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Evening star., 1918-08-26

has captured Fresnoy-les-Roye, about
three miles north of Roye. according
to today's dispatches. Gen. Mangin's
army also has made a slight advance
between the Ailette and the Aisne.
Four hundred prisoners were taken
by this army yesterday.
The towns of Monchy-le-Preux.
Guemappe and Wancourt were on
the Hindenburg line as it stood
prior to the German drive on
March 81. In this sector the Ger
mans drove ahead slightly. but
were held up after the second day
of the fighting. and after that time
could not get near Arras. This
mornings attack apparently was
between the Cojuel river and the
Scarpe, and adds about four miles
to the length of the battle front
Heavy Rain Falling.
The British position southeast Of
Mory and west of Croisilles has been
improved in spite of a heavy rain,
which is falling on the battlefield, the
statement says.
Favreuil, a mile and a half north
east of Bapaume, has been captured
and the British have advanced beyond
the village.
The British lines have been ad-
vanced slightly astride the Somme and
progress has been made in the direc-
tion of Maricourt four miles north
east of Bray.
Strong German counter attacks nort.-
and south of Bapaume have been re-
pulsed.
Counter Offensive Fails.
PARIS. August IS, p.m.-The Ger
mans today attempted a counter Of
fensive on a large scale against the
right wing of Gen. Mangin's army. in
the region between Vailly and Sois-
sons. The attack utterly failed.
Gen. Mangin's army repulsed the
German onslaughts everywhere and
in some instances gained ground. The
French flung back the attacking
troops even beyond their starting
points.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. August 26 (Reuter's Limit
ed).-Brftish troops yesterday took
fursher coilection of guns ana maee trench
mortars and machine guns. Field
Marshal Haig's forces swung forward
as far as Longueval in their advance
north OF the Somme.
British Report Losses.
LONDON, August. 2e.-The British
third and fourth armies suffered cas-
ualties estimated at about 23.5oo be-
tween August 81 and August IS. ac-
ccrding to advices from the front.
During this same period the German
losses in prisoners alone have
amounted to 10000 men in the battle
east of the Ancre.
Fresh Foe Troops Appear. :
PARIS, August 26 Havas Agency
According to La journal, three new d.
visions have been identified opposite the
British Since August nearly fifty
German divisions have been in the fight
ing against the British
The allied high command had great
hopes in the British army and the lat
est news from the front AnIys that
Evening star., 1918-08-26
Big Effort Lies Ahead.

But the process of winning the
war has only begun and the maximum
effort of the allied peoples has not
been made in the past, but must yet
be made in the remaining months Of
this year and the critical twelve<
rsonth thereafter. ,-.-
Evening star., 1918-08-26
Fresnoy-les-Eoye Taken.

In the battle area south of the
Somme Gen. pebeney's. French army
Evening star., 1918-08-26
WEATHER.

Cloudy. probably light rain late to-
night and tomorrow; not much change
in temperature.
Temperature for twensv-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest. 81. at
pm. today; lowest. 10. at z am.
today.
Full report on page twelve.
Evening star., 1918-08-26

1hs Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled %
tie use for fepublieatioa Of an news Dispatches
credited to It not otherwise credited In this
paper and also ths local news Published herein
All rights Of pubiication Of special
dispatches herein ars also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21

means of entertainment for wounded
Yankees who, so far, have not been
able to enjoy many outdoor diver
sions. Army officers, French and
American. are enthusiastic over the
scheme and the games. it is under
stood, soon will be under way. with
Fvers as one of the star players, and
with Gowdy in the lineup also, when
ever the old Boston catcher can drag
himself out of the trenches long
enough to exchange a gas mask for
the old steel face covering used be-
hind the bat.
"Evers already is laying plans for
bringing over here what ever. of the
champion American teams wins the
approaching world series. If they
come, the worlds series winners
won't have things all their own way
With 'Evers and Gowdy as a foun-
datIcn, the Army lads have enough
major league material to put a real
team of contenders in the field
against the world champ mpions. and it's
a hardy lot of ball players who are
wearing the khaki in Uncle Sans
legions. Tho suggestion to have the
world series winners come to France
for a set of games with an all Army
team has aroused a tremendous
diers. and the American officers are
as enthusiastic over this suggestion
as they have been over the arranged
for series of games that are to he
played Tor the entertainment of the
wounded boys in the hospitals.
"Evers' advent into the work that
is being done for the soldiers along
athletic lines by the Knights of Co
lumbus has lent new spirit to the
task. He played in Sundays game
with all of his old-time skill and
the roars of the rooters could be
heard for many miles beyond the
field where the game was played.
Already Evers, because of the bril-
liant game he put up, has been
dubbed by the soldiers Big Bertha
which is the name they have given
to the long range gun that has been
shelling Paris internationally. But
there were mighty few Americans
in Paris on Sunday who knew wheth-
er the original Big Bertha was pill
ing shells into the French capital or
not. They were all too busy ming
ling their shouts with those of the
soldiers at the ball game"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
AROUND THE BASES

