters. Consider able completed knitted work is be- Ing turned in and the demand for yarn is cOntinuOu.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
DOUGLAS CHURCHES
Lutheran Immanuel

Lutheran Immanuel lRcv. Martin L.. Larson, Pastor) Sunday school at 10 Q. m. Divine service at 7:3O D. m. The English language will loo used. Please notice the change Of time for the service from D. m. to 7.3U D. m.
 Confirmation school next Tuesday 0t e D. m.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
LADYsMTH AND NANAIIO GOAL

Lodysmith coal at Olsons wharf. S12.5O mine run. Sl4 screened; Ma nalmo coal, S11.5O mine run. $13 screened. These prices include de- livery. MARTIN OLSON.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
TWO ISLANDERS ACCEPTED

Leo Higley and William Andcr- son both passed c.cditablc Namiu- ations for entry into Che army and both will leave for he south on the Jefferson about Che middle of next week.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
NOW AT sHAKAN

Supt. R. c. Wiylund. Goologist Wehrncckc and P. Johnson left scy- cral days ago for Shakau, where they are inspecting property for Che Trcadwell Company
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Members of Douglas Acrie. No. ll7, F. O. E.. arc urged Go attend lhe regular meeting Of Che lodge this evening. Besides tho election of ot- Gccrs other important business is GO loo truuHuttcu.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
LYRIC

Grand matinee Sunday afternoon. Special music numbers win be ron- dcred throurhout thc performance by Prof Henry Peterson. 2;3O sharp.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-07
GOES TO CHICHAGOF

Ed Fox loft last night for Chich- agof, where he has accepted po- sition in tho store with tho Chicha- gof Mining Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
THANKSGIVING Big DAY
DESPITE WARS SHADOW
Patriotic Exercises, Charities,
Athletics and Services Fea-
lures of Occasion

The shadow OF war across the land will
not subdue the spirit OF Thanksgiving to-
morrow. when Philadelphia observes, with
prayer, feastng and sports, the nations
annual day OF thanks.
Celebration OF the distinctive American
day of thanksgiving. which was fixed for
the last Thursday in November by Presl-
dent Lincon nj 1864. upon suggestion by
Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale. of Philadelphia.
will be conducted tomorrow with increased
devotion. Thought of the nations fighters
across the sea will add solemnity to the
city's war Thanksgiving.
Patriotic exercises and raising Of service
flags. union religious services in many
churches, free dinners fer the poor, collec-
tions for hospitals and other charitable in
stitutions, the biggest Thanksgiving dinner
in the history of the Philadelphia Navy
Yard and a wide range of fall sports, topped
by the annual penn-Cornell football classic
on Franklin Fied---this is summary of
the cty's program for tomorrow.
Prayer for the victory Of the American
armies and their allies in the war against
German autoCracy will be the chief theme
in church services. The Methodist churches
Of Germantown will unite in st stephen s
Chnrch ~ 20 n. m -Four Germantown
Lutheran Churches will hold union morning
services in the Church OF the Ascension, at
the theological seminary, Mount Airy
Services beginning at a m. will be con-
Quoted by the priests Of st. Nincents cath
olic Seminary Germantown, in Immaculate
Conception chapel Bishop Joseph II. Berry
Of the Methodist Church. will preach
morning sermon at the lhlru bap!'St
Church The Germantown Baptist churches
will unite in services in the Second Baptist
Church. Germantown.
The national anthems Of the Allies viii
he sung by big choir in an elaborate pro-
gram Of thanksgiving and tribute TO the ma
tion's armed forces at the DevereuN Memo
rial Methodist church. the Rev. j. Perry
Cox pastor Dr. James II. Dunham, of the
Temple University. will speak on "Democ-
racy VS. Autocracy." At the Catholic
Church Of our Lady of Good Counsel, SIG
Christian street. the Italian Augustinan
fathers will celebrate at 10 O'Clock solemn
high mass beseeching victory for the Allied
armies Sermons will he preached bv Fathers
Terlizzi and CorrGan, after which pa
triotic parade will he held.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
SAMMEES FOUGHT WELL,
GERMAN PAPERS ADMIT

