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New Britain herald., 1918-03-09
BOWLING RESULTS
Skinner Chuck Five Wins Two Games from the Stanley Hardware Team on Aetna Alleys.

The Skinner Chuck company bowl CTS defeated the Stanley Hardware quintet in the Factory league games at the Aetna alleys last evening, win
 ming the odd game in three rolled. No phenomenal scores were turned in by any of the bowlers. The other games were contested between teams of the Universal league. The scores:
New Britain herald., 1918-03-09
CORRIDON TO COACH.

Newport, R. l. March 9.-Franll J. Corridor has been engaged to coach the second naval district baseball team. He started his baseball career Tn his home town with the Newport team of the New England league and atterWard played with Providence, Chicago Cubs. Philadelphia Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Buffalo.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-09

success in athletics at the school be looked for in coming years. The summary of yesterdays game: Hartford New Britain
 Right Forward
 Left Forward Nordlund ............... Sechrest
 Center Goetz ............. Taylor, Kopf
 Right Guard
 Left Guard Score Hartford High 23, New Brit ain High 21; goals from floor, Cohen B. Suisman 1, Laylaid 3, Hubbard Z, Reynolds 2, Sechrest 2, Kopf 3; goals from fouls, Layland ,, Hubbard; ref cree, Dillon; scorers, Prior, Coogan; timers, Peterson, Kilroy, time of halves, 20 minutes.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
THOMAS TURNED
 OVER TO POLICE
CULLEGE PROT EoSOR ARRESTt0 IN CHICAGO WITH ARMY
 OFFICERS WIFE.

tmcaso. April l2 Federal officials today turned Dr. Wm Isaac Thomas. socioloeist at the Universi,y of Chi cago, and Mrs R. N Granger of Washington, D. C., who were taken Into custody last night. over to the city police, it was annou1ced by Him ton G. Clabaugh Of tho bureau of in yestigation of the dcpartmen. of jus tee
 Dr. Thomas and Mrs Graager who says she is the wife of an army off cer now in France. are said to have resiStered at a downtown hotel last night as "C. Roland and wife. Gary. Ind" They were questioned today by United States District Attorney Cline and department of justice men acting under Mr. Clabaueh Mir Clyne would not direct what action if any would be taken in the ease
 Dr. Thomas is a widely known au- thority on sociology There is some mistake was his only comment.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
ALLEGED DRAFT
 CONSTRUCTORS ACQUITTED
"sE ENDANTS TESTIFIED THEY DID NOT INTEND TO DEFEAT
 OPERATIONS OF THE DRAFT

Topeka. Kan, April 1o.-A verdict oi not guilty was returned by a jury m the United States district court here today in the case of the gov eInment against r. Eva Harding, Ike ajIbers and Ernest Newman of To- peka and George W. Kleighe of Law renee charged With conspiring to de- feat the select service law.
 The jury was out only 60 minutes The charges grew out of an alleged anu-drait meeting held here last year which tbe government charged was called for the purpose of opposing the working of the draft law Defendants on the stand testified that they did not attend tue meeting for the pur- pose Of conspiring to defeat the op- eration of the act Dr Harding testi- lied that the meeting was originally called to consider ways and means of aiding poor children of Topeka.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13

as tasioL where it turns northeast tu iangard and then by d crooked line through Albert 10 a point east of He buterne Here the line runs off to inc northeast through Bucuoyq and hoisleuN To Fampoux east of Arras.
 Al this point it's turns north to beyond Lens and then turns sharply to this northwest past Bethune. enter ing the scene of the most bitter fight linc It continues d. far as Mervile. which marks the farthest advance of he Germans in their present offensive operation and then bends to ,he northeast of Passchendaele north and east of Ypres Here 1t curves 10 thn northwest to Merckem and thence north over the lowlands ol Belgium to Nieuport to the sea
 The capture of Me9vnle to2t.-s. r,a liehting daring the last d3y. .ut aN along the line from just north ol Lens to Holbeke. southeast of Ypres there have been tremendous attacks which have been mt by savage resistance. The hardest Iiehtlng alone this front
 ecms 10 have centered o1out Mes Sinos ridge Ior which tho Germans and British have Strugaled hand to hand. At last reports tho Germans Eeld the eastern hall uf tho ridge while the British were in control of he western slope
 This sector has seen the only m- fantry fighting of the last day. but a bomhardment of the Bray Corbi road. south of Albert and north of the Somme may toreshadow another blow there Hangard too. has been heavily shelled hy the Germans On the other fronts reports show only usual trench operations
 The Turks and Germans have heaq attacking the British lines north of Jericho since April 10 and British po- eitions cast and west Of inc Jordan. but London sa} they were driven out by counter attack.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
ARKAN6A3 IS FIRST
 IN ST. LOUIS DISTRICT
&t N

