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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
AMERICANS BOMB COMPLAINS

With the American Forces on the Lo"- raine Front, Friday, August 23.-(By she Associated Press. .)-American bombing airplanes yesterday dropped 3S bolnbs on Conflans, a town on the Verdun- Metz railroad. Ten direct hits were obtained
 Three aerial combats were reported yes terday.in the Woevre region. Lieutenant JGness attacked and apparently destroyed an Albatross biplane over Marre,- north west of Verdun. Lieutenant Hugh Bridge man, while on reconnaissance patrol, attacked two Fokkers which disappeared, see emiEgly falling to the ground. Another ai. man saw German machine shoot downward in a steep side slip after it had been fired upon by each pilot of tkc American patrol.
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GERMANS ARE WITHDRAWING

With the American Army In frahce' August 25.-(By the Associated Press) Reports from various sources say that tha Germans are withdrawing north of the Vesle, owing to continued pres sure along the French and British fronts
 Tn the Fishes district the German artillery fire continued in desultory fastion Sunday, and there was no m fantry action except patrol engage ments at few places Much heavy cannonading has been heard around Soissons.
 The Americans are endeavoring to confirm the withdrawal reports.
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are pushing forward One force is now nearing Longueval, and more Germans may be perned up. Highwood, strong position in this general locality, Whlch was lined with machine guns, has been reported captured, probably by a flank :. ing movement, and large number or machine guns have fallen into Brll'sh hands here as we'll as many at othef places. Many thousands of machine guns have been taken away from the Germans during the past two days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
VIII Reclaim Clothing

Washington, August 1.-Reclamation of discarded clothing will be extended to practically every army training camp in the country by the conservation and rec lamation division of the quartermaster corps. The war department has author ized in sl camps the building of clothing and hat repair shops. canvas and cot re-
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CAPTURED GERMANS SAY TT IMPOSSIBLE
 FOR THEM TO WIN
(continued from Page one)

the war with enthusiasm, but this has long since disappeared and the strug gle has now become an economic one with Great Britain.
 They admit Germany practically is in hopeless condition both econom- cally and from the man power point of view and ask whether Great Brit ain cannot now consider Germany suf- ficiently reduced to be no longer q trade rival or whether the allies ir- tend to crush her altogether. In the latter case, they say Germany will be forced to fight to the last, but they make no effort to conceal their inn presSion of what this means for tho fatherland.
 They say they believe there is ev- cry disposition to evacuate Belgium and northern France and even neEo tiate for the evacuation or retention of Alsace-L Lorraine.
 They are generally unanimous in agreeing that annexations thus far made and the Brest- Litovsk peace treaty were a great mistake, but think they cannot withdraw from Russia in the present condition of affairs thero. They are aware that the American army now has assumed very formii- able proportions and there is gen. eral admission of the seriousness of this factor
 The submarine campaign they can- not refer to without gestures of impa tience.
 Captured noncommissioned officers attribute recent German defeats to the inefficiency of their air service and more especially to the inexperience and lack of stamina of the latest re- | cruits who are most inadequately drilled and trained and who are phys | ically incapable of sustaining the heavy strain of defensive warfars
 The mere presence of these new re-
 cruits, they say, produces in company l demoralizing effect upon the older
 men because it indicates to what { straits Germany must be reduced tc employ such poor material.
 Sapignies is completely in British
 hands after hard fighting. At last reports
 local battle was being fought at Mors and it's environs where the lines TUT l through the town.
 1 St Leger was captured and left fai ] behind. After having once been re-
 ported in Croiselles the British with 1 counter attacked heavily and the British
 retired to the edge of the town ant I poured shells into the place, while press ing forward on the sides.
 This practice of withdrawing from an! place where heavy counter attacks ar,
 being delivered, then shelling the ares
 and driving past to the north and south
 eventually getting into a position some
 where near the rear has given wonderful
 results. not only in saving British troops
 but in netting large numbers of Ger
 man prisoners or killing Germans. ' At Neuville-Vitasse and almost up t
 the Scarpe the line at last reports re
 ceived at headquarters ran through tn
 outskirts of the village and severe fight ing was in progress there.
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THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, August .25.-Forecast for Alabama Georgia and Mississippi: Fair Monday and probably Tuesday, except showers in north portions
 Tennessee: Thundershowers Monday, Tuesday fair in west; thundershowers in east portion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
AWARDED LEGION OF HONOR