No wonder trapshooting is so popu-
lar. Harrisburg marksmen, and this
city has some stars, cannot stop talk
ing about John Henry. the barber at
Elkhart, Ind, who recently won the
Grand American Handicap at Chicago
IN a Held of sos of the finest handlers
OF the shotgun in America. Henry did
TINS with brandnew, single-barrel,
John Henry was rated a compara-
lively poor shot. only an 50 per cent.
average man. He had other obstacles
to confront him, for this was only
his second registered tournament.
Yet John Henry triumphed over the
scores of shots who think nothing of
smashing % to 81 per cent. of their
targets straight through the year,
men whose shotSuns were made by
the most skilled gunsmiths and cost
from S100 to $500. men who have had
the means to shoot several days every
week right, through the year.
All of which proves that high aver
ages. wealth, leisure, costly guns. do
not alone assure victory in trap shoot
ing. Keen eye, steady nerve and de-
termination are the best instruments
of victory. Speaking of the democ-
racy of the sport, one marksman OBJ
served: Il have in mind one squad
which had. in order a multi-million-
aire. carpenter, a college professor,
the Governor of a big state and rail-
road conductor"
Walter Johnson. of the Washington
club, leading pitcher of the American
League. yesterday was on an equal
in number of games won this season
leading pitcher of the National
League. Both have won twenty-one
games.
Johnson's twenty-first victory came
Monday in the fourteen-inning game
with st. LOUIS. and was also his eighth
eXtra-inning victory. The Washing
ton club has played twenty-four over
time contests this season, being the
league leaders in this respect.
Just prior to his departure from
Boston with the Cleveland club for
Washington, last night. Iris Speaker.
the famous outfielder, announced his
intention of enlisting at the close of
ply for entrance to the Ground Avia-
tion School at the Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology in Boston.
John Dundee, of the West Side,
and Tommy Touhey, the flame hair ed
idol of Paterson. met in their fourth
ring battle at the Armory A. A, Jer-
sey City, and the question of fistic
had slight shade the better of the
milling Monday night; he also had a
shade under his eye where Tommy"
slashed home volley of hooks and
jolts. But there was nothing decisive.
and Touhey wants another chance.
The last word in feminine sports
manship comes from Australia. where
it appears that girls are now being
employed as Jockeys. A New Zealand
paper says that there was recently
an exciting incident at Riccarton
(Christchurch) during training opera
tions. Vascular. with a young girl in
the saddle, and Red Book on the lead,
broke away from the center of the
course and made a bee line for the
scraping sheds"
When Clark Griffith. foxy leader
of the Washington club. has to use
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
Yankee RooterS Rave Over Evers
at First Game ON French Soil