St Louis. April 12-Total sub scrpticns in the St Louis federal re- serve district to the Third Liberty loan up to today amounted to $39,- Ql9,l0o, acordmg 10 the campaign committee here. The quota for the district is $l3o,0o0000. Subscriptions in St. Louis for the same period were announced as $l2,613,000 and its quota as S59,IUG5ou Reports from over the state indicated that the Mis- soun state division which does not include the' large cities, has recorded sales of S6,00O000.
 Purchases in the other states in the district are announced as follows:
 Arkansas, $9,l04,35O
 Illinois, $5,72I350.
 Indiana. S5.931,35O.
 Kentucky, S5,691100.
 Mississippi, S2,673.550.
 Missouri, S59f1,00O.
 Tennessee. $3,946,400
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
BRITISH ARhAY HAS REACHED DEFINITE CRISIS

and are paid interest on the loan at the same time.
 y"The farmers df tho nation can render genuinely patriotic service by lending all the money they can to tho government and encouraging every body else to do the same. 1t makes no difference how small the loan is 1t will be helpful.
 q rely upon the farmers, than whom there are no more yitally interested in protecting America's future and the liberties of the world, to do their ut- most 10 help in this great Liberty loan work. The farmers are already performing patriotic service of the highest value in raising the foodstuffs needed by our own military forces and citizens at homo and by the soldiers and civilian populations of the great nations associated with us, but they have further duty to perform. They should invest all of their available money in the obligations Of their gog- ernment. In doing SO they will not only benefit themselves by saving this money but will be helping 10 defend their liberties. their rights and their farms against the threatened aggres- sions of the most powerful autoeratic and military government ever ere ated' s.Ltw
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
Capture of Merville Repre- sents an Advance of Seven Miles Over Flat Country By the Germans,
Haig Reports His Forces Are Being
 Pushed Back Slowly in Continuous Fighting and That Strong Pressure
 Was Maintained by the Enemy All Day South and Southwest of Bailleil

Lordon, April 72.-South of Ar mentieres, acording to the evening papers the enemy having forced d crossing over the Lave and Lys rivers. has developed an attao@ which may be dangerous re IS pushing generally westward The capture of Merville represents an advance of about seven miles over flat country and under normal conditions would not be serious, Out to the north the British are holding a comparatively narrow strip between their front arC the coast which contains very import ant railway junctions. etc. There fore an advance of sever miles there is mucn mere serious than twice that distarce further south.
 The evening papers declare that the British army has again reached a definite crisis ana the present situation is undoubtedly unpleasant.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
PROPOSED ATTACK WAS
 KNOWN TO AMERICANS
The German Losses Were Extremely Heavy, As No Mans Land Was strewn With Dead and Many of the
 Enemy Were Killed by Artillery Fire Before They Left the Trenches.

With the American Army in France, April 12.-In the raid carried out by the Germans on Wednesday against the Americans northwest of Toul the enemy intended to penetrate 10 the third line positions. according to in- formation obtained from a prisoner This is corroborated by material found on dead Germans.
 Tho enemy carried wire, dynamite. cntrenching tools and other imple- ments for organizing the positions
 The Americans knew in advance of the proposed attack through informa- ton obtained a day or two previous from prisoners captured by the French on an adjacent sector.
 The attack was made by a special battalion of 500 shock troops who had Irehearsed the operation for two or three weeks behind the lines. AS soon as the German barrnge began the American batteries, without wait ing for rocket signal, laid down q counter barrage with the result that less than two hundred of tue enemy succeeded in climbing out of their trenches and aavancing toward the American line
 The German officers sent tho men right through the barrage but only two succeeded in reaching the front line. Both of these were taken prls- oner one of them dying a short time afterward from wounds.
 When the German barrage started, the American outposts moved into the first line where with other infantry men and machine gunners they wait ed for the advancing enemy The Americans poured a deadly fire Into the raiders. then climbed out of the trenches and engaged with grenades and in hand to hand fighting the few Germans who were able to cross No Mans Land The American infantry men drove the enemy back to his own lines and protected by machine gun and automatic fire, dragged the Herman dead back to the American trenches for Identification
 The German losses were extremely heavy, as No Mans Land was strewn with dead and numbers of the army were killed by the artillery without being able 10 leave the German trenches.
 The French officers commanding units in a neighboring sector compli mented the American officers on the courage and gallantry displayed in the operation and the splendid work of the artillery Some of the battery men worked in gas masks.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
NAJOR CHAt7GED WITH
 VIOLATING ESPIONAGE ACT