With the American Army in trance. August 25-CBy the Associated PressJ Fifty-fve officers, noncommissioned or ficers and men of certain American division were awarded the Legion of Honor the military medal, the war cross or distinguished service cross this morn inc at the most brilliant decoration cere- monv the American army has held in France. Similar decorations have been awarded 70 others, who were unable to be present, owing to the fact that they are in hospl- tals. Most of the awards have been made for gallant conduct in the Marne battle.
 r,ha decorations and medals were per sonally pinned on the Americans by General (name deleted), who was accom- nanied by a large group of American, French and British staff officers as well as major and brigadier generals.
 | After the decoration ceremony was completed. regiments of infantry. engin.
 eers. French machine gunners anf 1 American artillery with coors flying de6led past the men thus honored Per, feet weather added to the joy of the oc- casion and the sound of the guns 1T Ian airplane battle overhead gave. jus l the proper dramatic touch.
 l French medals were awarded officer' and men selected by the division au ! thorities. The Chevalier of the Legion Q Honor was given to Maj. D'Alary Fechet infantry. of Eustis, Fla; Capt, F. A Cook of New York, Capt. Arthur H I Torer. Lieuts. Richard s. Heventor, in fantry. and Harry w. Caygill. infantry and Chaplin Hirrisa Darche, who wa
 absent. Lieut.. Louis viaud of tn l French army, was awarded the dis
 tinguished service cross for gallantrs
 coolness and bravery during raid i which he led Franco-American detach
 ment. Sixteen noncommissioned oHices
 and 79 officers and men also receive
 the war cross.
 THOUSANDS OF GUNS TAKEN With the British Army in France. Au
 gust 25..-(By the Associated Press)-Th high praunC east-northeast of Bray ha
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Local Data
e 24 hours ending at z p. m.,

For the 24 hours ending at p. m, August 25, 1918:
 Highest temperature ............. 90 Lowest temperature ............ Fl Mean temperature .............. sj Normal temperature ............. 1S Excess in temperature since Jan Rainfall Total rainfall since January .34.33 Deficiency in rainfall since Janu-
 ary l ......... u.o' Relative humidity a. m. ........ iS
 D. m. .................. S3
 8 D. m. 46
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26

Paris, August 25.-French troops last night made further progress to the east of Hagneaux, on the battle lette rivers, it was officially announced today by the French war department.
 Austro Hungarian endorsements have arrived on the southeastern end of tne western front, number of soldiers from Austrian units having been captured by French patrols in the woevre region
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
USED ARMORED CARS

The Bapaume-P -Peronne road was att tackled by British arnlored cars, which, during the past twenty-four hours have been performing wonderful service, scout 1 ing far ahead of the infantry Some of
 them have dashed through the country,
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upon them and bodies of troops with
 their machine guns.
 Cooperating with the armored cars,
 the tanks again have been heavily in
 action, some of them rolling into towns
 in advance of the infantry, sweeping
 over the debris and fininshing off enemy
 strong points in the face of a perfect
 deluge of fire.
 Many tanks have returned to theil lines with all the paint shot off their steel sides by machine gun bullets. Al some points the Germans approached the tanks as soon as they saw them, with hands high above their heads, fearfully shouting kamerad!"
 FALLS INTO BRITISH HANDS When Theipval ridge fell into British hands yesterday, the troops pressed for
 ward at both sides and large number oi Germans were pinched They promptly threw away their shrapnel helmets and other equipment, and, without ever guards. walked toward the British rear. | In the neighborhood of Thiepval, 2 British detachment during the early part of the advance, managed to reach Pys
 but soon found itself surrounded on al sides by the enemy.
 An airplane saw the detachments plight and dropped a message, stick te it." and soon after heavy British for
 nations attacked at this point and drove off the Germans, relieving their hare pressed comrades.
 Since then Pys has been left well be hind. Pozieres, southeast of Thiepval 1 fell this morning and later Mametz was occupied, as well as Martinpuich. There was no signs of the boche around Martinpuich, although just te
 the south bitter fighting continues
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26

