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New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
Senators Late Rally
Blanks White Sox

CHICAGO, July 3o.-A ninth inning
rally to-day gave Washington a 3to-o
victory over Chicago. Cicotte weak
ened in the last inning. Shotton's bat-
ting was feature.
The scorc:
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Athletics Drop Two
To Indian Twirler,

CLEVELAND, July o.-Philadclphia
lost, to days double-header to Cleve
land, to 2 and s to /, Bagby and
tnzmann outpitching Gregg and Wat
son. The games were devoid of feat
ures.
The scores.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
"Young Nelson" Enlists

BOSTON, July 30.-Peter Z. Racette,
Of Adams, better known as young
Nelson" wrestler, and formerly in
structor of wrestling at Colby College.
enlisted to-day in a Canadian regiment
q. a recruiting office here.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAMES TO-DAY
Philadelphia in Cleveland.
Washington in Chicago.
New York in Detroit
Boston in ST. Louis.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Detroit, 8; New York, O.
Cleveland, a: Philadelphia, 2.
Cleveland, 5; Philadelphia, I.
Boston. II; st. Louis, q.
Washington, 3; Chicago. O
STANDING OF TEAMS
w: l.. ret: w. L. Pct
BOSTON. ~ 81 900 Chicago. 43 48 .473
oisvi -. 5o AZ .e58 Detroit. az so .4s7
w ash;. oO IS .5oo 81. Louis Al so 451
1orh 20 IS .o1/Phila.... 36 SIS 1896
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Declining!
Totals . 80 424S / Totals

fatted for rccknpaugh in seventh inning.
Batteo for Walters In seventh inning
Waited for Love IN eighth inning
New York ....... o O o O n n n
Detroit. ...,.......... o 0 0 0 l 1-s
Two base hts-vcach Cobb. Pratt Three base
hit-Coho Sacrifice hits-Harpcr. Witt. Double
play-iioland Cofrcy and Il. Jones Left on bases
New York D. Detroit. 6. First base
Ne" l9rk, Detroit l. Bases on has--Or Love
y: on Roland, g. liits-OH Love- 3 in Innings:
on Robinson. 3 in inning. Hit by ptchcr-liy
Love tilarper). Struck out-By Love. 3; by Roland
J. Losing pitcher-Ioye
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
Bay State Races POSTPONED

WORCESTER, Mass, July 30-The
BAY State short ship races, scheduled
to open here to-day, were postponed
because of rain.
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Totals SO lll427 Is 4 Total,

bat'ed for Davenport in seventh inning
boston ....,.,..... 0 3 o ? e. o--,,
st. LOUIS S..''-''..... o . o
~, I Two base hits-strunk Hooper Scott. Tobin %,
iInoa inreepase inES'runk Stolen bases-shean Ruth
tp. uooper. Sarrihce hit-Agnew. Sacrifice 1ies"
Strullk McInns. Double rays-Maise and Sislcr.
ZONES sNss Asnc' and McIunis Left on bascs-Boston
y, -, 81 LOUIS. io FIRST base on errors-St Louis 3
bases Eases on hais,on Jones. T. OF Bennett, = of
~ noferS M -; on I.wdcrmk. . Hits-Or Bennett.
III ~, 80 lhilhS on Rogers In innings, off Low
aermilk' n : innings: Off Davenport. in S3
1m,ns' nasars on ,louGk In innings Struck out-sy
Losing pitcher-Bennett ' "'e"'oi''
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Totals. 2s 5 +2a 10 Totals. 39.1n ,,o
@Ratted for Dykes in ninth inning
fBatted for Dugan In ninth inning
IWOod out; hit by batted ball

Cleveland. ............ 0 ~
Two-base hits-Gardner McAvoy Enznann.
speaker Graney Stolen base-1ohnston Sacritce
hits-kopp l2). Dykes, McAvoy Double playV
Dugal Dykes and burns. Left on bases-Philsdel =
pma. Z: Cleveland, I. First base on errors--t'leyc
land : Eases on bas-Of Watson i of Tnz-
mann; > Hit by pitcher-By Enzmann (Jamieson1
pitch-Enzmann. " wa"
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Standing of Major League Clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE

GAMES TODAY
Pittsburgh at New York (two).
Cincinnati at Philadelphia (two).
st. Louis at Brooklyn (two).
Chicago at Boston (two).
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Cincinnati at Philadelphia (rain).
Pittsburgh at New York (rain.
St. Louis at Brooklyn (rain).
Chicago at Boston (rain).
STANDING OF TEAMS
w. l.. Pet. w. l.. Pct
Chicago. SO 30 .648 lCin'nati. 40 4s AS;
N. York Sc 35 .6l5 Boston. Al 50 al
Pittsgh. AZ AZ .52SIB'klyn... 3S AZ:
fhlla... AZ AZ Angst. Louis. 3S SIS .40s
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Jones, of Red Sox, Bests
Five Pitchers for Browns

ST. LOUIS, July 30.-Jones proved
better than five st. Louis pitchers to-
day and Boston won, II to 4.
The score:
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'Batted for Cicotte in ninth inning
Washington. ........ @ 0 O Il n n n +,
Chicago. ...-....,..... o . %
u Two base hits-1LNibold. shotton Three base hit
Sho,ton. Sacrifce hi-Man. Sacrifice fy-
Lavan Left on bases-Washngton. 5 Chicago 2
Bases on balls-on Cicotfe ?. on SHAW = Struck
out-By Cicotte. 5. 10y Shaw, 3 ~"
Giants, To-day, with Pittsburgh, game.
~ /. NJ Polo Grounds. Adm SOC.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31

EOHN HUMMELL is a familiar name to
n New York baseball fans. There is a long
sketch of John in "Plutarch's Lves," he
was such prominent character in the pale.
ozoic age of the diamond game. John
played so long in Brooklyn that his picture
has been handed down through three genera
tions of Flatbush fans. A few decades ago
John disappeared and it took the farseein9
eye Of Miller Husgins, manager Of the
Yankees, to track John to his hermitage.
Miller grabbed him off rock on the shore.
of tho Pacific and made him a Yank.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31

cleveland cl'd''". '........ .'...... Q -
:, Stolen bases--Jamieson Roth Sacrifice hits
ferkilis, Speaker Sacrifice fy-Wood Double nlavs
Gardner and Burns Gardner Burns and Perkins
Lelt on baSes-Phladelphia G: Cleveland j. Rases
BY Gregg. :; by Bagby . ou'
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31

PHILADELPHIA "a I'M CIEyrr

PHILADELPHIA a. L) CLEVELAND "a ~
alb h po e. ab ? h M q q
Jameson. RI . o. Graney IT, ! ~ y, n n n
kopp. IT,. 0 o 0 hapnlan sc z n ! y
Wnlhef' Wf' c'.' l VSpeaker. CT. > / 0
nur,S 10, Roth. IT,. 3 2 O 0
..,aruler Sd oNood, 2b.. . 6
mc;n'oy' e.. . lnlohnston, lb 4 > 10 8
nNhcs D.. Turner, 3b. | 2 ! 0
utsaii. IS. oO Neill. c.. o 4 o
Watson, p. 3 0 0 Enzmann n 4 q n a
sAcosta...... ] 0 O o.
fMunch. 800. 0 0 o.
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gone and done Rip Van Wrinkle he
ana the blonde Battler are to whoop
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FIRST GAME

PHILADELPHIA a. L)I CLEVELAND "A ~
r,u,.so, >, "o o u po alb 20 a q
Ennn H. o,Graney. IT,. 0 o
Wa1,.r " q W, napman S. 2'5 |
rrrms Si'' UlSpeaker cf... 0
CarIn,or Yt y y Koul. n f... 3 = 0 0
t,srtins' po' VINood, 2b. q
Dvles Oh 80 n ohomlston lb. . s . 0
f,v1mon ' n y = iuriicr. 3D.. 3 3 0
I:rarn 90 " " y UD NeiI, Co.. 0 q
'Nse' p'''' D : u bagDy, p... 3 0 0 o
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
Preece Twice Victorious

