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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
MURRAY WINS
TENNIS TITLE
Captures 1918 National SIM
giles From w. 7. TiIden,
Jr., in Straight Sets.

FOREST HILLS y. y, sept 49,
The name Of r. Lindley Murray
was Tuesday added to the list Of
California tennis players who have
won the national singles champion
ship on turf. when he captured the
1919 title by defeating w T. Tilden.
jr. Philadelphia, i'm straight sets by
scores of 6-3. 6-1. IS. Playing in
the final and championship round
on the courts Of the West Side club.
the California meteor won the first
national tennis championship tourn-
ament since 1916. and the only one
OF the year i'm the tennis world. in
% minutes of court battle. which
proved couclusively that Murray is
the ranking American player Of the
season
Following i'm the footsteps Of
Maurice f.. Mclaughlin. who Won
in 1872 and 1913, and William NJ
Johnson, the titleholder OF 1915.
Murray showed the same we'll
rounded game and the same calm
confidence i'm his tennis ability that
MAJ thftA ttIt pay VI Ills Fi0httFS1oA
from the far coast His victory was
the more remarkable I'm view OF the
fact that he had not played q seri-
Gus tournament tennis until about
90 days ago, after receiving a vaca-
rion from the munitions plant
where ne is chemist.
The tall Philadelphia. despite his
wizardy Of cut strokes and court
covering ability, was unable to
check for any lensth Of time Muir
rays march TO the championship
Tlden was handicapped by boil
on his ankle which seriously inter
fcred with his footing for some OF
the visitors harder smashing
Murray. however did not rely en-
tircly upon his power TO drive the
bali like rifle bullet from one end
of the court to another. lie ssed
these smashing tactics at times. but
sen skilruIIy iuterspersed them with
chopped fore-Court strokes. lobs
and side line passes that Tilden
WAS constantly unbalanced by the
versatility of The attack I'm addi-
ton MURRAY always had the reserve
of his terrific service He used this
at times with deadly effect as is
shown 10y the stroke ANALYSIS which
credits him with I 3 service aces to
Tildcn's four.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
INCREASE PEARL
VALUE FOURFOLO
Jewel Only Worth $4,000 To
Start With. Passed
To $4,000.


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ence) How an American white
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
RAIN POSTPONES
FIRST CAME IN
WORLD s SERIES
forecast of Continued Down.
pour Gives Little Hope
For Opening.

CHICAGO. sept. 4.-~Rain all
iay and tonight" was the drCary
forecast issued by the weather
bureau AT 500 O'Clock This
morning. making b extremely
unlikely that f.fc opening game
Of the worlds -cric- wOuld bc
played today. II was raining
heavily nj that hour and dark
clouds indicated "a continuation
OF the rainfall.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
BROWN VELVET
WINS At FAIR
Noses Out GraSSmeTe at the
Wire in Wild Dash
in Stretch.

INDIANAPOLIS. sept 4-The
feature event in connection with the
running races in conjunction with
the harness races at the Indiana
state fair Tuesday. came as wind
mp of the contests Brown Velvet.
J. Mooney up, after laying fourth
in the mile event for more than
quarters of the distance. came
with a wild dash in the stretch and
10y a nose won from Grassemere
right AZ the judges stand Black
Frost was third Time. LAM
In a field Of six in the first race.
Presum ption, the nine year Did
golden Maxine-Proud Duchess racer.
won handily piloted by r. Hall.
James @. was second Time. 1872.
In the second event i've of the
ten horses were scratched but a
good feld was left for the y fur
long dash. which was won by
Charles Camel in 1909. Dirty Face
second and Lathalett third
Summaries:
First race-Claiming, three year
olds and upward, purse $500. six
furlongs: Presumption, 100. (HalD
first: James G. loo tDaves) second
Hope 103 (Miller) third Time
.1:1312 Robert Lee. Lahore and
Eliza beth also ran
Second race-Purse $500. 515 fur
longs for all ages: Charles Canneu
los Mooney first; Dirty Face. 100
CStevensl second; Lathalette, 113
CHaumer) third. Time, 1:09. Gilt
ter and Carl Wiedman also ran.
Third race-Claiming purse $500
for three-year-ol and upward. ono
mile. Brown Velvet, TO- Mooney
first: Grassemere. 112 CStevens)
second. Black Frost. 112 -(Kopple-
NAM third Time. 1:41if Cor
dollo. Nashville and Cruces also
ran.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
REP. TESS TO BE G. o.
CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN

