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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-07
FRENCH ADVANCE
Mile IN ASSAULT
Troops Cross the AiIette in Boats
total ON Enemy's
Rear.
pRUssIAN GUARD DEFEATED
Gen. Won Boehm's Hun Troops Resist
Desperately, but Their Counter
Attacks Are Forced Back
French Cross Marsh.

Home, Aug. 2S.--War 10 tne 0eatn,
conquer or perish together" the news
paper Epocha claims to have learned,
s the decision announced by the kaiser
following his recent conference with
Emperor Charles. The Epocha asserts
that the kaiser declared that no con-
cessions will be made to the enemy,
and that war on land and sea will be
intensified.
Washington, Aug. 2S-Americans
have gained "some ground west Of
Fismes and brought back prisoners"
General Pershing reported to the war
department. The communique fol-
lows: 'During the course Of local
engagement west of Fismes the Amerl-
can troops gained some ground and
brought back prisoners. In Alsace a
raid was repulsed with loss to the en-
envy"
Paris, Aug. 2S.-General Mangin's
Tenth French army has renewed its
drive against the German line north
Of Scissors. They advanced their line
for a distance of 1900 meters (about
one mile) in the vicinity Of Bagneux,
which lies directly north of Scissors.
German counter-attacks west of Cha
vigny (between scissors and Bagneux)
were beaten off, the French taking pris-
oners.
French troops have crossed the All
cite in boats near the Disc, opening
Tho way for an attack on the rear OF
the enemy's Scissor line, the Interna-
tional News Service learned.
Foes Resist Desperately.
With the American Army on the
Aisne-vesle Front, Aug. 2S.-The ia
nous Prussian guard is being used by
Gen. Won Boehm in desperate counter
attacks against the forces Of General
Mangin at the entrance Of the Coucy
forest, northeast of Scissors. This
fact has become known through the
capture Of prisoners in the repulse of
the German onslaughts.
The enemy is making every effort
to check the advance of General Man
gins army In the vicinity Of the
Coucy forest, where the Huns are In
danger Of being outflanked and forced
to make hasty retreat.
Charge Through Marshes.
With the French Army in France.
Aug. %. Charging through water
waist deep in the marshes Of the
Avre and in the face Of CALLING ma
chine gun fire, troops Of the Third
French army have captured Fresnoy
and st. Mard, two Of the strongest de-
lenses Of Roye, and have invested that
city from three sides, the north, south
and west.
The French under General Debeney
drove forward from both the north
and the south, captured 600 prison
ers, many machine guns and a large
quantity of ammunition.
At Fresnoy, two and one-half miles
north of Roye, the Germans had re-
stored the old defenses of 1914.
strongly guarded by barbed-wire en-
tanglements, concrete machine gun
nests and blockhouses. From 1t the
Germans had launched counter at
tacks in their efforts to check the ad-
vance of the French.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-07
Teachers Are Lowest Paid.

There are 1920 teachers in the pub
lie schools of New York who receive
less than $1,000 year. A comparison
shows the department of education at
the head of the list of city departments
having more than 1000 employees who
receive less than $1,000 yearly. The
street cleaning department follows
next, with 5,316, and the police de-
partment next, with i ,454 employees
receiving less than 500 month for
their services. About one-third of the
teaching staff has not yet attained the
$1,000 figure. This does not include
the large number on the clerical staff
of the board of education receiving
less than $1,000.
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S0mme. German resistance again was
stubborn. However. 1t Is beginning to
look as though the enemy was fighting
rear guard actions with the hope of
holding up the British until he can
move his material to the rear.
Thirty Hun Divisions Fighting.
Elements Of nearly thirty German d.
visions, many Of which have been badly
hit and crippled, are striving to hold
off the British. There are signs of
even greater confusion behind the Ger
man lines. Companies Of various regi-
ments have been thrown in almost any
place. The strength Of large num-
Der of these companies has been whit
tied down until they hardly contain
% men.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-07
K. ROOSEVELT WINS CROSS
Britain Rewards Former Presidents
Son for Services in the Mesopo-
tamla Campaign.

