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Evening star., 1918-11-17
TELLS OF WORKING
! UNDER SHELL FIRE
Nal. John Van Schaick, Jr.,
Describes Services for Red
Cross in Belgium.

]. w. Lee, jr., acting deputy commits
sioner of the American Red Cross, To-
Gated at LIE Havre. France, has for
warded The Star synopsis of a letter
written him by Maj. John Van Schaick..
jr., former president of the board Of edu-
cation of Washington and a well known
clergyman, in which he tells Of his work
under heavy shell fire near La Panne,
France, where his headquarters are To-
Gated.
Maj. Van Schaick is now the acting
commissioner for Belgium for the Amer
ican Red Cross. He says, in part:
II have just come in from what may
be called 4 view of the parting shot
While all the lines are changing, the
boche clings tenaciously to the coast
and his guns are as close to us as they
have always been.
HE has been shelling La Panne to-
night One shell that came near me was
like the one the old lady referred to
when she said: If it hits right, one is
enough
Il had been down to the palace on
some business connected with the visit
on foot the prime minister also drove
When Shell Struck Near.
81 followed along. walking. All at
once without the usual whiStling sound
that an arriving shell makes, came
heavy explosion just beyond the palace
Of the king.
"A few soldiers went running over
toward the dunes, but / walked on
up the road Then came number two
right on me, | thought, one of the
long range high explosives striking
a house at my left. sending it crash
ing down-how much l don't know.
All / realized was stuff flying around
and men running. l walked forward
1--WE or six steps and then / must
confess panic seized me and l ran
q few feet toward the dunes.
Then | remembered that I was a
representative of the American Red
Cross and felt like cad I turned
back and picked up two men-both
hit, neither seriously. left one for
the ambulance and walked the other
up the road half a mile to the hos
p1tal. He was 81 soldier and was
wounded in cheek and the calf of his
leg. The other Il lieutenant, was
wounded above the eye and on the
side of the head.
Both had dropped like a shot And
all their comrades. a score or more,
fed to the dunes. Those fellows
had been up in the fight and 1 guess
had about all their nerves could
stand.
"On the way to the hospital, a third
shell fell ahead of us. farther off, do
ing no damage, but the streets were
empty. Others have been falling on
the road between here and Adinkerke.
1T would be hard luck to let the
last shot get you, wouldn't it:
Houses Rock From Explosion.
THE guns are shelling the town
again and every now and then the
house rocks with the force of the
explosion There were fifteen vic
Tins in all the Shelling before dinner
Il am noticing one interesting thing
/ have noticed before, which the king
pointed out to the prime minister be-
fore dinner. The house rocks before
we hear the noise of the explosion.
Morning shows the ruin of last
night
Evening star., 1918-11-17
Maj. Sharp Goes to Fl. Oglethorpe.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. November
16-Msj. +. Il. Sharp has been trans
ferred from Fort Sill. Okla. and placed
in command at Fort oglethorpe, sue
ceeding Capt. a. =. Apgar. The assign
mcnt carries with il the command of
the military reservation. Maj. Sharp
was formerly with the 51st Field Ar
tillery.
Evening star., 1918-11-17
LUDWIG III OF BAVARIA
RENOUNCES HIS THRONE

BASEL. November liking Lud-
wig Ill Of Bavaria has renounced his
throne, according to q dispatch from
Munich, and has released the officers
and soldiers and the personnel of the
government from their oaths of Of
flee. The council of ministers has
given to the former king and the
members of the royal family the
freedom Of the country as long as
they undertake no steps which might
endanger the existence Of the state.
Dispatches on November s. stated
that republic had been declared in
Bavaria and that the Wittelsbach dy-
nasty had been deposed by the diet.
Evening star., 1918-11-17
MAJ. FORTESCUE, GASSED. TELLS
WIFE THAT WAR IS HATEFUL
Artillery Officer Wrote That Conflict
Must Go On Until German Beasts
Know That All War Must STOP