Little Preece, by the way, was the
only jockey to win two races. In the
third race he brought home winner
Harwood II, also an outsider and a
gelding that travelled mighty well
over the mile and seventy yards for
one which was supposed to have
broken down three weeks ago or So
ABOUT the time they began to discover
sponges in his nose.
Harwood II was so much better than
any OF the others, as the race was
run, that he doubtless would have won
IN any case. But that fact alone did
not excuse the unfavorable start
youchsafed the favorite, James But
ler's Empress. One of the assistant
starters held on to this ones bride
Sc long that Empress dragged him a
stride or two when the barrier was
sprung. 1t would, indeed be a pity
II one OF Mars Cassidy's alert helpers
should meet with an accident
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
TIURn RACE 'r,,

FOURTH RACE. Thre
handicap. one mile.
$50 Star Gazer .....l0i
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-30
NEW REGISTRANTS
GROUPED. IN 3 CLASSES
Purpose Is TO Facilitate Classification
and Make Them Quickly
Available.

Washington, Aug 2S.-The new
draft registrants under the pending
man power bill will be grouped into
three general classes including those
between 10 and 81, 21 and &c and from
SO to 45 as proposed by Provost Mar
shal General Crowder os
The purpose of this separation, it
was stated, Is TO facilitate classified
tion and make them quickly available
TO meet draft calls. The only defer
ment contemplated by the war depart
ment is that Of the 1919 year men
whose summons to the colors will be
postponed as long as Is possible to
carry out the educational program
now being arranged.
Recruits Immediately necessary to
organize additional units will be
drawn from men in class one between
the ages OF 19 and IS until this reser-
voir has been exhausted, but IL is fore
seen that the men may be used In
some local districts before they are in
others In such localities those be-
tween Is and 1s will be summoned at
once.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF tho Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Rare specials will be found at the
sale IN Luries store tomorrow.
Henry Shanshan returned to school
today after a brief illness.
John Sears of Depot street, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sears, who has
been seriously i'll. is improved.
Mrs. Florence Hover and daughter
Mildred OF Schenectady are guests of
her sister. Mrs. Turner IL. Cranston of
North street
Miss Gladys Fauley of Stafford
street left Wednesday for Boston
where she has employment with the
Womens Industrial and Educational
Workers
Betty Englehart, little daughter of
Capt and Mrs. +. A. Englehart of
West Point. is i'll. Mrs Englehart
and daughter are visiting at the home
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison
l. Norton.
Mrs. Charles Fox and two children
of Mechanlcyille we're guests Thurs
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
+. Shanahan on Grove street. Miss
Madaline Fox, who has been spending
a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs Shan
ahan. returned home yesterday.
The Rev. Joseph Robinson of East
Orange, ~ j., will preach the sermon
in the Old First church on Sunday
morning next at IL o'clock. This will
give the many friends of Mr., Robinson
an opportunity to hear him. The
pastor the Rev C.. f. Hill Crathern
will assist in the service,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-30
LEADS IN NURSE RECRUITING
Atlantic Division OF Red Cross Has
Enlisted 1900.

New York, Aug. 29.-The Atlantic
Division OF the Red Cross, comprising
the States of New York. New Jersey.
and Connecticut, has led in the actu-
al number OF nurses enrolled IN the
drive for nurses, according to state.
ment Issued yesterday at American
Red Cross Headquarters. These three
states have assigned to was duty
$500 nurses. or 45 per cent. OF their
allotment of sos nurses by January.
To supply their full quota OF the
$4,000 nurses which the Red Cross
Is endeavoring to recruit by the end
OF the year. these three states in the
next four and a half months must en-.
roll S,10S additional graduates OF
recognized training schools for
nurse:
The total number Of war nurses as
signed by the Red Cross to war serv
( ice from the time the United States
entered the war until Aug. was 10,
S47 The Red Cross is conducting in
tonsive nurse recruiting campaigns tC
get 5000 additional nurses by Oct.
and the remainder Of the 2700O he
fore the new year
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-30
RED CROSS LECTURE
Seret. Ruth Farnam, Only Allied wo
Man Soldier, Speaks.

