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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-10-25
FRENCH TROOPS GAIN ABOVE LAON;;
HA|G CAPTURES 8,4OO i'm TWO DAYS
CONTINUED from First PagcD


chine gun fire.
rd Yesterday. Two assaults repuei the OSe front
between ongchmpS and Noyae Two enemy surprise attacks
down east OF SHSone
HAIG TAKES MORE TOUNS AND PUSHES on.
LONDON Oct 25-Fightng the battlefront south of Naen
cieneS eSuned this morning Field Marshal ag Ills
report the War Oltite
Nendegt-Sur-calon, six miles south of Nlncine where de-
emned enemy resistance had held the British advance trtuI.J
yesterday afternoon The British advanced the high ground east
of the village epuSnS German counter-ack. Mang miles
southwest OF Naenenne also occupied and British troops puse
forward al several points
All reports indicate that the Third ana Fourth British Armies are
the neghboood Of Nlencennes to northeast OF MasSgny
BATTLE KEPT UP ALL NIGAT.
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM
Oct IS ASSOCIATED PeSs-FghnS which compares leteness to
any the continued through the night the field the great
battle north and south of \aenenncS Reports indicate that the British
have entered the German deSe gaining considerable ground press;
ing eastward.
Since Wednesday morning the British Third Army has 6ooo
prisoners ana the First ana Fourth Nme each has taken 1000 makrs
total Of 100 More nan captured Wednesday and
Thursday.
On the high ground laencienne the battle raging with
intense fury The British hold this line from lie Faux Rober>Jr
Engefonan, ChiSsgne TO BeaudigneS There they within
mile and hall lie Quc>noy. To the east of Rlue the line
to Sommang Monchax The British gained MonchluX after bool
fighting
South NaeneS the British to-day captured Les Tucre cast
of SoleSmeS.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-10-25
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE GIVEN
MACMILLAN BY REICHSTAG
With g Members Not Voting,
Ballot Stood t95 TO s.,
Saws Berlin.

COPENHAGEN. oct. 25.--The Ger
man Reichstag has given Prince Maxi
milan. the Imperial Chancellor. Il vot,
Of confidence. the ballot standing 193 to
SO. according TO Berlin dispatches re
cejyed here.
Twenty-three OF the mcmbors did not
vote.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
Aao. Iry t,osis tstG. q H. Nlt. :u y, -
Aso Dry t,Uols "a ~. - lHer ~. .." Nu,. %
Gen. Chemical cuin... y g Dec. O. Noi.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-10-25
CZECH DEPUTIES REFUSE
TO DEAL WITH AUSTRIA
Jugo-SllyS Also Insist Negotiations
Must BE With
Paris.

BASEL, Thursday. oct. 2l.--At con-
ference Of the party leaders OF the Aus
trlan Lower House. held recently. Stran-
sky. one OF the czech chiefs. declared
that in future all negotiations between
the Austrian Government and the
Czccho Slovak Government must be- car
ricd on with the Paris organization.
Declaring that he was speaking on be-
half OF the Czech Union. he said that
the Czech Deputies did not consider
themselves qualified to open poarparlers
with tho Austrian Government or with
other nationalitios I'm the country. ac-
cording to Vienna advices received h"re.
Jugo-Slav deputies made "a similar
declaration. 1t IL said.
Tho Vienna correspondent OF tho
Frankfort Gazette was quoted on
Wednesday by that newspaper as say
ing that Austria Is not disposed to
cntcrg into negotiations with the
Czecho- SlpVak organization at Paris
but would deal only with those In
Austria.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17
The VQShOn Island Press
NO q
JUNE IL, 1895
900.