The Knights of Columbus War
News Service has received a special
cable dated Paris. August 20. saying
that Johnny Evers had landed. 1t
continues:
The star of a thousand memoir
able American baseball struggles
stepped from a transport into France
on Thursday and on Sunday after
moor he was out there covering the
middle bag for the Army Ambulance
team with such pep and ginger in his
movements that the Soldier team.
leaders in the now famous Paris
league, took the short end of an s
to score.
The ring of Evers' bat against the
good old-fashioned horsehide sound
ed almost as merrily to the crowd of
yelling doughboys who cheered his
playing as it used to back in the good
old days of the Tinker-to-Ever
Chance com bination of the pennant
winning Chicago Cubs. And among
the boys in khaki who did the cheer
ing was more than one loyal Cub
rooter who yelled himself hoarse at
the exploits of the red-headed player
from Troy, y. Y. who has come
across seas in the uniform of a
knights of Columbus secretary.
THE effect of Evers' entry into
the athletic work of the Knights
among the American fighting men
already has had results. The last of
the eight runs which Johnny helped
the Army Ambulance team to score
scarcely had clattered across the
plate, when the stalwart frame of
another American baseball hero
bobbed UP in the crowd and the pep
perry Evers was shaking hands with
the equally indomitable Hank
Gowdy, among the very first of the
major league baseball players to get
into khaki and who has been over
here so long now that his soldier
companions say he speaks French
withoutJeVen trace of the Yankee
accent acquired during his years of
service with the champion Boston
team. which he quit to set into the
war league.
out of that first conference be-
tween Evers and Gowdy, which was
held with crowd of whooping, veil
ing soldiers camping on their trail
were made for a series of games at
American hospital centers as a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
Don't Be Swindled Out
of Your Liberty Bond"
Commerce Chamber Warns

Don't be swindled out of your
Liberty Bond" says a warning is
sued by the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce. Placards will be printed
and distributed and display adver-
tisements printed in Harrisburg pa
pers within the next several DAYS
advising patriotic citizens to keep
their bonds.
Don't trade" the notices advise.
If anyone tries to trade you out OF
your Liberty Bond-Don't trade" it
continues.
If tempted to consider a trade
take the trader TO the nearest bank
and ask the banker to check the
value of the thing offered" it is de-
clared.
Proceeding, the Liberty Bond
holder may read in part, IF you alb
solutely must have the money. your
bond can always be sold for cash in
the open market and the daily pa
pers will tell you what it is worth.
keep your bond until the end of
the war. Go without something YOU
need rather than sell it. Your bond
is your substitute on the fighting
front To part with it it takes YOU out
of the fight.
Instead of selling the bond YOU
own buy another to keep the first
one company" the advice concludes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
ERS GETS WILD OVATION PARIS LEAGUE THREE
CRACK PITCHING
FOR APPLEBY
Saunders Allows but One Hit
While Teammates Wal
lop the Leather

Pitcher Saunders, of the Appleby
team. rolled the vacuum cleaner over
the 'Baptists last evening on the
Island diamond. registering a shut
out. 40. Appleby has team work
now and is going along like General
Mangin through the Huns. Her hit
ters raped consecutively when hits
counted and so clever was Saunders
that only two of the Tabernacle Bap-
lists reached second. and only one
managed to tap a scratch hit. Har-
risourg in another season certainly
ought to produce some de luxe fling
ers and they will have plenty of
chance. for whatever happens to pro-
fessional baseball the amateur brand
is going to increase in popularity by
great leaps. 1t is the idea! athletic
pastime for a city. Last nights bat
tie in the New Industrial League was
as lively and attractive as any big
league event and the Appleby mana
ger is to be congratulated for pulling
his team together in such formidable
fashion.
On the West End ground there was
different scene staged by Suburban
and the Belmont Juniors, also of the
Industrial, whose hungry clouters
hammered the horsehide all over the
salient. The final count was 1911,
in favor OF Suburban; the hits were
IL and 10. Cook, of Suburban. laced
the longest drive, a homer in far
center, and Davies also cracked one
for the circuit. Both pitchers were
unable to halt the debauch of bat
work. The scores:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
U-Boat Officer Had
Theater Seat Stubs;
Old Friend Appears