Deming, x. Nf April 13.-Major John NJ. Birknor, 127th field artillery, was arrested at Camp Cody today charged with violating the espionage act
 Major Birkncr, who is a native of Germany, has been in the United States military forces for more than thirty years.
 The technical char-e against the officer was violation of section three, uilo one, of che espionage act. He was arrested O. Deputy United States Marshal Ramsey on instructions from United States Marshal Andew Huds- peth iIe win be taken to Santa Fe sunday 10 appear before United states District Judge Colin Neblett.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
HAIC's REPORT

london, April 12.-FIe!d Mar. sha iaig's report from headquar- ters in France, tonight says
 Strong pressure has been maintained by the enemy all day south and southwest of Baillcrt. Constant attacks ir great force were made in this area and are continuing.
 "Our troops have been pushed back slowly in continuous fighting to positions in the neiarborhood Of the 9aiilefl railroao, where they are heavily engaged with the enemy"
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13

New York, April i2.-Great Britain's armies stand at bay in France and Flanders After three weeks of a combat which has eclipsed anything that has ragged during the entire four years of warfare, Field Marshal Haig has issued a command to hold their ground at whatever cost and fight With the knowledge that their blows are struck for the safety of their homes and the freedom of the world % The end of the first phase of this giant struggle now may be considered as passed. There must be no retire ment" is Haig's admorition, which adds that the British now afe fight Ing with their backs to the wall '" ne withdrawal in Picardy was off clally reported to have been a part of alI'ed strategy hut the period for such tory. "''" "''-
 The order issued by tho field mar Shai contains another sentence which may be pregnant with sispigicanca
 ne French army is moving rapidlv fnd in great force 10 cur support," he said, and this is tho first official in timation that the allies are roodv to strike back at the German invaders This blow may not neccssarilv r,u in fIanders' nor yet tn Picardy. but may he aimed at some part of the line where Gerenalissimo Foeh may be- iieve he can cut through the German front and compel the Teutons to relax their pressure against the British
 The allies stand today on a front which has been dented and battered. lut which is very strong thouebout
 Tracing this line from the south ii is found to leave the old battle front if l'raucourt, west of l.oon From this point it runs 10 the west, passes south Of Coucy Chateau and curves north until it reaches the Oise river which il follows until it reaches a point south of Noyon Here the line crosses over some high hills and runs inst north of west to Mesnil, west of Mont bidier. where it turns to tho north This line is continued as far
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
GERMAN LANGOAGE BARRED
 ROM LITTLE ROCk SCHUOLs

Little Rock, Ark. April 12.-Th, Little Rock school board this after noon decided to eliminate the teach ing Of German in the city schools at ohee The members issued a state lnent saying that the board had m- tended to postpone this action until the end of the present school year Out because of the arousmg senu- ment as a result of the German att lack immediate elimination was con- sldered necessary.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
COL0NEA 6 MONS FOUND
 WITH BULLET ROLE IN HEAD

AtlaOta, April l2.-Colonol William II. Simons, cOmmaIMing the 227th in- fantry and rankin. officer of the l64th infaDtrl brigade or the eighty second division. was found dead in his quar- ters at Camp Gordon late today, it was announced at divisional head quarters tonight Members of Col Simons' command found the body with q bullet wound in the head, it was stated
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
CAPTURE
 NUMEROUS PRISONERS