London, Aug. 28.-The award to
Temporarily and honorary Capt, Ker-
NIT Roosevelt" son Of Colonel Roose-
Welt of the military cross for services
in Mesopotamia was announced in the
official Gazette Until he Joined the
American forces in France Captain
Roosevelt was attached to the British
army in Mesopotamia on special duty
- -----, should al
rA..a.. No.. .Iec0me slave to
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-07
NEW PLAN TO
TRAIN YOUTHS
will Be Given Special Prepara-
ton for Industrial Work
and Army Service.
TO REPLACE DRAFTED men
Scheme Has Been Evolved as Means
OF Dealing With the Growing Short
age Of Lahor--Boys Will Be Organ.
lied as Units in Each Community.

lA million youths to do industrial
work, take military training in prepa-
latian for later army service, and at
salIle time attend special technical
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-07
French LIVING Cost Mounts.

From the first quarter of 1911 to the
second quarter Of 1918 the cost of
living in France rose progressively
1872 per cent. This Is based on liz
main commodities investigated by M.
Colliard. minister of labor.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-07

wen, 1 guess nave written enough.
hut lust got started and had to take
II out on somebody so 1t might as. well
be you. Well, when you have heard
men and animals, horses and mules,
cry like I have, you'll be bloodthirsty.
"The German Hymn of Hate is a
love song compared to the one we can
sing.
write when you get chance, and |
hope when I write again I'll be able to
do so In more peaceful frame Of
mind"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-07

Drop Pro- ''pt'''i'e SlaNe i"
tfTr-utIne.
4 Gently aruppvu prvEs=sr=r+v-r
on Agram, capital Of Slavonla and Gro
alta, according to Austrian advices re-
ceived here today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-02-23
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-02-23

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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
ST. MARY'S FIELD NEW 5.

On next Wednesday evening at $50
sharp the New Departure baseball
team Of Bristol will play the Annex
club at St Marys field.
On Wednesday afternoon. for the
benefit Of clerks and business men,
the St Mary's playground team Will
cross bats with tho Bristol boys here.
Bristol trimmed the boys, to 4, and
they are out for sweet revenge"
In the girIs' tennis tournament Alice
Schenk defeated Helen Lynch, GO,
s. while Mary Mahoney was de
featcd by Helen Long. 6--4, g.
In the boys tennis tournament
Humphrey Muldoney defeated s. Con-
nelly, Sd, 81.
On Friday night the Corinthian team
will make it's third and final appear
ance on the local grounds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

itary forces of the country and not
to control the labor situation. In
cidentally, it will undoubtedly have
the effect of adding to the number of
persons usefully employed and de-
creasing the number of persons use
lessly employed. In this way the or
der will strengthen the military forces
by making it less necessary to exempt
for Industrial reasons men who would
otherwise be taken into the military
SERVICE This is an indirect result,
but one of very great Importance,
and if exceptions are made or post
ponements are to be made in the en-
fOrceme Of this order, it will re-
Quire a very careful study to deter
mine whether those exceptions ought
to be the persons in whose behalf
this petition is filed or some other
group out of the large number af-
fected by the order, many of whom
have already complied with it, and
brought about a reimbursement of the
trades and occupations which they
had previously followed.
Il think it would be an unfOr-
tunate thing to have so wholesome a
recreation as baseball destroyed if it
can be conducted by the use of per
service. But it would be a much
more unfortunate thing to preserve
even so wholesome an amusement by
making an exception in favor of base
ball players which is denied to great
classes of persons in the United States
whose occupations have been held
similarly none essential, although they
are Immediately associated with the
distribution of food and other pro-
cesses of our daily life more funda-
mental than any mere amusement,
TT does happen that baseball is
more integrated than other occupa-
tons in our country, at least in the
sense that its successful conduct de-
ponds upon the preservation of all
the major league teams scattered
| throughout tie country, while in
most occupations the work or fight
| order has merely a series of local and
! more or less personal effect.
Il am impressed TOO by the pre-
sentation made that the baseball
players may have been put in a less
! favorable attitude by reason of their
| reliance on My statement that the
! question of their inclusion in the
| terms Of the order would not be de-
| cided until a case bad arisen.
"For these reasons it seems to me
! entirely proper and fair to extend the
| time during which the readjUstmcnt
| can take place, merely in order that
| justice may be done to the persons
| involved and [ do, therefore, direct
! that the application Of the order be
made to date from Sept. /. The or
der for the extension to the 18th OF
| October is denied"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
Bakers Memorandum.

