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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-09
BY Associated Press.

With the British Array in France,
Sunday. May 5.-LucK seems to be go
ing against the Germans along the
crucial northern battle front Sunday
still found the Prussian commanders
working desperately to whip their or
CARNATIONS into shape for a renewal
of the delaying offensive. while the
allied forces aided by the weather
continued counter operations which
are most disconcerting to an enemy
playing against time.
1t was quite apparent the Germans
intended another assault in Flanders
yesterday, but the arrangements were
upset by a combination of events.
These were the allied operations and
the heavy rain which converted the
ground, into mud flats over which 1t
was difficult to move either infantry,
or artillery. There was also confus-
ion arising from wholesale reliefs and
the arrival of strange troops in the
German area.
The allied artillery has been main
tanning an incessant bo1nbardment OF
enemy territory and Friday night be-
fore the projected German attack the
French and British gunners played
havoc with the German preparations.
The allied troops also have been car
rSsillg out local operations which Inn
proved their lines and upset enemy
schemes. afs
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-09
Bv Associated Press.

=. by FbSCEfdtSu GS5. -
London, May THE British line has
been advanced on considerable front
between the So1nme and Ancre rivers
west southwest of Aorleancourt, says
the official statement from Field Mar
sh;,l Haig's headquarters today.
The British positions in the neigh
borhood of LOGON and the Lave river
on the southern leg of the Lys salient
In Flanders have been improved az the
result of local fighting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20

men out of the chorus their absence was not noticed by the audience for it only seemed to add few more charming faces and figures to the big galaxy of blondes, brunettes and red heads in dazzling and novel CO.'S tunes.
 One little girl stood out very prom inently as clever dancer as well as having a charming stage presence. She is Alice Hahn, one of the chorus, but with ability to take the place of many principal either in this show or any other.
 Old New York City, in Harrigan and Hart's time, was one of the hiS hits of the show as we'll as the 1919 Fashion Show, which gave the au- dience chance to gasp at most wonderful display of lingerie. furs (bare skin) wraps and cloaks and millinery acting as a setting for chorus which would have done credit to a Broadway show. A patriotic number in which Dave Marion came forward as a Four Minute Man, ap- pointed by the President of the Unit ed States, created great enthusiasm and was a fitting close to show which is bound to do well on the cir cult this season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
JUNIOR NATIONALS
 ON TODAY'S CARD

Chicago, Sept. 2O-Athletes repre- senting the Meadowbrook Athletic Club of Philadelphia, the Chicago Athletic Association, Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois Athletic Club and the Pelham Bay Naval Station rule favorites in the junior national A. A. U. track and field champion ships, which open today at the Great Lakes Station.
 Teh junior meet will be the cur tain raiser for the three days carni- val. Seventy-fve per cent. of the en- tries represent army and navy camps Thirty or more universities and ath- letic clubs also have men in the com petition.
 The junior events drew record breaking entry list of more than 300.
 Lieut.. Eddie Beson of Camp Ere mont, Cal, holder of the high jump record at feet ' lis inches; Earl Gilflian. former Notre Dame star now stationed at Great Lakes; w. F. Bartels, former all around star at the University of Pennsylvania; CnGrles Carroll, University of Illinois sprinter, and Irwin Mahl, a St. Louis sprinter, are some of the we'll known perfrmers entered in the competition today.
 The delegations of athletes from New York Boston and other Eastern points arrived last night and more are expected today. They will be quartered at the Great Lakes Station. J. Ogden Armour of Chicago donat- ed s1.OOO to the Chicago Athletic As sociation, which Is staging the meet ! to purchase medals.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
PARK
(ReView,, ,

Americas Best" at the Park thea Ire was well received by big au- dience at the opening performances yesterday and promises to play to good business today and tomorrow. Scenically and in personnel the pro- duction ranks high although the voices might be better.
 A distinct novelty has been intro duced in this production in no less l favorite than Frank (Bud) William son, who accompanied by Helen Beh- Ter, takes his seat in the audience and criticises the show. He keeps the house in a continuous roar with his caustic comments as to the age, abil- ity, relationship and salary of the vari- ous artists as they go off after doing their turn.
 In fact "Bud" goes one better and proves to the public that he does not have to go on the stage and have the advantage of beautiful sets, foot lights, borders and spots. No sir he stands up in box and warbles a dit ty that gets the house going from the start and nets him storm of well earned applause at the finish.
 AS "Dr. Grindle," William Cameron was good and his dancing along the eccentric line showed him to be a trouper of rare ability. Although the draft has taken the majority ot
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
WITH THE BOXERS
MURPHY-D BATTLE
 GAVE PROOF THAT "THEY
 NEVER COME BACK"