, A cupful Of aromatic spirits Of am
monia and borfc acid in my eyes was
the limit Of treatment. Here thought
for little was going to pass on.
! nerve-rack and the terrific pain in. the
chest, telling myself that I was get
ting better.
From then on the acute symptoms
lessened. Once moro jolted over the
road to an evacuation hospital. No
ing Of the ambulance added to my
chest pains. The night was spent in
the evacuation hospital, a small
building, low and damp. cots with
dank straw in bed sacks, poor food
not that l wanted any!
Praises Woman Nurses.
Another ambulance ride, then 4
twenty-four-hour train journey to
this hospital. The woman nurses are
Godsena. We have them here. and
the good ones are more precious than
the hope of heaven.
Gradually my eyes cleared, the
burning in the nose and throat les
sened, the nerve-rack stopped. until
chest and back.
What the program is for me l
cannot say. hope that won't be
more than two weeks in the hospital.
4AOAs dA AICE d WoSA . 4CdSCs l ~ OS
back with the Regiment. They need
me.
We've done well, I think. especially
our division. Iput down many q bar
rage in front Of my old infantry regi-
ment. We had done our part when
we were pulled out and sent in to
back up another division. 1t was hell
for while. but when + left we had
the Huns on the run. But we paid
for it. Ny battalion staff no longer
vicfS Aoa WI 7
However, it's only the machine
guns (you remember how often
warned against them) that cause us
any trouble now. And they must crack
soon.
War Hateful. Work.
There is a lack of philosophy in
this letter, I fear. Not that one does
not reflect enough, but because Of the
hurly- burly of war, tuning your
thoughts up to the rate of movie
camera. War is hateful work. OF
that 1 am more than ever convinced.
When I was gassed had just order
ed $500 gas shells rained on the Huns.
But they've brought it on themselves,
i and this war cannot end until the Ger
man beasts know that war must stop,
at least, for our time.
Il wish I were in base hospital. No.
1, at Neuilly. There would be an at
mosphere of Washington about it. But
I am getting stronger every day here.
although the doctor will not tell. me
when I can join my regiment again" !"
Evening star., 1918-11-17

Joseph n. Watkins, sixty-three,
auditor Of the revenue department
Of the .. q q. Railroad. died sudden-
ONCE at Baltimore. =. =.
Evening star., 1918-11-17
Sensations of CEASED"

''The first sensation is a sort of neu-
ralgia, rasping of every nerve in
Your body, then your eyes burn in
their sockets. In a few minutes this
burning extended into my nose and
throat, followed by a discharge. The
agony was almost unbearable.' The
effort to breathe tore my lungs asun-
der. The pain in my chest deepened
and soon my arms and legs were
numbed.
"By this time I was at the first aid
station. The surgeon could do nothing.
Evening star., 1918-11-17

stead law. The lands are located IN
idaho. Colorado. New NaxIoo-ann
Wyoming. The total area now dAsiG-
mated as stock-raising laeARGt3s
to approximately 1o,slo,0ot3& ~
Evening star., 1918-11-17
Leigh Reilly Goes to Chicago Paper

Leigh Reilly. associated with the com
mittee on public information, has ac-
cepted a position. on the staff of the
Chicago Tribune. He will take up his
new duties December 1.
Evening star., 1918-11-17
Relief comes instantly.

Relief comes instantly.
A dose taken every two hours
until three doses are taken will
end grippe misery and break up
a severe cold either in the head,
chest, body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up
nostrils and air passages in the
head, stops nasty discharge or nose
running, relieves sick headache,
dullness, feverishness, sore throat.
Evening star., 1918-11-17

Land for Stock Raising Homesteads
Secretary Lane has announced that
approximately: 1.1e6.ooo acres of land
were designated during October. for
entry under the stock-rafsing home,
Evening star., 1918-11-17
Special Class Excepted.

The wage order does not apply to
persons paid $50 or less per month for
special services taking only a por-
tion of their time. Cases of employees
paid on a commission or combina-
ton salary and commission basis, not
including express or outside commits
sions. will be considered by the board
of railroad wages and working con-
ditions.
Evening star., 1918-11-17
Separate Order for Agents.

A separate wage order will be is
sued next week applying to railroad
agents who are not telegraphers.
The order meets partially the re-
quest of the Order of Railroad Teleg-
raphers for advances and will tend,
through the provision for time and a
half pay for overtime. to cut down
the long hours of employment of
which telegraphers heretofore have
complained,
Evening star., 1918-11-17

Maj. Granville Fortescue of this city.
314th Artillery, has lately experienced
the agonies incidental to being gassed.
Now well. on the road toward re-
covery, he writes to bis wife here
some of the details of his injury and
treatment, as well as some Of the
circumstances connected with opera
tions in which his unit was engaged
when he was placed "hors du combat"
Maj. Fortescue, who is the son-in-
law Of Charles ]. Bell. served with
distinction as war correspondent
abroad before this country entered
the struggle, and was for some years
prior to the outbreak Of the world
war an urgent advocate of national
preparedness. His letter, which was
written from base hospital No. 25,
follows:
Jo1ted to Hospital. :"
"One has more time to write in a
hospital than in the field, so 1 will
make up for not. having written for
some time. 1t is four days nov since
I was gassed. The first two were
he'll. And the jolting back from the
front piled purgatory on top Of that
hell. ButsI am very comfortable here;
my eyes are nearly well and the rest
Of me recovering fast. SO don't worry.
By the time you get this, I'll be
back at the front.
Il should like to write you long
story of the fighting, but that will
have to wait. In few days, when
I feel more up to it, I will begin at
the beginning and give you the whole
story
Now TIL tell about being gassed.
The night of October 6 my command
post was heavily shelled, but my gas
officer failed to report any gas shells
falling. The Hun has habit of mix
ing gas with high explosive. That's
what he did with me, and my dug
out was flooded with the poison be-
fore could get my mask on. I got
quite a dose.
Evening star., 1918-11-17
9>lXE731IEV
ECZEMA