Notwithstanding the fact that the Ger mans have brought up strong reinforce ments on both wings of the battle front, the British and French forces every where have beaten off the enemy and continued their victorious progress.
 Many additional towns have been cap tuled by Field Marshal Haig's men in the north, while the French have sue eessfully overcome obstacles placed in their way and reached territory north of Soissons which adds further to the danger of the Germans in the Noyon sector and to their line running eastward from Soissons to Rheims.
 All along the front from Arras to the Somme, the Germans are gradually being driven back to the old Hindenburg line enemy is being harassed well to the east of Bray, while farther north strong counter attacks have been repulsed and the town of Mametz, the Mametz wood, Martinpuich, Lesars and Lebarque have been captured
 It is around Bapaume that the Ger mans are keeping up their strongest efforts to hold back the tide that is slIrging against them, but the British are continuing to make slight gains daily in the process of surrounding tho town, which seemingly soon must be evacuated. The taking of Lesars and Lebarque appears to be a. fore runner of this eventuality. Lebarque is only two and a half miles southwest of Bapaume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
PRESSING HINDENR1TRG

Everywhere except directly south of Bapaune the British are well across the Bapaune- Albert read, and north of the town they are fast pressing forward toward the Hindenburg line, Unofficial reports have placed the
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haste and at great cost We constructed simply because for the moment we are not in danger?' And this idea. in my opinion, will prevail in Congress, and prevail throughout the nation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
THOUSANDS OF GUNS TAKEN

With the British Army in France. Au- gust 25..-(By the Associated Press.)-The high ground east-northeast of Bray has been captured and the Australians here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26

THE PRODIGIOUS TASK
 He rave the following reasons: While it is true that the tide has turned and the allies aie now, perhaps for the flrSl time, in the ascendency, and while +
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
THE SWITCH

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
PATROLMEN TO
PLAY TONIGHT
Match With Motive Power
Athletes; Boxing and
Wrestling Also

Weather permitting one large
crowd of sport lovers will journey to
Seventh and Reilly streets tonight.
These Motive Power athletes have
another big program arranged. There
Will be boxing, wrestling and a VOL
leyball contest between the Patrol
mems team and the Motive Power
Athletic Association champions
All this sport takes place in the
Motive Power athletic rooms. 1t
promise to be some night Tie Pennsy
athletes are anxious to put il all over
the Cops The latter are just smil-
ing. They have not been training in
the Y. NJ, G. A. gymnasium for moth
ing. The yolleyball match will be the
last feature on the program.
Six-round Bout
The boxing bout will open the big
bill. Members of the Motive Power
Athletic Association will show what
they haveaccomplished in the way of
handling their "mits." Gibiller and
Olwein will go six rounds. In the
wrestling match the principal feature
will be between Jones and Lehler,
two clever mat men who last year
won honors.
Final practice by the Patrolmen
was held last night. To-day they will
keep in shape by treading snow, and
will also have a short warming up
period before the game tonight.
Mayor Keister and other city officials
promise to be present and help root
for the 'coppers."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
Big Gymnastic Program
at Y.M.C.A.Saturday Night

The gymnasium entertainment to
be held at the Y. NJ. c. n, Second
and Locust streets. Saturday even
ing. promises to be a big event.
Among the interesting features of
the program will be two games of
asketball. a volleyball match be-
tween the policemen and the busi-
nessmen. and a wrestling match.
Refreshments will be served. The
entertainment will be free to mem
Lers and their friends. The cap
tains are invited to bring prospec-
tive members. Professor c. W. Mil
Ter. physical director of the local
Y. NJ. c. A, will be in charge of the
program.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
)E MACKS FAMOUS CHAMPION TEAM IS ALL SHOT TO
RW/EILYC
y w CORNER

Tie famous Gravesend track at
Philadelphia, idle since 1910, will be
sold. 1t will be a new building site.
When the track closed there was
100000 in the treasury. This has
dwindled down to $4,000.
Connie Mack has disposed OF all his
stars and is now completing plans
for building up new team. He says
he is with the Athletics to the finish
and has no idea Of jumping.
Hassett girls are scheduled for a
game tomorrow night with the Ieb-
anon Valley College goods. This is
the second of a series of contests ,be-
tween these teams. The contest will
be played on Cathedral Hall floor and
will be followed with dance. This
promises to be an interesting event.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
sLEIGHRIpE TO COUNTRY