The strawberry season Is fully on
now, and hardly anybody stops TO draw
Il full breath by daylight.
At the school election in Dist. No.
n, r. w. Gorsuch was elected dircc-
tor and s. j. Steffcnson clerk.
w. seright OF Seattle has purchased
ten acres Of land from b. j. Jacobs and
intends making his home here.
The Vermontvillans, together with
the Aquarium people, continue to hold
the north end OF the island down.
A ladies' orchestra of six pieces has
been organized They have good ma
tcrlal and We wish them success.
Messrs. Berry, Bittenger and Leech
were In Lisabculu last week on bust.
ness connected with the NJ. n. church.
Miss Isabel Fuller, Miss Beaver and
Hiram Fuller attended the entertain
ment at the college on Saturday even
ing.
Mrs j. T.. Mace returned on Satur-
day from Tacoma, where She had been
visiting with her daughter, Mr. Dun
ham.
Il. G. Thompson has returned to hiss
old love. He has been In the Wen
atchee and okanogan country the past
two months.
Tho small boys that play bail In
front OF the NJ. h. church are a nuts
ance and should be looked after by the
authorities
Our county officials are having t
grand set-to over the cut in salaries.
Each feels the worst and all are united
against the auditor.
The champion heavyweight of the
Pacific coast is "Shep,n the dog be-
longing to II. +. McClintock. He isto
be entered in the next Tacoma dog
show.
Two or three of our farmers went on
as extra help at the drydock last week
and caused strike of union men. The
farmers went back 70 their strawber-
ries and everything is serene At the
dock.
1t may not be generally known east
of Chicago, but the Vashon Cornct
Band is little the best band on the
Island. It contains fifteen pieces I'M
der the leadership Of p. L. Nye.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

Because Of the high prices paid for
farm produce and the general business
prosperity says the State Capitol Re
cord, Land Commissioner Savidge
states that his department will pro-
coed to collect principal and interest
due on the 1900 state land contracts.
Holders have to March to make pay
ments, and after that date delinqucnts
will hear from the commissioners
office.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17
VOL. i

land Press Is n new paper published nj
yashon by Messrs. vanolinda & Gil
more. There ought to be field on
vashon Island. There ought also to
be great future for the Island. II IL
were populated as the Island OF Jersey
Is, IL would contain thirty thousand
people, and it is MS fertile as Jersey
ever was. Seattle Times.
Strawberries are ripening fast in
this locality.
NJ. p. Waterman has Just completed
a new barn.
The Chautauqua session opens on
July Sth this year.
Our sporting editor and devil did
Seattle last Friday
Mr.. Therkelscn and daughter were
In Seattle on Friday.
Master Ira Thompson visited friends
In Lisabela last week.
Everybody was anxious to see the
first edition Of The Press.
Whose business is it to fix up the
warehouse on Vashon dock?
William Greer is building large
schooner mt his place on Maury.
We noticed j. l.. Kreider's classic
features on our streets last week.
Ben Betten is erecting another new
residence for his fcathered boarhcrs.
Congressman S. c. Hyde of Spokane
visited the Suffers At Barton last week.
Rev. w. H. Lccch and viii Mark
ham were in Burton last week in bus.
mess
The Fourth of July will soon be
here. Whore and how do we ccle-
brate?
Mr.. Alfred Butt of Llsabeula is maxi
ing two competition medals for vashon
College.
A. Allender injured his foot while
loading shingle bolts, and now goes
about on crutches.
J. w. BilIups OF Seattle has purchas-
ed a tract Of land on the Island and
will move over soon.
Last "Wednesday the Epworth chapel
was moved to site donated by Martin
Hoimeister in Lisabeua.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

