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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-31
RETREAT Of GERMANS TO THE vESLE
river IS EXPECTED IN few HOURS
OBJECT OF BOTH
SIDES TO KILL AS
!, MANY AS POSSIBLE

e
German Troops - Rain
bow Division Fighting at
Apex of American Wedge.
Washington, July 31-The bat
tie in the Aisne- -Marne salient
has developed into a life and
death struggle between the op-
posing armies. More limited OBJ
jcctives the Germans may have
had in launching their attack at
Rheims or for which General
Foch may have aimed in his
counter thrust, have been sub
emerged in a greater struggle, the
object of which on each side is
the destruction of the opposing
army.
This Interpretation of the bat
tie was formally presented today
by General March, chief of staff,
in his mid-week conference with
newspaper correspondents. What
ever was the original German
purpose or the hopes that gov
erned the Allied counter blow, he
said, it is now perfectly evident
that these have been set aside.
The object of each army now is
the other army; each is seeking
to kill as many as possible.
In making this announcement,
General March frankly admitted
that the German resistance in
holding apart the jaws of the
salient had frustrated any hope
of bagging any considerable por-
. ton Of tIlae Ger,nansa samnies- in the
sssalien tsyo weeks time, he
lsst q point "a teSd s,o,lt 1s enetnyshas had
IL tin i,i sls thdraW his adj
q. siivi III II II and HUI perfect
81 n efeasiys posi- ioi,saai dong the
hattened front now established.
General March's statement was
accepted as explaining reports
that the Germans have concen-
trated nearly a million men on
this narrow front and as disclos-
ing the reason for the terrific
fighting in which American fore
es have been engaged in the cen
ter of the battle front where
losses have not served to divert
either side from the struggle for
critical positions,
The Americans hold the apex
of the Allied drive, the vital
point of which the outcome of
the struggle may hinge, and the
fury of German counter attacks
is accounted for by this fact. The
appearance of the all-American
(Rainbow) ! division, the forty
second, was disclosed today.
General March said the forma-
tion in the United States Of six
more divisions, numbered from
Is to 20 and to be located at
Camps Logan, Texas; Kearney,
Calf; Beauregard, /, Louisiana
Travis, Texas; Dodge, Iowa, and
Sewer, South Carolina. AS in the
case of the six divisions announc-
ed last week, these will be built
around the regular infantry regi-
ments in each case.
General March announced also
the conversion of Is national
army cavalry regiments, number
ed from 3O1 to 315, into field ar
tillery. These will comprise part
Of the artillery units for the new
divisions.
General March had nothing to
reveal as to the extent Of the
casualties sustained by. the Amer
lean forces in the recent lighting.
He said however, that General
Pershing had been ordered to
cable the casualties as received
and these would be given out
here at once. He added that there
would be no distribution ofscas-
ualties over a long period here
after.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-31
oFFTC1AD REPORT

Washington. July s1.-Repulse
Of enemy counter attacks on the
line of the Ourcq after severe
fighting and improvement of the
American positions there were re-
ported in General Pershing's COM
munique for yesterday, received
today at the war department..
The statement follows:,
tSection A. On the line Of tho
OWcq the enemy has renewed his
counter attacks to force back our
advancing troops. In severe
fighting we have repulsed his at.
tacks and improved our post.
fiOnass s9V f- tfstt3 3
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-31

there was no change in the gem
eral situation at these points.
The statement reads:
''After q heavy bombardment
the Germans attacked the new
French positions east OF Oulchy.
LIE Chateau. Our troops repuls.
ed four enemy assaults and
maintained their lines intact.
''On the right hank of tho
Ourcq there were lively combats
northeast of Fere-en-Tardenois
The village of Nesles
passed from hand to hand hut
was finally taken by American
troops in counter attack.
"a number of raids were made
by the Germans near Mesnil. st.
Georges, west of Montdidier: In
la Pretre wood ON the right bank
of the Meause and in the Yoages
they were without result. Our
troops made q successful incur.
sion into the German lines north.
east of Perthes-Lcs Hurlus lin
Champagne) and brought hack
prisoners. The night was quiet
on the remainder OF tho 'front.'
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-31

Huns Planning Retreat.
Paris, July 31.-French aerial
observers, says the Matin. report
that there are signs behind the
present German battle front, Of
preparations for a continuation
Of the retirement northward. The
enemy is destroying much mater.
ial and big fires have been seen.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-31