Millerstown, Pa, Jan. 15.-The
Fl. K. Club took a sleighride to the
home of Edward Beacha II, three
miles west of town, on Saturday
evening. The evening was spert in
playing games, music, etc. Supper
was served at twelve o'clock. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. II. V.
Differoafer, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
BeachaIn, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Reacham, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Page,
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Page, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Elwood Walker, Mr. ana
ATS. Elmer Reisinger and daughter.
Caroline, Mr.. and Mrs. joan lie l.
rick. Miss Mary Kepner, Miss Alice
R'ckabaugh, Miss Daisy Walker,
Miss Myrtle Gearhart, D. A Lahr.
Warren Beacham, Jake Ward and
L. c.. Rickabaugh.
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Buffalo Club Bankrupt;
Call Creditors to Court

Buffalo, Jan. 15.-Involuntary
proceedings We're begun yesterday in
United States District Court to have
the Buffalo Baseball Amusement
Company international League) de-
clared bankrupt. The petition pre-
sented to Judge John r. Hazel is by
three creditors-Joseph ]. Lannin,
former owner of the Boston Red
Sox: Mcdonald & Hoe Co., Inc, of
Buffalo, and Rand, McNally & Co.,
of Chicago.
The petition sets forth that the
local baseball company is insolvent
and that the petitioners are inform
ed and believe the company owes
upward of $4,000. Twelve claims
are scheduled by Mr.. Lannin for
sums advanced to the Buffalo club,
said to have been principally to pay
rentals and salaries of players.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
lb. Lebanon Valley
Lebanon's Big Five Is
Willing to Meet All Corners

Lebanon's Big Five" is anxious
to meet all Corners. Manager c. b.
Mousees has issued the following:
The Big Five, of Lebanon. is
anxious to show Harrisburg fans
that they are the equal. if not the
superior. of any or all of the 'fives
in your big city but we seem to be
passed up by your local teams. This
speedy bunch of Lebanon boys will
meet the best you have and bars
none. We have registered victories
over the Hassett team on their floor
and only last week swamped the
Harrisburg Garnets 81 to Il on our
floor. so you readily can see we are
entitled to a chance
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
w. AND j. CUTS BASEBALL

Washington. Jan. 15.-Oficial ac-
ton by the Athletic Council abol-
ishing varsity baseball at Washing
ton and jefferson for the season of
-191S. was taken this week.
!. The action was not unexpected as
IL was apparent that the authorities
Lad been looking for an opportunity
10 gracefully relinquish the sport for
some time. Always a losing finan-
Cial proposition. the game had been
conducted with an annually grow
ing deficit until it was evident that
ii would be impossible to continue
it. especially since Washington and
jefferson had declared for a policy
of athletic retrenchment and econ
omy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15

Ben Wolfe, one of the most pop
ular all-around athletes at Central
High, was unanimously elected cap
tain of the varsity basketball team.
He has quite a football record. hav-
ing played on the scrub team dur
ing his freshman and sophomore
years, and on the varsity eleven the
last two years. lie is we'll qualified
TO captain the basketball team. The
position of guard. which he filled
last year, is again his.
Is School Booster
He is not only a sport enthusiast
but is also interested in school ac-
tivities, being one of the four men
who constitute CentraIs fire guard,
an H. A. club man and a member
of the Demosthenian and Philonian
debating societies.
Dick Gregory, who was elected
captain last year. will hold the title
of honorable captain owing to the
fact that he enlisted in the Army
and thus cannot captain his team.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
SOLDIER DIES AT CAMP

Hershey, Pa, Jan. 15. Word
was received here yesterday of the
death of Sergeant German Anderson
at Camp Lee. Petersburg, Va. Ser
geant Anderson enlisted in Truck
Company 81 in July and has been
statione dat Camp Lee during all of
his service. His home was in Lam
caster county but he had resided in
Hershey for several years previous
to his enlistment and was employed
as chauffeur for John E. Snyder He
is survived by a mother and several
bothers and sisters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
WAR TAX MEETING