Paris, April 12-German forces launched heavy attacks this mornlns against the French in the Hangard- En- Santerre sector The fighting continued throughout the day Sev- eral attacks ended in failure, but finally fresh German troops pene- trated Hangard, although the western section of the village was regained by the French. according to the war office announcement tonight.
 American and French troops fight ing together repelled a German at tack in the Apremont forest
 The Americans captured numerous prisoners.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13

Washington, April 12-Iiberty loan subscriptions reported to Federal Re serve banks up to the close of busi- hess tonight, representing results Of five da.s cauyassing. were $45i,- i44goo, or $l75,S25bco more than the total reported last night. This is just about enough to pay the United states War expenses for two weeks.
 Only part Of these pledges have been received by Federal Reserve banks in binding form. accompanied by initial payments, but it is believed many mil lions ot other subscriptions haya beau signed and not yet reported To local banks
 The New York Federal reserve dis tri't continues to furnish almost har the counlrys total with $2U5. 100000 reported today.
 In the Minneapolis district the loan campaien aill not really start uu ul next Monday and no 8eures are rs- ported from there Other districts records as given today in message, to Headquarters hcva are as follows.
 Chicago $55.2l0o00
 Boston $4G,3Gl,000.
 Cleveland S33,9S9aa1
 Philadelphia &51.5q7.1t0.
 St. Louis $29. 26S 9ou
 Dallas sl5.34700o
 Kansas City $l&&G-.ua0.
 San Francisco $l1.426.OrO
 Richmond $6,9lG.0o0
 Atlanta $3.259Oo0.
 Rural communities got into moI campaign in earnest tonight with rfb- erty loan rallies at colntry scho3II houses in practically every township. A message from Secretary NcAdooI was read stating
 "I rely upon the farmers. whom there are no more vitaH1 interested in protecting America's future and theI great liberties of the world. ta dol their utmost to help in this grea, lib- erty loan work"
 To celebrate Orcgou's record of be ing the first state to have it's claim of over subscribing it's quota. recog- nized, 100000 OreeOuilns will hold a Ntrioiic demonstration in, Portland Saturday night Iowa also claims to have gone over the top and eyid-I ence is being gathered by the Chicago Federal Reserve bank to show wheth- CT Iowa or Oregon officially reported oversubscription first Portland. Ore gon; and Toledo, Ohio: are the larg- est cities reported today to have wClu honor flags
 As an example of the liberal sun scriptions reported from railroad em- ployees, R. H Ashton. the railroad administrations regional drecrar lo- cated at Chicago announced today that $2,704 000 had been pleJeed by men on twenty western hHes. In many cases railroads have bought bonds 10 resell to employees on the weekly pay ment basis.
 Treasury officials are genuinely pleased with the success of the loan in the frs, week closing tonight but they display some anxiety over re ports indicating that communities are 
 To make three billion dollars in four weeks if is necessary to roll up $125,-- 100000 every working day they said and the total officially reported does not make this average
 Mir. McAdoo's message at the coun- try school house meetings tonight said in part:
 Every one can help by lending their money to the government. They do not make a gift Of their money. they merely lend it on impregnable security
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
BERLIN REPORT.

Berlin Va Londcn April 12.-- "Our victorious troops" says the official report from nesdquarters this evening, "1rc progressing through the vide Lys plains be. tween Armentieres and Nerviie."
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
AMOUNTS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS RE. PoRTED LAST NIGHT TO
 T0EASURY WAS s451. 1.754OoO.
NEW YORK DISTRICT
 FURNISHES ONE HALF

Oregon and Iowa Are Reported to Have oversubscrbed the Quota Al, loted to Them--RaiIroad Employee Are Liberal Subscribers to the Bonds.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
POlNTS OUT THAT THE TAKING OVER SHIPS WAS REAL BEN EFT TO TIE DUTCH SHIP
 OWNERS AND PEOPLE.
HOLLAND REPUDIATED
 AGREEMENT MADE

After Germany Threatened Violence Against the HoIlanders the Dutch Government Refused to Carry Out the Agreement Reached Some Time Previous to Furnish Ships.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13