Thirteen years ago today, Sept. 20, 1905, Tommy Murphy knocked out George Dixon in the second round of a bout at Philadelphia. The little Chocolate Drop had then been out of the ring for about year and a half and was far from the best of condi- tion, but the lure of the game was too much for him, although his many friends urgently advised him to quit while the quitting was good. George was convinced that he had one more good battle left in him, and he de- cided to get it out of himself.
 The event proved that he had over- estimated his powers, for the colored lad who had once been the marvel of the ring was but pitiful shadow of his former self, not so much as far as his physical side of him was concerned, but he seemed to have lost the ring generalship which made him TOT of his opponents.
 In spite of this ignominious defeat, Dixon would not give up and fought a bout or two after that, and was de- feated by a second rater named Monk Newsboy in Providence, R. I. That seemed to convince the Chocolate Drop that his fighting days were over. He abandoned all hope of ever coming back and settled down in Boston, where he died in 1909. His ring ca carer covered 20 years, and for the greater part of that period he was a star among the bantams and feath- erweights.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
German-American
 Boys Are Loyal

When Casper Metz, of the state of New Jersey, himself veteran of the Franco-Prussian War, was notified that his son William, fighting with the American army, had been missing since July Is, he expressed nothing but pride that his boy has been able to serve so we'll the cause of democracy. Regarding his own service in the Franco-Prussian War, Metz said 1t was an endless regret to him that he had fought in the war which helped Germany to gain power for the pres ent conflict
 This Is not an isolated case. The lists of casualties from the battleaelds of France, containing an abundance of names of soldiers of German de- scent is lending new dignity to citi- zens of German birth in this coun- try. On July 4, in a patriotic parade held in New York, a float labelled "The Pillar of Fame" and containing the names of 250 American soldiers of German blood who have been killed in the war raised storm of enthu- siasm among Americans of all nations and races Since then the papers daily report not merely the casualties of Americans of German blood but also deeds of heroism on the part of soldiers and officers of the German race. It all proves that when once a citizen of German origin is convinced of the business of a cause, he fights for 1t with the greatest bravery and devotion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
TYLER's EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY

George Tyler, the eminent southpaw of the Chicago Cubs, will round out his eighth annum in fast company to- day, for he played his first game under the big tent on Sept. 20, 1910. Tyler made his debut under the auspices of the Boston Braves. and pitched three Innings after two other twirlers had ben driven from the mound. The Pirates made five hits off his delivery, but George kept them from scoring.
 Tyler Is a native of Derry, New Hampshire, and was in his 21st year when he Joined the Boston club, wher> he remained until the end of 1917 season, starting the 1918 campaign with the Cubs. His apprenticeship in the minors was brief, for he started his professional career with Lowell in the New England league, in 1910, and was sold in mid -season to Boston. In his early days with the Braves George was as wild as Wild Bill Donovan, but he gradually triumphed over the ten dency, and developed into one of the twirling mainstays of the Braves. He was the left-handed member of the famous "big three" of the pennant- winners. On many occasions there have been rumors that the Braves pro- posed to part with Tyler, and in 1912 and 1913 it was announced almost ev- cry month that Boston had made a deal with New York whereby Tyler was to go to the Giants in exchange for Rube Marquard. He hung on however. until the end of 1917, and this year his work did much toward bringing the Natinal league pennant tc the Windy City.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
LEARNING ABOUT GAS

