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the general returned to his headquar-
ters that night he sent word to the
censo,s that only brief mention Of his
visit might go. That mention was
contained in a forty-word notice post
ed for correspondents guidance, and
it carried no information except that
the commander-in-chief had visited
his troops. Correspondents were even
forbidden to say that the general wad-
ed through watery trenches. Men
close to Pershing said he felt that
American papers should not print long
stories about his activities so long as
he had but a handful of men at the
front.
The same rule was effective when
General Pershing visited the graves
of the first American soldiers killed
in action in France. The general
frequently met the accredited CORE
spondenlts in conferences. Some of
the matter he told them was of con-
fidential nature and could not have
lbeen printed without disclosing mill
tary information to the enemy.
The manner in which he sat on
news concerning himself became
joke. Once General Pershing intro
duced several correspondents to Mar
shall Joffre and asked the Marine hero
to give them a short interview.
We'll, did you get a good story"
he asked, with twinkle in his eye,
when the party filed out.
mo, general" one of the newspa-
per men replied. "He is good deal
Hike you-pretty tight
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-31
HOW THE YANKS STOPPED THE WAR

In no war in which the United
States has taken part have American
arms been crowned with such glor.
ious honors and with such unbroken
series of victories as fell to them in
the closing days of the European
conflict, when, after campaign OF
less than four months, General Perish.
ing's gallant troops, assisting the
great Allied armies, brought Germany
to her knees.
The United States declared wal
against Germany on April 6, 1917, and
the first contingent of American
troops arrived in France on June 26
Then began steady flow of the
flower of Americas youth to the train
ing camps of England and France
which did not cease until the armis.
tice was signed on November II OF
this year.
America had comparatively small
standing army when this country en-
tered the struggle, but when hostili,
ties ended more than 100000 Amer.
leans were in training and the Wash.
ington Government was preparing to
call millions more to the colors.
American troops began entering the
first line trenches late in October
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Gen. Pershing, Very Humane
And Considerate, Managed
To Keep Himself Out
OF Spotlight
By JOHN MHUGH STUART
International News Service Staff Correspondent

Paris, (By Mail.)---If General John
J. Pershing is not a well-known figure
in the United States and the world
at large. if the public has not been
told more of the human side of the
commander-in,chief of the American
Expeditionary Forces, then it is John
]. Pershing's own fault
During his seventeen months resi-
dence within the war zone General
Pershing has become one of the
worlds best publicity dodgers. He
not only has discouraged all attempts
to put his name in print but, having
the army censorship under his hand,
he has been able to prevent CORE
spondents from cabling to America
little bits of news that would have
given the people better idea OF
what sort Of a man he really Is.
Fourteen months ago, when the
first contingent of American troops
entered the first line between Nancy
and Luneville, General Pershing, ac-
companied by two aides, went down
to the front trenches for an inspec-
ton tour. His coming was unan-
nounced. 1T had been raining and
showing for three days. The men in
some places were standing in water
above their knees; their dugouts were
cisterns. 1t was their first expert
ence in trench warfare and they need
ed cheering up.
The war correspondents tried to
tell the people in America about it
but there wasn't chance. Before
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Ukranian troops. Peace treaty be.
tween Bolsheviki and Central Pow
ers, losing to Russia one-fourth of
her territory, signed at Brest-Litoysk
4-Treaty signed between Germany
and Finland
5-Rumania signs preliminary
treaty of peace with Central Powers.
s-Announcement made that Amer
lean troops are holding four and a
half miles of battle front in France.
9-Air raid on Paris, killing thir-
teen. One mile of enemy trenches on
Lorraine front obliterated by United
States troops. Russian capitol nov.
ed from Petrograd to Moscow.
11-American troops go over the
top at Toul.'
12.-Bolo Pasha's appeal from deaf
sentence rejected.
15-French troops recapture tren-
ches held by forces of Crown Prince
SIhSV 4hek I'll IL
16-Senate places daylight saving
bill,
20-President Wilson orders all
Holland ships in American ports
taken over.
21-GTeat German offensive be-
gins on western front from Arras to
La Fere. American artillery fire de.
stroys enemy first and second line in
LuneviI!e sector. President Wilson
signs Government control bill.
23-Paris shelled by long-range
cannon.
24-Germans occupy Peronne and
Baupaume.
26-British defeat Turks in Meso-
potamia. Lloyd George appeals for
American achievements
H-General Pershing in France Of
fers all United States forces wher-
ever needed.
Fisherman drive reaches Montdi-
der. It's maximum depth toward
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3t--United States transport Presi
dent Lincoln sunk off French coast;
four officers and twenty-five mer
lost.
JUNE
2-Schooner Edward II. Cole sub
marined off New Jersey coast.
6-American attack chateau.Thier
ry... American marines drive enemy
back for two miles, capturing tive
villages.
9-Fourth phase of enemy often
sive begun between Noyon and Mont
didier.
11-American troops capture Bel
lean Woods and 300 prisoners.
12-Americans marines offensive
against Germans northwest of Cha
eau-Thierry.
13-President Wilson asks Henry
Ford to run for United States Sen
ate in Michigan.
15-Austrians begin new offensive
against Italian lines from siago
Plateau along Piave river to Adri
attic Sea. General March announces
more than 100000 American fighters
in France.
16-ltalians take aggressive on
Piave front.
Equestrian offensive declared a
failure.
25-Italians make sweeping vic.
tories along Pave. American marine
clean Belleau Wood of enemy.
27-Provision made for Fourth Lib
erty Loan issue of $4,000, 0oo, 900. Sec
rotary Of war Baker announces plan
Of sending American regiment TO
Italian front.
30-English and Japanese land at
Vladiyostok, patrol streets an en-
force neutrality.
JULY
First 1000, 900 Americans troops
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War Lays Heavy Hand On
Sport, But Optimistic
Random Is Looking
Toward 1919
By JACK vEIoCK,
International News Service Sports Editor