wan oOtutcT, opcdkS.
Sergeant Ruth Farnam will give her
stirring war lecture In the high school
hall Monday evening, September 8.
at s o'clock for the benefit OF the Red
Cross.
The unique distinction of being the
only American woman soldier in the
whole allied army is held by Sergt.
Ruth Farnam.
Sergt. Farnum is an American wo-
MANN private life known better as
Mrs. Charles H. Farnam. Her life his
tory reads like romance from the
pages of a novel.
Born in a sleepy little Long Island
town, she married an American and
with her husband travelled all over the
world. She seemed TO run into war,
fare wherever she went for when she
reached South Africa the Boer war
was Just under way and she stayed
there to watch the drama.
The siege of Pekin was in progress
when she reached China, and she ran
into the Russo.Japanese war.
While in Japan the Emperor invited
ier and her husband to garden
party. using the conventional invita-.
tion of the oriental countries, which
was as follows
"The Emperor will be honorcd
to have as his guests Mr.. Ches
II Farnam and what goes with
him"
II was Mrs. Farnsm who went with
Z him."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-30
YANKs SWEEP
ENEMY BACK IN
FIERCE ATTACK
Germans Leave Behind Machine
Gun Nests.
NEW TANK GUN is USED
Juvigny Plateau Is Scene of Fierce
Fighting in Which Germans Give
Positions.

With the American Army on the
vesle Front, Aug 30. (By the Asso-
ciated Press accompanied by a
feet OF tanks and covered by heavy
artillery barrage the Americans swept
forward today against the German
lines that slowly and reluctantly fell
back over Juvigny pleateau. The lit
tile operation carried yesterday by the
French and Americans had been mere
ly preparatory to the attack which
began at Z o'clock this morning. The
kink had been taken out of the line
yesterday. but no determined eEort
was made to advance to any extent.
The firing was continuous through
out the night on both sides, the Ger
man guns being especially active. The
rains of the early evening ceased be-
fore the ground had been converted
into mud, so, when the orders were
given today. the men moved forward
Iunimpaired.
the German positions were shelled
most vigorously by heavy guns. NOR.
tars and light pieces. firing almost
point blank. as we'll as by long range
raval guns, which searched the posi-
tions far and near. And then the in,
fantry advanced.
/ Up over the pleateau the infantry
men went towards Juvigny and across
ithe little railroad running north and
south. The Germans Immediately be
gan to employ the tactis Of similar
retreat. leaving their rear defended
by line OF machine guns hidden be
hind every club of bush and woods
Only few detachments OF infantry
were left. the enemy again adopting
measures calculated to save the mosi
men possible.
From Couronne woods and another
little woods standing like sentinels be
tween Juvigny and the American
lines, the German guns delivered 8
deadly crossfire. Juvigny is only {
village, but located along the side OF {
hill, II offered peculiar opportunity
+ for defense. until the advancing forces
moved into positions from which they
were able TO make II untenbale. The
resistance then stopped. the Germans
retiring further east into more favor
able ground. The frontage assigned
to the Americans was less than two
miles
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-30
AMERICAN LEAGUE
WILL LIQUIDATE
BIG GERMAN FIRM
Government viii clost Up Affairs oi
n. Neuherger & Co., Which is
Captllized at $4,000.

Washington, D. c., Aug. .29.-Im.
mediate steps will be taken, Alien
Property Custodian Palmer announc.
today, to liquidate the large German
controlled tobacco jobbing firm OF II.
Neuberger & Co. Inc. OF New York
City. The concern, recently taken
over by the government, did large
speculative business in leaf tobacco
and has 100000 worth of leaf tobacco
In storage which will be sold shortly
Included in the holdings OF the Neu
berger company are fifty per cent OF
the stock Of the Connecticut Tobacco
company OF Hartford: 81 per cent .oi
the stock Of the Griffin Tobacco com
pany OF Connecticut and rs per cent
Of the stock OF the Theodore Creay
Tobacco company OF Jacksonville
Fla.
Organized fifteen years ago, BY
Frederick Lederer. who was sent tC
this country by Heinrich NeubergeI
to establish branch of Neuberger
company OF Bremen. Germany, the ma
iority interest in the company OIL
Heinrich Neuberger's death. came in
to possession OF Captain Moritz Neu
hergor of the Germany army who
visited the United States about one,
year. The capitalization is $1,000
Of which S654700 Of stock Is ISSUED
and outstanding. Captain Neubergel
holding sixty-five per cent OF It.
Custodian Palmer has appointed dI
rectors, including Chellis a. Austin o
New York, as vice.president ant
chairman of the board. Ledercr re
mains as president.
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SENATE VOTES
To OADOPT DRY LAW
FIRST OF JULY
AMENDMENT
lss STILLS WE'RE TAKEN SHEPPARD
u f'"6one Dry" Prohibition VIII Begin
July I, 1919, and Continue During
War.