| NNhhVN ~ GaNbHNA
Mr.. Editor: have read with inter.
est the references at various times to
the mail service on vashon, and note
your editorial of last week on tho sub
ect Which leads me to review some
efforts and their results or lack Of re-
suits, of one humble individual.
soon realized the lnndequacy OF the
service, on becoming resident of
Vashon, compared TO what it might be.
and decided to see what could be done
to better 1t. To this end consulted
the Seattle post Office officials, and
was advised to put the matter up TO
the post office inspector for the district,
located at Spokane. did so, explain-
ing the shortcomings OF the service,
and suggesting some improvements.
The complaint was referred to Wash
on Island post master, who, OF course,
reported that he thought we were get
ting the best service possible. This
was forwarded to me AS Il settlement
OF the matter, and the incident was
closed along that line.
then took up the matter with the
Fourth Assistant Post Master General
at Washington. d. G., direct, and
through Congressman Hadley, and in
the latter part OF 1915 was advised
that it would be feasible and practie
cal to establish "Motor Vehicle
Route" Of fifty miles or over on Vashon
Island, doing away with so many post
Offices and routes But the only way
to do this was by petition signed by u
majority Of patrons to be served and
recommended by the post masters. OF
course this plan waz dead before 1t
was born / had no time nor inclina-
ton to round up signers to such n petit
ton, and knew nobody who did; be-
| sides, the post masters would hardly
recommend anything which spoiled
their jobs. SO reported TO the Fourth
| Assistant Post Master General, and
again submitted and urged my original
,daa If n cen.r,l oniee. All rural routes
- Ia -, a., ..,,,l, ,a,,,,,o, ,e,,o
70 ie"" W anu ''or' s'0" e9ii'''' o','S',
After some correspondence received
q letler from the F. A. z. NJ. G. as
| follows note the datesl:
s,n. II .osnons ap III y 90, la in,,or
Of 18th instant Won are advised that
it is the purpose of the Depart
ment to readIust The rural service
1n va na aslana a,,5 ,ou ui,h , has
end in view. mn investigation of
the present service by represent
atiye OF the Department has been
orn i rur'her acton On W., M.i, pr
the recent Of 4 report in The ease
"oi'eu ~ siien' eAp'e.a''on uh''i
eep'eihper' Nrose nun ASKING nv
'au happeneu' anu r'''i'eu ''e 'oiioN
ing
81. H. ,,snon oc9 ,o en-, :, i IN, !,
! Of The 18th. Won are advised thar
an investigation of the rural serv-
ter viii be taken up al the earliest
ua'0 p'a''''aD''
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

"Get On War Basis by "Iwan
Tono, published Mast weeks Record
was well worth reading. Ivan Tono
generally presents an array OF facts
that cannot be disputed. And courte-
Gus discussion of matters so vital to
the welfare of the producer during
these times is not unpatriotic. Some
mistakes have been made that will not
be repeated, for instance, the first draft
when men were called FROM the farms
where they were needed much more
than in the trenches. All the farmer
asks lisa square deal. Aud the new cx.
emption plan will solve to some ex-
tent the labor shortage. But it does
seem that mistake was made in not
placing practical farmer on the job
at the start.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17
NO USE FOR CIGARETTES
otwell's Farmer Boy

Say, folks don't you think the to-
bacco stunt is being little overwork-
ed these daysY of course we are all
for the soldier boys: bless their hearts,
we want them to have cverythingl
Nothing is too good for then But
don't you think we are acting bit
silly about cigarettes2
The young man who uses tobacco
and enlists for the war, don't want
him to quit smoking during the war if
he does not want to. Neither do |
propose to hand out any prershments
on cigarettes for the soldiers. And.
on the other hand, am not going to
crowd cigarettes on the boys.
For instance, here is parcel of
women making muiilers for the boys at
the front, and in every muller they are
rolling up a cob pipe and package of
smoking tobacco. Another crowd of
women it sending sweaters, and they
are putting quarters worth of Gig
arettes in every sweater
Tobacco houses never reaped such a
harvest as they are reaping now.
| sincerely hope the textbooks in
our public schools will not devote a
page or two to the hygonic benefits
and health-giving properties of the
modern cigarette; but really these lit
tic coffin nails are getting more free
advertising from good people than they
are entitled TO.
Now what about the boy who does
not use tobacco in any formg We are
going to make him lonesome If the to-
bacco agitation gets much stronger,
The boys who smoke cigarettes need
not stop during the war 50 far as am
concerned; but let's not make it too
hard for the boys who don't use them.
---------
Nearly twenty-five thousand children
in France and six Thousand Belgian
children are receiving aid from the
American Red Cross. Hospitals and
other shelters for orphans and children
from the ruined areas are maintained.
Children who have long gone unwash-
ed, many Of them infected and serious
ly i'll, receive tender aud intelligent
care.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

A telephone for the use OF aviators
has been invented. 1t is strapped 10
the head and will exclude all sound
except the voice ofthe person speak
ing.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

The rest station is being operated by
the American Red Cross at the new
American Aviation Field.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

posed national prohibition amendment
will be presented for action.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

When the Eext legislature eonvcnes.
twelve months from this date, the pro-
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

Men who have not been called to the
colors can serve Uncle Sam equally AS
well on the farms as in the trenches.
While some must fight, others must
work to feed the fighters.
Aimless people are mental and moral
hoboes.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