New York.-1War laid a heavy hand
on all branches of sports during the
year which is just coming to close.
Both professional and amateur
sports were hit hard by the depreda-
tions of Old Man Mare, for war work
took dts toll in one way or another
from all lines of sport.
To sum up the manner in which
the war affected major sports, it may
be recounted here that baseball, box
ing and football were actively indul-
ed in because of their popularity with
the soldiers and sailors in the var
ious cantonments, and because of the
countless thousands of amateurs un-
der the DART agt who kept at these
sports in their small way.
But baseball was blighted by the
war; boxing saw no big champions
ship battles, and football was car
ried on in a half-hearted manner, with
the glamour of former years miss
ing. There wasn't the same spirit
among the players. nor the same in
terest among the patrons Of any OF
these sports. College athletics were
passive; golf, aside from local tourna-
ments Or special matches played for
the beneft Of war charities. remain.
ed in he background, and tennis,
with championship play reinstated,
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Aniens.

Amiens.
29-General Foch appointed Gen
eraliasimo of the Allied forces. Pres
ident Wilson orders temporary sus'
pension of food shipments excepting
military supplies and concentration
on sending of troops. Senate extends
selective draft to men of age since
June 5, 1917.
Wilson signs Third Liberty Loan
Bill
APRIL
War Council announces all
available shipping must be used to
rush troops to France.
4-American troops occupy Meuse
Heights south of Verdun. President
Wilson signs Thirty Liberty Loan.
Japanese forces landed at Vlad.
ivostok.
6-Germans strike for Amiens on
both sides of CONNIE.
S-Belgian relief ship Flanders
sunk by mine.
Second phase of enemy drive in
Flanders begun.
10-American troops arrive in
France and are assigned to Picardy
battleline.
11--British pushed back eleven
miles on northern battlefront.
12-American troops aid in repulse
Of attack In Toul sector. German air
raids on Paris and London.
12-Germans occupy Helsingfors.
Battle of Hangard.'
14-Government gives up hope Of
Cyclops, believed to have been sunk
by time bomb.
16-Bolo Pasha executed.
17-Viscount Miner succeeds Lord
Derby as British Secretary of War
Lord Derby appointed Ambassador
to France.
1S--Man-power bill becomes law
in England.
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2-Americans capture vaux.

In France.
2-Americans capture vaux.
Austrian and American troops
capture HameI. President reaffirms
Americas war aims in speech, al
Mount Vernon.
10-American aviators penetrate
fifty miles into German territory
north of chateau-Thierry. Test vote
indicates bone dry nation after Janu
airy I, 1918.
12-Italians capture Berat and
Austrians flee in utter rout. French
make great gain in Picardy.
14-Agreement for exchange OF
prisoners between Germany and
Great Britain signed.
15-Germany begins fifth and fin
al phase of great offensive east and
west of Rheims. Hayti declares war
on Germany.
16-Second battle of the Marine be.
gun. Americans check Germans from
Chateau Thierry to JauIgonne. The
French check Germans in the Cham
payne.
17-Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt
killed inside the German lines.
1S-Marshad Foch begins, with aid
of American troops, first counter-of.
fensive between the Aisne and the
Marine, taking twenty towns and
1000 prisoners.
19-American troops start German
drive toward Paris.
20-Counter-offensive extended, in
which 10000 prisoners and 400 guns
are captured by Allied forces.
21-Allies capture Chateau.Thierry
27-Germans begin retreat on
Marine front.
AUGUST
2-Allies capture scissors.
11--Allies drive successful in ri.
cardy front,
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2o-First German attack against
American forces northwest Of TouI.