Forecast for Arkansas: Saturday fair, warmer; Sunday cloudy, warmer 70 east portion.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-13
l FOR RENT AD WILL DENT THAT VACANT ROOM

poonle looking for rooms turn to a classified ada of the newspapers soa what is offered. An ad in the is almost sure to bring : customer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-17

ton az Assessor on His
Record.
native American, Mr.. Sheridan, who
was born in Sterling, Illinois, has
lived In Chicago since 1888.
For twenty years he was manager
of the shipping department Of the big
packing plant of Morris & Company at
the Stock Yards. In 1912 he was ap.
pointed deputy clerk OF the Criminal
court and was elected member of the
Cook county board of assessors in the
fall election of that year. In this
capacity he served two years as sec.
rotary of the board and two years as
chairman, and during his entire term
his course has been guided by an eye
single to the welfare Of the public,
fair play to the taxpayers duty. He
now holds the position OF chairman
Of the board of assessors.
Mr.. Sheridan received his education
In Sterling, Illinois, where he grad
uated from the public high schools.
He afterwards attended business col.
lego and thus equipped he started out
to face the world. and In the worlds
battle has met with great success.
Mr.. Sheridan is member of the
knights of Columbus, the Maccabees,
the Loyal Order of Moose, the Irish
Fellowship Club, the Englewood Pa
triotic League the Soldiers Relief So.
ciety and is an auxiliary member of
the State Council of Defense. He Is,
as we have said Democrat from the
ground up, and is now Democratic
ward committeeman from the Thirty
/. first ward, He was member of en-
, emption board No. ~ until January
~, 1918, when Governor Lowden ac-
cepted his resignation which Mr..
Sheridan was obliged to tender so he
could attend to his official duties as
member of the board OF assessors.
| Mr.. Sheridan has the distinction of
being complimented upon the fact
that his board of exemption had not
cost the government single penny
for anything while he was member
of that body, as he furnished the
clerkhire, room, light, heat and
everything else pertaining to the
| work
AS stated at the outset, Mr.. Sheri-
dams term expires in the coming fall.
He is candidate, within the lines of
the Democratic organization, and II he
is nominated for reelection (Which Is
certainty he will undoubtedly be
reelected. He Is a man of quiet and
unassuming ways, and his candidacy
is being conducted in quiet, dignified
way. As he says himself: "If the
Democratic organization drafts me
again for Office | shall make the race
and II elected shall serve. II am not
drafted by the party shall be found
working for the regular candidate
and for all the regular candidates or
the county ticket"
Michael X. Sheridan is nothing Il
not patriot, He has given his time
and best efforts to his country ever
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-17

fine trade among leading business
and professional men AS a sartorial
artist he has few equals and no SUI.
perior.
~6A
Frank Rice, general manager of the
BENJAMIN Electric Company, is one of
the progressive young business men
of Chicago. He Is respected and pop
ulsr with everybody.
McS~
Simon O'DInnell Is an honest, earn.
est and respected leader in the world
Of labor
~6>
George B. BALDWIN, manager of the
Walworth Manufacturing Company. is
one OF the leaders in Chicago's bust.
ness life.
~e0A
Judge John A. Manoney Of tn.
Municipal court is very popular with
the people because OF the good. com.
mon sense he displays on the bench
~6~
John C. PAU. the wellknown manu-
facturer Of Burnishine. the great metal
polish, has made his wonderful product
a household word.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-17
REFLECT SHERIDAN
Popular County Assessor De-
serves Well at the Hands of the
Voters. His Record Is Good.

One of the most popular public Off.
Gals in Chicago is Michael X. Sheri.
dan, whose term as county assessor
expires this year.
His record Is fine one and his
faithfulness to duty certainly entities
him to reelection at the hands of
the voters regardless of party.
A staunch and lifelong Democrat,
loyal to his party, his denomination is
q certainty at the primary.
He has treated all citizens with fair
ness regardless of party lines and his
devotion to the interests of all the
people is known to everybody. A
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-17
CARRIERS
SUPPORT v. Il. MALONE

Since the announcement by William
II. Malone, Republican candidate for
Congress in the Seventh District. that
in case of election he would favor a
pension bill for mail carriers, he has
been the recipient of numerous let.
tiers from federal employees. assuring
him of their support because of his
attitude on this question. One OF the
communications received by Mr.. Ma.
lone comes from Lawrence White. for
90 years mail carrier Of Albany
Park, who wrote: II am sure that
every fair minded man, whether he be
a federal employee or not. will endorse
your attitude on the pension bill for
mail carriers"