The editor of The Record has done
some hustling this week in order to be
present at few of the sessions Of the
Washington Newspaper Institute in
Seattle, II the paper is better or
worse than usual, give the "better
halfn The credit.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

says an exchange. And this would be
all right were 1t not for the fact that
some folks can lock their money out of
sight in bank or in stocks and bonds
and nobody be The wiser for it.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

Sometimes it seems as if a fellow
can't build hen coop without having
the assessed value of his farm raised,
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

Another phase OF this conservation
plan that does not spell highest ell
cheney is that men placed al the head
Of it are being ''bossed' too much
The park board and county commits
sioners adjusted their differences at a
meeting held in Tacoma, Monday, a
majority of the board voting in favor
of terminal at Pt. Defiance park for
the vashon-Gig Harbor-Tacoma ferry.
AS this much-mooted question is prac-
tieally settled, it is up to the coinmis-
sieners Of King county to meet Pierce
county half way and provide a road
and dock on this side at the earliest
possible date.
With the Daily and tile ferry both
out of commission and no jitney serv-
ice from vashondock, the question of
transportation was problem that
doomed large to vashon-Maury folks
for short tinno recently. But time
will solve the problem here as else
where-and it won't be a long wait.
The lower house Of congress passed
the suffrage amendment to the consti-
tuition last Thursday forty years from
the date Of its introduction.
Sometimes it seems as If fellow
can't build a hen coop without having
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

He who hesitates is bosscd.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17

And Mayor Gill has filed for re-
election. "Can you beat itYn
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17
The PEOPLES FORUM
ACTION IS STILL PENDING"

Observation-Disclosures
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
LITTLE ROCK FANS
SIT TIGHT, WAITING
FOR SEASONS START
Claim of Pennant Is Already
Made by Followers OF
Aliens Aggregation
KID ELBERFELD HAS
ENTIRE CONFIDENCE
IA Shortstop, Second Stacker, Two
Pitchers and Outfielder Wanted
by Travellers From Cardinals
to Plug Glaring Holes


Little Rock, Ark, February. 2.-(Spe-
cial.)-The local sport writers are
doing their durndest to arouse the
baseball bugs, but you can't expect a
hot weather insect to show itself when
zero weather thrives- Even Prexy Bob
Allen spends his days toasting his toes
at his home in the South End, and his
office door is locked most of the day.
even though it does invite the fan to
come right in without knocking.
The local papers have devoted consid-
erable space to the doings of Mike
Finn, Patsy Flaherty and other man
ayers who are in pastures new. Tor
they have had little to write about at
home. The Little Rock fans are ]usn
sitting tight. content with the promise
~ . winning team next summer. They
know that Manager Elberfeld will get
1.-THE best there is out of the team, ana
| II necessary, he can take the men now
on the roster and make a winner out
, OF 1t. This will hardly be necessary
however. for President Allen has never
failed IN gettmen and good ones. Tres
lident Allen is naturally depending
largely upon the St Louis Cardinals,
and a shortstop. second baseman, a
pitcher or two and an outfielder is
about all that Mr.. Hickey needs TO
send down to hoist pennat over kava-
nangh field.
Little Rock has little to fear from
the draft We desire to fear even less.
1t is shame that Uncle Sam wants
cur real good ball players, when there
is such excellent material running
loose as Bill Powell, and a few other
wild ones.ss They might be more sue
cesstul in putting them over to the
Huns. Bill might at least walk them
all to first and get them out where our
machine gunners can cut them down
Mobile must have assurances that it
will have a team next summer to let
Benny Meyers and Griffith go. Meyers
is sure to avoid the draft and Griffith
would make a corkinS good man with
team that is out of the rut Benny
went grand last season as long as he
could get anyone to go with him. and
even at that he was always full of
fight Little Rock had Meyers once
when he could not stoop to grab them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
central 4Y' MEETS
T MEMPHIS QUINTET
in TWO CONTESTS
Coach Mitchell Has Added
Strength to His Team.
Victory Over Memphis
Five Expected