BERLIN. Nov. 2s--Newspapers print the
following account OF the first battle with
American troops In France.
'Independent American units have been
Fthrown into the trench line. The felt nat
has given way to the English-f ishioned
steel helmet and the whistlng and BURST
ing Of shells have become familiar sounds
to American ears. For tho first time since
they have been participating as independent
contngents the Americans have tasted the
real hand scuffie.
But this time the shells did not merely
ny over their heads. but into the very
trenches they had selected, and presently,
with an Internal noise these things which
the young soldiers believed to he hrnl
protection began to quake and burst. And
hard on the heels of this a firm attack ny
our onrushing Bavarian reserves forced the
way into the American trenches ana
musket shots and burstin.. hand grenades
relieved the artillery fire.
"Our new opponents made most deter
mined defense, and desperate hand-to-hand
fghting set In. Butts of guns, fists and
hand grenades were freely brought INTO
play, and many men fell to the ground be-
fore the others gave up resistance and sur
rendered. After bare hour the German
storming troops were back In their own
trenches with booty and prisoners.
"rhcre they stood before us these young
men from the land Of liberty They were
sturdy and srortsmanlike in build. Good
uatured smiles radiated from their blue
ewes. and they were quite surprised that We
did not propose to shoot them down, as
they had been led In the French training
camp 10 believe We would do.
"Thcy know no reply to our query, why
does the United States carry on war against
Germany? The sinking OF American ships
by U-hoats. which was the favoritc pre-.
text. sounds a trinc stale. one prisoner
EXPRESSED the opinion that we had treated
Belgium rather badly. Another asserted
that II was Lafayette who brought America
French aid I'm the War of independence, and
becauso Of tins the United States would
now stand by France
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
Gas Attacks Fail
to Shake Byng's Grip

| continued from FACE Ono
oareenins and. IL seemed, almost touching
the heads Of the Germans just across
| Their machine guns spat venemously as
| they raked the lines. They were far too
| low for the German anti-aircraft guns to
| touch them, and they moved too fast for
the surprised Germans TO twist their
machine guns upward and fire at them
-, Down along the line they zigzaggcd,
| iiko angry hornets. Then came more
three together-a couple-half a dozen
one lone one Throughout the late after
noon they kept it up until darkness erased
the line of the enemy trenches.
did net see single Prussian airman
al day. The sky was filled with British
fliers
As this Is written Bourbon village Is the
center of the tighting-for the moment.
The main street is In ruins. II virtually
marks the division line between the two
sides-a division line that is constantly
oNerrun by Prussians or British that Is
swept by hail Of fire
Byng's Tommies carried their way into
the village from the south, but were slowed
up by desperate masses Of the enemy,
Machine gun nests in BaFuic wood for a
time interfercd with the British swing
forward, but British artillery got on the
Job to attend to this latter matter and the
Tommies continued onward.
The Prussians flung themselves ou the
Wood--then firmly held by the British. vt
the precise moment Of their ATTEMPT British
flares illumined every man in their masked
ranks-transfiXed them momentarily by tho
brillancc Of the light. Then came the roar
Of machine guns. literally as one Noic" "
death that sliced the masscd shadows into
quvering, twisting groauing groups, While
other knots ran back Vainly trying to out
speed the searching shower of lead.
\ few minutes before an attack in front
Of Fontaine Notre Dame British dotach-
mcnts scurriod out ana raided German po-
sitious south of Bourbon. They actual"
established place in the German lines.
More British leaped TO tho breach, the Tom
mics leaped through and came upon a
group Of n major and seven or eight other
British officers. with a number Of British
troops, who had been holding out against
cucrcling German attacks on every side
since late Saturday
LONDON. Nov. ys.
Artilleryiug was all that Field Marshal
HaiE reported from the Camhrai front
today.
In the nciEhborhood of Bourbon wood
he said, there was hostile artllerying at
night. but no infantry actions,
East and north Of Ypres there was hos
tile artilleryiug'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
U. s. WILL CUT DOWN
OUTPUT OF INDUSTRIES
Concerns Producing Nonessen-
tials Must Reduce Activi-
ties so Per Cent
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2s.