WASHINGTON. Sept "A tele-
--a. nom Rep i'e=S ~ Ohio an
r..f f- that ne wuula accept tho
.t.l s. lleli0 of ,ae rere'tic1H tCu-
zre~Sional campaign COMMITTEES. sert
Eom chicago yesterday afternoon az
2 o'clock. Was delivered 10 the COM
rlstee secretary today. The, Is why
rh, committee which met las nirh,.
postponed until Friday the formal
selection of Rep. Fess as chairman.
AIr. and Mrs CLYDE B- Lancaster
>GI Forest an. son, AUG ST.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
| .532 ALIEN SOLDIERS
BECOME NATURALIZEO

BATTLE CREEK. Mich. Sept
Holding a session OF his court IL
the Liberty theater al Camp CuS,s,
this afternoon United States Circuit
Judge Walter %. North adminiSter-
ed the oath or citizenship 10 1892
alien soldiers Another large group
of aliens VIII oe naturalized later
This week
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04

decided in straig ht heats, Murphy
winning the former with Directum
J. and Serril up beaind Let Fly
carrying off first money i'm the latter
event.
II NNARN.
The = 10 class rrut three heats. purse
II 600
Patrick puurh tCrozierl ...... IS ]
Joseph ts- Hpydef ..-...-...- 4
Leonard o. tCrossmauI ..-....- = -
Zomidotte fNIcDouaIdt ...-.... 8
J. NJ Alokum Monte Nolo. BcuzoL
Salina guy and Worthy Binseu also
started
Time 2.1ot, 2.1ol, -.lois
The Whir.wiud U6 pace. three heats.
purse 5000
Dire -rum tAlurphyt .----.... I
Mary Rosalind Parr valentine s
Edward II iLeoseI ....-...-.... =
GRO Fiuo iGeers ..-.-.-----.. .
Little Batiste aud Walter Coehsto also
started
Time 2.oH. o.05. eo5a,
The Nutmeg t.r two Eeaf-old trot-
tet>. Dob 1: purse $3.50
Ger llT ISc-riIlf ......-. --...... ]
Dorothy Day Murphy .....-..... e.
Nsry- sister and Eliza Dillon dis
fin,ca
Time 215i 2164.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04


Both OF the competing teams i'm
the coming world series are well
fortified AT the shortstop position.
Charley Hollocher of the Cubs is
me real find Of the 1918 baseball
season. This youngster. playing his
first year i'm the big leagues, has
been the batting leader OF the Cubs
all season and his work az short
classes him above any of the other
short felders in the National league.
His present batting average of .@29
is almost a fun hundred points
above that of Scott Hollocher Is a
left handed batsman, and should
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04

~ 7ager Mitchell az tho National
eaea- champions drove his PLAYERS
through an hour Of battling drill At
-omiskey park Tuesday morning and
spered off the final practice with "a
pirited fielding workout. The play
rs limbered mp in dash.ne form
nd Mitchell left the Geid satisfied
hey were ready for the series.
The Red SoX. however. reached
-hicaeo from The east too late 20
sneare in practice and Manager
harrow sent them early 10 bed for
refreshirs nights sleep
While nebher OF the rir9l leaders
would announce for publication the
pitcher selec ed for the teer ~ the
ipening game the Chicago mama
er said he expected % st1lt left
1ander-either Vaughn or Tyler.
Vaughn and 1r-er viii both
warm up" Mitchell said. "and the
ne that appears % he fin tho better
hape will 10 selected KiHfer will
III the catching. so 7 am certain To-
rave a strong battery. Naturally
eel confident the cubs viii win the
cries. base my conclusion ON the
act that we have the better ball
hub"
Mana ger Barrow declined To give
ny hint I'm regard to his probable
,fching selection. but hleacherites
messed that Bullet joe Bush VIII
ie chosen with second choice fall
ug TO pa be" Ruth.
The best thing ] can say is that
he Red Sox are ready for dght.
nd j. Of course, feel certain that we
hall bag the championship" Bar
-ow said ct realize that we are
playing wonderful team The
James. ] think. will be- close and viii
trouse more interest than is eX-
ieCted -
Fred Thomas. former third ba Sc
nan Of the Boston team. was grant
"A a two weeks furlough from the
treat Lakes naval training school
oday. which viii permit him 10 par
icipate i'm the worlds series.
Interest I'm the seriea has not
proved one-half as great rs inn for
ner years. and there viii he no pro-
est that tickets have fallen into the
hands OF the scalpers. which was
he CRY last wear when The White
COX and Giants FLASHED
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04