The new courses of training em- ployed by the American armies in France for protection against German gas attacks, have won high praise in the French press. Instruction in the use of gas masks is given to the sol diers at a school founded especially for this purpose, and a recent number of Les Annales contains a highly in- teresting account of the methods of training.
 Tn these days" declares the French paper" 1t takes more than a few weeks to transform even a volunteer of exceptional physical and moral en- dowment into a soldier. In 1898, when the United States drew the sword to free Cuba from the Spanish countrymen killed in the harbor of Havana by the criminal explosion of the Maine, all that was needed was to accept and equip volunteers, men skilled in athletics or in marksman- ship, to raise an army which won an easy victory over the Spanish troops
 At that time, however. nothing was known about the monstrous German invention of asphyxiating gases mention only one instance-an inno- vation which in itself makes for a pe- culiar complication in the training of a young soldier He must have sev- eral weeks instruction and drill to learn how to use his mask, how to ad- just it in lightning time, and how to keep it dramatically close to his face.
 The first American contingent had not had time to become initiated in this usage before they embarked. From this time on it is going to form an important part of the military training which the United States gives to the National Army, which will help us crush the boches and the Austro- boches.
 French officers who have learned on battlefelds how to use the mask, are specially detailed for this branch of instruction for the recruits. At any hour of the day or night the gas alarm is given, and all hands, off, cers and privates, members of the medical corps and cooks put on their masks at once.
 "An interesting invention is the new camera apparatus, adopted by the American aviation schools for making snap shots above the enemy lines. We are forbidden to give technical details about this invention but we are told that 1t offers important advantages over those which we are using. Ii was adopted by the American Army after a series of tests which have de- | 1 ing incomparab b1y> clear photographs at an altitude of 4,000 meters. "We shall betray no secret by add ing that this new invention has al- 1 ready been tried on the French front i The Allies have made common prop erty of everything, including their in- ventive genius. And we know that 1 the Americans are justly famed as .i nation of inventors. We shall have numerous proofs of this before long. '
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
MISS WAGNER WINS
 IN STATE TENNIS
Reaches Semi finals in Sin gles and Double, in Latter
 With Miss Cassell.

Miss Marie Wagner and Miss Edith Handy yesterday advanced Into the semi-finals in the New York State New York Tennis club, West 23Sth street and Broadway. Both scored in straight sets, Miss Wagner defeated Mrs. David c. Mills at 7-5, 6-1. while Miss Handy had even smoother sailing, winning over Mrs. s. W. War ing, 6-2, 6-1.
 Later in the day Miss Wagner and Miss Clare Cassell eliminated Miss Handy and Mrs. Theodore K. Casse- beer from the State doubles, though it required an uphill fight to get the decision at 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. The winners reached the semi-finals.
 Mrs. Mills forced Miss Wagner to play at a lively pace in the first set It was quite a little satisfaction tc the vanquished player to know that she fared better with the playing through champion than in any previ- ous match with that player. With the game scored at 5-5, Miss Wag- ner got into her stride, and her strong | drives and steadiness turned the tide in her favor. She won the two de. ciding games of the first match, and then walked away with the second.
 In the semi-finals today Miss Hel en Pollak will meet Miss Handy, whilt Miss Wagner will play the winner O. third round match between Mis-. Bessie Holden and Mrs. Percy Will bourn, which will be decided in the morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
FEAST FOR ARIZONIANS.
Please pass the ostrich"

Please pass the ostrich.
 This request may be heard soon in the public eating places and the dining rooms of the private homes of Wash ington. Stranger things than the serving of nice roast ostrich, with plenty of gravy and dressing have happened during these war times. The future popularity of this bird as an American dish depends to a large extent upon the success to be met in Arizona, where they are being intro duced as a food now.
 The Federal Food Administrator for Arizona has granted permission to the owner of one of the largest ostrich farms in America, situated near Phoe- nix, to slaughter 800 of his birds. This ostrich raiser reports that the birds are in excellent condition, and when killed will be dressed and placed on the market at an extremely low price probably 15 cents a pound. The 800 birds will make about 25,000 pounds of dressed meat.
 The war Is responsible in two ways for this action on the part of the os- trich raiser In the first place, the latter would never think of slaughter ing these valuable, if not overtender, birds, but for the fact that the war has put the ostrich plume more or less out of business. In the second place, the war shortage of meat is responsi- ble for the issuance of the order per mitting the slaughter and sale.
 And thus it comes to pass that Ari- zona, or a part of her population, at least is preparing to observe and cele- brate "Ostrich day" Meanwhile the rest of the nation is waiting to hear the verdict to be passed upon this bird as a nice, tasty and tender food aside from its neck.
 Officials of the Fond dninistratio
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
JONES SETS MARK,
 WINS WITH EVANS