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-22
Kill the Crow, Slogan
For Every Marksman

Did You ever try to shoot
crow? If not, why not? Well,
then, 1t is never too late to be-
gin, and sin the interests of food
conservation and for the protec-
ton of insectivorous and game
birds valuable prizes are soon to
be offered for the carcass of the
crow. The crow campaign is
being conducted by the greatest
powder-making concern in Uncle
Sans dominions, and appropri-
ate state and national prizes will
be offered for those who kill the
largest number Of these destruc-
tive birds.
The crow is one of the great
est destroyers of bird life on this
continent. 1t Is an arch-enemy
of game birds and crops. The
Pennsylvania Game Commission
is of the opinion that each crow
destroys more wild life annually
than any fox, weasel, wildcat,
mink or human hunter.
During the first several weeks
of their existence, the young of
game birds and of perching
birds are fed on animal food.
chiefly in the form or insects
and each will consume daily an
amount equal to it's own weight.
A young crow while in the nest
will consume an amount of food
equal to three or four times it's
own weight, and only a small
part of this food consists of in
sects. Most of it is made up of
the eggs and the young of other
birds, which. If left alive, would
be of benefit in the protection of
crops.
In addition to the harm done
in destroying useful birds. crows
spread contagious and infectious
diseases, such as foot and mouth
disease.
Chow shooting Is a fascinating
as well as useful sport. What
can be accomplished when the
sport is properly organized is IL
lustrated by the activities of the
"Crow Shooters and would-be
Crow Shooters, of Canton. s. d.
Each year they hold a crow hunt.
In the last two hunts a total of
15s shooters took part and total
of 516 crows were killed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-22

Mechanicsburg, Pa, Aug. a.
In letter to his mother. Mrs. Clara
Felix, of Avalon, Sergeant William
Felix. who after being cited for
bravery on the battlefield, was badly
wounded in the battle of the Marne,
says that he is now on fair way to
recovery and will probably be sent
home for his ultimate convalescence
He says he is receiving the best of
attention and tells his mother not to
worry that he is only suffering with
a shattered cheek bone" caused by
a bursting shell when he was on a
charge "over the top" "hoth legs
and right shoulder shot, that is all. ="
He lay for an hour on mo Mans
Land" constantly under shell and
rife fire until rescued. His lieutenant
commended him highly for his cool
ness and bravery. One of his COM
rades gave him first aid and after the
charge, which was successful, they
made four captured Huns carry him
off the field.
Sergeant Felix is we'll known here
as it is his mothers native home.
Miss s. Edith Swartz. Mrs. E. A.
Burnett, Mrs. r. N. Biddle and Mrs.
Wilbur Forney, of this place, are
aunts OF the young man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-22
Newsies All Shot to Pieces
and Baptists Bicker at
Calling Game
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
Last Evenings Results
West End, 3; Newsies, 0.
Kiwanis, 10; Evangelical. 8.
STANDING OF CLUBS
To-night's Schedule
Appleby VS.. Suburban.
Belmont VS.. Baptist.

When the Black Cats of Camp Colt
hook up to-day at West End grounds
with the Kiwanis team, those same
cats will quickly learn that the
enemy is some bickerer, too, and
when it comes to scratching the In
dustrial League teams have it'on any
quantity of cats, Thomas or the kind
that purr under the kitchen stove.
When Kiwanis won last evening 10
8 against the lowly Baptists, demand
ing that the game be called in the
sixth on account of darkness, there
was pickering. And as for that, it is
a cold day when two Industrial
League clubs fail to get up an argu-
ment. The Baptists had to be salts
fed although they were going strong
and might have won in another in
ming. The last stunt of the game was
a home run from Kohlman's bat. He
cleaned the three bases with his gar
gantuan wallop.
over at the Island the West End
Jrs. took the measure of the Newsies,
80, and the fact was again empha-
sized that the Newsies need a trainer,
handler, nurse or something. Many
of the players seem to be camoufiage
and not the real thing. The revolving
details were:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-22
LABOR PUZZLE
SOLVED, STATE
BOARD ASSERTS
Thirty Thousand Men Placed
in War Industries
Monthly