The reason oint1nents fail to heal Is pe-
exnse. being greasy, they remain on the
surface Of the skin and fail TO penetrate.
GoxZENA, GREASELESS. ANTISEPTIC.
GERHCIDAI. AND HEALING, PENE-
I1ArES THE SKIN TISSUES, and you
oan feel it heal" It disappears imme.
diately upsn applying. and positively win
ns4 sell ysw clothing. Therefore you may
uDs 1t with comfort and got immediate.
permanent reliaf. Read what LOCAL people
say:
Noo.sma Chemical Co.. Baltimore, Nd.
Dear Sirs: have used your Noxxema
Skin Cream as . remedy for eczema.
wish 70 advise those suffering with skin
affections TO try it. and am sure they will
feel that they can never be without it.
Very truly yours.
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1855 S1st st. NV. Washington. D. G.
0aavinoe yourself by buying a trial jar
Arsn ysur druggist for Csc. II it fails he
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BaltiD0fe. Md.
Evening star., 1918-11-17
RAILROAD W|REN!EN !
GET ADVANCE IN PAY
Wages Increased by 13 Cents an
Hour, Totaling $30,O0O,O0O
Annually.

Railroad telegraphers's wages have
been advanced by order of Director
General McAdoo Is cents per hour
above the rate prevailing last jan
uary 1, with a minimum of As cents
Per hour, retroactive to October l.
Eight hours hereafter is to be con-
sfdercd days work and overtime
will be paid at the rate of time and
u half.
This order, involving aggregate in
creases of apout $3o.00O,0o0 a year,
applies to between $4,000 and 10000
employees. including telegraphers, tele-
phone operators, agent telegraphers,
agent telephoners, towermen, lever
men. tower and train directors, block
operators and staff men 1t does not
apply to telephone switchboard oper-
atorS.
Evening star., 1918-11-17

sneezins. soreness and rjtt Ess.
Don't stay stuffed-upf Quit
blowing and snuffngi Eafesxoun
throbbing headl Nothip el7k In
the world gives such paut re-
lief as .Pape's Cold Col I'D,
which costs only fewsA at
any drug store. 1t acts ~ s.,
sistance, tastes nice, cau1 n.
convenience. Be sure y6F get he
genuine.
Evening star., 1918-11-17

The following births have been reported to
The health department in the last twenty-four
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
NEWARK DROPS OUT.

Newark, June 26.-Joseph Lanninf \ owner of the Newark club, and other1 officials of the International leagual last Sunday held a conference herd and it is reported that they decided to call a halt after the games of July n Newark is sure osdrc' vIt then and the league may continue oniv If soma other city is induced to take over the franchise forsthe rest of the season. Efforts are being made to induce Mir. Doherty, the Paterson mill owner, who runs the Silk Sox, to take over the Newark outfit but he is coy. The out- look is that after all the hullabalod major league clubs will start playing Sunday games at the Federal league park in Harrison on July r with the Yankees and the White SoX as tho likely opponents.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
BASEBALL IN ITALY.

New Haven, June 26.--One of the curious effects of the war is the inter- national interest which has been aroused in American sports. Italy ap- parentiy is the most recent victim of the baseball germ, according to pr. Felice Ferrero, director of the Italian Bureau of Information, of this city. Football as played in America, as we'll as the national game of this country, also has taken hold of the popular in terest in Italy. The Gazette della Sport, one of the most influential sport journals of that country, is raising a fund for the purchase of baseballs, bats and footballs and the distribution of prizes among the soldiers to stimu- late competition.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
SCOUT SEES WATSON.
Ira Thomas Gives MurIin Pitcher
 the ''Once Over' for Mack.