Washington, Aug. 29.-Withoul
even the formality of roll call thu
Senate late this afternoon passed tho
prohibition amendment to the Food
Stimulation bill. What the Senate &C
cepted was the Sheppard substitute
which proposes to put the whole coun
try into the dry columns after Juno
81 neXt.
Senator Trammell of Florida at
tempted to restore the date for PRO
hibition to Jan /, 1919. as formerly
intended, but the Senate refused its
assent. President Wilson had al
ready asked Senator Sheppard OF
Texas to defer the date until June 30
as more than $l.000000,000 revenue
expected to be raised by the $S,0a0,,
100000 War Tax bill is based upon
liquor taxes.
Briefly, the provisions in the amend
mept adopted today are:
That after June 30, 1919, until the
end of the war and during demobill
cation no distilled spirits shall be
sold for beverage purposes or taken
out of bond except for export: that
after May /, 1919, and during the
period indicated, no food stuffs shall
be used in the manufacture Of beer OF
wine: that after June 80. 1919, and
during the same period stated no beer
or wine shall be sold for beverage
purposes except for export; that the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
shall regulate the sale OF wine fol-
sacramental medicinal, and special
uses; that after the approval OF the
act, no beer, wine or other intoxicants
may be imported; that any person
violating the law may be imprisoned
for a year. fined $1,000 or both; that
the President may establish prohibi
tion zones about coal mines, muni
tion plants, shipyards and other wal
work.
The Senate amendments are yet tC
be acted upon by the House. but thai
body has been overwhelmingly fol
prohibition and Senator Sheppard
said this afternoon that he saw M
difficulty ahead.
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HOUSE ADOPTS ).
CON- REPORT ON
THE DRAFT BILL
Probably win Be Sent to Presi-
dent Today.
TOO LATE FOR SENATE
MeAdoo Urges Deferred Classification
Because of Labor shortaee-Ali
Should Register.

Washington, Aug. 29.-The Con
ference agreement on the Man-power
bill under which the ages OF The &C.
lective draft law will be extended SO
as to embrace all between. 1s and 45
was adopted unanimously late this
afternoon by the House. It's accept
ance came too late to enable the Sen.
ate to act today after passing the
Prohibition bill.
Senate? Chamberlain informed the
Senate shortly after o'clock that the
House probably would be late in con-
cluding its consideration OF the con
ference report. He said because OF
the lateness Of the hour II would be
physically impossible for the Senate
to concur in the Houses action and
send the bill to the President tonight.
The Senate therefore adjourned with
the conference report as the first or
der Of business tomorrow
No serious objection to the adoption
OF the conference report by the Sen.
ate is anticipated and the bill prob
ably will pass its final legislative
stage before p. m. tomorrow and be
sent Immediately to the President.
Before the end OF the week the. bill,
which will authorize the President to
raise an army of ninety.eight divis-
ions will become law.
In placing this law on the statute
books the United States will have
taken very advanced military stop
The military authorities plan TO place
an overpowering army on the western
front, an army OF more than 100000
by next June, and to do this the draft
ages must be extended
In the House slight objection was
raised by Representative Scott Ferris
and others TO sections for granting
lands to soldiers. Opposition was not
leyeled against the proposition itsels,
but what was considered the laxity Of
the sections MT. Ferris thought that
unless great care is taken there would
be riot OF claim attorneys and graft
In the matter. An assurance by Chair
man Dent that opportunity would be
given TO throw precautions around
the provisions in supplemental legis-
lation Ferris objection was with
drawn
Representative Mccullough Of Ohio
fought unsuccessfuliy against the re-
lection by the conferees OF his amend
ment which sought to compel aliens
OF countries allied With us In the war
subject TO draft. There was strong
sentiment i'm the House for this
amendment, but Chairman Dent ex-
planned that the matter was taken
care OF in another bill and that the
ratification OF treaties was necessary
to bring aliens under the military
laws OF the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-30
GREAT ROUNDUP
Of M00NsH|NERS
), N The SOUTH
Five Outlaws and Two Sheriffs
We're Killed.
Over Thirty Thousand Gallons
MoonshIne Whiskey Wore. Pour
ed In Mountain Streams.