Washington, Aug 22.-The Penn
sylvania State Council of National
Defense, in report to the National
Council yesterday, asserted that in
with the Department of
Labor, it has solved the complex
labor problems in Pennsylvania.
The report cited that workers are
being placed in war industries at the
rate of 10000 monthly.
Approximately SO per cent of the
placements were skilled workers for
manufacturing plants, especially
those producing war munitions; 80
per cent. were unskilled workers
and Is per cent were office workers.
The Pennsylvania Council contended
the efficiency of the cooperative
employment system is indicated by
the fact that in September, 1917,
before it was put into general op-
GRAFTON. only 2400 placements were
made-in the entire state. 1t is also
shown how the state council keeps
in contact with thousands of indus
trial firms through a system of
works" correspondents"
Officials here give full credit to
the Pennsylvania Council for its eff
fective work in dealing with the
oiNadbiOii. lilCy Sdy Inc GIln-
sylvania organization has taken rank
as one of the best constructed and
most efficient of the state bodies
created to be war auxiliaries of the
Federal Government. D. M. Nc
Reynolds, of the Council of National
Defense, who has just returned from
Philadelphia, where he inspected
some of the shipbuilding plants and
other war industries, said:
The energies of Pennsylvania are
being employed to the limit for
promotion of the war. In no other
state have industrial conditions been
so difficult, as the situation there in
wolves every angle of the labor prob
lem. The remarkable results
achieved are due to a large extent
to the close coordination of state
and federal effort, which has in
sured against friction or duplication
in any direction"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-22
AROUND THE BASES

Another boost for trapshooting.
The War Department has authorized
each state, territory and the Dis
trict of Columbia to send sixteen men
to the Small Arms Firing School,
Camp Perry, Ohio, for training as
instructors in Marksmanship. The
men are 10 he appointed by the gov
ernors and will report at Camp Per-
ry,, September 1. Following their
training, they will represent their
states in the national rifle matches,
September 16 to 81, and in the Ma
tionar Rifle Association matches to
be held the following week.
Never was there such a summer
for trouble in determining what kind
of bathing suit is suitable for fair
swimmers. Our own local beach" +"
If one may take liberties with Eng
lish to call Independence Island a
beach" is fairly modest and no
one might complain of the costumes.
Some places allow the one-piece; I;
others forbid it. The latest disturb
ance is reported from National Park,
n. j., where the official censor, Mar
shall Weldon. has arrested dozens for
not wearing enough drapery over
friend carcass. Finally the swim
mers arose en- masse, complained to
the city council and the council told
the marshal to mot to be so techni-
cal and PARTICULAR"
Alas, poor baseball! She is get
ting an awful wallop from the Kai-
ser's war, but wait till she gets on
her feet again. Meanwhile, the war
has had little effect on other sports,
notably golf, tennis and boxing
though many experts in these are
serving Uncle Sam. There was q
time when golf was considered an
old mans game, but this no longer
holds good. So many youthful stars
have risen in the last few years that
the older men have had their noses
put out of joint. Not long ago the
average age of the crack golfer was
between thirty and forty, but this is
not the case at present, the majority
of the great players in America now
being well under thirty. Chick Ev-
ans, Robert Gardner, Max Marston,
Jesse Guilford, Gardiner w. White,
and Francis Ouimet are still young,
but even in a few years they will
have their work cut out to hold their
younger rivals safely. 1t may or
may not be some time before an
other national amateur champion
ship is staged, but when the time
comes 1t is not at all unlikely that
at least half those who qualify will
do SO for the first time.
The Harrisburg Republican Club
is planning q real game of baseball
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-22