New Haven, June 26.-Ira Thomas, until a few years ago one of the best catchers in the American league, and now member of the Mack board of strategy, paid an unexpected visit to the Savin Rock grounds yesterday afternoon to look over Jack Watson the brilliant young pitcher of the New Haven club. Watson was sent here a few weeks ago by Connie Mack for further seasoning, and Thomas was or dered to make a report of his progress. Watson flashed one of his usually good games, but had the misfortune to lose through the ragged support of Torply and Miller.
 Watson, according to Thomas, is very green, but has all the makings of big league star He showed con- siderable stuff yesterday and there is possibility of the Athletics recalling him before the season is far under way.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
RUTH MAY PITCH.
Red SoX SIuSger Needed on Mound
 Since Leonard Left.

Boston, June 26-Ed Barrow's plan to make an outfielder out of Babe Ruth appears to be in line for a re- vision. Ruth as a hitter every day is of more value to the Boston club than Ruth as a pitcher every fourth day and Barrow was quick to recog- nizc the fact. With three depend- able pitchers at his call and two or three second string boXmen capable of doing a turn in the box, the plan had it's advantages. But now a pitch ing prOblemi confronts the Boston manager, and Babe may have to go back to it's pitching staff.
 Dutch Leonard has left the Red Sox. The veteran southpaw has taken a position with Fore River Ship building company and will do most of his pitching in the future for the shipyard boys Now and then he will drop over to Fenway park to pitch a game for his old team, but as far as regular service with the Sox is con- cerned Leonard is lost. That leaves the pitching burden on the shoulders of Joe Bush and Carl Mays, with Sam Jones showing signs of winning his spurs, so Barrow has come to the conclusion that Ruth's great pitch ing ability must be utilized. As Babe cannot retain his pitching skill and work three of every four games in the outfield, it appears that he will have to give up Outfielding.
 Ruth is on the ailing list at the present time. His left wrist is en- cased in a bandage and well painted with iodine. Crashing into the stand at Detroit proved painful to the big slugger and has impaired his ability to pitch as well as to swing a bat
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT
By Briggs

Annual Event at New Haven Links
 June 27-29-New Britain Players
 Entered.
 The nineteenth annual champion ship tournament of the Connecticut Golf association will be held at New Haven, June 27, 2S and 29. Herbert H. Pease. Malcolm Farmer, George P. Hart, Charles E. Parsons and Nor man P. Cooley will represent the Shuttle Meadow club.
 On Thursday the qualifying rounds for the consolation bunker cup will be held, followed by the medal play for the best gross score for 36 holes. The medal play handicap will be a 36-hole event and with handicaps. Scores for the qualifying rounds will count in the medal play. In the eve- ming dinner will be served.
 On Friday the first round of the IS holes match play will be held. The second round will be held in the aft ernoon and at 2:30 the first round in the match play event will take place.
 The semi-finals in all match plays will take place Saturday morning and at a. m. the two-ball tournament will be held. The finals in all events will take place in the afternoon.
 The Shuttle Meadow club is a member of the Connecticut associa- ton. It is expected that a large number from here will witness the games.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
FhillicS Win Short Game.

Philadelphia, June 26.-After be- ing held safely by Coombs for eight innings yesterday, Philadelphia ral- lied in the ninth and won. to 2. Tn the final inning Fitzgerald, pinch hit ter for Prcndergast doubled, Ban croft singled, Williams sacrificed and stock doubled, producing two runs. The game was played in 77 minutes, the shortest here this year. The score:
 r. h. c. Brooklyn ...... 00O1OOO1O-2 0 Philadelphia -. 00OO0O1O2-3 2 Coombs and M. Wheat; Prender- g2St and Burns.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
New London Wins.

New Haven, June 26.--Jack Flynn and his noisy Planters played re- turn engag agement to these parts yes terday afternoon and succeeded in gaining another cheap victory over the locals, this time by a score of 8 to 1. Watson pitched one of his usually good games, in fact, one of the best of the year, but his team mates fell down on their end by con- tributing some loose fielding in the seventh inning and the Planters pushed over enough runs to decide the issue. This weird exhibition of fielding proved the turning point of a, great pitching duel between Wat son and Garry Fortune. Both twirled brilliant ball but Fortune was ac- corded superior support: The score:
 r. h. c. New London =. 0OO0O0201-3 1 New Haven -. 1O0OO0000-1 5 Fortune and Devine; Watson and Pjura.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
RED SOX BUY THREE.

Boston, June 26.-Ed Barrow is talk ing steps to protect his Red Sox from the draft and the Yankees. In recog- milton of the fact that McInnis, Scott and Thomas all are in Class 1, Bar row yesterday purchased a substitute for each of these players. The new corners are Bluhm, Stansbury and Barbare from the New Orleans club of the Southern league, which is to disband on Friday. While none of the three is a 300 hitter, they are eXpe- rienced fielders and immune from a call into the army. Bluhm went South with one of the American league clubs two years ago. while Stansbury and Barbare are former big leaguers, hay ing worked with Cleveland.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
S6.OOO FOR YEARLING.