Washington, Aug. 3O.-Thc biggest
intensive roundup OF Illicit whiskey
diatillers ever undertaken by the Gov
ernment has just been completed in
the southern mountain districts by
revenue agents. 4S6 stills were
seized, 200 moonshlners we're arrest
cd, FIVE outlaws and two sheriffs we're
killed and several Government men
and liquor makers wounded. The
campaign has been under way eight
weeks, mainly in the mountains of
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgit, Florida,
North and South Carolina. Over
thirty thousand gallons of moonshine
whiskey we're seized and pourned
down the mountain streams,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-30
MINOR DIFFERENCES CLEARED
Senate and House conferees Agree
About Man-Power Bill.

Washington. Aug. 29.-Minor diff
ferences between the Senate and
House conferees on the Man-Power
bill were cleared away today and the
measure. with the Senate "Work or
Fight amendment eliminated. was
prepared for final congressional ac-
tion. After Gen. Crowder had ex-
planned that the new instructions will
provide that draft boards and not
registrants must initiate deferred
classfications claims. the conferees
eliminated the Penrose amendment di-
recting that registrants be not re-
Quired to make or refuse to make
such claims Senator Wadsworth's
amendment extending the draft to
the navy and marine corps by proyid-
ing that men may be allotted for
these services. was retained.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-30

ALFRED LARIN WOUNDED
Bennington Boy Met Huns and Writes
81 Got Mine"

Francis Alfred Larin. whose name
appeared among the wounded i'm the
casualty list published this morning.
is the son OF Mrs. Margaret Larin Of
Park street. this village. and is one
of three sons fighting in France. He
is a private in company A Of the a7th
infantry
Private Larin was wounded on July
81 and two days later he wrote his
mother letter stating that he had
met the Huns and had got mine" in
the shape of two wounds in the right
arm. He was then on his way to the
hospital. lnasmuch as he was able to
write a good-looklng letter it is pre-.
sumed that the wounds are not seri-
QUE.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-30
BRITISH GO THROUGH
HINDENBURG LINE
They Now Have Begun to Roll Up
German Forces Along Whole
Picardy Front,

War Front. Aug 3O.-Moving for.
ward with sustained power, the Brit.
ish east and southeast Of Arras -ap.
pear to have crashed clear through
the Hindenburg line. Today's de.
spatches seem to indicate they now
have begun to roll up the German
forces along the whole Picsrdy front.
Bellcoourt, which was ON the Hin
denburg line, was captured this morn.
ing East OF Arras astride the Scarpe
further gains are reported. Drocourt-
Queant switch line" is now within
striking distance. Further south the
British have taken Combles and have
crossed the Somme south OF Peronne
The French seem to be temporarily
checked south OF the Somme.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-30
5LEAsE BADLY BEATEN
Nat 3. Dial Successful In South Caro-,
lima Democratic Primary.

Columbia, S. c., Aug. 29.-Nat b.
Dial Of Laurens has been nominated
for the United States Senate to sue.
coed Benjamin r. Tillman, defeating
both Cole l.. Blease and James f.
Rice in the South Carolina Democra.
tic primary Yesterday Early yester
day morning Mr. Dial had a majority
Of approximately 10000 over both his
opponents, lead of nearly $4,000
over B,ease Dial's majority may be
increased.