Less than a mile from the busy
streets of Lawrence, Kas., as streets
in that town go, Is the new home of
Jess willard, the Kansas plowboy
who has won a fortune and title
from the pugilistic ring.
High above the city on a level with
Mount Dread and the university site
stands this home, a massive frame
edifice built years ago by a college
professor and opened to the learned
faculty of the university. 1t was a
haven for sages and an academic
grove" for students Now these halls
form the home of Jess Willard, the
farmer. and not the pugilist.
From the second floor of the old
home, where years ago faculty mem
bers and their families descended for
formal tea in full dress and party
gowns, now comes the mountainous
Jess at o'clock in the morning, clad
in a red flannel undershirt and faded
blue overalls. And then comes Mrs.
Willard in her brilliant purple trou-
serettes ready for her day of farm
work.
Jess Goes Milking
Later five pairs of tiny feet clatter
down the uncarpeted stairs, and the
day is started for the Willard fam
lily.
1t is the usual farmers day. with
Jess ambling to the barn with ms
two shiny milk pals. proddlng MS
two bony cows and pitching hay to
his two horses with his million-dol-
lar hands. inside the house Mrs. Will
lard labors much the same as other
mothers do, burns her fingers. scofds
even Jess, Jr.. the real fighter" of the
family.
To the quiet of this nifty acres Jess
has retired-only temporarily. he in
sists. 1t is here, in his blue overalls,
faded at the knees, like those OF all
good farmers. that he pitches nay
The peaceful haunts are the dream
of his youth and in the sultry Kansas
breeze he works harder than he has
since the time he was farmer, not
by choice.
What Jess Thinks OF scribes
In a single breath he dismissed
sporting editors who have criticised
him all, too harshly.
What do 1 care for those scrib-
bers? I've made my money. Let EN-
talk"
And that was the tight as far as
Willard was concerned. But when
1T came To ldi Hilh6 SAS FNoS ~
enthusiastic.
You know. I haven't been on a
place like this for years. It's just
like old Pottawatomie cOonty, where
I used to work Chicago! Shucks!!
Why. Kansas Is the only place in the
world. Me and the wife were raised
here, and by jings. we're going to
stay here, too. Chicago's no place
to raise kids. They had to chase to
the shows every night just for some-
thing to do D'you know what we do
at night here? why, we Just sit
around and talk and enjoy our place.
This is living"
Acts the Born Farmer
And then when Jess took ramble
over the pasture any one could tell
that he was a farmer. He dragged
his feet, the ones that had been so
active in the Johnson fight and
plunged through the tall grass Just
as every farmer does.
Look at those hills there. See all
that buck brush. That's all got to
come off. Before long I'm going to
turn sheep an goats on 1t. And, say,
next Spring won't this be some pas
ture?"
AS Jess was returning the house
he spoke of the pleasures of city
after weeks and months on the farm
"The other day went to Kansas
City Just to fool around. Me an the
wife and the kids all motored down.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-22
Roamer Beats 'Salvator's
Record at Saratoga

Saratoga Springs, Aug. 22.-
Andrew Miller's little bay geld
ing Roamer beat Salvator's one
mile American record of 1.35 II
here this afternoon. The scven-
year-old son of Knight Errant
and Rose Tree II covered the dis
tance in 1.34 As. His perform
. ance was the greatest in the his
tory of the American turf. I'm
passed, he ran around two turns,
and during the entire distance
received only one slight crack
of the whip. When Salvador es-
tablished the figures which stood
for twenty-eight years, he ran
over straight course and was
paced for the entire distance.
Salvador carried 110 pounds and
SO did Roamer.
To see the popular idol run
against Salvator's figures none
than 10000 persons crowded their
way intos the huge course, and
when the old fellow came tearing
down the home stretch he was
greeted with a round of applause
the like of which has seldom
been heard on a race course in
this country. AS If by intuition.
all knew he was running a rec
ord-breaking race, and the cheers
were in his honor and not in an
effort to make him run faster.
But as loud and sincere as was
this ovation. 1t was mild COM
pared to that which greeted the
official time when 1t was posted
on the board. Convention was
thrown to the wind. Men of
wealth and fashion left their
boxes and hurried to the stand
to await the hero's return to the
scales. There they chummed
with touts and stable hands OBJ
livious of all except. the great
thoroughbred. While the thou
sands were gathering around the
judges stand to inspect the. won
derful Roamer, Miller, the proud
owner. rushed j., onto the track.
His appearance started more ap-
plause.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-22
Farmers Life For Me-" Says the
Heavyweight Champion, Jess Willard

