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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-17
FIGHTING ON AMERICAN
SECTOR LIVELY YESTERDAY

usual, according to observers. 1t con-
sists largely of ammunition trucks head
ed south and is accepted as indicating
that the enemy has determined to hold
the present lines Indefinitely.
German bombing planes in great num-
bers tried to drop explosives on the
French and Americans along the Vesie
early this morning, but were driven off
by anti-aircraft guns. They then slip
ped around the batteries and visited the
back areas, repeatedly attacking places
where they believed troops were quar-
tered. Their aim was poor, however, ow-
ing to the fact that il was still dark.
Many German gun nests on the edge
Of the plateau west Of Fismette were
destroyed by an American barrage. OBJ
servers reported that thirteen machine
guns were put out of commission and
that all the gunners were killed.
CAPTAIN BIDDLE'S STORY.
By Frank J. Taylor.
United Press Staff Corespondcnt.j
With The American Armies In France
Continued on page two)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-17
Norwegians Protest.

Cilristiania, Aug. l7.-Tht Norwegian
government has protested to Germany
against the torIedoing and sinking of
large government cargo steamer Somer
stad few days ago. Ten members of the
crew are reported missing.
The somerstad, a steel steamer OF g.,
SIS tons, was sunk s5 miles southeast
Of Fire Island on the morning Of Aug
ust II, According Il the United Sta
tes government repora of all her crew
Of thirty were saved Captain George
Hansen declared the torpedp which sunk
the steamer circled the ship before strik.
ing, giving rise to the belief that Ger
many hay have perfected wireless
controlled torpedo.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-17

Premier Lenine and War Minister
Trotsky rlcently removed the soviet
government from Moscow to Kronstadt
which is less than 25 miles from Petro-
grad
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The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
CREDIT LOST FOR HOME RUN
Batsman Winning Game by Knocking
Ball Out Of Park Should Be
Given Home Run Hit.

When the baseball rules are getting
their next revision, whenever that
may be, an effort will be made to
change the present Interpretation In
regard to home runs which decide ball
games. Under the system now in
vogue a batsman may hit the ball
outside park, but If the runners on
bases settle the game the hitter does
not get credit for his home run, and
it. does not 60 into the records as
such. This is an injustice to the
batsman, says a writer in an ex-
change. While the run does not score
in the game, since it is not nee
essary, there Is no reason why it
should not go into the summary Of
the game and into the official records
as a home run. It is the most timely
Of hits and important enough to set
tie a game. Babe Ruth recently hit
into the stands at Boston, one Of his
longest hits Of the year, yet It does
not show in his record Of home runs.
Pipp hit into the stands at the Polo
grounds recently and broke up ball
game, yet is not credited with home
run. This feature should be changed
so as to give the batsman credit.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31

army, aiming to cut 1t off from the rest
Of the British forces The Germans
succeeded In recovering about half of
the ground Byng's army had won.
During the past year the British
have made considerable progress in
Mesopotamia and Palestine, capturing
Jerusalem December 9, 1917, while the
allied armies from the Adriatic to the
Egean have prevented the Germanic
allies from gaining control of the Med
iterranean.
So far the British have won more
than a third Of Palestine from the
Turks. In Mesopotamia the British
have advanced about 100 miles up the
Tigris and Euphrates since capturing
Bagdad, and have made some prog
ress toward the north Of Hit, capturing
more than $4,000 prisoners.
During January, February and the
first half Of March only small actions
occurred on the western front, the
British preparing for the German drive
which was launched with unprecedent.
ed fury March 21.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
Excel Enemy in Air

cesses on scale such as were never
known before" ->--+
"If Germany Is really pleased with
her air record for the last few
months" remarked British squadron
leader to the correspondent, ''there is
no reason for US to complain. We ask
nothing better than that Germany
should 60 on having the same kind of
success In future months"
He took as an example the report for
May, which lay open on his desk.
"This report" he explained, IDEALS
with the British air fighting alone, and
has no reference to the fine air work
Of the French, Italians and Americans.
During the month the British brought
down 398 German machines In aerial
combat, and twenty by fire from the
ground, while 100 more. were driven
down out Of control and probably de-
stroyed. During the same period 1oS
British machines failed to return to
their airdromes,"
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
Marine Tells of
His First Fight