Washington. July 27.-Here is the
memorandum of Secretary Baker in
the baseball work or fight" decision:
"A petition has been filed for an
extension of time within which pro-
feysional baseball players shall seek
essential or productive employment,
and the order asked is one which
will extend until Oct. Is, 1918. AS
grounds for this request, it is al
LACED that there are but 237 persons
affected by the so-cailed work or fight
order. but that, in spite of this small
number, their taking would lead to
the immediate breaking up Of the
entire game.
"It Is further said that the notice
Is too short to allow the leagues TO
adapt themselves to the ruling and
that the failure OF the clubs to adant
themselves to the ruling is due
10 the fact that the secretary OF war
caused 1t to be known through the
newspapers that the question Of the
application of the order to baseball
players would not be decided until
an ectuai case arose.
"A nearing has been had on thus
subject by the provost marshal gem
sral. VINO reports 10 me that it is not
clear to hiIa that the game will have
20 be discontinued even if the order
Is made Immediately applicable.
THE purpose Of the work or fight
order. so Ear as the war department
b. eencSrned, is to strengthen the mill
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
Big BOUT TONIGHT
Fulton and Dempsey, After Overcom :
ing Numerous Obstacles, To Meet
This Evening in Jersey Arena. ~

Fred Fulton and Jack Dempsey, thu
leading contenders for the title now
held by Jess Willard, will meet this
evening in an eight round bout at the
Federal League ball grounds at Har-
rison, n. J..
These two men have given proof ofk
superior skill as pugilists both as to9
science and forceful hitting, and~there
is reason for the belief that one Of
them will win decisively within the
limit of eight rounds set by the boxing
low of New Jersey. Should one of thai
contestants be returned the victor be-
yond all question, he then would be
the logical opponent for Willard in a.
title match and if the champion de-
cided to retire from the ring the win
ner Of today's bout could justly claim I
the championship of America.
The assertions that the bout this
evening is for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world is misleading,
for Willard holds that title and will
retain it until he is beaten or retires.
While Fulton, owing to his great
height, reach and remarkable skill as
boxer, in addition to heavy hitting Isl
quite generally regarded as a probable
winner, yet Dempsey is by no meana5
without his supporters Fulton has ad
straight left not eXcelled by that o fN
Jim Corbett and his right uppercut
reminds old timers of the one that4
Fitz was wont to uncork.
Therefore in all respects, sizes%
weight, boxing skill and hitting, Full
ton looms the perfect pugiIist. H. onlyf
one respect is there any question as to
the big Minnesotan, and that is his /
ability to stand up under punishm ent.
1t goes without saying that Fulton wills
be subjected to punishment, forX
Dempsey has shown himself to be a
dynamic hitter with the aggressive
ness of a bull terrier.
AS Dempsey is a boxer of much-skilL4
it readily can be seen that the battleJ
will go to the man who delivers theY
most effective punches.
while Fulton is the public choice tel
win, many Of Dempsey's supporters
are willing to wager even money on /
their favorite. Moving pictures of%
the bout will be taken and these Will
be turned over to the WASHINGTON au-1
thorities and the proceeds devoted TOT
war funds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
TOLEDO RACING.
Peter Yook Looks Good in Big Event
OH Grand Circuit.

Toledo, Ohio, July 27.--The fourth
day of Grand Circuit racing here yes
terday WAS featured by Il continuation
of sensational speed over the new mile
track. In the Fort Heigs $4,000 stake
for 2:10 PAGERS Mcmahon drove Peter
Look, q Peter the Great fiVe-y ear-old,
a mile in POI S.. a new record for
the horse.
After taking the first heat Peter
Look could not come back in the next
two. VerHe Patchen, driven by Cox,
taking both. The Mcmahon horse won
the fourth heat and when the remain
ing pair came out for the final three
in-f1ve heat race, the judges decided
Cox was not trying to win and took
him down. Valentine was placed on
Cox's sulky and won the heat in 2:06.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
FAST FIELD EVENTS
AT EAST ST. School
Ball Games in School League Also
Furnish Excitement for Young
BY Briggs