New York, June 26.-Twenty-n nine yearling thoroughbreds brought $22,- 450 last night when offered at auction at Durland's academy. They were the property of Former United States Sen- ator J. N. Camden and John II. Mor- ris. A chestnut colt by Peter Quince and Yolanda brought the top price. He went to Samuel Riddle, of Philadel- phia, owner of the Glen Riddle Farms, for s6,000. He is a nicely built and well-rounded-ou fellow and is a half brother to Honeydew, a stake winner. and Papp, George w. Lofts colt, which was the cham pion two -year-old last season.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
ACORNS VS. CRESCENTS

The Acorns of Berlin will play the Crescents of this city Saturday after noon at Walnut park. The Acorns have already defeated the Crescents this season in Berlin, and the Cres- cents expect to even up the series Saturday. Rudie Ramm of High school fame will be on the mound for the Crescents and Hall will catch Lanza and Rokosky will form the bat tery for the Acorns. The game will be called at 500 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
.CURRIE SHADES BUCKLEY.

Boston, Mass, June 26.-Joe Currie
 New Haven featherweight, was arded referees decision over ,nny Buckley, Of this city. in a fast |ht-round hout here last night. rric carried the fight to his op- bent from the start Buckley pred Currie in the fourth round, but
 New Havener reta1iated in the tn by knocking his opponent to the was for the count of nine. Tommy ea seconded Currie.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
POL PERRITT
 PEERLESS PITCHER
Giants Blank Braves S-CubS Maui CardS-- -C0OmbS Loses to PhillieS

Boston, June 26.-Perritt held Bos- ton to four hits yesterday, New York winning, to ]. Three hits off Nehf in both the sixth and the nine gave New York two runs each time Raw lings' single. two uncontested steals and J. c. Smiths scratch hit to right gave Boston it's run in the ninth Burns starred. The score
 r. h. e. New York .... OOOO02Oo2-4 9 0 Boston ......... OOOOOOOO1-1 o Perritt and Rariden Nehf and Will son.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
BROOKLYN GETS PITCHER

New Orleans, June 26.-Sale of Pitcher Dick Robertson to the Brook4 lyn Nationals and Outfielder Ed Ed3 mondson to the Minneapolis American asso citation club was announced yess terday by the New Orleans Southernx association club
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
WILLARD QUITS RING.

Kansas City Mo-, June 26.-Jess Willard has conferred a boon on the boxing world by quitting the ring for the duration of the war. He an- nounced yesterday that he would enter the oil business. It is hoped he will not change his mind,
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
Cubs II St. Louis 0.

Chicago, June 26-Chicago swamp ed St. Louis yesterday, winning a one- sided game, If to 0, making it three straight from the visitors. The locals outplayed their opponents through out. The score:
 r. h. e. Chicago ..... 1007O51Ox-14 13 0 St. Louis ..,... 0O0O0OOOO-O 3 Tyler and killifer; Sherdell and Gonzales
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
McGoORTY oUTPoINTs CHp.

Racine, Wis, June H.-sergeant Eddie McGoorty of Ca hp Grant, H., outboxed George Chip of Newcastle. Pa, according to the popular de-R cision in a ten-round match here Assts night. The men are middleweights.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
Even should Nick AltrOck, tn

Even should Nick -Altrock, the Washington coach, never pinch an- other big league game, he will always be able to recall his recent twirling in Detroit and Chicago as a pip of performance for a gent who had been retired from the mound for so many years.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
PIONEERS VS. GIANTS.

The second game of the series with the Elm City Colored Giants will be played at o'clock Sunday, at the Pioneer grounds on Ellis street.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Results YeSterday

Buffalo 6, Baltimore 4. Toronto 8, Binghamton 0. Syracuse s. Newark 1. Rochester 3-14, Jersey City 2-10.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
Standing of the Clubs
Games Today

Springfield at New Haven. Hartford at Waterbury CD. Providence at Worcester.
 Bridgeport at New London.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
Senators Beat Green.

Hartford, June 26.-The Senators pounded Paddy Green for four runs in the eighth inning after Spring g1ield tied the score in it's half, which en- abled them to defeat the visitors, to 2 The score:
 r. h. c. Springfield -. 0000O00110-2 2 Hartford ...... 02000O04X-6 Green and Wheat, Cristall and Briger.