hat we'll AGAINST the Sox right
handlers
Everett Scott of the Red Sox has
already established himself as one
of the hest "money-plavers i'm
baseball He ranks among the best
defensive ShOrtstops iu the game
Although his batting average is but
225. the fans who remember his
work i'm the 1916 series against
Brooklyn know that he is proba bly,
the best man i'm the game 10 have
ar bat In pinch Scott bats and
throws right-handed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
1913 AT STATE FAIR.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. sept A.
The total paid admissions TO the
Indiana state fair Tuesday were 16.-
742 as against 12.45s for Tuesday
last year In addition 10,559 children
and SIS old soldiers were admitted
free.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02

An American lieutenant was
suspected of cold feet until Mon
day of this week in coming in
contact with the prussians he
displayed such wonderful brav-
cry that it is suspected the only
thing he was fearful of was that
the fighting would be finished
before he got to the front.
There are as many kinds OF
fear as there are of dispositions
Of women land men,
Just now we are fearful that
the collar manufacturers are try
ing to profteer when they raise
the price of a collar to 25c re-
tail yet it's come to it and we
fear to lower standard of quality
by buying the old 10c collar
that now is being sold at 15c.
Trusting you will help us
swear about this 1--WE believe
imposition) we are as we have
been since this war started
champions of fairness in prices.
CHAS. G. COLE
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
F fines OF $500
IN -FOUR LOCAL !
CLUB CASES
Hearings Developed Out of Raid
Here on July 6.
TWO CASES CONTINUED
Representatives Of Canadian Club,
Foresters, Eagles and Moose Plead.
ed Guilty to Selling.
TWO CASES CONTINUED

Fines OF $500 and costs were i'm
posed Thursday by Municipal Judge
E. H. Holden in four or the cases de-
veloping out of the spectacular raid OF
Bennington clubs on the night of
July g. The cases disposed OF we're
those of Charles Hodge, OF the
French Canadian club, David Wright
of the Foresters, Charles =. Pellerin
of the Eagles and Edward Powers OF
the Loyal Order of Moose, the latter
having its headquarters at North
Bennington. The costs in each case
ranged from So to SIS. The fines
were paid in court All four respond
ents were represented by Collins NJ.
Graves who entered pleas Of guilty
for his clients TO the charge of selling
and furnishing intoxicating liquor.
Pleas Of not guilty had been en-.
tered for the Bennington club and
the Elks by Attorney William j.
Meagher who asked for a continuance
OF the hearings. Municipal Judge
Holden set the date for the disposal
OF these two cases at August IL. The
liquor seized at the time of the raid
and which has been valued at about
$4,000 was confiscated. 1t is under
stood that the beer has spoiled since
it was stored In the corridor Of the
county jail, but the distilled liquor
will be sold, either to some state in
stitution or to hospitals.
The case Of Peter I.ongtin whose
home was visited on the night Of the
raid, and where part of q barrel OF
whiskey and quantity of beer was
seized, was not disposed OF. States
Attorney Frank c. Archibald of Man
chester, who appeared for the prose-
cution. stated Thursday that the case
would not be taken up at that time
and 1t is presumed that II has been
continued to August IL.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
TEUTONS ARMIES
ARE RETREhTING
AFTER NE " DRIVE
Germans StubbOrnly Contest
Advance of Allies.
ALLIES CHARGE FLANKS
Enemy Has Been Fooled in His objec.
tives-His Best Troops Have Been
Used Without Avail.
ALLIES CHARGE FLANKS