The Burritt school playground
baseball team broke into the limelight
yesterday morning when they defeat
ed the crack East street playground
team at Walnut Hill park by the close
score of 16 to IA. The game was re-
plete with fine plays but the shining
spot in the whole affair was the su-
perb catching of Left Fielder H. Zeh-
rer of the, Burritt team who success
fully fielded fourteen fly balls from
every angle. These games at the
park are proving very popular with
the teams and their supporters and
the refreshing showers and swims
that Supervisor Warren s. Slator
gives the players at the Y. NJ. c.. A.
after every game puts a finish on the
sport that the boys say, 'Can't be
beat" The league standing to date
is as follows:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

In the afternoon eighty-four boys
and girls gathered at the East street
playground for u program of athletic
sports. Some very good marks were
made especially in the 4O-yard dash
for boys in the senior class when e.
Delaney covered the distance in 2-5
seconds. Following are the winners
in the various events:
FORWARD dash-Boys, minor class,
won by l. Middleton; second, 4.
Clark; third E. Litkc. Time, 7 sec
onds.
Forty-yard dash Girls. minor
class. won by j. Malone; second, j.
Dombrosli: third, B. KoploWitz.
Time. 5 As seconds.
Forty-yard dash-Ctirls, Junior class,
won by NJ. koplowitz; second, V.
Aubin: third, II Cunning. Time 1-5
seconds.
Forty-yard dash-Boys, senior class,
won by f. Delaney: second. j. McNa-
mara; third, H. Weir Time, rs
seconds.
Forty-yard Gash-Girls, senior class,
won by L. Smith; second, M Meskill:
third, F. Messenger. Time, As sec
onds.
Two standing broad jumps--Boys.
minor class, won by z. Clark; sec
ond, f shimek; third, r. Perkins,
Distance, 10 feet I inches.
Two standing broad jumps-BOys,
iunior class, won by n. steele; second,
c.. Blinn. Distance. II feet, 0 inches.
Two standing broad iumDs-BOys,
senior class. won by Fl. Weir; second.
J. Mcnamara; third, L. Delaney. Dis
lance, u feet, 8 inches.
Standing broad jump--Girls. minor
class, won by l., Malone; second, r.
Mvcroft; third. j. Anderson. Dis
lance. 4 feet, 10 inches
Standing broad iun1p-Girls, senior
class, won by c. Blinn; second, L.
Smith; third, NJ. Meskill Distance,
6 feet. 6 inches.
10 date Supervisor w. ). slater has
received 1913 entries for the Ring Toss
Tournament for both the boys and
girls which commences next Monday
in the various Fairgrounds OF the
city.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
CAN'T DODGE DRAFT

Chicago, July 27.-President Comls.
key owner of the Chicago American
League club yesterday received a let
ter from the National Commission,
which said the government would not
permit ball players to dodge the Ma
tional Army draft by entering the en-
ploy Of shipyards, munition plants and
the like in order that they might p1av
baseball for those concerns.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
Boston 11-12. Cincinnati. 5-3.

Boston, July 27.-Boston took both
games Yesterday from Cincinnati in
easy style, the first II to 5, and the
second IL to 3. The scores;
First Game.
Boston .....2 3 0 0 0 0 1 XII II t
Cincinnati 4 0 Q 0 > l 0 Il 5 4
Batteries-Nchf and Wilson; I.uque
and Allen.
Second C4o,roo
Boston ....2 4 / o 0 x--12 10 |
Cincinnati Il 90 0 0 0 y O. 3 i
Batteries-McQuillen and Henry;
JacObus and WingO.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh ,.

Brooklyn, July III BrookIyn de-
feated Pittsburgh here yesterday, to
8. With the score tied in the ninth,
Hi Myers tripled and Sanders passed
O'Mara, DooIan and Cheney forcing
home the winning run. Myers's bat
ting and Schmidt's throwing to bases
featured. The score:
Brooklyn 30 0 0 ID l. /
Pittsburgh Il ooO2 o-3 6 0
Batteries-Cheney and Wheat; San
derS and Schmidt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
BAN PLEASED AT BAKERS
DECISION.