The Central Y NJ G. A. basx -tball
team will start on trip to Memphis
next Monday where they Will play
two games with the Memphis Y. NJ.
C. s.. The Memphis association has Of
fered one OF the biggest guarantees
ever offered TO the local association
by any team and 1t was through their
insistance that the local Y M. C. A.
accepted the game.
The Birmingham "Y'' is very pop
ulaI with the Memphis fans, this rep
utation being made by the champion
team of last year. The local squad is
in better condition than it has been
in the past 10 days and 1t is expect :
ed to give a good account of itself
Tho defensive guard position. which
has been giving much trouble in
the last few games, Is about remedied
Coach Mitchell has been working Ed
wards = Newman and with. Chisholm
back on the squad the position will
be well taken care of. The squad was
sent through a hard practice last night
and with some light basket practice
they will invade Memphis with de-
termination to win
The Memphis team has not yet been
defeated and are out for the southern
honors. The local team will endeavor
to put a crimp in their ambitions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
Eight American Records
Equalled or Surpassed, But
All World Records Stand
ONLY TWO RECORDS
ACCEPTED BY l. A. A. F.
Swedes' Performances Regarded as
Official-Absence Of National
Interscholistic Association
Causes Bad Mix-Up

New York, February 1.-The effect OF
the present war upon American track
and fed athletics can be accurately
gagged by the fact that for the first
time in some years there was not sim
gle claimant for q new world 8 record
at the close of the 1917 season This is the
first year in a decade that one or more
performances by American athletics have
not been reviewed and prepared for ac-
.ceptanee by the International Amateur
athlete federation. The same situation
prevails in other countries which in nor
NAL times devote considerable attention
to track and field sports. So far as is
known, there were but two athletes
whose records, made during 1917, appear
entitled to acceptance by the |. A. A. +.
These are lander, the Swedish middle
distance runner, and Hackner, the javein
thrower, both of whom trained under
ernie Hjertberg.
During the past year eight American
athletic records were equalled or sur
passed, but in no case did the perform
ance reach worlds record standard. In
sharp contrast to this was the work OF
the American swimmers for both in ma
tatoriums and in open water the expo
nents of the crawl, trudgeon and other
strokes clipped sizeable slices for the
best previous figures in various events
No less than five new records were made
under the rules of the 1nternationa
Swimming federation, and these will be
duly accepted when meeting of that or
ganization is held after the declaration
of peace has restored conditions.
No such string of track records for the
past year is awaiting the action of the
International Amateur Athletic fedora
ton. There has been but one formal
conference of this organization, which
followed Immediately after the formation
Of the federation. At that meeting Iona
list of worlds amateur records was
passed upon and accepted and a list OF
regulations drawn up for the handling
of many records established in the fu-
ture. This gathering was held early in
1914 in France. Within few months
the European war broke out and enoed
the activity of the organization.
RECORD is KEPT
The athletic associations of the coun-
tries which subscribed to the organiza-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
Spring Meeting to Be Held
at Atlanta i'm the Latter
Part of February
BILL BRENNAN SIGNED
FOR UMPIRES' STAFF
Allen, HAIRY and Finn to Meet With
Baugh--Official Schedule Will
Be Adopted at the League
Meeting at Atlanta

President Robert II Baugh will
leave Monday morning for Memphis.
where he will meet with the schedule
committee of the Southern association
to formulate the playing dates for the
coming season. Bob Allen OF Little
Rock, Chris HAIRY of Nashville and
Mike Finn of Chattanooga viii meet
with President Baugh. The meeting
will be held at the Peabody hotel on
Tuesday.
Although the schedule selected by
the committee will be only tentative.
IL will give the league president some
idea to work with to argue for the
best dates possible. President Baugh
expects the schedule to be- torn from
one end to the other, as has always
been the case
The spring meeting of the league
will be held at Atlanta about two
weeks later. President Baugh VIII an
nounce the exact date upon his re-
turn from Memphis. 1t will prob
ably be about February %.
At the spring meeting the final
schedule Will be adopted. This will be
about the only business to be trans
acted. However. a long and tiresome
squabble is always experienced. each
mogul trying to get all the good dates
possible.
President Baugh announced yester-
day that he had received the signed
contract of Bill Brennan. former Ma
tional and Federal league umpire.
Brennan is the hrst umpire to be
signed. A contract was sent to him
at New Orleans about 10 days ago.
The league chief will not announce
the changes he intends to make in HIS
staff. but says he will secure the best
umpires in minor league baseball"
Brennan Is we'll known in baseball.
He was umpire-fn-chief of the Fed
eral league and last season offioiated
in the American association.