Washington, Aug 1.-The German
armies apparently are again on the
retreat in the Aisne- -Marne salient.
The American .thrust in the center
of the line of Seringes already has
given results. The Paris statement
tonight showed that the allied forces
had leaped forward on the German
fianks on both sides, indicating to oh.
servers here that the withdrawal to
the Vesle was in full swing.
This has been expected by officers
here since the American divisions out
fought crack German divisions in ter
rife conflicts which began Saturday
The enemy made every effort to
hurl the Americans back across the
Ourcq, but he failed His picked
troops fought to the - death, reports
from all sides indicate, but the fierce
attack Of the Americans was not to
be denied and the positions which
broke the back Of the German line
on this front were taken.
With magnificent gallantry, British
and French forces took full advantage
Of the situation The enemy was
hurled off Chalmont butte In a dash.
ing assault by Franco British units
and to the east the French also ham.
mered at his line. Tonight's report
shows that it was untenable and that
the French and British have made
rapid progress In exploiting the sue.
cess.
The fact that six hundred prisoners
we're taken in one part of the action,
indicated that the retreat was more
precipitate than IL has been for the
last few days This was viewed as
further evidence that the enemy was
Withdrawing under pressure and gave
new hopes that his lines along the
Vesle would not be fully prepared
when the allies arrive before them.
Official reports TO the war depart.
ment were belated and staff officers
received early the official statements
carried by the press.
Aside from the gains in territory
made in the allied counter drives, Of
iicers believe il has already served its
greatest purpose in proving to the
Germans army that ii is not invinci.
Bile. The enemy has been foiled in
his objeetiyes, first in his thrusts tow.
ard Rheims organized with all the
skill and unsparing effort of which
he was capable and then in his effort
to hold his gains against a counter
assault. Twice he has tried to stem
the tide OF advance that had set
against him, and twice he has failed
His best troops have been thrown in
recklessly and fought with utter
heroism without avail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
DIED OF WOUNDS
c. M. Buskey Of Springfield, Killed IN
France.

Springfield, VT. Aug. 1.--C. NJ. Bus.
key Of this place is reported to have
died of wounds lat a hospital IN
France.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02

OF three immense piles of pulp wood
when log, dropping from a con
veyor. broke an electric power wire.
The bla2e spread through the highly
inaammable wood like a prairie fire
and in a few minutes the whole pile
was a roaring furnace. the two other
piles catching fire almost at once.
twenty-five d. and h freight cars,
loaded with wood and coal stood di-
rectly ia the path of the flames. They
wete destroyed with their contents as
we'll as some 60 tons OF coal which
had been unloaded
The fire for the greater part OF the
time threatened the Fenim0re, the
largest of the corporations mills
From the time the fire broke Que un-
iii after midnight the departments
Of Glens Falls. Fort Edward and
Hudson Falls devoted all their eff
forts to keeping the walls Of the mill
wet down and by the most strenuous
efforts succeeded in preventing the
blaze from communicating with the
.ructure. Fire lighters and appa-
iatus from Greenwich, Mechanic
Nil'e. Saratoga and Schenectady
ushed TO the scene Of the confagra-
tion by special trains. did yeoman
service.
The houses and a barn were set
alre by flying sparks. but were saved
from destruction by the organization
Of bucket brigades from volunteers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
Certain Line Thought He Might Just

lean troops met and oyercame the
strongest kind Of resistance by Ger
man shock troops.
In the Bois Meuniere our troops
met the 2O0th Jaeger Division and
the 216th Reserve Division. Against
the positions here the Americans
made six attacks yesterday. but
were driven back each time by su.
perior numbers and many machine
guns
Today 4 new attack was made
with heavy artillery assistance. The
Americans swept up the western
edge of the woods using the bayonet
freely against the Germans, who
stuck at their machine guns until
killed.
When the line 10 the east did not
advance so quickly as another sec
ton, the Germans swung around and
two companies got into clearing
behind our troops. Some of our men
turned and attacked the German
companies with the bayonet, annihi-
lating them
The Germans are strongly en-
trenched on a hill north of Cerges,
and a violent fight is now going on
for possession of that position.
A German officer who was captured
said he was leading his men in
counterattack against the Americans
when the Germans. who had been in
an attack earlier in the day. refused
to follow him a second time against
the Americans.
Among the American troops In to-
days fighting were number of In
dians, who gave excellent account Of
themselves.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
O,000LOssBY
PULP WOOD FIRE
At HUDSON FALLS
2E Loaded Cars Were Also Dcs-
troyed.
BIG MILL THREATENED
Dropping Log Broke Eleotr;c Power
Wire Causing 5Iaze--Aid from
Several Towns.
BIG MILL THREATENED