Cincinnati, July 81. THE
decision of Secretary Baker is
pleasing to me and will be ae-
cepted with qualification by all
of the American league clubs"
said Ban b. Johnson. presi-
dent of the American league,
here last night
we realize that it is hard to
make distinctions and excep-
tons in a case of this sort. but
we are more than pleased that
Mr.. Baker has found it nrac-
ticable to allow us an extension
OF time, which viii enable as
to Keep our esta adjustments go
ing and provide the public with
high class baseball"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

The judges gave Valentine 500 forA
winning the race.
Binland, a heavy favorite, wop- the
2:09 trot. The favorite also came
through in the 2:08 pace when Lee
Grand, driven by Sturgeon, won the
first two heats. F
The second division of the 2:18 trot,
on the program for yesterday was
postponed on account of delay in fin
ishinig the other events. Today is get-
away day.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
Cleveland 8, New York 3

Cleveland, Ohio. July 27.-Cleve-
land took the opening game of the Sc
ries from New York yesterday, to 3.
Coveleskie outpitched the three New
York pitchers. Errors behind him
were responsible for three runs. Wood
made his debut as a second baseman
for Cleveland, succeeding Wambs-
ganss, who has been called to the
national army. He performed bril-
liantly
The score: I. h. e.
Cleveland .... 21O4OO1Ox-S II a
New York $500. 2100OOOOO-3 8 2
CoveleslIie and O'NelI: keatings,
Robinson, Love and Hannah.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
PIONEERS VS. WINSTED.

The strong Winsted Baseball Team
will cross bats with the Pioneers Sun
d9v afternoon at o'clock on the Ellis
street grounds. The Winsteds have
one of the fastest ball teams in this
state. The Pioneers arc going after
this game os Winsted trimmed them
o to 3 last Saturday afternoon in Win
sted. Mccormick viii be on the fir
ing line with Schroeder catching.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
Giants Lose HOl<e.

made it three out of four from ST.
Louis yesterday winning the last
game to O. Steele held st. Louis
safely, while the Giants pounded May
hard. Young of New York has now
hit safely for twenty three successive
games.
Having been ordered to work or
fight Immediately by his st. Louis
draft board, Walter Holke, first base
man Of New York, joined me Steel
league team at Bethlehem, Pa. y>s-
terday. The score:
New York Il 0 0 0 0 6 KS 10 0
ST. Louis 30 0 0 0 0 0 % 5
Batteries-Steele and McCarty: Fay
and Gonzales.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

question of their inclusion in the
terms of the work or fight order
would not be decided until test
case had arisen. Provost Marshal
General Crowder, he said, had report
ed to him that it was not clear to
him (Gen. CroWder) that the game
would have to be discontinued even
If the order were made Immediately
applicable. This is somewhat of a
surprise to the basebadd mon, as they
had figured from the tenor Of Gen.
Crowder's statement to them that he
was in sympathy with their desire
to continue to the close of the season.
While regarding it as unfortunate
to have so wholesome a recreation as
baseball destroyed, the war secretary
said it would be a much more unfor-
tunate thing to preserve even so
wholesome an amusement by making
an exception in favor of baseball
players which is denied to great
classes of persons in the United States
who were Immediately associated
with processes of the national daily
life more fundamental than any mere
amusement.
officials of the Giants last night
said that they were entirely satisfied
|AAAN7
seemed to be the feeling among the
players of all the local clubs. John
3. Foster, the secretary of the Giants,
said that with the extension granted
it seemed probable that the present
season could be finished with good
representative teams and that by
doubling up" games the entire series
of 1914 contests might be played and
the worlds series also put through.
Mr.. Foster said:
THE clubs will be able now to
carefully choose men above and be-
low the draft ages from the American
association and other smaller organ
izations throughout the country and
get their teams on q working foot
ing. so that when one man or two
men drop out at the order of their
draft boards after Sept. / the per-
sonnet will not be disrupted and team
play and team spirit can still oe con-
tinued. We hope that it will be pos
sible not. alone to finish the season
but be able to conduct 4 worlds
series that will interest, we are sure
the soldiers and sailors IL the govern
rnent service And the general public
BY next year we should be able tc
provide high class amusement While
still keeping within the decision OF
the draft boards"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
BROWNS FALTER
BEFORE GRIFFMEN
Yankees Lose to Indians, While
Champs Again Beat Red SOX

st. Louis, Mo-, July 27.-Singles by
Shaw and Judge and a triple by Eos
ter in the fifth inning yesterday
enabled Washington to defeat St.
Louis, to 2. By losing the game, ST.
Louis dropped to sixth place.
The score: +. h. G.
Washington .... 100O2O000-3 10
st. Louis ..... 1100000O0-2 2
Shaw and Ainsmith; Rogers and
SeVerOid.