20--First German attack aaains,
American forces northwest Of TouI
21.-Guatemala declares state o.
war exists against Germany.
22-Baron Won Richthofen, prem
Ter German fiiere, killed within Brit
ish lines.
23-British naval and air forces
block harbors of Zeebrugee and Os
tend.
1-Sebastopol, Russian fortress, oe
cupied by Germans
6-Rumania signs peace at Bucha
rest with Central Powers.
7-Nicaaguan Congress declares
war on Germany and her Allies.
13-German and Austrian Bmper.
es meet and form close alliance for
twenty-five years.
17-Captain Antonio Resnati, ia.
nous Italian fiier, killed in fall at
Mineola, L. /.
1S-British nip Sim Fein plot in
Ireland.
19-Major Raoul Lufbery, Ameri
can ace, shot down over Toul front.
23-First sitting of Russian Ukran-
ian peace conference.
24-Mexico sewers diplomatic rela.
lions with Cuba. Costa Rico declares
war on Germany and Austria.
25-German submarine drive off
American coast.
27-Third phase of great German
offensive begun between Scissors
and Rheims. President in joint ses-
sion urges passage of revenue bill.
28-Kerensky, Bolshevik represen-
tative at Helsingfore, expelled from
Finland. Americans advance over
nine miles on Picardy front. captur-
ing Cantigny.
29-Germans advance within two
miles Of Rheims.
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lacked the same interest, though it
enjoyed an unexpected amount of
publicity and implanted itself more
Racing struggled along and managed
to thrive despite the war, but it was
practically the only sport that might
be said to have kept its financial eau.
llibrium.
Baseball has never seen a leaner
year than 1918. 1t was stopped in its
tracks in midsummer as far as the
minor leagues were concerned. and
the closing OF the major league sea-
sons on Labor Day, in compliance
with the order of the War Depart
ment. shelved the game for an in.
definite period. Had the war contin,
ued the pastime would etill be dor
mant.
AS conditions exist today baseball
is coming back with a bang. The
soldiers and sailors want it and the
public is ready for its return. Ms
future lies with the ''merrie mags",
who will meet here in January to
frame its future by settling ON the
central government OF the game,
which is now in dispute.
The Chicago Cubs and Boston Red
Sox finished their respective pennant
races on top of the heap. In the an
nual post-season series the Red Sox,
true to traditions established by Bos.
ton American teams of other years,
ran OFF with the worlds champion
shi pin decisive fashion.
firmly than ever in collegiate circes.
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OUR LOAN RECORDS.

First Loan = 1895, 226 $50, an
oversubscription of S1.035 ,226, $50,
or so per cent; 100000 subscrib-
ers.
Second Loan-s4,617,532 300, an
oversubscription of $1,617, 532, 300,
or "a per cent; 100000 subecrib-
ers.
Third Loan-is4a7e5 16,S5O; IT.
100000 subscribers.
Fourth Loan 1889, O47 900, ap-
proximately 21.000,000 subscribers.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Newark axes
Double Header
rom Skeeters

Newark won both ends of a double
header from Jersey City at Wieden-
mayors Park, Newark, yesterday after
noon. The first game was q walkaway
ending to / in Newark's favor
Maude pitched fairly good ball for the
Skeeters until the sixth, when he blew
up. Swigler was safe on McCarron' s
muff, Madden singled, Jacobs walked
and Shay, Downey and Gather peeled
off safe ones. netting four runs in this
round.
The second game was called in the
seventh by agreement after Newark
had piled up an to 3 lead. Needless
to say the players were delighted, for
the Bears have double bills on the
card for to-day and tomorrow.
Ross, a newcomer in the Newark
line-up, was triAe nervous at the
start of the second game and Jersey
City was away to a fine start, getting
two runs. He'll, on the mound for the
Skeeters, issued two passes and hit a
batter following Gathers single, and
a run was forced over for Newark in
the first inning.
In the third the Bears went on an
other four runs scoring spree and the
game was never again within the
Skeeters' reach
Downey was knocked out by being
hit in the head by pitched ball. but
resumed his position.
The scores:
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Bedouin Victor
After Long Race
On the Hudson