New York, Jan. 15.-The war tax
committees of the National and
American Leagues will meet in
Washington, January 21. where a
conference has been arranged with
the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue TO discuss war taxes on base
ball. it was announced last night by
Secretary Heydler, of the National
League. who is a member of the
committee of that league. One of
the questions to be taken up is
whether a war tax is to be charged
on rain checks when they are pre-
sented for admission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
LANCASTER COUNTY WEDDINGS

Marietta, Pa, Jan. Is. - Miss
Bessie G. Cummings was married
yesterday to Charles r. Crawford,
of Lancaster. at the parsonage of
the Grace Lutheran Church at Lam
caster by the pastor, the Rev. DIR.
Haupt.
Mounttille. Pa, Jan. Is. - Miss
Esther. d. Kiehl was married Sun
day evening to Philip S. Gitt, of
Lancaster, at the parsonage of the
Grace Lutheran Church by the Rev.
DR.. Haupt. The couple was attended
by Miss Anna E. Rosenberger and
George II. Draude, of Lancaster.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
.DUCKPIN STARS
ROLL Big SCORES
Captains Win Over Mates in
Lemoyne Duckpin Series;
How Teams Stand

The Captains Of the Lemoyne Duck
pin League tightened their hold on
first place by defeating the Mates in
two games last night on Fickes' al
leys. The Captains won the first
contest by margin of 81 and the
third by a margin of "a pins.
The Mates captured the second
lard. with total of 14S pins, cap
tured high single score while Har-
macker captured the high triple score
with a 4a5 score. The scores follow:
CAPTAINS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
CHICAGO CUBS WANT LAJOIE

Chicago. Jan. 15.-Charles H.
Weeghman. president of the Chicago
Nationals, said he had opened ne
gotiations to sign Larry Lajoie, the
former American League star. who
managed the Toronto club, pennant
winner OF the International League
last season. He wants him to play
first base part of the season and
plans to use him as a pinch hitter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
HASSETT GIRLS
READY FOR GAME
Meet Lebanon Valley Co-Eds
Tomorrow Night on Ca
thedral Hall Floor

Goods will be basketball entertain
ers tomorrow night The Hassett
girls are scheduled to meet Lebanon
Valley Colleges team. The game will
be played on Cathedral Hall floor,
starting at o'clock. Lebanon VAL
ley girls have been winning laurels
this season. defeating the Central
girls last week.
The Hassett girls have been play
ing games with the best teams in this
vicinity and have chalked up several
victories. The local lineup includes
several young women who have been
playing a star game. Miss Emanuel
is one of the best field goal shooters
in central Pennsylvania.
How Teams Line Up
4 large dancing program will fol-
low the contest. The lineup will be
as follows:
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"UNP" EMSLIE Is GOOD SHOT

once said that the National Leagues
veteran umpire. Robert Emslie. was
losing his eyesight. Emslie is pres
ident Of the st. Thomas (Ontario)
Gun Club Emslie for many wears
has been one of the leading shots in
the Dominion. He is an expert in
trap and target shooting. also in
bringing down live birds. His marks
manship proves that his eyes are
clear and his nerves steady.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-15
MANY ATTEND REVIVAL

The Rev. A. A. Bouton stirred
large congregation at the second SER
vices of the revival series he is con-
Quoting at the Riverqside Methodist
Church. The meetings will continue
indefinitely. Temptation" was the
text of the evangelist's address last
night A chorus choir furnishd the
music.
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FALL CAUSES DEATH

Marietta, Pa, Jan. Is. - Mrs.
Martha A. Lutz, aged 80, died from
the effects of a splintered hip, sus-
tanned while walking in her room
several weeks ago, after intense suf-
fering. She was n native of Canada,
but resided for many years in Ian.
caster county. Six children and a
number of brothers and sisters sur
ViVe
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ENSIGN SAILS FOR FRANCE

Millerstown, Pa, Jan. 15.--Word
has been received here by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. II. Ulsh from their son, En-
sign Edgar Ulsh, mailed at the
Bermuda Islands, that his troop
ship had left New York for France
che month prior to the mailing of
the letter.