New Britain, Sept. 20.---Chick Evans and Bobby Jones defeated Max Mar ston and John G. Anderson in a four ball golf match at the Shuttle Meadow Golf club yesterday by 5 up and to play. The match was staged for the benefit of the Red Cross and New Britain and New London golfers turned out in force.
 Credit for the victory of the Jones' Evans combination must go to the sensational Atlanta youngster who carried the burden of the match and incidentally broke the record of the course with a brilliant T. Jones might have done even better had he not missed few easy butts which trimmed the cup. He was out in 35, but did not find the going as easy coming back and required 36.
 Evans was not out of the match by any means, and his side had a best ball of 66. He started off with a three on the first hole, bettering Jones's score by two strokes. Evans came back In 33, while Jones had a string of nine fours.
 This going was a bit too strong for Anderson and Marston. The New Workers found more trouble than their opponents and seldom got down butts of over six feet. Joness last shot, which nipped the course record by stroke, was sensa ational, as he was forced to run down a. ten foot putt to do it. The last hole is more than 300 yards long, yet he was on the green in two, using an iron for his second. He had a difficult uphill putt and was short in his first attempt.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
WAR PENNANT WINS BABYLON
 HANDICAP
4. K. Macomber's Colt Beats Select Field of
 Juveniles at Aqueduct.

War Pennant, the brown coR by Jim Gaffney and Maltha, owned by A. K. Macomber, showed that he Is a colt far above the average yesterday afternoon at the Aqueduct track. He won the Babylon Handicap at six fur longs from a select field of youngsters in commanding style. Those he left behind him were W. R. Goes Sweep On, Edward Arlington's Question naire, L. F. Wagner's Osgood, the Brighton Stables Lord Brighton and Joseph E. Widener's Grimalkin.
 At the end of the journey War Pennant, was three lengths ahead of length and half in front of Ques- tionnaire.
 Sweep On went to the front and at the sixteenth pole was a length ahead. He was under the whip, while War Pennant, which was second, was moving along fast and smoothly under a hand ride by Jockey Taplin. Until fifty yards from the finish Sweep On held the lead. Then the heavy i'm post of 125 pounds which he was car rying began to tell It's deadly tale and his stride began to shorten. As he wavered Taplin hit War Pennant 0 crack of the whip. The Macom- Der colt responded gamely and darted toward the judges at pace that made Sweep On look as if he were standing still. So great was War Remnants spurt that 1t carried him home an easy victor in the fast time of 1:12 4-5.
 The last race, sprint of five fur longs for Juvenile fillies, furnished one of the most sensational finishes o1 the year. At the end Mrs. Joseph E Davis's Ophelia, John E. Madden's Looking Up, A. K. Macombers War Kiss and E. R. Bradley's Blushina Beauty were so close together that il looked like a quadruple dead heat The four fillies were on even stride. and close together in the middle ot the track when they crossed the fin. ish line and no one dared call the victor until the judges posted the of ficial numbers. They saI0 Ophelia won by short head, that Looking Up was second a similar distance tr front of War Kiss, which beat Blush ing Beauty for third place by a nose
 After Edward Arlington's Koh-i- Moor defeated a big field of selling platers in the third race Joe Vendig who lays but does not play the horses bid her up $500. This was moi enough and Arlington retained his horse.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
DOBIE WORKS NAVY
 CANDIDATES HARD

Annapolis, Sept. 20-With fine weather Gil Dobie resumed his triple sessions of football at the Naval Academy yesterday, having the main squad out morning and afternoon and the fourth class men later in the day.
 The arrivals yesterday included Roberts halfback; Arthur, one of the candidates for centre; Willing and Hughes, who were used at guard last season, and Skinner, a tackle. Welche1 a back, and Foster, another centre, arc among the late corners.
 Roberts is likely to be one of the teams mainstay this season. He played a strong game for Colgate in 1915, and has had a brilliant career in his two seasons at the Naval Acad- emy. King, a lad from Iowa, 1St pounds, strong and active is making a. bid for one of the tackles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
A M B|TI0 N
 PILLS For Nervous People