Hudson Falls, n. Y. Aug. 2--As
the result of fire which broke out yes
terday afternoon at 8 o'clock the I'm.
ion Bag and Paper Cooperation of
Hudson Falls suffered the loss OF
more than S750909 in pulp wood,
while freight cars and coa destroyed
viii bring the total loss to UPWARD Of
$S5O,O0O The fire is still burGns in
the huge piles OF pulp wood and
will doubtless continue to burn for
several days, but at an early hour
this morning it was believed that
danger of the blaze communicating to
the mill buildings had passed
Between 10000 and 10000 cords Of
wood have been destroyed.
The ire broke out in the largest
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
Yankees AGAIN
OVE ERC0ME HUN
SHOCK TROOPS
Two Companies of Germans
We're Annihilated.
GOT BEHIND OUR MEN
Captured Officer Says His Men Refus-
ed to Attack Americans Second
Time.
GOT BEHIND OUR MEN

With the American Army on the
Marine, Aug. I'm a brilliant opera
ton Americans and French entered
the Bois Meuniere (southeast Of
Sergyl and made further progress
with the cooperation Of the French
on the right in all but the northern
fringe OF the forest
The German grip on this forest has
been delaying the progress of the
allied drive for three days.
Further to the west the Americans
consolidated positions in front Of
Cierges and pushed their lines to
Reddy Farm and Belle Nue Farm.
cleaning the Germans out of the Bois
de Cierges.
In both the operations the Amer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
SOLDIERS SEND THANKS
Bennington Consignment Appreciates
Comfort Kits.

Bennington Consignment Appreciates
Comfort Kits.
The following letter Of gratitude
has been received from the boys at
Camp Deyens:
Editor of The Evening Banner:
Dear Sir:-We the undersigned in
behalf of the consignment which left
Bennington on July "a, wish to thank
the local branch OF the Red Cross for
the comfort kit which they so kind
ly donated on our departure We all
greatly appreciate them and will try
and do our little bit" for the Great
Cause which the boys are fighting
TO-.
Roscoe d. Gates,
Samuel ID. Franvis,
Benjamin c. Green,
NJ. A. Tierney.
Camp Devens, July 81, 1918.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
SCHUMANN-HEINK'S
GARDENER MURDERED
Body Discovered When His Own
Dogs We're Found sFrsntiealiy
Digging Above Il.

San Diego, Cal. Aug 1.-Pre-
sumably beaten to death and buried
in the yard at MmeErnestine Schlf
mann -Heink's country residence near
here. the body of Wilhelm Besthorn
the diva's gardener, was discovered
when his own dogs were found franti-
cally digging above it. Today. sher-
in's deputies are endeavoring to find
clues that will lead TO the identity OF
the slayer. Besthorn was OF German
birth. 1t is said he is naturalized
American. He carried sum OF mon
ey He disappeared several days
ags
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
American League.
You live LONGER

by having your life insured. Content
ment and assurance that your family
is protected add to your peace OF
mind, your health and length of life
Endurance is greater with insurance
National Life lns. Co.. of VT. Gnu
tual) Earle S. Kinsley, General
Agent, Mead Building, Rutland, VT
Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
INDICTMENTS RETURNED
C.. RumeIy and S. Walter Kaufman
Charged with Conspiracy.

New York, Aug Federal indict.
ments were returned against DR.
Rumey, the former vice president and
secretary of the Evening Mail, and S.
Walter Kaufman. former counsel for
the German embassy, as alleged par
ticlpants in a conspiracy to purchase
mail for the German Government.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
JOINT ACTION is ASSURED
Japan Has Accepted American Pro.
posal Concerning Siberia.

Washington, Aug. Joint action
between Japan, the entente and
America, in Siberia is assuerd
Japan has accepted the American pro
posal, which primarily looks to the
aid of Czheco.Sloyaks. The plan OF
operation will be put into execution
Immediately. Soon after it was
learned that Japan had accepted,
President Wilson conferred with act.
ing Secretary of State Polk and Sec
retary Baker
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, generally fair tonight and
Saturday Warmer tonight in ex-
treme west portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-02
scoRELEss 20 INNINGS
Boston and Pittsbure Establish New
Record.

Big league baseball records were
broken yesterday when Plttsburg and
Boston Nationals played twenty in
nings without q score being made
In the next inning Pittsburg scored
twice and won.