other side are feeling just as bad, In
fact mighty sight worse remem-
Der his words distinctly, because
they were the last he said, except to
give the command to start. We had
to advance through a field Of green
wheat, soppy with dew, so that we
got wet through and could hardly keep
our feet on the slippery ground. Our
captain and lieutenant were killed
right at the start, and also the first
sergeant.
I'VE had only the gunner sergeant
left, and all around the men were fall
Ing, and the air was filed with the
noise from bursting shells, cries of
dying men, the groans Of the wounded,
the singing Of bullets. and the clatter
OF the machine guns. s-
"Pve never been what you'd call a
praying chap, but prayed hard then,
and many times SINCE" l4i 4.
After moment I said: eyes, and
thenY
swell, we saw pretty soon that II
we didn't hurry up and get to the
wood there wouldn't be any of us left
to take it-sO we just hiked like-as If
well, as If It was an express train
that we just had to catch or bust.
And when we got there 1t didn't take
us long to. clear the Boche out. He
would go on firing until we were right
on top Of him with the bayonet and
then he'd yell out 'Kamerad.'
"Even in the midst Of the fight I
couldn't help laughing out at the man
alongside of me. He had seen his
chum fall and came on just wild, and
when he was going for one German the
Boche yelled: 'Kamerad, I've a wife
and ten children in Berlin and the
marine said: IF you went back to
Berlin there'd be ten more children
to h with you,' and rammed him
with his bayonet."
"What happened after you cleared
out the HUM" asked.
'By that time we were reduced TO
about half our company, and were or
dered to dig ourselves in. You should
have seen me digi
"Men were falling all around and
two bullets went through my rack
as ! crouched as near the ground as
possible digging like b. So I took
my pack off and put 1t on the parapet
to the side of me, and the Germans
kept on popping at 1t. While I was
digging every time I looked up to
throw the dirt out could see flower
moving to and fro In the wind Just
in front Of me, and then once glanced
up just in time to see that flower
nipped off as II by an Invisible. hand
and lie on the gound. Somehow that
made me realize almost more than any.
thing how near death was"
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31

British Air Force Headquarters In
France.-There have been many signs
recently Of extreme uneasiness by the
German high command, regarding the
increasing ascendancy Of the allied air
men on the western front. This has
been especially evident since the Amer
ican airmen have begun to appear In
force and have. proved themselves OF
the same mettle as the French and
British flyers. 81
Perhaps the most striking evidence
Of German official anxiety regarding
the allied superiority in the air Is to be
found In the official German wireless
news. In an effort to counteract the
depressing effect of the real facts Of
tho situation, the German wireless ed
itors make the widest statements, bor-
dering almost on humOr.
Thus a recent copy VI the German
wireless report says: superior meth
els OF flying and create, skill have se-
cnred for the German air force sue
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
NAVY SEEKS CRACK PLAYERS
Every Big League Athlete Will Be
Asked to Join, but No Special
Ratings Offered.

Every big league baseball player In
the country is to be invited to join the
navy at once, according to letters pre-.
pared by Ensign w. I. Denny, recruit
ing officer at the Great Lakes Training
station, under the direction Of Capt.
William A. Moffett, commandant.
1--WE are asking them to join the
navy because we want the best men
we can get" Captain Moffett declared.
However, there will be no special rat
ing for them, but we will give them
the best ratings for which they can
qualify"
Captain Moffett also intimated there
would be no permanent "shore duty"
but that the baseball men enlisting
would be prepared for sea service as
fast as possible.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31

Paris.-He was United States Ma
rine. He hailed from Chicago, and
I judged his age to be twenty-five or
twenty-three. I did not learn his
name, but during the short hour we
spent together he poured out to me
his personal impressions Of the fight
ing, in which he had taken snare
at Chateau Thierry.
He naively apologized when ne
learned I was an American, saying
"Of course, when I've been In and out
of the trenches few times expect
it will all grow stale, and shan't
want to talk about It."
He was just normal boy, and
he related his experiences and I'M
pressions without pose or boastful-
ness. ~ a.
"When we took over that part>of
the line we were told 1t was quiet
sector" he said, "but it didn't remain
long quiet. We learned afterwards
that at first the Germans thought we
were British, our uniforms being some
what alike, but when they discovered
that we were Yanks they began to get
curious about us. They were sure
satisfied pretty quick"
Had Empty Feeling.
"What were your own personal feel
ings the first time you went over the
topT I asked.
"Well," slowly, 81 suppose was
frightened. I had sickening, empty
feeling somewhere inside me. Just
before we were to start our captain
said: Now, boys, there's no need to
feel bad about it. These men over the
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31