The great nerve tonic-the famous Wende1Ts Ambition Pills-that will put vigor, vim and vitality into nerv- ous tired out, all ntS Respondent peo- pie in few days in many instances.
 Anyone can buy box for only 50 cents, and J. D. Hartigan and Hindle Pharmacy are authorized by the mak- CT to refund the purchase price if anyone is dissatisfied with the first box purchased.
 Thousands praise them for general debility, nervous prostration. mental depression and unstrung nerves caus- ed by over-indulgence in alcohol, to- bacco, or overwork of any kind.
 For any affliction of the nervous system WendelTs Ambition Pills are unsurpa ssed, while for hysteria, trembling and neuralgia they are sim ply splendid. Fifty cents at J. D. Hartigan's and Hindle Pharmacy and dealers everywhere.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
TROTTING AT RIvERHEAD.

Riverhead. L. l., Sept. 20-Harness racing at the Suffolk County Fair was started yesterday. The 2:3O trot was won in straight heats by Ballerta, a bay mare owned by Olcedo Farms of Harrison. N. Y, over Berron, own ed by Joe Gibons of New York. Elec- iata of Goshen was third. The sum- maries:
 2:3O Class; Trotting; Purse $40O. Ballerta, b. m., by Bingara (R. Berron, b,m. (J. Gibbons) .....2 2 2 Elecciata. br.m. co. Mayberry) 3 3 Direct Bingen, br. g. (G. Munz) 5 6 Alice Peter, b.m. GA. CornwelD 4 6 4 Jenny Zambro, TO. m. (W. Las Kelley, b. S. (E. Shoemaker) dis Molly, br. m. (J. Nagle) .... dis
 Time, 2:1SK, 2:1SA. 2:1Sk.
 2:SO Class; Pacing; Purse $4OO. Joe North, br. S., by The North
 erman c. Lawrence) ......1 1 Sterling Dillon, br. g. (F. H.
 Nuhu) ..............Z Z King Ashburne, oh. g. (S. Post) 3 8
 Time, 2:1sA, 2:19h, 2:19A.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
MRS. HERzOG LEADS
 OVER ARCOLA LINKS

New York, Sept. 2O-Mrs. S. A. Herzog of Fairview had the best gross card in the first half of the two- day tournament of the Women's Met ropolitan Golf Association at the Ar cola Country Club yesterday. Her ccore was 95-2-93 Miss M. S. Conroy of Fox Hills won the net award for IS holes. her card of S9- 10-s9 beating that of Mrs. William Chilvers of Dunwoodie by two strokes. Mrs. Chilvers had 96-5-91. Mrs. L. c. Stockton of Raritan Valley could do no better than 103.
 There was another 1s-hole round this morning, with putting and ap- preaching after luncheon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
CIVILIAN SHOOTS TO TITLE.

Camp Perry, Ohio, Sept. 19-K. J. Mueller of Terre Haute, Ind, with a score of 2SS out of a possible 300, yes terday won the national individual match, which was unfinished from yesterday. A. A. Siple of the Navy range, Mount Pleasant, S. C., was sec ond, with 2S4, and Eleader S. Cum mins Navy range, Wakefield, Mass, and G. S. Hall of San Francisco, were tied for third place with 280. En- sign P. B. Gibson, Caldwell N. H., landed fifth place with 279.
 The national pistol match was won by Frank Parmely of Burlington Kan, with 2S5 out of a possible 300 Sergeant F.. N. Cox, Marine Corps Paris Island was second with 2SO and Capt. L. N. Rumsey, Jr., Camp Perry third with PTS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
TRACK AT CAMP LEWIS,

Tacoma, Wash, Sept. 20.---Under the direction of Capt. Van Cook of the Camp Lewis Athletic club a fine track and field grounds has been laid out on the divisional field. A score or more experts from the Engineers Corps were busy on the grounds and the field, which will be a permanent one, should be one of the best in the Northwest
 It is 220 yard track, eight laps to the mile, with a 100 yard straightaway through the field. The vaulting and Jumping holes, as we'll as the shot putting rings, are right in front of the spacious grand stand, and as all dashes finish directly in front of the stands the field should be an ideal one. Capt, Cook was highly pleased over the new field and has stated that it would be a permanent one.