Although Commodore f. Steiner's
Wanderer led the feet in both the run
to Poughkeepsie and back again to the
Rockaway Park Yacht Club, the regatta
committee of the Yacht Racing Asso-
citation, of Jamaica Bay, made the an
nouncement yesterday that on corrected
time the winner was l. II. Strauss
Bedouin
Second prize went to F. L. Solomon's
Adelow, and third place to Keneshaw,
the property of c. Rosenstock. On
corrected time, Wanderer finished in
ff h place.
The feet made up of ten motor
boats, left the anchorage of the Rock
away Park club on Saturday morning.
With the exception of Commodore J.
H. Fridenberg's Miamada. all finished
off the Poughkeepsie Yacht Club early
Saturday night
The summary follows:
MOTOR BOAT RACE-POUGHKEEPSlE AND RE-
TubN-Col RISE. l56 NILES
START FROM JAMAICA BAY sATT RDAY July
l3. AT A. NJ, AND FROM POUGHkEEPSlE
SUNDAY. JULY a. AT A NJ
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16

The return of Slim Sallee, the Hig-
ginsport Sheriff. to the team had more
than little to do with the startling
reversal in form shown by the New
Workers. One would never know that
Sim had been suffering with a lame
back for the last ten days to see him
perform on the mound to-day. In
truth, the lame backs were all confined
by the Reds who vainly tried to make
headway with their war clubs against
the slants Of Slim.
Sims back had to be all right. for
his opponent in the box was Fred Toney,
who ever was troub emaker for the
McGrawites. The visitors failed to do
much hitting at the expense Of Toney
to-day, but it so happened that they
did just enough to make Sallee's sterl-
ing exhibition fruitful.
Sallee lowed the Reds only five hits,
while Toney was found for just one
more. The support accorded the Giant
twirler was of the errorless sort,
whereas the backing Toney received
was not of the best. Blackburne was
the chief offender with two bungles.
Lee Magee Hits First
In the first inning the battlers of
both teams were easy victims of the
respective pitchers, save for that ex-
Yankee, Lee Magee, who touched up
did no real damage, however, as Zim-
norman tossed out Roush and Chase
flied to Burns for the third out
The Giants made their first impress
sion on the curves of Toney in tho
second stanza, but Fred put check on
their slugging antics in time to prevent
any scoring. Larry Doyle, who is rap
idly recovering his batting eye, led off
with single to centre and went to
third on Heinie Zm's safety to the
same field
by grounding to Hal Chase, who by
quick throw caught Doyle between
third and home, Groh getting the put
out. Holke fouled to Blackburne and
Toney's worries were removed.
The third inning witnessed re-
sumption of the attack on Toney, and
by the time the third man had been
retired the Giants had accumu ated the
two runs necessary to win. The start
was most inauspicious, for Rariden
fouled to Groh and Sallee expired on
a grounder to Lee Magee.
Burns Starts Business
The reliable George Burns changed
the entire aspect of affairs when he
beat out dribbler down the third base
line. Ross Young hit safely to right,
putting Burns on third. Captain
Fletcher followed with another hit to
right, which scored Burns and advanced
Young to third. Toney. who was now
very much up in the air, contributed a
wild pitch on which Young dashed over
the plate, Fletcher going to second.
Doyle drew q pass, but Zimmerman hit
straight at Blackburne for the last
out.
The Reds picked up their lone run
in the fourth. Chase led the way with
a single to centre. Sherwood Magee
popped to Fletcher. Griffith singled to
centre, Chase taking third. A long sac
rifics fly by Blackburne tailed the
Red first sacker. Allen was tossed out
by Fletcher. The Reds had shot their
bolt
In the seventh Griffith opened most
promisingly with double to right CEN
tre. Blackburne flied to Wihoit and
Allen fouled 10 Rariden. Cueto batted
for Toney and worried a pass out of
Sallee. Groh also walked and the bases
were illed. Lee Magee, obligingly for
the Sheriff. forced Groh
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Two Honers
rove Undoing
OF the Dodgers
Wild Throw by Mack Wheat
Also Aids the Pirates
to Win