engineer Of great ability and q vet
eran Of the Spanish war,
Huston joined the colors soon after
war was declared.
Jim Dunn was the first magnate to
order his ball park closed under
the work-or-fght order. The day
after Secretary Baker announced
that ball players must either don a
uniform or go to work in some essen
tial occupation Dunn wired his busi-
ness manager to close shop and to dis.
band the ball club.
There was no quibbling on Dunn's
part. Although his club was in Sec
ond place and had excellent chances
Of coping a pennant this year, he
didn't hesitate.
"f the government needs my men
it can have them"
That was Dunn's philosophy.
Dunn offered the use Of his great
construction organization to the gov
ernment early in the war.
"f they want me-" he said, 'TIl go
along and run it,
The government decided that the
Dunn construction forces would be
more use at home.
Baseball was more or less of
mania with Dunn. He had owned
several minor league clubs before he
decided to get into the major game
and bought the Cleveland club. He
never got his money out Of the in
vestment and never realized his ann
bition Of winning pennant, which
to him meant great deal more than
the mere money involved.
But when the time came he gave up
ambition, investment and all.
Dunn can well be rated side by side
with Captain Huston.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
w orst Fighting
Of War in 1913

dians took 1000 prisoners. The
French. on October, %, attacked
northeast Of Scissors on a six-mile
front on the Aisne, from Vauxillon to
La Royere, piercing the enemy's line
four miles and taking 1000 prison
ers. On October 8 the British took
Poelcappelle and 2,02S prisoners and
made some slight gains with heavy
attacks in the Ypres sector October
%, 28 and 80.
On November the Canadians won
their great victory. capturing Pass
chendaele Ridge, for which the British
had been battling for months. The
Canadians held the ridge until the re-
cent hammer blows. November also
saw the British success, which was
partially diminished by a surprise
counter-stroke, at Cambrai. The Third
British army, under Sir Julian Byng,
on November 20 launched its drive
without artillery preparation on an
eight-mile front, smashing the Hinden-
burg line, almost reaching the out
skirts of the important railway center
Of Cambrai and taking 5000 prisoners
the first day.
Huns Regain Ground.
The battle continued ten days, pris-
oners being increased to 1851, while
1873 guns were taken. The deepest
advance was seven miles. But on
November 80 the Germans delivered a
tremendous attack against Byng's
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
SMOKES IN POWDER PLANT
Negro Is Held to Grand Jury on
Charge Of Violating Sabot-
age Act.

Newark. N. John J. Mason, a
negro employed by the Du Pont Pow
der. works at Parlin, N. j., was locked
up to await action by the federal
grand jury on the charge Of violating
the sabotage act.
Mason's offense consisted OF light-
ing a match and smoking cigarette
in the ether room Of the powder plant.
The complaint against him alleges he
took the risk of interfering with war
work by furthering the chances Of an
explosion.
No mention was made Of what
might have happened to Mason.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
HEITMAN is IN NAVY
Rochester and Brooklyn Clubs Given
Hard Jolt When Pitcher EnIists
With the Jackles.

Not only Rochester Of the Interna.
tional but Brooklyn of the National
as well, was hit blow when Pitch
er Harry Heitman enlisted in the
navy. Heitman, who was with
Rochester under option from Brook
lyn, had been the big sensation Of
the International league this year.
He was picked up from high school
team in Brooklyn by Ebbets and later
sent to Rochester for seasoning. Re-
Gently Ebbets tried to get him back
for the Dodgers, but the Rochester
club would not let him 60. He set
tied the controversy for himself by
ieciding to go to war.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
MIKE M'NALLY NOW IN NAVY
Former Boston Red sox Player Will
Be Perfectly Happy II He Can
Bag Submarine.