orders for curtalment of more than 400
nonessential industries TO conserve coal
will be issued by the fuel administration be-
fore the end Of the week, it was learned
this afternoon The Industries affected
will be asked to reduce their activities one
third Immediately. and one-sixth within
the next month. making total curtailment
of so per cent.
The decision to cut down nonessential in
dustry is believed to have been one of the
results of Fuel Administrator Garfield's s
conference with President Wilson yesterday,
when he laid before him the plans for pool
ing the nations coal supply. The fuel adj
ministraton is planning 10 take over the
coal at the mouth Of the mines and to dis
tribute It to industries in the manner best
calculated TO produce war necessities.
The fuel administration is hoping 20
avoid complete suspension OF nonessential
industry, and will endeavor to keep II work.
ing as long as possible on a 80 per cent
basis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
GIL nALIANI SPEZZANO
LIE LHlEE TEUTONICHE
'Ie Truppe del Generate Diaz
Prendono l'Offensiva ed 1nflig-
gono Gravi Perdite al Nemico
ROMA 2S novembre.


nellie ultime venticuattro ore Il
truppe italiane. assumendo roffensiva
hsnno spezzato la prima G la seconda
Inca difensiva del tedeschi, infliggendC
tremende perdite agli invasori. Ian.
nunzio fu dato questa mattina.
Non e. possible per il momento dare
dettagli della vittoria riportata dagli
itsliani. La notizia e. una evidente
prova delIaumentata efficienza delle
armate italiane. della loro completa rior-
ganizzazione che i poderosi sforzi del
nemico, per spezzare lie linee italiane
ira il Piave la regione montagnosa,
sono andati completamente falliti.
Con gil aiuti francesi ed inglesi
rapidamente giunti ALA fronte di bat
taglia. Roma attendc per un passo
strategico decisive. di vasta Importance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
PLAN EXTRA SCHOOL HOLIDAY
School Board Secretary Recommends
No Sessions on Day Before Christmas

Tho Philadelphia public school children
will have an. extra holiday this year at
Christmas If the school board adopts "a
recommendation made today by William
Dick. secretary To the Board Of Education,
to Edwin Wolf president Of the board.
Christmas falls on Tuesday this year,
The school code provides that the day h"-
fore Christmas shall be half holiday.
However, the equipment of the school and
the coal supply, it Is explained, is in an
unusually poor condition this winter and
the board has not had sufficient funds with
which to make the usual repairs
In order to reduce the wear and tear on
equipment to minimum, it is recommended
that schools will close on the Friday before
Christmas and not reopen until tho day
after Christmas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
WILL RETAIN ALL TRAINS
Pennsylvania Railroad Won't Curtail
Passenger Service at Present

There will be no curtalment Of the nas-
senger service on she Pennsylvania Rail-
road for the present, at least, as result
of the pooling Of the country's trausporta-
tion systems to further the war plans of
the Government, according to a statement
issued by Samuel Rea.
Mr. Rea said cut in passenger service
would be desirable, but that the railroad
would continue TO meet the demands for
passenger service, which is approximately
80 per cent heavier than It was at this
time last year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
Chaplains Named BY War Department

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-Thc appoint
ment and assignment of these chaplains
was announced today by the War Depart
ment: j. Norman King, Presbyterian, Camp
Dix, Wrightstown. n. J.. Levi J. Snow
Baptist, Camp Dodge Des Moines Ia PAU
NJ, Trout. Disciples Of Christ, Camp Cor
don, Atlanta Ga. and Warren r. Grant.
Baptist, Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
Joins French Finance Cou.,.-,-

Fal de Saint Phalle, Of Melro.. a. HI
brother Of Francois de Saint p,.a' q
recently returned from Erase. 'e' who
per OF the United States rransnor,".am' ,aem'
Commission has moved to New yorv v'.a''on
cept post as member of ~. 70 sc'
Financial Commission, which 10 rench
the fiscal affairs of that nation IN ,s,' sI,anolins
try. '"'s coun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
BERLIN ADMITS LINES
WE'RE PIERCED BY BYNG