Nantucket, Mass. Aug. 21.-A
story indicating that an officer OF
one of the German submarines oper-
ating off the American coast, may
have attended a New York theater
on the night of August s, was dis
closed here yesterday by the wife
of a well-known New York play
wright and prominent member of
the summer colony here. She was
among those who rendered assist
ance to the fishermen brought to
the island August II after a sub
marine had destroyed their vessels
the previous day off Georges Banks.
One of the fishermen, a memb ber
of the crew of the Lena A, told her,
she said. that he was questioned by
the German petty officer. who board
ed the schooner. During the CONVEX
sation, they talked of New York, and
the fisherman asked the German if
he had ever been there. The officer.
he said, smiled and showed checks
for a Broadway theater, dated
Thursday evening. August s." two
days before the attack on the fishing
fleet.
In telling the incident the woman
explained that the story had slipped
her mind until il was recalled to her
the raiders were believed to have
landed men on these shores Her
story was corroborated by another
prominent resident of the island,
who also interviewed the fisherman.
New York, Aug. 21.-Old newspa-
per readers recognize these days a
friend long standing in the U-boat
skipper who was supposed to have
landed on the Atlantic coast and
gone to the theater here. They said
that he was probably the same au-
dacious German who landed on the
irish coast and went to the theater
in Belfast, or was it Dublin? At lea st.
his methods were the same. In both
cases he came to shore In a coll
lapsible boat. and in America as in
Ireland. he carried the stub of his
ticket to show that he had actually
witnessed "a very good perform
ance," to use his own words.
The fame of this German officer
spread to the United States at the
time of his exploit in Ireland more
than two years ago, even though the
British Admiralty declined to accept
responsibility for his movements, or
even to confirm the accounts of his
land travels. The British newspa-
pers. however. took him quite seri-
ously, and voted him a jolly chap
with lots of sporting blood. while
the American newspaper correspond
ents stationed in London also be-
lieved that he was not myth and
cabled long accounts of his theater-
going
There is very good reason why the
German skipper should transfer his
activities to New York. From all ac-
counts. he has seen most of the good
shows in Ireland. and the attractions
here are sufficient to induce any hon.
est sailor to abandon his ship for
one evening. at least
The U-boat skipper in New York
appears to be the logical wartime
successor of the now discredited sea
serpent that used to be dragged out
of its lair in the dogdays.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
Chase Is Accused
By Three Giants

Three members of the New
York Giants have filed affidavits
with John Heydler, acting presi-
dent of the National League, sup
porting serious charges made by
Christy Mathewson against Hal
Chase. The case is in the hands
of Heydler for decision.
One of these players who has
testified against the former Gin
cinnati first baseman who has
been suspended for the rest of
the season by the Reds, is Ross
Young. Another is Pol Perritt.
The identity of the third has not
been made known.
McGraw and Larry Doyle also
have conferred with August
Hermann and Matty in refer
ence to the charges, but neither
one has filed an affidavit.
It is said that Perritt made
grave accusation against Chase in
his testimony. 1t is understood
that on July IT, when the Giants
visited Cincinnati for series,
Perritt was approached by Chase
prior to the first game of a
double-header.
According to Perritt, Chase
asked him which of the two
games he would pitch. Perritt re-
piled that he did not know. To
this Chase is supposed to have
said
II wish you'd tip me off, be-
cause If 1 know which game you
will pitch and can connect with
a certain party before game time,
you will have nothing to fear"
The affidavit continues that
Perrftt warned Chase not to ap-
proach him again. He reported
the conversation to Manager Nc
Graw. Incidentally, Perritt pitch
ed the first game and won, 2-1.
According to the Giants, who
are here for a series, the Cincin-
natl players knew early in the
season that Chase was not giving
his best. This resulted in a spirit
of unrest among the players of
Matty's club.
1T is a shame that a player of
Chase's ability must face such Sc
rious charges" said Matty yes
terday. yet it would be. a greater
shame for Mr.. Hermann and
myself, in possession of the facts
which we have at hand, to allow
Chase to continue in baseball"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
YANKEES STRIKE
TERROR TO HUNS
IN BATTLE LINE
French Premier Believes Vic
tory Will Come to Allied
Arms in Year
BY .Associated Press