One by one ball players, recently
famous in the major leagues, are ap-
pearing In army and navy circles. The
latest to gain notice In England is Mike
McNally, former Boston Red Sox play
er, whose speed boosted the bean eat-
ers to a worlds flag. The British king
recently watched two teams from the
United States play game Of base
ball. One was navy team and the
other nine from the army. The sail
ors won and after the game the king,
who enjoyed the pastime, strolled up
and congratulated the captain Of the
winning club. The man congratulated
proved to be Mike McNally. Mike is
captain of the navy nine. McNally
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
British Successes of 1917 Pale
in Comparison to Latest
Battles.
Big EVENTS OF FOURTH Year
Battles Of Cambria, Third Battle OF
Ypres, Battle Of Menin Road, OF
1roodseinde and PasschendaeIe
Loom Up Importantly.

London.-The heroic battles of the
British army during the last half OF
1917, including the battles of Cam
brai, the third battle Of Ypres, the bat
tie of Menin road, Of Broodseinde and
Of Passchendaele, would loom up Inn
portantly in any survey Of the past
years fighting on the western front but
for one reason: They do not COM
pare in any sense with the fighting
since March 21, 1918.
The spring of 1917 saw the begin
ming of the allied offensive against
Germany, but the third miscarried al
most from the start, and, after 1t was
seen that there was nothing more to
be expected from Russia, the great
offensive" of the allies found itself
diverted into a number of smaller bat
ties, where occasionally. some 100000
men were employed on either side.
Some $4,000 prisoners were taken by
the British in eight Of these thrusts
against the German line between
August 1, 1917. and the close of the
year, and important positions were
won, but the successes were only tao
tfcal.
The third battle of Ypres began
July 81, 1917, and continued until Au-
gust 10, again breaking out August
16. the British crossed the User
canal, taking nine villages and 6,122
prisoners. When the battle was re-
newed, August 16, Langemarck was
taken besides 2,114 more prisoners.
Meanwhile, the Canadians on the Lens
sector attacked and captured Hill No.
20. took 900 prisoners and maintained
their positions against five counter
attacks. This was on August Is.
Smash Foe at verdun.
The French on August 20, attacking
on an 11-mile front at Verdun, recap
tured about two-thirds Of the ground
which the crown princes army had
won In months Of slaughter.
The chief action In September, 1917,
was in the battle Of Menin road,
which began September 20, the object
being to loosen the German grip on
the coast. Following an eight hours
bombardment the British advanced
on an eight-mile front from HOlle-
beke to Langemarck, capturing a
half-dozen important positions and
taking 8,243 prisoners.
During October, 1917, when disaster
overlook the Italians, both the French
and the British scored noteworthy
successes. On October 4 a great strug-
gle began on front Of eight miles
on the Passchendaele ridge, called
the battle Of Broodseinde, perhaps
the most important during the year
on the British front. The Germans
had planned an attack for 6 a. m..
but the British launched their offen-
sive an hour earlier shattered three
enemy divisions, broke up four others
and took 4,446 prisoners, while Cana
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
FOUR RUNS SCORED ON
FOUR PITCHED BALLS.

J Chick Hartley, an old-time bali
, player, who Is now cop in Phil
adelphia, knows Of a game in
which four runs were scored on
four pitched balls. He played
|, In the contest, which took place
in the New York State league in
1913, between Troy and Syra-
cuse. Owens pitched for Syra-
J cuse. Cranston hit the first ball
. pitched for a home run. Move,
the second batter, smote the first
ball delivered to him for a sin
gle. Lumley did the same thing
, on the first pitch to him. Hart
ley himself came to the bat next
and swattsd the first ball for a
homer, making a total Of four
} runs. Burchell then relieved
Owens. Troy won the game,
8 to 4. In Is innings. Hartley
says this is record.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
PROVE PATRIOTS OF
The MAJOR LEAGUES
Captain Huston and Jim Dunn
Outrank Rival Magnates.
Owner Of New York Yankees Was
First Man Financially Interested
In Game to EnIist-cIeveland
Gates Ordered Closed.

When the baseball history Of the
stirring times Of war is written two
names will stand out above all others
in the magnate end Of the game as
batting 1000 per cent patriotism.
They will be the names Of Capt.
T. L. Huston, half owner Of the New
York Yankees, and Jim Dunn, owns
er Of the Cleveland Indians.
Captain Huston was the first man
financially interested in baseball to
enlist in his country's service. An
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31

HURLING LATEST DEVICE IN TRENCH BOMBS.
"B" pitching Boston changed his
of
to walk except back to the bench at Berlin
this % showing his fellow troopers how hul the newest
appointed drill instructor.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
WlIsen collIns Promoted.