BERLIN (vla loudon), Nov. cS
Temporary loss" of the zone from Bour
lon to Fontane Notre Dame was announced
in todays official statement describing the
fighting around Cambria.
Between Bourbon and Fontaine tNotre
Dance the enemy penetrated our defense"
the statement said. "and the zone of
Bourbon and Fontainc was temporarily lost
at FOntaine and Bourbon English
groups, greatly thinned were met by our
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28

counter-thrust. which threw back the
enemy, retaking the villages.
West OF Bourbon waves OF tanks pre-.
ceding an attack collapsed under our fire..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28

Dale notlzle uIIlClall - TlleNd 'H' 'l
raltro un intcra divisione austro-tedesca
opero' in massa un attacco nella valata
del Brenta. allo scope di effettuare un
DESPERATE tentative di spczzare lc unee
italiana attraverso Ia fronte nordica. Lat
taccc fu preceduto da un violenissimo bonn
bardamento ciononostante le truppe
itsliane furono abli di respingerlo yaloro-
samente. inhiggendo al nemco pcrd.tc rile-
vantissime.
Ecco il testo del communicate del Commando
Supreme ltalano:
Mel pomeriggio di ieri IL nemico. dopo
z un furioso honhardamcnto contro le
nostre posizioui preSSo col della Ber-
retta. ad est della vallata del Brenta.
lancio. un attacCo in passa operate da
una intera divisionc di fanterla.
la lotta che ne seguf fu. veramente
Desperate ed 1 dfensori. isolati da un
violento fuoco di sacramento. forSe
sarebbero stati costretti a lasciare IL
passagglo. in vista della superiorita'
delle forze attaccanti della vioienza dell
assalto. Sc non fossero prontamente ac-
corsi riparti della vecchia g glorioSa
Brgata Aosta, composite di valurosi
siciliani riparti del novantaquattrestmo
fanteria g del battagioni alpini della
vale del Brenta.
lie nostre truppe valorosamcnte traver-
sarono la zona di morte q 81 gettarono
contro il nemico con irresistible impeto
prima che questo compisse la sua ritirata
riporto' perdite gravissime a lascio nelle
nostre mani del prigionieri,
Tutti ! raporti che fnora sono giunti
dala fronte nordca assicurano che la lotts
81 svolge favorevole per gil italiani. Nio-
lenti combattimenti continuano gil italian
mantengono salde le loro principal linee
d difesa.
] ripetuti attacchi operau dagli au@tro'
tedeschi contro rala sinistra della quarta
armata italiana. vicno Monte PertCa, ira
IL Brenta ed II PiaVe, 81 infransero di frontt
ALA vaiorosa resistenza degi italani cc
anche qui' lie perdite del nemico furonc
rievanti
Non soltanto sulala sinlstra, ma anche
su quella destra sulle nnee centrali. gl
austro-tedesch operarono attacchi violentis
simi senza conseguire alcun vantaggio. II
attacco piu' che violento fu particolarmentt
effettuato sulle posizioni al Nonfenera
gil italiani 10 respinsero restando sald nell,
ioro poszion
Da un communicate uflciale 81 rileva oh,
gil austriac hanno effettuato un attaccc
contro le p.iee italiane in Albania, durant.
la giorns.a di domenica scorsa. LIE trupp,
\ italiane in unione allie bande degli irrego
lari albanesi respinsero IL nemico nella re
gione a sud-est di Berat. @ le forze austri
ache 81 ritirarono dope aver subito grav
perdite.
Ecco II testo del communicate uficala: "Ir
Albania, durante Ia notte di domenica /
nemico tento' di forzare il passaggio de
fiume Osum, ira Cipan Kobkara, a sud
est di Berat, attaccando le nostre band'
albanesi che ivi 81 troVano. II prCnto in
tervento dele noStre truppe regolari permist
di respingere il nemco che riporto' perditt
gravi."
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
LYCEUM THEATER.