, and it was the best ride I've had for
years We went to the park an lis
tened to the band and took the kids
riding on the miniature train. But,
you know, they wouldn't let me get
on. even after had a ticket"
Lawrence Kids Know Jess
But in Lawrence proper Willard is
a lion, a pugilist, a good fellow, and
a farmer. Riding from his new home
to Massachusetts, street there are.
perhaps. more than 100 boys along
the roadway. To these Willard is a
wonder. They call him Jess" and
wave their hands in the most inti-
mate fashion.
To the business men Jess is good
fellow, to the few Kansas University
faculty members whom Willard has
met he is pugilist, and to his neigh
bors the fighter is farmer.
In the lobby of the Bidridge house,
where Willard fingers on his frequent
visits to town, he meets his old
friends" travelling men from Kan
sas. To these the other day Willard
was talking of his private life.
Cuts His Way Into Shoes
II always try to keep out of argu-
ments. keep cool, and just live. 1
hit some one II l argued. I haven't
even wanted to double up my fists
since my last fight but have wanted
to use my open hand sometimes on
those FIVE kids of mine.'
And Willard was cool, sitting there
in the hotel lobby in his soft silk
shirt. chatting of everything except
the ring"
Lawrence is a fine town, but there
is one objection, can't get shoes
to fit me-" he said as he crossed his
legs and pointed to a hole he had
cut in the leather $50 he could get
into" his expansive shoes.
Invests In Two Photographs
To a host of visitors Willard and
his wife open their home every day.
The callers drop in more to see than
to talk, Willard believes, and so he
walks the floor before them and then
sits down in one or the big leather
| cushioned chairs-the only style of
| furniture that Willard has in his liv-
| ing room. For some of his more en-
tertaining guests Mrs. Willard some
times plays one of her two phono-
graphs-one for the children and one
for the grownups.
Jess, Jr, is four years old. master
of the front yard and assistant super
intendent of the back yard garden.
Mrs. Willard hoes her own small
patch of corn. AS soon as breakfa st
is over she hastens to the plot and
| begins military maneuvers" against
weeds. In her perky straw hat and
her gardening trouserettes she works
until noon.
Meals are little trouble for her.
They consist chiefly of garden pro-
duce, eggs. and cereals, and never
| meat. Jess emphasized.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-22

for next Saturdays picnic at Boil
ing Springs, between the single and
married men, with Mayor Keister as
umpire. Manager George Baillets OF
the single mems team has his squad
out practicing every night, and while
the married men cannot get away
quite that often for practice games,
they are warming up gradually for
the fray, under the management Of
City Sealer Nebinger.
The Amateur Athletic Unions Ma
tional 440-yard championship for
women was won by Mrs. Claire Gal
ligen Finney, OF New Rochelle, N. ",
in the open and rough water off
Brighton Beach to-day, in minutes,
19 As seconds. Mrs. Finney made
record in winning the same event
last year at Honolulu. Miss Dorothy
Burns, of Los Angeles, who was ten
yards back, finished second in 733
2-5. while the other entrant, Miss
Charlotte Boyle, of Sea Gate. failed
to finish.
Uncle Sam has brought down hia
thumb on Willie Hoppe who is in
formed that defending the billiar
title is not an essential occupation
balk line and walk into service h
will be carried into 1t in Class A
draft. Willie is still protesting thai
Army life will ruin his hands for
ever and be fatal to his Champion
ship.
This may be what is coming, CON-
pulsory athletic training for every
American between the ages of IA and
81. Nelson N. Lampert, president
of the Chicago Athletic Association
and vice-president of the Fort Dear.
born National Bank, who evolved
the idea, has prepared and published
short synopsis of his plan to aid
in the quick development of the
I American race by taking advantage
of the great love for outdoor sports
prevalent throughout this country
Lampert has been engaged in aid.
ing amateur sports and developing
the youngsters of Chicago for many
years. AS president of the Lincolr
Park Board he was foremost in the
insistence that the youth of the city
be given every advantage the parks
had i'm the way of supplying play.
ground needs. In the management
of his bank he has always beer
strong for athletics and found that
the best employees are those who keer
themselves in good condition by
participating in sports. The Fort
Dearborn baseball team of the last
few years has been one of the best
amateur teams of the country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-22
Public May Get
Standard Shoes

Philadelphia, Aug. %. Standard
ized shoes for the American public
are apparently not so far distant. ac-
cording to information. received from
Washington BY l.. e. Brumbaugh,
agent in Philadelphia for the Tanners
Council. The question of standard
shoes in three grades is being seri-
ously considered, and. while there is
sible that the tremendous call for
leather which is certain to follow the
expansion of the Army will act as an
incentive toward standardizing civil
ian footwear