PITTSBURGH, July 15.-Rube Mar
uard lost another game for the Dodg-
RS here to-day by reason of the costly
error by Mack Wheat and two home
1uns furnished by Southworth and
aigbee. The score in favor of the
Pirates was to 5.
Uncle Wilbert's men made fourteen
hlts as against the eight gathered by
the Buccaneers, but they were not
ounched in fashion to produce many
runs. George Cutshaw and Jake Dau-
3ert distinguished themselves by leap
ng catches that killed extra base
drives.
The Pirates made one run in the
first inning on a pass to ELAN, a dou-
bic by Carey and a sacrifice fly by
Southworth. The Dodgers tied the
score in the third on Johnston's triple
10 right centre and Olson's fly to Carey.
Bezdek's men took the lead in their
half of the same frame by tallying two
runs on a single by Bigbee and a cr-
cult smash by Southworth. They add
ed another counter in the fifth, when
Blgbee drove out his homer to centre.
The Dodgers scored twice in the
-lHth. OlSOn singled past third and
went to second on Zach Wheat's single
to left. Nixon ran for Wheat. Olson
tailed or Hi Myers's safety to centre
Nixon going to third. OMara was hit
by a pitched ball, filing the bases
Ooolan hit safely over second, scoring
Nixon.
The Pirates collected their final pail
of runs in the eighth Carey singled tc
left and Southworth dropped Texas
Lacquer over the head Of Doolan. Cut.
shaw bunted and when Mack Wheat
threw wildly past O'Mara both Carey
and Southworth crossed the plate
The Dodgers rallied in the ninth, bu
fell one run short of tieing the count
Doolan singled past first and went te
third on Mack Wheat's double te
left. Coombs batted for Marquart
and grounded out to Mollwitz, Doolar
scoring and NJ Wheat advancing tt
third. Johnston singled to left, tally
ing NJ. Wheat, Olson flied to Carey, bu
Daubert singled to right, putting Johns
ton on second. Nixon got an intield hit
filling the bases. Hi Myers was unequa
to the task set him and ended the game
by forcing Nixon at second.
The score.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Yankee Notes

Brick Owens, who officiatcd behind
the plate. had most successful after
noon, not perhaps in the sort of de-
clsions he rendered-tkat's only part
OF an umpire's work. The only time
his jumps has real chance to gloat
over his labors is when he can wave
few players off the field and deliver
an oration or so of threats to the
stragglers on the bench
Owens was in form yesterday. He
banished "Consonant" Wambsganss and
Steve O'Neil at the end of the second
inning and frowned in such ugly fash
ion at the rest of the Indians through
out the game that their peeps of pro-
test became fewer and fewer.
Old Topsy Turner succeeded the ex-
lied Wambsganss at second base, while
Chet Thomas, of Red Sex fame, took
was ordered to lay down. Topsy failed
to get hit. but he showed consider
able agility in the field Thomas caught
and threw we'll, but the best he could
do on the offence was to get base on
balls.
Speaking of umpires, the veteran
Tom Connolly went fast to sleep in the
vicinity Of first base in the second inn
ing. He ruled O'Neill safe on his
grounder to short. which Peck tossed
bit wide to first, and then had to
reverse himself when Owens upheld
the plea of Higgins that Pipp touche d
the runner with the bali before his
arrival at the bag.
Allen Russell appeared as pinch
runner in the ninth. taking the nlace
OF Hyatt, who had forced Miller. Rus
sell didn't have to run far. He only
saw second from a distance.
Miller was presented with hit in
the sixth, when Wood lost his ay to
left IN the sun. Smoky Joe changed
his glasses after the catastrophe. He
doesn't need glasses when he bats
The Indians seemed to have stood
that quick Sunday jump to Cleveland
and back better than the Yanks The
visitors were a bit wabbly at the sta RI
of the game, but waxed stronger and
stronger toward the close. Tho Yants
started strong, but were mighty feeble
later on.
The Detroit Tigers will be the onno.
nents of the Yankees TO-DAY in
double header. the first game bepinnino q
at $50. "Wild Bill" Donovan and Her.
man Schaefer were two Of the Tiger
contingent to watch yesterdays CON
| test.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Scott Perry Wins
A Double-He
From the Browns

PHILADELPHIA, July 10 Scott
Perry was the winning pitcher in bo,h
games to-day, Philadelphia beating St.
Louis to and to q. In the first
game he relieved Gregg after the
Browns had tied the score in the
seventh, and not only held the visitors
safe, but drove in two runs in the
eighth by hitting a single with the
bases full.
Gardner's triple in the fifth with two
cn lases helped to win the second
game for the Athletics.
The scores:
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Reformed Giants
Wal7ob Red-Legs
Slim Saee Brings Back to the McCraw Aggregation New
Spirit That Even the Terrible Toney
Cannot Conquer

CINCINNATI,
day by of
faced atts previously this The
five played the grounds
and began this yesterday
Naty fondy counting another Mcraw
aboufaced this afternoon perfect pitching
on the Defence through a