The first of the "Sub-D Deb" pictures,
the stories of which became extreme
" popular in The Saturday Evening
Post" came to the Lyceum yesterday
under the title, "Bab's Diary" with
Marguerite Clark playing the leading
role For the edification of the pub
lic let it be explained that a Sub
deb" is girl who is too young to
enter society, and is therefore not
allowed to partake Of the Joys thus
experienced. Miss Clark as Barbara
Archibold, known by her friends as
Bah, is such a young woman, while
her sister, Leila, is twenty months
older
Bah does not relish being placed
entirely in the background while her
older sister enjoys the limelight, and
decides to give the folks a scare by
framing up romance all her own.
She combines the name Of a matted
milk with another name that hap
pened to enter her mind, and then,
signing the com bination to endless
letters, gushy lines Of poetry and
bouquets she bonn bards herself, while
her family looks on in alarm. Then
enters the Nemesis in the form Of
Walter Brooks an acquaintance, who
brings to the Archibold home, a young
man with the name chosen by Bah for
her imaginary lover-Harold Valen-
tine.
From that time on there is nothing
but whirlwind action with Bah in the
center Of things. The story is a
scream. On the same program today
and tomorrow will be Edgar Selwyn
in 1.-THE Arab" and other good pic
lures.
A big story with a big man comes
to the Lyceum for an exclusive show
ing Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of this week, when William S. (Big
BID Hart appears for the first time
in New Britain in his latest story,
1.-The Marrow Trail" From the pen
Of Hart himself comes this story.
strong, blood warming, thrilling pic
ture, filled with sensational moments
and teeming with scenes such as very
few pictures have ever boasted Hart
is always worth watching, even in his
tamest picture, but when given a role
such as he plays this time, something
good may be expected.
Hart is perfectly at home as ice
: Harding" man with heart as cold
as his name would imply. Western
. all the way through, and only partly
tanned, this big fellow does not know
: what sentiment means until he comes
! face to face with one of the victims Of
his hold-ups. Then love enters his
life. She was not the fair lily he
| thought her, although good girl at
! heart, and before he realizes what she
is. he suffers severe setbacks that
/ would test the affections Of even the
! most ardent lover.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
FINAL APPEARANCE
OF WILLIAM .FARNUM

Tonight will mark the final appear
ard eight reel production, when a
Man Sees Red" the screen adaptation
of Larry Evans famous Saturday Eve
ming Post story, THE Painted Lady,.
The star of the picture is none other
than William Farnum, the most prom
inent and popular pOrtrayer of the
brawny man-to-man type in the bust
ness. AS Luther Smith, the powerful,
scrappy, sailor of the old school, he
undoubtedly has some of the greatest
opportunities for the display of his
unusual talents that have ever fallen
his way in any of the great successes
that he has starred in. The tale has
to do with the vengeance of a red
blooded man upon the human beast
who ruined his sister and broke up
his home. 1t is a smashing tale of the
sea, and for realistic scenery and at
mosphere it's equal has not yet been
seen. On the same program are the
"Fighting Trail, a funny Sidney
Drew comedy, and the Ford Weekly.
Another one Of those great big
double feature fifteen reel shows will
open at Fox's tomorrow and remain
for two days. The two features will
be THE Painted Madonna" in which
that new Fox find, Sonia Markova, q
young talented Russian actress with
| q revolutionary past will be featured,
and '"The Disciple, the strongest and
''punchiest' picture that William S.
| Hart ever made. Two serials will be
shown, the "Seven Pearls" and THE
| Red Ace, together with the Pathe
News. There will be no increase in
| prices.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20

ters This would be a most trying
and confusing task for the average
artistic, but Miss Ward with her Won
derful knowledge of dramatic art, her
usual cleverness, gives each distinct
and separate characterization which
leaves no confusion in the minds Of
the audience.
In her production THE School for
Husbands" Miss Ward showed her
versatility as a Coincidence and still
more recently in "Unconquered," and
Her Strange Wedding," proved that
she is still the wonderful dramatic
artistic that astonished the public in
the Lasky production THE Cheat"
On Monday and Tuesday, the second
episode of the great Paramount Sc
rial "Who is Number One?" by Anna
Katherine Green, greatest of all writ
ers of tales of battling intrigue, will
be shown to all followers of this
splendid continued photo-play featur-
ing Kathleen Clifford, the pluckiest
girl in motion pictures. We all like
thrills. We are all held breathless by
spine tingling mystery That Is why
"who is Number One?" is a smashing
success and that is why millions are
telling their friends that this is pic
ture they have got to see.
Keeney Weekly, other features and
several comedies and three high class
vaudeville acts conclude the program.