Paris, Aug 21.-It is the belief of
George Clemenceau, the French
premier, that complete triumph will
be won during the present year by
the arms of the entente allies, and
that the war will have ended before
another year has passed. according
to the understanding reached by Uni
ted States Senator j. Hamilton Lewis,
of Illinois. of remarks of the premier
during a lengthy conversation with
him. The gist of the conversation
with the consent of NJ. Clemenceau.
has been given to the Associated
Press.
Premier Clemenceau paid high
tribute to President Wilson as a con-
structive leader and said he was
greatly impressed with Newton D.
Baker. the American secretary of
war, as a man of great resources.
The premier declared that when the
American troops arrived, uncertainty
existed as to whether they could
bring their undoubted courage 1nru
immediate action after having been
trained to a life of peace. The fir<t
showing of the American troops Dad
amazed France with their bravery
and soldierly perfection, he said.
The premier declared that the
work of the American troops on the
battle field did more to terrorize Ger>
many than any other thing the enemy
has met. He said France had every
| confidence now that this war was
on the way to immediate victory.
Senator Lewis said Premier Clem7
enceau gave him messages to PresiT
dent Wilson and the people OF tha
United States.
Washington, Aug. 21.-Naval rifle
ranges during tile past week qualified
2,273 marksmen, 1.079 sharpshooters
and 663 expert riflemen and set new
records for range efficiency.
ON twelve ranges operating 661 tar
gets. 74,714 twenty-shot courses were
fired, giving an average of 113 per
cent. in range efficiency, the full use
of all targets during normal shooting
hours constituting 100 per cent.
During the week 1,611. 900 rounds
of ammunition were fired, 10000
rounds over any previous week.
The Navy Department announced
to-day that present ranges are being
considerably enlarged and five new
ranges established.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21

/ the hook on one of his pitchers be.
cause of the hurler's wildness, he
probably has a quiet little reminiscent
laugh all to himself. For Griff, back
IN the old days. hurled one of the
widest games ever staged. 1t was
against the club Griff is now pilot
ing, too.
Griff was pitching for st. Louis in
the old American Association days.
He tackled the Washington club one
day and either went blind or some
body kept moving the plate. He walk
ed fourteen batters and took time
enough to hit "a couple. He was so
wild. too, that the opposition couldn't
get a good swing at the elusive ball
and he held them to three hits and
won his game, to O.
Entry blanks for the National A. A.
U. track and field championships to
be decided in the new stadium at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
September 20 and 2S, were mailed
yesterday. Blanks We're sent to $500
athletes scattered in Army and Naval
camps and in universities and ath-
letic clubs throughout the country 1t
is expected the total individual entry
| list will exceed 500. The Central A.
A. U. alone will send $50 performers
| to the meet. Entries close September
"A. This meet viii be the greatest ever
held In America and of more interest
to this country than any Olympic
Games.
Golf is getting to be so popular
and universal that after while there
will be more golf stories than base
ball. The season contest is on full
tilt now. Other day one amateur told
head so quick and clean that the bird
kept on flying. Only when he tried
to find his way home did he discover
he had lost his head. Now MacDon-
oil INIT OF no faFa oh
plan, comes along with a yarn of
the 1914 games when he established a
new record of 27S strokes for seventy
two holes. He relates:
Coming to the eighth hole, which
was of the elbow variety, / sliced my
drive so that the ball went to the edge
of the fairway directly behind thick
patch of wood that made the curve
in the line to the pin. To attempt to
loft over the woods was to try an al
most impossible recovery. The con-
ventional thing-a shot that probably
ninety eight out of 100 golfers would
make-would be a short recovery to
the middle of the fairway.
But it so happened that there was
a formidable stone fence on the other
side of the. ,fairway, right at the ell
bow of the line. 1t was very tempt
ing. decided to take a long chance
and play out against that fence, hop
ing the ball would bounce fairly close
to the green. Under ordinary condi-
tlons | would not cream OF trying sucn
a difficult shot. But everything had
been breaking so well that went
ahead with it, Playing a low mid-iron
stroke the ball went straight to its
mark on the fence and it caromed all
the way to the middle of the green,
where only a short putt was necessary
to get a three for the hole. which
otherwise would undoubtedly have
cost at least five strokes.
t"This was truly a remarkable freak
| suggest that
ers. unless they felt very lucky,
should try to rebound from stone
fences as the best way to get to the
green"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
Six -Pennsylvanians
Prisoners in Germany

Washington, Aug. 21.-Names of
three officers and twenty enlisted
men of the American Expeditionary
Forces, held in Germany as prison
ers of war, were made public to-day
by the War Department, with the
camps where they are held and their
home addresses.
The Pennsylvanians are:
AT Camp DarmStadt - Privates
Raymond E. Berry, Salona: William
A. Dickey. Mill Hall; Lee G. VIII
hams, Castanca.
Camp unknown-Private Lewis
w. Gibb. Lock Haven: Lieutenant
Edward R. Taylor, Bellefonte; Lieu
tenant William Brown, Scranton.