Wilson Collins, former star athlete
of Vanderbilt university and later an
outfelder with the Boston Braves, has
written home from France that he has
been promoted lieutenant in the 321st
machine gun company.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
.eeeseeeeesessesessssssss
, PREFERS SINGLE BLISS
TO BEING HUNS FRAU

Ellensburg, Wash.-Mrs. Ma
bel Schlamann seeks a divorce
here because, she says. she would
rather be single than the wife
Of a German. She complains
that her husband, when they
were married in 1915, told her he
was a naturalized American, but
since that he insists on calling
her "frau."
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
Pennant for New London.

New London won the pennant In the
Eastern league, which prematurely
ended Its season, with 48 games won
and II lost. Bridgeport, with A and
II. ives leeond.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31

was noted for his speed and helped
win worlds series game when put
on second to run for a slow-footed ath-
lete. Next to winning this great game,
Mike prizes his meeting with the king.
He hopes to bag a German submarine
and then he'll be perfectly happy, says
Mike.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-31
Kaiser,s Pace on Eno.

Connellsville, Pa.--An egg bearing
on the shell striking likeness Of the
kaiser was laid by hen here, The
face is at one end of the egg and
shows plainly the helmet, the long
nose and pointed chin Of the German
ruler
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-01
Man WHO. IN ust Vanish

He still breathes, the s'"man with
soul SO dead" that he can say, not only
to himself but publicly: what was
good enough for my father is good
enough for me-" says a writer. Merci.
fully for human progress there are
signs abroad that give us hope Of his
ultimately becoming extinct. He will
be survived for time, but not indefl.
nitely, by his mate whose marvellous
prehensile tenacity leads her to believe
and act according]y-that what was
good enough for her greatgrandmother
Is good enough for her. Undoubtedly
the least violent modernist would be
willing to deal the blow that should
rid us of them, but there is strange
residence in both the male and female
of this species that makes them rise
unscathed after the sharpest attacks
on their benighted tenets. We shall
have to wait the slower end that must
befall them. Evolution by exclusion.
or the killing of of those who persist.
emily go the wrong way Is sure pro.
cess If not swift one. 30 knowing
him to be doomed, let US not waste
energy in hopeless argument with him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-01
Describes an Ideal Dwelling.

"A home is not properly a show
place." says Noble Foster Hoggson.
Rather, 1t Is a house and . plot Of
ground that, together, bring rest to the
aged, peace to the strong, and Joy to
the hungry, riotous spirit Of youth. It
Is a creating-not mere fulfllment
Of an order, the result Of Q contract
well or i'll kept, thing to be bought
and paid for by money. .t>
money cannot buy home," de-
clares Mr.. Hoggson, ''but," he adds,
''he who hungers for home may, by
taking counsel with those who a1S
practiced In giving expression to hui
man desires in terms Of houses and
their environments, achieve q result
quite as happy and as truly ais If he
were to sit to great portrait painter
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-01
TRAINMEN ASK WAGES
RAISED $500. 600. 900

for wage increases pending before
the railroad wage commission are for
an aggregate average of 40 per cent,
it has been disclosed. The demands
represent q total of nearly $780,
100000 this year, or about half of
the railway operating income Of last
year
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-01
KAISER IS BLAMED
m n ~ ~ I'm T FOR HALIFAX BLAST

New York, Feb. 1.-The kaiser
caused the destruction of Halifax,
Captain A., L. Boyce, U. s. R., be-
lieves today. He told the Marine
Insurance club that the kaiser hoped
to wreck New York In the same man
ner.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-01
CHIMNEY ACTS UP

The. fire department was called out
about 1880 o'clock last night when
a chimney got to spouting sparks at
the home of Mrs. John Graham on
Bemidji avenue. No damage.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-01
ESgs%s ~ ssFs~- ~ ~ ss'5"- ~
POLISH LEGl0NS IN
REVOLT ON BOLSnEVIKI
(By United Press)

y (By United Press)
Petrograd, Feb. Foolish legions
In the vicinity of Minsk have de-.
clared war against the Bolsheviki.